N-CSR 1 vf-ncsra.htm VIDENT FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 8-31-22
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2022


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 811-22668


ETF Series Solutions
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Kristina R. Nelson
ETF Series Solutions
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(414) 516-1645
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: August 31



Date of reporting period:  August 31, 2022



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)






Annual Report
August 31, 2022
 

 

 
VIDENT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
Ticker: VIDI

VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND
Ticker: VUSE

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF
Ticker: VBND












VIDENT FUNDS


TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
Letters to Shareholders
1
Performance Summary
9
Portfolio Allocation
15
Schedules of Investments
18
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
49
Statement of Operations
50
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
51
Financial Highlights
54
Notes to Financial Statements
57
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
72
Trustees and Officers
73
Expense Examples
75
Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement & Board Considerations
77
Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program
80
Federal Tax Information
81
Information About Portfolio Holdings
83
Information About Proxy Voting
83
Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discounts
83





VIDENT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND


Dear Shareholders,
 
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Vident International Equity Fund (“VIDI” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”). The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core International Equity Index (the “Index”). This index strategy seeks to provide investors with a well-diversified set of global equities exposures across countries, regions and stocks, emphasizing countries with more favorable conditions for investment as well as economic and financial market resilience. The Index also seeks to enhance investors’ stock exposures, systematically selecting higher quality stocks that Vident believes to have favorable valuations and favorable price momentum.
 
The Fund had negative performance during the current fiscal period. The market price for VIDI decreased -15.41% and the NAV decreased -15.77%, while the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Large-Mid Cap Index, a broad market index, detracted -19.34% over the same period. The Fund’s Index fell -14.57%. Meanwhile, outstanding shares ended the period at 15,400,000.
 
The largest positive contributor to return was Equinor ASA (EQNR NO), adding 0.35% to the return of the Fund, gaining 88.24% with an average weighting of 0.66%. The second largest contributor to return was Orient Overseas International, Ltd. (316 HK), adding 0.29% to the return of the Fund, gaining 45.44% with an average weighting of 0.60%. The third largest contributor to return was United Tractors Tbk PT (UNTR IJ), adding 0.28% to the return of the Fund, gaining 69.35% with an average weighting of 0.59%.
 
The largest negative contributor to return was Top Glove Corporation Bhd (TOPG MK), detracting -0.51% from the return of the Fund, declining -76.90% with an average weighting of 0.33%. The security contributing second-most negatively was PJSC Gazprom (OGZD LI), detracting -0.48% from the return of the Fund, and declining -93.00% with an average weighting of 0.30%. The third largest negative contributor to return was Hartalega Holdings Berhad (HART MK), detracting -0.46% from the return of the Fund, and declining -72.54% with an average weight of 0.23%.
 
The best performing security in the Fund was Minerva SA (BEEF3 BZ), gaining 97.22% and contributing 0.03% to the return of the Fund. The second-best performing security for the period was Rheinmetall AG (RHM GR), gaining 89.70% and contributing 0.23% to the return of the Fund. The third-best performing security was Equinor ASA (EQNR NO), gaining 88.24% for the period and contributing 0.35% to the return of the Fund.
 
The worst performing security in the Fund was Magnit PJSC (MGNT LI), declining -99.91% and reducing the return of the Fund by 0.10%. The second-worst performing
 

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security in the Fund was Severstal PJSC (SVST LI), declining -99.71% and reducing the return of the LUKOIL PJSC Fund by -0.11%. The third-worst performing security in the Fund was (LKOD LI), declining -99.11% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.19%. These securities, along with four other Russian securities, were marked to zero following the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Russian market closures and U.S. sanctions against Russia in early 2022. Collectively, these securities reduced the return of the Fund by -1.36%.
 
Vident believes the Fund’s negative performance is consistent with relevant market conditions observed in the general low performance of international markets compared to domestic markets. Market conditions such as the dollar strengthening relative to currencies of other investible markets in the Fund’s universe contributed to low performance. Additionally, relevant attributes in the Index’s approach that likely explain its performance, include an underweight to China and in the Index’s stock-picking approach which uses value, quality, and momentum.
 
Vident believes VIDI’s rules-based index strategy will remain competitive in the international investment landscape and given market environment. Vident wishes to express our sincerest appreciation for your confidence and commitment to VIDI. We will continue to strive to ensure the satisfaction of our shareholders.
 
Sincerely,
 
Deborah K. Kimery, CFA
Chief Executive Officer, Vident Advisory, LLC
 



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VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND


Dear Shareholders,
 
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund (“VUSE” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”). The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index (the “Index”). This index strategy represents a portfolio of U.S. equities that adhere to higher standards of corporate governance and accounting, as measured by numerous research metrics. This research is integrated into a systematic and structured selection process that seeks to provide an index of higher quality U.S. companies across small, medium and large-capitalization ranges. The Index also seeks to mitigate some of the risks often associated with market capitalization-weighted indices, including issuer concentration.
 
The Fund had negative performance during the current fiscal period. The market price for VUSE decreased -6.69% and the NAV decreased -6.66%, while the S&P 500 Index, a broad market index, detracted -11.23% over the same period. The Fund’s Index fell -6.56%. Meanwhile, outstanding shares ended the period at 11,300,000.
 
The largest positive contributor to return was Chord Energy Corporation (CHRD US), adding 0.41% to the return of the Fund, gaining 97.46% with an average weighting of 0.59%. The second largest contributor to return was Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO US), adding 0.39% to the return of the Fund, gaining 120.70% with an average weighting of 0.59%. The third largest contributor to return was Ovintiv, Inc. (OVV US), adding 0.35% to the return of the Fund, gaining 98.53% with an average weighting of 0.61%.
 
The largest negative contributor to return was DISH Network Corporation – Class A (DISH US), detracting -0.35% from the return of the Fund, declining -60.20% with an average weighting of 0.41%. The security contributing second-most negatively was Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (FLGT US), detracting -0.28% from the return of the Fund, and declining -52.36% with an average weighting of 0.46%. The third largest negative contributor to return was PROG Holdings, Inc. (PRG US), detracting -0.26% from the return of the Fund, and declining -61.07% with an average weight of 0.28%.
 
The best performing security in the Fund was Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO US), gaining 120.70% and contributing 0.39% to the return of the Fund. The second-best performing security for the period was Antero Resources Corporation (AR US), gaining 102.97% and contributing 0.08% to the return of the Fund. The third-best performing security was Ovintiv, Inc. (OVV US), gaining 98.53% for the period and contributing 0.35% to the return of the Fund.
 

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The worst performing security in the Fund was PROG Holdings, Inc. (PRG US), declining -61.07% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.26%. The second-worst performing security in the Fund was Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (KD US), declining -60.50% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.01%. The third-worst performing security in the Fund was DISH Network Corporation – Class A, declining -60.20% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.35%.
 
Vident believes the Fund’s performance is consistent with relevant market conditions and the general negative performance of domestic equity markets. Relevant contributors are likely the Index’s value factors, as value funds generally outperformed growth funds during the period. In addition, the Index’s all-cap (opposed to market-cap) approach resulted in relatively higher exposures to mid-cap and lower exposures to large-cap companies. During the period, mid-cap tended to outperform large cap. These dynamics are consistent both in the slowing economic growth and rising interest rate trends during the period.
 
Vident believes VUSE’s rules-based index strategy will remain competitive in the U.S. equities investment landscape and given market environment. Vident wishes to express our sincerest appreciation for your confidence and commitment to the Fund. We will continue to strive to ensure the satisfaction of our shareholders.
 
Sincerely,
 
Deborah K. Kimery, CFA
Chief Executive Officer, Vident Advisory, LLC
 



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VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF


Dear Shareholders,
 
On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our appreciation for the confidence you have placed in the Vident Core US Bond Strategy ETF (“VBND” or the “Fund”). The following information pertains to the fiscal period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”). The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index (the “Index”). This Index seeks to diversify interest rate and credit risks through the application of time-tested principles. In addition to diversifying across fixed income sectors, the strategy seeks to improve corporate bond exposures by screening for companies with stronger leadership, governance and creditworthiness factors.
 
The Fund had negative performance during the current fiscal period. The market price for VBND decreased -12.37% and the NAV decreased -12.41%, while the FTSE US Broad Investment Grade Bond Index, a broad market index, decreased -11.76% over the same period. The Fund’s Index fell -11.94%. Meanwhile, outstanding shares ended the period at 8,500,000.
 
The largest positive contributor to return was Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (UMBS) (FNCL 3 8/22), adding 0.05% to the return of the Fund, gaining 2.30% with an average weighting of 0.10%. The second largest contributor to return was Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (UMBS) (FNCL 3.5 8/22), adding 0.03% to the return of the Fund, gaining 2.15% with an average weighting of 0.07%. The third largest contributor to return was Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (UMBS) (FNCL 4 8/22), adding 0.01% to the return of the Fund, gaining 1.72% with an average weighting of 0.04%.
 
The largest negative contributor to return was United States Treasury Note/Bond (T 37/8⅞ 08/15/40), detracting -0.57% from the return of the Fund, declining -10.84% with an average weighting of 2.60%. The security contributing second-most negatively was United States Treasury Note/Bond (T 51/4 11/15/28), detracting -0.41% from the return of the Fund, and declining -7.67% with an average weighting of 4.86%. The third largest negative contributor to return was United States Treasury Note/Bond (T 61/4 05/15/30), detracting -0.30% from the return of the Fund, and declining -9.22% with an average weight of 2.69%.
 
The best performing security in the Fund was Ginnie Mae (GNSF 3 7/22), gaining 2.43% and contributing 0.01% to the return of the Fund. The second-best performing security for the period was Ginnie Mae (G2SF 3 7/22), gaining 2.40% and contributing 0.01% to the return of the Fund. The third-best performing security was Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (UMBS) (FNCL 3 8/22), gaining 2.30% for the period and contributing 0.05% to the return of the Fund.
 
The worst performing security in the Fund was Corning, Inc. (GLW 5.45 11/15/2079), declining -31.61% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.06%. The second-worst
 

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performing security in the Fund was Owens Corning (OC 4.3 07/15/47), declining -27.54% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.09%. The third-worst performing security in the Fund was Kohl’s Corporation (KSS 33/8 05/01/31), declining -26.84% and reducing the return of the Fund by -0.08%.
 
Vident believes the Fund’s performance is consistent with relevant market conditions including slowing economic growth and the general negative performance of domestic fixed income markets, driven by U.S. Federal Reserve tightening and rising rates during the period. Contributors to performance include the Index’s mid-range duration targets and its momentum signaling investment technique to determine allocations to high yield and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities bonds or TIPS.
 
Vident believes VBND’s rules-based index strategy will remain competitive in the fixed income investment landscape and given market environments. Vident wishes to express our sincerest appreciation for your confidence and commitment to VBND. We will continue to strive to ensure the satisfaction of our shareholders.
 
Sincerely,
 
Deborah K. Kimery, CFA
Chief Executive Officer, Vident Advisory, LLC
 




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Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice or recommendations to buy or sell any security. Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. For more complete information regarding performance and holdings, please refer to the schedules of investments on pages 18-48.
 
Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds have the same risks as the underlying securities traded on the exchange throughout the day at market price. Redemptions are limited and often commissions are charged on each trade. Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets. A fund that concentrates its investments in the securities of a particular industry or geographic area may be more volatile than a fund that invests in a broader range of industries. VIDI and VBND may invest in illiquid or thinly traded securities which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. VBND may make investments in debt securities. The Fund’s investments in high yield securities expose it to a substantial degree of credit risk. These investments are considered speculative under traditional investment standards. Debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies. An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed-income securities held by the Fund to decline. During periods of rising interest rates, certain debt obligations will be paid off substantially more slowly than originally anticipated and the value of those securities may fall sharply, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income and potentially in the value of the Fund’s investments. VBND may also invest in asset backed and mortgage backed securities which include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. The performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Indices. Because the Funds employ a representative sampling strategy and may also invest up to 20% of their assets in securities that are not included in the Indices, the Funds may experience tracking error to a greater extent than a fund that seeks to replicate an index. The Funds are not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to the Indices. The Funds invest in securities included in, or representative of securities included in, the Indices, regardless of their investment merits. Small and medium-capitalization companies tend to have more limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value.
 
The Vident Core International Equity IndexTM (Bloomberg Symbol: VIEQX) is a strategy seeking to balance risk across developed and emerging countries and emphasize those with favorable conditions for growth. The Vident Core U.S. Stock IndexTM (Bloomberg Symbol: VCUSX) is a strategy which seeks to apply principles-based reasoning, expressed through innovative risk design to address the risks and opportunities of U.S. equity investing. The Vident Core U.S. Bond IndexTM (Bloomberg Symbol: VUBDX) is a strategy which seeks to diversify and improve interest rate and credit risks of traditional U.S. core bonds.
 
The Morningstar Global ex-US Large-Mid Index measures the performance of Global Markets Ex-US equity markets targeting the top 90% of stocks by market capitalization. This Index does not incorporate Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) criteria.
 
The Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index measures the performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world (excluding the United States) as defined by Morningstar. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares. This Index does not incorporate Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) criteria.
 

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The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in US equity market. Standard and Poor’s chooses member companies for the index based on market size, liquidity and industry group representation. Included are the stocks of industrial, financial, utility, and transportation companies. Since mid 1989, this composition has been more flexible and the number of issues in each sector has varied. It is market capitalization-weighted.
 
The Morningstar U.S. Market Total Return Index measures the performance of US securities and targets 97% market capitalization coverage of the investable universe. It is a diversified broad market index. This Index does not incorporate Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) criteria.
 
The FTSE Broad Investment Grade Bond Index measures the performance of US Dollar-denominated bonds issued in the US investment-grade bond market. Introduced in 1985, the index covers US Treasury, government sponsored, collateralized, and corporate debt providing a reliable representation of the US investment-grade bond market. Sub-indexes are available in any combination of asset class, maturity, and rating.
 
It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a Prospectus.
 





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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited)

Growth of $10,000



This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on October 29, 2013, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
 



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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited) (Continued)

Average Annual Returns
One
Three
Five
Since
August 31, 2022
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Vident International
       
  Equity Fund – NAV
-15.77%
3.23%
-0.70%
1.41%
Vident International
       
  Equity Fund – Market
-15.41%
3.25%
-0.73%
1.40%
Vident Core International
       
  Equity Index/Vident
       
  International Equity Index(2)(3)
-14.57%
4.29%
 0.12%
2.33%
Morningstar Global ex-U.S.
       
  Large-Mid Index(2)(4)
-19.34%
3.27%
 2.04%
2.68%
Morningstar Global Markets
       
  ex-US Index(2)(5)
-19.51%
3.32%
 1.96%
2.92%

The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total operating expenses as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated December 31, 2021, is 0.61%. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-617-0004.
 
(1)
Inception date is October 29, 2013.
(2)
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
(3)
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core International Equity Index. Prior to January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident International Equity Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core International Equity Index, and performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident International Equity Index.
(4)
Morningstar Global ex-U.S. Large-Mid Index measures the performance of Global Markets Ex-U.S. equity markets targeting the top 90% of stocks by market capitalization.
(5)
Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index provides exposure to the top 97% market capitalization in each of two economic segments, developed markets, excluding the United States, and emerging markets.


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VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited)

Growth of $10,000



This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on January 21, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
 



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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited) (Continued)

Average Annual Returns
One
Three
Five
Since
August 31, 2022
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Vident Core U.S.
       
  Equity Fund – NAV
  -6.66%
12.95%
  8.13%
  7.42%
Vident Core U.S.
       
  Equity Fund – Market
  -6.69%
12.97%
  8.10%
  7.42%
Vident Core U.S. Stock
       
  Equity Index/Vident Core
       
  U.S. Equity Index(2)(3)
  -6.56%
13.20%
  8.37%
  7.48%
Morningstar U.S. Market
       
  Total Return Index(2)(4)
-13.52%
11.77%
11.31%
10.89%
S&P 500 Index(2)(5)
-11.23%
12.39%
11.82%
11.39%

The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total operating expenses as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated  December 31, 2021, is 0.50%. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-617-0004.
 
(1)
Inception date is January 21, 2014.
(2)
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
(3)
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index. Prior to January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index, and performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index.
(4)
Morningstar U.S. Market Total Return Index is a diversified broad market index that targets 97% market capitalization coverage of the investable universe.
(5)
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index containing common stocks of 500 industrial, transportation, utility, and financial companies, regarded as generally representative of the U.S. stock market. The index return reflects the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses of investing.


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VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited)

Growth of $10,000




This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on October 15, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
 



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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(Unaudited) (Continued)

Average Annual Returns
One
Three
Five
Since
August 31, 2022
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Vident Core U.S. Bond
       
  Strategy ETF – NAV
-12.41%
-2.51%
-0.04%
0.74%
Vident Core U.S. Bond
       
  Strategy ETF – Market
-12.37%
-2.55%
-0.11%
0.71%
Vident Core U.S. Bond
       
  Index/Vident Core U.S.
       
  Bond Strategy Index(2)(3)
-11.94%
-1.86%
 0.65%
1.54%
FTSE Broad Investment
       
  Grade Bond Index(2)(4)
-11.76%
-2.02%
 0.53%
1.19%

The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total operating expenses as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated December 31, 2021, is 0.41%. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-617-0004.
 
(1)
Inception date is October 15, 2014.
(2)
Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and their returns do not include fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities they represent. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
(3)
Effective January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective changed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index. Prior to January 6, 2016, the Fund’s investment objective was to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy Index. Performance shown for periods beginning January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index, and performance shown for periods prior to January 6, 2016 is that of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy Index.
(4)
FTSE Broad Investment Grade Bond Index tracks the performance of the U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued in the U.S. investment-grade bond market.



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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 
Percentage of
Country
Net Assets
Taiwan
7.6%
Republic of Korea
7.5%
Norway
7.1%
China
6.6%
Hong Kong
6.6%
Brazil
5.5%
Germany
5.3%
Australia
5.3%
Singapore
5.3%
Sweden
5.0%
Canada
3.9%
United Kingdom
3.8%
Japan
3.6%
Denmark
3.2%
Switzerland
3.2%
Israel
2.6%
Chile
2.4%
South Africa
1.9%
Indonesia
1.8%
Thailand
1.7%
Netherlands
1.4%
Ireland
1.3%
Poland
1.3%
Malaysia
1.0%
Finland
0.9%
France
0.9%
Italy
0.9%
Spain
0.6%
Mexico
0.5%
Belgium
0.2%
Austria
0.1%
Russian Federation
0.0%
Short-Term Investments
0.2%
Investments Purchased
 
  with Proceeds from
 
  Securities Lending
2.9%
Liabilities in Excess
 
  of Other Assets
  (2.1)%  
Total
100.0%    


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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 
Percentage of
Sector
Net Assets
Information Technology
21.5%  
Financials
13.3%  
Consumer Discretionary
12.9%  
Health Care
12.3%  
Industrials
9.6%
Consumer Staples
8.3%
Communication Services
7.0%
Energy
5.9%
Materials
3.8%
Utilities
2.8%
Real Estate
2.3%
Short-Term Investments
0.2%
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
22.0%  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(21.9)%  
Total
100.0%    



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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 
Percentage of
Asset Type
Net Assets
U.S. Government Notes/Bonds
61.6%  
Corporate Bonds
24.8%  
Mortgage Backed Securities – U.S. Government Agency
11.3%  
U.S. Government Agency Issues
1.7%
Short-Term Investments
7.0%
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending
2.9%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
  (9.3)%  
Total
100.0%    



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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1%
     
           
   
Australia – 5.3%
     
 
285,421
 
AGL Energy, Ltd.
 
$
1,502,751
 
 
1,284,439
 
Beach Energy, Ltd.
   
1,505,739
 
 
236,233
 
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd. (a)
   
1,464,027
 
 
126,819
 
BlueScope Steel, Ltd.
   
1,453,652
 
 
362,840
 
Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. (a)
   
1,052,193
 
 
510,178
 
Healius, Ltd.
   
1,301,082
 
 
56,823
 
JB Hi-Fi, Ltd. (a)
   
1,585,082
 
 
568,808
 
Metcash, Ltd. (a)
   
1,606,582
 
 
214,722
 
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.
   
1,776,740
 
 
25,486
 
Rio Tinto, Ltd.
   
1,651,100
 
 
69,995
 
Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.
   
1,631,496
 
 
2,463,484
 
Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd. (a)
   
1,621,291
 
           
18,151,735
 
     
Austria – 0.1%
       
 
3,715
 
OMV AG
   
150,471
 
 
2,554
 
Voestalpine AG
   
51,672
 
           
202,143
 
     
Belgium – 0.2%
       
 
54,787
 
Proximus SADP
   
698,555
 
               
     
Brazil – 2.8%
       
 
309,202
 
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao
   
1,285,507
 
 
242,851
 
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA
   
1,063,088
 
 
293,768
 
JBS SA
   
1,677,783
 
 
451,749
 
Marfrig Global Foods SA
   
1,150,953
 
 
104,629
 
Minerva SA
   
311,403
 
 
200,046
 
Telefonica Brasil SA
   
1,622,840
 
 
734,311
 
TIM SA
   
1,688,022
 
 
59,002
 
Vale SA
   
740,344
 
           
9,539,940
 
     
Canada – 3.9%
       
 
38,057
 
Canfor Corporation (b)
   
748,877
 
 
21,515
 
Celestica, Inc. (b)
   
222,609
 
 
231,873
 
Crescent Point Energy Corporation
   
1,767,022
 
 
3,125
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.
   
1,562,357
 
 
19,567
 
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.
   
460,936
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Canada – 3.9% (Continued)
     
 
26,825
 
iA Financial Corporation, Inc.
 
$
1,445,101
 
 
32,026
 
Interfor Corporation (b)
   
790,134
 
 
18,254
 
Loblaw Companies, Ltd.
   
1,617,854
 
 
96,159
 
Manulife Financial Corporation
   
1,668,244
 
 
83,620
 
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (b)
   
1,694,141
 
 
13,340
 
West Fraser Timber Company, Ltd.
   
1,196,892
 
           
13,174,167
 
     
Chile – 1.8%
       
 
7,325,977
 
Banco de Chile
   
697,880
 
 
1,291,375
 
Cencosud SA
   
1,812,786
 
 
17,695,755
 
Enel Americas SA
   
1,925,003
 
 
685,857
 
Falabella SA
   
1,622,821
 
           
6,058,490
 
     
China – 6.6%
       
 
60,890
 
360 DigiTech, Inc. – ADR
   
973,022
 
 
1,135,000
 
China Life Insurance Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,631,169
 
 
3,708,000
 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation – Class H
   
1,752,700
 
 
605,500
 
China Shenhua Energy Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,905,483
 
 
13,048,000
 
China Tower Corporation, Ltd. – Class H (c)
   
1,629,161
 
 
3,927,000
 
COFCO Joycome Foods, Ltd. (d)
   
1,505,988
 
 
1,167,500
 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings
       
     
  Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,752,250
 
 
322,000
 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.
   
327,791
 
 
28,417
 
Daqo New Energy Corporation – ADR (b)
   
1,894,561
 
 
1,774,000
 
Lenovo Group, Ltd. (a)
   
1,469,133
 
 
712,500
 
New China Life Insurance
       
     
  Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,679,386
 
 
1,296,000
 
PetroChina Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
612,594
 
 
1,624,000
 
PICC Property & Casualty
       
     
  Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,758,729
 
 
478,000
 
Sinopharm Group Company, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,064,543
 
 
5,665,000
 
The People’s Insurance Company
       
     
  Group of China, Ltd. – Class H
   
1,753,881
 
 
70,955
 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. – ADR (b)
   
823,788
 
           
22,534,179
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Denmark – 3.2%
     
 
685
 
AP Moller – Maersk AS – Class B
 
$
1,644,360
 
 
13,360
 
Carlsberg AS – Class B
   
1,744,533
 
 
67,453
 
FLSmidth & Company AS
   
1,876,861
 
 
342,228
 
H Lundbeck AS (b)
   
1,344,842
 
 
8,911
 
Novo Nordisk AS – Class B
   
954,797
 
 
24,263
 
Pandora AS
   
1,466,678
 
 
77,851
 
Tryg AS
   
1,764,628
 
           
10,796,699
 
     
Finland – 0.9%
       
 
333,929
 
Nokia OYJ
   
1,682,942
 
 
140,875
 
Nokian Renkaat OYJ
   
1,468,983
 
           
3,151,925
 
     
France – 0.9%
       
 
30,327
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain
   
1,230,487
 
 
143,140
 
Electricite de France SA
   
1,717,858
 
           
2,948,345
 
     
Germany – 4.7%
       
 
9,643
 
Allianz SE
   
1,634,640
 
 
11,034
 
Aurubis AG
   
670,375
 
 
28,741
 
Bayer AG
   
1,520,168
 
 
18,961
 
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
   
1,400,797
 
 
201,409
 
Deutsche Bank AG
   
1,685,632
 
 
46,352
 
Freenet AG
   
1,011,421
 
 
18,795
 
Fresenius SE & Company KGaA
   
466,057
 
 
28,819
 
HUGO BOSS AG
   
1,576,456
 
 
82,537
 
K+S AG
   
1,883,990
 
 
30,335
 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
   
1,711,850
 
 
6,989
 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft
       
     
  AG in Muenchen
   
1,674,020
 
 
9,917
 
RWE AG
   
379,735
 
 
22,305
 
Suedzucker AG
   
306,378
 
           
15,921,519
 
     
Hong Kong – 6.6%
       
 
208,700
 
ASMPT, Ltd.
   
1,623,312
 
 
606,500
 
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.
   
1,638,176
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Hong Kong – 6.6% (Continued)
     
 
1,650,000
 
China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd. (a)
 
$
1,019,576
 
 
1,596,000
 
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company, Ltd.
   
1,634,869
 
 
3,792,000
 
China Traditional Chinese Medicine
       
     
  Holdings Company, Ltd.
   
1,642,636
 
 
239,500
 
CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.
   
1,620,295
 
 
256,000
 
CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.
   
1,655,274
 
 
551,000
 
Kingboard Holdings, Ltd.
   
1,744,504
 
 
2,286,000
 
Kunlun Energy Company, Ltd.
   
1,995,082
 
 
53,000
 
Orient Overseas International, Ltd.
   
1,484,217
 
 
4,071,000
 
Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.
   
1,452,289
 
 
1,158,000
 
Sino Land Company, Ltd.
   
1,696,682
 
 
2,264,000
 
WH Group, Ltd. (c)
   
1,546,091
 
 
832,000
 
Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.
   
1,543,401
 
           
22,296,404
 
     
Indonesia – 1.8%
       
 
8,302,800
 
Adaro Energy Tbk PT
   
1,980,253
 
 
4,236,500
 
Astra International Tbk PT
   
1,990,877
 
 
53,700
 
Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT
   
142,187
 
 
831,500
 
United Tractors Tbk PT
   
1,896,330
 
           
6,009,647
 
     
Ireland – 1.3%
       
 
296,405
 
Bank of Ireland Group plc
   
1,836,585
 
 
18,071
 
DCC plc
   
1,043,593
 
 
41,119
 
Perrigo Company plc
   
1,538,673
 
           
4,418,851
 
     
Israel – 2.6%
       
 
1,031,633
 
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication
       
     
  Corporation, Ltd. (a)
   
1,746,034
 
 
13,281
 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (b)
   
1,596,907
 
 
12,870
 
Delek Group, Ltd. (b)
   
2,241,693
 
 
27,907
 
Plus500, Ltd.
   
551,386
 
 
148,604
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (a)(b)
   
1,337,523
 
 
36,493
 
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. (a)
   
1,317,032
 
           
8,790,575
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Italy – 0.9%
     
 
115,602
 
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
 
$
1,701,807
 
 
136,383
 
Leonardo SpA
   
1,119,886
 
 
119,592
 
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA
   
266,487
 
           
3,088,180
 
     
Japan – 3.6%
       
 
82,500
 
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
   
1,377,132
 
 
72,000
 
H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,472,462
 
 
209,600
 
Mazda Motor Corporation
   
1,861,263
 
 
87,900
 
NGK Spark Plug Company, Ltd.
   
1,817,287
 
 
45,100
 
Nippon Electric Glass Company, Ltd.
   
856,290
 
 
218,500
 
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.
   
1,705,443
 
 
17,700
 
Shimamura Company, Ltd.
   
1,613,908
 
 
100,700
 
Toppan, Inc. (a)
   
1,591,587
 
           
12,295,372
 
     
Malaysia – 1.0%
       
 
2,692,300
 
Hartalega Holdings Bhd
   
998,597
 
 
306,800
 
MISC Bhd
   
486,712
 
 
1,810,400
 
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd
   
1,804,130
 
           
3,289,439
 
     
Mexico – 0.5%
       
 
253,519
 
Arca Continental SAB de CV
   
1,718,867
 
               
     
Netherlands – 1.4%
       
 
59,522
 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
   
1,639,955
 
 
130,884
 
Stellantis NV
   
1,757,526
 
 
69,701
 
uniQure NV (b)
   
1,361,958
 
           
4,759,439
 
     
Norway – 7.1%
       
 
52,505
 
Aker BP ASA
   
1,839,552
 
 
1,284,219
 
DNO ASA
   
1,824,588
 
 
49,378
 
Equinor ASA
   
1,904,139
 
 
83,416
 
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
   
1,697,882
 
 
50,185
 
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
   
1,719,331
 
 
229,364
 
Leroy Seafood Group ASA
   
1,539,239
 
 
77,752
 
Mowi ASA
   
1,600,614
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Norway – 7.1% (Continued)
     
 
752,007
 
MPC Container Ships ASA
 
$
1,560,974
 
 
282,093
 
Norsk Hydro ASA
   
1,947,106
 
 
205,701
 
Orkla ASA
   
1,729,073
 
 
189,999
 
Storebrand ASA
   
1,528,163
 
 
145,870
 
Telenor ASA
   
1,602,135
 
 
121,561
 
TGS ASA
   
1,858,175
 
 
48,695
 
Var Energi ASA
   
211,283
 
 
41,458
 
Yara International ASA
   
1,760,393
 
           
24,322,647
 
     
Poland – 1.3%
       
 
11,212
 
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA
   
155,785
 
 
76,878
 
KGHM Polska Miedz SA
   
1,449,910
 
 
102,015
 
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA
   
1,325,706
 
 
262,375
 
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (a)
   
1,574,530
 
           
4,505,931
 
     
Republic of Korea – 7.5%
       
 
76,623
 
Daeduck Electronics Company, Ltd.
   
1,698,532
 
 
416,125
 
Daewoo Engineering & Construction
       
     
  Company, Ltd. (b)
   
1,617,771
 
 
37,929
 
DB Insurance Company, Ltd.
   
1,692,917
 
 
55,448
 
GS Holdings Corporation
   
1,908,998
 
 
51,494
 
Hankook Tire & Technology Company, Ltd.
   
1,461,028
 
 
69,140
 
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.
   
1,628,283
 
 
9,375
 
Hyundai Mobis Company, Ltd.
   
1,506,953
 
 
27,051
 
Kia Corporation
   
1,634,123
 
 
60,422
 
KT Corporation
   
1,680,459
 
 
27,117
 
KT&G Corporation
   
1,686,766
 
 
274
 
LG Innotek Company, Ltd.
   
70,469
 
 
183,227
 
LG Uplus Corporation
   
1,575,351
 
 
8,031
 
NongShim Company, Ltd.
   
1,801,279
 
 
2,472
 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Ltd.
   
360,390
 
 
51,178
 
SD Biosensor, Inc.
   
1,344,927
 
 
43,143
 
SK Telecom Company, Ltd.
   
1,680,498
 
 
70,744
 
SL Corporation
   
2,033,649
 
           
25,382,393
 


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

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Russian Federation – 0.0% (e)
     
 
285,161
 
Gazprom PJSC – ADR (f)(g)
 
$
0
 
 
10,998
 
LUKOIL PJSC – ADR (f)(g)
   
0
 
 
32,030
 
Magnit PJSC – GDR (d)(f)(g)
   
0
 
 
19,494
 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC – GDR (d)(f)(g)
   
0
 
 
143,584
 
Rosneft Oil Company PJSC – GDR (d)(f)(g)
   
0
 
 
24,074
 
Severstal PAO – GDR (d)(f)(g)
   
0
 
 
20,302
 
Tatneft PJSC – ADR (f)(g)
   
0
 
           
0
 
     
Singapore – 5.3%
       
 
64,400
 
City Developments, Ltd.
   
375,294
 
 
984,400
 
ComfortDelGro Corporation, Ltd.
   
994,914
 
 
2,216,200
 
Genting Singapore, Ltd.
   
1,231,134
 
 
85,600
 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.
   
2,016,211
 
 
362,200
 
Keppel Corporation, Ltd.
   
1,887,459
 
 
166,500
 
NETLINK NBN MANAGEMENT PTE, Ltd. (d)
   
111,589
 
 
204,400
 
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd.
   
1,771,340
 
 
444,300
 
Sembcorp Industries, Ltd.
   
1,079,619
 
 
573,300
 
Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.
   
1,532,800
 
 
897,000
 
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.
   
1,684,567
 
 
85,019
 
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
   
1,665,522
 
 
152,900
 
UOL Group, Ltd.
   
758,417
 
 
96,300
 
Venture Corporation, Ltd.
   
1,262,509
 
 
587,600
 
Wilmar International, Ltd.
   
1,701,601
 
           
18,072,976
 
     
South Africa – 1.9%
       
 
147,807
 
Exxaro Resources, Ltd.
   
1,893,245
 
 
535,941
 
Harmony Gold Mining Company, Ltd.
   
1,357,115
 
 
38,797
 
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.
   
866,129
 
 
190,439
 
Old Mutual, Ltd.
   
113,630
 
 
309,208
 
Sibanye Stillwater, Ltd.
   
698,260
 
 
564,128
 
Telkom SA SOC, Ltd. (b)
   
1,454,969
 
           
6,383,348
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Spain – 0.6%
     
 
78,047
 
Mapfre SA
 
$
129,728
 
 
40,017
 
Repsol SA
   
522,505
 
 
371,183
 
Telefonica SA
   
1,536,269
 
           
2,188,502
 
     
Sweden – 5.0%
       
 
18,559
 
Axfood AB
   
561,138
 
 
55,428
 
Boliden AB
   
1,790,825
 
 
9,172
 
Investor AB
   
145,517
 
 
46,841
 
Saab AB – Class B
   
1,571,755
 
 
191,498
 
Securitas AB – Class B
   
1,685,676
 
 
347,318
 
SSAB AB – Class A
   
1,682,164
 
 
80,469
 
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (b)
   
1,782,945
 
 
150,697
 
Tele2 AB – Class B
   
1,609,967
 
 
232,960
 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson – Class B
   
1,752,253
 
 
467,662
 
Telia Company AB
   
1,652,809
 
 
73,146
 
Trelleborg AB – Class B
   
1,529,887
 
 
223,340
 
Volvo Car AB – Class B (b)
   
1,365,255
 
           
17,130,191
 
     
Switzerland – 3.2%
       
 
10,643
 
Baloise Holding AG
   
1,542,006
 
 
9,057
 
Chubb, Ltd.
   
1,712,226
 
 
88,106
 
Ferrexpo plc
   
152,755
 
 
8,912
 
Helvetia Holding AG
   
987,128
 
 
19,973
 
Novartis AG
   
1,619,410
 
 
5,891
 
Swatch Group AG
   
1,438,419
 
 
18,905
 
Swiss Re AG
   
1,475,673
 
 
38,211
 
UBS Group AG
   
608,040
 
 
3,317
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG
   
1,475,393
 
           
11,011,050
 
     
Taiwan – 7.6%
       
 
3,510,000
 
AU Corporation
   
1,931,581
 
 
613,000
 
Chicony Electronics Company, Ltd.
   
1,643,394
 
 
1,037,000
 
Compeq Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
   
1,795,479
 
 
550,000
 
Evergreen Marine Corporation Taiwan, Ltd.
   
1,595,564
 
 
91,000
 
Gigabyte Technology Company, Ltd.
   
256,818
 


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

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1% (Continued)
     
           
   
Taiwan – 7.6% (Continued)
     
 
4,924,000
 
HannStar Display Corporation
 
$
1,933,201
 
 
477,000
 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd.
   
1,708,189
 
 
4,590,000
 
Innolux Corporation
   
1,824,690
 
 
805,000
 
Lite-On Technology Corporation
   
1,740,255
 
 
1,574,000
 
Macronix International Company, Ltd.
   
1,703,928
 
 
173,000
 
Novatek Microelectronics Corporation
   
1,497,676
 
 
823,000
 
Pegatron Corporation
   
1,719,681
 
 
557,000
 
Powertech Technology, Inc.
   
1,562,802
 
 
580,000
 
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
   
1,915,072
 
 
2,210,000
 
Winbond Electronics Corporation
   
1,611,893
 
 
583,000
 
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
   
1,511,251
 
           
25,951,474
 
     
Thailand – 1.7%
       
 
3,119,300
 
Bangkok Chain Hospital pcl – NVDR
   
1,599,751
 
 
1,677,800
 
Regional Container Lines pcl – NVDR (a)
   
1,495,468
 
 
2,358,700
 
Sri Trang Agro-Industry pcl – NVDR
   
1,461,957
 
 
2,742,900
 
Sri Trang Gloves Thailand pcl – NVDR
   
1,068,198
 
           
5,625,374
 
     
United Kingdom – 3.8%
       
 
30,708
 
Anglo American plc
   
994,419
 
 
353,976
 
Aviva plc – Class B
   
1,724,572
 
 
99,215
 
BT Group plc
   
173,978
 
 
1,591,095
 
Centrica plc (b)
   
1,402,252
 
 
267,263
 
HSBC Holdings plc
   
1,644,504
 
 
318,908
 
J Sainsbury plc
   
754,781
 
 
51,487
 
Janus Henderson Group plc (a)
   
1,204,796
 
 
375,703
 
Kingfisher plc
   
1,014,669
 
 
394,520
 
M&G plc
   
898,619
 
 
18,814
 
Rio Tinto plc
   
1,044,468
 
 
220,698
 
Royal Mail plc
   
707,497
 
 
1,090,642
 
Vodafone Group plc
   
1,468,065
 
           
13,032,620
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $351,708,075)
   
323,450,977
 


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

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Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
PREFERRED STOCKS – 3.9%
     
           
   
Brazil – 2.7%
     
 
858,497
 
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais
 
$
2,014,925
 
 
1,326,938
 
Cia Paranaense de Energia – Class B
   
1,782,569
 
 
382,300
 
Gerdau SA
   
1,735,513
 
 
806,700
 
Metalurgica Gerdau SA
   
1,549,250
 
 
302,632
 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
   
1,941,611
 
           
9,023,868
 
     
Chile – 0.6%
       
 
966,992
 
Embotelladora Andina SA – Class B
   
1,989,343
 
               
     
Germany – 0.6%
       
 
44,696
 
Schaeffler AG
   
233,485
 
 
12,677
 
Volkswagen AG
   
1,811,910
 
           
2,045,395
 
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $13,499,621)
   
13,058,606
 
             
Principal
           
Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%
       
               
     
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.2%
       
$
694,369
 
U.S. Bank Money Market
       
     
  Deposit Account, 1.60% (h)
   
694,369
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $694,369)
   
694,369
 
             
Units
           
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS
       
  FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 2.9%
       
               
     
Private Funds – 0.4%
       
 
1,440,050
 
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets
       
     
  Portfolio, LLC, 2.47% (i)(j)
   
1,440,050
 
           
1,440,050
 


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

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Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
   
Repurchase Agreements – 2.5%
     
$
1,998,120
 
Bank of America Securities, Inc. – 2.300%, dated 8/31/22,
     
     
  matures 9/1/22, repurchase price $1,998,246
     
     
  (collateralized by various U.S. Government mortgage
     
     
  backed securities: Total Value $2,038,082)
 
$
1,998,120
 
 
1,998,120
 
Daiwa Capital Markets – 2.300%, dated 8/31/22,
       
     
  matures 9/1/22, repurchase price $1,998,246
       
     
  (collateralized by various U.S. Government Treasury
       
     
  bills, notes, bonds, and mortgage backed securities:
       
     
  Total Value $2,038,082)
   
1,998,120
 
 
591,741
 
HSBC Securities U.S.A., Inc. – 2.260%, dated 8/31/22,
       
     
  matures 9/1/22, repurchase price $591,778 (collateralized
       
     
  by various U.S. Government Treasury bills, notes, and
       
     
  bonds: Total Value $603,576)
   
591,741
 
 
1,998,120
 
MUFG Securities America, Inc. – 2.300%, dated 8/31/22,
       
     
  matures 9/1/22, repurchase price $1,998,246
       
     
  (collateralized by various U.S. Government mortgage
       
     
  backed securities: Total Value $2,038,083)
   
1,998,120
 
 
1,998,120
 
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. – 2.300%, dated 8/31/22,
       
     
  matures 9/1/22, repurchase price $1,998,246
       
     
  (collateralized by various U.S. Government Treasury
       
     
  bills, notes, bonds, and mortgage backed securities:
       
     
  Total Value $2,038,082)
   
1,998,120
 
           
8,584,221
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH
       
     
  PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING
       
     
  (Cost $10,024,271) (k)
   
10,024,271
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.1%
       
     
  (Cost $375,926,336)
   
347,228,223
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (2.1)%
   
(7,154,444
)
     
NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
340,073,779
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
 
All or portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2022. Total value of securities out on loan is $13,325,169 or 3.9% of net assets.
(b)
 
Non-income producing security.
(c)
 
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144(a) and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At August 31, 2022, the value of these securities amounted to $3,175,252 or 0.9% of net assets.


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

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(d)
 
Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At August 31, 2022, the value of these securities amounted to $1,617,577 or 0.5% of net assets.
(e)
 
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(f)
 
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(g)
 
These securities have been deemed illiquid according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. The value of these securities is $0, which represents 0.00% of net assets.
(h)
 
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2022.
(i)
 
Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2022.
(j)
 
Privately offered liquidity fund. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(k)
 
Investment purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. As of August 31, 2022, total cash collateral has a value of $10,024,271. Additionally, total non-cash collateral has a value of $4,026,049.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
GDR – Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR – Non-Voting Depositary Receipt



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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%
     
           
   
Communication Services – 7.0%
     
 
125,588
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
$
2,202,813
 
 
54,235
 
Comcast Corporation – Class A
   
1,962,765
 
 
66,932
 
DISH Network Corporation – Class A (a)(b)
   
1,161,270
 
 
65,700
 
Fox Corporation – Class A (a)
   
2,245,626
 
 
90,136
 
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (b)
   
2,321,903
 
 
78,301
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a)
   
2,164,240
 
 
32,410
 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. – Class A
   
1,491,832
 
 
219,081
 
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2,182,047
 
 
136,850
 
News Corporation – Class A
   
2,315,502
 
 
12,648
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (a)
   
2,419,815
 
 
33,503
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
2,241,351
 
 
111,756
 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
   
1,818,270
 
 
17,435
 
T-Mobile US, Inc. (b)
   
2,509,942
 
 
21,766
 
United States Cellular Corporation (b)
   
622,290
 
 
51,981
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
2,173,326
 
 
75,898
 
Yelp, Inc. (b)
   
2,593,435
 
           
32,426,427
 
     
Consumer Discretionary – 12.9%
       
 
52,371
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Company – Class A (a)(b)
   
753,619
 
 
53,169
 
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. (a)
   
2,290,520
 
 
13,791
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,406,254
 
 
19,735
 
AutoNation, Inc. (b)
   
2,458,981
 
 
20,817
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)
   
2,214,304
 
 
10,290
 
Dillards, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
3,048,310
 
 
2,060
 
Graham Holdings Company – Class B
   
1,164,786
 
 
17,032
 
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (b)
   
1,386,064
 
 
13,251
 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (a)
   
2,366,496
 
 
113,700
 
Laureate Education, Inc.
   
1,252,974
 
 
27,799
 
Lennar Corporation – Class A (a)
   
2,153,033
 
 
8,732
 
Lithia Motors, Inc. (a)
   
2,317,822
 
 
43,453
 
LKQ Corporation
   
2,312,569
 
 
126,274
 
Macy’s, Inc.
   
2,187,066
 
 
41,213
 
MarineMax, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,497,680
 
 
15,667
 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,729,010
 
 
8,602
 
Murphy USA, Inc. (a)
   
2,496,042
 
 
85,380
 
Perdoceo Education Corporation (b)
   
988,700
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Consumer Discretionary – 12.9% (Continued)
     
 
50,303
 
PulteGroup, Inc.
 
$
2,045,320
 
 
34,691
 
Sonic Automotive, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
1,845,214
 
 
22,615
 
Strategic Education, Inc. (a)
   
1,463,190
 
 
54,728
 
Stride, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,087,326
 
 
20,348
 
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
   
1,063,183
 
 
83,369
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (b)
   
2,093,396
 
 
27,364
 
Thor Industries, Inc. (a)
   
2,216,758
 
 
44,262
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.
   
1,938,233
 
 
106,221
 
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (b)
   
1,840,810
 
 
63,099
 
Vista Outdoor, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,774,344
 
 
12,124
 
Whirlpool Corporation (a)
   
1,898,618
 
 
16,828
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a)
   
2,503,165
 
 
39,174
 
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)
   
2,255,639
 
           
60,049,426
 
     
Consumer Staples – 8.3%
       
 
87,170
 
Albertsons Companies, Inc. – Class A
   
2,398,047
 
 
31,295
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
   
2,750,517
 
 
25,362
 
Bunge, Ltd.
   
2,515,149
 
 
11,624
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (a)
   
2,484,862
 
 
48,244
 
Edgewell Personal Care Company
   
1,879,586
 
 
22,383
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
611,951
 
 
14,773
 
Ingles Markets, Inc. – Class A
   
1,293,081
 
 
26,471
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
2,304,830
 
 
17,741
 
JM Smucker Company
   
2,483,563
 
 
60,284
 
Kraft Heinz Company
   
2,254,622
 
 
49,960
 
Kroger Company (a)
   
2,395,082
 
 
39,892
 
Molson Coors Beverage Company – Class B
   
2,061,220
 
 
5,337
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. – Class A
   
218,497
 
 
33,371
 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (b)
   
950,072
 
 
27,264
 
Post Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
2,419,953
 
 
14,221
 
PriceSmart, Inc.
   
899,763
 
 
59,773
 
SpartanNash Company (a)
   
1,818,892
 
 
83,672
 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,418,121
 
 
28,145
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
   
2,121,570
 
 
6,295
 
United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)
   
277,484
 
 
25,434
 
Universal Corporation
   
1,298,151
 
 
8,717
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (b)
   
562,421
 
           
38,417,434
 


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

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Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Energy – 5.9%
     
 
16,984
 
Arch Resources, Inc. (a)
 
$
2,472,531
 
 
7,198
 
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (a)
   
723,327
 
 
16,021
 
Chevron Corporation
   
2,532,279
 
 
20,420
 
Chord Energy Corporation (a)
   
2,890,451
 
 
125,910
 
CNX Resources Corporation (a)(b)
   
2,224,830
 
 
26,527
 
Exxon Mobil Corporation
   
2,535,716
 
 
106,190
 
Marathon Oil Corporation
   
2,717,402
 
 
51,925
 
Ovintiv, Inc.
   
2,759,294
 
 
87,373
 
PBF Energy, Inc. – Class A (b)
   
2,984,662
 
 
39,294
 
PDC Energy, Inc.
   
2,668,456
 
 
110,311
 
Peabody Energy Corporation (a)(b)
   
2,720,269
 
           
27,229,217
 
     
Financials – 13.3%
       
 
41,001
 
Aflac, Inc.
   
2,436,279
 
 
19,879
 
Allstate Corporation
   
2,395,420
 
 
17,511
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
   
2,235,804
 
 
44,220
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
2,288,385
 
 
13,609
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
2,156,890
 
 
23,773
 
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
   
913,596
 
 
32,610
 
Coinbase Global, Inc. – Class A (a)(b)
   
2,178,348
 
 
49,222
 
Cowen, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
1,892,586
 
 
30,198
 
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (b)
   
1,281,905
 
 
31,628
 
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,729,419
 
 
28,347
 
Enova International, Inc. (b)
   
990,444
 
 
19,324
 
Evercore, Inc. – Class A
   
1,810,466
 
 
29,309
 
Federated Hermes, Inc.
   
998,265
 
 
16,714
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
   
2,162,624
 
 
36,213
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
2,328,858
 
 
40,492
 
Loews Corporation
   
2,239,613
 
 
1,822
 
Markel Corporation (b)
   
2,175,668
 
 
43,967
 
Mercury General Corporation
   
1,402,547
 
 
37,970
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
2,442,610
 
 
57,105
 
Mr Cooper Group, Inc. (b)
   
2,415,542
 
 
14,157
 
Piper Sandler Companies
   
1,621,968
 
 
24,163
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
2,313,607
 
 
20,113
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
   
2,521,366
 


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

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Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Financials – 13.3% (Continued)
     
 
20,076
 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
 
$
1,594,436
 
 
26,424
 
Stewart Information Services Corporation (a)
   
1,338,111
 
 
32,864
 
Stifel Financial Corporation (a)
   
1,949,164
 
 
52,306
 
Synchrony Financial
   
1,713,022
 
 
14,769
 
Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
2,387,261
 
 
765
 
UMB Financial Corporation
   
68,445
 
 
72,033
 
Unum Group
   
2,726,449
 
 
103,793
 
Virtu Financial, Inc. – Class A
   
2,383,087
 
 
36,865
 
W.R. Berkley Corporation
   
2,388,852
 
           
61,481,037
 
     
Health Care – 12.3%
       
 
20,937
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (b)
   
2,148,974
 
 
25,403
 
Centene Corporation (b)
   
2,279,665
 
 
8,582
 
Cigna Corporation
   
2,432,568
 
 
24,555
 
CVS Health Corporation
   
2,410,073
 
 
5,026
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
2,438,163
 
 
110,449
 
Exelixis, Inc. (b)
   
1,959,365
 
 
37,077
 
Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,611,737
 
 
37,985
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
2,410,908
 
 
29,985
 
Henry Schein, Inc. (b)
   
2,201,199
 
 
32,751
 
Hologic, Inc. (b)
   
2,212,658
 
 
4,704
 
Humana, Inc.
   
2,266,293
 
 
122,204
 
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,314,915
 
 
9,376
 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
   
2,112,132
 
 
6,987
 
McKesson Corporation
   
2,564,229
 
 
70,694
 
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,303,917
 
 
14,122
 
Moderna, Inc. (b)
   
1,867,917
 
 
7,658
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)
   
2,583,579
 
 
45,087
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
2,039,285
 
 
31,386
 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (b)
   
1,587,504
 
 
17,632
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)
   
2,209,466
 
 
22,374
 
QuidelOrtho Corporation (b)
   
1,773,363
 
 
3,942
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   
2,290,539
 
 
69,874
 
REGENXBIO, Inc. (b)
   
2,061,283
 
 
10,245
 
United Therapeutics Corporation (b)
   
2,321,722
 
 
20,773
 
Universal Health Services, Inc. – Class B (a)
   
2,032,430
 


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

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Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Health Care – 12.3% (Continued)
     
 
184,605
 
Viatris, Inc.
 
$
1,762,978
 
 
79,731
 
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,893,611
 
           
57,090,473
 
     
Industrials – 9.6%
       
 
28,450
 
ArcBest Corporation (a)
   
2,291,079
 
 
26,023
 
Atkore, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,196,601
 
 
33,176
 
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
   
3,314,946
 
 
36,068
 
Boise Cascade Company
   
2,248,118
 
 
35,243
 
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)
   
2,065,592
 
 
8,071
 
CACI International, Inc. – Class A (b)
   
2,266,902
 
 
107,384
 
CoreCivic, Inc. (b)
   
1,023,370
 
 
3,032
 
Deluxe Corporation
   
58,336
 
 
21,131
 
Encore Wire Corporation (a)
   
2,749,143
 
 
1,373
 
FedEx Corporation
   
289,442
 
 
45,895
 
GMS, Inc. (b)
   
2,212,139
 
 
45,138
 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2,279,920
 
 
12,437
 
Korn Ferry
   
757,662
 
 
21,688
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
1,590,164
 
 
27,303
 
Matson, Inc.
   
2,011,139
 
 
77,597
 
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
   
2,339,550
 
 
35,300
 
Mueller Industries, Inc. (a)
   
2,229,901
 
 
14,459
 
MYR Group, Inc. (b)
   
1,343,819
 
 
27,489
 
Owens Corning
   
2,246,676
 
 
22,785
 
Rush Enterprises, Inc. – Class A
   
1,072,262
 
 
76,738
 
Schneider National, Inc. – Class B (a)
   
1,754,231
 
 
19,828
 
Science Applications International Corporation
   
1,805,736
 
 
27,104
 
UFP Industries, Inc.
   
2,151,787
 
 
53,895
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
2,144,482
 
           
44,442,997
 
     
Information Technology – 21.5%
       
 
58,467
 
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd. (a)(b)
   
2,260,334
 
 
26,623
 
Amdocs, Ltd.
   
2,275,468
 
 
122,685
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.
   
2,469,649
 
 
50,620
 
Avnet, Inc. (a)
   
2,221,712
 
 
36,285
 
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (b)
   
2,428,918
 


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

34

VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Information Technology – 21.5% (Continued)
     
 
37,137
 
Belden, Inc.
 
$
2,431,731
 
 
15,194
 
Ciena Corporation (b)
   
770,944
 
 
51,931
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
2,322,354
 
 
33,418
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation – Class A
   
2,111,015
 
 
49,974
 
Cohu, Inc. (a)(b)
   
1,340,802
 
 
13,353
 
Concentrix Corporation
   
1,679,540
 
 
174,051
 
Conduent, Inc. (b)
   
711,869
 
 
67,214
 
Corning, Inc.
   
2,306,785
 
 
21,733
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
1,257,254
 
 
30,624
 
Diodes, Inc. (b)
   
2,179,510
 
 
101,748
 
Dropbox, Inc. – Class A (b)
   
2,176,390
 
 
74,522
 
DXC Technology Company (b)
   
1,846,655
 
 
16,087
 
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,697,951
 
 
23,308
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
2,129,652
 
 
31,826
 
First Solar, Inc. (b)
   
4,059,406
 
 
151,489
 
Flex, Ltd. (b)
   
2,698,019
 
 
167,773
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
   
2,281,713
 
 
71,158
 
HP, Inc.
   
2,042,946
 
 
58,937
 
Intel Corporation
   
1,881,269
 
 
36,726
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
1,842,176
 
 
18,011
 
International Business Machines Corporation
   
2,313,513
 
 
42,123
 
Jabil, Inc.
   
2,540,017
 
 
80,744
 
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)
   
2,294,745
 
 
76,971
 
Knowles Corporation (b)
   
1,166,111
 
 
47,243
 
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (a)
   
1,986,096
 
 
221,678
 
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
2,309,885
 
 
24,255
 
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
   
2,026,505
 
 
31,316
 
Methode Electronics, Inc. (a)
   
1,267,045
 
 
37,692
 
Micron Technology, Inc.
   
2,130,729
 
 
21,064
 
MKS Instruments, Inc.
   
2,098,185
 
 
69,292
 
NetScout Systems, Inc. (b)
   
2,199,328
 
 
38,845
 
ON Semiconductor Corporation (b)
   
2,671,371
 
 
10,942
 
OSI Systems, Inc. (b)
   
911,688
 
 
106,513
 
Photronics, Inc. (b)
   
1,789,418
 
 
16,585
 
Plexus Corporation (a)(b)
   
1,554,512
 
 
22,137
 
Qorvo, Inc. (b)
   
1,987,460
 


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

35

VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.7% (Continued)
     
           
   
Information Technology – 21.5% (Continued)
     
 
53,379
 
Sanmina Corporation (b)
 
$
2,589,949
 
 
60,219
 
Teradata Corporation (b)
   
1,981,205
 
 
94,466
 
TTM Technologies, Inc. (b)
   
1,485,950
 
 
119,518
 
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
   
2,350,919
 
 
48,924
 
Western Digital Corporation (b)
   
2,067,528
 
 
138,087
 
Western Union Company
   
2,046,449
 
 
145,265
 
Xerox Holdings Corporation (a)
   
2,414,304
 
 
63,576
 
Xperi Holding Corporation
   
1,011,494
 
           
99,618,468
 
     
Materials – 3.8%
       
 
17,245
 
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
   
2,710,052
 
 
27,219
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
2,816,078
 
 
65,376
 
Commercial Metals Company
   
2,648,382
 
 
48,490
 
Mosaic Company (a)
   
2,612,156
 
 
19,275
 
Nucor Corporation
   
2,562,418
 
 
12,782
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company
   
2,402,760
 
 
60,100
 
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
   
1,956,255
 
           
17,708,101
 
     
Real Estate – 2.3%
       
 
185,912
 
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (b)
   
1,816,360
 
 
28,065
 
CBRE Group, Inc. – Class A (b)
   
2,216,012
 
 
12,550
 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (b)
   
2,171,150
 
 
49,363
 
PotlatchDeltic Corporation (a)
   
2,291,431
 
 
65,041
 
Weyerhaeuser Company
   
2,221,801
 
           
10,716,754
 
     
Utilities – 2.8%
       
 
52,477
 
Exelon Corporation
   
2,304,265
 
 
25,094
 
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
   
981,677
 
 
35,055
 
National Fuel Gas Company
   
2,498,370
 
 
64,890
 
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)
   
2,678,659
 
 
56,024
 
UGI Corporation (a)
   
2,212,948
 
 
100,440
 
Vistra Energy Corporation
   
2,485,890
 
           
13,161,809
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $439,637,474)
   
462,342,143
 


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

36

VIDENT CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%
     
           
   
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.2%
     
$
808,847
 
U.S. Bank Money Market
     
     
  Deposit Account, 1.60% (c)
 
$
808,847
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $808,847)
   
808,847
 
             
Units
           
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS
       
  FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 22.0%
       
               
     
Private Funds – 22.0%
       
 
102,086,625
 
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets
       
     
  Portfolio, LLC, 2.47% (d)(e)
   
102,086,625
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH
       
     
  PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING
       
     
  (Cost $102,086,625)
   
102,086,625
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 121.9%
       
     
  (Cost $542,532,946)
   
565,237,615
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (21.9)%
   
(101,469,244
)
     
NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
463,768,371
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
 
All or portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2022. Total value of securities out on loan is $98,708,378 or 21.3% of net assets.
(b)
 
Non-income producing security.
(c)
 
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2022.
(d)
 
Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2022.
(e)
 
Privately offered liquidity fund. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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 the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services.
 



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

37

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8%
     
           
   
Communication Services – 0.9%
     
   
Discovery Communications LLC
     
$
990,000
 
  06/01/2040, 6.350%
 
$
950,949
 
     
Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
       
 
1,120,000
 
  08/01/2026, 5.250%
   
1,068,469
 
     
Magallanes, Inc.
       
 
120,000
 
  03/15/2062, 5.391% (a)
   
96,848
 
     
Paramount Global
       
 
1,190,000
 
  02/28/2057, 6.250% (b)(c)
   
1,100,750
 
           
3,217,016
 
     
Consumer Discretionary – 2.0%
       
     
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
       
 
1,640,000
 
  01/15/2052, 4.100%
   
1,102,252
 
     
Hasbro, Inc.
       
 
960,000
 
  03/15/2040, 6.350%
   
998,141
 
     
Kohl’s Corporation
       
 
1,580,000
 
  05/01/2031, 3.375%
   
1,135,980
 
     
Lear Corporation
       
 
960,000
 
  09/15/2027, 3.800% (b)
   
909,190
 
 
210,000
 
  05/15/2049, 5.250%
   
185,378
 
     
MDC Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,330,000
 
  01/15/2043, 6.000%
   
1,092,210
 
     
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
       
 
1,280,000
 
  05/15/2030, 3.625% (b)
   
1,145,162
 
     
Newell Brands, Inc.
       
 
1,310,000
 
  04/01/2046, 5.750%
   
1,076,276
 
           
7,644,589
 
     
Consumer Staples – 0.6%
       
     
Altria Group, Inc.
       
 
1,200,000
 
  01/31/2044, 5.375% (b)
   
1,064,892
 
     
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
       
 
105,000
 
  01/26/2039, 6.875%
   
115,719
 
 
890,000
 
  02/09/2040, 6.500%
   
957,314
 
           
2,137,925
 


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

38

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8% (Continued)
     
           
   
Energy – 4.8%
     
   
Continental Resources, Inc.
     
$
1,390,000
 
  06/01/2044, 4.900%
 
$
1,092,554
 
     
Devon Energy Corporation
       
 
930,000
 
  09/30/2031, 7.875%
   
1,077,648
 
     
Energy Transfer LP
       
 
1,030,000
 
  07/01/2038, 7.500%
   
1,119,581
 
     
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
       
 
1,480,000
 
  02/15/2078, 5.375% (c)
   
1,220,286
 
     
EQT Corporation
       
 
1,020,000
 
  02/01/2030, 7.000%
   
1,092,848
 
     
Halliburton Company
       
 
860,000
 
  09/15/2039, 7.450%
   
1,000,100
 
     
Hess Corporation
       
 
1,050,000
 
  01/15/2040, 6.000%
   
1,074,180
 
     
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
       
 
1,080,000
 
  10/15/2043, 5.150%
   
1,000,060
 
     
Marathon Oil Corporation
       
 
945,000
 
  10/01/2037, 6.600% (b)
   
997,141
 
     
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
       
 
945,000
 
  03/01/2041, 6.500%
   
1,024,517
 
     
ONEOK Partners LP
       
 
800,000
 
  10/01/2036, 6.650%
   
826,538
 
 
170,000
 
  10/15/2037, 6.850%
   
178,213
 
 
105,000
 
  02/01/2041, 6.125%
   
101,882
 
     
Ovintiv, Inc.
       
 
920,000
 
  11/01/2031, 7.375%
   
1,006,452
 
     
Phillips 66 Company
       
 
930,000
 
  10/01/2046, 4.900% (a)
   
880,381
 
     
Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.
       
 
1,305,000
 
  02/15/2045, 4.900%
   
1,061,945
 
     
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources
       
     
  Partners Finance Corporation
       
 
1,100,000
 
  01/15/2029, 6.875%
   
1,125,672
 
     
Valero Energy Corporation
       
 
1,000,000
 
  06/15/2037, 6.625% (b)
   
1,090,274
 
     
Western Midstream Operating LP
       
 
1,290,000
 
  02/01/2050, 5.250%
   
1,118,695
 
           
18,088,967
 


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

39

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8% (Continued)
     
           
   
Financials – 6.1%
     
   
Allstate Corporation
     
$
1,100,000
 
  05/15/2067, 6.500% (c)
 
$
1,120,430
 
     
Ally Financial, Inc.
       
 
990,000
 
  11/01/2031, 8.000% (b)
   
1,105,383
 
     
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
       
 
1,255,000
 
  06/15/2027, 5.000%
   
1,232,351
 
     
American International Group, Inc.
       
 
1,200,000
 
  04/01/2048, 5.750% (b)(c)
   
1,140,087
 
     
Ares Capital Corporation
       
 
1,400,000
 
  11/15/2031, 3.200%
   
1,095,836
 
     
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
       
 
1,430,000
 
  09/30/2028, 2.850%
   
1,141,493
 
     
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
       
 
1,580,000
 
  06/22/2047, 4.700% (b)
   
1,253,939
 
     
Enstar Group, Ltd.
       
 
1,120,000
 
  06/01/2029, 4.950%
   
1,058,713
 
     
Fifth Third Bancorp
       
 
810,000
 
  03/01/2038, 8.250%
   
1,048,509
 
     
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.
       
 
1,090,000
 
  06/01/2028, 5.750%
   
1,082,620
 
     
Jackson Financial, Inc.
       
 
1,680,000
 
  11/23/2051, 4.000% (a)
   
1,161,265
 
     
Legg Mason, Inc.
       
 
930,000
 
  01/15/2044, 5.625%
   
967,727
 
     
Lincoln National Corporation
       
 
820,000
 
  06/15/2040, 7.000%
   
928,139
 
     
Markel Corporation
       
 
1,000,000
 
  04/05/2046, 5.000%
   
941,565
 
     
MetLife, Inc.
       
 
810,000
 
  08/01/2069, 10.750%
   
1,102,436
 
     
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
       
 
1,380,000
 
  06/11/2028, 2.875%
   
1,120,428
 
     
Prudential Financial, Inc.
       
 
1,205,000
 
  09/15/2048, 5.700% (c)
   
1,183,629
 
     
Regions Bank
       
 
888,000
 
  06/26/2037, 6.450%
   
993,728
 
     
Synchrony Financial
       
 
1,170,000
 
  08/04/2026, 3.700% (b)
   
1,099,049
 


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

40

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8% (Continued)
     
           
   
Financials – 6.1% (Continued)
     
   
Unum Group
     
$
1,160,000
 
  08/15/2042, 5.750%
 
$
1,079,184
 
     
Western Alliance Bancorp
       
 
1,330,000
 
  06/15/2031, 3.000% (c)
   
1,181,656
 
           
23,038,167
 
     
Health Care – 0.8%
       
     
Cardinal Health, Inc.
       
 
1,345,000
 
  06/15/2047, 4.368% (b)
   
1,150,394
 
     
Centene Corporation
       
 
1,140,000
 
  12/15/2029, 4.625%
   
1,075,533
 
     
HCA, Inc.
       
 
960,000
 
  06/15/2047, 5.500%
   
890,575
 
           
3,116,502
 
     
Industrials – 1.7%
       
     
Air Lease Corporation
       
 
1,280,000
 
  10/01/2028, 4.625%
   
1,208,031
 
     
BNSF Funding Trust I
       
 
1,240,000
 
  12/15/2055, 6.613% (c)
   
1,224,623
 
     
FedEx Corporation
       
 
1,015,000
 
  01/15/2044, 5.100%
   
984,926
 
     
Flowserve Corporation
       
 
1,310,000
 
  10/01/2030, 3.500%
   
1,125,872
 
     
Kirby Corporation
       
 
1,170,000
 
  03/01/2028, 4.200%
   
1,087,780
 
     
Owens Corning
       
 
1,130,000
 
  07/15/2047, 4.300%
   
923,427
 
           
6,554,659
 
     
Information Technology – 2.2%
       
     
Broadcom, Inc.
       
 
1,105,000
 
  04/15/2030, 5.000%
   
1,079,925
 
     
Corning, Inc.
       
 
685,000
 
  11/15/2079, 5.450%
   
626,725
 
     
Dell International LLC / EMC Corporation
       
 
880,000
 
  07/15/2046, 8.350%
   
1,069,562
 


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

41

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8% (Continued)
     
           
   
Information Technology – 2.2% (Continued)
     
   
HP, Inc.
     
$
995,000
 
  09/15/2041, 6.000% (b)
 
$
974,778
 
     
Jabil, Inc.
       
 
220,000
 
  01/12/2028, 3.950%
   
207,865
 
     
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,780,000
 
  10/15/2041, 4.100% (a)
   
1,101,395
 
     
Micron Technology, Inc.
       
 
1,070,000
 
  02/06/2029, 5.327%
   
1,058,207
 
     
Vontier Corporation
       
 
1,510,000
 
  04/01/2031, 2.950%
   
1,163,682
 
     
Western Digital Corporation
       
 
1,520,000
 
  02/01/2032, 3.100%
   
1,146,703
 
           
8,428,842
 
     
Materials – 1.1%
       
     
Dow Chemical Company
       
 
650,000
 
  05/15/2039, 9.400%
   
902,441
 
     
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
       
 
1,190,000
 
  03/15/2043, 5.450% (b)
   
1,075,035
 
     
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
       
 
205,000
 
  12/15/2047, 4.250%
   
172,922
 
     
Mosaic Company
       
 
950,000
 
  11/15/2043, 5.625%
   
944,241
 
     
Vulcan Materials Company
       
 
1,040,000
 
  06/15/2047, 4.500%
   
921,418
 
           
4,016,057
 
     
Real Estate – 1.8%
       
     
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
       
 
1,255,000
 
  07/01/2030, 4.050% (b)
   
1,119,553
 
     
EPR Properties
       
 
1,400,000
 
  08/15/2029, 3.750%
   
1,181,247
 
     
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT
       
     
  Finance Corporation
       
 
1,210,000
 
  08/01/2029, 4.625% (b)
   
1,032,295
 
     
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
       
 
1,210,000
 
  01/15/2026, 5.250%
   
1,201,975
 


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

42

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 24.8% (Continued)
     
           
   
Real Estate – 1.8% (Continued)
     
   
Sabra Health Care LP
     
$
1,580,000
 
  12/01/2031, 3.200%
 
$
1,255,615
 
     
Simon Property Group LP
       
 
850,000
 
  02/01/2040, 6.750%
   
962,576
 
           
6,753,261
 
     
Utilities – 2.8%
       
     
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
       
 
1,320,000
 
  02/15/2062, 3.875% (c)
   
1,125,269
 
     
CMS Energy Corporation
       
 
1,350,000
 
  06/01/2050, 4.750% (c)
   
1,242,000
 
     
Dominion Energy, Inc.
       
 
1,150,000
 
  10/01/2054, 5.750% (c)
   
1,106,429
 
     
Duke Energy Corporation
       
 
1,450,000
 
  01/15/2082, 3.250% (c)
   
1,160,631
 
     
Edison International
       
 
1,280,000
 
  03/15/2028, 4.125%
   
1,210,753
 
     
National Fuel Gas Company
       
 
1,100,000
 
  01/15/2026, 5.500% (b)
   
1,113,287
 
     
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,180,000
 
  12/01/2077, 4.800% (c)
   
983,578
 
 
160,000
 
  03/15/2082, 3.800% (c)
   
135,002
 
     
Sempra Energy
       
 
1,400,000
 
  04/01/2052, 4.125% (c)
   
1,182,923
 
     
Southern Company
       
 
1,380,000
 
  09/15/2051, 3.750% (c)
   
1,197,151
 
           
10,457,023
 
     
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
       
     
  (Cost $104,582,924)
   
93,453,008
 
         
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES –
       
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 11.3%
       
     
Federal Home Loan Banks
       
 
300,000
 
  09/13/2024, 2.875%
   
296,798
 
 
230,000
 
  12/13/2024, 2.750%
   
226,399
 
 
310,000
 
  08/15/2024, 1.500%
   
299,120
 
 
225,000
 
  12/20/2024, 1.000%
   
213,135
 


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

43

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES –
     
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 11.3% (Continued)
     
   
Federal Home Loan Banks (Continued)
     
$
180,000
 
  03/14/2025, 2.375%
 
$
175,255
 
 
235,000
 
  04/14/2025, 0.500%
   
217,474
 
 
305,000
 
  09/04/2025, 0.375%
   
278,198
 
 
115,000
 
  12/21/2026, 1.250%
   
105,457
 
 
115,000
 
  06/09/2028, 3.250%
   
114,666
 
 
40,000
 
  07/15/2036, 5.500%
   
47,940
 
           
1,974,442
 
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
       
 
195,000
 
  02/12/2025, 1.500%
   
186,153
 
 
125,000
 
  07/21/2025, 0.375%
   
114,448
 
 
240,000
 
  09/23/2025, 0.375%
   
218,812
 
 
20,000
 
  09/15/2029, 6.750%
   
24,271
 
 
120,000
 
  03/15/2031, 6.750%
   
149,257
 
           
692,941
 
     
Federal National Mortgage Association
       
 
300,000
 
  09/06/2024, 2.625%
   
295,127
 
 
275,000
 
  10/15/2024, 1.625%
   
264,646
 
 
220,000
 
  01/07/2025, 1.625%
   
211,139
 
 
230,000
 
  04/22/2025, 0.625%
   
213,144
 
 
100,000
 
  06/17/2025, 0.500%
   
92,006
 
 
130,000
 
  08/25/2025, 0.375%
   
118,692
 
 
520,000
 
  11/07/2025, 0.500%
   
473,701
 
 
285,000
 
  04/24/2026, 2.125%
   
272,288
 
 
190,000
 
  09/24/2026, 1.875%
   
179,089
 
 
30,000
 
  01/15/2030, 7.125%
   
37,403
 
 
125,000
 
  05/15/2030, 7.250%
   
157,594
 
 
115,000
 
  11/15/2030, 6.625%
   
141,131
 
 
1,500,000
 
  09/01/2040, 4.000% (d)
   
1,466,719
 
 
2,210,000
 
  09/15/2041, 3.500% (d)
   
2,110,369
 
 
2,395,000
 
  09/15/2041, 4.500% (d)
   
2,385,358
 
 
7,000,000
 
  09/15/2041, 5.000% (d)
   
7,075,937
 
 
2,140,000
 
  09/15/2042, 3.000% (d)
   
1,983,930
 
 
3,220,488
 
  04/01/2052, 4.000%
   
3,153,995
 
 
3,922,794
 
  05/01/2052, 4.000%
   
3,843,016
 
 
3,937,481
 
  06/01/2052, 4.000%
   
3,856,224
 
           
28,331,508
 


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

44

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES –
     
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 11.3% (Continued)
     
   
Government National Mortgage Association
     
$
1,200,000
 
  09/01/2040, 4.500% (d)
 
$
1,213,778
 
 
2,400,000
 
  09/15/2040, 4.000% (d)
   
2,385,750
 
 
1,430,000
 
  09/15/2041, 4.000% (d)
   
1,411,511
 
 
2,245,000
 
  09/15/2041, 4.500% (d)
   
2,249,291
 
 
1,200,000
 
  09/15/2042, 3.000% (d)
   
1,128,094
 
 
1,200,000
 
  09/15/2042, 3.500% (d)
   
1,157,902
 
 
1,200,000
 
  09/15/2042, 3.500% (d)
   
1,159,026
 
 
1,200,000
 
  09/01/2043, 3.000% (d)
   
1,125,609
 
           
11,830,961
 
     
TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES –
       
     
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
       
     
  (Cost $43,638,491)
   
42,829,852
 
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES – 1.7%
       
               
     
Financials – 0.2%
       
     
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
       
 
240,000
 
  11/18/2024, 0.875%
   
226,902
 
 
210,000
 
  01/06/2025, 1.125%
   
198,947
 
 
200,000
 
  02/14/2025, 1.750%
   
192,011
 
           
617,860
 
     
Utilities – 1.5%
       
     
Tennessee Valley Authority
       
 
145,000
 
  09/15/2024, 2.875%
   
143,090
 
 
425,000
 
  05/15/2025, 0.750%
   
394,023
 
 
450,000
 
  11/01/2025, 6.750%
   
492,085
 
 
455,000
 
  02/01/2027, 2.875%
   
444,713
 
 
730,000
 
  04/01/2036, 5.880%
   
873,618
 
 
920,000
 
  01/15/2038, 6.150%
   
1,122,297
 
 
1,050,000
 
  09/15/2039, 5.250%
   
1,188,889
 
 
690,000
 
  12/15/2042, 3.500%
   
623,625
 
 
190,000
 
  04/01/2056, 5.375%
   
230,857
 
           
5,513,197
 
     
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES
       
     
  (Cost $6,665,665)
   
6,131,057
 


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

45

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS – 61.6%
     
           
   
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 26.0%
     
   
United States Treasury Bonds
     
$
9,870,000
 
  02/15/2026, 6.000%
 
$
10,682,733
 
 
11,865,000
 
  11/15/2027, 6.125%
   
13,425,526
 
 
3,230,000
 
  08/15/2041, 1.750%
   
2,412,154
 
 
11,745,000
 
  08/15/2042, 2.750%
   
10,370,009
 
 
9,880,000
 
  11/15/2042, 2.750%
   
8,705,206
 
 
13,995,000
 
  02/15/2043, 3.125%
   
13,071,658
 
 
16,425,000
 
  05/15/2043, 2.875%
   
14,714,490
 
 
575,000
 
  08/15/2043, 3.625%
   
580,615
 
 
2,325,000
 
  11/15/2043, 3.750%
   
2,392,071
 
 
3,305,000
 
  02/15/2044, 3.625%
   
3,331,208
 
 
1,105,000
 
  05/15/2044, 3.375%
   
1,071,332
 
 
8,165,000
 
  08/15/2044, 3.125%
   
7,588,666
 
 
9,015,000
 
  11/15/2044, 3.000%
   
8,195,551
 
 
2,010,000
 
  02/15/2045, 2.500%
   
1,670,498
 
           
98,211,717
 
     
U.S. Treasury Notes – 35.6%
       
     
United States Treasury Notes
       
 
10,945,000
 
  08/15/2024, 0.375%
   
10,315,663
 
 
10,950,000
 
  08/31/2024, 1.250%
   
10,492,752
 
 
17,240,000
 
  08/31/2024, 1.875%
   
16,728,861
 
 
13,880,000
 
  09/15/2024, 0.375%
   
13,046,658
 
 
2,500,000
 
  09/30/2024, 1.500%
   
2,403,564
 
 
6,790,000
 
  10/15/2024, 0.625%
   
6,401,166
 
 
820,000
 
  10/31/2024, 2.250%
   
799,884
 
 
3,655,000
 
  11/30/2024, 1.500%
   
3,502,375
 
 
1,435,000
 
  12/31/2024, 1.750%
   
1,381,216
 
 
4,155,000
 
  01/15/2025, 1.125%
   
3,935,564
 
 
3,835,000
 
  01/31/2025, 1.375%
   
3,651,414
 
 
11,240,000
 
  01/31/2025, 2.500%
   
10,992,808
 
 
12,980,000
 
  02/15/2025, 1.500%
   
12,382,717
 
 
5,410,000
 
  03/15/2025, 1.750%
   
5,187,683
 
 
2,135,000
 
  03/31/2025, 0.500%
   
1,980,379
 
 
350,000
 
  04/15/2025, 2.625%
   
342,672
 
 
3,475,000
 
  04/30/2025, 0.375%
   
3,203,923
 
 
6,855,000
 
  04/30/2025, 2.875%
   
6,750,568
 


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

46

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
 
Security Description
 
Value
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS – 61.6% (Continued)
     
           
   
U.S. Treasury Notes – 35.6% (Continued)
     
   
United States Treasury Notes (Continued)
     
$
820,000
 
  05/15/2025, 2.125%
 
$
791,748
 
 
6,240,000
 
  05/31/2025, 2.875%
   
6,142,744
 
 
895,000
 
  04/30/2027, 0.500%
   
786,307
 
 
3,655,000
 
  05/15/2027, 2.375%
   
3,501,376
 
 
3,800,000
 
  08/15/2027, 2.250%
   
3,615,195
 
 
6,570,000
 
  11/15/2027, 2.250%
   
6,236,111
 
           
134,573,348
 
     
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS
       
     
  (Cost $241,415,179)
   
232,785,065
 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.0%
       
               
     
Money Market Deposit Account – 7.0%
       
 
26,630,706
 
U.S. Bank Money Market
       
     
  Deposit Account, 1.60% (e)(f)
   
26,630,706
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $26,630,706)
   
26,630,706
 
             
Units
           
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS
       
  FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 2.9%
       
               
     
Private Funds – 2.9%
       
 
10,918,203
 
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets
       
     
  Portfolio, LLC, 2.47% (g)(h)
   
10,918,203
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH
       
     
  PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING
       
     
  (Cost $10,918,203)
   
10,918,203
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 109.3%
       
     
  (Cost $433,851,168)
   
412,747,891
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (9.3)%
   
(35,072,658
)
     
NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
377,675,233
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
 
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At August 31, 2022, the value of these securities amounted to $3,239,889 or 0.9% of net assets.


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

47

VIDENT CORE U.S. BOND STRATEGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2022 (Continued)

(b)
 
All or portion of this security is out on loan as of August 31, 2022. Total value of securities out on loan is $10,631,699 or 2.8% of net assets.
(c)
 
Variable or Floating Rate Security based on a reference index and spread. Certain securities are fixed to variable and currently in the fixed phase. Rate disclosed is the rate in effect as of August 31, 2022.
(d)
 
Security purchased on a forward-commitment basis (“TBA commitment”). On August 31, 2022, the total value of TBA commitments was $26,853,274 or 7.1% of net assets. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(e)
 
The Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on conditions and may change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2022.
(f)
 
All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with TBA commitments. At August 31, 2022, the value of securities pledged amounted to $26,630,706. In addition, the Fund held cash collateral in the amount of $1,200,000.
(g)
 
Rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of August 31, 2022.
(h)
 
Privately offered liquidity fund. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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 the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Global Fund Services.
 



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

48

VIDENT FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
August 31, 2022

   
Vident
   
Vident
   
Vident
 
   
International
   
Core U.S.
   
Core U.S. Bond
 
   
Equity Fund
   
Equity Fund
   
Strategy ETF
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in securities, at value*+
 
$
347,228,223
   
$
565,237,615
   
$
412,747,891
 
Cash held as collateral
                       
  for TBA commitments
   
     
     
1,200,000
 
Foreign currency, at value*
   
10
     
     
 
Receivable for securities sold
   
     
     
92,882
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
1,904,437
     
807,765
     
2,530,787
 
Dividend tax reclaim receivable
   
1,243,547
     
     
 
Securities lending income receivable
   
12,111
     
14,009
     
1,391
 
Total assets
   
350,388,328
     
566,059,389
     
416,572,951
 
LIABILITIES
                       
Collateral received for
                       
  securities loaned (Note 4)
   
10,024,271
     
102,086,625
     
10,918,203
 
Payable for securities purchased
   
109,333
     
     
27,847,975
 
Management fees payable
   
180,945
     
204,393
     
131,540
 
Total liabilities
   
10,314,549
     
102,291,018
     
38,897,718
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
340,073,779
   
$
463,768,371
   
$
377,675,233
 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
516,861,679
   
$
473,665,793
   
$
428,001,391
 
Total distributable earnings
                       
  (accumulated deficit)
   
(176,787,900
)
   
(9,897,422
)
   
(50,326,158
)
Net assets
 
$
340,073,779
   
$
463,768,371
   
$
377,675,233
 
Net asset value:
                       
Net assets
 
$
340,073,779
   
$
463,768,371
   
$
377,675,233
 
Shares outstanding^
   
15,400,000
     
11,300,000
     
8,500,000
 
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
 
$
22.08
   
$
41.04
   
$
44.43
 
                         
* Identified Cost:
                       
Investments in  Securities
 
$
375,926,336
   
$
542,532,946
   
$
433,851,168
 
Foreign Currency
   
10
     
     
 
+ Includes loaned securities
                       
     with a value of
 
$
13,325,169
   
$
98,708,378
   
$
10,631,699
 

^  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.


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

49

VIDENT FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended August 31, 2022

   
Vident
   
Vident
   
Vident
 
   
International
   
Core U.S.
   
Core U.S. Bond
 
   
Equity Fund
   
Equity Fund
   
Strategy ETF
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Dividends^
 
$
22,307,393
   
$
8,621,669
   
$
 
Non-cash dividends
   
1,820,816
     
     
 
Securities lending income,
                       
  net (Note 4)
   
228,603
     
121,056
     
29,002
 
Interest
   
3,846
     
2,625
     
8,575,535
 
Total investment income
   
24,360,658
     
8,745,350
     
8,604,537
 
EXPENSES
                       
Management fees
   
2,549,776
     
2,285,277
     
1,626,266
 
Total expenses
   
2,549,776
     
2,285,277
     
1,626,266
 
Fees waived by adviser (Note 3)
   
(30,853
)
   
(29,448
)
   
(27,988
)
Net expenses
   
2,518,923
     
2,255,829
     
1,598,278
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
21,841,735
     
6,489,521
     
7,006,259
 
                         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
                       
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                       
Investments in securities
   
(8,985,551
)
   
25,064,709
     
(31,030,589
)
Foreign currency
   
(205,792
)
   
     
 
Change in unrealized
                       
  appreciation (depreciation) on:
                       
Investments in securities
   
(81,338,855
)
   
(64,409,430
)
   
(28,597,208
)
Foreign currency and translation
                       
  of other assets and liabilities
                       
  in foreign currency
   
(181,194
)
   
     
 
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  gain (loss) on investments
   
(90,711,392
)
   
(39,344,721
)
   
(59,627,797
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                       
  resulting from operations
 
$
(68,869,657
)
 
$
(32,855,200
)
 
$
(52,621,538
)
^  Net of foreign withholding taxes
 
$
2,621,612
   
$
   
$
 


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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
August 31, 2022
   
August 31, 2021
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
21,841,735
   
$
14,606,062
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
               
  and foreign currency
   
(9,191,343
)
   
47,203,947
 
Change in unrealized appreciation
               
  (depreciation) on investments
               
  and foreign currency
   
(81,520,049
)
   
72,325,084
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(68,869,657
)
   
134,135,093
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(23,767,573
)
   
(15,901,505
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(23,767,573
)
   
(15,901,505
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
     
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(53,776,620
)
   
(69,124,880
)
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
34,627
     
43,214
 
Net increase (decrease) in
               
  net assets derived from
               
  capital share transactions(a)
   
(53,741,993
)
   
(69,081,666
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
(146,379,223
)
 
$
49,151,922
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
 
$
486,453,002
   
$
437,301,080
 
End of year
 
$
340,073,779
   
$
486,453,002
 

(a)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Shares sold
   
     
 
 
Shares redeemed
   
(2,100,000
)
   
(2,800,000
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(2,100,000
)
   
(2,800,000
)


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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
August 31, 2022
   
August 31, 2021
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
6,489,521
   
$
4,647,775
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
25,064,709
     
64,389,498
 
Change in unrealized appreciation
               
  (depreciation) on investments
   
(64,409,430
)
   
84,452,844
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(32,855,200
)
   
153,490,117
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(6,205,670
)
   
(4,772,720
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(6,205,670
)
   
(4,772,720
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
78,759,520
     
43,785,000
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(3,904,120
)
   
(94,885,470
)
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
8
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in
               
  net assets derived from
               
  capital share transactions(a)
   
74,855,408
     
(51,100,470
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
35,794,538
   
$
97,616,927
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
 
$
427,973,833
   
$
330,356,906
 
End of year
 
$
463,768,371
   
$
427,973,833
 

(a)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Shares sold
   
1,800,000
     
1,000,000
 
 
Shares redeemed
   
(100,000
)
   
(2,400,000
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
1,700,000
     
(1,400,000
)


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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
August 31, 2022
   
August 31, 2021
 
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
7,006,259
   
$
6,263,390
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(31,030,589
)
   
9,034,635
 
Change in unrealized appreciation
               
  (depreciation) on investments
   
(28,597,208
)
   
(9,262,591
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(52,621,538
)
   
6,035,434
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(9,405,859
)
   
(6,192,618
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(9,405,859
)
   
(6,192,618
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
46,663,710
     
20,576,910
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(22,645,050
)
   
(5,243,670
)
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
10,572
     
2,901
 
Net increase (decrease) in
               
  net assets derived from
               
  capital share transactions(a)
   
24,029,232
     
15,336,141
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
(37,998,165
)
 
$
15,178,957
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
 
$
415,673,398
   
$
400,494,441
 
End of year
 
$
377,675,233
   
$
415,673,398
 

(a)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

     
Shares
   
Shares
 
 
Shares sold
   
1,000,000
     
400,000
 
 
Shares redeemed
   
(500,000
)
   
(100,000
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
500,000
     
300,000
 


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

   
Year Ended August 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
27.80
   
$
21.54
   
$
22.59
   
$
25.19
   
$
27.16
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
                                       
  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(1)
   
1.34
     
0.78
     
0.51
     
0.74
     
0.60
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain (loss) on investments(4)
   
(5.60
)
   
6.34
     
(0.93
)
   
(2.64
)
   
(1.91
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
(4.26
)
   
7.12
     
(0.42
)
   
(1.90
)
   
(1.31
)
                                         
DISTRIBUTIONS
                                       
  TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                       
Distributions from:
                                       
  Net investment income
   
(1.46
)
   
(0.86
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.70
)
   
(0.66
)
Total distributions
                                       
  to shareholders
   
(1.46
)
   
(0.86
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.70
)
   
(0.66
)
                                         
CAPITAL SHARE
                                       
  TRANSACTIONS:
                                       
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
(2) 
   
(2) 
   
0.01
     
(2) 
   
(2) 
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
22.08
   
$
27.80
   
$
21.54
   
$
22.59
   
$
25.19
 
Total return
   
-15.77
%
   
33.22
%
   
-1.98
%
   
-7.61
%
   
-4.97
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets at end of year (000’s)
 
$
340,074
   
$
486,453
   
$
437,301
   
$
569,345
   
$
609,628
 
                                         
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
                                       
  NET ASSETS:
                                       
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.61
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.64
%
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.60
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.60
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.63
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
5.22
%
   
3.02
%
   
2.29
%
   
3.09
%
   
2.18
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
5.23
%
   
3.04
%
   
2.30
%
   
3.09
%
   
2.19
%
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
   
70
%
   
74
%
   
79
%
   
76
%
   
66
%

(1)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
Less than $0.005.
(3)
Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.
(4)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

   
Year Ended August 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
44.58
   
$
30.03
   
$
29.72
   
$
35.33
   
$
29.83
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
                                       
  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(1)
   
0.62
     
0.46
     
0.45
     
0.49
     
0.40
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain (loss) on investments(4)
   
(3.56
)
   
14.56
     
0.33
     
(5.60
)
   
5.52
 
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
(2.94
)
   
15.02
     
0.78
     
(5.11
)
   
5.92
 
                                         
DISTRIBUTIONS
                                       
  TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                       
Distributions from:
                                       
  Net investment income
   
(0.60
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.42
)
Total distributions
                                       
  to shareholders
   
(0.60
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.42
)
                                         
CAPITAL SHARE
                                       
  TRANSACTIONS:
                                       
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
(2) 
   
     
     
(2) 
   
 
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
41.04
   
$
44.58
   
$
30.03
   
$
29.72
   
$
35.33
 
Total return
   
-6.66
%
   
50.29
%
   
2.70
%
   
-14.49
%
   
19.95
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets at end of year (000’s)
 
$
463,768
   
$
427,974
   
$
330,357
   
$
478,413
   
$
671,355
 
                                         
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
                                       
  NET ASSETS:
                                       
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.50
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.52
%
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.49
%
   
0.48
%
   
0.49
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.51
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
1.41
%
   
1.17
%
   
1.53
%
   
1.56
%
   
1.20
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
1.42
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.54
%
   
1.56
%
   
1.21
%
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
   
63
%
   
65
%
   
66
%
   
71
%
   
63
%

(1)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
Less than $0.005.
(3)
Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.
(4)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

   
Year Ended August 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
51.96
   
$
52.01
   
$
51.22
   
$
47.93
   
$
50.26
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
                                       
  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(1)
   
0.85
     
0.80
     
1.23
     
1.50
     
1.17
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain (loss) on investments(4)
   
(7.23
)
   
(0.05
)
   
0.88
     
3.34
     
(2.39
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
(6.38
)
   
0.75
     
2.11
     
4.84
     
(1.22
)
                                         
DISTRIBUTIONS
                                       
  TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                                       
Distributions from:
                                       
  Net investment income
   
(1.05
)
   
(0.80
)
   
(1.33
)
   
(1.56
)
   
(1.11
)
  Realized gains
   
(0.10
)
   
     
     
     
 
Total distributions
                                       
  to shareholders
   
(1.15
)
   
(0.80
)
   
(1.33
)
   
(1.56
)
   
(1.11
)
                                         
CAPITAL SHARE
                                       
  TRANSACTIONS:
                                       
Transaction fees (Note 7)
   
(2) 
   
(2) 
   
0.01
     
0.01
     
(2) 
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
44.43
   
$
51.96
   
$
52.01
   
$
51.22
   
$
47.93
 
Total return
   
-12.41
%
   
1.46
%
   
4.26
%
   
10.37
%
   
-2.42
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets at end of year (000’s)
 
$
377,675
   
$
415,673
   
$
400,494
   
$
486,612
   
$
536,796
 
                                         
RATIOS TO AVERAGE
                                       
  NET ASSETS:
                                       
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.41
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.43
%
Expenses to average
                                       
  net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
0.40
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.40
%
   
0.41
%
   
0.42
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (before
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
1.76
%
   
1.53
%
   
2.42
%
   
3.11
%
   
2.42
%
Net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets (after
                                       
  management fees waived)
   
1.77
%
   
1.55
%
   
2.43
%
   
3.11
%
   
2.43
%
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
   
247
%
   
238
%
   
247
%
   
384
%
   
324
%

(1)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
Less than $0.005.
(3)
Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.
(4)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.


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

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August 31, 2022

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
Vident International Equity Fund, Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (individually each a “Fund” or collectively the “Funds”) are diversified series of ETF Series Solutions (“ESS” or the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment series, organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 9, 2012. The Trust is registered with the U.S. 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 Funds’ shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objectives of the Funds are to seek to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core International Equity Index, the Vident Core U.S. Stock Index and the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index, respectively. Vident International Equity Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2013; Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund commenced operations on January 21, 2014; and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF commenced operations on October 15, 2014.
 
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is August 31, 2022, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
A.
Security Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic and foreign common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Global SelectMarket® and Nasdaq Capital Market® exchanges (collectively “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 mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are 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.

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Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
   
 
Debt securities, including short-term debt instruments, are valued in accordance with prices provided by a pricing service. Pricing services may use various valuation methodologies such as the mean between the bid and asked prices, matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations.
   
 
Units of Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC are not traded on an exchange and are valued at the investment company’s NAV per share as provided by its administrator. These shares are generally classified as Level 2 instruments.
   
 
Deposit accounts are valued at acquisition cost, which approximates fair value.
   
 
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values in accordance with pricing procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”). When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the pricing procedures adopted by the Board. The use of fair value pricing by the Funds may cause the NAV of the shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
   
 
As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar 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 inputs are not available; representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 
The 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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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 inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of the end of the current fiscal period:

 
Vident International Equity Fund
                       
                           
 
Assets^
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
323,450,977
   
$
   
$
0
(a) 
 
$
323,450,977
 
 
Preferred Stocks
   
13,058,606
     
     
     
13,058,606
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
694,369
     
     
     
694,369
 
 
Investments Purchased
                               
 
  with Proceeds from
                               
 
  Securities Lending
   
     
10,024,271
     
     
10,024,271
 
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
 
$
337,203,952
   
$
10,024,271
   
$
0
   
$
347,228,223
 

 
(a)
 
Represents less than $0.50.
 
^
 
See Schedule of Investments for country breakouts.

 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
                               
                                   
 
Assets^
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
462,342,143
   
$
   
$
   
$
462,342,143
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
808,847
     
     
     
808,847
 
 
Investments Purchased
                               
 
  with Proceeds from
                               
 
  Securities Lending
   
     
102,086,625
     
     
102,086,625
 
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
 
$
463,150,990
   
$
102,086,625
   
$
   
$
565,237,615
 

 
^
 
See Schedule of Investments for sector breakouts.

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Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
                       
                           
 
Description^
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
93,453,008
   
$
   
$
93,453,008
 
 
Mortgage Backed
                               
 
  Securities – U.S.
                               
 
  Government Agency
   
     
42,829,852
     
     
42,829,852
 
 
U.S. Government
                               
 
  Agency Issues
   
     
6,131,057
     
     
6,131,057
 
 
U.S. Government
                               
 
  Notes/Bonds
   
     
232,785,065
     
     
232,785,065
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
26,630,706
     
     
     
26,630,706
 
 
Investments Purchased
                               
 
  with Proceeds from
                               
 
  Securities Lending
   
     
10,918,203
     
     
10,918,203
 
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
 
$
26,630,706
   
$
386,117,185
   
$
   
$
412,747,891
 

 
^
See Schedule of Investments for sector breakouts.

 
During the current fiscal period, the Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF did not recognize any transfers into or out of Level 3. The Vident International Equity Fund held securities valued at $0 that were recognized as transfers in to Level 3. The transfer occurred due to a halt in trading of Russian securities as a result of the ongoing Ukrainian/Russian conflict and the restrictions to the Russian foreign exchange. The Level 3 securities recognized $(7,014,285) as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statements of Operations.
   
B.
Foreign Currency. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts 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 Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. The Funds report net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ 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 values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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C.
Securities Purchased or Sold on a Forward-Commitment Basis. Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF may enter into TBA commitments, Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions or other purchase and sale transactions that specify forward delivery of a financial security. TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed pass-through securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. Most commitments in mortgage-backed pass-through securities occur for future delivery in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until a few days prior to settlement. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must follow general trade parameters, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, the Fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed pass-through securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a Fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of the Trust or cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash held as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Noncash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. In connection with this ability, the Fund may enter into mortgage “dollar rolls” in which a Fund sells TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a Fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and the Fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions.
   
 
The value of TBA commitments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF as of the end of the current fiscal period is as follows:

 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Values of TBA Commitments as of the end of the current fiscal period

   
Liabilities
   
Location
Value
 
TBA Commitments –
Payable for
 
 
  Credit/interest rate risk
Securities Purchased
$27,461,057

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The effect of TBA Commitments on the Statement of Operations for the current fiscal period

 
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on TBA
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
 
Commitments Recognized in Income
 
(Depreciation) Recognized in Income
   
Investments
   
Investments
   
in Securities
   
in Securities
 
TBA Commitments
($3,081,141)
 
TBA Commitments
($539,673)

 
The average monthly value of TBA Commitments during the current fiscal period was $35,018,422.
   
 
OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
   
 
The Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF is subject to various MSFTAs, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The MSFTAs allow the Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The MSFTAs also specify collateral posting arrangements at prearranged exposure levels. Under the MSFTAs, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant MSFTAs with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and type of MSFTAs.
   
 
The following is a summary of the Assets and Liabilities subject to offsetting in the Fund as of the end of the current fiscal period.

 
Liabilities
                   
Gross Amounts not offset
       
                       
in the Statement of
       
                       
Assets and Liabilities
       
                 
Net
                   
           
Gross
   
Amounts
                   
           
Amounts
   
Presented
                   
     
Gross
   
Offset in the
   
in the
                   
     
Amounts of
   
Statement of
   
Statement of
                   
 
Description/
 
Recognized
   
Assets and
   
Assets and
   
Financial
   
Collateral
   
Net
 
 
Counterparty
 
Liabilities
   
Liabilities
   
Liabilities
   
Instruments
   
Pledged
   
Amount
 
 
TBA Commitments
                                   
 
  Goldman Sachs
                                   
 
    & Co. LLC
 
$
15,458,947
   
$
   
$
15,458,947
   
$
(15,058,947
)
 
$
(400,000
)
 
$
 
 
  Wells Fargo
                                               
 
    Securities, LLC
   
12,002,110
     
     
12,002,110
     
(11,202,110
)
   
(800,000
)
   
 
     
$
27,461,057
   
$
   
$
27,461,057
   
$
(26,261,057
)
 
$
(1,200,000
)
 
$
 

 
In some instances, the collateral amounts disclosed in the tables were adjusted due to the requirement to limit the collateral amounts to avoid the effect of overcollateralization. Actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amounts disclosed herein.
   
D.
Federal Income Taxes. The Funds’ 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

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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.
   
 
Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each 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 Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
   
E.
Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized from sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income or separately disclosed, if any, are recorded at fair value of the security received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and foreign taxes on capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted and amortized using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of Operations.
   
 
Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Funds must use estimates in reporting the character of their income and distributions received during the current calendar year for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to the Funds’ shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by a Fund’s shareholders may represent a return of capital.
   
F.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income for the Funds are declared and paid at least on a quarterly basis and distributions from net realized gains on securities are normally declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

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G.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of 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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the current fiscal period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
H.
Share Valuation. The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.
   
I.
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
   
J.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. The permanent differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 the following table shows the reclassifications made:

     
Distributable Earnings
       
     
(Accumulated Deficit)
   
Paid-In Capital
 
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
(4,033,544
)
 
$
4,033,544
 
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
(697,709
)
 
$
697,709
 
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
1,381,888
   
$
(1,381,888
)

 
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds realized the following net capital gains/(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/(losses) are not taxable to the Funds, and gains are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) to paid-in capital.

 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
4,033,544
 
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
697,709
 
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
(1,381,888
)

K.
Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the

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date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to the end of the current fiscal period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ Financial Statements.
 
NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Vident Advisory, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vident Financial, LLC, the Index Provider (“Vident Financial”). Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to this 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 (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”). The Adviser may delegate its responsibility to pay some or all expenses incurred by the Funds, except for Excluded Expenses, to one or more third parties, including but not limited to, Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vident Financial. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is paid a fee by the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of each Fund. For services provided to the Funds, Vident International Equity Fund pays the Adviser 0.61%, Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund pays the Adviser 0.50%, and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF pays the Adviser 0.41% at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, calculated daily and paid monthly. Effective February 1, 2020, the Adviser contractually waived 0.02% of its adviser fee from each of the Funds until December 31, 2021. Fees waived under this waiver are not subject to recoupment by the Adviser.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, acts as the Funds’ Administrator and, in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for the Funds. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds, including regulatory compliance monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Board; monitors the activities of the Funds’ Custodian, transfer agent and accountants. Fund Services also serves as the transfer agent and fund accountant to the Funds. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as the Funds’ Custodian.
 
ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares.
 

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The Custodian and Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY” or the “Sub-Custodian”) (together the “Securities Lending Agents”) act as Vident International Equity Fund’s securities lending agents. The Custodian acts as securities lending agent (the “Securities Lending Agent”) for the Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF.
 
A Trustee and all officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Administrator and Custodian.
 
NOTE 4 – SECURITIES LENDING
 
The Funds may lend up to 331⁄3% of the value of the securities in their portfolios to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending programs administered by the Securities Lending Agents. The securities lending agreements require 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 Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the non-cash and cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreements to recall the securities from the borrower on demand.
 
The securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a borrower’s material default, the Securities Lending Agents shall take all actions the Securities Lending Agents deem appropriate to liquidate the collateral, purchase replacement securities at the Securities Lending Agents’ 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 agreements between the Funds and the Securities Lending Agents.
 
As of the end of the current fiscal period, the Funds had loaned securities that were collateralized by cash equivalents. The cash collateral is invested by the Securities Lending Agents in accordance with 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 Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the Securities Lending Agents.
 

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

As of the end of the current fiscal period, the values of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to the Securities Lending Agents were as follows:
 
   
Value of
   
Payable for Collateral
 
   
Securities
   
Received (excludes
 
Fund
 
on Loan
   
non-cash collateral)
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
13,325,169
   
$
10,024,271
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
98,708,378
   
$
102,086,625
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
10,631,699
   
$
10,918,203
 

The cash collateral is invested in a private fund and repurchase agreements (Vident International Equity Fund only) with selected commercial banks and broker dealers, under which the Fund acquires U.S. Government obligations, as collateral subject to an obligation of the counterparty to repurchase and the Fund to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and price. The Fund, through the Sub-Custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. The Fund requires the Sub-Custodian to take possession of all securities held as collateral for repurchase agreements. The Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction and it is the Fund’s policy that the fair value of the collateral be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price. The value of the related collateral that the Fund received for repurchase agreements exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements at the end of the current fiscal period. The Schedule of Investments for the Fund includes the investments purchased with particular cash collateral holdings as of the end of the current fiscal period. Non-cash collateral received by Vident International Equity Fund was in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations with a value of $4,026,049.
 
The interest income earned by the Funds on non-cash collateral and investments of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them (“Securities Lending Income”) is reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Net fees and interest income earned on collateral investments and recognized by the Funds during the current fiscal period, were as follows:
 
Fund
Fees and Interest Earned
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
228,603
   
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
121,056
   
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
29,002
   

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SECURED BORROWINGS
 
The following represents gross obligations for secured borrowings by the type of collateral pledged and remaining time to maturity.
 
Vident International Equity Fund

   
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
 
Securities
 
Overnight
               
Greater
       
Lending
 
and
   
Up to
   
30-90
   
than
       
Transactions
 
Continuous
   
30 Days
   
Days
   
90 Days
   
Total
 
Repurchase agreements
                               
  collateralized by various
                               
  U.S. government
                               
  obligations
 
$
8,584,221
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
8,584,221
 
Private Funds(a)
 
$
1,440,050
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,440,050
 
U.S. Treasury
                                       
  obligations
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,026,049
   
$
4,026,049
 
Total Borrowings
 
$
10,024,271
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,026,049
   
$
14,050,320
 

Vident Core U.S Equity Fund
 
   
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
 
Securities
 
Overnight
               
Greater
       
Lending
 
and
   
Up to
   
30-90
   
than
       
Transactions
 
Continuous
   
30 Days
   
Days
   
90 Days
   
Total
 
Private Funds(a)
 
$
102,086,625
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
102,086,625
 
Total Borrowings
 
$
102,086,625
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
102,086,625
 

Vident Core U.S Bond Strategy ETF
 
   
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
 
Securities
 
Overnight
               
Greater
       
Lending
 
and
   
Up to
   
30-90
   
than
       
Transactions
 
Continuous
   
30 Days
   
Days
   
90 Days
   
Total
 
Private Funds(a)
 
$
10,918,203
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
10,918,203
 
Total Borrowings
 
$
10,918,203
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
10,918,203
 

(a)
The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC as shown on the Schedule of Investments, a short-term investment portfolio with an overnight and continuous maturity. The investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per unit.

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

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

NOTE 5 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
During the current fiscal period, purchases and sales of securities by the Funds, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
290,546,115
   
$
306,996,421
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
284,347,920
   
$
283,577,301
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
980,223,236
   
$
977,626,329
 

During the current fiscal period, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:
 
   
In-Kind Purchases
   
In-Kind Sales
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
   
$
38,545,612
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
78,470,334
   
$
3,894,309
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
41,789,693
   
$
20,265,395
 

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities in Vident International Equity Fund or Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund during the current fiscal period. Included in the amounts for Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF there were $764,043,521 of purchases and $750,478,337 of sales of U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.
 
NOTE 6 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION
 
The components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) and cost basis of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes as of August 31, 2022, were as follows:
 
   
Vident
   
Vident
   
Vident
 
   
International
   
Core U.S.
   
Core U.S. Bond
 
   
Equity Fund
   
Equity Fund
   
Strategy ETF
 
Tax cost of investments
 
$
378,608,649
   
$
543,866,838
   
$
434,047,042
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
 
$
20,156,454
   
$
58,297,752
   
$
139,714
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(51,664,642
)
   
(36,926,975
)
   
(21,438,865
)
Net tax unrealized
                       
  appreciation/ (depreciation)
   
(31,508,188
)
   
21,370,777
     
(21,299,151
)
Undistributed ordinary income
   
5,125,231
     
1,218,360
     
502,506
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
     
     
 
Other accumulated gain/(loss)
   
(150,404,943
)
   
(32,486,559
)
   
(29,529,513
)
Distributable earnings/
                       
  (accumulated deficit)
 
$
(176,787,900
)
 
$
(9,897,422
)
 
$
(50,326,158
)

The differences between book and tax-basis cost are attributable to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies and wash sales. A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat
 

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Funds’ taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds did not elect to defer any post- October capital losses or late-year ordinary losses.
 
As of August 31, 2022, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes, with an indefinite expiration:
 
   
Short-Term
   
Long-Term
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
(139,495,696
)
 
$
(10,895,577
)
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
(32,486,559
)
 
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
(18,261,395
)
 
$
(11,268,118
)

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds utilized the following capital loss carryforward that was available as of August 31, 2021:
 
   
Short-Term
   
Long-Term
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
   
$
7,068,276
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
24,713,791
   
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
   
$
 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, was as follows:
 
   
Ordinary Income
   
Capital Gains
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
23,767,573
   
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
6,205,670
   
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
8,604,885
   
$
800,974
 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, was as follows:
 
   
Ordinary Income
   
Capital Gains
 
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
15,901,505
   
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
$
4,772,720
   
$
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
$
6,192,618
   
$
 
 
NOTE 7 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on New York Stock Exchange Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in blocks of 100,000 shares. The general blocks of shares issued or redeemed are 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. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Creation Units of a Fund
 

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may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. 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.
 
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which have no front-end sales loads, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. Vident International Equity Fund charges $5,000; Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF each charge $750 for the standard fixed transaction fee, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on transaction orders if the Funds’ Custodian has determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order, or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee payable to each Fund may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% in Vident International Equity Fund and Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund and up to a maximum of 3% in Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction.
 
Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Funds for the transaction costs associated with the cash transactions fees. Variable fees received by each Fund, if any, are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions sections of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.
 
NOTE 8 – RISKS
 
COVID-19 Risk. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments.
 
Russia/Ukraine Conflict Risk (Vident International Equity Fund Only). On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region and the markets. In addition, sanctions imposed on
 

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August 31, 2022 (Continued)

Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Fund.
 
NOTE 9 – BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
 
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of a fund, under section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of the end of the current fiscal period, Ronald Blue Trust, Inc., as a beneficial shareholder, owned greater than 25% of the outstanding shares of each Fund.
 







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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of Vident Funds and
Board of Trustees of ETF Series Solutions
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Vident International Equity Fund, Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund, and Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (the “Funds”), each a series of ETF Series Solutions, as of August 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2022, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
We have served as the auditor of one or more of Vident Advisory, LLC’s investment companies since 2013.
 
 
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 27, 2022


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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)

Additional information about each Trustee of the Trust is set forth below. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
 
   
Term of
 
Number of
Other
 
Position
Office
 
Portfolios
Directorships
 
Held
and
 
in Fund
Held by
Name
with
Length
 
Complex
Trustee
and Year
the
of Time
Principal Occupation(s)
Overseen
During Past
of Birth
Trust
Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustee
Five Years
Independent Trustees
         
           
Leonard M.
Lead
Indefinite
Retired; formerly Chief
54
Independent
Rush, CPA
Indepen-
term;
Financial Officer,
 
Trustee,
Born: 1946
dent
since 2012
Robert W. Baird
 
Managed
 
Trustee
 
& Co. Incorporated
 
Portfolio Series
 
and Audit
 
(wealth management
 
(34 portfolios)
 
Committee
 
firm) (2000–2011).
 
(since 2011).
 
Chairman
   
 
 
       
 
 
David A. Massart
Trustee
Indefinite
Partner and Managing
54
Independent
Born: 1967
 
term;
Director, Beacon Pointe
 
Trustee,
   
since 2012
Advisors, LLC (since 2022);
 
Managed
     
Co-Founder, President, and
 
Portfolio Series
     
Chief Investment Strategist,
 
(34 portfolios)
     
Next Generation Wealth
 
(since 2011).
     
Management, Inc.
 
 
     
(2005–2021).
 
 
       
 
 
Janet D. Olsen
Trustee
Indefinite
Retired; formerly Managing
54
Independent
Born: 1956
 
term;
Director and General
 
Trustee,
   
since 2018
Counsel, Artisan Partners
 
PPM Funds
     
Limited Partnership
 
(2 portfolios)
     
(investment adviser)
 
(since 2018).
     
(2000–2013); Executive
 
 
     
Vice President and General
 
 
     
Counsel, Artisan Partners
 
 
     
Asset Management Inc.
 
 
     
(2012–2013); Vice President
 
 
     
and General Counsel, Artisan
 
 
     
Funds, Inc. (investment
 
 
     
company) (2001–2012).
 
 
       
 
 
Interested Trustee
     
 
 
       
 
 
Michael A. Castino
Trustee
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S.
54
None
Born: 1967
and
term;
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
   
 
Chairman
Trustee
(since 2013); Managing Director
   
   
since 2014;
of Index Services, Zacks
   
   
Chairman
Investment Management
   
   
since 2013
(2011–2013).
   

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)

The officers of the Trust conduct and supervise its daily business. The address of each officer of the Trust is c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Additional information about the Trust’s officers is as follows:
 
   
Term of
 
 
Position(s)
Office
 
 
Held
and
 
Name
with
Length
 
and Year
the
of Time
 
of Birth
Trust
Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Kristina R. Nelson
President
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1982
 
term;
(since 2020); Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
   
since 2019
LLC (2014–2020).
       
Alyssa M. Bernard
Vice
Indefinite
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1988
President
term;
(since 2021); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund
   
since 2021
Services, LLC (2018–2021); Attorney, Waddell & Reed
     
Financial, Inc. (2017–2018).
       
Cynthia L. Andrae
Chief
Indefinite
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1971
Compliance
term;
(since 2019); Compliance Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund
 
Officer and
since 2022
Services, LLC (2015-2019).
 
Anti-Money
(other roles
 
 
Laundering
since 2021)
 
 
Officer
   
       
Kristen M. Weitzel
Treasurer
Indefinite
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1977
 
term;
(since 2015); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund
   
since 2014
Services, LLC (2011–2015).
   
(other roles
 
   
since 2013)
 
       
Isabella K. Zoller
Secretary
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1994
 
term;
(since 2021); Regulatory Administration Attorney, U.S.
   
since 2021
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2019); Regulatory
   
(other roles
Administration Intern, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
   
since 2020)
(2018–2019); Law Student (2016–2019).
       
Elizabeth A.
Assistant
Indefinite
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Winske
Treasurer
term;
(since 2020); Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund
Born: 1983
 
since 2017
Services, LLC (2016–2020).
       
Jason E. Shlensky
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Born: 1987
Treasurer
term;
(since 2019); Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
   
since 2019
(2014–2019).
       
Jessica L. Vorbeck
Assistant
Indefinite
Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (since 2018;
Born: 1984
Treasurer
term;
2014–2017).
   
since 2020
 

The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.videntfunds.com.
 


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EXPENSE EXAMPLES
For the Six-Months Ended August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below in the Expense Example Table.
 
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line of the table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then, multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 

 

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLES
For the Six-Months Ended August 31, 2022 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Vident International Equity Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
March 1, 2022
August 31, 2022
the Period(a)
Actual
$1,000.00
$   871.90
$2.88
Hypothetical
     
  (5% annual return
     
  before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.13
$3.11
       
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
     
       
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
March 1, 2022
August 31, 2022
the Period(b)
Actual
$1,000.00
$   919.50
$2.42
Hypothetical
     
  (5% annual return
     
  before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.68
$2.55
       
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
     
       
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
March 1, 2022
August 31, 2022
the Period(c)
Actual
$1,000.00
$   916.10
$1.98
Hypothetical
     
  (5% annual return
     
  before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.14
$2.09

(a)
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, 0.61%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/365, to reflect the period. See Note 3.
(b)
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, 0.50%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/365, to reflect the period. See Note 3.
(c)
The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, 0.41%, multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by 184/365, to reflect the period. See Note 3.


77

VIDENT FUNDS

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT &
BOARD CONSIDERATIONS

Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting held on April 20-21, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of ETF Series Solutions (the “Trust”) approved the continuance of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) by and among Vident Advisory, LLC (the “Adviser”), Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), and the Trust, on behalf of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF, Vident Core U.S. Equity Strategy ETF, and Vident International Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).
 
Prior to the Meeting, the Board, including the Trustees who are not parties to the Sub-Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed written materials (the “Materials”), including information from the Sub-Adviser regarding, among other things: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser; (ii) the historical performance of each Fund; (iii) the cost of the services provided and the profits realized by the Sub-Adviser from services rendered to each applicable Fund; (iv) the extent to which any economies of scale realized by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its services to each Fund are shared with its respective Fund shareholders; (v) any other financial benefits to the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates resulting from services rendered to the Funds; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.
 
The Board also considered that the Sub-Adviser, along with other service providers of the Funds, had provided written updates on the firm over the course of the year with respect to its role as investment sub-adviser to the Funds, and the Board considered that information alongside the Mater Materials in its consideration of whether the Sub-Advisory Agreement should be continued. Additionally, representatives from the Sub-Adviser provided an oral overview of the services provided to each Fund by the Sub-Adviser and additional information about the Sub-Adviser’s personnel and business operations. The Board then discussed the Materials and oral presentations that it had received and any other information that the Board received at the Meeting and deliberated on the approval of continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement in light of this information.
 
Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Sub-Adviser
 
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Trustees considered the scope of services provided under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, noting that the Sub-Adviser had provided and would continue to provide investment management services to the Funds. In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the quality of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and past reports from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) regarding the CCO’s review of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program. The Board also considered its previous experience with the Sub-Adviser providing investment management services to
 

78

VIDENT FUNDS

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT &
BOARD CONSIDERATIONS (Continued)

the Funds, as well as other series of the Trust. The Board noted that it had received a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s registration form and financial statements, as well as the Sub-Adviser’s response to a detailed series of questions that included, among other things, information about the Sub-Adviser’s decision-making process, the background and experience of the firm’s key personnel, and the firm’s compliance policies, marketing practices, and brokerage information.
 
The Board noted the responsibilities that the Sub-Adviser has as each Fund’s investment sub-adviser, including: responsibility for the general management of the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets of each Fund; determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio security trades for purchases and redemptions of each Fund’s shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis; oversight of general portfolio compliance with applicable securities laws, regulations, and investment restrictions; responsibility for quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board also considered the Sub-Adviser’s affiliation with the Adviser as well as its resources and capacity with respect to portfolio management, compliance, and operations given the number of funds for which it provides sub-advisory services.
 
Historical Performance. The Board noted that information regarding each Fund’s performance for various time periods had been included in the Materials. The Board considered each Fund’s past investment performance, including for periods ended December 31, 2021. Because each Fund is designed to track the performance of an index, the Board considered, among other things, the extent to which each such Fund tracked its respective index before fees and expenses. The Board noted that, for the time periods reviewed, each Fund generally performed in-line with its underlying index, except that for the one-year period the Vident International Equity Fund underperformed its underlying index as a result of the costs associated with rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio in response to rebalancings of the Fund’s underlying index.
 
Cost 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 Funds. The Board considered that the fees paid to the Sub-Adviser are paid by the Adviser, which is an affiliate of the Sub-Adviser. The Board further determined that the fees reflected an appropriate allocation of the advisory fee paid to each firm given the work performed by each firm and noted that the fees were generally in line with those charged by the Sub-Adviser in connection with other funds managed by the Sub-Adviser. The Board also evaluated the compensation and benefits received by the Sub-Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, taking into account analyses of the Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to each Fund at various Fund asset levels.
 
The Board expressed the view that it currently appeared that the Sub-Adviser might realize economies of scale in managing the Funds as assets grow in size. The Board
 

79

VIDENT FUNDS

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT &
BOARD CONSIDERATIONS (Continued)

further noted that because each Fund pays the Adviser a unified fee, any benefits from breakpoints in the sub-advisory fee schedule would accrue to the Adviser, rather than such Fund’s respective shareholders. Consequently, the Board determined that it would monitor fees as the Funds grow to determine whether economies of scale were being effectively shared with the Funds and their shareholders.
 
Conclusion. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s 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 the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined that the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the compensation payable under the agreement, was fair and reasonable to each Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined that the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its respective shareholders.
 






80

VIDENT FUNDS

REVIEW OF LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Series”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Series’ particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of such Series.
 
The investment adviser to the Series has adopted and implemented its own written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) tailored specifically to assess and manage the liquidity risk of the Series.
 
At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Trustees received a report pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program for the period ended December 31, 2021. The report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Series’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage such risk. The report reflected that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Series’ ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The report further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.
 
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding the Series’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Series may be subject.
 




81

VIDENT FUNDS

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME
 
For the year ended August 31, 2022, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
 
Vident International Equity Fund
64.80%
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
100.00%
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
0.00%
 
 

DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION
 
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 was as follows:
 
Vident International Equity Fund
0.09%
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
100.00%
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
0.00%
 
 

SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN
 
For the year ended August 31, 2022, the percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for each Fund were as follows:
 
Vident International Equity Fund
0.00%
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
0.00%
 
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
0.00%
 



82

VIDENT FUNDS

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
(Unaudited) (Continued)

FOREIGN TAX CREDIT PASS THROUGH
 
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue code, the Funds designated the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended August 31, 2022. Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes.
 
               
Portion of
               
Ordinary Income
               
Distribution
   
Creditable
   
Per
   
Derived from
   
Foreign Taxes
   
Share
   
Foreign
   
Paid
   
Amount
   
Sourced Income
Vident International Equity Fund
 
$
2,611,991
   
$
0.16960981
   
98.45
%
 
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
   
     
   
   
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
   
     
   
   

Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.
 
Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to difference in the calculation of income and gains under GAAP purposes and Internal Revenue Service purposes.
 
Shareholders are strongly advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investments in the Funds.
 




83

VIDENT FUNDS

INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
(Unaudited)

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004. Furthermore, you may obtain the Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.videntfunds.com daily.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING
(Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the SAI. The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the website at www.videntfunds.com.
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 is available by calling toll-free at (800) 617-0004 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS
(Unaudited)

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





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Adviser
Vident Advisory, LLC
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

Sub-Adviser
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

Index Provider
Vident Financial, LLC
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80203

Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541

 
Vident International Equity Fund
Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
 
Symbol – VIDI
Symbol – VUSE
 
 
CUSIP – 26922A404
CUSIP – 26922A503
 

Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
Symbol – VBND
CUSIP – 26922A602



(b)
Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

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

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

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

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

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

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

Vident International Equity Fund
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit Fees
$16,000
$16,000
Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
Tax Fees
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
All Other Fees
$0
$0

Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit Fees
$14,500
$14,500
Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
Tax Fees
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
All Other Fees
$0
$0

Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit Fees
$16,000
$16,000
Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
Tax Fees
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
All Other Fees
$0
$0

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

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

Vident International Equity Fund
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
 
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

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

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.

Vident International Equity Fund
Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund
Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  8/31/2022
FYE  8/31/2021
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

The registrant has not been identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as having filed an annual report issued by a registered public accounting firm branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction where the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or completely investigate because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.

The registrant is not a foreign issuer.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a)
The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Act.  The independent members of the committee are as follows: Leonard M. Rush, David A. Massart, and Janet D. Olsen.

(b)
Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

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

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s President (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 has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.



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

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


SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)    ETF Series Solutions 

By (Signature and Title       /s/ Kristina R. Nelson
Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)

Date     11/4/2022



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/ Kristina R. Nelson
Kristina R. Nelson, President (principal executive officer)

Date     11/4/2022

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Kristen M. Weitzel
Kristen M. Weitzel, Treasurer (principal financial officer)

Date     11/4/2022

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