UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22917
Absolute Shares Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Millington Securities, Inc.
331 Newman Springs Rd Suite 105
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Don Schreiber, Jr.
Millington Securities, Inc.
331 Newman Springs Rd Suite 105
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Name and address of agent for service)
(732) 842-4920
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: June 30
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020
Item 1(a). Reports to Stockholders.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2020
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | WBIE
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | WBIF
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | WBIG
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | WBIL
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | WBII
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | WBIY
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | WBIT
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | WBIN
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Table of Contents | |
Portfolio Allocations | 1 | |
Schedules of Investments | 2 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 11 | |
Statements of Operations | 13 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 15 | |
Financial Highlights | 17 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | 21 | |
Expense Examples | 31 | |
Information About the Portfolio Holdings | 33 | |
Information About Proxy Voting | 33 | |
Information About the Funds’ Trustees | 33 | |
Frequency Distributions of Premiums and Discounts |
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Portfolio Allocations | |
As of December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology | ||||
& Life Sciences | 15.9 | % | ||
Capital Goods | 15.5 | % | ||
Software & Services | 13.1 | % | ||
Banks | 12.6 | % | ||
Retailing | 6.9 | % | ||
Materials | 6.7 | % | ||
Transportation | 5.8 | % | ||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 5.3 | % | ||
Health Care Equipment & Services | 4.6 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 4.4 | % | ||
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 4.1 | % | ||
Technology Hardware & Equipment | 2.1 | % | ||
REITS | 2.0 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 1.0 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology | ||||
& Life Sciences | 15.5 | % | ||
Retailing | 14.0 | % | ||
Insurance | 13.7 | % | ||
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 8.8 | % | ||
Diversified Financials | 7.9 | % | ||
Media & Entertainment | 7.8 | % | ||
Software & Services | 7.7 | % | ||
Health Care Equipment & Services | 4.4 | % | ||
Banks | 4.3 | % | ||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 4.3 | % | ||
Transportation | 4.1 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 3.4 | % | ||
Technology Hardware | ||||
& Equipment | 2.1 | % | ||
Materials | 2.0 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Insurance | 20.6 | % | ||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 17.7 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology | ||||
& Life Sciences | 15.7 | % | ||
Software & Services | 7.3 | % | ||
Utilities | 7.1 | % | ||
Technology Hardware | ||||
& Equipment | 6.1 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 6.0 | % | ||
Retailing | 5.4 | % | ||
Banks | 4.6 | % | ||
Transportation | 4.0 | % | ||
REITS | 2.6 | % | ||
Materials | 2.0 | % | ||
Health Care Equipment & Services | 0.9 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Retailing | 16.4 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology | ||||
& Life Sciences | 16.1 | % | ||
Software & Services | 13.8 | % | ||
Consumer Durables & Apparel | 13.0 | % | ||
Capital Goods | 11.8 | % | ||
Banks | 8.5 | % | ||
Transportation | 6.8 | % | ||
Materials | 6.6 | % | ||
Technology Hardware | ||||
& Equipment | 2.2 | % | ||
REITS | 2.1 | % | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 1.8 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.9 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Exchange Traded Funds | 98.4 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 1.6 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Banks | 20.2 | % | ||
Energy | 18.8 | % | ||
Telecommunication Services | 9.5 | % | ||
Materials | 8.9 | % | ||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 7.9 | % | ||
Technology Hardware | ||||
& Equipment | 7.1 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology | ||||
& Life Sciences | 4.9 | % | ||
Software & Services | 4.7 | % | ||
Media & Entertainment | 4.5 | % | ||
Insurance | 4.3 | % | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 4.2 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 2.0 | % | ||
Diversified Financials | 1.3 | % | ||
Utilities | 1.0 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.7 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch | ||||
US 3000 Total Return ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Exchange Traded Funds | 99.5 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.5 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % | ||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch | ||||
US Total Return ETF | ||||
Percentage of | ||||
Industry Group | Net Assets | |||
Exchange Traded Funds | 99.3 | % | ||
Short-Term Investments and | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.7 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.0 | % |
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.0% | ||||||||
Banks — 12.6% | ||||||||
60,463 | Bank of America Corp. | $ | 1,832,634 | |||||
17,256 | Citigroup, Inc. | 1,064,005 | ||||||
12,851 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,914,799 | ||||||
4,811,438 | ||||||||
Capital Goods — 15.5% | ||||||||
10,705 | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 917,633 | ||||||
9,823 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 1,674,625 | ||||||
9,151 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 1,729,722 | ||||||
29,124 | Masco Corp. | 1,599,781 | ||||||
5,921,761 | ||||||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 4.1% | ||||||||
20,720 | Lennar Corp. | 1,579,486 | ||||||
Consumer Services — 4.4% | ||||||||
15,418 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1,673,778 | ||||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 5.3% | ||||||||
40,479 | Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (c) | 2,017,069 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Services — 4.6% | ||||||||
8,390 | Cigna Corp. | 1,746,630 | ||||||
Materials — 6.7% | ||||||||
16,213 | Newmont Corp. | 970,997 | ||||||
2,173 | Sherwin-Williams Company | 1,596,959 | ||||||
2,567,956 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 15.9% | ||||||||
29,343 | AstraZeneca PLC — ADR +(c) | 1,466,856 | ||||||
5,948 | CRISPR Therapeutics AG *+(c) | 910,698 | ||||||
8,187 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. *+ | 379,877 | ||||||
2,578 | Johnson & Johnson | 405,726 | ||||||
12,625 | Novavax, Inc. *+ | 1,407,814 | ||||||
29,854 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,098,926 | ||||||
2,253 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. *+ | 384,114 | ||||||
6,054,011 | ||||||||
Retailing — 6.9% | ||||||||
3,572 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 562,625 | ||||||
8,235 | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 1,321,800 | ||||||
11,203 | TJX Companies, Inc. | 765,053 | ||||||
2,649,478 | ||||||||
Software & Services — 13.1% | ||||||||
19,933 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 1,737,759 | ||||||
10,568 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,619,018 | ||||||
3,270 | Microsoft Corp. | 727,313 | ||||||
799 | Shopify, Inc. *(c) | 904,428 | ||||||
4,988,518 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.1% | ||||||||
6,148 | Apple, Inc. | 815,778 | ||||||
Transportation — 5.8% | ||||||||
5,298 | Landstar System, Inc. | 713,429 | ||||||
8,914 | United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 1,501,117 | ||||||
2,214,546 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $35,623,461) | 37,040,449 | |||||||
REITS — 2.0% | ||||||||
Real Estate — 2.0% | ||||||||
26,601 | Iron Mountain, Inc. + | 784,197 | ||||||
TOTAL REITS | ||||||||
(Cost $730,724) | 784,197 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.9% | ||||||||
3,779,093 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 3,779,093 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $3,779,093) | 3,779,093 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 14.0% | ||||||||
5,337,499 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 5,337,499 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $5,337,499) | 5,337,499 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 122.9% | ||||||||
(Cost $45,470,777) | 46,941,238 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (22.9)% | (8,742,896 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 38,198,342 |
_________
PLC | Public Limited Company |
ADR | American Depository Receipt |
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $5,066,543. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
(c) | Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: United Kingdom: 9.12%, Switzerland: 2.38%, Canada: 2.37%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.6% | ||||||||
Banks — 4.3% | ||||||||
55,803 | Fifth Third Bancorp | $ | 1,538,489 | |||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 8.8% | ||||||||
81,174 | Newell Brands, Inc. | 1,723,324 | ||||||
7,563 | Polaris Industries, Inc. | 720,603 | ||||||
4,200 | Whirlpool Corp. | 758,058 | ||||||
3,201,985 | ||||||||
Diversified Financials — 7.9% | ||||||||
7,738 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 764,901 | ||||||
74,356 | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 1,829,158 | ||||||
1,813 | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 274,470 | ||||||
2,868,529 | ||||||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 4.3% | ||||||||
10,166 | Hershey Company | 1,548,587 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Services — 4.4% | ||||||||
3,912 | Humana, Inc. | 1,604,976 | ||||||
Insurance — 13.7% | ||||||||
7,409 | Aon PLC +(c) | 1,565,300 | ||||||
18,298 | Cincinnati Financial Corp. + | 1,598,696 | ||||||
91,161 | Old Republic International Corp. | 1,796,783 | ||||||
4,960,779 | ||||||||
Materials — 2.0% | ||||||||
19,916 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 734,303 | ||||||
Media & Entertainment — 7.8% | ||||||||
73,203 | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 1,721,734 | ||||||
6,080 | The Walt Disney Company * | 1,101,574 | ||||||
2,823,3080 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 15.5% | ||||||||
24,300 | AstraZeneca PLC — ADR +(c) | 1,214,757 | ||||||
5,713 | CRISPR Therapeutics AG *+(c) | 874,718 | ||||||
7,725 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. *+ | 358,440 | ||||||
2,509 | Johnson & Johnson | 394,866 | ||||||
12,053 | Novavax, Inc. *+ | 1,344,030 | ||||||
28,682 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,055,784 | ||||||
2,126 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. *+ | 362,462 | ||||||
5,605,057 | ||||||||
Retailing — 14.0% | ||||||||
6,737 | Dollar General Corp. | 1,416,791 | ||||||
8,072 | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 1,295,637 | ||||||
9,282 | Target Corp. | 1,638,552 | ||||||
10,618 | TJX Companies, Inc. | 725,103 | ||||||
5,076,083 | ||||||||
Software & Services — 7.7% | ||||||||
3,088 | Microsoft Corp. | 686,833 | ||||||
18,938 | Oracle Corp. | 1,225,099 | ||||||
763 | Shopify, Inc. *(c) | 863,678 | ||||||
2,775,610 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.1% | ||||||||
5,804 | Apple, Inc. | 770,133 | ||||||
Transportation — 4.1% | ||||||||
8,851 | United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 1,490,508 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $33,758,682) | 34,998,347 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.2% | ||||||||
2,600,296 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 2,600,296 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $2,600,296) | 2,600,296 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 16.2% | ||||||||
5,874,189 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 5,874,189 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $5,874,189) | 5,874,189 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 120.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $42,233,167) | 43,472,832 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (20.0)% | (7,233,233 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 36,239,599 |
_________
PLC | Public Limited Company |
ADR | American Depository Receipt |
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $5,683,166. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
(c) | Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: United Kingdom: 7.67%, Switzerland: 2.41%, Canada: 2.38%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 91.4% | ||||||||
Banks — 4.6% | ||||||||
25,358 | Citigroup, Inc. | $ | 1,563,574 | |||||
11,634 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 806,934 | ||||||
2,370,508 |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 17.7%
57,007 | Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (c) | 2,840,659 | ||||||
35,707 | General Mills, Inc. | 2,099,572 | ||||||
71,767 | Kraft Heinz Company | 2,487,444 | ||||||
19,975 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,653,730 | ||||||
9,081,405 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Services — 0.9% | ||||||||
1,152 | Humana, Inc. | 472,631 | ||||||
Insurance — 20.6% | ||||||||
4,841 | Aon PLC (c) | 1,022,758 | ||||||
16,790 | Assurant, Inc. | 2,287,134 | ||||||
65,598 | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. + | 2,564,226 | ||||||
131,149 | Old Republic International Corp. | 2,584,947 | ||||||
15,206 | Travelers Companies, Inc. | 2,134,466 | ||||||
10,593,531 | ||||||||
Materials — 2.0% | ||||||||
28,308 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 1,043,716 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 15.7% | ||||||||
38,625 | AstraZeneca PLC — ADR+(c) | 1,930,864 | ||||||
7,946 | CRISPR Therapeutics AG *+(c) | 1,216,612 | ||||||
10,983 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. *+ | 509,611 | ||||||
3,445 | Johnson & Johnson | 542,174 | ||||||
16,949 | Novavax, Inc. *+ | 1,889,983 | ||||||
40,136 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,477,406 | ||||||
3,023 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. *+ | 515,392 | ||||||
8,082,042 | ||||||||
Retailing — 5.4% | ||||||||
4,906 | Dollar General Corp. | 1,031,732 | ||||||
4,603 | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 738,827 | ||||||
15,091 | TJX Companies, Inc. | 1,030,564 | ||||||
2,801,123 | ||||||||
Software & Services — 7.3% | ||||||||
4,401 | Microsoft Corp. | 978,870 | ||||||
23,620 | Oracle Corp. | 1,527,978 | ||||||
1,086 | Shopify, Inc. *(c) | 1,229,298 | ||||||
3,736,146 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.1% | ||||||||
8,276 | Apple, Inc. | 1,098,142 | ||||||
57,270 | Corning, Inc. | 2,061,720 | ||||||
3,159,862 | ||||||||
Transportation — 4.0% | ||||||||
12,207 | United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 2,055,659 | ||||||
Utilities — 7.1% | ||||||||
49,383 | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 1,300,748 | ||||||
118,242 | Vistra Corp. | 2,324,638 | ||||||
3,625,386 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $45,002,660) | 47,022,009 | |||||||
REITS — 2.6% | ||||||||
Real Estate — 2.6% | ||||||||
44,403 | Iron Mountain, Inc. + | 1,309,001 | ||||||
TOTAL REITS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,219,742) | 1,309,001 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.9% | ||||||||
3,574,193 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 3,574,193 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $3,574,193) | 3,574,193 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 19.1% | ||||||||
9,840,709 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 9,840,709 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $9,840,709) | 9,840,709 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 120.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $59,637,304) | 61,745,912 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (20.0)% | (10,284,179 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 51,461,733 | ||||||
_________
PLC | Public Limited Company |
ADR | American Depository Receipt |
* | Non-income producing security. |
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $9,433,219. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
(c) | Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: United Kingdom: 11.26%, Canada: 2.39%, Switzerland 2.36%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.0% | ||||||||
Banks — 8.5% | ||||||||
72,036 | Bank of America Corp. | $ | 2,183,411 | |||||
25,909 | Citigroup, Inc. | 1,597,549 | ||||||
3,780,960 | ||||||||
Capital Goods — 11.8% | ||||||||
23,874 | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 2,046,479 | ||||||
18,142 | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 1,976,752 | ||||||
14,580 | Pentair PLC — ADR (c) | 774,052 | ||||||
1,175 | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 479,800 | ||||||
5,277,083 | ||||||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 13.0% | ||||||||
25,046 | Brunswick Corp. | 1,909,507 | ||||||
27,357 | Lennar Corp. | 2,085,424 | ||||||
19,204 | Polaris Industries, Inc. | 1,829,757 | ||||||
5,824,688 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8% | ||||||||
2,169 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | 817,236 | ||||||
Materials — 6.6% | ||||||||
2,795 | Sherwin-Williams Company | 2,054,075 | ||||||
24,791 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 914,044 | ||||||
2,968,119 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 16.1% | ||||||||
34,093 | AstraZeneca PLC — ADR +(c) | 1,704,309 | ||||||
7,154 | CRISPR Therapeutics AG *+(c) | 1,095,349 | ||||||
9,671 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. *+ | 448,735 | ||||||
3,106 | Johnson & Johnson | 488,822 | ||||||
15,218 | Novavax, Inc. *+ | 1,696,959 | ||||||
36,031 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,326,301 | ||||||
2,662 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. *+ | 453,844 | ||||||
7,214,319 | ||||||||
Retailing — 16.4% | ||||||||
21,329 | eBay, Inc. | 1,071,782 | ||||||
13,981 | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 2,244,090 | ||||||
11,446 | Target Corp. | 2,020,563 | ||||||
14,383 | Tractor Supply Company | 2,021,962 | ||||||
7,358,397 | ||||||||
Software & Services — 13.8% | ||||||||
7,927 | Accenture PLC — Class A(c) | 2,070,612 | ||||||
6,760 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 589,337 | ||||||
4,143 | Intuit, Inc. | 1,573,718 | ||||||
3,936 | Microsoft Corp. | 875,445 | ||||||
964 | Shopify, Inc. *(c) | 1,091,200 | ||||||
6,200,312 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.2% | ||||||||
7,403 | Apple, Inc. | 982,304 | ||||||
Transportation — 6.8% | ||||||||
9,369 | Landstar System, Inc. | 1,261,629 | ||||||
10,659 | United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 1,794,976 | ||||||
3,056,605 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $42,827,399) | 43,480,023 | |||||||
REITS — 2.1% | ||||||||
Real Estate — 2.1% | ||||||||
31,913 | Iron Mountain, Inc. + | 940,795 | ||||||
TOTAL REITS | ||||||||
(Cost $876,644) | 940,795 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.3% | ||||||||
2,370,038 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 2,370,038 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $2,370,038) | 2,370,038 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 14.2% | ||||||||
6,346,714 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 6,346,714 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $6,346,714) | 6,346,714 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 118.6% | ||||||||
(Cost $52,420,795) | 53,137,570 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.6)% | (8,314,795 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 44,822,775 |
_________
ADR | American Depository Receipt |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $6,022,732. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
(c) | Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: Ireland: 6.35%, United Kingdom: 3.80%, Switzerland: 2.44%, Canada: 2.43%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 98.4% | ||||||||
391,742 | iShares Broad USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF + | $ | 16,163,275 | ||||||
511,207 | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel | |||||||
High Yield Bond ETF | 16,409,744 | |||||||
40,176 | Vanguard Long-Term | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF + | 4,462,348 | |||||||
23,931 | Vanguard Intermediate-Term | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF + | 2,324,658 | |||||||
392,416 | Xtrackers USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF | 19,656,118 | |||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | ||||||||
(Cost $55,750,787) | 59,016,143 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6% | ||||||||
981,367 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 981,366 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $981,367) | 981,366 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 14.3% | ||||||||
8,571,690 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 8,571,690 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $8,571,690) | 8,571,690 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 114.3% | ||||||||
(Cost $65,303,844) | 68,569,199 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (14.3)% | (8,560,728 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 60,008,471 |
_________
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $8,393,266. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.3% | ||||||||
Banks — 20.2% | ||||||||
12,051 | Ames National Corp. | $ | 289,465 | |||||
17,146 | Associated Bank Corp. | 292,339 | ||||||
11,162 | Bank of the Ozarks + | 349,036 | ||||||
8,061 | C&F Financial Corp. | 299,144 | ||||||
10,040 | Cathay General Bancorp | 323,188 | ||||||
10,992 | Comerica, Inc. | 614,013 | ||||||
10,261 | First Bancorp Inc. | 260,629 | ||||||
27,580 | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 301,725 | ||||||
15,088 | First Hawaiian, Inc. | 355,775 | ||||||
38,704 | First Horizon National Corp. | 493,863 | ||||||
31,703 | FNB Corp. | 301,178 | ||||||
29,892 | Hope Bancorp, Inc. | 326,122 | ||||||
65,709 | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. + | 829,905 | ||||||
64,724 | Key Corp. | 1,062,121 | ||||||
32,469 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. + | 342,548 | ||||||
10,993 | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. | 285,928 | ||||||
19,475 | Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | 258,823 | ||||||
18,478 | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 331,865 | ||||||
29,590 | Regions Financial Corp. | 476,991 | ||||||
9,609 | Synovus Financial Corp. | 311,043 | ||||||
10,429 | Union Bankshares Inc. + | 268,129 | ||||||
8,156 | Webster Financial Corp. | 343,775 | ||||||
8,717,605 | ||||||||
Consumer Services — 2.0% | ||||||||
53,648 | H&R Block, Inc. + | 850,857 | ||||||
Diversified Financials — 1.3% | ||||||||
23,550 | Navient Corp. | 231,261 | ||||||
13,149 | Waddell & Reed Financial, | |||||||
Inc. — Class A | 334,905 | |||||||
566,166 | ||||||||
Energy — 18.8% | ||||||||
47,358 | ConocoPhillips | 1,893,847 | ||||||
69,419 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,861,451 | ||||||
59,162 | Valero Energy Corp. | 3,346,794 | ||||||
8,102,092 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.2% | ||||||||
45,725 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 1,823,513 | ||||||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 7.9% | ||||||||
14,998 | B&G Foods, Inc. + | 415,895 | ||||||
23,908 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,979,343 | ||||||
10,374 | Universal Corp. | 504,280 | ||||||
41,803 | Vector Group Ltd. | 487,005 | ||||||
3,386,523 | ||||||||
Insurance — 4.3% | ||||||||
5,716 | Mercury General Corp. | 298,432 | ||||||
17,195 | Old Republic International Corp. | 338,913 | ||||||
10,783 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 534,945 | ||||||
3,447 | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 268,521 | ||||||
17,471 | Unum Group | 400,785 | ||||||
1,841,596 | ||||||||
Materials — 8.9% | ||||||||
10,329 | Greif, Inc. — Class A + | 484,223 | ||||||
15,579 | International Paper Company | 774,588 | ||||||
22,460 | LyondellBasell Industries | |||||||
N.V. — Class A(c) | 2,058,684 | |||||||
13,036 | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 524,178 | ||||||
3,841,673 | ||||||||
Media & Entertainment — 4.5% | ||||||||
31,481 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 1,963,470 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 4.9% | ||||||||
19,639 | AbbVie, Inc. | 2,104,319 | ||||||
Software & Services — 4.7% | ||||||||
16,262 | International Business Machines Corp. | 2,047,061 | ||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 7.1% | ||||||||
32,579 | Seagate Technology PLC +(c) | 2,025,111 | ||||||
44,539 | Xerox Holdings Corp. | 1,032,859 | ||||||
3,057,970 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 9.5% | ||||||||
87,600 | AT&T, Inc. | 2,519,376 | ||||||
159,781 | CenturyLink, Inc. + | 1,557,865 | ||||||
4,077,241 | ||||||||
Utilities — 1.0% | ||||||||
45,660 | Star Group LP | 429,661 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $37,945,642) | 42,809,747 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (concluded) |
Shares/ | ||||||||
Amount | Security Description | Value | ||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
157,924 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | $ | 157,924 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $157,924) | 157,924 | |||||||
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 7.0% | ||||||||
2,999,898 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets | |||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.16% (a)(b) | 2,999,898 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH | ||||||||
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | ||||||||
(Cost $2,999,898) | 2,999,898 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $41,103,464) | 45,967,569 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.7)% | (2,875,769 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 43,091,800 |
_________
PLC | Public Limited Company |
+ | All or portion of this security is on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total value of securities on loan is $2,949,887. |
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) | Privately offered liquidity fund. |
(c) | Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: Netherlands: 4.78%, Ireland: 4.70%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 99.5% | ||||||||
300,539 | iShares Broad USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF | $ | 12,400,239 | ||||||
194,180 | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel | |||||||
High Yield Bond ETF | 6,233,178 | |||||||
246,571 | Xtrackers USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF | 12,350,742 | |||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | ||||||||
(Cost $29,782,662) | 30,984,159 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5% | ||||||||
146,435 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 146,435 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $146,435) | 146,435 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $29,929,097) | 31,130,594 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% | 11,538 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 31,142,132 |
_________
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | |
Schedule of Investments | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Security Description | Value | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 99.3% | ||||||||
143,021 | iShares Broad USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF | $ | 5,901,046 | ||||||
85,487 | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel | |||||||
High Yield Bond ETF | 2,744,133 | |||||||
117,245 | Xtrackers USD High Yield | |||||||
Corporate Bond ETF | 5,872,802 | |||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | ||||||||
(Cost $13,851,253) | 14,517,981 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7% | ||||||||
107,991 | U.S. Bank Money Market | |||||||
Deposit Account, 0.01% | 107,991 | |||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $107,991) | 107,991 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $13,959,244) | 14,625,972 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% | 5,607 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 14,631,579 |
_________
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI BullBear | ||||||||||||||||
Rising Income | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||
3000 ETF | Value 3000 ETF | Yield 3000 ETF | Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value *+ (Note 2) | $ | 46,941,238 | $ | 43,472,832 | $ | 61,745,912 | $ | 53,137,570 | ||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | — | 2,185,120 | 1,500,461 | — | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 72,758 | 103,526 | 156,038 | 79,175 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 14,514 | 14,513 | 14,421 | 14,409 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 1,161 | 1,142 | 1,623 | 1,230 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 47,029,671 | 45,777,133 | 63,418,455 | 53,232,384 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Payables | ||||||||||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | 5,337,499 | 5,874,189 | 9,840,709 | 6,346,714 | ||||||||||||
Investments purchased | 3,443,055 | 3,613,607 | 2,050,392 | 2,004,494 | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 20,858 | 19,167 | 34,904 | 28,958 | ||||||||||||
Administration and fund accounting fees | 14,829 | 15,016 | 14,770 | 14,745 | ||||||||||||
Audit fees | 5,506 | 5,507 | 5,507 | 5,507 | ||||||||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fee | 1,096 | 1,169 | 1,169 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||
Custody fees | 1,337 | 1,345 | 1,806 | 1,342 | ||||||||||||
Directors fees | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | ||||||||||||
Accrued other expenses | 7,022 | 7,407 | 7,338 | 6,602 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 8,831,329 | 9,537,534 | 11,956,722 | 8,409,609 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 38,198,342 | $ | 36,239,599 | $ | 51,461,733 | $ | 44,822,775 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 52,437,222 | $ | 40,826,170 | $ | 77,794,742 | $ | 53,958,072 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | (14,238,880 | ) | (4,586,571 | ) | (26,333,009 | ) | (9,135,297 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 38,198,342 | $ | 36,239,599 | $ | 51,461,733 | $ | 44,822,775 | ||||||||
*Cost | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | $ | 45,470,777 | $ | 42,233,167 | $ | 59,637,304 | $ | 52,420,795 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized): | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 38,198,342 | $ | 36,239,599 | $ | 51,461,733 | $ | 44,822,775 | ||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 1,346,278 | 1,338,315 | 2,180,183 | 1,677,182 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 28.37 | $ | 27.08 | $ | 23.60 | $ | 26.73 |
^ | No Par Value |
+ | Including securities on loan of $5,066,543, $5,683,166, $9,433,219, and $6,022,732, respectively. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded) | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear | WBI Power | Trend Switch | Trend Switch | |||||||||||||
Global | Factor® High | US 3000 Total | US Total | |||||||||||||
Income ETF | Dividend ETF | Return ETF | Return ETF | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value *+ (Note 2) | $ | 68,569,199 | $ | 45,967,569 | $ | 31,130,594 | $ | 14,625,972 | ||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 64,774 | 141,692 | 24,606 | 10,832 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 18,083 | 17,875 | 2,196 | 2,198 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income receivable | 430 | 456 | 76 | 88 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | 68,652,486 | 46,127,592 | 31,157,472 | 14,639,090 | ||||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Payables | ||||||||||||||||
Collateral received for securities loaned (Note 7) | 8,571,690 | 2,999,898 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 43,741 | 7,126 | 15,213 | 7,406 | ||||||||||||
Administration and fund accounting fees | 14,748 | 14,656 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Audit fees | 6,366 | 6,335 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fee | 1,169 | 1,169 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Custody fees | 1,936 | 2,305 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Directors fees | 127 | 127 | 127 | 105 | ||||||||||||
Accrued other expenses | 4,238 | 4,176 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 8,644,015 | 3,035,792 | 15,340 | 7,511 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 60,008,471 | $ | 43,091,800 | $ | 31,142,132 | $ | 14,631,579 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 67,261,219 | $ | 58,682,669 | $ | 33,388,193 | $ | 19,216,466 | ||||||||
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | (7,252,748 | ) | (15,590,869 | ) | (2,246,061 | ) | (4,584,887 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 60,008,471 | $ | 43,091,800 | $ | 31,142,132 | $ | 14,631,579 | ||||||||
*Cost | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | $ | 65,303,844 | $ | 41,103,464 | $ | 29,929,097 | $ | 13,959,244 | ||||||||
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized): | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 60,008,471 | $ | 43,091,800 | $ | 31,142,132 | $ | 14,631,579 | ||||||||
Shares Outstanding^ | 2,400,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,550,000 | 850,000 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share | $ | 25.00 | $ | 22.68 | $ | 20.09 | $ | 17.21 |
^ | No Par Value |
+ | Including securities on loan of $8,393,266, $2,949,887, $0 and $0, respectively. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Statements of Operations | |
For the Period Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI BullBear | ||||||||||||||||
Rising Income | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||
3000 ETF | Value 3000 ETF | Yield 3000 ETF | Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends + | $ | 344,587 | $ | 402,010 | $ | 724,029 | $ | 414,648 | ||||||||
Interest | 448 | 430 | 566 | 568 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income (Note 7) | 2,313 | 2,222 | 3,222 | 2,444 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 347,348 | 404,662 | 727,817 | 417,660 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 3) | 176,335 | 172,409 | 238,593 | 215,278 | ||||||||||||
Administration, fund accounting and custodian fees (Note 6) | 53,195 | 53,379 | 54,014 | 53,569 | ||||||||||||
Professional fees | 29,917 | 29,822 | 29,823 | 29,917 | ||||||||||||
Insurance expenses | 9,378 | 9,378 | 9,378 | 9,378 | ||||||||||||
Director’s fees and expenses | 6,992 | 6,992 | 6,992 | 6,992 | ||||||||||||
Exchange fees | 6,808 | 6,624 | 6,624 | 6,624 | ||||||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 2,671 | 2,944 | 2,944 | 2,576 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 4,054 | 4,054 | 4,149 | 4,148 | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 289,350 | 285,602 | 352,517 | 328,482 | ||||||||||||
Less: Fees (Waived)/Recouped | (30,034 | ) | (32,059 | ) | (8,099 | ) | (13,655 | ) | ||||||||
Net Expenses | 259,316 | 253,543 | 344,418 | 314,827 | ||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 88,032 | 151,119 | 383,399 | 102,833 | ||||||||||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | 3,175,959 | 2,253,450 | 2,330,766 | 2,005,251 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | 301,226 | (27,798 | ) | 412,018 | (617,135 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 3,477,185 | 2,225,652 | 2,742,784 | 1,388,116 | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 3,565,217 | $ | 2,376,771 | $ | 3,126,183 | $ | 1,490,949 |
+ Net of withholding taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Absolute Shares Trust | |
Statements of Operations (concluded) | |
For the Period Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear | WBI Power | Trend Switch | Trend Switch | |||||||||||||
Global | Factor® High | US 3000 Total | US Total | |||||||||||||
Income ETF | Dividend ETF | Return ETF | Return ETF* | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends + | $ | 1,684,899 | $ | 1,298,238 | $ | 523,023 | $ | 496,542 | ||||||||
Interest | 42 | 34 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income (Note 7) | 29,428 | 1,955 | 3,632 | 12,754 | ||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 1,714,369 | 1,300,227 | 526,672 | 509,309 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 3) | 277,912 | 116,313 | 106,570 | 58,599 | ||||||||||||
Administration, fund accounting and custodian fees (Note 6) | 52,809 | 53,456 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Professional fees | 27,205 | 27,205 | 1,858 | 1,858 | ||||||||||||
Director’s fees and expenses | 6,992 | 6,992 | 6,992 | 6,991 | ||||||||||||
Exchange fees | 5,235 | 3,858 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Insurance expenses | 3,851 | 3,852 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 2,303 | 3,496 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 3,686 | 3,686 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 379,993 | 218,858 | 115,420 | 67,448 | ||||||||||||
Less: Fees (Waived)/Recouped | — | (70,824 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Net Expenses | 379,993 | 148,034 | 115,420 | 67,448 | ||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 1,334,376 | 1,152,193 | 411,252 | 441,861 | ||||||||||||
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | 798,260 | 1,296,100 | 2,917,759 | 350,621 | ||||||||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies | 3,474 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities | 2,727,074 | 6,713,650 | 2,581,475 | 652,783 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 3,528,809 | 8,009,750 | 5,499,234 | 1,003,404 | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 4,863,185 | $ | 9,161,943 | $ | 5,910,486 | $ | 1,445,265 |
+ Net of withholding taxes of $0, $807, $0, and $0, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 88,032 | $ | 230,708 | $ | 151,119 | $ | 138,640 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 3,175,959 | 757,141 | 2,253,450 | (2,930,985 | ) | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
of investments | 301,226 | (1,435,816 | ) | (27,798 | ) | 340,176 | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations | 3,565,217 | (447,967 | ) | 2,376,771 | (2,452,169 | ) | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders | (61,345 | ) | (230,708 | ) | (36,459 | ) | (242,901 | ) | ||||||||
From return of capital | — | (55,918 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (61,345 | ) | (286,626 | ) | (36,459 | ) | (242,901 | ) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
from capital share transactions | (8,325,370 | ) | (17,850,085 | ) | (9,318,845 | ) | (4,384,166 | ) | ||||||||
Total decrease in net assets | $ | (4,821,498 | ) | $ | (18,584,678 | ) | $ | (6,978,533 | ) | $ | (7,079,236 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period | $ | 43,019,840 | $ | 61,604,518 | $ | 43,218,132 | $ | 50,297,368 | ||||||||
End of Period | $ | 38,198,342 | $ | 43,019,840 | $ | 36,239,599 | $ | 43,218,132 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 383,399 | $ | 627,020 | $ | 102,833 | $ | 144,387 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 2,330,766 | (2,736,843 | ) | 2,005,251 | 86,761 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
of investments | 412,018 | (1,041,124 | ) | (617,135 | ) | (1,423,422 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations | 3,126,183 | (3,150,947 | ) | 1,490,949 | (1,192,274 | ) | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders | (371,595 | ) | (686,952 | ) | (53,761 | ) | (170,658 | ) | ||||||||
From return of capital | — | (84,576 | ) | — | (44,276 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (371,595 | ) | (771,528 | ) | (53,761 | ) | (214,934 | ) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
from capital share transactions | (10,539,945 | ) | (11,302,452 | ) | (10,748,585 | ) | (5,660,263 | ) | ||||||||
Total decrease in net assets | $ | (7,785,357 | ) | $ | (15,224,927 | ) | $ | (9,311,397 | ) | $ | (7,067,471 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period | $ | 59,247,090 | $ | 74,472,017 | $ | 54,134,172 | $ | 61,201,643 | ||||||||
End of Period | $ | 51,461,733 | $ | 59,247,090 | $ | 44,822,775 | $ | 54,134,172 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded) | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,334,376 | $ | 3,863,654 | $ | 1,152,193 | $ | 3,758,238 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 801,734 | (4,662,930 | ) | 1,296,100 | (22,486,976 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
of investments | 2,727,074 | (691,493 | ) | 6,713,650 | 1,078,651 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations | 4,863,185 | (1,490,769 | ) | 9,161,943 | (17,650,087 | ) | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders | (957,352 | ) | (3,857,876 | ) | (1,252,392 | ) | (3,729,916 | ) | ||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (957,352 | ) | (3,857,876 | ) | (1,252,392 | ) | (3,729,916 | ) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
from capital share transactions | (12,168,415 | ) | (62,668,770 | ) | (7,019,705 | ) | (39,578,465 | ) | ||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | $ | (8,262,582 | ) | $ | (68,017,415 | ) | $ | 889,846 | $ | (60,958,468 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period | $ | 68,271,053 | $ | 136,288,468 | $ | 42,201,952 | $ | 103,160,421 | ||||||||
End of Period | $ | 60,008,471 | $ | 68,271,053 | $ | 43,091,800 | $ | 42,201,952 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch | WBI BullBear Trend Switch | |||||||||||||||
US 3000 Total Return ETF | US Total Return ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2020 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 20201 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 411,252 | $ | 2,026,808 | $ | 441,861 | $ | 1,053,525 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 2,917,759 | (5,324,834 | ) | 350,621 | (4,962,308 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
of investments | 2,581,475 | (1,872,826 | ) | 652,783 | 13,945 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations | 5,910,486 | (5,170,852 | ) | 1,445,265 | (3,894,838 | ) | ||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||||||||||
Net distributions to shareholders | (482,550 | ) | (1,930,968 | ) | (434,164 | ) | (1,050,048 | ) | ||||||||
From net realized gain | — | (964,261 | ) | — | (649,594 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (482,550 | ) | (2,895,229 | ) | (434,164 | ) | (1,699,642 | ) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
from capital share transactions | (9,566,280 | ) | (3,683,280 | ) | (13,071,735 | ) | 32,286,693 | |||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | $ | (4,138,344 | ) | $ | (11,749,361 | ) | $ | (12,060,634 | ) | $ | 26,692,213 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period | $ | 35,280,476 | $ | 47,029,837 | $ | 26,692,213 | $ | — | ||||||||
End of Period | $ | 31,142,132 | $ | 35,280,476 | $ | 14,631,579 | $ | 26,692,213 |
1 | Fund commenced operations on July 18, 2019. The information presented is for the period from July 18, 2019 to June 30, 2020. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights | |
For capital share outstanding throughout each period/year | |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 26.13 | $ | 26.78 | $ | 25.96 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 21.92 | $ | 24.45 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)3 | 2.23 | (0.62 | ) | 0.85 | 1.41 | 2.64 | (2.53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.29 | (0.50 | ) | 1.12 | 1.56 | 2.80 | (2.47 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.05 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital to shareholders | — | (0.03 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.05 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 28.37 | $ | 26.13 | $ | 26.78 | $ | 25.96 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 21.92 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 28.29 | $ | 26.15 | $ | 26.75 | $ | 25.93 | $ | 24.58 | $ | 21.83 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return4 | 8.66 | %5 | -1.89 | % | 4.22 | % | 6.52 | % | 12.88 | % | -10.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 38,198 | $ | 43,020 | $ | 61,605 | $ | 75,283 | $ | 50,291 | $ | 73,427 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.39 | %6 | 1.24 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.99 | |||||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 1.25 | %6 | 1.24 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 0.42 | %6 | 0.44 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate2 | 458 | %5 | 790 | % | 512 | % | 496 | % | 279 | % | 571 | % | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 25.60 | $ | 27.19 | $ | 28.19 | $ | 26.20 | $ | 21.85 | $ | 23.98 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)3 | 1.40 | (1.54 | ) | (0.99 | ) | 2.00 | 4.35 | (2.12 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.50 | (1.47 | ) | (0.67 | ) | 2.18 | 4.64 | (2.08 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.02 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 27.08 | $ | 25.60 | $ | 27.19 | $ | 28.19 | $ | 26.20 | $ | 21.85 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 27.03 | $ | 25.61 | $ | 27.16 | $ | 28.17 | $ | 26.28 | $ | 21.77 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return4 | 5.80 | %5 | -5.40 | % | -2.53 | % | 8.40 | % | 21.34 | % | -8.63 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 36,240 | $ | 43,218 | $ | 50,297 | $ | 64,843 | $ | 78,601 | $ | 72,097 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.41 | %6 | 1.25 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.03 | % | 0.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 1.25 | %6 | 1.25 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.03 | % | 0.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 0.75 | %6 | 0.27 | % | 1.11 | % | 0.64 | % | 1.19 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate2 | 481 | %5 | 894 | % | 567 | % | 527 | % | 388 | % | 573 | % |
1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
2 | Excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creation units. |
3 | The amount for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of the Funds’ underlying securities. |
4 | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
5 | Not Annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued) | |
For capital share outstanding throughout each period/year | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 22.53 | $ | 24.02 | $ | 25.87 | $ | 22.89 | $ | 20.25 | $ | 23.48 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)3 | 1.08 | (1.46 | ) | (1.84 | ) | 2.98 | 2.66 | (3.22 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.24 | (1.25 | ) | (1.33 | ) | 3.23 | 2.97 | (3.14 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.17 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.17 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 23.60 | $ | 22.53 | $ | 24.02 | $ | 25.87 | $ | 22.89 | $ | 20.25 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 23.52 | $ | 22.52 | $ | 23.96 | $ | 25.83 | $ | 22.95 | $ | 20.19 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return4 | 5.49 | %5 | -5.22 | % | -5.22 | % | 14.14 | % | 14.82 | % | -13.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 51,462 | $ | 59,247 | $ | 74,472 | $ | 82,779 | $ | 78,982 | $ | 99,236 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.26 | %6 | 1.14 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.02 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 1.23 | %6 | 1.14 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.02 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 1.37 | %6 | 0.88 | % | 2.04 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.47 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate2 | 466 | %5 | 895 | % | 610 | % | 491 | % | 352 | % | 584 | % | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 26.06 | $ | 27.20 | $ | 26.07 | $ | 25.25 | $ | 21.87 | $ | 23.85 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)3 | 0.64 | (1.10 | ) | 1.13 | 0.81 | 3.42 | (2.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.70 | (1.03 | ) | 1.33 | 1.04 | 3.64 | (1.96 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax return of capital to shareholders | — | (0.02 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.03 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 26.73 | $ | 26.06 | $ | 27.20 | $ | 26.07 | $ | 25.25 | $ | 21.87 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 26.63 | $ | 26.07 | $ | 27.18 | $ | 26.10 | $ | 25.32 | $ | 21.79 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return4 | 2.63 | %5 | -3.79 | % | 5.08 | % | 4.11 | % | 16.80 | % | -8.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 44,823 | $ | 54,134 | $ | 61,202 | $ | 59,955 | $ | 47,983 | $ | 80,909 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.30 | %6 | 1.23 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.04 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 1.24 | %6 | 1.23 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.04 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 0.41 | %6 | 0.27 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.17 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate2 | 499 | %5 | 886 | % | 477 | % | 553 | % | 320 | % | 493 | % |
1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
2 | Excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creation units. |
3 | The amount for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of the Funds’ underlying securities. |
4 | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
5 | Not Annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued) | |
For capital share outstanding throughout each period/year | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 23.54 | $ | 25.24 | $ | 23.86 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 25.18 | $ | 25.46 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)4 | 1.31 | (1.72 | ) | 1.40 | (1.47 | ) | 0.20 | (0.23 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.81 | (0.72 | ) | 2.27 | (0.79 | ) | 0.58 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.35 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | — | — | — | — | — | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.35 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 25.00 | $ | 23.54 | $ | 25.24 | $ | 23.86 | $ | 25.35 | $ | 25.18 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 24.94 | $ | 23.53 | $ | 25.20 | $ | 23.83 | $ | 25.38 | $ | 25.16 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return5 | 7.76 | %6 | -2.97 | % | 9.75 | % | -3.20 | % | 2.36 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 60,008 | $ | 68,271 | $ | 136,288 | $ | 96,626 | $ | 162,243 | $ | 396,558 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.16 | %7 | 1.03 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 1.16 | %7 | 1.03 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 4.08 | %7 | 4.02 | % | 3.60 | % | 2.71 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate3 | 247 | %6 | 1,116 | % | 686 | % | 551 | % | 479 | % | 364 | % | ||||||||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 20171 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 18.76 | $ | 24.56 | $ | 26.87 | $ | 24.22 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | 0.55 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 0.53 | |||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)4 | 4.01 | (5.76 | ) | (2.08 | ) | 3.19 | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 4.56 | (4.64 | ) | (0.96 | ) | 4.40 | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.64 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | — | — | (0.22 | ) | (0.60 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.64 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 22.68 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 24.56 | $ | 26.87 | $ | 24.22 | ||||||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 22.69 | $ | 18.75 | $ | 24.53 | $ | 26.87 | $ | 24.34 | ||||||||||
Net Assets Total Return5 | 24.56 | %6 | -19.24 | % | -3.25 | % | 18.51 | % | -1.64 | %3 | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 43,092 | $ | 42,202 | $ | 103,160 | $ | 52,402 | $ | 33,903 | ||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 1.03 | %7 | 0.77 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.85 | % | 1.37 | %4 | ||||||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 0.70 | %7 | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | %4 | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 5.45 | %7 | 4.83 | % | 4.46 | % | 4.73 | % | 3.81 | %4 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate3 | 94 | %6 | 196 | % | 163 | % | 171 | % | 78 | %3 |
1 | Fund commenced operations on December 19, 2016. The information presented is for the period from December 19, 2016 to June 30, 2017. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
3 | Excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creation units. |
4 | The amount for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of the Funds’ underlying securities. |
5 | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
6 | Not annualized. |
7 | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | |
For capital share outstanding throughout each year/period | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | ||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | ||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 20191 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year | $ | 17.00 | $ | 20.67 | $ | 20.00 | ||||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income3 | 0.24 | 0.98 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)7 | 3.16 | (3.25 | ) | 0.67 | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.40 | (2.27 | ) | 0.69 | ||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.31 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | — | (0.45 | ) | — | ||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.31 | ) | (1.40 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year | $ | 20.09 | $ | 17.00 | $ | 20.67 | ||||||
Market price, end of period/year | $ | 20.09 | $ | 17.04 | $ | 20.69 | ||||||
Net Assets Total Return8 | 20.00 | %4 | -11.65 | % | 3.45 | %4 | ||||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (000’s) | $ | 31,142 | $ | 35,280 | $ | 47,030 | ||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 0.70 | %5 | 0.70 | % | 0.66 | %5 | ||||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 0.70 | %5 | 0.70 | % | 0.66 | %5 | ||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 2.51 | %5 | 5.02 | % | 1.07 | %5 | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate6 | 95 | %4 | 1,393 | % | 126 | %4 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | ||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Period Ended | |||||||
December 31, 2020 | June 30, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 20202 | |||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 16.43 | $ | 20.00 | ||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income3 | 0.42 | 0.78 | ||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)7 | 0.77 | (2.90 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 1.19 | (2.12 | ) | |||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.41 | ) | (0.82 | ) | ||||
Distributions from net realized gain | — | (0.63 | ) | |||||
Total Distributions | (0.41 | ) | (1.45 | ) | ||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.21 | $ | 16.43 | ||||
Market price, end of period | $ | 17.20 | $ | 16.40 | ||||
Net Assets Total Return8 | 7.37 | %4 | -11.49 | %4 | ||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 14,632 | $ | 26,692 | ||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||
Expenses before fees (waived)/recouped | 0.75 | %5 | 0.73 | %5 | ||||
Expenses after fees (waived)/recouped | 0.75 | %5 | 0.73 | %5 | ||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 4.90 | %5 | 4.42 | %5 | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate6 | 276 | %4 | 1,366 | %4 |
1 | Fund commenced operations on May 28, 2019. The information presented is for the period from May 28, 2019 to June 30, 2019. |
2 | Fund commenced operations on July 18, 2019. The information presented is for the period from July 18, 2019 to June 30, 2020. |
3 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | Excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in creation units. |
7 | The amount for a share outstanding throughout the period may not be in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment for the period because of the timing of capital share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of the Funds’ underlying securities. |
8 | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and the redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Absolute Shares Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 7, 2013 and is authorized to have multiple segregated series or portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Trust currently consists of the following eight separate investment portfolios (each, a “Fund” or, individually and, together, the “Funds”):
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF
Each Fund is classified as a diversified fund for the purposes of the 1940 Act.
The Funds’ investment advisor, Millington Securities, Inc. (“Advisor” or “Affiliated Broker Dealer”), has selected its affiliate, WBI Investments, Inc. (“Sub-Advisor”), to act as Sub-Advisor. Both the Advisor and Sub-Advisor are registered as investment advisors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is also registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Board of Trustees (the “Board” and each member a “Trustee”) supervises the conduct of the Funds.
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is December 31, 2020, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the fiscal period from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “current fiscal period”).
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
A. Valuation. All equity securities, including domestic common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes, that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the Nasdaq Global Market®, Nasdaq Select Market® and Nasdaq Capital Market® (collectively, “Nasdaq”) are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on Nasdaq are 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 is 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 is used.
Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
Shares in privately offered liquidity funds are valued at their NAV per share.
Short-term securities that have maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates fair value.
Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued by the Trust’s valuation committee based on the valuation procedures adopted by the Board (the “Valuation Procedures”) and information it receives from the Sub-Advisor and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”). 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 Valuation Procedures. The use of fair value pricing by the Funds may cause the NAV of their shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
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 observable inputs are not available; including the Funds’ Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. 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.
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:
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 37,040,449 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 37,040,449 | ||||||||
REITS | 784,197 | — | — | 784,197 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 3,779,093 | — | — | 3,779,093 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 5,337,499 | — | 5,337,499 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 41,603,739 | $ | 5,337,499 | $ | — | $ | 46,941,238 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 34,998,347 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 34,998,347 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 2,600,296 | — | — | 2,600,296 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 5,874,189 | — | 5,874,189 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 37,598,643 | $ | 5,874,189 | $ | — | $ | 43,472,832 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 47,022,009 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 47,022,009 | ||||||||
REITS | 1,309,001 | — | — | 1,309,001 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 3,574,193 | — | — | 3,574,193 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 9,840,709 | — | 9,840,709 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 51,905,203 | $ | 9,840,709 | $ | — | $ | 61,745,912 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 43,480,023 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 43,480,023 | ||||||||
REITS | 940,795 | — | — | 940,795 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 2,370,038 | — | — | 2,370,038 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 6,346,714 | — | 6,346,714 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 46,790,856 | $ | 6,346,714 | $ | — | $ | 53,137,570 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 59,016,143 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 59,016,143 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 981,366 | — | — | 981,366 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 8,571,690 | — | 8,571,690 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 59,997,509 | $ | 8,571,690 | $ | — | $ | 68,569,199 |
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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 42,809,747 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 42,809,747 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 157,924 | — | — | 157,924 | ||||||||||||
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending | — | 2,999,898 | — | 2,999,898 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 42,967,671 | $ | 2,999,898 | $ | — | $ | 45,967,569 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 30,984,159 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,984,159 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 146,435 | — | — | 146,435 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 31,130,594 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 31,130,594 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 14,517,981 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 14,517,981 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 107,991 | — | — | 107,991 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities, at value | $ | 14,625,972 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 14,625,972 |
^ See Schedules of Investments for breakout of investments by industry group classification.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds did not recognize any transfers to or from Level 3.
B. Certain Risks. Some risks apply to all Funds, while others are specific to the investment strategy of certain Funds. Each Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Funds. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Fund Shares” or “Shares”.
ETF and Other Investment Companies Risk — When a Fund invests in another ETF or other investment company (e.g., mutual fund, closed-end fund, business development company), it will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of such investment company’s operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or other investment company generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities and other assets held by the ETF or other investment company. A Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases ETFs and other exchange-listed investment companies. Additionally, a Fund will be indirectly exposed to the risks of the portfolio assets held by an ETF or other investment company, including but not limited to those of ETNs, equity options, derivatives, currencies, index, leverage, and replication management.
Market Risk — Either the stock market as a whole or the value of a Fund asset or an investment held by an exchange-traded product (“ETP”) in which a Fund invests may go down, resulting in a decrease in the NAV of the Fund or its Shares or a decrease in the market price of the Shares.
Equity Securities Risk — Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. If a Fund or an ETP holds common stock equivalents of any given issuer, the Fund or ETP will generally be exposed to greater risk than if the Fund or ETP held preferred stocks and debt obligations of such issuer.
Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk — Foreign investments may carry risks associated with investing outside the United States, such as currency fluctuation, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information, or unfavorable political or legal developments. Foreign securities can be more volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign securities may also be less liquid than U.S. securities, which could affect the Funds’ investments. Investments in emerging markets may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory, or other uncertainties. Also, as foreign and emerging markets decline, investors tend to exit these markets in unison.
Fluctuation of Net Asset Value — The NAV of the Shares will fluctuate with changes in market value of the Funds’ holdings.
Shares are Not Individually Redeemable — Shares are only redeemable by the Funds at NAV if they are tendered in large blocks known as “Creation Units” which are expected to be worth in excess of $1 million each. Only Authorized Participants (“APs”) may engage in such creation and redemption transactions directly with the Funds. Individual Shares may be sold on a stock exchange at their current market prices, which may be less, more, or equal to their NAV. There can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained for the Shares.
C. 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 investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. The Funds plan to file U.S. Federal and various state and local tax returns.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | |
December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
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. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.
D. Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations. Premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted using the effective interest method over the lives of the respective debt instruments.
E. Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared and paid by WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF, WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF, WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF, WBI Power Factor™ High Dividend ETF, and WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared and paid by WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF, and WBI BullBear Global Income ETF, and WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF on a monthly basis. Distributions from net realized gains on securities are normally declared and paid by all Funds on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
F. 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 NYSE ARCA, Inc., the exchange where the Funds’ shares are listed, is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share.
G. Guarantees and Indemnifications. The Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, 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 against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
H. Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses which are attributable to the Fund and other investment companies advised by the Adviser are allocated among the respective investment companies, including the Fund, based either upon relative average net assets or evenly among the Funds.
I. Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, the Advisor has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to December 31, 2020, that materially impacted that amounts or disclosures in the Funds financial statements.
J. New Accounting Pronouncements and Other Matters. In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has evaluated ASU 2018-13 and has adopted the disclosure framework.
K. Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Fund’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of representatives of the Valuation Committee as Liquidity Risk Management administrators, who are responsible for the program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board.
NOTE 3 — MANAGEMENT FEE
Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor, makes investment decisions for each Fund, and manages the investment portfolios of the Funds, subject to the supervision of and policies of the Board. Under the Advisory Agreement for the Funds the Advisor may retain an investment
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sub-advisor for the Funds, subject to approval by the Board and Fund shareholders. Under a sub-advisory agreement, (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) the Sub-Advisor serves as the investment sub-advisor and is responsible for the day to day management of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Advisor and the Board. For the services the Sub-Advisor provides to each Fund, the Sub-Advisor receives a fee that is equal to 0.85% per year of the average daily net assets (calculated daily and paid monthly) of WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF, WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF, WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF, WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF, and WBI BullBear Global Income ETF. For the services the Sub-Advisor provides to WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF, the Sub-Adviser receives a fee that is equal to 0.55% per year of average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and paid monthly. The Advisor is paid 0.04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets (calculated daily and paid monthly) from the management fees collected by the Sub-Advisor.
Separately, under the Advisory Agreement, for the WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF and for the WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF (the “Funds”), the Advisor has agreed to pay or will cause its affiliated Sub-Advisor to pay, all of the expenses of the Funds, except for: the fee payment under the Advisory Agreement, payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan, brokerage expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest (including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short), compensation and expenses of the independent Trustees (including independent Trustee counsel fees), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including litigation to which the Trust or a Fund may be a party and indemnification of the Trustees and officers with respect thereto). For the services the Sub-Advisor provides to the Funds, the Sub-Advisor receives a fee that is equal to 0.65% per year of the average daily net assets of the Funds which is calculated daily and paid monthly. The Advisor is paid 0.04% of the Funds’ average daily net assets (calculated daily and paid monthly) from the management fees collected by the Sub-Advisor.
NOTE 4 — PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisor determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions. The Sub-Advisor typically determines to execute portfolio transactions through the Advisor in its capacity as a registered broker-dealer (the “Affiliated Broker Dealer”). For the current fiscal period, the Affiliated Broker Dealer did not receive any explicit brokerage commissions paid by the funds. However, the Affiliated Broker Dealer did receive compensation in connection with Fund portfolio transactions in the form of payment for order flow (“PFOF”). PFOF is compensation that the Affiliated Broker Dealer receives for routing orders to certain market destinations. The PFOF paid by market centers to the Affiliated Broker Dealer impacts the “net” transaction prices ultimately received by customers of the Affiliated Broker Dealer, including the Sub-Advisor and the Funds, as the market centers utilized by the Affiliated Broker Dealer will generally adjust execution prices to account for the PFOF arrangements (higher for purchases, lower for sales). Currently, the Affiliated Broker Dealer receives the following monetary payments which are paid, at the same level, by all market centers that receive orders routed by the Affiliated Broker Dealer: $0.0125 per share for all equity security executions and $0.0150 per share for all exchange traded product (“ETP”) executions, subject to certain limited exceptions.
NOTE 5 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
The Sub-Advisor has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement (an “Agreement”) with the Trust to waive the fees and reimburse expenses of each Fund until at least October 31, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”) so that the total operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees, dividend payments on short sales, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and organizational costs (the “Operating Expenses”) of WBI Power Factor™ High Dividend ETF is limited to 0.70% and each of the remaining funds is limited to 1.25% of average net assets (the “Expense Caps”). The Sub-Advisor may discontinue its obligations under the Agreements at any time in its sole discretion after the Expiration Date. The Funds have agreed to repay the amounts borne by the Sub-Advisor under the Agreements within the three year period after the Sub-Advisor bears the expense, when and if requested by the Sub-Advisor, to the extent the Operating Expenses of the Funds are less than the lower of the Expense Cap and any expense limitation agreement then in effect with respect to the Operating Expenses. The repayment may not raise the level of Operating Expenses of the Funds in the month of repayment to exceed the Expense Cap.
The following table shows the remaining waived and/or reimbursed expenses subject to potential recovery during the current fiscal period. The Sub-Advisor may recapture a portion of the unreimbursed amounts no later than the dates stated:
Expiration | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,034 | ||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | — | — | — | 32,059 | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | — | — | — | 8,099 | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | — | — | — | 13,655 | ||||||||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 19 | 17,864 | 55,416 | 70,824 |
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The Funds must pay their current ordinary operating expense before the Sub-Advisor is entitled to any reimbursement of fees and/or expenses. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon the Board of Trustees’ review and approval.
NOTE 6 — COMPLIANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENTS
The Trust has entered into an agreement with Foreside Compliance Services, LLC (“Foreside”), whereby Foreside agrees to provide a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), as described in Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the independent administrator and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Custodian”) serves as the custodian to the Funds. Under the Fund Administration Servicing, Fund Accounting Servicing, and Transfer Agent Servicing Agreements, the Administrator is responsible for keeping financial books and records of the Funds and generally managing the administrative affairs and transfer agency services.
NOTE 7 — 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 program administered by U.S Bank N.A (“the Custodian” and “Securities Lending Agent”). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest, except in the case of loans of foreign securities which are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars and shall be collateralized in the 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 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 fair 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 agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. During the current fiscal period, Funds had loaned securities that were collateralized by cash equivalents. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian 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. A Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the Securities Lending Agent.
At period end, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:
Fund | Value of Securities on Loan | Collateral Received* |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $5,066,543 | $5,337,499 |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | 5,683,166 | 5,874,189 |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | 9,433,219 | 9,840,709 |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | 6,022,732 | 6,346,714 |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 8,393,266 | 8,571,690 |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 2,949,887 | 2,999,898 |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | — | — |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | — | — |
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* | The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio as shown on the Schedule of Investments, a short-term investment portfolio with an overnight and continuous maturity. |
Fees and interest income earned on collateral investments and recognized by the Funds during the current fiscal year, was as follows:
Fees and Interest Income Earned | ||
Fund | Fees and Interest Income Earned | |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $ 2,313 | |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | 2,222 | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | 3,222 | |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | 2,444 | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 29,428 | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 1,955 | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | 3,632 | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | 12,755 |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are subject to various netting arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with counterparties. The arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net their total exposure to counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The following is a summary of the arrangements subject to offsetting during the current fiscal period.
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Gross Amounts | Net Amounts | |||||
Gross Amounts | Offset in the | Presented in the | ||||
of Recognized | Statement of | Statement of | Collateral | Net | ||
Fund | Description | Liabilities | Assets & Liabilities | Assets & Liabilities | Received | Amount |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | Securities Lending | $5,066,543 | $ — | $5,066,543 | $5,066,543 | $ — |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | Securities Lending | 5,683,166 | — | 5,683,166 | 5,683,166 | — |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | Securities Lending | 9,433,219 | — | 9,433,219 | 9,433,219 | — |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | Securities Lending | 6,022,732 | — | 6,022,732 | 6,022,732 | — |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | Securities Lending | 8,393,266 | — | 8,393,266 | 8,393,266 | — |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | Securities Lending | 2,949,887 | — | 2,949,887 | 2,949,887 | — |
NOTE 8 — TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions declared by the Funds was as follows:
Year/Period Ended June 30, 2020 | Year/Period Ended June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary | Long Term | Return of | Ordinary | Long Term | Return of | |||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Income | Capital Gain | Capital | Income | Capital Gain | Capital | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 2000 ETF | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 337,978 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 2000 ETF | — | — | — | 390,733 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 2000 ETF | — | — | — | 1,320,104 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 2000 ETF | — | — | — | 319,836 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | 230,708 | — | 55,918 | 561,691 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | 242,901 | — | — | 485,571 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | 686,952 | — | 84,576 | 1,601,703 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | 170,658 | — | 44,276 | 322,761 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 3,857,876 | — | — | 3,929,336 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 3,729,916 | — | — | 5,130,398 | 254,258 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF1 | 2,895,229 | — | — | 40,995 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF2 | 1,699,642 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Information for WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF is for the period from May 28, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
2 | Information for WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF is for the period from July 18, 2019, to June 30, 2020. |
The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of net assets are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined for the semi-annual period ended December 31, 2020.
The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero.
Each Fund’s cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes as of June 30, 2020 was as follows:
WBI BullBear | ||||||||||||||||
Rising Income | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||
3000 ETF | Value 3000 ETF | Yield 3000 ETF | Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 39,167,766 | $ | 38,776,608 | $ | 52,689,956 | $ | 48,811,931 | ||||||||
Gross tax unrealized appreciation | 1,247,271 | 1,340,967 | 1,765,775 | 1,374,306 | ||||||||||||
Gross tax unrealized depreciation | (199,797 | ) | (162,240 | ) | (140,906 | ) | (247,488 | ) | ||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation | 1,047,474 | 1,178,727 | 1,624,869 | 1,126,818 | ||||||||||||
WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear | WBI Power | Trend Switch | Trend Switch | |||||||||||||
Global | Factor® High | US 3000 Total | US Total | |||||||||||||
Income ETF | Dividend ETF | Return ETF | Return ETF* | |||||||||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 86,163,936 | $ | 45,680,623 | $ | 36,624,382 | $ | 35,655,605 | ||||||||
Gross tax unrealized appreciation | 729,908 | 3,349,925 | — | 109,303 | ||||||||||||
Gross tax unrealized depreciation | (229,230 | ) | (5,296,361 | ) | (1,382,116 | ) | (115,755 | ) | ||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 500,678 | (1,946,436 | ) | (1,382,116 | ) | (6,452 | ) |
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The components of distributable earnings (losses) for federal income tax purposes as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
WBI BullBear | ||||||||||||||||
Rising Income | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||
3000 ETF | Value 3000 ETF | Yield 3000 ETF | Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 1,047,474 | $ | 1,178,727 | $ | 1,624,869 | $ | 1,126,818 | ||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | — | 33 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Undistributed long term gain (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings | — | 33 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other accumulated gain (loss) | (43,440,113 | ) | (23,153,361 | ) | (64,553,213 | ) | (32,331,761 | ) | ||||||||
Total accumulated gain (loss) | $ | (42,392,639 | ) | $ | (21,974,601 | ) | $ | (62,928,344 | ) | $ | (31,204,943 | ) | ||||
WBI BullBear | WBI BullBear | |||||||||||||||
WBI BullBear | WBI Power | Trend Switch | Trend Switch | |||||||||||||
Global | Factor® High | US 3000 Total | US Total | |||||||||||||
Income ETF | Dividend ETF | Return ETF | Return ETF* | |||||||||||||
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 500,678 | $ | (1,946,436 | ) | $ | (1,382,116 | ) | $ | (6,452 | ) | |||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 5,778 | 99,181 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Undistributed long term gain (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings | 5,778 | 99,181 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other accumulated gain (loss) | (11,665,037 | ) | (21,653,167 | ) | (6,291,881 | ) | (5,589,536 | ) | ||||||||
Total accumulated gain (loss) | $ | (11,158,581 | ) | $ | (23,500,422 | ) | $ | (7,673,997 | ) | $ | (5,595,988 | ) | ||||
* Fund commenced operations on July 18, 2019. |
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, 2019, and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
As of June 30, 2020, the Funds had the following short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes, with an indefinite expiration:
Short-Term | Long-Term | ||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF+ | $43,440,113 | $ — | |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF+ | 23,069,386 | 642 | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF+ | 64,553,213 | — | |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF+ | 32,305,489 | — | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 11,665,037 | — | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 15,043,936 | 6,609,231 | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | — | — | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF* | — | — |
+ | Annual limitation may apply to a portion of the losses under IRC 382. |
* | Fund commenced operations on July 18, 2019. |
As of June 30, 2020, the Funds deferred, on a tax basis, late year losses as follows:
Capital | Ordinary | ||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $ — | $ — | |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | — | 83,333 | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | — | — | |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | — | 26,271 | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | — | — | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | — | — | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | 6,291,881 | — | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF* | 5,589,536 | — | |
* Fund commenced operations on July 18, 2019. |
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NOTE 9 — 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:
All Other | |||||||||
Fund | Purchases | Sales | |||||||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $ | 176,672,765 | $ | 161,105,041 | |||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | 177,493,320 | 164,163,187 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | 237,842,308 | 221,284,516 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | 231,299,489 | 212,377,269 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 157,136,557 | 157,541,650 | |||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 38,572,643 | 38,736,316 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | 30,262,925 | 30,366,452 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | 49,489,781 | 49,539,439 | |||||||
During the current fiscal period, the values of the in-kind security transactions were as follows: | |||||||||
Fund | Subscriptions | Redemptions | |||||||
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | $ | — | $ | 7,852,499 | |||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | — | 8,806,939 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | — | 9,456,699 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | — | 9,056,810 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | — | 12,049,617 | |||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | — | 6,899,729 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | 941,238 | 10,470,235 | |||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | — | 12,966,929 | |||||||
During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities. |
NOTE 10 — SHARE TRANSACTIONS
The Funds each currently offer one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges as the other shares of such Fund.
The Trust has entered into an agreement with NYSE Group, Inc. to list the Funds’ “Shares”) on NYSE Arca, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Group, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their NAV. The Funds will issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, typically 50,000 hares, called “Creation Units.” Each Fund’s typical creation unit size is as follows:
Fund | Creation Unit | |
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | 50,000 | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | 25,000 | |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | 25,000 |
Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind, however, the Trust reserves the right to offer a cash option for creations and redemptions of Shares. Once created, Shares generally will trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund 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 Corporation participant and, in each case, must have executed a participant agreement with Foreside Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the Shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
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WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold | — | $ | — | 100,000 | $ | 2,715,525 | — | $ | — | 500,000 | $ | 13,545,824 | ||||||||||||||
Shares Issued in Connection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
with Acquisition | — | — | 246,279 | 6,605,265 | — | — | 288,316 | 7,730,719 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (300,000 | ) | (8,325,370 | ) | (1,000,001 | ) | (27,170,875 | ) | (350,000 | ) | (9,318,845 | ) | (950,001 | ) | (25,660,709 | ) | ||||||||||
(300,000 | ) | $ | (8,325,370 | ) | (653,722 | ) | $ | (17,850,085 | ) | (350,000 | ) | $ | (9,318,845 | ) | (161,685 | ) | $ | (4,384,166 | ) | |||||||
Beginning Shares | 1,646,278 | 2,300,000 | 1,688,315 | 1,850,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 1,346,278 | 1,646,278 | 1,338,315 | 1,688,315 |
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold | — | $ | — | 750,000 | $ | 17,952,857 | — | $ | — | 550,000 | $ | 13,827,837 | ||||||||||||||
Shares Issued in Connection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
with Acquisition | — | — | 430,183 | 10,042,053 | — | — | 227,182 | 5,906,637 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (450,000 | ) | (10,539,945 | ) | (1,650,000 | ) | (39,297,362 | ) | (400,000 | ) | (10,748,585 | ) | (950,000 | ) | (25,394,737 | ) | ||||||||||
(450,000 | ) | $ | (10,539,945 | ) | (469,817 | ) | $ | (11,302,452 | ) | (400,000 | ) | $ | (10,748,585 | ) | (172,818 | ) | $ | (5,660,263 | ) | |||||||
Beginning Shares | 2,630,183 | 3,100,000 | 2,077,182 | 2,250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 2,180,183 | 2,630,183 | 1,677,182 | 2,077,182 |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | 150,000 | $ | 3,460,740 | ||||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (500,000 | ) | (12,168,415 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | (62,668,770 | ) | (350,000 | ) | (7,019,705 | ) | (2,100,000 | ) | (43,039,205 | ) | ||||||||||
(500,000 | ) | $ | (12,168,415 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | $ | (62,668,770 | ) | (350,000 | ) | $ | (7,019,705 | ) | (1,950,000 | ) | $ | (39,578,465 | ) | |||||||
Beginning Shares | 2,900,000 | 5,400,000 | 2,250,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 2,400,000 | 2,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,250,000 |
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | December 31, 2020 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | (Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold | 50,000 | $ | 948,185 | 900,000 | $ | 17,998,358 | — | $ | — | 1,800,000 | $ | 35,853,810 | ||||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed | (575,000 | ) | (10,514,465 | ) | (1,100,000 | ) | (21,681,638 | ) | (775,000 | ) | (13,071,735 | ) | (175,000 | ) | (3,567,117 | ) | ||||||||||
(525,000 | ) | $ | (9,566,280 | ) | (200,000 | ) | $ | (3,683,280 | ) | (775,000 | ) | $ | (13,071,735 | ) | 1,625,000 | $ | 32,286,693 | |||||||||
Beginning Shares | 2,075,000 | 2,275,000 | 1,625,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Shares | 1,550,000 | 2,075,000 | 850,000 | 1,625,000 |
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Expense Examples | |
For the Period Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
As a shareholder 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 Fund 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 (July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).
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 Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line 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.
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,086.60 | $ | 6.57 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.90 | $ | 6.36 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,058.00 | $ | 6.48 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.90 | $ | 6.36 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,054.90 | $ | 6.37 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.00 | $ | 6.26 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,026.30 | $ | 6.33 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.95 | $ | 6.31 |
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Expense Examples (concluded) | |
For the Period Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | |
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,077.60 | $ | 6.09 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.35 | $ | 5.92 | ||||||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,245.60 | $ | 3.96 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.68 | $ | 3.57 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,200.00 | $ | 3.90 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.66 | $ | 3.59 | ||||||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | ||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | During the Period^ | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,073.70 | $ | 3.91 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.43 | $ | 3.81 |
_________
^ | The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
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Information About the Portfolio Holdings
(Unaudited)
The Trust files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT (beginning with filings after March 31, 2020). The Trust’s Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 772-5810. Furthermore, you may obtain the Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ portfolio holdings are updated daily and posted on its website at www.wbietfs.com.
Information About Proxy Voting
(Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 772-5810, by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.wbietfs.com.
When available, information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ending June 30 will be available by calling toll-free at (800) 772-5810 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Information About the Funds’ Trustees
(Unaudited)
The SAI includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free at (800) 772-5810, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by accessing the Fund’s website at www.wbietfs.com.
Frequency Distributions of Premiums and Discounts
(Unaudited)
Information regarding how often shares of the Funds trade on an exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Funds is available, without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.wbietfs.com.
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Advisor
Millington Securities
331 Newman Springs Road Suite 105
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Sub-Advisor
WBI Investments, Inc
331 Newman Springs Road Suite 105
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Index Provider (WBIY only)
Solactive AG
Guiollettstraβe 54
60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101
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
Securities Lending Agent
U.S. Bank, National Association
Securities Lending
800 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-7020
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
Legal Counsel
K&L Gates LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF | WBIE | ||
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF | WBIF | ||
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF | WBIG | ||
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF | WBIL | ||
WBI BullBear Global Income ETF | WBII | ||
WBI Power Factor® High Dividend ETF | WBIY | ||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US 3000 Total Return ETF | WBIT | ||
WBI BullBear Trend Switch US Total Return ETF | WBIN |
Item 1(b).
Not Applicable for this Registrant
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 6. Investments.
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 Principal Executive Officer and 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 second fiscal quarter of 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.
(a) | (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not Applicable. |
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
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) Absolute Shares Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Don Schreiber, Jr.
Don Schreiber, Jr., President and Principal Executive Officer
Date March 9, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Don Schreiber, Jr.
Don Schreiber, Jr., President and Principal Executive Officer
Date March 9, 2021
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Steven Van Solkema
Steven Van Solkema, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date March 9, 2021
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.