Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Financial Highlights
For the Period or Year Ended November 30,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year/Period
|
|
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period/
Year
|
|
Net
Investment
Income*
|
|
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments
|
|
Total from
Operations
|
|
Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
|
|
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
|
|
Total
Distributions
|
|
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
|
|
Market
Price,
End of
Period
|
|
Total
Return(1)
|
|
Net
Assets
End of
Period
(000)
|
|
Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Including
Waivers)
|
|
Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)
|
|
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover(3)
|
2019
|
|
$
|
20.95
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
$
|
1.20
|
|
|
$
|
1.48
|
|
|
$
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.80
|
|
$
|
21.88
|
|
7.60
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,635
|
|
0.65
|
%^
|
|
0.95
|
%
|
|
1.38
|
%
|
|
27
|
%
|
2018(4)
|
|
|
25.00
|
|
|
0.33
|
|
|
(4.38
|
)
|
|
|
(4.05
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
20.95
|
|
|
21.06
|
|
(16.20
|
)
|
|
|
1,048
|
|
0.65
|
(2)
|
|
0.95
|
(2)
|
|
1.69
|
(2)
|
|
86
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on July 17, 2009. The Trust is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company consisting of multiple investment portfolios. The financial statements herein are those of Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF (formerly, Innovation Shares NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF) (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the performance of the Innovation Labs Next Generation Vehicles & Technology Index (the “Index”). The Fund is classified as a “diversified” fund under the 1940 Act. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the “Adviser”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Fund and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Penserra Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. The Fund commenced operations on February 12, 2018.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund will issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares, typically 25,000 shares, called “Creation Units”. Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities and/or cash constituting a substantial representation, or a representation of the securities on the Index. Once created, shares will trade in a secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP on the accrual basis of accounting. Management has reviewed Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies (“ASC 946”), and concluded that the Fund meets the criteria of an “investment company,” and therefore, the Fund prepares its financial statements in accordance with investment company accounting as outlined in ASC 946.
Use of Estimates and Indemnifications — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Fund expects any risk of loss to be remote.
Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price for long securities and at the most recent ask price for securities sold short. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less when acquired will be valued at their market value. If a market value is not available from a pricing vendor or from an independent broker, the security will be fair valued according to the Trust’s fair value procedures. Prices for most securities held in the
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Fund are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Fund seeks to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board. The Fund’s fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, the Fund may fair value their securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s securities that traded outside of the United States (a ‘‘Significant Event’’) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include: government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
• Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
• Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the year ended November 30, 2019 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
For the year ended November 30, 2019, there have been no significant changes to the Fund’s fair valuation methodologies.
Federal Income Taxes — It is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.
The Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of Federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of November 30, 2019, the Fund did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. The Fund has reviewed all major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Fund’s net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on their tax returns.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Repurchase Agreements — Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by the Fund’s custodian bank until the repurchase date of the repurchase agreement. The Fund may also invest in tri-party repurchase agreements. Securities held as collateral for tri-party repurchase agreements are maintained by the broker’s custodian bank in a segregated account until the repurchase date of the repurchase agreement. Provisions of the repurchase agreements and the Fund’s policies require that the market value of the collateral, including accrued interest thereon, is sufficient in the event of default by the counterparty. If the counterparty defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if the counterparty enters into an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
At November 30, 2019, the market value of the repurchase agreement outstanding was $37,130.
Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gain on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invest.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income and distributes its net capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
Creation Units — The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV and only in large blocks of at least 25,000 shares (each block of shares for the Fund is called a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof). Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee of $1,300 per transaction. An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard redemption transaction fee of $1,300 per transaction. In addition to the fixed creation or redemption transaction fee, an additional creation transaction fee may be charged. The Adviser may retain all or portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase or redemption of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.
Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Fund’s distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
The following table discloses the Creation Unit breakdown based on the NAV as of November 30, 2019:
|
|
Creation
Unit Shares
|
|
Creation Transaction
Fee
|
|
Value
|
|
Redemption
Transaction
Fee
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
$
|
1,300
|
|
$
|
545,000
|
|
$
|
1,300
|
|
To the extent the Fund permits the contribution of securities in exchange for the purchase of shares (contribution in-kind), shares may be issued in advance of receipt by the Fund at all or a portion of the applicable deposit securities. In these circumstances, the Fund may require the Authorized Participant to maintain with the Trust an amount of 115% of the daily mark-to-market of the missing deposit securities. Amounts are disclosed as Segregated Cash Balance with Authorized Participants for Deposit Security and Collateral Payable upon Return of Deposit Securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.
3. AGREEMENTS
Investment Advisory Agreement
The Adviser is located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, its principle place of business, and 295 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Trust, including the Fund, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund primarily in the form of oversight of the Sub-Adviser, including daily monitoring of the purchase and sale of securities by the Sub-Adviser and regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. The Adviser administers the Fund’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and provides its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.
For the services it provides to the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.
Through March 31, 2019, the Adviser contractually waived a portion of its fee in an amount equal to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. From April 1, 2019 through October 17, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its management fee with respect to the Fund in an amount equal to 0.30% of average daily net assets. Effective October 17, 2019, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in an amount equal to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through October 20, 2020, unless earlier terminated by the Board for any reason at any time. The voluntary and contractual waivers are non-recoupable.
Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Fund except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Certain officers or interested trustees of the Trust are also officers or employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.
The Adviser has entered into a license agreement with Innovation Shares LLC, the Fund’s index provider, pursuant to which the Adviser pays a fee to use the Index. The Adviser is sub-licensing rights to the Index to the Fund at no charge.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
3. AGREEMENTS (continued)
Sub-Advisory Agreement
Penserra Capital Management LLC, or the Sub-Adviser, is a New York limited liability company, located at 4 Orinda Way, Suite 100-A, Orinda, California 94563. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. Under a sub-advisory agreement, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows: 0.05% on the first $500 million, 0.04% on next $500 million, 0.03% on assets greater than $1 billion, subject to a $15,000 annual minimum fee.
The Sub-Adviser’s affiliated broker-dealer, Penserra Securities LLC (“Penserra Securities”), also holds a minority interest in the Sub-Adviser. The Fund may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker dealer affiliates of the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules promulgated by the SEC. For the year ended November 30, 2019, the Fund paid commissions to affiliated brokers in the amount of $18.
Distribution Agreement
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s underwriter and distributor of shares pursuant to an amended and restated Distribution Agreement dated November 10, 2011 (the “Distribution Agreement”). Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent, receives orders to purchase shares in Creation Units and transmits such orders to the Fund’s custodian and transfer agent.
The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Fund shares. The Distributor bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of shares: (i) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws; (ii) filing fees; and (iii) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services, that are not reimbursed by the Adviser, as contemplated in the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund shares.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the year ended November 30, 2019, no fees were charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with approval of the Board.
Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the Fund’s Administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement. The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian” and “Transfer Agent”) serves as the Fund’s Custodian and Transfer agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement and Transfer Agency Services Agreement. The Adviser of the Fund pays these fees.
Certain officers of the Trust are also employees of the Administrator or its affiliates. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the year ended November 30, 2019, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:
|
|
Purchases
|
|
Sales and
Maturities
|
|
|
$
|
358,460
|
|
$
|
328,821
|
|
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Fund.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (continued)
For the year ended November 30, 2019, there were in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions:
|
|
Purchases
|
|
Sales
|
|
Net Realized
Gain/Loss
|
|
|
$
|
452,050
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
For the period ended November 30, 2018, there were in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions with realized loss of $146,150. The dollar amount of in-kind transactions is reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
5. TAX INFORMATION
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital or distributable earnings, in the period that the differences arise.
Accordingly, the following permanent differences primarily attributable to non-deductible Excise Tax paid have been reclassified within the components of net assets for the year ended November 30, 2019:
|
|
Distributable
Earnings/
(Losses)
|
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.
The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last two fiscal periods were as follows:
|
|
Ordinary
Income
|
2019
|
|
$
|
31,327
|
2018
|
|
|
—
|
As of November 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income
|
|
$
|
17,126
|
|
Capital Loss Carryforwards
|
|
|
(85,636
|
)
|
Unrealized Depreciation
|
|
|
(75,471
|
)
|
Other Temporary Differences
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Total Accumulated Losses
|
|
$
|
(143,983
|
)
|
Late-year losses represent certain capital and other ordinary losses realized after October 31 and December 31, respectively, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Fund may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year. The Fund did not defer any late-year losses for the year ended November 30, 2019.
The Fund is permitted to utilize capital losses that are carried forward and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of November 30, 2019, the Fund has the following capital/loss carry forwards to offset capital gains for an unlimited period:
|
|
Non-expiring
Short-Term
|
|
Non-expiring
Long-Term
|
|
Total
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
|
|
|
$
|
67,927
|
|
$
|
17,709
|
|
$
|
85,636
|
|
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
For federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at November 30, 2019, and the net realized gains or losses on investments sold for the period, were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes primarily due to wash sales which cannot be used for federal income tax purposes in the current period and have been deferred for use in future years. The federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Fund at November 30, 2019, were as follows:
|
|
Federal Tax
Cost
|
|
Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|
|
$
|
1,742,959
|
|
$
|
138,972
|
|
$
|
(214,443
|
)
|
|
$
|
(75,471
|
)
|
|
6. SECURITIES LENDING
The Fund has entered into a Securities Lending Agreement with the Bank of New York Mellon (the “Lending Agent”) to lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Trust’s Board. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 331/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). The Fund will not lend portfolio securities to the Adviser or its affiliates unless permissible under the 1940 Act and the rules and promulgations thereunder. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 102% of the value of domestic equity securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADR’) and 105% of the value of foreign equity securities (other than ADRs). However, due to market fluctuations during the day, the value of securities loaned on a particular day may, during the course of the day, exceed the value of collateral. On each business day, the amount of collateral is adjusted based on the prior day’s market fluctuations and the current day’s lending activity. Income from lending activity is determined by the amount of interest earned on collateral, less any amounts payable to the borrowers of the securities and the lending agent and the Fund earns a return from the collateral. Lending securities involves certain risks, including the risk that the Fund may be delayed or restricted from recovering the loaned securities or disposing of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because at adverse market actions expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned and income from lending activity by the Fund that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund does not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under the Securities Lending Agreement, which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.
The following is a summary of securities lending agreements held by the Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF, with cash collateral of overnight maturities and non-cash collateral, which would be subject to offset as of November 30, 2019:
|
|
Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
(Value of
Securities
on Loan)
|
|
Value
of Cash
Collateral
Received*
|
|
Value of
Non-cash
Collateral
Received**
|
|
Net
Amount
|
|
|
$
|
194,510
|
|
$
|
37,130
|
|
$
|
157,380
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
6. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)
The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at November 30, 2019 are shown in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of November 30, 2019, the cash collateral was invested in Repurchase Agreements and the non-cash collateral consisted of U.S. Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds and U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds with the following maturities:
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the collateral, as of November 30, 2019:
|
|
Overnight and
Continuous
|
|
<30 Days
|
|
Between
30 & 90 Days
|
|
>90 Days
|
|
Total
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
|
$
|
37,130
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
37,130
|
U.S. Government Securities
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
169,418
|
|
|
170,392
|
Total
|
|
$
|
37,130
|
|
$
|
130
|
|
$
|
844
|
|
$
|
169,418
|
|
$
|
207,522
|
7. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
As with all exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. A more complete description of principal risks is included in the Fund’s prospectus under the heading “Principal Risks”.
Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk
Because the Fund is an ETF, only a limited number of institutional investors (known as “Authorized Participants”) are authorized to purchase and redeem shares directly from the Fund. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, Fund shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) Authorized Participants exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other Authorized Participants step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions.
Commodity-Linked Security Risk
Investments in commodity-linked securities may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer’s financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses.
Common Stock Risk
Common stock holds the lowest priority in the capital structure of a company, and therefore takes the largest share of the company’s risk and its accompanying volatility. The value of the common stock held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or facts relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
The Fund invest in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies, changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value of your shares. Because the Fund’s NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of the non- U.S. market in which the Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the value of the Fund’s holdings, measured in the foreign currency, increases. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.
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Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
7. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND (continued)
Depositary Receipt Risk
ADRs and GDRs are subject to the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. In addition, investments in ADRs and GDRs may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market.
Early Close/Trading Halt Risk
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk
Emerging markets are subject to greater market volatility, lower trading volume, political and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, securities in emerging markets may be subject to greater price fluctuations than securities in more developed markets. An investment in securities of foreign companies may be in the form of depositary receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers.
Foreign Securities Risk
Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to expropriation, nationalization or adverse political or economic developments. Foreign securities may have relatively low market liquidity and decreased publicly available information about issuers. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. Non-U.S. issuers may also be subject to inconsistent and potentially less stringent accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers.
Geographic Investment Risk
To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region.
Geopolitical Risk
Some countries and regions in which the Fund invests have experienced security concerns, war or threats of war and aggression, terrorism, economic uncertainty, natural and environmental disasters and/or systemic market dislocations that have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on the U.S. and world economies and markets generally, each of which may negatively impact the Fund’s investments.
Index Tracking Risk
The Fund’s return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Index.
Issuer-Specific Risk
Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Issuer-specific events, including changes in the financial condition of an issuer, can have a negative impact on the value of the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
7. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND (continued)
Large Capitalization Risk
Returns on investments in securities of large companies could trail the returns on investments in securities of smaller and mid-sized companies.
Market Risk
The market price of a security or instrument could decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.
Methodology Risk
The Fund seeks to track the performance of stocks of companies selected using a proprietary categorization and ranking Methodology developed by the Index Creator. No assurance can be given that stocks of innovators of companies selected according to the Methodology will outperform stocks of other companies. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the Methodology will generate or produce the intended results.
Mid-Capitalization Risk
The mid-capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies, and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of mid-capitalization companies generally trade in lower volumes, are often more vulnerable to market volatility, and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole.
New/Smaller Fund Risk
A new or smaller fund is subject to the risk that its performance may not represent how the fund is expected to or may perform in the long term. In addition, new funds have limited operating histories for investors to evaluate and new and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve an economically viable size, in which case it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund may be liquidated by the Board of Trustees without a shareholder vote. In a liquidation, shareholders of the Fund will receive an amount equal to the Fund’s NAV, after deducting the costs of liquidation, including the transaction costs of disposing of the Fund’s portfolio investments. Receipt of a liquidation distribution may have negative tax consequences for shareholders. Additionally, during the Fund’s liquidation all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio may be invested in a manner not consistent with its investment objective and investment policies.
Next Generation Vehicles Risk
Next Generation Vehicles are a relatively new development and there can be no assurance that they will be widely adopted by the general public. Companies engaged in activities related to Next Generation Vehicles may be sensitive to risks associated with emerging technology companies, which include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for securities of such companies, changes in business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, rapid obsolescence, and government regulation. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company’s products could have a material adverse effect on such company’s operating results. These companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Continued)
7. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND (continued)
Operational Risk
The Fund and its service providers may experience disruptions that arise from human error, processing and communications errors, counterparty or third-party errors, technology or systems failures, any of which may have an adverse impact on the Fund. Although the Fund and its service providers seek to mitigate these operational risks through their internal controls and operational risk management processes, these measures may not identify or may be inadequate to address all such risks.
Passive Investment Risk
The Fund is not actively managed. Therefore, unless a specific security is removed from the Fund’s Index, or selling that security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the Index as addressed in the Index methodology, the Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. If a specific security is removed from the Fund’s Index, the Fund may be forced to sell such security at an inopportune time or for a price other than the security’s current market value. An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any equity securities traded on an exchange, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in security prices. It is anticipated that the value of Fund shares will decline, more or less, in correspondence with any decline in value of the Index. The Index may not contain the appropriate mix of securities for any particular point in the business cycle of the overall economy, particular economic sectors, or narrow industries within which the commercial activities of the companies comprising the portfolio securities holdings of the Fund are conducted, and the timing of movements from one type of security to another in seeking to sample the Index could have a negative effect on the Fund. Unlike other funds that select investments based on analyses of financial or other information relating to companies, the economy or markets, the Fund, like other sector-focused or other narrowly-focused index funds, invests in companies included in its Index in accordance with its investment objective of tracking the performance of its Index. There can be no assurance that an investment in such companies would not underperform the broader market or investments with a different focus. The Fund should not be considered a complete investment program. Unlike with an actively managed fund, the Sub-Adviser does not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. This means that, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than other types of mutual funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline.
Sector Focus Risk
The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors and thus will be more susceptible to the risks affecting those sectors. While each Fund’s sector exposure is expected to vary over time based on the composition of its Index, each Fund anticipates that it may be subject to some or all of the risks described below. The list below is not a comprehensive list of the sectors to which the Fund may have exposure over time and should not be relied on as such.
Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk. Consumer discretionary companies are companies that provide non-essential goods and services, such as retailers, media companies and consumer services. These companies manufacture products and provide discretionary services directly to the consumer, and the success of these companies is tied closely to the performance of the overall domestic and international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer discretionary products in the marketplace, import controls, worldwide competition, environmental policies and consumer demand. At times, worldwide production of industrial materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Other risks may include liabilities for environmental damage and general civil liabilities, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. The materials sector may also be affected by economic cycles, technical progress, labor relations, and government regulations.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2019 (Concluded)
7. RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND (continued)
Securities Lending Risk
To the extent a Fund lends its securities, it may be subject to the following risks: (1) borrowers of the Funds’ securities typically provide collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in securities; (2) the securities in which the collateral is invested may not perform sufficiently to cover the return collateral payments owed to borrowers; (3) delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with the Funds’ ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions; and (4) there is the risk of possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.
Tracking Stock Risk
Many of the risks of investing in common stock are applicable to tracking stock. Tracking stock is a separate class of common stock whose value is linked to a specific business unit or operating division within a larger company and which is designed to “track” the performance of such business unit or division. Therefore, tracking stock may decline in value even if the common stock of the larger company increases in value. In addition, holders of tracking stock may not have the same rights as holders of the company’s common stock.
Trading Risk
Although the shares of the Fund are listed for trading on a listing exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. Secondary market trading in Fund shares may be halted by a listing exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons. In addition, trading in Fund shares is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the shares of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.
These and other factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. In addition, where all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio holdings trade in markets that are closed when the Fund’s market is open, there may be valuation differences that could lead to differences between the Fund’s market price and the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. An investment in securities of non-U.S. issuers may be in the form of depositary receipts or other securities convertible into securities of such issuers.
8. OTHER
At November 30, 2019, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of the Fund’s total shares outstanding was held by one Authorized Participant in the form of Creation Units. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants.
9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In August 2018, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). The new guidance includes additions and modifications to disclosures requirements for fair value measurements. For public entities, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management elected to early adopt the removal of certain disclosures and delay the adoption of additional disclosure until the effective date.
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On December 23, 2019, the Fund declared a distribution payable of $0.249854 per share of ordinary income to shareholders of record on December 26, 2019, and payable on December 31, 2019.
The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF and
Board of Trustees of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF (formerly, Innovation Shares NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF) (the “Fund”), a series of Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, as of November 30, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of November 30, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC since 2012.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Chicago, Illinois
January 29, 2020
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Trustees and Officers of the Trust
(Unaudited)
Certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Fund are also officers of the Distributor, the Adviser or the Administrator.
Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 833-466-6383.
Name and
Year of Birth
|
|
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
|
|
Term of
Office
and Length of
Time
Served(1)
|
|
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
|
|
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee(2)
|
|
Other
Directorships
held by
Trustee
|
Interested Trustee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Garrett Stevens
(1979)
|
|
Trustee and President
|
|
Trustee (Since
2009);
President (Since 2011)
|
|
Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).
|
|
9
|
|
Trustee, ETF Series Solutions (2012 – 2014)
|
Independent Trustees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy Jacoby
(1952)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
Since 2014
|
|
Senior Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Private Equity/Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund Services Practice (2000 – 2014).
|
|
14
|
|
Independent Trustee, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (5 portfolios) (since 2014); Audit Committee Chair, Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF (since 2018); Independent Trustee Edward Jones Money Market Fund (since 2017); Independent Trustee, Source ETF Trust (2014 to 2015).
|
David M. Mahle
(1943)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
Since 2011
|
|
Consultant, Jones Day (2012 – 2015); Of Counsel, Jones Day (2008 – 2011); Partner, Jones Day (1988 – 2008).
|
|
14
|
|
Independent Trustee, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (5 portfolios) (since 2012); Independent Trustee, Source ETF Trust (2014 to 2015).
|
Linda Petrone(3)
(1962)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
Since 2019
|
|
Founding Partner, Sage Search Advisors (Since 2012).
|
|
14
|
|
Independent Trustee, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (5 portfolios) (since 2019).
|
Mark Zurack
(1957)
|
|
Trustee
|
|
Since 2011
|
|
Professor, Columbia Business School (Since 2002).
|
|
9
|
|
Independent Trustee, AQR Funds (49 portfolios) (since 2014); Independent Trustee, Source ETF Trust, (2014 to 2015).
|
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust
(Unaudited) (Concluded)
Set forth below is information about each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. The address of J. Garrett Stevens, Richard Hogan, and James J. Baker Jr. is c/o Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, the address of Eric Kleinschmidt is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, and the address of Joseph Scavetti is Cipperman Compliance Services, 480 E. Swedesford Road, Suite 300, Wayne, PA 19087.
Name and Year of Birth
|
|
Position(s) Held
with the Trust
|
|
Term of Office and Length
of Time Served(1)
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
|
Officers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Garrett Stevens
(1979)
|
|
Trustee and President
|
|
Trustee (Since 2009); President
(Since 2011)
|
|
Investment Adviser/Vice President, T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc. (since 2000); Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2009); President, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (since 2011); President, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012).
|
Richard Hogan
(1961)
|
|
Secretary
|
|
Since 2011
|
|
President, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Private Investor (since 2003); Trustee and Secretary, Exchange Listed Funds Trust (since 2012); Board Member, Peconic Land Trust (2012 – 2016); Managing Member, Yorkville ETF Advisors (2011 – 2016).
|
James J. Baker Jr.
(1951)
|
|
Treasurer
|
|
Since 2015
|
|
Managing Partner, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (since 2011); Managing Partner, Yorkville ETF Advisors (2012 – 2016); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (2000 – 2011).
|
Eric Kleinschmidt
(1968)
|
|
Assistant Treasurer
|
|
Since 2013
|
|
Director, Fund Accounting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (since 2004); Manager, Fund Accounting (1999 – 2004).
|
Joseph Scavetti
(1968)
|
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
|
Since 2018
|
|
Compliance Director, Cipperman Compliance Services, LLC (since 2018); Chief Operating Officer, Palladiem, LLC (2011 – 2018).
|
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Notice to Shareholders
(Unaudited)
For shareholders that do not have a November 30, 2019 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a November 30, 2019 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice.
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, the Trust is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.
Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
|
|
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
|
|
Total
Distributions
|
|
Qualifying
For
Corporate
Dividend
Received
Deduction(1)
|
|
Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
|
|
U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
|
|
Interest
Related
Dividends(4)
|
|
Short-Term
Capital Gain
Dividends(5)
|
|
Foreign
Tax
Credit
|
0.00%
|
|
100.00%
|
|
100.00%
|
|
20.24%
|
|
100.00%
|
|
0.00%
|
|
0.00%
|
|
0.00%
|
|
9.47%
|
The Fund intends to pass through a foreign tax credit to shareholders. For the fiscal year ended 2019, the total amount of foreign source income is $15,330. The total amount of foreign tax paid is $3,278. Your allocable share of the foreign tax credit will be reported on your 2019 Form 1099 DIV.
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Ideanomics NextGen Vehicles & Technology ETF
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
(Unaudited)
All ETFs have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund you incur an advisory fee. In addition to the advisory fee, a shareholder may pay brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, dividend expense on securities sold short, and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses), if any. It is important for you to understand the impact of these ongoing costs on your investment returns. Shareholders may incur brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in these examples.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019).
The table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.
NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
|
|
Beginning
Account Value
06/01/19
|
|
Ending
Account
Value
11/30/19
|
|
Annualized Expense
Ratios
|
|
Expenses
Paid
During
Period(1)
|
Actual Fund Return
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
$
|
1,184.10
|
|
0.65%
|
|
$
|
3.56
|
Hypothetical 5% Return
|
|
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
1,021.81
|
|
0.65
|
|
|
3.29
|
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Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)
NAV is the price per share at which the Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Market Price of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Fund’s website at etf.ideanomics.com.
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10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Investment Adviser:
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC
10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 207
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Sub-Adviser:
Penserra Capital Management LLC
4 Orinda Way
Suite 100-A
Orinda, CA 94563
Distributor:
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
Administrator:
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
Legal Counsel:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
151 N. Franklin St.
Suite 575
Chicago, IL 60606
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund described.
INN-AR-001-0100