Form N-CSRS Two Roads Shared Trust For: Apr 30

July 11, 2022 5:27 PM EDT

united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549

 

form n-csr

 

certified shareholder report of registered management
investment companies

 

Investment Company Act file number       811-22718

 

Two Roads Shared Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

  

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Richard Malinowski, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     631-470-2619

 

Date of fiscal year end:     10/31  
     
Date of reporting period:      4/30/22  

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(COVER PAGE)

 

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - NAV (7.06)% (4.04)% 26.87%
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF - Market Price (7.03)% (3.85)% 26.92%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 15.43%
       
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/26/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a)As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 26, 2020

 

(b)The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
   Percent of
Top 10 Industries  Net Assets
Technology Services  13.6%
Biotech & Pharma  10.4%
Software  10.2%
Chemicals  6.9%
Asset Management  6.8%
Leisure Facilities & Services  6.8%
Technology Hardware  6.8%
Food  3.5%
Machinery  3.5%
Aerospace & Defense  3.4%
Other/Cash and Equivalents  28.1%
Total  100.0%
    

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - NAV (4.50)% (1.15)% 21.72%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF - Market Price (4.61)% (1.21)% 21.67%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 15.43%
       
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/26/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.99% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a)As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 26, 2020

 

(b)The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
   Percent of
Top 10 Industries  Net Assets
Specialty Finance  13.5%
Retail - Discretionary  10.2%
Insurance  10.1%
Technology Hardware  9.5%
Institutional Financial Services  9.0%
Technology Services  6.6%
Health Care Facilities & Services  6.4%
Wholesale - Discretionary  3.8%
Chemicals  3.7%
Home & Office Products  3.6%
Other/Cash and Equivalents  23.6%
Total  100.0%
    

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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Leadershares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized Annualized
  Six Months One Year Three Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - NAV (8.84)% (5.05)% 7.80% 6.49%
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF - Market Price (8.94)% (4.96)% 7.83% 6.51%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 13.85% 12.07%
AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index (c) (8.47)% (4.19)% 8.86% 7.53%
         
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (10/1/2018) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a)As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading October 1, 2018

 

(b)The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

(c)The AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index, the Fund advisor’s proprietary index, utilizes a quantitative rules-based investment methodology that applies a multi-factor ranking process and is focused on the largest 1,000 U.S. common stocks based on market capitalization. Companies within this group of the top 1,000 market capitalizations may be considered large or mid-cap companies. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
   Percent of
Top 10 Industries  Net Assets
Retail - Discretionary  11.5%
Insurance  8.9%
Chemicals  6.1%
Oil & Gas Producers  6.1%
Specialty Finance  6.0%
Health Care Facilities & Services  4.9%
Banking  4.7%
Steel  4.1%
Leisure Facilities & Services  4.0%
Aerospace & Defense  3.9%
Other/Cash and Equivalents  39.8%
Total  100.0%
    

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Months One Year Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - NAV (12.80)% (9.73)% 17.41%
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF - Market Price (13.00)% (9.67)% 17.40%
S&P 500 Index (b) (9.65)% 0.21% 20.88%
       
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (5/11/2020) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a)As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading May 11, 2020

 

(b)The S&P 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. The S&P 500 Index is a float-weighted index, meaning company market capitalizations are adjusted by the number of shares available for public trading. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
   Percent of
Top 10 Industries  Net Assets
Exchange Traded Funds  44.6%
Software  5.1%
Banking  4.2%
Semiconductors  4.0%
Technology Hardware  3.9%
Biotech & Pharma  2.5%
Internet Media & Services  1.9%
Medical Equipment & Devices  1.9%
Technology Services  1.9%
Retail - Discretionary  1.7%
Other/Cash and Equivalents  28.3%
Total  100.0%
    

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

4

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended April 30, 2022, compared to its benchmark:

 

  Six Months Since Inception(a)
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - NAV (8.34)% (7.54)%
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF - Market Price (8.61)% (7.62)%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (b) (9.47)% (9.32)%
     
*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception (6/28/2021) to the first day of secondary market trading shares of the Fund, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses are 0.75% per the March 1, 2022 prospectus. Please see the Financial Highlights for a more recent expense ratio. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-480-757-4277.

 

(a)As of the close of business on the day of commencement of trading June 28, 2021.

 

(b)The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broadbased benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. This includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgagebacked securities, asset-backed securities and collateralised mortgage-backed securities. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

 

PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
April 30, 2022
   Percent of
Top 10 Industries  Net Assets
U.S. Government & Agencies  66.0%
Banking  7.3%
Telecommunications  3.9%
Biotech & Pharma  2.4%
Food  2.1%
Health Care Facilities & Services  2.1%
Institutional Financial Services  2.1%
Software  2.0%
Aerospace & Defense  1.5%
Technology Hardware  1.4%
Other/Cash and Equivalents  9.2%
Total  100.0%
    

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%     
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.4%     
 49,028   Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)  $2,735,272 
           
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 6.8%     
 145,592   Invesco Ltd.   2,675,981 
 87,909   Janus Henderson Group plc   2,679,466 
         5,355,447 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 3.4%     
 182,777   Dana, Inc.   2,706,927 
           
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 10.4%     
 142,689   Bausch Health Companies, Inc.(a)   2,712,518 
 160,424   Innoviva, Inc.(a)   2,736,833 
 231,904   Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   2,782,848 
         8,232,199 
     CHEMICALS - 6.9%     
 87,518   GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)   2,745,439 
 80,825   Huntsman Corporation   2,737,543 
         5,482,982 
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 3.4%     
 38,504   AECOM   2,716,842 
           
     FOOD - 3.5%     
 87,184   TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)   2,746,296 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 3.3%     
 142,905   Mednax, Inc.(a)   2,646,601 
           
     HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.4%     
 117,188   Newell Brands, Inc.   2,712,902 
           
     INSURANCE - 3.3%     
 329,504   eHealth, Inc.(a)   2,652,507 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)     
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 3.4%     
 33,872   GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)  $2,737,196 
           
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.8%     
 29,818   Papa John’s International, Inc.   2,714,930 
 47,311   Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   2,700,985 
         5,415,915 
     MACHINERY - 3.5%     
 115,976   Welbilt, Inc.(a)   2,739,353 
           
     REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 3.4%     
 27,063   Howard Hughes Corporation(a)   2,714,148 
           
     SOFTWARE - 10.2%     
 44,366   CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)   2,706,326 
 97,726   Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a)   2,689,420 
 119,898   LivePerson, Inc.(a)   2,712,093 
         8,107,839 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 6.8%     
 32,761   Seagate Technology Holdings plc   2,687,712 
 156,140   Xerox Holdings Corporation   2,716,836 
         5,404,548 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 13.6%     
 483,388   Conduent, Inc.(a)   2,721,474 
 101,629   Green Dot Corporation, Class A(a)   2,691,136 
 27,439   Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)   2,726,614 
 102,215   Nielsen Holdings plc   2,740,385 
         10,879,609 
     WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.4%     
 54,676   LKQ Corporation   2,713,569 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ACTIVIST LEADERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022
 

 

       Fair Value 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $84,803,830)  $78,700,152 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $84,803,830)  $78,700,152 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%   881,150 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $79,581,302 

 

LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company

 

Diversification of Assets
Country  % of Net Assets 
United States   78.5%
Canada   6.8%
United Kingdom   3.4%
Ireland   3.4%
Jersey   3.4%
Bermuda   3.4%
Total   98.9%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   1.1%
Grand Total   100.0%

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR TACTICAL FOCUSED ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%     
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.3%     
 20,540   L3Harris Technologies, Inc.  $4,770,620 
           
     BANKING - 3.1%     
 54,540   BOK Financial Corporation   4,523,002 
           
     CHEMICALS - 3.7%     
 52,287   Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   5,488,566 
           
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 3.1%     
 41,038   Crown Holdings, Inc.   4,515,822 
           
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 2.9%     
 118,882   Brookfield Renewable Corporation   4,267,864 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.4%     
 20,443   HCA Healthcare, Inc.   4,386,046 
 37,511   Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   5,020,472 
         9,406,518 
     HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.6%     
 29,416   Whirlpool Corporation   5,339,592 
           
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 9.0%     
 102,310   Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)   4,303,159 
 46,299   Evercore, Inc., Class A   4,896,119 
 137,923   Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A   3,983,216 
         13,182,494 
     INSURANCE - 10.1%     
 28,220   Assurant, Inc.   5,132,654 
 164,345   Equitable Holdings, Inc.   4,738,066 
 77,113   Voya Financial, Inc.   4,868,915 
         14,739,635 
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.6%     
 59,675   Marathon Petroleum Corporation   5,207,241 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR TACTICAL FOCUSED ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.8% (Continued)     
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 10.2%     
 24,923   Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  $4,975,378 
 84,689   Kohl’s Corporation   4,901,799 
 25,340   Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   5,010,478 
         14,887,655 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 13.5%     
 117,923   Ally Financial, Inc.   4,712,203 
 376,168   MGIC Investment Corporation   4,912,754 
 285,330   SLM Corporation   4,773,571 
 147,623   Synchrony Financial   5,434,002 
         19,832,530 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 9.5%     
 141,305   HP, Inc.   5,176,002 
 52,608   Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)   4,272,296 
 256,725   Xerox Holdings Corporation   4,467,015 
         13,915,313 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 6.6%     
 28,768   CDW Corporation/DE   4,694,362 
 17,293   Gartner, Inc.(a)   5,024,482 
         9,718,844 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.1%     
 456,339   Lumen Technologies, Inc.   4,590,770 
           
     TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 3.3%     
 129,614   Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   4,852,749 
           
     WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.8%     
 113,247   LKQ Corporation   5,620,449 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $159,479,472)   144,859,664 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.8% (Cost $159,479,472)  $144,859,664 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.2%   1,706,832 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $146,566,496 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
   

 See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%     
     ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 0.9%     
 16,366   Omnicom Group, Inc.  $1,245,944 
           
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 3.9%     
 5,589   L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   1,298,101 
 3,154   Lockheed Martin Corporation   1,362,906 
 3,111   Northrop Grumman Corporation   1,366,974 
 18,797   Textron, Inc.   1,301,692 
         5,329,673 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.8%     
 9,732   Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.   1,222,047 
 4,585   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   1,217,272 
         2,439,319 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 0.8%     
 1,292   Tesla, Inc.(a)   1,125,022 
           
     BANKING - 4.7%     
 33,695   Bank of America Corporation   1,202,238 
 32,604   Bank OZK   1,252,646 
 59,717   First Horizon Corporation   1,336,465 
 28,760   Wells Fargo & Company   1,254,799 
 21,186   Zions Bancorp   1,197,221 
         6,243,369 
     CHEMICALS - 6.1%     
 13,315   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   1,289,291 
 43,969   Chemours Company (The)   1,454,056 
 12,387   Eastman Chemical Company   1,271,773 
 37,121   Huntsman Corporation   1,257,288 
 20,690   Mosaic Company (The)   1,291,470 
 26,725   Olin Corporation   1,534,016 
         8,097,894 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.1%     
 53,680   H&R Block, Inc.   1,399,438 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)     
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 2.0%     
 10,790   Eagle Materials, Inc.  $1,330,623 
 15,134   Owens Corning   1,376,134 
         2,706,757 
     CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%     
 21,268   Service Corporation International   1,395,393 
           
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 2.0%     
 11,141   Crown Holdings, Inc.   1,225,956 
 8,955   Packaging Corporation of America   1,443,277 
         2,669,233 
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.1%     
 59,923   Vistra Corporation   1,499,273 
           
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%     
 21,669   A O Smith Corporation   1,266,120 
           
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.0%     
 18,104   AECOM   1,277,418 
           
     FOOD - 1.1%     
 15,646   Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   1,457,581 
           
     FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 1.1%     
 22,114   Louisiana-Pacific Corporation   1,426,795 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.9%     
 12,305   DaVita, Inc.(a)   1,333,492 
 5,541   HCA Healthcare, Inc.   1,188,822 
 15,997   Henry Schein, Inc.(a)   1,297,357 
 5,242   Laboratory Corp of America Holdings(a)   1,259,548 
 4,573   McKesson Corporation   1,415,846 
         6,495,065 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)     
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.0%     
 15,676   Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.  $1,333,557 
           
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.6%     
 27,782   Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)   1,168,511 
 12,506   Evercore, Inc., Class A   1,322,509 
 15,925   Morgan Stanley   1,283,396 
 37,445   Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A   1,081,412 
         4,855,828 
     INSURANCE - 8.9%     
 21,546   Aflac, Inc.   1,234,155 
 22,140   American International Group, Inc.   1,295,411 
 7,660   Assurant, Inc.   1,393,202 
 3,933   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)   1,269,690 
 19,316   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)   1,350,768 
 21,481   Loews Corporation   1,349,866 
 19,765   MetLife, Inc.   1,298,165 
 18,890   Principal Financial Group, Inc.   1,287,165 
 7,604   Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)   1,300,740 
         11,779,162 
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.0%     
 3,461   Domino’s Pizza, Inc.   1,169,818 
 32,734   MGM Resorts International   1,343,403 
 16,328   Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   1,436,211 
 11,712   Yum! Brands, Inc.   1,370,421 
         5,319,853 
     MACHINERY - 1.9%     
 12,816   Crane Company   1,233,284 
 9,247   Curtiss-Wright Corporation   1,321,488 
         2,554,772 
     METALS & MINING - 0.8%     
 15,340   Alcoa Corporation   1,040,052 
           
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 6.1%     
 33,184   APA Corporation   1,358,221 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES ALPHAFACTOR US CORE EQUITY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)     
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 6.1% (Continued)     
 13,814   ConocoPhillips  $1,319,513 
 23,253   Devon Energy Corporation   1,352,627 
 10,042   Diamondback Energy, Inc.   1,267,602 
 54,559   Marathon Oil Corporation   1,359,610 
 16,179   Marathon Petroleum Corporation   1,411,780 
         8,069,353 
     PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.9%     
 7,413   Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A   1,174,367 
           
     REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.9%     
 5,777   Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)   1,263,603 
           
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.1%     
 24,376   Kroger Company   1,315,329 
 6,507   Target Corporation   1,487,826 
         2,803,155 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 11.5%     
 13,637   AutoNation, Inc.(a)   1,580,666 
 681   AutoZone, Inc.(a)   1,331,675 
 29,052   Bath & Body Works, Inc.   1,536,560 
 21,306   Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)   1,311,810 
 13,840   Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   1,334,453 
 4,678   Home Depot, Inc.   1,405,271 
 4,580   Lithia Motors, Inc., A   1,296,735 
 6,880   Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   1,360,382 
 2,030   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)   1,231,297 
 14,473   Penske Automotive Group, Inc.   1,517,060 
 9,743   Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   1,271,267 
         15,177,176 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.8%     
 10,502   Applied Materials, Inc.   1,158,896 
 11,733   Teradyne, Inc.   1,237,362 
         2,396,258 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% (Continued)     
     SOFTWARE - 1.9%     
 15,040   Cerner Corporation  $1,408,346 
 28,163   Teradata Corporation(a)   1,164,540 
         2,572,886 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 6.0%     
 31,984   Ally Financial, Inc.   1,278,081 
 7,414   American Express Company   1,295,300 
 10,610   Capital One Financial Corporation   1,322,218 
 2,524   Credit Acceptance Corporation(a)   1,293,550 
 12,612   Discover Financial Services   1,418,346 
 77,470   SLM Corporation   1,296,073 
         7,903,568 
     STEEL - 4.1%     
 9,312   Nucor Corporation   1,441,311 
 7,552   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company   1,497,184 
 16,616   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   1,424,822 
 37,714   United States Steel Corporation   1,149,900 
         5,513,217 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.0%     
 11,710   Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)   1,380,141 
 24,899   Cisco Systems, Inc.   1,219,553 
 38,472   HP, Inc.   1,409,228 
         4,008,922 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.0%     
 7,804   CDW Corporation/DE   1,273,457 
 4,693   Gartner, Inc.(a)   1,363,551 
 7,081   Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   1,342,416 
         3,979,424 
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.8%     
 37,180   CSX Corporation   1,276,761 
 5,068   Union Pacific Corporation   1,187,382 
         2,464,143 
     WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 1.1%     
 30,694   LKQ Corporation   1,523,344 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

        Fair Value 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $138,218,336)  $131,806,934 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $138,218,336)  $131,806,934 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%   1,454,012 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $133,260,946 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6%     
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%     
 4,023   Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)  $160,839 
 1,327   AeroVironment, Inc.(a)   106,585 
 110   L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   25,549 
 30   TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)   17,844 
 6,945   Triumph Group, Inc.(a)   156,540 
         467,357 
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.6%     
 2,717   Kontoor Brands, Inc.   107,946 
 914   NIKE, Inc., Class B   113,976 
 1,086   Oxford Industries, Inc.   97,306 
 5,468   Steven Madden Ltd.   224,516 
 4,133   Wolverine World Wide, Inc.   81,916 
         625,660 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 0.4%     
 90   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   23,894 
 1,696   B Riley Financial, Inc.   76,591 
 97   BlackRock, Inc.   60,594 
 3,627   Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.   72,685 
 1,471   Charles Schwab Corporation   97,571 
 207   T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   25,469 
 745   Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.   131,985 
         488,789 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 1.3%     
 1,893   Dorman Products, Inc.(a)   186,877 
 3,361   Gentherm, Inc.(a)   226,599 
 1,118   Tesla, Inc.(a)   973,509 
 1,843   XPEL, Inc.(a)   79,747 
         1,466,732 
     BANKING - 4.2%     
 4,038   Ameris Bancorp   168,385 
 5,778   Axos Financial, Inc.(a)   218,870 
 6,213   Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a)   140,973 
 4,422   Bank of America Corporation   157,777 
 1,571   Banner Corporation   84,363 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     BANKING - 4.2% (Continued)     
 7,195   Citizens Financial Group, Inc.  $283,482 
 2,598   Community Bank System, Inc.   167,311 
 3,181   Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)   133,825 
 2,029   Eagle Bancorp, Inc.   102,160 
 20,708   First BanCorporation   281,835 
 240   First Republic Bank   35,813 
 5,779   Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.   203,999 
 3,379   Hilltop Holdings, Inc.   86,131 
 2,150   HomeStreet, Inc.   87,269 
 2,130   Independent Bank Corporation   164,351 
 1,874   JPMorgan Chase & Company   223,680 
 2,678   Lakeland Financial Corporation   195,012 
 3,112   Meta Financial Group, Inc.   135,839 
 4,505   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.   141,277 
 970   Park National Corporation   114,315 
 1,424   Preferred Bank   95,579 
 3,261   Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida   105,983 
 5,035   ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.   404,410 
 83   Signature Bank   20,107 
 2,185   Southside Bancshares, Inc.   85,630 
 79   SVB Financial Group(a)   38,524 
 2,581   Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)   179,225 
 7,258   United Community Banks, Inc.   218,755 
 5,201   Veritex Holdings, Inc.   170,853 
 3,137   WSFS Financial Corporation   125,700 
         4,571,433 
     BEVERAGES - 0.7%     
 3,964   Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)   206,128 
 462   Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.   203,973 
 1,249   MGP Ingredients, Inc.   114,071 
 249   Monster Beverage Corporation(a)   21,334 
 755   PepsiCo, Inc.   129,641 
         675,147 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.5%     
 1,263   AbbVie, Inc.  $185,509 
 303   Amgen, Inc.   70,657 
 2,577   Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   91,406 
 6,463   Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)   86,992 
 6,135   Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)   131,964 
 8,529   Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)   340,050 
 1,053   Eli Lilly & Company   307,612 
 1,071   Heska Corporation(a)   117,639 
 6,479   Innoviva, Inc.(a)   110,532 
 1,716   Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   159,348 
 460   Moderna, Inc.(a)   61,829 
 2,798   Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)   208,647 
 4,159   Pfizer, Inc.   204,082 
 2,807   Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)   153,431 
 142   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   93,594 
 5,553   Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   154,929 
 193   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   52,731 
 6,066   Xencor, Inc.(a)   151,529 
 407   Zoetis, Inc.   72,141 
         2,754,622 
     CHEMICALS - 1.4%     
 102   Albemarle Corporation   19,669 
 3,380   Balchem Corporation   416,416 
 2,526   HB Fuller Company   168,484 
 1,222   Materion Corporation   104,053 
 854   Quaker Chemical Corporation   138,954 
 1,931   Rogers Corporation(a)   522,761 
 167   Sherwin-Williams Company   45,918 
 812   WD-40 Company   149,392 
         1,565,647 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.0%     
 4,965   AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)   485,329 
 2,369   Brady Corporation, Class A   106,013 
 51   Cintas Corporation   20,260 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.0% (Continued)     
 943   CorVel Corporation(a)  $146,240 
 5,602   Korn Ferry   344,187 
 255   Waste Management, Inc.   41,932 
         1,143,961 
     CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.2%     
 1,174   Medifast, Inc.   209,395 
           
     DATA CENTER REIT - 0.0%(b)     
 51   Equinix, Inc.   36,673 
           
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.0%(b)     
 160   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   31,538 
           
     E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 1.4%     
 597   Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   1,483,921 
 648   eBay, Inc.   33,644 
 182   Etsy, Inc.(a)   16,961 
         1,534,526 
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%     
 2,671   AAON, Inc.   130,185 
 4,113   Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.   314,726 
 4,756   Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)   290,496 
 422   Amphenol Corporation, Class A   30,173 
 1,923   Badger Meter, Inc.   155,167 
 84   Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)   18,428 
 184   Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)   25,810 
 81   Rockwell Automation, Inc.   20,466 
 2,005   SPX Corporation(a)   84,010 
         1,069,461 
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%     
 3,717   Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   313,789 
 5,180   Exponent, Inc.   496,296 
 2,541   Installed Building Products, Inc.   204,474 
 1,803   MYR Group, Inc.(a)   142,599 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.3% (Continued)     
 1,166   NV5 Global, Inc.(a)  $139,687 
         1,296,845 
     FOOD - 0.4%     
 671   J & J Snack Foods Corporation   100,449 
 8,448   Simply Good Foods Company (The)(a)   351,859 
         452,308 
     FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.6%     
 2,076   Boise Cascade Company   156,904 
 6,614   UFP Industries, Inc.   511,725 
         668,629 
     GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.5%     
 2,428   American States Water Company   190,986 
 3,119   California Water Service Group   161,783 
 924   Chesapeake Utilities Corporation   115,657 
 1,213   Middlesex Water Company   107,896 
         576,322 
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.0%     
 3,863   Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)   140,922 
 13,334   Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)   102,272 
 2,758   Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   221,550 
 1,965   Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a)   107,839 
 191   HCA Healthcare, Inc.   40,979 
 174   IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)   37,930 
 10,203   NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)   96,418 
 4,765   RadNet, Inc.(a)   92,918 
 521   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   264,955 
         1,105,783 
     HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.1%     
 4,712   CareTrust REIT, Inc.   76,382 
           
     HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.1%     
 1,653   iRobot Corporation(a)   83,724 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 0.7%     
 909   Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)  $214,751 
 3,169   Century Communities, Inc.   167,070 
 2,303   LGI Homes, Inc.(a)   215,814 
 1,894   Meritage Homes Corporation(a)   156,350 
         753,985 
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.3%     
 4,872   elf Beauty, Inc.(a)   118,536 
 181   Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A   47,795 
 1,781   Inter Parfums, Inc.   145,561 
         311,892 
     INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 0.9%     
 3,554   Chart Industries, Inc.(a)   599,987 
 6,222   Mueller Industries, Inc.   336,921 
         936,908 
     INDUSTRIAL REIT - 0.5%     
 2,769   Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.   400,370 
 586   Prologis, Inc.   93,930 
         494,300 
     INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.2%     
 1,645   Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   172,215 
 358   Fastenal Company   19,801 
 57   United Rentals, Inc.(a)   18,042 
         210,058 
     INFRASTRUCTURE REIT - 0.3%     
 295   American Tower Corporation, A   71,101 
 245   Crown Castle International Corporation   45,376 
 74   SBA Communications Corporation   25,686 
 14,380   Uniti Group, Inc.   178,168 
         320,331 
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.4%     
 456   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   139,303 
 435   Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   50,377 
 964   Morgan Stanley   77,689 
 120   Nasdaq, Inc.   18,884 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.4% (Continued)     
 1,466   Piper Sandler Cos  $168,562 
         454,815 
     INSURANCE - 0.4%     
 118   Arthur J Gallagher & Company   19,882 
 399   Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   64,518 
 2,354   Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)   128,175 
 3,723   Trupanion, Inc.(a)   236,858 
         449,433 
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 1.9%     
 400   Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)   912,876 
 3,055   Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)   612,436 
 595   Netflix, Inc.(a)   113,264 
 2,414   Shutterstock, Inc.   182,788 
 2,721   TechTarget, Inc.(a)   183,151 
 502   Twitter, Inc.(a)   24,608 
         2,029,123 
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.8%     
 23   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)   33,479 
 6,036   Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)   95,731 
 150   Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)   23,294 
 1,478   Jack in the Box, Inc.   122,319 
 437   McDonald’s Corporation   108,883 
 1,324   Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)   92,879 
 2,189   Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)   126,590 
 3,434   St Joe Company (The)   182,722 
 754   Starbucks Corporation   56,279 
 185   Yum! Brands, Inc.   21,647 
         863,823 
     LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.5%     
 1,715   LCI Industries   166,904 
 1,876   Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.   127,849 
 5,811   Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)   204,721 
 1,782   Winnebago Industries, Inc.   94,767 
         594,241 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     MACHINERY - 0.9%     
 1,706   Albany International Corporation, Class A  $133,443 
 176   Deere & Company   66,449 
 3,947   Federal Signal Corporation   134,316 
 2,715   Franklin Electric Company, Inc.   189,887 
 3,995   Hillenbrand, Inc.   163,076 
 2,031   John Bean Technologies Corporation   239,435 
 674   Lindsay Corporation   91,091 
         1,017,697 
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.9%     
 1,259   Abbott Laboratories   142,897 
 242   Agilent Technologies, Inc.   28,863 
 91   Align Technology, Inc.(a)   26,382 
 51   Bio-Techne Corporation   19,364 
 1,916   CONMED Corporation   254,750 
 571   Danaher Corporation   143,395 
 120   DexCom, Inc.(a)   49,030 
 487   Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)   51,515 
 2,417   Glaukos Corporation(a)   114,300 
 74   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)   31,856 
 100   Illumina, Inc.(a)   29,665 
 315   Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)   75,380 
 3,805   Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)   252,690 
 2,809   Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)   174,186 
 19   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)   24,273 
 4,423   Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)   90,672 
 174   PerkinElmer, Inc.   25,510 
 113   ResMed, Inc.   22,597 
 182   Stryker Corporation   43,909 
 514   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   284,200 
 4,595   Vericel Corporation(a)   130,958 
 62   Waters Corporation(a)   18,787 
 93   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   29,301 
         2,064,480 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     METALS & MINING - 0.6%     
 2,169   Encore Wire Corporation  $244,685 
 857   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   34,751 
 15,685   Livent Corporation(a)   335,032 
         614,468 
     MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.1%     
 12,118   Redwood Trust, Inc.   117,545 
           
     MULTI ASSET CLASS REIT - 0.1%     
 3,787   Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   91,229 
           
     MULTI ASSET CLASS REITS - 0.3%     
 3,883   iStar, Inc.   65,390 
 14,612   Lexington Realty Trust   183,381 
         248,771 
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.3%     
 4,891   Callon Petroleum Company(a)   250,762 
 7,555   Civitas Resources, Inc.   442,874 
 830   Devon Energy Corporation   48,281 
 227   Diamondback Energy, Inc.   28,654 
 356   EOG Resources, Inc.   41,567 
 251   Hess Corporation   25,871 
 11,664   Matador Resources Company   569,435 
 474   Occidental Petroleum Corporation   26,113 
 168   Pioneer Natural Resources Company   39,055 
 13,011   SM Energy Company   462,281 
 73,784   Southwestern Energy Company(a)   553,380 
         2,488,273 
     REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 0.0%(b)     
 214   CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)   17,771 
           
     RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.0%(b)     
 170   Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)   27,438 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     RESIDENTIAL REIT - 0.8%     
 960   Centerspace  $88,570 
 22,353   Independence Realty Trust, Inc.   609,343 
 90   Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   17,701 
 2,315   NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.   206,405 
         922,019 
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%     
 294   Costco Wholesale Corporation   156,326 
 360   Target Corporation   82,314 
         238,640 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 1.7%     
 2,857   Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Class A(a)   98,795 
 4,959   Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.   185,268 
 1,133   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)   208,143 
 26   AutoZone, Inc.(a)   50,842 
 3,095   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)   278,736 
 3,318   Buckle, Inc. (The)   103,057 
 2,530   GMS, Inc.(a)   121,314 
 1,093   Home Depot, Inc.   328,337 
 939   Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   185,668 
 2,468   MarineMax, Inc.(a)   100,991 
 91   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)   55,196 
 2,543   Sleep Number Corporation(a)   103,144 
 152   Tractor Supply Company   30,620 
         1,850,111 
     RETAIL REIT - 0.9%     
 3,235   Agree Realty Corporation   219,721 
 6,485   Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.   155,640 
 3,868   Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   106,215 
 6,123   Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation   114,071 
 256   Simon Property Group, Inc.   30,208 
 10,000   SITE Centers Corporation   159,000 
 10,831   Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.   174,704 
 5,142   Urban Edge Properties   96,104 
         1,055,663 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     SELF-STORAGE REIT - 0.0%(b)     
 170   Extra Space Storage, Inc.  $32,300 
 116   Public Storage   43,094 
         75,394 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 4.0%     
 2,422   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)   207,129 
 1,267   Applied Materials, Inc.   139,813 
 3,751   Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)   204,242 
 316   Broadcom, Inc.   175,187 
 2,318   CEVA, Inc.(a)   84,236 
 3,066   Cohu, Inc.(a)   81,433 
 5,257   Diodes, Inc.(a)   383,919 
 5,333   FormFactor, Inc.(a)   203,241 
 208   KLA Corporation   66,406 
 6,891   Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   319,811 
 194   Lam Research Corporation   90,357 
 7,938   MaxLinear, Inc., A(a)   379,992 
 368   Microchip Technology, Inc.   23,994 
 59   Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   23,142 
 3,514   NVIDIA Corporation   651,741 
 5,272   Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)   375,050 
 1,629   QUALCOMM, Inc.   227,555 
 12,082   Rambus, Inc.(a)   300,963 
 225   Teradyne, Inc.   23,729 
 615   Texas Instruments, Inc.   104,704 
 4,929   Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)   153,637 
 5,616   Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)   128,719 
         4,349,000 
     SOFTWARE - 5.1%     
 615   Adobe, Inc.(a)   243,509 
 4,810   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)   99,375 
 69   ANSYS, Inc.(a)   19,023 
 187   Autodesk, Inc.(a)   35,395 
 2,192   Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.(a)   124,111 
 362   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)   54,608 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     SOFTWARE - 5.1% (Continued)     
 3,050   Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)  $89,274 
 179   Fortinet, Inc.(a)   51,733 
 372   Intuit, Inc.   155,775 
 4,165   LivePerson, Inc.(a)   94,212 
 10,067   Microsoft Corporation   2,793,793 
 4,526   Omnicell, Inc.(a)   494,103 
 2,130   Oracle Corporation   156,342 
 4,423   Progress Software Corporation   212,216 
 811   Salesforce, Inc.(a)   142,687 
 276   ServiceNow, Inc.(a)   131,956 
 3,613   SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)   432,223 
 135   Synopsys, Inc.(a)   38,717 
 5,690   Xperi Holding Corporation   88,764 
         5,457,816 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.7%     
 360   American Express Company   62,896 
 264   Capital One Financial Corporation   32,900 
 382   Discover Financial Services   42,960 
 3,509   Enova International, Inc.(a)   131,237 
 1,456   Stewart Information Services Corporation   75,130 
 3,144   Walker & Dunlop, Inc.   376,524 
         721,647 
     STEEL - 0.2%     
 6,071   Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a)   165,010 
 199   Nucor Corporation   30,801 
         195,811 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.9%     
 12,833   3D Systems Corporation(a)   145,526 
 5,361   ADTRAN, Inc.   93,228 
 20,887   Apple, Inc.   3,292,835 
 297   Arista Networks, Inc.(a)   34,324 
 2,508   Cisco Systems, Inc.   122,842 
 13,455   Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)   129,168 
 10,819   Harmonic, Inc.(a)   89,798 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.9% (Continued)     
 783   HP, Inc.  $28,681 
 1,693   InterDigital, Inc.   96,247 
 131   Motorola Solutions, Inc.   27,993 
 15,093   Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)   216,434 
 51   Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)   18,853 
         4,295,929 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.9%     
 282   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   61,527 
 1,932   CSG Systems International, Inc.   118,760 
 67   EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)   17,754 
 165   Equifax, Inc.   33,581 
 4,079   EVERTEC, Inc.   160,713 
 3,261   ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)   443,985 
 110   Gartner, Inc.(a)   31,961 
 511   Mastercard, Inc., Class A   185,687 
 140   Moody’s Corporation   44,307 
 107   MSCI, Inc.   45,074 
 213   Paychex, Inc.   26,993 
 830   PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)   72,982 
 3,344   Perficient, Inc.(a)   332,427 
 284   S&P Global, Inc.   106,926 
 1,892   TTEC Holdings, Inc.   139,649 
 109   Verisk Analytics, Inc.   22,241 
 922   Visa, Inc., Class A   196,506 
         2,041,073 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.7%     
 11,620   8x8, Inc.(a)   106,555 
 2,773   Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.   162,221 
 25,964   Vonage Holdings Corporation(a)   518,241 
         787,017 
     TOBACCO & CANNABIS - 0.1%     
 11,910   Vector Group Ltd.   151,495 
           

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES EQUITY SKEW ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 53.6% (Continued)     
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.0%     
 2,957   ArcBest Corporation  $213,377 
 235   Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   23,281 
 3,019   Forward Air Corporation   292,752 
 4,495   Matson, Inc.   386,660 
 138   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   38,657 
 364   Union Pacific Corporation   85,282 
 434   United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   78,111 
         1,118,120 
     WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%     
 5,970   United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)   256,292 
           
     WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%(b)     
 191   Copart, Inc.(a)   21,708 
 52   Pool Corporation   21,071 
         42,779 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $66,319,962)   58,566,321 
           
     EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 44.6%     
     EQUITY - 44.6%     
 513,088   SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF   18,625,094 
 255,474   SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF   10,142,318 
 255,270   SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF   19,926,376 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $52,584,381)   48,693,788 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2% (Cost $118,904,343)  $107,260,109 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.8%   1,948,643 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $109,208,752 

 

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
   
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 (a) Non-income producing security.
   
(b) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
    CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4%          
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.5%              
 184,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     4.8750  05/01/25  $186,602 
 280,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     2.1960  02/04/26   255,727 
 184,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     5.1500  05/01/30   183,818 
 132,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     5.7050  05/01/40   132,355 
 132,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     5.8050  05/01/50   133,016 
 132,000   Boeing Company (The) Series     5.9300  05/01/60   131,341 
 184,000   Raytheon Technologies Corporation Series     4.1250  11/16/28   184,482 
 132,000   Raytheon Technologies Corporation Series     4.5000  06/01/42   131,424 
                  1,338,765 
     BANKING — 7.3%              
 184,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  ICE LIBOR USD
3 Month + 1.210%
  3.9740  02/07/30   178,163 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation     3.3000  01/11/23   282,387 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  US0003M + 0.790%  3.0040  12/20/23   279,423 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  SOFRRATE + 0.960%  1.7340  07/22/27   251,766 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  US0003M + 1.040%  3.4190  12/20/28   265,651 
 184,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  US0003M + 1.310%  4.2710  07/23/29   180,920 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  US0003M + 0.990%  2.4960  02/13/31   240,759 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.320%  2.6870  04/22/32   240,861 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.930%  2.6760  06/19/41   210,540 
 280,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.580%  3.3110  04/22/42   229,994 
 184,000   Bank of America Corporation (a)  US0003M + 3.150%  4.0830  03/20/51   166,545 
 280,000   Citigroup, Inc. (a)  SOFRRATE + 2.842%  3.1060  04/08/26   271,368 
 184,000   Citigroup, Inc.     4.4500  09/29/27   183,025 
 184,000   Citigroup, Inc. (a)  SOFRRATE + 3.914%  4.4120  03/31/31   180,128 
 280,000   Citigroup, Inc. (a)  SOFRRATE + 2.107%  2.5720  06/03/31   240,846 
 280,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.850%  2.0830  04/22/26   263,640 
 280,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 0.885%  1.5780  04/22/27   253,681 
 280,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.510%  2.7390  10/15/30   249,556 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)       
     BANKING — 7.3% (Continued)       
 184,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 3.790%  4.4930  03/24/31  $183,844 
 280,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.250%  2.5800  04/22/32   240,396 
 118,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company     6.4000  05/15/38   140,177 
 184,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  US0003M + 1.380%  3.9640  11/15/48   163,630 
 184,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.580%  3.3280  04/22/52   147,690 
 280,000   Wells Fargo & Company     3.0000  04/22/26   269,738 
 280,000   Wells Fargo & Company     3.0000  10/23/26   267,846 
 280,000   Wells Fargo & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 2.100%  2.3930  06/02/28   255,333 
 280,000   Wells Fargo & Company (a)  US0003M + 1.170%  2.8790  10/30/30   251,601 
 280,000   Wells Fargo & Company (a)  SOFRRATE + 2.530%  3.0680  04/30/41   226,241 
 132,000   Wells Fargo & Company (a)  US0003M + 4.240%  5.0130  04/04/51   138,462 
                  6,454,211 
     BEVERAGES — 0.8%              
 180,000   Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch  3.6500  02/01/26   178,928 
 128,000   Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch  4.7000  02/01/36   127,031 
 128,000   Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC / Anheuser-Busch    4.9000  02/01/46   126,648 
 128,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.     4.7500  01/23/29   131,979 
 128,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.     5.5500  01/23/49   137,557 
                  702,143 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 2.4%              
 280,000   AbbVie, Inc.     2.6000  11/21/24   273,564 
 280,000   AbbVie, Inc.     3.6000  05/14/25   278,658 
 280,000   AbbVie, Inc.     2.9500  11/21/26   268,574 
 280,000   AbbVie, Inc.     3.2000  11/21/29   261,275 
 184,000   AbbVie, Inc.     4.0500  11/21/39   169,055 
 132,000   AbbVie, Inc.     4.2500  11/21/49   121,522 
 132,000   Amgen, Inc.     4.6630  06/15/51   127,640 
 118,000   AstraZeneca plc     6.4500  09/15/37   146,061 
 74,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     3.4000  07/26/29   71,842 
 132,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     4.2500  10/26/49   127,810 
 118,000   GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.     6.3750  05/15/38   145,269 
 118,000   Pfizer, Inc.     7.2000  03/15/39   159,491 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)       
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 2.4% (Continued)       
                 $2,150,761 
     CABLE & SATELLITE — 0.6%              
 184,000   Comcast Corporation     4.1500  10/15/28   185,643 
 36,000   Comcast Corporatio     4.6000  10/15/38   36,037 
 40,000   Comcast Corporation     4.7000  10/15/48   40,275 
 160,000   Comcast Corporatio (b)     2.8870  11/01/51   118,917 
 166,000   Comcast Corporation (b)     2.9370  11/01/56   119,529 
                  500,401 
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS — 0.1%              
 85,000   General Electric Company     6.7500  03/15/32   99,554 
                    
     E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 0.3%              
 184,000   Amazon.com, Inc.     3.1500  08/22/27   180,486 
 132,000   Amazon.com, Inc.     4.0500  08/22/47   129,244 
                  309,730 
     FOOD — 2.1%              
 384,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     3.0000  06/01/26   367,696 
 384,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     3.8750  05/15/27   376,386 
 64,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     4.2500  03/01/31   62,167 
 170,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company (b)     7.1250  08/01/39   199,546 
 236,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     5.0000  06/04/42   228,039 
 236,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     5.2000  07/15/45   229,134 
 236,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     4.3750  06/01/46   207,446 
 236,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Company     4.8750  10/01/49   220,175 
                  1,890,589 
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 2.1%              
 132,000   Cigna Corporation     4.9000  12/15/48   131,806 
 184,000   Cigna Corporation     4.3750  10/15/28   185,126 
 132,000   CVS Health Corporation     5.0500  03/25/48   134,096 
 100,000   CVS Health Corporation     4.3000  03/25/28   100,534 
 132,000   CVS Health Corporation     4.7800  03/25/38   130,961 
 132,000   CVS Health Corporation     5.1250  07/20/45   132,641 
 236,000   HCA, Inc.     5.3750  02/01/25   242,741 
 236,000   HCA, Inc.     5.8750  02/15/26   244,003 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
    CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)   
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 2.1% (Continued)       
 236,000   HCA, Inc. Series     5.6250  09/01/28  $244,223 
 384,000   HCA, Inc. Series     3.5000  09/01/30   345,232 
                  1,891,363 
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.1%              
 280,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     3.5000  04/01/25   276,271 
 184,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (a)  US0003M + 1.301%  4.2230  05/01/29   180,272 
 280,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.281%  2.6150  04/22/32   237,357 
 118,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     6.7500  10/01/37   136,652 
 118,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     6.2500  02/01/41   138,430 
 184,000   Morgan Stanley     3.8750  01/27/26   182,670 
 280,000   Morgan Stanley (a)  SOFRRATE + 0.879%  1.5930  05/04/27   252,257 
 184,000   Morgan Stanley (a)  US0003M + 1.628%  4.4310  01/23/30   182,593 
 280,000   Morgan Stanley GMTN (a)  SOFRRATE + 1.143%  2.6990  01/22/31   246,678 
                  1,833,180 
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 0.0%(c)              
 9,000   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Series (b)     5.5000  04/01/28   8,228 
                    
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES — 0.2%              
 132,000   Abbott Laboratories     4.9000  11/30/46   145,118 
                    
     METALS & MINING — 0.3%              
 236,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     5.4500  03/15/43   236,275 
                    
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 0.7%              
 9,000   Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.     4.0000  03/01/31   8,160 
 11,000   ConocoPhillips Company     6.5000  02/01/39   13,646 
 106,000   ConocoPhillips Company (b)     4.0250  03/15/62   95,298 
 236,000   Continental Resources Inc. (b)     5.7500  01/15/31   241,958 
 118,000   Shell International Finance BV     6.3750  12/15/38   144,841 
 132,000   Shell International Finance BV     4.3750  05/11/45   128,610 
                  632,513 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)       
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.0%(c)       
 9,000   SBA Communications Corporation (b)     3.1250  02/01/29  $7,733 
                    
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 0.2%              
 118,000   Home Depot, Inc. (The)     5.8750  12/16/36   139,647 
                    
     SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.3%              
 184,000   Broadcom, Inc. (b)     3.1370  11/15/35   149,045 
 184,000   Broadcom, Inc. (b)     3.1870  11/15/36   145,721 
                  294,766 
     SOFTWARE — 2.0%              
 280,000   Microsoft Corporation     2.4000  08/08/26   271,361 
 184,000   Microsoft Corporation     3.3000  02/06/27   184,535 
 280,000   Microsoft Corporation     2.5250  06/01/50   211,391 
 280,000   Microsoft Corporation     2.9210  03/17/52   229,025 
 294,000   Microsoft Corporation     2.6750  06/01/60   216,898 
 280,000   Oracle Corporation     2.5000  04/01/25   267,719 
 294,000   Oracle Corporation     3.6000  04/01/50   211,783 
 294,000   Oracle Corporation     3.8500  04/01/60   208,975 
                  1,801,687 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.4%              
 280,000   Apple, Inc.     2.4000  05/03/23   280,376 
 280,000   Apple, Inc.     3.2500  02/23/26   279,873 
 184,000   Apple, Inc.     3.8500  05/04/43   174,632 
 132,000   Apple, Inc.     4.6500  02/23/46   140,421 
 132,000   Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation     6.0200  06/15/26   139,564 
 236,000   Western Digital Corporation     4.7500  02/15/26   234,549 
                  1,249,415 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 0.5%              
 280,000   Visa, Inc. Series     3.1500  12/14/25   278,409 
 132,000   Visa, Inc. Series     4.3000  12/14/45   133,261 
                  411,670 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 3.9%              
 184,000   AT&T, Inc.     4.3500  03/01/29   186,062 
 184,000   AT&T, Inc.     4.3000  02/15/30   185,232 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Spread  Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 29.4% (Continued)          
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 3.9% (Continued)       
 172,000   AT&T, Inc.     2.5500  12/01/33  $143,144 
 172,000   AT&T, Inc.     3.5000  09/15/53   135,589 
 172,000   AT&T, Inc.     3.5500  09/15/55   133,778 
 268,000   AT&T, Inc.     3.8000  12/01/57   215,627 
 172,000   AT&T, Inc.     3.6500  09/15/59   133,454 
 118,000   British Telecommunications plc     9.6250  12/15/30   151,225 
 118,000   Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV     8.7500  06/15/30   150,378 
 118,000   Orange S.A.     9.0000  03/01/31   155,794 
 184,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     4.1250  03/16/27   185,047 
 184,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     4.3290  09/21/28   185,263 
 184,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     4.0160  12/03/29   180,531 
 280,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     2.5500  03/21/31   243,712 
 130,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     4.5000  08/10/33   130,367 
 280,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     3.4000  03/22/41   236,354 
 130,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     4.8620  08/21/46   131,576 
 184,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     3.5500  03/22/51   152,163 
 184,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.     3.7000  03/22/61   150,955 
 184,000   Vodafone Group plc     4.3750  05/30/28   187,258 
 132,000   Vodafone Group plc     5.2500  05/30/48   132,632 
                  3,506,141 
     TOBACCO & CANNABIS — 0.3%              
 280,000   BAT Capital Corporation Series     3.5570  08/15/27   261,641 
                    
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 0.3%              
 9,000   American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. (b)     5.5000  04/20/26   8,932 
 9,000   American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. (b)     5.7500  04/20/29   8,687 
 236,000   Delta Air Lines, Inc. Series     7.3750  01/15/26   251,616 
                  269,235 
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $30,536,981)     26,134,766 
                    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LEADERSHARES DYNAMIC YIELD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount ($)
      Coupon
Rate (%)
  Maturity  Fair Value 
     U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 66.0%           
     U.S. TREASURY BILLS — 66.0%           
 5,941,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  05/12/22  $5,940,768 
 1,620,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  06/16/22   1,619,109 
 3,252,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  07/14/22   3,246,896 
 3,249,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  08/18/22   3,239,357 
 3,248,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  09/08/22   3,235,663 
 3,246,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  10/06/22   3,229,685 
 3,245,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  11/03/22   3,221,852 
 3,241,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  12/01/22   3,214,298 
 8,104,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  01/26/23   8,005,961 
 8,068,000   United States Treasury Bill (d)  0.0000  02/23/23   7,952,999 
 7,964,000   United States Treasury Note  1.5000  02/29/24   7,802,231 
 7,986,000   United States Treasury Note  1.5000  02/15/25   7,692,764 
 110,000   United States Treasury Note  1.6250  05/15/31   99,013 
 140,000   United States Treasury Note  2.2500  05/15/41   121,682 
 107,000   United States Treasury Note  2.3750  05/15/51   94,662 
     TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $59,381,872)     58,716,940 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.4% (Cost $89,918,853)     $84,851,706 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.6%      4,072,042 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $88,923,748 
                 

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company
   
LP - Limited Partnership
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company
   
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
S/A - Société Anonyme
   
ICE LIBOR USD
3 Month
ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
   
SOFRRATE United States SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
   
US0003M ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month
   

 

 (a) Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate on April 30, 2022.
   
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022 the total market value of 144A securities is 1,103,594 or 1.2% of net assets.
   
(c) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
   
(d) Zero coupon bond.
   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® ETF's
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

       LeaderShares®   LeaderShares®         
ASSETS  LeaderShares®   AlphaFactor®   AlphaFactor®   LeaderShares®   LeaderShares® 
Investment securities:  Activist Leaders® ETF   Tactical Focused ETF   US Core Equity ETF   Equity Skew ETF   Dynamic Yield ETF 
Investments, at cost  $84,803,830   $159,479,472   $138,218,336   $118,904,343   $89,918,853 
Investments, at fair value  $78,700,152   $144,859,664   $131,806,934   $107,260,109   $84,851,706 
Cash   677,419    1,608,912    1,425,400    1,950,955    3,747,715 
Receivable for capital stock sold   —    37,226    —    —    — 
Receivable for investments sold   3,573,772    —    —    —    — 
Dividends and interest receivable   41,946    183,013    63,383    11,543    326,326 
TOTAL ASSETS   82,993,289    146,688,815    133,295,717    109,222,607    88,925,747 
                          
LIABILITIES                         
Payable for investments purchased   3,375,046    45,386    —    —    — 
Payable for capital shares redeemed   31,530    —    10,985    —    — 
Investment advisory fees payable   5,411    76,933    23,786    13,855    1,999 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   3,411,987    122,319    34,771    13,855    1,999 
NET ASSETS  $79,581,302   $146,566,496   $133,260,946   $109,208,752   $88,923,748 
                          
Net Assets Consist Of:                         
Paid in capital  $81,197,250   $146,160,294   $142,022,319   $120,021,046   $96,830,544 
Accumulated gains (deficit)   (1,615,948)   406,202    (8,761,373)   (10,812,294)   (7,906,796)
NET ASSETS  $79,581,302   $146,566,496   $133,260,946   $109,208,752   $88,923,748 
                          
Net Asset Value Per Share:                         
Net Assets  $79,581,302   $146,566,496   $133,260,946   $109,208,752   $88,923,748 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   2,400,000    4,525,000    4,350,000    3,650,000    3,900,000 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)  $33.16   $32.39   $30.63   $29.92   $22.80 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® ETF's
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

 

       LeaderShares®   LeaderShares®         
   LeaderShares®   AlphaFactor®   AlphaFactor®   LeaderShares®   LeaderShares® 
INVESTMENT INCOME  Activist Leaders® ETF   Tactical Focused ETF   US Core Equity ETF   Equity Skew ETF   Dynamic Yield ETF 
Dividends  $422,512   $1,894,406   $934,140   $909,629   $— 
Interest   —    —    —    —    844,716 
Less: Foreign withholding expense   (6,886)   (6,493)   (1,648)   (20)   — 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   415,626    1,887,913    932,492    909,609    844,716 
                          
EXPENSES                         
Investment advisory fees   294,914    708,319    496,190    411,554    293,625 
TOTAL EXPENSES   294,914    708,319    496,190    411,554    293,625 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   120,712    1,179,594    436,302    498,055    551,091 
                          
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                         
Net realized gain (loss) on:                         
Investments   (3,046,474)   (4,312,036)   (8,927,243)   (5,929,181)   (2,849,535)
In-kind redemptions   7,803,465    18,725,416    7,464,377    6,708,460    — 
Realized gain (loss) on investments   4,756,991    14,413,380    (1,462,866)   779,279    (2,849,535)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                         
Investments   (10,980,624)   (23,606,307)   (12,265,811)   (17,093,594)   (4,719,853)
                          
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS   (6,223,633)   (9,192,927)   (13,728,677)   (16,314,315)   (7,569,388)
                          
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $(6,102,921)  $(8,013,333)  $(13,292,375)  $(15,816,260)  $(7,018,297)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 
   (Unaudited)     
FROM OPERATIONS        
Net investment income  $120,712   $13,343 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (3,046,474)   5,349,722 
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions   7,803,465    13,403,776 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (10,980,624)   4,959,880 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (6,102,921)   23,726,721 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (5,702,895)   (55,755)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (5,702,895)   (55,755)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   41,976,183    61,902,239 
Cost of shares redeemed   (27,550,212)   (51,125,339)
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest   14,425,971    10,776,900 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   2,620,155    34,447,866 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Year/Period   76,961,147    42,513,281 
End of Year/Period  $79,581,302   $76,961,147 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   1,175,000    1,825,000 
Shares redeemed   (775,000)   (1,575,000)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   400,000    250,000 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

40

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 
   (Unaudited)     
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $1,179,594   $1,514,399 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (4,312,036)   2,829,623 
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions   18,725,416    16,666,091 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (23,606,307)   9,255,410 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (8,013,333)   30,265,523 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (4,684,095)   (248,363)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (4,684,095)   (248,363)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   150,090,081    137,674,873 
Cost of shares redeemed   (118,970,177)   (87,118,974)
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest   31,119,904    50,555,899 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   18,422,476    80,573,059 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Year/Period   128,144,020    47,570,961 
End of Year/Period  $146,566,496   $128,144,020 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   4,225,000    4,575,000 
Shares redeemed   (3,350,000)   (2,900,000)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   875,000    1,675,000 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

41

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 
   (Unaudited)     
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $436,302   $335,080 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (8,927,243)   9,442,544 
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions   7,464,377    13,262,681 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (12,265,811)   3,346,892 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (13,292,375)   26,387,197 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (476,855)   (296,928)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (476,855)   (296,928)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   91,940,776    159,184,764 
Cost of shares redeemed   (68,003,688)   (135,722,428)
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest   23,937,088    23,462,336 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   10,167,858    49,552,605 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Year/Period   123,093,088    73,540,483 
End of Year/Period  $133,260,946   $123,093,088 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   2,725,000    5,100,000 
Shares redeemed   (2,025,000)   (4,425,000)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   700,000    675,000 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

42

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 
   (Unaudited)     
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $498,055   $638,335 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (5,929,181)   8,046,652 
Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions   6,708,460    10,990,596 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (17,093,594)   2,836,584 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (15,816,260)   22,512,167 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (8,797,066)   (3,395,723)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (8,797,066)   (3,395,723)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   112,184,886    98,072,672 
Cost of shares redeemed   (83,841,013)   (65,730,531)
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest   28,343,873    32,342,141 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   3,730,547    51,458,585 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Year/Period   105,478,205    54,019,620 
End of Year/Period  $109,208,752   $105,478,205 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   3,250,000    2,775,000 
Shares redeemed   (2,425,000)   (1,875,000)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   825,000    900,000 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

43

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the Six Months   For the Period * 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 
   (Unaudited)     
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $551,091   $424,807 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (2,849,535)   24,978 
Unrealized depreciation on investments   (4,719,853)   (347,294)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (7,018,297)   102,491 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid   (604,125)   (386,865)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (604,125)   (386,865)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold   25,085,041    71,745,503 
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest   25,085,041    71,745,503 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   17,462,619    71,461,129 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Period   71,461,129    — 
End of Period  $88,923,748   $71,461,129 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   1,050,000    2,850,000 
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   1,050,000    2,850,000 

 

*Fund commenced operation on June 28, 2021.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year   For the Period 
   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021   October 31, 2020 * 
   (Unaudited)           
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $38.48   $24.29   $25.00 
                
Activity from investment operations:               
Net investment gain (loss) (1)   0.05    0.01    (0.00) **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (2.58)   14.21    (0.71)
Total from investment operations   (2.53)   14.22    (0.71)
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.05)   (0.03)   — 
Net realized gains   (2.74)   —    — 
Total distributions   (2.79)   (0.03)   — 
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $33.16   $38.48   $24.29 
                
Market price, end of year/period  $33.18   $38.49   $24.30 
                
Total return (2)   (7.06)% (4)   58.60%   (2.84)% (4)
                
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $79,581   $76,961   $42,513 
                
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.75% (3)   0.75%   0.75% (3)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets   0.31% (3)   0.02%   (0.75)% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)   40% (4)   49%   3% (4)
                
*Fund commenced operation on October 26, 2020.

 

**Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3)Annualized

 

(4)Not annualized

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year   For the Period 
   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021   October 31, 2020 * 
   (Unaudited)         
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $35.11   $24.09   $25.00 
                
Activity from investment operations:               
Net investment gain (1)   0.29    0.51    0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.79)   10.60    (0.94)
Total from investment operations   (1.50)   11.11    (0.91)
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.46)   (0.09)   — 
Net realized gains   (0.76)   —    — 
Total distributions   (1.22)   (0.09)   — 
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $32.39   $35.11   $24.09 
                
Market price, end of year/period  $32.37   $35.13   $24.10 
                
Total return (2)   (4.50)% (4)   46.20%   (3.64)% (4)
                
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $146,566   $128,144   $47,571 
                
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.99% (3)   0.99%   0.99% (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.65% (3)   1.53%   16.95% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)   132% (4)   78%   0% (4)
                
*Fund commenced operation on October 26, 2020.

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3)Annualized

 

(4)Not annualized

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year   For the Year   For the Year   For the Period 
   Ended   Ended   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021   October 31, 2020   October 31, 2019   October 31, 2018* 
   (Unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $33.72   $24.72   $25.44   $22.85   $25.00 
                          
Activity from investment operations:                         
Net investment gain (loss) (1)   0.11    0.11    0.17    0.18    (0.00) **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (3.08)   8.99    (0.71)   2.58    (2.15)
Total from investment operations   (2.97)   9.10    (0.54)   2.76    (2.15)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.12)   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.17)   — 
Return of capital   —    —    (0.00) **   —    — 
Total distributions   (0.12)   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.17)   — 
                          
Net asset value, end of year/period  $30.63   $33.72   $24.72   $25.44   $22.85 
                          
Market price, end of year/period  $30.65   $33.78   $24.72   $25.45   $22.86 
                          
Total return (2)   (8.84)% (4)   36.84%   (2.09)%   12.16%   (8.60)% (4)
                          
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $133,261   $123,093   $73,540   $74,412   $50,849 
                          
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.75% (3)   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75% (3)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets   0.66% (3)   0.35%   0.70%   0.77%   (0.01)% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)   107% (4)   177%   181%   193%   0% (4)
                          
*Fund commenced operation on October 1, 2018.

 

**Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each year/period.

 

(2)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3)Annualized

 

(4)Not annualized

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Year/Period Presented

 

   For the Six Months   For the Year   For the Period 
   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021   October 31, 2020 * 
   (Unaudited)           
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $37.34   $28.06   $25.00 
Activity from investment operations:               
Net investment gain (1)   0.15    0.28    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (4.56)   10.67    2.97 
Total from investment operations   (4.41)   10.95    3.06 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.26)   (0.26)   — 
Net realized gains   (2.75)   (1.41)   — 
Total distributions   (3.01)   (1.67)   — 
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $29.92   $37.34   $28.06 
                
Market price, end of year/period  $29.91   $37.41   $27.83 
                
Total return (2)   (12.80)% (4)   40.17%   12.24% (4)
                
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $109,209   $105,478   $54,020 
                
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.75% (3)   0.75%   0.75% (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.91% (3)   0.80%   0.71% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)   181% (4)   58%   57% (4)
                
*Fund commenced operation on May 11, 2020.

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment dates.

 

(3)Annualized

 

(4)Not annualized

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Period Presented

 

   For the Six Months   For the Period 
   Ended   Ended 
   April 30, 2022   October 31, 2021 * 
   (Unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.07   $25.00 
           
Activity from investment operations:          
Net investment gain (1)   0.17    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (2.36)   0.04 
Total from investment operations   (2.19)   0.22 
Less distributions from:          
Net investment income   (0.07)   (0.15)
Net realized gains   (0.01)   — 
Total distributions   (0.08)   (0.15)
           
Net asset value, end of period  $22.80   $25.07 
           
Market price, end of period  $22.78   $25.12 
           
Total return (2)   (8.34)% (4)   0.88% (4)
           
Net assets, at end of period (000s)  $88,924   $71,461 
           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.75% (3)   0.75% (3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.41% (3)   2.11% (3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)   118% (4)   3% (4)
           
*Fund commenced operation on June 28, 2021.

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for each period.

 

(2)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at the ex-dividend date net asset value per share on their respective payment

 

(3)Annualized

 

(4)Not annualized

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. (Note 7)

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

1.ORGANIZATION

 

The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (each, a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2012, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, open-end management investment companies. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF and LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF seek to generate long-term capital growth. The LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the AlphaFactor® US Core Equity Index. The LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF seeks current income. The LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF commenced operations on October 1, 2018. The LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF commenced operations May 11, 2020. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF and LeaderShares®AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF commenced operations on October 26, 2020. The LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF commenced operations on June 28, 2021.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements 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 income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standards Update ASU 2013-08.

 

Securities valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Options contracts listed on a securities exchange or board of trade (not including Index Options contracts) for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the valuation date. Index Options listed on a securities exchange or board of trade for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the valuation date. The independent pricing service does not distinguish between smaller-sized bond positions known as “odd lots” and larger institutional-sized bond positions known as “round lots”. The Funds may fair value a particular bond if the adviser does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Funds’ holding. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

(which approximates fair value). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

Valuation of Underlying Funds – The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

 

Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Funds will not change.

 

The Funds may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor. The committee may also enlist third party consultants such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board has also engaged a third party valuation firm to, as needed, attend valuation meetings held by the Trust, review minutes of such meetings and report to the Board on a quarterly basis. The Board reviews and considers the determinations reached by the Fair Value Committee in ratifying the Fair Value Committee’s application of the fair valuation methodologies employed.

 

Fair Valuation Process –The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each group within the fair value committee. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the advisor based upon the current bid for the

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF 
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $78,700,152   $—   $—   $78,700,152 
Total  $78,700,152   $—   $—   $78,700,152 
                     
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF 
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $144,859,664   $—   $—   $144,859,664 
Total  $144,859,664   $—   $—   $144,859,664 
                     
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF 
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $131,806,934   $—   $—   $131,806,934 
Total  $131,806,934   $—   $—   $131,806,934 
                     
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF 
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $58,566,321   $—   $—   $58,566,321 
Exchange Traded Funds   48,693,788    —    —    48,693,788 
Total  $107,260,109    —   $—   $107,260,109 
                     
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF 
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Corporate Bonds  $—   $26,134,766   $—   $26,134,766 
U.S. Government & Agencies   —    58,716,940    —    58,716,940 
Total  $—   $84,851,706   $—   $84,851,706 

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

*See Schedule of Investments for industry classification.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – For the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF Fund, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. For the LeaderShares® Activist Leader® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, and the LeaderShares® US Equity Skew ETF, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. For the LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Quarterly distributions in excess of ordinary taxable income are treated as returns of capital. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Option Transactions – The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When a Fund writes put and call options, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liability as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As writer of an option, the Funds have no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retain the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Funds’ portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Funds to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Funds upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Funds. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Funds, the benefits realized by the Funds as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been recorded.

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Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years or expected to be taken in the Funds’ October 31, 2022 year-end tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably expected that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities appears to be remote.

 

3.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments), as well as cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities for in-kind transactions amounted to:

 

   Purchases   Sales   Purchases In-Kind   Sales In-Kind 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  $23,809,060   $29,857,931   $42,077,022   $27,508,296 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   132,855,387    140,864,934    152,380,671    117,040,801 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   111,313,229    109,517,976    89,953,159    67,428,704 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   147,901,945    161,163,651    115,661,597    83,351,872 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   49,894,834    50,938,612    24,002,612    — 

 

4.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Redwood Investment Management, LLC serves as the Funds’ Investment Advisor (the “Advisor”). Pursuant to investment advisory agreements with the Funds, the Advisor, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of the Funds and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF Fund, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF Fund, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF Fund, LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF Fund, and LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF Fund pay the Advisor a unitary management fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75%, 0.99%, 0.75%,

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0.75% and 0.75% respectively of each Funds’ average daily net assets. For the six months (except as indicated) ended April 30, 2022 the Funds incurred the following advisory fees:

 

   Investment
Advisory Fees
 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF  $294,914 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   708,319 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   496,190 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   411,554 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   293,625 

 

The Advisor’s unitary management fee is designed to pay the Funds’ expenses and to compensate the Advisor for providing services for the Funds. Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of the Funds, including the costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and Independent Trustees’ fees, but not payments under the Funds’ 12b-1 plan, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs (such as dividend expense on securities sold short and interest), fees and expenses of other investment companies in which the Funds may invest, and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses (including litigation to which the Trust or the Funds may be a party and indemnification of the Trustees and officers with respect thereto). The Advisor, and not the Funds’ shareholders, would benefit from any reduction in fees paid for third-party services, including reductions based on increases in net assets.

 

The Funds have adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees to the distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides these services, the Funds may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Funds. Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, the Funds’ distributor, its affiliates, and the Funds’ Advisor or its affiliates may, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to financial intermediaries who sell shares of the Funds, including affiliates of the Advisor.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”) – UFS, an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration and fund accounting services to the Funds. Pursuant to a separate servicing agreement with UFS, the advisor on behalf of the Funds pay UFS customary fees for providing administration and fund accounting services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – NLCS, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Funds. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Trust. The Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust is also an officer of NLCS, and is not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacity.

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Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the advisor on behalf of the Funds.

 

5.AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Funds for federal income tax purposes and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at April 30, 2022, was as follows:

 

   Cost for           Tax Net 
   Federal Tax   Unrealized   Unrealized   Unrealized 
Portfolio  purposes   Depreciation   Appreciation   App/Dep 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  $85,099,231   $3,195,426   $(9,594,505)  $(6,399,079)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   159,480,074    4,192,696    (18,813,106)   (14,620,410)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   138,220,438    3,938,690    (10,352,194)   (6,413,504)
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   118,899,842    534,573    (12,174,306)   (11,639,733)
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   89,924,755    234    (5,073,283)   (5,073,049)

 

6.DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021: 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return   Tax Exempt     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Income   Total 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF  $55,755   $—   $—   $—   $55,755 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF   248,363    —    —    —    248,363 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   296,928    —    —    —    296,928 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   3,395,546    177    —    —    3,395,723 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   386,865    —    —    —    386,865 
                          
For the period ended October 31, 2020: 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return   Tax Exempt     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Income   Total 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF  $—   $—   $—   $—   $— 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF   —    —    —    —    — 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   546,464    —    6,256    —    552,720 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   —    —    —    —    — 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   —    —    —    —    — 

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As of October 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October Loss   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  $5,597,048   $11,275   $—   $—   $—   $4,581,545   $10,189,868 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   3,777,220    340,513    —    —    —    8,985,897    13,103,630 
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   29,053    —    —    (873,503)   —    5,852,307    5,007,857 
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   7,126,711    1,220,460    —    —    —    5,453,861    13,801,032 
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   68,822    —    —    —    —    (353,196)   (284,374)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gains and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sale, adjustments for debt modification and adjustments for real estate investment trusts and C-Corporation return of capital distributions.

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF incurred and elected to defer such capital losses of $33,460.

 

At October 31, 2021, the LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF and LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

   Non-Expiring 
Portfolio  Short-Term   Long-Term   Total 
LeaderShares AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   873,503    —    873,503 
LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF   59,130    —    59,130 

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax basis treatment of realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions and adjustments for prior year tax returns resulted in reclassifications for the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2021 as follows:

 

   Paid in   Accumulated 
Portfolio  Capital   Earnings (Losses) 
LeaderShares®Activist Leaders ETF  $13,402,208   $(13,402,208)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF   16,666,091    (16,666,091)
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF   13,258,270    (13,258,270)
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF   10,990,739    (10,990,739)
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF   —    — 

 

7.CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Funds at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Shares are created and redeemed by the Funds only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 25,000 shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must

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have executed a Participant Agreement with the distributor. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per share of the Funds on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances. In addition, the Funds may impose transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Funds shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Funds in effecting trades. A fixed fee payable to the custodian is imposed on each creation and redemption transaction regardless of the number of Creation Units involved in the transaction (“Fixed Fee”). Purchases and redemptions of Creation Units for cash or involving cash-in-lieu are required to pay an additional variable charge to compensate the Funds and its ongoing shareholders for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to Creation Unit transactions (“Variable Charge,” and together with the Fixed Fee, the “Transaction Fees”). Transactions in capital shares for the Funds are disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Investors who use the services of a broker, or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. The Transaction Fees for the Funds are listed in the tables below:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF and LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF

 

Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases

Minimum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

Maximum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

$600 0.20% 2.00%

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF

 

Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases

Minimum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

Maximum Additional Variable
Charge for Cash Purchases*

$500 0.20% 2.00%

 

*As a percentage of the amount invested.

 

8.PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

The Funds’ investments in securities, financial instruments and derivatives expose it to various risks, certain of which are discussed below. Each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information include further information regarding the risks associated with each Fund’s investments. The Risks associated with the Funds’ investments include, but are not limited to:

 

LeaderShares® Activist Leaders ETF: activist risk, active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, equity risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, information technology sector risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risk, quantitative investing risk, rules-based strategy risk, sector risk, swap risk, and volatility risk.

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LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cash positions risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, equity risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, focus risk, gap risk, investment companies and ETFs Risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, money market instrument risk, new fund risks, quantitative investing risk, rules-based strategy risk, sector risk, swap risk, tactical overlay strategy risk, U.S. Government securities risk, and volatility risk.

 

LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, calculation methodology risk, concentration risk, consumer discretionary sector risk, derivatives risk, ETF structure risks, equity risk, financial sector risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, index tracking error risk, industrial sectors risk, information technology sector risk, management risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risk, passive investment risk, portfolio turnover risk, retail sector risk, rules-based strategy risk, and volatility risk.

 

LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF: active trading risk, authorized participant concentration risk, cybersecurity risk, equity risk, emerging markets risk, ETF structure risks, fluctuation of net asset value risk, gap risk, geographic and sector risk, management risk, investment companies and ETFs Risk, foreign (Non-US) investments risk, market capitalization risk, market risk, market events risk, new fund risks, and quantitative investing risk.

 

LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF: market risk, fixed income securities risk, active trading risk, asset allocation risk, authorized participant concentration risk, bank loan risk, cash positions risk, convertible securities risk, counterparty credit risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, currency risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, ETF structure risk, equity risk, fluctuation of net asset value risk, foreign (Non-US) investments risk, future contract risk, gap risk, high yield risk, index risk, investment companies and ETFs risk, issuer-specific risk, leveraging risk, LIBOR risk, liquidity risk, management risk, market events risk, model risk, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk, new fund risk, odd lot pricing risk, portfolio turnover risk, prepayment and extension risk, regulatory risk, sector risk, swap risk, US government securities risk, valuation risk, variable or floating rate securities risk, and volatility risk.

 

ETF Structure Risks. Each Fund is structured as an ETF and as a result is subject to special risks. Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.”

 

Trading in shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There can be no assurance that shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange. An active trading market for the Fund’s shares may not be developed or maintained. If the Fund’s shares are traded outside a collateralized settlement system, the number of financial institutions that can act as authorized participants that can post collateral on an agency basis is limited, which may limit the market for the Fund’s shares.

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The market prices of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for shares and will include a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialists, market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly, particularly during times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or significantly less for Fund shares than the Fund’s NAV, which is reflected in the bid and ask price for Fund shares or in the closing price. If a shareholder purchases shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses if the shares are sold at a price that is less than the price paid by the shareholder for the shares. When all or a portion of an ETFs underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be changes from the last quote of the closed market and the quote from the Fund’s domestic trading day, which could lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Fund’s shares may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares may, in turn, lead to differences between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV.

 

Equity Risk. Equity securities are susceptible to general market fluctuations, volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change and unexpected trading activity among retail investors. Factors that may influence the price of equity securities include developments affecting a specific company or industry, or the changing economic, political or market conditions.

 

Fluctuation of Net Asset Value Risk. The NAV of the Fund’s shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The market prices of the shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of and demand for the shares on the Exchange. The Advisor cannot predict whether the shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for the shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the Fund’s holdings trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. Unlike conventional ETFs, Activist Leaders ETF, Tactical Focused ETF, Equity SKEW ETF, and Dynamic Yield are not index funds. The Funds are actively managed and do not seek to replicate the performance of a specified Index. Actively managed ETFs have a limited trading history and, therefore, there can be no assurance as to whether and/or the extent to which the shares will trade at premiums or discounts to NAV.

 

Index Tracking Error Risk. As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and the Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times, may deviate from the relative weightings of Index or may hold securities not included in the Index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times or market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

Market Risk. Overall market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect

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the Fund’s performance. Factors such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and market conditions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, lack of liquidity in the bond or other markets, volatility in the securities markets, adverse investor sentiment affect the securities markets and political events affect the securities markets. U.S. and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

Local, state, regional, national or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and could result in decreases to the Fund’s net asset value. Political, geopolitical, natural and other events, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, government shutdowns, market closures, natural and environmental disasters, epidemics, pandemics and other public health crises and related events and governments’ reactions to such events have led, and in the future may lead, to economic uncertainty, decreased economic activity, increased market volatility and other disruptive effects on U.S. and global economies and markets. Such events may have significant adverse direct or indirect effects on the Fund and its investments. For example, a widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and affect Fund performance. A health crisis may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.

 

COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, business and school closings, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

 

9.NEW REGULATORY UPDATES

 

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (’‘ASU 2020-04’’). The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any of applying this ASU.

 

In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivative by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a Fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently

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used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is greater than a limited specified amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. Funds will be required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19,2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, Rule 18f-4 will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of Rule 18f-4 on the Funds. When fully implemented, Rule 18f-4 may require changes in how a Fund uses derivatives, adversely affect the Fund’s performance and increase costs related to the Funds’ use of derivatives.

 

10.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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On April 5, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust” or “registrant”) selected and appointed and recommended Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”) as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, in replacement of Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”), who were dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

 

GT reports on the Funds’ financial statements for either of the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022 and the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, (i) there were no disagreements between the Funds and GT on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the financial statements for such period and (ii) there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a “disagreement,” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; (2) ongoing costs, including a unitary management fee 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 mutual funds.

 

The example for is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period of time as indicated in the table below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” expenses line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values 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 balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

               Hypothetical  
         Actual*  (5% return before expenses)  
   Fund’s  Beginning  Ending     Ending     
   Annualized  Account  Account  Expenses  Account  Expenses  
   Expense  Value  Value  Paid During  Value  Paid During  
   Ratio  11/1/21  4/30/22  Period  4/30/22  Period  
                     
LeaderShares® Activist Leaders® ETF  0.75%  $1,000.00  $961.27  $3.65  $1,021.08  $3.76  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF  0.99%  $1,000.00  $972.78  $4.84  $1,019.89  $4.96  
LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF  0.75%  $1,000.00  $952.44  $3.63  $1,021.08  $3.76  
LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF  0.75%  $1,000.00  $932.81  $3.59  $1,021.08  $3.76  
LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF  0.75%  $1,000.00  $954.92  $3.64  $1,021.08  $3.76  

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Funds’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022

 

Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

LeaderShares ETFs

 

At a meeting held on December 8-9, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), each of whom is not an “interested person” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees” or the “Trustees”), as such term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), considered the reapproval of the investment advisory agreements (each an “Advisory Agreement” and collectively the “Advisory Agreements”) between Redwood Investment Management LLC (“Redwood” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF and the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF (each a “LeaderShares ETF” or a “Fund”, and together the “LeaderShares ETFs”). In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Advisory Agreements, the Board received written materials in advance of the Meeting, which included information regarding: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to each LeaderShare ETF by Redwood; (ii) a description of the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) an overview of the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) a description of the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements); (v) a comparison of each LeaderShares ETF’s advisory fees and overall expenses with those of comparable mutual funds; (vi) the anticipated level of profitability from the Adviser’s fund-related operations; (vii) the Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for personal securities transactions, business continuity and information security and (viii) information regarding the performance record of each LeaderShares ETF as compared to other mutual funds with similar investment strategies.

 

Throughout the process, including at the meeting, the Board had numerous opportunities to ask questions of and request additional materials from Redwood. During the Meeting, the Board was advised by, and met in executive session with, the Board’s independent legal counsel, and received a memorandum from such independent counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. The Board also noted that the evaluation process with respect to the Adviser was an ongoing one and that in this regard, the Board took into account discussions with management and information provided to the Board at prior meetings with respect to the services provided by the Adviser.

 

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Advisory Agreements included, among others, the following:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by Redwood related to the Advisory Agreements with the Trust with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs, including the Advisory Agreements, a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for the LeaderShares ETFs and their background and experience; a summary of the financial condition of

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Redwood; a written report containing Redwood’s performance commentary for the prior quarterly period; Redwood’s compliance policies and procedures, including its business continuity and cybersecurity policies, a Code of Ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, from engaging in conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1(b); information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; an annual review of the operation of Redwood’s compliance program; information regarding Redwood’s compliance and regulatory history; and an independent report prepared by Broadridge, an independent third party data provider, analyzing the performance record, fees and expenses of each of the LeaderShares ETFs as compared to other mutual funds or ETFs, as applicable, with similar investment strategies.

 

In reaching its conclusions with respect to the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by Redwood under the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered Redwood’s asset management, risk management, operations, and compliance experience. The Board considered that Redwood had summarized each of the investment strategies used in the LeaderShares ETFs and that the LeaderShares ETFs each employed quantitative and tactical investment elements and require a significant level of sophistication to execute. The Board noted that in addition to the portfolio management functions, on a regular basis it receives and reviews information from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) regarding Redwood’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act which included evaluating the regulatory compliance systems of Redwood and procedures reasonably designed to assure compliance with federal securities laws. The Board also considered Redwood’s policies and procedures in the areas of business continuity and with respect to information systems security and the Trust CCO’s review and evaluation of the same, by the CCO who found them to be satisfactory. The Board also considered the operation of Redwood’s compliance program, and that Redwood had not had any significant turnover in staff performing compliance and operations functions, as well as made certain process-related enhancements. The Board noted that Redwood appeared to have adequate capacity to operate both its investment and compliance programs, including the implementation of trading procedures reasonably designed to mitigate conflicts among accounts, that Redwood had adopted cybersecurity and business continuity policies and procedures, and that Redwood’s risk management and associated policies appeared to be operating effectively to identify and monitor risks. The Board also considered the financial condition and operations of the Adviser during the COVID-19 pandemic and noted that there had been no material disruption of the Adviser’s services to the LeaderShares ETFs and that the Adviser had continued to provide the same level, nature, extent and quality of services to the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the LeaderShares ETFs, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks with respect to the LeaderShares ETFs.

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Redwood, the Board also took into account its knowledge, acquired through discussions and reports during the

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

preceding year and in past years, of Redwood’s management and the quality of the performance of Redwood’s duties.

 

The Board concluded that Redwood had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methodologies and compliance policies and procedures to perform its duties under the Advisory Agreements with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the management services provided by Redwood to the LeaderShares ETFs was satisfactory and reliable.

 

Performance. In considering each LeaderShares ETF’s performance, the Board noted that it reviews at its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings information about each of the LeaderShares ETF’s performance results. Among other data, the Board considered each LeaderShares ETF’s performance as compared to a broad -based index and against a group of peer funds (the “Peer Group”) provided by Broadridge, an independent third-party data provider. The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful it recognized its limitations, including in particular that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the peer group. With respect to those LeaderShares ETFs that operated as ETFs, the Board also received discount/premium information, as well as tracking error information for those LeaderShares ETFs passively managed against an index.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the Board considered that the Fund had commenced operations on October 26, 2020 and reviewed the Fund’s performance for the since inception period ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Small Value). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and benchmark index (S&P 500), and while it underperformed as compared to the Morningstar category for the same period, the Fund delivered a 58.93% return for its initial period and ranked in the top quartile of its Peer Group. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, the Board considered that the Fund had commenced operations on October 26, 2020 and reviewed the Fund’s performance for the since inception period ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Mid-Cap Value). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and benchmark index (S&P 500) for this period, and while it underperformed as compared to the Morningstar category median for the same period, the Fund delivered a 50.57% return and was ranked in the top quartile of its Peer Group. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board considered, among other performance data, the Fund’s performance for the one-year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Mid -Cap Blend). The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its Peer Group median for both the one-year and since inception periods, while underperforming compared to the Morningstar category median for the same periods. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF, the Board considered the Fund’s performance for the one-year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2021 as compared to its Peer Group and the Fund’s Morningstar category (Large Blend). The Board considered that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Peer Group and Morningstar category for the one -year period and had underperformed each since inception, noting that the Fund has delivered a positive performance track record since its inception. The Board also noted the relatively short performance history of the Fund.

 

The Board also considered the Adviser’s discussion of each of the LeaderShares ETFs’ performance, including the factors that contributed to any underperformance, as well as the quarterly written report containing Redwood’s performance commentary. The Board noted each LeaderShares ETF’s risk adjusted returns and how each LeaderShares ETF was managed, including whether each LeaderShares ETF was managed according to an index or actively managed by Redwood. The Board also noted that that Redwood was actively monitoring the performance of each LeaderShares ETF. The Board also considered more recent performance information provided at this Meeting. The Board concluded that the overall performance of each of the LeaderShares ETFs was satisfactory or, in the case of longer term underperformance, was being appropriately monitored and/or addressed.

 

Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services provided by Redwood, among other expense data, the Board considered a comparison prepared by Broadridge of each LeaderShares ETF’s advisory fee and operating expenses compared to each LeaderShares ETF’s Peer Group and respective Morningstar category.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the Fund’s unitary fee is equal to that of the Peer Group contractual management fee median, although it is higher than the Morningstar category median. The Fund’s net expenses are above the median of the Peer Group and Morningstar category, but not the highest in the category, and are lower than the fees charged to other clients of Redwood for a similar strategy.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee was above the median of the contractual management fees in the Fund’s Peer Group and Morningstar category and that net total expenses were above the median of both the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category. The Board also noted, however, that the Fund’s unitary fee was within the range of contractual management fees for others in the Peer Group and net expenses were less than the Morningstar category high and within the range of others in the Peer Group.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee was above the median of the contractual management fee and net total expenses of both the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category, but less than the Morningstar category high and within range of other funds in the Peer Group. The Board also considered Redwood’s commentary regarding differences in the Fund’s strategy from certain of the other funds in the Peer Group as compared to those more closely resembling the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF, the Board noted, among other data, that the unitary fee and net total expenses were above the median of both the contractual management fees and net total expenses of the Fund’s Peer Group and the Morningstar category, but within range of other Funds in the Peer Group.

 

The Board took into account Redwood’s discussion of the LeaderShares ETFs’ expenses. The Board also noted the extent to which the Adviser was reimbursing expenses, which when factored in, causes the total expenses of each LeaderShares ETF to be more competitive compared to the other funds in such LeaderShares ETF’s respective Peer Group.

 

In considering the level of the advisory fee paid with respect to each of the LeaderShares ETFs, the Board took into account the cost of other accounts managed by Redwood that used a similar strategy, if any, noting that differences were attributable to the differences in the management of these different kinds of accounts and that the fees and expenses of the applicable LeaderShares ETFs generally were lower than those charged to these other accounts.

 

With respect to the LeaderShares Equity Skew ETF, the Board determined that the services provided by Redwood under the Advisory Agreement with respect to such LeaderShares ETF were in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the advisory services provided to the underlying funds in which such LeaderShares ETF invests.

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

Based on the factors above, the Board concluded that the advisory fee of each of the LeaderShares ETFs was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board considered Redwood’s profitability and whether these profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to each of the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board reviewed profitability analyses prepared by Redwood based on each LeaderShares ETF’s asset levels and considered the total profits of Redwood from its relationship with each of the LeaderShares ETFs on a Fund-by-Fund basis and for such LeaderShares ETFs in the aggregate. The Board also took into account that Redwood had entered into unitary fee arrangements with respect to those LeaderShares ETFs operating as ETFs under which Redwood reimbursed such LeaderShares ETFs for expenses over the applicable unitary fee rate. The Board concluded that Redwood’s profitability from its relationship with each of the LeaderShares ETFs, after taking into account a reasonable allocation of costs, was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether Redwood would realize economies of scale with respect to its management of each LeaderShares ETF as each LeaderShares ETF grew and whether fee levels reflected these economies. The Board noted that each LeaderShares ETF’s current advisory fee does not include breakpoints and took into account Redwood’s discussion of the LeaderShares ETFs’ fee structures, including the current size of the LeaderShares ETFs as well as the level of expenses with respect to each LeaderShares ETF. The Board considered the profitability analysis included in the Board Materials and noted that while expenses of managing each LeaderShares ETF as a percentage of assets under management were expected to decrease as each LeaderShares ETF’s assets continued to grow, at current asset levels, economies of scale have not yet been reached. The Board noted that it would revisit whether economies of scale exist in the future once each LeaderShares ETF had achieved sufficient scale.

 

Other Benefits. The Board also considered the character and amount of other direct and incidental benefits to be received by Redwood from its association with the LeaderShares ETFs. The Board considered that Redwood uses each of the LeaderShares ETFs as components of model portfolios it builds for its clients and that expanding its offering of mutual funds will result in a greater number and type of model portfolios offered by Redwood. Redwood did not anticipate receiving any other direct, indirect or ancillary material “fall-out” benefits from its relationship with the LeaderShares ETFs.

 

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from Redwood as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreements, and having been advised by independent counsel that the Board had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, determined that approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each of

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LeaderShares® ETF’s
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2022

 

the LeaderShares ETFs for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of each LeaderShares ETF and its shareholders.

 

In evaluating each Advisory Agreement’s renewal, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the factors discussed above, conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the industry. The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of fund performance and operations throughout the year.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

FACTS WHAT DOES TWO ROADS SHARED TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
   
  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.
 

Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.

Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

   
What? THE TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SHARE DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE WITH US. THIS INFORMATION CAN INCLUDE:
   
  ●      Social Security number and income
   
  ●      Account transactions and transaction history
   
  ●      Investment experience and purchase history
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reason Two Roads Shared Trust chooses to share and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Two Roads
Shared Trust share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes – YES NO
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus    
For our marketing purposes – NO We do not share
to offer our products and services to you    
For joint marketing with other financial companies NO We do not share
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your transactions and experiences    
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your creditworthiness    
For our affiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
Questions? Call 1-402-895-1600

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What we do

How does Two Roads Shared Trust
protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.

 

These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

   
  Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does Two Roads Shared Trust We collect your personal information, for example, when you
collect my personal information?  
  ●      open an account or give us contact information
  ●      provide account information or give us your income information
  ●      make deposits or withdrawals from your account
   
  We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
   
  ●      sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
  ●      affiliates from using your information to market to you
  ●      sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
   
  State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing
   
Definitions  
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliates financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not jointly market.

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Proxy Voting Policy

 

Information regarding how the Funds vote proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12 month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-480-757-4277 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-480-757-4277.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Investment Advisor
Redwood Investment Management, LLC
4110 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 125
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
 
Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, NE 68022-3474
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEADERSHARES-SAR22

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.

 

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 Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are 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)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

(b)Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

 

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) Two Roads Shared Trust

 

By James Colantino /s/James Colantino
President/Principal Executive Officer,
Date: July 11, 2022  
   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By James Colantino /s/James Colantino
President/Principal Executive Officer
Date: July 11, 2022  
   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By Laura Szalyga  /s/ Laura Szalyga
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
Date: July 11, 2022  

 

 

grant thornton llp

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market St., Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

D       +1 215 561 4200

F       +1 215 561 1066

July 11, 2022

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Office of the Chief Accountant

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re:LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF (Series S000061956), LeaderShares®Activist Leaders® ETF (Series S000068213), LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF (S000068214), LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF (Series S000068215), LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (Series S000072292), five funds in the Two Roads Shared Trust

File No.: 811-22718

Dear Sir or Madam:

We have read the attached statements made by LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® US Core Equity ETF (Series S000061956), LeaderShares®Activist Leaders® ETF (Series S000068213), LeaderShares® AlphaFactor® Tactical Focused ETF (S000068214), LeaderShares® Equity Skew ETF (Series S000068215), LeaderShares® Dynamic Yield ETF (Series S000072292), five funds in the Two Roads Shared Trust, in relation to Item 13(a)(4) of Form N-CSR, which we understand will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Form N-CSR on July 11, 2022, and agree with the statements concerning our Firm contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

 

 

GT.COM

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and each of its member firms are separate legal entities and are not a worldwide partnership.

 

 
 

LeaderShares® ETF’s

CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (Unaudited)

April 30, 2022

 

 

On April 5, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of Two Roads Shared Trust (the "Trust" or “registrant”) selected and appointed and recommended Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”) as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, in replacement of Grant Thornton LLP ("GT"), who were dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

 

GT reports on the Funds’ financial statements for either of the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022 and the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, (i) there were no disagreements between the Funds and GT on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the financial statements for such period and (ii) there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

During the years or periods ended prior to October 31, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through April 5, 2022, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a “disagreement,” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, James Colantino, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Redwood Funds (a series of Two Roads Shared Trust the “registrant”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal period  for which the report is filed;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3 (d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such  disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are  reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: July 11, 2022 /s/ James Colantino  
  James Colantino
  Principal Executive Officer/President

 

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Laura Szalyga, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Redwood Funds (a series of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “registrant”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal period  for which the report is filed;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3 (d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such  disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are  reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: July 11, 2022 /s/ Laura Szalyga  
  Laura Szalyga
  Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

certification

 

James Colantino, Principal Executive Officer/President, and Laura Szalyga, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

 

1.       The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2022 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Principal Executive Officer/President Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer
Two Roads Shared Trust Two Roads Shared Trust
       
/s/ James Colantino   /s/ Laura Szalyga  
James Colantino Laura Szalyga
Date: July 11, 2022   Date : July 11, 2022  

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Two Roads Shared Trust and will be retained by Two Roads Shared Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.

 

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.

 



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