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  811-22700

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive Suite 400 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Richard Malinowski

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (405) 778-8377

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2025

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2025

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) Included Tailored Shareholder Report

 

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Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

(SSPY) NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - December 31, 2025

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Fund Overview

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Stratified LargeCap Index ETF (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-972-4492 .

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Stratified LargeCap Index ETF
$48
0.45%

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period? 

The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF (ticker: SSPY) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies comprising the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index (the "Index"). As of December 31, 2025, the Fund returned 12.96% at net asset value ("NAV") while the Index returned 13.51% as compared to the Equal Weight S&P 500 Index return of 11.43% and the S&P 500 Index return of 17.88%.

 

The primary detractor to the Fund's performance compared to the S&P 500 Index was the Index's underweight positions to certain technology companies that outperformed dramatically during the period. Specifically, the “Magnificent Seven” stocks (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla), all technology companies, contributed to more than half of the S&P 500 Index's growth in 2025 because of their combined weighting of 34% in the S&P 500 Index versus a total technology sector weighting of 16.10% in the Index.

How has the Fund performed over the last ten years? 

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Stratified LargeCap Index ETF - NAV
S&P 500® Index
Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index
01/01/15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/15
$9,855
$10,138
$9,934
12/31/16
$11,246
$11,351
$11,296
12/31/17
$13,462
$13,829
$13,569
12/31/18
$12,578
$13,223
$12,696
12/31/19
$16,216
$17,386
$16,421
12/31/20
$18,194
$20,585
$18,453
12/31/21
$23,424
$26,494
$23,849
12/31/22
$21,311
$21,696
$21,752
12/31/23
$24,223
$27,399
$24,809
12/31/24
$27,408
$34,254
$28,205
12/31/25
$30,960
$40,379
$32,014

Average Annual Total Returns 

1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Stratified LargeCap Index ETF - NAV
12.96%
11.22%
12.13%
S&P 500® Index
17.88%
14.42%
14.82%
Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index
13.51%
11.65%
12.41%

A privately offered fund managed by Syntax Advisors, LLC was reorganized into the Fund as of January 2, 2019 upon commencement of the ETF operations. For periods prior to the commencement of ETF operations, the Fund’s performance is that of the private fund. The fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the fund will perform in the future.  The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Fund Statistics 

Net Assets
$115,765,462
Number of Portfolio Holdings
505
Total Advisory Fee Paid
$496,904
Portfolio Turnover Rate
29%

What did the Fund invest in? 

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.2%
Materials
3.0%
Real Estate
3.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Energy
6.4%
Communications
7.5%
Financials
9.8%
Industrials
10.3%
Health Care
12.2%
Consumer Staples
12.8%
Consumer Discretionary
13.1%
Technology
15.0%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Capital One Financial Corporation
1.1%
Synchrony Financial
1.0%
Chevron Corporation
0.8%
Exxon Mobil Corporation
0.8%
Sysco Corporation
0.8%
Ross Stores, Inc.
0.8%
Kroger Company (The)
0.8%
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
0.8%
Costco Wholesale Corporation
0.8%
Walmart, Inc.
0.7%

Material Fund Changes

No material changes occurred during the year ended December 31, 2025. 

Change In Or Disagreements With Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Householding 

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds.

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF (SSPY) NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - December 31, 2025

Where can I find additional information about the Fund? 

Additional information is available on the Fund's website (https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/), including its:

 

  • Prospectus

  • Financial information

  • Holdings

  • Proxy voting information

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TSR-AR 123125-SSPY

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

(SHUS) NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - December 31, 2025

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Fund Overview

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-972-4492 . This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF
$69
0.66%

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period? 

The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (ticker: SHUS) seeks to obtain capital growth by investing in a portfolio of equity securities that tracks the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index (the “Index”) while also employing risk management strategies to limit downside risk and generate additional returns. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund returned 9.84% at net asset value ("NAV") while the Index returned 13.51% as compared to the Equal Weight S&P 500 Index return of 11.43% and the S&P 500 Index return of 17.88%.

 

The primary detractor to the Fund's performance as compared to the S&P 500 Index was the Index's underweight positions to certain technology companies that outperformed dramatically during the period. Specifically, the “Magnificent Seven” stocks (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla), all technology companies, contributed to more than half of the S&P 500 Index’s growth in 2025 because of their combined weighting of 34% in the S&P 500 Index. An additional contributor to underperformance was the cost of the options used to implement the Fund's hedging strategy. While the Fund is expected to underperform the broad equity markets in strong up markets, such as that experienced during the period, the Fund should have lower volatility in declining markets due to its hedging strategy.

How has the Fund performed since inception? 

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF - NAV
S&P 500® Index
Jun-2021
$10,000
$10,000
Dec-2021
$10,354
$11,305
Dec-2022
$9,989
$9,258
Dec-2023
$10,602
$11,691
Dec-2024
$11,125
$14,617
Dec-2025
$12,219
$17,230

Average Annual Total Returns 

1 Year
Since Inception (June 15, 2021)
Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF - NAV
9.84%
4.51%
S&P 500® Index
17.88%
12.72%

The fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the fund will perform in the future.  The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Fund Statistics 

Net Assets
$23,203,381
Number of Portfolio Holdings
3
Total Advisory Fee Paid
$166,598
Portfolio Turnover Rate
106%

What did the Fund invest in? 

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.2%
Index Options
0.4%
Equity
99.4%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF
99.4%
S&P 500 Index Purchased Put Option, Expiration: 3/20/26, Strike $6,130
0.6%
S&P 500 Index Written Put Option, Expiration: 3/20/2026, Strike $5,450
-0.2%

Material Fund Changes

Effective April 30, 2025, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual operating expenses of the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (excluding amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 30, 2026, unless earlier terminated by the Board for any reason at any time. Fees waived pursuant to this waiver are not subject to recoupment in future periods.

Change In Or Disagreements With Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Householding 

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds.

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (SHUS) NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - December 31, 2025

Where can I find additional information about the Fund? 

Additional information is available on the Fund's website (https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/), including its:

 

  • Prospectus

  • Financial information

  • Holdings

  • Proxy voting information

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TSR-AR 123125-SHUS

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(f) See Item 19(a)(1)

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a)(1) The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has an audit committee financial expert on the audit committee.

 

(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert Timothy Jacoby is an independent trustee as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a)(2).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)            Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows:

 

2025   $ 30,800  
2024   $ 29,900  

 

(b)           Audit-Related Fees. There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurances and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item.

 

 

(c)            Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance are as follows:

 

2025   $ 7,000  
2024   $ 7,000  

 

Preparation of Federal & State income tax returns, assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions and preparation of Federal excise tax returns.

 

(d)           All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

 

(e)(1)       The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted, and the Board of Trustees has ratified, an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Trust may be pre-approved.

 

(e)(2)       There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)            Not applicable.

 

(g)           All non-audit fees billed by the registrant's principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024 respectively are disclosed in (b)-(d) above. There were no audit or non-audit services performed by the registrant's principal accountant for the registrant's adviser.

 

(h)           Not applicable.

 

(i)            Not applicable.

 

(j)            Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant's audit committee members are Timothy J. Jacoby (chairman), Linda Petrone and Stuart Strauss.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)            The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statements and Other Information filed under Item 7 of this form.

 

(b)           Not applicable

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Investment Companies.

 

(a)            Included Long Form Financial Statements

 

    

  

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF
(SSPY)

STRATIFIED LARGECAP HEDGED ETF
(SHUS)

Annual Financials and Other Information

December 31, 2025

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

  

Financial Statements (Form N-CSR, Item 7)

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

1

Summary of Investments

 

8

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

   

Schedule of Investments

 

9

Summary of Investments

 

11

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

12

Statements of Operations

 

13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

14

Financial Highlights

 

15

Notes to Financial Statements

 

17

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

29

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

30

Other Information (Form N-CSR, Items 8-11) (Unaudited)

 

31

For additional information about the Funds; including each Fund’s prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

   866-972-4492

   https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/

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STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

   

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%

 

 

 

Communications — 7.5%

       

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)

 

839

 

$

113,869

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

 

867

 

 

272,065

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

 

871

 

 

272,623

AppLovin Corporation, Class A(a)

 

301

 

 

202,820

AT&T, Inc.

 

16,433

 

 

408,196

Booking Holdings, Inc.

 

20

 

 

107,107

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

 

2,933

 

 

612,264

Comcast Corporation, Class A

 

22,251

 

 

665,082

DoorDash, Inc., Class A(a)

 

478

 

 

108,257

Electronic Arts, Inc.

 

2,974

 

 

607,677

Expedia Group, Inc.

 

396

 

 

112,191

Fox Corporation, Class A

 

1,432

 

 

104,636

Fox Corporation, Class B

 

1,615

 

 

104,862

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)

 

2,589

 

 

321,243

Match Group, Inc.

 

16,227

 

 

523,970

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

 

836

 

 

551,835

Netflix, Inc.(a)

 

2,829

 

 

265,247

News Corporation, Class A

 

3,884

 

 

101,450

News Corporation, Class B

 

3,434

 

 

101,750

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

5,033

 

 

406,414

Paramount Skydance Corporation, Class B

 

14,825

 

 

198,655

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

 

2,509

 

 

642,380

T-Mobile US, Inc.

 

2,070

 

 

420,292

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(a)

 

5,558

 

 

210,982

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

1,276

 

 

104,262

VeriSign, Inc.

 

1,335

 

 

324,338

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

9,879

 

 

402,372

Walt Disney Company (The)

 

1,825

 

 

207,630

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)

 

6,794

 

 

195,803

       

 

8,670,272

       

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 13.1%

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

 

1,191

 

 

274,906

Aptiv plc(a)

 

5,768

 

 

438,887

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

 

66

 

 

223,839

Best Buy Company, Inc.

 

4,124

 

 

276,019

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

 

2,112

 

 

217,304

Carnival Corporation

 

3,687

 

 

112,601

Carvana Company(a)

 

503

 

 

212,276

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

 

16,765

 

 

620,305

Copart, Inc.(a)

 

6,964

 

 

272,641

 

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

3,324

 

$

611,682

Deckers Outdoor Corporation(a)

 

3,593

 

 

372,486

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

 

1,403

 

 

584,798

DR Horton, Inc.

 

1,936

 

 

278,842

eBay, Inc.

 

3,155

 

 

274,801

Ford Motor Company

 

33,025

 

 

433,288

General Motors Company

 

5,618

 

 

456,856

Genuine Parts Company

 

1,742

 

 

214,196

Hasbro, Inc.

 

3,715

 

 

304,630

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

482

 

 

138,455

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

566

 

 

194,761

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

 

1,561

 

 

101,605

Lennar Corporation, Class A

 

2,538

 

 

260,906

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

 

712

 

 

101,460

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

824

 

 

198,716

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

 

1,774

 

 

368,655

Marriott International Inc, Class A

 

455

 

 

141,159

Masco Corporation

 

3,584

 

 

227,441

McDonald’s Corporation

 

1,913

 

 

584,670

MGM Resorts International(a)

 

2,700

 

 

98,523

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

5,388

 

 

343,269

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

 

4,882

 

 

108,966

NVR, Inc.(a)

 

40

 

 

291,711

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

 

2,435

 

 

222,096

Pool Corporation

 

636

 

 

145,485

PulteGroup, Inc.

 

2,396

 

 

280,955

Ralph Lauren Corporation

 

982

 

 

347,245

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

4,991

 

 

899,079

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

365

 

 

101,806

Starbucks Corporation

 

7,099

 

 

597,807

Tapestry, Inc.

 

2,951

 

 

377,050

Tesla, Inc.(a)

 

990

 

 

445,223

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

 

5,821

 

 

894,164

TKO Group Holdings, Inc.

 

969

 

 

202,521

Tractor Supply Company

 

2,940

 

 

147,029

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

 

504

 

 

304,925

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

 

1,086

 

 

193,949

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

 

830

 

 

99,874

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

4,011

 

 

606,784

       

 

15,206,646

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Consumer Staples — 12.8%

Altria Group, Inc.

 

7,735

 

$

446,000

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

 

7,572

 

 

435,314

Brown-Forman Corporation, Class B

 

9,849

 

 

256,665

Bunge Global S.A.

 

4,895

 

 

436,047

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

 

6,138

 

 

514,671

Clorox Company (The)

 

4,993

 

 

503,444

Coca-Cola Company (The)

 

4,296

 

 

300,333

Colgate-Palmolive Company

 

6,629

 

 

523,825

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 

14,629

 

 

253,228

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

 

2,055

 

 

283,508

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

1,028

 

 

886,486

Dollar General Corporation

 

1,529

 

 

203,005

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

 

1,568

 

 

192,880

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A

 

4,989

 

 

522,448

General Mills, Inc.

 

5,562

 

 

258,633

Hershey Company (The)

 

1,666

 

 

303,179

Hormel Foods Corporation

 

18,895

 

 

447,811

J M Smucker Company (The)

 

2,557

 

 

250,100

Kenvue, Inc.

 

29,968

 

 

516,948

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

 

10,266

 

 

287,551

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

5,035

 

 

507,981

Kroger Company (The)

 

14,383

 

 

898,649

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

 

4,353

 

 

182,347

McCormick & Company, Inc.

 

3,887

 

 

264,744

Molson Coors Beverage Company, Class B

 

6,364

 

 

297,072

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

 

5,606

 

 

301,771

Monster Beverage Corporation(a)

 

4,096

 

 

314,039

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

2,011

 

 

288,619

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

2,958

 

 

474,463

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

 

3,636

 

 

521,075

Sysco Corporation

 

12,226

 

 

900,934

Target Corporation

 

2,098

 

 

205,080

The Campbell’s Company

 

9,035

 

 

251,805

The Kraft Heinz Company

 

10,621

 

 

257,559

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

 

7,585

 

 

444,633

Walmart, Inc.

 

7,788

 

 

867,661

       

 

14,800,508

 

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Energy — 6.4%

APA Corporation

 

3,928

 

$

96,079

Baker Hughes Company

 

8,620

 

 

392,555

Chevron Corporation

 

6,059

 

 

923,452

ConocoPhillips

 

1,074

 

 

100,537

Coterra Energy, Inc.

 

5,815

 

 

153,051

Devon Energy Corporation

 

4,072

 

 

149,157

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

 

650

 

 

97,715

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

943

 

 

99,024

EQT Corporation

 

2,749

 

 

147,346

Expand Energy Corporation

 

1,354

 

 

149,427

Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

7,649

 

 

920,481

First Solar, Inc.(a)

 

899

 

 

234,846

Halliburton Company

 

14,114

 

 

398,861

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

11,334

 

 

311,572

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

 

3,262

 

 

530,499

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

2,480

 

 

101,978

ONEOK, Inc.

 

4,077

 

 

299,660

Phillips 66

 

4,284

 

 

552,807

SLB Ltd.

 

10,239

 

 

392,973

Targa Resources Corporation

 

1,654

 

 

305,163

Texas Pacific Land Corporation

 

363

 

 

104,261

Valero Energy Corporation

 

3,600

 

 

586,044

Williams Companies, Inc. (The)

 

5,061

 

 

304,217

       

 

7,351,705

       

 

 

Financials — 9.8%

     

 

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

2,175

 

 

239,837

Allstate Corporation (The)

 

1,170

 

 

243,536

American Express Company

 

142

 

 

52,533

American International Group, Inc.

 

2,855

 

 

244,245

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

165

 

 

80,906

Aon PLC, Class A

 

120

 

 

42,346

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

 

550

 

 

79,618

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

 

1,842

 

 

176,685

Ares Management Corporation, Class A

 

469

 

 

75,804

Arthur J Gallagher & Company

 

177

 

 

45,806

Assurant, Inc.

 

1,057

 

 

254,578

Bank of America Corporation

 

2,771

 

 

152,405

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

 

1,160

 

 

134,664

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

 

1,213

 

 

609,714

Blackrock, Inc.

 

74

 

 

79,205

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Blackstone, Inc.

 

539

 

$

83,081

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

555

 

 

44,234

Capital One Financial Corporation

 

5,094

 

 

1,234,582

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

 

177

 

 

44,427

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

 

2,090

 

 

208,813

Chubb Ltd.

 

566

 

 

176,660

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

 

1,054

 

 

172,139

Citigroup, Inc.

 

1,366

 

 

159,398

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

 

1,163

 

 

67,931

CME Group, Inc.

 

164

 

 

44,785

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A(a)

 

169

 

 

38,218

Erie Indemnity Company, Class A

 

843

 

 

241,646

Everest Group Ltd.

 

534

 

 

181,213

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

1,410

 

 

66,002

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

3,441

 

 

82,205

Globe Life, Inc.

 

1,738

 

 

243,077

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

341

 

 

299,739

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

 

1,285

 

 

177,073

Huntington Bancshares Inc

 

3,722

 

 

64,577

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

 

3,118

 

 

200,519

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 

277

 

 

44,863

Invesco Ltd.

 

3,103

 

 

81,516

JPMorgan Chase & Company

 

476

 

 

153,377

KeyCorporation

 

3,259

 

 

67,266

KKR & Company, Inc.

 

591

 

 

75,341

Loews Corporation

 

5,809

 

 

611,746

M&T Bank Corporation

 

336

 

 

67,697

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

218

 

 

40,443

MetLife, Inc.

 

2,948

 

 

232,715

Morgan Stanley

 

1,698

 

 

301,445

Nasdaq, Inc.

 

468

 

 

45,457

Northern Trust Corporation

 

588

 

 

80,315

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 

320

 

 

66,794

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

2,695

 

 

237,726

Progressive Corporation (The)

 

1,032

 

 

235,007

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

2,072

 

 

233,887

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

1,243

 

 

199,614

Regions Financial Corporation

 

2,434

 

 

65,961

 

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Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A(a)

 

384

 

$

43,430

State Street Corporation

 

1,064

 

 

137,267

Synchrony Financial

 

14,389

 

 

1,200,474

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 

777

 

 

79,549

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

 

612

 

 

177,517

Truist Financial Corporation

 

1,349

 

 

66,384

US Bancorp

 

1,271

 

 

67,821

W R Berkley Corporation

 

2,518

 

 

176,562

Wells Fargo & Company

 

1,647

 

 

153,500

Willis Towers Watson PLC

 

138

 

 

45,347

       

 

11,331,222

       

 

 

Health Care — 12.2%

     

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

609

 

 

76,302

AbbVie, Inc.

 

1,447

 

 

330,625

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 

1,250

 

 

170,088

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

 

739

 

 

115,395

Amgen, Inc.

 

1,017

 

 

332,874

Baxter International, Inc.

 

3,989

 

 

76,230

Becton Dickinson and Company

 

377

 

 

73,164

Biogen, Inc.(a)

 

1,856

 

 

326,637

Bio-Techne Corporation

 

2,984

 

 

175,489

Boston Scientific Corporation(a)

 

825

 

 

78,664

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

 

6,166

 

 

332,594

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

1,223

 

 

251,327

Cencora, Inc.

 

700

 

 

236,425

Centene Corporation(a)

 

9,888

 

 

406,891

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

 

904

 

 

180,330

Cigna Group (The)

 

882

 

 

242,753

Cooper Companies, Inc. (The)(a)

 

1,489

 

 

122,038

CVS Health Corporation

 

5,086

 

 

403,625

Danaher Corporation

 

540

 

 

123,617

DaVita, Inc.(a)

 

1,679

 

 

190,751

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

 

1,825

 

 

121,125

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(a)

 

912

 

 

77,748

Elevance Health, Inc.

 

1,125

 

 

394,369

Eli Lilly & Company

 

314

 

 

337,450

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

 

1,456

 

 

119,421

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

2,684

 

 

329,434

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

 

1,250

 

 

583,575

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

 

3,166

 

 

239,286

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Hologic, Inc.(a)

 

1,630

 

$

121,419

Humana, Inc.

 

1,505

 

 

385,476

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

 

174

 

 

117,716

Incyte Corporation(a)

 

3,387

 

 

334,534

Insulet Corporation(a)

 

413

 

 

117,391

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

 

282

 

 

159,714

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

786

 

 

177,172

Johnson & Johnson

 

1,527

 

 

316,013

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

 

1,147

 

 

287,759

McKesson Corporation

 

300

 

 

246,087

Medtronic PLC

 

758

 

 

72,813

Merck & Company, Inc.

 

3,222

 

 

339,148

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

 

125

 

 

174,274

Moderna, Inc.(a)

 

10,969

 

 

323,476

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

 

2,397

 

 

415,975

Pfizer, Inc.

 

12,501

 

 

311,275

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

1,659

 

 

287,886

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

436

 

 

336,535

ResMed, Inc.

 

484

 

 

116,581

Revvity, Inc.

 

1,216

 

 

117,648

Solventum Corporation(a)

 

921

 

 

72,980

STERIS plc

 

590

 

 

149,577

Stryker Corporation

 

431

 

 

151,484

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

305

 

 

176,731

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

1,182

 

 

390,190

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

 

2,722

 

 

593,451

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

715

 

 

324,152

Viatris, Inc.

 

27,738

 

 

345,338

Waters Corporation(a)

 

453

 

 

172,063

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

288

 

 

79,240

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

1,668

 

 

149,987

Zoetis, Inc.

 

2,723

 

 

342,608

       

 

14,154,920

       

 

 

Industrials — 10.3%

     

 

 

3M Company

 

1,206

 

 

193,081

A O Smith Corporation

 

3,335

 

 

223,045

Allegion plc

 

570

 

 

90,755

AMETEK, Inc.

 

751

 

 

154,188

Amphenol Corporation, Class A

 

1,758

 

 

237,576

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

 

180

 

 

102,227

Boeing Company (The)(a)

 

997

 

 

216,469

 

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Carrier Global Corporation

 

1,731

 

$

91,466

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

256

 

 

146,655

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

648

 

 

104,172

Cintas Corporation

 

1,222

 

 

229,822

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

 

237

 

 

221,190

CSX Corporation

 

2,724

 

 

98,745

Cummins, Inc.

 

180

 

 

91,881

Deere & Company

 

316

 

 

147,120

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

 

4,340

 

 

301,196

Dover Corporation

 

1,023

 

 

199,730

Eaton Corporation PLC

 

1,369

 

 

436,039

EMCOR Group, Inc.

 

367

 

 

224,528

Emerson Electric Company

 

243

 

 

32,251

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

671

 

 

99,986

Fastenal Company

 

3,637

 

 

145,953

FedEx Corporation

 

358

 

 

103,412

Fortive Corporation

 

613

 

 

33,844

GE Vernova, Inc.

 

303

 

 

198,032

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

570

 

 

77,731

General Dynamics Corporation

 

598

 

 

201,323

General Electric Company

 

679

 

 

209,152

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

1,052

 

 

205,234

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

 

458

 

 

93,899

Hubbell, Inc.

 

1,014

 

 

450,327

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

 

312

 

 

106,102

IDEX Corporation

 

1,281

 

 

227,941

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 

769

 

 

189,405

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

 

2,779

 

 

220,152

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

 

1,688

 

 

223,592

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

 

513

 

 

99,696

Johnson Controls International plc

 

792

 

 

94,842

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

1,451

 

 

294,829

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 

354

 

 

103,924

Lennox International, Inc.

 

453

 

 

219,968

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Class B

 

210

 

 

101,571

Nordson Corporation

 

143

 

 

34,381

Norfolk Southern Corporation

 

340

 

 

98,165

Northrop Grumman Corporation

 

177

 

 

100,927

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

 

639

 

 

100,195

Otis Worldwide Corporation

 

1,002

 

 

87,525

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PACCAR, Inc.

 

1,369

 

$

149,919

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

 

104

 

 

91,412

Pentair PLC

 

2,143

 

 

223,172

Quanta Services, Inc.

 

523

 

 

220,737

Republic Services, Inc.

 

1,063

 

 

225,282

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

83

 

 

32,293

Rollins, Inc.

 

3,784

 

 

227,116

RTX Corporation

 

570

 

 

104,538

Snap-on, Inc.

 

864

 

 

297,735

Southwest Airlines Company

 

7,359

 

 

304,147

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

 

4,003

 

 

297,343

TE Connectivity plc

 

987

 

 

224,552

Textron, Inc.

 

2,337

 

 

203,716

Trane Technologies PLC

 

229

 

 

89,127

TransDigm Group, Inc.

 

70

 

 

93,090

Trimble, Inc.(a)

 

407

 

 

31,888

Union Pacific Corporation

 

424

 

 

98,080

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

2,836

 

 

317,122

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

1,009

 

 

100,083

United Rentals, Inc.

 

187

 

 

151,343

Veralto Corporation

 

332

 

 

33,127

Waste Management, Inc.

 

1,054

 

 

231,573

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

 

713

 

 

152,190

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

147

 

 

148,330

Xylem Inc

 

1,671

 

 

227,557

       

 

11,939,716

       

 

 

Materials — 3.0%

     

 

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

239

 

 

59,038

Albemarle Corporation

 

438

 

 

61,951

Amcor PLC

 

17,976

 

 

149,920

Avery Dennison Corporation

 

418

 

 

76,026

Ball Corporation

 

2,905

 

 

153,877

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

1,715

 

 

132,638

Corteva, Inc.

 

2,054

 

 

137,680

CRH PLC

 

1,209

 

 

150,883

Dow, Inc.

 

4,249

 

 

99,342

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 

1,422

 

 

57,164

Ecolab, Inc.

 

204

 

 

53,554

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

 

6,394

 

 

324,751

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 

865

 

 

58,292

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

Materials (Continued)

     

 

 

International Paper Company

 

1,982

 

$

78,071

Linde PLC

 

140

 

 

59,695

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

 

2,294

 

 

99,330

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

 

243

 

 

151,306

Mosaic Company (The)

 

5,181

 

 

124,810

Newmont Corporation

 

3,087

 

 

308,237

Nucor Corporation

 

1,835

 

 

299,307

Packaging Corporation of America

 

372

 

 

76,718

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

984

 

 

100,821

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

 

737

 

 

60,176

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

 

310

 

 

100,449

Smurfit WestRock plc

 

2,054

 

 

79,428

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

1,762

 

 

298,571

Vulcan Materials Company

 

516

 

 

147,174

       

 

3,499,209

       

 

 

Real Estate — 3.4%

     

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. - REIT

 

2,912

 

 

142,513

American Tower Corporation, Class A - REIT

 

451

 

 

79,182

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. - REIT

 

768

 

 

139,246

BXP, Inc. -  REIT

 

1,902

 

 

128,347

Camden Property Trust - REIT

 

1,303

 

 

143,434

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

 

269

 

 

43,253

Crown Castle, Inc. - REIT

 

830

 

 

73,762

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - REIT

 

2,103

 

 

325,356

Equinix, Inc. - REIT

 

431

 

 

330,216

Equity Residential - REIT

 

2,228

 

 

140,453

Essex Property Trust, Inc. - REIT

 

527

 

 

137,905

Extra Space Storage, Inc. - REIT

 

1,010

 

 

131,522

Federal Realty Investment Trust - REIT

 

818

 

 

82,454

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. - REIT

 

8,171

 

 

131,390

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - REIT

 

7,334

 

 

130,032

Invitation Homes, Inc. - REIT

 

5,154

 

 

143,230

Iron Mountain, Inc. - REIT

 

978

 

 

81,125

Kimco Realty Corporation - REIT

 

4,042

 

 

81,931

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. - REIT

 

1,028

 

 

142,799

5

STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

December 31, 2025  

   

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

Real Estate (Continued)

     

 

 

Prologis, Inc. - REIT

 

626

 

$

79,915

Public Storage - REIT

 

494

 

 

128,193

Realty Income Corporation - REIT

 

1,412

 

 

79,594

Regency Centers Corporation - REIT

 

1,202

 

 

82,974

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A - REIT

 

399

 

 

77,179

Simon Property Group, Inc. - REIT

 

441

 

 

81,634

UDR, Inc. - REIT

 

3,822

 

 

140,191

Ventas, Inc. - REIT

 

2,616

 

 

202,426

VICI Properties, Inc. - REIT

 

3,554

 

 

99,938

Welltower, Inc. - REIT

 

1,091

 

 

202,501

Weyerhaeuser Company - REIT

 

6,531

 

 

154,719

       

 

3,937,414

       

 

 

Technology — 15.0%

     

 

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

 

1,487

 

 

398,963

Adobe, Inc.(a)

 

758

 

 

265,292

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

 

773

 

 

165,546

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

3,763

 

 

328,322

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

964

 

 

261,437

Apple, Inc.

 

2,177

 

 

591,839

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

786

 

 

201,994

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

 

2,428

 

 

318,141

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

 

905

 

 

267,889

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

1,012

 

 

260,317

Block, Inc.(a)

 

839

 

 

54,611

Broadcom, Inc.

 

1,122

 

 

388,323

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

 

590

 

 

131,670

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

 

1,250

 

 

390,725

CDW Corp

 

1,054

 

 

143,555

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

3,894

 

 

299,955

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

 

2,427

 

 

201,441

Corning, Inc.

 

2,595

 

 

227,218

Corpay, Inc.(a)

 

173

 

 

52,061

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

 

746

 

 

50,161

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

 

404

 

 

189,379

Datadog, Inc., Class A(a)

 

240

 

 

32,638

Dayforce, Inc.(a)

 

2,876

 

 

198,904

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

 

1,343

 

 

169,057

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

 

972

 

 

199,143

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

Technology (Continued)

Equifax, Inc.

 

231

 

$

50,122

F5, Inc.(a)

 

1,153

 

 

294,315

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

174

 

 

50,493

Fair Isaac Corporation(a)

 

27

 

 

45,647

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

803

 

 

53,367

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

 

790

 

 

53,064

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

 

2,456

 

 

195,031

Garmin Ltd.

 

1,939

 

 

393,326

Gartner, Inc.(a)

 

871

 

 

219,736

Gen Digital, Inc.

 

7,361

 

 

200,146

Global Payments, Inc.

 

618

 

 

47,833

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

 

7,314

 

 

175,682

HP, Inc.

 

16,327

 

 

363,766

Intel Corporation(a)

 

4,310

 

 

159,039

International Business Machines Corporation

 

1,306

 

 

386,850

Intuit, Inc.

 

301

 

 

199,388

Jabil, Inc.

 

1,816

 

 

414,084

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

 

290

 

 

52,919

KLA Corporation

 

169

 

 

205,349

Lam Research Corporation

 

1,269

 

 

217,227

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

 

1,074

 

 

193,750

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

92

 

 

52,521

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

2,405

 

 

153,247

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

676

 

 

192,937

Microsoft Corporation

 

844

 

 

408,175

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

 

287

 

 

260,125

Moody’s Corporation

 

97

 

 

49,552

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

1,661

 

 

636,694

MSCI, Inc.

 

83

 

 

47,620

NetApp, Inc.

 

1,510

 

 

161,706

NVIDIA Corporation

 

931

 

 

173,632

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

 

1,180

 

 

256,131

ON Semiconductor Corporation(a)

 

4,900

 

 

265,335

Oracle Corporation

 

1,072

 

 

208,944

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)

 

1,467

 

 

260,759

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

 

1,063

 

 

195,805

Paychex, Inc.

 

2,333

 

 

261,716

Paycom Software, Inc.

 

1,223

 

 

194,897

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 

790

 

 

46,120

PTC, Inc.(a)

 

1,530

 

 

266,541

6

STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

December 31, 2025  

   

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

Technology (Continued)

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

2,266

 

$

387,599

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 

76

 

 

33,830

S&P Global, Inc.

 

95

 

 

49,646

Salesforce, Inc.

 

777

 

 

205,835

Sandisk Corporation(a)

 

847

 

 

201,061

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

 

607

 

 

167,162

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

 

1,556

 

 

238,364

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

4,021

 

 

254,972

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

 

5,400

 

 

158,058

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

 

892

 

 

418,991

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

68

 

 

34,730

Teradyne, Inc.

 

1,053

 

 

203,819

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

1,501

 

 

260,408

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

 

591

 

 

268,284

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

 

235

 

 

52,567

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

145

 

 

50,853

Western Digital Corporation

 

990

 

 

170,547

Workday, Inc., Class A(a)

 

887

 

 

190,510

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)

 

569

 

 

138,165

       

 

17,337,573

       

 

 

Utilities — 6.3%

     

 

 

AES Corporation (The)

 

26,286

 

 

376,941

Alliant Energy Corporation

 

1,412

 

 

91,794

Ameren Corporation

 

909

 

 

90,773

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

 

2,654

 

 

306,033

American Water Works Company, Inc.

 

3,071

 

 

400,766

Atmos Energy Corporation

 

2,399

 

 

402,144

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

8,006

 

 

306,950

CMS Energy Corporation

 

1,278

 

 

89,371

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

3,106

 

 

308,488

Constellation Energy Corporation

 

1,033

 

 

364,928

Dominion Energy, Inc.

 

5,106

 

 

299,161

DTE Energy Company

 

2,334

 

 

301,039

Duke Energy Corporation

 

815

 

 

95,526

Edison International

 

5,196

 

 

311,864

Entergy Corporation

 

3,296

 

 

304,649

Evergy, Inc.

 

1,221

 

 

88,510

Eversource Energy

 

1,339

 

 

90,155

Exelon Corporation

 

8,344

 

 

363,715

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

 

 

Utilities (Continued)

     

 

 

FirstEnergy Corporation

 

6,845

 

$

306,451

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

3,710

 

 

297,839

NiSource, Inc.

 

9,754

 

 

407,327

NRG Energy, Inc.

 

2,252

 

 

358,608

PG&E Corporation

 

5,929

 

 

95,279

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

 

1,039

 

 

92,159

PPL Corporation

 

2,766

 

 

96,865

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

3,840

 

 

308,352

Sempra

 

1,053

 

 

92,969

Southern Company (The)

 

1,113

 

 

97,054

Vistra Corporation

 

2,137

 

 

344,762

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

 

905

 

 

95,441

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

1,251

 

 

92,399

       

 

7,278,312

Total Common Stocks (Cost $107,197,515)

     

 

115,507,497

Rights — 0.0%(c)

     

 

 

Health Care — 0.0%(c)

     

 

 

Omniab, Inc.(a)(b) - CVR, $12.5 Earnout

 

198

 

 

Omniab, Inc.(a)(b) - CVR, $15.0 Earnout

 

198

 

 

Total Right
(Cost $0)

     

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost $107,197,515)

     

 

115,507,497

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

     

 

257,965

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

     

$

115,765,462

LTD — Limited Company

MSCI — Morgan Stanley Capital International

N.V. — Naamioze Vennootschap

PLC — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

S.A. — Société Anonyme

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

The fair value of this investment is determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

 

Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

7

STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

   

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total Net
Assets

Common Stocks

   

 

Technology

 

15.0

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

13.1

%

Consumer Staples

 

12.8

%

Health Care

 

12.2

%

Industrials

 

10.3

%

Financials

 

9.8

%

Communications

 

7.5

%

Energy

 

6.4

%

Utilities

 

6.3

%

Real Estate

 

3.4

%

Materials

 

3.0

%

Total Common Stocks

 

99.8

%

Total Rights

 

0.0

%(a)

Total Investments

 

99.8

%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.2

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

(a)  Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

8

STRATIFIED LARGECAP HEDGED ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

   

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.4%

 

   

 

 

 

 

Equity — 99.4%

 

 

 

 

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF(c)(d)

 

 

265,478

 

 

$

23,070,038 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $20,426,109)

 

   

 

 

 

23,070,038 

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.6%

 

 

Notional

 

 

Contracts(b)

 

 

 

 

Put Options — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index(a), Expiration: March 20, 2026, Strike $6,130

 

$

23,959,250

 

 

35 

 

 

 

128,275 

Total Purchased Options
(Cost $201,390)

 

 

 

128,275 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost $20,627,499)

 

 

 

23,198,313 

Written Options — (0.2)%

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Put Options — (0.2)%

 

   

 

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index(a), Expiration: March 20, 2026, Strike $5,450

 

$

(23,959,250

)

 

(35

)

 

 

(46,900)

Total Written Options
(Premiums received $77,279)

 

 

 

(46,900)

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

51,968 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

$

23,203,381 

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

100 shares per contract.

(c)

 

Affiliated issuer.

(d)

 

A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.stratifiedfunds.com/sspy.

9

STRATIFIED LARGECAP HEDGED ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded)

 

December 31, 2025  

   

Other Affiliated Investments

Fiscal year transactions with investments which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate

 

Value at
beginning
of the
year

 

Purchases
Cost

 

Sales
Proceeds

 

Net
Realized
Gain
/(Loss)

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Value at
the end of
the year

 

Number of
Shares at
the end of
the year

 

Dividend
Income

 

Capital Gain
Distributions

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

 

$

25,147,005

 

$

(5,147,094)

 

$

426,198

 

$

2,643,929

 

$

23,070,038

 

265,478

 

$

318,059

 

$

Total

 

$

 

$

25,147,005

 

$

(5,147,094)

 

$

426,198

 

$

2,643,929

 

$

23,070,038

 

265,478

 

$

318,059

 

$

10

STRATIFIED LARGECAP HEDGED ETF

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

   

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total Net
Assets

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

 

Equity

 

99.4

%

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

 

99.4

%

Purchased Options

   

 

Put Options

 

0.6

%

Total Purchased Options

 

0.6

%

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

Written Options

   

 

Put Options

 

(0.2

)%

Total Purchased Options

 

(0.2

)%

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.2

%

Total Net Assets

 

100.0

%

11

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2025  

   

     

 

Stratified
LargeCap
Index ETF

 

Stratified
LargeCap
Hedged ETF

Assets

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at value

 

$

115,507,497

 

$

128,275

 

Affiliated investments, at value

 

 

 

 

23,070,038

 

Cash

 

 

192,487

 

 

360,320

 

Cash at broker

 

 

 

 

561

 

Dividend and interest receivable

 

 

109,463

 

 

71

 

Tax reclaims receivable

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

115,810,454

 

 

23,559,265

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

 

 

298,970

 

Options written, at fair value (Premiums Received $0 and $77,279)

 

 

 

 

46,900

 

Advisory fee payable

 

 

44,992

 

 

10,014

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

44,992

 

 

355,884

 

Net Assets

 

$

115,765,462

 

$

23,203,381

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets consist of:

 

 

   

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

112,173,567

 

$

26,070,824

 

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

 

 

3,591,895

 

 

(2,867,443

)

Net Assets

 

$

115,765,462

 

$

23,203,381

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

1,332,990

 

 

505,000

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

 

$

86.85

 

$

45.95

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

 

$

107,197,515

 

$

201,390

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

 

$

 

$

20,426,109

 

12

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 


 

 

Stratified
LargeCap
Index ETF

 

Stratified
LargeCap
Hedged ETF

      

 

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2025

 

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2025

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated dividend income

 

$

2,087,485

 

 

$

166,733

 

Affiliated dividend income

 

 

 

 

 

318,059

 

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(134

)

 

 

(10

)

Interest income

 

 

18,196

 

 

 

3,806

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

2,105,547

 

 

 

488,588

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

496,904

 

 

 

240,768

 

Total Expenses

 

 

496,904

 

 

 

240,768

 

Fees waived by Adviser

 

 

 

 

 

(74,170

)

Net Expenses

 

 

496,904

 

 

 

166,598

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

1,608,643

 

 

 

321,990

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investments

 

 

170,198

 

 

 

(2,016,346

)

Affiliated Investments

 

 

 

 

 

104,616

 

Unaffiliated in-kind redemptions

 

 

3,668,403

 

 

 

48,197

 

Affiliated in-kind redemptions

 

 

 

 

 

321,582

 

Written options

 

 

 

 

 

335,357

 

   

 

3,838,601

 

 

 

(1,206,594

)

Net Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments

 

 

9,342,352

 

 

 

485,134

 

Affiliated investments

 

 

 

 

 

2,643,929

 

Written options

 

 

 

 

 

(35,584

)

   

 

9,342,352

 

 

 

3,093,479

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

13,180,953

 

 

 

1,886,885

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

$

14,789,596

 

 

$

2,208,875

 

13

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
 

Stratified LargeCap
Index ETF

 

Stratified LargeCap
Hedged ETF

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2025

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2025

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

1,608,643

 

 

$

1,433,805

 

 

$

321,990

 

 

$

(18,654

)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

3,838,601

 

 

 

19,447,963

 

 

 

(1,206,594

)

 

 

4,286,750

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

9,342,352

 

 

 

(10,137,017

)

 

 

3,093,479

 

 

 

(2,829,516

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

 

14,789,596

 

 

 

10,744,751

 

 

 

2,208,875

 

 

 

1,438,580

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution

 

 

(1,602,521

)

 

 

(1,412,197

)

 

 

(319,008

)

 

 

(70,070

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(12,577

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

(1,602,521

)

 

 

(1,424,774

)

 

 

(319,008

)

 

 

(70,070

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

 

 

30,884,962

 

 

 

15,690,035

 

 

 

1,069,751

 

 

 

32,284,412

 

Proceeds received in connection with merger

 

 

 

 

 

50,027,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(14,667,907

)

 

 

(83,015,492

)

 

 

(7,319,905

)

 

 

(41,545,002

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

16,217,055

 

 

 

(17,297,951

)

 

 

(6,250,154

)

 

 

(9,260,590

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

29,404,130

 

 

 

(7,977,974

)

 

 

(4,360,287

)

 

 

(7,892,080

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

$

86,361,332

 

 

$

94,339,306

 

 

$

27,563,668

 

 

$

35,455,748

 

End of year

 

$

115,765,462

 

 

$

86,361,332

 

 

$

23,203,381

 

 

$

27,563,668

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

750,000

 

Shares received in connection with merger

 

 

 

 

 

632,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(175,000

)

 

 

(1,050,000

)

 

 

(170,000

)

 

 

(975,000

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

(217,010

)

 

 

(145,000

)

 

 

(225,000

)

14

STRATIFIED LARGECAP INDEX ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

   

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year Presented)

   

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2025

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2023

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

77.94

 

 

$

71.20

 

 

$

63.75

 

 

$

71.27

 

 

$

55.99

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

 

 

1.20

 

 

 

1.22

 

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

1.03

 

 

 

0.92

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

8.91

 

 

 

8.15

 

 

 

7.54

 

 

 

(7.47

)

 

 

15.14

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

10.11

 

 

 

9.37

 

 

 

8.70

 

 

 

(6.44

)

 

 

16.06

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1.20

)

 

 

(2.62

)

 

 

(1.25

)

 

 

(1.08

)

 

 

(0.78

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(1.20

)

 

 

(2.63

)

 

 

(1.25

)

 

 

(1.08

)

 

 

(0.78

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

86.85

 

 

$

77.94

 

 

$

71.20

 

 

$

63.75

 

 

$

71.27

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return

 

 

12.96

%

 

 

13.14

%

 

 

13.67

%

 

 

(9.20

)%(b)

 

 

28.76

%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)

 

$

115,765

 

 

$

86,361

 

 

$

94,339

 

 

$

97,219

 

 

$

108,685

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before fee waiver

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.45

%

Expenses after fee waiver(c)

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.34

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.30

%

Net investment income (loss)(c)

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.61

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

1.39

%

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

 

 

29

%

 

 

20

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

25

%

(a)  Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

(b)  If the Sub-Adviser had not made a special reimbursement during the period ended December 31, 2022, the total return would have been (9.13)%.

(c)  Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

15

STRATIFIED LARGECAP HEDGED ETF

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 
 

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented)

   

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2025

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2023

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2021
(a)

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

42.41

 

 

$

40.52

 

 

$

38.63

 

 

$

41.39

 

 

$

40.40

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.44

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

0.43

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

3.61

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

1.93

 

 

 

(1.83

)

 

 

1.00

(c)

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.17

 

 

 

2.00

 

 

 

2.37

 

 

 

(1.46

)

 

 

1.43

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.63

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

(0.44

)

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.90

)

 

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(0.63

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

(1.30

)

 

 

(0.44

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

45.95

 

 

$

42.41

 

 

$

40.52

 

 

$

38.63

 

 

$

41.39

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Total Return

 

 

9.84

%

 

 

4.93

%

 

 

6.14

%

 

 

(3.53

)%

 

 

3.54

%(d)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

$

23,203

 

 

$

27,564

 

 

$

35,456

 

 

$

39,594

 

 

$

45,527

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before fee waiver(e)

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

0.99

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%(f)

Expenses after fee waiver(e)(g)

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.38

%(f)

Net investment income (loss)(g)

 

 

1.27

%

 

 

(0.06

)%

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

1.96

%(f)

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

 

 

106

%

 

 

8

%

 

 

12

%

 

 

35

%

 

 

88

%(d)

(a)  For the period June 15, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021.

(b)  Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

(c)  As required by SEC standard per share data calculation methodology, this represents a balancing figure derived from the other amounts in the financial highlights table that captures all other changes affecting net asset value per share. This per share gain or loss amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.

(d)  Not Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)  The Fund invests in other funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund is invested. The ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

(f)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(g)  Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Advisor.

(h)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

16

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

December 31, 2025  

  

Note 1 – Organization

Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on April 4, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) in one or more series representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The Trust has registered its Shares in multiple separate series. The assets of each series in the Trust are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the series in which Shares are held. The financial statements presented herein relate to the funds listed below and are individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”:

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF is the successor to the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, a series of Syntax ETF Trust (a “Predecessor Fund”), pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on September 27, 2024. Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF is the successor to the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF, a series of Syntax ETF Trust (a “Predecessor Fund”), pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on September 27, 2024.

The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF and the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF are each classified as a diversified investment company under the 1940 Act.

The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF’s investment objective seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies comprising the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index. The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF commenced operations on January 1, 2015.

The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF’s investment objective is to seek to obtain capital growth. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF seeks to obtain capital growth by investing in a portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks and/or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that tracks the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index while also employing risk management strategies to limit downside risk and generate additional returns. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF may obtain investment exposure to the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index by investing in one or more ETFs designed to track the performance of the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index. To the extent the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF derives exposure to the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index through investments in an ETF, the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF will invest significantly in the Stratified LargeCap Index ETF. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF is an actively managed ETF. Unlike index ETFs, actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a specified index. Instead, the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF uses an active investment strategy in seeking to meet its investment objective. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF commenced operations on June 15, 2021.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”.

17

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

December 31, 2025  

  

(a) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value each Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities.

(b) Segment Reporting

In accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, each Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), reviewed each Fund in the Trust, evaluated its business activities and determined that each Fund operates as a single reportable operating segment.

An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The CODM is comprised of the Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Adviser, and who are also officers of the Trust. The CODM has established various management committees to assist the CODM with overseeing aspects of each Fund’s daily operations and financial reporting. Through these committees, the CODM manages each Fund’s operations to achieve the investment objective, as detailed in its prospectus, through the execution of each Fund’s investment strategies. Each Fund’s income, expenses, assets, changes in net assets resulting from operations and performance are regularly monitored and assessed as a whole by the CODM responsible for oversight functions of each Fund.

(c) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund records investments at fair value using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act establishes requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available.

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Board (i) has designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for the Funds through the Adviser’s Valuation Committee and (ii) has approved the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures.

In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current fair market value, the Trust’s procedures require the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Board-approved Valuation Procedures, to determine a security’s fair value. In determining such value, the Valuation Committee may consider, among other things, (i) price comparisons among multiple sources, (ii) a review of corporate actions and news events, and (iii) a review of relevant financial indicators (e.g., movement in interest rates or market indices). Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. In addition, for the Stratified LargeCap Index ETF, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index. This may result in a difference

18

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

December 31, 2025  

  

between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index. With respect to securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges, the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when the investors will not be able to purchase or sell their Shares.

Each Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of each Fund (observable inputs) and (2) each Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:

  

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

  

 

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures noted previously, ETFs, equities, options and short-term investments are generally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 or Level 3).

The following is a summary of the valuations as of December 31, 2025, for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

115,507,497

 

$

 

$

—  

 

$

115,507,497

Rights*

 

 

 

 

 

 

—^

 

 

Total

 

$

115,507,497

 

$

 

$

—  

 

$

115,507,497

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds*

 

$

23,070,038

 

$

 

$

 

$

23,070,038

Purchased Options

 

 

128,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,275

Total

 

$

23,198,313

 

$

 

$

 

$

23,198,313

Liabilities

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Written Options

 

$

46,900

 

$

 

$

 

$

46,900

Total

 

$

46,900

 

$

 

$

—  

 

$

46,900

*   See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

^  Includes securities valued at $0.

The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF held Level 3 securities at the end of the period. The securities classified as Level 3 are deemed immaterial.

(d) Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount, using the effective yield method. Gains or losses realized on

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sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations, if any.

(e) Foreign Currency Transactions

The accounting records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Financial instruments and other assets and liabilities of each Fund denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of financial instruments, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction. Each Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from those resulting from changes in values to financial instruments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from transactions in financial instruments and foreign currencies, currency exchange fluctuations between the trade and settlement date of such transactions, and the difference between the amount of assets and liabilities recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including financial instruments, resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. Each Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests.

(f) Federal Income Tax

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required as long as each Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company.

Management of each Fund has evaluated tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., greater than 50%) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. In general, tax positions taken in previous tax years remain subject to examination by tax authorities (generally three years for federal income tax purposes). The determination has been made that there are not any uncertain tax positions that would require each Fund to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to each Fund’s financial statements. Each Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2025, the Funds did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

(g) Options

The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF may purchase and sell put and call options. A call option gives a holder the right to purchase a specific security or an index at a specified price (“exercise price”) within a specified period of time. A put option gives a holder the right to sell a specific security or an index at a specified price within a specified period of time. The initial purchaser of a call option pays the “writer,” i.e., the party selling the option, a premium which is paid at the time of purchase and is retained by the writer whether or not such option is exercised. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF may purchase put options to hedge its portfolio against the risk of a decline in the market value of securities held and may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities it is committed to purchase. The Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF may write put and call options along with a long position in options to increase its ability to hedge against a change in the market value of the securities it holds

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December 31, 2025  

  

or is committed to purchase. Options may relate to particular securities and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options on particular securities may be more volatile than the underlying securities, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying securities themselves.

(h) Distributions to Shareholders

The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF and the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF each pay out dividends from their net investment income and net capital gains, if any, at least annually. Each Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distributions requirement of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification.

Note 3 – Transactions with Affiliates and Other Servicing Agreements

(a) Investment Advisory and Administrative Services

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to each Fund and is responsible for, among other things, the selection and ongoing monitoring of the securities in each Fund’s portfolio, trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Funds, selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the oversight of the Board, and certain other services necessary for the management of the Funds. For the services it provides, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.45% for Stratified LargeCap Index ETF and 0.95% for Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

Effective April 30, 2025, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual operating expenses of the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (excluding amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 30, 2026, unless earlier terminated by the Board for any reason at any time. Fees waived pursuant to this waiver are not subject to recoupment in future periods.

ETC Platform Services, LLC (“ETC Platform Services”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, administers each Fund’s business affairs and provides office facilities and equipment, certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, paying agent services under each Fund’s unitary fee arrangement and its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust. ETC Platform Services also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For the services it provides to each Fund, ETC Platform Services is paid a fee calculated daily and paid monthly based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund (including the fee charged by ETC Platform Services) except for the advisory fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).

An interested Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and receive no compensation from the Trust for serving as officers and/or Trustee.

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(b) Distribution Arrangement

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s Shares. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in any Fund’s Shares.

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan (the “Distribution and Service Plan”) pursuant to which payments of up to a maximum of 0.25% of a Fund’s average daily net assets may be made to compensate or reimburse financial intermediaries for activities principally intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Shares. In accordance with the Distribution and Service Plan, the Distributor may enter into agreements with financial intermediaries and dealers relating to distribution and/or marketing services with respect to the Trust.

Currently, no payments are made under the Distribution and Service Plan. Such payments may only be made after approval by the Board. The Adviser and its affiliates may, out of their own resources, pay amounts to third parties for distribution or marketing services on behalf of the Trust.

(c) Other Servicing Agreements

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC provides administration and fund accounting services to the Trust pursuant to a master servicing agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as each Fund’s custodian and transfer agent pursuant to a custodian and transfer agent agreement. The Adviser pays these fees.

An officer of the Trust is affiliated with the administrator and receives no compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer.

Syntax LLC (“Syntax”) is the Index Provider to the Funds. The Adviser has entered into license agreements with Syntax pursuant to which the Adviser pays a fee to use the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index for the Funds’ use. The Adviser is sub-licensing rights to the Syntax Stratified LargeCap Index to the Funds at no charge.

Note 4 – Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions, purchased options, written options and short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2025, were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

31,078,046

 

$

31,030,423

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

26,695,312

 

 

28,172,966

Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the year ended December 31, 2025, were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

30,748,212

 

$

14,616,987

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

1,055,356

 

 

6,175,823

Note 5 – Capital Share Transactions

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

Each Fund offers and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares (each a “Creation Unit”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Fund Shares may only be purchased from or redeemed directly from each Fund by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National

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Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Creation Units are available for purchase and redemption on each Business Day and are offered and redeemed on an in-kind basis, together with the specified cash amount, or for an all cash amount.

To the extent contemplated by a Participant Agreement, in the event an Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the shares comprising a Creation Unit to be redeemed by the Distributor, on behalf of each Fund, by the time as set forth in a Participant Agreement, the Distributor may nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement. A Participant Agreement may permit each Fund to use such collateral to purchase the missing shares, and could subject an Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost of each Fund acquiring such shares and the value of the collateral.

Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the Shares directly from each Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker, which will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. Each Fund may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases of Creation Units. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Each Fund may adjust the non-standard charge from time to time based upon actual experience. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the creation transaction fee and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the deposit securities to the account of the Trust. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the transaction fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the issuance of a Creation Unit, which the transaction fee is designed to cover.

A redemption transaction fee may be imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and Authorized Participants will be required to pay a redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed in the transaction. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. Each Fund may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. In addition, a variable fee, payable to each Fund, may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions for each Fund. The variable fee is primarily designed to cover non-standard charges, e.g., brokerage, taxes, foreign exchange, execution, market impact, and other costs and expenses, related to the execution of trades resulting from such transaction. Investors who use the services of an Authorized Participant, broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services which may include an amount for the redemption transaction fees and non-standard charges. Investors are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting each Fund’s securities to the account of the Trust. The non-standard charges are payable to each Fund as it incurs costs in connection with the redemption of Creation Units, the receipt of each Fund’s securities and the cash redemption amount and other transaction costs.

Note 6 – Principal Risks

As with any investment, an investor could lose all or part of their investment in each Fund and each Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. Each Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. Additional principal risks are disclosed in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the relevant Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in that Fund.

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December 31, 2025  

  

Market Risk: Overall market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which a Fund invests. A 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 a 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats, lack of liquidity in the bond or other markets, volatility in the securities markets, adverse investor sentiment 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. A change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer or market may adversely impact securities markets as a whole. Rates of inflation have recently risen. The value of assets or income from an investment may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money.

Derivatives Risk (Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF): The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The low margin deposits normally required in trading derivatives, including futures contracts, permit a high degree of leverage. Accordingly, a relatively small price movement may result in an immediate and substantial loss. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet collateral segregation requirements. The use of leveraged derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

Index Concentration Risk (Stratified LargeCap Index ETF): The Stratified LargeCap Index ETF will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in a single asset class or the securities of issuers within the same country, state, region, industry or sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if the Fund were more broadly diversified. A significant exposure makes the Fund more susceptible to any single occurrence and may subject the Fund to greater market risk than a fund that is more broadly diversified. There may be instances in which the Index, for a variety of reasons including changes in the prices of individual securities held by the Fund, has a larger exposure to a small number of stocks or a single stock relative to the rest of the stocks in the Index. Under such circumstances, the Fund will not deviate from the Index except in rare circumstances or in an immaterial way and therefore the Fund’s returns would be more greatly influenced by the returns of the stock(s) with the larger exposure.

Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes

GAAP requires certain components of net assets to be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the following amounts, resulting primarily from the differing book and tax treatment relating to the reversal of gains and losses emanating from redemption-in-kind transactions have been reclassified:

Fund

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings (Loss)

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

3,655,025

 

$

(3,655,025

)

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

370,448

 

 

(370,448

)

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December 31, 2025  

  

The tax character of the distributions paid during the tax years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31, 2025

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Net Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total
Distributions

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

1,602,521

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,602,521

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

319,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

319,008

 

Year Ended December 31, 2024

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Net Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total
Distributions

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

1,412,197

(a)

 

$

 

$

12,577

 

$

1,424,774

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

70,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,070

(a)  The Predecessor Fund distributed $1,120,742 of ordinary income prior to the Reorganization that took place on September 27, 2024.

As of the tax year ended December 31, 2025, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Capital Gains
(Losses)

 

Capital Loss
Carryforwards*

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

 

Distributable
Earnings (Loss)

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF**

 

$

4,434

 

$

 

$

(4,572,362

)

 

$

8,159,823

 

$

3,591,895

 

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

2,331

 

 

 

 

(5,513,703

)

 

 

2,643,929

 

 

(2,867,443

)

*   A portion of the capital loss carryforward for the Stratified LargeCap Index ETF was acquired in a reorganization on September 27, 2024. See Note 10.

**   Stratified LargeCap Index ETF Funds ability to utilize its acquired capital loss carryforward is subject to an annual limitation under the Internal Revenue Code.

At December 31, 2025, the aggregate cost for federal tax purposes, which differs from fair value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities, are as follows:

Fund

 

Tax Cost of
Investments

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
on Investments

 

Unrealized
(Depreciation)
on Investments

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Investments

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

107,347,674

 

$

15,283,830

 

$

(7,124,007

)

 

$

8,159,823

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

20,554,384

 

 

2,643,929

 

 

 

 

 

2,643,929

The difference between cost amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions primarily due to wash sales and REIT basis adjustments.

As of the tax year ended December 31, 2025, each Fund has non-expiring accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Total Amount

 

CLCF Utilized

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

$

 

$

4,572,362

 

$

4,572,362

 

$

224,472

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

 

4,561,642

 

 

952,061

 

 

5,513,703

 

 

Note 8 – Derivatives and Hedging Disclosures

FASB ASC Topic 815 Derivatives and Hedging requires enhanced disclosures about the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. The Fund invested in purchased and written options during the year ended December 31, 2025.

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December 31, 2025  

  

The effects of these derivative instruments on the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations are presented in the tables below. The fair values of derivative instruments held as of December 31, 2025, by risk category are as follows:

     

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

Derivative

 

Risk Exposure

 

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

Value

 

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

Value

Options purchased

 

Equity contracts

 

Unaffiliated
investments, at value

 

$

128,275

 

Unaffiliated investments, at value

 

$

Options written

 

Equity contracts

 

Options written,
at fair value

 

 

 

Options written, at fair value

 

 

46,900

The effects of the Fund’s derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, are as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives

Derivative

 

Risk Exposure

 

Value

Options purchased

 

Equity contracts

 

$

(857,400

)

Options written

 

Equity contracts

 

 

335,357

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives

Derivative

 

Risk Exposure

 

Value

Options purchased

 

Equity contracts

 

$

44,784

 

Options written

 

Equity contracts

 

 

(35,584

)

The quarterly average volume of derivative instruments for the year ended December 31, 2025, are as follows:

Derivative

 

Risk Exposure

 

Notional

Options purchased

 

Equity contracts

 

$

25,424,903

Options written

 

Equity contracts

 

 

25,424,903

Note 9 – Recent Market Events

Local, regional, 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 market generally and on specific securities. Periods of market volatility may occur in response to such events and other economic, political, and global macro factors.

Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, took extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period. The Federal Reserve concluded its market support activities in 2022 and raised interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. The Federal Reserve has begun to lower interest rates and may continue to do so in the future. Trade disputes and the imposition of tariffs, along with other matters, may negatively impact the economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets as a whole. This and other government intervention into the economy and financial markets to address significant events in the future may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results.

Note 10 – Reorganization

At a meeting held on February 7, 2024, the Board of the Syntax ETF Trust approved the following reorganizations (each, a “Reorganization”) of the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market ETF, the Syntax Stratified Total Market II ETF and the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF (each an “Acquired Fund,” and collectively, the “Acquired Funds”). Each Acquired Fund was a series of Syntax ETF Trust. The

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Trust approved the following Reorganizations of the Acquired Funds: (i) the Reorganization of the Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market ETF, and the Syntax Stratified Total Market II ETF into the Stratified LargeCap Index ETF and (ii) the Reorganization of the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF into the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (collectively, with the Stratified LargeCap Index ETF, the “Acquiring Funds”). Each Reorganization occurred after the close of business on September 27, 2024.

Each Reorganization occurred by transferring all of the assets of the Acquired Funds to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption of all the liabilities of the Acquired Funds by the Acquiring Fund. Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF, the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market ETF, the Syntax Stratified Total Market II ETF and the Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares of each Acquiring Fund. A tax-free exchange means that shareholders of the Acquired Funds will not realize any capital gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes. The following amounts were exchanged:

Predecessor Fund

 

Predecessor
Fund’s Net
Assets before
Reorganization

 

Predecessor
Fund’s Shares
Outstanding
before
Reorganization

 

Acquiring
Fund’s Net
Assets

 

Acquiring Fund’s
Net Assets after
Reorganization

 

Acquiring
Fund’s Shares
Outstanding
after
Reorganization

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF(1)

 

$

37,540,850

 

475,000

 

$

 

$

87,568,356

 

1,107,992

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF(2)

 

 

32,434,503

 

750,000

 

 

 

 

32,434,503

 

750,000

1.   Includes accumulated net investment loss, accumulated realized gains and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(979,356), $33,983,685 and $2,078,255, respectively.

2.   Includes accumulated net investment loss, accumulated realized gains and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(570,731), $20,213,379 and $310,335, respectively.

A reconciliation of each Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF’s ending net assets and shares outstanding after the Reorganization were as follows:

Fund Name

 

Reconciliation
of Acquiring
Fund’s Net
Assets after
Reorganization

 

Reconciliation
of Acquiring
Fund’s Shares
Outstanding
after
Reorganization

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

 

$

37,540,850

 

475,000

Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

 

 

5,519,576

 

69,838

Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

 

 

10,337,557

 

130,800

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market ETF

 

 

25,448,441

 

321,996

Syntax Stratified Total Market II ETF

 

 

8,721,932

 

110,356

Total

 

$

87,568,356

 

1,107,990

A reconciliation of each Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF’s ending net assets and shares outstanding after the Reorganization were as follows:

Fund Name

 

Reconciliation
of Acquiring
Fund’s Net
Assets after
Reorganization

 

Reconciliation
of Acquiring
Fund’s Shares
Outstanding
after
Reorganization

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF

 

$

32,434,503

 

750,000

Total

 

$

32,434,503

 

750,000

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

 

December 31, 2025  

  

The net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Acquired Fund immediately before the Reorganizations were as follows:

Acquired Fund Name

 

Acquired Fund’s
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF

 

$

2,078,255

(1)

Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF

 

 

(2)

Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF

 

 

(2)

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market ETF

 

 

249,790

(1)

Syntax Stratified Total Market II ETF

 

 

83,421

(1)

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF

 

 

310,335

(1)

(1)  Each Acquiring Fund has elected to carry forward the assets of the Acquired Funds at each Acquired Fund’s historical cost basis for purposes of measuring unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and future realized gain (loss) of those acquired assets.

(2)  Acquired Fund did not qualify as a tax-free exchange under the Code.

Note 11 – Events Subsequent to Fiscal Year

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined there are no subsequent events that would require disclosure in a Fund’s financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

December 31, 2025  

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of Stratified LargeCap Index ETF and Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF and
Board of Trustees of Exchange Listed Funds Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Exchange Listed Funds Trust comprising the funds listed below (the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each the Funds as of December 31, 2025, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund Name

Statements of
Operations

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets

Financial Highlights

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

For the year ended December 31, 2025

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

For the year ended December 31, 2025

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and for the period from June 15, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.

Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2021. We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 25, 2026

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

December 31, 2025  

(Unaudited)  

Tax Information

For the year ended December 31, 2025, each Fund listed below had a percentage of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any) designated as qualified dividend income:

Fund

 

Qualified
Dividend Income

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

100%

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

100%

For the year ended December 31, 2025, each Fund listed below had a percentage of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders:

Fund

 

Corporate Dividends
Received Deduction

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF

 

100%

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF

 

100%

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OTHER INFORMATION (Form N-CSR, Items 8-11)

 

December 31, 2025  

(Unaudited)  

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.

All fund expenses, including Trustee compensation is paid by the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. Additional information related to those fees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

Approval of Continuance of Investment Advisory Agreement

At a meeting held on September 24, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Trust”) considered the approval of the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (“SHUS”) and Stratified LargeCap Index ETF (“SSPY”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC”) pursuant to which ETC provides advisory services to the Funds (the “Agreement”).

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Agreement must be approved by a vote of (i) the Trustees or the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approval, the Board must request and evaluate, and ETC is required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. In addition, rules under the 1940 Act require the Funds to disclose in its Form N-CSR the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Agreement.

Consistent with these responsibilities, prior to the Meeting, the Board reviewed written materials from ETC and, at the Meeting, representatives from ETC presented additional oral and written information to help the Board evaluate the Agreement. Among other things, representatives from ETC provided an overview of its advisory business, including investment personnel and investment processes. During the Meeting, the Board discussed the materials it received, including a memorandum from legal counsel to the Independent Trustees on the responsibilities of Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory agreements under the 1940 Act, considered ETC’s oral presentation, and deliberated on the approval of the Agreement in light of this information. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from ETC. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel separately and without management present.

In considering whether to approve the continuance of the Agreement, the Board took into account the materials provided for the Meeting, the extensive discussions before and during the Meeting, including the discussions the Independent Trustees had during their executive session with independent legal counsel. In particular, the Board took into consideration (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by ETC to the Funds; (ii) the Funds’ performance; (iii) ETC’s costs of and profits realized from providing advisory services to the Funds, including any fall-out benefits to ETC or its affiliates; (iv) comparative fee and expense data; (v) the extent to which the advisory fee for each Fund reflects economies of scale shared with Fund shareholders; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. With respect to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds, the Board considered ETC’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Funds.

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OTHER INFORMATION (Form N-CSR, Items 8-11) (Continued)

 

December 31, 2025  

(Unaudited)  

The Board considered that responsibilities with respect to each Fund’s portfolio include developing, implementing, and maintaining the Fund’s investment program; implementing changes to the Fund’s portfolio in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the underlying index; selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions; determining the daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio securities trades for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis. The Board considered that beyond portfolio management, ETC, including through its affiliates, also maintains responsibilities for overseeing compliance with relevant law; monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations; providing various administrative services to the Fund and overseeing third-party administrators; quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board considered that those services also include arranging for and providing oversight of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Funds to operate; administering the Funds’ business affairs; providing office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping, and administrative services; liaising with and reporting to the Board on matters relating to Fund operations; supervising the Funds’ registration as an investment company and the offering of Fund shares to the public, including oversight and preparation of regulatory filings; working with ETF market participants, including authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges, to help facilitate an orderly trading environment for the Funds’ shares; and providing its officers and employees to serve as officers or Trustees of the Trust.

The Board noted that it has reviewed ETC’s responses to a detailed series of questions, which included a description of ETC’s consolidated operations, services, personnel, compliance program, risk management program, and financial condition, and an overview of the material changes to such information since it was last presented to the Board. The Board considered the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of ETC’s investment personnel, the quality of ETC’s compliance infrastructure, and the determination of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer that ETC has procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the federal securities laws. The Board considered ETC’s experience working with ETFs, including the Funds, other series of the Trust, and other ETFs outside of the Trust. The Board also considered the pending organizational changes at ETC. The Board noted no other material changes to ETC’s staffing, management, or overall condition over the past year.

Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of each of the Funds in light of each Fund’s stated investment objective, noting that SHUS is actively managed and SSPY is passively managed. The Board was provided reports regarding each Fund’s past performance, including a report prepared by ISS, an independent third party, comparing each Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of peer funds (each a “Peer Group”) for various time periods ended June 30, 2025. The Board reviewed this information for each Fund in turn, noting its observations with respect to each Fund.

Stratified LargeCap Hedged ETF (SHUS)

The Board found that SHUS underperformed the Peer Group median and mean for the June 30, 2025 year-to-date, 1-year and 3-year periods (annualized) but generated a positive return. The Fund underperformed the overall returns of its benchmark index (S&P 500 Index) for the year-to-date, 1-year and 3-year periods ended June 30, 2025.

The Board considered that SHUS’ investment strategy was substantially revised in its reorganization to ETC on September 30, 2024 and its long term and relative performance may not reflect its current strategy. The Board observed that the Fund did not materially underperform its Peer Group for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2025, which would reflect only the performance of the new strategy. The Board noted that SHUS is designed to maintain consistent hedged exposure to protect against market downturns and has delivered consistent positive returns. Based on the information presented, the Board found that SHUS appears to have been meeting its objective for the limited period of its operation under ETC. The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance was acceptable.

Stratified LargeCap Index ETF (SSPY)

The Board reviewed SSPY’s performance in light of its stated investment objective, noting that SSPY’s objective was to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of its index. The Board was provided reports regarding SSPY’s past performance, including a report comparing the Fund’s performance to the performance of its underlying index for various time periods ended June 30, 2025. The Board found that SSPY slightly underperformed compared to its respective index over the relevant period. The Board reviewed information regarding SSPY’s index tracking, noting the factors that contributed to the

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OTHER INFORMATION (Form N-CSR, Items 8-11) (Concluded)

 

December 31, 2025  

(Unaudited)  

Fund’s tracking error, such as the Fund’s management fee and trading commissions. The Board found that there were no other material components that contributed to SSPY’s tracking error and further noted that it received regular reports regarding the Fund’s performance, including tracking error, at its quarterly meetings throughout the year. The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance was acceptable.

Cost of Advisory Services and Profitability. The Board reviewed the advisory fee paid by each Fund to ETC under the Agreement. The Board reviewed a report prepared by ISS comparing each Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. In support of its review of the statistical information, the Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by ISS to prepare this information. The Board noted that the advisory fee for each of SHUS and SSPY was higher than the median of advisory fees paid by its peer funds, and that SSPY was within the range of fees paid by peers and SHUS was the highest among its peers. The Board observed that after taking into account the fee waiver, SHUS’s net expense ratio was below the Peer Group median and mean.

The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for each Fund is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes and interest. The Board noted that, under the Agreement, ETC is responsible for compensating the Funds’ other service providers and paying the Funds’ other expenses out of its own fee and resources and that, while the Funds’ index provider has assumed such responsibility, ETC is ultimately responsible for ensuring the obligation is satisfied. The Board considered information provided about the costs and expenses incurred by ETC in providing advisory services, evaluated the compensation and benefits received by ETC from its relationship with each Fund, and reviewed profitability information from ETC with respect to each Fund. The Board considered the risks borne by ETC associated with providing services to the Funds, including the entrepreneurial risk associated with sponsoring new funds, as well as the enterprise risk emanating from litigation and reputational risks, operational and business risks, and other risks associated with the ongoing management of the Funds. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee appeared reasonable in light of the services rendered.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale have been realized with respect to the Funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment advisory fee includes breakpoints, which allows for economies of scale to be shared through reductions in the advisory fee as Fund assets grow.

Other Benefits.  The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits that could be realized by ETC from its relationship with the Funds. The Board considered that ETC does not utilize soft dollars with respect to the Funds. The Board considered that ETC receives some form of reputational benefits from services rendered to the Funds, but that such benefits are immaterial and cannot otherwise be quantified. The Board concluded that the additional benefits ETC receives from its relationship with the Funds are reasonable and appropriate.

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Agreement on behalf of the Fund; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Agreement, including the compensation payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable to the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, therefore, determined that the approval of the continuance of the Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

33

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Investment Adviser:

Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Distributor:

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

Legal Counsel:

Chapman and Cutler LLP

320 South Canal Street

Chicago, IL 60606

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

For additional information about the Funds; including each Fund’s prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

   866-972-4492

   https://stratifiedfunds.com/investor-materials/

 

 

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.

 

Included under Item 7.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Included under Item 7.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.

 

Included under Item 7.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

Included under Item 7.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable for open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable for open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable for open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)            The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)           There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable for open-end management investment companies.

 

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a)           Not applicable

 

(b)           Not applicable

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers. Attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(a)(5) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto Exhibit 99.906CERT

 

 

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) Exchange Listed Funds Trust
   
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Richard Malinowski
  Richard Malinowski,
Date: March 4, 2026 Principal Executive Officer/President

 

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

  

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Richard Malinowski
  Richard Malinowski,
Date: March 4, 2026 Principal Executive Officer/President
   
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Christopher Roleke
  Christopher W. Roleke,
Date: March 4, 2026 Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

(each a “Trust” and together, the “Trusts”)

 

Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers

 

1.Purposes of the Code

 

The reputation and integrity of each Trust are valuable assets that are vital to the Trusts’ success. Each officer and employee of a Trust, including each of the Trust’s senior financial officers (“SFOs”), is responsible for conducting the Trust’s business in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of integrity. SFOs include the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, comptroller (or principal accounting officer), and any person who performs a similar function.

 

The Trust has adopted a code of ethics pursuant Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Code of Ethics”). The Trust’s Rule 17j-1 Code of Ethics is designed to prevent certain conflicts of interest that may arise when officers, employees, or trustees know about present or future Trust transactions, have the power to influence those transactions; and engage in securities transactions in their personal account(s).

 

The Trust has chosen to adopt this Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers (the “Code”) for the purpose of promoting:

 

·Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
·Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Trust files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other public communications made by the Trust;
·Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
·The prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and
·Accountability for adherence to the Code.

 

This Code should be read in conjunction with the Trusts’ other policy statements, including its Code of Ethics and its Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

2.HONEST AND ETHICAL CONDUCT

 

The SFO of the Trusts shall act with honesty and integrity, ethically handle actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships, and shall report any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between their interests and those of a Trust to the Trust’s Audit Committee, the full Board of Trustees of the Trust, and/or any other appropriate person or entity that may reasonably be expected to deal with any conflict of interest in timely and expeditious manner. A conflict of interest can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work on behalf of the Trust objectively and effectively.

 

 

The SFO shall act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting acts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated or compromised. Each SFO must:

 

·not use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trusts whereby the SFO would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trusts;
·not cause the Trusts to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the SFO rather than the benefit of the Trusts; and
·not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Trusts to profit personally or cause others to profit by the market effect of such transactions.

 

The names of the SFO covered by this Code of Ethics are listed on Schedule A hereto.

 

3.FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING

 

The SFO shall (1) provide information to the Trust’s employees and service providers (adviser, administrator, outside auditor, outside counsel, custodian, etc.) that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely, and understandable and (2) provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and/or other documents to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other applicable body by the Trust, or that is otherwise publicly disclosed or communicated; and (3) record (or participate in the recording of) entries in the Trust’s books and records that are accurate. The SFO shall comply with applicable rules and regulations of federal, state, and local governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.

 

The SFO shall respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their work and shall not disclose such information except when authorized or legally obligated to disclose. The SFO will not use for their personal benefit (directly or indirectly) any confidential information acquired in the course of their duties as SFO.

 

The SFO of each Trust shall share knowledge with relevant parties to keep them informed of the business affairs of the Trust, as appropriate, and maintain skills important and relevant to the Trust’s needs; shall proactively promote ethical behavior of the Trust’s employees and as a partner with industry peers and associates; and shall maintain control over and responsibly manage assets and resources employed or entrusted to them by the Trust.

 

4.COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

The SFO shall establish and maintain mechanisms to oversee the compliance of the Trust with applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or administrative rule, and to identify, report and correct in a swift and certain manner, any detected deviations from applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or rule.

 

 

5.COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CODE OF ETHICS

 

The SFO shall promptly report any violations of this Code of Ethics, including violations of securities laws or other laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Trusts, to the Audit Committee as well as the full Board of Trustees of the Trust and shall be held accountable for strict adherence to this Code of Ethics. Any action that directly or indirectly contravenes one or more of the principles outlined herein shall be treated as a violation of this Code unless good cause for such apparent contravention is found to exist. Dishonest or unethical conduct or conduct that is illegal will constitute a per se violation of this SFO Code, regardless of whether this Code refers to that particular conduct.

 

A violation of this SFO Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Each Trust must and will report all suspected criminal violations to the appropriate authorities for possible prosecution, and will investigate, address and report as appropriate, non-criminal violations.

 

SFOs who report violations or suspected violations in good faith will not be subject to retaliation of any kind. Reported violations will be investigated and addressed promptly and will be treated confidentially to the extent possible.

 

6.AFFIRMATION OF THE CODE

 

Upon adoption of the Code, each SFO must affirm in writing that they have received, read and understand the Code, and annually thereafter must affirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Code. A form of Certification is attached at Schedule B.

 

Each SFO report at least annually his or her affiliations and other relationships as requested in the Trust’s annual Trustees and Officers Questionnaire.

 

7.AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

This Code of Ethics may only be amended or modified by approval of the Board of Trustees. Any substantive amendment that is not technical or administrative in nature or any material waiver, implicit or otherwise, of any provision of this Code of Ethics shall be communicated publicly in accordance with Item 2 of Form N-CSR under the 1940 Act.

 

Responsibilities

 

SFO Responsibility: Upon adoption of the Code, each SFO must affirm in writing that they have received, read and understand the Code, and annually thereafter must affirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Code. Each SFO report at least annually his or her affiliations and other relationships as requested in the Trust’s annual Trustees and Officers Questionnaire.

 

CCO Responsibility: At least annually, the CCO shall review the adequacy of this Code.

 

 

Revision History:

 

Adopted: February 24, 2015 (Exchange Listed Funds Trust only)
Amended: August 25, 2015 (Schedule A) Amended/
Adopted:February 15, 2023 (Adopted by Exchange Traded Concepts Trust replacing a similar existing policy; addition of Purposes of the Code section and material clarifying changes and additions to sections regarding Honest and Ethical Conduct and Compliance with This Code of Ethics; added Schedule B.)
Amended:September 7, 2023 (Added Responsibilities section.)

 

 

Financial Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Principal Executive Officer: Richard Malinowski

 

Principal Financial Officer: Christopher Roleke

 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS TRUST

EXCHANGE LISTED FUNDS TRUST

 

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICERS

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

 

 

 

To: [-] - Principal Executive Officer

 

 

1.I have read and understand the Financial Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers (the “Code”) of Exchange Listed Funds Trust and I recognize that I am subject thereto in the capacity of a “Principal Officer.”

 

2.I hereby certify that I have complied with the requirements of the Code and will report all violations or potential violations required to be reported pursuant to the Code.

 

Signature: ____________________________

 

Name: __ _______________ ______ _______

 

Title: ___ ______ ______ ______ ______ ___

 

Date Submitted: ________________________

 

 

Exhibit 99. CERT

Certification

 

I, Richard Malinowski, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Stratified ETFs (a series of Exchange Listed Funds 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 financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

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 directors (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: March 4, 2026 /s/ Richard Malinowski
  Richard Malinowski
 

Principal Executive Officer/President

 

 

Certification

 

I, Christopher W. Roleke, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Stratified ETFs (a series of Exchange Listed Funds 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 financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

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 directors (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: March 4, 2026 /s/ Christopher Roleke
  Christopher W. Roleke
  Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Exhibit 99.906 CERT

certification

 

Richard Malinowski, Principal Executive Officer/President, and Christopher Roleke, Principal Financial Officer of Exchange Listed Funds Trust (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his/her knowledge that:

 

1.       The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2025, (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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
Exchange Listed Funds Trust   Exchange Listed Funds Trust
     
/s/ Richard Malinowski   /s/ Christopher Roleke
Richard Malinowski   Christopher W. Roleke
Date: March 4, 2026   Date: March 4, 2026

 

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.