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 811-23066

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive , Suite 450,Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Wendy Wang, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.

80 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2600

 

Date of fiscal year end: 11/30

 

Date of reporting period: 11/30/19

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inspire Global Hope ETF (BLES)
 
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF (ISMD)
 
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF (IBD)
 
Inspire 100 ETF (BIBL)
 
Inspire International ESG ETF (WWJD)
 
 
 
 
Annual Report
November 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
1-877-658-9473
www.inspireinvesting.com

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website www.inspireeft.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by following the instructions included with paper Fund documents that have been mailed to you.

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INSPIRE ETF ANNUAL REPORT

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER (unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

We are pleased to present you with the Annual Report for the Inspire Investing suite of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as of November 30, 2019.

 

The past year has gone by so fast and now as 2020 is just around the corner, we are exceedingly grateful to look back at the blessings and miracles that God has given to us in 2019. In the words of Paul “I have not stopped giving thanks for you (our shareholders), remembering you in my prayers”, Ephesians 1:16, for being part of the message of Biblically Responsible Investing through the Inspire ETFs. We could not do what we do without you and we sincerely appreciate the trust you have placed in Inspire by investing in one or more of our ETFs.

 

BLES – Inspire Global Hope ETF

 

Even with the dramatic decline of the stock market in December 2018, BLES had a positive, double digit return over the past twelve months ending 11-30-2019. BLES has a target weight of 50% US Large Cap stocks, 40% International Developed Markets stocks and 10% Emerging Markets stocks. The US exposure was responsible for most of the positive returns for much of the year, but the International and Emerging Markets started to outperform over the past two months. For the twelve months ending 11-30-2019 BLES was up 14.65% on a market price basis and 14.60% on the NAV. Since inception (2-27-2017) BLES has an annualized return of 8.66% on a market price basis and 8.19% on the NAV.

 

ISMD -Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF

 

After the bounce back rally in January from the stock market drop in December 2018, the small cap and mid cap markets entered a sideways and volatile trading pattern for the rest of the year. The positive returns for the Fund were attained by late February and even with the roller coaster ride the Fund came back to that level by 11-30-2019. For the twelve months ending 11-30-2019 ISMD has returned 6.42% on a market price basis and 6.42% on the NAV. Since inception (2-27-2017) ISMD has an annualized return of 5.82% on a market price basis and 5.81% on the NAV.

 

IBD – Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF

 

The three interest rate cuts in 2019 by the Federal Reserve have had a positive effect on the corporate bond market, manifesting in positive total returns for IBD over that past year. It is now widely believed that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates again and will wait to see if the economy slows in 2020 or starts to grow too fast before making another move. We believe that interest rates will remain stable for the next 6 months and could remain unchanged throughout 2020. For the twelve months ending 11-30-2019 IBD has returned 8.75% on a market price basis and 8.91% on the NAV. Since inception (7-10-2017) IBD has an annualized return of 3.46% on a market price basis and 3.36% on the NAV.

 

BIBL – Inspire 100 ETF

 

BIBL has approximately 100 US Large Cap positions that are capitalization weighted. BIBL was designed to give advisors and investors a Biblically Responsible alternative to the popular market cap weighted

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funds that are so prevalent in the marketplace (i.e. SPY or VOO). We are pleased that BIBL has performed as expected and participated in the strong US Large cap market performance in 2019 with a strong, double digit return. For the twelve months ending 11-30-2019 BIBL has returned 14.67% on a market price basis and 14.64% on the NAV. Since inception (10-30-2017) BIBL has an annualized return of 9.78% on a market price basis and 9.76% on the NAV.

 

WWJD – Inspire International ESG ETF

 

The Lord Blessed and we were able to launch our 5th ETF on 9-30-2019. The Inspire International ESG ETF holds approximately 150 stocks with an 80% exposure to International Developed markets and 20% to Emerging markets. Although the Fund has only been in existence for two months, the performance has been positive so far. In addition. we believe that the international and emerging markets should have an opportunity to play a more positive role in portfolios in 2020. Since inception, 9-30-2019, for the NAV and market price, WWJD has returned 6.04% and 6.88% respectively.

 

Closing Comments

 

2019 has been a busy and blessed year for us and we are thankful to God our Father for His provision and wisdom, as well as allowing us to be part of the mission of making a positive impact in the world through our ETFs alongside you our brothers and sisters in Christ and fellow shareholders.

 

The overall stock market has had a good year and a welcome change from this time a year ago. Like last year, and the year before, there are still many economic and geo-political situations that can cause fear to some, as well the election year about to begin in earnest, but God is still Sovereign, and our trust is in Him, not in politicians, economists or the markets.

 

Thank you again for being shareholders, but more importantly thank you for being co-workers with us in making a positive impact in the world by inspiring transformation for God’s Glory.

 

May the Grace and Peace of Jesus Christ our Lord be with you in 2020.

 

Sincerely,

 

Darrell Jayroe, CIO
Inspire Investing

Inspire, the Adviser, provides the indexes for the Inspire ETFs to track. The indexes use software that analyzes publicly available data relating to the primary business activities, products and services, philanthropy, legal activities, policies and practices when assigning Inspire Impact Scores to a company. The securities with the highest Inspire Impact Scores are included in the Indexes and are equally weighted. As the ETF may not fully replicate the Index, it is subject to the risk that investment management strategy may not produce the intended results.

 

The Inspire ETFs are new with a limited history of operations for investors to evaluate. There is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve their objective, generate positive returns, or avoid losses.

 

ETF shares are not redeemable with the issuing fund other than in large Creation Unit aggregations. Instead, investors must buy or sell ETF Shares in the secondary market with the

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assistance of a stockbroker. In doing so, the investor may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling. The Funds may focus their investments in securities of a particular industry to the extent the Index does. This may cause the Funds’ net asset value to fluctuate more than that of a fund that does not focus in a particular industry.

 

The Funds are not actively managed and the Adviser will not sell shares of an equity security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the Index as addressed in the Index methodology. Tracking error may occur because of imperfect correlation between the Funds’ holdings of portfolio securities and those in the Index. The Funds’ use of a representative sampling approach, if used, could result in its holding a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. To the extent the assets in the Funds are smaller, these risks will be greater.

 

Before investing, consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. To obtain a prospectus which contains this and other information, call 877.658.9473, or visit http://www.inspire investing.com. Read it carefully. The Inspire ETFs are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.

 

Inspire and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC are not affiliated. 9828-NLD-12/26/2019

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended November 30, 2019, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

    Annualized
    Since Inception** -
  One Year November 30, 2019
Inspire Global Hope ETF - NAV 14.60% 8.19%
Inspire Global Hope ETF - Market Price 14.65% 8.66%
Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index *** 15.37% 9.15%
S&P Global 1200 Total Return Index **** 14.95% 11.08%
MSCI All Country World Index Net Total Return(USD) ***** 13.68% 9.92%
     
* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireinvesting.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.61% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. This agreement may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.62% per the April 1, 2019 prospectus, as amended December 23, 2019.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on February 27, 2017.

 

*** Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index (BLESI) tracks the stock performance of 400 of the most inspiring large cap companies from around the globe, as determined by the adviser’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score4 methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. Under normal circumstances the index will be comprised of 50% US large cap companies, 40% international developed large cap companies and 10% emerging market large cap companies. Inspire defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B or greater. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in United States Dollars.

 

**** The S&P Global 1200 Total Return Index provides efficient exposure to the global equity market. Capturing approximately 70% of global market capitalization, it is constructed as a composite of 7 headline indices, many of which are accepted leaders in their regions. These include the S&P 500® (US), S&P Europe 350, S&P TOPIX 150 (Japan), S&P/TSX 60 (Canada), S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50 and S&P Latin America 40.

 

***** The MSCI All Country World Index Net Total Return (USD) (ACWI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 44 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 21 emerging market country indexes.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2019
 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors are as follows:

 

Sectors      % of Net Assets  
Oil, Gas & Coal     8.0 %
Real Estate     6.5 %
Chemicals     5.9 %
Utilities     5.6 %
Banking     4.7 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     4.7 %
Retail - Discretionary     4.7 %
Semiconductors     4.1 %
Transportation & Logistics     4.0 %
Machinery     3.6 %
Insurance     3.2 %
Other Sectors     44.0 %
Cash & Cash Equivalents     1.0 %
      100.0 %
         

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

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Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended November 30, 2019, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

    Annualized
    Since Inception** -
  One Year November 30, 2019
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF - NAV 6.42% 5.81%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF - Market Price 6.42% 5.82%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index *** 6.38% 6.42%
S&P SmallCap 600 Equal Weight Total Return Index **** 2.17% 4.83%
S&P 500 Total Return Index ***** 16.11% 12.98%
     
* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireinvesting.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.60% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. This agreement may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.72% per the April 1, 2019 prospectus, as amended December 23, 2019.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on February 27, 2017.

 

*** InspireSmall/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index (ISMDI) tracks the stock performance of 500 of the most inspiring small and mid cap companies in the U.S., as determined by the adviser’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score4 methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. Under normal circumstances the index will be comprised of 50% U.S. mid cap companies with market cap between $2B-3.5B, and 50% U.S. small cap companies with market cap between $1B-2B. The adviser believes that companies in this “smid cap” capitalization range have the potential to deliver above average growth. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in United States Dollars.

 

**** The S&P SmallCap 600 Equal Weight Total Return Index (EWI) is the equal-weight version of the S&P SmallCap 600. The index has the same constituents as the capitalization weighted S&P SmallCap 600, but each company in the S&P SmallCap 600 EWI is allocated a fixed weight.

 

***** The S&P 500 Total Return Index (TR) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2019
 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors are as follows:

 

Sectors     % of Net Assets  
Banking     9.0 %
Real Estate     7.1 %
Oil, Gas & Coal     5.3 %
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical     5.2 %
Software     4.3 %
Money Market Funds     4.1 %
Semiconductors     3.6 %
Consumer Products     3.3 %
Retail - Discretionary     3.2 %
Chemicals     3.1 %
Insurance     3.1 %
Machinery     3.1 %
Other Sectors     48.7 %
Liabilities in excess of other assets     (3.1 )%
      100.5 %
         

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

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Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended November 30, 2019, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

    Annualized
    Since Inception** -
  One Year November 30, 2019
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF - NAV 8.91% 3.36%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF - Market Price 8.75% 3.46%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index *** 10.68% 4.53%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Credit Total Return Index **** 10.29% 4.20%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index ***** 10.79% 4.22%
     
* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireinvesting.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.61% of average daily net assets. The fee waiver and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund by the adviser in future years (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed), if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or those in place at the time of recapture. This agreement may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.68% per the April 1, 2019 prospectus, as amended December 23, 2019.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on July 10, 2017.

 

*** Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index (INSP BOND) is comprised of 250 investment grade, intermediate term corporate bonds issued by some of the most inspiring large cap “blue chip” companies in the United States, as determined by Inspire’s revolutionary Inspire Impact Score methodology which measures a company’s positive impact on the world. The adviser defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B or greater and “investment grade” as BBB-/Baa3 or higher. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a total return basis in US Dollars.

 

**** The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Credit Total Return Index (LUICRUU) measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market whose maturity ranges between 1 to 9.9999 years. It includes USD denominated securities publicly issued by US and non-US industrial, utility and financial issuers.

 

***** The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index (LBUSTRUU) is commonly used as a benchmark by both passive and active investors to measure portfolio performance relative to the U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade fixed-rate taxable bond market. It is also an informational measure of broad market returns commonly applied to fixed income instruments. The index contains approximately 10,100 fixed income issues and is valued at around $20 trillion, representing 43% of the total U.S. bond market.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2019
 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors are as follows:

 

Sectors     % of Net Assets  
Real Estate     15.6 %
Retail - Consumer Discretionary     10.8 %
Utilities     10.1 %
Exploration & Production     7.7 %
Railroad     5.4 %
Pipeline     4.7 %
HealthCare Facilities & Services     4.5 %
Financial Services     4.0 %
Food & Beverage     4.0 %
Retail - Consumer Staples     3.7 %
Other Sectors     27.7 %
Cash & Cash Equivalents     1.8 %
      100.0 %
         

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

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Inspire 100 ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended November 30, 2019, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

    Annualized
    Since Inception** -
  One Year November 30, 2019
Inspire 100 ETF - NAV 14.64% 9.76%
Inspire 100 ETF - Market Price 14.67% 9.78%
Inspire 100 Index *** 15.80% 10.70%
S&P 500 Total Return Index **** 16.11% 12.28%
     
* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireinvesting.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund until at least March 31, 2020 to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.35% of average daily net assets. This fee waiver and expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Fund if such recoupment does not cause the Fund’s expense ratio (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both: (i) the Fund’s expense cap in place at the time such expenses were waived, and (ii) the Fund’s current expense cap at the time of recoupment. This agreement may be terminated only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund’s adviser. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are 0.84% per the April 1, 2019 prospectus, as amended December 23, 2019.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on October 30, 2017.

 

*** The Inspire 100 Index (INSP100) is a rules based, passive index which tracks the stock performance of the one-hundred highest Inspire Impact Scoring companies in the United States with market capitalizations above $20B. The index is market-cap weighted, rebalanced annually and calculated on a total return basis in U.S. Dollars.

 

**** The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire 100 ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2019
 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors are as follows:

 

Sectors     % of Net Assets  
Utilities     11.5 %
Electrical Equipment     9.7 %
Real Estate     9.4 %
Semiconductors     9.2 %
Machinery     6.6 %
Medical Equipment & Devices     6.4 %
Transportation & Logistics     5.1 %
Oil, Gas, & Coal     4.9 %
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical     4.8 %
Technology Services     4.1 %
Money Market Funds     1.6 %
Other Sectors     27.4 %
Liabilities in excess of other assets     (0.7 )%
      100.0 %
         

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

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Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended November 30, 2019, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

  Since Inception** -
  November 30, 2019
Inspire International ESG ETF - NAV 6.04%
Inspire International ESG ETF - Market Price 6.88%
Inspire Global Hope Ex-US GTR Index **** 5.90%
S&P International 700 Total Return Index ***** 4.51%
   
* The Fund’s past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of the Fund shares. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.inspireinvesting.com or by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

The Fund’s per share net asset value or NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses (gross) are estimated to be 0.80% for the first full year of operations per the September 23, 2019 prospectus, as amended December 23, 2019.

 

** As of the commencement of operations on September 30, 2019.

 

**** The Inspire Global Hope Ex-US GTR Index (IGHXUSG) intends to track the price movements of a portfolio of 150 of the most inspiring, biblically aligned large cap companies outside of the United States. The index is comprised of 80% international developed large cap companies and 20% emerging markets large cap companies. The adviser defines “large cap” as a market capitalization of $5B USD or greater. The index is equally weighted, rebalanced quarterly and calculated on a gross total return basis in USD.

 

***** The S&P International 700 Total Return Index measures the non-U.S. component of the global equity market through an index that is designed to be highly liquid and efficient to replicate. The index covers all regions included in the S&P Global 1200 except for the U.S., which is represented by the S&P 500.

 

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

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Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2019
 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The Fund’s Top Sectors are as follows:

 

Sectors     % of Net Assets  
Banking     8.5 %
Chemicals     7.0 %
Real Estate     5.2 %
Electrical Equipment     4.8 %
Transportation & Logistics     4.7 %
Insurance     4.5 %
Metals & Mining     3.6 %
Commercial Services     3.4 %
Retail - Discretionary     3.4 %
Oil, Gas, & Coal     3.2 %
Other Sectors     40.8 %
Cash & Cash Equivalents     10.9 %
      100.0 %
         

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

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        COMMON STOCKS - 99.0%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.3%        
  2,420     Harris Corp.   $ 486,638  
                 
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 1.3%        
  14,816     Capri Holdings Ltd.*     550,266  
  6,820     Cie Financiere Richemont SA     519,749  
  1,845     Swatch Group AG     516,936  
  5,830     VF Corp.     516,188  
              2,103,139  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.0%        
  11,118     E* TRADE Financial Corp.     492,527  
  17,820     Franklin Resources, Inc.     489,872  
  5,192     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     527,245  
  30,360     Invesco Ltd.     533,122  
  201,960     Melrose Industries PLC     599,797  
  660     Partners Group Holding AG     556,874  
              3,199,437  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 1.4%        
  13,970     BorgWarner, Inc.     587,439  
  4,620     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     554,738  
  18,700     Nokian Renkaat OYJ     506,394  
  16,170     Valeo SA     637,567  
              2,286,138  
        BANKING - 4.7%        
  66,990     Bank Hapoalim     541,117  
  73,068     Bank Leumi Le-Israel     530,833  
  87,780     Commerzbank AG *     509,193  
  9,024     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     493,312  
  42,020     Credit Agricole SA     575,203  
  35,860     Danske Bank A/S     484,526  
  99,000     Investec PLC     562,040  
  8,025     KBC Group NV     585,231  
  5,720     Macquarie Group Ltd.     534,117  
  5,830     mBank SA *     554,819  
  433,608     Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.     565,316  
  123,200     Natixis SA     515,243  
  31,060     People’s United Financial, Inc.     512,490  
  21,890     Raiffeisen Bank International AG     514,337  
              7,477,777  
        BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL - 2.4%        
  5,060     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     576,536  
  7,040     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *     568,198  
  6,600     Incyte Corp. *     621,456  
  1,760     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     649,440  
  6,930     Seattle Genetics, Inc. *     834,026  
  2,970     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     658,598  
              3,908,254  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        CHEMICALS - 5.9%        
  1,892,550     AKR Corporindo Tbk PT   $ 456,198  
  5,504     Akzo Nobel NV     527,493  
  5,596     Arkema SA     580,365  
  4,510     Avery Dennison Corp.     587,969  
  10,445     Brenntag AG     557,522  
  10,340     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     477,811  
  8,580     Croda International PLC     552,692  
  7,150     Eastman Chemical Co.     560,346  
  5,720     FMC Corp.     560,331  
  220     Givaudan SA     647,001  
  12,650     Imerys SA     502,124  
  104,940     Israel Chemicals Ltd.     492,932  
  13,640     Johnson Matthey PLC     507,070  
  37,510     K+S AG     424,132  
  5,831     LyondellBasell Industries NV     539,601  
  25,300     Mosaic Co.     481,965  
  4,411     PPG Industries, Inc.     568,313  
  880     Sherwin-Williams Co.     513,154  
              9,537,019  
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 2.0%        
  20,895     Bureau Veritas SA     547,403  
  1,980     Cintas Corp.     508,979  
  10,220     Edenred     507,650  
  212,630     G4S PLC     575,103  
  7,251     Intertek Group PLC     517,355  
  10,230     Randstad Holding NV     596,240  
              3,252,730  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.3%        
  21,384     ACC Ltd.     453,733  
  30,470     James Hardie Industries PLC - ADR     596,863  
  10,124     LafargeHolcim Ltd.     522,333  
  1,870     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     501,908  
              2,074,837  
        CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 2.1%        
  16,535     Associated British Foods PLC     549,459  
  4,730     JM Smucker Co.     497,076  
  89,187     Natura Cosmeticos SA     697,119  
  55,330     Orkla ASA     536,262  
  71,060     Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.     522,536  
  417,884     Sime Darby Plantation Berhad *     498,279  
              3,300,731  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3%        
  175,665     Kroton Educacional SA     431,238  
                 
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.6%        
  52,360     Amcor Ltd. - ADR     540,099  
  6,820     Ball Corp.     450,529  
  66,220     Brambles Ltd.     562,130  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING (continued) - 1.6%        
  11,790     International Paper Co.   $ 546,349  
  12,318     Sealed Air Corp.     464,758  
              2,563,865  
        DISTRIBUTORS - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%        
  6,490     Sysco Corp.     522,770  
                 
        DISTRIBUTORS - DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%        
  19,188     Bunzl PLC     526,922  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.0%        
  25,656     ABB Ltd.     561,462  
  4,766     Allegion PLC     572,063  
  5,610     AMETEK, Inc.     555,446  
  6,267     Eaton Corp PLC     579,698  
  11,660     Johnson Controls International PLC     499,398  
  8,783     Kone OYJ     550,253  
  23,100     Prysmian SpA     526,976  
  1,406     Roper Technologies, Inc.     506,680  
  2,200     Schindler Holding AG     548,817  
              4,900,793  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES - 1.6%        
  22,395     Boskalis Westminster     523,733  
  26,730     Fluor Corp.     466,171  
  5,610     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     516,625  
  43,230     LendLease Group     564,639  
  4,620     Vinci SA     504,206  
              2,575,374  
        FOREST & PAPER PRODUCTS - 0.4%        
  17,930     UPM-Kymmene OYJ     599,415  
                 
        GAMING, LODGING & RESTAURANTS - 0.3%        
  8,945     Whitbread PLC     532,353  
                 
        HARDWARE - 1.5%        
  1,982     Arista Networks, Inc.*     386,748  
  20,900     Juniper Networks, Inc.     523,754  
  9,790     Seagate Technology PLC     584,267  
  60,830     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     548,427  
  8,470     Western Digital Corp.     426,295  
              2,469,491  
        HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.4%        
  6,083     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     534,757  
  8,800     DaVita, Inc. *     631,576  
  4,180     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     579,599  
  11,440     Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     564,720  
              2,310,652  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

17

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 2.9%        
  9,790     DR Horton, Inc.   $ 541,876  
  1,090     Geberit AG     585,493  
  12,540     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     656,093  
  9,240     Lennar Corp. - Class A     551,166  
  4,180     Mohawk Industries, Inc. *     582,567  
  19,250     Persimmon PLC     636,939  
  3,120     Snap-on, Inc.     500,635  
  3,582     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     565,025  
              4,619,794  
        INDUSTRIAL SERVICES - 0.7%        
  16,055     Fastenal Co.     570,274  
  46,530     Rexel SA     568,192  
              1,138,466  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.0%        
  5,500     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     517,935  
  5,600     London Stock Exchange Group PLC     497,781  
  4,950     Nasdaq, Inc.     518,760  
              1,534,476  
        INSURANCE - 3.2%        
  3,960     Assurant, Inc.     526,165  
  4,400     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     471,020  
  136,510     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     539,263  
  25,157     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     473,797  
  90,986     Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     485,574  
  165,330     Legal & General Group PLC     600,717  
  59,290     QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     508,516  
  77,660     RSA Insurance Group PLC     553,900  
  12,320     Sampo OYJ     498,534  
  17,160     Unum Group     527,498  
              5,184,984  
        IRON & STEEL - 2.1%        
  22,220     Anglo American PLC     582,448  
  23,760     BHP Billiton PLC     525,544  
  83,724     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     551,019  
  10,010     Nucor Corp.     564,164  
  9,790     Rio Tinto PLC     532,052  
  95,256     Tata Steel Ltd.     567,652  
              3,322,879  
        MACHINERY - 3.6%        
  25,850     Alfa Laval AB     636,248  
  3,068     Deere & Co.     515,577  
  5,182     Dover Corp.     577,689  
  10,890     Flowserve Corp.     530,343  
  3,300     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     575,289  
  42,460     IMI PLC     615,676  
  2,860     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     568,539  
  32,450     Sandvik AB     590,376  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

18

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        MACHINERY (continued) - 3.6%        
  86,832     WEG SA   $ 610,122  
  6,288     Xylem, Inc.     487,383  
              5,707,242  
        MEDIA - 0.6%        
  3,190     Naspers Ltd.     456,061  
  15,950     Trip.com Group Limited     530,178  
              986,239  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 4.7%        
  6,710     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     541,967  
  4,180     Coloplast A/S     494,218  
  18,370     Demant A/S*     562,507  
  9,570     Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     541,088  
  2,310     Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *     565,811  
  3,520     Essilor International SA     547,243  
  1,875     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *     471,712  
  1,760     Illumina, Inc. *     564,538  
  975     Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     578,077  
  770     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     553,946  
  20,900     Smith & Nephew PLC     467,962  
  4,290     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     573,702  
  2,310     Waters Corp. *     512,982  
  3,630     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     527,366  
              7,503,119  
        METALS & MINING - 2.5%        
  45,043     Antofagasta PLC     505,724  
  20,366     Boliden AB     525,525  
  50,600     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     575,828  
  54,560     Fresnillo PLC     407,632  
  212,960     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV     559,872  
  19,800     Newcrest Mining Ltd.     411,960  
  12,540     Newmont Mining Corp.     481,536  
  141,053     Norsk Hydro ASA     499,297  
              3,967,374  
        OIL, GAS & COAL - 8.0%        
  5,524,310     Adaro Energy Tbk PT     481,737  
  20,020     Apache Corp.     446,046  
  28,270     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     450,624  
  29,590     Caltex Australia Ltd.     691,707  
  8,132     ConocoPhillips     487,432  
  38,772     Cosan SA Industria e Comercio     571,085  
  20,460     Devon Energy Corp.     447,869  
  30,976     Eni SpA     468,390  
  6,490     EOG Resources, Inc.     460,141  
  44,990     EQT Corp.     392,763  
  25,960     Halliburton Co.     544,900  
  12,430     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     491,358  
  24,036     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     471,346  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        OIL, GAS & COAL (continued) - 8.0%        
  10,010     Koninklijke Vopak NV   $ 534,082  
  41,470     Marathon Oil Corp.     483,125  
  9,130     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     553,643  
  23,617     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     532,563  
  22,330     Noble Energy, Inc.     463,571  
  11,110     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     428,513  
  6,820     ONEOK, Inc.     484,561  
  76,032     Petroleo Brasileiro SA     523,627  
  4,840     Phillips 66     555,245  
  3,850     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     492,184  
  20,678     TechnipFMC PLC     389,574  
  6,003     Valero Energy Corp.     573,226  
  20,900     Williams Cos, Inc.     474,848  
              12,894,160  
        PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%        
  1,150,416     AirAsia Bhd     465,510  
  36,080     easyJet PLC     624,438  
  7,810     Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR     650,729  
              1,740,677  
        REAL ESTATE - 6.5%        
  2,200     American Tower Corp.     470,866  
  9,900     Apartment Investment & Management Co.     532,323  
  2,453     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     525,948  
  28,604     Ayala Corp.     453,701  
  506,140     Ayala Land, Inc.     453,200  
  3,778     Boston Properties, Inc.     523,404  
  72,160     British Land Co PLC     537,260  
  4,903     COVIVIO     542,768  
  3,520     Crown Castle International Corp.     470,483  
  880     Equinix, Inc.     498,828  
  5,940     Equity Residential     505,494  
  1,540     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     480,757  
  49,254     Goodman Group     493,734  
  118,360     GPT Group     492,361  
  144,793     Hammerson PLC     556,626  
  14,300     Healthpeak Properties, Inc.     498,784  
  48,433     Land Securities Group PLC     600,420  
  15,225     Macerich Co.     410,009  
  6,050     Prologis, Inc.     553,878  
  2,090     Public Storage     440,321  
  3,133     Simon Property Group, Inc.     473,741  
              10,514,906  
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.4%        
  6,270     Vestas Wind Systems A/S     597,169  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

20

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.6%        
  1,760     Costco Wholesale Corp.   $ 527,666  
  4,578     Dollar Tree, Inc. *     418,704  
  190,740     J Sainsbury PLC     528,726  
  201,342     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC     516,445  
  19,690     Woolworths Ltd.     529,536  
              2,521,077  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 4.7%        
  3,190     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     501,085  
  440     AutoZone, Inc. *     518,285  
  5,830     CarMax, Inc. *     567,026  
  5,280     Genuine Parts Co.     551,074  
  16,921     JD.com, Inc. - ADR *     552,471  
  194,197     Kingfisher PLC     527,256  
  10,340     Kohl’s Corp.     486,083  
  4,620     Lowe’s Cos, Inc.     541,972  
  217,800     Marks & Spencer Group PLC     547,532  
  7,039     Next PLC     615,313  
  1,320     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     583,810  
  12,100     Pandora A/S     487,471  
  4,730     Ross Stores, Inc.     549,389  
  5,500     Tractor Supply Co.     519,420  
              7,548,187  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 4.1%        
  4,619     Analog Devices, Inc.     521,716  
  2,090     ASML Holding NV     569,196  
  1,760     Broadcom Ltd.     556,530  
  3,190     KLA-Tencor Corp.     522,713  
  2,200     Lam Research Corp.     587,026  
  8,642     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     489,742  
  5,610     Microchip Technology, Inc.     530,369  
  10,450     Micron Technology, Inc. *     496,479  
  2,970     NVIDIA Corp.     643,718  
  4,840     NXP Semiconductors NV     559,407  
  26,510     STMicroelectronics NV - ADR     646,049  
  5,280     Xilinx, Inc.     489,878  
              6,612,823  
        SOFTWARE - 2.4%        
  3,867     Atlassian Corp. PLC *     491,534  
  7,130     Cerner Corp.     510,437  
  59,400     Sage Group PLC     579,174  
  1,872     ServiceNow, Inc.*     529,851  
  4,290     Splunk, Inc. *     640,154  
  36,072     Totvs SA     542,833  
  3,300     Veeva Systems, Inc.*     492,294  
              3,786,277  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

21

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 1.7%        
  3,850     Fidelity National Information   $ 531,877  
  4,840     Fiserv, Inc. *     562,602  
  1,760     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     540,179  
  16,274     Housing Development Finance Corp.     521,142  
  23,100     Western Union Co.     620,928  
              2,776,728  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.8%        
  7,977     Cognizant Technology Solutions     511,405  
  15,950     Experian PLC     528,781  
  44,496     Infosys Ltd.     431,919  
  5,941     Paychex, Inc.     511,639  
  17,280     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.     494,583  
  3,190     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     470,461  
              2,948,788  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.6%        
  27,280     Eutelsat Communications SA     447,876  
  61,930     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR     584,619  
              1,032,495  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 4.0%        
  2,851     Aeroports de Paris     557,974  
  75,020     Babcock International Group PLC     572,915  
  6,115     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     469,938  
  6,817     Expeditors International of     509,639  
  5,895     Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport     502,567  
  32,890     Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste     565,363  
  4,510     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     521,446  
  3,850     Kansas City Southern     586,817  
  3,410     Kuehne + Nagel International AG     554,827  
  2,608     Norfolk Southern Corp.     504,648  
  194,999     Royal Mail PLC     525,903  
  3,043     Union Pacific Corp.     535,538  
              6,407,575  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.7%        
  7,205     PACCAR, Inc.     586,271  
  36,080     Volvo AB     557,475  
              1,143,746  
        UTILITIES - 5.6%        
  468,306     Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.     451,118  
  30,661     AES Corp.     579,800  
  39,380     AGL Energy Ltd.     543,654  
  16,610     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     407,942  
  40,845     Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo*     549,069  
  147,528     Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais     452,531  
  7,920     CMS Energy Corp.     485,496  
  6,270     Dominion Energy, Inc.     521,100  
  4,290     Entergy Corp.     499,313  
  5,940     Eversource Energy     490,882  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        UTILITIES (continued) - 5.6%        
  10,450     FirstEnergy Corp.   $ 498,361  
  16,940     NiSource, Inc.     448,063  
  306,936     NTPC Ltd.     497,815  
  95,700     Origin Energy Ltd.     563,164  
  5,260     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     459,671  
  16,176     PPL Corp.     550,469  
  5,390     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     477,823  
  7,805     Xcel Energy, Inc.     479,929  
              8,956,200  
        WASTE & ENVIRONMENT SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.4%        
  13,750     Pentair PLC     609,812  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $146,305,772)     159,114,766  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0% (Cost $146,305,772)   $ 159,114,766  
        OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 1.0%     1,558,214  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 160,672,980  
                 
* Non-Income producing security.

 

AB - Aktiebolag

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

AG - Aktiengesellschaft

 

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap

 

A/S - Aktieselskab

 

NV - Naamloze vennootschap

 

OYJ - Osakeyhtiö

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

PT - Perseroan Terbatas

 

SA - Société anonyme

 

SAB de CV - Sociedad Anonima Bursatil de Capital Variable

 

SpA - Societa per azioni

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Shares         Value  
        COMMON STOCKS - 99.0%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%        
  4,392     AAR Corp.   $ 196,278  
  3,672     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*     162,302  
  3,096     Aerovironment, Inc.*     189,909  
  3,024     Axon Enterprise, Inc.*     223,171  
  3,522     Barnes Group, Inc.     208,467  
  2,304     Moog, Inc.     197,844  
              1,177,971  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.9%        
  6,840     Crocs, Inc.*     238,716  
  2,736     Oxford Industries, Inc.     203,613  
  5,472     Steven Madden Ltd.     232,396  
  6,696     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     214,942  
              889,667  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.6%        
  6,624     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     196,534  
  8,784     Blucora, Inc. *     206,775  
  3,528     Cohen & Steers, Inc.     236,835  
  5,904     Federated Investors, Inc.     197,902  
  8,640     Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     195,350  
  4,896     Legg Mason, Inc.     191,336  
  3,295     Stifel Financial Corp.     206,003  
  11,088     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. ^     179,071  
              1,609,806  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 2.0%        
  23,904     American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. *     235,693  
  7,560     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     217,879  
  4,536     Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. *     128,958  
  13,032     Dana, Inc.     220,892  
  2,376     Dorman Products, Inc. *     176,584  
  4,680     Gentherm, Inc.*     195,858  
  5,616     Methode Electronics, Inc.     208,971  
  4,410     Standard Motor Products, Inc.     222,132  
  14,760     Tenneco, Inc.     182,876  
  2,448     Visteon Corp. *     228,961  
              2,018,804  
        BANKING - 9.0%        
  4,824     Ameris Bancorp     210,568  
  5,040     A tlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     190,512  
  6,840     Axos Financial, Inc.*     201,438  
  6,480     BancorpSouth Bank     201,528  
  2,232     Bank of Hawaii Corp.     201,126  
  3,384     Banner Corp.     184,868  
  13,078     Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     209,902  
  13,608     Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.     192,961  
  5,365     Cathay General Bancorp     197,539  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Shares         Value  
        BANKING (continued) - 9.0%        
  2,448     City Holding Co.   $ 194,567  
  5,231     Columbia Banking System, Inc.     204,427  
  3,024     Community Bank System, Inc.     205,178  
  8,856     CVB Financial Corp.     189,164  
  19,224     First BanCorp/Puerto Rico     201,852  
  7,776     First Financial Bancorp     189,112  
  4,714     First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.     198,459  
  9,576     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     206,459  
  11,520     Fulton Financial Corp.     197,683  
  4,680     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     205,218  
  5,832     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.     200,446  
  4,968     Hancock Whitney Corp.     201,750  
  7,776     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     191,523  
  10,008     Home BancShares, Inc.     188,351  
  13,176     Hope Bancorp, Inc.     191,184  
  4,824     International Bancshares Corp.     204,634  
  5,184     NBT Bancorp, Inc.     207,360  
  11,448     Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     190,495  
  10,872     Old National Bancorp     196,566  
  2,736     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     192,204  
  7,632     Provident Financial Services, Inc.     185,610  
  5,400     Renasant Corp.     191,160  
  5,112     S&T Bancorp, Inc.     192,825  
  5,760     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     209,434  
  7,488     Simmons First National Corp.     194,014  
  5,544     Southside Bancshares, Inc.     194,650  
  4,824     TCF Financial Corp.     204,972  
  3,384     Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.     195,595  
  2,304     Tompkins Financial Corp.     199,872  
  6,840     Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA     192,546  
  5,616     Trustmark Corp.     192,966  
  6,840     United Community Banks, Inc.     212,040  
  17,424     Valley National Bancorp     201,770  
  5,040     Washington Federal, Inc.     185,522  
  5,040     WesBanco, Inc.     183,859  
  3,024     Westamerica Bancorporation     196,560  
              8,880,469  
        BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL - 5.2%        
  8,136     Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* ^     154,503  
  3,168     Cambrex Corp.*     189,985  
  41,616     Clovis Oncology, Inc.* ^     621,327  
  8,928     Coherus Biosciences, Inc. *     160,615  
  3,672     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*     201,446  
  2,664     Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     169,590  
  11,664     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     226,165  
  17,568     Innoviva, Inc.*     236,817  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL (continued) - 5.2%        
  2,808     Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* ^   $ 304,303  
  20,016     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     240,592  
  1,800     Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     203,400  
  4,032     Medicines Co.* ^     339,494  
  14,256     Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     239,501  
  5,112     Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     236,277  
  8,568     Phibro Animal Health Corp.     207,860  
  6,480     Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     185,004  
  5,472     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*     206,677  
  16,056     Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*     152,371  
  6,912     Radius Health, Inc. *     154,829  
  21,600     Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     193,968  
  6,840     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     159,919  
  11,267     Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*     245,170  
  4,320     Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     171,288  
              5,201,101  
        CHEMICALS - 3.1%        
  1,944     Balchem Corp.     193,681  
  4,176     Cabot Corp.     196,230  
  9,288     GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. *     207,773  
  4,032     HB Fuller Co.     201,116  
  2,088     Innospec, Inc.     205,459  
  15,336     Kronos Worldwide, Inc.     211,177  
  3,024     Materion Corp.     177,993  
  3,600     Minerals Technologies, Inc.     194,400  
  10,440     Olin Corp.     182,909  
  5,976     PolyOne Corp.     188,423  
  1,152     Quaker Chemical Corp.     171,913  
  2,808     Sensient Technologies Corp.     177,718  
  2,016     Stepan Co.     195,350  
  4,320     Trinseo SA     164,117  
  8,650     Univar, Inc. *     202,583  
  1,080     WD-40 Co.     208,559  
              3,079,401  
                 
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 2.1%        
  5,256     ABM Industries, Inc.     199,675  
  3,456     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*     205,528  
  3,600     Brady Corp.     205,200  
  2,376     Corvel Corp.*     196,044  
  1,800     FTI Consulting, Inc. *     196,182  
  7,704     Healthcare Services Group, Inc. ^     193,756  
  5,184     HMS Holdings Corp. *     156,557  
  5,040     Korn/Ferry International     197,971  
  2,952     TriNet Group, Inc. *     161,622  
  1,008     UniFirst Corp.     207,900  
  2,880     Viad Corp.     181,152  
              2,101,587  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.3%        
  5,616     Boise Cascade Co   $ 212,959  
  2,086     Eagle Materials, Inc.     191,975  
  7,704     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     228,501  
  2,808     Simpson Manufacturing Co,. Inc.     228,010  
  8,568     Summit Materials, Inc.*     204,518  
  4,824     Universal Forest Products, Inc.     239,270  
              1,305,233  
        CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 3.3%        
  9,720     B&G Foods, Inc. ^     160,963  
  4,248     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     184,915  
  6,899     Central Garden & Pet Co. *     181,996  
  648     Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated     175,064  
  9,648     Darling Ingredients, Inc. *     229,622  
  5,976     Edgewell Personal Care Co.     186,212  
  4,464     Energizer Holdings, Inc.     222,709  
  6,264     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     204,833  
  8,928     Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*     220,700  
  1,224     Helen of Troy Ltd.*     197,578  
  2,808     Inter Parfums, Inc.     197,936  
  1,008     J&J Snack Foods Corp.     186,480  
  4,464     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     170,703  
  8,431     Revlon, Inc. * ^     209,173  
  1,224     Sanderson Farms, Inc.     202,670  
  5,256     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     180,544  
  3,456     Treehouse Foods, Inc*     168,964  
              3,281,062  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.4%        
  11,088     2U, Inc. * ^     276,535  
  3,168     Aaron’s, Inc.     185,011  
  4,608     Adtalem Global Education, Inc. *     155,428  
  5,544     Matthews International Corp.     212,612  
  1,800     Medifast, Inc.     158,238  
  7,272     Rent-A-Car, Inc.     189,290  
  1,296     Strategic Education, Inc.     183,695  
              1,360,809  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.6%        
  4,968     Greif, Inc.     214,369  
  18,936     Owens-Illinois, Inc.     187,088  
  6,408     Silgan Holdings, Inc.     197,430  
              598,887  
        DESIGN, MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTION - 0.7%        
  6,624     Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     228,329  
  3,585     Fabrinet*     216,857  
  3,096     Plexus Corp.*     234,986  
              680,172  
        DISTRIBUTORS - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4%        
  7,416     Andersons, Inc.     171,310  
  2,016     Calavo Growers, Inc.     179,807  
              351,117  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        DISTRIBUTORS - DISCRETIONARY - 0.7%        
  2,448     ePlus, Inc.*   $ 204,579  
  7,704     G-III Apparel Group Ltd. *     228,038  
  3,528     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     231,402  
              664,019  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.9%        
  3,960     AAON, Inc.     195,505  
  3,312     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. *     212,664  
  3,528     Badger Meter, Inc.     218,736  
  3,744     Belden, Inc.     201,203  
  2,376     Generac Holdings, Inc. *     234,036  
  2,520     Itron, Inc. *     201,802  
  1,800     OSI Systems, Inc. *     179,082  
  4,752     SPX Corp.     227,051  
  2,016     Watts Water Technologies, Inc.     195,471  
              1,865,550  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES - 1.6%        
  4,464     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     228,110  
  3,816     Dycom Industries, Inc. *     198,623  
  2,736     Exponent, Inc.     173,873  
  5,832     Granite Construction, Inc.     150,232  
  3,240     Installed Building Products, Inc.*     232,308  
  7,547     KBR, Inc.     224,674  
  3,024     MasTec, Inc. *     200,612  
  2,016     TopBuild Corp. *     222,324  
              1,630,756  
        FOREST & PAPER PRODUCTS - 0.2%        
  2,952     Neenah Paper, Inc.     214,847  
                 
        GAMING, LODGING & RESTAURANTS - 1.4%        
  4,752     Cheesecake Factory, Inc.     207,235  
  2,664     Dine Brands Global, Inc.     220,792  
  13,248     Extended Stay America, Inc.     195,540  
  2,088     Jack in the Box, Inc.     165,558  
  4,241     Papa John’s International, Inc.     268,370  
  1,872     Shake Shack, Inc.*     116,027  
  2,160     Wingstop, Inc.     172,800  
              1,346,322  
        HARDWARE - 3.0%        
  22,608     3D Systems Corp. *     191,942  
  2,664     Cubic Corp.     158,641  
  46,584     Fitbit, Inc. *     324,225  
  3,528     InterDigital, Inc.     200,390  
  9,360     Knowles Corp. *     204,984  
  3,312     Lumentum Holdings, Inc. *     243,962  
  2,304     Mercury Systems, Inc.*     168,768  
  5,832     NCR Corp.*     191,465  
  6,192     NetGear, Inc. *     155,481  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        HARDWARE (continued) - 3.0%        
  8,064     NetScout Systems, Inc. *   $ 203,213  
  41,976     Pitney Bowes, Inc.     197,707  
  5,112     Plantronics, Inc.     129,538  
  15,408     TTM Technologies, Inc.*     206,621  
  12,960     Viavi Solutions, Inc. *     194,659  
  6,120     Vicor Corp.*     251,348  
              3,022,944  
        HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - SERVICES - 1.9%        
  5,832     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. *     187,557  
  24,912     Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. *     177,872  
  3,816     Ensign Group, Inc.     165,729  
  1,584     LHC Group, Inc.*     211,306  
  3,024     Magellan Health, Inc. *     235,056  
  8,208     MEDNAX, Inc.*     214,393  
  11,304     Select Medical Holdings Corp. *     249,931  
  7,992     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     257,342  
  1,440     US Physical Therapy, Inc.     168,278  
              1,867,464  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 2.6%        
  2,232     American Woodmark Corp.*     229,673  
  2,016     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     193,576  
  1,008     Cavco Industries, Inc.*     201,610  
  4,176     Herman Miller, Inc.     199,529  
  5,472     HNI Corp.     214,995  
  3,096     iRobot Corp.* ^     134,862  
  6,048     KB Home     209,140  
  2,304     LGI Homes, Inc.*     166,510  
  4,536     MDC Holdings, Inc.     179,490  
  2,736     Meritage Homes Corp.*     182,053  
  7,632     Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*     177,215  
  2,520     Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*     213,898  
  12,816     TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*     199,673  
  11,436     Tupperware Brands Corp.     96,634  
              2,598,858  
        INDUSTRIAL SERVICES - 0.9%        
  2,880     Anixter International, Inc. *     247,219  
  3,456     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     220,666  
  3,162     Kaman Corp.     201,103  
  4,104     WESCO International, Inc. *     215,952  
              884,940  
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.2%        
  4,176     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     199,070  
                 
        INSURANCE - 3.1%        
  7,848     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     233,243  
  2,880     Amerisafe, Inc.     194,688  
  2,736     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     179,974  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        INSURANCE (continued) - 3.1%        
  11,640     CNO Financial Group, Inc.   $ 210,917  
  2,376     eHealth, Inc.*     219,210  
  4,362     Employers Holdings, Inc.     187,435  
  3,240     FBL Financial Group     186,527  
  42,912     Genworth Financial, Inc.*     169,932  
  4,176     Horace Mann Educators Corp.     181,280  
  3,456     Mercury General Corp.     169,275  
  7,992     National General Holdings Corp.     170,150  
  4,752     ProAssurance Corp.     178,675  
  2,078     RLI Corp.     189,867  
  1,872     Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     182,801  
  4,104     United Fire Group, Inc.     180,330  
  6,696     Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     194,854  
              3,029,158  
        IRON & STEEL - 1.0%        
  9,216     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     212,521  
  3,528     Carpenter Technology Corp.     185,467  
  25,128     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. * ^     200,773  
  10,656     Commercial Metals Co.     227,612  
  5,112     Worthington Industries, Inc.     195,790  
              1,022,163  
        LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.6%        
  10,008     Callaway Golf Co.     207,966  
  3,024     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*     199,372  
  3,528     Thor Industries, Inc.     224,981  
              632,319  
        MACHINERY - 3.1%        
  7,777     Actuant Corp.     191,003  
  1,584     Alamo Group, Inc.     181,843  
  2,160     Albany International Corp.     180,749  
  5,976     Federal Signal Corp.     196,849  
  4,104     Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     227,649  
  6,264     Hillenbrand, Inc.     198,068  
  1,872     John Bean Technologies Corp.     205,078  
  6,192     Kennametal, Inc.     215,667  
  17,640     Mueller Water Products, Inc.     198,979  
  2,592     Regal Beloit Corp.     211,844  
  6,840     Rexnord Corp. *     216,076  
  4,896     SPX Flow, Inc.*     232,070  
  2,664     Tennant Co.     198,361  
  6,984     Terex Corp.     196,041  
  11,160     Welbilt, Inc. *     186,260  
              3,036,537  
        MANUFACTURED GOODS - 1.9%        
  4,464     AZZ, Inc.     169,944  
  2,880     Chart Industries, Inc.*     158,976  
  2,736     EnPro Industries, Inc.     181,643  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        MANUFACTURED GOODS (continued) - 1.9%        
  4,176     Gibraltar Industries, Inc. *   $ 218,071  
  6,624     Mueller Industries, Inc.     207,927  
  1,800     Proto Labs, Inc. *     174,402  
  5,544     Raven Industries, Inc.     190,547  
  1,144     RBC Bearings, Inc. *     189,767  
  4,320     Timken Co.     227,189  
  1,368     Valmont Industries, Inc.     195,816  
              1,914,282  
        MEDIA - 1.0%        
  67,680     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*     167,846  
  14,400     EW Scripps Co.     214,848  
  4,176     John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     197,358  
  5,328     Shutterstock, Inc.*     221,538  
  2,592     Stamps.com, Inc. *     226,152  
              1,027,742  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 2.7%        
  5,112     Avanos Medical, Inc. *     177,182  
  4,608     BioTelemetry, Inc.*     213,396  
  2,376     Cantel Medical Corp.     182,714  
  6,624     CryoLife, Inc.     163,812  
  4,032     Inogen, Inc. *     296,796  
  2,448     Integer Holdings Corp.*     185,681  
  8,568     Luminex Corp.     181,042  
  6,120     Merit Medical Systems, Inc. *     171,360  
  6,840     Myriad Genetics, Inc. *     176,062  
  6,120     Natus Medical, Inc. *     195,779  
  2,520     Neogen Corp. *     167,756  
  2,808     NuVasive, Inc. *     202,850  
  2,376     Repligen Corp.*     210,870  
  6,696     Varex Imaging Corp. *     200,478  
              2,725,778  
        METALS & MINING - 1.1%        
  3,312     Compass Minerals International, Inc.     183,054  
  3,384     Encore Wire Corp.     197,423  
  9,648     Harsco Corp.     214,668  
  92,664     Hecla Mining Co.     228,880  
  1,944     Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     213,024  
              1,037,049  
        OIL, GAS & COAL - 5.3%        
  12,096     Alliance Resource Partners LP     127,008  
  18,432     Archrock, Inc.     155,013  
  42,336     Callon Petroleum Co. * ^     154,526  
  21,672     Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. *     138,918  
  4,968     Crestwood Equity Partners LP     157,585  
  25,776     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. ^     145,634  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        OIL, GAS & COAL (continued) - 5.3%        
  3,456     Dril-Quip, Inc. *   $ 146,051  
  23,688     Enerplus Corp.     146,629  
  22,320     EnLink Midstream LLC     106,020  
  37,512     Frank’s International NV     191,311  
  60,048     Gulfport Energy Corp. *     142,314  
  7,560     Holly Energy Partners LP     169,042  
  28,512     Kosmos Energy Ltd. *     170,217  
  81,288     McDermott International, Inc. * ^     65,063  
  14,760     MRC Global, Inc. *     196,898  
  2,160     Murphy USA, Inc. *     253,865  
  81,936     Nabors Industries Ltd.     168,788  
  13,680     NGL Energy Partners LP     135,842  
  15,696     NOW, Inc. *     175,952  
  49,464     Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *     115,746  
  13,464     Oceaneering International, Inc.     180,552  
  13,608     Oil States International, Inc.*     216,912  
  19,656     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     175,725  
  6,264     PDC Energy, Inc.*     142,381  
  43,776     QEP Resources, Inc.     143,148  
  11,448     SemGroup Corp.     175,956  
  17,712     SM Energy Co.     147,187  
  92,664     Southwestern Energy Co.*     168,648  
  5,982     Sunoco LP     186,339  
  16,560     US Silica Holdings, Inc.     81,641  
  28,440     Valaris PLC* ^     121,154  
  6,336     Viper Energy Partners LP     150,290  
  20,088     Whiting Petroleum Corp. *     92,003  
  4,554     World Fuel Services Corp.     193,090  
              5,237,448  
        PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%        
  1,296     Allegiant Travel Co.     219,970  
  6,984     Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     211,545  
  3,312     SkyWest, Inc.     207,464  
              638,979  
        REAL ESTATE - 7.1%        
  6,476     Acadia Realty Trust     174,075  
  2,592     Agree Realty Corp.     193,830  
  7,704     Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.     167,023  
  4,104     American Assets Trust, Inc.     195,063  
  12,744     Brandywine Realty Trust     196,640  
  8,208     CareTrust REIT, Inc.     171,383  
  8,928     Columbia Property Trust, Inc.     185,345  
  11,232     CoreCivic, Inc.     170,165  
  6,552     Corporate Office Properties Trust     191,187  
  18,576     DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     191,333  
  6,768     Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     191,670  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        REAL ESTATE (continued) - 7.1%        
  11,232     GEO Group, Inc.   $ 155,676  
  6,048     Getty Realty Corp.     202,971  
  13,248     Independence Realty Trust, Inc.     197,925  
  12,096     Kite Realty Group Trust     234,058  
  18,360     Lexington Realty Trust     203,429  
  3,816     LTC Properties, Inc.     178,627  
  8,928     Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     190,970  
  6,480     Office Properties Income Trust     216,174  
  6,912     Outfront Media, Inc.     172,662  
  10,800     Physicians Realty Trust     207,252  
  9,288     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.     205,451  
  4,608     PotlatchDeltic Corp.     200,125  
  3,816     QTS Realty Trust, Inc.     202,515  
  10,440     Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.     190,426  
  4,320     Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.     206,755  
  11,016     RLJ Lodging Trust     188,263  
  3,528     Saul Centers, Inc.     187,478  
  21,096     Senior Housing Properties Trust     154,423  
  6,336     STAG Industrial, Inc.     196,353  
  16,432     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.     199,156  
  12,096     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. ^     184,101  
  4,608     Taubman Centers, Inc.     149,668  
  24,696     Uniti Group, Inc.     165,957  
  9,792     Urban Edge Properties     202,988  
  6,984     Washington Real Estate Investment Trust     216,993  
  8,928     Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     188,024  
              7,026,134  
        RECREATION FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.2%        
  6,912     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.     202,383  
                 
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.2%        
  2,808     EnerSys     197,037  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.8%        
  7,848     Big Lots, Inc.     164,023  
  2,664     PriceSmart, Inc.     199,107  
  9,936     Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *     196,733  
  4,968     Weis Markets, Inc. ^     197,875  
              757,738  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 3.2%        
  1,872     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     207,492  
  9,360     Builders FirstSource, Inc. *     237,838  
  8,280     Caleres, Inc.     181,249  
  2,448     Children’s Place, Inc. ^     176,892  
  11,016     Designer Brands, Inc.     181,764  
  4,968     Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc.     227,584  
  3,240     Dillard’s, Inc. ^     232,632  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY (continued) - 3.2%        
  2,160     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.   $ 222,674  
  5,688     La-Z Boy, Inc.     179,741  
  1,440     Lithia Motors, Inc.     231,235  
  21,024     Michaels Cos., Inc.* ^     171,976  
  2,448     Monro, Inc.     179,683  
  32,112     Party City Holdco, Inc. * ^     61,976  
  1,152     RH * ^     236,840  
  13,032     Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. *     240,180  
  4,536     Sleep Number Corp.*     218,953  
              3,188,709  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.6%        
  20,808     Amkor Technology, Inc. *     251,570  
  4,968     Brooks Automation, Inc.     222,417  
  1,368     Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     182,505  
  3,456     Cirrus Logic, Inc. *     247,795  
  1,224     Coherent, Inc. *     184,653  
  4,752     Diodes, Inc.*     219,257  
  5,184     II-VI, Inc. *     151,321  
  3,096     Inphi Corp. *     215,574  
  7,848     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.     196,906  
  8,640     MaxLinear, Inc. *     171,677  
  2,088     Power Integrations, Inc.     191,031  
  14,328     Rambus, Inc. *     186,980  
  4,032     Semtech Corp. *     195,391  
  5,760     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR     255,168  
  4,896     Synaptics, Inc. *     279,855  
  10,944     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     217,676  
  9,288     Xperi Corp.     183,810  
              3,553,586  
        SOFTWARE - 4.3%        
  6,120     ACI Worldwide, Inc. *     229,500  
  17,208     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *     185,502  
  2,088     Blackbaud, Inc.     173,053  
  4,752     Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. *     235,176  
  11,160     Box, Inc. *     203,558  
  4,248     CommVault Systems, Inc. *     215,034  
  3,450     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. *     212,762  
  4,392     Ebix, Inc. ^     152,754  
  3,240     Envestnet, Inc. *     230,720  
  22,968     Evolent Health, Inc. *     165,599  
  13,680     FireEye, Inc. *     229,277  
  11,304     Inovalon Holdings, Inc. *     203,472  
  2,304     Manhattan Associates, Inc.*     192,407  
  1,296     MicroStrategy, Inc. *     194,828  
  11,736     NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*     216,177  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        SOFTWARE (continued) - 4.3%        
  2,592     Omnicell, Inc. *   $ 207,334  
  4,680     Progress Software Corp.     196,607  
  2,520     Qualys, Inc. *     220,525  
  3,960     SPS commerce, Inc.*     223,067  
  23,688     TiVo Corp.     185,003  
  4,248     Verint Systems, Inc. *     206,495  
              4,278,850  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.9%        
  8,280     Aircastle Ltd.     264,877  
  9,520     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.     173,930  
  6,120     Cardtronics PLC *     258,386  
  4,104     Deluxe Corp.     209,632  
  5,112     Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.     190,473  
  2,448     GATX Corp.     197,872  
  6,984     Green Dot Corp. *     165,940  
  11,830     Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.     192,119  
  17,064     Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.*     229,340  
  2,880     Nelnet, Inc.     181,440  
  5,400     PRA Group, Inc. *     197,856  
  5,112     Stewart Information Services Corp.     218,640  
  3,384     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     222,126  
  1,440     World Acceptance Corp.* ^     136,786  
              2,839,417  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 2.1%        
  4,176     CoreLogic, Inc.*     173,012  
  3,672     CSG Systems International, Inc.     210,002  
  2,952     ExlService Holdings, Inc. *     206,079  
  3,904     LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*     195,551  
  2,736     ManTech International Corp.     212,259  
  9,360     NIC, Inc.     212,378  
  5,040     Perficient, Inc. *     213,091  
  6,264     Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     220,117  
  3,888     TTEC Holdings, Inc.     178,576  
  5,040     Virtusa Corp.*     225,238  
              2,046,303  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.1%        
  8,208     8x8, Inc. *     168,428  
  3,169     ATN International, Inc.     177,939  
  3,384     Cogen Communications Holdings, Inc.     212,109  
  8,640     Iridium Communications, Inc.*     201,312  
  7,484     Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     177,446  
  15,408     Vonage Holdings Corp.*     121,877  
              1,059,111  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.6%        
  3,024     Forward Air Corp.     211,771  
  9,000     Heartland Express, Inc.     192,690  
  4,104     Hub Group, Inc. *     209,591  
  9,000     Marten Transport Ltd.     190,170  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS (continued)- 1.6%        
  4,968     Matson, Inc.   $ 187,492  
  5,688     Mobile Mini, Inc.     215,916  
  2,016     Saia, Inc.*     191,318  
  5,544     Werner Enterprises, Inc.     203,798  
              1,602,746  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.6%        
  6,336     Greenbrier Co., Inc.     178,295  
  6,624     Navistar International Corp.*     216,274  
  9,648     Trinity Industries, Inc.     202,994  
              597,563  
        UTILITIES - 2.8%        
  2,160     American States Water Co.     184,226  
  3,600     California Water Service Group     185,040  
  10,656     Clearway Energy, Inc.     211,308  
  2,880     El Paso Electric Co.     195,322  
  2,520     MGE Energy, Inc.     195,351  
  3,600     NextEra Energy Partners LP     191,268  
  2,730     Northwest Natural Gas Co.     187,742  
  2,520     NorthWestern Corp.     180,356  
  2,592     Ormat Technologies, Inc.     199,195  
  3,543     Otter Tail Corp.     174,174  
  6,984     Pattern Energy Group, Inc.     192,200  
  3,744     PNM Resources, Inc.     181,397  
  5,832     South Jersey Industries, Inc.     182,192  
  7,920     Suburban Propane Partners LP     177,568  
  10,656     TerraForm Power, Inc.     165,275  
              2,802,614  
                 
        WASTE & ENVIRONMENT SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.9%        
  2,448     Clean Harbors, Inc. *     202,327  
  10,800     Covanta Holding Corp.     158,868  
  2,448     ESCO Technologies, Inc.     215,595  
  2,304     Tetra Tech, Inc.     203,420  
  3,024     US Ecology, Inc.     166,290  
              946,500  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $92,406,436)     98,231,002  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
             
        COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 4.1% ^^        
        MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 4.1%        
  820,800     Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, to yield 1.76% +   $ 820,800  
  3,283,199     Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund - Institutional Class, to yield 1.57% +     3,283,199  
        TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $4,103,999)     4,103,999  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.1% (Cost $96,510,435)   $ 102,335,001  
        LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (3.1)%     (3,108,908 )
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 99,226,093  
                 
* Non - Income producing security

 

^ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities on loan as of November 30, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of November 30, 2019 is $3,819,092. (Note 8)

 

^^ These securities were purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as November 30, 2019 is $4,103,999. (Note 8)

 

+ Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on November 30, 2019.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

NV - Naamloze vennootschap

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SA - Société anonyme

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
        CORPORATE BONDS - 98.2%                
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.2%                
  20,000     Harris Corp.   3.832   4/27/2025   $ 21,347  
  100,000     L3 Technologies, Inc.   4.950   2/15/2021     102,304  
  100,000     L3 Technologies, Inc.   3.850   12/15/2026     101,298  
                      224,949  
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.9%                
  1,242,000     VF Corp.   3.500   9/1/2021     1,269,865  
                         
        AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING - 1.0%                
  1,242,000     Aptiv PLC   4.250   1/15/2026     1,339,982  
                         
        BANKS - 0.3%                
  361,000     People’s United Financial, Inc.   3.650   12/6/2022     373,480  
                         
        BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.5%                
  943,000     Celgene Corp.   3.950   10/15/2020     959,723  
  876,000     Celgene Corp.   3.625   5/15/2024     928,088  
  125,000     Celgene Corp.   3.875   8/15/2025     135,035  
                      2,022,846  
        CHEMICALS - 1.2%                
  250,000     LyondellBasell Industries NV   6.000   11/15/2021     265,758  
  275,000     LyondellBasell Industries NV   5.750   4/15/2024     310,315  
  1,031,000     PPG Industries, Inc.   3.600   11/15/2020     1,046,269  
                      1,622,342  
        CONSUMER FINANCE - 1.4%                
  572,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   4.500   10/15/2022     608,085  
  1,242,000     Fiserv, Inc.   3.500   10/1/2022     1,286,317  
                      1,894,402  
        CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.0%                
  58,000     Block Financial LLC   5.500   11/1/2022     62,223  
                         
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.1%                
  275,000     International Paper Co.   3.650   6/15/2024     289,546  
  1,222,000     International Paper Co.   3.000   2/15/2027     1,249,157  
                      1,538,703  
        DEPARTMENT STORES - 0.1%                
  100,000     Kohl’s Corp.   4.250   7/17/2025     104,815  
                         
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING - 1.8%                
  1,127,000     Amphenol Corp.   4.000   2/1/2022     1,162,955  
  1,242,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.   3.800   12/15/2026     1,327,405  
                      2,490,360  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
        EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION - 7.7%                
  1,218,000     Apache Corp.   4.375   10/15/2028   $ 1,235,803  
  1,229,000     ConocoPhillips Co.   2.400   12/15/2022     1,239,277  
  1,252,000     ConocoPhillips Co.   3.350   11/15/2024     1,323,503  
  100,000     EOG Resources, Inc.   2.450   4/1/2020     100,119  
  1,152,000     EOG Resources, Inc.   2.625   3/15/2023     1,172,373  
  319,000     EOG Resources, Inc.   4.150   1/15/2026     351,250  
  1,242,000     Noble Energy, Inc.   3.900   11/15/2024     1,302,982  
  1,242,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.   4.100   2/1/2021     1,263,033  
  100,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.   2.600   4/15/2022     100,440  
  1,252,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.   2.700   2/15/2023     1,259,504  
  1,272,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.   3.400   4/15/2026     1,294,902  
                      10,643,186  
        FINANCIAL SERVICES - 4.0%                
  200,000     Brookfield Finance, Inc.   4.850   3/29/2029     228,574  
  1,242,000     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   3.650   1/12/2027     1,333,803  
  1,242,000     Invesco Finance PLC   4.000   1/30/2024     1,319,315  
  1,239,000     Nasdaq, Inc.   3.850   6/30/2026     1,327,139  
  1,242,000     Nasdaq, Inc.   4.250   6/1/2024     1,340,277  
                      5,549,108  
        FOOD & BEVERAGE - 4.0%                
  100,000     JM Smucker Co.   2.500   3/15/2020     100,151  
  1,242,000     JM Smucker Co.   3.500   10/15/2021     1,275,762  
  350,000     JM Smucker Co.   3.500   3/15/2025     367,484  
  1,242,000     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   3.400   11/15/2025     1,294,928  
  1,242,000     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   3.430   6/15/2027     1,300,125  
  1,129,000     Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.   4.125   11/15/2025     1,234,242  
                      5,572,692  
        HEALTHCARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 4.5%                
  1,104,000     AmerisourceBergen Corp.   3.500   11/15/2021     1,130,361  
  1,152,000     AmerisourceBergen Corp.   3.400   5/15/2024     1,196,035  
  1,242,000     AmerisourceBergen Corp.   3.250   3/1/2025     1,289,594  
  1,204,000     Express Scripts Holding Co.   3.900   2/15/2022     1,241,301  
  125,000     Express Scripts Holding Co.   4.500   2/25/2026     135,158  
  1,272,000     Express Scripts Holding Co.   3.400   3/1/2027     1,302,205  
                      6,294,654  
        HOME IMPROVEMENT- 0.9%                
  1,242,000     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   3.400   12/1/2021     1,274,950  
                         
        INDUSTRIAL OTHER - 0.9%                
  1,242,000     Fluor Corp.   3.500   12/15/2024     1,234,405  
                         
        LIFE INSURANCE - 1.8%                
  1,242,000     Torchmark Corp.   4.550   9/15/2028     1,383,399  
  1,058,000     Unum Group   5.625   9/15/2020     1,086,834  
                      2,470,233  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
        MACHINERY MANUFACTURING - 3.6%                
  1,127,000     Dover Corp.   4.300   3/1/2021   $ 1,157,873  
  1,242,000     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   2.650   11/15/2026     1,278,619  
  1,242,000     John Deere Capital Corp.   3.050   1/6/2028     1,307,233  
  1,152,000     Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3.300   11/21/2024     1,197,904  
  20,000     Pentair Finance SA   2.650   12/1/2019     20,000  
                      4,961,629  
        MASS MERCHANTS - 0.1%                
  192,000     Costco Wholesale Corporation   1.700   12/15/2019     191,991  
                         
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES MANUFACTURING - 0.8%                
  1,125,000     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   3.550   4/1/2025     1,182,137  
                         
        OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.8%                
  1,232,000     Baker Hughes   3.337   12/15/2027     1,276,605  
  1,252,000     Halliburton Co.   3.800   11/15/2025     1,320,759  
  1,252,000     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   2.600   12/1/2022     1,265,741  
                      3,863,105  
        PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.0%                
  1,242,000     Zoetis, Inc.   3.900   8/20/2028     1,356,676  
                         
        PIPELINE - 4.7%                
  65,000     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   6.850   2/15/2020     65,584  
  140,000     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.300   9/15/2020     143,389  
  742,000     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   3.950   9/1/2022     771,457  
  39,000     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   4.300   5/1/2024     41,525  
  125,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc.   4.300   6/1/2025     134,853  
  1,152,000     ONEOK Partners LP   4.900   3/15/2025     1,259,738  
  759,000     Williams Partners LP   5.250   3/15/2020     765,629  
  1,242,000     Williams Partners LP   3.350   8/15/2022     1,273,027  
  375,000     Williams Partners LP   4.300   3/4/2024     396,326  
  1,242,000     Williams Partners LP   3.900   1/15/2025     1,295,353  
  385,000     Williams Partners LP   4.000   9/15/2025     406,040  
                      6,552,921  
        RAILROAD - 5.4%                
  360,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.   3.250   12/1/2021     368,062  
  1,242,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.   3.000   4/1/2022     1,268,603  
  117,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.   3.850   1/15/2024     124,376  
  1,242,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.   2.900   6/15/2026     1,282,662  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
        RAILROAD (continued) - 5.4%                
  1,227,000     Union Pacific Corp.   4.000   2/1/2021   $ 1,250,158  
  1,242,000     Union Pacific Corp.   3.646   2/15/2024     1,312,946  
  195,000     Union Pacific Corp.   3.750   3/15/2024     206,897  
  125,000     Union Pacific Corp.   2.750   3/1/2026     128,788  
  183,000     Union Pacific Corp.   3.000   4/15/2027     193,334  
  1,242,000     Union Pacific Corp.   3.950   9/10/2028     1,375,266  
                      7,511,092  
        REAL ESTATE - 15.6%                
  480,000     American Tower Corp.   3.125   1/15/2027     490,987  
  1,104,000     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   2.950   9/15/2022     1,129,316  
  40,000     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   2.850   3/15/2023     40,971  
  1,227,000     Boston Properties LP   4.125   5/15/2021     1,257,400  
  1,242,000     Boston Properties LP   2.750   10/1/2026     1,255,136  
  1,127,000     CC Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp.   3.849   4/15/2023     1,183,317  
  100,000     Crown Castle International Corp.   5.250   1/15/2023     108,969  
  1,039,000     ERP Operating LP   4.625   12/15/2021     1,087,234  
  1,042,000     ERP Operating LP   3.000   4/15/2023     1,072,313  
  1,242,000     Kimco Realty Corp.   3.400   11/1/2022     1,280,770  
  100,000     Kimco Realty Corp.   2.700   3/1/2024     101,421  
  1,127,000     Prologis LP   3.750   11/1/2025     1,222,874  
  1,127,000     Prologis LP   4.250   8/15/2023     1,211,324  
  1,114,000     Realty Income Corp.   3.000   1/15/2027     1,146,046  
  1,242,000     Simon Property Group LP   2.500   7/15/2021     1,252,590  
  230,000     Simon Property Group LP   2.750   2/1/2023     234,838  
  1,242,000     Simon Property Group LP   3.750   2/1/2024     1,321,134  
  1,127,000     Ventas Realty LP   3.750   5/1/2024     1,187,072  
  1,242,000     Ventas Realty LP   3.500   2/1/2025     1,294,336  
  10,000     Ventas Realty LP   4.125   1/15/2026     10,764  
  1,242,000     Ventas Realty LP   3.250   10/15/2026     1,279,034  
  1,127,000     Welltower, Inc.   4.500   1/15/2024     1,218,068  
  1,242,000     Welltower, Inc.   4.000   6/1/2025     1,336,165  
                      21,722,079  
        REFINING & MARKETING - 2.7%                
  1,152,000     Marathon Petroleum Corp.   3.625   9/15/2024     1,208,347  
  1,227,000     Phillips 66   4.300   4/1/2022     1,291,258  
  1,242,000     Valero Energy Corp.   3.400   9/15/2026     1,289,812  
                      3,789,417  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.8%                
  970,000     AutoZone, Inc.   4.000   11/15/2020   $ 983,381  
  150,000     AutoZone, Inc.   2.500   4/15/2021     150,738  
  1,152,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.125   7/15/2023     1,185,864  
  1,202,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.125   4/21/2026     1,239,942  
  1,242,000     AutoZone, Inc.   3.750   6/1/2027     1,329,822  
  1,204,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   4.625   4/15/2020     1,206,095  
  1,242,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.750   4/15/2021     1,267,373  
  1,242,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.800   11/15/2021     1,279,287  
  1,127,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.120   4/15/2022     1,155,543  
  1,242,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.125   9/15/2024     1,291,607  
  145,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.375   9/15/2025     152,765  
  1,222,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   2.500   4/15/2026     1,227,648  
  1,265,000     Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3.100   5/3/2027     1,314,519  
  1,242,000     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.   4.875   1/14/2021     1,271,671  
                      15,056,255  
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.7%                
  1,242,000     Sysco Corp.   2.600   6/12/2022     1,254,712  
  1,127,000     Sysco Corp.   3.750   10/1/2025     1,212,252  
  1,247,000     Sysco Corp.   3.300   7/15/2026     1,313,682  
  1,242,000     Sysco Corp.   3.250   7/15/2027     1,301,774  
                      5,082,420  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.6%                
  1,242,000     Analog Devices, Inc.   3.900   12/15/2025     1,340,857  
  1,009,000     Broadcom Corp.   2.375   1/15/2020     1,009,172  
  1,265,000     Broadcom Corp.   3.875   1/15/2027     1,292,441  
  1,242,000     Lam Research Corp.   3.800   3/15/2025     1,325,212  
                      4,967,682  
        UTILITIES - 10.1%                
  966,000     CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.   4.500   1/15/2021     986,020  
  618,000     Consolidated Edison Co.   4.000   12/1/2028     690,467  
  1,100,000     Dominion Energy, Inc. +   2.579   7/1/2020     1,102,770  
  1,152,000     Dominion Energy, Inc.   3.900   10/1/2025     1,234,119  
  70,000     Kentucky Utilities Co.   3.300   10/1/2025     73,556  
  1,242,000     NiSource Finance Corp.   3.490   5/15/2027     1,303,178  
  1,204,000     NSTAR Electric Co.   2.375   10/15/2022     1,217,534  
  1,242,000     PPL Capital Funding, Inc.   4.200   6/15/2022     1,295,142  
  1,242,000     PPL Capital Funding, Inc.   3.500   12/1/2022     1,282,241  
  1,012,000     PPL Electric Utilities Corp.   3.000   9/15/2021     1,030,598  
  10,000     PPL Electric Utilities Corp.   2.500   9/1/2022     10,109  
  1,242,000     Public Service Co of Colorado   3.200   11/15/2020     1,249,140  
                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Value  
      UTILITIES (continued) - 10.1%              
  1,242,000     Virginia Electric & Power Co.   2.750   3/15/2023   $ 1,267,104  
  1,152,000     WEC Energy Group, Inc.   3.550   6/15/2025     1,222,933  
                      13,964,911  
                         
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $132,244,563)     136,185,510  
                         
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2% (Cost - $132,244,563)   $ 136,185,510  
        OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 1.8%     2,537,108  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 138,722,618  
                         

NV - Naamloze vennootschap

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

SA - Société Anonyme

 

+ Step Coupon; the interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        COMMON STOCKS - 99.1%        
        AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1%        
  5,040     Harris Corp.   $ 1,013,494  
                 
        AUTOMOTIVE - 2.1%        
  5,670     Aptiv PLC     532,300  
  4,347     Tesla, Inc. * ^     1,434,249  
              1,966,549  
        BANKING - 0.3%        
  1,197     SVB Financial Group *     277,381  
                 
        BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL - 4.8%        
  5,859     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     667,574  
  2,520     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     929,880  
  6,615     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     1,466,876  
  11,466     Zoetis, Inc.     1,381,882  
              4,446,212  
        CHEMICALS - 0.4%        
  2,520     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. ^     355,900  
                 
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 2.0%        
  2,331     Cintas Corp.     599,207  
  6,930     Ecolab, Inc.     1,293,623  
              1,892,830  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.9%        
  1,386     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     372,002  
  3,151     Vulcan Materials Co.     447,032  
              819,034  
        CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 1.8%        
  35,028     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     1,083,766  
  3,213     McCormick & Co., Inc.     543,800  
              1,627,566  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.8%        
  9,387     International Paper Co.     434,994  
  6,426     WestRock Co.     259,161  
              694,155  
        DISTRIBUTORS - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.1%        
  13,104     Sysco Corp.     1,055,527  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 9.7%        
  5,670     AMETEK, Inc.     561,387  
  7,711     Amphenol Corp.     801,944  
  10,143     Eaton Corp PLC     938,228  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (continued) - 9.7%        
  15,246     Emerson Electric Co.   $ 1,126,070  
  8,694     Fortive Corp.     627,446  
  18,333     Honeywell International, Inc.     3,273,357  
  21,231     Johnson Controls International PLC     909,324  
  8,505     TE Connectivity Ltd.     788,499  
              9,026,255  
        HARDWARE - 1.7%        
  4,915     Garmin Ltd.     480,146  
  6,048     NetApp, Inc.     366,448  
  6,867     Seagate Technology PLC     409,823  
  7,245     Western Digital Corp.     364,641  
              1,621,058  
        HEALTHCARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.2%        
  5,355     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     470,758  
  10,477     Centene Corp. *     633,544  
  3,843     Henry Schein, Inc. *     264,783  
  4,662     IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *     680,559  
              2,049,644  
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.6%        
  3,654     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     576,382  
                 
        INDUSTRIAL SERVICES - 0.3%        
  2,016     United Rentals, Inc. *     308,549  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.5%        
  4,410     Nasdaq, Inc.     462,168  
                 
        INSURANCE - 1.2%        
  19,467     Aflac, Inc.     1,067,570  
                 
        IRON & STEEL - 0.4%        
  7,434     Nucor Corp.     418,980  
                 
        MACHINERY - 6.6%        
  14,553     Caterpillar, Inc.     2,106,256  
  7,660     Deere & Co.     1,287,263  
  3,654     Dover Corp.     407,348  
  7,812     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,361,866  
  2,961     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     588,617  
  4,473     Xylem, Inc.     346,702  
              6,098,052  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 6.4%        
  7,875     Agilent Technologies, Inc.   $ 636,064  
  2,646     Align Technology, Inc. *     733,842  
  18,900     Danaher Corp.     2,759,022  
  3,654     Illumina, Inc. *     1,172,057  
  4,410     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     640,685  
              5,941,670  
        METALS & MINING - 0.9%        
  21,483     Newmont Goldcorp Corp.     824,947  
                 
        OIL, GAS & COAL - 4.9%        
  6,363     Cheniere Energy, Inc. *     385,216  
  28,917     ConocoPhillips     1,733,285  
  21,861     Halliburton Co.     458,862  
  4,284     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     547,667  
  34,776     Schlumberger Ltd.     1,258,891  
  10,143     TechnipFMC PLC     191,094  
              4,575,015  
        REAL ESTATE - 9.4%        
  10,584     American Tower Corp.     2,265,294  
  10,017     Crown Castle International Corp.     1,338,872  
  2,079     Equinix, Inc.     1,178,481  
  8,946     Equity Residential     761,305  
  15,254     Prologis, Inc.     1,396,504  
  7,812     Realty Income Corp.     598,634  
  7,875     Simon Property Group, Inc.     1,190,779  
              8,729,869  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.5%        
  20,215     Lowe’s Cos, Inc.     2,371,422  
                 
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 9.2%        
  28,035     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     1,097,570  
  9,000     Analog Devices, Inc.     1,016,550  
  25,326     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,466,375  
  26,271     Micron Technology, Inc. *     1,248,135  
  14,490     NVIDIA Corp.     3,140,562  
  6,300     Xilinx, Inc.     584,514  
              8,553,706  
        SOFTWARE - 2.7%        
  3,465     Citrix Systems, Inc.     390,886  
  2,205     Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     501,020  
  3,717     Synopsys, Inc. *     524,246  
  6,111     Workday, Inc. *     1,094,602  
              2,510,754  
        SPECIALTY FINANCE - 1.1%        
  8,442     Fiserv, Inc. *     981,298  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

46

 

Inspire 100 ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 4.1%        
  14,238     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.   $ 912,798  
  2,898     Equifax, Inc.     404,677  
  2,709     Gartner, Inc. *     434,686  
  9,954     IHS Markit Ltd.*     723,158  
  9,009     Paychex, Inc.     775,855  
  4,032     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     594,639  
              3,845,813  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 5.1%        
  21,861     CSX Corp.     1,563,936  
  2,394     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     276,794  
  16,695     Union Pacific Corp.     2,938,153  
              4,778,883  
        TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.8%        
  8,694     PACCAR, Inc.     707,431  
                 
        UTILITIES - 11.5%        
  5,752     Alliant Energy Corp.     304,856  
  12,348     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     1,127,990  
  4,473     American Water Works Co., Inc.     541,367  
  12,222     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     300,172  
  8,316     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     722,577  
  20,538     Dominion Energy, Inc.     1,706,913  
  4,599     DTE Energy Co.     574,599  
  4,536     Entergy Corp.     527,945  
  8,064     Eversource Energy     666,409  
  11,726     NextEra Energy, Inc.     2,741,773  
  13,041     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     773,462  
  7,686     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     681,364  
              10,669,427  
        WASTE & ENVIRONMENT SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.0%        
  7,686     Republic Services, Inc.     681,364  
  10,458     Waste Management, Inc.     1,180,813  
              1,862,177  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $81,676,946)     92,129,718  
                 
        COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.6% ^^        
        MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.6%        
  308,792     Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, to yield 1.76% +   308,792  
  1,235,167     Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund - Institutional Class, to yield 1.57% +     1,235,167  
        TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $1,543,959)     1,543,959  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.7% (Cost $83,220,905)   $ 93,673,677  
        LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)%     (687,424 )
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 92,986,253  
                 
* Non-Income producing security.

 

^ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities on loan as of November 30, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of November 30, 2019 is $1,508,094. (Note 8)

 

^^ These securities were purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as November 30, 2019 is $1,543,959. (Note 8)

 

+ Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on November 30, 2019.

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

47

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        COMMON STOCKS - 89.1%        
        APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 2.0%        
  2,286     Capri Holdings Ltd. *   $ 84,902  
  999     Cie Financiere Richemont SA     76,133  
  279     Swatch Group AG     78,171  
              239,206  
        ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.1%        
  774     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     78,599  
  29,556     Melrose Industries PLC     87,778  
  99     Partners Group Holding AG     83,531  
              249,908  
        AUTOMOTIVE - 2.1%        
  675     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     81,049  
  2,727     Nokian Renkaat OYJ     73,847  
  2,358     Valeo SA     92,974  
              247,870  
        BANKING - 8.5%        
  9,801     Bank Hapoalim BM     79,168  
  10,575     Bank Leumi Le-Israel     76,827  
  12,843     Commerzbank AG     74,499  
  1,332     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     72,816  
  6,147     Credit Agricole SA     84,145  
  5,247     Danske Bank A/S     70,895  
  14,481     Investec PLC     82,211  
  1,152     KBC Group NV     84,011  
  828     Macquarie Group Ltd.     77,316  
  864     mBank SA *     82,224  
  64,671     Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.     84,315  
  18,027     Natixis SA     75,392  
  3,177     Raiffeisen Bank International AG     74,648  
              1,018,467  
        CHEMICALS - 7.0%        
  277,164     AKR Corporindo Tbk PT     66,810  
  837     AKZO Nobel NV     80,216  
  810     Arkema SA     84,006  
  1,503     Brenntag AG     80,225  
  1,260     Croda International PLC     81,165  
  27     Givaudan SA     79,405  
  1,845     Imerys SA     73,235  
  15,363     I srael Chemicals Ltd.     72,164  
  1,989     Johnson Matthey PLC     73,942  
  5,499     K+S AG     62,178  
  864     LyondellBasell Industries NV     79,955  
              833,301  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

48

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 3.4%        
  3,024     Bureau Veritas SA   $ 79,222  
  1,530     Edenred     75,998  
  31,122     G4S PLC     84,176  
  1,089     Intertek Group PLC     77,700  
  1,494     Randstad Holding NV     87,076  
              404,172  
        CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.4%        
  4,437     James Hardie Industries PLC - ADR     86,914  
  1,494     LafargeHolcim Ltd.     77,081  
              163,995  
        CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 2.0%        
  2,565     Associated British Foods PLC     85,235  
  8,091     Orkla ASA     78,418  
  10,440     Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.     76,770  
              240,423  
        CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.4%        
  7,704     AMCOR PLC - ADR     79,468  
  9,666     Brambles Ltd.     82,053  
              161,521  
        DISTRIBUTORS - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.7%        
  2,862     Bunzl PLC     78,593  
                 
        ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.8%        
  3,753     ABB Ltd.     82,132  
  729     Allegion PLC     87,502  
  909     Eaton Corp PLC     84,083  
  1,710     Johnson Controls International PLC     73,239  
  1,314     Kone OYJ     82,322  
  3,375     Prysmian SpA     76,993  
  324     Schindler Holding AG     80,826  
              567,097  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES - 2.0%        
  3,456     Boskalis Westminster     80,823  
  6,354     LendLease Group     82,991  
  684     Vinci SA     74,649  
              238,463  
        FOREST & PAPER PRODUCTS - 0.7%        
  2,619     UPM-Kymmene OYJ     87,555  
                 
        GAMING, LODGING, & RESTAURANTS - 0.7%        
  1,350     Whitbread PLC     80,344  
                 
        HARDWARE - 1.4%        
  1,440     Seagate Technology PLC     85,939  
  8,892     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     80,168  
              166,107  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

49

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        HEALTHCARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.7%        
  1,674     Ramsay Health Care Ltd.   $ 82,635  
                 
        HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 1.5%        
  153     Geberit AG     82,184  
  2,817     Persimmon PLC     93,208  
              175,392  
        INDUSTRIAL SERVICES - 0.7%        
  6,804     Rexel SA     83,086  
                 
        INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%        
  810     London Stock Exchange Group PLC     72,000  
                 
        INSURANCE - 4.5%        
  19,980     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     78,928  
  3,609     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     67,970  
  13,617     Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     72,671  
  24,192     Legal & General Group PLC     87,900  
  8,595     QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     73,717  
  11,376     RSA Insurance Group PLC     81,138  
  1,800     Sampo OYJ     72,838  
              535,162  
        IRON & STEEL - 2.7%        
  3,249     Anglo American PLC     85,165  
  3,474     BHP GROUP PLC     76,841  
  12,492     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     82,215  
  1,440     Rio Tinto PLC     78,259  
              322,480  
        MACHINERY - 2.3%        
  3,789     Alfa Laval AB     93,259  
  6,219     IMI PLC     90,176  
  4,752     Sandvik AB     86,455  
              269,890  
        MEDIA - 1.2%        
  468     Naspers Ltd.     66,908  
  2,331     Trip.com Group Ltd. * - ADR     77,482  
              144,390  
        MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 2.5%        
  612     Coloplast A/S     72,359  
  2,691     Demant A/S *     82,401  
  504     EssilorLuxottica SA     78,355  
  3,060     Smith & Nephew PLC     68,515  
              301,630  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

50

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        METALS & MINING - 3.6%        
  6,876     Antofagasta PLC   $ 77,201  
  3,087     Boliden AB     79,657  
  7,992     Fresnillo PLC     59,710  
  31,122     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV     81,820  
  2,952     Newcrest Mining Ltd.     61,420  
  20,430     Norsk Hydro ASA     72,318  
              432,126  
        OIL, GAS & COAL - 3.2%        
  809,010     Adaro Energy Tbk PT     70,548  
  4,284     Caltex Australia Ltd.     100,144  
  4,815     Eni SpA     72,808  
  1,467     Koninklijke Vopak NV     78,272  
  3,114     TechnipFMC PLC     58,668  
              380,440  
        PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION - 1.5%        
  5,274     easyJet PLC     91,277  
  1,143     Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR *     95,235  
              186,512  
        REAL ESTATE - 5.2%        
  4,311     Ayala Corp.     68,379  
  79,209     Ayala Land, Inc.     70,924  
  10,566     British Land Co. PLC     78,668  
  711     Covivio     78,709  
  7,668     Goodman Group     76,866  
  17,640     GPT Group     73,380  
  21,807     Hammerson PLC     83,832  
  7,164     Land Securities Group PLC     88,812  
              619,570  
        RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.7%        
  909     Vestas Wind Systems A/S     86,575  
                 
        RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.9%        
  27,918     J Sainsbury PLC     77,388  
  29,889     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC     76,666  
  2,898     Woolworths Ltd.     77,938  
              231,992  
        RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 3.4%        
  2,502     JD.com, Inc. * - ADR     81,690  
  29,799     Kingfisher PLC     80,906  
  31,887     Marks & Spencer Group PLC     80,161  
  1,017     Next PLC     88,901  
  1,764     Pandora A/S     71,066  
              402,724  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

51

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Shares         Value  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 2.1%        
  297     ASML Holding NV   $ 80,886  
  711     NXP Semiconductors NV     82,177  
  3,897     STMicroelectronics NV     94,970  
              258,033  
        SOFTWARE - 1.3%        
  567     Atlassian Corp PLC *     72,071  
  8,694     Sage Group PLC     84,770  
              156,841  
        TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 0.6%        
  2,331     Experian PLC     77,278  
                 
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.3%        
  3,987     Eutelsat Communications SA     65,457  
  9,009     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR     85,045  
              150,502  
        TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 4.7%        
  423     Aeroports de Paris     82,786  
  10,989     Babcock International Group PLC     83,921  
  882     Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     75,193  
  4,743     Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV     81,530  
  504     Kuehne + Nagel International AG     82,004  
  28,089     Royal Mail PLC     75,755  
  5,274     Volvo AB     81,489  
              562,678  
        UTILITIES - 1.9%        
  71,082     Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.     68,474  
  5,787     AGL Energy Ltd.     79,891  
  13,788     Origin Energy Ltd.     81,137  
              229,502  
        WASTE & ENVIRONMENT SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.8%        
  2,025     Pentair PLC     89,809  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,760,444)     10,628,269  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 89.1% (Cost $9,760,444)   $ 10,628,269  
        OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 10.9%     1,301,779  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 11,930,048  
                 
* Non-Income producing security.

 

AB - Aktiebolag

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

AG - Aktiengesellschaft

 

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap

 

A/S - Aktieselskab

 

NV - Naamloze vennootschap

 

OYJ - Osakeyhtiö

 

PJSC - Public joint stock company

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

PT - Perseroan Terbatas

 

SA - Société anonyme

 

SAB de CV - Sociedad Anonima Bursatil de Capital Variable

 

SpA - Societa per azioni

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

52

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
November 30, 2019

 

    Inspire Global Hope     Inspire Small/Mid     Inspire Corporate           Inspire International  
    ETF     Cap Impact ETF     Bond Impact ETF     Inspire 100 ETF     ESG ETF  
ASSETS                                        
Investment securities:                                        
At cost   $ 146,305,772     $ 96,510,435     $ 132,244,563     $ 83,220,905     $ 9,760,444  
At value   $ 159,114,766     $ 102,335,001     $ 136,185,510     $ 93,673,677     $ 10,628,269  
Cash     963,571       883,448       1,495,218       706,375       1,301,322  
Foreign currencies (Cost $370,034, $0, $0, $0, and $18,470, respectively)     371,890                         18,526  
Dividends and interest receivable     296,646       124,072       1,200,264       162,836       11,104  
Receivable for Fund shares sold     2,469,797                          
Receivable for investments sold                 145,284              
Prepaid expenses     6,539       3,409       5,133       2,356        
TOTAL ASSETS     163,223,209       103,345,930       139,031,409       94,545,244       11,959,221  
                                         
LIABILITIES                                        
Payable for investments purchased     2,469,797                          
Securities lending collateral payable           4,103,999             1,543,959        
Distributions payable                 234,360              
Investment advisory fees payable     38,286       1,711       34,187       5,799       4,404  
Payable to related parties     16,668       11,152       14,630       7,016       10,445  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     25,478       2,975       25,614       2,217       14,324  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     2,550,229       4,119,837       308,791       1,558,991       29,173  
NET ASSETS   $ 160,672,980     $ 99,226,093     $ 138,722,618     $ 92,986,253     $ 11,930,048  
                                         
Net Assets Consist Of:                                        
Paid in capital   $ 148,252,961     $ 94,208,132     $ 134,331,611     $ 84,106,005     $ 11,081,680  
Accumulated earnings     12,420,019       5,017,961       4,391,007       8,880,248       848,368  
NET ASSETS   $ 160,672,980     $ 99,226,093     $ 138,722,618     $ 92,986,253     $ 11,930,048  
                                         
Net Asset Value Per Share:                                        
Net Assets   $ 160,672,980     $ 99,226,093     $ 138,722,618     $ 92,986,253     $ 11,930,048  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     5,500,000       3,600,000       5,400,000       3,150,000       450,000  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)   $ 29.21     $ 27.56     $ 25.69     $ 29.52     $ 26.51  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

53

 

The Inspire ETFs
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year and Period Ended November 30, 2019

 

    Inspire Global Hope     Inspire Small/Mid     Inspire Corporate           Inspire International  
    ETF     Cap Impact ETF     Bond Impact ETF     Inspire 100 ETF     ESG ETF*  
INVESTMENT INCOME                                        
Dividends   $ 4,202,916     $ 1,389,559     $     $ 1,176,323     $ 25,394  
Interest     20,523       16,304       3,223,235              
Securities lending income     2,301       27,478             955        
Less: Foreign withholding taxes     (286,917 )     (16,793 )                 (1,786 )
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     3,938,823       1,416,548       3,223,235       1,177,278       23,608  
                                         
EXPENSES                                        
Investment advisory fees     397,542       230,387       310,796       181,610       8,154  
Administrative services     91,087       65,825       80,136       34,342       8,188  
Custodian fees     68,503       96,861       17,190       22,914       5,752  
Printing and postage expenses     33,402       17,896       18,184       14,660       3,000  
Transfer agent fees     18,183       13,602       13,657       11,645       2,340  
Professional fees     16,472       14,215       14,833       14,865       2,256  
Legal fees     15,782       14,166       12,703       22,408       12,105  
Audit fees     14,933       15,269       14,857       13,573        
Trustees fees and expenses     9,347       3,816       8,461       7,685       2,507  
Insurance expense     4,099       2,234       1,999       1,402       167  
Other Expenses     23,280       17,506       30,304       18,600       501  
TOTAL EXPENSES     692,630       491,777       523,120       343,704       44,970  
Plus: Recapture of fees waived/expenses reimbursed by the Adviser     29,470             83,103              
Less: Fees waived/expenses reimbursed by the Adviser           (28,449 )           (131,308 )      
NET EXPENSES     722,100       463,328       606,223       212,396       44,970  
                                         
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS)     3,216,723       953,220       2,617,012       964,882       (21,362 )
                                         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                        
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                        
In-kind redemptions     (542,463 )     (1,212,022 )     132,305              
Investments     (457,531 )     (956,681 )     320,807       (1,898,818 )      
Foreign currency transactions     1,437       16                   (7,450 )
      (998,557 )     (2,168,687 )     453,112       (1,898,818 )     (7,450 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation on:                                        
Investments     15,158,741       7,293,332       5,123,773       11,262,989       867,825  
Foreign currency translations     1,430                         65  
      15,160,171       7,293,332       5,123,773       11,262,989       867,890  
                                         
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS     14,161,614       5,124,645       5,576,885       9,364,171       860,440  
                                         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 17,378,337     $ 6,077,865     $ 8,193,897     $ 10,329,053     $ 839,078  

 

* The Inspire International ESG ETF commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

54

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 3,216,723     $ 1,274,524  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (998,557 )     845,407  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations     15,160,171       (6,240,088 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     17,378,337       (4,120,157 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:     (3,508,625 )     (1,603,210 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (3,508,625 )     (1,603,210 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     68,599,110       43,458,500  
Cost of shares redeemed     (9,566,081 )     (2,894,337 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     59,033,029       40,564,163  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     72,902,741       34,840,796  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     87,770,239       52,929,443  
End of Year   $ 160,672,980     $ 87,770,239  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     2,500,000       1,550,000  
Shares Redeemed     (350,000 )     (100,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     2,150,000       1,450,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

55

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 953,220     $ 452,751  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (2,168,687 )     2,124,977  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations     7,293,332       (2,983,608 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     6,077,865       (405,880 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:     (1,764,670 )     (747,845 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (1,764,670 )     (747,845 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     60,912,677       31,727,672  
Cost of shares redeemed     (16,788,007 )     (9,284,905 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     44,124,670       22,442,767  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     48,437,865       21,289,042  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     50,788,228       29,499,186  
End of Year   $ 99,226,093     $ 50,788,228  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     2,350,000       1,150,000  
Shares Redeemed     (650,000 )     (350,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,700,000       800,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

56

 

Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 2,617,012     $ 904,032  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     453,112       (58,526 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     5,123,773       (1,046,294 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     8,193,897       (200,788 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:     (2,592,260 )     (905,300 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (2,592,260 )     (905,300 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     77,661,864       46,465,856  
Cost of shares redeemed     (2,571,518 )     (9,782,462 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     75,090,346       36,683,394  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     80,691,983       35,577,306  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     58,030,635       22,453,329  
End of Year   $ 138,722,618     $ 58,030,635  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     3,100,000       1,900,000  
Shares Redeemed     (100,000 )     (400,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     3,000,000       1,500,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

57

 

Inspire 100 ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 964,882     $ 546,989  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (1,898,818 )     74,631  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     11,262,989       (941,689 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     10,329,053       (320,069 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From return of capital           (21,298 )
Total distributions paid:     (724,530 )     (427,227 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (724,530 )     (448,525 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold     44,297,144       34,755,898  
Cost of shares redeemed           (1,326,126 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     44,297,144       33,429,772  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     53,901,667       32,661,178  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Year     39,084,586       6,423,408  
End of Year   $ 92,986,253     $ 39,084,586  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares Sold     1,650,000       1,300,000  
Shares Redeemed           (50,000 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     1,650,000       1,250,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

58

 

Inspire International ESG ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019 (a)  
FROM OPERATIONS        
Net investment loss   $ (21,362 )
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions     (7,450 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations     867,890  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     839,078  
         
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST        
Proceeds from shares sold     11,090,970  
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares of beneficial interest     11,090,970  
         
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     11,930,048  
         
NET ASSETS        
Beginning of Period      
End of Period   $ 11,930,048  
         
SHARE ACTIVITY        
Shares Sold     450,000  
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     450,000  

 

(a) The Inspire International ESG ETF commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Global Hope ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 26.20     $ 27.86     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.67       0.48       0.36  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     3.08       (1.49 )     2.78  
Total from investment operations     3.75       (1.01 )     3.14  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.58 )     (0.49 )     (0.28 )
Net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.16 )      
Total distributions     (0.74 )     (0.65 )     (0.28 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 29.21     $ 26.20     $ 27.86  
Total return (6)     14.60 %     (3.74 )%     12.63 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 160,673     $ 87,770     $ 52,929  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.52 % (8)     0.62 %     0.75 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.54 % (7)     0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     2.42 %     1.71 %     1.80 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     22 %     22 %     15 % (4)

 

 

(1) The Inspire Global Hope ETF commenced operations on February 27, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets after adviser recapture of waived/reimbursement fees from prior periods.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets before adviser recapture of waived/reimbursement fees from prior periods.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 26.73     $ 26.82     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.32       0.30       0.20  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     1.29       0.20  (7)     1.73  
Total from investment operations     1.61       0.50       1.93  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.22 )     (0.21 )     (0.11 )
Net realized gains     (0.56 )     (0.38 )      
Total distributions     (0.78 )     (0.59 )     (0.11 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 27.56     $ 26.73     $ 26.82  
Total return (6)     6.42 %     1.89 %     7.75 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 99,226     $ 50,788     $ 29,499  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.64 %     0.71 %     0.94 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.60 %     0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     1.24 %     1.07 %     1.06 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     42 %     24 %     16 % (4)

 

 

(1) The Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF commenced operations on February 27, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) The amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not accord with the amounts in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of shareholder subscriptions and redemptions relative to fluctuating net asset values during the year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 24.18     $ 24.95     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.64       0.56       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     1.49       (0.81 )     (0.09 )
Total from investment operations     2.13       (0.25 )     0.09  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.62 )     (0.52 )     (0.14 )
Net realized gains           (0.00 ) (7)      
Total distributions     (0.62 )     (0.52 )     (0.14 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 25.69     $ 24.18     $ 24.95  
Total return (6)     8.91 %     (0.99 )%     0.37 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 138,723     $ 58,031     $ 22,453  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.50 % (9)     0.68 %     1.51 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.58 % (8)     0.62 %     0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     2.52 %     2.27 %     1.81 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     18 %     5 %     6 % (4)

 

 

(1) The Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF commenced operations on July 10, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets after adviser recapture of waived/reimbursement fees from prior periods.

 

(9) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets before adviser recapture of waived/reimbursement fees from prior periods.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire 100 ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019     November 30, 2018     November 30, 2017 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 26.06     $ 25.69     $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.43       0.61       0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     3.35       0.19  (7)     0.64  
Total from investment operations     3.78       0.80       0.69  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.31 )     (0.42 )      
Net realized gains     (0.01 )            
Return of capital           (0.01 )      
Total distributions     (0.32 )     (0.43 )      
Net asset value, end of period   $ 29.52     $ 26.06     $ 25.69  
Total return (6)     14.64 %     3.09 %     2.76 % (4)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 92,986     $ 39,085     $ 6,423  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (3)     0.57 %     0.84 %     3.78 %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)     1.59 %     2.27 %     2.41 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     23 %     8 %     0 % (4)

 

 

(1) The Inspire 100 ETF commenced operations on October 30, 2017.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(7) The amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investments per share does not accord with the amounts in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of shareholder subscriptions and redemptions relative to fluctuating net asset values during the year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Inspire International ESG ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout The Period

 

    Period Ended  
    November 30, 2019 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Activity from investment operations:        
Net investment loss (2)     (0.05 )
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     1.56  
Total from investment operations     1.51  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 26.51  
Total return (4)(6)     6.04 %
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 11,930  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (3)     2.44 %
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (3)     (1.16 )%
Portfolio Turnover Rate (4)(5)     0 %

 

 

(1) The Inspire International ESG ETF commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

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

 

(3) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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The Inspire ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

The Inspire Global Hope ETF (“BLES”), Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF (“ISMD”), Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF (“IBD”), Inspire 100 ETF (“BIBL”), and Inspire International ESG ETF (“WWJD”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each diversified series of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 2, 2015, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. BLES’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index. ISMD’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact Equal Weight Index. IBD’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index. BIBL’s investment objective seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire 100 Market Cap Weight Index. WWJD’s investment objective seeks to replicate the investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Global Hope ex-US Index. The investment objectives are non-fundamental. BLES and ISMD commenced operations on February 27, 2017. IBD commenced operations on July 10, 2017. BIBL commenced operations on October 30, 2017. WWJD commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

Securities valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary exchange on the business day the value is being determined or, in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the primary exchange on the day of valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of

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The Inspire ETFs
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

purchase, may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

Each Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser. The committee may also enlist third party consultants, such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer, on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair Valuation Process – As noted above, the fair value committee is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) the adviser. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause an adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available, the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial, the frequency of sales, the thinness of the market, the size of reported trades, and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to the Funds’ calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities, are valued via inputs from the adviser based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Funds’ holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

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Securities Lending Risk – Securities lending involves exposure to certain risks, including operational risk (i.e., the risk of losses resulting from problems in the settlement and accounting process), “gap” risk (i.e., the risk of a mismatch between the return on cash collateral reinvestments and the fees a Fund has agreed to pay a borrower), and credit, legal, counterparty and market risk. In the event a borrower does not return a Fund’s securities as agreed, the Fund may experience losses if the proceeds received from liquidating the collateral do not at least equal the value of the loaned security at the time the collateral is liquidated plus the transaction costs incurred in purchasing replacement securities.

 

Fixed Income Risk – When a Fund invests in fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), extension risk (an issuer may exercise its right to repay principal on a fixed rate obligation held by the Fund later than expected), and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by each Fund, possibly causing the Fund’s share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

 

Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same regulatory requirements of U.S. companies thereby resulting in less publicly available information about these companies. The lack of readily available public information may lead to inaccurate Inspire Impact Scores. Not all countries and jurisdictions monitor or regulate all environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors so that there may be no relevant information available for certain factors. In addition, foreign accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards generally differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

 

Time Deposits – Time deposits are issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the depositor on the date specified with respect to the deposit. Time deposits do not trade in the secondary market prior to maturity. However, some time deposits may be redeemable prior to maturity and may be subject to withdrawal penalties.

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

The inputs used to measure value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of November 30, 2019 for the Funds’ assets measured at value:

 

Inspire Global Hope ETF  
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 159,114,766     $     $     $ 159,114,766  
Total   $ 159,114,766     $     $     $ 159,114,766  
                                 
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF  
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 98,231,002     $     $     $ 98,231,002  
Money Market Funds     4,103,999                   4,103,999  
Total   $ 102,335,001     $     $     $ 102,335,001  
                                 
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF  
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 136,185,510     $     $ 136,185,510  
Total   $     $ 136,185,510     $     $ 136,185,510  

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Inspire 100 ETF  
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 92,129,718     $     $     $ 92,129,718  
Money Market Funds     1,543,959                   1,543,959  
Total   $ 93,673,677     $     $     $ 93,673,677  
                                 
Inspire International ESG ETF  
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 10,628,269     $     $     $ 10,628,269  
Total   $ 10,628,269     $     $     $ 10,628,269  

 

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

 

* See Portfolio of Investments for industry classification.

 

Security transactions and related income – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders – Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for BLES, ISMD, BIBL, and WWJD, and monthly for IBD. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date.

 

Federal Income Taxes – The Funds comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax position and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years ended November 30, 2017 – November 30, 2018, or expected to be taken in each Fund’s November 30, 2019 year-end tax returns. Each Fund identified its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. federal, Ohio (Nebraska in prior years) and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments. Each Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses, in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

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Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable (as determined by the Board), taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Funds in the Trust.

 

Cash – The Funds consider their investments in an FDIC insured interest bearing savings account to be cash. The Funds maintain cash balances, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high quality financial institution.

 

Foreign Currency – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars using the prevailing exchange rate at the London market close. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains and losses on the purchase and sale of foreign currencies and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

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

 

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year or period ended November 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 32,285,965     $ 28,083,353  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF   $ 34,777,664     $ 32,235,173  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF   $ 28,111,475     $ 16,382,169  
Inspire 100 ETF   $ 14,389,972     $ 13,874,090  
Inspire International ESG ETF   $ 3,060,981     $  

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For the year or period ended November 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities for in-kind transactions for the Funds were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 63,814,543     $ 8,855,671  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF   $ 60,231,624     $ 16,643,380  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF   $ 71,854,628     $ 2,397,874  
Inspire 100 ETF   $ 43,825,524     $  
Inspire International ESG ETF   $ 6,699,463     $  

 

4. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

The business activities of the Funds are overseen by the Board. CWM Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Funds’ Investment Adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Trust has entered into a Global Custody Agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Custodian”) to serve as custodian and to act as transfer and shareholder services agent. The Trust has also entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) to serve as the principal underwriter and distributor for the Trust.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of the Funds and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.30% of each Fund’s average daily net assets for BLES, ISMD, IBD, and BIBL, and at an annual rate of 0.45% for WWJD. For the fiscal year or period ended November 30, 2019, the Adviser earned $397,542, $230,387, $310,796, $181,610, and $8,154 in advisory fees for BLES, ISMD, IBD, BIBL, and WWJD, respectively.

 

Pursuant to a written contract (the “Waiver Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed for BLES, ISMD, IBD and BIBL, at least until March 31, 2020, to waive a portion of its advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Funds for other expenses to the extent necessary so that total expenses incurred (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses), or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.61%, 0.60%, 0.61%, and 0.35% of average daily net assets for BLES, ISMD, IBD, and BIBL, respectively. WWJD currently does not have a Waiver Agreement in place.

 

If the Adviser waives any fee or reimburses any expenses pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, and a Fund’s operating expenses are subsequently lower than its Expense Limitation, or limitation in place at time of waiver, the Adviser, on a rolling three year period, shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Fund provided that such reimbursement does not cause that Fund’s operating expense to exceed the Expense Limitation. If a Fund’s operating expenses subsequently exceed the Expense Limitation, the reimbursements for the Fund shall be suspended. For the year ended November 30, 2019, the Adviser waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the amount of $28,449 for ISMD and $131,308 for BIBL pursuant to the Waiver Agreement. For the year ended November 30, 2019, the Adviser recaptured $29,470 and $83,103 of previously waived fees for BLES and IBD, respectively.

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The following amounts previously waived by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Funds by the following dates:

 

    11/30/2020     11/30/2021     11/30/2022  
ISMD   $ 51,103     $ 39,292     $ 28,449  
BIBL   $ 16,256     $ 117,184     $ 131,308  

 

The Adviser may seek reimbursement only for expenses waived or paid by it during the three years prior to such reimbursement; provided, however, that such expenses may only be reimbursed to the extent they were waived or paid after the effective date of the Waiver Agreement (or any similar agreement). The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time.

 

The Trust, with respect to the Funds, has adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees to the distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides these services, the Funds may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

 

No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no current plans to impose these fees. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Funds.

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) – GFS, provides administration and fund accounting services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with GFS, the Funds pay GFS customary fees for providing administration and fund accounting services to the Funds. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – NLCS, an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from each Fund.

 

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

 

Effective February 1, 2019, NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC, the parent company of GFS and its affiliated companies including Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (“NLD”) and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”)(collectively, the “Gemini Companies”), sold its interest in the Gemini Companies to a third party private equity firm that contemporaneously acquired Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (an independent mutual fund administration firm) and its affiliates (collectively, the “Ultimus Companies”). As a result of these separate transactions, the Gemini Companies and the Ultimus Companies are now indirectly owned through a common parent entity, The Ultimus Group, LLC.

 

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Funds at the net asset value (“NAV”) only in large blocks known as “Creation Units.” Shares are created and redeemed by the Funds only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000 shares for BLES, ISMD, BIBL, and WWJD, and 100,000 shares for IBD. Only Authorized Participants or transactions done through an Authorized Participant are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must

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

 

The Transaction Fees for the Funds’ are listed in the table below:

 

        Fee for In-Kind and Cash     Maximum Additional Variable  
  ETFs     Purchases     Charge for Cash Purchases*  
  Inspire Global Hope ETF     $5,000     2.00%*  
  Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     $2,500     2.00%*  
  Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF     $750     2.00%*  
  Inspire 100 ETF     $750     2.00%*  
  Inspire International ESG ETF     $4,500     2.00%*  

 

* The maximum Transaction Fee may be up to 2.00% of the amount invested.

 

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year or period ended November 30, 2019 and November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

For the Year and Period Ended November 30, 2019:
 
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Of Capital     Total  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 3,219,187     $ 289,438     $     $ 3,508,625  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     1,468,473       296,197             1,764,670  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF     2,592,260                   2,592,260  
Inspire 100 ETF     724,530                   724,530  
Inspire International ESG ETF                        

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For the Year Ended November 30, 2018:
 
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Return        
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Of Capital     Total  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 1,595,990     $ 7,220     $     $ 1,603,210  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     742,015       5,830             747,845  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF     905,300                   905,300  
Inspire 100 ETF     422,936       4,291       21,298       448,525  
                                 

As of November 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/ (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed     Undistributed     Post October Loss     Capital Loss     Other     Unrealized     Total  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     and     Carry     Book/Tax     Appreciation/     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Income     Capital Gains     Late Year Loss     Forwards     Differences     (Depreciation)     Earnings/(Deficits)  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 529,628     $     $     $     $     $ 11,890,391     $ 12,420,019  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     157,412                   (238,571 )           5,099,120       5,017,961  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF     342,818       107,242                         3,940,947       4,391,007  
Inspire 100 ETF     195,274                   (1,137,456 )           9,822,430       8,880,248  
Inspire International ESG ETF     243             (10,683 )                 858,808       848,368  

 

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

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Inspire International ESG ETF incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $10,683.

 

At November 30, 2019, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

    Non-Expiring              
Portfolio   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total     Utilized  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $     $     $     $  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF           238,571       238,571        
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF                       4,192  
Inspire 100 ETF     310,462       826,994       1,137,456        
Inspire International ESG ETF                        

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Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions, passive foreign investment company (PFIC) adjustments and non-deductible expenses, resulted in reclassifications for the Funds for the period ended November 30, 2019 as follows:

 

    Paid        
    In     Accumulated  
Portfolio   Capital     Earnings (Losses)  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ (556,581 )   $ 556,581  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     (1,369,194 )     1,369,194  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF            
Inspire 100 ETF     (3,689 )     3,689  
Inspire International ESG ETF     (9,290 )     9,290  

 

7. AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

          Gross     Gross     Net Unrealized  
          Unrealized     Unrealized     Appreciation/  
Portfolio   Tax Cost     Appreciation     Depreciation     (Depreciation)  
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 147,222,229     $ 21,314,194     $ (9,421,657 )   $ 11,892,537  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF     97,235,881       12,085,345       (6,986,225 )     5,099,120  
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF     132,244,563       3,946,141       (5,194 )     3,940,947  
Inspire 100 ETF     83,851,247       11,717,117       (1,894,687 )     9,822,430  
Inspire International ESG ETF     9,769,526       981,293       (122,550 )     858,743  

 

8. SECURITIES LENDING

 

Each Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the value of the securities in their portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by the Custodian. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan. Each Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. Each Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of each Fund. Each Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. The cash collateral is held by the Custodian in accordance with the custody agreement. Each Fund could experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.

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As of November 30, 2019, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:

 

    Market Value of     Collateral Value  
    Securities on     of Securities on  
    Loan     Loan  
Inspire Small/MidCap Impact ETF     3,819,092       4,103,999  
Inspire 100 ETF     1,508,094       1,543,959  

 

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities loaned and related collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of November 30, 2019:

 

                      Gross Amount Not        
                      Offset in the Statement        
                      of Assets and Liabilities        
          Gross Amounts     Net Amounts of                    
    Gross     Offset in the     Assets Presented                    
    Amounts of     Statement of     in the Statement                    
    Recognized     Assets and     of Assets and     Financial     Collateral     Net  
Fund   Assets     Liabilities     Liabilities     Instruments     Received     Amount  
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF                                                
Securities Lending   $ 4,103,999     $     $ 4,103,999     $     $ 4,103,999     $  
Inspire 100 ETF                                                
Securities Lending   $ 1,543,959     $     $ 1,543,959     $     $ 1,543,959     $  

 

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of November 30, 2019 the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market funds.

 

9. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTING UPDATES

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, which changed certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removed the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. For investment companies, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is allowed. These amendments have been adopted with these financial statements.

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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

Management has determined that no other events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements other than the following.

 

The Board of Trustees declared the following distributions after November 30, 2019:

 

    Dividend Per Share     Short Term Capital Gain     Long Term Capital Gain     Ex Date   Record Date   Payable Date
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $ 0.0982     $ 0.0304     $     12/13/2019   12/16/2019   12/23/2019
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF   $ 0.0393     $ 0.0011     $ 0.0100     12/13/2019   12/16/2019   12/23/2019
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF   $ 0.0405     $ 0.0559     $ 0.0199     12/13/2019   12/16/2019   12/23/2019
Inspire 100 ETF   $ 0.1037     $     $     12/13/2019   12/16/2019   12/23/2019

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

and the Shareholders of Inspire Global Hope ETF, Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF, Inspire Corporate
Bond Impact ETF, Inspire 100 ETF, and Inspire International ESG ETF

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Inspire Global Hope ETF, Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF, Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF, Inspire 100 ETF, and Inspire International ESG ETF, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Funds”), including the portfolios of investments, as of November 30, 2019, and the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights as noted in the table 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 the Funds as of November 30, 2019, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights as noted in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

   
Fund Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets and the Financial Highlights Presented
   
Inspire Global Hope ETF The statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from February 27, 2017 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2017
   
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF The statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from February 27, 2017 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2017
   
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF The statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from July 10, 2017 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2017
   
Inspire 100 ETF The statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from October 30, 2017 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2017
   
Inspire International ESG ETF The statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 30, 2019 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2019

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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 law 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian 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.

 

(-S- BBD, LLP)

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Northern Lights Fund Trust IV since 2015.

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 28, 2020

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” expenses lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

                 
    Beginning   Ending   Expenses Paid   Expenses Paid
    Account Value   Account Value   During Period*   During Period**
Actual   6/1/2019   11/30/2019   6/1/19 - 11/30/19   6/1/19 - 11/30/19
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $1,000.00   $1,114.30   $2.92   0.55%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF   $1,000.00   $1,113.60   $3.18   0.60%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF   $1,000.00   $1,031.80   $2.90   0.57%
Inspire 100 ETF   $1,000.00   $1,142.80   $1.88   0.35%
Inspire International ESG ETF***   $1,000.00   $1,060.40   $4.20   2.44%
                 
Hypothetical                
(5% return before expenses)                
Inspire Global Hope ETF   $1,000.00   $1,022.31   $2.79   0.55%
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF   $1,000.00   $1,022.06   $3.04   0.60%
Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF   $1,000.00   $1,022.21   $2.89   0.57%
Inspire 100 ETF   $1,000.00   $1,023.31   $1.78   0.35%
Inspire International ESG ETF***   $1,000.00   $1,004.28   $4.09   2.44%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio net of waived/reimbursed fees, multiplied by the number of days in the period (183) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

“Hypothetical” expense information is presented on the basis of the full one-half year period to enable a comparison to other funds. It is based on assuming the same net expense ratio and average account value over the period, but is multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the full half-year period).

 

** Annualized.

 

*** Inspire International ESG ETF commenced operations on September 30, 2019 therefore their “Actual” expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (61) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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November 30, 2019

 

Approval of the Investment Advisor Agreement – CWM Advisors, LLC dba Inspire

 

In connection with the Meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Trust”), held on January 17, 2019, the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the approval of an investment advisory agreement (the “Inspire Advisory Agreement”) between CWM Advisors, LLC dba Inspire (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, with respect to the Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF (“Inspire Corporate”), Inspire Global Hope ETF (“Inspire Global Hope”), Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact (“Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact”) and Inspire 100 ETF (“Inspire 100”), (together the “Inspire ETFs” or the “Funds”). In considering the approval of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees received materials specifically relating to the Advisory Agreement.

 

The Trustees reviewed and discussed the 15(c) materials that were provided in advance of the Meeting and deliberated on the approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement. The Trustees relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted that the adviser had reached its three year mark and managed approximately $253 million in assets. They reviewed the background of the key investment personnel responsible for servicing the Fund. The Trustees discussed the adviser’s adherence to the Inspire Impact Score© investment methodology. The Trustees reviewed the adviser’s practices for monitoring compliance as set forth in the investment adviser questionnaire responses. The Trust CCO noted the adequacy of the adviser’s compliance program. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the adviser continues to have the ability to provide a level of service consistent with their expectations.

 

Performance. The Trustees discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and reviewed the performance of each Inspire ETF as compared to its Broadridge peer group and Morningstar category for the one year and since inception periods as of October 31, 2018. The Trustees considered each Fund’s respective investment objectives and each of the Fund’s peer group and Morningstar category, noting the shortage of direct comparison because none were passively managed biblically responsible ETFs:

 

Inspire 100: The Trustees considered the Fund’s performance over the one year and since inception periods and noted it underperformed its Morningstar category median and the Broadridge peer group median for both periods. However, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in-line with the Index the Fund tracks. The Trustees concluded Inspire 100’s performance was not unreasonable.

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Inspire Corporate Bond: The Trustees considered the Fund’s performance over the one year and since inception periods and noted it outperformed its Morningstar category median and Broadridge peer group median for the both periods. The Trustees noted that the Fund was the best performing Fund in its Broadridge peer group for the one-year period. The Trustees concluded Inspire Corporate Bond’s performance was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Global Hope: The Trustees considered the Fund’s performance over the one year and since inception periods and noted it underperformed its Morningstar category median and the Broadridge peer group median for the one-year period and the period since inception. The Trustees concluded Inspire Global Hope’s performance was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact: The Trustees considered the Fund’s performance over the one year and since inception periods. The Trustees noted the Fund outperformed its Morningstar category median and its peer group median for the one-year period and underperformed its Morningstar category median and the Broadridge peer group median for the period since inception. The Trustees noted the Fund’s performance was in line with the Index the Fund tracks for the one -year period and underperformed the Index for the period since inception. The Trustees concluded Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact’s performance was not unreasonable.

 

Fees and Expenses.

 

Inspire 100: The Trustees evaluated the Fund’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than the Broadridge peer group average and median. The Trustees discussed the Fund’s net expense ratio and noted that it was lower that its peer group average and median. They further noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median but in line with its Morningstar category average. The Trustees considered that the adviser had an expense limitation in place with respect to the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Corporate Bond: The Trustees evaluated the Fund’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was higher than the Broadridge peer group median, and higher than the Morningstar category average and median, but within the range of the Morningstar category. The Trustees discussed the Fund’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its peer group average. They further noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Trustees considered that the adviser had an expense limitation in place with respect to the Fund. The Board further considered the adviser’s assertion that non-advisory fee related expenses were a driver of total operating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Global Hope: The Trustees evaluated the Fund’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than the Broadridge peer group average and median and the Morningstar category average and median. The Trustees discussed the Fund’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its peer group average. They further noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range

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November 30, 2019

 

of the category. The Trustees considered that the adviser had an expense limitation in place with respect to the Fund. The Board further considered the adviser’s assertion that non-advisory fee related expenses were a driver of total operating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact: The Trustees evaluated the Fund’s advisory fee, noting that the advisory fee of 0.30% was lower than the Broadridge peer group median and average, and in line with the Morningstar category average and median. The Trustees discussed the Fund’s net expense ratio and noted that it was higher than its peer group average. They further noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher that its assigned Morningstar category median and average but within the range of the category. The Trustees considered that the adviser had an expense limitation in place with respect to the Fund. The Board further considered the adviser’s assertion that non-advisory fee related expenses were a driver of total operating expenses and Fund size. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed Inspire’s profitability analysis in connection with the advisory services it provides to each of the Inspire ETFs, noting that Inspire was providing such services to each Fund at a loss. The Trustees concluded, therefore, that Inspire’s profitability with respect to each Fund was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted that economies of scale had not yet been reached. The Trustees noted that consideration of economies of scale would be revisited if Fund assets grow significantly.

 

Conclusion. The Trustees relied upon the advice of counsel, and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. Accordingly, having requested and received such information from Inspire as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees including all of the Independent Trustees, determined that, with respect to the reapproval of the Advisory Agreement, (a) the terms of the Advisory Agreement were reasonable; (b) the advisory fee paid by each Inspire Fund was not un reasonable; and (c) the profitability of the adviser earned under the Advisory Agreement was not excessive with respect to each of the Inspire ETFs and its respective shareholders. In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one factor as all important, but rather considered these factors collectively and determined that approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Inspire ETF and its respective shareholders, as appropriate. Moreover, the Trustees noted that each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to each Advisory Agreement.

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November 30, 2019

 

Approval of the Investment Advisor Agreement Inspire – Inspire International ESG ETF

 

In connection with the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (the “Trust”), held on July 18, 2019, the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the approval of an investment advisory agreement (the “Inspire Advisory Agreement”) between Inspire and the Trust, with respect to Inspire International ESG ETF (the “Fund”). In considering the approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement, the Trustees received materials specifically relating to the Inspire Advisory Agreement.

 

The Trustees reviewed and discussed the materials that were provided in advance of the Meeting and deliberated on the approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement. The Trustees relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Inspire Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted that Inspire has approximately $530 million in assets under management and has been in operation since August 2015. The Trustees further noted that the adviser currently advises four Biblically Responsible Investing ETFs in the Trust and separately managed accounts using its proprietary selection methodology, Inspire Impact Score©. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the adviser has the ability to provide a level of service consistent with the Board’s expectations.

 

Performance. The Trustees considered the performance of the Inspire Global Hope ex-US Index that the Fund will track and the benchmark index, Vanguard FTSE All World EX-US for the one year and since inception periods. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the adviser has the potential to deliver positive returns to shareholders in line with the Board’s expectations.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s proposed advisory fee of 0.45% of the Fund’s average net daily assets was higher than the advisory fee for the other Inspire ETFs but was in line with the peer group average and lower than the Morningstar category average of 0.47%. They further noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than its assigned Morningstar category median and category average. The Trustees acknowledged the adviser’s assertion that advising a fund with a portfolio of investments in mostly foreign securities including emerging market securities could be more costly and complex than managing a fund with a portfolio of international and domestic securities. The Trustees noted that Inspire will not implement an expense limitation. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the proposed advisory fee was not unreasonable.

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Profitability. The Trustees reviewed a profitability analysis provided by the adviser and considered whether the level of anticipated profit is reasonable. They noted the adviser anticipated realizing a profit in connection with its relationship with the Fund, but agreed that such profit was not excessive, both in actual dollars and as a percentage of revenue, particularly when the adviser’s reinvestment of legitimate profits into the Fund. The Trustees concluded, after further discussion, that excessive profit is not a concern at this time.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted that economies of scale had not yet been reached as the Fund has not yet launched. The Trustees noted that consideration of economies of scale would be revisited as assets grow for the Fund.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Inspire as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Inspire Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board determined that approval of the Inspire Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its future shareholders.

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November 30, 2019

 

The business address of each Trustee and Officer is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246. All correspondence to the Trustees and Officers should be directed to c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 541150, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

 

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Address
and Year of
Birth
Position/Term
of Office*
Principal Occupation During the Past
Five Years
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships held
by Trustee During the Past
Five Years
Joseph Breslin
Year of Birth: 1953
Independent Trustee and Chairman of the Board since 2015 President and Consultant, Adviser Counsel, Inc. (formerly J.E. Breslin & Co.) (management consulting firm to investment advisers), (since 2009); Senior Counsel, White Oak Global Advisors, LLC. (since 2016). 5 Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (for series not affiliated with the Fund since 2015); Director, Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (since 2000); Trustee, Kinetics Portfolios Trust (since 2000); Trustee, Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (since 2013); Trustee, BlueArc Multi-Strategy Fund (2014-2017); Hatteras Trust (2004-2016)
Thomas Sarkany
Year of Birth: 1946
Independent Trustee since 2015 Founder and President, TTS Consultants, LLC (financial services) (since 2010). 5 Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (for series not affiliated with the Fund since 2015); Arrow Investments Trust (since 2014), Arrow ETF Trust (since 2012), Trustee, Northern Lights Fund Trust II (since 2011); Director, Aquila Distributors (since 1981)
Charles Ranson
Year of Birth: 1947
Independent Trustee since 2015 Principal,Ranson & Associates (strategic analysis and planning, including risk assessment and capital formation for entrepreneurial ventures) (since 2003); 5 Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (for series not affiliated with the Fund since 2015); Advisors Preferred Trust (since November 2012)

 

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Officers

 

Name and Year of
Birth
Position/Term
of Office*
Principal Occupation During the Past
Five Years
Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships held by
Trustee During the Past
Five Years
Wendy Wang
Year of Birth: 1970
President since 2015 Senior Vice President, Director of Tax and Compliance Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2012). N/A N/A
Sam Singh
Year of Birth: 1976
Treasurer since 2015 Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2015); Assistant Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2011-2014). N/A N/A
Jennifer Farrell
Year of Birth: 1969
Secretary since 2017 Manager, Legal Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2018); Senior Paralegal, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2015); Legal Trainer, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2013-2015); Senior Paralegal, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2006-2012). N/A N/A
James Ash
Year of Birth: 1976
Chief Compliance Officer since 2019 Senior Compliance Officer, Northern Lights Compliance, LLC (since 2019); Senior Vice President, National Sales Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2017-2019); Senior Vice President and Director of Legal Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2012 - 2017). N/A N/A

 

* The term of office for each Trustee and officer listed above will continue indefinitely until the individual resigns or is removed.

 

** As of November 30, 2019, the Trust was comprised of 18 other active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund and the five Funds managed by the same investment adviser. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment adviser with any other series.

 

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-877-658-9473.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

 

Rev. August 2015

 

FACTS WHAT DOES NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST IV DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

 

●         Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

 

●         account transactions and transaction history

 

●         investment experience and purchase history

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business.  In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Northern Lights Fund Trust IV chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share
your personal
information:
Does Northern Lights Fund
Trust IV share information?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus. YES NO
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you. NO We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness. NO We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We don’t share

 

QUESTIONS?   Call 1-402-493-4603

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What we do:

 

How does Northern Lights Fund Trust IV protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

 

How does Northern Lights Fund Trust IV collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

●     open an account or deposit money

 

●     direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

 

●     seek advice about your investments

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

●     sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

 

●     affiliates from using your information to market to you.

 

●     sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV has no affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

●     Northern Lights Fund Trust IV does not jointly market.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-658-9473 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (1-800-SEC-0330). The information on Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-658-9473.

 

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

 

Information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the exchange at a price above (i.e. at a premium) or below (i.e. at a discount) the NAV of the Fund during the past calendar year can be found at www.inspireinvesting.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Inspire (CWM Advisors, LLC)
650 San Benito Street
Suite 130
Hollister, CA 95023
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110
Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

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

 

(b)        For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

(1) Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2) Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;
(3) Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4) The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5) Accountability for adherence to the code.

 

(c)        Amendments: During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(d)        Waivers: During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(e)        The Code of Ethics is not posted on Registrant’ website.

 

(f)        A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit.

 

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Ira Rothblut is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  Mr. Rothblut is independent for purposes of this Item 3.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

2019 – $58,300

2018 – $50,800

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

2019 – None

2018 – None

 

(c) Tax Fees

2019 – $11,000

2018 – $8,800

 

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

2019 - None

2018 - None

 

(e) (1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies

 

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant’s Audit Committee also is required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.

 

(2) Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee
    2019   2018
Audit-Related Fees:     0.00 %     0.00 %
Tax Fees:     0.00 %     0.00 %
All Other Fees:     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

(f) During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:

 

2019 - $11,000

 

(h)        The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

 

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

 

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

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

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

 

(a)(3) Not applicable for open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant) Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

 

Date 2/7/20

 

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/ Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

 

Date 2/7/20

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Sam Singh

Sam Singh, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Date 2/7/20

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