Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF
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Schedule of Investments
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July 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 74.6%
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Shares
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Value
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||||||||||
Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF (a)
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66,511
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$
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2,679,728
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|||||||||
Global X Defense Tech ETF (a)
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41,549
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2,547,785
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||||||||||
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (a)
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28,213
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2,333,497
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||||||||||
iShares MSCI Germany ETF (a)
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16,005
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658,606
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||||||||||
iShares MSCI India ETF (a)
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63,960
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3,366,855
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||||||||||
iShares MSCI Spain ETF (a)
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16,060
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718,203
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||||||||||
iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (a)
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13,845
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607,242
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||||||||||
VanEck Israel ETF (a)
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55,915
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2,815,544
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||||||||||
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (a)
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27,222
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5,609,365
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||||||||||
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (a)
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15,978
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11,032,330
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Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (a)
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35,851
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10,439,094
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||||||||||
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (a)
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12,513
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7,270,303
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TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $46,145,483)
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50,078,552
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COMMON STOCKS - 24.8%
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Auto Manufacturers - 2.0%
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Tesla, Inc. (a)(b)
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4,428
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1,365,020
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Commercial Services - 2.9%
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Adyen NV - ADR (a)(b)
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114,422
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1,968,058
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Internet - 6.3%
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Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)
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7,074
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1,357,501
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Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b)
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5,867
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1,373,523
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Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)
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1,946
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1,505,114
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4,236,138
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Semiconductors - 8.1%
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NVIDIA Corp. (a)
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20,983
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3,732,246
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR (a)
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6,946
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1,678,293
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5,410,539
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Software - 5.5%
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Microsoft Corp. (a)
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3,054
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1,629,309
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Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)
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13,103
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2,074,860
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3,704,169
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,188,232)
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16,683,924
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PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.1%(b)(f)
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Notional Amount
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Contracts
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||||||||||
Call Options - 0.1%(c)(d)
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$
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–
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NASDAQ 100 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $23,500.00
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$
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58,045,300
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25
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74,750
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Russell 2000 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $2,305.00
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30,520,756
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138
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5,175
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S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $6,465.00
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53,250,876
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84
|
7,560
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TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $531,548)
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87,485
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.8%
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Shares
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|||||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.23%(a)(e)
|
535,583
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535,583
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $535,583)
|
535,583
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.3% (Cost $60,400,846)
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67,385,544
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%
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(212,606
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)
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TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
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$
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67,172,938
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two
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–
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%
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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–
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%
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ADR - American Depositary Receipt
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(a)
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All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral for written options. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of July 31, 2025 is $46,636,770.
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(b)
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Non-income producing security.
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(c)
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100 shares per contract.
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(d)
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Exchange-traded.
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(e)
(f)
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The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of July 31, 2025.
Held in connection with written option contracts. See Schedule of Written Options for further information.
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Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF
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Schedule of Written Options
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July 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
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WRITTEN OPTIONS - (0.3)%
|
Notional Amount
|
Contracts
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Value
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|||||||||
Call Options - (0.3)% (a)(b)
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||||||||||||
NASDAQ 100 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $23,400.00
|
$
|
(58,045,300
|
)
|
(25
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)
|
$
|
(144,375
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)
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||||
Russell 2000 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $2,275.00
|
(30,520,756
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)
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(138
|
)
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(24,495
|
)
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||||||
S&P 500 Index, Expiration: 08/04/2025; Exercise Price: $6,425.00
|
(53,250,876
|
)
|
(84
|
)
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(30,660
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)
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TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums received $884,129)
|
$
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(199,530
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)
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
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(a)
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100 shares per contract.
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(b)
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Exchange-traded.
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets:
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Investments:
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Exchange Traded Funds
|
$
|
50,078,552
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
50,078,552
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Common Stocks
|
16,683,924
|
–
|
–
|
16,683,924
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||||||||||||
Purchased Options
|
–
|
87,485
|
–
|
87,485
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||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
535,583
|
–
|
–
|
535,583
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||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
67,298,059
|
$
|
87,485
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
67,385,544
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Liabilities:
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Investments:
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Written Options
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(199,530
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(199,530
|
)
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Total Investments
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(199,530
|
)
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(199,530
|
)
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Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further disaggregation of investment categories.
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