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: 811-23746
DoubleLine
ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in charter)
2002 N. Tampa Street,
Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33602
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip code)
Ronald R. Redell, President
2002 N. Tampa Street,
Suite 200
Tampa,
FL 33602
(Name and Address of
Agent for Service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813)
791-7333
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2026
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) The following is a copy of
the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”).
(b) Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As
of the end of the period, March 31, 2026, the Registrant has adopted a code of
ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its 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 (the “Code of
Ethics”). During the period covered by this report, no substantive amendments
were made to the Code of Ethics. During the period covered by this report,
there have been no waivers granted under the Code of Ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The
Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least
one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR),
serving on its audit committee. John C. Salter is the “audit committee
financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of
Form N-CSR).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information in the table
below is for services rendered to the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP (“PwC”) for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31,
2026, respectively.
|
|
2025
|
2026
|
|
Audit Fees(a)
|
$36,235
|
$0
|
|
Audit Related Fees(b)
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tax Fees(c)
|
$13,396
|
$0
|
|
All Other Fees(d)
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total:
|
$49,631
|
$0
|
The
information in the table below is for services rendered to the Registrant by Deloitte &
Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and
March 31, 2026, respectively.
|
|
2025
|
2026
|
|
Audit Fees(a)
|
$
|
$47,000
|
|
Audit Related Fees(b)
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tax Fees(c)
|
$0
|
$11,355
|
|
All Other Fees(d)
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total:
|
$0
|
$58,355
|
(a) Audit
Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PwC and Deloitte
for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statement or services
normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in
connection with statutory and regulatory filing or engagements. These services
include the audits of the financial statements of the Registrant and issuance of
consents.
(b)
Audit Related Fees: These fees relate to assurance and related
services by PwC and Deloitte related to audit services in connection with the
March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 annual financial statement.
(c) Tax Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PwC and Deloitte for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
(d) All
Other Fees: These fees relate to products and services provided by PwC and
Deloitte other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,”
and “Tax Fees” above.
(e)(1) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the
Registrant’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the
principal accountant for the Registrant, pre-approves (i) the principal
accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the
Registrant (including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the
principal accountant), and (ii) the principal accountant’s provision of any
permissible non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the
“Adviser”), sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with any investment adviser or sub-adviser, if the engagement
relates directly to the operations of the financial
reporting of the Trust.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable.
(g) The aggregate fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant and service affiliates for the fiscal-years ended March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2026, were $13,396 and $0, respectively.
The
aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for non-audit services rendered to the
Registrant and service affiliates for the fiscal-years ended March 31, 2025,
and March 31, 2026, were $0 and $11,355, respectively.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
(a)
The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit
Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the
Board’s independent Trustees, William A. Odell, Yury Friedman, Joseph A.
Ciprari and John C. Salter, are members of the Audit Committee.
(b) Not
Applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) The
Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial
Statements filed under Item 7(a) of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Copy of the most
recent financial statements:
(b) Included as part of
the financial statements filed under Item 7(a) of this Form.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy
Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management
Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 14. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management
Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which
shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The
Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls
and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report,
that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that
the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this
report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There
were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 30a - 3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the
period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for
Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) The Registrant’s Code of Ethics, as described in
Item 2 of this Form, is filed herewith.
ex99code.docx
(a)(2) Any
policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities
exchange or registered national securities association upon which the
registrant’s securities are listed – Not Applicable
(a)(3) Certifications
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.ex99cert.docx
(a)(4) Any written
solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable.
(a)(5) There has been no
change to the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the reporting
period.
(b) Certification
required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto.ex99906cert.docx
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.
DoubleLine ETF Trust
By: /s/ Ronald Redell
Ronald R. Redell
President and
Principal Executive Officer
May 28, 2026
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: /s/ Ronald Redell
Ronald R. Redell
President and
Principal Executive Officer
May 28, 2026
By:
/s/ Henry Chase
Henry V. Chase
Treasurer and
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
May 28, 2026