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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: 811-23883

 

 

THE 2023 ETF SERIES TRUST

 

On behalf of the following series:

 

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF

Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

c/o Tidal Investments LLC

234 West Florida Street, Suite 700

Milwaukee, WI 53204

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 416-9058

 

Lissa Richter, Secretary

The 2023 ETF Series Trust

234 West Florida Street, Suite 700

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

W. John McGuire, Esquire

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

Date of fiscal year end:

September 30

 

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 (the “Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT MARCH 31, 2026

Pictet AI & Automation ETF 

TICKER: PBOT  (Listed on NYSE Arca, Inc.)

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Pictet AI & Automation ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 15, 2025Footnote Reference* to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.pictet.com/etf. You can also request this information by contacting us at 855-994-4778.

 

 

 

 

Footnote Description
Footnote*
The inception date is October 15, 2025. Shares of PBOT were listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on October 16, 2025.

What were the Fund costs for the past period?

(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
$31
0.70%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized.

Key Fund Statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund Size (Thousands)
$4,672
Number of Holdings
45
Investment Advisory Fees
$30,586
Portfolio Turnover
74%

What did the Fund invest in?

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Top Ten Holdings
(% of net assets)
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A
7.9
NVIDIA Corp.
7.5
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR
6.4
Broadcom, Inc.
5.8
KLA Corp.
5.0
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
4.6
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A
4.2
SAP SE
3.3
Salesforce, Inc.
3.3
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
3.1

Sector Weightings

(% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Cash & Cash Equivalents
(1.3)%
Short-Term Investments
1.3%
Industrial
0.7%
Financial
1.9%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
1.9%
Communications
20.2%
Technology
75.3%

Percentages are based on total net assets. Cash & Cash Equivalents represents cash and liabilities in excess of other assets.

 

How has the Fund changed?

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

Change in and Disagreements with Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants. 

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.

 

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit  www.pictet.com/etf.

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF  Tailored Shareholder Report

SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT MARCH 31, 2026

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF 

TICKER: PQNT  (Listed on NYSE Arca, Inc.)

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 15, 2025Footnote Reference* to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.pictet.com/etf. You can also request this information by contacting us at 855-994-4778.

 

 

 

 

Footnote Description
Footnote*
The inception date is October 15, 2025. Shares of PQNT were listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on October 16, 2025.

What were the Fund costs for the past period?

(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF
$19
0.41%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized.

Key Fund Statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund Size (Thousands)
$5,154
Number of Holdings
270
Investment Advisory Fees
$12,327
Portfolio Turnover
86%

What did the Fund invest in?

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Top Ten Holdings
(% of net assets)
ASML Holding NV
2.9
AstraZeneca PLC
2.3
Sony Group Corp.
1.6
BP PLC
1.5
SAP SE
1.4
EssilorLuxottica S.A.
1.4
Deutsche Bank AG
1.2
ING Groep NV
1.2
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
1.2
Unilever PLC
1.2

Sector Weightings

(% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.2%
Short-Term Investments
0.3%
Communications
3.0%
Utilities
3.9%
Energy
4.2%
Basic Materials
4.6%
Technology
8.3%
Consumer Cyclical
12.5%
Industrial
14.8%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
21.9%
Financial
26.3%

Percentages are based on total net assets. Cash & Cash Equivalents represents cash and other assets in excess of liabilities.

 

How has the Fund changed?

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

Change in and Disagreements with Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants. 

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.

 

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit  www.pictet.com/etf.

 

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF  Tailored Shareholder Report

SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT MARCH 31, 2026

Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF 

TICKER: PQUS  (Listed on NYSE Arca, Inc.)

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF (the "Fund") for the period February 25, 2026Footnote Reference* to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.pictet.com/etf. You can also request this information by contacting us at 855-994-4778.

 

 

 

 

Footnote Description
Footnote*
The inception date is February 25, 2026. Shares of PQUS were listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on February 26, 2026.

What were the Fund costs for the past period?

(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF
$2
0.22%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized.

Key Fund Statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund Size (Thousands)
$51,124
Number of Holdings
173
Investment Advisory Fees
$6,892
Portfolio Turnover
16%

What did the Fund invest in?

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Top Ten Holdings
(% of net assets)
Apple, Inc.
7.7
NVIDIA Corp.
7.1
Microsoft Corp.
5.6
Broadcom, Inc.
3.3
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A
3.2
Amazon.com, Inc.
2.6
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B
2.5
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
2.4
Eli Lilly & Co.
2.3
Tesla, Inc.
2.1

Sector Weightings

(% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.1%
Short-Term Investments
0.2%
Basic Materials
0.5%
Energy
2.5%
Utilities
2.8%
Industrial
7.3%
Consumer Cyclical
8.8%
Communications
12.4%
Financial
13.9%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
16.8%
Technology
34.7%

Percentages are based on total net assets. Cash & Cash Equivalents represents cash and other assets in excess of liabilities.

 

How has the Fund changed?

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

Change in and Disagreements with Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants. 

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.

 

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit  www.pictet.com/etf.

 

Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF  Tailored Shareholder Report

SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT MARCH 31, 2026

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF 

TICKER: PCLN  (Listed on NYSE Arca, Inc.)

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 15, 2025Footnote Reference* to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.pictet.com/etf. You can also request this information by contacting us at 855-994-4778.

 

 

 

 

Footnote Description
Footnote*
The inception date is October 15, 2025. Shares of PCLN were listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. on October 16, 2025.

What were the Fund costs for the past period?

(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF
$32
0.70%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized.

Key Fund Statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund Size (Thousands)
$13,296
Number of Holdings
63
Investment Advisory Fees
$42,184
Portfolio Turnover
58%

What did the Fund invest in?

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Top Ten Holdings
(% of net assets)
ASML Holding NV
5.5
Applied Materials, Inc.
5.3
Marvell Technology, Inc.
4.1
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
3.5
Trane Technologies PLC
3.3
Schneider Electric SE
3.1
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
2.8
Broadcom, Inc.
2.7
NXP Semiconductors NV
2.6
Ecolab, Inc.
2.6

Sector Weightings

(% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.1%
Short-Term Investments
0.1%
Financial
0.7%
Communications
0.8%
Energy
2.4%
Consumer Cyclical
3.6%
Utilities
4.6%
Basic Materials
5.5%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
5.6%
Industrial
31.9%
Technology
44.7%

Percentages are based on total net assets. Cash & Cash Equivalents represents cash and other assets in excess of liabilities.

 

How has the Fund changed?

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

Change in and Disagreements with Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants. 

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.

 

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit  www.pictet.com/etf.

 

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF  Tailored Shareholder Report

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for the reporting period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

Item 6. Investments.

(a) The schedules of investments are included as part of the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.

 

   

 

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

(a) - (b) The Financial Statements and Financial Highlights are included herewith.

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Financial Statements

and Other Information

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

The 2023 ETF Series Trust    
Pictet AI & Automation ETF PBOT NYSE Arca, Inc.
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF PQNT NYSE Arca, Inc.
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF PQUS NYSE Arca, Inc.
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF PCLN NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents  
Schedules of Investments  
Pictet AI & Automation ETF 1
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF 3
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF 12
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF 19
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 23
Statements of Operations 25
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 27
Financial Highlights 29
Notes to Financial Statements 31
Additional Information 43
Board Approval and Renewal of Investment Advisory and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements 44

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments Pictet AI & Automation ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0%   Shares     Value  
Computers - 7.4%                
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)     319     $ 45,569  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a)     498       194,424  
Fortinet, Inc.(a)     1,313       107,299  
              347,292  
                 
Electronics - 0.7%                
Celestica, Inc.(a)     121       34,024  
                 
Healthcare - Products - 1.9%                
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     195       89,893  
                 
Internet - 20.2%                
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A     1,289       370,665  
Booking Holdings, Inc.     9       37,893  
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A     257       147,037  
Netflix, Inc.(a)     858       82,497  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)     1,351       216,592  
Spotify Technology S.A.(a)     104       50,431  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     628       38,768  
              943,883  
                 
REITs - 1.9%                
Extra Space Storage, Inc.     432       56,648  
Iron Mountain, Inc.     294       30,029  
              86,677  
                 
Semiconductors - 45.1%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)     182       37,024  
Applied Materials, Inc.     202       69,042  
ASM International NV     113       82,936  
ASML Holding NV     111       143,139  
BE Semiconductor Industries NV     150       30,928  
Broadcom, Inc.     882       272,988  
Infineon Technologies AG     1,843       80,693  
KLA Corp.     160       235,586  
Lam Research Corp.     316       67,517  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     922       59,570  
Micron Technology, Inc.     125       42,230  
NVIDIA Corp.     2,005       349,672  
NXP Semiconductors NV     604       118,903  
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)     469       29,040  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     694       75,759  
SK hynix, Inc.     52       27,398  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR     888       300,100  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     354       82,843  
              2,105,368  
                 
Software - 22.8%                
Autodesk, Inc.(a)     211       50,513  
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A(a)     590       121,741  
Datadog, Inc. - Class A(a)     254       29,985  
Dynatrace, Inc.(a)     1,443       53,362  
HubSpot, Inc.(a)     257       62,734  
Intuit, Inc.     79       34,158  
Microsoft Corp.     208       76,995  
MongoDB, Inc. - Class A(a)     174       42,590  
Salesforce, Inc.     823       153,630  
SAP SE     914       154,702  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments Pictet AI & Automation ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Software - 22.8% (continued)                
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     1,097     $ 114,691  
Snowflake, Inc. - Class A(a)     647       97,581  
Workday, Inc. - Class A(a)     559       72,625  
              1,065,307  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,854,103)             4,672,444  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%     Principal          
Time Deposits - 1.3%                
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., New York, 0.20%, 04/01/2026   JPY 117       1  
Citibank, London, 0.85%, 04/01/2026   EUR 1,626       1,873  
HSBC, Hong Kong, 1.20%, 04/01/2026   HKD 64       8  
JPMorgan Chase, New York, 2.98%, 04/01/2026   USD 58,963       58,963  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $60,845)             60,845  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.3% (Cost $4,914,948)             4,733,289  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.3)%             (61,605 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 4,671,684  
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.                

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

EUR - Euro

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

USD - United States Dollar

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

Summary of Investment Type      
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
Semiconductors     45.1 %
Software     22.8 %
Internet     20.2 %
Computers     7.4 %
Healthcare - Products     1.9 %
REITs     1.9 %
Time Deposits     1.3 %
Electronics     0.7 %
Total Investments     101.3 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (1.3 )%
Total Net Assets     100.0 %

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

2

 

 

Schedule of Investments Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5%   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense - 2.5%                
Airbus SE     56     $ 10,377  
Leonardo SpA     316       21,132  
MTU Aero Engines AG     7       2,500  
Rheinmetall AG     10       16,643  
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     2,879       42,977  
Saab AB - Class B     149       9,657  
Safran S.A.     49       15,774  
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     1,304       10,926  
              129,986  
                 
Agriculture - 2.6%                
British American Tobacco PLC     1,031       59,427  
Imperial Brands PLC     390       15,722  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     1,517       57,404  
              132,553  
                 
Apparel - 1.8%                
Hermes International SCA     20       37,078  
Kering S.A.     10       2,956  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     96       51,224  
              91,258  
                 
Auto Manufacturers - 2.4%                
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     76       6,830  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG - Class Preference     14       1,256  
Ferrari NV     101       33,632  
Mercedes-Benz Group AG     47       2,837  
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(a)     735       1,538  
Porsche Automobil Holding SE - Class Preference     672       24,049  
Suzuki Motor Corp.     200       2,358  
Toyota Motor Corp.     2,494       49,570  
              122,070  
                 
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.6%                
Aisin Corp.     511       6,964  
Bridgestone Corp.     861       17,681  
Continental AG     61       4,189  
Toyota Industries Corp.(a)     30       3,847  
              32,681  
                 
Banks - 16.3%                
ABN AMRO Bank NV - GDR     1,624       50,727  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.     1,946       40,920  
Banco Santander S.A.     145       1,585  
Bank Hapoalim BM     180       4,180  
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM     1,033       22,832  
Bank of Ireland Group PLC     619       11,008  
Bankinter S.A.     228       3,514  
Barclays PLC     2,618       13,445  
BNP Paribas S.A.     317       29,581  
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     5,158       28,158  
CaixaBank S.A.     595       6,969  
Commerzbank AG     308       10,927  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     198       22,742  
Computershare Ltd.     127       2,469  
Credit Agricole S.A.     995       18,263  
Danske Bank     197       9,486  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     686       30,255  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Banks - 16.3% (continued)                
Deutsche Bank AG     2,213     $ 64,039  
DNB Bank ASA     435       13,451  
Erste Group Bank AG     47       5,009  
HSBC Holdings PLC     1,127       18,155  
ING Groep NV     2,509       63,903  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     10,533       62,635  
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. - Class A     439       4,377  
KBC Group NV     337       40,576  
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     18,085       22,022  
Macquarie Group Ltd.     250       34,575  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     2,289       37,409  
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.     124       8,946  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     110       4,209  
NatWest Group PLC     2,010       14,663  
Nordea Bank Abp     2,520       42,610  
Standard Chartered PLC     271       5,557  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     644       20,264  
UBS Group AG     885       33,845  
UniCredit SpA     536       37,586  
              840,892  
                 
Beverages - 0.5%                
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./NV     285       19,611  
Diageo PLC     287       5,283  
              24,894  
                 
Biotechnology - 0.3%                
Argenx SE(a)     24       17,167  
                 
Building Materials - 0.8%                
Cie de Saint-Gobain S.A.     37       2,987  
Geberit AG     3       1,988  
Nibe Industrier AB - Class B     1,759       7,126  
Sika AG     174       28,128  
              40,229  
                 
Chemicals - 0.9%                
Air Liquide S.A.     149       30,545  
Givaudan S.A.     3       10,021  
Nitto Denko Corp.     312       6,009  
Novonesis Novozymes B     32       1,887  
              48,462  
                 
Commercial Services - 1.7%                
Brambles Ltd.     822       12,723  
Experian PLC     392       13,430  
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     652       26,746  
RELX PLC     493       16,097  
Wolters Kluwer NV     258       19,209  
              88,205  
                 
Computers - 1.3%                
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)     54       7,714  
Fujitsu Ltd.     862       17,187  
Logitech International S.A.     76       6,844  
NEC Corp.     320       7,736  
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     517       14,078  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Computers - 1.3% (continued)                
Obic Co. Ltd.     633     $ 15,326  
              68,885  
                 
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 2.1%                
Haleon PLC     2,593       12,782  
L’Oreal S.A.     62       24,956  
Shiseido Co. Ltd.     367       7,359  
Unilever PLC     1,126       62,349  
              107,446  
                 
Distribution & Wholesale - 1.0%                
AddTech AB - Class B     94       3,134  
ITOCHU Corp.     3,072       38,127  
Mitsui & Co. Ltd.     274       10,263  
              51,524  
                 
Diversified Financial Services - 2.0%                
AerCap Holdings NV     18       2,469  
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     3,188       29,257  
Deutsche Boerse AG     16       4,629  
Euronext NV - 144A     26       4,149  
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.     417       20,669  
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     17       1,231  
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.     2,018       17,771  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     1,069       8,090  
ORIX Corp.     383       11,091  
Schroders PLC     759       5,750  
              105,106  
                 
Electric - 3.4%                
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     877       14,233  
EDP Renovaveis S.A.     200       3,155  
EDP S.A.     4,959       25,855  
Enel SpA     3,202       34,587  
Engie S.A.     73       2,331  
Iberdrola S.A.     1,586       36,082  
National Grid PLC     2,659       44,514  
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale     1,248       14,184  
              174,941  
                 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 2.2%                
ABB Ltd.     671       52,808  
Fujikura Ltd.     402       10,335  
Legrand S.A.     128       19,424  
Schneider Electric SE     124       32,732  
              115,299  
                 
Electronics - 0.7%                
Assa Abloy AB - Class B     811       28,639  
TDK Corp.     647       7,995  
              36,634  
                 
Energy - Alternate Sources - 0.2%                
Vestas Wind Systems     318       9,324  
                 
Engineering & Construction - 1.5%                
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.     154       18,596  
Ferrovial SE     45       2,873  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Engineering & Construction - 1.5% (continued)                
Kajima Corp.     984     $ 36,536  
Keppel Ltd.     1,663       15,171  
Shimizu Corp.     100       1,743  
              74,919  
                 
Entertainment - 0.8%                
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     888       27,569  
Entain PLC     1,465       10,838  
Universal Music Group NV     104       1,994  
              40,401  
                 
Food - 2.9%                
Aeon Co. Ltd.     1,960       23,217  
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     493       13,626  
Carrefour S.A.     606       11,106  
Coles Group Ltd.     314       4,723  
Danone S.A.     101       8,034  
J Sainsbury PLC     1,181       5,280  
Kerry Group PLC - Class A     68       5,359  
Nestle S.A.     347       33,864  
Tesco PLC     5,349       33,371  
WH Group Ltd. - 144A     9,225       12,072  
              150,652  
                 
Gas - 0.5%                
Snam SpA     3,190       24,089  
                 
Hand & Machine Tools - 1.0%                
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.     100       6,650  
NIDEC Corp.     813       10,047  
Schindler Holding AG     90       27,889  
Schindler Holding AG - Participation Certificates     12       3,889  
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.     312       4,063  
              52,538  
                 
Healthcare - Products - 2.1%                
Coloplast - Class B     33       2,221  
EssilorLuxottica S.A.     310       70,865  
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.     313       6,676  
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     465       8,671  
Koninklijke Philips NV     157       4,222  
Lifco AB - Class B     236       6,981  
Siemens Healthineers AG - 144A     232       9,703  
              109,339  
                 
Healthcare - Services - 0.6%                
Fresenius Medical Care AG     170       7,555  
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     92       4,698  
Lonza Group AG     30       18,846  
              31,099  
                 
Home Builders - 0.4%                
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     425       13,138  
Sekisui House Ltd.     358       7,921  
              21,059  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Home Furnishings - 1.6%                
Sony Group Corp.     4,123     $ 83,165  
                 
Household Products & Wares - 0.6%                
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA - Class Preference     41       3,132  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     376       25,228  
              28,360  
                 
Insurance - 6.7%                
AIA Group Ltd.     2,668       28,874  
Allianz SE     90       37,259  
ASR Nederland NV     42       2,864  
Aviva PLC     392       3,104  
AXA S.A.     1,020       46,117  
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     3,628       32,405  
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     159       4,113  
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     65       1,647  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     58       36,047  
NN Group NV     43       3,322  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     1,295       18,830  
Standard Life PLC     1,498       13,403  
Suncorp Group Ltd.     129       1,427  
T&D Holdings, Inc.     445       11,066  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     1,105       50,760  
Zurich Insurance Group AG     76       53,097  
              344,335  
                 
Internet - 1.4%                
Prosus NV(a)     664       29,822  
Scout24 SE - 144A     571       43,422  
              73,244  
                 
Investment Companies - 0.3%                
Industrivarden AB - Class C     40       1,944  
Investment AB Latour - Class B     177       3,737  
Investor AB - Class B     315       11,715  
              17,396  
                 
Iron & Steel - 0.6%                
Fortescue Ltd.     2,127       29,587  
                 
Machinery - Construction & Mining - 2.6%                
Epiroc AB - Class B     99       2,080  
Hitachi Ltd.     1,626       45,625  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,417       37,614  
Siemens Energy AG     301       49,334  
              134,653  
                 
Machinery - Diversified - 1.5%                
Atlas Copco AB - Class A     768       13,153  
Atlas Copco AB - Class B     393       5,976  
FANUC Corp.     707       23,562  
GEA Group AG     106       7,474  
Hexagon AB - Class B     827       7,817  
Kone OYJ - Class B     198       12,497  
Kubota Corp.     200       3,089  
Wartsila OYJ Abp     102       3,727  
              77,295  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Metal Fabricate & Hardware - 0.0%(b)                
SKF AB - Class B     69     $ 1,624  
                 
Mining - 3.1%                
Anglo American PLC     698       29,261  
Antofagasta PLC     127       5,572  
BHP Group Ltd.     1,490       51,423  
Boliden AB(a)     55       2,804  
Evolution Mining Ltd.     807       6,975  
Fresnillo PLC     242       10,544  
Glencore PLC(a)     1,689       12,595  
Northern Star Resources Ltd.     709       9,887  
Rio Tinto Ltd.     148       16,364  
Rio Tinto PLC     156       14,285  
              159,710  
                 
Miscellaneous Manufacturer - 1.0%                
Indutrade AB     538       12,108  
Siemens AG     123       29,152  
Trelleborg AB - Class B     211       7,726  
              48,986  
                 
Oil & Gas - 4.0%                
BP PLC     9,972       79,729  
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.     2,365       20,968  
ENI SpA     515       14,746  
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     2,025       19,621  
Neste OYJ     693       22,317  
OMV AG     88       6,408  
Repsol S.A.     419       11,900  
Shell PLC     355       16,774  
TotalEnergies SE     170       15,848  
              208,311  
                 
Pharmaceuticals - 8.5%                
AstraZeneca PLC     608       117,780  
Bayer AG     191       8,667  
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     728       39,404  
Galderma Group AG     301       57,462  
GSK PLC     944       25,694  
Novartis AG     334       50,236  
Novo Nordisk - Class B     164       5,839  
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA     46       2,599  
Roche Holding AG     94       36,814  
Roche Holding AG - Bearer Shares     10       4,072  
Sandoz Group AG     35       2,689  
Sanofi S.A.     360       34,312  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - ADR(a)     634       19,096  
UCB S.A.     111       33,061  
              437,725  
                 
Real Estate - 0.3%                
LEG Immobilien SE     54       3,491  
Vonovia SE     240       5,962  
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.     1,312       3,785  
              13,238  
                 
REITs - 0.7%                
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust     7,127       12,650  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
REITs - 0.7% (continued)                
Klepierre S.A.     96     $ 3,586  
Stockland     4,850       14,317  
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield     63       6,889  
              37,442  
                 
Retail - 3.1%                
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. - Class A     109       18,794  
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     7,364       55,980  
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     65       25,180  
Kingfisher PLC     1,013       3,791  
Next PLC     258       43,124  
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.     364       2,215  
Wesfarmers Ltd.     215       10,736  
              159,820  
                 
Semiconductors - 4.7%                
Advantest Corp.     204       26,069  
ASM International NV     5       3,670  
ASML Holding NV     117       150,876  
BE Semiconductor Industries NV     7       1,443  
Kioxia Holdings Corp.(a)     272       32,622  
Renesas Electronics Corp.     754       10,197  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     65       15,211  
              240,088  
                 
Shipbuilding - 0.4%                
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA     152       6,441  
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     5,657       16,574  
              23,015  
                 
Software - 2.3%                
CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)     24       1,080  
Dassault Systemes SE     471       9,372  
Nemetschek SE     73       5,358  
Nexon Co. Ltd.     265       4,879  
Oracle Corp. Japan     138       7,466  
Sage Group PLC (The)     1,615       17,842  
SAP SE     425       71,935  
              117,932  
                 
Telecommunications - 1.6%                
Deutsche Telekom AG     390       14,357  
Koninklijke KPN NV     680       3,763  
Orange S.A.     110       2,240  
SoftBank Corp.     15,557       20,643  
SoftBank Group Corp.     1,087       24,290  
Tele2 AB - Class B     316       6,455  
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)     1,504       1,220  
Vodafone Group PLC     5,681       8,488  
              81,456  
                 
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 0.8%                
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     520       12,640  
Nintendo Co. Ltd.     490       27,027  
              39,667  
                 
Transportation - 0.6%                
AP Moller - Maersk - Class A     1       2,426  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.5% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Transportation - 0.6% (continued)                
Poste Italiane SpA - 144A     273     $ 6,335  
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.     4,556       19,804  
              28,565  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,205,102)             5,127,266  
                 
RIGHTS - 0.0%(b)                
Telecommunications - 0.0%(b)                
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)     2,879       0 (c) 
TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $–)             0 (c) 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3%     Principal          
Time Deposits - 0.3%                
ANZ, Hong Kong, 2.71%, 04/01/2026   AUD 7,000       4,794  
Citibank, London, 0.85%, 04/01/2026   EUR 191       220  
Citibank, London, 2.67%, 04/01/2026   GBP 3,027       3,992  
HSBC, Hong Kong, 1.20%, 04/01/2026   HKD 4,929       629  
HSBC, Singapore, 0.26%, 04/01/2026   SGD 684       530  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm, (0.57)%, 04/01/2026   CHF 1,535       1,911  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm, 0.96%, 04/01/2026   DKK 4,669       720  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Tokyo, 0.20%, 04/01/2026   JPY 379,835       2,387  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,183)             15,183  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (Cost $5,220,285)             5,142,449  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.2%             11,874  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 5,154,323  
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.                

 

144A - Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

AUD - Australian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

PLC - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Less than 0.05%.
(c) Less than 0.05.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Summary of Investment Type      
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
Financial     26.3 %
Consumer Non-Cyclical     21.9 %
Industrial     14.8 %
Consumer Cyclical     12.5 %
Technology     8.3 %
Basic Materials     4.6 %
Energy     4.2 %
Utilities     3.9 %
Communications     3.0 %
Time Deposits     0.3 %
Total Investments     99.8 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.2 %
Total Net Assets     100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7%   Shares     Value  
Advertising - 0.1%                
Trade Desk, Inc. (The) - Class A(a)     2,060     $ 46,741  
                 
Aerospace & Defense - 2.1%                
General Electric Co.     824       233,826  
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     621       143,116  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     173       104,559  
RTX Corp.     2,792       538,577  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     35       40,564  
              1,060,642  
                 
Agriculture - 1.5%                
Altria Group, Inc.     4,680       308,833  
Bunge Global S.A.     1,061       134,959  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     2,083       344,404  
              788,196  
                 
Apparel - 0.2%                
Nike, Inc. - Class B     493       26,040  
Tapestry, Inc.     524       73,942  
              99,982  
                 
Auto Manufacturers - 3.3%                
Cummins, Inc.     44       23,673  
Ford Motor Co.     23,189       267,601  
General Motors Co.     4,127       307,462  
Tesla, Inc.(a)     2,895       1,076,216  
              1,674,952  
                 
Banks - 3.1%                
Bank of America Corp.     15,610       760,988  
Citigroup, Inc.     193       21,888  
Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH     2,135       33,413  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     722       212,384  
Truist Financial Corp.     4,461       205,072  
US Bancorp     2,024       105,268  
Wells Fargo & Co.     2,915       232,063  
              1,571,076  
                 
Beverages - 2.1%                
Coca-Cola Co.     4,764       362,302  
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     6,158       162,140  
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)     7,677       556,276  
              1,080,718  
                 
Biotechnology - 0.9%                
Amgen, Inc.     424       149,184  
Corteva, Inc.     3,742       313,243  
              462,427  
                 
Building Materials - 0.3%                
Johnson Controls International PLC     1,057       138,414  
                 
Chemicals - 0.2%                
Albemarle Corp.     424       76,121  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     212       15,380  
              91,501  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services - 1.7%                
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     2,914     $ 592,067  
Moody’s Corp.     636       277,455  
              869,522  
                 
Computers - 11.1%                
Accenture PLC - Class A     3,224       639,287  
Apple, Inc.     15,470       3,926,131  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A     778       47,730  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a)     271       105,801  
Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C     1,065       174,799  
International Business Machines Corp.     1,690       409,639  
Sandisk Corp./DE(a)     433       275,102  
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     185       72,476  
Western Digital Corp.     64       17,311  
              5,668,276  
                 
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.2%                
Fastenal Co.     1,749       81,154  
                 
Diversified Financial Services - 3.4%                
American Express Co.     1,573       475,801  
Ares Management Corp. - Class A     2,534       276,459  
Capital One Financial Corp.     2,071       377,813  
CME Group, Inc. - Class A     212       62,614  
Invesco Ltd.     1,798       43,674  
Synchrony Financial     2,829       192,429  
Visa, Inc. - Class A     1,060       320,374  
              1,749,164  
                 
Electric - 2.8%                
AES Corp. (The)     2,646       37,282  
Constellation Energy Corp.     603       168,388  
Duke Energy Corp.     2,858       374,226  
Exelon Corp.     2,432       119,217  
NextEra Energy, Inc.     2,090       194,119  
PG&E Corp.     3,913       68,751  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,908       154,453  
Sempra     2,424       235,540  
Vistra Corp.     600       90,198  
              1,442,174  
                 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.3%                
AMETEK, Inc.     398       85,315  
Emerson Electric Co.     424       55,553  
              140,868  
                 
Electronics - 0.1%                
Amphenol Corp. - Class A     249       31,461  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)     13       16,396  
              47,857  
                 
Environmental Control - 0.3%                
Pentair PLC     563       49,043  
Veralto Corp.     1,060       93,725  
              142,768  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.4%                
Snap-on, Inc.     636     $ 231,008  
                 
Healthcare - Products - 4.8%                
Abbott Laboratories     5,514       566,122  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     673       76,709  
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)     6,364       399,341  
Danaher Corp.     2,603       493,529  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     424       238,241  
Insulet Corp.(a)     512       107,438  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     101       46,560  
ResMed, Inc.     212       47,590  
Stryker Corp.     212       69,661  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     821       403,546  
              2,448,737  
                 
Healthcare - Services - 0.8%                
HCA Healthcare, Inc.     424       200,654  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     848       229,460  
              430,114  
                 
Home Builders - 0.1%                
PulteGroup, Inc.     312       36,694  
                 
Insurance - 4.8%                
Aflac, Inc.     848       93,034  
Allstate Corp. (The)     848       175,824  
American International Group, Inc.     636       47,859  
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)     1,060       101,750  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)     2,672       1,280,423  
Chubb Ltd.     597       194,580  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     121       19,039  
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     1,375       185,941  
Loews Corp.     848       90,516  
MetLife, Inc.     1,470       103,958  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,829       178,675  
              2,471,599  
                 
Internet - 10.6%                
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A     5,613       1,614,074  
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C     4,295       1,232,064  
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)     6,475       1,348,548  
Booking Holdings, Inc.     30       126,310  
DoorDash, Inc. - Class A(a)     456       68,468  
GoDaddy, Inc. - Class A(a)     490       40,508  
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A     1,239       708,869  
Netflix, Inc.(a)     1,925       185,089  
Robinhood Markets, Inc. - Class A(a)     1,797       124,532  
              5,448,462  
                 
Lodging - 0.3%                
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     212       64,465  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     448       24,138  
Marriott International, Inc./MD - Class A     212       69,339  
              157,942  
                 
Machinery - Construction & Mining - 1.9%                
Caterpillar, Inc.     530       375,484  
GE Vernova, Inc.     612       534,215  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Machinery - Construction & Mining - 1.9% (continued)                
Vertiv Holdings Co. - Class A     303     $ 75,925  
              985,624  
                 
Machinery - Diversified - 1.1%                
Deere & Co.     212       119,420  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     2,336       180,059  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     755       270,954  
              570,433  
                 
Media - 0.4%                
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     212       46,002  
Fox Corp. - Class A     426       24,878  
Paramount Skydance Corp. - Class B     3,394       30,614  
Walt Disney Co.     226       21,782  
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)     3,990       109,565  
              232,841  
                 
Mining - 0.3%                
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     589       34,621  
Newmont Corp.     1,036       112,147  
              146,768  
                 
Miscellaneous Manufacturer - 0.7%                
3M Co.     152       22,075  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,272       331,089  
              353,164  
                 
Office & Business Equipment - 0.1%                
Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A(a)     257       53,734  
                 
Oil & Gas - 1.6%                
Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,546       262,295  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     424       103,532  
Phillips 66     951       173,253  
Valero Energy Corp.     1,077       266,105  
              805,185  
                 
Pharmaceuticals - 5.0%                
AbbVie, Inc.     4,085       888,446  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     3,292       199,660  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     212       44,798  
Cencora, Inc.     250       78,535  
CVS Health Corp.     848       60,903  
Eli Lilly & Co.     1,305       1,200,300  
Johnson & Johnson     334       81,643  
              2,554,285  
                 
Pipelines - 0.9%                
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     10,316       345,896  
Targa Resources Corp.     421       105,557  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     250       18,195  
              469,648  
                 
Private Equity - 1.9%                
Blackstone, Inc.     4,399       505,841  
KKR & Co., Inc.     4,826       446,405  
              952,246  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Real Estate - 0.3%                
CoStar Group, Inc.(a)     3,279     $ 132,275  
                 
REITs - 0.4%                
American Tower Corp.     424       73,174  
VICI Properties, Inc. - Class A     4,253       116,192  
              189,366  
                 
Retail - 4.7%                
Costco Wholesale Corp.     439       437,433  
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)     441       48,294  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     50       17,939  
McDonald’s Corp.     848       263,550  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     6,693       617,831  
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     4,265       681,120  
Walmart, Inc.     2,646       328,845  
              2,395,012  
                 
Semiconductors - 15.1%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)     782       159,082  
Analog Devices, Inc.     477       151,753  
Applied Materials, Inc.     787       268,989  
Broadcom, Inc.     5,389       1,667,949  
Intel Corp.(a)     1,626       71,755  
Lam Research Corp.     1,276       272,630  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     3,065       198,030  
Micron Technology, Inc.     1,024       345,948  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     424       463,581  
NVIDIA Corp.     20,846       3,635,542  
NXP Semiconductors NV     104       20,474  
Qualcomm, Inc.     2,780       358,008  
Teradyne, Inc.     289       85,677  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     212       41,158  
              7,740,576  
                 
Software - 8.4%                
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     508       82,540  
Electronic Arts, Inc.     212       43,221  
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)     47       50,175  
Microsoft Corp.     7,696       2,848,828  
MSCI, Inc. - Class A     212       114,270  
Oracle Corp.     2,853       419,705  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A(a)     1,569       229,513  
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     204       21,328  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)     986       194,735  
Workday, Inc. - Class A(a)     2,223       288,812  
              4,293,127  
                 
Telecommunications - 1.3%                
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     103       12,646  
AT&T, Inc.     4,830       140,022  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     9,875       495,725  
              648,393  
                 
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 0.0%(b)                
Hasbro, Inc.     212       19,843  
                 
Transportation - 0.1%                
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     85       14,116  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Transportation - 0.1% (continued)                
Norfolk Southern Corp.     212     $ 60,844  
              74,960  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $52,258,429)             50,998,468  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%     Principal          
Time Deposits - 0.2%                
JPMorgan Chase, New York, 2.98%, 04/01/2026   USD 92,725       92,725  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $92,725)             92,725  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost $52,351,154)             51,091,193  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%             32,807  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 51,124,000  
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.                

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

USD - United States Dollar

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Less than 0.05%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Investment Type      
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
Semiconductors     15.1 %
Computers     11.1 %
Internet     10.6 %
Software     8.4 %
Pharmaceuticals     5.0 %
Insurance     4.8 %
Healthcare - Products     4.8 %
Retail     4.7 %
Diversified Financial Services     3.4 %
Auto Manufacturers     3.3 %
Banks     3.1 %
Electric     2.8 %
Beverages     2.1 %
Aerospace & Defense     2.1 %
Machinery - Construction & Mining     1.9 %
Private Equity     1.9 %
Commercial Services     1.7 %
Oil & Gas     1.6 %
Agriculture     1.5 %
Telecommunications     1.3 %
Machinery - Diversified     1.1 %
Pipelines     0.9 %
Biotechnology     0.9 %
Healthcare - Services     0.8 %
Miscellaneous Manufacturer     0.7 %
Media     0.4 %
Hand & Machine Tools     0.4 %
REITs     0.4 %
Lodging     0.3 %
Mining     0.3 %
Environmental Control     0.3 %
Electrical Components & Equipment     0.3 %
Building Materials     0.3 %
Real Estate     0.3 %
Apparel     0.2 %
Time Deposits     0.2 %
Chemicals     0.2 %
Distribution & Wholesale     0.2 %
Transportation     0.1 %
Office & Business Equipment     0.1 %
Electronics     0.1 %
Advertising     0.1 %
Home Builders     0.1 %
Toys, Games & Hobbies     0.0 %
Total Investments     99.9 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.1 %
Total Net Assets     100.0 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8%   Shares     Value  
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.6%                
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. - Class H     2,731     $ 213,702  
                 
Building Materials - 6.9%                
Belimo Holding AG     153       121,002  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)     1,165       95,915  
Carrier Global Corp.     2,739       154,233  
Cie de Saint-Gobain S.A.     1,267       102,276  
Trane Technologies PLC     1,057       440,494  
              913,920  
                 
Chemicals - 5.5%                
Ecolab, Inc.     1,287       342,368  
Linde PLC     398       197,312  
Novonesis Novozymes B     3,204       188,968  
              728,648  
                 
Commercial Services - 0.7%                
United Rentals, Inc.     131       95,441  
                 
Distribution & Wholesale - 2.0%                
Copart, Inc.(a)     3,959       131,439  
Core & Main, Inc. - Class A(a)     2,681       132,441  
              263,880  
                 
Electric - 4.0%                
Iberdrola S.A.     9,196       209,211  
NextEra Energy, Inc.     2,035       189,011  
RWE AG     2,084       138,500  
              536,722  
                 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 5.6%                
Eaton Corp. PLC     917       327,983  
Schneider Electric SE     1,564       412,848  
              740,831  
                 
Electronics - 0.6%                
Coherent Corp.(a)     350       83,374  
                 
Energy - Alternate Sources - 2.4%                
First Solar, Inc.(a)     1,046       206,334  
Nextpower, Inc. - Class A(a)     952       114,764  
              321,098  
                 
Engineering & Construction - 1.1%                
TopBuild Corp.(a)     412       144,736  
                 
Environmental Control - 10.5%                
GFL Environmental, Inc.     4,730       197,336  
Republic Services, Inc. - Class A     1,478       323,712  
Sweco AB - Class B     9,419       131,206  
Tetra Tech, Inc.     5,346       161,021  
Veralto Corp.     1,054       93,195  
Waste Connections, Inc.     1,501       243,822  
Waste Management, Inc.     1,050       241,279  
              1,391,571  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Food - 0.4%                
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)     773     $ 59,621  
                 
Healthcare - Products - 4.5%                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     2,090       238,218  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     747       367,173  
              605,391  
                 
Machinery - Diversified - 3.7%                
Atlas Copco AB - Class A     7,483       128,157  
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.     1,234       98,868  
Keyence Corp.     100       34,484  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     182       65,316  
Xylem, Inc./NY     1,355       161,922  
              488,747  
                 
Miscellaneous Manufacturer - 1.3%                
Siemens AG     714       169,223  
                 
Packaging & Containers - 2.2%                
Packaging Corp. of America     963       204,368  
SIG Group AG(a)     5,978       88,158  
              292,526  
                 
REITs - 0.7%                
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     517       93,169  
                 
Semiconductors - 36.4%                
Analog Devices, Inc.     901       286,644  
Applied Materials, Inc.     2,045       698,961  
ASM International NV     224       164,405  
ASML Holding NV     568       732,460  
Broadcom, Inc.     1,142       353,460  
Infineon Technologies AG     7,163       313,622  
KLA Corp.     150       220,862  
Lam Research Corp.     1,179       251,905  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)     1,055       97,862  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     5,479       542,695  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     72       78,721  
NVIDIA Corp.     773       134,811  
NXP Semiconductors NV     1,782       350,805  
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)     3,032       187,741  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR     941       318,011  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     430       100,628  
              4,833,593  
                 
Software - 8.3%                
Autodesk, Inc.(a)     1,185       283,689  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     1,697       471,545  
Nemetschek SE     1,067       78,313  
SAP SE     956       161,811  
Synopsys, Inc.(a)     291       115,376  
              1,110,734  
                 
Telecommunications - 0.8%                
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     877       107,678  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% (continued)   Shares     Value  
Water - 0.6%                
American Water Works Co., Inc.     570     $ 77,571  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,034,124)             13,272,176  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%     Principal          
Time Deposits - 0.1%                
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., New York, 0.80%, 04/01/2026   SEK 2       0 (b) 
Citibank, London, 0.85%, 04/01/2026   EUR 5,358       6,174  
Citibank, London, 2.67%, 04/01/2026   GBP 663       874  
HSBC, Hong Kong, 1.20%, 04/01/2026   HKD 13       2  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm, (0.57)%, 04/01/2026   CHF 2,007       2,498  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm, 0.96%, 04/01/2026   DKK 10,806       1,666  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Tokyo, 0.20%, 04/01/2026   JPY 178       1  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $11,215)             11,215  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost $13,045,339)             13,283,391  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%             12,382  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 13,295,773  
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.                

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
CHF - Swiss Franc
DKK - Danish Krone
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
JPY - Japanese Yen

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SEK - Swedish Krona

   
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Less than 0.05.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Investment Type      
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
Semiconductors     36.4 %
Environmental Control     10.5 %
Software     8.3 %
Building Materials     6.9 %
Electrical Components & Equipment     5.6 %
Chemicals     5.5 %
Healthcare - Products     4.5 %
Electric     4.0 %
Machinery - Diversified     3.7 %
Energy - Alternate Sources     2.4 %
Packaging & Containers     2.2 %
Distribution & Wholesale     2.0 %
Auto Parts & Equipment     1.6 %
Miscellaneous Manufacturer     1.3 %
Engineering & Construction     1.1 %
Telecommunications     0.8 %
Commercial Services     0.7 %
REITs     0.7 %
Electronics     0.6 %
Water     0.6 %
Food     0.4 %
Time Deposits     0.1 %
Total Investments     99.9 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.1 %
Total Net Assets     100.0 %

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

    Pictet AI &
Automation ETF
    Pictet AI Enhanced
International
Equity ETF
 
ASSETS:                
Investments, at value (Note 2)   $ 4,733,289     $ 5,142,449  
Cash     611        
Foreign currency, at value (cost $73 and $313)     62       286  
Receivables:                
Securities sold     45,583       3,454  
Dividends     3,052       17,626  
Foreign tax reclaim     152       2,196  
Total assets     4,782,749       5,166,011  
LIABILITIES:                
Payables:                
Securities purchased     106,900       3  
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)     4,165       1,722  
Custodian           9,963  
Total liabilities     111,065       11,688  
NET ASSETS   $ 4,671,684     $ 5,154,323  
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                
Paid-in capital   $ 5,015,081     $ 4,737,186  
Total (accumulated losses)/distributable earnings     (343,397 )     417,137  
Total net assets   $ 4,671,684     $ 5,154,323  
                 
Net assets   $ 4,671,684     $ 5,154,323  
Shares issued and outstanding(a)     200,000       250,000  
Net asset value per share   $ 23.36     $ 20.62  
                 
COST:                
Investments, at cost   $ 4,914,948     $ 5,220,285  
                 
(a) Unlimited shares authorized without par value.                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

    Pictet AI Enhanced
US Equity ETF
    Pictet Cleaner
Planet ETF
 
ASSETS:                
Investments, at value (Note 2)   $ 51,091,193     $ 13,283,391  
Cash     521        
Foreign currency, at value (cost $– and $68)           10  
Receivables:                
Capital shares     241,148        
Dividends     24,795       8,203  
Foreign tax reclaim     200       1,707  
Securities sold           422,397  
Total assets     51,357,857       13,715,708  
LIABILITIES:                
Payables:                
Securities purchased     227,007       391,384  
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)     6,800       8,092  
Custodian           20,459  
Other payables     50        
Total liabilities     233,857       419,935  
NET ASSETS   $ 51,124,000     $ 13,295,773  
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                
Paid-in capital   $ 52,397,789     $ 13,207,030  
Total (accumulated losses)/distributable earnings     (1,273,789 )     88,743  
Total net assets   $ 51,124,000     $ 13,295,773  
                 
Net assets   $ 51,124,000     $ 13,295,773  
Shares issued and outstanding(a)     2,120,000       525,000  
Net asset value per share   $ 24.12     $ 25.33  
                 
COST:                
Investments, at cost   $ 52,351,154     $ 13,045,339  
                 
(a) Unlimited shares authorized without par value.                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations  

 

 

    Pictet AI &
Automation ETF
   

Pictet AI Enhanced
International
Equity ETF

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:     Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
      Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
 
Interest income   $ 1,124     $ 811  
Dividend income     19,147       81,900  
Other income     59       347  
Less: Dividend withholding taxes     (1,393 )     (9,168 )
Total investment income     18,937       73,890  
                 
EXPENSES:                
Investment advisory fee (Note 4)     30,586       12,327  
Interest expenses     239       3,456  
Income tax expenses           894  
Other expenses           269  
Total expenses     30,825       16,946  
NET INVESTMENT (LOSS) INCOME     (11,888 )     56,944  
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED (LOSS) GAIN                
Net realized (loss) gain from:                
Investments     (379,198 )     119,493  
In-kind redemptions     243,656       378,729  
Foreign currency transactions     (4,869 )     (22,941 )
Net realized (loss) gain     (140,411 )     475,281  
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation  on:                
Investments     (181,659 )     (77,836 )
Foreign currency transactions     143       (144 )
Net change in unrealized (depreciation)     (181,516 )     (77,980 )
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain     (321,927 )     397,301  
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (333,815 )   $ 454,245  

 

(a) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations  

 

 

    Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF    

Pictet Cleaner

Planet ETF

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:     Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
      Period Ended
March 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
 
Interest income   $ 551     $ 478  
Dividend income     38,317       61,088  
Other income           150  
Less: Dividend withholding taxes     (16 )     (3,260 )
Total investment income     38,852       58,456  
                 
EXPENSES:                
Investment advisory fee (Note 4)     6,892       42,184  
Interest expenses           183  
Total expenses     6,892       42,367  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     31,960       16,089  
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED (LOSS) GAIN                
Net realized (loss) from:                
Investments     (45,788 )     (151,227 )
Foreign currency transactions           (4,970 )
Net realized (loss)     (45,788 )     (156,197 )
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation  on:                
Investments     (1,259,961 )     238,052  
Foreign currency transactions           701  
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (1,259,961 )     238,753  
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain     (1,305,749 )     82,556  
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (1,273,789 )   $ 98,645  

 

(a) Inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2026.                
(b) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  

 

    Pictet AI &
Automation ETF
   

Pictet AI Enhanced
International

Equity ETF

 
   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

 
OPERATIONS:                
Net investment (loss) income   $ (11,888 )   $ 56,944  
Net realized (loss) gain     (140,411 )     475,281  
Net change in unrealized (depreciation)     (181,516 )     (77,980 )
Net (decrease) increase in net assets from operations     (333,815 )     454,245  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
From earnings     (9,582 )     (37,108 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (9,582 )     (37,108 )
                 
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:                
Shares sold     9,943,996       10,154,346  
Shares redeemed     (4,928,915 )     (5,417,160 )
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions     5,015,081       4,737,186  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     4,671,684       5,154,323  
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period            
End of period   $ 4,671,684     $ 5,154,323  
                 
SHARES TRANSACTIONS                
Shares sold     400,004       500,004  
Shares redeemed     (200,004 )     (250,004 )
Net increase in shares outstanding     200,000       250,000  

 

(a) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  

 

    Pictet AI Enhanced
US Equity ETF
    Pictet Cleaner
Planet ETF
 
   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)

 
OPERATIONS:                
Net investment income   $ 31,960     $ 16,089  
Net realized (loss)     (45,788 )     (156,197 )
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (1,259,961 )     238,753  
Net (decrease) increase in net assets from operations     (1,273,789 )     98,645  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
From earnings           (9,902 )
Total distributions to shareholders           (9,902 )
                 
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:                
Shares sold     52,397,789       13,207,130  
Shares redeemed           (100 )
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions     52,397,789       13,207,030  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     51,124,000       13,295,773  
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of period            
End of period   $ 51,124,000     $ 13,295,773  
                 
SHARES TRANSACTIONS                
Shares sold     2,120,000       525,004  
Shares redeemed           (4 )
Net increase in shares outstanding     2,120,000       525,000  

 

(a) Inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2026.
(b) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights  

 

    Pictet AI &
Automation ETF
   

Pictet AI Enhanced
International
Equity ETF

 
   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

 
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA:                
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 24.86     $ 20.12  
                 
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                
Net investment (loss) income(b)     (0.03 )     0.13  
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments(c)     (1.45 )     0.45  
Total from investment operations     (1.48 )     0.58  
                 
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:                
Net investment income     (0.02 )     (0.08 )
Total distributions     (0.02 )     (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 23.36     $ 20.62  
                 
Total Return at Net Asset Value(d)     (5.95 )%     2.87 %
Total Return at Market Value(e)     (5.46 )%     5.07 %
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 4,672     $ 5,154  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)     0.70 %     0.41 %
Ratio of operational expenses to average net assets(f)     0.70 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)     (0.27 )%     1.38 %
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     74 %     86 %

 

(a) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.
(b) Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c) Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(e) Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value during the period and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
(f) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights  

 

    Pictet AI Enhanced
US Equity ETF
   

Pictet Cleaner
Planet ETF

 
   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended
March 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)

 
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA:                
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 25.38     $ 25.22  
                 
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                
Net investment income(c)     0.03       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments(d)     (1.29 )     0.10  
Total from investment operations     (1.26 )     0.13  
                 
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:                
Net investment income           (0.02 )
Total distributions           (0.02 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 24.12     $ 25.33  
                 
Total Return at Net Asset Value(e)     (4.99 )%     0.50 %
Total Return at Market Value(f)     (5.07 )%     1.11 %
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 51,124     $ 13,296  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(g)     0.22 %     0.70 %
Ratio of operational expenses to average net assets(g)     0.22 %     0.70 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(g)     1.02 %     0.27 %
Portfolio turnover rate(h)     16 %     58 %
   
(a) Inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2026.
(b) Inception date of the Fund was October 15, 2025.
(c) Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(d) Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(e) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f) Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value during the period and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
(g) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(h) Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF, Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF, Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF and Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are non-diversified series of The 2023 ETF Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 23, 2023. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and the offering of the Funds’ shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Trust is governed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pictet Asset Management S.A. (“Pictet AM SA” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. Tidal Investments LLC (“Tidal” or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as sub-adviser to the Funds. The Trust is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF, Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF and Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF commenced operations on October 15, 2025 and Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF commenced operations on February 25, 2026.

 

Each Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and uses an active investment strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective.

 

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

 

 NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

A. Security Valuation. Equity securities, including Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (the “NASDAQ”), including securities traded over-the-counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m. EST if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price or mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. For a security that trades on multiple exchanges, the primary exchange will generally be considered the exchange on which the security is generally most actively traded. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Prices of securities traded on the securities exchange will be obtained from recognized independent pricing agents each day that the Fund is open for business.

 

Under Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, a fair value will be determined for securities for which quotations are not readily available by the Valuation Designee (as defined in Rule 2a-5) in accordance with the Pricing and Valuation Policy and Fair Value Procedures, as applicable, of the Adviser, subject to oversight by the Board. When a security is “fair valued”, consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the Adviser’s Pricing and Valuation Policy and Fair Value Procedures, as applicable. Fair value pricing is an inherently subjective process, and no single standard exists for determining fair value. Different funds could reasonably arrive at different values for the same security. The use of fair value pricing by a fund may cause the net asset value (“NAV”) of its shares to differ significantly from the NAV that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.

 

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As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2026:

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                        
Investments:                        
Common Stocks(a)   $ 4,672,444     $     $     $ 4,672,444  
Time Deposits           60,845             60,845  
Total Investments   $ 4,672,444     $ 60,845     $     $ 4,733,289  

 

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                        
Investments:                        
Common Stocks(a)   $ 5,126,186     $ 1,080     $     $ 5,127,266  
Rights           0 (b)            0 (b) 
Time Deposits           15,183             15,183  
Total Investments   $ 5,126,186     $ 16,263     $     $ 5,142,449  

 

Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                        
Investments:                        
Common Stocks(a)   $ 50,998,468     $     $     $ 50,998,468  
Time Deposits           92,725             92,725  
Total Investments   $ 50,998,468     $ 92,725     $     $ 51,091,193  

 

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                        
Investments:                        
Common Stocks(a)   $ 13,272,176     $     $     $ 13,272,176  
Time Deposits           11,215             11,215  
Total Investments   $ 13,272,176     $ 11,215     $     $ 13,283,391  

 

(a) See Schedules of Investments for the industry breakout.
(b) Less than 0.05.

 

B. Federal Income Taxes. Each Fund intends to qualify as regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Sub-Chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and accordingly, will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.

 

C. Foreign Currency. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

The Funds report net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

D. Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends received from REITs generally are comprised of ordinary income, capital gains, and may include return of capital. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Other non-cash dividends are recognized as investment income at the fair value of the property received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

E. Derivatives Transactions. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, the SEC imposes limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation and cover framework arising from prior SEC guidance for covering derivatives and certain financial instruments currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act and treats derivatives as senior securities. Under Rule 18f-4, a fund’s derivatives exposure is limited through a value-at-risk test. Funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount are required to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program, subject to oversight by a fund’s board, and appoint a derivatives risk manager. The Funds have implemented a Rule 18f-4 Derivative Risk Management Program that complies with Rule 18f-4.

 

F. Distributions to Shareholders. The Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF, Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF, Pictet AI & Automation ETF and Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF pay out distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, annually. Distributions from net investment income will fluctuate over time.

 

Each Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to investors at least annually. Each Fund is permitted to declare and pay dividends of its net investment income and net capital gains, if any, more frequently. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

G. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

H. Share Valuation. The NAV per Share is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. Funds’ Shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE”) is closed for trading.

 

I. Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. 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 Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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J. Illiquid Securities. Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted a Board-approved Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) that requires, among other things, that the Funds limit its illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. An illiquid investment is any security that the Funds reasonably expect cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. If the Fund should be in a position where the value of illiquid investments held by the Fund exceeds 15% of the Fund’s net assets, the Fund will take such steps as set forth in the Program.

 

 NOTE 3 - PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

Active Management Risk. The value of investment may go down if Pictet’s judgments and decisions are incorrect or otherwise do not produce the desired results, or if the Funds’ investment strategy do not work as intended. There might be also losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the quantitative, analytic or other tools, resources, information and data used, investment techniques applied, or the analyses employed or relied on, by Pictet, if such tools, resources, information or data are used incorrectly or otherwise do not work as intended, or if Pictet’s investment style is out of favor or otherwise fails to produce the desired results. In addition, the Funds’ investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may also affect the investment techniques available to the Adviser in connection with managing the Funds. Those changes and developments may not lead to the results intended by Pictet and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the Funds. Any of these factors could cause the Funds to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

Artificial Intelligence and Automation Companies Risk. The Pictet AI & Automation ETF invests primarily in the equity securities of artificial intelligence and automation companies and, as such, is particularly sensitive to risks to those types of companies. These risks include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for such securities, changes in business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, rapid obsolescence, and government regulation. Securities of artificial intelligence and automation companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company’s products could have a material adverse effect on such company’s operating results. Artificial intelligence and automation companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology. Artificial intelligence companies typically engage in significant amounts of spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful.

 

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are securities that may be exchanged for, converted into, or exercised to acquire a predetermined number of shares of the issuer’s common stock at an investor’s option during a specified time period (such as convertible preferred stocks, convertible debentures and warrants). A convertible security is generally a fixed income security that is senior to common stock in an issuer’s capital structure but is usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. In exchange for the conversion feature, many corporations will pay a lower rate of interest on convertible securities than debt securities of the same corporation. In general, the market value of a convertible security is at least the higher of its “investment value” (i.e., its value as a fixed income security) or its “conversion value” (i.e., its value upon conversion into its underlying common stock).

 

Cybersecurity Risk. The Funds and their service providers (including the Advisor) are susceptible to cyberattacks and to technological malfunctions that have effects similar to those of a cyberattack. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of a Fund’s service provider (including the Advisor) to disclose sensitive information to gain access to a Fund’s electronic infrastructure. Cyberattacks include, among others, stealing, corrupting, or preventing access to data maintained online or digitally, preventing legitimate users from accessing information or services, releasing confidential information without authorization and disrupting operations. Successful cyberattacks against, or security breakdowns of, a Fund, Pictet, or a custodian, transfer agent, or other service provider may adversely affect the Fund or its shareholders. For instance, cyberattacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, affect a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value, cause the release or misappropriation of confidential shareholder or Fund information, impede trading, interfere with the use of quantitative models, cause reputational damage, and subject the Fund to regulatory fines, penalties or financial losses and additional compliance costs. The Funds’ service providers regularly experience cyberattacks and expect they will continue to do so. In addition, cyberattacks involving a counterparty to a Fund could affect the counterparty’s ability to meet its obligations to the Fund, which may result in losses to the Fund and its shareholders. While Pictet has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks, those plans and systems have inherent limitations, and there is not assurance they will be effective.

 

Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts (such as ADRs, GDRs and EDRs) are instruments that represent shares in companies trading outside the markets in which the depositary receipts are traded. Accordingly, whilst the depositary receipts are traded on Recognized Exchanges, there may be other risks associated with such instruments to consider for example the shares underlying the instruments may be subject to political, inflationary, exchange rate or custody risks.

 

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons that may directly relate to the issuer as well as due to general industry or market conditions. Common stock is subordinated to preferred securities and debt in a company’s capital structure. Common stock has the lowest priority, and the greatest risk, with respect to dividends and any liquidation payments in the event of an issuer’s bankruptcy.

 

ETF-Related Risks. Each Fund is an ETF and, as a result of this structure, is exposed to the following risks:

 

Costs of Buying or Selling Shares Risk. Investors buying or selling a Fund’s shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of shares. In addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference between the price at which an investor is willing to buy a Fund’s shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell a Fund’s shares (the “ask” price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the “spread” or “bid-ask spread.”

 

Limited Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a Fund. Each Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants. In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. This may result in a significantly diminished trading market for a Fund’s shares, differences between the market price of a Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares, and delisting of the shares.

 

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Trading Risk. Although each Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. Secondary market trading in a Fund’s shares may be halted by the Exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons.

 

Cash Transactions Risk. Each Fund may effect some of its creations and redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times in order to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause the Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the Fund’s shares to trade in the market at wider bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to a Fund’s NAV.

 

National Closed Market Trading Risk. Because securities held by the Fund trade on non-U.S. exchanges that are closed when the Fund’s primary listing exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of an underlying security and the last quoted price for the underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market) used for purposes of calculating the Fund’s net asset value, resulting in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s net asset value that may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds.

 

Foreign Currency Risk. The Funds may invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers. Where the Funds’ NAV is determined in U.S. dollars and the Funds invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the Funds’ NAV could decline if the currency of the non-U.S. market in which the fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the value of the Funds’ holdings, measured in the foreign currency, increases. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation and political developments. Emerging markets may be susceptible to greater currency fluctuations and greater volatility in currency exchange rates than more developed markets.

 

Foreign Securities Risk. The Funds may invest in foreign securities, which are generally riskier than U.S. securities. As a result the Funds may be subject to foreign risk, meaning that political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), natural disasters and public health emergencies occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund’s investments in that country to experience losses. For these and other reasons, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities. If the Funds buy securities denominated in a foreign currency, receives income in foreign currencies, or holds foreign currencies from time to time, the value of the Funds’ assets, as measured in U.S. dollars, can be affected unfavorably by changes in exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies. Foreign markets are also subject to the risk that a foreign government could restrict foreign exchange transactions or otherwise implement unfavorable currency regulations. In addition, foreign securities may be subject to currency exchange rates or regulations, the imposition of economic sanctions, tariffs or other government restrictions, higher transaction and other costs, reduced liquidity, and delays in settlement.

 

Market Capitalization Risk. Securities of small-cap and mid-cap companies may be subject to greater price volatility, significantly lower trading volumes, cyclical, static or moderate growth prospects and greater spreads between their bid and ask prices than securities of larger companies. In addition, securities of small-cap and mid-cap companies may trade in an over-the-counter market or on a regional exchange, or may otherwise have limited liquidity. Smaller capitalization companies frequently rely on narrower product lines, niche markets, limited financial resources, a few key employees and inexperienced management. Smaller capitalization companies have more speculative prospects for future growth, sustained earnings and market share than larger companies and may be more vulnerable to adverse business or market developments. Accordingly, it may be difficult for the Funds to sell small-cap securities at a desired time or price. Generally, the smaller the company, the greater these risks become. Although securities issued by larger companies tend to have less overall volatility than securities issued by smaller companies, securities issued by larger companies may have less growth potential and may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during strong economic periods. In addition, larger companies may be less capable of responding quickly to competitive challenges and industry changes, including those resulting from improvements in technology, and may suffer sharper price declines as a result of earnings disappointments.

 

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Security Pricing Risk. The risk of uncertainty of price changes. Usually, the higher the volatility of an asset or instrument, the higher its risk. The prices for securities in which the Funds invest may change significantly in short-term periods.

 

Operational Risk. The Funds are subject to operational risks resulting from other services provided by Pictet and other service providers, including pricing, administrative, accounting, tax, legal, custody, transfer agency and other operational services. Examples of operational risks include the risk of loss caused by inadequate procedures and controls, human error and system failures by a service provider that result in trading delays or errors that prevent a Fund from realizing investment gains or avoiding losses. In addition, a service provider may be unable to provide a net asset value for a Fund or share class on a timely basis. Pictet is not contractually liable to the Funds for losses associated with operational risk absent its willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its contractual obligations to provide services to the Funds.

 

Risks Relating to Companies Focused on Robotics, Cybersecurity, Semiconductors and Software. The Funds may be particularly sensitive to the risks affecting companies focused on robotics, cybersecurity, semiconductors and software. These risks include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for such securities, changes in business cycles, world economic growth, rapidly changing technologies, rapid obsolescence of products and services, increasing regulatory scrutiny, and changes in government regulatory requirements. Securities of such companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company’s products could have a material adverse effect on such company’s operating results. These companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies.

 

 NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Advisory Agreement”), and, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and oversight of the Board. The Adviser is also responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Funds, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Adviser provides oversight of the Sub-Adviser and review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a unitary management fee (the “Investment Advisory Fee”) calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Fund Investment Advisory Fee
Pictet AI & Automation ETF 0.70%
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF 0.30%
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF 0.22%
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF 0.70%

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by, and appropriately allocated to, the Funds, except for the advisory fee payable to the Adviser; interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions, and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments; proxy and shareholder meeting expenses (unless the need for a shareholder meeting is caused by the Adviser, such as a change of control of the Adviser); fees and expenses related to the provision of securities lending services; acquired fund fees and expenses (other than management and shareholder service fees paid to the Adviser attributable to the Funds’ investment in such acquired funds); fees and expenses related to the provision of securities lending services; acquired fund fees and expenses; taxes, including accrued deferred tax liability; legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, including any settlements in connection therewith; extraordinary expenses (as mutually determined by the Board and the Adviser); and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Investment Advisory Fees for the period ended March 31, 2026, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Sub-Adviser serve as investment sub-adviser to the Funds, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for portfolio trading oversight as well as trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Funds and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, all subject to the supervision of the Adviser and oversight of the Board for the services it provides to each of the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is paid a fee by the Adviser, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows: 4 basis points on the first $250 million of Fund assets; 3 basis points on Fund assets between $250 million and $1 billion; 2.5 basis points on Fund assets between $1 billion and $3 billion; 2 basis points on Fund assets between $3 billion and $5 billion; and 1.5 basis points on Fund assets above $5 billion, subject to a $25,000 minimum annual fee.

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) serves as the administrator, custodian and transfer agent to the Funds. For services provided under the administration agreement with the Trust, BBH is entitled to a fee based on assets under management, paid by the Adviser.

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ Shares.

 

Certain officers and a trustee of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser. Neither the affiliated trustee nor the Trust’s officers receive compensation from the Funds.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of its Shares. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.

 

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March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 NOTE 5 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

For the period ended March 31, 2026, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales or maturities of securities, excluding short-term investments, U.S. government securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Pictet AI & Automation ETF   $ 6,859,485     $ 7,943,379  
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF     7,446,924       9,544,059  
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF     6,165,335       4,610,983  
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF     7,719,749       7,583,559  

 

For the period ended March 31, 2026, there were no purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2026, the costs of in-kind subscriptions and the proceeds from in-kind redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Pictet AI & Automation ETF   $ 9,626,371     $ 3,552,831  
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF     10,138,385       3,334,438  
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF     45,678,524        
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF     13,042,114        

 

 NOTE 6 - FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended March 31, 2026, were as follows:

 

Pictet AI & Automation ETF

 

Distributions paid from:   March 31, 2026  
Ordinary Income   $ 9,582  

 

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF

 

Distributions paid from:   March 31, 2026  
Ordinary Income   $ 37,108  

 

Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF

 

Distributions paid from:     March 31, 2026  
Ordinary Income   $  

 

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF

 

Distributions paid from:   March 31, 2026  
Ordinary Income   $ 9,902  

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

As of the period ended March 31, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Pictet AI & Automation ETF   $ 4,914,948     $ 267,215     $ (448,874 )   $ (181,659 )
Pictet AI Enhanced International
Equity ETF
    5,220,285       296,157       (373,993 )     (77,836 )
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF     52,351,154       393,649       (1,653,610 )     (1,259,961 )
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF     13,045,339       937,920       (699,868 )     238,052  

 

 NOTE 7 - SHARES TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE. Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis at NAV generally in large blocks of shares, called Creation Units. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

The Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The standard creation transaction fees for the Funds regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction, are presented in the table below.

 

Fund Creation Transaction Fee
Pictet AI & Automation ETF $500
Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF $1,000
Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF $350
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF $500

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements  

March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 8 - RECENT MARKET EVENTS

 

U.S. and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors including uncertainty regarding inflation and central banks’ interest rate changes, the possibility of a national or global recession, trade tensions and tariffs, political events, armed conflict, war, and geopolitical conflict. These developments, as well as other events, could result in further market volatility and negatively affect financial asset prices, the liquidity of certain securities and the normal operations of securities exchanges and other markets, despite government efforts to address market disruptions. As a result, the risk environment remains elevated. The Adviser will monitor developments and seek to manage the Funds in a manner consistent with achieving the Funds’ investment objective, but there can be no assurance that they will be successful in doing so.

 

NOTE 9 - SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Officers of the Funds act as the Funds' chief operating decision maker (CODM) assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that each Fund operates as a single segment. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and each Fund makes investments in accordance with its investment objective as outlined in its prospectus. The financial information used by the CODM is consistent with that presented in each Fund's Schedule of Investments, Statement of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights.

 

The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies. The financial statements include all the details of the segment assets, segment revenue and expenses, and reflect the financial result of the segment.

 

NOTE 10 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In December 2023, FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Funds have evaluated ASU 2023-09, which did not have a material impact on the Funds' financial statements or disclosures.

 

NOTE 11 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. The Trust has determined that there are no subsequent events to note.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)  

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

The Board has delegated the responsibility to vote proxies for securities held in a Fund’s portfolio to each Fund’s investment adviser. Proxies for the portfolio securities are voted in accordance with the relevant Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures. Information regarding how a Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge by calling (855) 994-4778 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio Holdings Information

 

The Trust files the Funds’ complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding the Trust’s Form N-PORT filings is also available, without charge, by calling toll-free, (855) 994-4778.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.pictet.com/etf.

 

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Board Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements  

 

At meetings held on June 9, 2025 and August 18, 2025 (the “Meetings”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of The 2023 ETF Series Trust (“Trust”) considered and approved, for an initial two year term, the following agreements (the “Agreements”) with respect to the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF, Pictet AI-Enhanced International Equity ETF, Pictet AI & Automation ETF, Pictet Emerging Markets Debt ETF and Pictet Emerging Market Rising Economies ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), each a new series of the Trust:

 

· the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Pictet Asset Management S.A. with respect to the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF, Pictet AI-Enhanced International Equity ETF, and Pictet AI & Automation ETF; and

 

· the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Pictet Asset Management S.A. and Tidal Investments LLC, with respect to the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF, Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF and Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

 

The Board, which is comprised solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), was advised by legal counsel throughout the process.

 

To evaluate the Agreements, the Board requested, and Pictet Asset Management S.A. (the “Adviser”), along with Tidal Investments LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), provided such materials as the Board, with the advice of counsel, deemed reasonably necessary. The Board also met with representatives of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser at the Meetings, during which the Independent Trustees and the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s representatives discussed the materials that had been provided as well as other related matters concerning the Funds. In determining whether to approve the Agreements, the Board considered various factors, including (i) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Funds; (ii) the investment objective and strategy for the Funds and, because the Funds are new and therefore have no performance record, how the Funds’ strategies might be expected to perform in the future; (iii) the profits anticipated to be realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from providing advisory and sub-advisory services to the Funds; (iv) fees charged to comparable funds; (v) the extent to which economies of scale would be shared as the Funds grow; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board reviewed the Agreements and both the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s anticipated responsibilities with respect to providing investment advisory and sub-advisory services to the Funds. The Board noted that (i) the Adviser’s responsibilities include providing a continuous investment program for the Funds, overseeing the activities of the Sub-Adviser, including regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance, overseeing general portfolio compliance with relevant law, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, periodic reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Funds; and (ii) the Sub-Adviser’s responsibilities include portfolio management, including evaluating and selecting investments for the Funds, trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Funds, and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and oversight of the Board.

The Board considered the background, sophistication and experience of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s senior management, including those individuals responsible for portfolio management and regulatory compliance of the Funds. The Board also considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s extensive administrative and compliance infrastructures. The Board appreciated the fact that both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have deep experience and expertise serving as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to other pooled investment vehicles.

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The Board considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management resources, structures and practices, including those associated with monitoring and seeking to ensure the Funds’ compliance with their respective investment objectives and policies and with applicable laws and regulations. The Board also considered information about the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s overall investment management businesses, including the financial resources available to them needed to deliver high quality advisory and sub-advisory services to the Funds.

Investment Performance

Because the Funds are new and have not yet commenced operations, the Board noted that there was no historical performance records to consider. The Board discussed with representatives of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser the proposed portfolio management teams and the investment strategies to be employed in the management of the Funds’ assets. The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s reputations and experience, including their experience managing other accounts.

Fees Charged to Comparable Funds

The Board reviewed the advisory fee to be paid by the Funds to the Adviser and the sub-advisory fee to be paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for their respective services to be provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Board reviewed a report prepared by an independent third-party comparing the Funds’ advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for the Funds is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Funds pay no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that the proposed management fees for the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF and Pictet AI-Enhanced International Equity ETF were below their peer group medians, while the proposed management fee for the Pictet AI & Automation ETF was slightly above its peer group median. The Board further noted that, under the Agreements, the Adviser is responsible for compensating the Funds’ other service providers, including the Sub-Adviser, and paying the Funds’ other expenses out of their own fees and resources.

Profitability and Economies of Scale

The Board considered information concerning the anticipated profitability of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from managing the Funds. The Board appreciated that, because the Funds are new, information concerning the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Funds was based on estimates and therefore, to a large degree, speculative. The Board noted that it will have opportunities in the future to consider and evaluate each of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s profitability from managing the Funds after the Funds commence operations and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser begin receiving their respective fees. The Board also considered whether economies of scale or other efficiencies might result as the Funds’ assets grow. As the Funds have not yet commenced operations, the Board observed that it is difficult to draw any meaningful conclusions. However, the Board noted the commitment being made by the Adviser by structuring its advisory fees as a unitary fee, which effectively acts as a cap on the Funds’ total expense ratios. The Board noted that it intends to monitor for the existence of economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds.

Other Benefits

The Board considered other benefits that might be derived by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from their relationship with the Funds. The Board considered the potential benefits flowing to the Adviser from sponsoring for the first time an exchange-traded fund.

Conclusion

After reviewing these and other factors, the Board concluded, in the context of its overall review of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided supported its approval of the Agreements and that the fee to be charged thereunder was reasonable. In the Independent Trustees’ deliberations, each Trustee gave specific factors the weight that Trustee thought appropriate. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Agreements on behalf of the Funds; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it.

 

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At a meeting held on December 16-17, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of The 2023 ETF Series Trust (“Trust”) considered and approved, for an initial two year term, the following agreements (the “Agreements”) with respect to the Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF (the “Fund”), a new series of the Trust:

 

· the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Pictet Asset Management S.A. (the “Adviser”), pursuant to which the Adviser will provide advisory services to the Fund; and

 

· the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Tidal Investments LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser will provide sub-advisory services to the Fund.

 

The Board, which is comprised solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), was advised by legal counsel throughout the process.

To evaluate the Agreements, the Board requested, and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser provided such materials as the Board, with the advice of counsel, deemed reasonably necessary. The Board also met with representatives of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser at the Meeting, during which the Independent Trustees and the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s representatives discussed the materials that had been provided as well as other related matters concerning the Fund. In determining whether to approve the Agreements, the Board considered various factors, including (i) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the investment objective and strategy for the Fund and, because the Fund is new and therefore has no performance record, how the Fund’s strategies might be expected to perform in the future; (iii) the profits anticipated to be realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from providing advisory and sub-advisory services to the Fund; (iv) fees charged to comparable funds; (v) the extent to which economies of scale would be shared as the Fund grows; and (vi) other factors the Board deemed to be relevant.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board reviewed the Agreements and both the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s anticipated responsibilities with respect to providing investment advisory and sub-advisory services to the Fund. The Board noted that (i) the Adviser’s responsibilities include the general portfolio management and administration of the Fund, arranging for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate, overseeing the activities of the Sub-Adviser, including monitoring of the purchase and sale of securities by the Sub-Adviser and regular review of the Sub-Adviser’s performance, overseeing general portfolio compliance with relevant law, monitoring compliance with various policies and procedures and applicable securities regulations, periodic reporting to the Board, and implementing Board directives as they relate to the Fund; and (ii) the Sub-Adviser’s responsibilities include portfolio trading oversight as well as trading portfolio securities and other investment instruments on behalf of the Fund and selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, all subject to the supervision of the Adviser and oversight of the Board.

The Board considered the background, sophistication and experience of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s senior management, including those individuals responsible for portfolio management and regulatory compliance of the Fund. The Board also considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s extensive administrative and compliance infrastructures. The Board appreciated the fact that both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have deep experience and expertise serving as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to other pooled investment vehicles.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management resources, structures and practices, including those associated with monitoring and seeking to ensure the Fund’s compliance with its investment objective and policies and with applicable laws and regulations. The Board also considered information about the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s overall investment management businesses, including the financial resources available to them needed to deliver high quality advisory and sub-advisory services to the Fund.

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Investment Performance

Because the Fund is new and has not yet commenced operations, the Board noted that there were no historical performance records to consider. The Board discussed with representatives of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser the proposed portfolio management teams and the investment strategies to be employed in the management of the Fund’s assets. The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-Adviser’s reputations and experience, including their experience managing other accounts.

Fees Charged to Comparable Funds

The Board reviewed the advisory fee to be paid by the Fund to the Adviser and the sub-advisory fee to be paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for their respective services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreements. The Board reviewed a report prepared by an independent third-party comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to those paid by a group of peer funds. The Board took into consideration that the advisory fee for the Fund is a “unitary fee,” meaning that the Fund pays no expenses other than the advisory fee and certain expenses customarily excluded from unitary fee arrangements, such as brokerage commissions, taxes, and interest. The Board noted that that the proposed management fee for the Fund was the lowest among its peer group. The Board further noted that, under the Agreements, the Adviser is responsible for compensating the Fund’s other service providers, including the Sub-Adviser, and paying the Fund’s other expenses out of its own fees and resources.

Profitability and Economies of Scale

The Board considered information concerning the anticipated profitability of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from managing the Fund. The Board appreciated that, because the Fund is new, information concerning the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Fund was based on estimates and therefore, to a large degree, speculative. The Board noted that it will have opportunities in the future to consider and evaluate each of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s profitability from managing the Fund after the Fund commences operations and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser begin receiving their respective fees. The Board also considered whether economies of scale or other efficiencies might result as the Fund’s assets grow. As the Fund has not yet commenced operations, the Board observed that it is difficult to draw any meaningful conclusions. However, the Board noted the commitment being made by the Adviser by structuring their advisory fees as a unitary fee, which effectively acts as a cap on the Fund’s total expense ratios. The Board noted that it intends to monitor for the existence of economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund.

Other Benefits

The Board considered other benefits that might be derived by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from their relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the potential benefits flowing to the Adviser, Pictet Asset Management S.A. from sponsoring a family of exchange-traded funds.

Conclusion

After reviewing these and other factors, the Board concluded, in the context of its overall review of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided supported its approval of the Agreements and that the fee to be charged thereunder was reasonable. In the Independent Trustees’ deliberations, each Trustee gave specific factors the weight that Trustee thought appropriate. No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Agreements on behalf of the Fund; rather, the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to it.

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Advisor

 

Pictet Asset Management S.A.

60 Route Des Acacias

Geneva, Switzerland

 

Distributor

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

190 Middle Street, Suite 301

Portland, ME 04101

 

Transfer Agent

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

50 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02110

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

101 Seaport Boulevard

Boston, MA 02110

 

Legal Counsel

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

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

Information included in Item 7, if applicable.

 

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

Information included in Item 7, if applicable.

 

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

Information included in Item 7, if applicable.

 

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

Information included in Item 7, if applicable.

 

   

 

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

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

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

Not applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits

(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
(a)(3) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(a)(5) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 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) The 2023 ETF Series Trust

   
By: /s/ Eric Falkeis  
  Eric W. Falkeis, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust
     
Date: June 8, 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/ Eric Falkeis  
  Eric W. Falkeis, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust
     
Date: June 8, 2026  

 

 

By: /s/ Aaron Perkovich
  Aaron Perkovich, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust
   
Date: June 8, 2026

 

 

   

 


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