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:
811-23890
 
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:
Nomura ETF Trust
 
 
Address of principal executive offices:
610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
 
Name and address of agent for service:
David F. Connor, Esq.
610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(800) 523-1918
 
 
Date of fiscal year end:
March 31
 
 
Date of reporting period:
March 31, 2026
 
 
 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETFBILD

(Formerly, Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
BILD
$55
0.49%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF returned 25.95% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the MSCI World Index (net), the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 18.90%, while the S&P Global Infrastructure Index (net), the Fund's narrowly based securities market index (benchmark), returned 25.85%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • EDP Renovaveis SA, the Portuguese-listed renewable energy company, was a standout contributor to relative performance during the reporting period. The Fund’s overweight position outperformed as the stock was a key beneficiary of the broader recovery in clean energy names.

  • Airports of Thailand PCL, the operator of Thailand’s major airports including Suvarnabhumi, was a significant contributor. The Fund’s overweight position in the stock captured the strong momentum in Southeast Asian air travel. The company reported a meaningful recovery in passenger traffic, with volumes reaching record levels during the reporting period as tourism inflows into Thailand continued to strengthen.

  • ENAV SpA, the Italian air navigation services provider, also contributed to performance. The stock delivered a strong absolute return over the reporting period, supported by growing air traffic volumes across European airspace and the company’s operational leverage to increasing flight activity. Financial results were encouraging, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) improving meaningfully and the company making progress in reducing its net debt position.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Crown Castle Inc., the US cell tower operator, was the largest detractor from relative performance during the reporting period. The Fund’s overweight position in the stock proved costly as the company underperformed during a period of significant strategic transition. Additionally, the stock was further weighed down by a broader de-rating across US tower equities as interest rate expectations remained elevated for longer than initially anticipated.

  • Cellnex Telecom SA, the European tower infrastructure company, was another meaningful detractor. The company reported solid operational performance, including healthy organic revenue growth and improving EBITDA. However, the stock price declined over the reporting period. The share price fell from highs earlier in the period as higher-for-longer interest rate expectations drove a de-rating across the tower and infrastructure sector more broadly. The Fund’s overweight position meant the Fund was disproportionately exposed to this sector-wide headwind.

  • Redeia Corp. SA, the Spanish electricity transmission system operator, also detracted from performance. The stock declined over the period despite the company delivering solid earnings growth and a record level of capital investment in its transmission infrastructure. Additionally, an unprecedented grid blackout event during the period raised questions about network the company’s resilience and potential operational risk.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index and an additional narrowly based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period November 28, 2023 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF — $13,341
MSCI World Index (net) — $14,594
S&P Global Infrastructure Index (net) — $15,670
11-28-23
10000
10,000
10,000
12-31-23
10430
10,532
10,456
3-31-24
10197
11,468
10,574
6-30-24
9955
11,769
10,820
9-30-24
11428
12,518
12,247
12-31-24
10149
12,499
11,926
3-31-25
10592
12,275
12,452
6-30-25
11504
13,683
13,703
9-30-25
12011
14,678
14,182
12-31-25
12278
15,135
14,494
3-31-26
13341
14,594
15,670
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (11/28/23)
Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF
  Net asset value
25.95%
13.11%
MSCI World Index (net)
18.90%
17.54%
S&P Global Infrastructure Index (net)
25.85%
21.16%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$8,347,669
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
43
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$30,417
Portfolio turnover rate
34%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Country allocation

Table Summary
United States of America
41.23%
United Kingdom
12.21%
Spain
11.08%
Canada
8.68%
Italy
5.67%
New Zealand
3.17%
France
2.99%
Australia
2.71%
Hong Kong
2.26%
China
2.24%

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Electric Utility
25.12%
Energy Infrastructure
16.25%
Airports
15.08%
Electricity and Gas Distribution
13.24%
Water
8.94%
Communications Infrastructure
6.51%
Toll Roads
5.30%
Electricity Generation
4.07%
Seaports
1.75%
Electricity Transmission
1.40%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
Enbridge, Inc.
5.94%
National Grid plc
4.13%
NextEra Energy, Inc.
4.06%
United Utilities Group plc
3.96%
Sempra
3.85%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
3.47%
Exelon Corp.
3.18%
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
3.17%
CMS Energy Corp.
3.12%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
3.06%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF.

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited no longer serves as a sub-advisor to    the Fund.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETFSTAX

(Formerly, Macquarie Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
STAX
$30
0.29%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF returned 3.72% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 4.29%, while the Bloomberg Municipal Short (1-5 Year) Index, the Fund's narrowly based securities market index (benchmark), returned 3.52%.

Top contributors to performance:

  • The 4-5 years maturity segment was the strongest-performing portion in the benchmark. The Fund’s allocation to this segment contributed to performance.

  • Lower-investment-grade bonds (A- and BBB-rated) and below-investment-grade bonds were the strongest-performing credit tranches. An overweight to A- and BBB-rated bonds and out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade exposure contributed to the Fund’s performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • The front end (1-2 years) of the yield curve lagged the longer segments (2-5 years). The Fund’s out-of-benchmark allocation to the 0-1 year segment detracted from performance.

  • AAA-rated was the weakest-performing investment grade bond segment in the benchmark. The Fund’s AAA-rated exposure, which had a shorter duration profile relative to the benchmark, detracted from performance.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index and an additional narrowly based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period November 28, 2023 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF — $10,902
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index — $10,865
Bloomberg Municipal Short (1-5 Year) Index — $10,814
11-28-23
10000
10,000
10,000
12-31-23
10164
10,332
10,133
3-31-24
10156
10,292
10,114
6-30-24
10184
10,290
10,149
9-30-24
10419
10,569
10,384
12-31-24
10420
10,441
10,343
3-31-25
10512
10,418
10,446
6-30-25
10623
10,405
10,557
9-30-25
10801
10,717
10,718
12-31-25
10854
10,884
10,768
3-31-26
10902
10,865
10,814
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (11/28/23)
Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF
  Net asset value
3.72%
3.76%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
4.29%
3.61%
Bloomberg Municipal Short (1-5 Year) Index
3.52%
3.40%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$6,327,503
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
49
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$16,254
Portfolio turnover rate
38%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation

Table Summary
Healthcare Revenue Bonds
20.91%
Transportation Revenue Bonds
13.85%
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
12.72%
State General Obligation Revenue Bonds
11.40%
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds
8.56%
Electric Revenue Bonds
7.88%
Education Revenue Bonds
6.83%
Local General Obligation Revenue Bonds
4.59%
Leasing Revenue Bonds
3.98%
Special Tax Revenue Bonds
3.29%
Housing Revenue Bonds
2.35%

State/territory allocation

Table Summary
New York
15.67%
Colorado
12.38%
Pennsylvania
11.04%
Illinois
9.01%
Texas
6.44%
Minnesota
6.29%
California
5.67%
Georgia
4.69%
Arizona
4.24%
New Jersey
3.78%

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Energy Transition ETFPWER

(Formerly, Macquarie Energy Transition ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Energy Transition ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
PWER
$103
0.79%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Energy Transition ETF returned 61.51% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index (net), the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 20.01%, while the S&P 1500 Energy Sector Index, the Fund's narrowly based securities market index (benchmark),                  returned 37.16%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • Copper mining equities were the leading contributor to performance over the period, namely Hudbay Minerals Inc. and Ero Copper. A series of acute supply disruptions removed hundreds of thousands of tons of production from the market, tightening an already constrained supply picture. Against this backdrop, investors increasingly recognized copper's critical and irreplaceable role in the data center buildout, the onshoring of manufacturing, and the broader electrification of the economy.

  • Alcoa Corp., a vertically integrated aluminum producer, benefited from strong demand tied to electrification, decarbonization, and data center growth. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East tightened supply, shifting the market from surplus to deficit, while higher US tariffs on aluminum imports provided additional pricing support for domestic producers.

Top detractors from performance: 

  • Companies with heavy natural gas exposure, SLB NV and Tourmaline Oil Corp., detracted from performance as natural gas prices plunged during the period due to disruptions to global energy markets caused by conflicts in the Middle East. In recent months, the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz removed significant liquefied natural gas capacity almost overnight.

  • Spruce Power Holding Corp., a residential solar energy company, faced renewable energy headwinds including ongoing tariff and policy uncertainty. This was in addition to stock-specific financial challenges including insufficient revenue growth and lackluster performance relative to industry peers, suppressing valuation.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index and an additional narrowly based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period November 28, 2023 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Energy Transition ETF — $16,541
MSCI ACWI Index (net) — $14,635
S&P 1500 Energy Sector Index — $15,770
11-28-23
10000
10,000
10,000
12-31-23
10986
10,519
9,986
3-31-24
10961
11,381
11,352
6-30-24
11176
11,708
11,050
9-30-24
11598
12,482
10,717
12-31-24
10593
12,359
10,583
3-31-25
10241
12,195
11,497
6-30-25
11673
13,601
10,561
9-30-25
13396
14,638
11,214
12-31-25
14307
15,119
11,397
3-31-26
16541
14,635
15,770
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (11/28/23)
Nomura Energy Transition ETF
  Net asset value
61.51%
24.00%
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
20.01%
17.68%
S&P 1500 Energy Sector Index
37.16%
21.49%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$11,242,137
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
32
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$61,713
Portfolio turnover rate
31%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
25.14%
Diversified Metals & Mining
11.05%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
7.88%
Steel
6.94%
Gold
5.41%
Aluminum
5.16%
Copper
5.06%
Electrical Components & Equipment
4.37%
Integrated Oil & Gas
3.85%
Semiconductors
3.84%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
Alcoa Corp.
5.16%
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
5.09%
Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
5.09%
ERO Copper Corp.
5.06%
ConocoPhillips
4.60%
Valero Energy Corp.
4.44%
EOG Resources, Inc.
3.95%
Shell plc ADR
3.85%
ARC Resources Ltd.
3.84%
First Solar, Inc.
3.84%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Energy Transition ETF.

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited no longer serves as a sub-advisor to    the Fund.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETFEMEQ

(Formerly, Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NASDAQ

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
EMEQ
$116
0.85%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF returned 73.87% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net), the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 29.55%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • Exposure to South Korean IT companies SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. contributed to relative performance. Strong demand for memory semiconductors used in AI and computing servers, coupled with constrained supply, contributed to stronger pricing and profitability.

  • In the industrial sector, shares of SK Square Co. Ltd. also outperformed the benchmark. The company’s net asset value (NAV) increased due to the rising value of its investment in SK Hynix Inc. In addition, the company’s improved shareholder return policy contributed to a narrowing of the discount to its NAV.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Stock selection was unfavorable in the energy sector as shares of Reliance Industries in India trailed its peers with greater upstream exposure to higher energy prices.

  • An underweight to the materials sector notably precious metal miners also weighed negatively on performance, along with exposure to select consumer tech platforms including Pinduoduo (PDD Holdings Inc.) and Naspers Ltd. which underperformed, weighed by weak macro data in China.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period September 4, 2024 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF — $17,839
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) — $13,404
9-4-24
10000
10,000
9-30-24
10852
10,927
12-31-24
9865
10,052
3-31-25
10260
10,346
6-30-25
12474
11,586
9-30-25
14232
12,820
12-31-25
16711
13,426
3-31-26
17839
13,404
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (9/4/24)
Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF
  Net asset value
73.87%
44.58%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)
29.55%
20.52%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$281,728,926
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
49
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$844,727
Portfolio turnover rate
36%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Country allocation

Table Summary
South Korea
40.73%
Taiwan
19.41%
China
10.26%
India
6.82%
Mexico
5.92%
Brazil
5.16%
Indonesia
1.91%
South Africa
1.58%
Hong Kong
1.58%
Malaysia
1.30%

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Information Technology
40.79%
Financials
13.12%
Industrials
15.96%
Consumer Discretionary
8.72%
Energy
7.83%
Communication Services
6.76%
Consumer Staples
3.56%
Materials
1.36%
Healthcare
1.30%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
13.91%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
10.28%
SK Square Co. Ltd.
10.37%
SK hynix, Inc.
8.84%
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR 144A
4.79%
Samsung C&T Corp.
4.52%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
3.55%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR
3.07%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras ADR
2.16%
MediaTek, Inc.
2.15%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited no longer serves as a sub-advisor to    the Fund.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Focused International Core ETFEXUS

(Formerly, Macquarie Focused International Core ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NASDAQ

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Focused International Core ETF (Fund) for the period of June 17, 2025 (inception of Fund), to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for June 17, 2025 (inception of Fund) through March 31, 2026?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference^
EXUS
$45
0.59%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through March 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the last 12 months.
Footnote^
Annualized.

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Focused International Core ETF returned -4.77% for the period from its inception on June 17, 2025, to March 31, 2026. During the same period, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (net), the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 13.70%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • Stocks within communication services contributed the most to performance during the reporting period, driven by holdings in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and exposure to Nintendo Co. Ltd.

  • Similarly, stock selection within utilities also contributed to performance, driven by holdings in Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP), Brazil’s largest water and sanitation utility.

  • At the country level, North Asia technology hubs (specifically, South Korea and Taiwan) along with Spain contributed most to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Stock selection within consumer discretionary detracted the most from performance for the reporting period, driven by holdings in Flutter Entertainment PLC and Sea Ltd.

  • Stocks within healthcare also detracted from performance, as shares of Haleon PLC and Siemens Healthineers AG underperformed.

  • At the country level, the UK, the US, and Germany detracted the most.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period June 17, 2025 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Focused International Core ETF — $9,523
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (net) — $11,370
6-17-25
10000
10,000
6-30-25
10376
10,198
9-30-25
10340
10,900
12-31-25
10416
11,451
3-31-26
9523
11,370
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
Since Inception (6/17/25)
Nomura Focused International Core ETF
  Net asset value
-4.77%
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (net)
13.70%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$60,695,553
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
42
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$161,063
Portfolio turnover rate
133%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Country allocation

Table Summary
United States of America
12.52%
Netherlands
12.01%
Japan
9.90%
Brazil
9.48%
Taiwan
6.58%
United Kingdom
6.09%
Hong Kong
5.45%
Singapore
5.41%
Germany
4.78%
South Korea
4.25%

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Financials
20.68%
Industrials
20.33%
Information Technology
16.14%
Consumer Discretionary
10.44%
Communication Services
6.55%
Healthcare
6.54%
Materials
3.47%
Energy
3.35%
Utilities
3.24%
Real Estate
2.80%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
6.58%
SK hynix, Inc.
4.25%
ING Groep NV
3.64%
ASML Holding NV
3.57%
SLB Ltd.
3.35%
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP
3.24%
SMC Corp.
3.23%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.97%
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
2.80%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
2.79%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Focused International Core ETF.

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited no longer serves as a sub-advisor to    the Fund.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the period June 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Focused Large Growth ETFLRGG

(Formerly, Macquarie Focused Large Growth ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
LRGG
$44
0.44%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF returned -1.72% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the Russell 1000®Index, the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 17.74%, while the Russell 1000® Growth Index, the Fund's narrowly based securities market index (benchmark), returned 18.81%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • Stock selection in the communication services sector and an underweight allocation to the consumer discretionary sector contributed the most to the Fund’s performance during the reporting period.

  • At an individual stock level, the Fund’s relative performance was primarily driven by not owning shares in several stocks that have large weightings in the benchmark. This includes Meta Platforms Inc., Adobe Inc., and ServiceNow Inc.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Stock selection in the information technology, healthcare and industrials sectors detracted the most from performance during the reporting period. An overweight allocation to the financials sector also hurt relative performance.

  • At a stock level, UnitedHealth Group Inc., Costar Group Inc., and an underweight allocation to Broadcom Inc. detracted the most. Generally, holdings within software and business services weighed on returns.

  • At a high level, the portfolio’s quality tilt was a headwind for returns as quality was not in favor by the market.

 

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index and an additional narrowly based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period May 14, 2024 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF — $10,285
Russell 1000 Index — $12,713
Russell 1000 Growth Index — $12,737
5-14-24
10000
10,000
10,000
6-30-24
10544
10,372
10,777
9-30-24
10840
11,002
11,121
12-31-24
11018
11,305
11,907
3-31-25
10465
10,797
10,720
6-30-25
11475
11,996
12,633
9-30-25
12031
12,955
13,960
12-31-25
11865
13,268
14,117
3-31-26
10285
12,713
12,737
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (5/14/24)
Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF
  Net asset value
-1.72%
1.51%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
18.81%
13.74%
Russell 1000 Index
17.74%
13.62%

Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company.

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$241,024,636
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
21
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$1,364,173
Portfolio turnover rate
20%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Information Technology
47.76%
Financials
18.92%
Consumer Discretionary
8.83%
Industrials
8.23%
Healthcare
7.10%
Communication Services
5.26%
Consumer Staples
1.75%
Real Estate
1.74%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
NVIDIA Corp.
15.09%
Microsoft Corp.
11.72%
Apple, Inc.
8.75%
Amazon.com, Inc.
5.64%
Alphabet, Inc., Class C
5.26%
Visa, Inc., Class A
4.71%
Danaher Corp.
4.67%
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A
4.55%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
4.49%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
4.15%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF.

 

Effective December 1, 2025, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited no longer serves as a sub-advisor to    the Fund.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETFHTAX

(Formerly, Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF)

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (Fund) for the period of April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund's costs for the last 12 months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
HTAX
$50
0.49%

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF returned 2.60% for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. During the same period, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, the Fund's broad-based securities market index (benchmark), returned 4.29%.

Top contributors to performance: 

  • The 12-22 year segment of the yield curve outperformed the overall benchmark. The Fund was modestly underweight this segment relative to the benchmark but had a longer duration profile, contributing to performance.

  • The BBB-rated bond credit tranche was additive. An overweight and longer duration profile in BBBs relative to the benchmark contributed to the Fund’s performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • The long end (22+ years) of the yield curve lagged the overall benchmark return for the fiscal period. The Fund’s overweight positioning to the long end relative to the benchmark detracted from performance.

  • Below-investment-grade bonds underperformed investment grade bonds. The Fund’s approximately 55% exposure to out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade bonds, which primarily reside on the longer end of the curve, detracted from performance.

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Fund performance

The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed fiscal years (or period) of the Fund for the life of the Fund. It also assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the Fund's inception date in a broad-based securities market index for the same period.

Growth of $10,000 investment

For the period March 5, 2025 (inception of Fund), through March 31, 2026

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF — $10,133
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index — $10,255
3-5-25
10000
10,000
3-31-25
9876
9,833
6-30-25
9684
9,821
9-30-25
9964
10,115
12-31-25
10080
10,273
3-31-26
10133
10,255
Table Summary
Average annual total returns (as of March 31, 2026)
1 Year
Since Inception (3/5/25)
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF
  Net asset value
2.60%
1.24%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
4.29%
2.38%

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Visit nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature for the most recent performance information. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$54,940,074
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
194
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$134,267
Portfolio turnover rate
50%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation

Table Summary
Education Revenue Bonds
20.83%
Healthcare Revenue Bonds
19.92%
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
15.30%
Special Tax Revenue Bonds
14.83%
Transportation Revenue Bonds
11.86%
Local General Obligation Revenue Bonds
3.95%
State General Obligation Revenue Bonds
2.21%
Leasing Revenue Bonds
2.14%
Electric Revenue Bonds
1.86%
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds
1.40%

State/territory allocation

Table Summary
Puerto Rico
10.40%
Florida
9.10%
California
8.94%
Illinois
8.09%
New York
6.72%
Wisconsin
6.33%
Arizona
6.10%
Texas
4.60%
Colorado
3.70%
Minnesota
3.34%

Material Fund changes

Effective December 1, 2025, the Fund was renamed Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by August 1, 2026, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature or upon request at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the period March 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2025 and the year ended March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

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Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Tax-Free USA ETFLTAX

Principal listing exchange: NYSE Arca

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Tax-Free USA ETF (Fund) for the period of January 12, 2026 (inception of Fund), to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

What were the Fund's costs for January 12, 2026 (inception of Fund) through March 31, 2026?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference^
LTAX
$8
0.39%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through March 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the last 12 months.
Footnote^
Annualized.

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Tax-Free USA ETF returned -0.58% for the period from its inception on January 12, 2026, to March 31, 2026. During the same period, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, the Fund's broad-based securities market index,     returned -0.92%.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$5,552,933
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
69
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$4,537
Portfolio turnover rate
17%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation

Table Summary
Transportation Revenue Bonds
25.17%
Healthcare Revenue Bonds
19.00%
Special Tax Revenue Bonds
10.75%
Education Revenue Bonds
9.76%
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
7.77%
State General Obligation Revenue Bonds
7.56%
Local General Obligation Revenue Bonds
4.80%
Electric Revenue Bonds
3.75%
Leasing Revenue Bonds
3.01%
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds
1.89%
Housing Revenue Bonds
1.80%

State/territory allocation

Table Summary
New York
9.47%
Florida
8.79%
Colorado
8.70%
Illinois
8.55%
Texas
8.46%
California
7.49%
Puerto Rico
7.33%
Arizona
5.74%
Pennsylvania
5.33%
Wisconsin
3.55%

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the period January 12, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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Nomura Transformational Technologies ETFFRWD

Principal listing exchange: NASDAQ

Annual shareholder report — March 31, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF (Fund) for the period of January 12, 2026 (inception of Fund), to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

What were the Fund's costs for January 12, 2026 (inception of Fund) through March 31, 2026?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference^
FRWD
$13
0.65%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through March 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the last 12 months.
Footnote^
Annualized.

Management's discussion of Fund performance

Performance highlights

Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF returned -9.48% for the period from its inception on January 12, 2026, to March 31, 2026. During the same period, the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index (net), the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned -5.41%, while the MSCI World Information Technology Index (net), the Fund's narrowly based securities market index, returned -9.87%.

Fund statistics

(as of March 31, 2026)

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$87,170,381
Total number of portfolio holdingsFootnote Reference*
24
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period)
$47,286
Portfolio turnover rate
11%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

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Fund holdings

(as of March 31, 2026)

The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

Sector allocation*

Table Summary
Information Technology
66.38%
Communication Services
17.01%
Consumer Discretionary
10.90%
Industrials
2.96%

Top 10 equity holdings

Table Summary
NVIDIA Corp.
9.22%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc
7.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A
6.55%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
6.39%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
6.04%
Lam Research Corp.
5.47%
Broadcom, Inc.
4.74%
ASML Holding NV ADR
4.67%
Microsoft Corp.
4.48%
Amazon.com, Inc.
4.02%

* Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classsification purposes.

 

Changes in and disagreements with accountants 

On April 15, 2026, the Fund changed its independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. On that date, the Fund’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effectively dismissing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Fund’s March 31, 2026 financial statements. There were no disagreements with PwC during the period January 12, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 or the subsequent interim period through the completion of services related to the audit of the March 31, 2026 financial statements.

Availability of additional information

You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 844 469-9911, weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.

Householding

In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 844 469-9911 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.

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       (b) Not applicable
 
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
 
(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Nomura ETF Trust Internet Web site at https://global.nomuraassetmanagement.com/about/business-ethics. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.
 
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that certain members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below.  For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:
 
            a.         An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
 
            b.         The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
 
            c.         Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
 
            d.         An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
 
            e.         An understanding of audit committee functions.
 
An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:
 
            a.         Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
 
            b.         Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
 
            c.         Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
 
            d.         Other relevant experience.
 
            The registrant’s Board of Trustees has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent.  In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof, (i) accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
            The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:
 
            Brian A. Swain, Chair
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Audit Fees
(a) The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $337,342 for 2026 and $181,000 for 2025.
Audit-Related Fees
(b) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $1,686,500 for 2026 and $1,374,878 for 2025. These audit-related services were as follows: year end audit procedures; group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.
 
Tax Fees
(c) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $0 for 2026 and $0 for 2025.
 
All Other Fees
(d) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2026 and $0 for 2025.
 
(e)(1)   The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors.  Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits.
 
Service
Range of Fees
Audit Services
 
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds
up to $50,000 per Fund
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters
 
up to $10,000 per Fund
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”)
 
 
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Audit-Related Services
 
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”)
 
 
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Tax Services
 
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.)
 
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.)
up to $5,000 per Fund
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns
up to $5,000 per Fund
Fs
 
Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit.  This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
 
Service
Range of Fees
Non-Audit Services
 
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters
up to $10,000 in the aggregate
 
The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
 
(e)(2)   The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:
                  (b) 0%
                  (c) 0%
                  (d) 0%
(f)  Not applicable.
(g)  The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $2,194,368 for 2026 and $16,391,075 for 2025.
(h)  The audit committee of the registrant’s board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
(i) Not applicable.
    (j) Not applicable.
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
The independent board members are acting as the registrant's audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members: Brian A. Swain and Ann D. Borowiec.
 
Item 6. Investments.
 
(a)   Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.
(b)   Not applicable.
 
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
 
(a) An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file its most recent annual or semi-annual financial statements required, and for the periods specified, by Regulation S-X.
 
The annual financial statements are attached herewith.
 
(b) An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file the information required by Item 13 of Form N-1A.
 
The Financial Highlights are attached herewith.
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
(Formerly,
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF)
Financial
statements
and
other
information
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
4
Statement
of
operations
5
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
6
Financial
highlights
7
Notes
to
financial
statements
9
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
19
Other
Fund
information
20
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
98
.66
%
Δ
Australia
-
2
.71
%
Atlas
Arteria
Ltd.
29,354
$
86,682‌
Transurban
Group
14,464
139,812‌
226,494‌
Canada
-
8
.68
%
Canadian
National
Railway
Co.
814
83,782‌
Enbridge,
Inc.
9,143
495,632‌
Gibson
Energy,
Inc.
6,798
145,040‌
724,454‌
China
-
2
.24
%
China
Gas
Holdings
Ltd.
68,657
62,605‌
China
Tower
Corp.
Ltd.,
Class
H
144A
#
91,116
124,103‌
186,708‌
France
-
2
.99
%
Aeroports
de
Paris
SA
2,063
249,421‌
249,421‌
Greece
-
0
.95
%
Athens
International
Airport
SA
6,522
79,154‌
79,154‌
Hong
Kong
-
2
.26
%
CLP
Holdings
Ltd.
20,110
188,502‌
188,502‌
Italy
-
5
.67
%
Enav
SpA
144A
#
40,290
240,763‌
Enel
SpA
10,485
113,616‌
ERG
SpA
4,115
104,449‌
Infrastrutture
Wireless
Italiane
SpA
144A
#
1,830
14,500‌
473,328‌
Mexico
-
2
.17
%
Grupo
Aeroportuario
del
Sureste
SAB
de
CV
ADR
540
181,510‌
181,510‌
Netherlands
-
1
.75
%
Koninklijke
Vopak
NV
2,697
146,203‌
146,203‌
New
Zealand
-
3
.17
%
Auckland
International
Airport
Ltd.
57,822
264,822‌
264,822‌
Spain
-
11
.08
%
Aena
SME
SA
144A
#
3,848
113,506‌
Cellnex
Telecom
SA
144A
#
7,582
243,016‌
EDP
Renovaveis
SA
14,850
234,980‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
2
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
(continued)
Spain
(continued)
Redeia
Corp.
SA
6,969
$
117,283‌
Sacyr
SA
44,464
215,956‌
924,741‌
Thailand
-
1
.55
%
Airports
of
Thailand
PCL
82,000
129,290‌
129,290‌
United
Kingdom
-
12
.21
%
National
Grid
plc
20,542
345,169‌
Pennon
Group
plc
23,480
164,559‌
SSE
plc
5,221
179,328‌
United
Utilities
Group
plc
18,978
330,318‌
1,019,374‌
United
States
of
America
-
41
.23
%
American
Electric
Power
Co.,
Inc.
1,949
255,475‌
Black
Hills
Corp.
2,362
163,946‌
Cheniere
Energy,
Inc.
1,021
289,719‌
CMS
Energy
Corp.
3,361
260,746‌
Crown
Castle,
Inc.
REIT
1,988
161,644‌
Dominion
Energy,
Inc.
3,261
201,595‌
Essential
Utilities,
Inc.
6,244
251,446‌
Exelon
Corp.
5,409
265,149‌
Kinder
Morgan,
Inc.
5,486
183,946‌
NextEra
Energy,
Inc.
3,651
339,105‌
NiSource,
Inc.
1,817
84,781‌
ONEOK,
Inc.
2,678
242,065‌
PG&E
Corp.
12,942
227,391‌
Sempra
3,311
321,730‌
Spire,
Inc.
477
43,188‌
Xcel
Energy,
Inc.
1,884
149,665‌
3,441,591‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$7,289,694)
8,235,592‌
3
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Short-Term
Investments
2
.47
%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
2
.47
%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
206,138
$
206,138‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$206,138)
206,138‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
101.13%
      (cost
$7,495,832)
8,441,730‌
Liabilities
Net
of
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
(1.13)%
(
94,061‌
)
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
275,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
8,347,669‌
Δ
Securities
have
been
classified
by
country
of
risk.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$735,888,
which
represents
8.82%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
4
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
8,441,730
Foreign
currency,
at
value**
83
Cash
1
Receivable
for
securities
sold
172
Dividends
receivable
14,512
Total
Assets
8,456,498
Liabilities:
Payable
for
securities
purchased
105,325
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
3,504
Total
Liabilities
108,829
Total
Net
Assets
$
8,347,669
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
7,217,471
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
1,130,198
Total
Net
Assets
$
8,347,669
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
275,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
30.36
*Investments,
at
cost
$
7,495,832
**Foreign
currency,
at
cost
83
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
5
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
246,400
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
16,600
)
229,800
Expenses:
Management
fees
30,417
Total
operating
expenses
30,417
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
199,383
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
*
321,364
Foreign
currencies
542
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
321,906
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
827,288
Foreign
currencies
108
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
827,396
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
1,149,302
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
1,348,685
*
Includes
$(3,508)
capital
gains
taxes
paid.
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
199,383
$
163,299
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
321,906
(54,014
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
827,396
81,302
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
1,348,685
190,587
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(192,194
)
(272,435
)
(192,194
)
(272,435
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
2,217,471
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
2,217,471
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
3,373,962
(81,848
)
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
4,973,707
5,055,555
End
of
year
$
8,347,669
$
4,973,707
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
200,000
200,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
75,000
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
275,000
200,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
7
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
For
the
period
November
28,
2023
1
to
March
31,
2024
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
$
24
.87‌
$
25
.28‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
0
.89‌
0
.82‌
0
.24‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
....
5
.46‌
0
.13‌
0
.25‌
Total
from
investment
operations
.......
6.35‌
0.95‌
0.49‌
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
(
0
.86‌
)
(
0
.81‌
)
(
0
.21‌
)
Net
realized
gain
....
—‌
(
0
.55‌
)
—‌
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
......
(0.86‌)
(1.36‌)
(0.21‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
.........
$
30.36‌
$
24.87‌
$
25.28‌
Total
return
3
......
25.95%
3.88%
1.97%
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$8,348
$4,974
$5,056
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
$
8,348‌
$
4,974‌
$
5,056‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
4
0.49%
0.49%
0.49%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.......
3.21%
3.20%
2.75%
Portfolio
turnover
5
...
34%
75%
11%
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
8
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
5
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
9
March
31,
2026
Nomura ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers
nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee
(Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight. Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value.
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
10
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the year ended March
31,
2026
and
for all
open
tax
years (years
ended
March
31,
2024–March
31,
2025),
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
“Interest
and
tax
penalties”
on
the “Statement
of
operations.”
During
the
year ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
the
reported
amounts
of
assets
and
liabilities
and
disclosure
of
contingent
assets
and
liabilities
at
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
11
the
date
of
the
financial
statements,
and
the
reported
amounts
of
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
quarterly
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
12
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management
fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.49%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC
and
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
as
applicable.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses. 
Prior
to
the
Closing
Date,
DMC
had
entered
into
a
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
Fund
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited,
which
was
an
affiliate
of
DMC
(Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor).
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
investment
sub-advisory
fee
was
paid
by
DMC
to
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
based
on
the
extent
to
which
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
provided
services
to
the
Fund.
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
no
longer
serves
as
a
sub-advisor
to
the
Fund.
At
March
31,
2026,
Nomura
 Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
65.45%
of
the
Fund's
shares
outstanding.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
13
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
3.
Investments
For
the year
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
Purchases
$
2,213,715
Sales
2,092,261
Purchases
$
2,052,158
Sales
Cost
of
investments
$
7,507,187
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
1,058,426
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(123,883)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
934,543
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
14
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
8,235,592
$
$
$
8,235,592
Short-Term
Investments
206,138
206,138
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
8,441,730
$
$
$
8,441,730
3.
Investments
(continued)
15
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025
were
as
follows: 
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Differences
between
components
of
net
assets
unrealized
and
tax
cost
unrealized
may
arise
due
to
unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on
foreign
currencies.
The
differences
between
book
basis
and
tax
basis
components
of
net
assets
are
primarily
attributable
to
tax
deferral
of
losses
on
wash
sales.
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
had
no
reclassifications.
Year
ended
3/31/26
Year
ended
3/31/25
Ordinary
income
$
192,194
$
272,435
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
7,217,471
Undistributed
ordinary
income
152,335
Undistributed
capital
gains
43,286
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currencies
934,577
Net
assets
$
8,347,669
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
16
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange") and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Company
size
risk
The
risk
that
investments
in
small-
and/or
medium-sized
companies
may
be
more
volatile
than
those
of
larger
companies
because
of
limited
financial
resources
or
dependence
on
narrow
product
lines. 
Infrastructure
industry
risk
Companies
in
the
infrastructure
industry
may
be
subject
to
a
variety
of
factors
that
could
adversely
affect
their
business
or
operations,
including
high
interest
costs
in
connection
with
capital
construction
programs,
high
degrees
of
leverage,
costs
associated
with
governmental,
environmental
and
other
regulations,
the
level
of
government
spending
on
infrastructure
projects,
and
other
factors. 
17
Foreign
and
emerging
markets
risk
The
risk
that
international
investing
(particularly
in
emerging
markets)
may
be
adversely
affected
by
political
instability;
changes
in
currency
exchange
rates;
inefficient
markets
and
higher
transaction
costs;
foreign
economic
conditions;
the
imposition
of
economic
or
trade
sanctions;
or
inadequate
or
different
regulatory
and
accounting
standards.
The
risk
associated
with
international
investing
will
be
greater
in
emerging
markets
than
in
more
developed
foreign
markets
because,
among
other
things,
emerging
markets
may
have
less
stable
political
and
economic
environments.
In
addition,
there
often
is
substantially
less
publicly
available
information
about
issuers
and
such
information
tends
to
be
of
a
lesser
quality.
Economic
markets
and
structures
tend
to
be
less
mature
and
diverse
and
the
securities
markets
may
also
be
smaller,
less
liquid,
and
subject
to
greater
price
volatility. 
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
18
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
19
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian,
transfer
agents
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
20
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
The
Fund
intends
to
pass
through
foreign
tax
credits
in
the
maximum
amount
of
$15,442.
The
gross
foreign
source
income
earned
during
the
fiscal
year ended
March
31,
2026 by
the
Fund
was
$167,204.
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
*
100.00%
(B)
Qualified
Dividends
1
36.15%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
(B)
is
based
on
the
Fund's
ordinary
income
distributions.
1
Qualified
dividends
represent
dividends
which
qualify
for
the
corporate
dividends
received
deduction.
*
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
certain
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
20%.
The
percentage
of
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
from
ordinary
income
reported
as
qualified
income
is
100.00%.
Complete
information
will
be
computed
and
reported
in
conjunction
with
your
2026
Form
1099-DIV,
as
applicable.
21
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
The
Fund
intends
to
pass
through
foreign
tax
credits
in
the
maximum
amount
of
$15,442.
The
gross
foreign
source
income
earned
during
the
fiscal
year ended
March
31,
2026 by
the
Fund
was
$167,204.
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
*
100.00%
(B)
Qualified
Dividends
1
36.15%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
(B)
is
based
on
the
Fund's
ordinary
income
distributions.
1
Qualified
dividends
represent
dividends
which
qualify
for
the
corporate
dividends
received
deduction.
*
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
certain
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
20%.
The
percentage
of
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
from
ordinary
income
reported
as
qualified
income
is
100.00%.
Complete
information
will
be
computed
and
reported
in
conjunction
with
your
2026
Form
1099-DIV,
as
applicable.
In
addition,
during
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
22
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
23
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
24
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
26
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Global
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Infrastructure
ETF
28
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
30
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
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Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
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Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
31
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
33
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Infrastructure
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Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
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Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
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For
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year
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
4
Statement
of
operations
5
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
6
Financial
highlights
7
Notes
to
financial
statements
9
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
20
Other
Fund
information
21
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
97
.47
%
Aluminum
-
5
.16
%
Alcoa
Corp.
8,754
$
580,653‌
580,653‌
Coal
&
Consumable
Fuels
-
2
.12
%
Cameco
Corp.
2,192
238,073‌
238,073‌
Commodity
Chemicals
-
1
.87
%
Methanex
Corp.
3,530
210,176‌
210,176‌
Construction
&
Engineering
-
3
.14
%
Arcosa,
Inc.
3,329
353,340‌
353,340‌
Copper
-
5
.06
%
ERO
Copper
Corp.
21,354
569,041‌
569,041‌
Diversified
Metals
&
Mining
-
11
.05
%
Anglo
American
plc
6,375
268,242‌
Hudbay
Minerals,
Inc.
27,307
571,816‌
MP
Materials
Corp.
1,821
87,882‌
Teck
Resources
Ltd.,
Class
B
6,056
313,879‌
1,241,819‌
Electric
Utilities
-
0
.68
%
Constellation
Energy
Corp.
273
76,235‌
76,235‌
Electrical
Components
&
Equipment
-
4
.37
%
Generac
Holdings,
Inc.
1,658
323,857‌
Nexans
SA
1,259
167,204‌
491,061‌
Gold
-
5
.41
%
Coeur
Mining,
Inc.
11,219
210,581‌
Wheaton
Precious
Metals
Corp.
3,034
397,484‌
608,065‌
Heavy
Electrical
Equipment
-
2
.48
%
GE
Vernova,
Inc.
320
279,328‌
279,328‌
Independent
Power
Producers
&
Energy
Traders
-
1
.18
%
Vistra
Corp.
885
133,042‌
133,042‌
Integrated
Oil
&
Gas
-
3
.85
%
Shell
plc
ADR
4,657
433,101‌
433,101‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
2
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
(continued)
Oil
&
Gas
Equipment
&
Services
-
3
.04
%
Baker
Hughes
Co.,
Class
A
5,594
$
341,514‌
341,514‌
Oil
&
Gas
Exploration
&
Production
-
25
.14
%
ARC
Resources
Ltd.
20,772
432,283‌
Chord
Energy
Corp.
2,187
310,948‌
ConocoPhillips
3,919
517,308‌
EOG
Resources,
Inc.
3,073
444,264‌
EQT
Corp.
6,457
410,923‌
Expand
Energy
Corp.
3,306
362,933‌
Permian
Resources
Corp.,
Class
A
16,302
347,559‌
2,826,218‌
Oil
&
Gas
Refining
&
Marketing
-
7
.88
%
HF
Sinclair
Corp.
6,199
386,755‌
Valero
Energy
Corp.
2,021
499,349‌
886,104‌
Precious
Metals
&
Minerals
-
3
.05
%
Valterra
Platinum
Ltd.
4,210
343,257‌
343,257‌
Semiconductors
-
3
.84
%
First
Solar,
Inc.
2,186
431,210‌
431,210‌
Specialty
Chemicals
-
1
.21
%
Johnson
Matthey
plc
5,398
135,537‌
135,537‌
Steel
-
6
.94
%
Metallus,
Inc.
12,711
207,698‌
Steel
Dynamics,
Inc.
3,181
572,580‌
780,278‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$8,043,910)
10,958,052‌
3
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Short-Term
Investments
2
.44
%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
2
.44
%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
274,455
$
274,455‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$274,455)
274,455‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
99.91%
        (cost
$8,318,365)
11,232,507‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
0.09%
9,630‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
279,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
11,242,137‌
Non-income
producing
security.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
4
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
11,232,507
Foreign
currency,
at
value**
9
Dividends
receivable
15,165
Foreign
tax
reclaims
receivable
1,461
Total
Assets
11,249,142
Liabilities:
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
7,003
Due
to
custodian
2
Total
Liabilities
7,005
Total
Net
Assets
$
11,242,137
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
8,211,905
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
3,030,232
Total
Net
Assets
$
11,242,137
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
279,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
40.29
*Investments,
at
cost
$
8,318,365
**Foreign
currency,
at
cost
9
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
5
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
141,289
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
4,852
)
136,437
Expenses:
Management
fees
61,713
Total
operating
expenses
61,713
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
74,724
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
482,199
Investments
in-kind
441,764
Foreign
currencies
(
362
)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
923,601
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
2,768,342
Foreign
currencies
171
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
2,768,513
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
3,692,114
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
3,766,838
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
74,724
$
58,187
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
923,601
(278,783
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
2,768,513
(339,991
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
3,766,838
(560,587
)
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(115,400
)
(61,846
)
(115,400
)
(61,846
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
2,750,642
1,474,543
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(1,593,871
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
1,156,771
1,474,543
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
4,808,209
852,110
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
6,433,928
5,581,818
End
of
year
$
11,242,137
$
6,433,928
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
254,000
204,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
75,000
50,000
Shares
redeemed
in-kind
(50,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
279,000
254,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
7
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
For
the
period
November
28,
2023
1
to
March
31,
2024
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
$
25
.33‌
$
27
.36‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
0
.31‌
0
.24‌
0
.06‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
15
.13‌
(
2
.02‌
)
2
.34‌
Total
from
investment
operations
.......
15.44‌
(1.78‌)
2.40‌
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
(
0
.48‌
)
(
0
.25‌
)
(
0
.04‌
)
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
......
(0.48‌)
(0.25‌)
(0.04‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
.........
$
40.29‌
$
25.33‌
$
27.36‌
Total
return
3
......
61.51%
(6.57%)
9.61%
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$11,242
$6,434
$5,582
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
$
11,242‌
$
6,434‌
$
5,582‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
4
0.79%
0.79%
0.79%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.......
0.96%
0.86%
0.69%
Portfolio
turnover
5
...
31%
55%
15%
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
8
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
5
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
9
March
31,
2026
Nomura ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers
nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee
(Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight. Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value.
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
10
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the year ended March
31,
2026
and
for all
open
tax
years (years
ended
March
31,
2024–March
31,
2025),
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
“Interest
and
tax
penalties”
on
the “Statement
of
operations.”
During
the
year ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
the
reported
amounts
of
assets
and
liabilities
and
disclosure
of
contingent
assets
and
liabilities
at
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
11
the
date
of
the
financial
statements,
and
the
reported
amounts
of
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
quarterly
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
12
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.79%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC
and
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
as
applicable.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses. 
Prior
to
the
Closing
Date,
DMC
had
entered
into
a
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
Fund
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited,
which
was
an
affiliate
of
DMC
(Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor).
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
investment
sub-advisory
fee
was
paid
by
DMC
to
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
based
on
the
extent
to
which
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
provided
services
to
the
Fund.
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
no
longer
serves
as
a
sub-advisor
to
the
Fund.
At
March
31,
2026, Nomura
 Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
67.74%
of
the
Fund's
shares
outstanding.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
13
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
3.
Investments
For
the year
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
Purchases
$
2,415,359
Sales
2,418,972
Purchases
$
2,419,673
Sales
1,535,659
Cost
of
investments
$
8,323,612
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
2,965,052
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(56,157)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
2,908,895
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
14
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
10,958,052
$
$
$
10,958,052
Short-Term
Investments
274,455
274,455
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
11,232,507
$
$
$
11,232,507
3.
Investments
(continued)
15
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025
were
as
follows: 
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Differences
between
components
of
net
assets
unrealized
and
tax
cost
unrealized
may
arise
due
to
unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on
foreign
currencies.
The
differences
between
book
basis
and
tax
basis
components
of
net
assets
are
primarily
attributable
to
tax
deferral
of
losses
on
wash
sales.
Year
ended
3/31/26
Year
ended
3/31/25
Ordinary
income
$
115,400
$
61,846
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
8,211,905
Undistributed
ordinary
income
981
Undistributed
capital
gains
120,191
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currencies
2,909,060
Net
assets
$
11,242,137
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
16
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
Reclassifications
are
primarily
due
to
tax
treatment
of
earnings
and
profits
distributed
to
shareholders
on
the
redemption
of
shares.
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
recorded
the
following
reclassifications:
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
utilized
in
the
amount
of
$284,423.
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange") and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Paid-in
capital
$
480,591
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(480,591)
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
(continued)
17
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Sustainability
risk
Investing
with
a
focus
on
companies
that
exhibit
a
commitment
to
sustainable
practices
may
result
in
the
Fund
investing
in
certain
types
of
companies,
industries
or
sectors
that
the
market
may
not
favor.
The
securities
of
such
companies
may
underperform
the
stock
market
as
a
whole
and
the
criteria
used
to
select
companies
for
investment
may
result
in
the
Fund
investing
in
securities
that
underperform
securities
of
companies
that
do
not
exhibit
such
a
commitment
to
sustainability.
Energy
sector
risk
Companies
engaged
in
the
transportation,
storage,
processing,
refining,
marketing,
exploration,
production,
and
mining
of
minerals
and
natural
resources
are
subject
to
many
risks
that
can
negatively
impact
the
revenues
and
viability
of
companies
in
this
sector.
These
risks
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
commodity
price
volatility
risk,
supply
and
demand
risk,
reserve
and
depletion
risk,
operations
risk,
regulatory
risk,
environmental
risk,
terrorism
risk
and
the
risk
of
natural
disasters.
For
example,
the
price
of
energy
securities
may
fluctuate
due
to
real
and
perceived
inflationary
trends
and
the
(often
rapid)
changes
in
supply
of,
or
demand
for,
various
natural
resources;
both
domestic
and
international
political
and
economic
developments;
the
cost
required
to
comply
with
environmental
safety
regulations;
changes
in
methods
for
conserving
energy;
environmental
incidents;
and
the
uncertain
success
rates
for
exploration
projects. 
Materials
sector
risk
Companies
engaged
in
the
production
and
distribution
of
materials
may
be
adversely
affected
by
changes
in
world
events,
political
and
economic
conditions,
energy
conservation,
environmental
policies,
commodity
price
volatility,
changes
in
exchange
rates,
imposition
of
import
controls,
increased
competition,
depletion
of
resources
and
labor
relations. 
Industrial
sector
risk
The
value
of
securities
issued
by
companies
in
the
industrial
sector
may
be
adversely
affected
by
supply
and
demand
changes
related
to
their
specific
products
or
services
and
industrial
sector
products
in
general.
The
products
of
manufacturing
companies
may
face
obsolescence
due
to
rapid
technological
developments
and
frequent
new
product
introduction.
Global
events,
trade
disputes
and
changes
in
government
regulations,
economic
conditions
and
exchange
rates
may
adversely
affect
the
performance
of
companies
in
the
industrial
sector.
Companies
in
this
sector
may
be
adversely
affected
by
product
liability
claims.
The
sector
may
also
be
adversely
affected
by
changes
or
trends
in
commodity
prices,
which
may
be
influenced
by
unpredictable
factors. 
Renewable
energy
sector
risk
Securities
of
companies
in
the
renewable
energy
sector
are
subject
to
swift
price
and
supply
fluctuations
caused
by
events
relating
to
international
events,
taxes
and
other
governmental
regulatory
policies.
Weak
demand
for
renewable
energy
products
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
18
and
services
in
general
may
adversely
affect
companies
in
this
sector.
Obsolescence
of
existing
technology,
short
product
cycles,
falling
prices,
competition
from
new
market
entrants
and
general
economic
conditions
can
significantly
affect
the
renewable
energy
sector. 
Utilities
sector
risk
— Companies
in
the
utilities
sector
are
subject
to
certain
risks,
including
risks
associated
with
government
regulation,
interest
rate
changes,
financing
difficulties,
supply
and
demand
for
services
or
products,
intense
competition,
natural
resource
conservation
and
commodity
price
fluctuations. 
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
Risk
is
increased
in
a
concentrated
portfolio
since
it
holds
a
limited
number
of
securities
with
each
investment
having
a
greater
effect
on
the
overall
performance. 
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
19
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
20
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
transfer
agents.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
21
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
*
100.00%
(B)
Qualified
Dividends
1
75.26%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
(B)
is
based
on
the
Fund's
ordinary
income
distributions.
1
Qualified
dividends
represent
dividends
which
qualify
for
the
corporate
dividends
received
deduction.
*
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
certain
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
20%.
The
percentage
of
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
from
ordinary
income
reported
as
qualified
income
is
100.00%.
Complete
information
will
be
computed
and
reported
in
conjunction
with
your
2026
Form
1099-DIV,
as
applicable.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
22
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
23
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
24
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
26
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
28
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
30
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
31
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
Investment
Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
32
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
33
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Energy
Transition
ETF
34
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
35
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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page
is
not
part
of
the
financial
statements
and
other
information.
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information
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
7
Statement
of
operations
8
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
9
Financial
highlights
10
Notes
to
financial
statements
12
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
Other
Fund
information
22
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
  —
96.36%
Education
Revenue
Bonds
-
6.83%
Arizona
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Equitable
School
Revolving
Fund
LLC
Obligated
Group)
Series
2022A
5.00%
11/1/28
160,000
$
168,193‌
Colorado
Educational
&
Cultural
Facilities
Authority
(Science
Technology
Engineering
&
Math
High
School)
Series
2014
4.50%
11/1/29
165,000
164,090‌
Maricopa
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Arizona
Autism
Charter
Schools
Obligated
Group)
Series
2020A
144A
4.00%
7/1/30
#
100,000
99,777‌
432,060‌
Electric
Revenue
Bonds
-
7.88%
City
of
Chaska
(Electric)
Series
2015A
5.00%
10/1/28
155,000
155,605‌
Housing
&
Redevelopment
Authority
of
The
City
of
St.
Paul
Minnesota
(District
Energy
St
Paul
Obligated
Group)
Series
2017A
4.00%
10/1/30
240,000
242,212‌
Utility
Debt
Securitization
Authority
Series
2016A
5.00%
6/15/28
100,000
100,455‌
498,272‌
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
-
20.91%
Augusta
Development
Authority
(WellStar
Health
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018
5.00%
7/1/28
135,000
140,468‌
California
Municipal
Finance
Authority
(Eisenhower
Medical
Center)
Series
2017A
5.00%
7/1/29
90,000
91,606‌
Colorado
Health
Facilities
Authority
(
CommonSpirit
Health
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019A-1
5.00%
8/1/29
110,000
116,602‌
(Valley
View
Hospital
Association)
Series
2015
5.00%
5/15/28
100,000
100,234‌
Series
2017A
5.00%
5/15/27
150,000
153,724‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
2
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Cumberland
County
Municipal
Authority
(Penn
State
Health
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019
5.00%
11/1/27
75,000
$
77,363‌
Metropolitan
Government
Nashville
&
Davidson
County
Health
&
Educational
Facilities
Board
(Vanderbilt
University
Medical
Center
Obligated
Group)
Series
2016A
5.00%
7/1/29
25,000
25,128‌
Montgomery
County
Higher
Education
and
Health
Authority
(Thomas
Jefferson
University
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019
5.00%
9/1/29
160,000
169,428‌
New
Hampshire
Business
Finance
Authority
(
Springpoint
Senior
Living
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021
4.00%
1/1/28
175,000
176,202‌
Oklahoma
Development
Finance
Authority
(OU
Medicine
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018B
5.00%
8/15/29
125,000
128,416‌
Tarrant
County
Cultural
Education
Facilities
Finance
Corp.
(Air
Force
Villages,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2016
4.00%
5/15/31
40,000
39,539‌
Washington
Health
Care
Facilities
Authority
(
CommonSpirit
Health
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019A-2
5.00%
8/1/28
100,000
104,416‌
1,323,126‌
Housing
Revenue
Bonds
-
2.35%
Ohio
Housing
Finance
Agency
Series
2024B
5.50%
3/1/31
(GNMA)
50,000
55,157‌
Texas
Department
of
Housing
&
Community
Affairs
Series
2022B
5.50%
9/1/30
(GNMA)
85,000
93,532‌
148,689‌
Industrial
Development
Revenue
Bonds
-
12.72%
Black
Belt
Energy
Gas
District
Series
2022C-1
5.25%
2/1/53
95,000
99,690‌
3
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Industrial
Development
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Buckeye
Tobacco
Settlement
Financing
Authority
Class
1
Series
2020A-2
5.00%
6/1/29
90,000
$
95,386‌
California
Community
Choice
Financing
Authority
Series
2023G-1
5.25%
11/1/54
100,000
105,549‌
Commonwealth
Financing
Authority
(Commonwealth
Financing
Authority)
Series
2018
5.00%
6/1/31
150,000
155,850‌
Lower
Alabama
Gas
District
(The)
Series
2016A
5.00%
9/1/29
125,000
130,265‌
Main
Street
Natural
Gas,
Inc.
Series
2022B
5.00%
12/1/52
150,000
156,547‌
New
York
Transportation
Development
Corp.
(Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.)
Series
2018
5.00%
1/1/28
(AMT)
60,000
61,794‌
805,081‌
Leasing
Revenue
Bonds
-
3.98%
New
Jersey
Transportation
Trust
Fund
Authority
(State
of
New
Jersey)
Series
2019BB
5.00%
6/15/30
150,000
158,663‌
Virginia
Public
Building
Authority
(Commonwealth
of
Virginia)
Series
2021A-1
5.00%
8/1/30
85,000
93,066‌
251,729‌
Local
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
4.59%
Chicago
Board
of
Education
Series
2025B
5.25%
12/1/30
150,000
156,385‌
City
of
Detroit
Series
2018
5.00%
4/1/29
130,000
134,151‌
290,536‌
Special
Tax
Revenue
Bonds
-
3.29%
Allentown
Neighborhood
Improvement
Zone
Development
Authority
Series
2022
5.00%
5/1/29
100,000
105,100‌
New
York
City
Industrial
Development
Agency
(Yankee
Stadium
LLC)
Series
2020A
4.00%
3/1/32
(AG)
100,000
103,042‌
208,142‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
4
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
State
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
11.40%
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
Series
2022A-1
5.63%
7/1/29
100,000
$
105,620‌
State
of
Connecticut
Series
2018E
5.00%
9/15/28
130,000
137,757‌
State
of
Illinois
Series
2019B
5.00%
11/1/31
100,000
105,898‌
Series
2021A
5.00%
3/1/30
65,000
69,654‌
State
of
New
Jersey
Series
2020A
5.00%
6/1/29
75,000
80,606‌
State
of
Texas
Series
2018
5.00%
8/1/26
(AMT)
220,000
221,524‌
721,059‌
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds
-
13.85%
City
&
County
of
Denver
(Airport
System)
Series
2022D
5.25%
11/15/26
(AMT)
140,000
142,118‌
City
of
Los
Angeles
(Department
of
Airports)
Series
2025A
5.00%
5/15/30
(AMT)
150,000
161,618‌
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority
Series
2017D
5.00%
11/15/30
60,000
62,535‌
New
York
Transportation
Development
Corp.
(JFK
International
Air
Terminal
LLC)
Series
2022
5.00%
12/1/31
140,000
150,742‌
Port
Authority
of
New
York
&
New
Jersey
Series
246
5.00%
9/1/30
185,000
200,332‌
Regional
Transportation
District
(Denver
Transit
Partners
LLC)
Series
2020A
5.00%
7/15/30
100,000
106,322‌
Texas
Private
Activity
Bond
Surface
Transportation
Corp.
(NTE
Mobility
Partners
LLC)
Series
2019A
5.00%
12/31/31
50,000
52,952‌
876,619‌
Water
&
Sewer
Revenue
Bonds
-
8.56%
City
of
Chicago
(Waterworks)
Series
2004
5.00%
11/1/26
235,000
238,192‌
5
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Water
&
Sewer
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
New
York
City
Municipal
Water
Finance
Authority
(Water
&
Sewer
System)
Series
2026DD
5.00%
6/15/32
100,000
$
112,379‌
Pittsburgh
Water
&
Sewer
Authority
Series
2017A
5.00%
9/1/29
(AG)
185,000
190,964‌
541,535‌
Total
Municipal
Bonds
(cost
$6,054,639)
6,096,848‌
Short-Term
Investments
3.16%
Variable
Rate
Demand
Notes
  —
3.16%
New
York
City
Municipal
Water
Finance
Authority
(Water
&
Sewer
System)
Series
2014AA-3
2.70%
6/15/49
(SPA
-
TD
Bank
NA)
¤
200,000
200,000‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
      (cost
$200,000)
200,000‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
99.52%
        (cost
$6,254,639)
6,296,848‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
0.48%
30,655‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
250,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
6,327,503‌
°
Principal
amount
shown
is
stated
in
USD
unless
noted
that
the
security
is
denominated
in
another
currency.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$99,777,
which
represents
1.58%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
Variable
rate
investment.
Rates
reset
periodically.
Rate
shown
reflects
the
rate
in
effect
at
March
31,
2026.
For
securities
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread,
the
reference
rate
and
spread
are
indicated
in
their
descriptions.
The
reference
rate
descriptions
(i.e.
SOFR01M,
SOFR03M,
etc.)
used
in
this
report
are
identical
for
different
securities,
but
the
underlying
reference
rates
may
differ
due
to
the
timing
of
the
reset
period.
Certain
variable
rate
securities
are
not
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread
but
are
determined
by
the
issuer
or
agent
and
are
based
on
current
market
conditions,
or
for
mortgage-backed
securities,
are
impacted
by
the
individual
mortgages
which
are
paying
off
over
time.
These
securities
do
not
indicate
a
reference
rate
and
spread
in
their
descriptions.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
¤
Tax-exempt
obligations
that
contain
a
floating
or
variable
interest
rate
adjustment
formula
and
an
unconditional
right
of
demand
to
receive
payment
of
the
unpaid
principal
balance
plus
accrued
interest
upon
a
short
notice
period
(generally
up
to
30
days)
prior
to
specified
dates
either
from
the
issuer
or
by
drawing
on
a
bank
letter
of
credit,
a
guarantee,
or
insurance
issued
with
respect
to
such
instrument.
Each
rate
shown
is
as
of
March
31,
2026.
The
maturity
date
shown
is
the
final
maturity.
The
security
has
a
demand
feature
that
allows
the
holder
to
tender
the
security
at
par
on
no
more
than
7
days'
notice.
For
purposes
of
maturity
classification
and
weighted
average
maturity
calculations,
the
demand
date
is
used.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
AG
Assured
Guaranty
AMT
Subject
to
Alternative
Minimum
Tax
SOFR01M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
1
Month
SOFR03M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
3
Month
SPA
Stand-by
Purchase
Agreement
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
7
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
6,296,848
Cash
80,023
Interest
receivable
81,407
Total
Assets
6,458,278
Liabilities:
Payable
for
securities
purchased
113,085
Distribution
payable
to
shareholders
16,168
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
1,522
Total
Liabilities
130,775
Total
Net
Assets
$
6,327,503
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
6,295,539
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
31,964
Total
Net
Assets
$
6,327,503
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
250,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
25.31
*Investments,
at
cost
$
6,254,639
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
8
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Interest
$
196,412
196,412
Expenses:
Management
fees
16,254
Total
operating
expenses
16,254
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
180,158
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
(
11,316
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments
14,550
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
3,234
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
183,392
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
9
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
180,158
$
175,434
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(11,316
)
1,043
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
14,550
8,635
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
183,392
185,112
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(180,163
)
(175,401
)
(180,163
)
(175,401
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
1,275,563
1,264,793
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(1,252,317
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
23,246
1,264,793
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
26,475
1,274,504
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
6,301,028
5,026,524
End
of
year
$
6,327,503
$
6,301,028
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
250,000
200,000
Shares
sold
50,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
50,000
Shares
redeemed
(50,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
250,000
250,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
10
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
Year
ended
March
31,
2025
For
the
period
November
28,
2023
1
to
March
31,
2024
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
$
25
.20‌
$
25
.13‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
0
.82‌
0
.80‌
0
.26‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
....
0
.11‌
0
.07‌
0
.13‌
Total
from
investment
operations
.......
0.93‌
0.87‌
0.39‌
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
(
0
.82‌
)
(
0
.80‌
)
(
0
.26‌
)
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
......
(0.82‌)
(0.80‌)
(0.26‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
.........
$
25.31‌
$
25.20‌
$
25.13‌
Total
return
3
......
3.72%
3.50%
1.56%
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$6,328
$6,301
$5,027
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
$
6,328‌
$
6,301‌
$
5,027‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
.
0.29%
0.29%
0.29%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.......
3.21%
3.19%
3.02%
Portfolio
turnover
4
...
38%
43%
9%
11
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
12
March
31,
2026
Nomura ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers
nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Fixed
income
securities
are
generally
priced
based
upon
valuations
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service
or
broker
in
accordance
with
methodologies
included
within
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)'s
Pricing
Policy
(Policy).
Fixed
income
security
valuations
are
then
reviewed
by
DMC
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
and,
to
the
extent
required
by
the
Policy
and
applicable
regulation,
fair
valued
consistent
with
the
Policy.
To
the
extent
current
market
prices
are
not
available,
the
pricing
service
may
take
into
account
developments
related
to
the
specific
security,
as
well
as
transactions
in
comparable
securities.
Valuations
for
fixed
income
securities
utilize
matrix
systems,
which
reflect
such
factors
as
security
prices,
yields,
maturities,
and
ratings,
and
are
supplemented
by
dealer
and
exchange quotations. Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
DMC
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee (Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
13
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the year ended March
31,
2026
and
for all
open
tax
years (years
ended
March
31,
2024–March
31,
2025),
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
“Interest
and
tax
penalties”
on
the “Statement
of
operations.”
During
the
year ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
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
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Interest
income
is
recorded
on
an
accrual
basis.
Discounts
and
premiums
on
debt
securities
are
accreted
or
amortized
to
interest
income,
respectively,
over
the
lives
of
the
respective
securities
using
the
effective
interest
method.
Premiums
on
callable
debt
securities
are
amortized
to
interest
income
to
the
earliest
call
date
using
the
effective
interest
method.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
monthly
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
14
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.29%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
15
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses.
At
March
31,
2026,
Nomura
Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
76.00%
of
the
Fund's
shares
outstanding. 
3.
Investments
For
the year
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
There
were
no
investment
transactions
related
to
in-kind
purchases
and
sales
for
the year
ended
March
31,
2026.
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Purchases
$
2,102,258
Sales
2,138,855
Cost
of
investments
$
6,254,639
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
54,144
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(11,935)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
42,209
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
16
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Municipal
Bonds
$
$
6,096,848
$
$
6,096,848
Short-Term
Investments
200,000
200,000
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
$
6,296,848
$
$
6,296,848
3.
Investments
(continued)
17
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025
were
as
follows: 
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
had
no
reclassifications.
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
Year
ended
3/31/26
Year
ended
3/31/25
Tax-exempt
income
$
178,756
$
175,401
Ordinary
income
1,407
Total
$
180,163
$
175,401
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
6,295,539
Capital
loss
carryforwards
(11,316)
Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
1,071
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
42,209
Net
assets
$
6,327,503
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$4,170
$7,146
$11,316
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
18
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange")
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of
period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets."
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Interest
rate
risk
The
risk
that
the
prices
of
bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
will
increase
as
interest
rates
fall
and
decrease
as
interest
rates
rise.
Interest
rate
changes
are
influenced
by
a
number
of
factors,
such
as
government
policy,
monetary
policy,
inflation
expectations,
and
the
supply
and
demand
of
bonds.
Bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
with
longer
maturities
or
duration
generally
are
more
sensitive
to
interest
rate
changes.
A
fund
may
be
subject
to
a
greater
risk
of
rising
interest
rates
when
interest
rates
are
low
or
inflation
rates
are
high
or
rising. 
19
High
yield
(junk
bond)
risk
The
risk
that
high
yield
securities,
commonly
known
as
“junk
bonds,”
are
subject
to
reduced
creditworthiness
of
issuers,
increased
risk
of
default,
and
a
more
limited
and
less
liquid
secondary
market.
High
yield
securities
may
also
be
subject
to
greater
price
volatility
and
risk
of
loss
of
income
and
principal
than
are
higher-rated
securities.
High
yield
bonds
are
sometimes
issued
by
municipalities
that
have
less
financial
strength
and
therefore
have
less
ability
to
make
projected
debt
payments
on
the
bonds. 
Credit
risk
The
risk
that
an
issuer
of
a
debt
security,
including
a
governmental
issuer
or
an
entity
that
insures
a
bond,
may
be
unable
to
make
interest
payments
and/or
repay
principal
in
a
timely
manner. 
Call
risk
The
risk
that
a
bond
issuer
will
prepay
the
bond
during
periods
of
low
interest
rates,
forcing
a
fund
to
reinvest
that
money
at
interest
rates
that
might
be
lower
than
rates
on
the
called
bond.
Alternative
minimum
tax
risk
If
a
fund
invests
in
bonds
whose
income
is
subject
to
the
alternative
minimum
tax,
that
portion
of
the
fund’s
distributions
would
be
taxable
for
shareholders
who
are
subject
to
this
tax.
Geographic
concentration
risk
The
risk
that
heightened
sensitivity
to
regional,
state,
US
territories
or
possessions
(such
as
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
Guam,
or
the
US
Virgin
Islands),
and
local
political
and
economic
conditions
could
adversely
affect
the
holdings
in
and
performance
of
a
fund.
There
is
also
the
risk
that
there
could
be
an
inadequate
supply
of
municipal
bonds
in
a
particular
state
or
US
territory
or
possession.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
20
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
1933
Act.
Rule
144A
securities
have
been
identified
on
the
“Schedule
of
investments.” 
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
March
31,
2026
and
2025,
and
for
the
period
November
28,
2023
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2024
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
22
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
fiscal
years
ended
March
31,
2025
and
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
0.78%
(B)
Tax-Exempt
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
99.22%
      Total
100.00%
(A)
and
(B)
are
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
23
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
24
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Term
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or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
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information
(Unaudited)
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Term
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At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
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information
(Unaudited)
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Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
31
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
32
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
Investment
Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
33
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
34
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
35
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
36
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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Financial
statements
and
other
information
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
3
Statement
of
operations
4
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
5
Financial
highlights
6
Notes
to
financial
statements
7
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
17
Other
Fund
information
18
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
99.59%
^
Communication
Services
-
5.26%
Alphabet,
Inc.,
Class
C
44,226
$
12,686,670‌
12,686,670‌
Consumer
Discretionary
-
8.83%
Amazon.com,
Inc.
65,251
13,589,826‌
Ferrari
NV
22,760
7,703,122‌
21,292,948‌
Consumer
Staples
-
1.75%
Coca-Cola
Co.
(The)
55,333
4,208,075‌
4,208,075‌
Financials
-
18.92%
Intercontinental
Exchange,
Inc.
68,880
10,833,446‌
Mastercard,
Inc.,
Class
A
15,742
7,865,648‌
MSCI,
Inc.,
Class
A
11,521
6,209,934‌
S&P
Global,
Inc.
21,988
9,352,376‌
Visa,
Inc.,
Class
A
37,540
11,346,090‌
45,607,494‌
Healthcare
-
7.10%
Danaher
Corp.
59,362
11,255,035‌
Veeva
Systems,
Inc.,
Class
A
33,330
5,854,748‌
17,109,783‌
Industrials
-
8.23%
Verisk
Analytics,
Inc.,
Class
A
57,823
10,971,914‌
Waste
Connections,
Inc.
54,499
8,852,818‌
19,824,732‌
Information
Technology
-
47.76%
Apple,
Inc.
83,053
21,078,021‌
Intuit,
Inc.
13,716
5,930,524‌
Microsoft
Corp.
76,324
28,252,855‌
Motorola
Solutions,
Inc.
20,165
8,751,005‌
NVIDIA
Corp.
208,503
36,362,923‌
Synopsys,
Inc.
11,896
4,716,526‌
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.
Ltd.
ADR
29,619
10,009,741‌
115,101,595‌
Real
Estate
-
1.74%
CoStar
Group,
Inc.
103,869
4,190,075‌
4,190,075‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$266,490,702)
240,021,372‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
2
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Short-Term
Investments
0.42%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
0.42%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
1,023,519
$
1,023,519‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$1,023,519)
1,023,519‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
100.01%
        (cost
$267,514,221)
241,044,891‌
Liabilities
Net
of
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
(0.01%)
(20,255‌)
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
9,400,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
241,024,636‌
^
Categorizations
used
for
financial
reporting
purposes
may
differ
from
categorizations
used
for
regulatory
compliance
and/or
internal
classification
purposes.
Non-income
producing
security.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
MSCI
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International
S&P
Standard
&
Poor’s
Financial
Services
LLC
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
3
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
241,044,891
Cash
2,332
Dividends
receivable
113,779
Total
Assets
241,161,002
Liabilities:
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
105,854
Payable
for
fund
shares
redeemed
30,512
Total
Liabilities
136,366
Total
Net
Assets
$
241,024,636
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
263,921,779
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(22,897,143
)
Total
Net
Assets
$
241,024,636
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
9,400,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
25.64
*Investments,
at
cost
$
267,514,221
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
4
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
2,092,044
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
52,138
)
2,039,906
Expenses:
Management
fees
1,364,173
Total
operating
expenses
1,364,173
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
675,733
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
(
11,781,993
)
Investments
in-kind
21,410,113
Foreign
currencies
437
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
9,628,557
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments
(
24,491,226
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
(
14,862,669
)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
(
14,186,936
)
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
5
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
May
14,
2024
*
to
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
675,733
$
74,347
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
9,628,557
(145,073
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(24,491,226
)
(1,978,104
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
(14,186,936
)
(2,048,830
)
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(594,356
)
(38,199
)
(594,356
)
(38,199
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
288,533,861
117,070,319
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(147,711,223
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
140,822,638
117,070,319
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
126,041,346
114,983,290
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
114,983,290
End
of
year
$
241,024,636
$
114,983,290
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
4,400,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
10,350,000
4,400,000
Shares
redeemed
in-kind
(5,350,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
9,400,000
4,400,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
May
14,
2024
1
to
March
31,
2025
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
......
$
26
.13‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
.................
0
.06‌
0
.07‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
......
(
0
.50‌
)
1
.10‌
Total
from
investment
operations
..........................
(0.44‌)
1.17‌
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
.................
(
0
.05‌
)
(
0
.04‌
)
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
.........................
(0.05‌)
(0.04‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
...........
$
25.64‌
$
26.13‌
Total
return
3
.........................
(1.72%)
4.65%
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$241,025
$114,983
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
......
$
241,025‌
$
114,983‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
4
....
0.44%
0.44%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.............................
0.22%
0.30%
Portfolio
turnover
5
......................
20%
7%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
5
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
7
March
31,
2026
Nomura ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers
nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
non-diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
The
Fund
has
adopted
a
tax
year
end
of
October
31
(the
“Tax
Year”).
As
such,
the
Fund’s
tax
basis
capital
gains
and
losses
will
only
be
determined
at
the
end
of
each
Tax
Year.
Accordingly,
tax
basis
distributions
made
during
the
12
months
ending
March
31,
2025,
but
after
the
tax
year
ended
October
31,
2024
,
will
be
reflected
in
the
financial
statement
footnotes
for
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2026
.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments. 
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee
(Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value. 
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
8
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period. Management
has
analyzed
the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on
the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the tax
year
ended October
31,
2025
and
for
the
open
tax
year ended
October 31,
2024,
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
"Interest
and
tax
penalties"
on
the
“Statement
of
operations.”
For
the tax
year
ended October
31,
2025,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
9
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
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
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
10
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management
fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.44%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC
and
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
as
applicable.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses. 
Prior
to
the
Closing
Date,
DMC
had
entered
into
a
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
Fund
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited,
which
was
an
affiliate
of
DMC
(Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor).
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
investment
sub-advisory
fee
was
paid
by
DMC
to
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
based
on
the
extent
to
which
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
provided
services
to
the
Fund.
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
no
longer
serves
as
a
sub-advisor
to
the
Fund.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
11
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
3.
Investments
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
Purchases
$
62,825,894
Sales
60,103,542
Purchases
$
285,318,709
Sales
146,121,337
Cost
of
investments
$
267,527,750
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
10,325,393
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(36,808,252)
Net
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
$
(26,482,859)
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
12
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
240,021,372
$
$
$
240,021,372
Short-Term
Investments
1,023,519
1,023,519
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
241,044,891
$
$
$
241,044,891
3.
Investments
(continued)
13
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the tax
year
ended
October
31,
2025
and
period
ended
October
31,
2024
were
as
follows:
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
At October
31,
2025
(the
Fund's
most
recent
tax
year
end),
the
components
of distributable
earnings/(loss) on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows: 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
Reclassifications
are
primarily
due
to
tax
treatment
of
earnings
and
profits
distributed
to
shareholders
on
the
redemption
of
shares.
For
the
tax
year
ended October
31,
2025,
the
Fund
recorded
the
following
reclassifications:
Tax
year
ended
10/31/25
5/14/24
*
to
10/31/24
Ordinary
income
$
38,199
$
Capital
loss
carryforwards
$
(1,641,794)
Undistributed
ordinary
income
364,162
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
32,379,886
Total
accumulated
earnings
$
31,102,254
Paid-in
capital
$
6,028,822
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(6,028,822)
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
14
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
As
of
October
31,2025
(the
Fund's
most
recent
tax
year
end),
the
Fund
had
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange") and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$1,641,794
$—
$1,641,794
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
(continued)
15
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Growth
Stock
Risk —
Growth
stocks
reflect
projections
of
future
earnings
and
revenue. 
These
prices
may
rise
or
fall
dramatically
depending
on
whether
those
projections
are
met. 
These
companies'
stock
prices
may
be
more
volatile,
particularly
over
the
short
term.
Large-capitalization
company
risk —
Large-capitalization
companies
tend
to
be
less
volatile
than
companies
with
smaller
market
capitalizations. 
This
potentially
lower
risk
means
that
the
Fund's
share
price
may
not
rise
as
much
as
the
share
prices
of
funds
that
focus
on
smaller-capitalization
companies.
Liquidity
risk
The
possibility
that
investments
cannot
be
readily
sold
within
seven
calendar
days
at
approximately
the
price
at
which
a
fund
has
valued
them. 
Information
technology
sector risk —
The
risk
that
investment
risks
associated
with
investing
in
the
information
technology
sector,
in
addition
to
other
risks,
include
the
intense
competition
to
which
information
technology
companies
may
be
subject;
the
dramatic
and
often
unpredictable
changes
in
growth
rates
and
competition
for
qualified
personnel
among
information
technology
companies;
effects
on
profitability
from
being
heavily
dependent
on
patent
and
intellectual
property
rights
and
the
loss
or
impairment
of
those
rights;
obsolescence
of
existing
technology;
general
economic
conditions;
and
government
regulation. To
the
extent
the
Fund
focuses
its
investments
in
the
information
technology
sector,
the
Fund
will
be
more
susceptible
to
the
risks,
events
and
other
factors
affecting
companies
in
this
sector.
Industry
and
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
securities
in
a
particular
industry
or
sector
(such
as
the
infrastructure
industry)
will
decline
because
of
changing
expectations
for
the
performance
of
that
industry
or
sector. 
Government
and
regulatory
risk
The
risk
that
governments
or
regulatory
authorities
may
take
actions
that
could
adversely
affect
various
sectors
of
the
securities
markets
and
affect
fund
performance. 
Foreign
risk —
The
risk
that
foreign
securities
may
be
adversely
affected
by
political
instability,
changes
in
currency
exchange
rates,
inefficient
markets
and
higher
transaction
costs,
foreign
economic
or
government
conditions,
the
imposition
of
economic
and/or
trade
sanctions,
inadequate
or
different
regulatory
and
accounting
standards,
and
the
possibility
that
significant
events
in
foreign
markets,
including
broad
market
moves,
may
affect
the
value
of
fund
shares.
Nondiversification risk —
A
nondiversified
fund
has
the
flexibility
to
invest
as
much
as
50%
of
its
assets
in
as
few
as
two
issuers
with
no
single
issuer
accounting
for
more
than
25%
of
the
fund. 
The
remaining
50%
of
its
assets
must
be
diversified
so
that
no
more
than
5%
of
its
assets
are
invested
in
securities
of
a
single
issuer. Because
a
nondiversified
fund
may
invest
its
assets
in
fewer
issuers,
the
value
of
its
shares
may
increase
or
decrease
more
rapidly
than
if
it
were
fully
diversified.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
16
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
17
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
May
14,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
and
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
May
14,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
transfer
agents.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
18
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
tax
year
ended October
31,
2025, the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
May
14,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
period
May
14,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
100.00%
(B)
Qualified
Dividends
1
100.00%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
(B)
is
based
on
the
Fund's
ordinary
income
distributions.
1
Qualified
dividends
represent
dividends
which
qualify
for
the
corporate
dividends
received
deduction.
19
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
May
14,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
20
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
21
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
22
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
23
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
24
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
26
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
28
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
Investment
Management
Agreement
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Agreement
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Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
30
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
31
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
32
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
33
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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page
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not
part
of
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statements
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other
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is
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of
the
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Division
of
the
Nomura
Group,
providing
integrated
public
and
private
market
asset
management
services
across
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fixed
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private
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which
includes
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Business
Trust
(NIMBT),
a
Securities
and
Exchange
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(SEC)
registered
investment
adviser.
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advisory
services
are
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a
series
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Emerging
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Equity
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Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF)
Financial
statements
and
other
information
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
5
Statement
of
operations
6
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
7
Financial
highlights
8
Notes
to
financial
statements
10
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
Other
Fund
information
22
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
94
.46
%
Δ
Argentina
-
0
.52
%
Grupo
Financiero
Galicia
SA
ADR
31,612
$
1,476,596‌
1,476,596‌
Brazil
-
3
.01
%
Ambev
SA
ADR
813,514
2,375,461‌
Petroleo
Brasileiro
SA
-
Petrobras
ADR
293,840
6,097,180‌
8,472,641‌
China
-
10
.26
%
Alibaba
Group
Holding
Ltd.
ADR
68,903
8,644,570‌
Baidu,
Inc.
ADR
25,416
2,831,851‌
Meituan,
Class
B
144A
#,†
191,476
2,025,575‌
PDD
Holdings,
Inc.
ADR
26,200
2,677,116‌
Tencent
Holdings
Ltd.
161,945
9,996,095‌
Tencent
Music
Entertainment
Group
ADR
102,215
948,555‌
Trip.com
Group
Ltd.
ADR
17,161
854,446‌
ZTO
Express
Cayman,
Inc.
ADR
36,942
929,830‌
28,908,038‌
Hong
Kong
-
1
.58
%
Hong
Kong
Exchanges
&
Clearing
Ltd.
89,726
4,446,708‌
4,446,708‌
India
-
6
.82
%
Dr
Reddy's
Laboratories
Ltd.
ADR
80,968
1,121,407‌
HDFC
Bank
Ltd.
ADR
91,874
2,285,825‌
ICICI
Bank
Ltd.
ADR
88,582
2,294,274‌
Reliance
Industries
Ltd.
GDR
144A
#
232,452
13,505,461‌
19,206,967‌
Indonesia
-
1
.91
%
Astra
International
Tbk.
PT
5,676,364
2,087,574‌
Bank
Central
Asia
Tbk.
PT
6,274,914
2,381,547‌
Unilever
Indonesia
Tbk.
PT
8,475,045
907,622‌
5,376,743‌
Malaysia
-
1
.30
%
Public
Bank
Bhd.
3,160,500
3,653,035‌
3,653,035‌
Mexico
-
5
.92
%
America
Movil
SAB
de
CV
ADR
144,100
3,671,668‌
Cemex
SAB
de
CV
ADR
205,146
2,346,870‌
Coca-Cola
Femsa
SAB
de
CV
ADR
28,179
2,748,861‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
2
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
(continued)
Mexico
(continued)
Fomento
Economico
Mexicano
SAB
de
CV
ADR
15,982
$
1,774,961‌
Grupo
Financiero
Banorte
SAB
de
CV,
Class
O
353,831
3,924,261‌
Wal-Mart
de
Mexico
SAB
de
CV
685,018
2,224,407‌
16,691,028‌
Peru
-
1
.14
%
Credicorp
Ltd.
9,438
3,201,181‌
3,201,181‌
Saudi
Arabia
-
0
.50
%
Saudi
Arabian
Oil
Co.
144A
#
191,549
1,398,615‌
1,398,615‌
South
Africa
-
1
.58
%
Naspers
Ltd.,
Class
N
87,510
4,457,716‌
4,457,716‌
South
Korea
-
37
.95
%
Hyundai
Motor
Co.
20,307
5,906,551‌
Samsung
C&T
Corp.
76,915
12,730,031‌
Samsung
Electronics
Co.
Ltd.
265,242
28,954,697‌
Samsung
Life
Insurance
Co.
Ltd.
26,342
3,620,273‌
SK
hynix,
Inc.
47,264
24,902,587‌
SK
Square
Co.
Ltd.
95,900
29,208,599‌
SK
Telecom
Co.
Ltd.
32,094
1,600,876‌
106,923,614‌
Taiwan
-
19
.41
%
Delta
Electronics,
Inc.
69,991
3,021,194‌
FIT
Hon
Teng
Ltd.
144A
#,†
2,064,824
1,798,545‌
Hon
Hai
Precision
Industry
Co.
Ltd.
788,028
4,621,684‌
MediaTek,
Inc.
130,113
6,064,072‌
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.
Ltd.
711,889
39,190,636‌
54,696,131‌
Thailand
-
0
.84
%
Bangkok
Bank
PCL
262,100
1,323,215‌
PTT
PCL
995,600
1,049,033‌
2,372,248‌
Turkiye
-
0
.82
%
Akbank
TAS
1,548,818
2,300,199‌
2,300,199‌
3
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
(continued)
United
States
of
America
-
0
.90
%
BeOne
Medicines
Ltd.
ADR
8,515
$
2,528,700‌
2,528,700‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$261,007,396)
266,110,160‌
Preferred
Stocks
4
.94
%
Δ
Brazil
-
2
.16
%
Banco
Bradesco
SA
686,583
2,506,028‌
Itau
Unibanco
Holding
SA
425,004
3,561,533‌
6,067,561‌
South
Korea
-
2
.78
%
LG
Chem
Ltd.
15,515
1,484,999‌
Samsung
Electronics
Co.
Ltd.
85,321
6,350,403‌
7,835,402‌
Total
Preferred
Stocks
(cost
$14,822,283)
13,902,963‌
Short-Term
Investments
5
.10
%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
5
.10
%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
14,379,612
14,379,612‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$14,379,612)
14,379,612‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
104.50%
      (cost
$290,209,291)
294,392,735‌
Liabilities
Net
of
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
(4.50)%
(
12,663,809‌
)
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
6,550,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
281,728,926‌
Δ
Securities
have
been
classified
by
country
of
risk.
Non-income
producing
security.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$18,728,196,
which
represents
6.65%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
4
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
GDR
Global
Depositary
Receipt
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
5
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
294,392,735
Foreign
currency,
at
value**
23,274
Receivable
for
securities
sold
2,651,269
Dividends
receivable
617,293
Total
Assets
297,684,571
Liabilities:
Payable
for
fund
shares
redeemed
15,727,240
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
228,400
Due
to
custodian
5
Total
Liabilities
15,955,645
Total
Net
Assets
$
281,728,926
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
271,643,837
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
10,085,089
Total
Net
Assets
$
281,728,926
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
6,550,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
43.01
*Investments,
at
cost
$
290,209,291
**Foreign
currency,
at
cost
23,308
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
1,887,248
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
222,238
)
1,665,010
Expenses:
Management
fees
844,727
Total
operating
expenses
844,727
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
820,283
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
*
11,441,948
Investments
in-kind
3,073,186
Foreign
currencies
43,966
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
14,559,100
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
**
4,225,845
Foreign
currencies
(
16,633
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
4,209,212
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
18,768,312
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
19,588,595
*
Includes
$(39,945)
capital
gains
taxes
paid.
**
Includes
net
change
of
$8,921
capital
gains
taxes
accrued.
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
7
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
September
4,
2024
*
to
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
820,283
$
73,328
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
14,559,100
(11,021
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
4,209,212
(43,263
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
19,588,595
19,044
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(3,936,684
)
(81,867
)
(3,936,684
)
(81,867
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
318,995,224
16,595,766
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(69,451,152
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
249,544,072
16,595,766
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
265,195,983
16,532,943
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
16,532,943
End
of
year
$
281,728,926
$
16,532,943
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
650,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
7,400,000
650,000
Shares
redeemed
in-kind
(1,500,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
6,550,000
650,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
8
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
September
4,
2024
1
to
March
31,
2025
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
......
$
25
.44‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
.................
0
.34‌
0
.19‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
...........
18
.34‌
0
.45‌
Total
from
investment
operations
..........................
18.68‌
0.64‌
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
.................
(
1
.11‌
)
(
0
.20‌
)
Net
realized
gain
.......................
—‌
(
0
.00‌
)
3
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
.........................
(1.11‌)
(0.20‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
...........
$
43.01‌
$
25.44‌
Total
return
4
.........................
73.87%
2.60%
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$281,729
$16,533
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
......
$
281,729‌
$
16,533‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
5
....
0.85%
0.85%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.............................
0.82%
1.30%
Portfolio
turnover
6
......................
36%
12%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Amount
is
less
than
$0.005.
4
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
5
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
9
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
6
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
10
March
31,
2026
Nomura ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers
nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
non-diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments. 
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee (Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value. 
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
11
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the year ended March
31,
2026
and
for the
open
tax
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
“Interest
and
tax
penalties”
on
the “Statement
of
operations.”
During
the
year ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
the
reported
amounts
of
assets
and
liabilities
and
disclosure
of
contingent
assets
and
liabilities
at
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
12
the
date
of
the
financial
statements,
and
the
reported
amounts
of
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
13
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management
fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.85%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC
and
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
as
applicable.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Focused Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses. 
Prior
to
the
Closing
Date,
DMC
had
entered
into
a
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
Fund
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited,
which
was
an
affiliate
of
DMC
(Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor).
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
investment
sub-advisory
fee
was
paid
by
DMC
to
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
based
on
the
extent
to
which
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
provided
services
to
the
Fund.
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
no
longer
serves
as
a
sub-advisor
to
the
Fund.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
14
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
3.
Investments
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
Purchases
$
201,879,475
Sales
37,458,905
Purchases
$
106,195,353
Sales
25,555,136
Cost
of
investments
$
297,878,182
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
20,445,145
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(23,930,592)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
(3,485,447)
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
15
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
266,110,160
$
$
$
266,110,160
Preferred
Stocks
13,902,963
13,902,963
Short-Term
Investments
14,379,612
14,379,612
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
294,392,735
$
$
$
294,392,735
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
16
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
period
ended
March
31,
2025
were
as
follows: 
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Differences
between
components
of
net
assets
unrealized
and
tax
cost
unrealized
may
arise
due
to
unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on
foreign
currencies.
The
differences
between
book
basis
and
tax
basis
components
of
net
assets
are
primarily
attributable
to
tax
deferral
of
losses
on
wash
sales
and
tax
recognition
of
unrealized
gain
on
passive
foreign
investment
companies.
Year
ended
3/31/26
9/4/24
*
to
3/31/25
Ordinary
income
$
3,936,684
$
81,867
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
271,643,837
Undistributed
ordinary
income
9,189,822
Undistributed
capital
gains
4,398,209
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currencies
(3,502,942)
Net
assets
$
281,728,926
3.
Investments
(continued)
17
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
Reclassifications
are
primarily
due
to
tax
treatment
of
earnings
and
profits
distributed
to
shareholders
on
the
redemption
of
shares.
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
recorded
the
following
reclassifications:
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
50,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
Nasdaq
exchange
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
Paid-in
capital
$
5,503,999
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(5,503,999)
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
18
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Foreign
and
emerging
markets
risk
The
risk
that
international
investing
(particularly
in
emerging
markets)
may
be
adversely
affected
by
political
instability;
changes
in
currency
exchange
rates;
inefficient
markets
and
higher
transaction
costs;
foreign
economic
conditions;
the
imposition
of
economic
or
trade
sanctions;
or
inadequate
or
different
regulatory
and
accounting
standards.
Information
about
non-U.S.
companies
may
be
unreliable
or
outdated,
the
Manager's
reliance
on
such
data
may
affect
the
Fund's
performance,
and
the
rights
and
remedies
associated
with
investments
in
a
fund
that
invests
significantly
in
foreign
securities
may
be
different
than
those
with
a
fund
that
invests
in
domestic
securities.
Company
size
risk
The
risk
that
investments
in
small-
and/or
medium-sized
companies
may
be
more
volatile
than
those
of
larger
companies
because
of
limited
financial
resources
or
dependence
on
narrow
product
lines. 
Liquidity
risk
The
possibility
that
investments
cannot
be
readily
sold
within
seven
calendar
days
at
approximately
the
price
at
which
a
fund
has
valued
them. 
Industry
and
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
securities
in
a
particular
industry
or
sector
(such
as
the
infrastructure
industry)
will
decline
because
of
changing
expectations
for
the
performance
of
that
industry
or
sector. 
Information
technology
sector risk —
The
risk
that
the
value
of
a
fund's
shares
will
be
affected
by
factors
particular
to
the
information
technology
and
related
sectors
(such
as
government
regulation)
and
may
fluctuate
more
widely
than
that
of
a
fund
that
invests
in
a
broad
range
of
sectors.
Financials
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
a
fund's
shares
will
be
affected
by
factors
particular
to
the
financials
and
related
sectors
(such
as
government
regulation)
and
may
fluctuate
more
widely
than
that
of
a
fund
that
invests
in
a
broad
range
of
sectors.
Government
and
regulatory
risk
The
risk
that
governments
or
regulatory
authorities
may
take
actions
that
could
adversely
affect
various
sectors
of
the
securities
markets
and
affect
fund
performance. 
Geographic focus
risk
The
risk
that
local
political
and
economic
conditions
could
adversely
affect
the
performance
of
a
fund
investing
a
substantial
amount
of
assets
in
securities
of
issuers
located
in
a
single
country
or
a
limited
number
of
countries.
Growth
stock risk
Growth
stocks
reflect
projections
of
future
earnings
and
revenue. 
These
prices
may
rise
or
fall
dramatically
depending
on
whether
those
projections
are
met. 
These
companies'
stock
prices
may
be
more
volatile,
particularly
over
the
short
term.
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
19
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
Nondiversification risk —
A
nondiversified
fund
has
the
flexibility
to
invest
as
much
as
50%
of
its
assets
in
as
few
as
two
issuers
with
no
single
issuer
accounting
for
more
than
25%
of
the
fund. 
The
remaining
50%
of
its
assets
must
be
diversified
so
that
no
more
than
5%
of
its
assets
are
invested
in
securities
of
a
single
issuer. Because
a
nondiversified
fund
may
invest
its
assets
in
fewer
issuers,
the
value
of
its
shares
may
increase
or
decrease
more
rapidly
than
if
it
were
fully
diversified.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the Nasdaq
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
20
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(one
of
the
Funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
September
4,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025,
including
the
related
notes
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
and
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
September
4,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
transfer
agents.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
22
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
The
Fund
intends
to
pass
through
foreign
tax
credits
in
the
maximum
amount
of
$172,061.
The
gross
foreign
source
income
earned
during
the
fiscal
year ended
March
31,
2026 by
the
Fund
was
$1,784,872.
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
September
4,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
*
100.00%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
*
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
certain
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
20%.The
percentage
of
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
from
ordinary
income
reported
as
qualified
income
is
30.94%.
Complete
information
will
be
computed
and
reported
in
conjunction
with
your
2026
Form
1099-DIV,
as
applicable.
23
In
addition,
during
the
period
September
4,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
September
4,
2024
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
24
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
26
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
28
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
30
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
31
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
32
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
Investment
Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
33
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
34
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
35
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
36
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
37
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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part
of
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March
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contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
18
Statement
of
operations
19
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
20
Financial
highlights
21
Notes
to
financial
statements
22
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
31
Other
Fund
information
32
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distribution
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prospective
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an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
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(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
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at
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addition,
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description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
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most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
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at
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(if
any)
regarding
how
the
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voted
proxies
relating
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portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
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without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
  —
94.66%
Education
Revenue
Bonds
-
20.83%
Academy
of
Warren
Series
2020A
144A
5.50%
5/1/50
#
250,000
$
225,936‌
Arizona
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Odyssey
Preparatory
Academy,
Inc.
(The))
Series
2017A
144A
5.50%
7/1/52
#
50,000
46,369‌
(Pinecrest
Academy
of
Nevada)
Series
2018A
144A
5.75%
7/15/48
#
250,000
249,985‌
Build
NYC
Resource
Corp.
(Bold
Charter
School)
Series
2025
144A
6.00%
7/1/60
#
250,000
250,085‌
(REN
4520
83rd
Street
LLC)
Series
2025A
5.75%
6/15/60
150,000
147,533‌
(Zeta
Charter
Schools,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
144A
5.38%
10/15/61
#
300,000
276,626‌
Series
2026A
144A
5.75%
6/1/66
#
250,000
237,228‌
California
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(Leland
Stanford
Junior
University
(The))
Series
V-1
5.00%
5/1/49
220,000
244,033‌
California
Municipal
Finance
Authority
(Palmdale
Aerospace
Academy,
Inc.
(The))
Series
2018A
144A
5.00%
7/1/38
#
300,000
300,956‌
California
School
Finance
Authority
(Envision
Education
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024A
144A
5.00%
6/1/44
#
250,000
239,915‌
(Integrity
Charter
School)
Series
2024
144A
5.60%
7/1/64
(ST
AID
WITHHLDG)
#
300,000
276,555‌
(New
Designs
Charter
School)
Series
2024A
144A
5.00%
6/1/64
#
250,000
225,322‌
(Rex
&
Margaret
Fortune
School
of
Education)
Series
2024A
144A
5.00%
6/1/54
#
250,000
219,916‌
(STEM
Preparatory
Schools
-
Obligated
Group)
Series
2023A
144A
5.13%
6/1/53
#
175,000
164,098‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
2
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Education
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Capital
Projects
Finance
Authority
(PRG
-
UnionWest
Properties
LLC)
Series
2024A-1
144A
5.00%
6/1/58
#
200,000
$
175,439‌
Capital
Trust
Agency,
Inc.
(Liza
Jackson
Preparatory
School,
Inc.)
Series
2020A
5.00%
8/1/55
100,000
90,617‌
Capital
Trust
Authority
(Academir
Charter
Schools,
Inc.)
Series
2025A
144A
6.63%
7/1/65
#
100,000
100,451‌
(Madrone
Florida
Tech
Student
Housing
I
LLC)
Series
2025A
144A
5.38%
7/1/65
#
100,000
94,155‌
(Mason
Classical
Academy,
Inc.)
Series
2024A
144A
5.00%
6/1/64
#
400,000
354,839‌
City
of
Bethel
(Spectrum
High
School)
Series
2024
5.00%
7/1/59
375,000
341,652‌
City
of
Burbank
(Intercultural
Montessori
Foreign
Language
Immersion
School)
Series
2026
144A
6.25%
2/1/51
#
105,000
105,562‌
Series
2026
144A
6.25%
2/1/56
#
135,000
134,819‌
City
of
Otsego
(Kaleidoscope
Charter
School)
Series
2014A
5.00%
9/1/44
250,000
221,880‌
City
of
Woodbury
(Math
&
Science
Academy)
Series
2025
144A
5.50%
6/1/63
#
100,000
91,192‌
Clifton
Higher
Education
Finance
Corp.
(Valor
Texas
Education
Foundation)
Series
2024A
144A
6.00%
6/15/54
#
125,000
115,005‌
Colorado
State
University
Research
Foundation
(System)
Series
2025A
144A
5.50%
3/1/65
#
300,000
291,953‌
County
of
Palm
Beach
(Palm
Beach
Atlantic
University,
Inc.)
Series
2025A
144A
5.50%
10/1/45
#
300,000
308,147‌
3
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Education
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Delaware
State
Economic
Development
Authority
(Academia
Antonia
Alonso,
Inc.)
Series
2025A
144A
6.00%
7/1/55
#
200,000
$
201,079‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Mater
Academy,
Inc.)
Series
2022A
4.00%
6/15/52
250,000
198,278‌
Florida
Higher
Educational
Facilities
Financing
Authority
(Keiser
University
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025
144A
6.25%
7/1/55
#
200,000
200,879‌
Florida
Local
Government
Finance
Commission
(Cornerstone
Charter
Academy,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026
5.88%
10/1/61
250,000
241,126‌
Health
&
Educational
Facilities
Authority
of
the
State
of
Missouri
(Bsds,
Inc.)
Series
2026
144A
6.25%
6/1/46
#
250,000
245,345‌
Indiana
Finance
Authority
(CHF
-
Tippecanoe
LLC)
Series
2023A
5.00%
6/1/53
350,000
331,949‌
Series
2025
5.75%
7/1/60
150,000
143,070‌
Industrial
Development
Authority
of
the
City
of
Phoenix
Arizona
(The)
(BASIS
Schools,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2015A
144A
5.00%
7/1/45
#
250,000
238,355‌
(Downtown
Phoenix
Student
Housing
II
LLC)
Series
2019A
5.00%
7/1/59
330,000
301,579‌
Iowa
Higher
Education
Loan
Authority
Series
2025
6.00%
10/1/55
200,000
206,001‌
Louisiana
Public
Facilities
Authority
(Acadiana
Renaissance
Charter
Academy)
Series
2025
144A
6.00%
6/15/59
#
100,000
100,109‌
(Lafayette
Renaissance
Charter
Academy)
Series
2025
144A
6.50%
6/15/59
#
100,000
101,374‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
4
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Education
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Maricopa
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Arizona
Autism
Charter
Schools
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021A
144A
4.00%
7/1/61
#
190,000
$
138,185‌
(Choice
Academies,
Inc.)
Series
2022
144A
5.75%
9/1/45
#
195,000
188,405‌
(Reid
Traditional
Schools
Obligated
Group)
Series
2016
5.00%
7/1/47
170,000
154,897‌
Massachusetts
Development
Finance
Agency
(President
and
Fellows
of
Harvard
College)
Series
2026A
5.00%
2/15/34
150,000
171,559‌
(Trustees
of
Boston
College)
Series
2021V
5.00%
7/1/55
160,000
167,090‌
Miami-Dade
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(AcadeMir
Charter
School
Middle
&
Preparatory
Academy
Obligated
Group)
Series
2022A
144A
5.50%
7/1/61
#
250,000
224,988‌
Monroe
County
Industrial
Development
Corp.
(True
North
Rochester
Prep
Charter
School)
Series
2020A
144A
5.00%
6/1/59
#
175,000
163,441‌
Newark
Higher
Education
Finance
Corp.
(Village
Tech
Schools)
Series
2017A
5.13%
8/15/47
200,000
181,866‌
Philadelphia
Authority
for
Industrial
Development
(St.
Joseph's
University)
Series
2017
5.00%
11/1/47
110,000
106,745‌
Series
2017
5.00%
11/1/47
(Pre-refunded
5/1/27)
§
115,000
117,884‌
Public
Finance
Authority
(Liberty
Classical
Schools
Educational
Services,
Inc.)
Series
2025A
144A
7.00%
6/15/65
#
100,000
100,034‌
5
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Education
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Public
Finance
Authority
(continued)
(North
East
Carolina
Preparatory
School,
Inc.)
Series
2024
5.00%
6/15/44
175,000
$
172,122‌
(Shining
Rock
Classical
Academy,
Inc.)
Series
2022A
6.00%
6/15/52
100,000
87,261‌
(Triad
Math
&
Science
Academy
Co.)
Series
2022
5.50%
6/15/62
160,000
149,081‌
Class
A
Series
2023-1
5.75%
7/1/62
772,829
794,070‌
Sierra
Vista
Industrial
Development
Authority
(American
Leadership
Academy,
Inc.)
Series
2023
144A
5.75%
6/15/58
#
250,000
235,984‌
Washington
State
Housing
Finance
Commission
(Provident
Group
-
SH
II
Properties
LLC)
Series
2025A
144A
5.25%
7/1/64
(BAM)
#
100,000
99,481‌
Series
2025A
144A
5.75%
7/1/60
#
150,000
151,579‌
11,444,084‌
Electric
Revenue
Bonds
-
1.86%
Puerto
Rico
Electric
Power
Authority
Series
WW
5.00%
7/1/28
325,000
216,125‌
Series
XX
5.25%
7/1/40
425,000
282,625‌
Salt
River
Project
Agricultural
Improvement
&
Power
District
Series
2023B
5.25%
1/1/53
500,000
523,389‌
1,022,139‌
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
-
19.92%
Arizona
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Great
Lakes
Senior
Living
Communities
LLC)
Series
2025A-2
5.13%
1/1/59
325,000
300,655‌
(ISF
Ativo
Portfolio
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
144A
6.88%
3/1/55
#
100,000
102,856‌
Berks
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Highlands
at
Wyomissing
Obligated
Group)
Series
2017C
5.00%
5/15/47
150,000
146,612‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
6
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Bexar
County
Health
Facilities
Development
Corp.
(Army
Retirement
Residence
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018
5.00%
7/15/37
100,000
$
100,363‌
Build
NYC
Resource
Corp.
(RiverSpring
Health
Senior
Living,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
144A
7.00%
12/15/65
#
150,000
149,554‌
California
Public
Finance
Authority
(P3
Irvine
SL
Holdings
LLC
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024A
144A
6.38%
6/1/59
#
200,000
182,012‌
Series
2024A
144A
6.50%
6/1/54
#
125,000
116,780‌
California
Statewide
Communities
Development
Authority
(Loma
Linda
University
Medical
Center
Obligated
Group)
Series
2016A
144A
5.00%
12/1/41
#
150,000
150,133‌
Series
2016A
144A
5.00%
12/1/46
#
400,000
400,021‌
Capital
Projects
Finance
Authority
(Trilogy
Community
Development
Foundation,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
144A
7.13%
1/1/65
#
100,000
102,600‌
Capital
Trust
Authority
(AIDS
Healthcare
Foundation
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
5.25%
12/1/55
300,000
296,108‌
City
of
Apple
Valley
(PHS
Apple
Valley
Senior
Housing,
Inc.)
Series
2018
5.00%
9/1/43
300,000
298,571‌
City
of
Kalispell
(Immanuel
Living
at
Buffalo
Hill
Obligated
Group)
Series
2017A
5.25%
5/15/52
400,000
354,785‌
Series
2025A
6.00%
5/15/60
200,000
201,222‌
Clackamas
County
Hospital
Facility
Authority
(Rose
Villa,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2020A
5.38%
11/15/55
100,000
97,654‌
7
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Colorado
Health
Facilities
Authority
(AdventHealth
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018A
4.00%
11/15/48
165,000
$
145,307‌
Series
2021A
3.00%
11/15/51
500,000
358,793‌
County
of
Cuyahoga
(MetroHealth
System
(The))
Series
2017
5.00%
2/15/52
100,000
90,593‌
Series
2017
5.25%
2/15/47
245,000
237,511‌
Duluth
Economic
Development
Authority
(Benedictine
Health
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021A
4.00%
7/1/41
150,000
129,363‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Florida
Health
Sciences
Center,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
5.25%
8/1/51
450,000
466,308‌
Grand
Rapids
Economic
Development
Corp.
(Michigan
Christian
Home
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
6.00%
11/1/50
150,000
147,965‌
Health
&
Educational
Facilities
Authority
of
the
State
of
Missouri
(Mercy
Health)
Series
2020
4.00%
6/1/53
250,000
215,901‌
Illinois
Finance
Authority
(Admiral
at
the
Lake
Obligated
Group)
Series
2017
5.25%
5/15/42
200,000
183,697‌
(Memorial
Health
System)
Series
2026
5.50%
4/1/56
400,000
415,869‌
Industrial
Development
Authority
of
the
City
of
Phoenix
Arizona
(The)
(Christian
Care
Surprise,
Inc.)
Series
2025A
5.25%
12/1/60
250,000
228,803‌
Kalamazoo
Economic
Development
Corp.
(Friendship
Village
of
Kalamazoo
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
144A
6.25%
8/15/61
#
240,000
240,482‌
King
County
Public
Hospital
District
No.
4
Series
2025A
7.00%
12/1/60
150,000
150,489‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
8
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Lakes
Area
Economic
Development
Authority
(Knute
Nelson)
Series
2026A
5.88%
11/1/62
250,000
$
243,526‌
Louisiana
Public
Facilities
Authority
(Ochsner
Clinic
Foundation
Obligated
Group)
Series
2020A
3.00%
5/15/47
250,000
180,621‌
Maricopa
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(HonorHealth
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021A
3.00%
9/1/51
310,000
208,998‌
Massachusetts
Development
Finance
Agency
(Care
Communities
LLC
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A-1
144A
6.50%
7/15/60
#
200,000
194,594‌
Minnesota
Agricultural
&
Economic
Development
Board
(HealthPartners
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024
5.25%
1/1/54
500,000
510,707‌
Montgomery
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Foulkeways
at
Gwynedd
Obligated
Group)
Series
2016
5.00%
12/1/46
150,000
143,461‌
New
Hope
Cultural
Education
Facilities
Finance
Corp.
(Bella
Vida
Forefront
Living
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
6.50%
10/1/60
125,000
127,292‌
(Legacy
at
Midtown
Park,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025
7.13%
7/1/56
200,000
204,914‌
(Sanctuary
LTC
LLC)
Series
2021A-1
5.50%
1/1/57
250,000
226,659‌
(SLF
CHP
LLC)
Series
2025A
144A
6.25%
7/1/45
#
100,000
100,119‌
Oklahoma
Development
Finance
Authority
(OU
Medicine
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018B
5.25%
8/15/48
100,000
97,426‌
Series
2018B
5.50%
8/15/52
400,000
394,540‌
9
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Oregon
Health
&
Science
University
Series
2021A
3.00%
7/1/51
255,000
$
177,592‌
Oregon
State
Facilities
Authority
(ISF
Magnolia
Gardens
LLC
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A-1
144A
7.25%
3/1/60
#
200,000
213,748‌
Pennsylvania
Higher
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(Thomas
Jefferson
University
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024B-1
5.25%
11/1/38
100,000
108,532‌
(University
of
Pennsylvania
Health
System
Obligated
Group
(The))
Series
2025
5.50%
8/15/55
350,000
371,863‌
Seminole
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(CCRC
Development
Corp.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019A
5.25%
11/15/39
100,000
98,420‌
Series
2019A
5.50%
11/15/49
150,000
138,619‌
Stamford
Housing
Authority
(TJH
Senior
Living
LLC
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
6.25%
10/1/60
100,000
98,728‌
State
of
Ohio
(Cleveland
Clinic
Health
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024A
5.00%
1/1/35
250,000
280,461‌
Washington
State
Housing
Finance
Commission
(Josephine
Caring
Community
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
144A
6.38%
7/1/60
#
125,000
124,187‌
West
Virginia
Hospital
Finance
Authority
(West
Virginia
United
Health
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2025A
5.50%
6/1/50
150,000
156,877‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
10
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Westchester
County
Local
Development
Corp.
(Purchase
Senior
Learning
Community
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021A
144A
5.00%
7/1/46
#
300,000
$
284,099‌
Wisconsin
Health
&
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(Benevolent
Corp.
Cedar
Community)
Series
2026
5.50%
6/1/61
250,000
247,626‌
10,944,616‌
Housing
Revenue
Bonds
-
0.36%
Pennsylvania
Housing
Finance
Agency
Series
2025-149A
5.20%
4/1/53
200,000
201,702‌
201,702‌
Industrial
Development
Revenue
Bonds
-
15.30%
Arkansas
Development
Finance
Authority
(United
States
Steel
Corp.)
Series
2022
5.45%
9/1/52
250,000
252,046‌
Series
2023
5.70%
5/1/53
300,000
305,760‌
Black
Belt
Energy
Gas
District
Series
2025G
5.00%
10/1/35
750,000
781,845‌
Buckeye
Tobacco
Settlement
Financing
Authority
Class
2
Series
2020B-2
5.00%
6/1/55
750,000
605,625‌
Class
2
Series
2020B-3
8.75%
6/1/57
^
1,500,000
109,708‌
California
Community
Choice
Financing
Authority
(California
Community
Choice
Financing
Authority)
Series
2021B-1
4.00%
2/1/52
350,000
349,500‌
California
Infrastructure
&
Economic
Development
Bank
(Desertxpress
Enterprises
LLC)
Series
2025B
144A
12.00%
1/1/65
#,•
220,000
116,600‌
City
of
Houston
(United
Airlines,
Inc.)
Series
2021B-1
4.00%
7/15/41
350,000
318,758‌
City
of
Valparaiso
(Pratt
Paper
LLC)
Series
2024
144A
4.88%
1/1/44
#
500,000
502,999‌
Series
2024
144A
5.00%
1/1/54
#
425,000
404,577‌
11
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Industrial
Development
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Colorado
Educational
&
Cultural
Facilities
Authority
(Stanley
Partnership
for
Art
Culture
&
Education
LLC)
Series
2025A-1
144A
6.88%
2/1/59
#
250,000
$
261,296‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Brightline
Trains
Florida
LLC)
Series
2024
5.25%
7/1/53
(AG)
500,000
485,695‌
Series
2024
5.50%
7/1/53
60,000
44,700‌
George
L
Smith
II
Congress
Center
Authority
Series
2021A
4.00%
1/1/54
455,000
375,052‌
Golden
State
Tobacco
Securitization
Corp.
Series
2021B-2
5.89%
6/1/66
^
3,000,000
300,647‌
Greater
Orlando
Aviation
Authority
(United
Airlines,
Inc.)
Series
2025
5.25%
11/1/34
250,000
261,026‌
Series
2025
5.50%
11/1/37
300,000
312,772‌
Industrial
Development
Board
of
The
City
of
Kingsport
Tennessee
(The)
(Domtar
Paper
Co.
LLC)
Series
2024
144A
5.25%
12/1/54
#,•
250,000
237,992‌
Maricopa
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Commercial
Metals
Co.)
Series
2022
144A
4.00%
10/15/47
#
500,000
429,957‌
Mobile
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(AM/NS
Calvert
LLC)
Series
2024A
5.00%
6/1/54
300,000
286,045‌
Series
2024B
4.75%
12/1/54
440,000
404,502‌
Public
Finance
Authority
(CFC-SA
LLC)
Series
2022A
5.00%
2/1/62
500,000
472,091‌
Puerto
Rico
Industrial
Development
Co.
Series
2023
7.00%
1/1/54
350,000
335,564‌
Savannah
Georgia
Convention
Center
Authority
Series
2025B
144A
6.25%
6/1/61
#
250,000
247,471‌
Tobacco
Settlement
Financing
Corp.
Series
2007B-1
5.00%
6/1/47
250,000
205,907‌
8,408,135‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
12
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Leasing
Revenue
Bonds
-
2.14%
Denver
Health
&
Hospital
Authority
Series
2018
5.00%
12/1/48
375,000
$
367,992‌
Metropolitan
Pier
&
Exposition
Authority
(McCormick
Place
Expansion
Project)
Series
2020A
4.00%
6/15/50
400,000
357,397‌
(State
of
Illinois
McCormick
Place
Expansion
Project
Fund)
Series
2017B
5.15%
12/15/54
(BAM)
^
1,000,000
236,472‌
Series
2017B
5.18%
12/15/56
(AG)
^
1,000,000
212,308‌
1,174,169‌
Local
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
3.95%
Chicago
Board
of
Education
Series
2012A
5.00%
12/1/42
470,000
444,535‌
Series
2017H
5.00%
12/1/46
400,000
365,741‌
Series
2025A
6.25%
12/1/50
150,000
157,193‌
Series
2025C
5.50%
12/1/45
500,000
499,190‌
City
of
Chicago
Series
2019A
5.50%
1/1/49
240,000
235,949‌
Series
2025A
6.00%
1/1/50
150,000
154,990‌
City
of
New
York
Series
2021F-1
3.00%
3/1/51
335,000
237,811‌
Humble
Independent
School
District
Series
2020
3.00%
2/15/49
(PSF
Guaranty)
100,000
73,716‌
2,169,125‌
Special
Tax
Revenue
Bonds
-
14.83%
Aerotropolis
Regional
Transportation
Authority
Series
2024
144A
5.50%
12/1/44
#
500,000
509,240‌
Allentown
Neighborhood
Improvement
Zone
Development
Authority
Series
2018
144A
5.38%
5/1/42
#
300,000
302,162‌
Atlanta
Development
Authority
(The)
(Westside
Tax
Allocation
District
Gulch
Area)
Series
2024A-2
144A
5.50%
4/1/39
#
300,000
306,397‌
Black
Desert
Public
Infrastructure
District
(Black
Desert
Assessment
Area
No.
1)
Series
2024
144A
5.63%
12/1/53
#
150,000
150,165‌
City
of
Houston
(Hotel
Occupancy
Tax
&
Special)
13
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Special
Tax
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
City
of
Houston
(continued)
Series
2026C
5.20%
9/1/49
(AG)
^
135,000
$
41,137‌
Series
2026C
5.50%
9/1/58
525,000
553,360‌
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
2.39%
11/1/43
^
1,014,429
680,935‌
Creekwalk
Marketplace
Business
Improvement
District
Series
2024A
6.00%
12/1/54
100,000
98,981‌
GDB
Debt
Recovery
Authority
of
Puerto
Rico
7.50%
8/20/40
988,801
969,977‌
High
Star
Ranch
Infrastructure
Financing
District
(Assessment
Area)
Series
2026
144A
6.25%
12/1/55
#
250,000
250,029‌
New
York
City
Transitional
Finance
Authority
Series
2026B
5.00%
5/1/51
250,000
257,072‌
Public
Finance
Authority
(Southeast
Overtown
Park
West
Community
Redevelopment
Agency)
Series
2024A
144A
5.00%
6/1/41
#
250,000
250,349‌
Puerto
Rico
Sales
Tax
Financing
Corp.
Series
A-1
4.75%
7/1/53
730,000
680,771‌
Series
A-1
5.00%
7/1/58
1,050,000
999,731‌
Series
A-1
5.29%
7/1/46
^
1,250,000
440,196‌
Series
A-1
5.54%
7/1/51
^
1,250,000
320,404‌
Triborough
Bridge
&
Tunnel
Authority
(Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority
Payroll)
Series
2021C-3
3.00%
5/15/51
325,000
238,577‌
Village
Community
Development
District
No.
15
(Phase
I
Special
Assessment)
Series
2023
144A
5.25%
5/1/54
#
195,000
191,124‌
(Special
Assessment)
Series
2024
144A
4.80%
5/1/55
#
500,000
465,929‌
Virgin
Islands
Hotel
Development
Financing
Corp.
Series
2025A-1
6.00%
12/1/55
200,000
194,618‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
14
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Special
Tax
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Wyandotte
County-Kansas
City
Unified
Government
(Northwest
Speedway
Star
Bond
District)
Series
2026
144A
5.50%
3/1/46
#
250,000
$
245,892‌
8,147,046‌
State
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
2.21%
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
Series
2022A-1
4.00%
7/1/46
916,000
787,118‌
State
of
Illinois
Series
2023C
5.00%
12/1/44
165,000
168,628‌
Series
2024C
4.00%
10/1/48
300,000
257,967‌
1,213,713‌
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds
-
11.86%
California
Municipal
Finance
Authority
(LAX
Integrated
Express
Solutions
LLC)
Series
2018A
5.00%
12/31/43
500,000
505,236‌
Chicago
O'Hare
International
Airport
Series
2026A
5.25%
1/1/61
500,000
515,808‌
City
of
Los
Angeles
(Department
of
Airports)
Series
2021D
4.00%
5/15/51
100,000
87,588‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Brightline
Trains
Florida
LLC)
Series
2024
5.25%
7/1/47
(AMT)
200,000
149,000‌
Louisiana
Public
Facilities
Authority
(Calcasieu
Bridge
Partners
LLC)
Series
2024
5.00%
9/1/66
750,000
707,742‌
New
York
Transportation
Development
Corp.
(JFK
Millennium
Partners
LLC)
Series
2024B
2.18%
12/31/54
(AG)
^
475,000
307,932‌
(JFK
NTO
LLC)
Series
2023
5.38%
6/30/60
250,000
248,186‌
Series
2023
6.00%
6/30/54
250,000
259,096‌
Series
2024
5.50%
6/30/60
500,000
501,101‌
Public
Finance
Authority
(SR
400
Peach
Partners
LLC)
Series
2025
5.75%
12/31/65
645,000
658,790‌
Series
2025
6.50%
12/31/65
500,000
545,991‌
San
Diego
County
Regional
Airport
Authority
Series
2025B
5.50%
7/1/55
500,000
527,820‌
15
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Texas
Private
Activity
Bond
Surface
Transportation
Corp.
(NTE
Mobility
Partners
Segments
3
LLC)
Series
2019
5.00%
6/30/58
500,000
$
485,068‌
Tulsa
Municipal
Airport
Trust
Trustees
(American
Airlines,
Inc.)
Series
2025
6.25%
12/1/40
240,000
263,102‌
Virginia
Small
Business
Financing
Authority
(95
Express
Lanes
LLC)
Series
2022
4.00%
1/1/42
245,000
227,452‌
Washington
Metropolitan
Area
Transit
Authority
Series
2025A
5.25%
7/15/50
500,000
525,187‌
6,515,099‌
Water
&
Sewer
Revenue
Bonds
-
1.40%
California
Pollution
Control
Financing
Authority
(Channelside
Water
Resources
LP)
Series
2019
144A
5.00%
11/21/45
#
500,000
507,005‌
Guam
Government
Waterworks
Authority
(Water
&
Wastewater
System)
Series
2024A
5.00%
1/1/46
125,000
127,349‌
New
York
City
Municipal
Water
Finance
Authority
(Water
&
Sewer
System)
Series
2022AA-1
3.50%
6/15/48
160,000
134,222‌
768,576‌
Total
Municipal
Bonds
(cost
$52,170,121)
52,008,404‌
Number
of
shares
Common
Stocks
0.01%
Financial
Services
-
0.01%
California
Municipal
Finance
Authority
†∞
1,800
3,150‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$–)
3,150‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
16
Principal
amount
Value
(US
$)
Short-Term
Investments
4.40%
Variable
Rate
Demand
Notes
  —
4.40%
Maryland
Health
&
Higher
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(University
of
Maryland
Medical
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2008D
2.70%
7/1/41
(LOC
-
TD
Bank
NA)
¤
700,000
$
700,000‌
Oregon
State
Facilities
Authority
(PeaceHealth
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018B
2.65%
8/1/34
(LOC
-
TD
Bank
NA)
¤
715,000
715,000‌
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
Health
System
Authority
Series
2024B
2.70%
7/1/37
(LOC
-
TD
Bank
NA)
¤
1,000,000
1,000,000‌
2,415,000‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
      (cost
$2,415,000)
2,415,000‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
99.07%
        (cost
$54,585,121)
54,426,554‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
0.93%
513,520‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
2,275,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
54,940,074‌
°
Principal
amount
shown
is
stated
in
USD
unless
noted
that
the
security
is
denominated
in
another
currency.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$14,614,160,
which
represents
26.60%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
§
Pre-refunded
bonds.
Municipal
bonds
that
are
generally
backed
or
secured
by
US
Treasury
bonds.
For
pre-refunded
bonds,
the
stated
maturity
is
followed
by
the
year
in
which
the
bond
will
be
pre-refunded.
^
Zero-coupon
security.
The
rate
shown
is
the
effective
yield
at
the
time
of
purchase.
17
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Variable
rate
investment.
Rates
reset
periodically.
Rate
shown
reflects
the
rate
in
effect
at
March
31,
2026.
For
securities
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread,
the
reference
rate
and
spread
are
indicated
in
their
descriptions.
The
reference
rate
descriptions
(i.e.
SOFR01M,
SOFR03M,
etc.)
used
in
this
report
are
identical
for
different
securities,
but
the
underlying
reference
rates
may
differ
due
to
the
timing
of
the
reset
period.
Certain
variable
rate
securities
are
not
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread
but
are
determined
by
the
issuer
or
agent
and
are
based
on
current
market
conditions,
or
for
mortgage-backed
securities,
are
impacted
by
the
individual
mortgages
which
are
paying
off
over
time.
These
securities
do
not
indicate
a
reference
rate
and
spread
in
their
descriptions.
Non-income
producing
security.
Fair
value
security
¤
Tax-exempt
obligations
that
contain
a
floating
or
variable
interest
rate
adjustment
formula
and
an
unconditional
right
of
demand
to
receive
payment
of
the
unpaid
principal
balance
plus
accrued
interest
upon
a
short
notice
period
(generally
up
to
30
days)
prior
to
specified
dates
either
from
the
issuer
or
by
drawing
on
a
bank
letter
of
credit,
a
guarantee,
or
insurance
issued
with
respect
to
such
instrument.
Each
rate
shown
is
as
of
March
31,
2026.
The
maturity
date
shown
is
the
final
maturity.
The
security
has
a
demand
feature
that
allows
the
holder
to
tender
the
security
at
par
on
no
more
than
7
days'
notice.
For
purposes
of
maturity
classification
and
weighted
average
maturity
calculations,
the
demand
date
is
used.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
AG
Assured
Guaranty
AMT
Subject
to
Alternative
Minimum
Tax
BAM
Insured
by
Build
America
Mutual
Assurance
LOC
Letter
of
Credit
PSF
Guaranteed
by
Permanent
School
Fund
SOFR01M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
1
Month
SOFR03M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
3
Month
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
18
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
54,426,554
Cash
440,548
Receivable
for
securities
sold
42,409
Receivable
for
fund
shares
sold
604,619
Interest
receivable
711,231
Total
Assets
56,225,361
Liabilities:
Payable
for
securities
purchased
1,052,179
Distribution
payable
to
shareholders
210,398
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
22,710
Total
Liabilities
1,285,287
Total
Net
Assets
$
54,940,074
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
55,318,688
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
378,614
)
Total
Net
Assets
$
54,940,074
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
2,275,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
24.15
*Investments,
at
cost
$
54,585,121
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
19
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Interest
$
1,477,895
1,477,895
Expenses:
Management
fees
134,267
Total
operating
expenses
134,267
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
1,343,628
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
(
239,754
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments
(
62,677
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
(
302,431
)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
1,041,197
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
20
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
March
5,
2025
*
to
March
31,
2025
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
1,343,628
$
19,173
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(239,754
)
(2,476
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(62,677
)
(95,890
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
1,041,197
(79,193
)
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(1,340,618
)
(1,340,618
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
50,861,933
6,250,794
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(1,794,039
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
49,067,894
6,250,794
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
48,768,473
6,171,601
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
year
6,171,601
End
of
year
$
54,940,074
$
6,171,601
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
year
250,000
Shares
sold
2,100,000
Shares
sold
in-kind
250,000
Shares
redeemed
(75,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
year
2,275,000
250,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
21
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
each
period
were
as
follows:
Year
ended
March
31,
2026
For
the
period
March
5,
2025
1
to
March
31,
2025
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
......
$
24
.69‌
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
.................
1
.18‌
0
.08‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
loss
...........
(
0
.57‌
)
(
0
.39‌
)
Total
from
investment
operations
..........................
0.61‌
(0.31‌)
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
.................
(
1
.15‌
)
—‌
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
.........................
(1.15‌)
—‌
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
...........
$
24.15‌
$
24.69‌
Total
return
3
.........................
2.60%
(1.24%)
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$54,940
$6,172
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
......
$
54,940‌
$
6,172‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
.....
0.49%
0.49%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
.............................
4.87%
4.44%
Portfolio
turnover
4
......................
50%
14%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
22
March
31,
2026
Nomura
ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
is
considered
diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Fixed
income
securities
are
generally
priced
based
upon
valuations
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service
or
broker
in
accordance
with
methodologies
included
within
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)'s
Pricing
Policy
(Policy).
Fixed
income
security
valuations
are
then
reviewed
by
DMC
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
and,
to
the
extent
required
by
the
Policy
and
applicable
regulation,
fair
valued
consistent
with
the
Policy.
To
the
extent
current
market
prices
are
not
available,
the
pricing
service
may
take
into
account
developments
related
to
the
specific
security,
as
well
as
transactions
in
comparable
securities.
Valuations
for
fixed
income
securities
utilize
matrix
systems,
which
reflect
such
factors
as
security
prices,
yields,
maturities,
and
ratings,
and
are
supplemented
by
dealer
and
exchange quotations. Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
DMC
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee (Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
23
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund’s
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on the
Fund’s
federal
income
tax
returns
through
the year ended March
31,
2026
and
for the
open
tax
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
“Interest
and
tax
penalties”
on
the “Statement
of
operations.”
During
the
year ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
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
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Interest
income
is
recorded
on
an
accrual
basis.
Discounts
and
premiums
on
debt
securities
are
accreted
or
amortized
to
interest
income,
respectively,
over
the
lives
of
the
respective
securities
using
the
effective
interest
method.
Premiums
on
callable
debt
securities
are
amortized
to
interest
income
to
the
earliest
call
date
using
the
effective
interest
method.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
monthly
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
24
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.49%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any,
transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
25
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses.
At
March
31,
2026, Nomura
Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
46.33%
of
the
Fund's
shares
outstanding.
3.
Investments
For
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
There
were
no
investment
transactions
related
to
in-kind
purchases
and
sales
for
the year ended
March
31,
2026.
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Purchases
$
59,780,763
Sales
13,109,847
Cost
of
investments
$
54,574,289
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
537,383
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(685,118)
Net
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
$
(147,735)
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
26
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the year ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
year.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Municipal
Bonds
$
$
52,008,404
$
$
52,008,404
Common
Stocks
3,150
3,150
Short-Term
Investments
2,415,000
2,415,000
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
$
54,423,404
$
3,150
$
54,426,554
3.
Investments
(continued)
27
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
Management
has
determined
not
to
provide
a
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
as
the
Level
3
investments
were
not
considered
significant
to
the
Fund's
net
assets
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
year.
Management
has
determined
not
to
provide
additional
disclosure
on
Level
3
inputs
since
the
Level
3
investments
were
not
considered
significant
to
the
Fund's
net
assets
at
the
end
of
the
year.
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
period
ended
March
31,
2025
were
as
follows: 
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
The
differences
between
book
basis
and
tax
basis
components
of
net
assets
are
primarily
attributable
to
wash
sales
and
contingent
value
instruments.
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
had
no
reclassifications.
Year
ended
3/31/26
3/5/25
*
to
3/31/25
Tax-exempt
income
$
1,248,362
$
Ordinary
income
92,256
Total
$
1,340,618
$
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
55,318,688
Capital
loss
carryforwards
(231,534)
Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
655
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
(147,735)
Net
assets
$
54,940,074
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
28
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange")
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of
period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets."
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$231,534
$—
$231,534
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
(continued)
29
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Interest
rate
risk
The
risk
that
the
prices
of
bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
will
increase
as
interest
rates
fall
and
decrease
as
interest
rates
rise.
Interest
rate
changes
are
influenced
by
a
number
of
factors,
such
as
government
policy,
monetary
policy,
inflation
expectations,
and
the
supply
and
demand
of
bonds.
Bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
with
longer
maturities
or
duration
generally
are
more
sensitive
to
interest
rate
changes.
A
fund
may
be
subject
to
a
greater
risk
of
rising
interest
rates
when
interest
rates
are
low
or
inflation
rates
are
high
or
rising. 
High
yield
(junk
bond)
risk
The
risk
that
high
yield
securities,
commonly
known
as
“junk
bonds,”
are
subject
to
reduced
creditworthiness
of
issuers,
increased
risk
of
default,
and
a
more
limited
and
less
liquid
secondary
market.
High
yield
securities
may
also
be
subject
to
greater
price
volatility
and
risk
of
loss
of
income
and
principal
than
are
higher-rated
securities.
High
yield
bonds
are
sometimes
issued
by
municipalities
that
have
less
financial
strength
and
therefore
have
less
ability
to
make
projected
debt
payments
on
the
bonds. 
Credit
risk
The
risk
that
an
issuer
of
a
debt
security,
including
a
governmental
issuer
or
an
entity
that
insures
a
bond,
may
be
unable
to
make
interest
payments
and/or
repay
principal
in
a
timely
manner. 
Call
risk
The
risk
that
a
bond
issuer
will
prepay
the
bond
during
periods
of
low
interest
rates,
forcing
a
fund
to
reinvest
that
money
at
interest
rates
that
might
be
lower
than
rates
on
the
called
bond.
Municipal
securities risk
The
value
of
the
Fund’s
investments
in
municipal
securities
may
be
adversely
affected
by
unfavorable
legislative
or
political
developments
and
economic
developments
that
impact
the
financial
condition
of
municipal
issuers.
For
example,
a
credit
rating
downgrade,
bond
default,
or
bankruptcy
involving
an
issuer
within
a
particular
state
or
territory
could
affect
the
market
values
and
marketability
of
many
or
all
municipal
obligations
of
that
state
or
territory.
Additionally,
the
relative
amount
of
publicly
available
information
about
the
financial
condition
of
municipal
securities
issuers
is
generally
less
than
that
for
corporate
securities.
Geographic
concentration
risk
The
risk
that
heightened
sensitivity
to
regional,
state,
US
territories
or
possessions
(such
as
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
Guam,
or
the
US
Virgin
Islands),
and
local
political
and
economic
conditions
could
adversely
affect
the
holdings
in
and
performance
of
a
fund.
There
is
also
the
risk
that
there
could
be
an
inadequate
supply
of
municipal
bonds
in
a
particular
state
or
US
territory
or
possession.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
30
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
1933
Act.
Rule
144A
securities
have
been
identified
on
the
“Schedule
of
investments.” 
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
31
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
March
5,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025,
including
the
related
notes
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
and
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
for
the
period
March
5,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audit.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audit
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audit
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audit
provides
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
32
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s
fiscal
year
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
year ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
year
as
follows:
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
reports
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
March
5,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
period
March
5,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
reports;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
March
5,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2025
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
6.88%
(B)
Tax-Exempt
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
93.12%
      Total
100.00%
(A)
and
(B)
are
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
33
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
34
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
35
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
36
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
37
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
38
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
39
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
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Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
41
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
42
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
Investment
Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
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Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
43
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
44
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
45
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
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Municipal
Bond
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46
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
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For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
4
Statement
of
operations
5
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
6
Financial
highlights
7
Notes
to
financial
statements
8
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
19
Other
Fund
information
20
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
93
.54
%
Δ
Brazil
-
9
.48
%
Banco
do
Brasil
SA
363,815
$
1,615,442‌
Cia
de
Saneamento
Basico
do
Estado
de
Sao
Paulo
SABESP
64,406
1,967,548‌
Embraer
SA
ADR
19,350
1,148,229‌
MercadoLibre,
Inc.
592
1,023,580‌
5,754,799‌
Canada
-
3
.93
%
Celestica,
Inc.
3,742
1,054,046‌
TFI
International,
Inc.
12,223
1,330,463‌
2,384,509‌
China
-
3
.54
%
China
Tourism
Group
Duty
Free
Corp.
Ltd.,
Class
H
144A
#
162,308
1,344,425‌
Zijin
Mining
Group
Co.
Ltd.,
Class
H
183,080
802,253‌
2,146,678‌
France
-
2
.03
%
Airbus
SE
6,618
1,230,179‌
1,230,179‌
Germany
-
2
.99
%
BioNTech
SE
ADR
7,066
628,026‌
KION
Group
AG
8,423
432,851‌
Siemens
Energy
AG
4,604
756,988‌
1,817,865‌
Hong
Kong
-
5
.45
%
Henderson
Land
Development
Co.
Ltd.
460,023
1,696,662‌
Prudential
plc
117,504
1,614,384‌
3,311,046‌
India
-
1
.63
%
HDFC
Bank
Ltd.
ADR
39,683
987,313‌
987,313‌
Japan
-
9
.90
%
Daikin
Industries
Ltd.
10,800
1,271,529‌
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Financial
Group,
Inc.
110,200
1,805,362‌
Nintendo
Co.
Ltd.
17,500
967,597‌
SMC
Corp.
5,200
1,961,652‌
6,006,140‌
Luxembourg
-
2
.79
%
Eurofins
Scientific
SE
23,370
1,692,585‌
1,692,585‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
2
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
(continued)
Mexico
-
2
.15
%
Cemex
SAB
de
CV
ADR
114,193
$
1,306,368‌
1,306,368‌
Netherlands
-
12
.01
%
Adyen
NV
144A
#,†
1,286
1,264,352‌
Argenx
SE
ADR
2,257
1,648,174‌
ASML
Holding
NV
1,676
2,168,119‌
ING
Groep
NV
86,357
2,206,427‌
7,287,072‌
Singapore
-
5
.41
%
Grab
Holdings
Ltd.,
Class
A
281,964
1,031,988‌
Sea
Ltd.
ADR
8,320
688,979‌
Singapore
Telecommunications
Ltd.
ADR
40,446
1,564,856‌
3,285,823‌
South
Korea
-
4
.25
%
SK
hynix,
Inc.
4,899
2,581,199‌
2,581,199‌
Spain
-
2
.79
%
Banco
Bilbao
Vizcaya
Argentaria
SA
80,260
1,693,025‌
1,693,025‌
Taiwan
-
6
.58
%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.
Ltd.
72,503
3,991,407‌
3,991,407‌
United
Kingdom
-
6
.09
%
3i
Group
plc
16,172
521,860‌
BAE
Systems
plc
35,878
1,044,738‌
Barclays
plc
163,562
843,123‌
Compass
Group
plc
46,571
1,285,223‌
3,694,944‌
United
States
of
America
-
12
.52
%
Booking
Holdings,
Inc.
333
1,402,037‌
CNH
Industrial
NV
111,770
1,229,470‌
Experian
plc
26,144
899,017‌
Flutter
Entertainment
plc
5,808
592,126‌
SLB
Ltd.
39,583
2,034,170‌
Spotify
Technology
SA
2,978
1,444,062‌
7,600,882‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$59,511,090)
56,771,834‌
3
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Preferred
Stocks
1
.79
%
Δ
Germany
-
1
.79
%
Henkel
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
14,218
$
1,089,566‌
Total
Preferred
Stocks
(cost
$1,385,144)
1,089,566‌
Short-Term
Investments
4
.49
%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
4
.49
%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
2,725,049
2,725,049‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$2,725,049)
2,725,049‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
99.82%
      (cost
$63,621,283)
60,586,449‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
0.18%
109,104‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
2,550,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
60,695,553‌
Δ
Securities
have
been
classified
by
country
of
risk.
Non-income
producing
security.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$2,608,777,
which
represents
4.30%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
AG
Aktiengesellschaft
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
4
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
60,586,449
Foreign
currency,
at
value**
488
Dividends
receivable
134,629
Foreign
tax
reclaims
receivable
5,774
Total
Assets
60,727,340
Liabilities:
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
31,787
Total
Liabilities
31,787
Total
Net
Assets
$
60,695,553
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
64,791,730
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
4,096,177
)
Total
Net
Assets
$
60,695,553
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
2,550,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
23.80
*Investments,
at
cost
$
63,621,283
**Foreign
currency,
at
cost
490
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
For
the
period
June
17,
2025*
to
March
31,
2026
5
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
395,871
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
29,899
)
365,972
Expenses:
Management
fees
161,063
Total
operating
expenses
161,063
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
204,909
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
(
1,193,731
)
Investments
in-kind
478,821
Foreign
currencies
(
53,841
)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
768,751
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
(
3,034,834
)
Foreign
currencies
4
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
3,034,830
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
(
3,803,581
)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
(
3,598,672
)
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
6
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
For
the
period
June
17,
2025
*
to
March
31,
2026
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
204,909
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(768,751
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(3,034,830
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
(3,598,672
)
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(21,930
)
(21,930
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
69,734,696
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(5,418,541
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
64,316,155
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
60,695,553
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
period
End
of
period
$
60,695,553
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
period
Shares
sold
in-kind
2,750,000
Shares
redeemed
in-kind
(200,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
period
2,550,000
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
7
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
the
period
were
as
follows:
For
the
period
June
17,
2025
1
to
March
31,
2026
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
.........................
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
....................................
0
.15‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
loss
..............................
(
1
.34‌
)
Total
from
investment
operations
.............................................
(1.19‌)
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
....................................
(
0
.01‌
)
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
............................................
(0.01‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
..............................
$
23.80‌
Total
return
3
............................................
(4.77%)
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$60,696
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
.........................
$
60,696‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
4
.......................
0.59%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
..............
0.75%
Portfolio
turnover
5
.........................................
133%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
5
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
8
March
31,
2026
Nomura
ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF (formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
through
November
30,
2025)
(Fund).
The
Fund
commenced
operations
on June
17,
2025.
The
Fund
is
considered
non-diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments. 
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee (Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value. 
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
9
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed
the
Fund's
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on
the
Fund's
federal
income
tax
return
through
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
"interest
and
tax
penalties"
on
the
"Statement
of
operations."
During
the period ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
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
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
10
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
11
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management
fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.59%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
Prior
to
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(MIMBT).
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
The
closing
of
this
transaction
resulted
in
the
automatic
termination
of
the
Fund's
investment
advisory
agreement
with
DMC
and
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
as
applicable.
At
a
special
shareholder
meeting
held
on
September
10,
2025,
Fund
shareholders
approved
a
new
investment
advisory
agreement
for
the
Fund.
On
the
Closing
Date,
the
new
investment
advisory
agreement
and
the
Fund's
name
change
to
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
went
effective.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses. 
Prior
to
the
Closing
Date,
DMC
had
entered
into
a
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
Fund
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited,
which
was
an
affiliate
of
DMC
(Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor).
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
investment
sub-advisory
fee
was
paid
by
DMC
to
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
based
on
the
extent
to
which
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
provided
services
to
the
Fund.
As
of
the
Closing
Date,
the
Prior
Affiliated
Sub-Advisor
no
longer
serves
as
a
sub-advisor
to
the
Fund.
At
March
31,
2026,
Nomura
Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
8.43%
of
the Fund's
shares
outstanding. 
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
12
3.
Investments
For
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
For
the period
ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Purchases
$
60,692,838
Sales
45,311,256
Purchases
$
50,425,942
Sales
4,195,259
Cost
of
investments
$
63,747,777
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
3,314,440
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(
6,475,768
)
Net
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
$
(
3,161,328
)
13
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
period.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
period
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
56,771,834
$
$
$
56,771,834
Preferred
Stocks
1,089,566
1,089,566
Short-Term
Investments
2,725,049
2,725,049
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
60,586,449
$
$
$
60,586,449
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
14
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
were
as
follows: 
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Differences
between
components
of
net
assets
unrealized
and
tax
cost
unrealized
may
arise
due
to
unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on
foreign
currencies.
The
differences
between
book
basis
and
tax
basis
components
of
net
assets
are
primarily
attributable
to
tax
deferral
of
losses
on
wash
sales.
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
Reclassifications
are
primarily
due
to
tax
treatment
of
earnings
and
profits
distributed
to
shareholders
on
the
redemption
of
shares.
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
recorded
the
following
reclassifications:
6/17/25
*
to
3/31/26
Ordinary
income
$
21,930
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
64,791,730
Capital
loss
carryforwards
(
1,063,991
)
Undistributed
ordinary
income
129,138
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currencies
(
3,161,324
)
Net
assets
$
60,695,553
Paid-in
capital
$
475,575
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
475,575
)
15
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
50,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
Nasdaq
exchange
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$1,063,991
$—
$1,063,991
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
16
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Foreign
and
emerging
markets
risk
The
risk
that
international
investing
(particularly
in
emerging
markets)
may
be
adversely
affected
by
political
instability;
changes
in
currency
exchange
rates;
inefficient
markets
and
higher
transaction
costs;
foreign
economic
conditions;
the
imposition
of
economic
or
trade
sanctions;
or
inadequate
or
different
regulatory
and
accounting
standards.
Information
about
non-U.S.
companies
may
be
unreliable
or
outdated,
the
Manager's
reliance
on
such
data
may
affect
the
Fund's
performance,
and
the
rights
and
remedies
associated
with
investments
in
a
fund
that
invests
significantly
in
foreign
securities
may
be
different
than
those
with
a
fund
that
invests
in
domestic
securities.
Large-capitalization
company
risk
Large-capitalization
companies
tend
to
be
less
volatile
than
companies
with
smaller
market
capitalizations.
This
potentially
lower
risk
means
that
the
Fund’s
share
price
may
not
rise
as
much
as
the
share
prices
of
funds
that
focus
on
smaller-capitalization
companies. 
Liquidity
risk
The
possibility
that
investments
cannot
be
readily
sold
within
seven
calendar
days
at
approximately
the
price
at
which
a
fund
has
valued
them. 
Currency
risk
The
risk
that
fluctuations
in
exchange
rates
between
the
US
dollar
and
foreign
currencies
and
between
various
foreign
currencies
may
cause
the
value
of
an
investment
to
decline.
Industrials
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
a
fund’s
shares
will
be
affected
by
factors
particular
to
the
industrials
and
related
sectors
(such
as
government
regulation)
and
may
fluctuate
more
widely
than
that
of
a
fund
that
invests
in
a
broad
range
of
sectors.
Industry
and
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
securities
in
a
particular
industry
or
sector
(such
as
the
infrastructure
industry)
will
decline
because
of
changing
expectations
for
the
performance
of
that
industry
or
sector. 
Consumer
sectors
risk
The
success
of
consumer
product
manufacturers
and
retailers
is
tied
closely
to
the
performance
of
domestic
and
international
economies,
interest
rates,
exchange
rates,
competition,
consumer
confidence,
changes
in
demographics
and
consumer
preferences.
Companies
in
the
consumer
staples
sector,
such
as
companies
that
produce
or
sell
food,
beverage,
and
drug
retail
or
other
household
items,
may
be
adversely
impacted
by
changes
in
global
and
economic
conditions,
rising
energy
prices,
and
changes
in
the
supply
or
price
of
commodities.
Companies
in
the
consumer
discretionary
sector,
such
as
automobile,
textile,
retail,
and
media
companies,
depend
heavily
on
disposable
household
income
and
consumer
spending,
and
may
be
strongly
affected
by
social
trends
and
marketing
campaigns.
These
companies
may
be
subject
to
severe
competition,
which
may
have
an
adverse
impact
on
their
profitability.
Financials
sector
risk
The
risk
that
the
value
of
a
fund's
shares
will
be
affected
by
factors
particular
to
the
financials
and
related
sectors
(such
as
government
regulation)
and
may
fluctuate
more
widely
than
that
of
a
fund
that
invests
in
a
broad
range
of
sectors.
17
Government
and
regulatory
risk
The
risk
that
governments
or
regulatory
authorities
may
take
actions
that
could
adversely
affect
various
sectors
of
the
securities
markets
and
affect
fund
performance. 
Geographic focus
risk
The
risk
that
local
political
and
economic
conditions
could
adversely
affect
the
performance
of
a
fund
investing
a
substantial
amount
of
assets
in
securities
of
issuers
located
in
a
single
country
or
a
limited
number
of
countries.
Value
stock
risk —
The
risk
that
the
value
of
a
security
believed
by
the
Manager
to
be
undervalued
may
never
reach
what
is
believed
to
be
its
full
value;
such
security’s
value
may
decrease
or
such
security
may
be
appropriately
priced.
Value
stocks
are
stocks
of
companies
that
may
have
experienced
adverse
business
or
industry
developments
or
may
be
subject
to
special
risks
that
have
caused
the
stocks
to
be
out
of
favor
and,
in
the
opinion
of
the
Manager,
undervalued.
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
Nondiversification risk —
A
nondiversified
fund
has
the
flexibility
to
invest
as
much
as
50%
of
its
assets
in
as
few
as
two
issuers
with
no
single
issuer
accounting
for
more
than
25%
of
the
fund. 
The
remaining
50%
of
its
assets
must
be
diversified
so
that
no
more
than
5%
of
its
assets
are
invested
in
securities
of
a
single
issuer. Because
a
nondiversified
fund
may
invest
its
assets
in
fewer
issuers,
the
value
of
its
shares
may
increase
or
decrease
more
rapidly
than
if
it
were
fully
diversified.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the Nasdaq
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
18
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
19
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
changes
in
net
assets,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
June
17,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
results
of
its
operations,
changes
in
its
net
assets,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
June
17,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audit.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audit
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audit
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
transfer
agent.
We
believe
that
our
audit
provides
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
20
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s period
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
period
as
follows:
The
Fund
intends
to
pass
through
foreign
tax
credits
in
the
maximum
amount
of
$21,229.
The
gross
foreign
source
income
earned
during
the period
ended
March
31,
2026 by
the
Fund
was
$362,666.
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(formerly,
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF)
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
*
100.00%
(B)
Qualified
Dividends
1
26.45%
(A)
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
(B)
is
based
on
the
Fund's
ordinary
income
distributions.
1
Qualified
dividends
represent
dividends
which
qualify
for
the
corporate
dividends
received
deduction.
*
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
certain
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
20%.
The
percentage
of
dividends
paid
by
the
Fund
from
ordinary
income
reported
as
qualified
income
is
100.00%.
Complete
information
will
be
computed
and
reported
in
conjunction
with
your
2026
Form
1099-DIV,
as
applicable.
21
PwC’s
report
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
June
17,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
were
they
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
period
June
17,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
report;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
June
17,
2025
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
At
an
in-person
meeting
on
June
12,
2025
Meeting
(“June
2025
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
its
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
unanimously
approved
proposed
new
investment
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”)
for
each
of
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
DMC
(as
defined
below).
The
Board
also
approved
interim
advisory
agreements
(together,
the
“Interim
Advisory
Agreements”
and
together
with
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
(continued)
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
22
Agreements,
the
“Proposed
Advisory
Agreements”).
The
Board
also
determined
to
recommend
that
Fund
shareholders
approve
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
As
part
of
their
evaluation,
the
Board’s
Independent
Trustees
reviewed
material
supporting
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
in
executive
sessions
with
its
independent
legal
counsel
both
with
and
without
representatives
of
management.
Such
material
included
responses
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura
Holdings
America
Inc.
(together
with
its
parent
company,
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
hereinafter
referred
to
as
“Nomura”)
to
an
extensive
initial
questionnaire
and
a
subsequent
memorandum
with
questions
relating
to
the
Transaction
(as
defined
below)
and
the
impact
on
the
Funds,
as
well
as
governance,
compliance,
investment
and
operational
matters.
On
April
21,
2025,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
Group
Limited
announced
that
they
had
entered
into
a
definitive
stock
purchase
agreement
(the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nomura
agreed
to
acquire
the
equity
interests
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management’s
US
and
European
public
investments
business
(collectively,
the
“MAM
Business”),
including
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”),
which
is
a
series
of
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(the
“Transaction”).
Background
for
the
Board
Approvals.
At
a
meeting
on
May
16,
2025
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
representatives
of
DMC
met
with
the
Board
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
The
Independent
Trustees
were
advised
that
the
Transaction,
if
completed,
would
constitute
a
Change
of
Control
Event
and
result
in
the
termination
of
the
existing
investment
advisory
agreements
with
DMC
(the
“Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements”).
Pursuant
to
Section
15(a)(4)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
any
investment
advisory
agreement,
including
any
sub-advisory
agreement,
on
behalf
of
a
registered
investment
company
must
terminate
automatically
upon
its
“assignment.”
As
used
in
the
1940
Act,
the
term
“assignment”
includes
any
transfer
of
a
controlling
interest
in
an
investment
adviser.
Such
a
transfer
is
often
referred
to
as
a
“Change
of
Control
Event.”
The
Independent
Trustees
were
also
advised
that
it
was
proposed
that
DMC
would
continue
to
serve
as
the
investment
adviser
to
each
Fund
after
the
closing
of
the
Transaction
on
or
about
October
31,
2025
(the
“Closing”)
and
that
the
Board
would
be
asked
to
consider
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
with
DMC
and
thereafter
to
submit
the
proposed
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
to
the
Funds’
shareholders
for
approval.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
reviewed
and
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
were
subject
to
shareholder
approval.
The
Board
considered
the
information
provided
to
it
about
the
Funds
together
and
with
respect
to
each
Fund
separately
as
the
Board
deemed
appropriate.
Prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
together
with
independent
legal
counsel
to
the
Independent
Trustees
and
Fund
counsel,
met
with
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
to
discuss
the
Transaction.
At
these
meetings,
the
Transaction
and
future
plans
for
DMC
and
the
Funds
were
discussed
at
length.
Finally,
the
Independent
Trustees
consulted
with
their
independent
legal
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
23
counsel
in
executive
sessions
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
negotiation
of
the
Transaction
and
discussed,
among
other
things,
the
legal
standards
applicable
to
their
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
and
certain
other
contracts
and
considerations
relevant
to
their
deliberations
on
whether
to
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
At
in-person
and
virtual
meetings
with
DMC
management
and
with
key
Nomura
representatives,
the
Trustees
discussed
the
Transaction
and
the
Board
had
an
opportunity
to
ask
further
questions
and
seek
clarification
of
written
responses.
The
meetings
included
discussions
of
the
strategic
rationale
for
the
Transaction
and
Nomura’s
general
plans
and
intentions
regarding
the
Funds
and
DMC.
On
these
occasions,
representatives
of
DMC
and
Nomura
made
presentations
to,
and
responded
to
questions
from,
the
Trustees.
The
Board
also
inquired
about
the
plans
for,
and
anticipated
roles
and
responsibilities
of,
key
employees
and
officers
of
DMC
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
review
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
DMC
and/or
Nomura
emphasized
that:
They
expected
that
there
will
be
no
adverse
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders,
including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services;
No
material
changes
in
personnel
or
operations
are
currently
contemplated
in
the
operation
of
DMC
under
Nomura
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction;
Nomura
has
no
present
intention
to
cause
DMC
to
alter
the
investment
advisory
fees
paid
to
DMC
by
a
Fund
and
the
expenses
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund;
and
Under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
has
agreed
to,
and
to
cause
its
affiliates
to,
use
commercially
reasonable
efforts
after
Closing
to
conduct
their
respective
businesses
in
compliance
with
the
conditions
of
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
with
respect
to
the
Funds,
including
maintaining
Board
composition
of
at
least
75%
of
the
Board
members
qualifying
as
Independent
Trustees
and
not
imposing
any
“unfair
burden”
on
the
Funds
for
at
least
two
years
from
the
Closing.
The
Board
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
because,
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
and
the
current
sub-advisory
agreements
(the
“Current
Sub-Advisory
Agreements”)
would
automatically
terminate
in
accordance
with
their
terms
and
applicable
regulations.
The
Board
further
considered
that
management
proposed
that
the
Board
approve
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
so
that,
if
the
Transaction
closes
before
a
Fund
receives
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
its
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
an
Interim
Advisory
Agreement
would
permit
continuity
of
the
management
of
the
Fund
while
it
continued
to
solicit
the
requisite
shareholder
approval
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
reviewed
and
also
considered
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
24
the
forms
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
noting
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
such
agreement
were
substantially
identical
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
except
for
the
effective
dates,
duration
and,
with
respect
to
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements,
escrow
provisions
required
by
applicable
law.
The
Board
noted
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
have
an
initial
two-year
term
and
that
the
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
effective
on
an
interim
basis,
as
necessary
upon
the
Closing
of
the
Transaction,
from
its
effective
date
until
the
earlier
of
(i)
150
calendar
days
from
the
effective
date
or
such
later
date
as
may
be
consistent
with
the
1940
Act,
rules
and
regulations
thereunder
or
exemptive
relief
or
interpretative
position
of
the
staff
of
the
SEC;
or
(ii)
the
effective
date
of
the
applicable
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(“Interim
Period”).
The
Interim
Advisory
Agreements
may
also
be
terminated
on
10
days’
written
notice
by
the
Board.
The
Board
further
noted
management’s
representation
that
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
or
strategies.
Further,
the
DMC
portfolio
managers
currently
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
are
expected
to
continue
to
provide
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
with
respect
to
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF,
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF,
and
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
(the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”),
the
Board
noted
that
DMC
may
rely
on
participating
affiliate
arrangements
between
DMC
and
certain
non-US
Nomura
asset
management
entities
to
provide
continuity
of
portfolio
management
services
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds,
including
services
provided
by
previous
sub-advisor
employees.
In
approving
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
its
meetings
with
DMC
and
Nomura,
as
well
as
DMC’s
and
Nomura’s
responses
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
DMC
and
Nomura
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
Transaction.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
virtual
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
regarding
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
and
the
information
submitted
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
then
requested
additional
information
that
the
Independent
Trustees
also
considered
prior
to
and
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
The
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined,
through
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
the
terms
of
each
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
approval
of
such
Proposed
Advisory
Agreement
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
applicable
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent,
and
Quality
of
Service.
The
Trustees
considered
the
services
historically
provided
by
DMC
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
In
reviewing
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services,
the
Boards
considered
that
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
will
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
25
be
substantially
similar
to
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
and
they
therefore
considered
the
many
reports
furnished
to
them
throughout
2024
and
2025
at
regular
Board
meetings
covering
matters
such
as
the
relative
performance
of
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
portfolio
managers
with
the
investment
policies,
strategies,
and
restrictions
for
the
Funds;
the
compliance
of
management
personnel
with
the
Code
of
Ethics
adopted
throughout
the
Macquarie
Funds
complex;
and
the
adherence
to
fair
value
pricing
procedures
as
established
by
DMC
and
overseen
by
the
Board.
Further,
and
consistent
with
its
continued
oversight
of
these
matters,
the
Board
discussed
with
DMC
and
Nomura
the
impact
of
the
Transaction
on
the
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
being
undertaken
to
enhance
DMC’s
compliance,
risk,
operational
and
portfolio
management
functions
arising
out
of
DMC’s
previously
announced
settlement
agreement
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
September
2024.
The
Board
relied
on
commitments
by
DMC
and
Nomura
that
these
remediation
efforts
and
actions
and
specific
initiatives
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
the
Transaction
and
would
continue
through
and
following
Closing.
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
including
that
Nomura
and
DMC
currently
expected
no
material
changes
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction
in
(i)
personnel
or
operations
of
DMC
or
(ii)
third
party
service
providers
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
satisfactory
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
services
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
were
very
likely
to
continue
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Moreover,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Funds
would
probably
benefit
from
the
expanded
distribution
resources
that
would
become
available
to
DMC
following
the
Transaction.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
it
was
very
unlikely
that
any
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
any
of
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
following
the
Closing
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Consequently,
the
Board
concluded
that
they
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
result
in
any
adverse
changes
in
the
nature,
quality,
or
extent
of
services
(including
investment
management,
distribution,
or
other
shareholder
services)
currently
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
Investment
Performance
.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
DMC
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
and
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
was
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
June
2025
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
at
the
June
2025
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
26
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
compared
to
a
group
of
funds
selected
by
DMC
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund
(the
“Performance
Universe”).
Annualized
investment
performance
for
each
Fund
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
Performance
Universe.
At
its
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees
in
consultation
with
their
independent
legal
counsel,
reviewed
updated
investment
performance
information
for
each
of
the
active
Funds.
The
Board
compared
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
to
that
of
its
respective
Performance
Universe
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
investment
performance
of
each
active
Fund
was
satisfactory.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
investment
performance
of
any
Fund
because
(i)
DMC
and
Nomura
did
not
currently
expect
the
Transaction
to
cause
any
material
change
to
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
responsible
for
investment
performance,
which
the
Boards
found
to
be
satisfactory,
(ii)
as
discussed
in
more
detail
below,
the
Funds’
expenses
were
not
expected
to
increase
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
the
Funds
would
not
bear
any
Transaction-related
expenses,
and
(iv)
there
was
not
expected
to
be
any
“unfair
burden”
imposed
on
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction.
Comparative
Expenses;
Management
Profitability.
The
Board
also
evaluated
expense
comparison
data
for
the
Funds
and
management
profitability
previously
considered
at
each
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
DMC
by
the
Fund
with
the
fees
that
DMC
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
peer
group.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
DMC,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
DMC
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
Further,
the
Board
considered
DMC’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
At
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
DMC
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
the
Fund.
At
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
27
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
DMC
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
DMC
and
the
costs
it
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
at
the
June
2025
Meeting
that
neither
the
Transaction
nor
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
likely
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Funds’
expenses
because
(i)
each
Fund’s
contractual
fee
rates
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
remain
the
same,
(ii)
the
Board
was
assured
by
DMC
that
they
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
expenses
that
DMC
has
agreed
to
pay
on
behalf
of
a
Fund
as
a
result
of
the
Transaction,
(iii)
under
the
Purchase
Agreement,
Nomura
and
Macquarie
would
pay
all
reasonable
costs
related
to
the
related
proxy
solicitation,
and
(iv)
consistent
with
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act,
no
“unfair
burden”
would
be
imposed
on
the
Funds
for
the
first
two
years
after
the
Closing.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
DMC
advised
the
Board
that
DMC
did
not
expect
the
Transaction
to
affect
materially
the
profitability
of
DMC
compared
to
the
level
of
projected
profitability
considered
by
the
Board
at
a
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
when
the
Board
approved
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
for
each
Fund.
Moreover,
the
Board
also
requested
and
reviewed
financial
statements
provided
by
Nomura
for
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.,
the
parent
of
Nomura,
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
Nomura’s
ability
to
financially
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing
and
to
seek
to
ensure
that
DMC
can
continue
services
of
a
similar
nature,
extent,
and
quality
to
the
Funds
following
Closing
as
it
has
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
have
sufficient
financial
resources
following
the
Transaction
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
as
is
the
case
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
also
concluded
that
Nomura
had
sufficient
financial
strength
and
resources,
as
well
as
an
ongoing
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business,
to
continue
investing
in
DMC
to
the
extent
that
Nomura
determined
it
was
appropriate.
Accordingly,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
charged
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
and
the
expected
profitability
of
DMC
because
Nomura
advised
the
Board
that
the
methodology
followed
in
allocating
costs
for
the
purpose
of
determining
profitability
will
remain
substantially
the
same
following
the
Closing,
and
because
services
and
costs
were
expected
to
be
substantially
the
same.
Economies
of
Scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
by
DMC
as
each
Fund’s
assets
increase
and
the
extent
to
which
any
economies
of
scale
would
be
reflected
in
the
management
fees
charged.
The
Board
took
into
account
DMC’s
practice
of
maintaining
the
competitive
nature
of
management
fees
based
on
its
analysis
of
fees
charged
by
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
28
comparable
funds.
The
Board
also
acknowledged
Nomura’s
statement
that
the
Transaction
would
not
by
itself
immediately
provide
additional
economies
of
scale
given
Nomura’s
limited
presence
in
the
US
mutual
fund
market.
Nonetheless,
the
Board
concluded
that
additional
economies
of
scale
could
potentially
be
achieved
in
the
future
if
DMC
were
owned
by
Nomura
as
a
result
of
Nomura’s
willingness
to
invest
additional
amounts
in
DMC
if
appropriate
opportunities
arise.
The
Board
further
concluded
that
potential
economies
of
scale
could
be
achieved
as
a
result
of
DMC’s
potentially
expanded
distribution
capabilities
arising
from
the
Transaction,
as
well
as
opportunities
that
might
arise
from
Nomura’s
commitment
to
a
global
asset
management
business.
Fall-Out
Benefits.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
DMC
would
continue
to
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
using
portfolio
brokerage
of
each
Fund
that
invests
in
equity
securities.
The
Board
also
considered
that
Nomura
and
DMC
may
derive
reputational,
strategic,
and
other
benefits
from
their
association
with
the
Funds,
including
service
relationships
with
DMC,
and
evaluated
the
extent
to
which
DMC
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
Fund
operations,
including
the
potential
for
procuring
additional
business
as
a
result
of
the
prestige
and
visibility
associated
with
its
role
as
service
provider
to
the
Funds
and
the
benefits
from
allocation
of
Fund
brokerage
to
improve
trading
efficiencies.
However,
the
Board
concluded
that
(i)
any
such
benefits
under
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
would
not
be
dissimilar
from
those
existing
under
the
Current
Investment
Advisory
Agreements,
(ii)
such
benefits
did
not
impose
a
cost
or
burden
on
the
Funds
or
their
shareholders,
and
(iii)
such
benefits
would
probably
have
an
indirectly
beneficial
effect
on
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders
because
of
the
added
importance
that
DMC
and
Nomura
might
attach
to
the
Funds
as
a
result
of
the
fall-out
benefits
that
the
Funds
conveyed.
The
Purchase
Agreement.
The
Board
considered
the
terms
of
the
Purchase
Agreement,
including
those
related
to
Section
15(f)
of
the
1940
Act
and
that
Macquarie
and
Nomura
will
bear
the
expenses
related
to
the
Funds’
proxy
solicitation.
At
the
June
2025
Meeting,
the
Board
discussed
the
conditions
to
the
Closing,
including
the
requirements
for
obtaining
consents
to
the
change
in
control
from
DMC’s
advisory
clients,
such
as
the
Funds.
Board
Review
of
Nomura.
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
supplied
by
Nomura
about
its
operations.
As
previously
noted,
to
consider
DMC’s
ability
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
level
and
quality
of
services
to
the
Funds,
the
Board
requested,
received
and
reviewed
information
from
Nomura
concerning
its
financial
condition
to
demonstrate
its
ability
to
support
DMC’s
advisory
business
after
the
Closing.
Based
on
this
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
DMC
would
continue
to
have
the
financial
ability
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
required
by
the
Funds.
Nomura
described
its
proposed
changes
to
DMC’s
corporate
governance,
primarily
through
the
anticipated
addition
of
certain
Nomura
officers
to
DMC’s
parent
company.
The
Board
considered
favorably
Nomura’s
statement
that
it
had
no
current
intention
to
change
the
executive,
administrative,
investment,
or
support
staff
of
DMC
in
any
significant
way
as
a
result
of
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
29
Transaction.
Nomura
described
the
proposed
harmonization
of
the
compensation
system
in
use
at
DMC
with
the
compensation
plan
used
by
Nomura,
including
short-term
and
long-term
incentive
compensation
and
equity
interests
for
executive
officers
and
investment
personnel.
The
Board
also
considered
Nomura’s
current
strategic
plans
to
increase
its
asset
management
activities,
one
of
its
core
businesses,
particularly
in
North
America,
and
its
statement
that
its
acquisition
of
DMC
is
an
important
component
of
this
strategic
growth
and
the
establishment
of
a
significant
presence
in
the
United
States.
Based
in
part
on
the
information
provided
by
DMC
and
Nomura,
the
Board
concluded
that
Nomura’s
acquisition
of
DMC
could
potentially
enhance
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
their
shareholders.
The
Board
noted
that
Nomura
has
a
broker/dealer
affiliate
that
executes
brokerage
transactions
and
certain
other
Nomura
affiliates
participate
as
underwriters
for
securities
offerings
outside
of
the
United
States.
Consequently,
the
Board
determined
to
have
DMC
report
to
them
regularly
to
monitor
any
brokerage
transactions
with
Nomura
affiliates
for
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
Section
15(f)
and
Section
17(e)
of
the
1940
Act,
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Funds’
procedures
under
Rule
10f-3
under
the
1940
Act
for
offerings
in
which
a
Nomura
affiliate
is
a
member
of
the
underwriting
syndicate.
Conclusion.
The
Independent
Trustees
of
the
Trust
deliberated
in
executive
session;
the
entire
Board
of
each
Fund,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
then
approved
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
under
each
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
and
that
execution
of
the
New
Investment
Advisory
Agreements
is
in
the
best
interests
of
the
shareholders.
For
each
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
they
had
concluded
in
their
considerations
of
the
initial
approval
of
each
Fund’s
advisory
agreement
at
the
Fund’s
initial
contract
approval
Board
meeting
that
the
management
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
were
at
reasonable
levels
in
light
of
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund
and
in
comparison
to
those
of
the
Fund’s
respective
peer
groups;
that
the
advisory
fee
schedule
would
not
be
increased
and
would
stay
the
same
for
each
Fund;
that
the
total
expense
ratio
had
not
changed
materially
since
that
determination;
and
that
DMC
had
represented
that
the
overall
expenses
for
each
Fund
were
not
expected
to
be
adversely
affected
by
the
Transaction.
On
that
basis,
the
Board
concluded
that
each
of
the
total
expense
ratio
and
proposed
advisory
fee
for
the
Funds
anticipated
to
result
from
the
Transaction
was
reasonable.
In
reaching
its
determination
regarding
the
approval
of
the
Proposed
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
they
believed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
their
reasonable
judgment,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
factors,
conclusions
and
information
discussed
above.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
30
Further,
in
their
deliberations,
the
Board
members
did
not
identify
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
information
that
was
all
important
or
controlling,
and
each
Board
member
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
Investment
Management
Agreement
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Cap
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF
.
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Advisory Agreements
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
June
12,
2025
(continued)
31
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
32
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
33
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Focused
International
Core
ETF
34
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
35
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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part
of
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Investment
Management
Division
of
the
Nomura
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providing
integrated
public
and
private
market
asset
management
services
across
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fixed
income,
private
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and
multi-asset
solutions
to
intermediary
and
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clients.
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Asset
Management
primarily
operates
through
several
distinct
investment
managers,
which
includes
Nomura
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Business
Trust
(NIMBT),
a
Securities
and
Exchange
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(SEC)
registered
investment
adviser.
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advisory
services
are
provided
to
the
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Funds
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a
series
of
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Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
Financial
statements
and
other
information
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
3
Statement
of
operations
4
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
5
Financial
highlights
6
Notes
to
financial
statements
7
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
18
Other
Fund
information
19
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Common
Stocks
97.25%
^
Communication
Services
-
17.01%
Alphabet,
Inc.,
Class
A
10,905
$
3,135,842‌
Meta
Platforms,
Inc.,
Class
A
9,976
5,707,569‌
Netflix,
Inc.
35,560
3,419,094‌
Spotify
Technology
SA
5,293
2,566,628‌
14,829,133‌
Consumer
Discretionary
-
10.90%
Amazon.com,
Inc.
16,831
3,505,393‌
Booking
Holdings,
Inc.
382
1,608,342‌
DoorDash,
Inc.,
Class
A
17,820
2,675,673‌
MercadoLibre,
Inc.
991
1,713,459‌
9,502,867‌
Industrials
-
2.96%
Kratos
Defense
&
Security
Solutions,
Inc.
36,562
2,577,987‌
2,577,987‌
Information
Technology
-
66.38%
Advanced
Micro
Devices,
Inc.
27,365
5,566,862‌
ASML
Holding
NV
ADR
3,084
4,073,440‌
Broadcom,
Inc.
13,346
4,130,720‌
Cadence
Design
Systems,
Inc.
6,232
1,731,686‌
Celestica,
Inc.
9,022
2,541,317‌
Lam
Research
Corp.
22,301
4,764,832‌
Micron
Technology,
Inc.
7,563
2,555,084‌
Microsoft
Corp.
10,540
3,901,592‌
NVIDIA
Corp.
46,081
8,036,526‌
Samsung
Electronics
Co.
Ltd.
14,520
1,585,051‌
Seagate
Technology
Holdings
plc
16,924
6,630,146‌
ServiceNow,
Inc.
17,001
1,777,455‌
Shopify,
Inc.,
Class
A
15,300
1,814,886‌
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.
Ltd.
ADR
15,590
5,268,640‌
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
17,964
3,487,531‌
57,865,768‌
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$88,582,785)
84,775,755‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
2
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Number
of
shares
Value
(US
$)
Short-Term
Investments
0.21%
Money
Market
Mutual
Funds
-
0.21%
Invesco
Government
&
Agency
Portfolio
-
Institutional
Class
(seven-day
effective
yield
3.58%)
183,064
$
183,064‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$183,064)
183,064‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
97.46%
        (cost
$88,765,849)
84,958,819‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
2.54%
2,211,562‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
3,852,764
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
87,170,381‌
^
Categorizations
used
for
financial
reporting
purposes
may
differ
from
categorizations
used
for
regulatory
compliance
and/or
internal
classification
purposes.
Non-income
producing
security.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
3
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
84,958,819
Cash
420
Receivable
for
fund
shares
sold
2,215,822
Dividends
receivable
19,184
Foreign
tax
reclaims
receivable
1,505
Total
Assets
87,195,750
Liabilities:
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
25,369
Total
Liabilities
25,369
Total
Net
Assets
$
87,170,381
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
91,914,363
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(4,743,982
)
Total
Net
Assets
$
87,170,381
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
3,852,764
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
22.63
*Investments,
at
cost
$
88,765,849
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
For
the
period
January
12,
2026*
to
March
31,
2026
4
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Dividends
$
49,067
Foreign
tax
withheld
(
2,485
)
46,582
Expenses:
Management
fees
47,286
Total
operating
expenses
47,286
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(
704
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
(
936,922
)
Investments
in-kind
(
42,018
)
Foreign
currencies
(
4,172
)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
983,112
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
(
3,807,030
)
Foreign
currencies
(
30
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
3,807,060
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
(
4,790,172
)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
(
4,790,876
)
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
5
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
For
the
period
January
12,
2026
*
to
March
31,
2026
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
(704
)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(983,112
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(3,807,060
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
(4,790,876
)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
94,174,600
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
(2,213,343
)
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
91,961,257
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
87,170,381
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
period
End
of
period
$
87,170,381
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
period
Shares
sold
in-kind
3,952,764
Shares
redeemed
in-kind
(100,000
)
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
period
3,852,764
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
6
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
the
period
were
as
follows:
For
the
period
January
12,
2026
1
to
March
31,
2026
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
.........................
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
loss
2
.......................................
(
0
.00‌
)
3
Net
realized
and
unrealized
loss
..............................
(
2
.37‌
)
Total
from
investment
operations
.............................................
(2.37‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
..............................
$
22.63‌
Total
return
4
............................................
(9.48%)
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$87,170
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
.........................
$
87,170‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
5
.......................
0.65%
Ratio
of
net
investment
loss
to
average
net
assets
................
(0.01%)
Portfolio
turnover
6
.........................................
11%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Amount
is
less
than
$(0.005)
per
share.
4
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
5
Expense
ratios
do
not
include
expenses
of
any
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
6
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
7
March
31,
2026
Nomura
ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF (Fund).
As
part
of
the
Fund’s
commencement
of
operations
on
January
12,
2026,
the
Fund
received
an
in-kind
contribution
from
accounts
managed
by
the
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager),
which
consisted
of
$216,945
in
cash
and
$8,602,154
of
securities
which
were
recorded
at
their
current
value.
As
a
result
of
the
in-kind
contribution,
the
Fund
issued
352,764
shares
at
a
$25
per
share
net
asset
value.
The
Fund
is
considered
non-diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Equity
securities,
except
those
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
Stock
Market
LLC
(Nasdaq),
are
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
as
of
the
time
of
the
regular
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE) on
the
valuation
date.
Equity
securities
traded
on
the
Nasdaq
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
Nasdaq
Official
Closing
Price,
which
may
not
be
the
last
sales
price.
If,
on
a
particular
day,
an
equity
security
does
not
trade,
the
mean
between
the
bid
and
the
ask
prices
will
be
used,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Equity
securities
listed
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
normally
valued
at
the
last
quoted
sales
price
on
the
valuation
date.
Open-end
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
published
net
asset
value
(NAV). Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-
5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
DMC
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee
(Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
If
a
foreign
(non-US)
equity
security's
value
has
materially
changed
after
the
close
of
the
security's
primary
exchange
or
principal
market
but
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE,
the
security
may
be
valued
at
fair
value. 
With
respect
to
foreign
(non-US)
equity
securities,
the
Fund
may
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Valuation
Designee,
which
may
recommend
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
8
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
NYSE.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed
the
Fund's
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on
the
Fund's
federal
income
tax
return
through
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
"interest
and
tax
penalties"
on
the
"Statement
of
operations."
During
the period ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Transactions
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
recorded
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rates
on
the
valuation
date.
The
value
of
all
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
is
translated
daily
into
US
dollars
at
the
exchange
rate
of
such
currencies
against
the
US
dollar.
Transaction
gains
or
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
during
the
reporting
period
or
upon
settlement
of
the
foreign
currency
transaction
are
reported
in
operations
for
the
current
period.
The
Fund
generally
does
not
bifurcate
that
portion
of
realized
gains
and
losses
on
investments
which
is
due
to
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
that
which
is
due
to
changes
in
market
prices.
These
realized
gains
and
losses
are
included
on
the
“Statement
of
operations”
under
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments.”
The
Fund
reports
certain
foreign
currency
related
transactions
as
components
of
realized
gains
(losses)
for
financial
reporting
purposes,
whereas
such
components
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
(loss)
for
federal
income
tax
purposes. 
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
the
reported
amounts
of
assets
and
liabilities
and
disclosure
of
contingent
assets
and
liabilities
at
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
9
the
date
of
the
financial
statements,
and
the
reported
amounts
of
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividends
are
also
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
after
the
ex-dividend
date
that
the
Fund
is
aware
of
such
dividends,
net
of
all
tax
withholdings,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable.
Withholding
taxes
and
reclaims
on
foreign
dividends
have
been
recorded
in
accordance
with
the
Fund's
understanding
of
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates.
The
Fund
files
withholding
tax
reclaims
in
certain
jurisdictions
to
recover
a
portion
of
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Fund
may
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
collectability,
which
includes
factors
such
as
the
jurisdiction’s
applicable
laws,
payment
history
and
market
convention.
The
"Statement
of
operations"
includes
tax
reclaims
recorded
as
well
as
professional
and
other
fees,
if
any,
associated
with
recovery
of
foreign
withholding
taxes. Income
and
capital
gain
distributions
from
any
investment
companies
(Underlying
Funds)
in
which
the
Fund
invests
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
10
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management
fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.65%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
On
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
Prior
to
Closing
Date,
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any
investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses.
At
March
31,
2026,
Nomura
Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
19.06%
of
the Fund's
shares
outstanding. 
In
addition
to
the
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of the
Fund, the
Fund
indirectly
bears
the
investment
management
fees
and
other
expenses
of
any
Underlying
Funds,
in
which
it
invests.
The
amount
of
these
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by the
Fund
will
vary
based
upon
the
expense
and
fee
levels
of
any
Underlying
Funds
and
the
number
of
shares
that
are
owned
of
any
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times.
3.
Investments
For
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
Purchases
$
5,553,548
Sales
4,683,075
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
11
For
the period
ended
March
31,
2026,
in-kind
transactions,
which
are
not
included
in
the
table
above, associated
with
purchase
or
redemption
of
Creation
Units
were
as
follows:
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Purchases
$
82,188,322
Sales
2,099,224
Cost
of
investments
$
88,765,849
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
432,145
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(4,239,175)
Net
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
$
(3,807,030)
3.
Investments
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
12
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
period.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
period
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Common
Stocks
$
84,775,755
$
$
$
84,775,755
Short-Term
Investments
183,064
183,064
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
84,958,819
$
$
$
84,958,819
3.
Investments
(continued)
13
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
gains
on
foreign
currency
transactions
and
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
There
were
no dividends and
distributions
paid
during
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Differences
between
components
of
net
assets
unrealized
and
tax
cost
unrealized
may
arise
due
to
unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on
foreign
currencies.
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
Reclassifications
are
primarily
due
to
tax
treatment
of
earnings
and
profits
distributed
to
shareholders
on
the
redemption
of
shares.
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
recorded
the
following
reclassifications:
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
91,914,363
Capital
loss
carryforwards
(936,922)
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currencies
(3,807,060)
Net
assets
$
87,170,381
Paid-in
capital
$
(46,894)
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
46,894
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$936,922
$—
$936,922
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
14
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000 shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
Nasdaq
exchange
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares
sold
on
the
"Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets." 
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Foreign
and
emerging
markets
risk
The
risk
that
international
investing
(particularly
in
emerging
markets)
may
be
adversely
affected
by
political
instability;
changes
in
currency
exchange
rates;
inefficient
markets
and
higher
transaction
costs;
foreign
economic
conditions;
the
imposition
of
economic
or
trade
sanctions;
or
inadequate
or
different
regulatory
and
accounting
standards.
Information
about
non-U.S.
companies
may
be
unreliable
or
outdated,
the
Manager's
reliance
on
such
data
may
affect
the
Fund's
performance,
and
the
rights
and
remedies
associated
with
investments
in
a
fund
that
invests
significantly
in
foreign
securities
may
be
different
than
those
with
a
fund
that
invests
in
domestic
securities.
15
Large-capitalization
company
risk
Large-capitalization
companies
tend
to
be
less
volatile
than
companies
with
smaller
market
capitalizations.
This
potentially
lower
risk
means
that
the
Fund’s
share
price
may
not
rise
as
much
as
the
share
prices
of
funds
that
focus
on
smaller-capitalization
companies. 
Liquidity
risk
The
possibility
that
investments
cannot
be
readily
sold
within
seven
calendar
days
at
approximately
the
price
at
which
a
fund
has
valued
them. 
Currency
risk
The
risk
that
fluctuations
in
exchange
rates
between
the
US
dollar
and
foreign
currencies
and
between
various
foreign
currencies
may
cause
the
value
of
an
investment
to
decline.
Small-
and
mid-market
capitalization
company
risk
The
risk
that
investments
in
small-
and/or
medium-sized
companies
may
be
more
volatile
than
those
of
larger
companies
because
of
limited
financial
resources
or
dependence
on
narrow
product
lines.
Information
technology
sector
risk
Investment
risks
associated
with
investing
in
the
information
technology
sector,
in
addition
to
other
risks,
include
the
intense
competition
to
which
information
technology
companies
may
be
subject;
the
dramatic
and
often
unpredictable
changes
in
growth
rates
and
competition
for
qualified
personnel
among
information
technology
companies;
effects
on
profitability
from
being
heavily
dependent
on
patent
and
intellectual
property
rights
and
the
loss
or
impairment
of
those
rights;
obsolescence
of
existing
technology;
general
economic
conditions;
and
government
regulation.
Technology
industry
risk
The
risk
that
investment
risks
associated
with
investing
in
technology
securities,
in
addition
to
other
risks,
include:
operating
in
rapidly
changing
fields,
abrupt
or
erratic
market
movements,
limited
product
lines,
markets
or
financial
resources,
management
that
is
dependent
on
a
limited
number
of
people,
short
product
cycles,
aggressive
pricing
of
products
and
services,
new
market
entrants
and
obsolescence
of
existing
technology.
In
addition,
these
securities
may
be
impacted
by
commodity
and
energy
prices,
which
can
be
volatile,
and
may
increase
the
volatility
of
these
securities. 
Growth
stock
risk
Growth
stocks
reflect
projections
of
future
earnings
and
revenue.
These
prices
may
rise
or
fall
dramatically
depending
on
whether
those
projections
are
met.
These
companies’
stock
prices
may
be
more
volatile,
particularly
over
the
short
term. 
Government
and
regulatory
risk
The
risk
that
governments
or
regulatory
authorities
may
take
actions
that
could
adversely
affect
various
sectors
of
the
securities
markets
and
affect
fund
performance. 
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
16
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
Nondiversification risk —
A
nondiversified
fund
has
the
flexibility
to
invest
as
much
as
50%
of
its
assets
in
as
few
as
two
issuers
with
no
single
issuer
accounting
for
more
than
25%
of
the
fund. 
The
remaining
50%
of
its
assets
must
be
diversified
so
that
no
more
than
5%
of
its
assets
are
invested
in
securities
of
a
single
issuer. Because
a
nondiversified
fund
may
invest
its
assets
in
fewer
issuers,
the
value
of
its
shares
may
increase
or
decrease
more
rapidly
than
if
it
were
fully
diversified.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the Nasdaq
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
17
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
18
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
changes
in
net
assets,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
results
of
its
operations,
changes
in
its
net
assets,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audit.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audit
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audit
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
transfer
agent.
We
believe
that
our
audit
provides
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
19
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on
April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Transformational Technologies
ETF 
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
report
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
was it
qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
report;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
20
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
15,
2025
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Approval
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
each
of
whom
is
not
an
“interested
person”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
Macquarie
Transformational
Technologies
(the
“Fund”).
Prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
approval
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
In
considering
and
approving
the
Investment
Management
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
information
discussed
below.
The
Board
did
not
identify
any
particular
information
or
consideration
that
was
all-important
or
controlling,
and
each
individual
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
various
factors.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
an
initial
two-year
term.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
would
provide
to
the
Fund.
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
to
be
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
that
the
Adviser
would
have
as
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
supervisory
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
the
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
providing
oversight
of
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
the
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
the
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Fund.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Fund’s
operations
and
the
Fund’s
other
service
providers.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
21
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
experience,
resources
and
strengths
in
managing
other
pooled
investment
vehicles,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
Based
on
its
consideration
and
review
of
the
foregoing
information,
the
Board
determined,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Fund
was
likely
to
benefit
from
the
nature,
quality
and
extent
of
these
services,
as
well
as
the
ability
of
the
Adviser
to
render
such
services
based
on
their
experience,
personnel,
operations
and
resources.
Fees,
expenses
and
profitability.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
the
Fund’s
peer
group.
Management
responded
to
questions
from
the
Trustees,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
each.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
the
Adviser,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
The
Board
also
considered
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
After
comparing
the
Fund’s
proposed
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
the
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
the
costs
they
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Fund,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
The
extent
to
which
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
as
the
Fund
grows
and
whether
fee
levels
would
reflect
such
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
next
discussed
potential
economies
of
scale.
Since
the
Fund
had
not
commenced
operations,
and
the
eventual
aggregate
amount
of
assets
was
uncertain,
Management
was
not
able
to
provide
the
Board
with
specific
information
concerning
the
extent
to
which
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
as
the
Fund
grows
and
whether
fee
levels
would
reflect
such
economies
of
scale,
if
any.
The
Board
recognized
the
uncertainty
in
launching
a
new
investment
product
and
estimating
future
asset
levels.
The
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
15,
2025
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Transformational
Technologies
ETF
22
Trustees
noted
that
any
reduction
in
fixed
costs
associated
with
the
management
of
the
Fund
would
be
enjoyed
by
the
Adviser,
but
that
a
unitary
advisory
fee
provides
a
level
of
certainty
in
expenses
for
the
Fund.
Investment
performance
of
the
Fund
and
the
Adviser
Because
the
Fund
is
newly
formed
and
had
not
commenced
operations,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Fund
or
the
Adviser.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment
Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
15,
2025
(continued)
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page
is
not
part
of
the
financial
statements
and
other
information.
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ETF
Financial
statements
and
other
information
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
Table
of
contents
Schedule
of
investments
1
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
8
Statement
of
operations
9
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
10
Financial
highlights
11
Notes
to
financial
statements
12
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
Other
Fund
information
22
This
report
and
the
financial
statements
contained
herein
are
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
the
shareholders
of
the
Fund.
This
report
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
in
the
Fund
unless
preceded
or
accompanied
by
an
effective
prospectus.
Form
N-PORT
and
proxy
voting
information
The
Fund
files
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
on
Form
N-PORT.
The
Fund’s
Form
N-PORT,
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities,
is
available
without
charge
(i)
upon
request,
by
calling
844
469-9911;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
In
addition,
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Fund
uses
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
(if
any)
relating
to
portfolio
securities
and
the
Schedule
of
Investments
included
in
the
Fund’s
most
recent
Form
N-PORT
are
available
without
charge
on
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature.
Information
(if
any)
regarding
how
the
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recently
disclosed
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
without
charge
(i)
through
the
Fund’s
website
at
nomuraassetmanagement.com/etf-literature;
and
(ii)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
sec.gov.
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
1
March
31,
2026
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
  —
95.26%
Education
Revenue
Bonds
-
9.76%
Allegheny
County
Higher
Education
Building
Authority
(Duquesne
University
of
the
Holy
Spirit)
Series
2026
5.00%
3/1/44
75,000
$
79,505‌
California
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(Leland
Stanford
Junior
University
(The))
Series
V-1
5.00%
5/1/49
75,000
83,193‌
City
of
Bethel
(Spectrum
High
School)
Series
2024
5.00%
7/1/59
25,000
22,777‌
City
of
Burbank
(Intercultural
Montessori
Foreign
Language
Immersion
School)
Series
2026
144A
6.25%
2/1/51
#
50,000
50,268‌
Indiana
Finance
Authority
(CHF
-
Tippecanoe
LLC)
Series
2023A
5.00%
6/1/53
50,000
47,421‌
Lehigh
County
General
Purpose
Authority
(Muhlenberg
College)
Series
2024
5.25%
2/1/49
50,000
49,327‌
Massachusetts
Development
Finance
Agency
(President
and
Fellows
of
Harvard
College)
Series
2026A
5.00%
2/15/34
100,000
114,373‌
Public
Finance
Authority
Class
A
Series
2023-1
5.75%
7/1/62
92,554
95,098‌
541,962‌
Electric
Revenue
Bonds
-
3.75%
Salt
River
Project
Agricultural
Improvement
&
Power
District
Series
2025C
5.00%
1/1/51
100,000
103,819‌
South
Carolina
Public
Service
Authority
Series
2022A
5.00%
12/1/44
100,000
104,359‌
208,178‌
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
-
19.00%
California
Health
Facilities
Financing
Authority
(Kaiser
Foundation
Hospitals)
Series
A-2
5.00%
11/1/47
50,000
54,463‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
2
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
City
of
Kalispell
(Immanuel
Living
at
Buffalo
Hill
Obligated
Group)
Series
2017A
5.25%
5/15/52
25,000
$
22,174‌
Colorado
Health
Facilities
Authority
(AdventHealth
Obligated
Group)
Series
2021A
3.00%
11/15/51
60,000
43,055‌
(CommonSpirit
Health
Obligated
Group)
Series
2022A
5.00%
11/1/33
50,000
54,581‌
(Intermountain
Healthcare
Obligated
Group)
Series
2022A
5.00%
5/15/47
50,000
51,466‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Florida
Health
Sciences
Center,
Inc.
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
5.25%
8/1/51
50,000
51,812‌
Geisinger
Authority
(Kaiser
Obligated
Group)
Series
2020A
4.00%
4/1/50
70,000
60,656‌
Hillsborough
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(BayCare
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024C
5.00%
11/15/40
50,000
54,294‌
Series
2024C
5.50%
11/15/54
100,000
105,291‌
Illinois
Finance
Authority
(Memorial
Health
System)
Series
2026
5.50%
4/1/56
100,000
103,967‌
Maryland
Health
&
Higher
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(MedStar
Health
Obligated
Group)
Series
2026A
5.00%
8/15/41
50,000
54,181‌
Michigan
Finance
Authority
(Henry
Ford
Health
System
Obligated
Group)
Series
2019A
4.00%
11/15/50
100,000
85,521‌
Minnesota
Agricultural
&
Economic
Development
Board
(HealthPartners
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024
5.25%
1/1/54
105,000
107,249‌
3
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Healthcare
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Oklahoma
Development
Finance
Authority
(OU
Medicine
Obligated
Group)
Series
2018B
5.25%
8/15/48
50,000
$
48,713‌
Pennsylvania
Higher
Educational
Facilities
Authority
(Thomas
Jefferson
University
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024B-1
5.25%
11/1/38
50,000
54,266‌
Yuma
Industrial
Development
Authority
(Yuma
Regional
Medical
Center
Obligated
Group)
Series
2024A
5.25%
8/1/49
100,000
103,489‌
1,055,178‌
Housing
Revenue
Bonds
-
1.80%
Texas
Department
of
Housing
&
Community
Affairs
Series
2026A
4.85%
7/1/56
(GNMA)
100,000
100,049‌
100,049‌
Industrial
Development
Revenue
Bonds
-
7.77%
Black
Belt
Energy
Gas
District
Series
2026E
5.00%
7/1/33
100,000
104,599‌
California
Community
Choice
Financing
Authority
Series
2026A-1
5.00%
4/1/56
50,000
52,898‌
Florida
Development
Finance
Corp.
(Brightline
Trains
Florida
LLC)
Series
2024
5.25%
7/1/53
(AG)
50,000
48,570‌
George
L
Smith
II
Congress
Center
Authority
Series
2021A
4.00%
1/1/54
35,000
28,850‌
Greater
Orlando
Aviation
Authority
(United
Airlines,
Inc.)
Series
2025
5.25%
11/1/34
100,000
104,410‌
Mobile
County
Industrial
Development
Authority
(AM/NS
Calvert
LLC)
Series
2024B
4.75%
12/1/54
100,000
91,932‌
431,259‌
Leasing
Revenue
Bonds
-
3.01%
Denver
Health
&
Hospital
Authority
Series
2018
5.00%
12/1/48
25,000
24,533‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
4
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Leasing
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
New
Jersey
Transportation
Trust
Fund
Authority
(State
of
New
Jersey)
Series
2025AA
5.00%
6/15/55
100,000
$
101,930‌
New
York
State
Thruway
Authority
Series
2021A-1
3.00%
3/15/49
55,000
40,852‌
167,315‌
Local
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
4.80%
Arapahoe
County
School
District
No.
5
(Cherry
Creek)
Series
2024
5.25%
12/15/43
(ST
AID
WITHHLDG)
55,000
61,028‌
City
of
New
York
Series
2025G-1
5.25%
2/1/53
100,000
103,864‌
Dallas
Independent
School
District
Series
2026A
5.00%
2/15/56
(PSF
Guaranty)
100,000
101,862‌
266,754‌
Special
Tax
Revenue
Bonds
-
10.75%
City
of
Houston
(Hotel
Occupancy
Tax
&
Special)
Series
2026C
5.50%
9/1/58
60,000
63,269‌
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
2.39%
11/1/43
^
77,143
51,782‌
GDB
Debt
Recovery
Authority
of
Puerto
Rico
7.50%
8/20/40
94,453
92,655‌
New
York
City
Transitional
Finance
Authority
Series
2026F-1
5.00%
2/1/53
150,000
154,070‌
Puerto
Rico
Sales
Tax
Financing
Corp.
Series
A-1
4.75%
7/1/53
151,000
140,817‌
Series
A-1
5.00%
7/1/58
50,000
47,606‌
Village
Community
Development
District
No.
15
(Special
Assessment)
Series
2024
144A
4.80%
5/1/55
#
50,000
46,593‌
596,792‌
State
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
-
7.56%
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
Series
2024B
5.00%
5/1/54
50,000
51,380‌
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico
Series
2022A-1
4.00%
7/1/46
86,000
73,900‌
5
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
State
General
Obligation
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
State
of
Illinois
Series
2024C
4.00%
10/1/48
100,000
$
85,989‌
Series
2025E
5.00%
9/1/42
50,000
52,136‌
State
of
Washington
Series
2026C
5.00%
2/1/51
150,000
156,253‌
419,658‌
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds
-
25.17%
Arizona
Department
of
Transportation
(State
Highway
Fund)
Series
2026
5.00%
7/1/40
100,000
111,443‌
California
Municipal
Finance
Authority
(LAX
Integrated
Express
Solutions
LLC)
Series
2018A
5.00%
12/31/43
25,000
25,262‌
Chicago
O'Hare
International
Airport
Series
2025E
5.50%
1/1/48
75,000
79,258‌
Series
2026A
5.25%
1/1/61
100,000
103,162‌
City
&
County
of
Denver
(Airport
System)
Series
2018A
4.00%
12/1/48
100,000
86,892‌
Colorado
Bridge
&
Tunnel
Enterprise
Series
2025A
5.25%
12/1/54
(AGMC)
100,000
104,054‌
County
of
Miami-Dade
(Aviation)
Series
2025B
5.25%
10/1/55
75,000
77,340‌
Metropolitan
Nashville
Airport
Authority
(The)
Series
2026B
5.00%
7/1/46
100,000
103,060‌
New
York
Transportation
Development
Corp.
(JFK
Millennium
Partners
LLC)
Series
2024B
2.18%
12/31/54
(AG)
^
25,000
16,207‌
Pennsylvania
Economic
Development
Financing
Authority
(Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
Motor
License
Fund)
Series
2022
6.00%
6/30/61
50,000
52,215‌
Port
Authority
of
New
York
&
New
Jersey
Series
251
5.25%
8/15/56
100,000
106,155‌
Public
Finance
Authority
(SR
400
Peach
Partners
LLC)
Series
2025
5.75%
12/31/65
100,000
102,138‌
Schedule
of
investments
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
6
Principal
amount
°
Value
(US
$)
Municipal
Bonds
(continued)
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds
(continued)
Regional
Transportation
District
(Denver
Transit
Partners
LLC)
Series
2020A
5.00%
1/15/29
55,000
$
57,475‌
State
of
Hawaii
Series
2025A
5.50%
7/1/54
60,000
63,485‌
Texas
Private
Activity
Bond
Surface
Transportation
Corp.
(NTE
Mobility
Partners
Segments
3
LLC)
Series
2019
5.00%
6/30/58
100,000
97,014‌
Texas
Transportation
Finance
Corp.
Series
2025A
5.50%
10/1/55
100,000
107,427‌
Washington
Metropolitan
Area
Transit
Authority
Series
2025A
5.25%
7/15/50
100,000
105,037‌
1,397,624‌
Water
&
Sewer
Revenue
Bonds
-
1.89%
New
York
City
Municipal
Water
Finance
Authority
(Water
&
Sewer
System)
Series
2026BB
5.25%
6/15/56
100,000
104,897‌
104,897‌
Total
Municipal
Bonds
(cost
$5,353,729)
5,289,666‌
Short-Term
Investments
3.60%
Variable
Rate
Demand
Notes
  —
3.60%
University
of
California
Series
2013AL-4
2.30%
5/15/48
¤
200,000
200,000‌
Total
Short-Term
Investments
      (cost
$200,000)
200,000‌
Total
Value
of
Securities
98.86%
        (cost
$5,553,729)
5,489,666‌
Receivables
and
Other
Assets
Net
of
Liabilities
1.14%
63,267‌
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
225,000
Shares
Outstanding
100.00%
$
5,552,933‌
7
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
°
Principal
amount
shown
is
stated
in
USD
unless
noted
that
the
security
is
denominated
in
another
currency.
#
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
At
March
31,
2026,
the
aggregate
value
of
Rule
144A
securities
was
$96,861,
which
represents
1.74%
of
the
Fund's
net
assets.
See
Note
7
in
“Notes
to
financial
statements."
Variable
rate
investment.
Rates
reset
periodically.
Rate
shown
reflects
the
rate
in
effect
at
March
31,
2026.
For
securities
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread,
the
reference
rate
and
spread
are
indicated
in
their
descriptions.
The
reference
rate
descriptions
(i.e.
SOFR01M,
SOFR03M,
etc.)
used
in
this
report
are
identical
for
different
securities,
but
the
underlying
reference
rates
may
differ
due
to
the
timing
of
the
reset
period.
Certain
variable
rate
securities
are
not
based
on
a
published
reference
rate
and
spread
but
are
determined
by
the
issuer
or
agent
and
are
based
on
current
market
conditions,
or
for
mortgage-backed
securities,
are
impacted
by
the
individual
mortgages
which
are
paying
off
over
time.
These
securities
do
not
indicate
a
reference
rate
and
spread
in
their
descriptions.
^
Zero-coupon
security.
The
rate
shown
is
the
effective
yield
at
the
time
of
purchase.
¤
Tax-exempt
obligations
that
contain
a
floating
or
variable
interest
rate
adjustment
formula
and
an
unconditional
right
of
demand
to
receive
payment
of
the
unpaid
principal
balance
plus
accrued
interest
upon
a
short
notice
period
(generally
up
to
30
days)
prior
to
specified
dates
either
from
the
issuer
or
by
drawing
on
a
bank
letter
of
credit,
a
guarantee,
or
insurance
issued
with
respect
to
such
instrument.
Each
rate
shown
is
as
of
March
31,
2026.
The
maturity
date
shown
is
the
final
maturity.
The
security
has
a
demand
feature
that
allows
the
holder
to
tender
the
security
at
par
on
no
more
than
7
days'
notice.
For
purposes
of
maturity
classification
and
weighted
average
maturity
calculations,
the
demand
date
is
used.
Summary
of
abbreviations
:
AG
Assured
Guaranty
PSF
Guaranteed
by
Permanent
School
Fund
SOFR01M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
1
Month
SOFR03M
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
3
Month
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
8
March
31,
2026
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Assets:
Investments
at
value*
$
5,489,666
Cash
312,953
Interest
receivable
60,966
Total
Assets
5,863,585
Liabilities:
Payable
for
securities
purchased
291,200
Distribution
payable
to
shareholders
17,595
Management
fees
payable
to
affiliates
1,857
Total
Liabilities
310,652
Total
Net
Assets
$
5,552,933
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Paid-in-capital
$
5,626,361
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
73,428
)
Total
Net
Assets
$
5,552,933
Shares
outstanding
(unlimited
amount
authorized,
no
par
value)
225,000
Net
asset
value
per
share
$
24.68
*Investments,
at
cost
$
5,553,729
Statement
of
operations
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
For
the
period
January
12,
2026*
to
March
31,
2026
9
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Investment
Income:
Interest
$
44,129
44,129
Expenses:
Management
fees
4,537
Total
operating
expenses
4,537
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
39,592
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss):
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
(
9,375
)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments
(
64,063
)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
(
73,438
)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
$
(
33,846
)
Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
10
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
For
the
period
January
12,
2026
*
to
March
31,
2026
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations:
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
39,592
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(9,375)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(64,063)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
(33,846)
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
from:
Distributable
earnings
(39,582)
(39,582)
Capital
Share
Transactions:
1
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
5,626,361
Increase
in
net
assets
derived
from
capital
share
transactions
5,626,361
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
5,552,933
Net
Assets:
Beginning
of
period
End
of
period
$
5,552,933
Capital
Share
Transactions:
Beginning
of
period
Shares
sold
225,000
Shares
outstanding,
end
of
period
225,000
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
1
Capital
share
transactions
may
include
transaction
fees
associated
with
Creation
and
Redemption
transactions
which
occurred
during
the
period.
See
Note
6
in
"Notes
to
financial
statements."
Financial
highlights
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
11
See
accompanying
notes,
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Selected
data
for
each
share
of
the
Fund
outstanding
throughout
the
period
were
as
follows:
For
the
period
January
12,
2026
1
to
March
31,
2026
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
period
.........................
$
25
.00‌
Income
(loss)
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
2
....................................
0
.18‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
loss
..............................
(
0
.32‌
)
Total
from
investment
operations
.............................................
(0.14‌)
Less
dividends
and
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
....................................
(
0
.18‌
)
Total
dividends
and
distrib
u
tions
............................................
(0.18‌)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
period
..............................
$
24.68‌
Total
return
3
............................................
(0.58%)
Ratios
and
supplemental
data:
$5,553
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(000
omitted)
.........................
$
5,553‌
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
........................
0.39%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
to
average
net
assets
..............
3.36%
Portfolio
turnover
4
.........................................
17%
1
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
Ratios
have
been
annualized;
total
return
and
portfolio
turnover
have
not
been
annualized.
2
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding.
3
Total
return
is
based
on
the
change
in
net
asset
value
of
a
share
during
the
period
and
assumes
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
at
net
asset
value.
4
Excludes
the
value
of
portfolio
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
in-kind
purchases
or
redemptions
of
the
Fund’s
capital
shares.
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
12
March
31,
2026
Nomura
ETF
Trust
(Trust)
is
organized
as
a
Delaware
statutory
trust
effective
February
22,
2023
and
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
As
of
the
date
of
this
report,
the
Trust
offers nine series.
These
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
pertain
to
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF (Fund).
The
Fund
commenced
operations
on January
12,
2026.
The
Fund
is
considered
diversified
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(1940
Act).
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Fund
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
under
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
following
accounting
policies
are
in
accordance
with
US
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(US
GAAP)
and
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Security
Valuation
Fixed
income
securities
are
generally
priced
based
upon
valuations
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service
or
broker
in
accordance
with
methodologies
included
within
Delaware
Management
Company
(DMC
or
the
Manager)'s
Pricing
Policy
(Policy).
Fixed
income
security
valuations
are
then
reviewed
by
DMC
as
part
of
its
duties
as
the
Fund's
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee)
and,
to
the
extent
required
by
the
Policy
and
applicable
regulation,
fair
valued
consistent
with
the
Policy.
To
the
extent
current
market
prices
are
not
available,
the
pricing
service
may
take
into
account
developments
related
to
the
specific
security,
as
well
as
transactions
in
comparable
securities.
Valuations
for
fixed
income
securities
utilize
matrix
systems,
which
reflect
such
factors
as
security
prices,
yields,
maturities,
and
ratings,
and
are
supplemented
by
dealer
and
exchange quotations. Investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
1940
Act
(Rule
2a-5).
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
or
other
asset
is
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board)
has
designated
DMC
to
perform
the
fair
value
determination
relating
to
all
applicable
Fund
investments.
DMC
has
established
a
pricing
committee (Pricing
Committee)
to
assist
with
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee,
and
DMC
may
carry
out
its
designated
responsibilities
as
Valuation
Designee
through
the
Pricing
Committee
and
other
teams
and
committees,
which
operate
under
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Board
and
subject
to
the
Board's
oversight.
Fair
value
pricing
may
be
used
more
frequently
for
securities
traded
primarily
in
non-US
markets.
In
considering
whether
fair
valuation
is
required
and
in
determining
fair
values,
the
Valuation
Designee
may,
among
other
things,
consider
significant
events
(which
may
be
considered
to
include
changes
in
the
value
of
US
securities
or
securities
indexes)
that
occur
after
the
close
of
the
relevant
market
and
before
the
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange.
The
Valuation
Designee
may
utilize
modeling
tools
provided
by
third-party
vendors
to
determine
fair
values
of
non-US
securities.
Federal
Income
Taxes
No
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
has
been
made
as the
Fund
intends
to
continue
to
qualify
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended,
and
make
the
requisite
13
distributions
to
shareholders.
The
Fund
evaluates
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
course
of
preparing
the
Fund's
tax
returns
to
determine
whether
the
tax
positions
are
“more-
likely-than-not”
of
being
sustained
by
the
applicable
tax
authority.
Tax
positions
not
deemed
to
meet
the
“more-likely-than-not”
threshold
are
recorded
as
a
tax
benefit
or
expense
in
the
current
period.
Management
has
analyzed
the
Fund's
tax
positions
taken
or
expected
to
be
taken
on
the
Fund's
federal
income
tax
return
through
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
federal
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
If
applicable,
the
Fund
recognizes
interest
and
tax
penalties
on
unrecognized
tax
benefits
in
"interest
and
tax
penalties"
on
the
"Statement
of
operations."
During
the
period
ended March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
incur
any
interest
or
tax
penalties.
In-Kind
Redemptions 
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
in-kind
redemptions
are
treated
as
sales
of
securities
resulting
in
realized
capital
gains
or
losses
to
the
Fund.
Because
such
gains
or
losses
are
not
taxable
to
the
Fund
and
are
not
distributed
to
existing
Fund
shareholders,
the
gains
or
losses
are
reclassified
from
accumulated
net
realized
gain
(loss)
to
paid-in
capital
at
the
end
of
the
Fund’s
tax
year.
These
reclassifications
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
US
GAAP
requires
management
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
that
affect
the
fair
value
of
investments,
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
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates
and
the
differences
could
be
material.
Other
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
the
date
the
securities
are
purchased
or
sold
(trade
date)
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Costs
used
in
calculating
realized
gains
and
losses
on
the
sale
of
investment
securities
are
those
of
the
specific
securities
sold.
Interest
income
is
recorded
on
an
accrual
basis.
Discounts
and
premiums
on
debt
securities
are
accreted
or
amortized
to
interest
income,
respectively,
over
the
lives
of
the
respective
securities
using
the
effective
interest
method.
Premiums
on
callable
debt
securities
are
amortized
to
interest
income
to
the
earliest
call
date
using
the
effective
interest
method.
The
Fund
declares
and
pays
dividends
from
net
investment
income
monthly
and
distributions
from
net
realized
gain
on
investments,
if
any,
at
least
annually.
The
Fund
may
distribute
more
frequently,
if
necessary
for
tax
purposes.
Dividends
and
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Segment Reporting 
In
November
2023,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
2023-
07,
Segment
Reporting
(Topic
280):
Improvements
to
Reportable
Segment
Disclosures,
with
the
intent
of
improving
reportable
segment
disclosure
requirements,
primarily
through
enhanced
disclosures
about
significant
segment
expenses,
allowing
financial
statement
users
to
better
understand
the
components
of
a
segment's
profit
or
loss
and
assess
potential
future
cash
flows
for
each
reportable
segment
and
the
entity
as
a
whole
thereby
enabling
better
understanding
of
how
an
entity's
segments
impact
overall
performance.
The
Fund's
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
act
as
the
Fund's
chief
operating
decision
maker
(CODM),
assessing
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
14
performance
and
making
decisions
about
resource
allocation.
The
CODM
has
determined
that
the
Fund
has
a
single
operating segment
since
the
Fund
has
a
single
investment
strategy
disclosed
in
the
prospectus
against
which
the
CODM
assesses
performance.
When
assessing
segment
performance
and
making
decisions
about
segment
resources,
the
CODM
relies
on
the
Fund's
portfolio
composition,
total
returns,
expense
ratios
and
changes
in
net
assets
which
are
consistent
with
the
information
contained
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting
Standard
The
Fund
adopted
FASB
Accounting
Standards
Update
(ASU),
ASU
2023-09,
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740)
Improvements
to
Income
Taxes
Disclosures
as
of
March
31,
2026.
ASU
2023-09
requires
public
business
entities,
on
an
annual
basis,
to
provide
disclosure
of
specific
categories
in
the
rate
reconciliation,
as
well
as
disclosure
of
income
taxes
paid
disaggregated
by
jurisdiction.
During
the
year
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
did
not
pay
a
material
amount
of
foreign
or
US
federal,
state
or
local
income
taxes
and
therefore
did
not
include
any
additional
disclosures
in
these
financial
statements.
2.
Investment
Management,
Administration
Agreements,
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
In
accordance
with
the
terms
of
its
investment
management
agreement,
the
Fund
pays
DMC,
a
series
of Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT)
and
the
investment
manager,
an
annual
unitary
management fee
which
is
calculated
daily
and
paid
monthly
at
the
rate
of
0.39%
on
the
Fund's
average
daily
net
assets.
On
December
1,
2025
(Closing
Date),
Nomura
Holding
America
Inc.
completed
the
acquisition
of
Macquarie
Asset
Management's
US
and
European
public
investments
business.
Prior
to
Closing
Date,
NIMBT
was
named
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Business
Trust.
From
the
unitary
management
fee,
DMC
pays
most
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund,
including
the
cost
of
sub-advisory
fees
to
any investment
sub-adviser,
if
any, transfer
agency,
custody,
fund
administration,
legal,
audit
and
other
services.
However,
under
the
investment
management
agreement,
DMC
is
not
responsible
for
(i)
interest
expenses;
(ii)
taxes
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
income,
excise,
transfer
and
withholding
taxes);
(iii)
expenses
of
a
Fund
incurred
with
respect
to
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
portfolio
securities,
instruments
or
other
investments
and
the
execution
of
portfolio
transactions,
including
brokerage
commissions;
(iv)
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
any
distribution
plan
adopted
by
the
Trust
in
compliance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act,
including
distribution
fees;
(v)
litigation
expenses;
(vi)
the
investment
advisory
fee
payable
to
the
Manager;
(vii)
non-routine
or
extraordinary
expenses
(including,
without
limitation,
the
expense
associated
with
proxy
solicitations
and
fund
reorganizations);
and
(viii)
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses.
At
March
31,
2026,
Nomura
Holding
America,
Inc.
directly
owned
86.67%
of
the
Fund's
shares
outstanding. 
1.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
15
3.
Investments
For
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
the
Fund
made
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
other
than
short-term
investments
and
US
government
securities as
follows:
There
were
no
investment
transactions
related
to
in-kind
purchases
and
sales
for
the period
ended
March
31,
2026.
The
tax
cost
of
investments
includes
adjustments
to
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
which
may
not
necessarily
be
the
final
tax
cost
basis
adjustments
but
which
approximate
the
tax
basis
unrealized
gains
and
losses
that
may
be
realized
and
distributed
to
shareholders.
At
March
31,
2026
,
the
cost
and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
for
the
Fund
were
as
follows: 
US
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
the
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date
under
current
market
conditions.
A
three-level
hierarchy
for
fair
value
measurements
has
been
established
based
upon
the
transparency
of
inputs
to
the
valuation
of
an
asset
or
liability.
Inputs
may
be
observable
or
unobservable
and
refer
broadly
to
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability
based
on
the
best
information
available
under
the
circumstances.
The
Fund's
investment
in
its
entirety
is
assigned
a
level
based
upon
the
observability
of
the
inputs
which
are
significant
to
the
overall
valuation.
The
three-level
hierarchy
of
inputs
is
summarized
as
follows:
Level
 1
Inputs
are
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
investments.
(Examples:
equity
securities,
open-end
investment
companies,
futures
contracts,
and
exchange-traded
options
contracts)
Purchases
$
6,180,834
Sales
813,105
Cost
of
investments
$
5,553,729
Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of
investments
$
3,356
Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
(67,419)
Net
unrealized
depreciation
of
investments
$
(64,063)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
16
Level
 2 —
Other
observable
inputs,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
that
are
observable
for
the
assets
or
liabilities
(such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
volatilities,
prepayment
speeds,
loss
severities,
credit
risks,
and
default
rates)
or
other
market-corroborated
inputs.
(Examples:
debt
securities,
government
securities,
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign currency
exchange
contracts,
foreign
securities
utilizing
international
fair
value
pricing,
broker-quoted
securities,
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
 3 — Significant
unobservable
inputs,
including
the
Fund's
own
assumptions
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
investments.
(Examples:
broker-quoted
securities
and
fair
valued
securities)
Level
3
investments
are
valued
using
significant
unobservable
inputs.
The
Fund
may
also
use
an
income-based
valuation
approach
in
which
the
anticipated
future
cash
flows
of
the
investment
are
discounted
to
calculate
fair
value.
Discounts
may
also
be
applied
due
to
the
nature
or
duration
of
any
restrictions
on
the
disposition
of
the
investments.
Valuations
may
also
be
based
upon
current
market
prices
of
securities
that
are
comparable
in
coupon,
rating,
maturity,
and
industry.
The
derived
value
of
a
Level
3
investment
may
not
represent
the
value
which
is
received
upon
disposition
and
this
could
impact
the
results
of
operations.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
valuation
of
the
Fund's
investments
by
fair
value
hierarchy
levels
as
of
March
31,
2026
:
During
the period
ended
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments.
The
Fund's
policy
is
to
recognize
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
investments
based
on
fair
value
at
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
period.
A
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
is
presented
when
the
Fund
has
a
significant
amount
of
Level
3
investments
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
the
period
in
relation
to
the
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
March
31,
2026
,
there
were
no
Level
3
investments.
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Securities
Assets:
Municipal
Bonds
$
$
5,289,666
$
$
5,289,666
Short-Term
Investments
200,000
200,000
Total
Value
of
Securities
$
$
5,489,666
$
$
5,489,666
3.
Investments
(continued)
17
4.
Dividend
and
Distribution
Information 
Income
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
US
GAAP. Additionally,
distributions
from
net
short-term
gains
on
sales
of
investment
securities
are
treated
as
ordinary
income
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
The
tax
character
of
dividends
and
distributions
paid
during
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026
were
as
follows: 
*
Date
of
commencement
of
operations.
5.
Components
of
Net
Assets
on
a
Tax
Basis
As
of
March
31,
2026,
the
components
of
net
assets
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
capital
accounts
are
adjusted
to
reflect
the
tax
character
of
permanent
book/tax
differences.
Results
of
operations
and
net
assets
were
not
affected
by
these
reclassifications.
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
had
no
reclassifications.
For
federal
income
tax
purposes,
capital
loss
carryforwards
may
be
carried
forward
and
applied
against
future
capital
gains.
At March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
has
capital
loss
carryforwards
available
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains
as
follows:
1/12/26
*
to
3/31/26
Tax-exempt
income
$
37,241
Ordinary
income
2,341
Total
$
39,582
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
$
5,626,361
Capital
loss
carryforwards
(9,468)
Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
103
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
(64,063)
Net
assets
$
5,552,933
Loss
carryforward
character
Short-term
Long-term
Total
$9,468
$—
$9,468
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
18
6.
Issuance
and
Redemption
of
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
is
an
exchange-traded
fund
or
ETF.
Individual
Fund
shares
may
only
be
purchased
and
sold
on
a
national
securities
exchange
through
a
broker-dealer
and
investors
may
pay
a
commission
to
such
broker-dealers
in
connection
with
their
purchase
or
sale.
The
price
of
Fund
shares
is
based
on
market
price,
and
because
ETF
shares
trade
at
market
prices
rather
than
NAV,
shares
may
trade
at
a
price
greater
than
NAV
(a
premium)
or
less
than
NAV
(a
discount).
The
Fund
will
only
issue
or
redeem
shares
aggregated
into
blocks
of
25,000
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”) to
Authorized
Participants
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
the
Fund's
Distributor.
An
Authorized
Participant
is
either
(1)
a
“Participating
Party,”
(i.e.,
a
broker-
dealer
or
other
participant
in
the
clearing
process
of
the
Continuous
Net
Settlement
System
of
the
National
Securities
Clearing
Corporation)
(“Clearing
Process”),
or
(2)
a
participant
of
Depository
Trust
Company
(“DTC
Participant”),
and,
in
each
case,
must
have
executed
an
agreement
(“Participation
Agreement”)
with
the
Distributor
with
respect
to
creations
and
redemptions
of
Creation
Units.
The
Fund
will
issue
or
redeem
Creation
Units
in
return
for
a
basket
of
assets
that
the
Fund
specifies
each
day.
Shares
are
listed
on
the
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
"Exchange")
and
are
publicly
traded.
If
an
investor
buys
or
sells
Fund
shares
on
the
secondary
market,
the
investor
will
pay
or
receive
the
market
price,
which
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
NAV.
The
investor's
transaction
will
be
priced
at
NAV
if
the
investor
purchases
or
redeems
Fund
shares
in
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units
may
pay
a
purchase
transaction
fee
and
a
redemption
transaction
fee
directly
to
the
Fund's
Administrator
to
offset
transfer
and
other
transaction
costs
associated
with
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units,
including
Creation
Units
for
cash.
Additionally,
a
portion
of
the
transaction
fee
is
used
to
offset
transactional
costs
typically
accrued
in
the
Fund's
custody
expenses
directly
related
to
the
issuance
and
redemption
of
Creation
Units.
An
additional
variable
fee
may
be
charged
for
certain
transactions.
Such
fees
would
be
included
in
the
receivable
for
capital
shares sold
on
the
"Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities"
if
they
are
outstanding
as
of
period-end.
Transaction
fees
assessed
during
the
period
are
included
in
the
proceeds
from
shares sold
on
the
"Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets."
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
Interest
rate
risk
The
risk
that
the
prices
of
bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
will
increase
as
interest
rates
fall
and
decrease
as
interest
rates
rise.
Interest
rate
changes
are
influenced
by
a
number
of
factors,
such
as
government
policy,
monetary
policy,
inflation
expectations,
and
the
supply
and
demand
of
bonds.
Bonds
and
other
fixed
income
securities
with
longer
maturities
or
duration
generally
are
more
sensitive
to
interest
rate
changes.
A
fund
may
be
subject
to
a
greater
risk
of
rising
interest
rates
when
interest
rates
are
low
or
inflation
rates
are
high
or
rising. 
High
yield
(junk
bond)
risk
The
risk
that
high
yield
securities,
commonly
known
as
“junk
bonds,”
are
subject
to
reduced
creditworthiness
of
issuers,
increased
risk
of
default,
and
a
more
limited
and
less
liquid
secondary
market.
High
yield
securities
may
also
be
subject
to
greater
price
19
volatility
and
risk
of
loss
of
income
and
principal
than
are
higher-rated
securities.
High
yield
bonds
are
sometimes
issued
by
municipalities
that
have
less
financial
strength
and
therefore
have
less
ability
to
make
projected
debt
payments
on
the
bonds. 
Credit
risk
The
risk
that
an
issuer
of
a
debt
security,
including
a
governmental
issuer
or
an
entity
that
insures
a
bond,
may
be
unable
to
make
interest
payments
and/or
repay
principal
in
a
timely
manner. 
Call
risk
The
risk
that
a
bond
issuer
will
prepay
the
bond
during
periods
of
low
interest
rates,
forcing
a
fund
to
reinvest
that
money
at
interest
rates
that
might
be
lower
than
rates
on
the
called
bond.
Alternative
minimum
tax
risk
If
a
fund
invests
in
bonds
whose
income
is
subject
to
the
alternative
minimum
tax,
that
portion
of
the
fund’s
distributions
would
be
taxable
for
shareholders
who
are
subject
to
this
tax.
Geographic
concentration
risk
The
risk
that
heightened
sensitivity
to
regional,
state,
US
territories
or
possessions
(such
as
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
Guam,
or
the
US
Virgin
Islands),
and
local
political
and
economic
conditions
could
adversely
affect
the
holdings
in
and
performance
of
a
fund.
There
is
also
the
risk
that
there
could
be
an
inadequate
supply
of
municipal
bonds
in
a
particular
state
or
US
territory
or
possession.
Private
activity
bonds
risk
Municipalities
and
other
public
authorities
issue
private
activity
bonds
to
finance
development
of
industrial
facilities
for
use
by
a
private
enterprise.
The
private
enterprise
pays
the
principal
and
interest
on
the
bond
and
the
issuing
authority
does
not
pledge
its
full
faith,
credit,
and
taxing
power
for
repayment.
The
private
enterprise
can
have
a
substantially
different
credit
profile
than
the
municipality
or
public
authority.
The
Fund’s
investments
in
private
activity
bonds
may
subject
certain
shareholders
to
the
Federal
AMT.
ETF
structure
risks
The
Fund
is
structured
as
an
ETF
and
as
a
result
is
subject
to
special
risks.
Shares
are
not
individually
redeemable
and
may
be
redeemed
by
the
Fund
at
NAV
only
in
large
blocks
known
as
“Creation
Units.”
Trading
in
shares
on
the
Exchange
may
be
halted
due
to
market
conditions
or
for
reasons
that,
in
the
view
of
the
Exchange,
make
trading
in
Shares
inadvisable,
such
as
extraordinary
market
volatility.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
Shares
will
continue
to
meet
the
listing
requirements
of
the
Exchange.
An
active
trading
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
not
be
developed
or
maintained.
If
the
Fund’s
shares
are
traded
outside
a
collateralized
settlement
system,
the
number
of
financial
institutions
that
can
act
as
authorized
participants
that
can
post
collateral
on
an
agency
basis
is
limited,
which
may
limit
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares.
The
market
prices
of
Shares
will
fluctuate
in
response
to
changes
in
NAV
and
supply
and
demand
for
shares
and
will
include
a
“bid-ask
spread”
charged
by
the
exchange
specialists,
market
makers
or
other
participants
that
trade
the
particular
security.
There
may
be
times
when
the
market
price
and
the
NAV
vary
significantly
particularly
during
times
of
market
stress,
with
the
result
that
investors
may
pay
significantly
more
or
significantly
less
for
Fund
shares
than
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
is
reflected
in
the
bid
and
ask
price
for
Fund
shares
or
in
the
closing
price.
If
a
shareholder
purchases
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Notes
to
financial
statements
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
20
premium
to
the
NAV
or
sells
shares
at
a
time
when
the
market
price
is
at
a
discount
to
NAV,
the
shareholder
may
sustain
losses
if
the
shares
are
sold
at
a
price
that
is
less
than
the
price
paid
by
the
shareholder
for
the
shares.
When
all
or
a
portion
of
an
ETFs
underlying
securities
trade
in
a
market
that
is
closed
when
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
is
open,
there
may
be
changes
from
the
last
quote
of
the
closed
market
and
the
quote
from
the
Fund’s
domestic
trading
day,
which
could
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
In
stressed
market
conditions,
the
market
for
the
Fund’s
shares
may
become
less
liquid
in
response
to
the
deteriorating
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
This
adverse
effect
on
the
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
shares
may,
in
turn,
lead
to
differences
between
the
market
value
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
the
Fund’s
NAV.
Rule
144A
securities
— The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
securities
that
normally
are
purchased
or
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act
(Rule
144A
securities).
Rule
144A
is
designed
to
facilitate
efficient
trading
among
institutional
investors
by
permitting
the
sale
of
certain
unregistered
securities.
Rule
144A
securities
may
be
resold
only
to
qualified
institutional
buyers,
provided
that
certain
other
conditions
for
resale
are
met.
To
the
extent
privately
placed
securities
held
by
a
Fund
qualify
under
Rule
144A
and
an
institutional
market
develops
for
those
securities,
a
Fund
likely
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
the
securities
without
registering
them
under
the
1933
Act.
Rule
144A
securities
have
been
identified
on
the
“Schedule
of
investments.” 
8.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Fund
enters
into
contracts
in
the
normal
course
of
business
that
contain
a
variety
of
indemnifications.
The
Fund's
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown.
However,
the
Fund
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts.
Management
has
reviewed
the
Fund's
existing
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
9.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
determined
that
no
material
events
or
transactions
occurred
subsequent
to
March
31,
2026,
that
would
require
recognition
or
disclosure
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
7.
Certain
Principal
Risks
of
the
Fund
(continued)
Report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
21
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of Nomura
ETF
Trust and
Shareholders
of
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
schedule
of
investments,
of
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
Nomura
ETF
Trust,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
“Fund”)
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
changes
in
net
assets,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
March
31,
2026,
and
the
results
of
its
operations,
changes
in
its
net
assets,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audit.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audit
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audit
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
March
31,
2026
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audit
provides
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
May
29,
2026
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nomura
investment
companies
since
2010.
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
22
Tax
Information
The
information
set
forth
below
is
for
the
Fund’s period
as
required
by
federal
income
tax
laws.
Shareholders,
however,
must
report
distributions
on
a
calendar
year
basis
for
income
tax
purposes,
which
may
include
distributions
for
portions
of
two
fiscal
years
of
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
information
needed
by
shareholders
for
income
tax
purposes
will
be
sent
to
them
in
January
of
each
year.
Please
consult
your
tax
advisor
for
proper
treatment
of
this
information.
All
disclosures
are
based
on
financial
information
available
as
of
the
date
of
this
annual
report
and,
accordingly,
are
subject
to
change.
For
any
and
all
items
requiring
reporting,
it
is
the
intention
of
the
Fund
to
report
the
maximum
amount
permitted
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
the
regulations
thereunder.
For
the
period
ended
March
31,
2026,
the
Fund
reports
distributions
paid
during
the
period
as
follows:
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
with
Accountants
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Change
in
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
At
a
meeting
held
on April
15,
2026,
the
Board
of
Trustees
(Board),
upon
recommendation
of
the
Audit
Committee,
approved
the
dismissal
of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
(PwC)
upon
completion
of
services
currently
being
performed
by
PwC
related
to
the
audit
of
the
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF 
(the
"Fund")’s
March
31,
2026
financial
statements,
and
approved
the
appointment
of
Ernst
&
Young
LLP
(E&Y)
to
serve
as
the
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm
for
the
Fund,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
2027.
PwC’s
report
on
the
financial
statements
for
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
did
not
contain
any
adverse
opinion
or
disclaimer
of
opinion,
nor
was
it qualified
or
modified
as
to
uncertainty,
audit
scope,
or
accounting
principles.
In
addition,
during
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
(i)
there
were
no
disagreements
between
the
Fund
and
PwC
on
accounting
principles,
financial
statement
disclosures
or
audit
scope,
which,
if
not
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
PwC,
would
have
caused
them
to
make
reference
to
the
disagreement
in
their
report;
and
(ii)
there
were
no
reportable
events
described
in
Item
304(a)
(1)
(v)
of
Regulation
S-K
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
During
the
period
January
12,
2026
(commencement
of
operations)
through
March
31,
2026
and
during
the
subsequent
interim
period
through
May
29,
2026,
neither
the
Board
nor
anyone
on
its
behalf
has
consulted
with
E&Y
at
any
time
prior
to
their
selection
with
(A)
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
5.91%
(B)
Tax-Exempt
Distributions
(Tax
Basis)
94.09%
      Total
100.00%
(A)
and
(B)
are
based
on
a
percentage
of
the
Fund's
total
distributions.
23
respect
to
(i)
the
application
of
accounting
principles
to
a
specified
transaction,
either
completed
or
proposed
or
the
type
of
audit
opinion
that
might
be
rendered
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements;
or
(ii)
the
subject
of
a
disagreement
(as
defined
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(iv)
of
Item
304
of
Regulation
S-K)
or
reportable
events
(as
described
in
paragraph
(a)
(1)
(v)
of
said
Item
304).
The
Fund
has
provided
PwC
with
a
copy
of
this
Form
N-CSR
and
requested
that
PwC
furnish
the
Fund
with
a
letter
stating
whether
or
not
it
agrees
with
the
statements
made
herein.
A
copy
of
PwC’s
letter,
dated
June
8,
2026,
is
attached
as
Exhibit
99
to
this
N-CSR.
Proxy
Disclosures
for
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Not
Applicable.
Remuneration
Paid
to
Directors,
Officers,
and
Others
of
Open-End
Management
Investment
Companies
Please
refer
to
the
disclosure
within
the
financial
statements. 
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
Board
Consideration
of
Investment Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
16,
2024
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
16,
2024
(the
“Contract
Approval
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
each
of
whom
is
not
an
“interested
person”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
(the
“Fund”).
Prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Approval
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
approval
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
In
considering
and
approving
the
Investment
Management
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
information
discussed
below.
The
Board
did
not
identify
any
particular
information
or
consideration
that
was
all-important
or
controlling,
and
each
individual
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
various
factors.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
an
initial
two-year
term.
Changes
in
and
Disagreements
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The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
would
provide
to
the
Fund.
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
to
be
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
that
the
Adviser
would
have
as
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
supervisory
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
the
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
providing
oversight
of
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
the
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
the
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Fund.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Fund’s
operations
and
the
Fund’s
other
service
providers.
The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
experience,
resources
and
strengths
in
managing
other
pooled
investment
vehicles,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
Based
on
its
consideration
and
review
of
the
foregoing
information,
the
Board
determined,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Fund
was
likely
to
benefit
from
the
nature,
quality
and
extent
of
these
services,
as
well
as
the
ability
of
the
Adviser
to
render
such
services
based
on
their
experience,
personnel,
operations
and
resources.
Fees,
expenses
and
profitability
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
to
be
rendered
and
the
proposed
fees
to
be
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
the
Fund’s
proposed
advisory
fee
and
total
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
the
Fund’s
peer
group.
Management
responded
to
questions
from
the
Trustees,
explaining
that
the
nature
of
the
Fund
and
its
anticipated
investments
warranted
the
proposed
advisory
fees
for
each.
The
Board
also
received
and
considered
information
about
the
fee
rates
charged
to
other
accounts
and
clients
managed
by
the
Adviser,
including
information
about
the
differences
in
services
provided
to
the
non-registered
investment
company
clients,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
anticipated
costs
and
projected
profitability
of
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
its
service
as
investment
adviser
to
the
Fund,
including
operational
costs.
The
Board
also
considered
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Fund.
After
comparing
the
Fund’s
proposed
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
the
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
16,
2024
(continued)
25
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
the
costs
they
expected
to
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
proposed
to
be
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
proposed
to
be
provided
by
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Fund,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
The
extent
to
which
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
as
the
Fund
grows
and
whether
fee
levels
would
reflect
such
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
next
discussed
potential
economies
of
scale.
Since
the
Fund
had
not
commenced
operations,
and
the
eventual
aggregate
amount
of
assets
was
uncertain,
Management
was
not
able
to
provide
the
Board
with
specific
information
concerning
the
extent
to
which
economies
of
scale
would
be
realized
as
the
Fund
grows
and
whether
fee
levels
would
reflect
such
economies
of
scale,
if
any.
The
Board
recognized
the
uncertainty
in
launching
a
new
investment
product
and
estimating
future
asset
levels.
The
Trustees
noted
that
any
reduction
in
fixed
costs
associated
with
the
management
of
the
Fund
would
be
enjoyed
by
the
Adviser,
but
that
a
unitary
advisory
fee
provides
a
level
of
certainty
in
expenses
for
the
Fund.
Investment
performance
of
the
Fund
and
the
Adviser
Because
the
Fund
is
newly
formed
and
had
not
commenced
operations,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Fund
or
the
Adviser.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
proposed
advisory
fee
was
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
to
be
provided
by
the
Advisor
to
the
Fund,
as
well
as
the
costs
to
be
incurred
and
benefits
to
be
gained
by
the
Adviser
in
providing
such
services.
The
Board
also
found
the
proposed
advisory
fee
to
be
reasonable
in
comparison
to
the
fees
charged
by
advisers
to
other
comparable
funds
or
similar
actual
or
anticipated
size.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
initial
approval
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interest
of
the
Fund.
In
its
deliberation,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Consideration
of
Investment Management Agreement
at
a
Meeting
Held
on
October
16,
2024
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Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
At
a
meeting
held
on
October
15,
2025
(the
“Contract
Renewal
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
Trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“Independent
Trustees”),
approved
the
annual
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
with
Delaware
Management
Company
(“DMC”
or
the
“Adviser”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Fund”
and
together,
the
“Funds”)
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
with
Macquarie
Investment
Management
Global
Limited
(“MIMGL”)
on
behalf
of
the
below
series
of
the
Trust
(each,
a
“Sub-Advised
Fund”
and
together,
the
“Sub-Advised
Funds”):
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
by
independent
legal
counsel,
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
DMC
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
them
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting.
Prior
to
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
and
in
response
to
the
requests,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
materials
specifically
relating
to
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
presentations
made
by,
information
provided
by
and
discussions
held
with,
representatives
of
DMC
at
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting
and
at
prior
Board
meetings.
At
these
meetings,
representatives
of
DMC
furnished
reports
and
other
information
to
the
Board,
and
engaged
in
discussions
with
the
Board,
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
(as
applicable),
the
Funds’
distribution
arrangements,
and
compliance,
risk
management
and
operational
matters
related
to
the
Funds,
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
also
received
information
comparing
the
advisory
fees
and
expenses
of
each
Fund
to
those
from
a
peer
group
of
funds
comparable
to
each
Fund.
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Basis
of
Approval
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Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
27
The
Board’s
decision
to
approve
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
based
on
a
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
information
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
the
year
and
specifically
in
connection
with
the
Contract
Renewal
Meeting,
as
well
as
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
previous
interactions
with
DMC
and
management.
In
considering
and
approving
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement,
the
Trustees
considered
the
information
they
believed
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
In
its
deliberations,
the
Board
did
not
identify
any
absence
of
information
as
material
to
its
decision,
or
any
particular
factor
(or
conclusion
with
respect
thereto)
or
single
piece
of
information
that
was
all-important,
controlling
or
determinative
of
its
decision,
but
considered
all
of
the
factors
together,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
(and
conclusions
with
respect
thereto)
and
information.
After
its
deliberations,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
unanimously
approved
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
for
the
Funds
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
the
Sub-Advised
Funds
for
an
additional
year.
The
following
summarizes
a
number
of
important,
but
not
necessarily
all,
factors
considered
by
the
Board
in
support
of
its
approval.
(a)
The
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
reviewed
the
services
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
provided
to
the
Funds
(as
applicable).
In
connection
with
the
investment
advisory
services
provided,
the
Board
noted
the
responsibilities
of
the
Adviser
as
investment
adviser,
including:
the
overall
responsibility
for
the
general
management
and
investment
of
each
Fund’s
securities
portfolio;
responsibility
for
the
investment
performance
and
processes
and
compliance
with
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
limitations;
the
implementation
of
the
investment
management
program
of
each
Fund;
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
investment
and
reinvestment
of
the
assets
of
each
Fund;
determining
daily
baskets
of
deposit
securities
and
cash
components;
executing
portfolio
security
trades
for
purchases
and
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
conducted
on
a
cash-in-lieu
basis;
the
review
of
brokerage
matters;
the
oversight
of
general
portfolio
compliance
with
relevant
law;
and
the
implementation
of
Board
directives
as
they
relate
to
the
Funds.
To
the
extent
any
such
activities
or
services
are
performed
by
MIMGL,
the
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
such
activities
and
services.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
ability
to
attract
and
retain
qualified
personnel
to
service
the
Funds
and
the
experience
and
skills
of
key
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Adviser.
The
Board
also
noted
the
compliance
program
and
compliance
experience
of
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
day-to-day
oversight
of
each
Fund’s
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
noting
that
regulatory
and
other
developments
had
over
time
led
to
an
increase
in
the
scope
of
the
Adviser’s
oversight
responsibilities
in
this
regard.
The
Board
also
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
oversight
of
the
Funds’
operations
and
the
Funds’
other
service
providers.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
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The
Board
reviewed
the
Adviser’s
and
MIMGL’s
experience,
resources,
financial
condition,
and
strengths
in
managing
the
Funds,
including
the
personnel
of
each.
The
Board
also
evaluated
information
about
the
nature
and
extent
of
responsibilities
retained
and
risks
assumed
by
the
Adviser,
including
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
business,
entrepreneurial,
overall
managerial
and
other
risks
by
sponsoring
and
advising
the
Funds.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
are
capable
of
continuing
to
provide
services
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
contemplated
by
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement.
(b)
Fees
and
expenses
.
The
Board
compared
both
the
services
rendered
and
the
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
the
fees
that
the
Adviser
receives
pursuant
to
its
other
advisory
agreements,
as
well
as
the
fees
paid
to
other
investment
advisers
with
respect
to
similar
funds.
In
particular,
the
Board
compared
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
and
total
net
expense
ratio
to
other
investment
companies
considered
to
be
in
that
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
and
peer
group
of
funds.
To
the
extent
relevant,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
about
differences,
including
strategy
implementation
and
the
amount
of
assets
being
managed,
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
funds.
While
the
Board
recognized
that
comparisons
between
a
Fund
and
its
peer
group
may
be
imprecise,
the
comparative
information
assisted
the
Board
in
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
and
total
net
expenses.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
MIMGL
does
not
receive
a
separate
fee
for
its
services
as
sub-adviser
to
the
Sub-Advised
Funds.
After
comparing
each
Fund’s
fees
and
total
expense
ratios
with
those
of
other
funds
in
each
Fund’s
peer
group,
and
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
and
the
costs
they
incur
in
rendering
those
services,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
level
of
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
each
Fund
was
fair
and
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable.
(c)
Profitability
and
Fall
out
Benefits.
The
Board
reviewed
the
costs
of
services
provided
by
and
the
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF
and
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF,
including
operational
costs
and
both
direct
benefits
and
indirect
benefits
accruing
to
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates.
The
Trustees
noted
that
each
of
these
three
Funds
had
completed
at
least
one
year
of
investment
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025.
The
Trustees
considered
how
the
Adviser’s
profitability
was
affected
by
factors
such
as
its
organizational
structure
and
method
for
allocating
expenses.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
had
entered
into
unitary
fee
arrangements
with
the
Funds
under
which
the
Adviser
reimbursed
the
Funds
for
expenses
over
the
applicable
unitary
fee
rate.
With
respect
to
the
Funds
with
less
than
one
year
of
operations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2025,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
29
profitability
of
the
Adviser
to
be
a
material
factor
in
their
determination,
but
did
take
into
account
prior
profitability
estimates
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Board
in
connection
with
the
launch
of
the
Funds.
The
Board
further
noted
that,
with
respect
to
the
Funds
with
shorter
operational
histories,
profitability
reports
with
respect
to
such
Funds
would
be
considered
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
may
experience
reputational
“fall-out”
benefits
based
on
the
success
of
the
Funds,
but
that
such
benefits
are
not
easily
quantifiable.
Based
on
these
considerations,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
Adviser’s
profitability
from
its
relationship
with
each
of
the
Funds,
if
any,
after
taking
into
account
a
reasonable
allocation
of
costs,
was
not
unreasonable.
(d)
Economies
of
scale.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
Adviser
would
realize
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
its
management
of
each
Fund
as
each
Fund
grew
and
whether
fee
levels
reflected
these
economies.
The
Trustees
considered
the
Adviser’s
views
relating
to
economies
of
scale
in
connection
with
the
Funds
and
the
extent
to
which
the
benefits
of
any
such
economies
of
scale
are
shared
with
the
Funds
and
Fund
shareholders.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
identify
and
quantify
and
are
rarely
identifiable
on
a
fund-by-fund
basis.
Based
on
this
evaluation,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
advisory
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
information
that
was
provided
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Adviser
with
respect
to
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
noted
that
it
would
revisit
whether
economies
of
scale
exist
in
the
future
during
subsequent
renewals
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
once
a
Fund
achieved
sufficient
scale.
(e)
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Adviser.
The
Board
considered
the
overall
investment
performance
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Funds
since
each
Fund’s
commencement
date.
In
its
evaluation
of
investment
performance
of
a
Fund,
the
Board
took
into
account
such
Fund’s
short
performance
period,
weighing
the
fact
that
the
Macquarie
Global
Listed
Infrastructure
ETF,
the
Macquarie
Energy
Transition
ETF,
and
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Short
Term
ETF
commenced
operations
on
November
28,
2023,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Large
Growth
ETF
commenced
operations
on
May
14,
2024,
the
Macquarie
Focused
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
commenced
operations
on
September
4,
2024,
the
Macquarie
National
High-Yield
Municipal
Bond
ETF
commenced
operations
on
March
5,
2025
and
the
Macquarie
Focused
International
Core
ETF
commenced
operations
on
June
18,
2025.
The
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
were
not
active
prior
to
the
time
of
the
Meeting.
As
a
result,
the
Board
did
not
consider
the
investment
performance
of
the
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
Intermediate
ETF,
Macquarie
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
and
Macquarie
Focused
SMID
Core
ETF
at
the
Meeting.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
Other
Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Nomura
Tax-Free
USA
ETF
30
The
Board
considered
performance
reports
and
discussions
with
portfolio
managers
at
Board
meetings
throughout
the
year
for
the
Funds
that
were
active
during
the
time
period.
These
performance
reports
showed
a
Fund’s
absolute
investment
performance
and
investment
performance
compared
to
a
broad
based
benchmark
index,
a
more
narrowly
tailored
index
selected
by
the
Adviser
as
being
representative
of
a
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
Morningstar
Category
peer
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
as
being
similar
to
the
Fund.
They
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
the
selected
peer
group
to
each
Fund.
Investment
performance
for
each
Fund,
as
of
June
30,
2025,
was
shown
for
the
past
1-year
period
and
since
inception
or,
if
shorter,
only
since
inception,
compared
to
that
of
the
peer
group
and
benchmarks.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
it
found
the
comparative
peer
data
generally
useful,
it
recognized
the
data’s
limitations,
including
in
particular
that
the
data
may
vary
depending
on
the
end
date
selected
and
that
the
results
of
the
performance
comparisons
vary
depending
on
the
funds
in
the
peer
group.
The
Board
also
considered
that
it
received
detailed
information
on
the
performance
of
each
active
Fund
from
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
each
of
its
regular
quarterly
meetings
throughout
the
year.
At
these
meetings,
the
Adviser
reviewed
with
the
Board
factors
contributing
to
Fund
performance
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
such
performance
in
light
of
the
Funds’
design
objectives.
Representatives
from
the
Adviser
provided
information
regarding
and
led
discussions
of
factors
impacting
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
outlining
current
market
conditions
and
explaining
their
expectations
and
strategies
for
the
future.
The
Board
evaluated
the
explanations
for
any
relative
underperformance
of
a
Fund
during
the
relevant
periods,
as
well
as
to
investment
decisions
and
global
economic
and
other
factors
that
affected
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
whether
each
Fund
had
performed
as
expected
over
time,
as
well
as
any
plans
to
address
underperformance,
if
applicable.
The
Board
took
into
account
that
each
Fund
was
being
managed
in
accordance
with
its
investment
objective
and
strategies.
Based
on
this
information,
the
Board
concluded,
within
the
context
of
its
full
deliberations,
that
the
investment
results
that
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
had
been
able
to
achieve
for
the
Funds
during
their
relatively
limited
performance
history
were
satisfactory
and
support
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
for
an
additional
one
year
period.
In
doing
so,
the
Board
reflected
that
the
reports
provided
at
quarterly
Board
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
for
ongoing
oversight
as
the
Funds
mature
and
reach
scale.
Based
on
the
foregoing
and
such
other
matters
as
were
deemed
relevant
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
in
relation
to
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL
to
each
Fund,
as
applicable,
as
well
as
the
costs
incurred
and
benefits
gained
by
the
Adviser
and
MIMGL,
as
applicable,
in
providing
such
services.
As
a
result,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
renewal
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
was
in
the
best
interests
of
each
Fund,
as
applicable.
Statement
Regarding
Basis
of
Approval
for
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
Board
Considerations
of Annual
Renewal
of
Investment Management
Agreement
and
Sub-
Advisory
Agreement
(continued)
This
page
is
not
part
of
the
financial
statements
and
other
information.
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information 
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assistance
by
phone
844
469-9911,
weekdays
from
9:00am
to
5:00pm
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Regular
mail
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Trust
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ME
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Management
610
Market
Street
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PA
19106-2354
Nomura
Asset
Management
is
part
of
the
Investment
Management
Division
of
the
Nomura
Group,
providing
integrated
public
and
private
market
asset
management
services
across
equities,
fixed
income,
private
credit
and
multi-asset
solutions
to
intermediary
and
institutional
clients.
Nomura
Asset
Management
primarily
operates
through
several
distinct
investment
managers,
which
includes
Nomura
Investment
Management
Business
Trust
(NIMBT),
a
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
registered
investment
adviser.
Investment
advisory
services
are
provided
to
the
Nomura
ETF
Trust
Funds
by
Delaware
Management
Company,
a
series
of
NIMBT.
The
Fund
is distributed
by 
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Services
LLC.
Item 8.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
At a meeting held on April 15, 2026, the Board of Trustees (Board), upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, approved the dismissal of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) upon completion of services currently being performed by PwC related to the audit of the Nomura Energy Transition ETF (formerly, Macquarie Energy Transition ETF), Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF (formerly, Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF), Nomura Focused International Core ETF (formerly, Macquarie Focused International Core ETF), Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF (formerly, Macquarie Focused Large Growth ETF), Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF (formerly, Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure ETF), Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (formerly, Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF), Nomura Tax-Free USA ETF, Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF (formerly, Macquarie Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF), and Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF, (the "Funds") s’ March 31, 2026 financial statements, and approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. PwC’s dismissal was not effective until the issuance of the March 31, 2026 financial statements on May 29, 2026.
 
For Nomura Energy Transition ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the period September 4, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Focused International Core ETF, PwC’s report on the financial statements for the period June 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Focused Large Growth ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the period May 14, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the period March 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Tax-Free USA ETF, PwC’s report on the financial statements for the period January 12, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF, PwC’s reports on the financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
For Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF, PwC’s report on the financial statements for the period January 12, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
In addition, for the periods recited above and during the subsequent interim period through May 29, 2026, (i) there were no disagreements between the Funds and PwC on accounting principles, financial statement disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports; and (ii) there were no reportable events described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the periods recited above and during the subsequent interim period through May 29, 2026, neither the Board nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with E&Y at any time prior to their selection with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinions that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements; or (ii) the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
 
The Funds have provided PwC with a copy of this Form N-CSR and requested that PwC furnish the Funds with a letter stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of PwC’s letter, dated June 8, 2026, is attached as Exhibit 99 to this N-CSR.
 
Item 9.  Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
 
            This information is included as part of materials filed under Item 7 of this form.
 
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
 
            This information is included as part of materials filed under Item 7 of this form.
 
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
            Not applicable.
 
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
 
            Not applicable.
 
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, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S‑K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
 
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein 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.
 
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
 
Not applicable.

Item 19. Exhibits.

 
(a)(1)         Not applicable.
 
(a)(2)         Not applicable.
 
(a)(3)         Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
 
(a)(4)         There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.
 
(a)(5)         There was a change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.IND PUB ACCT.
 
(b)              Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906 CERT.

 

 

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.
 
 
Name of Registrant: Nomura ETF Trust
 
/s/ANTHONY CARUSO____  
By:       Anthony Caruso
Title:    President and Principal Executive Officer
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.
 
/s/ANTHONY CARUSO____  
By:       Anthony Caruso
Title:    President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:    June 8, 2026
 
 
/s/RICHARD SALUS ____      
By:       Richard Salus
Title:    Principal Financial Officer
Date:    June 8, 2026
 

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