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:           811-23570          

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

  10845 Griffith Peak Drive 2/F
Las Vegas, NV 89135
 
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)  

 

The Corporation Trust Company
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:           (646) 585-0476          

 

Date of fiscal year end:           June 30          

 

Date of reporting period:           June 30, 2026          

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF 

AGGH

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF
$26
0.25%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 6.14%, compared with 3.79% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the "Index"), outperforming by 2.35%.

 

Interest rates were volatile during the period, moving higher once the Iran conflict started as rising oil prices increased inflation concerns. This created a challenging environment for bonds and the Fund, particularly during the second half of the period. Despite these challenges, the Fund outperformed, with additional returns generated by its option-selling strategy. The strategy continues to diversify exposure by laddering option strikes and expirations while actively managing risk. Following the onset of the Iran conflict, the portfolio management team reduced risk and widened option strikes to help preserve capital and limit volatility relative to the Index.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Federal Reserve will maintain a measured approach to policy, with long-term Treasury rates likely to remain volatile but range-bound. The Fund's option-selling strategy is designed to potentially benefit from this environment.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
2/14/22
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/22
$9,511
$9,335
12/31/22
$9,124
$9,058
6/30/23
$9,558
$9,248
12/31/23
$9,897
$9,559
6/30/24
$9,795
$9,491
12/31/24
$10,057
$9,678
6/30/25
$10,401
$10,068
12/31/25
$10,957
$10,385
6/30/26
$11,040
$10,449
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 2/14/2022
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF - NAV
6.14%
2.29%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
1.01%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$526,595,932
Total number of portfolio holdings
3
Total advisory fee paid
$919,557
Portfolio turnover rate
31%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
94.8%
U.S. Government Obligations
4.7%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.4%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Barrier Income ETF 

SBAR

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Barrier Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Barrier Income ETF
$79
0.75%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 11.00%, compared with 3.79% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, outperforming by 7.21%.

 

The strategy’s income generation continued to be driven by a combination of Treasury yields and premium capture from writing barrier options. The portfolio also benefited from its auto-call feature amid rising equity markets. Relative performance remained consistent with expectations, supporting the strategy’s income-oriented objective.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund is well positioned for investors seeking higher income than traditional fixed income with potentially lower risk than equities.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Barrier Income ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
S&P 500 TR Index
4/14/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/25
$10,652
$10,230
$11,511
9/30/25
$11,008
$10,437
$12,446
12/31/25
$11,345
$10,552
$12,777
3/31/26
$11,009
$10,547
$12,223
6/30/26
$11,823
$10,617
$14,081
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 4/14/2025
Simplify Barrier Income ETF - NAV
11.00%
14.83%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
5.07%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
32.66%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$393,340,000
Total number of portfolio holdings
8
Total advisory fee paid
$1,415,194
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
82.8%
U.S. Treasury Bills
19.0%
Money Market Funds
0.2%
Purchased Options
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(2.0)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus which we expect to be available November 1, 2026 at www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at 1 (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 14, 2025, Siddharth Sethi no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Emilio Freire, and Christopher Chua began to serve portfolio managers of the Fund.

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Bond Bull ETF 

RFIX

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Bond Bull ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Bond Bull ETF
$47
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -14.96%, compared with 0.38% for the ICE BofA Long U.S. Treasury Principal STRIPS Index, underperforming by 15.34%.

 

The primary reason for the underperformance was the Fund's position in long-term expiry (five- to seven-year) over-the-counter (OTC) receiver swaptions, which function similarly to long-term call options on the 10-year rate. These positions underperformed as forward interest rates increased and implied volatility declined.

 

Looking ahead, decreases in forward rates and implied volatility would potentially benefit performance, while increases in either would create a headwind. The future path of interest rates and volatility remains difficult to predict.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Bond Bull ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index (USD) TR
12/9/24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/24
$8,685
$9,817
$8,989
3/31/25
$8,812
$10,090
$9,398
6/30/25
$8,257
$10,211
$8,883
9/30/25
$7,341
$10,419
$9,122
12/31/25
$6,511
$10,533
$8,816
3/31/26
$7,201
$10,528
$8,818
6/30/26
$7,022
$10,598
$8,917
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 12/9/2024
Simplify Bond Bull ETF - NAV
-14.96%
-20.32%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
3.81%
ICE BofA Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index (USD) TR
0.38%
-7.10%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$55,738,530
Total number of portfolio holdings
12
Total advisory fee paid
$467,396
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
126.5%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Purchased Swaptions
(26.6)%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.0)%Footnote Reference
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus which we expect to be available November 1, 2026 at www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at 1 (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 14, 2025, Harley Bassman no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF 

CAS

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF
$109
0.88%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 46.76%, compared with 36.69% for the CSI 300 Net Total Return Index, outperforming by 10.07%.

 

The Fund’s outperformance primarily reflected its allocation to lower market-capitalization Chinese stock indices, particularly the CSI 500. Favorable funding rates within the total return swaps used to access the CSI indices also contributed.

 

Looking ahead, China’s economic growth should remain supportive of equity markets. We believe Chinese A-shares may benefit from long-term trends, including increased investment in artificial intelligence and technology. While valuations have risen, they remain reasonable relative to historical levels.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF- NAV
MSCI China Net Total Return USD Index
CSI 300 Net Total Return Index USD - 011325
1/13/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,002
3/31/25
$10,244
$12,342
$10,578
6/30/25
$12,186
$12,589
$10,947
9/30/25
$14,419
$15,196
$13,097
12/31/25
$14,962
$14,074
$13,371
3/31/26
$14,805
$12,817
$13,027
6/30/26
$17,884
$11,967
$14,940
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 1/13/2025
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF - NAV
46.76%
48.90%
MSCI China Net Total Return USD Index
-4.94%
13.09%
CSI 300 Net Total Return Index USD - 011325
36.69%
31.85%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$13,664,799
Total number of portfolio holdings
14
Total advisory fee paid
$103,192
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
54.1%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
41.5%
Purchased Options
0.6%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
3.7%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Currency Strategy ETF 

FOXY

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Currency Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF
$84
0.75%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 24.09%, compared with 10.76% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg FX Carry Index, outperforming by 13.33%.

 

The Fund’s allocation between emerging markets and G10 currencies, which are the most widely traded currencies of developed countries, contributed to performance, particularly its preference for G10 currencies during periods of heightened volatility. More specifically, short positions in the Korean won and long positions in the Brazilian real and Colombian peso contributed positively, as did dynamic positioning in the Swedish krona and Norwegian krone. The Euro detracted from performance.

 

Looking ahead, performance will depend in part on developments in the Middle East. Renewed tensions could increase emerging market currency volatility and reduce the attractiveness of higher-yielding emerging market currencies. Conversely, progress toward a cessation of hostilities could create a more favorable environment for carry strategies.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF- NAV
MSCI World Index (Net)
Bloomberg FX Carry Index - 020325
2/3/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
3/31/25
$10,819
$9,586
$10,118
6/30/25
$10,616
$10,685
$9,889
9/30/25
$11,454
$11,462
$10,151
12/31/25
$11,450
$11,820
$10,432
3/31/26
$12,711
$11,397
$10,744
6/30/26
$13,173
$12,965
$10,954
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 2/3/2025
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF - NAV
24.09%
21.71%
MSCI World Index (Net)
21.34%
20.34%
Bloomberg FX Carry Index - 020325
10.76%
6.70%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$365,187,672
Total number of portfolio holdings
7
Total advisory fee paid
$706,941
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
71.1%
U.S. Treasury Bills
24.3%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
4.5%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's prospectus, dated November 1, 2025, which is available at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 1, 2025, the Fund updated its investment objective from "seeks capital gains" to "seeks long term capital appreciation."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Enhanced Income ETF 

HIGH

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Enhanced Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF
$49
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -4.06%, compared with 3.84% for the ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, underperforming by 7.90%.

 

The primary driver of performance was the challenging environment for the Fund’s core income-generating strategy. Several periods of elevated equity market volatility, along with the broader market drawdown in March 2026 amid heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, negatively impacted the Fund’s options overlay.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund has transitioned to a longer-dated income-generating overlay, which we believe will potentially reduce the impact of short-term market volatility. This positioning is designed to enhance income stability while maintaining the Fund’s risk management objectives.

 

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
10/27/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/22
$10,073
$10,253
$10,161
$10,070
6/30/23
$10,507
$10,468
$10,708
$10,297
12/31/23
$10,830
$10,820
$11,528
$10,575
6/30/24
$11,191
$10,743
$11,825
$10,853
12/31/24
$11,022
$10,956
$12,472
$11,130
6/30/25
$11,969
$11,396
$13,042
$11,361
12/31/25
$11,500
$11,755
$13,547
$11,595
6/30/26
$11,483
$11,828
$13,813
$11,797
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 10/27/2022
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF - NAV
-4.06%
3.83%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
4.68%
Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index
5.91%
9.19%
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
3.84%
4.60%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$70,967,822
Total number of portfolio holdings
13
Total advisory fee paid
$697,927
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
89.5%
U.S. Treasury Bills
9.2%
Purchased Options
0.6%
Money Market Funds
0.2%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.5%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Government Money Market ETF 

SBIL

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Government Money Market ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund's costs since inception?

(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
Simplify Government Money Market ETF
$15Footnote Reference(1)
0.15%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period July 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on July 14, 2025, the Fund returned 3.70%, compared with 3.73% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill Index, underperforming by 0.03%.

 

The Fund's broader investment universe, including U.S. Treasury Bills, Notes, FRNs, Agency Discount Notes, Bullets, Floaters, and repurchase agreements backed by government obligations, provides additional opportunities to enhance yield. Holdings are selected to maximize spreads to T-Bills or identify the most attractive available short-term investment. During the period, the Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate by 75 basis points (or 0.75 percentage points), lowering short-term yields, while reserve management purchases compressed spreads.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund remains well positioned to provide current income and liquidity while pursuing stability of principal as investors continue to seek attractive yields in high-quality short-term securities.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Government Money Market ETF- NAV
ICE US 1-Month Treasury Bill Index (USD) TR
7/14/25
$10,000
$10,000
9/30/25
$10,090
$10,090
12/31/25
$10,191
$10,192
3/31/26
$10,279
$10,281
6/30/26
$10,369
$10,373
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 7/14/2025
Simplify Government Money Market ETF - NAV
3.70%
ICE US 1-Month Treasury Bill Index (USD) TR
3.73%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$5,037,458,196
Total number of portfolio holdings
160
Total advisory fee paid
$5,830,087
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities
59.3%
Repurchase Agreements
16.0%
U.S. Treasury Bills
13.4%
U.S. Government Obligations
10.9%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.4%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Health Care ETF 

PINK

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Health Care ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Health Care ETF
$58
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 31.50%, compared with 22.06% for the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index, outperforming by 9.44%.

 

The Fund's outperformance reflected bottom-up analysis, tactical trading, and strategic positioning across health care subsectors. During FY2026, stock selection was the largest contributor, as the Fund avoided major drawdowns and identified opportunities across subsectors.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund will continue applying rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis, incorporating industry research, channel checks, and a broad investment framework to identify high-conviction opportunities.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Health Care ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
MSCI USA IMI/Health Care Net (USD) Index
10/7/21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/21
$11,178
$10,866
$10,774
6/30/22
$9,863
$8,697
$9,563
12/31/22
$10,701
$8,898
$10,151
6/30/23
$10,731
$10,401
$10,076
12/31/23
$11,102
$11,237
$10,364
6/30/24
$12,752
$12,955
$11,060
12/31/24
$12,087
$14,048
$10,596
6/30/25
$12,262
$14,919
$10,434
12/31/25
$14,997
$16,560
$12,176
6/30/26
$16,125
$18,250
$12,736
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 10/7/2021
Simplify Health Care ETF - NAV
31.50%
10.63%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.57%
MSCI USA IMI/Health Care Net (USD) Index
22.06%
5.25%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$358,613,531
Total number of portfolio holdings
54
Total advisory fee paid
$1,195,209
Portfolio turnover rate
171%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Common Stocks
96.4%
Money Market Funds
0.4%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
3.2%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Hedged Equity ETF 

HEQT

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Hedged Equity ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF
$43
0.40%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 12.64%, compared with 14.62% for the Bloomberg U.S. EQ:FI 60:40 Index, underperforming by 1.98%.

 

U.S. equities maintained strong momentum during the period, driven largely by artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology, which supported corporate profitability and investor sentiment. Despite reaching record highs, markets experienced periods of volatility, including the Iran conflict, as investors assessed energy prices and slowing labor market data.

 

During the market drawdown, the Fund provided downside protection through its systematic collar strategy. As equities recovered, the Fund lagged due to its capped upside exposure, a trade-off inherent to its risk-managed approach. However, the strategy helped reduce portfolio volatility and drawdown risk.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund will continue providing exposure to U.S. large-cap equities while seeking to manage downside volatility through its options overlay. 

 

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF - NAV
Bloomberg US EQ:FI 60:40 Index
S&P 500 TR Index
11/1/21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/21
$10,251
$10,168
$10,357
6/30/22
$9,254
$8,449
$8,290
12/31/22
$9,389
$8,454
$8,481
6/30/23
$10,425
$9,398
$9,914
12/31/23
$10,961
$10,010
$10,711
6/30/24
$12,101
$10,873
$12,349
12/31/24
$12,968
$11,529
$13,391
6/30/25
$13,326
$12,186
$14,221
12/31/25
$14,275
$13,121
$15,785
6/30/26
$15,011
$13,967
$17,396
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 11/1/2021
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF - NAV
12.64%
9.11%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
12.61%
Bloomberg US EQ:FI 60:40 Index
14.62%
7.43%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$313,675,331
Total number of portfolio holdings
5
Total advisory fee paid
$1,283,533
Portfolio turnover rate
1%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
100.7%
Purchased Options
0.7%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(1.4)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify High Yield ETF 

CDX

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify High Yield ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify High Yield ETF
$25
0.25%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -1.88%, compared with 5.74% for the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index, underperforming by 7.62%.

 

High-yield spreads were relatively stable during the period, beginning at 3.21% and ending at 2.94%, though they moved through a wide range. Spreads reached a post-global financial crisis low of 2.74% in January before widening following the onset of the Iran conflict. The Fund’s defensive positioning weighed on relative performance. In particular, the embedded credit hedge overlay (“Quality minus Junk,” or “Q-J”) detracted as enthusiasm for artificial intelligence favored lower-quality technology companies over higher-quality names. Short positions in investment-grade and high-yield credit default swap indices also detracted.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund remains defensively positioned given tight high-yield spreads relative to underlying credit fundamentals.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify High Yield ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
2/14/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/22
$9,027
$9,335
$9,002
12/31/22
$9,200
$9,058
$9,297
6/30/23
$9,636
$9,248
$9,800
12/31/23
$10,347
$9,559
$10,548
6/30/24
$10,775
$9,491
$10,824
12/31/24
$11,239
$9,678
$11,413
6/30/25
$12,241
$10,068
$11,933
12/31/25
$12,224
$10,385
$12,384
6/30/26
$12,010
$10,449
$12,618
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 2/14/2022
Simplify High Yield ETF - NAV
-1.88%
4.28%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
1.01%
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
5.74%
5.46%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$393,543,151
Total number of portfolio holdings
8
Total advisory fee paid
$1,038,220
Portfolio turnover rate
55%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
74.9%
U.S. Treasury Bills
25.5%
Money Market Funds
0.3%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.7)%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective September 2, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved a change to the Fund's non-fundamental investment objective. The Fund's investment objective was changed from "seeks to maximize current income by investing primarily in high-yield bonds through swaps on exchange traded funds while mitigating credit risk" to "seeks to maximize total return."

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF 

PFIX

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF
$47
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -11.44%, compared with 2.54% for the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index, underperforming by 13.98%.

 

The primary reason for the underperformance was the Fund's position in long-term expiry (five- to seven-year) over-the-counter payer swaptions, which function similarly to long-term put options on the 20-year rate. These positions underperformed despite increases in forward interest rates, as gains from higher rates were offset by declines in implied volatility.

 

Looking ahead, increases in forward rates and implied volatility would potentially benefit performance, while declines in either would create a headwind. The future path of interest rates and volatility remains difficult to predict.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index TR
5/10/21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/21
$8,111
$10,095
$10,478
12/31/21
$7,489
$10,101
$10,885
6/30/22
$11,452
$9,056
$8,527
12/31/22
$14,523
$8,787
$7,506
6/30/23
$12,981
$8,971
$7,805
12/31/23
$15,133
$9,273
$7,669
6/30/24
$18,534
$9,207
$7,247
12/31/24
$20,650
$9,389
$7,076
6/30/25
$21,549
$9,766
$7,269
12/31/25
$20,883
$10,074
$7,380
6/30/26
$19,084
$10,137
$7,453
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 5/10/2021
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF - NAV
-11.44%
18.66%
13.40%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
0.08%
0.26%
ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index TR
2.54%
-6.59%
-5.56%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$175,805,774
Total number of portfolio holdings
21
Total advisory fee paid
$862,155
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
73.5%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
21.4%
Money Market Funds
0.4%
Purchased Swaptions
(10.6)%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
15.3%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 

TYA

| Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF
$21
0.21%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -1.64%, compared with 2.54% for the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index, underperforming by 4.18%.

 

The primary drivers of return were the Fund's long position in the most liquid, near-to-expiry 10-year U.S. Treasury futures contracts and holdings of short-term U.S. Government securities and cash. Rising intermediate-term rates during the period, driven in part by renewed inflation concerns following the Iran conflict, negatively impacted the Fund’s leveraged positioning.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund's performance will depend on interest rate movements. Rising intermediate rates would generally be harmful, while declining rates and curve steepening would be potentially beneficial. 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index TR
9/27/21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/21
$9,944
$9,974
$10,187
6/30/22
$7,353
$8,942
$7,981
12/31/22
$6,238
$8,677
$7,026
6/30/23
$6,132
$8,858
$7,305
12/31/23
$6,078
$9,156
$7,177
6/30/24
$5,646
$9,091
$6,783
12/31/24
$5,468
$9,271
$6,623
6/30/25
$6,121
$9,644
$6,803
12/31/25
$6,291
$9,948
$6,907
6/30/26
$6,020
$10,009
$6,976
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 9/27/2021
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
-1.64%
-10.12%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
0.02%
ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index TR
2.54%
-7.29%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$66,256,461
Total number of portfolio holdings
2
Total advisory fee paid
$175,690
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
99.2%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.7%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify MBS ETF 

MTBA

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify MBS ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify MBS ETF
$46
0.15%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 4.18%, compared with 5.21% for the Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index, underperforming by 1.03%.

 

The Fund invested in current coupon agency mortgage-backed securities through To-Be-Announced ("TBA") contracts in the over-the-counter market. These positions generate mortgage interest, incur financing costs, and experience mark-to-market gains and losses as interest rates change. Mortgage rates remained volatile but above 6.1%, supporting attractive yield generation. Because TBA positions provide notional exposure, cash can be invested in short-term U.S. Government securities to generate additional income.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund’s performance will remain sensitive to changes in mortgage rates and short-term financing costs. These factors are influenced by interest rate expectations, market volatility, and supply-demand dynamics.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify MBS ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index
11/6/23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/23
$10,367
$10,656
$10,713
6/30/24
$10,424
$10,581
$10,609
12/31/24
$10,595
$10,790
$10,842
6/30/25
$10,999
$11,223
$11,300
12/31/25
$11,425
$11,577
$11,772
6/30/26
$11,459
$11,649
$11,889
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 11/6/2023
Simplify MBS ETF - NAV
4.18%
5.28%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
5.93%
Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index
5.21%
6.75%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

 

The Fund had a return of capital of $22,181,637. 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$1,545,348,368
Total number of portfolio holdings
13
Total advisory fee paid
$2,382,906
Portfolio turnover rate
1639%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities
101.3%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
94.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.3%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(101.2)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective September 2, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved a change to the Fund's non-fundamental investment objective. The Fund's investment objective was changed from "seeks to provide total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management" to "seeks to maximize total return."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF 

NXTI

| Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF
$27
0.25%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 13.87%, compared with 14.39% for the Next Intangible Core Index, underperforming by 0.52%.

 

The Fund generated double-digit positive returns in Energy, Industrials, Health Care, Information Technology, Consumer Staples, and Materials, while Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Real Estate generated negative returns. Performance lagged the benchmark primarily due to transaction costs associated with index rebalancing.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund will continue seeking companies with high intangible capital-to-book asset ratios within their respective sectors.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
Next Intangible Core Index TR (USD)
4/15/24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/24
$10,503
$10,819
$10,505
12/31/24
$11,635
$11,732
$11,682
6/30/25
$12,809
$12,460
$12,943
12/31/25
$13,566
$13,830
$13,715
6/30/26
$14,586
$15,241
$14,805
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 4/15/2024
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF - NAV
13.87%
18.64%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
21.03%
Next Intangible Core Index TR (USD)
14.39%
19.45%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$40,926,875
Total number of portfolio holdings
202
Total advisory fee paid
$76,311
Portfolio turnover rate
30%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Common Stocks
99.8%
Money Market Funds
0.2%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.0%Footnote Reference
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 

TUA

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF
$24
0.24%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -4.16%, compared with 2.74% for the ICE U.S. Treasury 7–10 Year Bond Index, underperforming by 6.90%.

 

The primary drivers of return were the Fund’s long position in the most liquid, near-to-expiry 2-year U.S. Treasury futures contracts and holdings of short-term U.S. Government securities and cash. A long Treasury futures position earned returns on the cheapest-to-deliver bond while paying a short-term financing rate. Although the strategy no longer faced the headwind of an inverted yield curve (when short-term interest rates were higher than longer-term interest rates), rising 2-year rates during the period negatively impacted the Fund’s leveraged exposure as inflation concerns increased following the Iran conflict.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund’s performance will depend on interest rate movements. Rising front-end rates and renewed curve inversions would generally be harmful, while declining rates accompanied by curve steepening would be beneficial.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE US Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
11/14/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/22
$9,940
$10,146
$10,081
6/30/23
$9,303
$10,358
$10,244
12/31/23
$9,725
$10,707
$10,422
6/30/24
$9,179
$10,631
$10,277
12/31/24
$9,380
$10,841
$10,366
6/30/25
$9,917
$11,277
$10,920
12/31/25
$10,064
$11,632
$11,215
6/30/26
$9,505
$11,704
$11,219
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 11/14/2022
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
-4.16%
-1.39%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
4.44%
ICE US Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
2.74%
3.22%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$751,044,282
Total number of portfolio holdings
7
Total advisory fee paid
$1,491,690
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
86.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
13.4%
Money Market Funds
1.2%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(1.2)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF 

XV

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF
$80
0.75%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 13.56%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by (8.76%).

 

The strategy’s income generation continued to be driven by Treasury yields and premium capture from writing barrier options. The portfolio also benefited from its auto-call feature during a period of rising equity markets. Relative performance remained consistent with expectations, supporting the strategy’s income-oriented objective.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund is well positioned for investors seeking higher income than traditional fixed income with potentially lower risk than equities.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
S&P 500 TR Index
4/14/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/25
$10,799
$10,230
$11,511
9/30/25
$11,291
$10,437
$12,446
12/31/25
$11,675
$10,552
$12,777
3/31/26
$11,300
$10,547
$12,223
6/30/26
$12,264
$10,617
$14,081
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 4/14/2025
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF - NAV
13.56%
18.35%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
5.07%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
32.66%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$65,253,938
Total number of portfolio holdings
6
Total advisory fee paid
$478,669
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
73.8%
U.S. Treasury Bills
27.4%
Money Market Funds
3.9%
Purchased Options
0.1%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(5.2)%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective September 2, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved a change to the Fund's non-fundamental investment objective. The Fund's investment objective was changed from "seeks to provide high monthly income" to "seeks to provide monthly income."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF 

LQ

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF (the "Fund") for the period of May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund's costs since inception?

(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
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF
$2Footnote Reference(1)
0.15%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on May 4, 2026, the Fund returned -4.94%, compared with 0.55% for the ICE BofA 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, underperforming by 5.49%. 

 

Given the short performance period, risk assets performed well, creating a headwind for the Fund’s exposure to alternatives, including Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF and Simplify Gold Strategy ETF. Simplify Currency Strategy ETF and Simplify Hedged Equity ETF provided a partial offset through positive returns over the period.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund's diversified return streams can help investors build more resilient portfolios and reduce reliance on traditional stock and bond returns. The strategy is designed to provide diversification during periods of equity market weakness

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
5/4/26
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/26
$9,506
$10,076
$10,055
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 5/4/2026
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF - NAV
-4.94%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
0.76%
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
0.55%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$2,371,539
Total number of portfolio holdings
3
Total advisory fee paid
$564
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
104.2%
Money Market Funds
1.6%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(5.8)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF 

DINE

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund's costs since inception?

(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
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF
$2Footnote Reference(1)
0.14%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on May 4, 2026, the Fund returned 1.71%, compared with 0.76% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, outperforming by 0.95%.

 

Given the short performance period, income assets were slightly positive. The Fund’s exposure to Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF and Simplify Gold Strategy ETF was the primary headwind, while Simplify Currency Strategy ETF and Simplify Barrier Income ETF provided an offset through positive returns over the period.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund's diversified portfolio of high-income strategies can help investors reduce reliance on traditional bond exposures, including credit and interest rate risk.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
5/4/26
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/26
$10,171
$10,076
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 5/4/2026
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF - NAV
1.71%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
0.76%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$2,537,821
Total number of portfolio holdings
3
Total advisory fee paid
$578
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
97.4%
Money Market Funds
1.5%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
1.1%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF 

BUCK

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF
$36
0.35%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 6.11%, compared with 3.84% for the ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, outperforming by 2.27%.

 

The option-selling strategy in the Fund faced challenges during the 2025 tariff-related market volatility. However, periods of market stress typically increased option premiums, creating more attractive opportunities to generate income. As interest rates stabilized and moved back toward recent ranges, higher premiums supported the Fund’s yield and total return. The strategy continued to diversify exposure by laddering option strikes and expirations while actively managing risk. Following the onset of the Iran conflict, the portfolio management team reduced risk and widened option strikes to help preserve capital and limit volatility relative to the index.

 

Looking ahead, we believe long-term Treasury rates will remain volatile but range-bound amid geopolitical and fiscal uncertainty. Higher volatility may create opportunities to generate additional option income, supporting the Fund's  income-oriented strategy.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg 1 - 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
10/27/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/22
$10,077
$10,253
$10,070
$10,070
6/30/23
$10,327
$10,468
$10,304
$10,297
12/31/23
$10,533
$10,820
$10,587
$10,575
6/30/24
$10,884
$10,743
$10,871
$10,853
12/31/24
$11,293
$10,956
$11,150
$11,130
6/30/25
$11,326
$11,396
$11,387
$11,361
12/31/25
$11,781
$11,755
$11,629
$11,595
6/30/26
$12,019
$11,828
$11,839
$11,797
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 10/27/2022
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF - NAV
6.11%
5.13%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
4.68%
Bloomberg 1 - 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
3.96%
4.70%
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
3.84%
4.60%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$472,139,355
Total number of portfolio holdings
2
Total advisory fee paid
$1,330,756
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
99.8%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.2%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify US Equity Income ETF 

SPUC

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify US Equity Income ETF (formerly, Simplify US Equity PLUS Upside Convexity ETF) (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify US Equity Income ETF
$56
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 22.59%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P TR 500 Index (the "Index"), outperforming by 0.27%. 

 

U.S. equities maintained strong momentum during the period, driven by artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology, which supported profitability and investor sentiment. Despite strong market returns, periods of volatility occurred as investors evaluated energy prices and slowing labor market data. 

 

The Fund modestly outperformed the Index, driven by dynamic allocations to long and short call options. 

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund is positioned to participate in U.S. equity market growth through its call option strategy while seeking to generate iincome. The Fund’s 12% target distribution rate is designed to provide investors with consistent distributions. 

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify US Equity Income ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
9/3/20
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/20
$10,877
$10,927
6/30/21
$12,552
$12,593
12/31/21
$14,561
$14,063
6/30/22
$11,047
$11,256
12/31/22
$10,973
$11,516
6/30/23
$12,886
$13,462
12/31/23
$13,986
$14,543
6/30/24
$17,174
$16,767
12/31/24
$17,529
$18,182
6/30/25
$19,097
$19,310
12/31/25
$21,487
$21,433
6/30/26
$23,410
$23,621
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 9/3/2020
Simplify US Equity Income ETF - NAV
22.59%
13.28%
15.73%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
15.91%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$91,994,449
Total number of portfolio holdings
3
Total advisory fee paid
$526,280
Portfolio turnover rate
64%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
99.6%
Purchased Options
0.3%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.0)%Footnote Reference
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus which we expect to be available November 1, 2026 at www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at 1 (855) 772-8488.

 

Around June 29, 2026 the Fund refined its investment objective and strategy to provide greater focus on generating income. The Fund also changed its name from Simplify US Equity PLUS Upside Convexity ETF to Simplify US Equity Income ETF. The Fund also changed its investment objective from "seeks long-term capital appreciation" to "seeks to generate monthly income in a tax efficient manner with the potential for capital appreciation in rising equity markets."

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF 

SPBC

| Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF
$54
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 14.80%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by 7.52%.

 

During the reporting period, the Fund maintained a 10% allocation to VanEck Bitcoin (HODL), which returned -45.5% over the same period and was the primary driver of relative underperformance. Periodic rebalancing to the target allocation added exposure when Bitcoin underperformed and trims exposure when it outperformed, which seeked to capture a rebalancing premium through disciplined, systematic allocation.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund remains uniquely positioned to provide investors with exposure to U.S. large-cap equities combined with Bitcoin exposure. 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
5/24/21
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/21
$10,146
$10,253
12/31/21
$11,444
$11,450
6/30/22
$8,355
$9,165
12/31/22
$8,247
$9,376
6/30/23
$10,668
$10,960
12/31/23
$12,260
$11,841
6/30/24
$14,860
$13,652
12/31/24
$16,804
$14,804
6/30/25
$18,032
$15,722
12/31/25
$19,571
$17,451
6/30/26
$20,700
$19,232
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 5/24/2021
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF - NAV
14.80%
15.33%
15.33%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
13.68%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$43,571,808
Total number of portfolio holdings
3
Total advisory fee paid
$287,495
Portfolio turnover rate
15%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
99.0%
Money Market Funds
0.7%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.3%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF 

SPYC

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF
$53
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 11.77%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by 10.55%.

 

U.S. equities maintained strong momentum during the period, supported by artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology. However, markets experienced periods of volatility, including the Iran conflict, as investors evaluated energy prices and labor market conditions.

 

The Fund's dual mandate of participating in upside markets while providing downside protection performed below expectations during the period. Looking ahead, the Fund will continue monetizing and exercising options when appropriate to participate in market gains while seeking to maintain meaningful downside protection.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
9/3/20
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/20
$10,834
$10,927
6/30/21
$12,367
$12,593
12/31/21
$13,976
$14,063
6/30/22
$10,923
$11,256
12/31/22
$10,427
$11,516
6/30/23
$12,088
$13,462
12/31/23
$12,931
$14,543
6/30/24
$15,257
$16,767
12/31/24
$15,794
$18,182
6/30/25
$17,501
$19,310
12/31/25
$18,245
$21,433
6/30/26
$19,560
$23,621
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 9/3/2020
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF - NAV
11.77%
9.60%
12.21%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
15.91%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$111,643,562
Total number of portfolio holdings
16
Total advisory fee paid
$478,947
Portfolio turnover rate
4%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
93.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.3%
Purchased Options
0.9%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.1%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF 

SPD

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF
$53
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 10.45%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by 11.87%.

 

U.S. equities maintained strong momentum during the period, driven largely by artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology, which supported corporate profitability and investor sentiment. Despite reaching record highs, markets experienced periods of volatility, including the Iran conflict, as investors assessed energy prices and slowing labor market data.

 

The Fund performed well during the market drawdown beginning in late February, but lagged during the subsequent rebound, consistent with the strategy’s design.

 

Looking ahead, we will continue actively managing the Fund’s downside convexity profile while seeking to offset costs through its income overlay approach.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
9/3/20
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/20
$10,798
$10,927
6/30/21
$12,207
$12,593
12/31/21
$13,429
$14,063
6/30/22
$10,818
$11,256
12/31/22
$9,986
$11,516
6/30/23
$11,393
$13,462
12/31/23
$12,088
$14,543
6/30/24
$13,698
$16,767
12/31/24
$14,212
$18,182
6/30/25
$16,216
$19,310
12/31/25
$16,851
$21,433
6/30/26
$17,911
$23,621
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 9/3/2020
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF - NAV
10.45%
7.97%
10.53%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
15.91%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$106,811,528
Total number of portfolio holdings
16
Total advisory fee paid
$520,620
Portfolio turnover rate
5%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
95.5%
U.S. Treasury Bills
3.7%
Purchased Options
1.0%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.2)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF 

CTAP

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of December 8, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs since inception? 

(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
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF
$6Footnote Reference(1)
0.10%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period December 8, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on December 8, 2025, the Fund returned 7.43%, compared with 10.26% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by 2.83%.

 

The Fund  had a strong start as it  benefited from the CTA overlay, which performed well through the first quarter of 2026. Performance subsequently experienced a drawdown beginning in mid-May, driven by the Fund’s long Brent crude oil position. The position was added in mid-March as supply concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher but became a headwind after peace talks eased those concerns and oil prices declined nearly 30%.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund will continue to provide investors with access to a diversified return stream while helping diversify equity exposure during periods of market stress.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
12/8/25
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/25
$10,212
$10,005
3/31/26
$10,814
$9,571
6/30/26
$10,743
$11,026
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 12/8/2025
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
7.43%
S&P 500 TR Index
10.26%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$163,366,204
Total number of portfolio holdings
9
Total advisory fee paid
$57,309
Portfolio turnover rate
21%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
78.5%
U.S. Treasury Bills
32.9%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(11.4)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF 

PCR

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of September 22, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF
$53Footnote Reference(1)
0.75%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period September 22, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on September 22, 2025, the Fund returned -16.00%, compared with -9.20% for the VettaFi Private Credit Total Return Index (USD), underperforming by 6.80%.

 

The private credit environment has been challenging since inception. The primary detractor from relative performance was the Fund’s embedded credit hedge overlay, referred to as “Quality minus Junk,” or “Q-J.” In particular, Quality holdings in technology struggled amid investor concerns about software companies, while Junk holdings, often viewed as beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence investment cycle, performed well.

 

Looking ahead, we expect continued scrutiny of private credit markets. Defaults have not increased meaningfully, which remains encouraging; however, redemption pressure from less liquid vehicles could continue to weigh on sentiment and returns as funds seek liquidity.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
VettaFi Private Credit Total Return Index (USD)
9/22/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
9/30/25
$9,860
$10,009
$9,823
12/31/25
$9,363
$10,119
$9,810
3/31/26
$8,252
$10,114
$8,777
6/30/26
$8,400
$10,182
$9,080
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 9/22/2025
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF - NAV
-16.00%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.82%
VettaFi Private Credit Total Return Index (USD)
-9.20%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$2,419,935
Total number of portfolio holdings
5
Total advisory fee paid
$13,374
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
79.3%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
20.0%
Money Market Funds
0.7%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.0)%Footnote Reference
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF 

MAXI

| Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF (formerly, Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF ) (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF
$89
1.31%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -64.85%, compared with -45.35% for the Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price Index, underperforming by 19.50%.

 

The primary driver of performance was the significant decline in Bitcoin prices. Because the Fund seeks leveraged exposure to Bitcoin, returns reflected the amplified impact of the underlying market decline.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund has transitioned to an options-based leverage overlay combined with its core Bitcoin futures exposure. This approach is designed to provide more efficient upside participation while seeking to limit downside exposure. We believe the updated structure will enhance return stability while maintaining the Fund’s risk management objectives.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price Index (USD) 09-29-22
9/29/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/22
$8,693
$10,595
$8,511
6/30/23
$15,816
$12,384
$15,648
12/31/23
$21,172
$13,380
$21,544
6/30/24
$29,106
$15,426
$30,899
12/31/24
$40,339
$16,727
$47,964
6/30/25
$50,781
$17,765
$55,063
12/31/25
$29,703
$19,718
$44,928
6/30/26
$17,849
$21,731
$30,093
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 9/29/2022
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF - NAV
-64.85%
16.70%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
22.99%
Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price Index (USD) 09-29-22
-45.35%
34.14%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$23,394,602
Total number of portfolio holdings
6
Total advisory fee paid
$360,824
Portfolio turnover rate
106%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
433.1%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
69.3%
Purchased Options
0.9%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(403.3)%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective May 22, 2026, the Fund changed its name from "Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF" to "Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF."

 

Also effective May 22, 2026, the Fund added a risk reversal to its option sub-strategy and removed more general descriptions of its option sub-strategy.

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF 

SDMF

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF (the "Fund") for the period of February 17, 2026 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund's cost since inception?

(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
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF
$7Footnote Reference(1)
0.20%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period February 17, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on February 17, 2026, the Fund returned 2.32%, compared with 2.71% fo the DBi CTA Managed Futures Index, underperforming by 0.39%.

 

The Fund is an indexed strategy designed to closely track the performance of the DBi CTA Managed Futures Index. The primary sources of performance difference were ETF expenses and the financing costs associated with accessing index returns through a total return swap rather than directly holding futures contracts. Trend following was challenging during the second quarter, which represents the primary period reflected in performance. Crude oil and emerging market equities were key contributors.

 

Looking ahead, geopolitical and macroeconomic risks are expected to remain elevated. The Fund will continue seeking absolute returns and diversification from traditional stocks and bonds through dynamic positioning across global markets. 

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
DBi CTA MF Index - 02172026
2/17/26
$10,000
$10,000
$9,998
3/31/26
$10,001
$9,868
$10,016
6/30/26
$10,232
$9,934
$10,271
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 2/17/2026
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF - NAV
2.32%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
-0.66%
DBi CTA MF Index - 02172026
2.71%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$31,210,899
Total number of portfolio holdings
9
Total advisory fee paid
$10,812
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
100.0%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.1)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Gold Strategy ETF 

YGLD

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Gold Strategy ETF (formerly, Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF) (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF
$57
0.54%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 10.61%, compared with 21.38% for the Solactive Gold Spot Index, underperforming by 10.77%.

 

During much of the period, the Fund’s leveraged gold exposure participated strongly in the rally in gold prices. However, the subsequent correction in gold, combined with challenging equity market conditions that impacted the Fund’s income-generating overlay, reduced performance over the remainder of the period.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund has transitioned to an options-based leverage overlay combined with its core gold futures exposure. This approach is designed to provide more efficient upside participation while seeking to limit downside exposure. We believe the updated structure will enhance return stability while maintaining the Fund’s risk management objectives.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Solactive Gold Spot Index ER USD Index
12/2/24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/24
$9,585
$9,830
$9,946
3/31/25
$11,640
$10,103
$11,844
6/30/25
$13,974
$10,225
$12,544
9/30/25
$16,844
$10,433
$14,632
12/31/25
$19,323
$10,548
$16,352
3/31/26
$18,879
$10,543
$17,757
6/30/26
$15,456
$10,613
$15,226
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 12/2/2024
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF - NAV
10.61%
31.84%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
3.85%
Solactive Gold Spot Index ER USD Index
21.38%
30.59%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$37,110,993
Total number of portfolio holdings
8
Total advisory fee paid
$231,441
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
119.5%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
55.2%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Purchased Options
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(74.8)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective May 29, 2026, the Fund changed its name from "Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF" to "Simplify Gold Strategy ETF."

 

Also effective May 29, 2026, the Fund expanded the types of instruments it uses to capture gold-related returns.

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF 

QIS

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF
$74.9
1.03%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -54.13%, compared with 3.84% for the ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, underperforming by 57.97%.

 

The Fund continued to underperform on both an absolute and relative basis. Fourth quarter 2025 performance was negatively impacted by the Quality minus Junk credit hedge overlay, as lower-quality stocks rallied while higher-quality software companies came under pressure.

 

Although the updated the Fund process relied less on bank swaps and more on internal strategies and management, performance has not improved. Key detractors included the short junk stock overlay, risk reversals, and exposure to Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF during the second quarter of 2026.

 

Looking ahead, the portfolio management team will continue to pursue the Fund’s objective of seeking to provide positive absolute returns and income as market conditions evolve.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
7/10/23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/23
$10,237
$10,437
$10,259
6/30/24
$10,478
$10,362
$10,529
12/31/24
$10,218
$10,567
$10,797
6/30/25
$9,441
$10,992
$11,021
12/31/25
$6,445
$11,339
$11,248
6/30/26
$4,330
$11,409
$11,444
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 7/10/2023
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF - NAV
-54.13%
-24.52%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
4.53%
ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index
3.84%
4.64%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$38,656,004
Total number of portfolio holdings
15
Total advisory fee paid
$619,308
Portfolio turnover rate
160%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
61.7%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
46.2%
Money Market Funds
9.0%
Purchased Options
0.2%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(17.1)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Volatility Premium ETF 

SVOL

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF
$72
0.69%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 7.46%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index, underperforming by 14.86%.

 

Over the past year, the Fund navigated a demanding market environment as its systematic volatility-harvesting framework faced headwinds from episodic surges in market volatility, most notably during the first half of 2026. Performance was further detracted by a strategic allocation to the Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF (QIS), which exerted a -5.0% drag on overall returns as the underlying QIS strategy experienced a severe -54.1% drawdown during the period.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund is strategically positioned to capitalize on structural inefficiencies in volatility markets by selling options where implied volatility is elevated and buying where it's undervalued. We believe the Fund remains well-placed to extract risk premia in a risk-managed framework, reinforcing its role as a structural volatility strategy.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
5/12/21
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/21
$10,805
$10,599
12/31/21
$11,436
$11,836
6/30/22
$10,132
$9,474
12/31/22
$10,914
$9,693
6/30/23
$12,476
$11,330
12/31/23
$13,429
$12,241
6/30/24
$14,353
$14,113
12/31/24
$14,392
$15,303
6/30/25
$13,923
$16,253
12/31/25
$14,753
$18,040
6/30/26
$14,961
$19,881
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 5/12/2021
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF - NAV
7.46%
6.73%
8.16%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
14.32%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$540,887,086
Total number of portfolio holdings
35
Total advisory fee paid
$3,326,399
Portfolio turnover rate
31%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
125.6%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
53.0%
Money Market Funds
2.1%
Purchased Options
0.0%Footnote Reference
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(80.7)%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF 

CRDT

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF
$97
0.95%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 4.36%, compared with 4.13% for the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Total Return Index, outperforming by 0.23%.

 

The Fund’s modest outperformance was driven primarily by security selection, particularly within REITs, AI-related convertible bonds, and asset-backed securities. These gains were partially offset by Treasury futures positioning and losses from credit hedging.

 

Looking ahead, we remain constructive on risk assets, although the economic outlook remains uncertain. The Fund will continue focusing on individual security opportunities across its broad investment universe.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Total Return Index
6/26/23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/23
$10,004
$9,958
$10,077
$9,965
12/31/23
$10,526
$10,293
$10,846
$10,340
6/30/24
$10,510
$10,219
$11,130
$10,311
12/31/24
$11,045
$10,421
$11,735
$10,551
6/30/25
$10,882
$10,840
$12,269
$10,983
12/31/25
$11,003
$11,182
$12,733
$11,351
6/30/26
$11,357
$11,251
$12,974
$11,439
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 6/26/2023
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF - NAV
4.36%
4.31%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
3.99%
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
5.74%
9.03%
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Total Return Index
4.13%
4.57%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$36,268,308
Total number of portfolio holdings
44
Total advisory fee paid
$557,118
Portfolio turnover rate
108%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Common Stocks
40.7%
Asset Backed Securities
17.7%
Preferred Stocks
15.6%
Corporate Bonds
10.4%
Foreign Bonds
5.3%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.2%
Mortgage Backed Securities
1.4%
Money Market Funds
1.2%
Purchased Options
1.0%
Term Loans
0.0%Footnote Reference
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
1.5%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF 

SURI

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF
$312
2.58%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 41.48%, compared with 22.06% for the MSCI USA IMI/Health Care Net (USD) Index (the "Index"), outperforming by 19.42%.

 

The Fund maintains a higher allocation to early-stage and small/mid-cap (SMID) companies than the Index. SMID healthcare companies generally outperformed large-cap healthcare companies during the period. Positive contributors included Plains GP Holdings, Achieve Life Sciences, Corcept Therapeutics, and Compass Pathways.

 

Looking ahead, while we expect continued volatility among SMID healthcare companies relative to the broader market, we believe company-specific catalysts and increased M&A activity could potentially support future outperformance.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
MSCI USA IMI/Health Care Net (USD) Index
2/7/23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/23
$9,503
$10,766
$10,034
12/31/23
$9,566
$11,631
$10,321
6/30/24
$11,144
$13,409
$11,014
12/31/24
$8,588
$14,540
$10,552
6/30/25
$8,838
$15,442
$10,390
12/31/25
$10,744
$17,140
$12,125
6/30/26
$12,504
$18,890
$12,683
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 2/7/2023
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF - NAV
41.48%
6.81%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
20.63%
MSCI USA IMI/Health Care Net (USD) Index
22.06%
7.26%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$77,256,299
Total number of portfolio holdings
37
Total advisory fee paid
$1,834,216
Portfolio turnover rate
62%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
76.8%
Common Stocks
51.9%
Limited Partnership
40.0%
Warrants
5.4%
Corporate Bonds
1.1%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(75.2)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF 

TESL

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF
$94
0.96%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -2.87%, compared with 22.32% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, underperforming by 25.19%.

 

The Fund’s allocation and income overlay were less effective than in prior years, contributing to relative underperformance.

 

Looking ahead, we anticipate continued momentum in the broader autonomous driving sector. Through active management and a risk-managed options overlay, the Fund is positioned to participate in potential upside while seeking to enhance income generation and manage downside risk.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

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Table Summary
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF - NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
12/28/20
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/20
$10,456
$10,057
6/30/21
$9,466
$11,591
12/31/21
$12,382
$12,944
6/30/22
$7,297
$10,361
12/31/22
$4,810
$10,600
6/30/23
$7,258
$12,391
12/31/23
$7,699
$13,387
6/30/24
$8,852
$15,434
12/31/24
$19,185
$16,736
6/30/25
$19,732
$17,774
12/31/25
$19,826
$19,728
6/30/26
$19,165
$21,742
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
Since inception 12/28/2020
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF - NAV
-2.87%
15.15%
12.55%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
13.41%
15.15%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$18,697,353
Total number of portfolio holdings
18
Total advisory fee paid
$264,903
Portfolio turnover rate
441%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
44.9%
Money Market Funds
28.1%
Common Stocks
23.9%
Purchased Options
2.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
1.0%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective September 2, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved a change to the Fund's non-fundamental investment objective. The Fund's investment objective was changed from "seeks to provide capital appreciation" to "seeks long-term capital appreciation."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF 

CCOM

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (the "Fund") for the period of January 26, 2026 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs since inception? 

(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
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF
$41Footnote Reference(1)
0.99%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period January 26, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on January 26, 2026, the Fund returned -2.88%, compared with 2.97% for the Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index, underperforming by 5.85%.

 

The Fund seeks to provide a differentiated source of commodity exposure through access to China’s onshore commodity markets, excluding gold. As a result, the Fund’s performance differed from many U.S. and developed-market commodity strategies and did not participate in the oil rally or subsequent selloff that affected many commodity funds during the second quarter. Since inception, crude oil and methanol were the largest contributors, while silver, coking coal, and aluminum detracted.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund's exposure to China’s commodity markets can provide investors with an additional source of diversification beyond traditional developed-market commodity strategies. 

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

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Table Summary
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF- NAV
MSCI China Net Total Return USD Index
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
1/26/26
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
3/31/26
$10,024
$8,769
$11,202
6/30/26
$9,712
$8,188
$10,297
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 1/26/2026
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF - NAV
-2.88%
MSCI China Net Total Return USD Index
-18.12%
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
2.97%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$101,344,227
Total number of portfolio holdings
5
Total advisory fee paid
$413,585
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
99.5%
Money Market Funds
0.1%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.4%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF 

HARD

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF
$83
0.79%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 9.83%, compared with 25.46% for the Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index, underperforming by 15.63%.

 

The Fund, in mid-March, increased the emphasis on trend following while reducing reliance on fundamental indicators.

 

The Fund generated strong gains through mid-May before giving them back as its long Brent crude oil position became a headwind after prices declined nearly 30% following peace talks that eased supply concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Metals (gold and silver) and livestock (live cattle and feeder cattle) were key contributors, while energy (Brent crude) and softs (cocoa) detracted.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund's asset selection and positioning may help the Fund benefit during cyclical commodity upswings while striving to capture opportunities created by supply-demand imbalances.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

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Table Summary
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
3/27/23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
3/31/23
$9,956
$10,050
$10,175
6/30/23
$9,914
$9,966
$9,914
9/30/23
$10,250
$9,644
$10,381
12/31/23
$9,497
$10,301
$9,901
3/31/24
$9,611
$10,221
$10,118
6/30/24
$9,977
$10,228
$10,410
9/30/24
$10,510
$10,759
$10,480
12/31/24
$11,298
$10,430
$10,433
3/31/25
$13,121
$10,720
$11,360
6/30/25
$12,024
$10,849
$11,010
9/30/25
$13,029
$11,070
$11,411
12/31/25
$12,976
$11,191
$12,079
3/31/26
$15,496
$11,186
$15,028
6/30/26
$13,205
$11,261
$13,813
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 3/27/2023
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF - NAV
9.83%
8.90%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
3.71%
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
25.46%
10.42%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$81,517,395
Total number of portfolio holdings
7
Total advisory fee paid
$502,914
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
75.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
22.5%
Money Market Funds
2.6%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.7)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF 

CTA

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
$83
0.82%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 1.62%, compared with 18.23% for the SG CTA Index, underperforming by 16.61%.

 

The Fund, in March 2026, began to place greater emphasis on trend following while reducing the role of additional indicators such as fundamentals, carry, and intermarket signals.

 

The Fund generated strong gains through mid-May before giving them back as its long Brent crude oil position became a headwind after oil prices declined nearly 30% as Middle East supply concerns eased. Performance was also challenged by sharp market reversals, including tariff-related volatility, interest rate swings, and reversals in metals and livestock. Metals (gold and silver) and livestock (live cattle and feeder cattle) were the largest contributors, while government bonds and energy detracted.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund continues to seek absolute returns and diversification from traditional investments through dynamic positioning across global markets.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
SG CTA Index
3/8/22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/22
$10,907
$9,292
$10,814
12/31/22
$11,182
$9,016
$10,725
6/30/23
$10,922
$9,205
$10,727
12/31/23
$10,789
$9,515
$10,362
6/30/24
$12,508
$9,447
$11,116
12/31/24
$13,398
$9,634
$10,606
6/30/25
$13,037
$10,021
$9,799
12/31/25
$13,573
$10,337
$10,589
6/30/26
$13,247
$10,401
$11,585
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 3/7/2022
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF - NAV
1.62%
6.73%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
0.91%
SG CTA Index
18.23%
3.47%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$1,506,065,084
Total number of portfolio holdings
12
Total advisory fee paid
$9,680,257
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
81.5%
U.S. Treasury Bills
17.9%
Money Market Funds
2.8%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(2.2)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF 

LITL

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF
$102
0.90%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 27.16%, compared with 40.78% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Total Return Index, underperforming by 13.62%.

 

The Fund delivered positive double-digit returns across sectors. Stock selection contributed positively across most sectors, with the exception of Information Technology, Health Care, and Materials. Strong investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology created a headwind for relative performance, as many small-cap technology companies lacked profitability. The option-based income overlay detracted approximately 3.5% during the period.

 

Looking ahead, the portfolio management team will continue applying disciplined business cycle analysis to identify companies positioned to outperform. The Fund’s income overlay is designed to enhance the Fund’s income potential while contributing to total return through a differentiated equity investment approach.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF- NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
Russell 2000 Total Return
4/28/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/25
$11,025
$11,252
$11,100
9/30/25
$11,413
$12,167
$12,476
12/31/25
$11,925
$12,490
$12,749
3/31/26
$11,603
$11,948
$12,862
6/30/26
$14,020
$13,764
$15,627
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 4/28/2025
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF - NAV
27.16%
33.40%
Russell 2000 Total Return
40.78%
46.33%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
31.32%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$6,874,190
Total number of portfolio holdings
156
Total advisory fee paid
$52,273
Portfolio turnover rate
225%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Common Stocks
93.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.0%
Money Market Funds
0.5%
Purchased Options
0.3%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
0.6%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF 

IOPP

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF
$68
0.70%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned -5.22%, compared with -12.76% for its benchmark, the MSCI India Net Total Return USD Index, outperforming by 7.54%.

 

Indian equities were largely unchanged for most of the period, though the Iran conflict and related rupee weakness contributed to a sharp decline in recent months that has only partially reversed. The Fund’s focus on domestically driven companies, with less exposure to stocks influenced by external factors, contributed meaningfully to performance. In particular, its significant underweight to Information Technology and security selection within Consumer Discretionary and Health Care added value.

 

Looking ahead, India’s fundamental outlook remains constructive, supported by sustained economic growth and contained inflation. Improving IPO activity and more attractive valuations provide additional support, though Foreign Institutional Investor flows remain an important factor to monitor.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF - NAV
MSCI INDIA INDEX
3/4/24
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/24
$11,229
$10,916
12/31/24
$11,513
$10,385
6/30/25
$11,782
$11,008
12/31/25
$11,631
$10,657
6/30/26
$11,167
$9,603
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since Inception 3/4/2024
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF - NAV
-5.22%
4.87%
MSCI INDIA INDEX
-12.76%
-1.73%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$7,132,994
Total number of portfolio holdings
27
Total advisory fee paid
$58,641
Portfolio turnover rate
42%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Common Stocks
99.1%
Money Market Funds
1.3%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.4)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify National Muni Bond ETF 

NMB

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify National Muni Bond ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF
$51
0.50%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 5.65%, compared with 7.03% for the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, underperforming by 1.38%.

 

The primary drivers of return were the Fund’s allocation to an actively managed municipal bond strategy and a risk-managed income-generating options strategy across a range of instruments, including equity, fixed income, and commodity indices, and ETFs. The municipal bond strategy performed strongly and contributed positively, while the options strategy detracted from returns.

 

Looking ahead, we expect the Fund’s municipal bond strategy performance to be influenced by changes in interest rates and municipal-to-Treasury ratios.

 

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
S&P 500 TR Index
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
9/9/24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
9/30/24
$10,095
$9,990
$10,540
$10,042
12/31/24
$9,843
$9,684
$10,794
$9,920
3/31/25
$9,289
$9,954
$10,333
$9,898
6/30/25
$10,280
$10,074
$11,464
$9,886
9/30/25
$10,562
$10,278
$12,395
$10,182
12/31/25
$10,590
$10,391
$12,724
$10,341
3/31/26
$10,395
$10,387
$12,173
$10,323
6/30/26
$10,860
$10,456
$14,023
$10,581
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 9/9/2024
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF - NAV
5.65%
4.68%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
2.50%
S&P 500 TR Index
22.32%
20.60%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
7.03%
3.18%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$48,667,044
Total number of portfolio holdings
37
Total advisory fee paid
$248,448
Portfolio turnover rate
424%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Municipal Bonds
93.5%
Money Market Funds
8.7%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(2.2)%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 1, 2026, at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 1, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved a change to the Fund's non-fundamental investment objective. The Fund's investment objective was changed from "seeks income as a primary investment objective, with a secondary investment objective of capital appreciation" to "seeks to maximize total return."

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF 

GAEM

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF
$80
0.76%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 11.85%, compared with 11.74% for its benchmark, the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Composite Index, outperforming by 0.11%.

 

The Fund’s modest outperformance reflected, in part, its narrower focus on Latin America, which outpaced the broader emerging market index. Positioning across sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate issuers in Colombia, Panama, and Mexico also contributed meaningfully.

 

Looking ahead, the Fund will continue emphasizing careful credit selection. While spreads remain near the lower end of their historical range, country-specific factors remain important. Oil price volatility continues to affect countries differently, benefiting exporters while contributing to inflation pressures elsewhere. Several important elections are also approaching, including Brazil’s presidential election in October.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF - NAV
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index (USD)
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Composite Index - 081224
8/12/24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
9/30/24
$10,289
$10,377
$10,355
12/31/24
$10,395
$10,138
$10,154
3/31/25
$10,585
$10,347
$10,382
6/30/25
$10,942
$10,705
$10,727
9/30/25
$11,458
$11,200
$11,237
12/31/25
$11,725
$11,547
$11,606
3/31/26
$11,561
$11,325
$11,460
6/30/26
$12,240
$11,849
$11,991
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 8/12/2024
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF - NAV
11.85%
11.34%
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index (USD)
10.68%
9.43%
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Composite Index - 081224
11.74%
10.14%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$41,096,897
Total number of portfolio holdings
80
Total advisory fee paid
$230,367
Portfolio turnover rate
95%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Foreign Bonds
96.3%
Corporate Bonds
1.0%
U.S. Treasury Bills
0.8%
Money Market Funds
0.0%Footnote Reference
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
1.9%
Total
100.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote
Less than 0.05%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's prospectus, dated November 1, 2025, which is available at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 1, 2025, the Fund updated its investment objective from "seeks income and capital appreciation" to "seeks to maximize total return."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF 

KNRG

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF (the "Fund") for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

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

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year? 

(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
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF
$78
0.75%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Fund returned 8.10%, compared with 5.74% for the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index, outperforming by 2.36%.

 

The Fund’s outperformance reflected, in part, the generally higher yields available in the Energy and Infrastructure Credit sectors where it focuses. Security selection and allocations across a range of security types, including hybrid/preferred securities and high-yield bonds, also contributed positively.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund remains well positioned to potentially benefit from long-term trends supporting energy demand and the infrastructure required to meet that demand. While the conflict in Iran remains a source of uncertainty, issuers in the portfolio are generally more dependent on infrastructure investment than energy prices themselves.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF- NAV
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
5/27/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6/30/25
$10,256
$10,191
$10,205
9/30/25
$10,636
$10,398
$10,450
12/31/25
$10,792
$10,512
$10,591
3/31/26
$10,767
$10,507
$10,533
6/30/26
$11,087
$10,577
$10,792
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
1 Year
Since inception 5/27/2025
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF - NAV
8.10%
9.90%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
3.79%
5.27%
ICE BofA US High Yield Index
5.74%
7.22%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$150,456,798
Total number of portfolio holdings
38
Total advisory fee paid
$413,332
Portfolio turnover rate
101%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds
93.9%
Term Loans
4.1%
Money Market Funds
2.3%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(0.3)%
Total
100.0%

Material Fund Changes

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since July 1, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's prospectus, dated November 1, 2025, which is available at https://www.simplify.us/resources or upon request at (855) 772-8488.

 

Effective November 1, 2025, the Fund updated its investment objective from "primarily seeks current income and secondarily seeks capital appreciation" to "seeks to maximize total return."

 

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

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Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF 

XXV

| NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report | June 30, 2026

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF (the "Fund") for the period of November 17, 2025 to June 30, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.simplify.us/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at (855) 772-8488.

 

 

What were the Fund's costs since inception?

(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
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF
$48Footnote Reference(1)
0.75%Footnote Reference(2)
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(1)
Based on the period November 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026. Expenses would have been higher if based on the full reporting period.  
Footnote(2)
Annualized

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Since its inception on November 17, 2025, the Fund returned 8.49%, compared with 22.61% for the Nasdaq-100 TOTAL RETURN Index (the "Index"), underperforming by 14.12%.

 

The strategy’s income generation continues to be driven by Treasury yields and premium capture from writing barrier options on individual stocks. The portfolio also benefited from its auto-call feature amid rising equity markets. The Fund lagged the Index because the Fund generated income by selling barrier options on a select group of approximately 20 stocks, which limited participation in broader market gains.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund is well positioned for investors seeking higher income than traditional fixed income with lower risk than equities.

Fund Performance

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

A line chart as described in the following paragraph
Table Summary
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF- NAV
S&P 500 TR Index
NASDAQ 100 TOTAL RETURN Index
11/17/25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/31/25
$10,330
$10,276
$10,191
3/31/26
$9,895
$9,830
$9,598
6/30/26
$10,849
$11,325
$12,261
Table Summary
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Fund/Index
Since inception 11/17/2025
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF - NAV
8.49%
S&P 500 TR Index
13.25%
NASDAQ 100 TOTAL RETURN Index
22.61%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The graph and table do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.  

Key Fund Statistics

The following table outlines key Fund statistics that you should pay attention to.

Table Summary
Fund net assets
$47,390,332
Total number of portfolio holdings
7
Total advisory fee paid
$189,326
Portfolio turnover rate
0%

Graphical Representation of Holdings

The table below shows the types of investments that make up the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.

Table Summary
Investment Categories
% of Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Bills
58.9%
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds
46.5%
Money Market Funds
0.5%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
(5.9)%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information

You can find additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, Fund holdings and proxy voting, at the website address or contact number included at the beginning of this shareholder report.

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

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

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

(c) During the period covered by the report there were no amendments to the Registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above.

 

(d) During the period covered by the report, the Registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above.

 

(e) Not Applicable

 

(f) See Item 19(a)(1)

 

  (2) No applicable.

 

  (3) Not applicable

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s board of Trustees has determined that Zung T. Nguyen is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

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 $606,450 for 2025 and $796,500 for 2026.

 

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 $0 for 2025 and $0 for 2026.

 

 

 

 

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 services in regard to the year-end audit, tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $163,000 for 2025 and $199,700 for 2026.

 

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 2025 and $0 for 2026.

 

(e) (1) The audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

 

(a) Pre-Approval Requirements.

 

(i) Pre-Approval Requirements. Before the Auditor is engaged by a Fund to render audit or non-audit services, either:

 

(A) The Audit Committee shall pre-approve all auditing services and permissible non-audit services (e.g., tax services) provided to a Fund. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to grant pre-approvals. The decisions of any member to whom authority is delegated under this section shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at each of its scheduled meetings; or

 

(B) The engagement to render the audit service or permissible non-audit service is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee. Any such policies and procedures must (1) be detailed as to the particular service and (2) not involve any delegation of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities to the Advisers. The Audit Committee must be informed of each service entered into pursuant to the policies and procedures. A copy of any such policies and procedures shall be attached as an exhibit to the Audit Committee Charter;

 

(ii) De Minimis Exceptions to Pre-Approval Requirements. Pre-Approval for a service provided to a Fund other than audit, review or attest services is not required if: (1) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to a Fund constitutes not more than 5 percent of the total amount of revenues paid by a Fund to the Auditor during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by a Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and are approved by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit;

 

(iii) Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to the Advisers and Certain Control Persons. The Audit Committee shall pre-approve any non-audit services proposed to be provided by the Auditor to (a) the Advisers and (b) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisers that provides ongoing services to a Fund, if the Auditor’s engagement with the Advisers or any such control persons relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fund.

 

Application of De Minimis Exception. The De Minimis exception set forth above under Section 5(d)(ii) applies to pre-approvals under this Section (iii) as well, except that the “total amount of revenues” calculation is based on the total amount of revenues paid to the Auditor by a Fund and any other entity that has its services approved under this Section (i.e., the Advisers or any control person).

 

 

 

 

(e) (2) Disclose 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) N/A

 

(c) 100%

 

(d) N/A

 

(f) If greater than 50%, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $163,000 for 2025 and $199,700 for 2026.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The registrant has a separately designated audit committee consisting of all the independent trustees of the registrant. The members of the audit committee are Craig Enders, Zung T. Nguyen and Christina Stauffer.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The Registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form or is included in 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) The following is a copy of the reports of the Funds’ Financial Statements and Financial Highlights.

 

The annual financial statements are attached herewith.

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF (AGGH)

Simplify Barrier Income ETF (SBAR)

Simplify Bond Bull ETF (RFIX)

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (CAS)

Simplify Currency Strategy ETF (FOXY)

Simplify Enhanced Income ETF (HIGH)

Simplify Government Money Market ETF (SBIL)

Simplify Health Care ETF (PINK)

Simplify Hedged Equity ETF (HEQT)

Simplify High Yield ETF (CDX)

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX)

Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF (TYA)

Simplify MBS ETF (MTBA)

Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF (NXTI)

Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF (TUA)

Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF (XV)

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF (LQ)

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF (DINE)

Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF (BUCK)

Simplify US Equity Income ETF (formerly, Simplify US Equity PLUS Upside Convexity ETF) (SPUC)

Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF (SPBC)

Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF (SPYC)

Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (SPD)

Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF (CTAP)

Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF (PCR)

Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF (formerly, Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF) (MAXI)

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF (SDMF)

Simplify Gold Strategy ETF (formerly, Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF) (YGLD)

Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF (QIS)

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments:    
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   4
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   6
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   9
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   10
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF   12
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   16
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   18
Simplify Health Care ETF   22
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   24
Simplify High Yield ETF   25
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   30
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   34
Simplify MBS ETF   35
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF   37
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   42
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   43
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF   46
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF   47
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   48
Simplify US Equity Income ETF   49
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF   50
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   51
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   53
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   55
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF   57
Consolidated Schedule of Investments:    
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   63
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   65
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   74
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   76
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   79
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   82
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities   89
Statements of Operations   90
Consolidated Statements of Operations   97
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   98
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets   111
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   114
Financial Highlights   117
Consolidated Financial Highlights   130
Notes to Financial Statements   133
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   171
Additional Information   175

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 94.8%                
Fixed Income Funds – 94.8%                
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $495,161,204)
    5,041,755     $ 499,032,910  
                 
    Principal        
U.S. Government Obligations – 4.7%                
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.13%, 1/15/2035
(Cost $25,520,574)
  $ 23,700,000       25,021,030  
                 
    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $663,864)
    663,864       663,864  
                 
Total Investments – 99.6%
(Cost $521,345,642)
          $ 524,717,804  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.4%             1,878,128  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 526,595,932  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – 0.0%†                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
U.S. Long Bond, August Strike Price $107, Expires 8/21/26   (350)     $ (37,450,000 )     (43,750 )
                       
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
U.S. Long Bond, August Strike Price $118, Expires 8/21/26   (350)     $ (41,300,000 )   $ (76,563 )
                       
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(195,155))                 $ (120,313 )

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                            
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   850     $ 93,407,031     9/21/26     $ 288,491  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $163,317 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter interest rate swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Rate Paid
by Fund
    Rate Received
by the Fund(1)
  Payment
Frequency Paid/
received
  Counterparty   Maturity
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Fair Value     Upfront
Premium Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
3.62% (SOFR + 0.00%)     3.896   Annual/Annual   MSCS   12/15/2037     41,700,000     $ 488,164     $ 0     $ 488,164  

 

(1) The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

Abbreviations:

 

MSCS : Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Barrier Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 82.8%                
Money Market ETFs – 82.8%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)(c)
(Cost $326,150,064)
    3,256,600     $ 325,855,396  
                 
    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 19.0%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(c)(d)   $ 8,200,000       8,183,617  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(c)(d)     24,470,000       24,346,139  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(c)(d)     7,000,000       6,956,299  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 10/15/2026(c)(d)     15,880,000       15,707,562  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)(d)     19,660,000       19,339,610  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $74,546,574)             74,533,227  
             
    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.2%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $692,023)
    692,023       692,023  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.0%†                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,100, Expires 7/31/26   471       287,310,000       186,045  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $537,516)                 186,045  
                       
Total Investments – 102.0%
(Cost $401,926,177)
                $ 401,266,691  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (2.0%)                   (7,926,691 )
Net Assets – 100.0%                 $ 393,340,000  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – (1.9%)                      
Puts - Over the Counter Barrier Options – (1.9%)                      
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/16/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (6,500,000)     $ (4,550,000 )   $ (30,727 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/16/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (12,000,000)       (8,400,000 )     (82,800 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/16/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (11,000,000)       (7,700,000 )     (78,100 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/16/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (18,000,000)       (12,600,000 )     (122,400 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/23/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (11,000,000)       (7,700,000 )     (113,316 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/23/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (16,000,000)       (11,200,000 )     (166,400 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Barrier Income ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/23/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,000,000)     $ (4,200,000 )   $ (61,800 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/23/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (7,000,000)       (4,900,000 )     (68,600 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/23/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,000,000)       (4,200,000 )     (57,600 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (8,500,000)       (5,950,000 )     (112,183 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (8,500,000)       (5,950,000 )     (115,998 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (12,500,000)       (8,750,000 )     (234,472 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (20,000,000)       (14,000,000 )     (432,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (20,000,000)       (14,000,000 )     (360,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (10,000,000)       (7,000,000 )     (145,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/9/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (15,000,000)       (10,500,000 )     (75,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/9/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (2,500,000)       (1,750,000 )     (12,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (25,000,000)       (17,500,000 )     (657,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (5,000,000)       (3,500,000 )     (125,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (10,000,000)       (7,000,000 )     (239,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,500,000)       (4,550,000 )     (177,450 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (8,500,000)       (5,950,000 )     (238,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/28/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (5,000,000)       (3,500,000 )     (193,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/28/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (5,000,000)       (3,500,000 )     (201,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/28/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (12,000,000)       (8,400,000 )     (292,355 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/7/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (18,000,000)       (12,600,000 )     (507,600 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/7/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura International)   (15,000,000)       (10,500,000 )     (352,539 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/7/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (18,000,000)       (12,600,000 )     (491,400 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/7/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (8,000,000)       (5,600,000 )     (192,800 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/7/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (20,000,000)       (14,000,000 )     (496,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 6/17/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,500,000)       (4,550,000 )     (269,100 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 6/4/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (5,000,000)       (3,500,000 )     (168,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 6/4/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (10,000,000)       (7,000,000 )     (373,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 6/4/2027, P100%/70% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Citigroup Global Markets)   (10,000,000)       (7,000,000 )     (241,762 )
                    (7,486,402 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(14,627,600))                 $ (7,486,402 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Barrier Income ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Securities with an aggregate market value of $37,208,312 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 369,298,116     $ (43,073,688 )   $ (74,364 )   $ (294,668 )   $ 325,855,396       3,256,600     $ 5,546,265     $  
    $     $ 369,298,116     $ (43,073,688 )   $ (74,364 )   $ (294,668 )   $ 325,855,396       3,256,600     $ 5,546,265     $  

 

Abbreviations:

 

EKI : European Knock In. - Represents a knock-in option contract that begins to function as a normal option only once a certain price level is reached before expiration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Bond Bull ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 126.5%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 7/7/2026(a)   $ 4,570,000     $ 4,567,270  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(a)(b)     21,650,000       21,606,745  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/11/2026(a)     500,000       497,943  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/20/2026(a)     5,900,000       5,870,136  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     1,800,000       1,788,762  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     30,280,000       29,951,195  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     6,330,000       6,226,843  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $70,518,200)             70,508,894  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $35,879)
    35,879       35,879  
                 
    Notional
Amount
         
Purchased Swaptions – (26.6)%                
Calls – Over the Counter – (26.6)%                
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 3.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 3/16/32 (counterparty: Bank of America)     325,000,000       (2,980,190 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 3.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 3/16/32 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     375,000,000       (4,360,590 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 3.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 3/17/42 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)     625,000,000       (6,543,543 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 3.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 3/16/32 (counterparty: Nomura International)     75,000,000       (899,877 )
              (14,784,200 )
Total Purchased Swaptions (Cost $0)             (14,784,200 )
                 
Total Investments – 100.0%
(Cost $70,554,079)
          $ 55,760,573  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%†             (22,043 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 55,738,530  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $41,153,730 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9

 

 

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 54.1%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/20/2026(a)(b)   $ 1,000,000     $ 994,938  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     1,900,000       1,888,138  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     1,780,000       1,760,671  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     2,800,000       2,754,370  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $7,399,789)             7,398,117  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 41.5%                
Money Market ETFs – 41.5%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(b)(c)(d)
(Cost $5,670,003)
    56,600       5,663,396  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.6%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.6%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,650, Expires 7/17/26   4       3,060,000       8,440  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,700, Expires 7/17/26   3       2,310,000       3,405  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,850, Expires 7/17/26   6       4,710,000       840  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,900, Expires 7/31/26   3       2,370,000       2,025  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,950, Expires 8/21/26   6       4,770,000       10,650  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $8,000, Expires 8/21/26   3       2,400,000       3,840  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,950, Expires 9/18/26   7       5,565,000       32,095  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $8,100, Expires 9/18/26   6       4,860,000       13,500  
                    74,795  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $147,945)                   74,795  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $17,374)
    17,374       17,374  
                 
Total Investments – 96.3%
(Cost $13,235,111)
          $ 13,153,682  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 3.7%             511,117  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 13,664,799  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $7,753,466 have been pledged as collateral for options and swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

10

 

 

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 10,322,572     $ (4,646,317 )   $ (6,252 )   $ (6,607 )   $ 5,663,396       56,600     $ 182,052     $  
    $     $ 10,322,572     $ (4,646,317 )   $ (6,252 )   $ (6,607 )   $ 5,663,396       56,600     $ 182,052     $  

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
ECSI 2000 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (9.37)% (SOFR - 13.00%)(c)   UBS       286,843     $ 1,063  
ECSI 300 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (0.12)% (SOFR - 3.75%)(c)   UBS       1,265,225       19,665  
ECSI 905 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (2.67)% (SOFR - 6.30%)(c)   UBS       1,603,557       115,375  
TRS SBAR 335 Net Total Return Index(d)   5/14/2027   5.03% (SOFR + 1.40%)(c)   BOFA       3,878,848       37,958  
TRS SBAR 335 Net Total Return Index(d)   6/15/2027   4.58% (SOFR + 0.95%)(c)   BNP       2,457,655       24,478  
ECSI 300 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (2.37)% (SOFR - 6.00%)(c)   UBS       511,474       8,363  
ECSI 852 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (10.87)% (SOFR - 14.50%)(c)   UBS       814,283       27,713  
ECSI 2000 Net Total Return Index   7/15/2026   (16.37)% (SOFR - 20.00%)(c)   UBS       769,185       4,793  
ECSI 300 Net Total Return Index   1/15/2027   (1.57)% (SOFR - 5.20%)(c)   UBS       2,020,512       31,875  
ECSI 905 Net Total Return Index   1/15/2027   (4.97)% (SOFR - 8.60%)(c)   UBS       1,700,470       119,795  
ECSI 852 Net Total Return Index   1/15/2027   (8.77)% (SOFR - 12.40%)(c)   UBS       896,223       29,187  
ECSI 2000 Net Total Return Index   1/15/2027   (15.87)% (SOFR - 19.50%)(c)   UBS       1,301,937       12,315  
ECSI 300 Net Total Return Index   8/21/2026   (2.17)% (SOFR - 5.80%)(c)   UBS       882,137       14,361  
ECSI 905 Net Total Return Index   8/21/2026   (4.57)% (SOFR - 8.20%)(c)   UBS       553,107       40,142  
ECSI 852 Net Total Return Index   8/21/2026   (8.27)% (SOFR - 11.90%)(c)   UBS       317,699       10,514  
ECSI 2000 Net Total Return Index   8/21/2026   (10.57)% (SOFR - 14.20%)(c)   UBS       394,896       1,634  
                          $ 499,231  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.
(d) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate
UBS : UBS AG

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

11

 

 

Simplify Currency Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 71.1%                
Money Market ETFs – 71.1%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $259,646,283)
    2,592,600     $ 259,415,556  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 24.3%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 7/7/2026(d)   $ 1,400,000       1,399,164  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/20/2026(d)     6,110,000       6,079,073  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(c)(d)     22,800,000       22,657,658  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(c)(d)     33,470,000       33,106,555  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)(d)     26,040,000       25,615,639  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $88,873,924)             88,858,089  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $447,769)
    447,769       447,769  
                 
Total Investments – 95.5%
(Cost $348,967,976)
          $ 348,721,414  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 4.5%             16,466,258  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 365,187,672  

 

(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.
(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Securities with an aggregate market value of $44,789,896 have been pledged as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 264,400,728     $ (4,749,941 )   $ (4,504 )   $ (230,727 )   $ 259,415,556       2,592,600     $ 2,254,020     $  
    $     $ 264,400,728     $ (4,749,941 )   $ (4,504 )   $ (230,727 )   $ 259,415,556       2,592,600     $ 2,254,020     $  

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     AUD 231,500,000     USD 160,051,530     $ 525     $  
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     AUD 134,500,000     USD 92,517,076             (471,521 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     AUD 221,000,000     USD 155,866,659       3,074,987        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     AUD 220,000,000     USD 155,157,882       3,057,575        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     BRL 16,549,571     USD 3,148,000     $ 2,542     $  
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     CAD 290,040,000     USD 208,063,725       2,830,046        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     CAD 186,490,000     USD 131,827,782             (133,426 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     CHF 165,050,000     USD 210,312,355       4,239,738        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     CHF 15,290,000     USD 19,047,785             (42,492 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     CHF 3,510,000     USD 4,401,861       19,462        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     CHF 75,000,000     USD 93,092,314             (548,681 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     CLP 18,345,286,000     USD 20,000,000       81,019        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     CLP 37,837,800,000     USD 42,000,000       916,398        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     CLP 53,522,400,000     USD 58,000,000             (113,659 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     CNH 21,364,628     USD 3,171,000       7,088        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     CNH 191,414,908     USD 28,439,400       92,554        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     CNH 34,403,929     USD 5,119,000       24,084        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     CNH 31,623,512     USD 4,676,000             (7,161 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     CNH 17,292,832     USD 2,556,000             (4,915 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     EUR 157,420,000     USD 179,617,007             (850,567 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     EUR 103,000,000     USD 117,336,261             (743,780 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     EUR 8,060,000     USD 9,267,807       27,757        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     EUR 133,000,000     USD 152,426,113             (46,173 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     GBP 81,000,000     USD 106,903,719             (538,726 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     JPY 28,100,000,000     USD 174,791,470       854,971        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     JPY 9,300,000,000     USD 57,539,240             (26,933 )
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     JPY 859,200,000     USD 5,360,197       41,825        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     JPY 28,100,000,000     USD 174,812,882       876,383        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     KRW 26,336,397,450     USD 17,105,000       76,965        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     KRW 13,575,826,969     USD 8,857,000       79,427        
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     KRW  24,527,382,835     USD 16,184,000       325,600        
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     KRW 153,513,572,976     USD 100,501,200       1,245,618        
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     KRW 18,008,330,030     USD 11,696,000       52,552        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     NOK 274,910,000     USD 27,860,302       118,279        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     NOK 1,967,810,000     USD 206,525,595       7,947,770        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     PLN 313,056,469     USD 85,282,900       2,067,486        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     PLN 63,987,601     USD 17,000,000             (8,927 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     SEK 1,953,250,000     USD 209,437,231       7,098,667        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     SGD 181,721,879     USD 141,968,000       715,671        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     SGD 8,311,680     USD 6,500,000       39,335        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     SGD 29,284,399     USD 22,960,000       197,251        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     SGD 12,438,064     USD 9,695,000       26,899        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     TWD 950,970,000     USD 30,000,000       9,344        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     TWD 1,419,292,407     USD 44,912,000       151,902        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 11,042,214     AUD 16,000,000       19,626        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 155,527,954     AUD 221,000,000             (2,736,282 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 103,230,600     AUD 150,000,000       474,155        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 137,791,380     AUD 200,000,000       481,627        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 154,831,380     AUD 220,000,000     $     $ (2,731,073 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 69,492,600     BRL 368,581,801       561,099        
Morgan Stanley Capital Services   9/16/2026     USD 25,000,000     BRL 129,587,500             (370,234 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     USD 8,731,000     BRL 46,018,089       15,328        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 92,916,045     CAD 131,290,000             (14,619 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 6,213,791     CAD 8,750,000             (22,250 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 105,785,105     CAD 150,000,000       355,606        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 218,615,422     CAD 309,000,000       34,443        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 131,980,675     CAD 186,490,000             (19,467 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 209,708,600     CHF 165,050,000             (3,635,983 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 157,256,484     CHF 123,530,000             (3,023,521 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 113,278,500     CHF 90,930,000       251,843        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 4,722,000     COP 16,792,777,770       99,240        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 2,602,000     COP 9,135,569,960       20,840        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 28,127,400     COP 103,072,857,300       1,465,024        
Morgan Stanley Capital Services   9/16/2026     USD 4,224,000     COP 14,721,273,600       2,507        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     USD 2,673,000     COP 9,397,920,510       25,162        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 156,489,219     EUR 134,220,000             (2,618,314 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 156,421,761     EUR 134,260,000             (2,505,000 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 107,413,768     GBP 81,000,000       28,677        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 85,542,100     INR 8,227,772,792       807,800        
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     USD 22,000,000     INR 2,090,805,200             (57,146 )
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     USD 6,000,000     INR 569,759,400             (20,415 )
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     USD 22,000,000     INR 2,108,700,000       130,659        
The Bank of New York Mellon   9/16/2026     USD 16,507,000     INR 1,567,704,455             (54,051 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 93,200,730     JPY 15,000,000,000             (352,065 )
Nomura Securities & Co.   9/16/2026     USD 156,644,078     JPY 24,896,580,000             (2,536,464 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 23,756,442     NOK 236,230,000       82,261        
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 3,518,725     NOK 34,280,000             (59,424 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 48,000,000     PLN 180,439,872             (36,198 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 35,000,000     PLN 130,059,475             (428,113 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     USD 17,000,000     PLN 63,917,708             (9,651 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 46,639,344     SEK 450,650,000       43,811        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 87,752,456     SEK 850,000,000       299,651        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 212,515,886     SEK 2,058,000,000       673,806        
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 5,280,789     SEK 50,370,000             (62,925 )
BNP Paribas   9/16/2026     USD 70,984,200     SGD 90,737,399             (454,064 )
Citigroup Global Markets   9/16/2026     USD 74,918,200     TWD 2,373,858,085             (54,049 )
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 2,500,000     ZAR 41,380,940       10,010        
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.   9/16/2026     USD 50,000,000     ZAR 827,464,250       190,828        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     USD 55,850,000     ZAR 923,748,489       181,063        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/16/2026     USD 23,000,000     ZAR 380,835,796     $ 100,048     $  
BNP Paribas   9/17/2026     MXN  1,190,549,349     USD 67,756,000       126,595        
Morgan Stanley Capital Services   9/17/2026     MXN 572,157,537     USD  32,555,000       53,472        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/17/2026     MXN 319,761,995     USD 18,200,000       35,853        
BNP Paribas   9/17/2026     USD 37,756,000     MXN 654,538,696             (574,793 )
BNP Paribas   9/17/2026     USD 30,000,000     MXN 523,017,750             (289,867 )
Morgan Stanley Capital Services   9/17/2026     USD 6,500,000     MXN 114,277,381             (8,449 )
Morgan Stanley Capital Services   9/17/2026     USD 26,054,600     MXN 457,951,960             (40,543 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   9/17/2026     USD 18,200,000     MXN 321,178,647       44,620        
Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)                         $ 42,915,374     $ (26,251,921 )

 

Currency Abbreviations
 
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
CLP Chilean Peso
CNH Chinese Yuan
COP Colombian Peso
EUR Euro
GBP Pound Sterling
INR Indian Rupee
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
PLN Polish Zloty
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
TWD New Taiwan Dollar
USD U.S. Dollar
ZAR South African Rand

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 89.5%                
Money Market ETFs – 89.5%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $63,522,652)
    634,861     $ 63,524,192  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 9.2%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(c)   $ 3,000,000       2,981,271  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(c)     1,200,000       1,186,969  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)     2,400,000       2,360,888  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $6,530,116)             6,529,128  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.6%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.6%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,650, Expires 7/17/26   30       22,950,000       63,300  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,700, Expires 7/17/26   22       16,940,000       24,970  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,850, Expires 7/17/26   56       43,960,000       7,840  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,900, Expires 7/31/26   25       19,750,000       16,875  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,950, Expires 8/21/26   35       27,825,000       62,125  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $8,000, Expires 8/21/26   23       18,400,000       29,440  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,950, Expires 9/18/26   35       27,825,000       160,475  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $8,100, Expires 9/18/26   32       25,920,000       72,000  
                    437,025  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,050,764)                   437,025  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.2%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $111,275)
    111,275       111,275  
                 
Total Investments – 99.5%
(Cost $71,214,807)
          $ 70,601,620  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.5%             366,202  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 70,967,822  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS SBAR Net Total Return Index(c)   5/14/2027   5.08% (SOFR + 1.40%)(d)   BOFA       23,144,697     $ 226,490  
TRS SBAR Net Total Return Index(c)   6/15/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   BNP       13,741,812       136,867  
                          $ 363,357  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF.
(d) Payments made quarterly.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 169,569,399     $ (106,089,063 )   $ 42,316     $ 1,540     $ 63,524,192       634,861     $ 3,993,891     $  
    $     $ 169,569,399     $ (106,089,063 )   $ 42,316     $ 1,540     $ 63,524,192       634,861     $ 3,993,891     $  

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities – 59.3%                
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.71%, 8/4/2026   $ 20,000,000     $ 19,994,948  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 1.05%, 10/5/2026     15,000,000       14,889,454  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.60%, 12/15/2026     39,472,000       39,550,172  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.74%, 12/16/2026     10,000,000       10,000,376  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.20%, 1/19/2027     30,000,000       30,011,573  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 1.60%, 2/10/2027     10,000,000       9,856,966  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.76%, 3/24/2027     15,000,000       15,000,830  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 4/6/2027     15,000,000       15,001,114  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.74%, 4/9/2027     10,000,000       10,000,712  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.79%, 4/16/2027     15,000,000       15,000,733  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.74%, 5/3/2027     20,000,000       20,001,517  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.75%, 5/13/2027     20,000,000       20,001,390  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.75%, 5/17/2027     15,000,000       15,001,181  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.75%, 5/19/2027     15,000,000       15,001,231  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.78%, 6/4/2027     10,000,000       10,000,554  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.78%, 6/15/2027     10,000,000       10,000,824  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.38%, 7/29/2027     205,000       205,719  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 8/27/2027     15,000,000       15,006,495  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 9/3/2027     20,000,000       20,002,047  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 9/3/2027     10,000,000       10,001,048  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.78%, 10/12/2027     10,000,000       10,001,221  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 10/14/2027     10,000,000       10,003,680  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.77%, 11/5/2027     10,000,000       10,001,228  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.78%, 11/18/2027     10,000,000       10,001,281  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.80%, 11/18/2027     10,000,000       10,001,295  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.79%, 11/24/2027     10,000,000       9,996,905  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.81%, 12/9/2027     10,000,000       10,000,861  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.90%, 12/13/2027     6,000,000       6,010,142  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.81%, 1/7/2028     15,000,000       15,002,129  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.80%, 2/10/2028     10,000,000       10,001,347  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.80%, 2/23/2028     10,000,000       10,001,454  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.82%, 2/28/2028     10,000,000       10,001,627  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.80%, 4/12/2028     10,000,000       10,001,667  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.80%, 4/17/2028     10,000,000       10,001,620  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.81%, 4/21/2028     10,000,000       10,001,651  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 3.83%, 6/29/2028     10,000,000       9,995,659  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes, 3.70%, 7/29/2026(a)     40,000,000       39,884,000  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes, 3.80%, 10/13/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,460,416  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes, 3.80%, 11/13/2026(a)     15,000,000       14,787,783  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 2.63%, 8/3/2026     445,000       444,471  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.60%, 8/18/2026     1,500,000       1,493,568  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3.10%, 8/24/2026     160,000       159,804  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 4.88%, 8/28/2026     190,000       190,279  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.74%, 9/2/2026     1,500,000       1,491,905  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 5.13%, 9/9/2026     600,000       601,287  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 1.43%, 11/23/2026     600,000       593,970  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.74%, 11/24/2026     4,000,000       3,947,199  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.78%, 2/16/2027     9,600,000       9,411,390  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 1.30%, 3/30/2027     3,529,000       3,458,762  
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 1.20%, 4/28/2027     1,500,000       1,465,518  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)                
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3.73%, 5/19/2027   $ 15,000,000     $ 14,951,447  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.73%, 8/18/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,900,639  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.72%, 8/24/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,888,472  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.79%, 9/11/2026(a)     60,000,000       59,552,875  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.79%, 9/14/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,612,083  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.78%, 9/15/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,842,792  
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 3.83%, 10/6/2026(a)     40,000,000       39,597,111  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.65%, 7/1/2026(a)     3,000,000       2,999,700  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.68%, 7/2/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,990,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.74%, 7/6/2026(a)     25,000,000       24,985,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 7/8/2026(a)     52,400,000       52,358,080  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.69%, 7/9/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,955,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.66%, 7/10/2026(a)     100,000,000       99,900,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 7/14/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,930,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.67%, 7/15/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,925,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.68%, 7/17/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,915,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.66%, 7/20/2026(a)     16,270,000       16,237,460  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 7/21/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,895,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 7/22/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,890,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.68%, 7/28/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,860,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.69%, 7/29/2026(a)     2,600,000       2,592,460  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 7/30/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,940,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.74%, 7/31/2026(a)     52,800,000       52,636,320  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 8/4/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,822,569  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 8/7/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,807,361  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 8/12/2026(a)     21,000,000       20,908,446  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 8/13/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,776,944  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 8/14/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,771,875  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.69%, 8/18/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,850,958  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 8/21/2026(a)     100,000,000       99,472,778  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 8/25/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,716,111  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.71%, 8/26/2026(a)     40,000,000       39,768,833  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.72%, 8/28/2026(a)     70,000,000       69,581,264  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.74%, 8/31/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,874,278  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.64%, 9/3/2026(a)     80,000,000       79,469,166  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.70%, 9/4/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,663,125  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.69%, 9/10/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,853,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.75%, 9/16/2026(a)     37,000,000       36,705,387  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.73%, 9/21/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,576,354  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.76%, 9/22/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,571,250  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.77%, 9/23/2026(a)     36,200,000       35,885,890  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.72%, 9/24/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,736,625  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.78%, 9/28/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,540,625  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.73%, 9/30/2026(a)     4,000,000       3,962,433  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.73%, 10/14/2026(a)     10,000,000       9,891,056  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.72%, 10/16/2026(a)     15,000,000       14,833,500  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.72%, 11/6/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,731,608  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.77%, 11/12/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,719,125  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.74%, 11/27/2026(a)     10,000,000       9,843,958  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.72%, 11/30/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,681,675  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)                
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.75%, 12/1/2026(a)   $ 1,500,000     $ 1,475,777  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.73%, 12/22/2026(a)     10,000,000       9,816,493  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.74%, 12/24/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,443,187  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.73%, 12/31/2026(a)     20,000,000       19,614,111  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.79%, 1/21/2027(a)     20,000,000       19,567,792  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.94%, 1/22/2027(a)     20,000,000       19,565,683  
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 3.83%, 2/18/2027(a)     10,000,000       9,753,732  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.11%, 7/27/2026     1,500,000       1,497,030  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.00%, 7/29/2026     19,425,000       19,382,405  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.13%, 8/25/2026     2,000,000       1,991,731  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 4.63%, 9/11/2026     2,950,000       2,953,695  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.00%, 9/22/2026     1,000,000       993,495  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.00%, 9/25/2026     2,000,000       1,986,461  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.25%, 10/27/2026     1,300,000       1,288,808  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.25%, 10/28/2026     750,000       743,478  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 3.80%, 11/20/2026     20,000,000       19,986,746  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.75%, 11/24/2026     2,500,000       2,477,088  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.88%, 11/24/2026     1,000,000       991,394  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.00%, 11/27/2026     2,000,000       1,975,187  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.50%, 12/30/2026     500,000       493,835  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.63%, 12/30/2026     2,000,000       1,976,748  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 2.02%, 1/25/2027     375,000       370,587  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.70%, 1/28/2027     5,000,000       4,934,106  
Federal Home Loan Banks, 3.84%, 4/9/2027     10,000,000       9,988,675  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 3.71%, 7/23/2026(a)     3,795,000       3,786,272  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 3.82%, 9/22/2027     144,000,000       144,104,435  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.68%, 7/28/2026(a)     55,000,000       54,846,000  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.75%, 8/10/2026(a)     4,000,000       3,983,372  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.66%, 8/11/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,872,250  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.60%, 8/25/2026     1,000,000       995,093  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.88%, 9/24/2026     21,065,000       20,966,416  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.88%, 12/18/2026     2,000,000       1,971,091  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.88%, 4/15/2027     20,000,000       19,944,876  
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $2,987,574,940)             2,987,051,685  
             
    Shares        
Repurchase Agreements – 16.0%            
Nomura, 3.62%, dated 06/30/2026, due at 07/24/2026 in the amount of $51,031,517 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.02%)     50,000,000       50,000,000  
Nomura, 3.62%, dated 06/30/2026, due at 07/10/2026 in the amount of $51,654,054 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.03%)     50,000,000       50,000,000  
Barclays, 3.70%, dated 06/30/2026, due at 07/01/2026 in the amount of $718,080,005 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.02%)     704,000,005       704,000,005  
(Cost $804,000,005)             804,000,005  
             
    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 13.4%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.66%, 7/2/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,997,008  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 7/9/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,959,778  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 7/16/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,925,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 7/23/2026(a)     60,000,000       59,867,890  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills (continued)            
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 8/4/2026(a)   $ 56,000,000     $ 55,809,666  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 8/11/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,794,302  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.65%, 8/20/2026(a)     53,000,000       52,731,728  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 8/27/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,709,458  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 9/8/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,649,130  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 9/17/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,605,463  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 9/29/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,542,813  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.74%, 10/6/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,502,842  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 10/15/2026(a)     2,000,000       1,978,282  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(a)     50,000,000       49,419,563  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/27/2026(a)     30,000,000       29,628,792  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $677,141,830)             677,121,715  
                 
U.S. Government Obligations – 10.9%                
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.87%, 1/31/2027     50,000,000       50,015,243  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.94%, 4/30/2027     63,000,000       63,074,405  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.93%, 7/31/2027     100,000,000       100,129,038  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.97%, 10/31/2027     70,000,000       70,113,399  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.87%, 1/31/2028     50,000,000       50,023,447  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.88%, 4/30/2028     15,000,000       15,004,101  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note - When Issued, 3.96%, 7/31/2026     125,000,000       125,005,876  
U.S. Treasury Note, 4.13%, 10/31/2026     25,000,000       25,015,928  
U.S. Treasury Note, 4.25%, 12/31/2026     50,000,000       50,070,410  
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $548,159,649)             548,451,847  
                 
Total Investments – 99.6%
(Cost $5,016,876,424)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
5,016,625,252
 
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.4%             20,832,944  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 5,037,458,196  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Health Care ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks – 96.4%                
Consumer Discretionary – 5.0%                
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A*     587,066     $ 17,811,583  
                 
Health Care – 84.4%                
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*     292,938       11,231,243  
Abbott Laboratories     20,546       1,864,344  
AbbVie, Inc.     64,461       16,220,966  
Abivax SA, ADR*     220       29,317  
agilon health, Inc.*     8,429       903,420  
Align Technology, Inc.*     66,847       11,274,415  
Amgen, Inc.     20,974       7,595,105  
AstraZeneca PLC     34,188       6,482,729  
Benitec Biopharma, Inc.*     1,005,557       13,454,353  
Biohaven Ltd.*     1,040,255       15,478,994  
Boston Scientific Corp.*     15,014       640,798  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,100       63,382  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     26,924       6,396,065  
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)*     13,182       945,281  
CVS Health Corp.     69,556       7,195,568  
Cypherpunk Technologies, Inc.*     27,979       17,132  
Danaher Corp.     42,834       8,159,020  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     18,668       1,688,707  
Elevance Health, Inc.     25,295       9,782,335  
Eli Lilly & Co.     14,715       17,649,613  
Embecta Corp.     2,930       9,552  
Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc.*     60,540       5,194,937  
EyePoint, Inc.*     361,446       5,168,678  
Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.*     153,794       562,886  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     52,040       3,331,080  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     81,325       10,274,601  
Guardant Health, Inc.*     27,571       4,136,477  
HealthEquity, Inc.*     404       36,489  
ICON PLC*     1,499       260,391  
Insmed, Inc.*     13,547       1,444,381  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     7,492       2,979,419  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*     68,560       16,520,903  
Johnson & Johnson     66,415       16,867,418  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     3,315       558,694  
Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR     504,918       24,205,769  
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*     83,083       2,107,816  
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.*     372       124,542  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     49,715       10,537,094  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     78       48,636  
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     7,693       138,243  
Stryker Corp.     2,250       708,390  
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     808       17,663  
Teleflex, Inc.     1,469       186,210  
TG Therapeutics, Inc.*     21,269       1,168,519  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     23,079       11,570,887  
United Therapeutics Corp.*     45,411       24,605,042  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     41,094       17,079,899  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)            
Health Care (continued)                
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     10,456     $ 5,193,809  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     4,395       378,366  
              302,489,578  
Industrials – 0.1%                
Fluor Corp.*     6,233       326,547  
Veralto Corp.     768       68,106  
              394,653  
Materials – 6.9%                
PureCycle Technologies, Inc.*     3,048,190       24,720,821  
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $307,325,908)             345,416,635  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.4%                
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(a)
(Cost $1,570,904)
    1,570,904       1,570,904  
                 
Total Investments – 96.8%
(Cost $308,896,812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
346,987,539
 
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 3.2%             11,625,992  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 358,613,531  

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR : American Depositary Receipt

 

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Simplify Hedged Equity ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 100.7%                
Equity Funds – 100.7%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $257,940,996)
    421,626     $ 315,751,495  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.7%                  
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.7%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,675, Expires 7/17/26(c)   140     $ 93,450,000       43,050  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,125, Expires 8/21/26(c)   139       99,037,500       781,875  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,110, Expires 9/18/26(c)   141       100,251,000       1,237,980  
                    2,062,905  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $4,917,249)                 2,062,905  

 

    Shares          
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $130,501)
    130,501       130,501  
                 
Total Investments – 101.4%
(Cost $262,988,746)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
317,944,901
 
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -1.4%             (4,269,570 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 313,675,331  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – -1.3%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – -0.1%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,625, Expires 7/17/26   (140)     $ (78,750,000 )   $ (9,450 )
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,000, Expires 8/21/26   (139)       (83,400,000 )     (113,980 )
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $5,975, Expires 9/18/26   (141)       (84,247,500 )     (246,750 )
                    (370,180 )
Calls – Exchange-Traded – -1.2%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,360, Expires 7/17/26   (140)     $ (103,040,000 )   $ (2,565,500 )
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,920, Expires 8/21/26   (139)       (110,088,000 )     (293,985 )
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,860, Expires 9/18/26   (141)       (110,826,000 )     (936,945 )
                    (3,796,430 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(4,655,820))             $ (4,166,610 )

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $184,241,918 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Held in connection with Written Options.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 74.9%                
Fixed Income Funds – 24.9%                
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF(a)     4,787,000     $ 97,774,475  
                 
Money Market ETFs – 50.0%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b),(c)     1,966,744       196,792,404  
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $296,983,666)             294,566,879  

 

    Principal          
U.S. Treasury Bills – 25.5%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(c)(d)   $ 20,500,000       20,459,043  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/20/2026(c)(d)     6,000,000       5,969,629  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(c)(d)     23,500,000       23,353,288  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(c)(d)     18,600,000       18,398,026  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.77%, 12/3/2026(c)(d)     32,760,000       32,226,126  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $100,426,076)             100,406,112  

 

    Shares          
Money Market Fund – 0.3%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $1,351,063)
 
 
 
 
 
1,351,063
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,351,063
 
 
                 
Total Investments – 100.7%
(Cost $398,760,805)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
396,324,054
 
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.7%             (2,780,903 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 393,543,151  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Securities with an aggregate market value of $102,959,649 have been pledged as collateral for swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   $     $ 1,485,030     $ (1,420,620 )   $ (64,410 )   $     $           $ 13,100     $  
Simplify Government Money Market ETF           385,645,103       (188,724,089 )     (128,808 )     198       196,792,404       1,966,744       9,595,182        
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     1,416,450       690,109       (2,212,626 )     123,938       (17,871 )                 19,008        
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF           115,360,000       (14,940,592 )     (227,948 )     (2,416,985 )     97,774,475       4,787,000       935,950        
    $ 1,416,450     $ 503,180,242     $ (207,297,927 )   $ (297,228 )   $ (2,434,658 )   $ 294,566,879       6,753,744     $ 10,563,240     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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At June 30, 2026, centrally cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Entity   Maturity
Date
    Buy/Sell
Protection
    (Pay)/
Receive
Financing
Rate(1)
    Counterparty     Notional
Amount(2)
    Fair Value     Premium
(Paid)/
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
CDX.NA.IG.46   06/20/2031     Buy(3)     1.00%     MSCS       200,000,000     $ (4,435,189 )   $ (3,212,308 )   $ (1,222,881 )
CDX.NA.HY.46   06/20/2031     Buy(3)     5.00%     MSCS       34,700,000       (2,812,038 )     (1,331,179 )     (1,480,859 )
                                    $ (7,247,227 )   $ (4,543,487 )   $ (2,703,740 )

 

(1) Payments received quarterly.
(2) The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as seller of protection could be required to make or receive as a buyer of credit protection under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.
(3) If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)

by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)(b)
 
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   10/15/2026   3.13% (SOFR - 0.55%)(c)   NOM       111,949,523     $ (232,088 )
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   7/20/2027   3.13% (SOFR - 0.55%)(c)   CITI       127,555,026       (328,894 )
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   5/14/2027   3.08% (SOFR - 0.60%)(c)   MSCS       153,651,507       (308,722 )
TRSUB0013*   11/13/2026   3.98% (SOFR + 0.30%)(c)   UBS       85,682,598       1,268,674  
TRSUB0014*   11/13/2026   3.63% (SOFR - 0.05%)(c)   UBS       (80,287,511 )     (2,344,712 )
                          $ (1,945,742 )

 

* The aggregate market value of the constituents of the swap reference index have been shown below for derivative based indices.
(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.

 

U.S. Treasury Bills with a market value of $1,229,600 have been pledged as collateral by the broker for total return swaps as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

CITI : Citigroup, NA
MSCS : Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
NOM : Nomura International
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate
UBS : UBS AG

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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* The following table shows the top 50 positions and related Market Value of the securities within the TRSUB0013 basket.

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks                        
Communication Services                        
Fox Corp., Class A     17,269     $ 900,751       1.04 %
                         
Consumer Discretionary                        
Airbnb, Inc., Class A     6,068       868,344       1.00 %
Booking Holdings Inc.     4,987       888,936       1.02 %
Expedia Group, Inc.     3,438       879,719       1.01 %
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     2,597       915,864       1.05 %
Lowe’s Cos, Inc.     3,946       869,976       1.00 %
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     3,726       868,486       1.00 %
              5,291,325          
Consumer Staples                        
Monster Beverage Corp.     8,993       864,407       0.99 %
                         
Energy                        
Texas Pacific Land Corp.     2,278       996,852       1.15 %
                         
Financials                        
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     3,905       896,400       1.03 %
Fiserv, Inc.     17,813       873,727       1.00 %
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     5,143       857,108       0.98 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     1,726       886,626       1.02 %
Moody’s Corp.     1,898       859,539       0.99 %
S&P Global, Inc.     2,106       857,504       0.99 %
Visa, Inc., Class A     2,565       880,029       1.01 %
              6,110,933          
Health Care                        
AbbVie, Inc.     3,589       903,137       1.04 %
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     6,652       883,528       1.01 %
Amgen, Inc.     2,428       879,242       1.01 %
Merck & Co., Inc.     7,045       905,253       1.04 %
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     728       930,601       1.07 %
Waters Corp.     2,359       884,635       1.02 %
              5,386,396          
Industrials                        
AMETEK, Inc.     3,599       870,846       1.00 %
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     4,711       887,311       1.02 %
Eaton Corp PLC     2,079       885,879       1.02 %
Fastenal Co.     18,477       887,454       1.02 %
Hubbell, Inc.     1,652       864,429       0.99 %
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     3,220       870,989       1.00 %
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.     10,994       901,370       1.04 %
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     6,969       878,096       1.01 %
Lennox International, Inc.     1,609       921,984       1.06 %
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     889       869,709       1.00 %
Trane Technologies PLC     1,776       872,431       1.00 %
TransDigm Group, Inc.     649       864,864       0.99 %
WW Grainger, Inc.     638       868,026       1.00 %
              11,443,388          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks (continued)                    
Information Technology                        
Amphenol Corp., Class A     5,309     $ 936,101       1.08 %
Applied Materials, Inc.     1,438       1,039,747       1.20 %
Arista Networks, Inc.     5,195       882,448       1.01 %
Autodesk, Inc.     4,463       867,726       1.00 %
F5, Inc.     2,163       899,722       1.03 %
International Business Machines Corp.     3,180       894,296       1.03 %
KLA Corp.     3,446       1,039,744       1.19 %
Lam Research Corp.     2,269       983,233       1.13 %
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     1,375       916,773       1.05 %
              8,459,790          
Materials                        
Corteva, Inc.     10,650       901,984       1.04 %
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     11,278       893,416       1.03 %
PPG Industries, Inc.     7,158       868,253       1.00 %
Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.     9,951       881,662       1.01 %
              3,545,315          
Real Estate                        
Welltower, Inc.     3,871       878,553       1.01 %
                         
Utilities                        
NRG Energy, Inc.     6,121       893,967       1.03 %
                         
Other Components     289,559       42,230,047       48.54 %
                         
Total           $ 87,001,724       100.00 %

 

* The following table shows the top 50 positions and related Market Value of the securities within the TRSUB0014 basket.

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks                        
Communication Services                        
AT&T, Inc.     (42,863 )   $ (887,257 )     1.07 %
Iridium Communications, Inc.     (17,868 )     (980,078 )     1.19 %
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.     (4,725 )     (843,778 )     1.02 %
NIQ Global Intelligence PLC     (97,536 )     (911,961 )     1.10 %
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (28,101 )     (830,093 )     1.01 %
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.     (291,168 )     (853,123 )     1.03 %
              (5,306,290 )        
Consumer Discretionary                        
Bath & Body Works, Inc.     (38,082 )     (880,845 )     1.07 %
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     (11,985 )     (849,468 )     1.03 %
Flutter Entertainment PLC     (8,064 )     (823,903 )     1.00 %
Ford Motor Co.     (61,207 )     (850,783 )     1.03 %
H&R Block, Inc.     (21,998 )     (837,681 )     1.01 %
Newell Brands, Inc.     (154,114 )     (946,263 )     1.14 %
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (39,253 )     (828,630 )     1.00 %
Penn Entertainment, Inc.     (38,491 )     (822,168 )     0.99 %
RH     (5,567 )     (917,051 )     1.11 %
Under Armour, Inc., Class C     (140,653 )     (874,864 )     1.06 %
              (8,631,656 )        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks (continued)                  
Consumer Staples                        
BellRing Brands, Inc.     (70,015 )   $ (905,991 )     1.10 %
Coty, Inc., Class A     (402,585 )     (869,583 )     1.05 %
Dollar General Corp.     (7,152 )     (823,280 )     0.99 %
elf Beauty, Inc.     (12,428 )     (919,686 )     1.11 %
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (104,512 )     (825,645 )     1.00 %
              (4,344,185 )        
Health Care                        
Acadia Healthcare Co, Inc.     (32,154 )     (949,516 )     1.15 %
Avantor, Inc.     (83,676 )     (828,394 )     1.00 %
Certara, Inc.     (146,123 )     (957,108 )     1.16 %
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     (77,359 )     (820,783 )     0.99 %
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.     (34,041 )     (837,744 )     1.01 %
Envista Holdings Corp.     (31,238 )     (823,115 )     1.00 %
Perrigo Co PLC     (83,147 )     (863,898 )     1.05 %
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     (45,716 )     (821,525 )     0.99 %
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (27,436 )     (916,096 )     1.11 %
              (7,818,179 )        
Industrials                        
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     (16,035 )     (837,009 )     1.01 %
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (48,889 )     (883,421 )     1.07 %
Builders FirstSource, Inc.     (10,417 )     (932,098 )     1.13 %
Clarivate PLC     (408,842 )     (883,100 )     1.07 %
CNH Industrial NV     (78,986 )     (887,008 )     1.07 %
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.     (19,411 )     (1,065,676 )     1.29 %
KBR, Inc.     (23,767 )     (820,676 )     0.99 %
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     (24,460 )     (826,000 )     1.00 %
Owens Corning     (6,357 )     (1,010,554 )     1.22 %
TransUnion     (11,963 )     (862,996 )     1.05 %
              (9,008,538 )        
Information Technology                        
BILL Holdings, Inc.     (24,437 )     (883,637 )     1.07 %
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.     (180,152 )     (929,585 )     1.12 %
Crane NXT Co.     (17,346 )     (887,417 )     1.07 %
DXC Technology Co.     (93,936 )     (831,337 )     1.01 %
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A     (10,529 )     (893,709 )     1.08 %
RingCentral, Inc., Class A     (22,277 )     (868,373 )     1.05 %
              (5,294,058 )        
Materials                        
FMC Corp.     (71,603 )     (823,436 )     1.00 %
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co/The     (12,428 )     (846,484 )     1.02 %
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     (18,676 )     (866,385 )     1.05 %
Sonoco Products Co.     (15,536 )     (875,445 )     1.06 %
              (3,411,750 )        
                         
Other Components     (1,450,068 )     (38,858,335 )     47.00 %
                         
Total           $ (82,672,991 )     100.00 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 73.5%            
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(a)(b)   $ 30,960,000     $ 30,898,145  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(a)(b)     36,410,000       36,225,702  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     14,450,000       14,359,788  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     9,350,000       9,248,470  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     39,050,000       38,413,620  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $129,161,069)             129,145,725  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 21.4%                
Money Market ETFs – 21.4%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(c)
(Cost $37,642,868)
    376,291       37,651,677  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.4%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $665,178)
    665,178       665,178  

 

    Notional
Amount
         
Purchased Swaptions – -10.6%                
Puts – Over the Counter – -10.6%                
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 5.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Bank of America)     152,000,000       (976,535 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Barclays Bank PLC)(e)     65,000,000       (1,197,309 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.80% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Citigroup Global Markets)     15,000,000       (97,324 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 5.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Citigroup Global Markets)     120,000,000       (40,766 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.80% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     398,000,000       (1,442,993 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/14/2050 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     315,000,000       (2,839,920 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/21/2052 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     130,000,000       (2,002,683 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 5.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/21/2052 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     607,000,000       (4,061,117 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: J&P Morgan Chase & Co.)     135,000,000       (2,455,803 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.75% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/21/2052 (counterparty: J&P Morgan Chase & Co.)     362,000,000       (1,776,771 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 5.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/21/2052 (counterparty: J&P Morgan Chase & Co.)     178,000,000       (1,541,077 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

  Notional
Amount
    Value  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/13/2030 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)     1,045,000,000     $ 1,397,223  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.75% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)     40,000,000       (581,731 )
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 5.00% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 6/16/2032 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)(e)     234,000,000       (968,806 )
              (18,585,612 )
Total Purchased Swaptions (Cost $–)             (18,585,612 )

 

Total Investments – 84.7%
(Cost $167,469,115)
          $ 148,876,968  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 15.3%             26,928,806  
Net Assets – 100.0%         $ 175,805,774  

 

    Notional
Amount
         
Written Swaption – 16.3%                
Puts – Over the Counter – 16.3%                
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/1/2030 (counterparty: Citigroup Global Markets)     (130,000,000 )     2,317,716  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/1/2030 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     (695,000,000 )     11,764,781  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/6/2050 (counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)     (200,000,000 )     5,088,310  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/1/2050 (counterparty: J&P Morgan Chase & Co.)     (250,000,000 )     1,538,592  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/1/2030 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)     (100,000,000 )     2,781,348  
Interest Rate Swaption, pay semi annually a fixed rate of 4.50% and received quarterly a floating rate of SOFR, Expires 5/2/2030 (counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)     (315,000,000 )     5,189,990  
              28,680,737  
Total Written Swaption (Cost $–)             28,680,737  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $113,093,545 have been pledged as collateral for purchased swaptions as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 104,863,941     $ (67,233,709 )   $ 12,636     $ 8,809     $ 37,651,677       376,291     $ 1,338,416     $  
    $     $ 104,863,941     $ (67,233,709 )   $ 12,636     $ 8,809     $ 37,651,677       376,291     $ 1,338,416     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter interest rate swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Rate Paid
by Fund
    Rate Received
by the Fund(1)
  Payment
Frequency Paid/
received
  Counterparty   Maturity
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Fair Value     Upfront
Premium Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
2.11     4.39% (1 Day SOFR + 0.00%)   Annual/Annual   MSCS   05/15/2048     10,000     $ 2,678     $ 0     $ 2,678  

 

(1) The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

Abbreviations:

 

MSCS : Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 99.2%                
Money Market ETFs – 99.2%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $65,673,982)
    656,500     $ 65,689,390  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $76,080)
    76,080       76,080  
                 
Total Investments – 99.3%
(Cost $65,750,062)
          $ 65,765,470  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.7%             490,991  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 66,256,461  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                          
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   1,803     $ 198,132,797     9/21/26   $ 605,294  

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 165,090,968     $ (99,471,149 )   $ 54,163     $ 15,408     $ 65,689,390       656,500     $ 2,421,095     $  
    $     $ 165,090,968     $ (99,471,149 )   $ 54,163     $ 15,408     $ 65,689,390       656,500     $ 2,421,095     $  

 

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Simplify MBS ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities – 101.3%            
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.50%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)   $ 13,100,000     $ 11,919,169  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     78,200,000       73,226,821  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     218,900,000       210,236,730  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     377,800,000       371,838,890  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     418,750,000       420,629,216  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     122,800,000       127,046,320  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.00%, 7/15/2056 (TBA)     44,700,000       47,192,105  
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/15/2056 (TBA)     298,250,000       303,971,022  
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $1,562,324,559)             1,566,060,273  
             
    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 94.6%                
Money Market ETFs – 94.6%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $1,462,079,408)
    14,608,438       1,461,720,306  
               
    Principal          
U.S. Treasury Bills – 5.3%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(c),(d)     15,138,000       15,061,376  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(c)     21,950,000       21,812,965  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.77%, 12/3/2026(c),(d)     44,902,000       44,170,253  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $81,068,601)             81,044,594  
               
    Shares          
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $581,846)
    581,846       581,846  
                 
Total Investments – 201.2%
(Cost $3,106,054,414)
          $ 3,109,407,019  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -101.2%             (1,564,058,651 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 1,545,348,368  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Security, or a portion there of, in the amount of $27,634,341 has been pledged as collateral for TBAs as of June 30, 2026.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

TBA : To Be Announced

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 1,615,194,501     $ (152,930,109 )   $ (184,984 )   $ (359,102 )   $ 1,461,720,306       14,608,438     $ 50,655,638     $  
    $     $ 1,615,194,501     $ (152,930,109 )   $ (184,984 )   $ (359,102 )   $ 1,461,720,306       14,608,438     $ 50,655,638     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%            
Communication Services – 3.9%                
Comcast Corp., Class A     16,385     $ 402,252  
Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,192       244,408  
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     536       98,147  
Reddit, Inc., Class A*     947       164,380  
Spotify Technology SA*     1,006       461,885  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     885       221,232  
              1,592,304  
Consumer Discretionary – 5.3%                
Airbnb, Inc., Class A*     945       135,230  
AutoZone, Inc.*     27       86,290  
Booking Holdings, Inc.     1,235       220,126  
Burlington Stores, Inc.*     220       69,696  
Carvana Co.*     1,147       75,496  
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     420       41,702  
DoorDash, Inc., Class A*     692       127,695  
DraftKings, Inc., Class A*     1,106       27,938  
Expedia Group, Inc.     192       49,129  
Flutter Entertainment PLC*     408       41,685  
Ford Motor Co.     6,788       94,353  
Hasbro, Inc.     441       36,422  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     1,074       378,778  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     1,695       78,292  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     607       133,837  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     383       43,731  
MGM Resorts International*     624       29,834  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     1,349       124,229  
Ralph Lauren Corp.     191       76,669  
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A*     2,251       39,055  
Tapestry, Inc.     668       97,782  
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     155       69,902  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     397       92,541  
              2,170,412  
Consumer Staples – 8.9%                
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     4,089       332,313  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     2,376       217,832  
Dollar Tree, Inc.*     671       81,157  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     1,047       82,661  
Hershey Co. (The)     205       35,967  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     550       60,374  
Kroger Co. (The)     2,165       120,222  
Monster Beverage Corp.*     932       89,584  
PepsiCo, Inc.     1,334       180,624  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,489       269,375  
Sysco Corp.     447       37,360  
Target Corp.     1,516       198,005  
Walmart, Inc.     16,890       1,912,961  
              3,618,435  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)            
Energy – 3.5%                
Baker Hughes Co.     1,268     $ 70,374  
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     303       72,420  
Expand Energy Corp.     304       27,722  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     5,386       736,374  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     3,158       100,961  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     374       95,621  
Phillips 66     514       86,892  
Targa Resources Corp.     304       81,514  
Texas Pacific Land Corp.     97       42,451  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     1,730       128,608  
              1,442,937  
Financials – 10.9%                
Affirm Holdings, Inc.*     409       33,354  
Aflac, Inc.     639       74,923  
Allstate Corp. (The)     313       74,475  
American Express Co.     808       273,306  
American International Group, Inc.     666       49,637  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     113       51,840  
Aon PLC, Class A     266       88,230  
Ares Management Corp., Class A     273       30,388  
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     321       73,692  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     2,662       1,332,038  
Blackrock, Inc.     203       195,197  
Blackstone, Inc.     1,475       173,563  
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     128       31,062  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     187       34,621  
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*     322       47,073  
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     344       45,587  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     730       89,870  
Loews Corp.     255       28,869  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     100       28,168  
Markel Group, Inc.*     15       29,295  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     598       99,669  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     1,577       809,947  
MetLife, Inc.     773       65,403  
Nasdaq, Inc.     697       54,938  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     257       27,699  
Progressive Corp. (The)     714       155,973  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     420       45,331  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     241       36,639  
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A*     1,024       102,687  
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A*     3,422       53,896  
SoFi Technologies, Inc.*     1,642       29,441  
Synchrony Financial     404       30,724  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     266       30,242  
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     271       27,008  
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     260       85,831  
W R Berkley Corp.     462       32,585  
              4,473,201  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)            
Health Care – 10.7%                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     547     $ 72,658  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     395       118,907  
Centene Corp.*     620       39,798  
Cigna Group (The)     324       89,320  
CVS Health Corp.     1,534       158,692  
Dexcom, Inc.*     1,049       70,650  
Elevance Health, Inc.     282       109,058  
Humana, Inc.     142       56,405  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     218       114,764  
Illumina, Inc.*     282       49,584  
Incyte Corp.*     553       62,688  
Insmed, Inc.*     643       68,557  
Johnson & Johnson     6,464       1,641,662  
Merck & Co., Inc.     7,167       920,960  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     38       48,545  
Moderna, Inc.*     726       50,842  
Natera, Inc.*     414       112,380  
Revolution Medicines, Inc.*     379       70,979  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,118       464,674  
Waters Corp.*     188       70,508  
              4,391,631  
Industrials – 11.0%                
3M Co.     914       147,986  
Axon Enterprise, Inc.*     95       53,258  
Caterpillar, Inc.     558       594,214  
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     190       35,785  
Cummins, Inc.     226       161,185  
Curtiss-Wright Corp.     37       28,037  
Dover Corp.     133       29,829  
EMCOR Group, Inc.     51       42,324  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     211       34,389  
Fastenal Co.     1,349       64,792  
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.     219       51,975  
GE Vernova, Inc.     374       439,398  
General Electric Co.     1,643       614,038  
HEICO Corp.     228       81,211  
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc.*     497       109,877  
Honeywell International, Inc.     497       111,278  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     456       123,334  
Johnson Controls International plc     1,105       161,452  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     236       120,197  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     429       30,716  
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     121       118,353  
Rocket Lab Corp.*     1,045       106,224  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     520       257,442  
Rollins, Inc.     868       36,230  
Snap-on, Inc.     58       23,339  
Southwest Airlines Co.     726       37,331  
Trane Technologies PLC     394       193,517  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)            
Industrials (continued)                
Uber Technologies, Inc.*     3,351     $ 241,808  
UL Solutions, Inc., Class A     374       38,096  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     1,431       153,832  
Veralto Corp.     457       40,527  
Woodward, Inc.     88       37,439  
WW Grainger, Inc.     84       114,274  
XPO, Inc.*     195       40,032  
Xylem, Inc.     241       28,489  
              4,502,208  
Information Technology – 42.4%                
Adobe, Inc.*     2,379       487,743  
Applied Materials, Inc.     691       499,593  
Atlassian Corp., Class A*     1,342       104,394  
Autodesk, Inc.*     1,183       229,999  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     1,356       508,934  
Ciena Corp.*     786       385,580  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     16,904       1,985,544  
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*     1,906       467,504  
Datadog, Inc., Class A*     1,733       451,204  
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C     3,172       1,368,591  
Everpure, Inc., Class A*     1,668       131,422  
F5, Inc.*     276       114,805  
Fair Isaac Corp.*     109       130,231  
Fortinet, Inc.*     3,513       539,667  
HP, Inc.     4,592       100,748  
International Business Machines Corp.     5,014       1,409,987  
Intuit, Inc.     1,392       363,312  
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     298       104,321  
Lam Research Corp.     1,105       478,830  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*     663       101,412  
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*     79       67,787  
MongoDB, Inc.*     407       136,711  
NetApp, Inc.     1,025       158,629  
Okta, Inc.*     859       117,211  
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*     12,021       1,402,490  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     5,471       1,010,986  
Salesforce, Inc.     4,420       692,437  
Samsara, Inc., Class A*     2,957       95,895  
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     990       955,350  
ServiceNow, Inc.*     5,571       553,089  
Snowflake, Inc.*     1,662       422,979  
Teradyne, Inc.     268       129,669  
Twilio, Inc., Class A*     838       172,904  
VeriSign, Inc.     468       117,730  
Western Digital Corp.     1,459       931,892  
Workday, Inc., Class A*     1,324       162,084  
Zoom Communications, Inc.*     1,548       133,608  
Zscaler, Inc.*     797       112,497  
              17,337,769  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Materials – 0.9%                
CRH PLC     741     $ 79,287  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     136       18,447  
Ecolab, Inc.     271       75,503  
PPG Industries, Inc.     236       28,624  
Reliance, Inc.     60       22,416  
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     266       91,589  
Vulcan Materials Co.     151       44,547  
              360,413  
Real Estate – 1.4%                
American Tower Corp.     620       101,413  
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     367       49,431  
Crown Castle, Inc.     591       44,757  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     459       82,427  
SBA Communications Corp.     145       25,587  
Simon Property Group, Inc.     396       88,565  
Welltower, Inc.     848       192,471  
              584,651  
Utilities – 0.9%                
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     500       55,315  
Dominion Energy, Inc.     1,207       82,426  
NiSource, Inc.     650       30,908  
NRG Energy, Inc.     303       44,256  
Sempra     902       83,624  
Vistra Corp.     472       74,873  
              371,402  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $36,962,532)             40,845,363  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.2%                
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(a)
(Cost $71,260)
    71,260       71,260  
               
Total Investments – 100.0%
(Cost $37,033,792)
          $ 40,916,623  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%†             10,252  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 40,926,875  

 

* Non Income Producing
Less than 0.05%
(a) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

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Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 86.6%                
Money Market ETFs – 86.6%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $649,937,040)
    6,495,858     $ 649,975,551  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 13.4%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(c)   $ 25,600,000       25,548,853  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 8/20/2026(c)     17,500,000       17,411,420  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(c)     13,000,000       12,858,835  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(c)     8,000,000       7,907,130  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.77%, 12/3/2026(c)     37,600,000       36,987,251  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $100,724,106)             100,713,489  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 1.2%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $9,065,137)
    9,065,137       9,065,137  
                 
Total Investments – 101.2%
(Cost $759,726,283)
          $ 759,754,177  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -1.2%             (8,709,895 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 751,044,282  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                            
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   20,105     $ 4,144,300,185     9/30/26     $ (6,794,546 )

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 902,613,620     $ (252,392,114 )   $ (284,466 )   $ 38,511     $ 649,975,551       6,495,858     $ 19,556,574   $  
    $     $ 902,613,620     $ (252,392,114 )   $ (284,466 )   $ 38,511     $ 649,975,551       6,495,858     $ 19,556,574   $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 73.8%                
Money Market ETFs – 73.8%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)(c)
(Cost $48,208,436)
    481,600     $ 48,188,896  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 27.4%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(c)(d)   $ 5,680,000       5,651,249  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 10/15/2026(c)(d)     3,470,000       3,432,320  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)(d)     8,950,000       8,804,146  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $17,892,618)             17,887,715  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 3.9%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $2,554,020)
    2,554,020       2,554,020  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.1%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.1%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,250, Expires 7/31/26   79       49,375,000       38,315  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $108,722)                   38,315  
                       
Total Investments – 105.2%
(Cost $68,763,796)
                $ 68,668,946  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -5.2%                   (3,415,008 )
Net Assets – 100.0%                 $ 65,253,938  
                   
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – -1.8%                      
Puts - Over the Counter Barrier Options – -1.8%                      
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/09/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (2,500,000)     $ (1,875,000 )   $ (12,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/16/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (750,000 )     (5,238 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/16/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (750,000 )     (7,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/16/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,250,000)       (937,500 )     (9,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/16/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (750,000 )     (6,900 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,000,000)       (4,500,000 )     (65,400 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (750,000 )     (11,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)     $ (750,000 )   $ (10,100 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)
  (2,000,000)       (1,500,000 )     (20,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (750,000 )     (11,700 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (5,000,000)       (3,750,000 )     (59,647 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/30/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Citi Bank)   (3,000,000)       (2,250,000 )     (27,779 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/30/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (5,000,000)       (3,750,000 )     (76,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/30/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (3,000,000)       (2,250,000 )     (42,095 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 06/25/27 P100%/75% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (2,000,000)       (1,500,000 )     (99,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,000,000)       (4,650,000 )     (120,000 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 4/30/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (6,500,000)       (5,037,500 )     (141,050 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/07/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (3,000,000)       (2,325,000 )     (83,700 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/07/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (3,000,000)       (2,325,000 )     (87,900 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/07/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (2,000,000)       (1,550,000 )     (53,800 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/14/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (775,000 )     (29,500 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/21/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,500,000)       (1,162,500 )     (62,100 )
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 5/28/27 P100/77.5% NC3 EKI (Counterparty: Citi Bank)   (4,500,000)       (3,487,500 )     (107,058 )
                    (1,148,467 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(2,814,925))                 $ (1,148,467 )

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Securities with an aggregate market value of $23,144,415 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 70,767,831     $ (22,531,725 )   $ (27,670 )   $ (19,540 )   $ 48,188,896       481,600     $ 1,687,915     $  
    $     $ 70,767,831     $ (22,531,725 )   $ (27,670 )   $ (19,540 )   $ 48,188,896       481,600     $ 1,687,915     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

EKI : European Knock In. - Represents a knock-in option contract that begins to function as a normal option only once a certain price level is reached before expiration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

45

 

 

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 104.2%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)   $ 1,250,000     $ 1,242,196  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.90%, 12/3/2026(a)     1,250,000       1,229,630  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $2,471,849)             2,471,826  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 1.6%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $37,181)
    37,181       37,181  
                 
Total Investments – 105.8%
(Cost $2,509,030)
          $ 2,509,007  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -5.8%             (137,468 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 2,371,539  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $496,875 have been pledged as collateral for swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS CTA(d)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       625,306     $ (127,124 )
TRS FOXY(e)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.80%)(c)   BOFA       622,195       25,551  
TRS BUCK(f)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.80%)(c)   BOFA       375,583       (463 )
TRS HEQT(g)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       375,681       4,891  
TRS KNRG(h)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       250,716       69  
TRS YGLD(i)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       251,337       (40,156 )
                          $ (137,232 )

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.
(d) Based on Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
(e) Based on Simplify Currency Strategy ETF
(f) Based on Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF
(g) Based on Simplify Hedged Equity ETF
(h) Based on Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF
(i) Based on Simplify Gold Strategy ETF

 

Abbreviations:

 

BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46

 

 

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 97.4%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a),(b)   $ 1,250,000     $ 1,242,196  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.90%, 12/3/2026(a)     1,250,000       1,229,629  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $2,471,849)             2,471,825  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 1.5%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $37,179)
    37,179       37,179  
                 
Total Investments – 98.9%
(Cost $2,509,028)
          $ 2,509,004  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.1%             28,817  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 2,537,821  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $496,875 have been pledged as collateral for swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS FOXY(d)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       497,745     $ 20,441  
TRS BUCK(e)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       375,583       (462 )
TRS AGGH(f)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       627,368       (504 )
TRS SBAR(g)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       636,553       11,298  
TRS CDX(h)   6/4/2027   4.67% (SOFR + 0.99%)(c)   BOFA       376,226       (1,708 )
                          $ 29,065  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.
(d) Based on Simplify Currency Strategy ETF
(e) Based on Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF
(f) Based on Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF
(g) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF
(h) Based on Simplify High Yield ETF

 

Abbreviations:

 

BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

47

 

 

Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 99.8%                
Money Market ETFs 99.8%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $471,391,862)
    4,707,411     $ 471,023,545  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $129,926)
    129,926       129,926  
                 
Total Investments – 99.8%
(Cost $471,521,788)
          $ 471,153,471  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.2%             985,884  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 472,139,355  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – -0.1%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
U.S. Long Bond, August Strike Price $107, Expires 8/21/26   (700)     $ (74,900,000 )     (87,500 )
                       
Calls – Exchange-Traded – -0.1%                      
U.S. Long Bond, August Strike Price $118, Expires 8/21/26   (700)     $ (82,600,000 )   $ (153,125 )
                       
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(390,295))                 $ (240,625 )

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 511,921,838     $ (40,456,231 )   $ (73,745 )   $ (368,317 )   $ 471,023,545       4,707,411     $ 12,315,784     $  
    $     $ 511,921,838     $ (40,456,231 )   $ (73,745 )   $ (368,317 )   $ 471,023,545       4,707,411     $ 12,315,784     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48

 

 

Simplify US Equity Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 99.6%                
Equity Funds – 99.6%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)
(Cost $75,163,737)
    122,446     $ 91,698,585  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.3%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.3%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,500, Expires 7/17/26   33     $ 24,750,000       273,735  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $409,265)                   273,735  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(b)
(Cost $67,092)
    67,092       67,092  
                 
Total Investments – 100.0%
(Cost $75,640,094)
          $ 92,039,412  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%†             (44,963 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 91,994,449  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Option – -0.3%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – -0.3%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,640, Expires 7/17/26
(Premiums Received $(694,446))
  (130)       (99,320,000 )   $ (288,600 )

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 99.0%                
Alternative Funds – 10.1%                
Vaneck Bitcoin ETF*     264,427     $ 4,392,133  
                 
Equity Funds – 88.9%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)     51,711       38,725,851  
                 
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $38,902,357)             43,117,984  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.7%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(b)
(Cost $323,395)
 
 
 
 
 
323,395
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
323,395
 
 
                 
Total Investments – 99.7%
(Cost $39,225,752)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
43,441,379
 
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.3%             130,429  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 43,571,808  

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                            
S&P 500 E-Mini Future   13     $ 4,906,363     9/18/26     $ 24,563  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 93.6%                
Equity Funds – 93.6%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $71,652,449)
    139,568     $ 104,521,079  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 5.3%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(b)(c)   $ 3,600,000       3,577,525  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(b)(c)     1,000,000       989,141  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(b)(c)     1,350,000       1,328,000  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $5,895,528)             5,894,666  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.9%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.5%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,650, Expires 7/17/26   27       20,655,000       56,970  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,700, Expires 7/17/26   26       20,020,000       29,510  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,850, Expires 7/17/26   48       37,680,000       6,720  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,900, Expires 7/31/26   32       25,280,000       21,600  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,950, Expires 8/21/26   52       41,340,000       92,300  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $8,000, Expires 8/21/26   34       27,200,000       43,520  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,950, Expires 9/18/26   54       42,930,000       247,590  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $8,100, Expires 9/18/26   50       40,500,000       112,500  
                    610,710  
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.4%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,000, Expires 7/17/26(d)   135       81,000,000       15,525  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,300, Expires 8/21/26(d)   123       77,490,000       152,520  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,500, Expires 9/18/26(d)   71       46,150,000       241,400  
                    409,445  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $2,617,833)                 1,020,155  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $91,398)
    91,398       91,398  
                 
Total Investments – 99.9%
(Cost $80,257,208)
          $ 111,527,298  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%             116,264  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 111,643,562  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
     
Value
 
Written Options – -0.2%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – -0.2%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,700, Expires 7/17/26   (135)     $ (76,950,000 )   $ (10,800 )
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,000, Expires 8/21/26   (123)       (73,800,000 )     (103,935 )
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,000, Expires 9/18/26   (71)       (42,600,000 )     (128,865 )
                    (243,600 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(898,967))             $ (243,600 )

 

(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $57,822,318 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Held in connection with Written Options.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

 
Reference Obligation/Index
  Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS SBAR(c)   5/14/2027   5.08% (SOFR + 1.40%)(d)   BOFA       25,304,976     $ 247,625  
TRS SBAR(c)   6/15/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   BNP       15,728,069       156,650  
                          $ 404,275  

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF.
(d) Payments made quarterly.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 95.5%                
Equity Funds – 95.5%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $81,327,647)
    136,177     $ 101,981,594  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 3.7%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(b)(c)   $ 2,300,000       2,285,641  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(b)(c)     925,000       914,955  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)     750,000       737,778  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $3,938,945)             3,938,374  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 1.0%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.3%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,650, Expires 7/17/26   20       15,300,000       42,200  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,700, Expires 7/17/26   15       11,550,000       17,025  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,850, Expires 7/17/26   34       26,690,000       4,760  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,900, Expires 7/31/26   17       13,430,000       11,475  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,950, Expires 8/21/26   25       19,875,000       44,375  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $8,000, Expires 8/21/26   16       12,800,000       20,480  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,950, Expires 9/18/26   26       20,670,000       119,210  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $8,100, Expires 9/18/26   23       18,630,000       51,750  
                    311,275  
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.7%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,000, Expires 7/17/26(d)   291       174,600,000       33,465  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,300, Expires 8/21/26(d)   236       148,680,000       292,640  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,500, Expires 9/18/26(d)   137       89,050,000       465,800  
                    791,905  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $3,411,437)                   1,103,180  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $41,290)
    41,290       41,290  
                 
Total Investments – 100.2%
(Cost $88,719,319)
          $ 107,064,438  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.2%             (252,910 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 106,811,528  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
Written Options – -0.4%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – -0.4%                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,700, Expires 7/17/26   (291)     $ (165,870,000 )   $ (23,280 )
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,000, Expires 8/21/26   (236)       (141,600,000 )     (199,420 )
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,000, Expires 9/18/26   (137)       (82,200,000 )     (248,655 )
                    (471,355 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(1,805,809))                 $ (471,355 )

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $70,180,275 have been pledged as collateral for options and swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Held in connection with Written Options.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS SBAR(c)   5/14/2027   5.08% (SOFR + 1.40%)(d)   BOFA       15,844,603     $ 155,049  
TRS SBAR(c)   6/15/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   BNP       10,652,562       106,099  
                          $ 261,148  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF
(d) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 78.5%                
Equity Funds – 78.5%                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF(a)
(Cost $120,138,645)
    171,124     $ 128,153,052  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 32.9%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 7/21/2026(b)   $ 1,400,000       1,397,203  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/4/2026(b)(c)     7,500,000       7,474,509  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 8/20/2026(b)(c)     9,000,000       8,954,444  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(b)(c)     7,800,000       7,751,304  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 9/22/2026(b)     3,000,000       2,974,864  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 10/15/2026(b)(c)     20,300,000       20,079,566  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(b)(c)     5,200,000       5,115,258  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $53,754,887)             53,747,148  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $79,093)
    79,093       79,093  
                 
Total Investments – 111.4%
(Cost $173,972,625)
          $ 181,979,293  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -11.4%             (18,613,089 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 163,366,204  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(b) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(c) Securities with an aggregate market value of $40,791,025 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                          
S&P 500 E-Mini Future   95     $ 35,854,188     9/18/26   $ 232,083  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS CTA(c)   2/8/2027   4.48% (SOFR + 1.49%)(d)   BOFA       9,674,938     $ (658,499 )
TRS CTA(c)   3/8/2027   4.68% (SOFR + 1.49%)(d)   BOFA       89,601,598       (8,534,551 )
TRS CTA(c)   6/4/2027   4.62% (SOFR + 1.49%)(d)   BOFA       21,511,818       (3,314,721 )
TRS CTA(c)   5/7/2027   4.53% (SOFR + 0.90%)(d)   BNP       2,199,188       (243,770 )
TRS CTA(c)   5/7/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 1.00%)(d)   BNP       20,109,300       (2,499,298 )
TRS CTA(c)   2/8/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       1,934,100       (100,721 )
TRS CTA(c)   2/8/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       1,186,370       (58,524 )
TRS CTA(c)   2/8/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       1,111,200       (61,782 )
TRS CTA(c)   4/8/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       4,521,000       (607,272 )
TRS CTA(c)   4/8/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       3,008,000       (398,763 )
TRS CTA(c)   5/7/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       7,270,000       (749,759 )
TRS CTA(c)   6/4/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       7,957,125       (1,447,299 )
TRS CTA(c)   6/4/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       3,084,820       (475,919 )
TRS CTA(c)   7/2/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       5,177,958       (631,606 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/8/2027   5.11% (SOFR + 1.49%)(d)   BOFA       2,505,830       (46,766 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       615,710       (12,503 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       640,648       (24,052 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       705,120       (24,753 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       563,454       (21,401 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       692,750       (38,184 )
TRS CTA(c)   1/12/2027   4.38% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       689,000       (34,270 )
                          $ (19,984,413 )

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF.
(d) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
CITI : Citigroup, NA
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 78.3%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/4/2026(a)   $ 400,000     $ 398,640  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(a)     1,300,000       1,293,420  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 10/15/2026(a)     230,000       227,503  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $1,919,738)             1,919,563  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 20.0%                
Fixed Income Funds – 19.9%                
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF(b)
(Cost $498,767)
    23,740       484,889  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.7%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $16,361)
    16,361       16,361  
                 
Total Investments – 100.0%
(Cost $2,434,866)
          $ 2,420,813  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%             (878 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 2,419,935  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   $     $ 498,767     $     $     $ (13,878 )   $ 484,889       23,740     $ 4,496     $  
    $     $ 498,767     $     $     $ (13,878 )   $ 484,889       23,740     $ 4,496     $  

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRSBP0007*   9/15/2026   4.18% (SOFR + 0.50%)(c)   BNP       2,454,878     $ 14,050  
TRSUB0015*   11/13/2026   3.63% (SOFR - 0.05%)(c)   UBS       (623,655 )     (22,829 )
TRSUB0016*   11/13/2026   3.93% (SOFR + 0.25%)(c)   UBS       741,328       9,447  
                          $ 668  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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* The aggregate market value of the constituents of the swap reference index have been shown below for derivative based indices.
(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate
UBS : UBS AG

 

* The following table shows the top 50 positions and related Market Value of the securities within the TRSBP0007 basket.

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks                        
Financials                        
Ares Capital Corp.     7,178     $ 133,017       5.37 %
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.     3,322       41,592       1.68 %
Barings BDC, Inc.     4,733       40,326       1.63 %
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.     6,333       21,280       0.86 %
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund     5,272       124,998       5.05 %
Blue Owl Capital Corp.     11,289       122,715       4.96 %
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.     4,682       49,297       1.99 %
CION Investment Corp.     2,464       15,351       0.62 %
Fidus Investment Corp.     2,181       41,598       1.68 %
FS KKR Capital Corp.     9,796       102,857       4.16 %
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.     9,017       85,480       3.45 %
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.     10,587       136,359       5.51 %
Hercules Capital, Inc.     7,772       122,561       4.95 %
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.     2,771       37,497       1.52 %
MidCap Financial Investment Corp.     4,468       45,035       1.82 %
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund     6,681       101,023       4.08 %
New Mountain Finance Corp.     6,050       43,380       1.75 %
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.     2,065       25,646       1.04 %
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.     6,616       78,990       3.19 %
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.     9,626       72,000       2.91 %
PennantPark Investment Corp.     5,278       18,315       0.74 %
Prospect Capital Corp.     31,948       73,800       2.98 %
Runway Growth Finance Corp.     2,972       16,673       0.67 %
Saratoga Investment Corp.     907       20,230       0.82 %
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.     4,350       74,697       3.02 %
SLR Investment Corp.     2,255       27,890       1.13 %
Stellus Capital Investment Corp.     1,717       14,459       0.58 %
Trinity Capital, Inc.     6,880       123,089       4.97 %
Closed-End Funds                        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Equity Funds                        
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund     5,109     $ 26,568       1.07 %
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.     1,096       13,839       0.56 %
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.     2,212       21,452       0.87 %
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.     1,385       15,218       0.62 %
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust     1,381       14,724       0.60 %
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust     736       9,194       0.37 %
Eagle Point Credit Co.     14,722       54,764       2.21 %
Eagle Point Income Co., Inc.     1,533       15,437       0.63 %
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust     1,502       15,924       0.64 %
Ellington Credit Co.     2,559       11,311       0.46 %
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     1,186       11,460       0.46 %
Franklin Ltd Duration Income Trust     1,682       9,737       0.39 %
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund     11,677       127,510       5.15 %
Invesco Senior Income Trust     10,131       30,392       1.23 %
KKR Income Opportunities Fund     2,842       32,002       1.29 %
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund     6,987       33,956       1.37 %
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     6,653       51,032       2.06 %
OFS Credit Co., Inc.     2,687       6,880       0.28 %
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.     10,275       90,008       3.64 %
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund     1,858       14,638       0.59 %
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II     3,391       24,175       0.98 %
XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust     1,189       20,869       0.84 %
Other Components     2,577       13,821       0.56 %
Total           $ 2,475,066       100.00 %

 

* The following table shows the top 50 positions and related Market Value of the securities within the TRSUB0015 basket.

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks                        
Communication Services                        
Iridium Communications, Inc.     (139 )   $ (7,650 )     1.18 %
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.     (37 )     (6,586 )     1.02 %
NIQ Global Intelligence PLC     (761 )     (7,119 )     1.10 %
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (219 )     (6,480 )     1.00 %
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.     (2,273 )     (6,659 )     1.03 %
              (34,494 )        
Consumer Discretionary                        
Bath & Body Works, Inc.     (297 )     (6,876 )     1.06 %
Ford Motor Co.     (478 )     (6,641 )     1.03 %
Newell Brands, Inc.     (1,203 )     (7,386 )     1.14 %
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (306 )     (6,468 )     1.00 %
RH     (43 )     (7,158 )     1.11 %
              (34,529 )        
Consumer Staples                        
BellRing Brands, Inc.     (547 )     (7,072 )     1.09 %
Coty, Inc., Class A     (3,142 )     (6,788 )     1.05 %
              (13,860 )        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks (continued)                        
Financials                        
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.     (96 )   $ (6,999 )     1.08 %
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     (167 )     (6,488 )     1.01 %
Fiserv, Inc.     (135 )     (6,637 )     1.03 %
Global Payments, Inc.     (98 )     (7,116 )     1.10 %
KKR & Co., Inc.     (73 )     (6,677 )     1.03 %
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.     (178 )     (6,739 )     1.04 %
WEX, Inc.     (47 )     (6,671 )     1.03 %
              (47,327 )        
Health Care                        
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (251 )     (7,412 )     1.15 %
Avantor, Inc.     (653 )     (6,466 )     1.00 %
Certara, Inc.     (1,141 )     (7,471 )     1.15 %
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.     (266 )     (6,539 )     1.01 %
Envista Holdings Corp.     (244 )     (6,425 )     0.99 %
Perrigo Co PLC     (649 )     (6,743 )     1.04 %
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (214 )     (7,151 )     1.11 %
              (48,207 )        
Industrials                        
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     (125 )     (6,533 )     1.01 %
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (382 )     (6,896 )     1.07 %
Builders FirstSource, Inc.     (81 )     (7,276 )     1.12 %
Clarivate PLC     (3,191 )     (6,893 )     1.06 %
CNH Industrial NV     (617 )     (6,924 )     1.07 %
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.     (152 )     (8,318 )     1.29 %
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     (191 )     (6,448 )     1.00 %
Owens Corning     (50 )     (7,888 )     1.22 %
              (57,176 )        
Information Technology                        
BILL Holdings, Inc.     (191 )     (6,897 )     1.07 %
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.     (1,406 )     (7,256 )     1.12 %
CDW Corp.     (49 )     (6,824 )     1.05 %
Crane NXT Co.     (135 )     (6,927 )     1.07 %
DXC Technology Co.     (733 )     (6,489 )     1.00 %
Enphase Energy, Inc.     (130 )     (6,423 )     0.99 %
Entegris, Inc.     (37 )     (6,577 )     1.02 %
Gen Digital, Inc.     (270 )     (6,721 )     1.04 %
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A     (82 )     (6,976 )     1.08 %
Oracle Corp.     (55 )     (7,993 )     1.24 %
RingCentral, Inc., Class A     (174 )     (6,778 )     1.05 %
Salesforce, Inc.     (48 )     (7,492 )     1.16 %
Teradata Corp.     (198 )     (6,849 )     1.06 %
              (90,202 )        
Materials                        
FMC Corp.     (559 )     (6,427 )     0.99 %
                         
Real Estate                        
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.     (437 )     (6,867 )     1.06 %
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.     (92 )     (6,550 )     1.02 %
              (13,417 )        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks (continued)                        
Real Estate (continued)                        
                         
Other Components     (11,775 )   $ (301,146 )     46.56 %
                         
Total           $ (646,785 )     100.00 %

 

* The following table shows the top 50 positions and related Market Value of the securities within the TRSUB0016 basket.

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks                        
Communication Services                        
Alphabet, Inc., Class A     21     $ 7,612       1.02 %
Fox Corp., Class A     151       7,882       1.05 %
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     30       7,596       1.01 %
              23,090          
Consumer Discretionary                        
Airbnb, Inc., Class A     53       7,598       1.01 %
Booking Holdings, Inc.     44       7,778       1.04 %
Expedia Group, Inc.     30       7,698       1.03 %
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     23       8,014       1.07 %
Lowe’s Cos, Inc.     35       7,613       1.01 %
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     33       7,600       1.01 %
              46,301          
Consumer Staples                        
Monster Beverage Corp.     79       7,564       1.01 %
                         
Energy                        
Texas Pacific Land Corp.     20       8,723       1.16 %
                         
Financials                        
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     34       7,844       1.04 %
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     45       7,500       1.00 %
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     15       7,758       1.03 %
Moody’s Corp.     17       7,521       1.00 %
S&P Global, Inc.     18       7,504       1.00 %
Visa, Inc., Class A     22       7,701       1.03 %
              45,828          
Health Care                        
AbbVie, Inc.     31       7,903       1.05 %
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     58       7,731       1.03 %
CVS Health Corp.     73       7,509       1.00 %
Merck & Co., Inc.     62       7,921       1.06 %
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     6       8,143       1.08 %
Stryker Corp.     24       7,488       1.00 %
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     18       7,488       1.00 %
              54,183          
Industrials                        
AMETEK, Inc.     31       7,620       1.02 %
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     33       7,488       1.00 %
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     41       7,764       1.03 %
Fastenal Co.     162       7,766       1.03 %
Hubbell, Inc.     14       7,564       1.01 %
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     28       7,622       1.02 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Market
Value
    % of
basket
 
Common Stocks (continued)                        
Industrials (continued)                        
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.     96     $ 7,887       1.05 %
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     61       7,684       1.02 %
Lennox International, Inc.     14       8,068       1.07 %
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     8       7,610       1.01 %
Trane Technologies PLC     16       7,634       1.02 %
TransDigm Group, Inc.     6       7,568       1.01 %
WW Grainger, Inc.     6       7,596       1.01 %
              99,871          
Information Technology                        
Amphenol Corp., Class A     46       8,191       1.09 %
Applied Materials, Inc.     13       9,098       1.21 %
Arista Networks, Inc.     45       7,722       1.03 %
Autodesk, Inc.     39       7,593       1.01 %
F5, Inc.     19       7,873       1.05 %
Fair Isaac Corp.     7       8,012       1.07 %
Fortinet, Inc.     50       7,653       1.02 %
International Business Machines Corp.     28       7,826       1.04 %
KLA Corp.     30       9,098       1.21 %
Lam Research Corp.     20       8,604       1.15 %
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     12       8,022       1.07 %
              89,692          
Materials                        
PPG Industries, Inc.     63       7,598       1.01 %
Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.     87       7,715       1.03 %
              15,313          
                         
Other Components     2,559       360,095       47.97 %
                         
Total           $ 750,660       100.00 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 433.1%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 8/20/2026(a)   $ 2,000,000     $ 1,989,877  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(a)(b)     98,000,000       96,862,342  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.87%, 10/27/2026(a)     2,500,000       2,469,066  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $101,327,251)             101,321,285  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 69.3%                
Alternative Funds – 69.3%                
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF*(c)(d)     486,900       16,208,901  
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $23,517,422)             16,208,901  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.9%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.9%                      
iShares Bitcoin Trust, July Strike Price $51, Expires 7/17/26   7,458       38,035,800       11,187  
iShares Bitcoin Trust, August Strike Price $40, Expires 8/21/26   7,100       28,400,000       205,900  
                    217,087  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $824,609)                   217,087  
                       
Total Investments – 503.3%
(Cost $125,669,282)
                $ 117,747,273  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -403.3%                   (94,352,671 )
Net Assets – 100.0%                 $ 23,394,602  

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Security, or a portion thereof, in the amount of $96,861,240 has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2026. See note 5 for additional information
(c) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.ishares.com.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $11,884,530 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                          
CME Bitcoin Futures   14     $ 4,123,000     7/31/26   $ (250 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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At June 30, 2026, open reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Face
Amount
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   3.80%     6/30/2026   7/2/2026   $ 94,916,545     $ 94,916,545  
                  $ 94,916,545     $ 94,916,545  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 100.0%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 7/7/2026(a)   $ 50,000     $ 49,970  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 7/21/2026(a),(b)     2,915,000       2,909,176  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/4/2026(a),(b)     2,000,000       1,993,202  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/11/2026(a),(b)     2,500,000       2,489,715  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(a)     4,900,000       4,875,198  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(a),(b)     8,000,000       7,950,056  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 10/15/2026(a),(b)     9,700,000       9,594,669  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.78%, 12/3/2026(a),(b)     1,400,000       1,377,185  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $31,241,699)             31,239,171  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $17,067)
    17,067       17,067  
                 
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost $31,258,766)
          $ 31,256,238  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.1%             (45,339 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 31,210,899  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $5,852,741 have been pledged as collateral for swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRSSG0001*   3/15/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       2,539,752     $ (96,865 )
TRSSG0002*   3/15/2027   –%(c)   SG       2,540,596       60,160  
TRSSG0003*   4/30/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,989,121       63,166  
TRSSG0004*   4/30/2027   –%(c)   SG       1,740,202       (28,737 )
TRSSG0005*   4/30/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,251,972       31,105  
TRSSG0006*   4/30/2027   –%(c)   SG       1,250,682       (18,818 )
TRSSG0007*   4/30/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,919,028       38,725  
TRSSG0008*   4/30/2027   –%(c)   SG       1,877,466       (12,193 )
TRSSG0009*   5/14/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       2,441,491       36,490  
TRSSG0010*   5/14/2027   –%(c)   SG       2,609,690       (29,908 )
TRSSG0011*   5/14/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       2,599,009       58,727  
TRSSG0012*   5/14/2027   –%(c)   SG       2,510,765       (42,844 )
TRSSG0013*   5/14/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,399,541       44,431  
TRSSG0014*   5/14/2027   –%(c)   SG       1,230,870       (35,361 )
TRSSG0015*   6/1/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       3,282,334       91,144  
TRSSG0016*   6/1/2027   –%(c)   SG       3,077,258       (77,999 )
TRSSG0017*   6/4/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       5,677,433       158,416  
TRSSG0018*   6/4/2027   –%(c)   SG       5,823,596       (184,429 )
TRSSG0019*   6/4/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,841,524       12,373  
TRSSG0020*   6/4/2027   –%(c)   SG       2,383,739       (54,245 )
TRSSG0021*   6/4/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,594,724       22,730  
TRSSG0022*   6/4/2027   –%(c)   SG       1,181,612       (40,635 )
TRSSG0023*   7/12/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       3,471,116       (9,078 )
TRSSG0024*   7/12/2027   –%(c)   SG       4,379,409       (74,179 )
TRSSG0025*   7/12/2027   0.10%(c)   SG       1,596,731       23,978  
TRSSG0026*   7/12/2027   –%(c)   SG       639,689       (11,872 )
                          $ (75,718 )

 

* The aggregate Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of the constituents of the swap reference index have been shown below for derivative based indices.
(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

SG : Societe Generale

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0001 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 314,187     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     472,588     Short             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,475,883     Long             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     204,963     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     482,889     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     2,407,396     Long             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     1,010,380     Long             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     223,068     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 6,591,354           (96,865 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0002 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 157,934     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     157,753     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 315,687           60,160       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0003 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 263,917     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     396,974     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,239,742     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     172,169     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     405,627     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     2,022,213     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     848,719     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     187,377     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 5,536,738           63,166       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0004 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 103,930     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     103,812     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 207,742           (28,737 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0005 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 164,999     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     248,185     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     775,077     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     107,639     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     253,595     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,264,271     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     530,612     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     117,147     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 3,461,525           31,105       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0006 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 74,806     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     74,721     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 149,527           (18,818 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0007 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 251,755     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     378,680     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,182,611     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     164,235     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     386,935     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,929,023     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     809,608     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     178,742     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 5,281,589           38,725       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0008 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 113,271     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     113,141     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 226,412           (12,193 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0009 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 318,646     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     479,296     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,496,831     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     207,872     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     489,743     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     2,441,565     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     1,024,721     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     226,234     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 6,684,908           36,490       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0010 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 156,660     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     156,481     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 313,141           (29,908 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0011 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 341,754     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     514,054     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,605,380     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     222,947     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     525,259     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     2,618,625     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     1,099,033     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     242,641     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 7,169,693           58,727       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0012 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 149,867     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     149,696     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 299,563           (42,844 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0013 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 185,674     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     279,284     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     872,199     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     121,127     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     285,372     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,422,693     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     597,102     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     131,826     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 3,895,277           44,431       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0014 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 72,598     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     72,516     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 145,114           (35,361 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0015 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 433,780     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     652,477     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     2,037,671     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     282,982     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     666,699     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     3,323,759     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     1,394,976     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     307,978     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 9,100,322           91,144       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0016 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 182,133     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     181,925     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 364,058           (77,999 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0017 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 750,400     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     1,128,723     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     3,524,981     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     489,532     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     1,153,327     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     5,749,793     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     2,413,178     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     532,773     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 15,742,707           158,416       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0018 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 342,444     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     342,053     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 684,497           (184,429 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0019 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 238,377     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     358,557     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     1,119,767     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     155,508     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     366,373     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,826,515     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     766,585     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     169,244     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 5,000,926           12,373       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0020 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 141,461     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     141,299     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 282,760           (54,245 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0021 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 207,971     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     312,823     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     976,940     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     135,672     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     319,642     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,593,541     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     668,806     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     147,657     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 4,363,052           22,730       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0022 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 69,287     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     69,208     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 138,495           (40,635 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0023 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 445,132     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     669,551     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     2,090,993     Short             22.39 %
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     290,387     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     684,145     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     3,410,736     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     1,431,480     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     316,037     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 9,338,461           (9,078 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0024 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 261,439     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     261,141     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 522,580           (74,179 )     100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0025 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
EUR/USD Future Active Contract   $ 208,377     Short             4.77 %
S&P 500 E-mini     313,433     Long             7.17 %
JPY/USD Future Active Contract     978,844     Short             22.39 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures     135,937     Long             3.11 %
MSCI EAFE Index Futures     320,265     Long             7.33 %
US Treasury Note, 2yr     1,596,647     Short             36.52 %
US Treasury Note     670,110     Short             15.33 %
US Treasury Bond Future     147,945     Short             3.38 %
Total   $ 4,371,558           23,978       100.0 %

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSSG0026 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
Crude Oil, WTI   $ 38,125     Long             50.03 %
Gold, 100 oz     38,081     Short             49.97 %
Total   $ 76,206           (11,872 )     100.0 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 119.5%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 7/28/2026(a)   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,493,216  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 8/20/2026(a)     3,300,000       3,283,296  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 8/25/2026(a)     2,000,000       1,988,847  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.75%, 10/13/2026(a)     2,000,000       1,978,521  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(a)(b)     35,000,000       34,593,694  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $44,339,997)             44,337,574  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 55.2%                
Money Market ETFs – 55.2%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(c)(d)(e)
(Cost $20,490,681)
    204,811       20,493,388  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(f)
(Cost $38,108)
    38,108       38,108  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.0%†                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
SPDR Gold Shares, July Strike Price $460, Expires 7/20/26   1,100       50,600,000       11,550  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $376,665)                   11,550  
                       
Total Investments – 174.8%
(Cost $65,245,451)
                $ 64,880,620  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -74.8%                   (27,769,627 )
Net Assets – 100.0%                 $ 37,110,993  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Security, or a portion therof, in the amount of $29,651,040 has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2026. See note 5 for additional information.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(e) Securities with an aggregate market value of $19,631,772 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(f) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                            
Gold 100 OZ Futures   139     $ 56,135,150     8/27/26     $ (5,827,680 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 122,571,832     $ (102,039,651 )   $ (41,501 )   $ 2,708     $ 20,493,388       204,811     $ 1,137,955     $  
    $     $ 122,571,832     $ (102,039,651 )   $ (41,501 )   $ 2,708     $ 20,493,388       204,811     $ 1,137,955     $  

 

At June 30, 2026, open reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
    Maturity
Date
   

Face

Amount

    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   3.80%     6/30/2026     7/2/2026     $ 29,056,085     $ 29,056,085  
                      $ 29,056,085     $ 29,056,085  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 61.7%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(a)(b)   $ 3,600,000     $ 3,592,808  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/4/2026(a)(b)     500,000       498,301  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(a)(b)     2,150,000       2,139,117  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     2,850,000       2,832,207  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     1,800,000       1,780,454  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.77%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     13,200,000       12,984,886  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $23,834,726)             23,827,773  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 46.2%                
Alternative Funds – 6.9%                
Simplify US Equity Plus Managed Futures Strategy ETF(c)     100,000       2,641,000  
                 
Equity Funds – 32.2%                
Simplify China A Shares Plus Income ETF(c)(d)     428,078       12,447,053  
                 
Fixed Income Funds – 7.1%                
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF(c)     116,500       2,755,807  
                 
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $17,088,242)             17,843,860  
                 
Money Market Fund – 9.0%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $3,495,982)
    3,495,982       3,495,982  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.2%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.2%                      
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,650, Expires 7/17/2026   18       13,770,000       37,980  
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,700, Expires 7/17/2026   15       11,550,000       17,025  
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,850, Expires 7/17/2026   30       23,550,000       4,200  
S&P 500 Index, 7/31/2026 Strike Price 7,900, Expires 7/31/2026   15       11,850,000       10,125  
S&P 500 Index, 8/21/2026 Strike Price 8,000, Expires 8/21/2026   16       12,800,000       20,480  
                    89,810  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $434,275)                   89,810  

 

Total Investments – 117.1%
(Cost $44,853,225)
  $ 45,257,425  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -17.1%     (6,601,421 )
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 38,656,004  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $19,516,296 have been pledged as collateral for options and swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $     $ 5,004,678     $ (2,138,737 )   $ 49,284     $ (159,418 )   $ 2,755,807       116,500     $ 440,920     $  
Simplify China A Shares Plus Income ETF           11,855,996       (193,768 )     5,079       779,746       12,447,053       428,078       86,308        
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     7,566,932       3,782,088       (11,810,079 )     389,078       71,981                   253,082        
Simplify US Equity Plus Managed Futures Strategy ETF           2,505,710                   135,290       2,641,000       100,000       50,000        
    $ 7,566,932     $ 23,148,472     $ (14,142,584 )   $ 443,441     $ 827,599     $ 17,843,860       644,578     $ 830,310     $  

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

USD : U.S. Dollar

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS FOXY(c)   11/13/2026   4.33% (SOFR + 0.65%)(d)   BNP       3,614,275     $ 130,957  
TRS FOXY(c)   11/13/2026   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   BNP       3,614,275       130,535  
TRS FOXY(c)   3/15/2027   4.48% (SOFR + 0.80%)(d)   BOFA       6,534,609       284,530  
TRS FOXY(c)   3/15/2027   4.43% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   BOFA       2,891,420       125,898  
TRS CTA(e)   3/15/2027   4.48% (SOFR + 0.80%)(d)   BOFA       24,948,379       (1,516,931 )
TRS FOXY(c)   11/13/2026   4.48% (SOFR + 0.80%)(d)   BNP       5,133,919       185,719  
TRS XXV(f)   11/13/2026   4.48% (SOFR + 0.80%)(d)   BNP       4,789,506       (11,645 )
TRS FOXY(c)   3/15/2027   4.33% (SOFR + 0.65%)(d)   CITI       5,135,162       186,065  
TRS CTA(e)   3/15/2027   4.43% (SOFR + 0.75%)(d)   CITI       22,288,000       (1,469,972 )
TRS SBAR(g)   6/15/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   CITI       24,243,810       388,450  
TRS CTA(e)   3/15/2027   4.68% (SOFR + 1.00%)(d)   UBS       22,288,000       (1,472,131 )
                          $ (3,038,525 )

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Currency Strategy ETF.
(d) Payments made quarterly.
(e) Based on Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF.
(f) Based on Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF.
(g) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
CITI : Citigroup, NA
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate
UBS : UBS AG

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 125.6%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 7/16/2026(a)   $ 85,000,000     $ 84,872,500  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 7/28/2026(a)     27,500,000       27,425,374  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 8/4/2026(a)     37,000,000       36,874,243  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/18/2026(a)     80,000,000       79,612,800  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 9/22/2026(a)     6,000,000       5,949,727  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(a)(b)     450,000,000       444,776,063  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $679,535,903)             679,510,707  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 53.0%                
Alternative Funds – 7.0%                
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF(c)     3,777,620       37,864,596  
                 
Equity Funds – 20.8%                
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF(c)     822,303       28,648,214  
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF(c)     91,464       3,149,398  
Simplify US Equity Income ETF(c)     1,634,812       80,414,767  
              112,212,379  
Fixed Income Funds – 25.2%                
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF(c)     2,109,127       42,541,092  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF(c)     1,553,376       38,680,150  
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF(c)     624,406       15,472,781  
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF(c)     1,700,000       39,814,000  
              136,508,023  
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $314,760,329)             286,584,998  
                 
Money Market Fund – 2.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $11,122,500)
    11,122,500       11,122,500  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.0%†                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
CBOE Volatility Index, July Strike Price $70, Expires 7/23/26   30,000       210,000,000       120,000  
                       
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%†                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,625, Expires 7/2/26   90       59,625,000       450  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,725, Expires 7/6/26   88       59,180,000       1,320  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,800, Expires 7/7/26   94       54,520,000       705  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,200, Expires 7/8/26   86       53,320,000       1,075  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,000, Expires 7/9/26   90       54,000,000       1,125  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,800, Expires 7/10/26   78       45,240,000       1,560  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,100, Expires 7/13/26   81       49,410,000       3,240  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,275, Expires 7/14/26   84       52,710,000       6,930  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,575, Expires 7/15/26   88       57,860,000       14,080  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,525, Expires 7/16/26   85       55,462,500       15,088  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,200, Expires 7/17/26   85       52,700,000       10,837  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,480, Expires 7/20/26   87       56,376,000       19,792  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,450, Expires 7/21/26   87       56,115,000       22,838  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,200, Expires 7/22/26   82       50,840,000       17,220  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
Purchased Options – 0.0%† (continued)                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.0%† (continued)                      
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,100, Expires 7/23/26   84     $ 51,240,000     $ 18,060  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,200, Expires 7/24/26   85       52,700,000       21,887  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,250, Expires 7/27/26   87       54,375,000       26,970  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,450, Expires 7/28/26   86       55,470,000       39,560  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,600, Expires 7/28/26   86       56,760,000       55,040  
                    277,777  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,435,990)                   397,777  
                       
Total Investments – 180.7%
(Cost $1,006,854,722)
                $ 977,615,982  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -80.7%                   (436,728,896 )
Net Assets – 100.0%                 $ 540,887,086  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Security, or a portion thereof, in the amount of $444,771,000 has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2026. See note 5 for additional information
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Short position contracts:                          
CBOE VIX Future   (4,611)     $ (82,770,678 )   7/22/26   $ 8,399,938  
CBOE VIX Future   (3,132)       (59,348,268 )   8/19/26     2,566,457  
Total net unrealized appreciation                     $ 10,966,395  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 107,188,763     $ 5,188,775     $ (69,648,906 )*   $ 1,334,073     $ (1,521,613 )   $ 42,541,092       2,109,127     $ 3,318,843     $  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     28,842,000             (28,767,644 )     1,180,914       (1,255,270 )                 524,493        
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     39,352,785             (38,850,040 )     (2,629,954 )     2,127,209                   126,809        
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     86,368,364       39,752,435       (45,162,107 )     (10,021,008 )     (33,073,088 )     37,864,596       3,777,620       840,524        
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF     67,824,759             (28,033,328 )     (1,270,633 )     159,352       38,680,150       1,553,376       1,972,787        
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     686,375       24,696,533                   3,265,306       28,648,214       822,303       158,597        
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF     2,530,809                         618,589       3,149,398       91,464       54,349        
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     26,630,000             (9,998,962 )     606,483       (1,764,740 )     15,472,781       624,406       3,478,042        
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF           40,443,340       (449,577 )**     449,577       (629,340 )     39,814,000       1,700,000       1,377,000        
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     85,560,543       48,253       (12,696,380 )     818,185       6,684,166       80,414,767       1,634,812       5,834,404       2,527,877  
    $ 444,984,398     $ 110,129,336     $ (233,606,944 )   $ (9,532,363 )   $ (25,389,429 )   $ 286,584,998       12,313,108     $ 17,685,848     $ 2,527,877  

 

* Fund has a Return of Capital of $(582,796)
** Fund has a Return of Capital of $(449,577)

 

At June 30, 2026, open reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Counterparty  

Interest

Rate

    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Face
Amount
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   3.80%     6/30/2026   7/2/2026   $ 435,841,280     $ 435,841,280  
                  $ 435,841,280     $ 435,841,280  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Aggregate
Bond ETF
    Simplify Barrier
Income ETF
    Simplify Bond
Bull ETF
    Simplify China
A Shares PLUS
Income ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 524,717,804     $ 75,411,295     $ 55,760,573     $ 7,490,286  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value           325,855,396             5,663,396  
Cash     149,189       9,000             12,896  
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     488,164                   499,231  
Receivables:                                
Other income                       8,833  
Due from affiliated fund     3,031,242                    
Due from broker     1,719,329       269,182             6  
Interest     244,782       5,171       598       379  
Total assets     530,350,510       401,550,044       55,761,171       13,675,027  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Due to authorized participant     155,675                    
Payables:                                
Securities purchased     3,374,941       497,468             723  
Written options     120,313       7,486,402              
Investment advisory fees     103,649       226,174       22,641       9,505  
Total liabilities     3,754,578       8,210,044       22,641       10,228  
Net Assets   $ 526,595,932     $ 393,340,000     $ 55,738,530     $ 13,664,799  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 523,894,900     $ 391,987,367     $ 95,687,481     $ 12,048,373  
Distributable earnings (loss)     2,701,032       1,352,633       (39,948,951 )     1,616,426  
Net Assets   $ 526,595,932     $ 393,340,000     $ 55,738,530     $ 13,664,799  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     26,125,001       15,400,001       1,400,001       475,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 20.16     $ 25.54     $ 39.81     $ 28.77  
Investments, at cost   $ 521,345,642     $ 75,776,113     $ 70,554,079     $ 7,565,108  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $     $ 326,150,064     $     $ 5,670,003  
Premiums received on written options   $ 195,155     $ 14,627,600     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Currency
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
Enhanced
Income ETF
    Simplify
Government
Money Market
ETF
    Simplify Health
Care ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 89,305,858     $ 7,077,428     $ 5,016,625,252     $ 346,987,539  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value     259,415,556       63,524,192              
Cash           30,300              
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps           363,357              
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     42,915,374                    
Receivables:                                
Interest     1,443       852       6,915,283       13,160  
Dividends           1,200             30,130  
Foreign tax reclaim                       89,906  
Capital shares                 58,039,864        
Due from broker           442              
Securities sold                       11,617,484  
Total assets     391,638,231       70,997,771       5,081,580,399       358,738,219  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Due to custodian     38             13,944,431        
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     26,251,921                    
Payables:                                
Investment advisory fees     198,600       29,949       610,550       124,688  
Securities purchased                 29,567,222        
Total liabilities     26,450,559       29,949       44,122,203       124,688  
Net Assets   $ 365,187,672     $ 70,967,822     $ 5,037,458,196     $ 358,613,531  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 352,930,854     $ 89,046,932     $ 5,037,710,714     $ 337,542,245  
Distributable earnings (loss)     12,256,818       (18,079,110 )     (252,518 )     21,071,286  
Net Assets   $ 365,187,672     $ 70,967,822     $ 5,037,458,196     $ 358,613,531  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     12,250,001       3,275,001       50,340,001       9,150,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 29.81     $ 21.67     $ 100.07     $ 39.19  
Investments, at cost   $ 89,321,693     $ 7,692,155     $ 5,016,876,424     $ 308,896,812  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $ 259,646,283     $ 63,522,652     $     $  
Foreign currency, at cost   $ 38     $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Hedged Equity
ETF
    Simplify High
Yield ETF
    Simplify
Interest Rate
Hedge ETF
    Simplify
Intermediate
Term Treasury
Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 317,944,901     $ 101,757,175     $ 111,225,291     $ 76,080  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value           294,566,879       37,651,677       65,689,390  
Cash           111,347              
Unrealized appreciation on written options                 28,680,737        
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps           1,268,674       2,678        
Receivables:                                
Interest     726       2,341       848       277  
Due from broker     223       7,364,527       42,144       505,150  
Dividends           16,988              
Total assets     317,945,850       405,087,931       177,603,375       66,270,897  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Unrealized depreciation on over the counter swaps           3,214,416              
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps           2,703,740              
Payables:                                
Written options     4,166,610                    
Investment advisory fees     103,909       82,390       88,679       14,436  
Premium received on swaps           4,543,487              
Securities purchased           1,000,747       1,708,922        
Total liabilities     4,270,519       11,544,780       1,797,601       14,436  
Net Assets   $ 313,675,331     $ 393,543,151     $ 175,805,774     $ 66,256,461  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 313,859,047     $ 422,303,303     $ 188,531,711     $ 99,289,431  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (183,716 )     (28,760,152 )     (12,725,937 )     (33,032,970 )
Net Assets   $ 313,675,331     $ 393,543,151     $ 175,805,774     $ 66,256,461  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     9,375,001       18,700,001       4,050,001       5,175,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 33.46     $ 21.05     $ 43.41     $ 12.80  
Investments, at cost   $ 262,988,746     $ 101,777,139     $ 129,826,247     $ 76,080  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $     $ 296,983,666     $ 37,642,868     $ 65,673,982  
Premiums received on written options   $ 4,655,820     $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify MBS
ETF
    Simplify Next
Intangible Core
Index ETF
    Simplify Short
Term Treasury
Futures
Strategy ETF
    Simplify Target
15 Distribution
ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 1,647,686,713     $ 40,916,623     $ 109,778,626     $ 20,480,050  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value     1,461,720,306             649,975,551       48,188,896  
Cash                       47,100  
Receivables:                                
Securities sold     1,255,074,112                   89,600  
Interest     3,831             16,090       669  
Dividends           18,584              
Due from broker                       124,570  
Total assets     4,364,484,962       40,935,207       759,770,267       68,930,885  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payables:                                
Securities purchased     2,818,944,757             6,487,421       2,490,244  
Investment advisory fees     191,837       8,332       151,494       38,236  
Due to broker                 2,087,070        
Written options                       1,148,467  
Total liabilities     2,819,136,594       8,332       8,725,985       3,676,947  
Net Assets   $ 1,545,348,368     $ 40,926,875     $ 751,044,282     $ 65,253,938  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 1,559,394,880     $ 39,178,288     $ 836,248,753     $ 65,311,713  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (14,046,512 )     1,748,587       (85,204,471 )     (57,775 )
Net Assets   $ 1,545,348,368     $ 40,926,875     $ 751,044,282     $ 65,253,938  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     31,450,001       1,175,001       36,725,001       2,650,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 49.14     $ 34.83     $ 20.45     $ 24.62  
Investments, at cost   $ 1,643,975,006     $ 37,033,792     $ 109,789,243     $ 20,555,360  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $ 1,462,079,408     $     $ 649,937,040     $ 48,208,436  
Premiums received on written options   $     $     $     $ 2,814,925  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Tax Aware
Alternatives
ETF
    Simplify
Tax Aware
Diversified
Income
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
Treasury Option
Income ETF
    Simplify US
Equity Income
ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 2,509,007     $ 2,509,004     $ 129,926     $ 92,039,412  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value                 471,023,545        
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     30,511       31,739              
Receivables:                                
Interest     62       62       1,022       551  
Capital shares                 1,168,662        
Due from broker                 1,437,713       206  
Securities sold                       281,552  
Total assets     2,539,580       2,540,805       473,760,868       92,321,721  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payables:                                
Investment advisory fees     298       310       129,954       38,672  
Securities purchased                 1,250,934        
Unrealized depreciation on over the counter swaps     167,743       2,674              
Written options                 240,625       288,600  
Total liabilities     168,041       2,984       1,621,513       327,272  
Net Assets   $ 2,371,539     $ 2,537,821     $ 472,139,355     $ 91,994,449  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 2,500,025     $ 2,495,025     $ 472,587,485     $ 82,835,380  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (128,486 )     42,796       (448,130 )     9,159,069  
Net Assets   $ 2,371,539     $ 2,537,821     $ 472,139,355     $ 91,994,449  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     100,001       100,001       20,200,001       1,875,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 23.72     $ 25.38     $ 23.37     $ 49.06  
Investments, at cost   $ 2,509,030     $ 2,509,028     $ 129,926     $ 75,640,094  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $     $     $ 471,391,862     $  
Premiums received on written options   $     $     $ 390,295     $ 694,446  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Bitcoin Strategy
ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Convexity ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Downside
Convexity ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Managed
Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Assets                                
Investments, at value   $ 43,441,379     $ 111,527,298     $ 107,064,438     $ 181,979,293  
Deposit at Broker for Futures Contracts     434,740                    
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps           404,275       261,148        
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                 352        
Receivables:                                
Securities sold     808,780                    
Interest     1,096       823       658       724  
Due from broker     122       145             1,287,097  
Variation margin on futures contracts                       97,800  
Total assets     44,686,117       111,932,541       107,326,596       183,364,914  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Payables:                                
Securities purchased     1,096,524                    
Investment advisory fees     17,785       45,379       43,713       14,297  
Due to broker                        
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts                       19,984,413  
Written options           243,600       471,355        
Total liabilities     1,114,309       288,979       515,068       19,998,710  
Net Assets   $ 43,571,808     $ 111,643,562     $ 106,811,528     $ 163,366,204  
                                 
Net Assets Consist of                                
Paid-in capital   $ 41,914,594     $ 92,534,844     $ 149,635,598     $ 172,943,402  
Distributable earnings (loss)     1,657,214       19,108,718       (42,824,070 )     (9,577,198 )
Net Assets   $ 43,571,808     $ 111,643,562     $ 106,811,528     $ 163,366,204  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     925,001       2,450,001       2,575,001       6,200,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 47.10     $ 45.57     $ 41.48     $ 26.35  
Investments, at cost   $ 39,225,752     $ 80,257,208     $ 88,719,319     $ 173,972,625  
Premiums received on written options   $     $ 898,967     $ 1,805,809     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify VettaFi
Private Credit
Strategy ETF
 
Assets        
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 1,935,925  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value     484,889  
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     23,497  
Receivables:        
Interest     34  
Total assets     2,444,345  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:      
Investment advisory fees     1,501  
Due to broker     70  
Securities purchased     10  
Unrealized depreciation on over the counter swaps     22,829  
Total liabilities     24,410  
Net Assets   $ 2,419,935  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 2,888,423  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (468,488 )
Net Assets   $ 2,419,935  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     125,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 19.36  
Investments, at cost   $ 1,936,099  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $ 498,767  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Bitcoin
Strategy ETF
   

Simplify
DBi CTA
Managed Futures
Index ETF

    Simplify Gold
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
Multi-QIS
Alternative ETF
    Simplify
Volatility
Premium ETF
 
Assets                                        
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 117,747,273     $ 31,256,238     $ 44,387,232     $ 27,413,565     $ 691,030,984  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value                 20,493,388       17,843,860       286,584,998  
Cash     2,130,963       35,180       3,363,754       103,879       3,070,959  
Foreign currency at value                       20,836        
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps           641,445             2,072,629        
Receivables:                                        
Due from broker     533,587             1,221,575             10,434,429  
Securities sold     131,477                   199,601        
Interest     319       212       976             1,621  
Dividends                       6,843        
Total assets     120,543,619       31,933,075       69,466,925       47,661,213       991,122,991  
                                         
Liabilities                                        
Due to affiliated fund                             3,031,242  
Unrealized depreciation on over the counter swaps           717,163             5,111,154        
Payables:                                        
Reverse repurchase agreement     94,916,545             29,056,085             435,841,280  
Securities purchased     1,989,892             3,283,308             9,527,729  
Distributions payable     224,800                          
Investment advisory fees     17,780       5,013       16,539       35,148       224,662  
Due to broker                       3,858,907        
Capital shares                             1,610,992  
Total liabilities     97,149,017       722,176       32,355,932       9,005,209       450,235,905  
Net Assets   $ 23,394,602     $ 31,210,899     $ 37,110,993     $ 38,656,004     $ 540,887,086  
                                         
Net Assets Consist of                                        
Paid-in capital   $ 62,378,473     $ 31,167,045     $ 44,578,390     $ 94,018,645     $ 609,918,440  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (38,983,871 )     43,854       (7,467,397 )     (55,362,641 )     (69,031,354 )
Net Assets   $ 23,394,602     $ 31,210,899     $ 37,110,993     $ 38,656,004     $ 540,887,086  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     2,810,001       1,225,001       1,175,001       3,850,001       33,575,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 8.33     $ 25.48     $ 31.56     $ 10.04     $ 16.11  
Investments, at cost   $ 125,669,282     $ 31,258,766     $ 44,754,770     $ 27,764,983     $ 692,094,393  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $     $     $ 20,490,681     $ 17,088,242     $ 314,760,329  
Foreign currency, at cost   $     $     $     $ 19,670     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Aggregate
Bond ETF
    Simplify Barrier
Income ETF
    Simplify Bond
Bull ETF
    Simplify China A
Shares PLUS
Income ETF
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income   $ 13,388,568     $     $     $  
Affiliated dividend income           5,546,265             182,052  
Interest income     1,274,507       1,988,178       4,424,196       268,265  
Total income     14,663,075       7,534,443       4,424,196       450,317  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     1,839,114       1,415,194       467,396       103,192  
Interest expense     6,083       1,515       3,082       14  
Total expenses     1,845,197       1,416,709       470,478       103,206  
Less fees waived:                                
Waiver     (919,557 )                  
Net expenses     925,640       1,416,709       470,478       103,206  
Net investment income (loss)     13,737,435       6,117,734       3,953,718       347,111  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     (43,130 )     (5,643,528 )     (25,453,360 )     (1,712,445 )
Affiliated investments           (74,364 )           (6,252 )
In-kind redemptions     982,920                    
Futures     (2,166,647 )     (4,286,150 )            
Swaps     2,407,531                   4,954,182  
Written options     11,194,043       17,313,542             989,197  
Net realized gain (loss)     12,374,717       7,309,500       (25,453,360 )     4,224,682  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (3,280,290 )     (363,205 )     (5,303,910 )     (194,390 )
Affiliated investments           (294,668 )           (6,607 )
Futures     (961,487 )                  
Swaps     (1,231,285 )                 118,628  
Written options     (1,213,056 )     7,108,153             (9,729 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (6,686,118 )     6,450,280       (5,303,910 )     (92,098 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     5,688,599       13,759,780       (30,757,270 )     4,132,584  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 19,426,034     $ 19,877,514     $ (26,803,552 )   $ 4,479,695  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

90

 

 

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Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Currency
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
Enhanced
Income ETF
    Simplify
Government
Money Market
ETF
(1)
    Simplify Health
Care ETF
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income*   $     $     $     $ 2,459,419  
Affiliated dividend income     2,254,020       3,993,891              
Interest income     1,394,739       1,340,976       150,244,096        
Total income     3,648,759       5,334,867       150,244,096       2,459,419  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     706,941       697,927       5,830,087       1,195,209  
Interest expense     2,391       1,678       11,529       1,336  
Total expenses     709,332       699,605       5,841,616       1,196,545  
Net investment income (loss)     2,939,427       4,635,262       144,402,480       1,262,874  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     569       (26,751,828 )     711,761       3,828,393  
Affiliated investments     (4,504 )     42,316              
In-kind redemptions           70,151             23,806,081  
Swaps           255,620              
Written options           16,343,148              
Forward foreign currency contracts     2,565,968                    
Foreign currency transactions     (1,510 )                 (198,198 )
Net realized gain (loss)     2,560,523       (10,040,593 )     711,761       27,436,276  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (16,051 )     (2,692,839 )     (251,172 )     31,900,944  
Affiliated investments     (230,727 )     1,540              
Forward foreign currency contracts     16,416,312                    
Foreign currency translations     (131 )                  
Swaps           363,357              
Written options           (175,355 )            
Net unrealized gain (loss)     16,169,403       (2,503,297 )     (251,172 )     31,900,944  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     18,729,926       (12,543,890 )     460,589       59,337,220  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 21,669,353     $ (7,908,628 )   $ 144,863,069     $ 60,600,094  
                                 
* Withholding tax   $     $     $     $ 61,077  

 

(1) For the period July 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

91

 

 

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Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Hedged Equity
ETF
    Simplify High
Yield ETF
    Simplify
Interest Rate
Hedge ETF
    Simplify
Intermediate
Term Treasury
Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income   $ 3,845,575     $     $     $ 18,042  
Affiliated dividend income           10,563,240       1,338,416       2,421,095  
Interest income           5,211,947       4,557,376       718,403  
Total income     3,845,575       15,775,187       5,895,792       3,157,540  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     1,604,416       2,076,439       862,155       212,165  
Interest expense     4       1,573       5,154       4,435  
Total expenses     1,604,420       2,078,012       867,309       216,600  
Less fees waived:                                
Waiver     (320,883 )     (1,038,219 )           (36,475 )
Net expenses     1,283,537       1,039,793       867,309       180,125  
Net investment income (loss)     2,562,038       14,735,394       5,028,483       2,977,415  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     (20,576,277 )     (1,333,458 )     19,421       (2,203 )
Affiliated investments           (297,228 )     12,636       54,163  
In-kind redemptions     24,955,258                    
Futures                       3,658,036  
Swaps           (12,767,467 )     20,499        
Written options     (16,032,845 )     1,192,322       (22,964,110 )      
Foreign currency transactions                       6  
Net realized gain (loss)     (11,653,864 )     (13,205,831 )     (22,911,554 )     3,710,002  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     35,107,326       284,659       (34,453,281 )     5,408  
Affiliated investments           (2,434,658 )     8,809       15,408  
Futures                       (7,731,044 )
Swaps           (7,551,469 )     220        
Written options     10,947,671       (506,201 )     28,032,092        
Net unrealized gain (loss)     46,054,997       (10,207,669 )     (6,412,160 )     (7,710,228 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     34,401,133       (23,413,500 )     (29,323,714 )     (4,000,226 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 36,963,171     $ (8,678,106 )   $ (24,295,231 )   $ (1,022,811 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

92

 

 

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Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify MBS
ETF
    Simplify Next
Intangible Core
Index ETF
   

Simplify Short
Term Treasury
Futures
Strategy ETF

    Simplify Target
15 Distribution
ETF
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income   $     $ 347,218     $     $  
Affiliated dividend income     50,655,638             19,556,574       1,687,915  
Interest income     9,869,331             6,517,788       866,338  
Total income     60,524,969       347,218       26,074,362       2,554,253  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     3,971,511       76,311       1,706,679       478,669  
Interest expense     12             153,496       744  
Total expenses     3,971,523       76,311       1,860,175       479,413  
Less fees waived:                                
Waiver     (1,588,605 )           (214,989 )      
Net expenses     2,382,918       76,311       1,645,186       479,413  
Net investment income (loss)     58,142,051       270,907       24,429,176       2,074,840  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     19,552,676       (2,227,867 )     22,213       (1,994,256 )
Affiliated investments     (184,984 )           (284,466 )     (27,670 )
In-kind redemptions           2,796,020              
Futures                 (36,194,180 )     (1,280,734 )
Written options                       7,942,648  
Net realized gain (loss)     19,367,692       568,153       (36,456,433 )     4,639,988  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (16,319,691 )     3,692,586       3,722       (72,016 )
Affiliated investments     (359,102 )           38,511       (19,540 )
Futures                 (18,784,279 )      
Written options                       1,377,028  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (16,678,793 )     3,692,586       (18,742,046 )     1,285,472  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     2,688,899       4,260,739       (55,198,479 )     5,925,460  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 60,830,950     $ 4,531,646     $ (30,769,303 )   $ 8,000,300  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

93

 

 

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Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Tax Aware
Alternatives
ETF
(1)
    Simplify
Tax Aware
Diversified
Income
Strategy ETF
(1)
    Simplify
Treasury Option
Income ETF
    Simplify US
Equity Income
ETF
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income   $     $     $     $ 1,200,000  
Affiliated dividend income                 12,315,784        
Interest income     14,358       14,358       2,445,774       28,786  
Total income     14,358       14,358       14,761,558       1,228,786  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     939       964       1,330,756       526,280  
Interest expense                       11  
Total expenses     939       964       1,330,756       526,291  
Less fees waived:                                
Waiver     (375 )     (386 )            
Net expenses     564       578       1,330,756       526,291  
Net investment income (loss)     13,794       13,780       13,430,802       702,495  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     (25 )     (25 )     (1,993,281 )     6,524,982  
Affiliated investments                 (73,745 )      
In-kind redemptions                       7,264,840  
Affiliated in-kind redemptions                 4,095        
Futures                 3,326,267        
Written options                 13,029,867       (2,081,356 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (25 )     (25 )     14,293,203       11,708,466  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (23 )     (24 )     13,448       9,119,325  
Affiliated investments                 (368,317 )      
Futures                 (4,601,384 )      
Swaps     (137,232 )     29,065              
Written options                 (807,350 )     405,846  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (137,255 )     29,041       (5,763,603 )     9,525,171  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (137,280 )     29,016       8,529,600       21,233,637  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (123,486 )   $ 42,796     $ 21,960,402     $ 21,936,132  

 

(1) For the period May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

94

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Bitcoin Strategy
ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Convexity ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Downside
Convexity ETF
    Simplify US
Equity PLUS
Managed
Futures
Strategy ETF
(1)
 
Investment Income                                
Unaffiliated dividend income   $ 593,130     $ 1,129,045     $ 1,224,477     $ 584,140  
Affiliated dividend income                       22,707  
Interest income     15,506       34,699       16,979       506,491  
Total income     608,636       1,163,744       1,241,456       1,113,338  
                                 
Expenses                                
Investment advisory fees     287,495       478,947       520,620       143,273  
Interest expense           20       44       1,942  
Total expenses     287,495       478,967       520,664       145,215  
Less fees waived:                                
Waiver                       (85,964 )
Net expenses     287,495       478,967       520,664       59,251  
Net investment income (loss)     321,141       684,777       720,792       1,054,087  
                                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                
Investments     126,721       (15,000,881 )     (18,834,227 )     (11,464 )
In-kind redemptions     5,940,839       2,192,896       5,110,603        
Futures     1,324,674             (314 )     3,905,843  
Swaps           271,788       171,153        
Written options           8,684,767       10,148,206        
Net realized gain (loss)     7,392,234       (3,851,430 )     (3,404,579 )     3,894,379  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     1,090,947       13,600,009       11,478,777       8,006,668  
Futures     (254,603 )                 232,083  
Swaps           404,275       261,148       (19,984,413 )
Written options           250,515       550,979        
Net unrealized gain (loss)     836,344       14,254,799       12,290,904       (11,745,662 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     8,228,578       10,403,369       8,886,325       (7,851,283 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 8,549,719     $ 11,088,146     $ 9,607,117     $ (6,797,196 )

 

(1) For the period December 8, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

95

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify VettaFi
Private Credit
Strategy ETF
(1)
 
Investment Income        
Affiliated dividend income   $ 4,496  
Interest income     63,882  
Total income     68,378  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     13,374  
Total expenses     13,374  
Net investment income (loss)     55,004  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     231  
Swaps     (435,998 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (435,767 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     (175 )
Affiliated investments     (13,878 )
Swaps     668  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (13,385 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (449,152 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (394,148 )

 

(1) For the period September 22, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

96

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Bitcoin
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
DBi CTA
Managed Futures
Index ETF
(1)
    Simplify Gold
Strategy ETF
    Simplify
Multi-QIS
Alternative ETF
    Simplify
Volatility
Premium ETF
 
Investment Income                                        
Unaffiliated dividend income   $ 2,940     $     $     $     $  
Affiliated dividend income                 1,137,955       830,310       17,685,848  
Interest income     413,181       200,316       570,061       2,106,338       13,756,972  
Total income     416,121       200,316       1,708,016       2,936,648       31,442,820  
                                         
Expenses                                        
Investment advisory fees     360,824       10,812       231,441       619,308       3,326,399  
Interest on reverse repurchase agreement     194,196             3,158             975,484  
Interest expense     3,134             14,498       17,024       288,997  
Total expenses     558,154       10,812       249,097       636,332       4,590,880  
Net investment income (loss)     (142,033 )     189,504       1,458,919       2,300,316       26,851,940  
                                         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                        
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                        
Investments     (46,749,331 )           (6,336,598 )     (16,685,384 )     (72,853,359 )
Affiliated investments                 (41,501 )     443,441       (9,532,363 )
Capital gain distributions from affiliated funds                             2,527,877  
Futures     3,452,000             9,410,912       (917,466 )     99,496,030  
Swaps           55,096             (32,247,253 )      
Written options     9,636,813             3,052,250       4,341,317       46,387,539  
Forward foreign currency contracts                       75,914        
Foreign currency transactions                       (8,848 )      
Net realized gain (loss)     (33,660,518 )     55,096       6,085,063       (44,998,279 )     66,025,724  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                        
Investments     (9,668,912 )     (2,528 )     (619,846 )     (2,672,757 )     (20,139,796 )
Affiliated investments                 2,708       827,599       (25,389,429 )
Forward foreign currency contracts                       84,419        
Foreign currency translations                       (178 )      
Futures     (516,827 )           (5,455,210 )           (1,186,565 )
Swaps           (75,718 )           (932,023 )      
Written options     (92,179 )           (23,817 )     (235,000 )     (2,890,350 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (10,277,918 )     (78,246 )     (6,096,165 )     (2,927,940 )     (49,606,140 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (43,938,436 )     (23,150 )     (11,102 )     (47,926,219 )     16,419,584  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (44,080,469 )   $ 166,354     $ 1,447,817     $ (45,625,903 )   $ 43,271,524  

 

(1) For the period February 17, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

97

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF     Simplify Barrier Income ETF  
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    For the
period
April 14,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 13,737,435     $ 9,374,812     $ 6,117,734     $ 229,960  
Net realized gain (loss)     12,374,717       (6,754,500 )     7,309,500       1,703,175  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,686,118 )     10,245,002       6,450,280       31,432  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     19,426,034       12,865,314       19,877,514       1,964,567  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (18,180,157 )     (9,356,735 )     (19,782,447 )     (707,001 )
Return of capital     (9,341,345 )     (10,913,767 )     (4,628,806 )      
Total distributions     (27,521,502 )     (20,270,502 )     (24,411,253 )     (707,001 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     331,983,675       157,247,218       432,760,299       33,922,731  
Value of shares redeemed     (122,223,118 )     (32,248,571 )     (70,066,857 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     209,760,557       124,998,647       362,693,442       33,922,731  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     201,665,089       117,593,459       358,159,703       35,180,297  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     324,930,843       207,337,384       35,180,297        
End of year   $ 526,595,932     $ 324,930,843     $ 393,340,000     $ 35,180,297  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     15,900,001       10,000,001       1,350,001        
Shares sold     16,150,000       7,475,000       16,775,000       1,350,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (5,925,000 )     (1,575,000 )     (2,725,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of year     26,125,001       15,900,001       15,400,001       1,350,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

98

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Bond Bull ETF     Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF  
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    For the
period
December 9,
2024
(1) to
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    For the
period
January 13,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,953,718     $ 2,495,360     $ 347,111     $ 152,713  
Net realized gain (loss)     (25,453,360 )     (883 )     4,224,682       1,378,685  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (5,303,910 )     (9,489,595 )     (92,098 )     509,900  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (26,803,552 )     (6,995,118 )     4,479,695       2,041,298  
                                 
Distributions     (4,100,373 )     (2,051,251 )     (4,814,567 )     (90,000 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     10,470,672       183,220,251       2,667,202       10,714,545  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)     1,243,535       1,677,081       2,184       33,568  
Value of shares redeemed     (77,707,160 )     (23,215,555 )           (1,369,126 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (65,992,953 )     161,681,777       2,669,386       9,378,987  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (96,896,878 )     152,635,408       2,334,514       11,330,285  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of period     152,635,408             11,330,285        
End of period   $ 55,738,530     $ 152,635,408     $ 13,664,799     $ 11,330,285  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     3,125,001             375,001        
Shares sold     250,000       3,550,001 (2)      100,000       425,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (1,975,000 )     (425,000 )           (50,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     1,400,001       3,125,001       475,001       375,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

99

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     Simplify Enhanced Income ETF  
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    For the
period
February 3,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 2,939,427     $ 166,867     $ 4,635,262     $ 13,007,966  
Net realized gain (loss)     2,560,523       (575,317 )     (10,040,593 )     (7,125,750 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     16,169,403       247,489       (2,503,297 )     2,054,898  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     21,669,353       (160,961 )     (7,908,628 )     7,937,114  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (9,084,502 )     (167,072 )     (6,942,251 )     (14,816,751 )
Return of capital           (159,179 )     (2,748,000 )     (6,963,751 )
Total distributions     (9,084,502 )     (326,251 )     (9,690,251 )     (21,780,502 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     345,379,168       21,661,338       17,434,532       166,862,287  
Value of shares redeemed     (7,720,320 )     (6,230,153 )     (121,034,275 )     (396,338,890 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     337,658,848       15,431,185       (103,599,743 )     (229,476,603 )
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     350,243,699       14,943,973       (121,198,622 )     (243,319,991 )
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     14,943,973             192,166,444       435,486,435  
End of year   $ 365,187,672     $ 14,943,973     $ 70,967,822     $ 192,166,444  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     575,001             7,950,001       17,925,001  
Shares sold     11,950,000       825,001 (2)      750,000       7,000,000  
Shares redeemed     (275,000 )     (250,000 )     (5,425,000 )     (16,975,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     12,250,001       575,001       3,275,001       7,950,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

100

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify
Government
Money
Market ETF
    Simplify Health Care ETF  
    For the
period
July 14,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 144,402,480     $ 1,262,874     $ 869,496  
Net realized gain (loss)     711,761       27,436,276       (4,804,530 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (251,172 )     31,900,944       (2,184,220 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     144,863,069       60,600,094       (6,119,254 )
                         
Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Distributions     (145,115,587 )     (2,003,750 )     (677,797 )
Return of capital     (1,283,417 )            
Total distributions     (146,399,004 )     (2,003,750 )     (677,797 )
                         
Fund Shares Transactions                        
Proceeds from shares sold     6,093,119,086       326,908,930       126,501,083  
Value of shares redeemed     (1,054,124,955 )     (157,459,483 )     (126,305,541 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     5,038,994,131       169,449,447       195,542  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     5,037,458,196       228,045,791       (6,601,509 )
                         
Net Assets                        
Beginning of year           130,567,740       137,169,249  
End of year   $ 5,037,458,196     $ 358,613,531     $ 130,567,740  
                         
Changes in Shares Outstanding                        
Shares outstanding, beginning of year           4,350,001       4,375,001  
Shares sold     60,860,001 (2)      9,275,000       4,000,000  
Shares redeemed     (10,520,000 )     (4,475,000 )     (4,025,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     50,340,001       9,150,001       4,350,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”), represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

101

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     Simplify High Yield ETF  
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 2,562,038     $ 2,872,236     $ 14,735,394     $ 6,123,503  
Net realized gain (loss)     (11,653,864 )     19,851,688       (13,205,831 )     9,703,891  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     46,054,997       (1,046,436 )     (10,207,669 )     3,935,138  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     36,963,171       21,677,488       (8,678,106 )     19,762,532  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (3,970,000 )     (3,789,501 )     (22,357,304 )     (16,269,523 )
Return of capital                 (10,681,698 )      
Total distributions     (3,970,000 )     (3,789,501 )     (33,039,002 )     (16,269,523 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     89,946,976       304,053,693       302,666,668       210,661,410  
Value of shares redeemed     (140,891,273 )     (158,981,128 )     (112,734,198 )     (124,994,410 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (50,944,297 )     145,072,565       189,932,470       85,667,000  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (17,951,126 )     162,960,552       148,215,362       89,160,009  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     331,626,457       168,665,905       245,327,789       156,167,780  
End of year   $ 313,675,331     $ 331,626,457     $ 393,543,151     $ 245,327,789  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     11,025,001       6,100,001       10,575,001       6,800,001  
Shares sold     2,850,000       10,400,000       13,325,000       9,125,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,500,000 )     (5,475,000 )     (5,200,000 )     (5,350,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     9,375,001       11,025,001       18,700,001       10,575,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

102

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF  
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June
 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 5,028,483     $ 5,380,586     $ 2,977,415     $ 5,296,947  
Net realized gain (loss)     (22,911,554 )     16,088,323       3,710,002       (8,736,038 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,412,160 )     (4,513,373 )     (7,710,228 )     6,999,963  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (24,295,231 )     16,955,536       (1,022,811 )     3,560,872  
                                 
Distributions     (15,135,780 )     (5,568,494 )     (2,946,750 )     (5,351,475 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     116,222,011       73,926,807       54,132,885       164,400,307  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)     1,434,959       1,514,407              
Value of shares redeemed     (58,471,424 )     (76,218,164 )     (136,593,635 )     (58,601,028 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     59,185,546       (776,950 )     (82,460,750 )     105,799,279  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     19,754,535       10,610,092       (86,430,311 )     104,008,676  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     156,051,239       145,441,147       152,686,772       48,678,096  
End of year   $ 175,805,774     $ 156,051,239     $ 66,256,461     $ 152,686,772  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     2,900,001       3,025,001       11,325,001       3,750,001  
Shares sold     2,450,000       1,400,000       4,025,000       12,075,000  
Shares redeemed     (1,300,000 )     (1,525,000 )     (10,175,000 )     (4,500,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     4,050,001       2,900,001       5,175,001       11,325,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

103

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify MBS ETF     Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 58,142,051     $ 63,584,846     $ 270,907     $ 12,206  
Net realized gain (loss)     19,367,692       (14,741,027 )     568,153       232,409  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (16,678,793 )     17,945,205       3,692,586       99,254  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     60,830,950       66,789,024       4,531,646       343,869  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (76,504,626 )     (64,435,827 )     (208,585 )     (54,898 )
Return of capital     (18,389,627 )     (22,181,637 )            
Total distributions     (94,894,253 )     (86,617,464 )     (208,585 )     (54,898 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     410,568,076       1,212,434,602       49,383,962       2,207,995  
Value of shares redeemed     (204,062,150 )     (570,007,354 )     (14,318,835 )     (3,579,083 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     206,505,926       642,427,248       35,065,127       (1,371,088 )
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     172,442,623       622,598,808       39,388,188       (1,082,117 )
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     1,372,905,745       750,306,937       1,538,687       2,620,804  
End of year   $ 1,545,348,368     $ 1,372,905,745     $ 40,926,875     $ 1,538,687  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     27,425,001       14,900,001       50,001       100,001  
Shares sold     8,150,000       23,950,000       1,575,000       75,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,125,000 )     (11,425,000 )     (450,000 )     (125,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     31,450,001       27,425,001       1,175,001       50,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

104

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    For the
period
April 14,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 24,429,176     $ 27,341,016     $ 2,074,840     $ 280,008  
Net realized gain (loss)     (36,456,433 )     15,815,964       4,639,988       2,238,651  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (18,742,046 )     4,239,241       1,285,472       286,136  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (30,769,303 )     47,396,221       8,000,300       2,804,795  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (21,507,501 )     (27,674,131 )     (9,740,869 )     (1,122,001 )
Return of capital                 (3,186,494 )      
Total distributions     (21,507,501 )     (27,674,131 )     (12,927,363 )     (1,122,001 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     384,394,335       617,004,305       50,559,079       45,719,648  
Value of shares redeemed     (247,243,982 )     (509,635,263 )     (27,780,520 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     137,150,353       107,369,042       22,778,559       45,719,648  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     84,873,549       127,091,132       17,851,496       47,402,442  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     666,170,733       539,079,601       47,402,442        
End of year   $ 751,044,282     $ 666,170,733     $ 65,253,938     $ 47,402,442  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     30,250,001       25,275,001       1,800,001        
Shares sold     18,025,000       28,050,000       1,950,000       1,800,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (11,550,000 )     (23,075,000 )     (1,100,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of year     36,725,001       30,250,001       2,650,001       1,800,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

105

 

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify
Tax Aware
Alternatives
ETF
    Simplify
Tax Aware
Diversified
Income
Strategy ETF
 
    For the
period
May 4,
2026
(1) to
June 30,
2026
    For the
period
May 4,
2026
(1) to
June 30,
2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 13,794     $ 13,780  
Net realized gain (loss)     (25 )     (25 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (137,255 )     29,041  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (123,486 )     42,796  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (5,000 )      
Return of capital           (5,000 )
Total distributions     (5,000 )     (5,000 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     2,500,025       2,500,025  
Value of shares redeemed            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     2,500,025       2,500,025  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     2,371,539       2,537,821  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of period            
End of period   $ 2,371,539     $ 2,537,821  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period            
Shares sold     100,001 (2)      100,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed            
Shares outstanding, end of period     100,001       100,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     Simplify US Equity Income ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 13,430,802     $ 10,742,177     $ 702,495     $ 579,457  
Net realized gain (loss)     14,293,203       (10,313,326 )     11,708,466       (923,475 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (5,763,603 )     5,436,970       9,525,171       6,460,083  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     21,960,402       5,865,821       21,936,132       6,116,065  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (16,668,148 )     (11,594,163 )     (11,174,970 )     (580,268 )
Return of capital     (11,063,604 )     (8,307,884 )            
Total distributions     (27,731,752 )     (19,902,047 )     (11,174,970 )     (580,268 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     201,586,864       390,806,604       24,010,094       138,895,540  
Value of shares redeemed     (66,953,528 )     (173,020,408 )     (59,444,640 )     (35,827,455 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     134,633,336       217,786,196       (35,434,546 )     103,068,085  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     128,861,986       203,749,970       (24,673,384 )     108,603,882  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     343,277,369       139,527,399       116,667,833       8,063,951  
End of year   $ 472,139,355     $ 343,277,369     $ 91,994,449     $ 116,667,833  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     14,500,001       5,675,001       2,625,001       200,001  
Shares sold     8,525,000       15,925,000       500,000       3,275,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,825,000 )     (7,100,000 )     (1,250,000 )     (850,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     20,200,001       14,500,001       1,875,001       2,625,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 321,141     $ 377,174     $ 684,777     $ 660,704  
Net realized gain (loss)     7,392,234       5,298,764       (3,851,430 )     4,160,924  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     836,344       1,844,429       14,254,799       5,596,369  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     8,549,719       7,520,367       11,088,146       10,417,997  
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                                
Distributions     (320,507 )     (440,000 )     (912,500 )     (716,500 )
Return of capital     (146,993 )                  
Total distributions     (467,500 )     (440,000 )     (912,500 )     (716,500 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     23,713,933       89,850,062       23,666,087       24,738,970  
Value of shares redeemed     (63,790,686 )     (42,890,542 )     (5,544,149 )     (24,451,145 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (40,076,753 )     46,959,520       18,121,938       287,825  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (31,994,534 )     54,039,887       28,297,584       9,989,322  
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     75,566,342       21,526,455       83,345,978       73,356,656  
End of year   $ 43,571,808     $ 75,566,342     $ 111,643,562     $ 83,345,978  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     1,825,001       625,001       2,025,001       2,025,001  
Shares sold     550,000       2,325,000       550,000       675,000  
Shares redeemed     (1,450,000 )     (1,125,000 )     (125,000 )     (675,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     925,001       1,825,001       2,450,001       2,025,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    For the
period
December 8,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 720,792     $ 904,473     $ 1,054,087  
Net realized gain (loss)     (3,404,579 )     15,684,174       3,894,379  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     12,290,904       (5,990,190 )     (11,745,662 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     9,607,117       10,598,457       (6,797,196 )
                         
Distributions     (1,065,000 )     (1,088,500 )     (2,780,001 )
                         
Fund Shares Transactions                        
Proceeds from shares sold     32,347,615       73,652,053       172,943,401  
Value of shares redeemed     (22,291,300 )     (109,134,887 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     10,056,315       (35,482,834 )     172,943,401  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     18,598,432       (25,972,877 )     163,366,204  
                         
Net Assets                        
Beginning of year     88,213,096       114,185,973        
End of year   $ 106,811,528     $ 88,213,096     $ 163,366,204  
                         
Changes in Shares Outstanding                        
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     2,325,001       3,525,001        
Shares sold     825,000       2,150,000       6,200,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (575,000 )     (3,350,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of year     2,575,001       2,325,001       6,200,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify VettaFi
Private Credit
Strategy ETF
 
    For the
period
September 22,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 55,004  
Net realized gain (loss)     (435,767 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (13,385 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (394,148 )
         
Distributions to Shareholders from:        
Distributions     (74,340 )
Return of capital     (112,912 )
Total distributions     (187,252 )
         
Fund Shares Transactions        
Proceeds from shares sold     3,001,335  
Value of shares redeemed      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     3,001,335  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     2,419,935  
         
Net Assets        
Beginning of period      
End of period   $ 2,419,935  
         
Changes in Shares Outstanding        
Shares outstanding, beginning of period      
Shares sold     125,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed      
Shares outstanding, end of period     125,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares, (a “Creation Unit”), represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     Simplify
DBi CTA
Managed
Futures
Index ETF
 
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
    For the
period
February 17,
2026
(1) to
June 30,
2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                        
Net investment income (loss)   $ (142,033 )   $ 1,216,845     $ 189,504  
Net realized gain (loss)     (33,660,518 )     12,998,170       55,096  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (10,277,918 )     3,409,297       (78,246 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (44,080,469 )     17,624,312       166,354  
                         
Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Distributions     (11,845,319 )     (12,937,151 )     (122,500 )
Return of capital     (951,568 )            
Total distributions     (12,796,887 )     (12,937,151 )     (122,500 )
                         
Fund Shares Transactions                        
Proceeds from shares sold     34,590,426       49,258,948       31,167,045  
Value of shares redeemed     (6,609,292 )     (20,335,341 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     27,981,134       28,923,607       31,167,045  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (28,896,222 )     33,610,768       31,210,899  
                         
Net Assets                        
Beginning of year     52,290,824       18,680,056        
End of year   $ 23,394,602     $ 52,290,824     $ 31,210,899  
                         
Changes in Shares Outstanding                        
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     1,680,001       740,001        
Shares sold     1,610,000       1,760,000       1,225,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (480,000 )     (820,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of year     2,810,001       1,680,001       1,225,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    For the
period
December 2,
2024
(1) to
June 30,
2025
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,458,919     $ 398,252     $ 2,300,316     $ 3,972,836  
Net realized gain (loss)     6,085,063       6,924,438       (44,998,279 )     (15,212,010 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,096,165 )     (96,346 )     (2,927,940 )     (88,545 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     1,447,817       7,226,344       (45,625,903 )     (11,327,719 )
                                 
Distributions     (8,540,258 )     (517,501 )     (872,500 )     (2,504,782 )
                                 
Fund Shares Transactions                                
Proceeds from shares sold     39,324,620       28,885,871       42,066,585       10,302,302  
Value of shares redeemed     (23,370,798 )     (7,345,102 )     (53,030,786 )     (15,290,493 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     15,953,822       21,540,769       (10,964,201 )     (4,988,191 )
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     8,861,381       28,249,612       (57,462,604 )     (18,820,692 )
                                 
Net Assets                                
Beginning of year     28,249,612             96,118,608       114,939,300  
End of year   $ 37,110,993     $ 28,249,612     $ 38,656,004     $ 96,118,608  
                                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     825,001             4,325,001       4,550,001  
Shares sold     900,000       1,075,001 (2)      2,225,000       425,000  
Shares redeemed     (550,000 )     (250,000 )     (2,700,000 )     (650,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     1,175,001       825,001       3,850,001       4,325,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

112

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Volatility Premium ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 26,851,940     $ 40,452,869  
Net realized gain (loss)     66,025,724       (108,331,565 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (49,606,140 )     32,692,623  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     43,271,524       (35,186,073 )
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (119,199,829 )     (84,092,942 )
Return of capital     (16,641,675 )     (97,126,311 )
Total distributions     (135,841,504 )     (181,219,253 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     62,598,795       474,837,239  
Value of shares redeemed     (345,882,054 )     (341,707,812 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (283,283,259 )     133,129,427  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (375,853,239 )     (83,275,899 )
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     916,740,325       1,000,016,224  
End of year   $ 540,887,086     $ 916,740,325  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     49,725,001       44,500,001  
Shares sold     3,775,000       22,475,000  
Shares redeemed     (19,925,000 )     (17,250,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     33,575,001       49,725,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

113

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Bitcoin
Strategy ETF
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (44,080,469 )
         
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities:        
Purchases of long-term investment securities     (74,774,399 )
Net purchases and sales in short term investments     897,361  
Net proceeds from purchased and written options     (14,405,438 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments     9,668,912  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on written options     92,179  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments     46,749,331  
Net realized (gain) / loss from written options     (9,636,813 )
Proceeds from sale of securities     33,934,161  
Net amortization of premium / (discount)     (391,955 )
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     (319 )
(Increase) Decrease in securities sold receivable     104,806  
(Increase) Decrease in due from broker     (183,011 )
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fees payable     (17,237 )
Increase (Decrease) securities purchased payable     1,853,340  
Net Cash Provided by / (Used for) Operating Activities     (50,189,551 )
         
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) from Financing Activities:        
Shares Sold     34,590,426  
Shares redeemed     (6,609,292 )
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreement     839,085,308  
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreement     (802,711,619 )
Distributions paid     (12,572,087 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities     51,782,736  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     1,593,185  
         
Cash and Restricted Cash:        
Cash and Restricted Cash, at beginning of period     537,778  
Cash and Restricted Cash, at end of period   $ 2,130,963  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Non-cash financing activities:        
Cash paid for interest on reverse repurchase agreements   $ 194,196  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the beginning of year to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 537,778  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the end of year to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 2,130,963  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Gold
Strategy ETF
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 1,447,817  
         
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities:        
Net purchases and sales in short term investments     (38,089,011 )
Net proceeds from purchased and written options     (3,172,655 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments     619,846  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments - Affiliated     (2,708 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on written options     23,817  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments     6,336,598  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments - Affiliated     41,501  
Net realized (gain) / loss from written options     (3,052,250 )
Net amortization of premium / (discount)     (564,934 )
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     (976 )
(Increase) Decrease in investment securities sold     578,760  
(Increase) Decrease in due from broker     (888,186 )
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fees payable     4,648  
Increase (Decrease) securities purchased payable     2,981,324  
Net Cash Provided by / (Used for) Operating Activities     (33,736,409 )
         
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) from Financing Activities:        
Shares Sold     39,324,620  
Shares redeemed     (23,370,798 )
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreement     43,629,709  
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreement     (14,573,624 )
Distributions paid     (8,540,258 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities     36,469,649  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     2,733,240  
         
Cash and Restricted Cash:        
Cash and Restricted Cash, at beginning of period     630,514  
Cash and Restricted Cash, at end of period   $ 3,363,754  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Non-cash financing activities:        
Cash paid for interest on reverse repurchase agreements   $ 3,158  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the beginning of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 630,514  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the end of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 3,363,754  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

115

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Volatility
Premium ETF
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 43,271,524  
         
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities:        
Purchases of long-term investment securities     (110,129,336 )
Net purchases and sales in short term investments     337,773,694  
Net proceeds from purchased and written options     14,839,149  
Return of capital distributions     1,032,373  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments     20,139,796  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments - Affiliated     25,389,429  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on written options     2,890,350  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments     72,853,359  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments – Affiliated     9,532,363  
Net realized (gain) / loss from capital gain distributions from Affiliated funds     (2,527,877 )
Net realized (gain) / loss from written options     (46,387,539 )
Proceeds from sale of securities     235,494,737  
Net amortization of premium / (discount)     (13,625,402 )
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     (1,621 )
(Increase) Decrease investment securities sold     4,848,299  
(Increase) Decrease in tax reclaims     431  
(Increase) Decrease in due from broker     (4,168,322 )
Increase (Decrease) in due to Affiliated Fund     3,031,242  
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fees payable     (134,439 )
Increase (Decrease) securities purchased payable     8,282,117  
Net Cash Provided by / (Used for) Operating Activities     602,404,327  
         
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) from Financing Activities:        
Shares Sold     62,598,795  
Shares redeemed     (348,421,608 )
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreement     3,998,379,044  
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreement     (4,177,237,753 )
Distributions paid     (135,841,504 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities     (600,523,026 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash     1,881,301  
         
Cash and Restricted Cash:        
Cash and Restricted Cash, at beginning of year     1,189,658  
Cash and Restricted Cash, at end of year   $ 3,070,959  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Non-cash financing activities:        
Cash paid for interest on reverse repurchase agreements   $ 975,484  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the beginning of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 1,189,658  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the end of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 3,070,959  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 20.44     $ 20.73     $ 22.50     $ 23.64     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.77       0.73       0.89       0.55       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.46       0.53       (0.38 )(c)      (0.45 )     (1.35 )
Total from investment operations     1.23       1.26       0.51       0.10       (1.22 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.95 )     (0.72 )     (0.99 )     (0.83 )     (0.14 )
Net realized gains     (0.05 )                        
Return of capital     (0.51 )     (0.83 )     (1.29 )     (0.41 )      
Total distributions     (1.51 )     (1.55 )     (2.28 )     (1.24 )     (0.14 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 20.16     $ 20.44     $ 20.73     $ 22.50     $ 23.64  
Total Return (%)     6.14       6.19       2.48       0.49 (d)      (4.89 )(e) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 527     $ 325     $ 207     $ 12     $ 1  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.50 (f)      0.50 (f)      0.52 (f)(g)      0.87 (f)(h)      0.50 (f)(i) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.25 (f)      0.25 (f)      0.26 (f)(g)      0.60 (f)(h)      0.25 (f)(i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.73       3.51       4.19       2.44       1.43 (i) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(j)      31       299       385       400       14 (e) 

 

Simplify Barrier Income ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(k)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 26.06     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.82       0.20  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.87       1.42  
Total from investment operations     2.69       1.62  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (2.60 )     (0.56 )
Return of capital     (0.61 )      
Total distributions     (3.21 )     (0.56 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.54     $ 26.06  
Total Return (%)     11.00       6.52 (e) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 393     $ 35  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75 (f)      0.75 (i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.24       3.67 (i) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(j)      0       0 (e) 

 

(a) For the period February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.02%.
(h) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.36%.
(i) Annualized.
(j) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(k) For the period April 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Bond Bull ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 48.84     $ 60.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      1.77       1.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (9.63 )     (12.31 )(c) 
Total from investment operations     (7.86 )     (11.20 )
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)     0.56       0.75  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (1.73 )     (0.71 )
Total distributions     (1.73 )     (0.71 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 39.81     $ 48.84  
Total Return (%)     (14.96 )     (17.43 )(d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 56     $ 153  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50       0.50 (e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     4.23       3.99 (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)      0       0 (d) 

 

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(g) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 30.21     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.88       0.41  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     10.42       4.95  
Total from investment operations     11.30       5.36  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)     0.01       0.09  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (9.73 )     (0.24 )
Net realized gains     (3.02 )      
Total distributions     (12.75 )     (0.24 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 28.77     $ 30.21  
Total Return (%)     46.76       21.86 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 14     $ 11  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.88 (h)      0.88 (e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     2.96       3.33 (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)      0       0 (d) 

 

(a) For the period December 9, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(g) For the period January 13, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(h) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Currency Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.99     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.89       0.37  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     5.18       1.17 (c) 
Total from investment operations     6.07       1.54  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (2.25 )     (0.28 )
Return of capital           (0.27 )
Total distributions     (2.25 )     (0.55 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 29.81     $ 25.99  
Total Return (%)     24.09       6.16 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 365     $ 15  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75 (e)      0.81 (f)(g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.12       3.61 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)      0       0 (d) 

 

Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(i)   
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 24.17     $ 24.29     $ 24.99     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.75       1.01       1.18       0.65  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.72 )     0.57 (c)      0.37       0.60  
Total from investment operations     (0.97 )     1.58       1.55       1.25  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (1.10 )     (1.16 )     (1.48 )     (1.23 )
Net realized gains                 (0.03 )     (0.03 )
Return of capital     (0.43 )     (0.54 )     (0.74 )      
Total distributions     (1.53 )     (1.70 )     (2.25 )     (1.26 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 21.67     $ 24.17     $ 24.29     $ 24.99  
Total Return (%)     (4.06 )     6.95       6.51       5.07 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 71     $ 192     $ 435     $ 26  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (e)      0.50       0.52 (j)      0.87 (f)(k) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.32       4.28       4.83       3.92 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)      0       0       0       0 (d) 

 

(a) For the period February 3, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Annualized.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.06%.
(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(i) For the period October 28, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(j) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.02%.
(k) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.36%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Government Money Market ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 100.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      3.56  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.07  
Total from investment operations     3.63  
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (3.53 )
Return of capital     (0.03 )
Total distributions     (3.56 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 100.07  
Total Return (%)     3.70 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 5,037  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.15 (d) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.70 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)      0 (c) 

 

Simplify Health Care ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(f)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 30.02     $ 31.35     $ 26.55     $ 24.58     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.18       0.16       0.12       0.18       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     9.24       (1.36 )     4.85       1.99       (0.42 )
Total from investment operations     9.42       (1.20 )     4.97       2.17       (0.34 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )     (0.08 )
Total distributions     (0.25 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )     (0.08 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 39.19     $ 30.02     $ 31.35     $ 26.55     $ 24.58  
Total Return (%)     31.50       (3.84 )     18.83       8.81       (1.38 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 359     $ 131     $ 137     $ 59     $ 34  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50       0.50       0.50       0.50       0.50 (d) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.53       0.52       0.44       0.72       0.45 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)      171       201       210       118       146 (c) 

 

(a) For the period July 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(f) For the period October 8, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(a)   
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 30.08     $ 27.65     $ 24.84     $ 22.99     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.25       0.28       0.30       0.24       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.53       2.51       3.59       2.58       (2.04 )
Total from investment operations     3.78       2.79       3.89       2.82       (1.86 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.31 )     (0.54 )     (0.15 )
Net realized gains                 (0.77 )     (0.43 )      
Total distributions     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (1.08 )     (0.97 )     (0.15 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 33.46     $ 30.08     $ 27.65     $ 24.84     $ 22.99  
Total Return (%)     12.64       10.13       16.08       12.65       (7.46 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 314     $ 332     $ 169     $ 107     $ 37  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.51 (d)(e)      0.73 (d)(i)      0.50 (d)(f) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.40 (d)      0.42 (d)      0.51 (d)(e)      0.73 (d)(i)      0.50 (d)(f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.80       0.97       1.19       1.02       1.16 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      1       5       1       10       2 (c) 

 

Simplify High Yield ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(h)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 23.20     $ 22.97     $ 21.80     $ 22.23     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.79       0.98       1.12       0.67       0.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.20 )     1.95       1.40       0.76       (2.44 )
Total from investment operations     (0.41 )     2.93       2.52       1.43       (2.43 )
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)                             0.01  
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (1.18 )     (2.70 )     (1.35 )     (1.39 )     (0.24 )
Return of capital     (0.56 )                 (0.47 )     (0.11 )
Total distributions     (1.74 )     (2.70 )     (1.35 )     (1.86 )     (0.35 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 21.05     $ 23.20     $ 22.97     $ 21.80     $ 22.23  
Total Return (%)     (1.88 )     13.60       11.82       6.75       (9.74 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 394     $ 245     $ 156     $ 45     $ 30  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.50       0.51 (e)      0.50 (d)(f) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.25 (d)      0.25 (d)      0.25       0.26 (e)      0.25 (d)(f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.55       4.26       4.98       3.05       0.15 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      55       622       0       0       77 (c) 

 

(a) For the period November 2, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(h) For the period February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.23%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 53.81     $ 48.08     $ 64.08     $ 57.25     $ 40.55  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      1.40       1.77       2.47       1.45       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (7.49 )     5.32       16.32       5.75       15.86  
Total from investment operations     (6.09 )     7.09       18.79       7.20       15.89  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 8)     0.40       0.50       0.67       0.47       0.82  
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (2.23 )     (1.86 )     (3.96 )     (0.84 )     (0.01 )
Net realized gains     (2.48 )           (31.50 )            
Total distributions     (4.71 )     (1.86 )     (35.46 )     (0.84 )     (0.01 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 43.41     $ 53.81     $ 48.08     $ 64.08     $ 57.25  
Total Return (%)     (11.44 )     16.28       42.78       13.35       41.18  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 176     $ 156     $ 145     $ 218     $ 302  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (b)      0.50       0.50       0.50       0.50  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     2.92       3.56       3.80       2.26       0.05  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)      0       0       164       124       3  

 

Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(d)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 13.48     $ 12.98     $ 14.71     $ 18.28     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.47       0.58       0.68       0.51       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.68 )     0.48 (e)      (1.84 )     (3.53 )     (6.74 )
Total from investment operations     (0.21 )     1.06       (1.16 )     (3.02 )     (6.60 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.47 )     (0.56 )     (0.57 )     (0.55 )     (0.12 )
Total distributions     (0.47 )     (0.56 )     (0.57 )     (0.55 )     (0.12 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 12.80     $ 13.48     $ 12.98     $ 14.71     $ 18.28  
Total Return (%)     (1.64 )     8.42       (7.93 )     (16.61 )     (26.47 )(f) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 66     $ 153     $ 49     $ 53     $ 40  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.26 (b)(g)      0.25       0.25       0.27 (h)      0.25 (i) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.21 (b)(g)      0.15       0.15       0.17 (h)      0.15 (i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.51       4.43       5.08       3.16       0.85 (i) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)      0       0       0       0       153 (f) 

 

(a) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(b) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(c) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(d) For the period September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.
(e) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(h) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.02%.
(i) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify MBS ETF   Years Ended
June 30
    Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 50.06     $ 50.36     $ 50.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      1.83       2.23       1.66  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.23       0.47       0.45 (c) 
Total from investment operations     2.06       2.70       2.11  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (2.13 )     (2.22 )     (1.44 )
Net realized gains     (0.27 )     (0.01 )      
Return of capital     (0.58 )     (0.77 )     (0.31 )
Total distributions     (2.98 )     (3.00 )     (1.75 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 49.14     $ 50.06     $ 50.36  
Total Return (%)     4.18       5.52       4.24 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 1,545     $ 1,373     $ 750  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.25 (e)      0.25       0.27 (f) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.15 (e)      0.15       0.17 (f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.66       4.43       5.13 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      1,639       1,376       769 (d) 

 

Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF   Years Ended
June 30
    Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024(h)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 30.77     $ 26.21     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.28       0.22       0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.97       5.44       1.20  
Total from investment operations     4.25       5.66       1.26  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.26 )     (0.05 )
Net realized gains           (0.84 )      
Total distributions     (0.19 )     (1.10 )     (0.05 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 34.83     $ 30.77     $ 26.21  
Total Return (%)     13.87       21.95       5.03 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 41     $ 2     $ 3  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.25       0.25       0.25 (f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.89       0.79       1.18 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      30       34       28 (d) 

 

(a) For the period November 7, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(h) For the period April 16, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(a)   
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 22.02     $ 21.33     $ 22.66     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.77       0.98       1.14       0.68  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.66 )     0.70       (1.43 )     (2.38 )
Total from investment operations     (0.89 )     1.68       (0.29 )     (1.70 )
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.68 )     (0.99 )     (1.04 )     (0.64 )
Total distributions     (0.68 )     (0.99 )     (1.04 )     (0.64 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 20.45     $ 22.02     $ 21.33     $ 22.66  
Total Return (%)     (4.16 )     8.04       (1.33 )     (6.97 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 751     $ 666     $ 539     $ 534  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.27 (d)(e)      0.25       0.25       0.26 (f)(g) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.24 (d)(e)      0.15       0.15       0.15 (f)(g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.58       4.49       5.13       4.62 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      0       0       0       0 (c) 

 

Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(i) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 26.33     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.83       0.20  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     2.45       1.78  
Total from investment operations     3.28       1.98  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (2.25 )     (0.65 )
Net realized gains     (1.51 )      
Return of capital     (1.23 )      
Total distributions     (4.99 )     (0.65 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 24.62     $ 26.33  
Total Return (%)     13.56       7.99 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 65     $ 47  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75 (e)      0.75 (f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.25       3.65 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)      0       0 (c) 

 

(a) For the period November 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.02%.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Annualized.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(i) For the period April 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.37 )
Total from investment operations     (1.23 )
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (0.05 )
Total distributions     (0.05 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 23.72  
Total Return (%)     (4.94 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 2  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.25 (d) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.15 (d) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.67 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)      0 (c) 

 

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.29  
Total from investment operations     0.43  
Less distributions from:        
Return of capital     (0.05 )
Total distributions     (0.05 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.38  
Total Return (%)     1.71 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 3  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.24 (d) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.15 (d) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.57 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)      0 (c) 

 

(a) For the period May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 23.68     $ 24.59     $ 25.06     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.83       1.02       1.22       0.70  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.57       (0.04 )     0.10       0.11  
Total from investment operations     1.40       0.98       1.32       0.81  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.92 )     (1.05 )     (1.14 )     (0.74 )
Net realized gains     (0.11 )     (0.08 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )
Return of capital     (0.68 )     (0.76 )     (0.62 )      
Total distributions     (1.71 )     (1.89 )     (1.79 )     (0.75 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 23.37     $ 23.68     $ 24.59     $ 25.06  
Total Return (%)     6.11       4.06       5.39       3.27 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 472     $ 343     $ 140     $ 14  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.35 (d)      0.35       0.36 (e)      0.43 (f)(g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.53       4.23       4.93       4.21 (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      0       0       0       0 (c) 

 

Simplify US Equity Income ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 44.44     $ 40.32     $ 30.65     $ 26.60     $ 30.99  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.32       0.46       0.34       0.40       0.36  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     9.41       4.02       9.78       3.99       (3.91 )
Total from investment operations     9.73       4.48       10.12       4.39       (3.55 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (2.99 )     (0.36 )     (0.45 )     (0.34 )     (0.43 )
Net realized gains     (2.12 )                       (0.41 )
Total distributions     (5.11 )     (0.36 )     (0.45 )     (0.34 )     (0.84 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 49.06     $ 44.44     $ 40.32     $ 30.65     $ 26.60  
Total Return (%)     22.59       11.20       33.28       16.65       (11.99 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 92     $ 117     $ 8     $ 8     $ 12  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.50 (d) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.50 (d)      0.50 (d)      0.37 (d)      0.25 (d)      0.25 (d) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.67       1.15       1.04       1.46       1.13  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)      64       94       4       0       4  

 

(a) For the period October 28, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.08%.
(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 41.41     $ 34.44     $ 24.98     $ 20.43     $ 25.32  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.25       0.38       0.25       0.18       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     5.84       6.95       9.51       5.35       (4.51 )
Total from investment operations     6.09       7.33       9.76       5.53       (4.34 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.36 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.21 )
Net realized gains                             (0.34 )
Return of capital     (0.13 )           (0.21 )     (0.87 )      
Total distributions     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.30 )     (0.98 )     (0.55 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 47.10     $ 41.41     $ 34.44     $ 24.98     $ 20.43  
Total Return (%)     14.80       21.35       39.29       27.69       (17.66 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 44     $ 76     $ 22     $ 9     $ 87  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (b)      0.51 (b)(c)      0.51 (b)(c)      0.51 (b)(c)      0.50 (b) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.56       1.00       0.83       0.84       0.66  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)      15       30       21       8       6  

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 41.16     $ 36.23     $ 29.08     $ 26.59     $ 30.63  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.30       0.34       0.34       0.36       0.33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     4.51       4.95       7.22       2.46       (3.85 )
Total from investment operations     4.81       5.29       7.56       2.82       (3.52 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.33 )     (0.52 )
Total distributions     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.33 )     (0.52 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 45.57     $ 41.16     $ 36.23     $ 29.08     $ 26.59  
Total Return (%)     11.77       14.71       26.21       10.67       (11.68 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 112     $ 83     $ 73     $ 73     $ 61  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.53 (b)(e)      0.50 (b) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.38 (b)      0.28 (b)(e)      0.25 (b) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.71       0.89       1.10       1.35       1.04  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)      4       8       3       1       3  

 

(a) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(b) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(c) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.12%.
(d) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(e) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 37.94     $ 32.39     $ 27.36     $ 26.48     $ 30.26  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.27       0.29       0.32       0.30       0.35  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.67       5.62       5.17       1.07       (3.76 )
Total from investment operations     3.94       5.91       5.49       1.37       (3.41 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.33 )     (0.49 )     (0.37 )
Return of capital                 (0.13 )            
Total distributions     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.49 )     (0.37 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 41.48     $ 37.94     $ 32.39     $ 27.36     $ 26.48  
Total Return (%)     10.45       18.38       20.23       5.31       (11.38 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 107     $ 88     $ 114     $ 116     $ 445  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.62 (b)(c)      0.50 (b) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.50 (b)      0.50 (b)      0.38 (b)      0.37 (b)(c)      0.25 (b) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     0.69       0.85       1.11       1.15       1.14  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)      5       13       0       0       5  

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(e)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.29  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.56 (f) 
Total from investment operations     1.85  
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (0.50 )
Total distributions     (0.50 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 26.35  
Total Return (%)     7.43 (g) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 163  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.25 (b)(h)(i) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.10 (b)(h)(i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     1.83 (h) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)      21 (g) 

 

(a) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(b) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(c) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.12%.
(d) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(e) For the period December 8, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(f) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.51  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.42 )
Total from investment operations     (3.91 )
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (0.69 )
Return of capital     (1.04 )
Total distributions     (1.73 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 19.36  
Total Return (%)     (16.00 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 2  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.07 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)      0 (e) 

 

(a) For the period September 22, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 31.13     $ 25.24     $ 18.08     $ 12.50  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      (0.06 )     0.78       0.76       0.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (16.85 )     14.28       12.23       6.64  
Total from investment operations     (16.91 )     15.06       12.99       6.79  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (5.45 )     (8.89 )     (4.97 )     (1.15 )
Net realized gains           (0.28 )     (0.86 )     (0.06 )
Return of capital     (0.44 )                  
Total distributions     (5.89 )     (9.17 )     (5.83 )     (1.21 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 8.33     $ 31.13     $ 25.24     $ 18.08  
Total Return (%)     (64.85 )     74.47       84.03       58.15 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 23     $ 52     $ 19     $ 25  
Ratio of expenses (%)     1.31 (d)(e)      1.31 (e)(f)      6.09 (e)(g)      11.18 (e)(h)(i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     (0.33 )     2.97       3.67       1.35 (h) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(j)      111       0       0       0 (c) 

 

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(k)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.32  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.26 (l) 
Total from investment operations     0.58  
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (0.10 )
Total distributions     (0.10 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.48  
Total Return (%)     2.32 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 31  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.20 (e)(h) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.45 (h) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(j)      0  

 

(a) For the period September 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.46%.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.46%.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 5.24%.
(h) Annualized.
(i) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 10.23%.
(j) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(k) For the period February 17, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(l) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Gold Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(a) 
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 34.24     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      1.28       0.64  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     3.79 (c)      9.25  
Total from investment operations     5.07       9.89  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (6.43 )     (0.65 )
Net realized gains     (1.30 )      
Total distributions     (7.73 )     (0.65 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 31.58     $ 34.24  
Total Return (%)     10.52       39.74 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 37     $ 28  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.54 (e)(f)      0.53 (g)(h) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.09       3.67 (g) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)      0       0 (d) 

 

Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Years Ended
June 30
    Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024(j)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 22.22     $ 25.26     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)      0.60       0.88       1.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (12.58 )     (3.36 )     0.10  
Total from investment operations     (11.98 )     (2.48 )     1.17  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.56 )     (0.91 )
Total distributions     (0.20 )     (0.56 )     (0.91 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 10.04     $ 22.22     $ 25.26  
Total Return (%)     (54.13 )     (9.89 )     4.78 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 39     $ 96     $ 115  
Ratio of expenses (%)     1.03 (e)(k)      1.00 (e)      1.00 (g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.71       3.66       4.36 (g) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(i)      149       29       0 (d) 

 

(a) For the period December 2, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.04%.
(g) Annualized.
(h) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.02%.
(i) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(j) For the period July 11, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024.
(k) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 18.44     $ 22.47     $ 22.91     $ 22.18     $ 27.01  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)      0.72       0.75       1.13       0.63       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.47       (1.41 )     2.04       3.97       (1.54 )
Total from investment operations     1.19       (0.66 )     3.17       4.60       (1.51 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (3.09 )     (0.70 )     (3.61 )     (3.87 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains           (0.86 )                  
Return of capital     (0.43 )     (1.81 )                 (3.28 )
Total distributions     (3.52 )     (3.37 )     (3.61 )     (3.87 )     (3.32 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 16.11     $ 18.44     $ 22.47     $ 22.91     $ 22.18  
Total Return (%)     7.46       (3.00 )     15.05       23.14       (6.23 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 541     $ 917     $ 1,000     $ 324     $ 99  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.69 (b)(h)      0.63 (b)(c)      0.65 (b)(d)      1.16 (b)(e)      0.61 (b)(f) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     4.19       3.70       5.00       2.85       0.10  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)      31       154       97       260       207  

 

(a) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(b) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(c) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.09%.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.15%.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.66%.
(f) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.11%.
(g) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(h) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.19%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF, Simplify Barrier Income ETF, Simplify Bond Bull ETF, Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF, Simplify Currency Strategy ETF, Simplify Enhanced Income ETF, Simplify Government Money Market ETF, Simplify Health Care ETF, Simplify Hedged Equity ETF, Simplify High Yield ETF, Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF, Simplify MBS ETF, Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF, Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF, Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF, Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF, Simplify US Equity Income ETF (formerly Simplify US Equity PLUS Upside Convexity ETF), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF (formerly Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF), Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF, Simplify Gold Strategy ETF (formerly Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF), Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF and Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

 

Simplify Barrier Income ETF, Simplify Bond Bull ETF, Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF, Simplify Currency Strategy ETF, Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF, Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Simplify Gold Strategy ETF, and Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF are each a non-diversified Fund of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

Each Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), except for Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF and Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF which offer Shares that are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF and Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF which offer Shares that are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). Unlike mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, or 10,000 Shares in the case of Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   The Fund seeks to provide monthly income.
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   The Fund seeks to hedge interest rate movements arising from falling long-term interest rates, and to benefit from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while providing the potential for income.
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income.
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation.
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   The Fund seeks to provide monthly income.
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   The Fund seeks current income as is consistent with liquidity and stability of principal.
Simplify Health Care ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify High Yield ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   The Fund seeks to hedge interest rate movements arising from rising long-term interest rates, and to benefit from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while providing the potential for income.
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks to provide total return, before fees and expenses that matches or outperforms the performance of the ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Index on a calendar quarter basis. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time different than a full calendar quarter.
Simplify MBS ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize return.
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF   The Fund seeks to provide investment results that track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Next Intangible Core Index.
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks to provide total return, before fees and expenses that matches or outperforms the performance of the ICE US Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index on a calendar quarter basis. The Fund does not seek to achieve its stated investment objective over a period of time different than a full calendar quarter.
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   The Fund seeks to provide high monthly income.
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF   The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

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Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   The Fund seeks to provide monthly income.
Simplify US Equity Income ETF   The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks income and capital appreciation.
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks income and capital appreciation.
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation.
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks income and capital appreciation.
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   The Fund seeks to provide positive absolute returns and income.
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   The Fund seeks to provide investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond approximately to one-fifth to three-tenths the inverse (-0.2x to -0.3x) of the performance of a short-term volatility futures index while also seeking to mitigate extreme volatility.

 

2. Consolidation of Subsidiary

 

The Consolidated Schedules of Investments, Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and the Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Funds listed below include the accounts of wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Each Subsidiary is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. For tax purposes, each Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its shares of the Cayman subsidiary’s income. Net losses incurred by each Subsidiary cannot offset income earned by each Fund and cannot be carried back or forward by each Subsidiary to offset income from prior or future years.

 

Fund   Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Simplify Bitcoin Strategy Cayman Fund
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index Cayman Fund
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Simplify Gold Strategy Cayman Fund
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative Cayman Fund
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Simplify Volatility Premium Cayman Fund

 

A summary of each Fund’s investment in its corresponding subsidiary is as follows:

 

Fund  

Inception
Date of
Subsidiary

  Subsidiary Net
Assets at
June 30,
2026
    % of Fund’s
Consolidated
Total Assets at
June 30,
2026
 
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   September 30, 2022   $ 9,690,595       8.0 %
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   February 17, 2026   $ 6,984,962       21.9 %
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   December 2, 2024   $ 15,906,902       22.9 %
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   July 11, 2023   $ 103,879       0.2 %
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   May 13, 2021   $ 227,605,560       23.0 %

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

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Investment Valuation

 

Each Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

The Simplify Government Money Market ETF operates as a “government money market fund” pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Although the Fund seeks to continue to qualify as a “government money market fund,” it does not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share using the amortized cost or penny rounding method of valuation. Instead, the Fund calculates its NAV per share based on the market value of its investments. In addition, unlike a traditional money market fund, the Fund operates as an ETF. As an ETF, the Fund’s shares will be traded on NYSE Arca and will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV per share as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on NYSE Arca.

 

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Over-the-counter options are valued based on prices provided by a broker.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Swaptions are valued based on prices provided by a third-party pricing vendor that collects and aggregates market data to produce valuations. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

 

Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked prices quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Under certain circumstances, a Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Funds can change on days when

 

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Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Funds’ calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Funds’ portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Funds’ NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Funds may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

Each Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

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Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 499,032,910     $     $     $ 499,032,910  
U.S. Government Obligations           25,021,030             25,021,030  
Interest Rate Swaps           488,164             488,164  
Money Market Fund     663,864                   663,864  
Futures     288,491                   288,491  
TOTAL   $ 499,985,265     $ 25,509,194     $     $ 525,494,459  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (120,313 )   $     $     $ (120,313 )
TOTAL   $ (120,313 )   $     $     $ (120,313 )

 

Simplify Barrier Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 325,855,396     $     $     $ 325,855,396  
U.S. Treasury Bills     74,533,227                   74,533,227  
Purchased Options     186,045                   186,045  
Money Market Fund     692,023                   692,023  
TOTAL   $ 401,266,691     $     $     $ 401,266,691  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $     $ (7,486,402 )   $     $ (7,486,402 )
TOTAL   $     $ (7,486,402 )   $     $ (7,486,402 )

 

Simplify Bond Bull ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 70,508,894     $     $     $ 70,508,894  
Money Market Fund     35,879                   35,879  
TOTAL   $ 70,544,773     $     $     $ 70,544,773  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Purchased Swaptions   $     $ (14,784,200 )   $     $ (14,784,200 )
TOTAL   $     $ (14,784,200 )   $     $ (14,784,200 )

 

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 7,398,117     $     $     $ 7,398,117  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     5,663,396                   5,663,396  
Purchased Options     74,795                   74,795  
Total Return Swaps           499,231             499,231  
Money Market Fund     17,374                   17,374  
TOTAL   $ 13,153,682     $ 499,231     $     $ 13,652,913  

 

Simplify Currency Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 259,415,556     $     $     $ 259,415,556  
U.S. Treasury Bills     88,858,089                   88,858,089  
Money Market Fund     447,769                   447,769  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts           42,915,374             42,915,374  
TOTAL   $ 348,721,414     $ 42,915,374     $     $ 391,636,788  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   $     $ (26,251,921 )   $     $ (26,251,921 )
TOTAL   $     $ (26,251,921 )   $     $ (26,251,921 )

 

Simplify Enhanced Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 63,524,192     $     $     $ 63,524,192  
U.S. Treasury Bills     6,529,128                   6,529,128  
Purchased Options     437,025                   437,025  
Total Return Swaps           363,357             363,357  
Money Market Fund     111,275                   111,275  
TOTAL   $ 70,601,620     $ 363,357     $     $ 70,964,977  

 

Simplify Government Money Market ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities   $     $ 2,987,051,685     $     $ 2,987,051,685  
U.S. Treasury Bills     677,121,715                   677,121,715  
U.S. Government Obligations     548,451,847                   548,451,847  
Repurchase Agreements           804,000,005             804,000,005  
TOTAL   $ 1,225,573,562     $ 3,791,051,690     $     $ 5,016,625,252  

 

Simplify Health Care ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 345,416,635     $     $     $ 345,416,635  
Money Market Fund     1,570,904                   1,570,904  
TOTAL   $ 346,987,539     $     $     $ 346,987,539  

 

Simplify Hedged Equity ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 315,751,495     $     $     $ 315,751,495  
Purchased Options     2,062,905                   2,062,905  
Money Market Fund     130,501                   130,501  
TOTAL   $ 317,944,901     $     $     $ 317,944,901  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (4,166,610 )   $     $     $ (4,166,610 )
TOTAL   $ (4,166,610 )   $     $     $ (4,166,610 )

 

Simplify High Yield ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 294,566,879     $     $     $ 294,566,879  
U.S. Treasury Bills     100,406,112                   100,406,112  
Total Return Swaps           1,268,674             1,268,674  
Money Market Fund     1,351,063                   1,351,063  
TOTAL   $ 396,324,054     $ 1,268,674     $     $ 397,592,728  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Credit Default Swaps   $     $ (2,703,740 )   $     $ (2,703,740 )
Total Return Swaps           (3,214,416 )           (3,214,416 )

 

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TOTAL   $     $ (5,918,156 )   $     $ (5,918,156 )

 

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 129,145,725     $     $     $ 129,145,725  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     37,651,677                   37,651,677  
Written Swaption           28,680,737             28,680,737  
Purchased Swaptions           1,397,223             1,397,223  
Interest Rate Swaps           2,678             2,678  
Money Market Fund     665,178                   665,178  
TOTAL   $ 167,462,580     $ 30,080,638     $     $ 197,543,218  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Purchased Swaptions   $     $ (19,982,835 )   $     $ (19,982,835 )
TOTAL   $     $ (19,982,835 )   $     $ (19,982,835 )

 

Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 65,689,390     $     $     $ 65,689,390  
Money Market Fund     76,080                   76,080  
Futures     605,294                   605,294  
TOTAL   $ 66,370,764     $     $     $ 66,370,764  

 

Simplify MBS ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities   $     $ 1,566,060,273     $     $ 1,566,060,273  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     1,461,720,306                   1,461,720,306  
U.S. Treasury Bills     81,044,594                   81,044,594  
Money Market Fund     581,846                   581,846  
TOTAL   $ 1,543,346,746     $ 1,566,060,273     $     $ 3,109,407,019  

 

Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 40,845,363     $     $     $ 40,845,363  
Money Market Fund     71,260                   71,260  
TOTAL   $ 40,916,623     $     $     $ 40,916,623  

 

Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 649,975,551     $     $     $ 649,975,551  
U.S. Treasury Bills     100,713,489                   100,713,489  
Money Market Fund     9,065,137                   9,065,137  
TOTAL   $ 759,754,177     $     $     $ 759,754,177  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Futures   $ (6,794,546 )   $     $     $ (6,794,546 )
TOTAL   $ (6,794,546 )   $     $     $ (6,794,546 )

 

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Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 48,188,896     $     $     $ 48,188,896  
U.S. Treasury Bills     17,887,715                   17,887,715  
Purchased Options     38,315                   38,315  
Money Market Fund     2,554,020                   2,554,020  
TOTAL   $ 68,668,946     $     $     $ 68,668,946  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $     $ (1,148,467 )   $     $ (1,148,467 )
TOTAL   $     $ (1,148,467 )   $     $ (1,148,467 )

 

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 2,471,826     $     $     $ 2,471,826  
Total Return Swaps           30,511             30,511  
Money Market Fund     37,181                   37,181  
TOTAL   $ 2,509,007     $ 30,511     $     $ 2,539,518  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (167,743 )   $     $ (167,743 )
TOTAL   $     $ (167,743 )   $     $ (167,743 )

 

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 2,471,825     $     $     $ 2,471,825  
Total Return Swaps           31,739             31,739  
Money Market Fund     37,179                   37,179  
TOTAL   $ 2,509,004     $ 31,739     $     $ 2,540,743  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (2,674 )   $     $ (2,674 )
TOTAL   $     $ (2,674 )   $     $ (2,674 )

 

Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 471,023,545     $     $     $ 471,023,545  
Money Market Fund     129,926                   129,926  
TOTAL   $ 471,153,471     $     $     $ 471,153,471  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (240,625 )   $     $     $ (240,625 )
TOTAL   $ (240,625 )   $     $     $ (240,625 )

 

Simplify US Equity Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 91,698,585     $     $     $ 91,698,585  
Purchased Options     273,735                   273,735  
Money Market Fund     67,092                   67,092  
TOTAL   $ 92,039,412     $     $     $ 92,039,412  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (288,600 )   $     $     $ (288,600 )

 

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TOTAL   $ (288,600 )   $     $     $ (288,600 )

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 43,117,984     $     $     $ 43,117,984  
Money Market Fund     323,395                   323,395  
Futures     24,563                   24,563  
TOTAL   $ 43,465,942     $     $     $ 43,465,942  

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 104,521,079     $     $     $ 104,521,079  
U.S. Treasury Bills     5,894,666                   5,894,666  
Purchased Options     1,020,155                   1,020,155  
Total Return Swaps           404,275             404,275  
Money Market Fund     91,398                   91,398  
TOTAL   $ 111,527,298     $ 404,275     $     $ 111,931,573  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (243,600 )   $     $     $ (243,600 )
TOTAL   $ (243,600 )   $     $     $ (243,600 )

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 101,981,594     $     $     $ 101,981,594  
U.S. Treasury Bills     3,938,374                   3,938,374  
Purchased Options     1,103,180                   1,103,180  
Total Return Swaps           261,148             261,148  
Money Market Fund     41,290                   41,290  
TOTAL   $ 107,064,438     $ 261,148     $     $ 107,325,586  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (471,355 )   $     $     $ (471,355 )
TOTAL   $ (471,355 )   $     $     $ (471,355 )

 

Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds   $ 128,153,052     $     $     $ 128,153,052  
U.S. Treasury Bills     53,747,148                   53,747,148  
Money Market Fund     79,093                   79,093  
Futures     232,083                   232,083  
TOTAL   $ 182,211,376     $     $     $ 182,211,376  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (19,984,413 )   $     $ (19,984,413 )
TOTAL   $     $ (19,984,413 )   $     $ (19,984,413 )

 

Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 1,919,563     $     $     $ 1,919,563  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     484,889                   484,889  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Total Return Swaps   $     $ 23,497     $     $ 23,497  
Money Market Fund     16,361                   16,361  
TOTAL   $ 2,420,813     $ 23,497     $     $ 2,444,310  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (22,829 )   $     $ (22,829 )
TOTAL   $     $ (22,829 )   $     $ (22,829 )

 

Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 101,321,285     $     $     $ 101,321,285  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     16,208,901                   16,208,901  
Purchased Options     217,087                   217,087  
TOTAL   $ 117,747,273     $     $     $ 117,747,273  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $     $ (94,916,545 )   $     $ (94,916,545 )
Futures     (250 )                 (250 )
TOTAL   $ (250 )   $ (94,916,545 )   $     $ (94,916,795 )

 

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 31,239,171     $     $     $ 31,239,171  
Total Return Swaps           641,445             641,445  
Money Market Fund     17,067                   17,067  
TOTAL   $ 31,256,238     $ 641,445     $     $ 31,897,683  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (717,163 )   $     $ (717,163 )
TOTAL   $     $ (717,163 )   $     $ (717,163 )

 

Simplify Gold Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 44,337,574     $     $     $ 44,337,574  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     20,493,388                   20,493,388  
Purchased Options     11,550                   11,550  
Money Market Fund     38,108                   38,108  
TOTAL   $ 64,880,620     $     $     $ 64,880,620  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $     $ (29,056,085 )   $     $ (29,056,085 )
Futures     (5,827,680 )                 (5,827,680 )
TOTAL   $ (5,827,680 )   $ (29,056,085 )   $     $ (34,883,765 )

 

Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 23,827,773     $     $     $ 23,827,773  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     17,843,860                   17,843,860  
Purchased Options     89,810                   89,810  
Total Return Swaps           1,432,154             1,432,154  
Money Market Fund     3,495,982                   3,495,982  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

TOTAL   $ 45,257,425     $ 1,432,154     $     $ 46,689,579  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Total Return Swaps   $     $ (4,470,679 )   $     $ (4,470,679 )
TOTAL   $     $ (4,470,679 )   $     $ (4,470,679 )

 

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 679,510,707     $     $     $ 679,510,707  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     286,584,998                   286,584,998  
Purchased Options     397,777                   397,777  
Money Market Fund     11,122,500                   11,122,500  
Futures     10,966,395                   10,966,395  
TOTAL   $ 988,582,377     $     $     $ 988,582,377  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $     $ (435,841,280 )   $     $ (435,841,280 )
TOTAL   $     $ (435,841,280 )   $     $ (435,841,280 )

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Funds’ policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is each Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly, except for Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF, Simplify Currency Strategy ETF, Simplify Health Care ETF, Simplify Hedged Equity ETF, Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF, Simplify US Equity Income ETF, Simplify Gold Strategy ETF and Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF which pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. Each Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. Each Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of a Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These

 

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“book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in any Fund’s financial statements.

 

Each Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations or Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

4. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, a Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. A Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about a Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on a Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though a Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, a Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are paid when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Unlike when a Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid or received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain a Fund’s open positions in futures contracts, a Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian or futures broker in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or other liquid securities, known as “initial margin.” The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in underlying instrument or index in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to a Fund.

 

These subsequent payments, called “variation margin,” to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuate making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking to the market.” A Fund expects to earn interest income on margin deposits.

 

The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a forward or futures contract when desired; (c) investments in futures contracts involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on a Fund and the Fund can lose more than the principal amount invested; (d) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (e) the Adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (f) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (g) if a Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and a Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

 

Option Contracts

 

A Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

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A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Binary/Curve Option

 

OTC Options are complex instruments that have multiple components impacting the value of the options. The strike price, reference index, knock-in/knock-out rates, and observable/maturity dates are all inputs to the option value.

 

Binary Option Put/Call Description of option
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/09/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/16/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/23/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 04/30/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.

 

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SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 05/14/27 P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 05/21/27 P100%/77.5% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 77.5% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 05/28/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 06/17/27, P100%/70% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 70% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.
SPX/RTY/NDX WOF, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/75% NC3 EKI Autocallable Put SPX/RTY/NDX options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 75% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock- out event at the observation dates.

 

Swaptions. A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular swaption agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the swaption expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, it becomes obligated (if the swaption is exercised) according to the terms of the underlying agreement.

 

When a Fund writes a swaption, an amount equal to the premium received by a Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption written. If the written swaption expires, a Fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium paid, which is included in realized gain (loss) on written swaptions in the Statements of Operations. If the written swaption is exercised or sold, the premium received is added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss, which is reported as gain (loss) on written options in the Statements of Operations.

 

A Fund may also purchase swaptions which involve the payment of premium in exchange for an option to enter into an interest rate swap and credit default swap with specified terms and conditions on a future date. The purchaser has the right, but not the obligation, to enter into the new swap agreement. Periodic payments are typically made during the life of the swap agreement according to the terms of such agreement. Changes in value of purchased swaptions are reported as part of change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations. When the purchased swaption is exercised, terminated, expires or is sold, a Fund will record a gain or loss, which is reported as part of realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

 

Swaps. Swap agreements are agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (OTC swaps) or may be

 

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executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as a component of unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap. Upfront payments made/received by the fund, if any, are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may provide outcomes that produce losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. In addition to interest rate risk, market risks may also impact the swap. The fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

 

Total Return Swaps. Total return swaps are commitments where one party pays a fixed or variable rate premium (the Buyer) in exchange for a market-linked return (the Seller). The Seller pays the total return of a specific reference asset or index and in return receives interest payments from the Buyer. To the extent the total return of the underlying asset or index exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Buyer will receive or make a payment to the Seller. A Fund may enter into total return swaps in which it may act as either the Buyer or the Seller. Total return swap contracts are subject to the risk associated with the investment in the underlying reference asset or index. The risk in the case of short total return swap contracts is unlimited based on the potential for unlimited increases in the market value of the underlying reference asset or index.

 

Forward Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts

 

The Simplify Currency Strategy ETF and Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF entered into forward foreign exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between a Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specific exchange rate on a future date.

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities or Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 288,491     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 488,164     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
Interest Rate Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 120,313  
                         
Simplify Barrier Income ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 186,045     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 7,486,402  
                         
Simplify Bond Bull ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Investments, at value(2)   $     Investments, at value(2)   $ 14,784,200  
                         
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 74,795     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 499,231     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
                         
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF                        
Foreign Exchange Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 42,915,374     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 26,251,921  

 

 

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Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 437,025     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 363,357     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
                         
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 2,062,905     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 4,166,610  
                         
Simplify High Yield ETF                        
Credit Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps   $     Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps   $ 2,703,740  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 1,268,674     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 2,344,712  
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 869,704  
                         
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 2,678     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
Interest Rate Contracts   Investments, at value(2)   $ 1,397,223     Investments, at value(2)   $ 19,982,835  
Interest Rate Contracts   Written options   $ 28,680,737     Written options   $  
                         
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 605,294     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
                         
Simplify MBS ETF                        
                         
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 6,794,546  
                         
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF                        
                         
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 38,315     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 1,148,467  
                         
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 30,511     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 167,743  
                         
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 31,739     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 2,674  
                         
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF                        
Interest Rate Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 240,625  

 

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Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 24,563     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
                         
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 1,020,155     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 404,275     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 243,600  
                         
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 1,103,180     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 261,148     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 471,355  
                         
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 232,083     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 19,984,413  
                         
Simplify US Equity Income ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 273,735     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 288,600  
                         
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF                        
Commodity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 217,087     Investments, at value(1)   $  
                         
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 23,497     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 22,829  
                         
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 641,445     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 717,163  
                         
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF                        
Commodity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 5,827,680  
Commodity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 11,550     Investments, at value(1)   $  

 

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Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 89,810     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 1,432,154     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $ 4,470,679  
                         
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 10,966,395     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 397,777     Investments, at value(1)   $  

 

* Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation or unrealized cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments or Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
(1) Purchased option contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2) Purchased swaption contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Commodity     $ 74,743     $  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Interest Rate       (104,731 )      
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   Equity       (5,649,372 )     (351,471 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Equity       (1,591,965 )     (193,443 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Commodity       (33,352 )     783  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Equity       (24,765,368 )     (2,704,231 )
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Commodity       (499,783 )     13,438  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   Equity       (21,889,635 )     2,191,957  
Simplify High Yield ETF   Equity       (1,308,166 )     550,614  
Simplify High Yield ETF   Foreign Exchange       (45,000 )     (245,483 )
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   Equity       (1,997,826 )     (70,407 )
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Commodity       149,499        
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Interest Rate       (2,125,846 )      
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Equity       (14,531,184 )     (1,699,559 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Commodity       (182,136 )     4,382  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Equity       (18,729,623 )     (1,556,599 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Commodity       (127,549 )     3,111  
Simplify US Equity Income ETF   Equity       5,509,631       (2,873,680 )
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Equity       (19,339,478 )     (1,203,673 )
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Commodity       (9,234,098 )     (1,151,590 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Equity       (5,997,007 )     (254,929 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Commodity       (101,691 )     (363,113 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Equity       (14,735,183 )     (2,664,360 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Commodity       (114,720 )      
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Equity       (58,302,192 )     (20,206,760 )
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Interest Rate       (7,529,774 )      

 

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Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Interest Rate     $ 1,806,946     $ (1,231,285 )
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Credit       600,113        
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Equity       4,954,182       118,628  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Equity       255,620       363,357  
Simplify High Yield ETF   Equity       (13,706,543 )     (1,256,174 )
Simplify High Yield ETF   Interest Rate       (863,372 )     (3,939,753 )
Simplify High Yield ETF   Credit       1,802,448       (2,355,542 )
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   Interest Rate       20,499       220  
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF   Equity             (137,232 )
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF   Equity             29,065  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Equity       271,788       404,275  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Equity       171,153       261,148  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Equity             (19,984,413 )
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF   Equity       (435,998 )     668  
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   Equity       55,096       (75,718 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Equity       (33,136,412 )     (3,540,116 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Commodity             2,764,450  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Interest Rate       (1,079,973 )     (156,357 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Foreign Exchange       1,969,132        

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased swaption contracts(b) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   Interest Rate     $ (25,465,600 )   $ (5,291,838 )
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   Interest Rate       (20,216,610 )     (34,365,885 )

 

(b) Purchased Swaptions are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Interest Rate     $ (2,166,647 )   $ (961,487 )
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   Equity       (4,286,150 )      

 

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Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Interest Rate     $ 3,658,036     $ (7,731,044 )
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Interest Rate       (36,194,180 )     (18,784,279 )
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   Equity       (1,280,734 )      
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Interest Rate       3,326,267       (4,601,384 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Equity       1,324,674       (254,603 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Equity       (314 )      
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Equity       3,905,843       232,083  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Commodity       3,452,000       (516,827 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Equity       4,910        
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Commodity       9,406,002       (5,455,210 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Equity       (917,466 )      
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Equity       74,901,350       5,412,337  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Interest Rate       24,594,680       (6,598,902 )

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written option contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Commodity     $ 431,731     $  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Interest Rate       10,555,312       (1,213,056 )
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Foreign Exchange       207,000        
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   Equity       17,313,542       7,108,153  
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Equity       924,763       (7,071 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Commodity       64,434       (2,658 )
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Equity       15,361,685       (129,509 )
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Commodity       981,463       (45,846 )
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   Equity       (16,032,845 )     10,947,671  
Simplify High Yield ETF   Equity       1,192,322       (506,201 )
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   Equity       7,942,648       1,377,028  
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Commodity       668,837        
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Interest Rate       12,361,030       (807,350 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Equity       8,336,898       265,437  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF   Commodity       347,869       (14,922 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Equity       9,903,403       561,576  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Commodity       244,803       (10,597 )
Simplify US Equity Income ETF   Equity       (2,081,356 )     405,846  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Equity       9,044,255       (67,962 )
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF   Commodity       592,558       (24,217 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Equity       2,888,848       (17,075 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF   Commodity       163,402       (6,742 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Equity       4,253,950       (235,000 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Commodity       87,367        
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Equity       9,804,461        
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Commodity       222,248        
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Interest Rate       36,360,830       (2,890,350 )

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF   Foreign Exchange     $ 2,565,968     $ 16,416,312  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Foreign Exchange       75,914       84,419  

 

(b) Forward foreign currency are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written swaption contracts(b) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   Interest Rate     $ (22,964,110 )   $ 28,032,092  

 

(b) Written Swaptions are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchased
Option
Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Purchased
Swaption
Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Notional Value)
   

Futures

Contracts
(Notional Value)

    Written
Option
Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Swaps
(Notional Value)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $     $     $     $ 90,421,375     $ (751,381 )   $ 71,780,000  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     250,643                   (11,893,058 )     (6,866,716 )      
Simplify Bond Bull ETF           1,615,000,000                         630,000,000  
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     127,213                         (15,127 )     12,792,282  
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF                 2,846,872                    
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     1,932,899                         (250,317 )     (7,377,302 )
Simplify Government Money Market ETF                                    
Simplify Health Care ETF                                    
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     2,832,873                         (6,461,812 )      
Simplify High Yield ETF     112,175                         (52,000 )     571,771,496  
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF           1,937,400,000                         10,000  
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF                       272,267,381              
Simplify MBS ETF                                    
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF                                    
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF                       3,725,078,293              
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     94,779                   (3,482,498 )     (2,096,883 )      
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF                                   2,500,819  
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF                       37,369,063       (876,081 )      
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                                   2,513,474  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF                       6,372,470              
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     1,217,274                         (326,624 )     (8,206,609 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     1,516,274                         (565,913 )     (5,299,433 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF                       15,265,730             61,335,437  
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     1,845,268                         (253,274 )      
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     3,801,608                   9,699,870       (137,840 )      
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF                                   2,219,040  
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF                                   35,829,512  
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     271,830                   63,483,148       (50,777 )      
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     2,365,410             (33,115 )           (226,972 )     225,535,135  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     19,762,296                   (224,443,894 )     (2,476,063 )      

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Certain Funds enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar master agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination.

 

The following table presents Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement or similar arrangement (collectively referred to as “MNA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by a Fund as of June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF                                        
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   $ 488,164     $     $     $     $ 488,164  
    $ 488,164     $     $     $     $ 488,164  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Barrier Income ETF                                        
Citigroup   $ 241,762     $     $     $ (241,762 )   $  
HSBC Bank     5,993,050                   (5,993,050 )      
Nomura Securities     1,251,590                   (1,251,590 )      
    $ 7,486,402     $     $     $ (7,486,402 )   $  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Bond Bull ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 2,980,190     $     $     $ (2,980,190 )   $  
Goldman Sachs International     4,360,590                   (4,360,590 )      
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     6,543,543                   (6,543,543 )      
Nomura Securities     899,877                   (899,877 )      
    $ 14,784,200     $     $     $ (14,784,200 )   $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 37,958     $     $     $     $ 37,958  
BNP Paribas     24,478                         24,478  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of

Derivatives
Assets
 
UBS Bank     436,795                         436,795  
    $ 499,231     $     $     $     $ 499,231  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 226,490     $     $     $     $ 226,490  
BNP Paribas     136,867                         136,867  
    $ 363,357     $     $     $     $ 363,357  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify High Yield ETF                                        
UBS Bank   $ 1,268,674     $ (1,268,674 )   $     $     $  
    $ 1,268,674     $ (1,268,674 )   $     $     $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify High Yield ETF                                        
Citibank   $ 328,894     $     $     $ (328,894 )   $  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     3,012,462                   (3,012,462 )      
Nomura Securities     232,088                   (232,088 )      
UBS Bank     2,344,712       (1,268,674 )           (1,076,038 )      
    $ 5,918,156     $ (1,268,674 )   $     $ (4,649,482 )   $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities(1)
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(2)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(2)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF                                        
Citigroup   $ 2,317,716     $ (138,090 )   $     $     $ 2,179,626  
Goldman Sachs International     16,853,091       (10,346,713 )                 6,506,378  
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.     1,538,592       (1,538,592 )                  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     9,373,917       (1,550,537 )           (5,770,842 )     2,052,538  
    $ 30,083,316     $ (13,573,932 )   $     $ (5,770,842 )   $ 10,738,542  

 

(1) Purchased swaption contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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(2) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities(1)
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(2)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(2)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 976,535     $     $     $ (976,535 )   $  
Barclays Bank     1,197,309                   (1,197,309 )      
Citigroup     138,090       (138,090 )                  
Goldman Sachs International     10,346,713       (10,346,713 )                  
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.     5,773,651       (1,538,592 )           (4,235,059 )      
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     1,550,537       (1,550,537 )                  
    $ 19,982,835     $ (13,573,932 )   $     $ (6,408,903 )   $  

 

(1) Purchased swaption contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF                                        
Citibank   $ 134,837     $     $     $ (134,837 )   $  
HSBC Bank     906,650                   (906,650 )      
Nomura Securities     106,980                   (106,980 )      
    $ 1,148,467     $     $     $ (1,148,467 )   $  

 

Fund  

Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities

    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 30,511     $ (30,511 )   $     $     $  
    $ 30,511     $ (30,511 )   $     $     $  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 167,743     $ (30,511 )   $     $ (137,232 )   $  
    $ 167,743     $ (30,511 )   $     $ (137,232 )   $  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 31,739     $ (2,674 )   $     $     $ 29,065  
    $ 31,739     $ (2,674 )   $     $     $ 29,065  

 

Fund  

Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities

    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 2,674     $ (2,674 )   $     $     $  
    $ 2,674     $ (2,674 )   $     $     $  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
   

Collateral
Received(1)

    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 247,625     $     $     $     $ 247,625  
BNP Paribas     156,650                         156,650  
    $ 404,275     $     $     $     $ 404,275  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
   

Collateral
Received(1)

    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 106,099     $     $     $     $ 106,099  
BNP Paribas     155,049                         155,049  
    $ 261,148     $     $     $     $ 261,148  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 12,554,537     $     $     $ (12,554,537 )   $  
BNP Paribas     2,743,068                   (2,743,068 )      
Citibank     4,686,808                   (4,686,808 )      
    $ 19,984,413     $     $     $ (19,984,413 )   $  

 

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Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF                                        
UBS Bank   $ 38,406     $ (22,829 )   $     $     $ 15,577  
    $ 38,406     $ (22,829 )   $     $     $ 15,577  

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF                                        
BNP Paribas   $ 14,909     $     $     $ (14,909 )   $  
UBS Bank     22,829       (22,829 )                  
    $ 37,738     $ (22,829 )   $     $ (14,909 )   $  

 

Fund  

Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities

    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF                                        
Societe Generale   $ 641,445     $ (641,445 )   $     $     $  
    $ 641,445     $ (641,445 )   $     $     $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund  

Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities

    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF                                        
Societe Generale   $ 717,163     $ (641,445 )   $     $ 75,718     $  
    $ 717,163     $ (641,445 )   $     $ 75,718     $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of

Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 266,988     $ (266,988 )   $     $     $  
BNP Paribas     353,148       (106,832 )                 246,316  
Citibank     146,993       (146,993 )                  
    $ 767,129     $ (520,813 )   $     $     $ 246,316  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

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Fund   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 1,767,668     $ (266,988 )   $     $ (1,500,680 )   $  
BNP Paribas     106,832       (106,832 )                  
Citibank     1,660,522       (146,993 )           (1,513,529 )      
UBS Bank     1,576,131                   (1,576,131 )      
    $ 5,111,153     $ (520,813 )   $     $ (4,590,340 )   $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

5. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

The Funds are subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and requires funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements are executed under standardized netting agreements. A netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract. These agreements mitigate counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

 

Offsetting of Reverse Repurchase Agreements Liabilities

 

Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF

                      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Net
Amounts
Presented in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
   

Financial
Instruments(a)

    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount
Payable
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $ 94,916,545     $     $ 94,916,545     $     $ 94,916,545     $  

 

(a) These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

 

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Offsetting of Reverse Repurchase Agreements Liabilities

 

Simplify Gold Strategy ETF

                      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Net
Amounts
Presented in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
   

Financial
Instruments(a)

    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount
Payable
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $ 29,056,085     $     $ 29,056,085     $     $ 29,056,085     $  

 

(a) These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

 

Offsetting of Reverse Repurchase Agreements Liabilities

 

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF

                      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Net
Amounts
Presented in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
   

Financial
Instruments(a)

    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount
Payable
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $ 435,841,280     $     $ 435,841,280     $     $ 435,841,280     $  

 

(a) These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Simplify Gold Strategy ETF, and Simplify Volatility Premium ETF with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. The Funds may borrow for investment purposes indirectly using reverse repurchase agreements. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made by the Funds to counterparties are reflected as a liability on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Funds to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on each Fund’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Borrowing may cause the Funds to liquidate positions under adverse market conditions to satisfy its repayment obligations. The use of reverse repurchase agreements involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The Funds are subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that a counterparty is or is perceived to be unwilling or unable to meet its contractual obligations) with respect to the security it expects to receive back from a counterparty. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its obligations, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Funds is insufficient or there are delays in the Funds’ ability to access such collateral, the value of an investment in the Funds may decline. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the Simplify Gold Strategy ETF were $14,550,833 and 3.85%, respectively, Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF were $108,623,562 and 4.12%, respectively and for Simplify Volatility Premium ETF were $464,727,129 and 4.14%, respectively.

 

The following table indicates the total amount of reverse repurchased agreements, including accrued interest, reconciled to the Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF liability as of June 30, 2026:

 

    Less than
30 days
    30-90 days     Greater than
90 days
    Total  
U.S. Government Obligations   $ 94,916,545     $     $     $ 94,916,545  

 

The following table indicates the total amount of reverse repurchased agreements, including accrued interest, reconciled to the Simplify Gold Strategy ETF liability as of June 30, 2026:

 

    Less than
30 days
    30-90 days     Greater than
90 days
    Total  
U.S. Government Obligations   $ 29,056,085     $     $     $ 29,056,085  

 

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The following table indicates the total amount of reverse repurchased agreements, including accrued interest, reconciled to the Simplify Volatility Premium ETF liability as of June 30, 2026:

 

    Less than
30 days
    30-90 days     Greater than
90 days
    Total  
U.S. Government Obligations   $ 435,841,280     $     $     $ 435,841,280  

 

The Simplify Government Money Market ETF may invest in repurchase agreements only with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is generally short, from overnight to one week (although it may extend over a number of months), while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. The Fund will receive, as collateral, securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by the Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral.

 

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset receivables or payables under the MRA with collateral held and/or pledged by the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Simplify Government Money Market ETF had the following open repurchase agreements subject to the MRA on a net basis outstanding:

 

Counterparty   U.S. Treasury
Repurchase
Agreement at

Fair value
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
Including Accrued
    Net
Amount
 
Barclays     704,000,005       (704,000,005 )      
Nomura     100,000,000       (100,000,000 )      
Total     804,000,005       (804,000,005 )      

 

(1) Collateral with a fair value of $820,765,576 has been pledged by the counterparty and received in connection with the above treasury repurchase agreement. Excess collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

Fund   Management
Fee
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     0.75 %
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     0.50 %
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     0.88 %
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     0.75 %
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Health Care ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     0.50 %
Simplify High Yield ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     0.25 %
Simplify MBS ETF     0.25 %
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     0.25 %
Simplify Government Money Market ETF     0.15 %
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     0.25 %
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     0.75 %
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     0.35 %

 

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Fund   Management
Fee
 
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     0.50 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     0.50 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     0.50 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     0.25 %
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     0.50 %
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     0.75 %
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     0.85 %
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF     0.20 %
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     1.00 %
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     0.50 %
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     0.25 %
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF     0.25 %

 

The Adviser for the Fund below has contractually agreed, until at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The agreement may only be terminated by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of the Funds as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 919,557  
Simplify High Yield ETF     1,038,219  

 

The Adviser for the Fund below has contractually agreed, until at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The agreement may only be terminated by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of the Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify MBS ETF   $ 1,588,605  

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of each Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   $ 36,475  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     214,989  

 

The Adviser for the Fund below has contractually agreed, until at least October 31, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of the Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   $ 320,883  

 

The Adviser for the Fund below has contractually agreed, until at least December 4, 2026, to waive its management fees to 0.07% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of the Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   $ 85,964  

 

The Adviser for the Fund below has contractually agreed, until at least April 5, 2027, to waive its management fees to 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of the Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Fees Waived  
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF   $ 375  
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF     386  

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Funds, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of a Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Funds also pay non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by

 

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the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of each Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of a Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or the Distributor.

 

7. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 147,912,607     $ 92,447,658  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF            
Simplify Bond Bull ETF            
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF            
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF            
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF            
Simplify Health Care ETF     405,441,988       417,067,787  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     3,656,215       43,605,512  
Simplify High Yield ETF     117,535,140       18,573,839  
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF            
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF           2,225  
Simplify MBS ETF            
Simplify Government Money Market ETF            
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     36,906,512       9,151,903  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF            
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF            
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF            
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF            
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     9,372,936       8,633,709  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     4,085,984       14,236,245  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     5,282,889       13,705,967  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     136,517,479       16,904,022  
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     66,271,702       81,730,103  
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     498,767        
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     74,772,399       33,934,161  
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF            
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF            
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     23,078,569       14,142,786  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     110,129,336       232,570,053  

 

Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 169,037,256     $ 32,064,508  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF            
Simplify Bond Bull ETF            
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF            
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF            
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF           49,091,706  
Simplify Health Care ETF     193,814,565       20,821,609  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     90,497,510       141,467,613  
Simplify High Yield ETF            
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF            
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify MBS ETF            
Simplify Government Money Market ETF            
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     20,857,026       13,559,226  
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF            
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF           1,779,148  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     17,155,676       56,465,338  

 

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Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     22,243,483       5,332,847  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     27,240,049       21,107,805  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     537,090        
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     22,447,791       46,491,671  
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF            
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF            
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF            

 

Purchases and sales of long term U.S. Government Securities were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 44,122,196     $ 19,188,815  
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF           44,172,930  
Simplify MBS ETF     25,970,103,516       25,775,665,966  

 

8. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Funds issue and redeem Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares or 10,000 shares in the case of Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with Authorized Participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on their respective exchange on each day that the exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on their respective exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Funds’ custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Funds may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

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9. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions-in-kind, non-deductible excise tax paid, prior year true ups, distributions in excess, return of capital distributions, Subpart F income pick up and controlled foreign corporations income reversal.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ (982,921 )   $ 982,921  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF            
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     1,344       (1,344 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF            
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF            
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     1,615,626       (1,615,626 )
Simplify Government Money Market ETF            
Simplify Health Care ETF     (18,253,057 )     18,253,057  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     (23,210,965 )     23,210,965  
Simplify High Yield ETF     1       (1 )
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     (1,778,105 )     1,778,105  
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify MBS ETF            
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     (2,754,157 )     2,754,157  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF            
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF            
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF            
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     (12,862 )     12,862  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     (5,922,768 )     5,922,768  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     (2,147,510 )     2,147,510  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     (5,109,924 )     5,109,924  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF            
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     (6,483,795 )     6,483,795  
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF            
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     1,743,447       (1,743,447 )
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF            
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     (6,711,459 )     6,711,459  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     (9,316,224 )     9,316,224  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     7,298,098       (7,298,098 )

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of 
Capital
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 17,205,138     $ 975,019     $ 9,341,345  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     19,782,447             4,628,806  
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     4,100,373              
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     4,571,578       242,989        
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     9,084,502              
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     6,942,251             2,748,001  
Simplify Government Money Market ETF     145,115,587             1,283,417  
Simplify Health Care ETF     2,003,750              

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     3,970,000              
Simplify High Yield ETF     22,357,304             10,681,698  
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     8,086,542       7,049,238        
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     2,946,750              
Simplify MBS ETF     76,504,626             18,389,627  
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     208,585              
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     21,507,501              
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     9,740,869             3,186,494  
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     5,000              
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                 5,000  
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     14,850,226       1,817,922       11,063,604  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     320,507             146,993  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     912,500              
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     1,065,000              
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     2,780,001              
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     6,533,750       4,641,220        
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     74,340             112,912  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     11,845,319             951,568  
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF     122,500              
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     8,281,815       258,443        
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     872,500              
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     119,199,829             16,641,675  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 9,356,735     $     $ 10,913,767  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     707,001              
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     2,051,251              
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     90,000              
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     167,072             159,179  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     14,816,751             6,963,751  
Simplify Health Care ETF     677,797              
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     3,789,501              
Simplify High Yield ETF     16,269,523              
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     5,568,494              
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     5,351,475              
Simplify MBS ETF     64,435,827             22,181,637  
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     54,899              
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     27,674,130              
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     1,122,001              
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     10,942,094       652,069       8,307,884  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     440,000              
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     716,500              
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     1,088,500              
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     580,268              
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     12,718,611       218,540        
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     517,501              

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   $ 2,504,782     $     $  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     37,860,732       46,232,210       97,126,311  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences(a)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $     $     $     $ 2,701,032     $     $     $ 2,701,032  
Simplify Barrier Income ETF                       6,758,156             (5,405,523 )     1,352,633  
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     298,798                   (14,793,506 )     (25,454,243 )           (39,948,951 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     2,092,255                   50,011       (265,211 )     (260,629 )     1,616,426  
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     12,513,389                   (256,571 )                 12,256,818  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF                       (7,394 )     (18,071,716 )           (18,079,110 )
Simplify Government Money Market ETF                       (252,518 )                 (252,518 )
Simplify Health Care ETF     3,142,250                   32,858,870       (14,929,834 )           21,071,286  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF                 (57,458,813 )     57,455,607       (180,510 )           (183,716 )
Simplify High Yield ETF                       (5,064,645 )     (4,361,966 )     (19,333,541 )     (28,760,152 )
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     115,022                   10,077,760       (22,918,719 )           (12,725,937 )
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     248,671                   (11,476 )     (33,270,165 )           (33,032,970 )
Simplify MBS ETF                       2,015,923             (16,062,435 )     (14,046,512 )
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     62,688                   3,844,534       (25,352 )     (2,133,283 )     1,748,587  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     3,562,565                   (197,984 )     (88,569,052 )           (85,204,471 )
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF                       1,621,926             (1,679,701 )     (57,775 )
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     17,823                   (146,284 )     (25 )           (128,486 )
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF                       47,180       (25 )     (4,359 )     42,796  
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF                       (448,130 )                 (448,130 )
Simplify US Equity Income ETF           689,443             8,469,626                   9,159,069  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF                       4,168,891       (2,511,677 )           1,657,214  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     450,608                   21,080,605       (2,422,495 )           19,108,718  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     89,575                   258,698       (43,172,343 )           (42,824,070 )
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     929,239       2,483,858             (12,990,295 )                 (9,577,198 )
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF                       16,061             (484,549 )     (468,488 )
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF                 (224,800 )     (7,922,262 )     (9,048,262 )     (21,788,547 )     (38,983,871 )
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF     116,535                   (72,681 )                 43,854  
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     1,796,683                   (6,221,711 )     (3,042,369 )           (7,467,397 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF                       2,131,513       (8,503,049 )     (48,991,105 )     (55,362,641 )
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF                       (21,568,593 )     (47,462,761 )           (69,031,354 )

 

(a) The temporary book/tax differences was attributable primarily dividend payable, straddles deferral, and mark-to-market on spot contracts.

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives, owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 522,514,233     $ 5,726,640     $ (3,025,608 )   $ 2,701,032  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     402,001,204       7,166,978       (408,822 )     6,758,156  
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     70,554,079       480       (14,793,986 )     (14,793,506 )
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     13,238,822       499,345       (449,334 )     50,011  
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     348,972,447       16,677,334       (16,928,367 )     (251,033 )
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     71,222,754       11,823       (19,217 )     (7,394 )
Simplify Government Money Market ETF     5,016,877,770       499,281       (751,799 )     (252,518 )
Simplify Health Care ETF     314,128,669       47,118,565       (14,259,695 )     32,858,870  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     263,343,640       57,810,807       (355,200 )     57,455,607  
Simplify High Yield ETF     398,767,574       2,058,207       (7,122,852 )     (5,064,645 )
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     167,482,623       30,097,915       (20,020,155 )     10,077,760  
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     65,776,946       621,987       (633,463 )     (11,476 )
Simplify MBS ETF     3,107,391,096       4,238,324       (2,222,401 )     2,015,923  
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     37,072,089       7,387,620       (3,543,086 )     3,844,534  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     759,952,161       6,919,948       (7,117,932 )     (197,984 )
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     68,783,885       1,746,413       (124,487 )     1,621,926  
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     2,509,030       2,500,820       (2,647,104 )     (146,284 )
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     471,601,601       15,946       (464,076 )     (448,130 )
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     76,082,142       16,940,694       (847,893 )     16,092,801  
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF     2,509,028       47,205       (25 )     47,180  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     39,272,487       6,561,070       (2,392,178 )     4,168,892  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     80,389,536       76,734,308       (43,597,372 )     33,136,936  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     88,906,536       20,915,095       (189,668 )     20,725,427  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     174,044,357       193,078,303       (206,068,598 )     (12,990,295 )
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     2,434,866       30,124       (14,063 )     16,061  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     125,669,283       8       (7,922,268 )     (7,922,260 )
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF     31,258,766       5,813       (78,494 )     (72,681 )
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     65,274,651       2,751       (396,782 )     (394,031 )
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     44,853,230       5,336,564       (3,206,215 )     (2,130,349  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     1,010,131,775       18,793,190       (51,308,983 )     (32,515,793 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, grantor trust adjustments, section 1256 mark-to-market treatment of derivatives and return of capital basis adjustments from underlying investments.

 

The following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Amount  
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   $ 4,843,107  
Simplify Health Care ETF     7,609,590  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     9,152,875  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     1,200,211  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     2,852,806  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     2,959,932  

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total Amount  
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   $ 23,619,293     $ 1,834,950     $ 25,454,243  
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     44,276       220,935       265,211  
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     9,651,119       8,420,597       18,071,716  
Simplify Health Care ETF     9,880,915       5,048,919       14,929,834  
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF           180,510       180,510  
Simplify High Yield ETF     3,988,740       373,226       4,361,966  
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     20,964,318       1,954,401       22,918,719  
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     14,312,484       18,957,681       33,270,165  
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     23,980       1,372       25,352  
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     35,422,629       53,146,423       88,569,052  
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     25             25  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     998,653       1,513,024       2,511,677  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     1,666,155       756,340       2,422,495  
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     29,975,179       13,197,164       43,172,343  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     6,907,323       2,140,939       9,048,262  
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     1,224,882       1,817,487       3,042,369  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     3,082,786       5,420,263       8,503,049  
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     25,751,671       21,711,090       47,462,761  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   $ 5,405,523     $  
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     260,629        
Simplify High Yield ETF     7,033,242       12,300,299  
Simplify MBS ETF     16,062,435        
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     2,133,282        
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     1,679,701        
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF     25       4,359  
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     35,579       448,970  
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     21,633,632       154,915  
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     16,283,686       32,707,419  

 

10. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Funds adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Funds to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid per Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

11. Segment Reporting

 

Each Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of each Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of each Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

12. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and, except as noted above, has determined that there are no other subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities or consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments or consolidated schedules of investments, of the funds listed below (the “Funds”), each a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statements of operations or consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of cash flows, the statements of changes in net assets or consolidated statements of changes in net assets, the financial highlights or consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2026, the results of their operations and their cash flows, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name   Statements of
Cash Flows
  Statements of
Operations
  Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets
  Financial Highlights
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022
Simplify Barrier Income ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from April 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025
Simplify Bond Bull ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from December 9, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from January 13, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from February 3, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from October 28, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023

 

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Fund Name   Statements of
Cash Flows
  Statements of
Operations
  Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets
  Financial Highlights
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   Not applicable   For the period from July 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify Health Care ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from October 8, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from November 2, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022
Simplify High Yield ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from September 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022
Simplify MBS ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and for the period from November 7, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and for the period from April 16, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from November 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from April 14, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025

 

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Fund Name   Statements of
Cash Flows
  Statements of
Operations
  Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets
  Financial Highlights
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF and Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the period from May 4, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from October 28, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023
Simplify US Equity Income ETF (formerly Simplify US Equity PLUS Upside Convexity ETF), Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF, Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF, and Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the period from December 8, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the period from September 22, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF (formerly Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF)   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from September 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF   Not applicable   Consolidated for the period from February 17, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF (formerly Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF)   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026, and for the period from December 2, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF   Not applicable   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, and for the period from July 11, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2026   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   Consolidated for the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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We conducted our audits 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 5, 2026

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www. sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of each Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., NYSE Arca or Nasdaq, Inc., as applicable, at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of each Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund    Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received

Deduction
 
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Barrier Income ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Bond Bull ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Currency Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Enhanced Income ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Government Money Market ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Health Care ETF     49.39 %     42.94 %
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF     100.00 %     100.00 %
Simplify High Yield ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify MBS ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Next Intangible Core Index ETF     100.00 %     100.00 %
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify US Equity Income ETF     37.08 %     36.65 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF     100.00 %     100.00 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF     78.49 %     75.62 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF     100.00 %     96.43 %
Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF     14.67 %     14.41 %
Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Bitcoin Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Gold Strategy ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   8
Statement of Operations   9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   10
Financial Highlights   11
Notes to Financial Statements   12
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   21
Additional Information   22

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks – 40.7%                
Consumer, Cyclical – 3.0%                
Full House Resorts, Inc.*     397,000     $ 1,107,630  
                 
Financial – 37.7%                
AGNC Investment Corp.     115,485       1,258,786  
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.     71,839       1,606,320  
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Class REIT     53,900       940,555  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc.     106,500       931,875  
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     183,000       395,280  
Chimera Investment Corp.     51,025       680,674  
Dynex Capital, Inc.     134,500       1,763,295  
MFA Financial, Inc., Class REIT     167,746       1,625,459  
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust     53,500       603,480  
Rithm Capital Corp.     411,593       3,864,858  
              13,670,582  
Information Technology – 0.0%†                
DSG TopCo Private Equity*(a)     2,754       1,377  
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $14,497,114)             14,779,589  

 

    Principal        
Asset Backed Securities – 17.7%                
Arini US CLO V Ltd., Class SUB, Series 2026-5A, 144A, 4/15/2039(b)(c)   $ 1,000,000       927,220  
Dryden 97 CLO Ltd., Class ER, Series 2022-97A, 144A, 9.83%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 6.15%), 10/20/2038(b)(c)     1,000,000       1,004,828  
Green Lakes Park CLO LLC, Class ERR, Series 2025-1A, 144A, 8.42%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 1/25/2038(b)(c)     1,000,000       900,052  
Magnetite 50 Ltd., Class F, Series 2025-50A, 144A, 10.35%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 6.68%), 7/25/2038(b)(c)     250,000       239,811  
Milford Park CLO Ltd., Class ER, Series 2022-1A, 144A, 8.53%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 4.85%), 1/20/2038(b)(c)     1,000,000       926,351  
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust 2021-B, Class R, Series 2021-BA, 144A, 7/15/2069(a)(c)     4,722       1,099,045  
Point Securitization Trust 2025-1, Class B1, Series 2025-1, 144A, 5.50%, 6/25/2055(a)(c)     1,500,000       1,332,450  
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $6,881,337)             6,429,757  

 

    Shares        
Preferred Stocks – 15.6%                
Consumer Discretionary – 0.6%                
QVC Group, Inc., 8.00%*     43,845       225,802  
                 
Energy – 2.6%                
NGL Energy Partners LP, 11.23%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 7.47%), Series B(b)     38,100       950,595  
                 
Financial – 12.4%                
AGNC Investment Corp., 8.63%, (1-Month CME Term SOFR + 4.96%), Series F(b)     21,500       536,425  
Chimera Investment Corp., 9.78%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 6.05%), Series B(b)     47,142       1,091,808  
Chimera Investment Corp., 8.74%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 5.00%), Series C(b)     53,000       1,199,920  
Rithm Capital Corp., 8.98%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 5.23%), Series C(b)     30,134       724,120  
Rithm Capital Corp., 8.75%, Series E     37,584       918,929  
              4,471,202  
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,369,261)             5,647,599  

 

    Principal        
Corporate Bonds – 10.4%                
Basic Materials – 1.3%                
Centrus Energy Corp., 5.03%, 8/15/2032, 144A(c)(d)     450,000       465,458  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Corporate Bonds (continued)                
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 4.1%                
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.17%, 1/15/2032(d)   $ 800,000     $ 957,955  
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2.42%, 12/1/2030, 144A(c)(d)     500,000       533,750  
              1,491,705  
Financial – 2.0%                
First Republic Bank, 4.63%, 2/13/2047(e)     1,500,000       825  
PennyMac Corp., 8.50%, 6/1/2029     700,000       716,310  
              717,135  
Technology – 3.0%                
Datadog, Inc., 0.09%, 12/1/2029(d)     400,000       569,600  
Snowflake, Inc., 10.72%, 10/1/2029(d)     300,000       531,180  
              1,100,780  
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $3,512,290)             3,775,078  
                 
Foreign Bonds – 5.3%                
Basic Materials – 1.3%                
Newco Holding Eur 29 Sarl, 11.00%, 2/20/2030, 144A(c)     500,000       469,583  
                 
Energy – 2.8%                
Twma Finance AS, 12.25%, 2/10/2029, 144A(c)     1,000,000       1,020,000  
                 
Financial – 1.2%                
IREN Ltd., 1.00%, 12/1/2033, 144A(c)     500,000       435,250  
                 
Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $2,027,475)             1,924,833  
                 
U.S. Treasury Bills – 5.2%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.66%, 7/28/2026(d)     900,000       897,558  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.57%, 9/22/2026(d)     1,000,000       991,621  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $1,889,499)             1,889,179  
                 
Mortgage Backed Securities – 1.4%                
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities – 1.4%                
Benchmark 2019-B9 Mortgage Trust, 3.00%, 3/15/2052
(Cost $528,969)
    1,000,000       509,110  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 1.2%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(f)
(Cost $431,099)
    431,099       431,099  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 1.0%                      
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 1.0%                      
3 Month SOFR, December Strike Price $97, Expires 12/11/2026   1,500       361,875,000       168,750  
ADBE Adobe, Inc., August Strike Price $300, Expires 8/21/2026   28       840,000       798  
Invesco QQQ Trust, June Strike Price $800, Expires 6/17/2027   30       2,400,000       175,320  
                    344,868  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $342,800)                   344,868  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Term Loans – 0.0%†                
Communications – 0.0%†                
Diamond Sports Group LLC, 15.00%, 1/3/2028
(Cost $55,591)
  $ 55,591     $ 10,840  
                 
Total Investments – 98.5%
(Cost $35,535,435)
          $ 35,741,952  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.5%             526,356  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 36,268,308  

 

* Non Income Producing
Less than 0.05%
(a) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(b) Floating rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Certain Securities are fixed to variable and currently in the fixed phase. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2026. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above.
(c) Security was purchased (sold) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold (repurchased) subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Rule 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $9,862,908, which represents 27.2% of net assets as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(e) Defaulted security.
(f) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

CME : Chicago Mercantile Exchange
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
   

Notional
Value

    Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                            
Brent Crude Futures   25     $ 1,823,750     7/31/26     $ (140,170 )
U.S. 05 Years Note (CBT)   150       16,057,031     9/30/26       (8,680 )
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   456       93,996,563     9/30/26       (84,156 )
Total net unrealized depreciation                       $ (233,006 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Opportunistic
Income ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 35,741,952  
Cash     1,686  
Receivables:        
Due from broker     757,705  
Dividends     173,952  
Interest     155,852  
Total assets     36,831,147  
         
Liabilities        
Due to Custodian-Foreign Currency     3  
Payables:        
Securities purchased     534,495  
Investment advisory fees     28,341  
Total liabilities     562,839  
Net Assets   $ 36,268,308  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 42,612,438  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (6,344,130 )
Net Assets   $ 36,268,308  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     1,550,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 23.40  
Investments, at cost   $ 35,535,435  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Opportunistic
Income ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income   $ 1,946,194  
Interest income     2,528,901  
Total income     4,475,095  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     557,118  
Total expenses     557,118  
Net investment income (loss)     3,917,977  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (704,052 )
Futures     (1,568,475 )
Swaps     (2,366,701 )
Foreign currency transactions     (23,948 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (4,663,176 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:      
Investments     3,358,577  
Foreign currency translations     (20 )
Futures     (363,597 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     2,994,960  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,668,216 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 2,249,761  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,917,977     $ 6,829,408  
Net realized gain (loss)     (4,663,176 )     (625,816 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     2,994,960       (4,992,024 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,249,761       1,211,568  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (3,295,509 )     (5,139,704 )
Return of capital     (332,742 )     (587,298 )
Total distributions     (3,628,251 )     (5,727,002 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     11,982,453       60,653,361  
Value of shares redeemed     (52,379,246 )     (52,794,986 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (40,396,793 )     7,858,375  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (41,775,283 )     3,342,941  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     78,043,591       74,700,650  
End of year   $ 36,268,308     $ 78,043,591  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     3,275,001       3,025,001  
Shares sold     500,000       2,400,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,225,000 )     (2,150,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     1,550,001       3,275,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 23.83     $ 24.69     $ 25.01     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     1.58       2.11       1.97       0.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.58 )     (1.20 )     (0.73 )      
Total from investment operations     1.00       0.91       1.24       0.01  
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (1.30 )     (1.59 )     (1.56 )      
Return of capital     (0.13 )     (0.18 )            
Total distributions     (1.43 )     (1.77 )     (1.56 )      
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 23.40     $ 23.83     $ 24.69     $ 25.01  
Total Return (%)     4.36       3.54       5.05       0.04 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                              
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 36     $ 78     $ 75     $ 38  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.95       0.98 (d)      0.96 (e)(f)      0.95 (g) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.95       0.84 (d)(h)      0.51 (e)(f)      0.50 (g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     6.68       8.41       7.83       4.52 (g) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(i)     108       418       322       0 (c) 

 

(a) For the period June 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(f) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(g) Annualized.
(h) The increase in the Fund’s expense ratio is due to expiration of the advisory fee waiver which was in place through October 31, 2024.
(i) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize total return.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities, closed-end funds and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities, closed-end funds and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Over-the-counter options are valued based upon prices provided by market makers in such securities. Over-the-counter options are categorized as Level 2.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

 

Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked prices quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

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Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 14,778,212     $     $ 1,377     $ 14,779,589  
Asset Backed Securities           3,998,262       2,431,495       6,429,757  
Preferred Stocks     5,647,599                   5,647,599  
Corporate Bonds     825       3,774,253             3,775,078  
Foreign Bonds           1,924,833             1,924,833  
U.S. Treasury Bills     1,889,179                   1,889,179  
Mortgage Backed Securities           509,110             509,110  
Term Loans           10,840             10,840  
Purchased Options     344,868                   344,868  
Money Market Fund     431,099                   431,099  
TOTAL   $ 23,091,782     $ 10,217,298     $ 2,432,872     $ 35,741,952  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Futures     (233,006 )                 (233,006 )
TOTAL   $ (233,006 )   $     $     $ (233,006 )

 

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value is presented when there are significant Level 3 financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting year. At June 30, 2026, the reconciliation of assets is as follows:

 

Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Asset Backed
Securities
    Common
Stocks
    Total  
Balance at June 30, 2025   $ 1,605,480     $ 41,310     $ 1,646,790  
Purchases                  
Sales                  
Transfer into Level 3     1,171,040             1,171,040  
Transfer out of Level 3                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)                  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     (345,025 )     (39,933 )     (384,958 )
Balance at June 30, 2026   $ 2,431,495     $ 1,377     $ 2,432,872  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from investments still held as of June 30, 2026   $ (345,025 )   $ (39,933 )   $ (384,958 )

 

The following table presents quantitative information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at June 30, 2026:

 

Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF

 

    Fair Value at
June 30,
2026
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Input
  Range
(Weighted
Average)(a)
  Impact to
Valuation from
an Increase in
Input(b)
 
Common Stock   $ 1,377     Market Approach   Broker Quote   $0.50 (100%)   Increase  
    $ 1,377                    
Asset Backed Securities   $ 2,431,495     Market Approach   Broker Quote   $88.83 – $23.275 (100%)   Increase  
    $ 2,431,495                    

 

(a) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the notional value of the instruments.
(b) Represents the change in fair value of the level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease in the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

 

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Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions

 

The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. The Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

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FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and required funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are paid when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain the Fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian or futures broker in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or other liquid securities, known as “initial margin.” The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in underlying instrument or index in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund.

 

These subsequent payments, called “variation margin,” to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuate making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking to the market.” The Fund expects to earn interest income on margin deposits.

 

The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a forward or futures contract when desired; (c) investments in futures contracts involves leverage, which means a small percentage of assets in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on the Fund and the Fund can lose more than the principal amount invested; (d) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (e) the adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (f) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (g) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

 

Option Contracts

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

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Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Swaps

 

Swap agreements are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (OTC swaps) or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as a component of unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap. Upfront payments made/received by the fund, if any, are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statement of assets and liabilities. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may provide outcomes that produce losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. In addition to interest rate risk, market risks may also impact the swap. The fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

 

Total Return Swaps

 

Total return swaps are commitments where one party pays a fixed or variable rate premium (the Buyer) in exchange for a market-linked return (the Seller). The Seller pays the total return of a specific reference asset or index and in return receives interest payments from the Buyer. To the extent the total return of the underlying asset or index exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Buyer will receive or make a payment to the Seller. The Fund may enter into total return swaps in which it may act as either the Buyer or the Seller. Total return swap contracts are subject to the risk associated with the investment in the underlying reference asset or index. The risk in the case of short total return swap contracts is unlimited based on the potential for unlimited increases in the market value of the underlying reference asset or index.

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities or Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 233,006  
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 344,868     Investments, at value(1)   $  

 

* Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation or unrealized cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
(1) Purchased option contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Equity     $ 119,217     $ 23,458  
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Commodity       9,989        

 

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Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Interest Rate     $     $ (21,390 )
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Foreign Exchange       (115,768 )     (65,103 )

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Equity     $ (1,619,566 )   $  
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Interest Rate       (705,049 )      
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Credit       (42,086 )      

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Interest Rate     $ (1,453,465 )   $ (223,427 )
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   Commodity       (115,010 )     (140,170 )

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end notional balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments from purchased options, futures, and swaps were $109,362, $51,373,827 and $11,502,746, respectively.

 

4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Asterozoa Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

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5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ 55,652,648     $ 88,923,297  

 

6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $     $  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ 3,295,509     $     $ 332,742  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ 5,139,704     $     $ 587,298  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026. The components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $     $     $     $ (622,744 )   $ (2,131,843 )   $ (3,589,543 )   $ (6,344,130 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ 36,338,928     $ 1,865,219     $ (2,487,911 )   $ (622,692 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to wash sales, real estate investment trusts and partnerships, section 1256 mark-to-market treatment of derivatives, and swaps.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ 2,131,843     $     $ 2,131,843  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF   $ (2,909,607 )   $ (679,936 )

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of

Trustees of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from June 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian, agent bank and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF     6.92 %     6.88 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and
Other Important Information

 

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Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (SURI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   6
Statement of Operations   7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   8
Statement of Cash Flows   9
Financial Highlights   10
Notes to Financial Statements   11
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   18
Additional Information   19

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 76.8%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(a)(b)
(Cost $59,307,103)
  $ 60,000,000     $ 59,303,475  

 

    Shares        
Common Stocks – 51.9%                
Health Care – 51.9%                
Abeona Therapeutics, Inc.*     345,416       2,134,671  
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.,*(e)     1,432,105       9,351,646  
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.*     278,723       1,159,488  
Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.*     101,355       983,144  
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*     53,134       1,977,116  
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.*(c)     25,000       2,000  
Compass Pathways PLC, ADR*     114,281       1,617,076  
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*     26,434       2,298,436  
Delcath Systems, Inc.*     261,126       3,287,576  
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.*(c)     90,000       900  
EyePoint, Inc.*     38,598       551,951  
Immunic, Inc.*     30,725       472,243  
Inventiva Saca, ADR*     313,483       1,184,966  
Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.*     182,603       1,626,993  
Leonabio, Inc.*     149,279       1,371,874  
Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     3,349,379       4,488,168  
Novo Nordisk A/S*(c)     145,609       426,634  
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.*     81,051       795,921  
Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc.*     219,387       946,655  
Palisade Bio, Inc.*     450,543       941,635  
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     249,267       2,704,547  
Sab Biotherapeutics, Inc.*     104,849       408,911  
Upstream Bio, Inc.*     62,113       429,822  
Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.*     67,372       966,114  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $37,227,659)             40,128,487  
                 
Limited Partnership – 40.0%                
Energy – 40.0%                
Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A*
(Cost $11,729,119)
    1,272,360       30,880,177  
                 
Warrants – 5.4%                
Health Care – 5.4%                
Achieve Life Science, Inc., Expires 6/30/2030*(c)     966,667       3,412,334  
Achieve Life Science, Inc., Expires 12/31/2036*(c)(e)     247,593       747,731  
Altimmune, Inc., Expires 4/23/2031*(c)     79,075       3,163  
Jasper Therapeutics, Inc., Expires 12/31/2049*(c)     609,053       1  
Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Series B, Expires 7/14/2030*(c)     1,842,974       2  
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ADR, Series H, Expires 10/10/2030*(c)     34,895       0  
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ADR, Series I, Expires 10/10/2030*(c)     34,895       0  
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ADR, Series J, Expires 10/10/2030*(c)     34,895       0  
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ADR, Series K, Expires 10/10/2030*(c)     34,895       0  
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc, Expires 12/12/2030*(c)     560,000       1  
Total Warrants (Cost $9,666)             4,163,232  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Corporate Bonds – 1.1%                
Communications – 1.1%                
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 5.63%, 12/6/2026, 144A(d)
(Cost $931,177)
  $ 1,000,000     $ 895,000  
                 
Total Investments – 175.2%
(Cost $109,204,724)
          $ 135,370,371  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -75.2%             (58,114,072 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 77,256,299  

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Security, or a portion thereof, in the amount of $59,302,800 has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2026. See Note 3 for additional information.
(c) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Security was purchased (sold) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold (repurchased) subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Rule 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $895,000, which represents 1.1% of net assets as of June 30, 2026.
(e) All or a portion of the security is restricted as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $2,364,513, representing 3.1% of its net assets as of June 30, 2026, and an original cost of $900,001.

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR : American Depositary Receipt

 

At June 30, 2026, open reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Face
Amount
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   3.80%     6/30/2026   7/2/2026   $ 58,112,171     $ 58,112,171  
                  $ 58,112,171     $ 58,112,171  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Propel
Opportunities
ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 135,370,371  
Foreign currency at value     491  
Receivables:        
Securities sold     361,321  
Interest     6,067  
Total assets     135,738,250  
         
Liabilities        
Due to custodian     217,638  
Payables:        
Reverse repurchase agreement     58,112,171  
Investment advisory fees     152,142  
Total liabilities     58,481,951  
Net Assets   $ 77,256,299  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 66,083,949  
Distributable earnings (loss)     11,172,350  
Net Assets   $ 77,256,299  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     4,290,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 18.01  
Investments, at cost   $ 109,204,724  
Foreign currency, at cost   $ 497  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Propel
Opportunities
ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income   $ 148,708  
Interest income     616,491  
Total income     765,199  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     2,017,645  
Interest on reverse repurchase agreement     46,285  
Other expenses     14,902  
Total expenses     2,078,832  
Less fees waived:        
Waiver     (183,429 )
Net expenses     1,895,403  
Net investment income (loss)     (1,130,204 )
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     2,099,737  
Foreign currency transactions     (2,155 )
Net realized gain (loss)     2,097,582  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     24,239,292  
Foreign currency translations     (52 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     24,239,240  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     26,336,822  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 25,206,618  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ (1,130,204 )   $ (435,792 )
Net realized gain (loss)     2,097,582       (489,569 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     24,239,240       (19,253,942 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     25,206,618       (20,179,303 )
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Return of capital     (12,008,803 )     (12,083,603 )
Total distributions     (12,008,803 )     (12,083,603 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     4,105,240       4,458,058  
Value of shares redeemed     (6,020,540 )     (3,164,938 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (1,915,300 )     1,293,120  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     11,282,515       (30,969,786 )
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     65,973,784       96,943,570  
End of year   $ 77,256,299     $ 65,973,784  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     4,390,001       4,380,001  
Shares sold     250,000       200,000  
Shares redeemed     (350,000 )     (190,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     4,290,001       4,390,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Propel
Opportunities
ETF
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 25,206,618  
         
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities:        
Purchases of long-term investment securities     (43,288,635 )
Net purchases and sales in short term investments     (11,971,997 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments     (24,239,292 )
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments     (2,099,737 )
Proceeds from sale of securities     48,608,772  
Return of capital distributions     2,029,414  
Net amortization of premium / (discount)     (432,731 )
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     135,694  
(Increase) Decrease in due to broker     217,638  
(Increase) Decrease in securities sold receivable     (344,369 )
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fees payable     11,285  
Increase (Decrease) securities purchased payable     (2,900,001 )
Net Cash Provided by / (Used for) Operating Activities     (9,067,341 )
         
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) from Financing Activities:        
Shares Sold     4,105,240  
Shares redeemed     (6,020,540 )
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreement     212,707,291  
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreement     (189,715,360 )
Distributions paid     (12,008,803 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities     9,067,828  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     487  
         
Cash and Restricted Cash:        
Cash and Restricted Cash, at beginning of period     4  
Cash and Restricted Cash, at end of period   $ 491  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Non-cash financing activities:        
Cash paid for interest on reverse repurchase agreements   $ 46,285  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 15.03     $ 22.13     $ 21.92     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.04 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     5.96       (4.28 )     3.63       (1.36 )
Total from investment operations     5.70       (4.38 )     3.50       (1.40 )
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income                       (0.87 )
Return of capital     (2.72 )     (2.72 )     (3.29 )     (0.81 )
Total distributions     (2.72 )     (2.72 )     (3.29 )     (1.68 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 18.01     $ 15.03     $ 22.13     $ 21.92  
Total Return (%)     41.48       (20.69 )     17.27       (4.97 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 77     $ 66     $ 97     $ 100  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     2.83 (d)      2.81 (e)      2.75 (f)      2.75 (f)(g) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     2.58 (d)      2.56 (e)      2.50 (f)      2.50 (f)(g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     (1.54 )     (0.52 )     (0.60 )     (0.50 )(g) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)     62       22       42       46 (c) 

 

(a) For the period February 8, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.08%.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.06%.
(f) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(g) Annualized.
(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities, closed-end funds, and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities, closed-end funds or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities, closed-end funds, and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non- U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 59,303,475     $     $     $ 59,303,475  
Common Stocks     39,698,953             429,534       40,128,487  
Limited Partnership     30,880,177                   30,880,177  
Warrants                 4,163,232       4,163,232  
Corporate Bonds           895,000             895,000  
TOTAL   $ 129,882,605     $ 895,000     $ 4,592,766     $ 135,370,371  

 

Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $     $ (58,112,171 )   $     $ (58,112,171 )
TOTAL   $     $ (58,112,171 )   $     $ (58,112,171 )

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value is presented when there are significant Level 3 financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting year. At June 30, 2026, the reconciliation of assets is as follows:

 

Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   Common
Stocks
    Warrants     Total  
Balance at June 30, 2025   $ 425,500     $ 9,667     $ 435,167  
Purchases                  
Sales     (357,660 )           (357,660 )
Transfer into Level 3                  
Transfer out of Level 3                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)     357,660             357,660  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     4,034       4,153,565       4,157,599  
Balance at June 30, 2026   $ 429,534     $ 4,163,232     $ 4,592,766  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from investments still held as of June 30, 2026   $ 4,034     $ 4,153,565     $ 4,157,599  

 

The following table presents quantitative information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at June 30, 2026:

 

Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF

 

    Fair Value at
June 30,
2026
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Input
  Range
(Weighted
Average)(a)
  Impact to
Valuation from
an Increase in
Input(b)
 
Common Stock   $ 2,900     Market Approach   Intrinsic Value   $0.01 – $0.08 (100%)   Increase  
    $ 426,634     Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   12.5%   Decrease  
    $ 429,534                    
Warrant   $ 4,163,232     Market Approach   Intrinsic Value   $0.00 – $3.53 (100%)   Increase  
    $ 4,163,232                    

 

(a) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the notional value of the instruments.
(b) Represents the change in fair value of the level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease in the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions the Fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by the Fund to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and requires a fund whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements are executed under standardized netting agreements. A netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract. These agreements mitigate counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

 

Offsetting of Reverse Repurchase Agreements Liabilities

 

Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF

                      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Net
Amounts
Presented in the Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
   

Financial

Instruments(a)

    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount
Payable
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements   $ 58,112,171     $     $ 58,112,171     $     $ 58,112,171     $  

 

(a) These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. The Fund may borrow for investment purposes indirectly using reverse repurchase agreements. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made by the Fund to counterparties are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Fund to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statement of Operations. Borrowing may cause the Fund to liquidate positions under adverse

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

market conditions to satisfy its repayment obligations. The use of reverse repurchase agreements involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The Fund is subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that a counterparty is or is perceived to be unwilling or unable to meet its contractual obligations) with respect to the security it expects to receive back from a counterparty. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its obligations, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the value of an investment in the Fund may decline. As of June 30, 2026, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the Fund was $25,467,628 and 4.06%, respectively.

 

The following table indicates the total amount of reverse repurchased agreements, including accrued interest, reconciled to the Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF liability as of June 30, 2026:

 

    Less than
30 days
    30-90 days     Greater than
90 days
    Total  
U.S. Government Obligations   $     $     $ 58,112,171     $ 58,112,171  

 

4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Propel Bio Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund’s equity portfolio, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the sub-advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser.

 

Mr. Richard Kayne (through a trust where he serves as a trustee) directly owns voting preferred shares of the Adviser and through the same trust is indirectly the Fund’s seed investor. Mr. Kayne is also a majority owner in Propel Bio Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which serves as the general partner to Propel Bio Partners, L.P. (the “Private Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership and a private pooled investment vehicle that is exempt from registration under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933. The Sub-Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Private Fund. Mr. Kayne’s indirect part ownership of the Adviser and provision of seed capital to the Fund presents a potential conflict of interest on the part of the Adviser in selecting the Sub-Adviser. These relationships between Mr. Kayne and each of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser were fully disclosed to, discussed with and considered by the Board in approving the appointment of the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive a management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

Assets   Management
Fee
 
Up to and including $1 billion     2.75 %
Over $1 billion and less than $5 billion     2.50 %
Over $5 billion and less than $10 billion     2.00 %
Over $10 billion     1.00 %

 

The Adviser and Sub-Adviser have each agreed to waive its respective advisory and sub-advisory fee by 0.25% on an annualized basis through October 31, 2026. This waiver may be terminated by the Board on 60 days’ notice and terminates automatically if the Investment Advisory Agreement or sub-advisory agreement is terminated. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of $183,429.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $ 43,288,635     $ 48,251,160  

 

6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to net operating loss.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $ 1,088,514     $ (1,088,514 )

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $     $     $ 12,008,803  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $     $     $ 12,083,603  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
Earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $     $     $     $ 15,811,084     $ (4,638,734 )   $     $ 11,172,350  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $ 119,559,280     $ 44,454,261     $ (28,643,170 )   $ 15,811,091  

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.

 

The Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026 as follows:

 

Fund   Amount  
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $ 3,047,344  

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF   $ 4,638,734     $     $ 4,638,734  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2026, the Fund had no defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses.

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from February 8, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF (TESL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   6
Statement of Operations   7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   8
Financial Highlights   9
Notes to Financial Statements   10
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   18
Additional Information   19

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 44.9%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(a)(b)   $ 2,795,000     $ 2,789,416  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/4/2026(a)(b)     800,000       797,281  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     2,700,000       2,683,144  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.67%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     2,150,000       2,126,653  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $8,396,911)             8,396,494  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 28.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $5,248,840)
    5,248,840       5,248,840  
                 
Common Stocks – 23.9%                
Consumer Discretionary – 23.9%                
Tesla, Inc.*(b)
(Cost $3,984,799)
    10,621       4,467,193  

 

    Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 2.1%                    
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 1.3%                    
NVIDIA Corp, July Strike Price $210, Expires 7/17/26   520     10,920,000       138,580  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,650, Expires 7/17/26   6     4,590,000       12,660  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,700, Expires 7/17/26   5     3,850,000       5,675  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,850, Expires 7/17/26   12     9,420,000       1,680  
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $7,900, Expires 7/31/26   7     5,530,000       4,725  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $7,950, Expires 8/21/26   9     7,155,000       15,975  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $8,000, Expires 8/21/26   7     5,600,000       8,960  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $7,950, Expires 9/18/26   8     6,360,000       36,680  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $8,100, Expires 9/18/26   8     6,480,000       18,000  
                  242,935  
Puts – Exchange-Traded – 0.8%                    
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $6,000, Expires 7/17/26(d)   49     29,400,000       5,635  
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,300, Expires 8/21/26(d)   51     32,130,000       63,240  
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,500, Expires 9/18/26(d)   25     16,250,000       85,000  
                  153,875  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,552,613)                 396,810  
                     
Total Investments – 99.0%
(Cost $19,183,163)
              $ 18,509,337  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.0%                 188,016  
Net Assets – 100.0%               $ 18,697,353  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
    Value  
Written Options – -0.5%                    
Puts – Exchange-Traded – -0.5%                    
S&P 500 Index, July Strike Price $5,700, Expires 7/17/26   (49)   $ (27,930,000 )   $ (3,920 )
S&P 500 Index, August Strike Price $6,000, Expires 8/21/26   (51)     (30,600,000 )     (43,095 )
S&P 500 Index, September Strike Price $6,000, Expires 9/18/26   (25)     (15,000,000 )     (45,375 )
                  (92,390 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(345,039))               $ (92,390 )

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $11,141,381 have been pledged as collateral for options and swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.
(d) Held in connection with Written Options.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
Tesla, Inc.   3/15/2027   4.43% (SOFR + 0.75%)(c)   BOFA       13,835,228     $ 294,298  
                          $ 294,298  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BOFA : Bank of America

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Volt TSLA
Revolution ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 18,509,337  
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     294,298  
Receivables:        
Interest     922  
Due from broker     92  
Total assets     18,804,649  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Written options     92,390  
Investment advisory fees     14,906  
Total liabilities     107,296  
Net Assets   $ 18,697,353  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 25,645,670  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (6,948,317 )
Net Assets   $ 18,697,353  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     1,125,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 16.62  
Investments, at cost   $ 19,183,163  
Premiums received on written options   $ 345,039  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Volt TSLA
Revolution ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income   $ 41,341  
Interest income     526,177  
Total income     567,518  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     264,903  
Interest expense     1,483  
Total expenses     266,386  
Net investment income (loss)     301,132  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (3,994,727 )
In-kind redemptions     3,654,371  
Swaps     (1,732,758 )
Written options     3,366,935  
Net realized gain (loss)     1,293,821  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     (2,474,425 )
Swaps     860,113  
Written options     (45,303 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,659,615 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (365,794 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (64,662 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF  
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 301,132     $ 225,502  
Net realized gain (loss)     1,293,821       6,965,079  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,659,615 )     (403,401 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (64,662 )     6,787,180  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (10,571,900 )     (485,916 )
Total distributions     (10,571,900 )     (485,916 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     17,942,477       33,694,409  
Value of shares redeemed     (21,098,374 )     (13,019,313 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (3,155,897 )     20,675,096  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (13,792,459 )     26,976,360  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     32,489,812       5,513,452  
End of year   $ 18,697,353     $ 32,489,812  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     1,350,001       500,001  
Shares sold     1,000,000       1,550,000  
Shares redeemed     (1,225,000 )     (700,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     1,125,001       1,350,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Years Ended June 30  
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 24.07     $ 11.03     $ 9.04     $ 9.09     $ 11.83  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(a)     0.22       0.27       (0.03 )     (0.00 )(b)      0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.05 (c)      13.22       2.02       (0.05 )     (2.75 )
Total from investment operations     0.27       13.49       1.99       (0.05 )     (2.69 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (4.90 )     (0.45 )                 (0.03 )
Net realized gains     (2.82 )                        
Return of capital                             (0.02 )
Total distributions     (7.72 )     (0.45 )                 (0.05 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 16.62     $ 24.07     $ 11.03     $ 9.04     $ 9.09  
Total Return (%)     (2.87 )     122.93       21.96       (0.54 )     (22.91 )
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 19     $ 32     $ 6     $ 4     $ 5  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.96 (d)      0.96 (d)      0.95       0.99 (e)      0.95  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     1.08       1.47       (0.28 )     (0.01 )     0.46  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     441       872       19       255       254  

 

(a) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(b) Less than $.005.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objective
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked prices quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 8,396,494     $     $     $ 8,396,494  
Common Stocks     4,467,193                   4,467,193  
Purchased Options     396,810                   396,810  
Total Return Swaps           294,298             294,298  
Money Market Fund     5,248,840                   5,248,840  
TOTAL   $ 18,509,337     $ 294,298     $     $ 18,803,635  
                                 
Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (92,390 )   $     $     $ (92,390 )
TOTAL   $ (92,390 )   $     $     $ (92,390 )

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. The Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and required funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Option Contracts

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Swaps

 

Swap agreements are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (OTC swaps) or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as a component of unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting

 

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obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap. Upfront payments made/received by the Fund, if any, are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A termination payment by the counterparty or the Fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund. Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may provide outcomes that produce losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. In addition to interest rate risk, market risks may also impact the swap. The Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

 

Total Return Swaps

 

Total return swaps are commitments where one party pays a fixed or variable rate premium (the Buyer) in exchange for a market-linked return (the Seller). The Seller pays the total return of a specific reference asset or index and in return receives interest payments from the Buyer. To the extent the total return of the underlying asset or index exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Buyer will receive or make a payment to the Seller. The Fund may enter into total return swaps in which it may act as either the Buyer or the Seller. Total return swap contracts are subject to the risk associated with the investment in the underlying reference asset or index. The risk in the case of short total return swap contracts is unlimited based on the potential for unlimited increases in the market value of the underlying reference asset or index.

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF            
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 396,810     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 294,298     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 92,390  

 

(1) Purchased option contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Equity     $ (8,246,689 )   $ (1,006,964 )
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Commodity       (49,700 )     1,163  

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Equity     $ (1,732,758 )   $ 860,113  

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written option contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Equity     $ 3,280,470     $ (41,352 )

 

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Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   Commodity     $ 86,465       (3,951 )

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchased
Option Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Written
Option Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Swaps
(Notional Value)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 651,641     $ (179,522 )   $ 21,556,660  

 

The Fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar master agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement or similar arrangement (collectively referred to as “MNA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 294,298     $     $     $     $ 294,298  
    $ 294,298     $     $     $     $ 294,298  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Volt Equity LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is paid by the Adviser, not the Fund.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 47,476,722     $ 53,049,216  

 

Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 6,436,140     $ 10,549,278  

 

6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at its NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions of in-kind, and equalization.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ (369,344 )   $ 369,344  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 9,343,593     $ 1,228,307     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 485,916     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

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As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 554,247     $     $     $ (633,316 )   $ (726,328 )   $ (6,142,920 )   $ (6,948,317 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives, owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ 19,642,012     $ 129,623     $ (762,939 )   $ (633,316 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, section 1256 mark-to-market treatment of derivatives, and swaps.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026:

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $     $ 726,328     $ 726,328  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2026, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF   $ (3,780,705 )   $ (2,362,215 )

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

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10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders of and Board of Trustees of

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca, at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Volt TSLA Revolution ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (CCOM)

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (HARD)

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (CTA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments:    
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   3
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   5
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   8
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities   12
Consolidated Statements of Operations   13
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets   14
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows   16
Consolidated Financial Highlights   17
Notes to Financial Statements   19
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   29
Additional Information   30

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 99.5%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 7/14/2026(a)   $ 4,400,000     $ 4,394,316  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(a)     20,300,000       20,259,442  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     72,800,000       72,345,505  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 10/15/2026(a)     3,850,000       3,808,194  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $100,807,462)             100,807,457  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.1%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $98,314)
    98,314       98,314  
                 
Total Investments – 99.6%
(Cost $100,905,776)
          $ 100,905,771  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.4%             438,456  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 101,344,227  

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $6,558,750 have been pledged as collateral for options and swaps as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Termination
Date
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 
TRSMQ0001   1/27/2027   0.00%   MBL       709,434,250     $ 425,251  
                          $ 425,251  

 

(a) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.

 

Abbreviations:

 

MBL : Macquarie Bank Limited

 

* The following table shows the individual and related values of the securities within the TRSMQ0001 basket

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
XIIU6 Comdty   $ 10,455,746     Short             9.8 %
FGLU6 Comdty     6,477,568     Short             6.1 %
AEU6 Comdty     6,240,828     Short             5.9 %
ZROU6 Comdty     6,134,724     Short             5.8 %
ZSTU6 Comdty     5,384,426     Short             5.1 %
PVCU6 Comdty     5,051,813     Short             4.8 %
CKCU6 Comdty     4,975,700     Short             4.7 %
XIIV6 Comdty     4,760,332     Short             4.5 %
ZSYF7 Comdty     4,529,272     Short             4.2 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Security description   Notional
Value
    Long
Short
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    % of
basket
 
ZMEU6 Comdty     4,136,104     Short             3.9 %
ZSYU6 Comdty     3,891,387     Short             3.6 %
CUU6 Comdty     3,490,447     Long             3.3 %
POLU6 Comdty     3,227,056     Short             3 %
ZRRU6 Comdty     2,890,626     Short             2.7 %
PYLU6 Comdty     2,787,282     Short             2.6 %
BITZ6 Comdty     2,715,290     Short             2.6 %
PBLU6 Comdty     2,315,860     Short             2.2 %
PTU6 Comdty     2,154,801     Short             2 %
ZSTV6 Comdty     2,079,650     Short             2 %
IOEU6 Comdty     2,073,324     Short             2 %
ROCV6 Comdty     1,859,652     Short             1.7 %
XOOU6 Comdty     1,690,045     Short             1.6 %
AKU6 Comdty     1,576,806     Short             1.5 %
XIIX6 Comdty     1,466,187     Short             1.4 %
SYRU6 Comdty     1,364,682     Short             1.3 %
CUV6 Comdty     1,364,638     Long             1.3 %
ZZPV6 Comdty     1,344,909     Short             1.3 %
LGEU6 Comdty     1,241,372     Short             1.2 %
RTU6 Comdty     1,106,909     Short             1 %
SYRV6 Comdty     1,059,109     Short             1 %
SCPV6 Comdty     966,091     Short             0.9 %
SRBV6 Comdty     680,461     Short             0.6 %
VVU6 Comdty     519,510     Short             0.5 %
PGRU6 Comdty     508,936     Long             0.5 %
AAU6 Comdty     381,757     Long             0.4 %
ZNAU6 Comdty     358,323     Long             0.3 %
SRBU6 Comdty     339,996     Long             0.3 %
CUX6 Comdty     303,106     Long             0.3 %
SYRX6 Comdty     295,934     Short             0.3 %
RTX6 Comdty     295,000     Short             0.3 %
PBLV6 Comdty     294,533     Short             0.3 %
SLSV6 Comdty     251,161     Short             0.2 %
BPU6 Comdty     222,054     Short             0.2 %
ZZPU6 Comdty     163,254     Short             0.2 %
SCPZ6 Comdty     140,275     Short             0.1 %
SCPX6 Comdty     139,217     Short             0.1 %
XIIZ6 Comdty     131,941     Short             0.1 %
FOF7 Comdty     118,628     Short             0.1 %
AAV6 Comdty     99,677     Long             0.1 %
SAIZ6 Comdty     63,798     Long             0.1 %
Other Components     149,569                 0.0 %
Total   $ 106,269,766           425,251       100.0 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 75.6%                
Money Market ETFs – 75.6%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)
(Cost $61,586,803)
    615,500     $ 61,586,930  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 22.5%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/18/2026(c)   $ 5,000,000       4,975,800  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/25/2026(c)     4,500,000       4,474,906  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 9/8/2026(c)     2,500,000       2,482,456  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.73%, 9/29/2026(c)     2,000,000       1,981,713  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.84%, 10/20/2026(c)     4,500,000       4,447,761  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $18,363,314)             18,362,636  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 2.6%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $2,156,807)
    2,156,807       2,156,807  
                 
Total Investments – 100.7%
(Cost $82,106,924)
          $ 82,106,373  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.7%             (588,978 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 81,517,395  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 122,225,750     $ (60,625,278 )   $ (13,669 )   $ 127     $ 61,586,930       615,500     $ 1,727,180     $  
    $     $ 122,225,750     $ (60,625,278 )   $ (13,669 )   $ 127     $ 61,586,930       615,500     $ 1,727,180     $  

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                          
White Sugar Futures   2     $ 47,460     7/16/26   $ 3,165  
Natural Gas Futures   11       360,250     7/29/26     5,875  
Rapeseed Euro Futures   4       115,459     7/31/26     1,270  
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   3       406,867     7/31/26     (39,484 )
Gasoline RBOB Futures   12       1,459,030     7/31/26     (63,445 )
Brent Crude Futures   138       10,067,100     7/31/26     (139,599 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts: (continued)                          
Soybean Futures   7     $ 393,488     8/14/26   $ (20,438 )
Soybean Oil Futures   31       1,244,898     8/14/26     (149,761 )
Cattle Feeder Futures   65       11,849,500     8/27/26     29,486  
Natural Gas Futures   43       1,373,420     8/27/26     (1,560 )
Gold 100 OZ Futures   10       4,038,500     8/27/26     (514,520 )
Live Cattle Futures   121       11,733,370     8/31/26     230,323  
Gasoline RBOB Futures   6       688,237     8/31/26     (33,907 )
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   5       663,621     8/31/26     (71,753 )
Soybean Futures   7       395,063     9/14/26     (15,250 )
Soybean Oil Futures   30       1,195,920     9/14/26     (132,618 )
White Sugar Futures   2       46,720     9/15/26     2,425  
Cocoa Futures   4       202,523     9/15/26     5  
Coffee “C” Futures   40       4,446,750     9/18/26     481,462  
Robusta Coffee Futures   83       3,036,140     9/24/26     136,360  
Cattle Feeder Futures   23       4,169,037     9/24/26     (31,375 )
Natural Gas Futures   21       674,730     9/28/26     (2,420 )
Palladium Futures   5       605,450     9/28/26     (85,425 )
Copper Futures   31       4,846,850     9/28/26     (184,225 )
Silver Futures   6       1,797,660     9/28/26     (312,215 )
Gasoline RBOB Futures   3       311,333     9/30/26     (14,809 )
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   1       130,234     9/30/26     (22,953 )
WTI Crude Futures   1       68,680     10/20/26     (15,110 )
Natural Gas Futures   12       407,160     10/28/26     (2,690 )
Cattle Feeder Futures   13       2,337,725     10/29/26     13,462  
Rapeseed Euro Futures   81       2,372,758     10/30/26     96,557  
Live Cattle Futures   80       7,572,800     10/30/26     (28,856 )
Canola (WCE) Futures   135       1,399,831     11/13/26     17,254  
Soybean Futures   40       2,287,500     11/13/26     (86,721 )
WTI Crude Futures   9       615,150     11/20/26     (111,547 )
Robusta Coffee Futures   31       1,119,720     11/24/26     48,450  
Natural Gas Futures   4       159,200     11/25/26     (1,360 )
Brent Crude Futures   2       144,960     11/30/26     (27,850 )
Cotton No. 2 Futures   25       960,000     12/8/26     (37,943 )
Cocoa Futures   4       205,813     12/14/26     44  
Coffee “C” Futures   21       2,221,537     12/18/26     195,037  
WTI Crude Futures   4       272,040     12/21/26     (37,475 )
Natural Gas Futures   2       87,820     12/29/26     (120 )
Copper Futures   7       1,109,062     12/29/26     (45,700 )
Live Cattle Futures   26       2,458,300     12/31/26     (6,130 )
Soybean Futures   2       115,875     1/14/27     338  
Canola (WCE) Futures   3       31,471     1/14/27     (2,279 )
WTI Crude Futures   2       135,340     1/20/27     (23,870 )
Robusta Coffee Futures   9       322,020     1/25/27     6,380  
Rapeseed Euro Futures   7       205,053     1/29/27     2,494  
Cotton No. 2 Futures   5       195,350     3/8/27     (13,550 )
Coffee “C” Futures   6       624,600     3/18/27     49,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts: (continued)                          
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)                     $ (957,071 )
                           
Short position contracts:                          
Lean Hogs Futures   (56)     $ (2,199,680 )   8/14/26   $ 4,447  
Soybean Meal Futures   (4)       (121,560 )   8/14/26     (770 )
WTI Crude Futures   (3)       (207,810 )   8/20/26     17,087  
Milling Wheat Euro Futures   (13)       (150,023 )   9/10/26     301  
Wheat Futures (CBT)   (44)       (1,296,350 )   9/14/26     17,090  
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures   (16)       (500,200 )   9/14/26     12,175  
Soybean Meal Futures   (7)       (211,330 )   9/14/26     4,090  
Cocoa Futures   (1)       (50,780 )   9/15/26     (12,830 )
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (52)       (863,117 )   9/30/26     (41,259 )
Lean Hogs Futures   (28)       (918,400 )   10/14/26     20,410  
Milling Wheat Euro Futures   (22)       (262,369 )   12/10/26     1,057  
Wheat Futures (CBT)   (25)       (755,625 )   12/14/26     12,863  
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures   (10)       (320,125 )   12/14/26     6,737  
Cocoa Futures   (1)       (51,880 )   12/15/26     (13,010 )
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (24)       (423,629 )   2/26/27     (19,432 )
Milling Wheat Euro Futures   (1)       (12,197 )   3/10/27     71  
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (7)       (122,226 )   4/30/27     (6,731 )
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)                     $ 2,296  
Total net unrealized depreciation                     $ (954,775 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 81.5%                
Money Market ETFs – 81.5%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(a)(b)     12,268,048     $ 1,227,540,883  
Total U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $1,228,002,219)             1,227,540,883  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 17.9%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 7/21/2026(c)   $ 15,500,000       15,469,032  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/11/2026(c)     40,000,000       39,835,442  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 8/18/2026(c)     54,000,000       53,738,640  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.72%, 8/20/2026(c)     5,000,000       4,974,691  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 8/25/2026(c)     50,000,000       49,721,181  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 9/8/2026(c)     32,000,000       31,775,443  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/15/2026(c)     40,000,000       39,692,475  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.73%, 9/29/2026(c)     20,000,000       19,817,125  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 10/15/2026(c)     1,000,000       989,141  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(c)     13,500,000       13,279,997  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $269,304,833)             269,293,167  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 2.8%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $41,878,963)
    41,878,963       41,878,963  
                 
Total Investments – 102.2%
(Cost $1,539,186,015)
          $ 1,538,713,013  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -2.2%             (32,647,929 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 1,506,065,084  

 

(a) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(b) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at
beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 1,966,882,227     $ (738,844,949 )   $ (35,059 )   $ (461,336 )   $ 1,227,540,883       12,268,048     $ 31,433,954     $  
    $     $ 1,966,882,227     $ (738,844,949 )   $ (35,059 )   $ (461,336 )   $ 1,227,540,883       12,268,048     $ 31,433,954     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8

 

 

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

At June 30, 2026, open futures contracts were as follows:

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts:                          
Cocoa Futures   1     $ 50,617     7/16/26   $ (690 )
WTI Crude Futures   2       139,000     7/21/26     (7,396 )
Rapeseed Euro Futures   277       7,995,558     7/31/26     161,787  
Gasoline RBOB Futures   81       9,848,450     7/31/26     (713,764 )
Brent Crude Futures   3,237       236,139,150     7/31/26     (4,213,603 )
Soybean Oil Futures   322       12,930,876     8/14/26     (488,312 )
CME Cattle Feeder   886       161,517,800     8/27/26     1,090,834  
Gold 100 OZ Futures   106       42,808,100     8/27/26     (4,465,676 )
Live Cattle Futures   1,505       145,939,850     8/31/26     4,487,339  
Gasoline RBOB Futures   72       8,258,846     8/31/26     (663,367 )
Milling Wheat Euro Futures   5       57,701     9/10/26     (2,616 )
Soybean Futures   18       1,015,875     9/14/26     (15,410 )
Soybean Oil Futures   175       6,976,200     9/14/26     (643,447 )
Cocoa Futures   6       303,784     9/15/26     1,472  
Canada 10-Year Bond Futures   3,291       281,031,560     9/18/26     5,217,075  
Coffee “C” Futures   388       43,133,475     9/18/26     3,739,613  
Canada 5-Year Bond Futures   155       12,360,656     9/18/26     118,027  
Canada 2-Year Bond Futures   94       6,979,827     9/18/26     26,345  
Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   1,020       118,479,375     9/21/26     469,813  
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Futures   432       48,586,500     9/21/26     (51,844 )
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures   1,466       166,391,000     9/21/26     (103,062 )
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   480       52,747,500     9/21/26     (108,797 )
Robusta Coffee Futures   583       21,326,140     9/24/26     403,776  
Cattle Feeder Futures   332       60,179,150     9/24/26     (638,749 )
Long Gilt Futures   3,309       391,563,610     9/28/26     3,171,028  
Palladium Futures   65       7,870,850     9/28/26     (1,111,183 )
Copper Futures   322       50,344,700     9/28/26     (1,712,265 )
Silver Futures   79       23,669,190     9/28/26     (4,572,885 )
Gasoline RBOB Futures   20       2,075,556     9/30/26     (130,901 )
WTI Crude Futures   4       274,720     10/20/26     (59,300 )
Palladium Futures   70       5,480,300     10/28/26     (382,113 )
Cattle Feeder Futures   189       33,986,925     10/29/26     (161,613 )
Rapeseed Euro Futures   730       21,384,112     10/30/26     889,349  
Gasoline RBOB Futures   5       492,618     10/30/26     (7,778 )
Live Cattle Futures   744       70,427,040     10/30/26     (263,270 )
Canola (WCE) Future   637       6,605,127     11/13/26     98,450  
WTI Crude Futures   68       4,647,800     11/20/26     (776,556 )
Robusta Coffee Futures   201       7,260,120     11/24/26     143,130  
Cotton No. 2 Futures   102       3,916,800     12/8/26     (95,597 )
Cocoa Futures   5       257,266     12/14/26     2,013  
Corn Futures   244       5,319,200     12/14/26     (563,092 )
Coffee “C” Futures   168       17,772,300     12/18/26     1,365,019  
WTI Crude Futures   22       1,496,220     12/21/26     (205,411 )
Copper Futures   67       10,615,313     12/29/26     (365,288 )
Gold 100 OZ Futures   14       5,737,900     12/29/26     (617,650 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9

 

 

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long position contracts: (continued)                          
Silver Futures   13     $ 3,937,505     12/29/26   $ (1,048,145 )
Live Cattle Futures   263       24,866,650     12/31/26     (196,190 )
WTI Crude Futures   8       541,360     1/20/27     (94,430 )
Robusta Coffee Futures   60       2,146,800     1/25/27     51,620  
Rapeseed Euro Futures   12       351,520     1/29/27     6,219  
Cotton No. 2 Futures   3       117,210     3/8/27     (3,458 )
Cocoa Futures   2       105,320     3/15/27     450  
3 Month SARON Futures   19       5,877,243     3/16/27     6,126  
Coffee “C” Futures   76       7,911,600     3/18/27     604,650  
3 Month SARON Futures   96       29,679,208     6/15/27     39,115  
ICE 3 Month Sonia Futures   15       4,772,745     6/15/27     2,112  
ICE 3 Month Sonia Futures   16       5,090,663     9/14/27     1,278  
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)                     $ (2,387,218 )
                           
Short position contracts:                          
White Sugar Futures   (75)       (1,779,750 )   7/16/26     (220,676 )
Natural Gas Futures   (14)       (458,500 )   7/29/26     (27,298 )
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   (12)       (1,627,466 )   7/31/26     (73,611 )
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil   (66)       (6,012,600 )   8/12/26     (244,227 )
Soybean Meal Futures   (50)       (1,519,500 )   8/14/26     61,670  
Lean Hogs Futures   (209)       (8,209,520 )   8/14/26     (15,450 )
WTI Crude Futures   (21)       (1,454,670 )   8/20/26     121,648  
Natural Gas Futures   (53)       (1,692,820 )   8/27/26     (35,817 )
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   (5)       (663,621 )   8/31/26     (21,903 )
Euro-OAT Futures   (31)       (4,249,749 )   9/8/26     (2,689 )
Euro-Schatz Futures   (381)       (46,127,468 )   9/8/26     (100,917 )
Euro-Buxl Futures   (598)       (75,993,556 )   9/8/26     (1,984,603 )
Euro-BOBL Futures   (4,266)       (562,398,400 )   9/8/26     (3,579,807 )
Euro-Bund Futures   (3,379)       (491,638,323 )   9/8/26     (6,278,851 )
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil   (9)       (794,475 )   9/10/26     (16,825 )
Wheat Futures (CBT)   (952)       (28,048,300 )   9/14/26     480,529  
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures   (542)       (16,944,275 )   9/14/26     403,425  
Soybean Meal Futures   (23)       (694,370 )   9/14/26     21,470  
White Sugar Futures   (19)       (443,840 )   9/15/26     (47,138 )
Cocoa Futures   (456)       (23,155,680 )   9/15/26     (5,741,505 )
Natural Gas Futures   (243)       (7,807,590 )   9/28/26     (58,658 )
U.S. 2 Years Note (CBT)   (858)       (176,861,953 )   9/30/26     108,751  
U.S. 05 Years Note (CBT)   (4)       (428,187 )   9/30/26     492  
NY Harbor ULSD Futures   (2)       (260,467 )   9/30/26     (6,135 )
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (847)       (14,058,845 )   9/30/26     (871,585 )
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil   (1)       (86,125 )   10/12/26     (3,625 )
Lean Hogs Futures   (33)       (1,082,400 )   10/14/26     28,970  
Natural Gas Futures   (143)       (4,851,990 )   10/28/26     184,235  
White Sugar Futures   (10)       (232,450 )   11/13/26     (22,260 )
Natural Gas Futures   (161)       (6,407,800 )   11/25/26     496,018  
Wheat Futures (CBT)   (469)       (14,175,525 )   12/14/26     333,813  
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures   (227)       (7,266,837 )   12/14/26     185,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Short position contracts: (continued)                          
Three Month Euribor Futures   (4,012)     $ (1,116,456,353 )   12/14/26   $ (414,081 )
ICE 3 Month Sonia Futures   (14)       (4,463,151 )   12/15/26     (9,980 )
3 Month ESTR Futures   (962)       (268,281,707 )   12/15/26     (415,557 )
Cocoa Futures   (234)       (12,139,920 )   12/15/26     (3,028,692 )
Natural Gas Futures NG   (270)       (11,855,700 )   12/29/26     798,483  
Natural Gas Futures NG   (104)       (4,117,360 )   1/27/27     235,069  
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (259)       (4,571,661 )   2/26/27     (301,694 )
Wheat Futures (CBT)   (7)       (216,387 )   3/12/27     3,638  
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures   (6)       (195,750 )   3/12/27     288  
Three Month Euribor Futures   (3,038)       (845,108,632 )   3/15/27     (1,973,192 )
3 Month SOFR Futures   (746)       (178,965,400 )   3/16/27     1,070,324  
3 Month ESTR Futures   (1,349)       (375,947,819 )   3/16/27     (744,634 )
Sugar #11 (World) Futures   (15)       (261,912 )   4/30/27     (14,000 )
Three Month Euribor Futures   (1,788)       (497,410,078 )   6/14/27     (1,204,521 )
3 Month SOFR Futures   (163)       (39,087,400 )   6/15/27     276,325  
3 Month ESTR Futures   (618)       (172,170,761 )   6/15/27     (346,089 )
Three Month Euribor Futures   (593)       (165,019,595 )   9/13/27     (418,977 )
Three Month Euribor Futures   (102)       (28,394,681 )   12/13/27     (67,071 )
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)                     $ (23,481,420 )
Total net unrealized depreciation                     $ (25,868,638 )

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Interactive Brokers LLC   7/2/2026     GBP 3,448,091     EUR 4,000     $     $ (3,349 )
Interactive Brokers LLC   7/2/2026     CAD 4,865,956     EUR 3,000             (3,170 )
Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)                         $     $ (6,519 )

 

Currency Abbreviations
   
EUR Euro
USD U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Chinese
Commodities
Strategy No
K-1 ETF
    Simplify
Commodities
Strategy No
K-1 ETF
    Simplify
Managed
Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Assets                        
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 100,905,771     $ 20,519,443     $ 311,172,130  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value           61,586,930       1,227,540,883  
Cash     24,684       69       2,861  
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     425,251              
Receivables:                        
Due from broker     49,861       1,475,658       8,373,938  
Securities sold     20,987              
Interest     373       633       5,938  
Capital shares                 12,938,079  
Total assets     101,426,927       83,582,733       1,560,033,829  
                         
Liabilities                        
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                 6,519  
Payables:                        
Investment advisory fees     82,700       63,844       951,693  
Securities purchased           2,001,494       53,010,533  
Total liabilities     82,700       2,065,338       53,968,745  
Net Assets   $ 101,344,227     $ 81,517,395     $ 1,506,065,084  
                         
Net Assets Consist of                        
Paid-in capital   $ 100,917,067     $ 82,691,016     $ 1,657,716,171  
Distributable earnings (loss)     427,160       (1,173,621 )     (151,651,087 )
Net Assets   $ 101,344,227     $ 81,517,395     $ 1,506,065,084  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     4,225,001       2,750,001       58,175,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 23.99     $ 29.64     $ 25.89  
Investments, at cost   $ 100,905,776     $ 20,520,121     $ 311,183,796  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $     $ 61,586,803     $ 1,228,002,219  
Foreign currency, at cost   $ (1,914 )   $ 795,086     $ 6,853,478  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Period/Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Chinese
Commodities
Strategy No
K-1 ETF
(1)
    Simplify
Commodities
Strategy No
K-1 ETF
    Simplify
Managed
Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Investment Income                        
Affiliated dividend income   $     $ 1,727,180     $ 31,433,954  
Interest income     1,547,238       721,140       16,807,278  
Total income     1,547,238       2,448,320       48,241,232  
                         
Expenses                        
Investment advisory fees     413,585       502,914       9,680,257  
Interest on reverse repurchase agreement           9,336       385,629  
Interest expense           16,596       558,098  
Total expenses     413,585       528,846       10,623,984  
Net investment income (loss)     1,133,653       1,919,474       37,617,248  
                         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                        
Net realized gain (loss) from:                        
Investments     (1,302 )     621       56,055  
Affiliated investments           (13,669 )     (35,059 )
Futures           (2,895,423 )     (56,289,193 )
Swaps     (1,644,071 )            
Forward foreign currency contracts           1,692       468,394  
Foreign currency transactions     96,836       (9,255 )     (869,096 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,548,537 )     (2,916,034 )     (56,668,899 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                        
Investments     (5 )     (322 )     (27,482 )
Affiliated investments           (127 )     (461,336 )
Forward foreign currency contracts                 (6,519 )
Foreign currency translations     1,914       (12,120 )     (92,658 )
Futures           (651,500 )     (3,902,228 )
Swaps     425,251              
Net unrealized gain (loss)     427,160       (664,069 )     (4,490,223 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,121,377 )     (3,580,103 )     (61,159,122 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 12,276     $ (1,660,629 )   $ (23,541,874 )
                         
* Withholding tax   $     $     $  

 

(1) For the period January 26, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Chinese
Commodities Strategy
No K-1 ETF
    Simplify Commodities
Strategy No K-1 ETF
 
    For the period
January 26,
2026
(1) to
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,133,653     $ 1,919,474     $ 687,532  
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,548,537 )     (2,916,034 )     (1,016,201 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     427,160       (664,069 )     (191,468 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     12,276       (1,660,629 )     (520,137 )
                         
Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Distributions     (777,165 )     (1,447,728 )     (574,561 )
Return of capital     (490,335 )     (1,259,773 )      
Total distributions     (1,267,500 )     (2,707,501 )     (574,561 )
                         
Fund Shares Transactions                        
Proceeds from shares sold     102,599,451       105,411,236       68,736,599  
Value of shares redeemed           (51,080,702 )     (46,360,032 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     102,599,451       54,330,534       22,376,567  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     101,344,227       49,962,404       21,281,869  
                         
Net Assets                        
Beginning of year           31,554,991       10,273,122  
End of year   $ 101,344,227     $ 81,517,395     $ 31,554,991  
                         
Changes in Shares Outstanding                        
Shares outstanding, beginning of year           1,125,001       425,001  
Shares sold     4,225,001 (2)      3,225,000       2,350,000  
Shares redeemed           (1,600,000 )     (1,650,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     4,225,001       2,750,001       1,125,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Simplify Managed Futures
Strategy ETF
 
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 37,617,248     $ 21,436,110  
Net realized gain (loss)     (56,668,899 )     (24,123,780 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (4,490,223 )     (24,698,188 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (23,541,874 )     (27,385,858 )
                 
Distributions     (63,227,001 )     (28,257,099 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     795,960,001       1,002,745,461  
Value of shares redeemed     (258,248,616 )     (96,849,532 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     537,711,385       905,895,929  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     450,942,510       850,252,972  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     1,055,122,574       204,869,602  
End of year   $ 1,506,065,084     $ 1,055,122,574  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     39,525,001       7,600,001  
Shares sold     27,675,000       35,425,000  
Shares redeemed     (9,025,000 )     (3,500,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     58,175,001       39,525,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Managed Futures
Strategy ETF
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (23,541,874 )
         
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities:        
Net purchases and sales in short term investments     (471,239,827 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments     27,482  
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) / depreciation on investments - Affiliated     461,336  
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments     (56,055 )
Net realized (gain) / loss from sales of investments - Affiliated     35,059  
Net amortization of premium / (discount)     (16,685,310 )
(Increase) Decrease in dividends and interest receivable     (5,938 )
(Increase) Decrease in due from broker     (4,834,938 )
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fees payable     288,104  
Increase (Decrease) in investment securities purchased     53,010,533  
Net Cash Provided by / (Used for) Operating Activities     (462,541,428 )
         
Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) from Financing Activities:        
Shares Sold     783,021,922  
Shares redeemed     (258,248,616 )
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreement     2,455,538,677  
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreement     (2,455,538,677 )
Distributions paid     (63,227,001 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities     461,546,305  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     (995,123 )
         
Cash and Restricted Cash:        
Cash and Restricted Cash, at beginning of period     997,984  
Cash and Restricted Cash, at end of period   $ 2,861  
         
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information        
Non-cash financing activities:        
Cash paid for interest on reverse repurchase agreements   $ 385,629  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the beginning of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 997,984  
         
Reconciliation of Restricted and Unrestricted Cash at the end of period to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities        
Cash   $ 2,861  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)     0.28  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.99 )
Total from investment operations     (0.71 )
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (0.18 )
Return of capital     (0.12 )
Total distributions     (0.30 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 23.99  
Total Return (%)     (2.88 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 101  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.99 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     2.71 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     0 (c) 

 

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023(g)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 28.05     $ 24.17     $ 24.69     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     1.00       1.00       0.99       0.20  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.79 (h)      3.90 (h)      (0.85 )     (0.41 )
Total from investment operations     2.79       4.90       0.14       (0.21 )
Less distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.63 )     (0.93 )     (0.66 )     (0.10 )
Net realized gains     (0.03 )     (0.09 )            
Return of capital     (0.54 )                  
Total distributions     (1.20 )     (1.02 )     (0.66 )     (0.10 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 29.64     $ 28.05     $ 24.17     $ 24.69  
Total Return (%)     9.83       20.52       0.63       (0.86 )(c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 82     $ 32     $ 10     $ 6  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.79 (e)(i)      0.78 (e)(j)      0.75 (e)      0.75 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     2.86       3.57       4.09       3.06 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     0       0       0       0 (c) 

 

(a) For the period January 26, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.
(g) For the period March 28, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023.
(h) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(i) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.04%.
(j) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Years Ended June 30     Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024     2023     2022(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 26.70     $ 26.96     $ 25.55     $ 27.27     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)     0.81       1.02       1.05       0.67       (0.02 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.29 )     0.13 (c)      2.40       (0.58 )     2.29  
Total from investment operations     0.52       1.15       3.45       0.09       2.27  
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (1.33 )     (1.29 )     (0.78 )     (1.14 )      
Net realized gains           (0.12 )     (1.26 )     (0.67 )      
Total distributions     (1.33 )     (1.41 )     (2.04 )     (1.81 )      
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.89     $ 26.70     $ 26.96     $ 25.55     $ 27.27  
Total Return (%)     1.62       4.23       14.52       0.13       9.07 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 1,506     $ 1,055     $ 205     $ 128     $ 29  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.82 (e)(f)      0.75 (e)      0.76 (e)(g)      0.78 (e)(h)      0.75 (e)(i) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     2.86       3.68       4.06       2.49       (0.27 )(i) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(j)     0       0       0       0       0 (d) 

 

(a) For the period March 8, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.07%.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(h) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.
(i) Annualized.
(j) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF, a non-diversified series of the Trust, and Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF and Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF, diversified series of the Trust, (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

Each Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Funds, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation.
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation.

 

2. Consolidation of Subsidiary

 

The Consolidated Schedules of Investments, Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Funds listed below include the accounts of a wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Each Subsidiary is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. For tax purposes, each Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its shares of the Cayman subsidiary’s income. Net losses incurred by each Subsidiary cannot offset income earned by each Fund and cannot be carried back or forward by each Subsidiary to offset income from prior or future years.

 

Fund   Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 Cayman Fund
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 Cayman Fund
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Simplify Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund

 

A summary of each Fund’s investment in its corresponding subsidiary is as follows:

 

Fund   Inception
Date of
Subsidiary
  Subsidiary Net
Assets at
June 30,

2026
    % of Fund’s
Consolidated
Total
Assets at
June 30,
2026
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   January 26, 2026   $ 20,385,088       20.1 %
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   March 28, 2023   $ 19,837,902       23.7 %
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   March 8, 2022   $ 359,172,519       23.0 %

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

Investment Valuation

 

Each Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major

 

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market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

 

Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked prices quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Under certain circumstances, a Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Funds can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Funds’ calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Funds’ portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Funds’ NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Funds may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares:

 

Each Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

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  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 100,807,457     $     $     $ 100,807,457  
Total Return Swaps           425,251             425,251  
Money Market Fund     98,314                   98,314  
TOTAL   $ 100,905,771     $ 425,251     $     $ 101,331,022  

 

Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     61,586,930                   61,586,930  
U.S. Treasury Bills     18,362,636                   18,362,636  
Money Market Fund     2,156,807                   2,156,807  
Futures     1,416,215                   1,416,215  
TOTAL   $ 83,522,588     $     $     $ 83,522,588  
                                 
Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Futures     (2,370,990 )                 (2,370,990 )
TOTAL   $ (2,370,990 )   $     $     $ (2,370,990 )

 

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     1,227,540,883                   1,227,540,883  
U.S. Treasury Bills     269,293,167                   269,293,167  
Money Market Fund     41,878,963                   41,878,963  
Futures     26,907,288                   26,907,288  
TOTAL   $ 1,565,620,301     $     $     $ 1,565,620,301  
                         
Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Futures     (52,775,926 )                 (52,775,926 )
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   $     $ (6,519 )   $     $ (6,519 )
TOTAL   $ (52,775,926 )   $ (6,519 )   $     $ (52,782,445 )

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

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Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Funds’ policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. It is Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. It is Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. Each Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. Each Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of a Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements.

 

Each Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

4. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, a Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. A Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, a Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about a Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on a Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though a Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, a Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Funds are subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and requires funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are paid when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Unlike when a Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid or received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain a Fund’s open positions in futures contracts, a Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian or futures broker in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market

 

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instruments, or other liquid securities, known as “initial margin.” The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in underlying instrument or index in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to a Fund.

 

The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a forward or futures contract when desired; (c) investments in futures contracts involves leverage, which means a small percentage of assets in futures can have a disproportionately large impact on a Fund and the Fund can lose more than the principal amount invested; (d) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (e) the adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (f) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (g) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and a Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

 

Swaps

 

Swap agreements are agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (OTC swaps) or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as a component of unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap. Upfront payments made/received by the fund, if any, are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may provide outcomes that produce losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. In addition to interest rate risk, market risks may also impact the swap. The fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

 

Total Return Swaps

 

Total return swaps are commitments where one party pays a fixed or variable rate premium (the Buyer) in exchange for a market-linked return (the Seller). The Seller pays the total return of a specific reference asset or index and in return receives interest payments from the Buyer. To the extent the total return of the underlying asset or index exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Buyer will receive or make a payment to the Seller. A Fund may enter into total return swaps in which it may act as either the Buyer or the Seller. Total return swap contracts are subject to the risk associated with the investment in the underlying reference asset or index. The risk in the case of short total return swap contracts is unlimited based on the potential for unlimited increases in the market value of the underlying reference asset or index.

 

Forward Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts

 

The Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF entered into forward foreign exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between a Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specific exchange rate on a future date.

 

The following table summarizes the values of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF                        
Commodity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 425,251     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  
                         
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF                    
Commodity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,416,215     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 2,370,990  

 

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Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF                        
Commodity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 16,400,477     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 34,604,928  
Interest Rate Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 10,506,811     Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 18,170,998  
Foreign Exchange Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 6,519  

 

* Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation or unrealized cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Commodity   $ (2,895,423 )   $ (651,500 )
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Commodity     43,660,571       (14,042,809 )
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Interest Rate     (99,946,764 )     10,140,581  

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund  
 
Risk Type  
 
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 
 
 
 
Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Equity   $ (1,644,071 )   $ 425,251  

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Foreign Exchange   $ 1,692     $  
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Foreign Exchange     468,394       (6,519 )

 

(a) Forward foreign currency are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

For the period/year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end notional balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Fund   Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Notional Value)
    Futures Contracts
(Notional Value)
    Swaps
(Notional Value)
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $     $     $ 732,164,088  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF           88,117,988        
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     (1,304 )     (1,476,143,441 )      

 

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Certain Funds enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar master agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with their OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination.

 

The following table presents Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement or similar arrangement (collectively referred to as “MNA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by a Fund as of June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented in
the Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount
of Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF                                        
Macquarie Bank   $ 425,251     $     $     $     $ 425,251  
    $ 425,251     $     $     $     $ 425,251  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

Fund   Gross
Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in
the Consolidated
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount
of Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF                                        
Interactive Brokers   $ 6,519     $     $     $ (6,519 )   $  
    $ 6,519     $     $     $ (6,519 )   $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

5. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Reverse repurchase agreements are executed under standardized netting agreements. A netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract. These agreements mitigate counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

 

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. The Fund may borrow for investment purposes indirectly using reverse repurchase agreements. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made by the Fund to counterparties are reflected as a liability on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Fund to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on each Fund’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Borrowing may cause the Fund to liquidate positions under adverse market conditions to satisfy its repayment obligations. The use of reverse repurchase agreements involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The Fund is subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that a counterparty is or is perceived to be unwilling or unable to meet its contractual obligations) with respect to the security it expects to receive back from a counterparty. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its obligations, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the value of an investment in the Fund may decline. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF was $12,635,993

 

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and 3.96%, respectively. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF was $240,734,103 at 3.84%, respectively.

 

There was no outstanding reverse repurchase agreements at year end June 30, 2026.

 

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate. The Adviser has engaged Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited to act as the futures adviser to the Funds under a futures advisory agreement (“Futures Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Funds, pays the futures adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued and payable, at an annual rate equal to:

 

Fund   Management
Fee
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     0.99 %
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     0.75 %
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     0.75 %

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Funds, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of each of the Fund’s shareholders and the Management Fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Funds also pay non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of each Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of each Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

7. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $     $  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF            
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF            

 

8. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Funds issue and redeem Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because each Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Funds’ custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the

 

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fixed transaction fee, the Funds may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

9. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year/period ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to controlled foreign corporation.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $ 1,192,049     $ (1,192.049 )
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     2,261,886       (2,261,886 )
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     (14,007,542 )     14,007,542  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $ 777,165     $     $ 490,335  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     1,447,728             1,259,773  
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     63,227,001              

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year/period ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $ 550,149     $     $ 24,412  
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     28,257,099              

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
Earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $     $     $     $ 427,160     $     $     $ 427,160  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF                       (998,061 )           (175,560 )     (1,173,621 )
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     4,065,839                   (19,507,369 )     (136,209,557 )           (151,651,087 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives, owned by each Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
Depreciation
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $ 100,905,776     $ 428,089     $ (929 )   $ 427,160  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     82,137,488       976,127       (1,007,242 )     (31,115 )
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     1,539,558,902       7,299,398       (8,145,287 )     (845,889 )

 

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The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, section 1256 mark-to-market treatment of derivatives and swaps.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $     $     $  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF                  
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     (54,526,525 )     (81,683,032 )     (136,209,557 )

 

The Funds did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2026, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   $     $  
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     (175,560 )      
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF            

 

10. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Funds adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Funds to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid per Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

11. Segment Reporting

 

Each Fund operates in one segment. Each Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Funds on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

12. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedules of investments, of the funds listed below (the “Funds”), each a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of cash flows, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets, the consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2026, the results of their operations and their cash flows, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name   Consolidated
Statements of
Cash Flows
  Consolidated
Statements of
Operations
  Consolidated
Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets
  Consolidated
Financial Highlights
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Not applicable   For the period from January 26, 2026 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   For the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024, and for the period from March 28, 2023 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2023
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF   Not applicable   For the year ended June 30, 2026   For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025   or the years ended June 30, 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and for the period from March 8, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or NASDAQ, as applicable, at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of each Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %
Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Other Important Information

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   10
Statement of Operations   11
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   12
Financial Highlights   13
Notes to Financial Statements   14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   22
Additional Information   23

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks – 93.6%                
Communication Services – 4.4%                
Anterix, Inc.*(a)     664     $ 68,352  
Cargurus, Inc.*     1,315       44,828  
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)     1,513       48,008  
EverQuote, Inc., Class A*(a)     2,210       52,576  
Grindr, Inc.*     3,140       45,122  
Scholastic Corp.     970       44,620  
              303,506  
Consumer Discretionary – 9.1%                
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*     508       45,725  
Arhaus, Inc.     5,798       48,819  
Brinker International, Inc.*     297       49,896  
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.     1,054       32,263  
Carriage Services, Inc.     954       36,576  
Garrett Motion, Inc.     1,297       46,990  
GigaCloud Technology, Inc., Class A*     1,157       36,561  
Kohl’s Corp.     2,735       48,464  
Laureate Education, Inc.*(a)     1,327       48,197  
LGI Homes, Inc.*(a)     884       56,293  
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.     352       46,327  
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*(a)     671       48,138  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*     585       41,453  
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     2,237       36,978  
              622,680  
Consumer Staples – 3.9%                
Beyond Meat, Inc.*     49,780       37,335  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     566       45,597  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.     2,312       49,569  
Herbalife Ltd.*     3,283       43,171  
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*(a)     295       51,312  
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     915       38,595  
              265,579  
Energy – 4.3%                
DHT Holdings, Inc.     2,569       42,466  
Diversified Energy Co.     2,698       37,394  
Dorian LPG Ltd.     975       33,910  
International Seaways, Inc.     545       41,742  
Nabors Industries Ltd.*     423       35,536  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.     2,677       36,675  
SM Energy Co.     1,277       33,330  
Teekay Corp. Ltd.     3,423       34,230  
              295,283  
Financials – 18.3%                
Adamas Trust, Inc.     4,267       40,024  
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*     493       50,409  
Bladex, Inc.     761       46,779  
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.(a)     477       51,683  
Civista Bancshares, Inc.     1,639       46,253  
Dave, Inc.*     151       56,261  
Encore Capital Group, Inc.*     528       49,257  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico     1,765     $ 46,014  
Franklin Financial Services Corp.     729       45,635  
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., Class B     1,423       48,297  
HCI Group, Inc.     275       48,194  
Marex Group PLC     800       48,760  
Mercury General Corp.     432       46,060  
Northeast Bank     336       44,530  
OFG Bancorp     930       45,635  
Parke Bancorp, Inc.(a)     1,379       45,728  
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.     932       40,160  
Plumas Bancorp     746       43,596  
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA     443       47,073  
Primis Financial Corp.     2,721       44,543  
Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.*     6,143       40,974  
Regional Management Corp.     1,157       47,668  
Republic Bancorp, Inc./KY, Class A     525       47,476  
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc.*     2,344       45,403  
Tompkins Financial Corp.     492       46,504  
United Fire Group, Inc.     885       46,409  
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     1,137       47,026  
              1,256,351  
Health Care – 21.5%                
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.*     2,715       64,644  
Alkermes PLC*     931       48,780  
Ardent Health, Inc.*     4,252       41,840  
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     503       41,000  
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,762       46,871  
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*     5,474       46,912  
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.*     689       48,051  
CareDx, Inc.*     1,720       49,020  
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)     1,361       42,776  
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     1,168       42,282  
Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.     1,578       46,945  
CorMedix, Inc.*     4,651       36,510  
CorVel Corp.*(a)     688       43,014  
Delcath Systems, Inc.*     3,644       45,878  
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)     1,171       48,046  
Innoviva, Inc.*     1,965       44,625  
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*     128       47,574  
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     443       42,510  
LifeStance Health Group, Inc.*     5,092       54,535  
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.     384       38,227  
National HealthCare Corp.(a)     230       48,613  
Nutex Health, Inc.*     326       55,710  
Omada Health, Inc.*(a)     2,365       51,912  
Omeros Corp.*     3,555       33,808  
PACS Group, Inc.*(a)     1,160       49,462  
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     1,823       46,177  
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)*     1,146       42,345  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Health Care (continued)                
Progyny, Inc.*     1,537     $ 44,312  
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*     531       43,314  
Veracyte, Inc.*(a)     917       53,855  
XOMA Royalty Corp.*     1,015       43,137  
Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.*     3,387       48,570  
              1,481,255  
Industrials – 13.7%                
3D Systems Corp.*     11,010       33,250  
American Superconductor Corp.*     829       34,412  
Argan, Inc.(a)     64       51,107  
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.     838       42,730  
AZZ, Inc.     311       48,220  
Blue Bird Corp.*(a)     627       49,508  
CECO Environmental Corp.*(a)     566       51,359  
Cimpress PLC*     431       43,833  
Costamare, Inc.     2,553       35,793  
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     948       51,144  
Dycom Industries, Inc.*     76       38,425  
Federal Signal Corp.     394       50,625  
Kforce, Inc.     905       42,462  
Matson, Inc.(a)     235       45,174  
MYR Group, Inc.*     84       42,034  
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.*(a)     360       53,978  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.(a)     2,636       46,183  
Spire Global, Inc.*     1,718       31,955  
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*(a)     49       41,129  
Sunrun, Inc.*(a)     2,542       34,012  
Upwork, Inc.*     4,451       37,210  
Willdan Group, Inc.*(a)     468       37,019  
              941,562  
Information Technology – 9.6%                
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*     899       45,211  
Clear Secure, Inc., Class A     708       39,457  
Commvault Systems, Inc.*(a)     358       50,739  
Daily Journal Corp.*     82       49,298  
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.*     252       39,572  
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     368       44,822  
Life360, Inc.*(a)     992       54,917  
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.     1,046       39,727  
NVE Corp.(a)     434       45,375  
Pagaya Technologies Ltd., Class A*     2,597       47,395  
PagerDuty, Inc.*     4,273       41,234  
Qualys, Inc.*     359       49,359  
Sanmina Corp.*     151       38,215  
TSS, Inc.*     2,579       31,722  
VTEX, Class A*     11,195       44,780  
              661,823  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Materials – 3.3%                
Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC     1,652     $ 31,553  
Constellium SE*     1,241       39,551  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(a)     234       45,777  
Myers Industries, Inc.     1,721       60,769  
TriMas Corp.     1,038       46,741  
              224,391  
Real Estate – 4.3%                
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.     884       46,932  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)     3,869       47,124  
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A     2,810       42,459  
Outfront Media, Inc.     1,218       39,902  
SITE Centers Corp.     8,330       33,070  
St Joe Co. (The)(a)     667       41,774  
Terreno Realty Corp.     645       41,777  
              293,038  
Utilities – 1.2%                
MGE Energy, Inc.     519       42,319  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     765       42,871  
              85,190  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,663,159)             6,430,658  

 

    Principal        
U.S. Treasury Bills – 5.0%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.69%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)   $ 80,000       79,501  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     200,000       197,828  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.78%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     70,000       68,859  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $346,263)             346,188  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.5%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $37,747)
    37,747       37,747  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Purchased Options – 0.3%                      
Calls – Exchange-Traded – 0.3%                      
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,650, Expires 7/17/26   1       765,000       2,110  
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,700, Expires 7/17/26   1       770,000       1,135  
S&P 500 Index, 7/17/2026 Strike Price 7,850, Expires 7/17/26   2       1,570,000       280  
S&P 500 Index, 7/31/2026 Strike Price 7,900, Expires 7/31/26   1       790,000       675  
S&P 500 Index, 8/21/2026 Strike Price 7,950, Expires 8/21/26   1       795,000       1,775  
S&P 500 Index, 8/21/2026 Strike Price 8,000, Expires 8/21/26   1       800,000       1,280  
S&P 500 Index, 9/18/2026 Strike Price 7,950, Expires 9/18/26   2       1,590,000       9,170  
S&P 500 Index, 9/18/2026 Strike Price 8,100, Expires 9/18/26   1       810,000       2,250  
                    18,675  
Total Purchased Options (Cost $40,390)                   18,675  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Value  
Total Investments – 99.4%
(Cost $6,087,559)
  $ 6,833,268  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.6%     40,922  
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 6,874,190  

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,594,980 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(b) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, over the counter total return swap contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

 
Reference Obligation/Index
  Termination
Date(a)
  Financing
Rate Paid
(Received)
by the Fund
  Counterparty     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(b)
 
TRS SBAR(c)   5/14/2027   4.61% (SOFR + 0.93%)(d)   BOFA       811,391     $ 7,940  
TRS SBAR(c)   6/15/2027   4.63% (SOFR + 0.95%)(d)   BNP       3,409,903       33,962  
                          $ 41,902  

 

(a) The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract. On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security).
(b) There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
(c) Based on Simplify Barrier Income ETF.
(d) Payments made quarterly.

 

Abbreviations:

 

BNP : BNP Paribas
BOFA : Bank of America
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Piper
Sandler US
Small-Cap PLUS
Income ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 6,833,268  
Unrealized appreciation on over the counter swaps     41,902  
Receivables:        
Dividends     3,635  
Total assets     6,878,805  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Investment advisory fees     4,615  
Total liabilities     4,615  
Net Assets   $ 6,874,190  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 7,543,593  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (669,403 )
Net Assets   $ 6,874,190  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     200,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 34.37  
Investments, at cost   $ 6,087,559  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Piper
Sandler US
Small-Cap PLUS
Income ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income*   $ 93,670  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     52,273  
Interest expense     43  
Total expenses     52,316  
Net investment income (loss)     41,354  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (1,674,753 )
In-kind redemptions     2,305,009  
Swaps     15,293  
Written options     197,733  
Net realized gain (loss)     843,282  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     480,950  
Swaps     41,902  
Written options     (1,212 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     521,640  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1,364,922  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 1,406,276  
         
* Withholding tax   $ 115  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Piper Sandler US
Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF
 
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    For the period
April 28,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 41,354     $ 3,215  
Net realized gain (loss)     843,282       8,109  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     521,640       265,971  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     1,406,276       277,295  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (116,341 )      
Total distributions     (116,341 )      
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     23,569,457       3,857,224  
Value of shares redeemed     (22,119,721 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     1,449,736       3,857,224  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     2,739,671       4,134,519  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of period     4,134,519        
End of period   $ 6,874,190     $ 4,134,519  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     150,001        
Shares sold     800,000       150,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (750,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of period     200,001       150,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 27.56     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     0.56       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     6.84       2.53  
Total from investment operations     7.40       2.56  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.59 )      
Total distributions     (0.59 )      
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 34.37     $ 27.56  
Total Return (%)     27.16       10.25 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 7     $ 4  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.90       0.90 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     1.92       0.60 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     225       44 (c) 

 

(a) For the period April 28, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund, issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Swap agreements and other derivatives are generally valued daily depending on the type of instrument and reference assets based upon market prices, the mean between bid and asked prices quotations from market makers or by a pricing service or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Board. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

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Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 6,430,658     $     $     $ 6,430,658  
U.S. Treasury Bills     346,188                   346,188  
Purchased Options     18,675                   18,675  
Total Return Swaps           41,902             41,902  
Money Market Fund     37,747                   37,747  
TOTAL   $ 6,833,268     $ 41,902     $     $ 6,875,170  

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

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Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. The Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and required funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Option Contracts

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the

 

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security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Swaps

 

Swap agreements are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market (OTC swaps) or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as a component of unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap. Upfront payments made/received by the Fund, if any, are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A termination payment by the counterparty or the Fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund. Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may provide outcomes that produce losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. In addition to interest rate risk, market risks may also impact the swap. The Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

 

Total Return Swaps

 

Total return swaps are commitments where one party pays a fixed or variable rate premium (the Buyer) in exchange for a market-linked return (the Seller). The Seller pays the total return of a specific reference asset or index and in return receives interest payments from the Buyer. To the extent the total return of the underlying asset or index exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Buyer will receive or make a payment to the Seller. The Fund may enter into total return swaps in which it may act as either the Buyer or the Seller. Total return swap contracts are subject to the risk associated with the investment in the underlying reference asset or index. The risk in the case of short total return swap contracts is unlimited based on the potential for unlimited increases in the market value of the underlying reference asset or index.

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Investments, at value(1)   $ 18,675     Investments, at value(1)   $  
Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps   $ 41,902     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps   $  

 

(1) Purchased option contracts are included in Investments within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   Equity     $ (361,063 )   $ (41,203 )
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   Commodity       (7,467 )     118  

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   Equity     $ 15,293     $ 41,902  

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written option contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   Equity     $ 180,242     $ (812 )
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   Commodity       17,492       (400 )

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchased Option
Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Written Option
Contracts
(Contract Value)
    Swaps
(Notional Value)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 22,748     $ (2,781 )   $ (844,259 )

 

Certain Fund enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar master agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with their OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination.

 

The following table presents Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement or similar arrangement (collectively referred to as “MNA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by a Fund as of June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Gross
Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Collateral
Received(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF                                        
Bank of America NA   $ 7,940     $     $     $     $ 7,940  
BNP Paribas   $ 33,962     $     $     $     $ 33,962  
    $ 41,902     $     $     $     $ 41,902  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Piper Sandler & Co. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is paid by the Adviser, not the Fund.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or the Distributor.

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 31,660,246     $ 12,518,995  

 

Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $     $ 17,411,786  

 

6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with Authorized Participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions-in-kind.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ (2,236,633 )   $ 2,236,633  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 116,341     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 4,065     $     $     $ 743,139     $ (1,416,608 )   $     $ (669,404 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives, owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 6,137,822     $ 5,213,896     $ (4,470,757 )   $ 743,139  

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, real estate investment trusts, section 1256 mark-to-market treatment of derivatives, and swaps.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF   $ 1,293,743     $ 122,865     $ 1,416,608  

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the Fund did not defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses.

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF (the “Fund), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended June 30, 2026 and for the period from April 28, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the each of the two periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

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Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF (IOPP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   6
Statement of Operations   7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   8
Financial Highlights   9
Notes to Financial Statements   10
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   15
Additional Information   16

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%                
Communication Services – 7.7%                
Bharti Airtel Ltd.     16,338     $ 319,654  
Info Edge India Ltd.     21,896       226,226  
              545,880  
Consumer Discretionary – 31.2%                
Bajaj Auto Ltd.     3,203       328,763  
Eternal Ltd.*     155,706       435,246  
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The)     50,269       379,147  
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.     7,602       246,454  
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.     53,405       198,706  
Titan Co. Ltd.     7,216       335,724  
UNO Minda Ltd.     26,350       302,809  
              2,226,849  
Consumer Staples – 12.3%                
Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*(a)     8,124       375,970  
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.     24,233       166,594  
Marico Ltd.     37,685       332,923  
              875,487  
Financials – 16.4%                
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd., 144A(a)     27,988       306,627  
ICICI Bank Ltd.     25,964       377,204  
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd.     5,651       198,176  
Shriram Finance Ltd.     25,850       284,597  
              1,166,604  
Health Care – 9.7%                
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.     3,758       344,680  
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     14,345       347,931  
              692,611  
Industrials – 16.2%                
Craftsman Automation Ltd.     3,339       333,693  
Havells India Ltd.     13,289       162,752  
Tata Motors Ltd. /New     50,964       227,715  
Titagarh Rail System Ltd.     27,500       255,859  
Triveni Turbine Ltd.     24,243       176,651  
              1,156,670  
Materials – 5.6%                
Gravita India Ltd.*     9,609       165,485  
UltraTech Cement Ltd.     1,966       233,717  
              399,202  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,348,717)             7,063,303  
                 
Money Market Fund – 1.3%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(b)
(Cost $95,526)
    95,526       95,526  
                 
Total Investments – 100.4%
(Cost $7,444,243)
          $ 7,158,829  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.4%             (25,835 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 7,132,994  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

* Non Income Producing
(a) Security was purchased (sold) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold (repurchased) subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Rule 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $682,597, which represents 9.6% of net assets as of June 30, 2026.
(b) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Tara India
Opportunities
ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 7,158,829  
Foreign currency at value     6,556  
Receivables:        
Foreign capital gains tax     15,075  
Dividends     10,226  
Interest     469  
Total assets     7,191,155  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Deferred foreign capital gains tax     54,134  
Investment advisory fees     4,027  
Total liabilities     58,161  
Net Assets   $ 7,132,994  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 8,218,874  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (1,085,880 )
Net Assets   $ 7,132,994  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     275,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 25.94  
Investments, at cost   $ 7,444,243  
Foreign currency, at cost   $ 6,574  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Tara India
Opportunities ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income*   $ 38,509  
Interest income     15,979  
Total income     54,488  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     83,773  
Interest expense     148  
Total expenses     83,921  
Less fees waived:        
Waiver     (25,132 )
Net expenses     58,789  
Net investment income (loss)     (4,301 )
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (596,454 )(1) 
Foreign currency transactions     (18,291 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (614,745 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     60,009 (2) 
Foreign currency translations     (666 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     59,343  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (555,402 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (559,703 )
         
* Withholding tax   $ 9,817  

 

(1) Net of foreign capital gain taxes of $(18,558).
(2) Net of deferred foreign capital gain taxes $54,100.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF  
   

Year Ended
June 30,

2026

   

Year Ended
June 30,

2025

 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ (4,301 )   $ 34,918  
Net realized gain (loss)     (614,745 )     675,489  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     59,343       (1,021,219 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (559,703 )     (310,812 )
                 
Distributions     (30,000 )     (1,006,686 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold           6,959,317  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 5)     3,824       41,922  
Value of shares redeemed     (1,210,699 )     (5,175,829 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (1,206,875 )     1,825,410  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (1,796,578 )     507,912  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of year     8,929,572       8,421,660  
End of year   $ 7,132,994     $ 8,929,572  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     325,001       300,001  
Shares sold           225,000  
Shares redeemed     (50,000 )     (200,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of year     275,001       325,001  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   Years Ended
June 30
    Period Ended
June 30,
 
Selected Per Share Data   2026     2025     2024(a)  
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 27.48     $ 28.07     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)(b)     (0.01 )     0.09       (0.02 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.44 )     1.15 (c)      3.01  
Total from investment operations     (1.45 )     1.24       2.99  
Variable transaction fees (see Note 5)     0.01       0.11       0.08  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.56 )      
Net realized gains           (1.38 )      
Total distributions     (0.10 )     (1.94 )      
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.94     $ 27.48     $ 28.07  
Total Return (%)     (5.22 )     4.93       12.29 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 7     $ 9     $ 8  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     1.00       1.03 (e)      1.51 (f)(g) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.70       0.73 (e)      1.21 (f)(g) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     (0.05 )     0.32       (0.27 )(f) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(h)     42       108       33 (d) 

 

(a) For the period March 5, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.03%.
(f) Annualized.
(g) The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.51%.
(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the

 

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Board as discussed below. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 7,063,303     $     $     $ 7,063,303  
Money Market Fund     95,526                   95,526  
TOTAL   $ 7,158,829     $     $     $ 7,158,829  

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend Income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s

 

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policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

In addition to the requirements of the Code, the Fund may also be subject to capital gains tax in India and potentially other foreign jurisdictions, on gains realized upon the sale of securities in India or other such foreign jurisdictions, payable upon repatriation of sales proceeds. Any realized losses in excess of gains in India may be carried forward to offset future gains. Exposure to Indian securities and potentially other foreign jurisdictions accrue a deferred tax liability for unrealized gains in excess of available loss carryforwards based on existing tax rates and holding periods of the securities.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

System 2 Advisors L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee to 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least October 31, 2026. This agreement may be terminated only by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of $25,132.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or the Distributor.

 

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4. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $ 3,270,218     $ 4,075,090  

 

5. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with Authorized Participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $     $  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $ 30,000     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund  

Ordinary

Income*

    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $ 1,006,686     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $     $     $     $ (623,757 )   $ (446,216 )   $ (15,907 )   $ (1,085,880 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

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Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
Depreciation
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $ 7,727,343     $ 687,944     $ (1,256,458 )   $ (568,514 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $ 109,348     $ 336,868     $ 446,216  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF   $     $ (15,907 )

 

7. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

8. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

9. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and for the period from March 5, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the three periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Tara India Opportunities ETF     00.00 %     00.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

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Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   8
Statement of Operations   9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   10
Financial Highlights   11
Notes to Financial Statements   12
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   18
Additional Information   19

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Municipal Bonds – 93.5%                
Arizona – 4.4%                
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District Arizona Salt River Project Electric System RB 2025 Series C, 5.25%, 1/1/2055   $ 2,000,000     $ 2,149,638  
                 
California – 10.8%                
Airport Commission of The City and County of San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Second Series RB, Series 2025D (AMT), 5.50%, 5/1/2055     1,500,000       1,612,421  
Airport Commission of The City and County of San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Second Series Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2026A (AMT), 5.50%, 5/1/2056     1,000,000       1,079,109  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Kaiser Permanente RB Series 2017A Consisting of Subseries 2017A-2, 4.00%, 11/1/2051     1,000,000       910,731  
State of California GO Bonds Various Purpose GO Bonds, 5.25%, 10/1/2051     1,500,000       1,660,152  
              5,262,413  
Florida – 11.7%                
Florida Department of Transportation Florida Turnpike RB, Series 2024B, 4.00%, 7/1/2051     1,000,000       951,220  
Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority Health System RB Baycare Health System Series 2024C, 5.50%, 11/15/2054     2,000,000       2,150,283  
Jacksonville Aviation Authority RB Series 2026 (AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/2055     2,000,000       2,081,396  
Miami-Dade County Florida Aviation RB Series 2025B (NON-AMT), 5.25%, 10/1/2055     500,000       526,519  
              5,709,418  
Illinois – 4.3%                
City of Chicago O’Hare International Airport General Airport Senior Lien RB, Series 2026A (NON-AMT), 5.25%, 1/1/2061     1,000,000       1,046,343  
State of Illinois GO Series of April 2026C, 5.50%, 4/1/2051     1,000,000       1,066,595  
              2,112,938  
Massachusetts – 6.6%                
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts GO Consolidated Loan of 2026, Series D, 5.00%, 6/1/2051     2,000,000       2,123,451  
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts GO Consolidated Loan of 2026, Series D, 5.25%, 6/1/2056     1,000,000       1,078,105  
              3,201,556  
Michigan – 2.2%                
State Building Authority State of Michigan 2025 Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series I, 5.25%, 4/15/2060     1,000,000       1,059,872  
                 
Missouri – 3.4%                
Health and Educational Facilities Authority of The State of Missouri Health Facilities RB The Children’s Mercy Hospital Series 2026A, 5.50%, 5/15/2054     1,500,000       1,633,227  
                 
New York – 9.2%                
Dormitory Authority of The State of New York State Personal Income Tax RB General Purpose Series 2024A (Tax-Exempt), 4.00%, 3/15/2054     1,500,000       1,372,086  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transportation Revenue Refunding Green Bonds, Series 2024A, 4.00%, 11/15/2048     1,000,000       916,983  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution RB Fiscal 2026 Series BB, 5.50%, 6/15/2056     1,000,000       1,095,916  
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Tax-Exempt Subordinate Bonds Fiscal 2026 Series B, 5.25%, 5/1/2055     500,000       531,698  
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority MTA Bridges and Tunnels General RB, Series 2026A-1, 5.50%, 11/15/2056     500,000       549,540  
              4,466,223  
South Carolina – 1.1%                
Medical University Hospital Authority An Agency of The State of South Carolina FHA- Insured Hospital Mortgage RB Nexton Project Series 2026, 5.50%, 11/15/2050     500,000       531,867  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Principal     Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Tennessee – 8.1%                
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Airport Improvement RB Series 2026B, 5.50%, 7/1/2056   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,065,871  
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Airport Improvement RB, Series 2026A, 5.00%, 7/1/2051     1,250,000       1,315,565  
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Tennessee Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2025, 5.25%, 7/1/2055     1,500,000       1,586,956  
              3,968,392  
Texas – 25.3%                
Aldine Independent School District Harris County Texas Unlimited Tax School Building and Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, 4.38%, 2/15/2051     2,000,000       1,998,282  
Board of Regents Texas State University System Revenue Financing System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2024, 4.00%, 3/15/2049     1,000,000       927,437  
City of Austin Texas Airport System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2026B (AMT), 5.25%, 11/15/2051     1,500,000       1,567,550  
City of Georgetown Texas A Political Subdivision of The State of Texas Located in Williamson County Utility System RB, Series 2026, 5.00%, 8/15/2056     1,500,000       1,555,438  
Georgetown Independent School District a Political Subdivision of the State of Texas Located in Williamson County Unlimited Tax School Building and Refunding Bonds Series 2025, 5.25%, 2/15/2055     1,000,000       1,065,656  
Harris County Texas Toll Road First Lien Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A, 4.00%, 8/15/2049     1,000,000       926,519  
Judson Independent School District A Political Subdivision of The State of Texas Located in Bexar County Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2024, 5.00%, 2/1/2049     500,000       526,637  
Midlothian Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2026, 4.38%, 2/15/2056     1,750,000       1,707,533  
Texas Transportation Finance Corporation Subordinate Tier Toll Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2025A, 5.25%, 10/1/2055     1,000,000       1,067,308  
Texas Water Development Board State Water Implementation Revenue Fund For Texas Reseve Bonds, Series 2024A, 4.38%, 10/15/2059     1,000,000       969,258  
              12,311,618  
Virginia – 2.0%                
City of Richmond Virginia Public Utility Revenue and Refunding Bonds Series 2026B, 4.25%, 1/15/2056     1,000,000       975,396  
                 
Washington – 4.4%                
State of Washington Various Purpose GO Series 2026E, 5.00%, 8/1/2050     2,000,000       2,136,720  
                 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $44,867,142)             45,519,278  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 8.7%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(a)
(Cost $4,212,446)
    4,212,446       4,212,446  
                 
Total Investments – 102.2%
(Cost $49,079,588)
          $ 49,731,724  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -2.2%             (1,064,680 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 48,667,044  

 

(a) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

AMT : Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
GO : General Obligation

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RB : Revenue Bond

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify  
    National Muni  
    Bond ETF  
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 49,731,724  
Receivables:        
Securities sold     2,898,058  
Interest     445,160  
Total assets     53,074,942  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Securities purchased     4,388,112  
Investment advisory fees     19,786  
Total liabilities     4,407,898  
Net Assets   $ 48,667,044  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 50,366,331  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (1,699,287 )
Net Assets   $ 48,667,044  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     1,950,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 24.96  
Investments, at cost   $ 49,079,588  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify  
    National Muni  
    Bond ETF  
Investment Income        
Dividend income   $ 275,740  
Interest income     2,189,032  
Total income     2,464,772  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     248,448  
Interest expense     9  
Total expenses     248,457  
Net investment income (loss)     2,216,315  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (3,288,040 )
Written options     2,366,508  
Net realized gain (loss)     (921,532 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     602,575  
Written options     (32,226 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     570,349  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (351,183 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 1,865,132  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify National Muni Bond ETF  
          For the period  
          September 9,  
    Year Ended     2024(1) to  
    June 30,
2026
    June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 2,216,315     $ 2,975,476  
Net realized gain (loss)     (921,532 )     (1,429,891 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     570,349       81,787  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     1,865,132       1,627,372  
                 
Distributions     (2,418,751 )     (2,786,784 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     8,024,681       98,589,382  
Value of shares redeemed     (32,762,370 )     (23,471,618 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     (24,737,689 )     75,117,764  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     (25,291,308 )     73,958,352  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of period     73,958,352        
End of period   $ 48,667,044     $ 73,958,352  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     2,975,001        
Shares sold     325,000       3,925,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (1,350,000 )     (950,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     1,950,001       2,975,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

    Year Ended     Period Ended  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  June 30,
2026
    June 30,
2025
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 24.86     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     1.11       0.84  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.26 (c)      (0.19 )
Total from investment operations     1.37       0.65  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (1.27 )     (0.79 )
Total distributions     (1.27 )     (0.79 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 24.96     $ 24.86  
Total Return (%)     5.65       2.80 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 49     $ 74  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.50       0.50 (e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     4.46       4.26 (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     424       678 (d) 

 

(a) For the period September 9, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify National Muni Bond ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize total return.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures.

 

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Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

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Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Municipal Bonds   $     $ 45,519,278     $     $ 45,519,278  
Money Market Fund     4,212,446                   4,212,446  
TOTAL   $ 4,212,446     $ 45,519,278     $     $ 49,731,724  

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which

 

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may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. The Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and required funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Option Contracts

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

              Change in  
              Unrealized  
        Realized     Appreciation/  
Fund   Risk Type   Gain/(Loss)     (Depreciation)  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   Equity   $ (4,384,226 )   $ (460,997 )
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   Commodity     (75,385 )     2,621  

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written option contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

              Change in  
              Unrealized  
        Realized     Appreciation/  
Fund   Risk Type   Gain/(Loss)     (Depreciation)  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   Equity   $ 2,220,428     $ (23,334 )
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   Commodity     146,080       (8,892 )

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end notional balances of outstanding options purchased and written were $372,600 and $(38,022), respectively.

 

4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

FCO Advisors LP (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 192,211,999     $ 212,076,135  

 

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6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to taxable overdistributions.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 13,744     $ (13,744 )

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Tax-Exempt     Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 507,827     $ 1,910,924     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Tax-Exempt     Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 558,727     $ 2,228,057     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year

Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $     $     $     $ 652,136     $ (2,351,423 )   $     $ (1,699,287 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives, owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

                      Net  
          Gross     Gross     Unrealized  
          Unrealized     Unrealized     Appreciation  
Fund   Tax Cost     Appreciation     Depreciation     Depreciation  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 49,079,588     $ 659,768     $ (7,632 )   $ 652,136  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term     Total
Amount
 
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF   $ 804,962     $ 1,546,461     $ 2,351,423  

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2026, the Fund did not defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses.

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify National Muni Bond ETF (the “Fund), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from September 9, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended June 30, 2026.

 

    Qualified     Dividends  
    Dividend     Received  
Fund   Income*     Deduction  
Simplify National Muni Bond ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

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Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF (GAEM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   8
Statement of Operations   9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   10
Financial Highlights   11
Notes to Financial Statements   12
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   17
Additional Information   18

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Foreign Bonds – 96.3%                
Argentina – 11.8%                
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/9/2038   $ 1,150,000     $ 961,975  
Pampa Energia SA, 7.75%, 11/14/2037, 144A(a)     500,000       512,300  
Pluspetrol SA, 8.50%, 5/30/2032, 144A(a)     200,000       207,900  
Pluspetrol SA, 7.55%, 9/30/2037, 144A(a)     500,000       489,387  
Provincia del Chubut Argentina, 9.45%, 4/29/2036     400,000       424,000  
Tecpetrol SA, 7.63%, 11/3/2030, 144A(a)     476,000       489,818  
Telecom Argentina SA, 9.25%, 5/28/2033     250,000       267,033  
Telecom Argentina SA, 9.25%, 5/28/2033, 144A(a)     200,000       213,626  
Vista Energy Argentina SAU, 7.88%, 4/8/2038     500,000       517,850  
Vista Energy Argentina SAU, 7.88%, 4/8/2038, 144A(a)     100,000       103,570  
YPF SA, 8.25%, 1/17/2034     400,000       419,016  
YPF SA, 8.25%, 1/17/2034, 144A(a)     250,000       261,885  
              4,868,360  
Bahamas – 3.2%                
Bahamas Government International Bond, 8.25%, 6/24/2036     890,000       999,684  
Bahamas Government International Bond, 8.25%, 6/24/2036, 144A(a)     300,000       336,972  
              1,336,656  
Brazil – 14.9%                
Aegea Finance Sarl, 7.63%, 1/20/2036, 144A(a)     500,000       418,700  
Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.63%, 3/15/2035     850,000       873,885  
Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.25%, 5/22/2036     300,000       297,450  
Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/27/2045     1,200,000       962,400  
Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.63%, 2/21/2047     1,000,000       853,950  
Brazilian Government International Bond, 7.25%, 1/12/2056     1,100,000       1,108,470  
CSN Resources SA, 8.88%, 12/5/2030     350,000       262,040  
CSN Resources SA, 4.63%, 6/10/2031     400,000       247,236  
LD Celulose International GmbH, 7.95%, 1/26/2032     250,000       261,723  
LD Celulose International GMBH, 7.95%, 1/26/2032, 144A(a)     200,000       209,378  
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 7.50%, 4/22/2036, 144A(a)     650,000       619,255  
              6,114,487  
Chile – 2.9%                
Latam Airlines Group SA, 7.88%, 4/15/2030     600,000       625,050  
Telefonica Moviles Chile SA, 3.54%, 11/18/2031     700,000       550,655  
              1,175,705  
Colombia – 14.8%                
Banco Davivienda SA, 8.13%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.59%), 7/2/2035, 144A(a)(b)     550,000       570,625  
Bancolombia SA, 8.63%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.32%), 12/24/2034(b)     450,000       480,818  
Colombia Government International Bond, 7.50%, 2/2/2034     700,000       749,350  
Colombia Government International Bond, 5.63%, 2/26/2044     550,000       476,988  
Ecopetrol SA, 6.88%, 4/29/2030     700,000       711,845  
Ecopetrol SA, 7.75%, 2/1/2032     580,000       607,806  
Ecopetrol SA, 8.38%, 1/19/2036     700,000       753,829  
EnfraGen Energia Sur SAU/ EnfraGen Chile Spa/ EnfraGen Spain SAU, 8.50%, 6/30/2032, 144A(a)     500,000       522,500  
Grupo Nutresa SA, 7.88%, 7/21/2074     500,000       500,000  
Grupo Nutresa SA, 7.88%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.10%), 7/21/2174, 144A(a)(b)     300,000       300,000  
Sierracol Energy Andina LLC/Sierracol Energy Arauca/Colombia Energy Development, 9.00%, 11/14/2030, 144A(a)     200,000       197,411  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Foreign Bonds (continued)                
Colombia (continued)                
SierraCol Energy Andina LLC/SierraCol Energy Arauca/Colombia Energy Development, 9.00%, 11/14/2030   $ 200,000     $ 197,411  
              6,068,583  
Dominican Republic – 12.9%                
AES Espana BV, 5.70%, 5/4/2028     580,000       567,370  
Dominican Republic Bond, 12.00%, 5/29/2041, 144A(a) DOP   100,000,000       1,837,372  
Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.95%, 3/15/2037     900,000       956,430  
Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.15%, 5/17/2038, 144A(a)     500,000       497,900  
Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.15%, 2/24/2055     250,000       266,288  
Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.15%, 2/24/2055, 144A(a)     200,000       213,030  
Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.88%, 1/30/2060     793,000       702,757  
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA, 5.63%, 11/8/2028     250,000       244,686  
              5,285,833  
Ecuador – 3.9%                
Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.25%, 1/29/2039, 144A(a)     1,300,000       1,337,700  
Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.25%, 1/29/2039     250,000       257,250  
              1,594,950  
El Salvador – 7.0%                
El Salvador Government International Bond, 9.25%, 4/17/2030     800,000       864,096  
El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/2035     580,000       601,448  
El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.63%, 2/1/2041     650,000       658,873  
El Salvador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 11/21/2054     400,000       459,664  
El Salvador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 11/21/2054, 144A(a)     250,000       287,290  
              2,871,371  
Guatemala – 1.2%                
Energuate Trust 2 0, 6.35%, 9/15/2035, 144A(a)     200,000       199,288  
Millicom International Cellular SA, 7.38%, 4/2/2032     300,000       310,070  
              509,358  
Honduras – 1.3%                
Honduras Government International Bond, 8.63%, 11/27/2034, 144A(a)     350,000       406,137  
Honduras Government International Bond, 8.63%, 11/27/2034     100,000       116,039  
              522,176  
Jamaica – 1.1%                
Kingston Airport Revenue Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 12/15/2036     259,731       263,628  
Kingston Airport Revenue Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 12/15/2036, 144A(a)     199,793       202,790  
              466,418  
Mexico – 16.1%                
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 6.45%, 1/24/2035     400,000       400,691  
Grupo Televisa SAB, 6.63%, 1/15/2040     600,000       519,906  
Mexico Government International Bond, 6.13%, 2/9/2038     1,200,000       1,176,360  
Mexico Government International Bond, 6.34%, 5/4/2053     900,000       846,225  
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 1/23/2029     500,000       510,370  
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/2031     800,000       791,457  
Petroleos Mexicanos, 10.00%, 2/7/2033     1,000,000       1,179,225  
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.63%, 6/15/2035     780,000       757,674  
Saavi Energia Sarl, 8.88%, 2/10/2035     400,000       438,100  
              6,620,008  
Panama – 0.4%                
UEP Penonome II SA, 6.50%, 10/1/2038     189,120       170,113  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Foreign Bonds (continued)                
Peru – 2.6%                
Auna SA, 8.75%, 11/6/2032, 144A(a)   $ 350,000     $ 351,321  
Boroo Investments Pte Ltd., 9.50%, 8/7/2032, 144A(a)     200,000       182,700  
Volcan Cia Minera SAA, 8.50%, 10/28/2032, 144A(a)     500,000       518,225  
              1,052,246  
Trinidad and Tobago – 0.7%                
National Gas Co of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 6.05%, 1/15/2036     100,000       91,101  
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 8.88%, 10/18/2029     200,000       203,782  
              294,883  
United Kingdom – 1.5%                
Avianca Midco 2 PLC, 9.50%, 1/28/2031, 144A(a)     400,000       394,300  
Avianca Midco 2 PLC, 9.50%, 1/28/2031     250,000       246,437  
              640,737  
Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $39,101,083)             39,591,884  
                 
Corporate Bonds – 1.0%                
United States – 1.0%                
J&F Luxembourg Finance SARL, 8.50%, 12/1/2032, 144A(a)
(Cost $423,917)
    400,000       402,000  
                 
U.S. Treasury Bills – 0.8%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.61%, 7/23/2026(c)
(Cost $309,325)
    310,000       309,317  

 

    Shares        
Money Market Fund – 0.0%†                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(d)
(Cost $16,808)
    16,808       16,808  
                 
Total Investments – 98.1%
(Cost $39,851,133)
          $ 40,320,009  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.9%             776,888  
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 41,096,897  

 

Less than 0.05%
(a) Security was purchased (sold) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold (repurchased) subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Rule 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $12,283,380, which represents 29.9% of net assets as of June 30, 2026.
(b) Floating rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Certain Securities are fixed to variable and currently in the fixed phase. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2026. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above.
(c) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(d) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

DOP : Dominican Peso

 

Abbreviations:

 

CMT : Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Gamma
Emerging Market
Bond ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 40,320,009  
Foreign currency at value     15  
Receivables:        
Interest     802,250  
Total assets     41,122,274  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Investment advisory fees     25,377  
Total liabilities     25,377  
Net Assets   $ 41,096,897  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 40,094,348  
Distributable earnings (loss)     1,002,549  
Net Assets   $ 41,096,897  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     1,525,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 26.95  
Investments, at cost   $ 39,851,133  
Foreign currency, at cost   $ 15  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Gamma
Emerging Market
Bond ETF
 
Investment Income        
Interest income   $ 2,196,710  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     291,798  
Interest expense     2,327  
Total expenses     294,125  
Less fees waived:        
Waiver     (61,431 )
Net expenses     232,694  
Net investment income (loss)     1,964,016  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     533,034  
Foreign currency transactions     65,360  
Net realized gain (loss)     598,394  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     289,410  
Foreign currency translations     9,644  
Net unrealized gain (loss)     299,054  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     897,448  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 2,861,464  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Gamma
Emerging Market Bond ETF
 
          For the period  
          August 12,  
    Year Ended     2024(1) to  
    June 30,
2026
    June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,964,016     $ 709,630  
Net realized gain (loss)     598,394       122,682  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     299,054       169,496  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,861,464       1,001,808  
                 
Distributions     (2,070,501 )     (786,444 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     35,387,266       11,279,586  
Value of shares redeemed     (6,576,282 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     28,810,984       11,279,586  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     29,601,947       11,494,950  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of period     11,494,950        
End of period   $ 41,096,897     $ 11,494,950  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     450,001        
Shares sold     1,325,000       450,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (250,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of period     1,525,001       450,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

    Year Ended     Period Ended  
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Selected Per Share Data
  June 30,
2026
    June 30,
2025
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.54     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)     1.69       1.62  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.28       0.67  
Total from investment operations     2.97       2.29  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (1.56 )     (1.49 )
Net realized gains           (0.26 )
Total distributions     (1.56 )     (1.75 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 26.95     $ 25.54  
Total Return (%)     11.85       9.42 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 41     $ 11  
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)     0.96 (d)      0.96 (d)(e) 
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)     0.76 (d)      0.76 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     6.39       7.22 (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     95       131 (c) 

 

(a)  For the period August 12, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b)  Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c)  Not annualized.
(d)  The ratios of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense fees of 0.01%.
(e)  Annualized.
(f)  Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   The Fund seeks to maximize total return.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the

 

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NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Foreign Bonds   $     $ 39,591,884     $     $ 39,591,884  
Corporate Bonds           402,000             402,000  
U.S. Treasury Bills     309,317                   309,317  
Money Market Fund     16,808                   16,808  
TOTAL   $ 326,125     $ 39,993,884     $     $ 40,320,009  

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Gamma Asset Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fee payable under the management agreement to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least October 31, 2026. This agreement may be terminated only by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. For the year ended June 30, 2026, the Adviser waived fees of $61,431.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

4. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ 56,227,686     $ 27,741,369  

 

5. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with Authorized Participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences may be due foreign currency and equalization.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ (3,778 )   $ 3,778  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ 2,070,501     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ 786,444     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year

Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ 255,964     $ 278,047     $     $ 468,538     $     $     $ 1,002,549  

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

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Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
Depreciation
 
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF   $ 39,851,145     $ 919,508     $ (450,644 )   $ 468,864  

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the Fund did not defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses.

 

7. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

8. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

9. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF (the “Fund), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from August 12, 2024 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

    Qualified     Dividends  
    Dividend     Received  
Fund   Income*     Deduction  
Simplify Gamma Emerging Market Bond ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF (KNRG)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   6
Statement of Operations   7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   8
Financial Highlights   9
Notes to Financial Statements   10
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   15
Additional Information   16

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
Corporate Bonds – 93.9%            
Energy – 72.0%                
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 7/1/2034, 144A(a)   $ 6,164,000     $ 6,090,691  
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.25%, 7/15/2032, 144A(a)     3,740,000       3,865,032  
Buckeye Partners LP, 5.85%, 11/15/2043     5,930,000       5,442,166  
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 7.50%, 12/15/2033, 144A(a)     6,610,000       6,913,214  
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 6.88%, 6/1/2034, 144A(a)     2,250,000       2,240,581  
Enbridge, Inc., 7.63%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.42%), 1/15/2083(b)     3,695,000       4,008,661  
Enbridge, Inc., 8.50%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.43%), 1/15/2084(b)     5,030,000       5,750,361  
Energy Transfer LP, 7.13%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 5.31%), 5/15/2174, Series G(b)     8,985,000       9,279,250  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.95%, 1/15/2038     2,070,000       2,320,826  
Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/2035, 144A(a)     4,735,000       4,862,154  
ONEOK Partners LP, 6.13%, 2/1/2041     2,858,000       2,941,236  
ONEOK, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2055     250,000       252,152  
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 8.02%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 4.37%), 11/15/2174, Series B(b)     10,685,000       10,721,267  
Prairie Acquiror LP, 9.00%, 8/1/2029, 144A(a)     6,845,000       7,138,007  
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 7.50%, 7/15/2038, 144A(a)     2,955,000       3,111,314  
South Bow Canadian Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 3.67%), 3/1/2055(b)     5,530,000       5,908,993  
South Bow Canadian Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., 7.63%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 3.95%), 3/1/2055(b)     175,000       183,276  
Sunoco LP, 7.88%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 4.23%), 3/18/2175, 144A(a)(b)     6,360,000       6,601,069  
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.75%, 3/15/2034, 144A(a)     3,450,000       3,491,559  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 7.00%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.61%), 6/1/2065(b)     1,015,000       1,051,302  
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.12%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 2.47%), 5/15/2067(b)     6,040,000       5,569,789  
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.38%, 6/1/2031, 144A(a)     850,000       884,388  
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 9.00%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 5.44%), 3/30/2174, 144A(a)(b)     6,525,000       6,374,015  
Western Midstream Operating LP, 7.25%, 4/1/2030, 144A(a)     200,000       209,825  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 8.75%, 3/15/2032     2,660,000       3,152,602  
              108,363,730  
Utilities – 21.9%                
AES Corp. (The), 7.60%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 3.20%), 1/15/2055(b)     5,230,000       5,370,316  
AES Corp. (The), 6.95%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.89%), 7/15/2055(b)     4,810,000       4,752,362  
AltaGas Ltd., 7.20%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 3.57%), 10/15/2054, 144A(a)(b)     5,530,000       5,798,354  
Entergy Corp., 7.13%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.67%), 12/1/2054(b)     3,650,000       3,781,469  
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/2033, 144A(a)     1,700,000       1,845,257  
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/2036, 144A(a)     1,935,000       1,928,371  
NRG Energy, Inc., 10.25%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 5.92%), 9/15/2174, 144A(a)(b)     2,695,000       2,915,769  
Sempra, 6.88%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 2.79%), 10/1/2054(b)     4,705,000       4,816,085  
Vistra Corp., 8.88%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 5.05%), 7/15/2174, Series C, 144A(a)(b)     1,100,000       1,184,384  
Vistra Corp., 8.00%, (US 5 Year CMT T-Note + 6.93%), 4/15/2175, 144A(a)(b)     550,000       555,914  
              32,948,281  
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $141,409,257)             141,312,011  
                 
Term Loans – 4.1%                
Energy – 4.1%                
FR BR Holdings, LLC, 7.98%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 4.25%), 10/9/2030     930,905       937,887  
Freeport LNG Investments, LLP, 6.93%, (3-Month CME Term SOFR + 3.25%), 2/11/2033     5,200,000       5,216,250  
Total Term Loans (Cost $6,167,899)             6,154,137  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Shares     Value  
Money Market Fund – 2.3%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(c)
(Cost $3,409,218)
    3,409,218     $ 3,409,218  
                 
Total Investments – 100.3%
(Cost $150,986,374)
          $ 150,875,366  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -0.3%             (418,568 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 150,456,798  

 

(a) Security was purchased (sold) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold (repurchased) subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Rule 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $66,009,898, which represents 43.8% of net assets as of June 30, 2026.
(b) Floating rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Certain Securities are fixed to variable and currently in the fixed phase. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2026. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above.
(c) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Abbreviations:

 

CME : Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CMT : Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
SOFR : Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Kayne
Anderson
Energy and
Infrastructure
Credit ETF
 
Assets        
Investments, at value   $ 150,875,366  
Receivables:        
Interest     2,791,668  
Due from broker     640  
Total assets     153,667,674  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Securities purchased     3,119,710  
Investment advisory fees     91,166  
Total liabilities     3,210,876  
Net Assets   $ 150,456,798  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 150,790,193  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (333,395 )
Net Assets   $ 150,456,798  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     5,850,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 25.72  
Investments, at cost   $ 150,986,374  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify Kayne
Anderson
Energy and
Infrastructure
Credit ETF
 
Investment Income        
Dividend income   $ 10,867  
Interest income     3,716,443  
Total income     3,727,310  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     413,332  
Interest expense     15  
Total expenses     413,347  
Net investment income (loss)     3,313,963  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (163,733 )
Net realized gain (loss)     (163,733 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     (285,636 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (285,636 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (449,369 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 2,864,594  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy
and Infrastructure Credit ETF
 
    Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    For the period
May 27,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,313,963     $ 49,365  
Net realized gain (loss)     (163,733 )     6,346  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (285,636 )     174,628  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,864,594       230,339  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributions     (3,371,051 )     (56,250 )
Return of capital     (515,200 )      
Total distributions     (3,886,251 )     (56,250 )
                 
Fund Shares Transactions                
Proceeds from shares sold     145,786,695       9,384,702  
Value of shares redeemed     (3,867,031 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     141,919,664       9,384,702  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     140,898,007       9,558,791  
                 
Net Assets                
Beginning of period     9,558,791        
End of period   $ 150,456,798     $ 9,558,791  
                 
Changes in Shares Outstanding                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     375,001        
Shares sold     5,625,000       375,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (150,000 )      
Shares outstanding, end of period     5,850,001       375,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”), represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

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Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
June 30,
2026
    Period Ended
June 30,
2025
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.49     $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)(b)      1.54       0.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.47 (c)      0.49  
Total from investment operations     2.01       0.64  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income     (1.54 )     (0.15 )
Return of capital     (0.24 )      
Total distributions     (1.78 )     (0.15 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 25.72     $ 25.49  
Total Return (%)     8.10       2.56 (d) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data                
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 150     $ 10  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75       0.75 (e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     6.01       6.42 (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     101       8 (d) 

 

(a) For the period May 27, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   The Fund primarily seeks current income and secondarily seeks capital appreciation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities and preferred stocks are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a

 

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price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF

 

Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Corporate Bonds   $     $ 141,312,011     $     $ 141,312,011  
Term Loans           6,154,137             6,154,137  
Money Market Fund     3,409,218                   3,409,218  
TOTAL   $ 3,409,218     $ 147,466,148     $     $ 150,875,366  

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign

 

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taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

The Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund’s credit portfolio, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

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4. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ 75,569,670     $ 54,745,623  

 

Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ 117,845,193     $  

 

5. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with Authorized Participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $     $  

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ 3,371,051     $     $ 515,200  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ 56,250     $     $  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
Earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $     $     $     $ (112,459 )   $     $ (220,936 )   $ (333,395 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
Depreciation
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ 150,987,825     $ 600,001     $ (712,459 )   $ (112,458 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30 2026, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

Fund   Capital Post-
October Losses
    Late-year
ordinary Losses
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF   $ (220,936 )   $  

 

7. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

8. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

9. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF (the “Fund), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from May 27, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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Annual Financial Statements and

Other Important Information

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

Schedule of Investments   4
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   24
Additional Information   25

 

 

This report is provided for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Principal     Value  
U.S. Treasury Bills – 58.9%                
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.68%, 7/7/2026(a)   $ 1,340,000     $ 1,339,200  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.64%, 8/20/2026(a)(b)     4,830,000       4,805,552  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.70%, 9/1/2026(a)(b)     11,910,000       11,835,645  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.71%, 10/15/2026(a)(b)     8,500,000       8,407,700  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.79%, 12/3/2026(a)(b)     1,570,000       1,544,414  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $27,935,604)             27,932,511  

 

    Shares        
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds – 46.5%                
Money Market ETFs – 46.5%                
Simplify Government Money Market ETF(b)(c)(d)
(Cost $22,026,729)
    220,000       22,013,200  
                 
Money Market Fund – 0.5%                
BNY Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 3.52%(e)
(Cost $248,597)
    248,597       248,597  
                 
Total Investments – 105.9%
(Cost $50,210,930)
          $ 50,194,308  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – -5.9%             (2,803,976 )
Net Assets – 100.0%           $ 47,390,332  

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
       
Written Options – -9.7%                      
Puts - Over the Counter Barrier Options – -9.7%                      
ADBE, Expires 01/08/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (500,000)     $ (300,000 )   $ (122,400 )
ADBE, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (228,327 )
AMD, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (25,100 )
AMD, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (1,200 )
AXON, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (5,400 )
COST/W/WMT WOF, Expires 11/27/26, P100%/50% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (600,000)       (300,000 )     (59,700 )
COST/W/WMT WOF, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/50% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (200,000)       (100,000 )     (11,180 )
CRDO, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (1,393 )
CRWV, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (288,900 )
CRWV, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (100,500 )
EXPE, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (18,300 )
FIX, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (85,500 )
INTU, Expires 04/23/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (272,819 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
KLAC, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)     $ (600,000 )   $ (4,400 )
LRCX, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (22,900 )
META, Expires 02/12/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (2,000,000)       (1,200,000 )     (121,186 )
META, Expires 03/05/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (61,467 )
MOS, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (89,156 )
MRNA, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (166 )
NFLX, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (82,465 )
NXT, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (58,800 )
ORCL, Expires 05/14/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (211,500 )
ORCL, Expires 05/21/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (206,800 )
ORCL, Expires 05/28/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (294,900 )
PLTR, Expires 01/22/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (2,000,000)       (1,200,000 )     (367,232 )
PLTR, Expires 01/22/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,250,000)       (750,000 )     (238,570 )
PLTR, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (150,000)       (90,000 )     (33,241 )
PLTR, Expires 12/18/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (258,843 )
PLTR, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)   (750,000)       (450,000 )     (189,675 )
PLTR, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (250,831 )
PLTR, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (178,877 )
PLTR, Expires 12/4/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (280,000)       (168,000 )     (49,862 )
PLTR, Expires 12/4/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (225,000)       (135,000 )     (45,600 )
RDDT, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (96,600 )
RDDT, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (77,700 )
TER, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: HSBC Bank)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (23,000 )
TSLA, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,250,000)       (750,000 )     (68,018 )
TSLA, Expires 01/22/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,500,000)       (900,000 )     (57,098 )
TSLA, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (200,000)       (120,000 )     (8,449 )
TSLA, Expires 12/18/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,250,000)       (750,000 )     (73,212 )
TSLA, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (49,600 )
TSLA, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,750,000)       (1,050,000 )     (60,685 )
TSLA, Expires 12/4/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (300,000)       (180,000 )     (12,316 )
VRT, Expires 05/28/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International)   (1,000,000)       (600,000 )     (66,300 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value  
VST, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 (Counterparty: Nomura Securities)   (1,000,000)     $ (600,000 )   $ (40,060 )
                    (4,620,228 )
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $(2,912,153))                 $ (4,620,228 )

 

(a) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield.
(b) Securities with an aggregate market value of $16,373,919 have been pledged as collateral for options as of June 30, 2026.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Simplify Asset Management Inc.
(d) A copy of the security’s annual report to shareholders may be obtained without charge at www.simplify.us.
(e) Rate shown reflects the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2026.

 

Affiliates

 

Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliate   Value at beginning of
the period
    Purchases
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized Gain/(Loss)     Net Change
in Unrealized Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Value at the
end of the
period
    Number of
Shares at
the end of
the period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain Distributions  
Simplify Government Money Market ETF   $     $ 40,572,878     $ (18,540,032 )   $ (6,117 )   $ (13,529 )   $ 22,013,200       220,000     $ 492,250     $  
    $     $ 40,572,878     $ (18,540,032 )   $ (6,117 )   $ (13,529 )   $ 22,013,200       220,000     $ 492,250     $  

 

Abbreviations:

 

EKI - European Knock In. - Represents a knock-in option contract that begins to function as a normal option only once a certain price level is reached before expiration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Ancorato
Target 25
Distribution
ETF
 
Assets        
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value   $ 28,181,108  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value     22,013,200  
Cash     63  
Receivables:        
Capital shares     1,755,200  
Securities sold     89,000  
Interest     1,227  
Total assets     52,039,798  
         
Liabilities        
Payables:        
Written options     4,620,228  
Investment advisory fees     29,238  
Total liabilities     4,649,466  
Net Assets   $ 47,390,332  
         
Net Assets Consist of        
Paid-in capital   $ 49,119,263  
Distributable earnings (loss)     (1,728,931 )
Net Assets   $ 47,390,332  
Number of Common Shares outstanding     2,025,001  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 23.40  
Investments, at cost   $ 28,184,201  
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost   $ 22,026,729  
Premiums received on written options   $ 2,912,153  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

    Simplify
Ancorato Target
25 Distribution
ETF
(1)
 
Investment Income        
Affiliated dividend income   $ 492,250  
Interest income     509,122  
Total income     1,001,372  
         
Expenses        
Investment advisory fees     189,326  
Total expenses     189,326  
Net investment income (loss)     812,046  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
Investments     (903,475 )
Affiliated investments     (6,117 )
Written options     4,511,039  
Net realized gain (loss)     3,601,447  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     (3,093 )
Affiliated investments     (13,529 )
Written options     (1,708,075 )
Net unrealized gain (loss)     (1,724,697 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1,876,750  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 2,688,796  

 

(1) For the period November 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Simplify
Ancorato Target
25 Distribution
ETF
 
    For the period
November 17,
2025
(1) to
June 30,
2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 812,046  
Net realized gain (loss)     3,601,447  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,724,697 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,688,796  
         
Distributions to Shareholders from:        
Distributions     (4,417,727 )
Return of capital     (2,039,277 )
Total distributions     (6,457,004 )
         
Fund Shares Transactions        
Proceeds from shares sold     60,621,452  
Value of shares redeemed     (9,462,912 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions     51,158,540  
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets     47,390,332  
         
Net Assets        
Beginning of period      
End of period   $ 47,390,332  
         
Changes in Shares Outstanding        
Shares outstanding, beginning of period      
Shares sold     2,425,001 (2) 
Shares redeemed     (400,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period     2,025,001  

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) Shares not in increments of 25,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”) represent the Adviser’s initial seed investment in connection with the commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

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Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
June 30,
2026
(a)
 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period   $ 25.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)(b)     0.47  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     1.49  
Total from investment operations     1.96  
Less distributions from:        
Net investment income     (2.44 )
Return of capital     (1.12 )
Total distributions     (3.56 )
Net Asset Value, end of period   $ 23.40  
Total Return (%)     8.49 (c) 
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data        
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)   $ 47  
Ratio of expenses (%)     0.75 (d)(e) 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)     3.20 (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)     0 (c) 

 

(a) For the period November 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2026

 

 

1. Organization

 

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Trust consists of forty-two investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

 

Simplify Asset Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The Fund offers shares (“Shares”) that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Unlike mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 Shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of the Shares who are authorized participants may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

 

Fund   Investment Objectives
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   The Fund seeks to provide high monthly income.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments are valued using procedures approved by the Board and are generally valued using market valuations (Market Approach). A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer). A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

 

If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board and the Adviser. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. The fair value prices can differ from market prices when they become available or when a price becomes available. The Board has designated the Adviser as its valuation designee to execute these procedures pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Independent pricing services may assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Board reviews the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

 

Equity securities, ETFs, and preferred stocks are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange traded options are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the exchange on which such options are traded. If a mean price is not available, the closing price is used. Exchange traded options are categorized as Level 1. Options with international equity exposure are marked to market using closing prices for the underlying and interpolated option implied volatilities obtained from mid-market prices for options on the same underlying of similar expiries and strike prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Over-the-counter options are valued based on prices provided by a broker.

 

Debt securities not traded on an exchange may be valued at prices supplied by a pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

Money Market Funds are valued at NAV.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may use an independent pricing service to calculate the fair market value of foreign equity securities on a daily basis by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. The fair market values supplied by the independent pricing service will generally reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or the value of other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair valued securities. The independent pricing service will also take into account the current relevant currency exchange rate. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than actual market quotations or the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Because foreign securities may trade on days when Shares are not priced, the value of securities held by the Fund can change on days when Shares cannot be redeemed or purchased. In the event that a foreign security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closed before the Fund’s calculation of NAV), the security will be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. Without fair valuation, it is possible that short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that it will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short-term traders. In addition, because the Fund may invest in underlying ETFs which hold portfolio securities primarily listed on foreign (non-U.S.) exchanges, and these exchanges may trade on weekends or other days when the underlying ETFs do not price their shares, the value of these portfolio securities may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Shares.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services or other parties in accordance with the valuation procedures of the Adviser. As a result, the NAV of the Shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange Shares.

 

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2026 for the Fund based upon the three levels defined above:

 

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Assets   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Bills   $ 27,932,511     $     $     $ 27,932,511  
U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds     22,013,200                   22,013,200  
Money Market Fund     248,597                   248,597  
TOTAL   $ 50,194,308     $     $     $ 50,194,308  
                         
Liabilities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $     $ (4,620,228 )   $     $ (4,620,228 )
TOTAL   $     $ (4,620,228 )   $     $ (4,620,228 )

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with a major financial institution which may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount

 

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of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income

 

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on the trade date. However, for daily NAV determination, portfolio securities transactions are reflected no later than in the first calculation on the first business day following trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount based on effective yield. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income on the Statement of Operations is shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities, which are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable tax rules and regulations.

 

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the Fund’s policy to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, will be declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, will be available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, will be recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, (e.g., return of capital and distribution reclassifications), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and straddles) do not require a reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, will be reported as a tax return of capital.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

3. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund uses derivative contracts in connection with its proprietary trading activities. Derivative contracts are subject to additional risks that can result in a loss of all or part of an investment. The Fund’s derivative activities and exposure to derivative contracts are classified by the following primary underlying risks: interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, commodity price, and equity price. In addition to its primary underlying risks, the Fund is also subject to additional counterparty risk due to inability of its counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

The Fund is subject to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives and other transactions a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework that had been used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and required funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

 

Option Contracts

 

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

 

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A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value and options written at value, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Fund writes a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that it holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Binary Option

 

OTC Options are complex instruments that have multiple components impacting the value of the options. The strike price, reference equity/index, knock-in/knock-out rates, and observable/maturity dates are all inputs to the option value.

 

Binary Option Put/Call Description of option
ADBE, Expires 01/08/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put ADBE option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
ADBE, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put ADBE option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
AMD, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put AMD option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
AMD, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put AMD option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
AXON, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put AXON option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

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COST/W/WMT WOF, Expires 11/27/26, P100%/50% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put COST/W/WMT options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 50% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
COST/W/WMT WOF, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/50% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put COST/W/WMT options are Worst of Put, whereby there are initial prices and if any one of the reference index falls below the 50% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. The reference index with the lowest relative performance determines the payout. If all reference indexes are greater than the initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
CRDO, Expires 06/04/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put CRDO option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
CRWV, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put CRWV option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
CRWV, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put CRWV option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
EXPE, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put EXPE option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
FIX, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put FIX option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
INTU, Expires 04/23/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put INTU option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
KLAC, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put KLAC option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

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LRCX, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put LRCX option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
META, Expires 02/12/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put META option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
META, Expires 03/05/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put META option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
MOS, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put MOS option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
MRNA, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put MRNA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
NFLX, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put NFLX option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
NXT, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put NXT option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then the option is terminated. On maturity date, if the reference equity is below the 100% strike price, then the option is exercised.
ORCL, Expires 05/14/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put ORCL option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
ORCL, Expires 05/21/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put ORCL option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

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ORCL, Expires 05/28/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put ORCL option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 01/22/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 12/18/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
PLTR, Expires 12/4/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put PLTR option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
RDDT, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put RDDT option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
RDDT, Expires 06/25/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put RDDT option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

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TER, Expires 06/11/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TER option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 01/22/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/11/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/18/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/24/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/31/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
TSLA, Expires 12/4/26, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put TSLA option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.
VRT, Expires 05/28/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put VRT option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

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VST, Expires 05/07/27, P100%/60% EKI NC1 Autocallable Put VST option is an European barrier knock-out option, whereby there is an initial price and if the reference equity falls below the 60% barrier, then there is a knock-in event on maturity date. If the reference equity is above initial price, there is a knock-out event at the observation dates.

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of June 30, 2026 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented by underlying risk exposure:

 

Fund   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF                        
Equity Contracts   Written options   $     Written options   $ 4,620,228  

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased option contracts(a) by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   Equity     $ (903,341 )   $  

 

(a) Purchased option contracts are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments within the Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, realized gains/(losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written option contracts by risk type, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, is as follows:

 

Fund   Risk Type     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   Equity     $ 4,511,039     $ (1,708,075 )

 

For the period ended June 30, 2026, the average fiscal quarter end notional balances of outstanding options purchased and written were $51,865 and $(4,025,501), respectively.

 

The Fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar master agreements (collectively, “Master Agreements”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination.

 

The following table presents Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement or similar arrangement (collectively referred to as “MNA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of June 30, 2026:

 

Fund   Gross
Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Derivatives
Available for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF                                        
Goldman Sachs International   $ 496,400     $     $     $ (496,400 )   $  
HSBC Bank     1,284,680                   (1,284,680 )      
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     239,275                   (239,275 )      
Nomura Securities     2,599,873                   (2,599,873 )      
    $ 4,620,228     $     $     $ (4,620,228 )   $  

 

(1) The actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than amount shown.

 

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4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the oversight of the Board. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

 

Ancorato (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund’s credit portfolio, subject to supervision of the Adviser. The Adviser, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Adviser was entitled to receive a management fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incidental to a meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and the management fee. In addition to the excluded operating expenses, the Fund also pays non-operating expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses and other expenses determined to be extraordinary by the Trust.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Rule 12b-1 plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year to finance activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units of the Fund or the provision of investor services. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, they will be paid out of the Fund’s assets, and directly impact the NAV per share of the Fund.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares of the Fund. Adviser Compliance Associates, LLC d/b/a ACA Group, a related party to the Distributor, also provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust.

 

A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser and/or an affiliate of the Distributor.

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. Government Securities and in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $     $  

 

6. Fund Share Transactions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at NAV only in large blocks of 25,000 Shares (each block of Shares is called a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed primarily in-kind for securities but may include cash. Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. Except when aggregated in Creation Units in transactions with authorized participants, the Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

 

Fund Shares are listed and traded on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business (“Business Day”). The Fund’s Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange through a broker-dealer. Because the Fund’s Shares trade at market prices rather than at their NAV, Shares may trade at a price equal to the NAV, greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).

 

Authorized participants pay a fixed transaction fee of $500 to the Fund’s custodian when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of the Fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. In addition to the fixed transaction fee, the Fund may charge an additional variable fee of up to a maximum of 3% of the amount invested for creations and redemptions in cash, to offset brokerage and impact expenses associated with a cash transaction.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

 

For the year ended June 30, 2026, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to return of capital distributions.

 

Fund   Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $ 2,039,277     $ (2,039,277 )

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the year ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund  

Ordinary

Income*

    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $ 4,417,727     $     $ 2,039,277  

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Post-October /
Late-year
Ordinary Loss
Deferrals
    Distributable
earnings (loss)
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $     $     $     $ (1,728,931 )   $     $     $ (1,728,931 )

 

At June 30, 2026, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, including derivatives owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
Depreciation
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF   $ 50,215,164     $ 2,577,717     $ (4,306,648 )   $ (1,728,931 )

 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if applicable, are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

At June 30, 2026, for federal income tax purposes, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards available to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

The Fund did not utilize capital loss carryforwards to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended June 30, 2026.

 

Certain capital and qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and December 31, respectively, and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2026, the Fund did not defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses.

 

8. Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

As of the June 30, 2026 year-end the Fund adopted the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-09 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU aims to improve transparency of tax information for investors and enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires the Fund to disclose total income tax paid net of refunds, and detail by jurisdiction if the amount(s) exceed materiality. Total income taxes paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were not material to the financial statements so no disclosure or jurisdictional breakdown is required.

 

9. Segment Reporting

 

The Fund operates in one segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. The CODM reviews the operating results of the Fund on a consolidated basis as part of making decisions for allocating resources and evaluating performance.

 

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June 30, 2026

 

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of

Trustees of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds, as of June 30, 2026, the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from November 17, 2025 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2026, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period then ended, 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 ontheFund’sfinancial 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 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more funds advised by Simplify Asset Management, Inc. since 2020.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2026

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-772-8488; by visiting www.simplify.us; and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Discount & Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often Shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.simplify.us.

 

Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its period ended June 30, 2026.

 

Fund   Qualified
Dividend
Income*
    Dividends
Received
Deduction
 
Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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(b) See (a) above.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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.

 

The aggregate remuneration paid by the investment adviser during the period covered by the report is as follows:

 

(1) All directors and all members of any advisory board for regular compensation; $345,000

 

(2) Each director and each member of an advisory board for special compensation; $1,250 was paid to each of two directors for attendance at a special board meeting.

 

(3) All officers; None

 

(4) Each person of whom any officer or director of the Fund is an affiliated person: Investment adviser compensation included under Item 7. N/A

 

 

 

 

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

 

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

Simplify Chinese Commodities No K-1 ETF

 

In connection with the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) held on August 22, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the approval of the advisory agreement between Trust and Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Simplify”) on behalf of Simplify Chinese Commodities No K-1 ETF (the “New Fund” or “Chinese Commodities Fund”) and a sub-advisory agreement between Simplify and Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited (“Altis” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees noted that Simplify was founded in 2020, currently provides investment advice and investment management services to thirty-four exchange-traded funds and managed approximately $7 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025. They acknowledged that the Adviser specialized in offering a variety of innovative, efficient and differentiated investment strategies and solutions to meet the evolving needs of investors. The Trustees then reviewed the background information of the key investment personnel that would be responsible for servicing the New Fund and noted their extensive industry experience. The Trustees discussed that the Adviser would manage the day-to-day portfolio selection, administration, trade execution and compliance monitoring for the New Fund, and serve as the valuation designee and derivatives risk manager. They noted the Adviser’s belief that the New Fund would provide investors with exposure to unique and differentiated areas of the market, expanding the Trust’s current offerings. The Trustees noted that the financial condition of the Adviser was sufficient for the Adviser to provide the duties required under the New Fund’s advisory agreement and to support the launch of the New Fund. The Trustees agreed that the Adviser had sufficient personnel resources to service the New Fund and concluded that, based on the Board’s experience with the Adviser, the Adviser would provide high quality service to the New Fund and their respective shareholders.

 

Performance. The Trustees reviewed the investment objective of the New Fund and considered the performance of other funds in the Trust. They reviewed the hypothetical, back-tested annualized returns as of June 30, 2025, noting that the strategy outperformed its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2025, but that it underperformed its benchmark for the ten-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2025. The Trustees noted that the New Fund will seek to provide long-term capital appreciation by gaining exposure to Chinese commodity markets through futures contracts and related derivatives, by employing a systematic, rules-based approach to identify long and short positions in select Chinese commodities, while avoiding direct investment in Chinese onshore futures markets. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s experience in managing income generating option strategies and noted that to maintain tax efficiency, the New Fund executes its derivative strategy through a wholly owned Cayman subsidiary.

 

Taking all factors into consideration and recognizing that the back-tested returns were not those of an actual account, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser was capable of delivering favorable returns to the shareholders of the New Fund.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees discussed the Adviser’s criteria for selecting the constituents in each peer group (each a “Peer Group”), including the use of mutual funds as relevant comparisons. The Trustees further discussed the Morningstar category for each New Fund.

 

The Trustees discussed the proposed annual advisory fee of 0.99% and estimated net expense ratio of 0.99%. The Trustees noted that the proposed advisory fee and net expense ratio were higher than averages of the Adviser’s selected Peer Group and Morningstar US Fund Commodities Broad Basket category. The Trustees concluded that the proposed fees to be charged by the Adviser were not unreasonable given the New Fund’s differentiated exposure to Chinese commodity markets, its active, derivatives-based trend following strategy, and the use of a Cayman subsidiary to preserve RIC tax treatment.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analyses provided by Simplify. They noted that because the New Fund had not yet commenced operations, the profitability analysis provided was estimated based on projected asset growth over the first 24 months of operations. The Trustees noted further that the Adviser anticipated not making a profit in the first or second year for the New Fund’s operations. The Trustees then concluded that based on the information provided by the Adviser, the estimated profitability was not excessive with respect to the New Fund.

 

 

 

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale would likely be realized by the Adviser during the initial term of the proposed advisory agreement. They discussed the New Fund’s prospects for growth. They then discussed whether the Adviser would benefit from economies of scale related to the New Fund from lower variable costs and decreasing impact of fixed costs. Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees agreed that economies of scale were unlikely to be realized during the initial term of the advisory agreement and would be revisited at the first contract renewal in two years.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the Adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the advisory agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees determined that approval of the advisory agreement was in the best interests of the New Fund and its respective future shareholders.

 

Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement (Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited)

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees noted that Altis is an investment manager which uses proprietary research to systematically manage futures portfolios and offers investors liquid and transparent products supported by a highly refined infrastructure. They noted that, as of July 31, 2025, Altis had approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management. They considered the corporate structure of Altis and the resources of the organization. The Trustees acknowledged that Altis would work with the Adviser to refine investment strategies customized to the New Fund’s goals, risk tolerance and time horizon, and would construct and manage the New Fund’s investment portfolio. They reviewed the background information of the personnel that would be responsible for servicing the New Fund taking into account the portfolio manager’s strong background and experience, and the recent addition of investment personnel. The Trustees discussed Altis’ investment approach, as discussed earlier in the Meeting by the Altis Representatives. The Trustees concluded that Altis was capable of providing quality service to the New Fund and its future shareholders.

 

Performance. The Trustees reviewed the investment objective of the New Fund and considered the performance of other funds in the Trust. They reviewed the hypothetical, back-tested annualized returns as of June 30, 2025, noting that the strategy outperformed the benchmark for the five-year period ended June 30, 2025, and underperformed the benchmark for the one-, ten-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2025. Trustees considered that the Adviser had assessed and recommended Altis and believed it had the resources to deliver favorable returns to the future shareholders of the New Fund.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees discussed the proposed annual advisory fee of 0. 99%. The Trustees acknowledged that Simplify rather than the New Fund, would pay Altis an annual sub-advisory fee equal to 0.3465% of the New Fund’s average net assets. They noted that Altis did not currently manage any other accounts using the strategy proposed for the New Fund, and considered the fee charged by Altis for managing other Simplify Funds. They discussed with Altis the fees charged, acknowledging the differences in product type and structure. The Trustees considered the allocation of advisory fees among the Adviser and Altis in light of their respective duties. The Trustees agreed that the proposed sub-advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analysis provided by Altis. They noted that because the New Fund had not yet commenced operations, the profitability analysis provided was an estimate based on projected asset growth over the first 24 months of operations. They further noted that Altis projected making a profit during the second year of the initial two-year term if estimated asset levels were achieved. They concluded that based on the information provided by Altis, the estimated profitability was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether Altis would realize economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to New Fund. The Trustee agreed that this was primarily an adviser level issue and had been considered with respect to the overall advisory agreement, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense and the estimated growth of the New Fund.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Altis as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees determined that approval of the sub-advisory agreement was in the best interests of the New Fund and its future shareholders.

 

 

 

 

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF

 

In connection with the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) held on January 9, 2026 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the approval of the advisory agreement between Trust and Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Simplify”) on behalf of Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF (the “New Fund”).

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees noted that Simplify was founded in 2020, currently provides investment advice and investment management services to thirty-six exchange-traded funds and managed approximately $10.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025. They acknowledged that the Adviser specialized in offering a variety of innovative, efficient and differentiated investment strategies and solutions to meet the evolving needs of investors. The Trustees then reviewed the background information of the key investment and operational personnel that would be responsible for servicing the New Fund and noted enhancements made to the team since the launch of the Trust. The Trustees discussed that the Adviser would manage the day-to-day portfolio selection, administration, trade execution and compliance monitoring for the New Fund, and serve as the valuation designee and derivatives risk manager. They noted the New Fund would provide potential investors access to a systematic managed-futures strategy in a passively managed ETF format would provide differentiated returns and improve diversification. The Trustees noted that the financial condition of the Adviser appeared to be sufficient for the Adviser to provide the services required under the New Fund’s Advisory Agreement and to support the launch of the New Fund. The Trustees agreed that, based on the Board’s experience with the Adviser, the Adviser would provide high quality service to the New Fund and their respective shareholders.

 

Performance. The Trustees reviewed the investment objective of the New Fund and considered the performance of other funds in the Trust. They reviewed the hypothetical, back-tested annualized returns as of September 30, 2025 of the DBi CTA MF Index (the “Index”) for the one-, five-, ten-year and since inception (2002) periods. The Trustees noted that the New Fund will seek to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in instruments whose aggregate rate-of-return characteristics are substantially similar to the Index. The Trustees acknowledged that the Adviser would manage swap exposures, collateral levels and counterparty relationships in order to maintain alignment with the Index while minimizing tracking error and execution costs to provide efficient and transparent access to a diversified, model-driven managed-futures program within an ETF structure.

 

Taking all factors into consideration and recognizing that the Index returns were not those of an actual account, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser was capable of delivering favorable returns to the shareholders of the New Fund.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees discussed the Adviser’s criteria for selecting the constituents in each peer group (each a “Peer Group”). The Trustees further discussed the expected Morningstar category for the New Fund.

 

The Trustees discussed the proposed annual advisory fee of 0.20% and estimated net expense ratio of 0.35%. The Trustees noted that the proposed advisory fee and net expense ratio were significantly lower than averages of the Adviser’s selected Peer Group and Morningstar US Trend Systematic category. The Trustees also noted that the New Fund will incur expenses to maintain the Subsidiary for tax efficiency. The Trustees acknowledged that the New Fund may invest in other affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies to support efficient implementation of its index-replication strategy and the management of cash and collateral associated with its swap positions. The Trustees noted that the Adviser’s fees are not duplicative of underlying fund expenses as the Adviser provides overall portfolio oversight, swap counterparty monitoring, collateral management, valuation oversight and compliance supervision necessary to maintain alignment with the New Fund’s investment objectives. The Trustees concluded that the proposed fees to be charged by the Adviser were not unreasonable.

 

 

 

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analyses provided by Simplify. They noted that because the New Fund has not yet commenced operations, the profitability analysis provided was estimated based on projected asset growth over the first 24 months of operations. The Trustees noted further that the Adviser anticipated not making a profit in the first or second year of the New Fund’s operations. The Trustees then concluded that based on the information provided by the Adviser, the estimated profitability was not excessive with respect to the New Fund.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale would likely be realized by the Adviser during the initial term of the proposed advisory agreement. They discussed the New Fund’s prospects for growth. They then discussed whether the Adviser would benefit from economies of scale related to the New Fund from lower variable costs and decreasing impact of fixed costs. Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees agreed that economies of scale were unlikely to be realized during the initial term of the advisory agreement and would be revisited at the first contract renewal in two years.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the Adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the advisory agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees determined that approval of the advisory agreement was in the best interests of the New Fund and its respective future shareholders.

 

 

 

 

Board Considerations in Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

Simplify National Muni Bond ETF and Simplify Gamma Market Bond ETF

 

In connection with the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) held on May 15, 2026 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the renewal of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Simplify”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Simplify National Muni Bond ETF (“NMB”) and Simplify Gamma Market Bond ETF (“GAEM”) (each a “Renewing Fund” and collectively, the “Renewing Funds”) and the continuation of the sub-advisory agreement between Simplify, Gamma Asset Management LLC (“Gamma”), and the Trust on behalf of GAEM (the “Gamma Sub-Advisory Agreement”).

 

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

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees discussed the personnel who perform services for the Renewing Funds, including their qualifications and experience, noting that the Adviser had added additional resources and expertise since the Renewing Funds Advisory Agreement was initially approved. The Board considered the quality of the Adviser’s operational and compliance infrastructure supporting the Renewing Funds. They considered that the Adviser conducted competitor fund research and analysis to benchmark fees and performance, worked with brokers, counterparties and custodians to effectively implement each Renewing Fund’s strategy, and provided services including trade execution, post-trade settlement and reporting and compliance monitoring. They discussed that the Adviser oversaw the activities of the Renewing Funds’ other service providers, including sub-advisers, and monitored adherence to the Renewing Funds’ investment restrictions and compliance with various policies and procedures. After discussing and considering the full scope of services provided by the Adviser to the Renewing Funds, the Trustees agreed that the Adviser had delivered high quality services consistent with its responsibilities to the Renewing Funds and their respective shareholders.

 

Performance. The Trustees reviewed the Adviser’s management capabilities as demonstrated by the Renewing Funds’ performance and ability to meet their respective investment objectives. The Trustees reviewed the Renewing Funds’ returns compared to the returns of each Renewing Fund’s index, Morningstar category, peer group, and broad-based index over various time periods ended March 31, 2026. They discussed that the Renewing Funds’ peer groups were chosen by the Adviser for having similar core exposure.

 

The Trustees noted that GAEM underperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2026 and outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and index for the since inception periods ended March 31, 2026. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s explanation that the underperformance was attributable to the portfolio’s limited exposure to lower credit quality segments of the emerging market debt universe, which delivered some of the highest returns during the period.

 

The Trustees noted that NMB outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2026, outperformed its Morningstar category and index for the since inception period, but slightly underperformed its peer group for the since inception period.

 

 

 

 

The Trustees recalled that they regularly received data, analyses, and reports regarding each Renewing Fund’s performance, premium/discount, and intraday trading spreads, among other things, which was considered in the renewal deliberations. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commentary regarding broader market trends and macroeconomic developments and interrelationship between market conditions and each Renewing Fund’s performance. Taking all factors into consideration, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser had the tools to continue to deliver favorable returns to the shareholders of the Renewing Funds.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees considered the advisory fees and expenses for the Renewing Funds, including the Adviser’s rationale, as well as comparative fee data for a universe of unaffiliated ETFs and peer groups of the Renewing Funds, the details of which were included in Meeting Materials. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s observations and analysis of the variation among the funds in the Peer Groups, the relevant Morningstar category, and the Renewing Funds, noting any relevant differences between the Renewing Funds and peer groups that may explain variations in the advisory fees. They discussed the Adviser’s belief that the current advisory fees reflect the uniqueness of each Renewing Fund’s strategies and depth of expertise offered in managing the Renewing Funds.

 

GAEM. The Board observed that the management fee for GAEM was 0.95% of its average daily net assets. They considered that each was a unitary fee and noted that the Adviser had waived a portion of its management fee during the period. The Trustees discussed that the Renewing Fund’s management fee was above the average of its Peer Group and Morningstar category. The Board discussed the Adviser’s belief that the management fee is reasonable given the Fund’s actively managed strategy, which incorporates emerging markets sovereign and corporate debt, as well as derivatives such as credit default swaps and foreign exchange instruments to manage credit and currency exposures. The Adviser noted that this multi-instrument approach required ongoing macroeconomic analysis, issuer-level research, and active risk management across global markets, which is not typically present in more traditional or passively managed emerging markets bond funds.

 

NMB. The Board noted that the management fee for NMB was 0.50% of its average daily net assets, which was also higher than the average of its Peer Group and Morningstar category but well below the high of each. The Board considered the Adviser’s view that NMB’s management fee is reasonable given the Fund’s actively managed municipal bond strategy combined with an income-generating option overlay, noting that the implementation of option strategy across equity and fixed income-linked instruments, along with active credit selection and portfolio construction, introduces additional complexity and requires ongoing monitoring and execution beyond that of traditional municipal bond funds.

 

The Trustees considered that no payments were made by the Renewing Funds to the Adviser other than the management fees. The Trustees agreed that the management fees for each Renewing Fund was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analysis provided by the Adviser and observed that the Adviser was not earning a profit in connection with managing either Renewing Fund. The Trustees agreed that excessive profitability was not a concern at this time.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether the Adviser could achieve economies of scale in providing services to the Renewing Funds and whether any such benefits were shared with shareholders. The Trustees noted the Adviser’s view that the current advisory fee structure already accounted for potential economies of scale as Fund assets grow. The Trustees concluded that the Board would continue to assess the appropriateness of breakpoints for each Renewing Fund as assets increase.

 

The Independent Trustees met in executive session with the Trust CCO and Counsel to discuss the proposed renewal of the Renewing Funds Advisory Agreement, then met separately with Counsel to the exclusion of the Trust CCO.

 

Conclusion. Upon reconvening, the Board unanimously determined that it had received all information reasonably necessary to reach its conclusion that it was in the best interests of the Renewing Funds and their shareholders to renew the Renewing Funds Advisory Agreement. The Board’s determination was based on the totality of the information reviewed and not any single factor.

 

 

 

 

Simplify Gamma Market Bond ETF – Sub-Advisory Agreement (Gamma Asset Management LLC)

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees acknowledged that Gamma provided research, analysis and recommendations to the Adviser and that Gamma’s bespoke relationship assists investors seeking enhanced emerging market bond strategies to drive asset class diversification and long-term investment portfolio returns. The Board discussed Gamma’s research approach. The Trustees reviewed the backgrounds of the key personnel responsible for servicing GAEM, considering their qualifications and experience. The Trustees discussed Gamma’s practices for monitoring compliance with GAEM’s investment limitations and their process for mitigating risk. The Trustees agreed that Gamma maintained a robust compliance program. The Trustees agreed that Gamma had provided quality services to the Adviser and GAEM.

 

Performance. The Trustees recalled their review of GAEM’s performance when considering renewal of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also considered Gamma’s explanation that GAEM’s performance was influenced by factors including government policy developments in key markets, fiscal dynamics in certain countries, and geopolitical events affecting global fixed income markets. The Trustees agreed the performance of GAEM was acceptable.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees reviewed the sub-advisory fees received by Gamma in connection with sub-advising GAEM. The Board noted the sub-advisory fee was paid by the Adviser, not GAEM. The Trustees considered that Gamma did not manage any other accounts or investment vehicles using a strategy similar to that of GAEM. The Trustees considered the allocation of fees among the Adviser and Gamma in light of their respective duties. The Trustees agreed that Gamma’s sub-advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analysis provided by Gamma, noting that Gamma was not making a profit from sub-advising GAEM. The Trustees agreed that excess profits were not a concern at this time.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees agreed that economies of scale was primarily an adviser level issue and had been considered with respect to the overall Advisory Agreement, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense and the estimated growth of the GAEM. The Trustees acknowledged that Gamma waived a portion of its sub-advisory fee to support GAEM’s growth, which provided benefits to shareholders.

 

Conclusion. The Adviser confirmed its satisfaction with the services provided by Gamma and recommended renewal of the Gamma Sub-Advisory Agreement. Having requested and received such information from Gamma as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Gamma Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees determined that renewal of the Gamma Sub-Advisory Agreement for an additional year was in the best interests of GAEM and its shareholders.

 

 

 

 

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF and Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF

 

In connection with the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) held on February 20, 2026 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the approval of an investment advisory agreement between Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Simplify”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF (“LQ”) and Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF (“DINE”) (each a “New Fund” and collectively, the “New Funds”).

 

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

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees noted that Simplify was founded in 2020, currently provides investment advice and investment management services to thirty-seven exchange-traded funds and managed approximately $12 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. They acknowledged that the Adviser specialized in offering a variety of innovative, efficient and differentiated investment strategies and solutions to meet the evolving needs of investors. The Trustees then reviewed the background information of the key investment personnel that would be responsible for servicing each New Fund and noted their extensive industry experience. The Trustees discussed that the Adviser would manage the day-to-day portfolio selection, administration, trade execution and compliance monitoring for each New Fund, and serve as the valuation designee and derivative risk manager.

 

Performance.

 

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF. The Trustees reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and considered the performance of other Funds in the Trust. They reviewed the hypothetical, back-tested annualized returns as of December 31, 2025, noting that the strategy outperformed the primary benchmark for the one-, five- and ten-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2025. The Trustees noted the Adviser’s belief that offering investors a diversified alternatives allocation in a single ETF with a focus on tax-aware income and return characteristics will address investor demand for accessible alternative strategies implemented in a tax sensitive format. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s experience in managing innovative, efficient and differentiated solutions to meet investor’s evolving needs.

 

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income ETF. The Trustees reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and considered the performance of other Funds in the Trust. They reviewed the hypothetical, back-tested annualized returns as of December 31, 2025, noting that the strategy outperformed the primary benchmark for the one-, five- and ten-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2025. The Trustees acknowledged that the Fund would employ a systematic framework that evaluates the yield, risk and tax characteristics of income streams while managing correlations and volatility across asset classes. The Trustees also noted the Adviser’s belief that providing investors with a multi-source income strategy with a focus on tax-aware income characteristics delivered through a single ETF will provide a differentiated approach to income generation compared to stand-alone asset class allocations.

 

A discussion ensued regarding back-testing methodologies. Taking all factors into consideration and recognizing that the back-tested returns were not those of an actual account, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser was capable of delivering favorable returns to the shareholders of each New Fund.

 

 

 

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees discussed the Adviser’s criteria for selecting the constituents in each peer group (each a “Peer Group”), including the use of mutual funds as relevant comparisons. The Trustees further discussed the Morningstar category for the New Fund.

 

Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF. The Trustees discussed the proposed annual advisory fee of 0.25% and estimated net expense ratio of 0.25% (0.15% after waiver). The Trustees noted that the proposed advisory fee and net expense ratio were lower than averages of the Adviser’s selected Peer Group and Morningstar US Fund Multistrategy category. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser intends to reduce its management fee to 0.15% of the New Fund’s average daily net assets through at least one year from the date of the prospectus. The Trustees concluded that the proposed fees to be charged by the Adviser were not unreasonable.

 

Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income ETF. The Trustees discussed the proposed annual advisory fee of 0.25% and estimated net expense ratio of 0.25% (0.15% after waiver). The Trustees noted that the proposed advisory fee and net expense ratio were lower than averages of the Adviser’s selected Peer Group and Morningstar US Fund Conservative Allocation category. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser intends to reduce its management fee to 0.15% of the New Fund’s average daily net assets through at least one year from the date of the prospectus. The Trustees concluded that the proposed fees to be charged by the Adviser were not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profit analyses provided by Simplify. They noted that because the New Funds had not yet commenced operations, the profitability analysis provided was estimated based on projected asset growth over the first 24 months of operations. The Adviser projects 0% profitability in both year one and year two, reflecting conservative assumptions and a fee level that is competitively priced relative to peer funds within each proposed New Fund’s respective Morningstar category. The Trustees then concluded that based on the information provided by the Adviser, the estimated profitability was not excessive with respect to either of the New Funds.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale would likely be realized by the Adviser during the initial term of the proposed advisory agreement. They discussed each New Fund’s prospects for growth. They then discussed whether the Adviser would benefit from economies of scale related to each New Fund from lower variable costs and decreasing impact of fixed costs. Based on these and other considerations, including the fact that the Adviser had proposed very competitive fees despite modest expected asset levels, the Trustees agreed that economies of scale were unlikely to be realized during the initial term of the advisory agreement and would be revisited at the first contract renewal in two years.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the Adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the advisory agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees determined that approval of the advisory agreement was in the best interests of each New Fund and its respective future shareholders.

 

 

 

 

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 since last provided in response to this Item.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive 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 (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (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)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is 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.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(1) For each restatement:

 

(i) The date on which the registrant was required to prepare an accounting restatement;

 

(ii) The aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation attributable to such accounting restatement, including an analysis of how the amount was calculated;

 

 

 

 

(ii) If the financial reporting measure defined in 17 CFR 10D-1(d) related to a stock price or total shareholder return metric, the estimates that were used in determining the erroneously awarded compensation attributable to such accounting restatement and an explanation of the methodology used for such estimates;

 

(iv) The aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation that remains outstanding at the end of the last completed fiscal year; and

 

(v) If the aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation has not yet been determined, disclose this fact, explain the reason(s) and disclose the information required in (ii) through (iv) in the next annual report that the registrant files on this Form N-CSR;

 

(2) If recovery would be impracticable pursuant to 17 CFR 10D-1(b)(1)(iv), for each named executive officer and for all other executive officers as a group, disclose the amount of recovery forgone and a brief description of the reason the registrant decided in each case not to pursue recovery; and

 

(3) For each named executive officer from whom, as of the end of the last completed fiscal year, erroneously awarded compensation had been outstanding for 180 days or longer since the date the registrant determined the amount the individual owed, disclose the dollar amount of outstanding erroneously awarded compensation due from each such individual.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached hereto.
   
(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.
   
(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.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  Simplify Exchange Traded Funds  
     
By /s/ Paul Kim, President  

Paul Kim, President

(principal executive officer)

 
     
Date: September 8, 2026    

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By /s/ Paul Kim, President  

Paul Kim, President

(principal executive officer)

 
     
Date: September 8 2026    

 

By /s/ Fiona Ho, Treasurer  

Fiona Ho, Treasurer

(principal financial officer)

 
     
Date: September 8, 2026    

 

 


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