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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number:

811-23812

 

Elevation Series Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

1700 Broadway, Suite 2100 

Denver, CO 80290

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Anne Berg 

Elevation Series Trust

1700 Broadway, Suite 2100 

Denver, CO 80290

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

303-226-4150 

 

With a copy to: 

 

JoAnn M. Strasser

Thompson Hine LLP 

17th Floor

41 South High Street 

Columbus, Ohio 43215

 

Date of Fiscal Year End: July 31st

 

Date of Reporting Period: August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

 

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the NPF Core Equity ETF (the "Fund") for the period of March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations) to July 31, 2026. Please contact us at 800-748-0544 or etf@npfinvests.com or visit our website at https://www.npfinvests.com/etfs/npfe for additional information.  

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. : NPFE

WHAT WERE THE FUND'S COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
FUND NAME
COSTS OF A $10,000 INVESTMENTFootnote Reference1
COSTS PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
NPF Core Equity ETF
$17
0.40%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
The costs paid by the Fund reflect the period of March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations) to July 31, 2026. Such costs would be higher for a full reporting period.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM THE PAST YEAR?

Since inception (March 10, 2026) through July 31, 2026, the Fund returned a cumulative 11.00%, modestly behind the S&P Composite 1500 Total Return Index's 11.03%.

 

The Fund's brief operating history spanned the early stages of the Iran War, a recovery as the impact on oil prices proved milder than feared, a sharp expansion in semiconductor and AI capex valuations, and a rapid reset in those valuations during July.

 

At the sector level, the Fund’s minimal exposure to energy, consumer staples, and utilities each contributed positively to performance, while an overweight in materials detracted from performance.

 

Selection within the AI capex complex was the largest source of relative return, led by Applied Materials, KLA, Coherent, and Taiwan Semiconductor. Overweight positions in Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft added, as did underweights in Tesla and Meta – which trailed the index. Outside the AI ecosystem, Ball Corp., Knight-Swift Transportation, and Union Pacific performed well as the manufacturing economy began to inflect positively. The Fund's exposure to software companies reduced performance as investors reassessed the durability of those business models.

 

The Fund remained concentrated in businesses with high returns on capital and consistent growth, selected where our view was more positive than the market's.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM SINCE INCEPTION?

This chart shows the value of a $10,000 investment since inception. The result is compared with the Fund's benchmark.

TOTAL RETURN BASED ON A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
NPF Core Equity ETF
S&P Composite 1500 Total Return Index
Mar'26
10,000
10,000
Jul'26
11,100
11,103

The chart above represents historical performance of an investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table presented below and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

FUND STATISTICS

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$649,842,618
# of Portfolio Holdings
401
Portfolio Turnover Rate
19%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$965,241

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Table Summary
.
Since Inception (March 10, 2026)
NPF Core Equity ETF
11.00%
S&P Composite 1500 Total Return Index
11.03%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Call 800-748-0544 or visit https://www.npfinvests.com/etfs/npfe for current month-end performance.

Returns are cumulative for periods less than one year.

 

 

 

 

WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN?

INDUSTRY

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Rights
0.00%
Telecommunications
0.01%
Consumer Discretionary Products
0.02%
Renewable Energy
0.02%
Retail & Wholesale - Staples
0.03%
Real Estate
0.06%
Utilities
0.09%
Banking
0.16%
Consumer Discretionary Services
0.17%
Oil & Gas
0.33%
Consumer Staple Products
0.34%
Money Market Funds
0.48%
Financial Services
2.15%
Insurance
3.59%
Retail & Wholesale - Discretionary
5.55%
Media
6.33%
Industrial Products
7.33%
Industrial Services
7.47%
Materials
10.77%
Health Care
15.41%
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors
19.07%
Software & Tech Services
20.64%

COUNTRY

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)

Group By Country Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other
0.03%
Spain
0.01%
Germany
0.01%
Cayman Islands
0.01%
Netherlands
0.01%
Japan
0.01%
France
0.01%
Sweden
0.01%
Italy
0.01%
Switzerland
0.01%
Canada
0.06%
United Kingdom
0.08%
Taiwan
3.70%
Ireland
3.90%
United States
92.14%
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NPF CORE EQUITY ETF

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. : NPFE

800-748-0544

etf@npfinvests.com 

If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings, or proxy voting information, please visit https://www.npfinvests.com/etfs/npfe.

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the RiverNorth Active Income ETF  (the "Fund") for the period of October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Please contact us at 877-774-TRUE (8783) or info@true-shares.com or visit our website at https://true-shares.com/etf/cefz/ for additional information.  

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

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. : CEFZ

RIVERNORTH ACTIVE INCOME ETF

WHAT WERE THE FUND'S COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
FUND NAME
COSTS OF A $10,000 INVESTMENTFootnote Reference1
COSTS PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
RiverNorth Active Income ETF
$79
0.91%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote1
The costs paid by the Fund reflect the period of October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Such costs would be higher for a full reporting period.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM THE PAST YEAR?

RiverNorth Active Income ETF delivered a positive return of 12.63% over the one-year period, compared to its benchmarks' returns of 2.71% for the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 19.56% for the S&P 500 Index.

 

U.S. equities posted another year of solid gains driven in part by robust corporate earnings growth, hype surrounding the advancement of AI and AI related Capex, easing monetary policy expectations, and overall expanding investor risk appetite. Fixed income securities posted modest gains over the same period with the Federal Reserve cutting rates several times, however this was partially offset by concerns over higher inflation and changing Fed expectations.

 

The Fund’s exposure to Closed-End Funds, which collectively hold a diversified mix of equity and fixed income securities, was the primary contributor to performance for the year. In addition, discount narrowing (meaning when the market price rises closer to the NAV) and ETF exposure were also positive contributors to Fund performance.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?

This chart shows the value of a $10,000 investment over the past ten years. The result is compared with the Fund's benchmark.

TOTAL RETURN BASED ON A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
RiverNorth Active Income ETF
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
S&P 500 Total Return Index
60% S&P 500 and 40% US Aggregate Bond
Jul'16
10000
10000
10000
10000
Sep'16
10064
9983
10016
10003
Sep'17
11524
9990
11880
11093
Sep'18
12181
9868
14008
12201
Sep'19
12575
10885
14603
13067
Sep'20
12168
11645
16816
14701
Sep'21
16133
11541
21861
17187
Sep'22
13410
9856
18479
14635
Sep'23
14895
9919
22473
16539
Sep'24
18594
11067
30643
20836
Sep'25
21154
11386
36035
23268
Jul'26
22657
11431
40742
25131

The chart above represents historical performance of an investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table presented below and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

FUND STATISTICS

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$39,380,078
# of Portfolio Holdings
48
Portfolio Turnover Rate
73%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$279,560

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Table Summary
.
1 YR
5 YRS
10 YRS
RiverNorth Active Income ETF - NAV
12.63%
7.11%
8.50%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
2.71%
-0.40%
1.35%
60% S&P 500 and 40% US Aggregate Bond
12.72%
7.58%
9.65%
S&P 500 Total Return Index
19.56%
12.86%
15.08%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Call 877-774-TRUE (8783) or visit https://true-shares.com/etf/cefz/ for current month-end performance.

 

 

 

 

WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN?

INVESTMENT TYPE

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Real Estate
0.98%
Financial Services
1.05%
Money Market Funds
2.42%
Business Development Companies
5.31%
Exchange-Traded Funds
9.66%
Closed-End Funds
80.58%

COUNTRY

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)

Group By Country Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Guernsey
4.33%
United States
95.67%
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RIVERNORTH ACTIVE INCOME ETF

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. : CEFZ

877-774-TRUE (8783)

info@true-shares.com 

If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings, or proxy voting information, please visit https://true-shares.com/etf/cefz/.

MATERIAL FUND CHANGES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

Effective July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from September 30 to July 31.

 

 

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund  (the "Fund") for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Please contact us at +1 (800) 465-1403 or info@sovereignscapital.com or visit our website at https://www.scetfs.com/sovf for additional information.  

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

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

NYSE Arca, Inc.: SOVF

WHAT WERE THE FUND'S COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
FUND NAME
COSTS OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
COSTS PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund
$77
0.75%

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM THE PAST YEAR?

In the 12 months ended July 31, 2026, the Fund’s (“SOVF”) net asset value rose 4.54%, trailing the S&P Composite 1500 Equal Weight Index’s 26.48% gain (“S&P 1500 EWI”). The largest contributing factor in the Fund underperforming the S&P 1500 EWI over the past twelve months has been the relative price-to-earnings valuation multiple compression of the Fund versus the benchmark. The Fund owes this to less exposure to industries that became temporarily in favor during the period and enjoyed multiple expansion (or said differently, valuation multiples that increased during the period). Ultimately, earnings growth drives stock price performance in the medium to long-term, and price-to-earnings valuation multiples play only a temporary role in driving stock price returns. Those price-to-earnings valuation multiples of the index can also mean revert and contract to cause near-term underperformance after a period of expansion. While the trailing 12 months results are disappointing, they are a short time period for long-term investors who believe that exceptional cultures led by faith-driven CEOs drive strong long-term earnings growth.

 

Positively over the last two months to close the fiscal year from the end of May through the end of July 2026, SOVF has seen strong performance, up 7.03%, which is 2.02% above the benchmark and 8.05% better than the S&P 500 Index. One measure we use to judge the relative attractiveness of owning the Fund versus one of the stock market indexes is to assess the valuation multiple of the aggregate companies held in the Fund versus the expected growth rate of the earnings for the companies in the Fund. With SOVF trading at just 12.0x consensus 2027 earnings forecasts that are expected to grow nearly 17% year over year (as of 6/30/2026), SOVF remains attractive relative to the S&P 1500 EWI (13.8x and 16% growth) and the S&P 500 Index (18.4x and 13.1%). We believe the combination of a materially higher projected Earnings Per Share growth rate at a significantly lower price-to-earnings multiple for SOVF vs. the S&P 500 Index creates an ideal set-up for future performance relative to the market.

 

Regarding Impact, we continue building relationships with the CEOs of our portfolio companies. We have hosted six public company CEO roundtables over the past three years, and in August 2026 had the privilege of hosting a roundtable for Heads of Culture at public companies, many of them Chief Human Resources Officers. The roundtable drew 10 attendees from 9 public companies, representing a combined 325,000 employees. Following each roundtable, we have been encouraged to see CEOs install programs such as chaplaincy and employee benevolence funds, rewrite corporate values, and even take steps to sit on one another's boards in support of biblical cultures from the top down. We believe your capital invested in SOVF is creating positive impact every year for hundreds of thousands of employees across the companies SOVF is invested in.

 

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM SINCE INCEPTION?

This chart shows the value of a $10,000 investment since inception. The result is compared with the Fund's benchmark.

TOTAL RETURN BASED ON A $10,000 INVESTMENT

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund
S&P Composite 1500 Equal Weight Total Return Index
Sep'23
10,000
10,000
Jul'24
12,394
12,339
Jul'25
11,912
12,480
Jul'26
12,453
15,784

The chart above represents historical performance of an investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table presented below and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

FUND STATISTICS

Table Summary
Total Net Assets
$87,353,595
# of Portfolio Holdings
78
Portfolio Turnover Rate
46%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$770,629

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Table Summary
.
1 YR
Since Inception (September 29, 2023)
Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund - NAV
4.54%
8.04%
S&P Composite 1500 Equal Weight Total Return Index
26.48%
17.45%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Call +1 (800) 465-1403 or visit https://www.scetfs.com/sovf for current month-end performance.

 

 

 

 

WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN?

INDUSTRY

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)


Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Media
0.18%
Oil & Gas
0.26%
Money Market Funds
0.28%
Materials
1.65%
Banking
1.73%
Consumer Staple Products
2.13%
Real Estate
2.99%
Retail & Wholesale - Staples
2.99%
Industrial Products
3.53%
Utilities
4.75%
Consumer Discretionary Products
5.92%
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors
7.12%
Financial Services
8.44%
Health Care
9.63%
Insurance
10.44%
Industrial Services
11.49%
Software & Tech Services
26.47%

COUNTRY

(Expressed as % of Total Investments)


Group By Country Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
United Kingdom
0.05%
Canada
0.48%
United States
99.47%
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Sovereign's Capital Flourish Fund 

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2026

NYSE Arca, Inc.: SOVF

+1 (800) 465-1403

info@sovereignscapital.com 

If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings, or proxy voting information, please visit https://www.scetfs.com/sovf.

MATERIAL FUND CHANGES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

Sovereign's Capital Management, LLC ("Sovereign's") is transitioning the operations and day-to-day management of the Fund to Vident Asset Management ("Vident"), an affiliate of Sovereign's. On September 15, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved a new investment advisory agreement between Elevation Series Trust, the Fund, and Vident, subject to approval by the Fund's shareholders at a later date.        

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this 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) For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

(1)          Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

(2)          Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a Registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the Registrant;

 

(3)          Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

 

(4)          The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and

 

(5)           Accountability for adherence to the code.

 

(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) of this report.

 

(d) During the period covered by this report, the Registrant had not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) of this report.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) The Registrant’s code of ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above is attached as Exhibit 19(a)(l), hereto.

 

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 Kimberly Storms is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that she is “independent,” as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate audit and non-audit fees billed to the Registrant for each of the fiscal years/periods indicated below for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant, Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”).

 

 Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund

Fiscal year ended 

July 31, 2026 

Fiscal year ended 

July 31, 2025 

(a) Audit Fees (1) $15,100 $15,100
(b) Audit-Related Fees (2) $0 $0
(c) Tax Fees (3) $3,500 $3,500
(d) All Other Fees (4) $0 $0
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees (5) $0 $0

 

(1) Audit Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and for the services that are normally provided by Cohen in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

(2) Audit-Related Fees are fees billed for assurance and related services by Cohen that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees”.

(3) Tax Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and include preparation of Form 1120 RIC, Form 8613, state tax returns, and the review of excise dividend calculations.

(4) All Other Fees are fees billed for products and services provided by Cohen, other than the services reported under the captions “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”.

(5) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees are non-audit fees billed by Cohen for services rendered to the Registrant. The Aggregate Non-Audit Fee includes the Tax Fees disclosed pursuant to Footnote 3 above.

 

 NPF Core Equity ETF

Fiscal period March 10, 2026 -

July 31, 2026

(a) Audit Fees (1) $12,850
(b) Audit-Related Fees (2) $0
(c) Tax Fees (3) $3,500
(d) All Other Fees (4) $0
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees (5) $0

 

(1) Audit Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and for the services that are normally provided by Cohen in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

(2) Audit-Related Fees are fees billed for assurance and related services by Cohen that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees”.

(3) Tax Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and include preparation of Form 1120 RIC, Form 8613, state tax returns, and the review of excise dividend calculations.

(4) All Other Fees are fees billed for products and services provided by Cohen, other than the services reported under the captions “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”.

(5) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees are non-audit fees billed by Cohen for services rendered to the Registrant. The Aggregate Non-Audit Fee includes the Tax Fees disclosed pursuant to Footnote 3 above.

 

 

 

 

 RiverNorth Active Income ETF

Fiscal period ended

July 31, 2026

Fiscal year ended

September 30, 2025

(a) Audit Fees (1) $17,600 $20,100
(b) Audit-Related Fees (2) $0 $0
(c) Tax Fees (3) $3,500 $4,500
(d) All Other Fees (4) $0 $0
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees (5) $0 $0

 

(1) Audit Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and for the services that are normally provided by Cohen in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

(2) Audit-Related Fees are fees billed for assurance and related services by Cohen that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees”.

(3) Tax Fees are fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and include preparation of Form 1120 RIC, Form 8613, state tax returns, and the review of excise dividend calculations.

(4) All Other Fees are fees billed for products and services provided by Cohen, other than the services reported under the captions “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”.

(5) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees are non-audit fees billed by Cohen for services rendered to the Registrant. The Aggregate Non-Audit Fee includes the Tax Fees disclosed pursuant to Footnote 3 above.

 

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures: All services to be performed by the Registrant’s principal auditors must be pre-approved by the Registrant’s audit committee.

 

(e) (2) No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant’s investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled, or under common control with the investment advisor that provided ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved by the Committee was compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant has an audit committee which was established by its Board of Trustees in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The members of the Registrant’s audit committee are Kimberly Storms, Steven Norgaard and Corey Dillon.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The Registrant’s full schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

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

  

NPF Core Equity ETF

 

(Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.: NPFE)

 

Annual Financial Statements 

July 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Schedule of Investments 3
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 16
Unaudited Tax Designations and Additional Information 17

 

 

NPF Core Equity ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026

 

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53%
Banking - 0.16%
AIB Group PLC - ADR     361     $ 8,588  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA - Sponsored ADR     401       11,208  
Banco Santander SA - Sponsored ADR     1,401       19,754  
Bank of America Corp.     1,309       81,093  
Barclays PLC - Sponsored ADR     286       7,865  
BNP Paribas SA - Sponsored ADR     205       12,962  
Citigroup, Inc.     351       46,490  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Sponsored ADR     10       1,255  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     14       3,230  
DNB Bank ASA - Sponsored ADR     158       5,084  
First Internet Bancorp     2,098       61,807  
First Merchants Corp.     6,828       294,560  
HDFC Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     279       6,676  
HSBC Holdings PLC - Sponsored ADR     19       2,022  
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     1,036       17,653  
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     88       2,639  
ING Groep NV - Sponsored ADR     78       2,725  
KeyCorp     2,581       58,305  
Lloyds Banking Group PLC - ADR     360       2,221  
Mercantile Bank Corp.     824       49,506  
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)     632       9,057  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     247       61,718  
Regions Financial Corp.     1,111       34,385  
Societe Generale SA - Sponsored ADR     316       5,919  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB - ADR     490       3,719  
Truist Financial Corp.     122       6,324  
UniCredit SpA - Sponsored ADR     1,570       73,853  
United Overseas Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     200       13,362  
US Bancorp     849       53,496  
Wells Fargo & Co.     967       83,597  
              1,041,073  
                 
Consumer Discretionary Products - 0.02%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA - ADR     148       3,499  
Ford Motor Co.     999       14,665  
General Motors Co.     19       1,688  
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. - ADR     174       1,987  
Hermes Intl. SCA - ADR     93       16,414  
HNI Corp.     283       12,738  
Kontoor Brands, Inc.     22       1,842  
Masco Corp.     400       28,592  
Mercedes-Benz Group AG - ADR     311       4,192  
Midea Group Co. Ltd.     239       3,015  
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A     4       1,521  
Tapestry, Inc.     12       1,829  
Toyota Motor Corp. - Sponsored ADR     60       11,340  
              103,322  
                 
Consumer Discretionary Services - 0.17%
Carnival Corp. Ltd.     100       2,781  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     124       25,244  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     3       1,042  
Marriott Intl., Inc., Class A     114       42,503  
McDonald’s Corp.     1,709       462,524  
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Consumer Discretionary Services - 0.17% (continued)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     29     $ 9,231  
Starbucks Corp.     5,422       570,665  
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A     6       1,091  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     9       1,379  
              1,116,460  
                 
Consumer Staple Products - 0.34%
Altria Group, Inc.     775       52,956  
British American Tobacco PLC - Sponsored ADR     239       14,495  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     5,495       542,961  
Coca-Cola Co.     6,934       607,349  
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC     1,192       130,476  
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR     78       8,445  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     131       11,960  
Diageo PLC - Sponsored ADR     500       44,030  
J M Smucker Co.     66       7,871  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     84       9,182  
Kraft Heinz Co.     49       1,267  
L’Oreal SA - ADR     31       2,761  
Mondelez Intl. Inc, Class A     2,895       180,388  
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)     31       2,988  
Nestle SA - Sponsored ADR     324       32,384  
PepsiCo, Inc.     2,059       287,354  
Philip Morris Intl., Inc.     656       125,178  
Procter & Gamble Co.     725       104,755  
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     453       26,256  
              2,193,056  
                 
Financial Services - 2.15%
Adyen NV - ADR(a)     400       4,040  
Ally Financial, Inc.     4,296       186,146  
American Express Co.     593       199,396  
Apollo Global Management, Inc.     12       1,507  
Ares Capital Corp.     234       4,390  
Ares Management Corp., Class A     9       1,153  
Blackrock, Inc.     1,311       1,429,501  
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A     266       12,875  
Brookfield Corp.     410       17,437  
Capital One Financial Corp.     296       61,867  
Charles Schwab Corp.     66       6,946  
CME Group, Inc.     271       72,571  
Evercore, Inc., Class A     14       4,488  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     45       11,844  
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     257       13,259  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     392       399,205  
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. - ADR     63       3,273  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     400       61,616  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     81       28,650  
Moody’s Corp.     23,764       11,368,222  
Morgan Stanley     279       58,707  
MSCI, Inc.     5       2,861  
S&P Global, Inc.     38       15,653  
State Street Corp. - ADR     21       3,867  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     6       671  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

3

NPF Core Equity ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Financial Services - 2.15% (continued)
UBS Group AG     241     $ 12,710  
              13,982,855  
                 
Health Care - 15.41%
Abbott Laboratories     157,169       16,612,763  
AbbVie, Inc.     3,985       999,996  
Abivax SA - ADR(a)     12       1,499  
Alcon AG     20       1,379  
AstraZeneca PLC     128       21,714  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     9       1,491  
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)     24       1,122  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,345       87,842  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     7       1,610  
Cencora, Inc.     233       72,542  
Cigna Group     21       5,860  
CVS Health Corp.     276       28,823  
Danaher Corp.     118,897       23,182,537  
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     3,297       44,081  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)     498       42,863  
Eli Lilly & Co.     590       677,816  
EssilorLuxottica SA - ADR     11       1,047  
Exelixis, Inc.(a)     15       795  
Galderma Group AG - ADR     219       9,548  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     66       4,489  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     26       3,385  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)     7       3,913  
Illumina, Inc.(a)     41       8,409  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)     950       335,663  
Johnson & Johnson     82,446       21,135,032  
McKesson Corp.     56       47,947  
Medtronic PLC     79       6,746  
Merck & Co., Inc.     144,621       18,829,654  
Natera, Inc.(a)     112       29,989  
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR     85       13,273  
Novo Nordisk A/S - Sponsored ADR     351       16,525  
Pfizer, Inc.     3,605       90,161  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2       1,525  
Solventum Corp.(a)     50       4,272  
Stryker Corp.     14,071       4,582,925  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     22,941       13,175,016  
UCB SA - ADR     8       1,028  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     114       47,242  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     9       4,294  
              100,136,816  
                 
Industrial Products - 7.33%
3M Co.     1,136       200,254  
ABB Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     24       2,367  
Airbus SE - ADR     97       5,667  
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     194,420       22,268,867  
BAE Systems PLC - Sponsored ADR     403       45,769  
Boeing Co.(a)     50       10,807  
Deere & Co.     237       140,463  
Dover Corp.     355       72,640  
Eaton Corp. PLC     18,856       7,829,011  
Emerson Electric Co.     127       19,027  
Entegris, Inc.     33,479       3,985,675  
General Dynamics Corp.     14       5,368  
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Industrial Products - 7.33% (continued)
General Electric Co.     657     $ 236,566  
Graco, Inc.     12       953  
HEICO Corp.     16       5,702  
HEICO Corp., Class A     6       1,544  
Hitachi Ltd. - ADR     229       7,488  
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc.(a)     5       1,034  
Honeywell Intl., Inc.     5       1,215  
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     107       30,202  
Johnson Controls Intl. PLC     459       67,317  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     651       4,485  
Komatsu Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     179       7,763  
Lennox Intl., Inc     2       832  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     669       174,816  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     200       116,548  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. - ADR     132       1,548  
Nordson Corp.     17,915       5,334,729  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     1,971       141,813  
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     201       196,283  
Rheinmetall AG - ADR     22       5,788  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     158       75,853  
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC - Sponsored ADR     12,135       240,758  
Saab AB - ADR     2,328       73,076  
TE Connectivity PLC     4       823  
Trane Technologies PLC     5       2,275  
Trimble, Inc.(a)     109,985       6,222,951  
Veralto Corp.     137       12,901  
Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A     306       73,920  
Volvo AB - ADR     161       6,165  
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     9       2,618  
Xylem, Inc.     100       11,697  
              47,645,578  
                 
Industrial Services - 7.47%
Canadian National Railway Co.     1,249       158,885  
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.     7       622  
Cintas Corp.     12       2,456  
CSX Corp.     2,933       147,823  
Deutsche Post AG - ADR     174       5,798  
Everus Construction Group, Inc.(a)     23       2,885  
Fluor Corp.(a)     999       50,120  
GFL Environmental, Inc.     31       1,281  
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A     135,468       9,419,090  
Mobility Global, Inc.(a)     38       774  
Norfolk Southern Corp.     975       327,093  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     14       2,970  
Quanta Services, Inc.     4,919       3,282,744  
Union Pacific Corp.     59,895       17,497,126  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)     19       2,305  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     123       12,819  
United Rentals, Inc.     70       75,548  
Waste Management, Inc.     77,474       17,551,735  
WW Grainger, Inc.     3       4,147  
              48,546,221  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

4

NPF Core Equity ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Insurance - 3.59%
Aflac, Inc.     56     $ 7,139  
Allstate Corp.     75       19,806  
Aon PLC, Class A     150       54,083  
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     153       38,161  
Assurant, Inc.     379       105,813  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)     44,510       22,768,645  
Chubb Ltd.     61       21,391  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     799       141,966  
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.     23       3,264  
Manulife Financial Corp.     150       6,666  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     585       110,969  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG - ADR     295       3,543  
Old Republic Intl. Corp.     416       17,975  
Swiss Life Holding AG - ADR     23       1,361  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. - Sponsored ADR     203       10,284  
Travelers Cos., Inc.     36       13,477  
Unum Group     69       5,942  
              23,330,485  
                 
Materials - 10.77%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.     221       32,105  
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     34       10,026  
Anglogold Ashanti PLC     230       18,244  
Ball Corp.     473,836       30,751,956  
Cameco Corp.     874       75,496  
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     2       720  
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA - ADR     643       6,064  
Commercial Metals Co.     659       45,286  
Corteva, Inc.     189       14,876  
CRH PLC     52       4,941  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     43       5,891  
Ecolab, Inc.     34,197       9,494,113  
Franco-Nevada Corp.     115       24,486  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Class B     1,102       69,018  
Heidelberg Materials AG     77       2,867  
Linde PLC     36,427       17,425,948  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     94       1,875  
Newmont Corp.     218       20,429  
Nutrien Ltd.     79       5,457  
PPG Industries, Inc.     188       20,778  
Ramaco Resources, Inc., Class A(a)     500       4,585  
Rio Tinto PLC - Sponsored ADR     34       3,293  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     34,573       11,784,207  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     15       3,769  
UFP Industries, Inc.     1,299       112,675  
Vulcan Materials Co.     190       51,028  
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.     200       21,806  
              70,011,939  
                 
Media - 6.33%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A     100,450       35,773,259  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C     9,467       3,376,406  
Booking Holdings, Inc.     25       4,823  
Comcast Corp., Class A     938       22,474  
Electronic Arts, Inc.     5       1,049  
Fox Corp., Class B     71       3,688  
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Media - 6.33% (continued)
Liberty Media Corp., Class C(a)     14     $ 1,374  
Match Group, Inc.     32       1,261  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A     3,157       1,757,533  
Netflix, Inc.(a)     431       30,907  
Omnicom Group, Inc.     16       1,259  
Prosus NV - Sponsored ADR     349       3,235  
Reddit, Inc., Class A(a)     25       3,517  
Roku, Inc., Class A(a)     10       1,450  
Spotify Technology SA(a)     24       11,999  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR     81       4,976  
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)     9       633  
VeriSign, Inc.     22       6,380  
Versant Media Group, Inc.     24       864  
Walt Disney Co.     1,155       111,099  
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)     209       5,497  
              41,123,683  
                 
Oil & Gas - 0.33%
Antero Midstream Corp.     75       1,648  
BP PLC - Sponsored ADR     328       14,832  
Chevron Corp.     2,435       479,281  
ConocoPhillips     4,394       529,389  
Devon Energy Corp.     585       26,401  
DT Midstream, Inc.     99       13,662  
Enbridge, Inc.     296       16,120  
EOG Resources, Inc.     6       892  
EQT Corp.     250       13,323  
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.     1,183       183,886  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     4,996       160,771  
Marathon Petroleum Corp., Class A     286       90,510  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Sponsored ADR     75       1,455  
Phillips 66     628       132,935  
SLB Ltd.     450       22,316  
Suncor Energy, Inc.     56       3,768  
Targa Resources Corp.     106       28,659  
Texas Pacific Land Corp.     330       132,851  
TotalEnergies SE     553       48,587  
Valero Energy Corp.     706       220,907  
Williams Cos., Inc.     457       32,694  
              2,154,887  
                 
Real Estate - 0.06%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     154       28,584  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     131       24,696  
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.     94       2,052  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     17       2,250  
Realty Income Corp.     1,342       85,713  
Tanger, Inc.     388       15,776  
VICI Properties, Inc.     119       3,136  
Welltower, Inc.     1,032       241,942  
              404,149  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Renewable Energy - 0.01%
First Solar, Inc.(a)     297     $ 62,676  
                 
Retail & Wholesale - Discretionary - 5.55%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     250       30,563  
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)     88,304       23,981,600  
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)     2       737  
Copart, Inc.(a)     13,988       407,331  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     34       6,661  
eBay, Inc.     21       2,394  
Home Depot, Inc.     16,540       5,490,618  
Industria de Diseno Textil SA - ADR     314       5,131  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     117       24,314  
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)     16       30,047  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     1,014       90,601  
QXO, Inc.(a)     624       8,299  
Ross Stores, Inc.     4       1,004  
Sea Ltd. - ADR(a)     235       25,084  
TJX Cos., Inc.     37,848       5,955,004  
Tractor Supply Co.     100       3,077  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     4       915  
              36,063,380  
                 
Retail & Wholesale - Staples - 0.03%
PriceSmart, Inc.     61       11,829  
Sysco Corp.     1,822       155,307  
Target Corp.     29       4,190  
Tesco PLC - Sponsored ADR     236       4,689  
              176,015  
                 
Software & Tech Services - 20.64%
Accenture PLC, Class A     184       30,529  
Adobe, Inc.(a)     16,013       4,009,815  
Autodesk, Inc.(a)     6       1,405  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     682       181,726  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)     22       7,481  
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a)     27       7,533  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     140       26,720  
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)     65,219       6,884,518  
Fiserv, Inc.(a)     544       29,343  
Fortinet, Inc.(a)     17       2,753  
Fujitsu Ltd. - ADR     64       1,464  
Gartner, Inc.(a)     58       8,759  
HubSpot, Inc.(a)     10,852       2,575,831  
Intl. Business Machines Corp.     226       50,545  
Intuit, Inc.     19       6,005  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     26,240       15,038,144  
Microsoft Corp.     139,649       64,897,683  
MongoDB, Inc., Class A(a)     2       675  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)     244       80,967  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     162       9,268  
Salesforce, Inc.     154       28,339  
SAP SE - Sponsored ADR     73       13,404  
Shopify, Inc., Class A(a)     167       19,564  
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a)     70       20,530  
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     76,621       5,903,648  
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Software & Tech Services - 20.64% (continued)
Synopsys, Inc.(a)     13     $ 5,054  
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)     13,371       4,139,662  
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)     649       132,253  
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A     49,579       9,660,468  
Visa, Inc., Class A     55,564       20,343,647  
              134,117,733  
                 
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 19.07%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)     394       187,603  
Advantest Corp. - Sponsored ADR     68       13,442  
Analog Devices, Inc.     486       178,561  
Apple, Inc.     13,557       4,187,893  
Applied Materials, Inc.     56,504       28,685,386  
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     21,671       3,908,365  
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. - ADR     2,045       71,923  
ASML Holding NV - Sponsored ADR     15       24,435  
Astera Labs, Inc.(a)     35       10,893  
Broadcom, Inc.     1,144       445,336  
Coherent Corp.(a)     52,363       13,765,709  
F5, Inc.(a)     6       2,415  
HP, Inc.     165       4,500  
Intel Corp.(a)     669       60,344  
KLA Corp.     55,684       10,180,149  
Lam Research Corp.     318       93,180  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     3       4,278  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     24,663       10,746,902  
NetApp, Inc.     25       4,463  
NVIDIA Corp.     111,700       22,423,775  
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)     110       8,977  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     679       100,227  
Semtech Corp.(a)     411       48,424  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Sponsored ADR     59,340       23,988,195  
Teradyne, Inc.     7       2,574  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     441       121,601  
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)     15,945       4,684,960  
              123,954,510  
Telecommunications - 0.01%
AT&T, Inc.     939       21,832  
Deutsche Telekom AG - Sponsored ADR     151       4,655  
NTT, Inc. - ADR     290       6,951  
SoftBank Corp. - ADR     579       8,112  
SoftBank Group Corp. - ADR     368       5,693  
T-Mobile US, Inc.     6       1,036  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     665       31,129  
              79,408  
                 
Utilities - 0.09%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     35       4,475  
Atmos Energy Corp.     18       3,110  
CMS Energy Corp.     65       4,679  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     799       86,971  
Dominion Energy, Inc.     899       62,184  
DTE Energy Co.     100       14,187  
Duke Energy Corp.     802       100,595  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.53% (continued)
Utilities - 0.09% (continued)
Entergy Corp.     374     $ 40,250  
Evergy, Inc.     19       1,577  
FirstEnergy Corp.     659       31,836  
Iberdrola SA - Sponsored ADR     96       9,171  
National Fuel Gas Co.     200       16,462  
NextEra Energy, Inc.     608       52,847  
NRG Energy, Inc.     29       3,895  
Ormat Technologies, Inc.     140       13,661  
PPL Corp.     112       3,944  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     60       4,601  
Talen Energy Corp.(a)     92       30,737  
UGI Corp.     149       5,382  
Vistra Corp.     170       25,192  
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     304       33,264  
Xcel Energy, Inc.     187       14,623  
              563,643  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $377,293,211)             646,807,889  
                 
    Shares     Value  
RIGHTS - 0.00%(a)
Hologic CVR 2027                
Subscription Price $0.01, Expires 9/25/27     2,006       —  
                 
TOTAL RIGHTS                
(Cost $—)             —  
                 
    Shares     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.48%
State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class, 3.37% (7-day yield)(b)     3,099,211       3,099,211  
                 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $3,099,211)             3,099,211  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.01%
(Cost $380,392,422)           $ 649,907,100  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.01)%       (64,482 )
                 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%           $ 649,842,618  

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is a 7-Day Yield as of July 31, 2026.

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

AB – Aktiebolag (Swedish: Limited Liability Company) 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt 

AG - Aktiengesellschaft (German: Stock Corporation)

ASA - Allnennaksjegelskap (Norwegian: Public Limited Company) 

A/S - Aktieselskab (Danish: Joint Stock Company) 

CVR - Contingent Value Right 

Intl. – International 

Ltd. – Limited 

NV - Naamloze Vennootschap (Dutch: Public Limited Company) 

PLC - Public Limited Company 

SA - Sociedad Anónima (Portuguese/Spanish: Public Limited Company) 

SA - Société Anonyme (French: Public Limited Company) 

SAB de CV - Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable 

(Spanish: Publicly Traded Company) 

SCA - Société en Commandite (French: Limited Partnership) 

SE - Société Européenne (French: European Society/Company) 

SpA - Società per azioni (Italian: Joint Stock Company)

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2026

 

 

ASSETS:      
Investments, at value   $ 649,907,100  
Cash     5  
Dividends receivable     153,437  
Total Assets     650,060,542  
LIABILITIES:        
Payable to Investment Advisor     217,924  
Total Liabilities     217,924  
NET ASSETS   $ 649,842,618  
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF        
Paid in capital   $ 386,857,704  
Total distributable earnings     262,984,914  
NET ASSETS   $ 649,842,618  
         
INVESTMENTS, AT COST   $ 380,392,422  
         
Net asset value:        
Net assets   $ 649,842,618  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)     23,415,445  
Net asset value, price per share   $ 27.75  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 

For the Period March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations) through July 31, 2026

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:      
Dividends*   $ 2,074,170  
Total Investment Income     2,074,170  
EXPENSES:        
Investment advisory fees     965,241  
Total Expenses     965,241  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,108,929  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:        
Investments     (7,638,621 )
Investments sold in-kind     93,191,071  
Foreign currency related transactions     (70 )
Total Net Realized Gain     85,552,380  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        
Investments     (21,760,321 )
Total Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation     (21,760,321 )
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS     63,792,059  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 64,900,988  
*Foreign taxes withheld on dividends   $ 25,844  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

    For the Period  
    March 10, 2026  
    (Commencement of  
    Operations) through  
    July 31, 2026  
OPERATIONS        
Net investment income   $ 1,108,929  
Net realized gain     85,552,380  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (21,760,321 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     64,900,988  
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS        
Shares sold     136,858,092  
Shares issued in connection with reorganization (Note 1)     585,886,139  
Shares redeemed     (137,802,601 )
Net increase in net assets derived from share transactions     584,941,630  
Net increase in net assets     649,842,618  
NET ASSETS        
Beginning of period     —  
End of period   $ 649,842,618  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

    For the Period  
    March 10, 2026  
    (Commencement of  
    Operations) through  
    July 31, 2026  
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period   $ 25.00 (a) 
         
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:        
Net investment income(b)     0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     2.70  
Total from Investment Operations     2.75  
         
Net Increase in net asset value     2.75  
Net Asset Value - End of Period   $ 27.75  
TOTAL RETURN(c)     11.00 %
         
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:        
Net Assets, end of period (000s)   $ 649,843  
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets     0.40 %(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.46 %(d)
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(f)     19 %

 

(a) The net asset value at the beginning of the period represents initial shares outstanding on March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations).
(b) Calculated based on the average number of Fund shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.
(f) Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 31, 2026

 

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Elevation Series Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on March 7, 2022, as a Delaware statutory trust, and is authorized to issue multiple investment series. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. These financial statements relate to one series of the Trust, NPF Core Equity ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation, and as a secondary objective, current income, and is a non-diversified open-end management company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund commenced operations on March 10, 2026.

 

The Fund currently offers an unlimited number of shares of a single class, without par value, which are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in creation units (“Creation Units”) which are offered on a continuous basis through Paralel Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees, if applicable), at the net asset value (“NAV”) per share next determined after receipt of an order in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement, calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the Exchange on any day on which the Exchange is open for business. The Fund does not issue fractional Creation Units. The offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Fund is considered a single operating segment, and its performance and operating results are reviewed to make informed decisions regarding performance. An operating segment is a component of a Fund that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the Fund’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund’s financial statements. The lead Portfolio Manager acts as the Fund’s CODM.

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Schedule of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-08.

 

Portfolio Valuation: The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less its liabilities by the number of shares outstanding.

 

Domestic equity securities traded on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day. If there has been no sale that business day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on the business day. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market. Debt obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.

 

Investments in money market funds, including short-term investments, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as level 1 securities.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Norris Perne and French LLP d/b/a NPF Investment Advisors (the “Adviser”) determines that prices received are unreliable, are valued at fair value according to procedures established and adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee with respect to the fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and periodic reporting to the Board.

 

The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2026:

 

NPF Core Equity ETF

 

    Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted     Level 2 - Other Significant     Level 3 - Significant        
Investments in Securities at Value(a)   Prices     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 646,807,889     $ —     $ —     $ 646,807,889  
Rights     —       —       —       —  
Money Market Funds     3,099,211       —       —       3,099,211  
Total   $ 649,907,100     $ —     $ —     $ 649,907,100  

 

(a)  For detailed descriptions and other security classifications, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

In-Kind Seeding: The capital required to purchase the initial shares of the Fund was provided by in-kind seeding. The Fund was seeded through the exchange of ETF shares for securities held by a revocable trust and a limited liability company (the “Transferors”) on March 10, 2026. The transaction was structured as a tax-free exchange of shares. The Fund carried forward the historical cost basis of investments and cumulative unrealized gains and losses as reported by the Transferors prior to the in-kind seeding to align ongoing financial reporting. Investment companies carry substantially all their assets at fair value for periodic and ongoing reporting. The primary use of historical cost basis is to determine both realized and unrealized gains and losses.

 

The transaction resulted in the following:

 

Initial Fair Value of Securities Acquired by Fund     585,886,139  
Cost Basis     294,611,140  
Net Unrealized Gain     291,274,999  

 

The above securities as well as $4,750 of cash were contributed in exchange for 23,435,445 shares at a NAV of $25.00.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded as of the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities when the information becomes available to the Fund. Certain dividend income from foreign securities will be recorded, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date and may be subject to withholding taxes in these jurisdictions. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis using the effective yield method.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents may include demand deposits and highly liquid investments, typically with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid quarterly or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually.

 

Federal Income Tax: For federal income tax purposes, the Fund currently intends to qualify, as a regulated investment company under the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by distributing substantially all of its earnings to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise taxes has been made.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined and characterized in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole.

 

As of and during the period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses, in the Statement of Operations. As of July 31, 2026, there were no interest or penalties incurred by the Fund. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. There are no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

NOTE 3 - ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a unitary management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expense on securities sold short, taxes and related services, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, any distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and litigation expenses and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

 

Vident Asset Management (“VA” or the “Sub-Adviser”), serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Trust, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Fund. For the services it provides to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

 

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NPF Core Equity ETF

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

Paralel Technologies LLC (the “Administrator”), the parent company of the Distributor, serves as the Fund’s administrator and fund accountant pursuant to an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement. The Administrator provides the Fund with certain administrative, tax and accounting services. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

 

The Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Administrator, acts as the principal underwriter for the Fund and distributes shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units as described in Note 1. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets pursuant to a Custody Agreement and as the transfer agent pursuant to a Transfer Agent Agreement. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

 

The officers and the Interested Trustee of the Trust are officers or employees of the Administrator and/or Distributor. No persons (other than the Independent Trustees) receive compensation for acting as a trustee or officer. For their services, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly retainer, meeting fees, as well as reimbursement for reasonable travel, lodging and other expenses in connection with attendance at meetings. Trustee fees and expenses are paid by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

 

NOTE 4 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

For the period March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations) through July 31, 2026, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ 120,102,676     $ 120,699,348  

 

For the period March 10, 2026 (Commencement of Operations) through July 31, 2026, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

Fund   In-Kind Purchases     In-Kind Sales  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ 135,448,997     $ 137,721,526  

 

NOTE 5 - BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are purchased from or redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations generally of 20,000 Shares with Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants must be either broker-dealers or other participants in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC, clearing agencies registered with the SEC, or DTC Participants and must execute a Participant Agreement with the Distributor and accepted by State Street. Transactions of Creation Units generally consist of an in-kind designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Securities”), with a cash component equal to the difference between the Deposit Securities and the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. The Fund may require cash to replace Deposit Securities if such securities are not available in sufficient quantities for delivery, are not eligible to be transferred or traded, are restricted under securities laws, or as a result of other situations.

 

Beneficial Interest transactions were as follows:

 

    For the Period  
    March 10, 2026  
    (Commencement of  
    Operations) through  
    July 31, 2026  
NPF Core Equity ETF        
Shares sold     5,420,190  
Shares issued in connection with reorganization     23,435,445  
Shares redeemed     (5,440,190 )
Net increase in shares outstanding     23,415,445  

 

NOTE 6 - TAX BASIS DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

As determined on July 31, 2026, permanent differences resulting primarily from in-kind redemptions were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net increase in net assets resulting from operations, net assets applicable to common stockholders or net asset value per common share outstanding. Permanent book and tax basis differences of the below were reclassified at July 31, 2026 among paid-in capital and total distributable earnings/ (accumulated deficit) for the Fund.

 

          Total Distributable  
Fund   Paid-in Capital     Earnings  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ 93,191,073     $ (93,191,073 )

 

No distributions occurred during the year ended July 31, 2026.

 

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NPF Core Equity ETF

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes at July 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

    Gross     Gross     Net           Cost of  
    Appreciation     Depreciation     Appreciation/     Net Unrealized     Investments for  
    (excess of value     (excess of tax     (Depreciation)     Appreciation/     Income Tax  
    over tax cost)(a)     cost over value)(a)     of Foreign Currency     (Depreciation)(a)     Purposes(a)  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ 276,473,300     $ (6,963,424 )   $ —     $ 269,509,876     $ 380,397,224  

 

(a)  Represents cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for federal income tax purposes and differs from the cost and unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) for financial reporting purposes due to various book-to-tax differences. Those differences primarily relate to investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

As of July 31, 2026, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed                          
    Net     Accumulated Net     Unrealized     Other        
    Investment     Realized     Appreciation/     Accumulated        
    Income/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     (Depreciation)     Gain/(Loss)     Total  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ 1,113,661     $ (7,638,623 )   $ 269,509,876     $ —     $ 262,984,914  

 

As of July 31, 2026, the following amounts were available as capital loss carry forwards to the next year:

 

    No Expiration     No Expiration  
Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term  
NPF Core Equity ETF   $ (3,094,220 )   $ (4,544,403 )

 

NOTE 7 - INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

In the normal course of business, the Trust or Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Additionally, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, however, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.

 

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NPF Core Equity ETF

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders of NPF Core Equity ETF and Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of NPF Core Equity ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Elevation Series Trust, as of July 31, 2026, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period March 10, 2026 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 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 July 31, 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 on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit 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 July 31, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian. 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 Fund’s auditor since 2026.

 

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

 

Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

September 25, 2026

 

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NPF Core Equity ETF

 

UNAUDITED TAX DESIGNATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2027 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2026.

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund are available, without charge, (i) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free 1-800-748-0544. 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 at (i) www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free 1-800-748-0544 or (iii) the Fund’s website at https://npfinvestetfs.com/etfs/npfe/.

 

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

(Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.: CEFZ)

 

Annual Financial Statements 

July 31, 2026

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Schedule of Investments 3
   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5
   
Statements of Operations 6
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 7
   
Financial Highlights 8
   
Notes to Financial Statements 9
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 15
   
Unaudited Tax Designations and Additional Information 16
   

 

 

 

RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026

 

      Shares       Value  
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 5.31%                
Blue Owl Capital Corp.     36,955     $ 397,266  
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.     110,593       1,099,295  
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.     19,736       197,163  
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.     18,352       200,587  
New Mountain Finance Corp.     28,603       197,075  
                 
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES                
(Cost $2,210,181)             2,091,386  

 

      Shares       Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 2.03%                
Financial Services - 1.05%                
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.     24,188       415,066  
                 
Real Estate - 0.98%                
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.(a)      6,036       385,821  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                
(Cost $802,174)             800,887  

 

    Shares     Value  
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 80.68%                
Barings Corporate Investors     7,280       120,353  
Barings Participation Investors     3,289       53,479  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.     146,408       1,222,507  
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust     89,102       1,379,299  
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust     24,962       305,285  
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust     64,471       1,832,910  
BlackRock Technology and Private                
Equity Term Trust     32,012       257,697  
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund     81,056       1,049,675  
Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund     11,921       143,886  
Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust     91,440       1,206,094  
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund     35,884       722,704  
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund     70,130       441,118  
Clough Global Equity Fund     212,215       1,723,186  
Clough Global Opportunities Fund     214,201       1,250,934  
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.     8,242       103,684  
Credit Suisse High Yield Credit Fund     114,786       200,875  
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund     36,562       498,340  
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.     12,615       115,301  
FS Credit Opportunities Corp.     215,200       1,065,240  
FS Specialty Lending Fund     99,687       1,110,513  
Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc.     146,338       820,956  
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund     46,721       491,038  
India Fund, Inc.     8,996       105,343  
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund     65,677       960,198  
      Shares       Value  
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 80.68% (continued)                
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund     135,084     $ 784,838  
Neuberger High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.     31,542       189,252  
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd.     33,612       1,707,490  
Pershing Square USA Ltd.(a)      101,144       3,792,900  
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund     11,609       185,744  
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund     3,877       82,813  
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.     114,687       1,562,037  
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.     80,331       1,453,188  
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund     60,224       398,081  
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II     293,375       2,417,410  
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.     17,456       229,197  
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.     4,634       198,706  
Total Return Securities Fund(a)      10,252       60,487  
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund     185,178       1,529,570  
                 
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS                
(Cost $27,988,285)             31,772,328  

 

      Shares       Value  
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 9.67%                
Invesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETF     63,100       1,829,900  
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF     38,074       1,979,467  
                 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS                
(Cost $3,177,878)             3,809,367  

 

    Shares     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.43%              
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, 3.62% (7-day yield)(b)      954,998       954,998  
                 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS                
(Cost $954,998)             954,998  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.12%                
(Cost $35,133,516)           $ 39,428,966  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.12)%             (48,888 )
                 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%           $ 39,380,078  

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Rate disclosed is a 7-Day Yield as of July 31, 2026.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

Bullet Total Return Swap Contracts

Reference Index Return       Rate Paid by the            

Value/Net

 Unrealized

 
Received by the Fund(a)    Counterparty   Fund(a)    Termination Date   Notional Amount     Depreciation  
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II   TD Securities   OBFR + 45 bps   1/21/28   $ 824     $ (1 )
                $ 824     $ (1 )

 

(a)  Payments are netted and settled when the swap contract closes.

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

BDC – Business Development Company

Bps – Basis points (1 bp = 0.01%) 

Ltd. – Limited 

OBFR – Overnight Bank Funding Rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES      
July 31, 2026      
         
ASSETS:        
Investments, at value   $ 39,428,966  
Foreign currencies, at value     801  
Dividends receivable     26,839  
Total Assets     39,456,606  
LIABILITIES:        
Payable to Investment Advisor     29,933  
Payable for investments purchased     46,576  
Unrealized depreciation on bullet total return swap contracts     1  
Other payables and accrued expenses     18  
Total Liabilities     76,528  
NET ASSETS   $ 39,380,078  
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF        
Paid in capital   $ 36,104,055  
Total distributable earnings     3,276,023  
NET ASSETS   $ 39,380,078  
         
INVESTMENTS, AT COST   $ 35,133,516  
FOREIGN CURRENCIES, AT COST   $ 801  
         
Net asset value:        
Net assets   $ 39,380,078  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)     4,884,455  
Net asset value, price per share   $ 8.06  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the Period     For the Year  
    October 1, 2025     Ended  
    to     September 30,  
    July 31, 2026(a)     2025(b) 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                
Dividends   $ 1,383,790     $ 1,407,991  
Interest and other income     1,149       265,636  
Total Investment Income     1,384,939       1,673,627  
EXPENSES:                
Investment advisory fees     279,560       406,224  
Administrative fees     —       32,993  
Custodian fees     2,850       5,747  
Legal fees     2,126       9,579  
Trustee fees     6       4,781  
Registration fees     —       36,148  
Transfer agent fees     —       49,966  
Audit fees     —       27,118  
Compliance expenses     —       15,115  
Facility loan fees     —       7,541  
12b-1 fees – Class R shares(c)      —       28,975  
Other expenses     2,164       16,984  
Total Expenses     286,706       641,171  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,098,233       1,032,456  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:                
Investments     2,264,088       2,705,720  
Investments sold in-kind     592,849       169,092  
Bullet total return swap contracts     (52 )     —  
Foreign currency related transactions     27       —  
Total Net Realized Gain     2,856,912       2,874,812  
Long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies     441,215       108,965  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:                
Investments     (1,858,378 )     981,753  
Bullet total return swap contracts     (1 )     —  
Foreign currency related translations     (35 )     15  
Total Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation     (1,858,414 )     981,768  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS     1,439,713       3,965,545  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 2,537,946     $ 4,998,001  

 

(a) Effective July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from September 30 to July 31.

(b) The Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, a series of the RiverNorth Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”), in a tax free reorganization that occurred as of the close of business on August 1, 2025. Performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the information for the period prior to the close of business on August 1, 2025, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares, which ceased operations as of the date of the reorganization.

(c) The Board of Trustees of the RiverNorth Funds approved the termination of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R share Rule 12b-1 plan, effective June 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Period     For the Year     For the Year  
    October 1, 2025     Ended September     Ended September  
    to July 31, 2026(a)     30, 2025(b)     30, 2024(b)  
OPERATIONS                        
Net investment income   $ 1,098,233     $ 1,032,456     $ 1,191,185  
Net realized gain     2,856,912       2,874,812       1,118,215  
Long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies     441,215       108,965       7,043  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (1,858,414 )     981,768       7,775,920  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     2,537,946       4,998,001       10,092,363  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                        
From distributable earnings                        
Shares of beneficial interest(c)      (2,450,430 )     (1,343,665 )     (1,512,964 )
Class I(d)      —       (1,204,425 )     (838,913 )
From tax return of capital                        
Shares of beneficial interest(c)      (703,505 )     (207,998 )     —  
Class I(d)      —       (139,581 )     —  
Net decrease in net assets from distributions     (3,153,935 )     (2,895,669 )     (2,351,877 )
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS(c)                        
Shares sold     6,780,711       953,782       260,679  
Dividends reinvested     —       928,057       830,330  
Shares redeemed     (2,560,940 )     (5,983,421 )     (4,411,797 )
Shares issued in connection with reorganization (Note 1)     —       22,163,161       —  
Net increase/decrease in net assets derived from share transactions     4,219,771       18,061,579       (3,320,788 )
Class I(d)                        
Shares sold     —       2,084,480       2,025,510  
Dividends reinvested     —       1,236,113       1,385,727  
Shares redeemed     —       (11,202,871 )     (5,391,971 )
Shares redeemed in connection with reorganization (Note 1)     —       (22,163,161 )     —  
Net decrease in net assets derived from share transactions     —       (30,045,439 )     (1,980,734 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets     3,603,782       (9,881,528 )     2,438,964  
NET ASSETS                        
Beginning of period     35,776,296       45,657,824       43,218,860  
End of period   $ 39,380,078     $ 35,776,296     $ 45,657,824  

 

(a) Effective July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from September 30 to July 31.

(b) The Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, a series of the RiverNorth Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”), in a tax free reorganization that occurred as of the close of business on August 1, 2025. Performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the information for the period prior to the close of business on August 1, 2025, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares, which ceased operations as of the date of the reorganization.

(c) Distributions and beneficial interest transactions reflect the effects of the tax free reorganization from the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares on August 1, 2025.

(d) After the close of business on July 7, 2025, Class I shares of the Predecessor Fund were converted to Class R shares of the Predecessor Fund.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    For the Period     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year  
    October 1,     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    2025 to July 31,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2026(a)    2025(b)    2024(b)    2023(b)    2022(b)    2021(b) 
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period   $ 8.20     $ 7.73     $ 6.51     $ 6.13     $ 9.31     $ 7.44  
                                                 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income(c)      0.24       0.19       0.18       0.30       0.14       0.25  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments     0.30       0.83       1.41       0.38       (1.39 )     2.12  
Total from Investment Operations     0.54       1.02       1.59       0.68       (1.25 )     2.37  
                                                 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                                
From net investment income     (0.30 )     (0.48 )     (0.37 )     (0.28 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )
Net realized gains     (0.23 )     —       —       —       (1.61 )     (0.13 )
From tax return of capital     (0.15 )     (0.07 )     —       (0.02 )     (0.06 )     —  
Total Distributions     (0.68 )     (0.55 )     (0.37 )     (0.30 )     (1.93 )     (0.50 )
                                                 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net asset value     (0.14 )     0.47       1.22       0.38       (3.18 )     1.87  
Net Asset Value - End of Period   $ 8.06     $ 8.20     $ 7.73     $ 6.51     $ 6.13     $ 9.31  
TOTAL RETURN(d)     6.84 %     13.84 %     24.83 %     11.07 %     (16.88 %)     32.58 %
                                                 
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                                
Net Assets, end of period (000s)   $ 39,380     $ 35,776     $ 16,135     $ 16,557     $ 17,380     $ 25,705  
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets(e)      0.91 %(f)      1.55 %     1.84 %     1.74 %     1.64 %     1.58 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(e)      3.50 %(f)      2.50 %     2.45 %     4.51 %     1.86 %     2.88 %
Portfolio turnover rate(g)(h)      73 %     58 %     41 %     60 %     106 %     182 %

 

(a) Effective July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from September 30 to July 31.

(b) The Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, a series of the RiverNorth Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”), in a tax free reorganization that occurred as of the close of business on August 1, 2025. Performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the information for the period prior to the close of business on August 1, 2025, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares, which ceased operations as of the date of the reorganization.

(c) Calculated based on the average number of Fund shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

(d) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(e) The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented on the Schedule of Investments.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

(h) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026

 

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Elevation Series Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on March 7, 2022, as a Delaware statutory trust, and is authorized to issue multiple investment series. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. These financial statements relate to one series of the Trust, RiverNorth Active Income ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation and income and is a diversified open-end management company registered under the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2006 as RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, a mutual fund that was a series of the RiverNorth Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”). On April 3, 2025, the Board of Trustees of RiverNorth Funds approved a tax-free reorganization wherein all of the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund were acquired by the Fund in exchange for whole shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, of the Fund. The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees also contained provisions for the merging of the Fund’s Class I share class into the Class R share class which took place on July 7, 2025 and the termination of the Fund’s Class R share Rule 12b-1 plan which occurred on June 30, 2025. In connection with this acquisition as of the close of business on August 1, 2025, shares of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R shares were exchanged for an equivalent number of shares of the Fund, and the Fund’s net assets and net asset value (“NAV”) per share of $35,169,145 and $7.86, respectively, shares outstanding of 4,474,446, net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of $3,669,232 and the results of operations of the Fund were unchanged from that of the Predecessor Fund as a result of the reorganization. RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC, the Fund’s sub-adviser, was the investment adviser to the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund had an investment objective substantially similar to that of the Fund. The Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund, and therefore, the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund has been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the information in these financial statements and notes to the financial statements for the periods prior to the close of business on August 1, 2025, reflects that of the Predecessor Fund, which ceased operations as of the date of the reorganization.

 

Effective July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from September 30 to July 31.

 

The Fund currently offers an unlimited number of shares of a single class, without par value, which is listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe” or the “Exchange”). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in creation units (“Creation Units”) which are offered on a continuous basis through Paralel Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees, if applicable), at the NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement, calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the Exchange on any day on which the Exchange is open for business. The Fund does not issue fractional Creation Units. The offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Fund is considered a single operating segment, and its performance and operating results are reviewed to make informed decisions regarding performance. An operating segment is a component of a Fund that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the Fund’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund’s financial statements. The Operations & Risk Committee of TrueMark Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) acts as the Fund’s CODM.

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Financial Statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies, including FASB Accounting Standard Update 2013-08.”

 

During the period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund adopted FASB Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). The amendments enhanced income tax disclosures by requiring greater disaggregation in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, while removing certain disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 had no material impact to the Fund’s financial statements during the period.

 

Portfolio Valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less its liabilities by the number of shares outstanding.

 

Equity securities, including common stocks, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, business development companies, rights and warrants, traded on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day. If there has been no sale that business day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on the business day. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market. Investments in mutual funds, including short-term investments and open-end funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds.

 

U.S. government bonds and notes are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices on the business day. Options are valued at the mean of the highest bid and lowest ask prices on the principal exchange on which the option trades. Swaps valued using evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or the prime broker. If no quotations are available, fair value procedures will be used. Debt obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. In certain countries market maker prices are used since they are the most representative of the daily trading activity. Market maker prices are usually the mean between the bid and ask prices. Certain markets are not closed at the time that the Fund’s price its portfolio securities. In these situations, snapshot prices are provided by the individual pricing services or other alternate sources at the close of the NYSE as appropriate. Securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and the asked quotes, or the last sale price when appropriate; otherwise fair value will be determined.

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

Investments in money market funds, including short-term investments, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as level 1 securities.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which the Adviser determines that prices received are unreliable, are valued at fair value according to procedures established and adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee with respect to the fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and periodic reporting to the Board.

 

The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2026:

 

RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

    Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted     Level 2 - Other Significant     Level 3 - Significant        
Investments in Securities at Value(a)   Prices     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs     Total  
Business Development Companies   $ 2,091,386     $ —     $ —     $ 2,091,386  
Common Stocks     800,887       —       —       800,887  
Closed-End Funds     31,772,328       —       —       31,772,328  
Exchange-Traded Funds     3,809,367       —       —       3,809,367  
Money Market Funds     954,998       —       —       954,998  
Total   $ 39,428,966     $ —     $ —     $ 39,428,966  
Other Financial Instruments(b)                                
Bullet Total Return Swap Contracts(c)    $ —     $ (1 )   $ —     $ (1 )
Total   $ —     $ (1 )   $ —     $ (1 )

 

(a) For detailed descriptions and other security classifications, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments reflected in the Schedule of Investments.

(c) Swap contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents may include demand deposits and highly liquid investments, typically with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded as of the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities when the information becomes available to the Fund. Certain dividend income from foreign securities will be recorded, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date and may be subject to withholding taxes in these jurisdictions. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis using the effective yield method.

 

Foreign Securities – The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a foreign currency spot contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Although the net assets and the values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at market close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in prices of securities held.

  

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RiverNorth Active Income ETF

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

A foreign currency spot contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date, at a negotiated rate. The Fund may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to settle specific purchases or sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency and for protection from adverse exchange rate fluctuation. Risks to a Fund include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

Distributions to Shareholders: The Fund generally pays out dividends from net investment income, if any, monthly. The Fund will declare and pay capital gain distributions, if any, in cash at least annually. The Fund may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with Federal tax requirements.

 

Federal Income Tax: For federal income tax purposes, the Fund intends to qualify, as a regulated investment company under the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by distributing substantially all of its earnings to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise taxes has been made.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined and characterized in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole.

 

As of and during the period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses, in the Statements of Operations. As of July 31, 2026, there were no interest or penalties incurred by the Fund. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. There are no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

NOTE 3 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

As a part of its investment strategy, the Fund may invest to a lesser extent in derivatives contracts. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent in derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity or debt securities; they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market factors.

 

Risk of Investing in Derivatives: The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected, resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.

 

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance.

 

Associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that a Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.

 

Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell or close out the derivative in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. In addition, use of derivatives may increase or decrease exposure to the following risk factors:

 

Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.

 

Bullet Swaps: The Fund may enter into bullet total return swap contracts (“bullet swaps”). The Fund may utilize swap agreements in an attempt to gain exposure to the securities in a market without actually purchasing those securities, or to hedge a position. A swap agreement is a contract in which one party agrees to make a payment to another party based on the change in market value of the assets underlying the contract, which may include a specified security, basket of securities, or securities indices during the specified period. Swap agreements will usually be done on a net basis, i.e., where the two parties make net payments with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or equivalents having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess is maintained by the Fund. In the case of bullet swaps, the net settlement of the total return and financing legs will generally be paid or received at the contract termination date rather than periodically.

 

The bullet swap contracts are subject to master netting agreements, which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund through a single payment, in the event of default or termination.

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

As of July 31, 2026, the effects of derivatives instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

RiverNorth Active Income ETF          
Risk Exposure   Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location   Value  
Equity Contracts (Bullet Total Return Swaps)   Unrealized depreciation on bullet total return swap contracts   $ (1 )
Total       $ (1 )

 

For the period ended July 31, 2026, the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations were as follows:

 

RiverNorth Active Income ETF 

 

              Change in Unrealized  
        Realized Gain/     Appreciation/  
        (Loss) on     Depreciation on  
Risk Exposure   Statements of Operations Location   Derivatives     Derivatives  
Equity Contracts (Bullet Total Return Swaps)   Net realized gain/(loss) on bullet total return swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on bullet total return swap contracts   $ (52 )   $ (1 )
Total       $ (52 )   $ (1 )

 

The average monthly notional value of total return swap contracts for the period ended July 31, 2026 was $841.

 

NOTE 4 - ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

On December 31, 2025, RiverNorth Strategic Holdings, an affiliate of RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (the Sub-Adviser), exercised an option to convert an outstanding note into equity of TrueMark Group, LLC (“TMG”), the controlling shareholder of the Adviser, and became the Adviser’s controlling shareholder by virtue of its acquisition of a majority of the voting securities in TMG. The Board and the Fund approved the continuance of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, prior to the close of the change in control. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a Unitary Management Fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.89% of the Fund’s daily net assets.

 

Out of the Unitary Management Fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate, except for: the fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes and related services, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, any distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and litigation expenses and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

 

The Sub-Adviser is responsible for selecting the Fund’s investments. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is paid a fee by the Adviser, not the Fund, out of the Unitary Management Fee.

 

Paralel Technologies LLC (the “Administrator”), the parent company of the Distributor, serves as the Fund’s administrator and fund accountant pursuant to an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement. The Administrator provides the Fund with certain administrative, tax and accounting services. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fees.

 

Paralel Distributors LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Administrator, acts as the principal underwriter for the Fund and distributes shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets pursuant to a Custody Agreement and also serves as the Fund’s transfer agent pursuant to a Transfer Agent Agreement. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fee.

 

The officers and the Interested Trustee of the Trust are officers and/or employees of the Administrator and/or Distributor. No persons (other than the Independent Trustees) receive compensation for acting as a trustee or officer. For their services, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly retainer, meeting fees, as well as reimbursement for reasonable travel, lodging and other expenses in connection with attendance at meetings. Trustee fees and expenses are paid by the Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fee.

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

NOTE 5 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

For the period ended July 31, 2026, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments), and in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

Purchases     Sales     In-Kind Purchases     In-Kind Sales  
$ 28,451,203     $ 25,591,083     $ 6,001,782     $ 2,347,727  

 

NOTE 6 - BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are purchased from or redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations generally of 10,000 Shares with Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants must be either broker-dealers or other participants in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC, clearing agencies registered with the SEC, or DTC Participants and must execute a Participant Agreement with the Distributor and accepted by State Street. Transactions of Creation Units generally consist of an in-kind designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Securities”), with a cash component equal to the difference between the Deposit Securities and the NAV per unit of a Fund on the transaction date. The Fund may require cash to replace Deposit Securities if such securities are not available in sufficient quantities for delivery, are not eligible to be transferred or traded, are restricted under securities laws, or as a result of other situations.

 

Beneficial Interest transactions were as follows:                  
    For the Period     For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended  
    Ended     September 30,     September 30,  
    July 31, 2026     2025     2024  
Shares Outstanding(a)                        
Shares sold     830,000       121,215       36,705  
Dividends reinvested     —       120,314       113,920  
Shares redeemed     (310,000 )     (758,226 )     (604,103 )
Shares issued in connection with reorganization     —       2,792,513       —  
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding     520,000       2,275,816       (453,478 )
Class I Shares Outstanding(b)                        
Shares sold     —       278,298       285,587  
Dividends reinvested     —       161,779       190,089  
Shares redeemed     —       (1,470,577 )     (747,875 )
Shares issued in connection with reorganization     —       (2,797,586 )     —  
Net decrease in shares outstanding     —       (3,828,086 )     (272,199 )

 

(a) Beneficial interest transactions reflect the tax free reorganization from the Predecessor Fund’s Class R Shares on August 1, 2025.

(b) After the close of business on July 7, 2025, Class I shares of the Predecessor Fund were converted to Class R shares of the Predecessor Fund.

 

NOTE 7 - TAX BASIS DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

As determined on July 31, 2026, permanent differences resulting primarily from in-kind redemptions and return of capital from underlying investments were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net increase in net assets resulting from operations, net assets applicable to common stockholders or net asset value per common share outstanding. Permanent book and tax basis differences of the below were reclassified at July 31, 2026 among paid-in capital and total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) for the Fund.

 

          Total Distributable  
          Earnings/(Accumulated  
Fund   Paid-in Capital     Deficit)  
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ (125,599 )   $ 125,599  

 

The character of distributions paid on a tax basis during the period ended July 31, 2026 was as follows:

 

                Long-Term        
    Ordinary     Tax Exempt     Capital        
Fund   Income     Income     Gain     Return of Capital  
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ 1,372,017     $ 8,837     $ 1,069,576     $ 703,505  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

The character of distributions paid on a tax basis during the year ended September 30, 2025 was as follows:

 

    Ordinary     Tax-exempt        
Fund   Income     Income     Return of Capital  
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ 2,449,224     $ 98,866     $ 347,579  

 

The character of distributions paid on a tax basis during the year ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:        

 

    Ordinary     Tax Exempt  
Fund   Income     Income  
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ 2,254,209     $ 97,668  

 

The amounts of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the costs of investment securities (including derivatives) for tax purposes at July 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

          Gross                  
    Gross     Depreciation     Net           Cost of
    Appreciation     (excess of tax     Appreciation/     Net Unrealized     Investments for
    (excess of value     cost over     (Depreciation)     Appreciation/     Income Tax
    over tax cost)(a)     value)(a)     of Foreign Currency     (Depreciation)(a)     Purposes(a)
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ 4,478,151     $ (1,202,128 )   $ —     $ 3,276,023     $ 36,152,943  

 

(a) Represents cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for federal income tax purposes and differs from the cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for financial reporting purposes due to various book-to-tax differences. Those differences primarily relate to wash sale loss deferrals and investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

As of July 31, 2026, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed Net     Accumulated Net     Unrealized        
    Investment     Realized     Appreciation/        
    Income/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     (Depreciation)     Total  
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ —     $ —     $ 3,276,023     $ 3,276,023  

 

Capital loss carryovers utilized during the period ended July 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Fund      
RiverNorth Active Income ETF   $ 286,490  

 

NOTE 8 - INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

In the normal course of business, the Trust or Fund enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Additionally, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, however, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On August 31, 2026 the Fund paid a distribution of $0.06774 per share to shareholders of record on August 28, 2026.

  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders of RiverNorth Active Income ETF and Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of RiverNorth Active Income ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Elevation Series Trust, as of July 31, 2026, the related statements of operations for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for the year ended September 30, 2025, the statements of changes in net assets for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2025, the financial highlights for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for each of the five years in the period ended September 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 July 31, 2026, the results of its operations for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for the year ended September 30, 2025, the changes in its net assets for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2025, and the financial highlights for the period October 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026 and for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits 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 July 31, 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 investment companies advised by TrueMark Investments, LLC since 2019.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

 

Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

September 25, 2026

 

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UNAUDITED TAX DESIGNATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  

July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)  

 

 

The Fund designated the following for federal income tax purposes for the period ended July 31, 2026:  

 

Foreign Taxes Paid   $ 14,832  
Foreign Source Income   $ 173,923  
Tax Exempt Percentage     0.64 %

 

The Fund designated the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2025:

 

Qualified Dividend Income     6.66 %
Dividend Received Deduction     0.00 %

 

Pursuant to Section 852 (b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designated $1,069,576 as long-term capital gain distribution for the year ended July 31, 2026.

 

The percentage of the total ordinary distributions paid during the calendar year ended December 31, 2025, that qualify as 163(j) interest dividends was 6.82%.

 

In early 2026, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2025 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2027 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2026.

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund are available, without charge, (i) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free (877) 774-TRUE (8783). 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 at (i) www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free (877) 774-TRUE (8783) or (iii) the Fund’s website at https://www.true-shares.com/etf/cefz.

 

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Annual Financial Statements

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  

Schedule of Investments 3
   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5
   
Statement of Operations 6
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 7
   
Financial Highlights 8
   
Notes to Financial Statements 9
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 13
   
Unaudited Tax Designations and Additional Information 14
   

 

 

Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026  

 

    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.78%                
Banking - 1.73%                
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a)     19,955     $ 1,515,183  
                 
Consumer Discretionary Products - 5.92%                
Columbia Sportswear Co.     1,006       59,736  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)     19,765       2,872,645  
LCI Industries     17,646       1,806,245  
Miller Industries, Inc.     8,677       436,453  
              5,175,079  
                 
Consumer Staple Products - 2.13%                
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     3,750       704,624  
J & J Snack Foods Corp.     2,891       221,162  
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     6,384       370,017  
Westrock Coffee Co.(a)     69,114       561,206  
              1,857,009  
                 
Financial Services - 8.45%                
Charles Schwab Corp.     8,557       900,539  
CME Group, Inc.     2,416       646,981  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     32,909       1,473,336  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     5,845       2,067,376  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     8,680       1,527,506  
S&P Global, Inc.     1,849       761,659  
              7,377,397  
                 
Health Care - 9.64%                
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)     18,894       3,696,044  
Option Care Health, Inc.(a)     104,151       2,398,598  
ResMed, Inc.     838       176,801  
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.     22,695       1,794,267  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     3,781       355,149  
              8,420,859  
                 
Industrial Products - 3.53%                
AZZ, Inc.     8,510       1,231,568  
CSW Industrials, Inc.     3,028       965,720  
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     4,279       188,832  
IDEX Corp.     951       219,158  
ITT, Inc.     1,203       235,764  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     930       243,018  
              3,084,060  
    Shares     Value  
Industrial Services - 11.50%                
APi Group Corp.(a)     10,625   $ 421,600  
EMCOR Group, Inc.     276       220,091  
Fastenal Co.     11,233       535,926  
Fermi, Inc.(a)     130,984       745,299  
H&R Block, Inc.     19,095       840,753  
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a)     8,675       202,128  
Insperity, Inc.     47,762       2,417,234  
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     2,116       575,023  
Kforce, Inc.     11,821       671,078  
Mobility Global, Inc.(a)     1,849       37,683  
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)     11,508       1,086,816  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class A     17,963       1,872,103  
Waste Connections, Inc.     2,491       416,944  
              10,042,678  
                 
Insurance - 10.44%                
American Financial Group, Inc.     15,132       2,144,507  
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     7,813       1,948,718  
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A     1,754       424,538  
Primerica, Inc.     7,544       2,413,779  
The Progressive Corp.     10,363       2,190,945  
              9,122,487  
                 
Materials - 1.65%                
Greif, Inc., Class A     16,653       1,441,317  
                 
Media - 0.18%                
Advantage Solutions, Inc.(a)     3,923       153,939  
                 
Oil & Gas - 0.26%                
APA Corp.     1,976       73,744  
Devon Energy Corp.     1,583       71,441  
Diamondback Energy, Inc.     411       83,413  
              228,598  
                 
Real Estate - 2.99%                
Camden Property Trust     3,846       426,175  
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)     12,282       1,803,121  
SBA Communications Corp., Class A     2,130       385,487  
              2,614,783  
                 
Retail & Wholesale - Staples - 2.99%                
Copart, Inc.(a)     8,087       235,493  
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)     5,237       467,926  
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)     12,271       1,069,540  
US Foods Holding Corp.(a)     5,379       541,074  
Walmart, Inc.     2,699       300,129  
              2,614,162  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued) 

 

    Shares     Value  
Software & Tech Services - 26.49%(b)                
Alkami Technology, Inc.(a)     170,886     $ 3,104,999  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     5,325       1,418,900  
Endava PLC - Sponsored ADR(a)     14,904       44,563  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)     39,425       2,812,185  
Fiserv, Inc.(a)     48,583       2,620,567  
HubSpot, Inc.(a)     679       161,167  
Paycom Software, Inc.     22,347       3,664,014  
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)     14,164       1,953,145  
Repay Holdings Corp., Class A(a)     834,335       3,337,340  
Science Applications International Corp.     3,337       390,863  
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)     6,183       687,735  
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)     37,171       2,727,980  
Verra Mobility Corp., Class A(a)     40,781       215,731  
              23,139,189  
                 
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 7.13%            
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)     7,328       1,321,605  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     12,411       1,439,552  
Diodes, Inc.(a)     16,673       1,372,521  
NetApp, Inc.     3,501       624,929  
Qualcomm, Inc.     9,947       1,468,276  
              6,226,883  
                 
Utilities - 4.75%                
NextEra Energy, Inc.     14,837       1,289,632  
Vistra Corp.     19,280       2,857,103  
              4,146,735  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS            
(Cost $88,638,551)             87,160,358  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.28%                

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 7-Day Yield - 3.64%(c) 

    247,502       247,502  
                 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS              
(Cost $247,502)             247,502  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.06%                
(Cost $88,886,053)           $ 87,407,860  
                 
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets - (0.06%)             (54,265 )
                 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%           $ 87,353,595  

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect these industries or sectors.

(c) Rate disclosed is 7-Day Yield as of July 31, 2026.

Investment Abbreviations: 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2026

 

 

ASSETS:      
Investments, at value   $ 87,407,860  
Dividends receivable     6,210  
Total Assets     87,414,070  
LIABILITIES:        
Payable to Investment Advisor     60,475  
Total Liabilities     60,475  
NET ASSETS   $ 87,353,595  
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid in capital   $ 107,321,635  
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit)     (19,968,040 )
NET ASSETS   $ 87,353,595  
         
INVESTMENTS, AT COST   $ 88,886,053  
         
Net asset value:        
Net assets   $ 87,353,595  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)     2,841,164  
Net asset value, price per share   $ 30.75  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 

For the Year Ended July 31, 2026

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:      
Dividends*   $ 1,574,585  
Total Investment Income     1,574,585  
EXPENSES:        
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)     770,629  
Total Expenses     770,629  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     803,956  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:        
Investments     (13,417,114 )
Investments sold in-kind     15,350,358  
Total Net Realized Gain     1,933,244  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        
Investments     738,505  
Total Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation     738,505  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS     2,671,749  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 3,475,705  
*Foreign taxes withheld on dividends   $ 645  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended July 31, 2026     Ended July 31, 2025  
OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 803,956     $ 584,707  
Net realized gain     1,933,244       3,080,910  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     738,505       (7,941,216 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     3,475,705       (4,275,599 )
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
From distributable earnings     (778,617 )     (273,101 )
Net decrease in net assets from distributions     (778,617 )     (273,101 )
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)                
Shares sold     39,587,810       89,490,569  
Shares redeemed     (69,362,203 )     (29,008,195 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from share transactions     (29,774,393 )     60,482,374  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets     (27,077,305 )     55,933,674  
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of period     114,430,900       58,497,226  
End of period   $ 87,353,595     $ 114,430,900  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

                For the Period  
                September 29, 2023  
    For the Year     For the Year     (Commencement of  
    Ended     Ended     Operations) through  
    July 31, 2026     July 31, 2025     July 31, 2024  
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period   $ 29.64     $ 30.93     $ 25.00 (a) 
                         
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                        
Net investment income(b)     0.23       0.20       0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments     1.11       (1.40 )     5.86  
Total from Investment Operations     1.34       (1.20 )     5.98  
                         
DISTRIBUTIONS:                        
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )
Total Distributions     (0.23 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )
                         
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net asset value     1.11       (1.29 )     5.93  
Net Asset Value - End of Period   $ 30.75     $ 29.64     $ 30.93  
TOTAL RETURN(c)     4.54 %     (3.88 %)     23.94 %
                         
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                        
Net Assets, end of period (000s)   $ 87,354     $ 114,431     $ 58,497  
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(d) 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.78 %     0.65 %     0.49 %(d) 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(f)     46 %     40 %     41 %

 

(a) The net asset value at the beginning of the period represents the initial shares outstanding on September 29, 2023 (Commencement of Operations).

(b) Calculated based on the average number of Fund shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

(c) Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period and redemption at the net asset value on the last day of the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(d) Annualized.

(e) Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.

(f) Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Elevation Series Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on March 7, 2022, as a Delaware statutory trust, and is authorized to issue multiple investment series. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. These financial statements relate to one series of the Trust, Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in common stock of publicly traded U.S. companies that are selected by Sovereign’s Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser selects companies that are led by faith-driven CEOs that seek to build exceptional corporate cultures based on biblical values that allow employees to flourish. A company is considered a “U.S. company” if (i) the security is listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, (ii) the issuer is headquartered in the U.S., or (iii) the issuer derives a substantial portion of their revenues from, or has a substantial portion of its operations in, the U.S. The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

 

The Fund currently offers an unlimited number of shares of a single class, without par value, which are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc (the “Exchange”). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in creation units (“Creation Units”) which are offered on a continuous basis through Paralel Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees, if applicable), at the net asset value per share next determined after receipt of an order in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement, calculated as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the Exchange on any day on which the Exchange is open for business. The Fund does not issue fractional Creation Units. The offering of the Fund’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Fund is considered a single operating segment, and its performance and operating results are reviewed to make informed decisions regarding performance. An operating segment is a component of a Fund that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the Fund’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund's financial statements. The Portfolio Manager acts as the Fund's CODM.

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-08.

 

Portfolio Valuation: The net asset value per share (“NAV”) of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less its liabilities by the number of shares outstanding.

 

Domestic equity securities traded on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the business day. If there has been no sale that business day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on the business day. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as determined by NASDAQ. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day. Portfolio securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding NASDAQ, are valued at the last quoted sale price in such market. Debt obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.

 

Investments in money market funds, including short-term investments, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as level 1.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which the Adviser determines that prices received are unreliable, are valued at fair value according to procedures established and adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee with respect to the fair valuation of the Fund's portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and periodic reporting to the Board.

 

The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2026:

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 87,160,358     $ —     $ —     $ 87,160,358  
Money Market Funds     247,502       —       —       247,502  
Total   $ 87,407,860     $ —     $ —     $ 87,407,860  

 

(a) For detailed descriptions and other security classifications, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

  

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded as of the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities when the information becomes available to the Fund. Certain dividend income from foreign securities will be recorded, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date and may be subject to withholding taxes in these jurisdictions. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis using the effective yield method.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents may include demand deposits and highly liquid investments, typically with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid annually or as the Board may determine from time to time. Distributions of net realized capital gains earned by the Fund, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually.

 

Federal Income Tax: For federal income tax purposes, the Fund currently intends to qualify, as a regulated investment company under the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by distributing substantially all of its earnings to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise taxes has been made.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined and characterized in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole.

 

As of and during the period ended July 31, 2026, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses, in the Statement of Operations. As of July 31, 2026, there were no interest or penalties incurred by the Fund. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. There are no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

NOTE 3 - ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a unitary management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending and other non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expense on securities sold short, taxes and related services, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, distribution fees and expenses paid by the Fund under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, litigation expenses and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses.

 

Vident Asset Management (“VA” or the “Sub-Adviser”), which shares a parent company with the Adviser, serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. Pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Trust, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the Fund. For the services it provides to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fee.

 

Paralel Technologies LLC (the “Administrator”), the parent company of the Distributor, serves as the Fund’s administrator and fund accountant pursuant to an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement. The Administrator provides the Fund with certain administrative, tax and accounting services. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

 

The Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Administrator, acts as the principal underwriter for the Fund and distributes shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units as described in Note 1. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets pursuant to a Custody Agreement and as the transfer agent pursuant to a Transfer Agent Agreement. Fees for these services are paid by the Adviser out of its Unitary Management Fee.

 

The officers and the Interested Trustee of the Trust are officers and/or employees of the Administrator and/or Distributor. No persons (other than the Independent Trustees) receive compensation for acting as a trustee or officer. For their services, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly retainer, meeting fees, as well as reimbursement for reasonable travel, lodging and other expenses in connection with attendance at meetings. Trustee fees and expenses are paid by the Adviser out of its unitary management fee.

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

NOTE 4 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

For the year ended July 31, 2026, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 46,590,420   $ 48,129,708  

 

For the year ended July 31, 2026, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:  

 

Fund   In-Kind Purchases     In-Kind Sales  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 39,486,455     $ 67,580,198  

 

NOTE 5 - BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are purchased from or redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Unit size aggregations generally of 10,000 Shares with Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants must be either broker-dealers or other participants in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC, clearing agencies registered with the SEC, or DTC Participants and must execute a Participant Agreement with the Distributor and accepted by State Street. Transactions of Creation Units generally consist of an in-kind designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Securities”), with a cash component equal to the difference between the Deposit Securities and the NAV per unit of the Fund on the transaction date. The Fund may require cash to replace Deposit Securities if such securities are not available in sufficient quantities for delivery, are not eligible to be transferred or traded, are restricted under securities laws, or as a result of other situations.

 

Beneficial Interest transactions were as follows:

 

    For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended  
    July 31, 2026     July 31, 2025  
Shares sold     1,350,000       2,920,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,370,000 )     (950,000 )
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding     (1,020,000 )     1,970,000  

 

NOTE 6 - TAX BASIS DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

As determined on July 31, 2026, permanent differences resulting primarily from in-kind redemptions were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net increase in net assets resulting from operations, net assets applicable to common stockholders or net asset value per common share outstanding. Permanent book and tax basis differences of the below were reclassified at July 31, 2026 among paid-in capital and total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) for the Fund.

 

          Total Distributable Earnings/
Fund   Paid-in Capital     (Accumulated Deficit)
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 13,993,797     $ (13,993,797 )

 

The character of distributions paid on a tax basis during the period ended July 31, 2026 was as follows:          

 

          Long-Term  
    Ordinary     Capital  
Fund   Income     Gain  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 778,617     $ —  

 

The character of distributions paid on a tax basis during the period ended July 31, 2025 was as follows:          

 

          Long-Term  
    Ordinary     Capital  
Fund   Income     Gain  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 273,101     $ —  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

July 31, 2026 (Continued)

 

 

The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes at July 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

    Gross     Gross     Net           Cost of
    Appreciation     Depreciation     Appreciation/     Net Unrealized     Investments for
    (excess of value     (excess of tax     (Depreciation)     Appreciation/     Income Tax
    over tax cost)(a)     cost over value)(a)     of Foreign Currency     (Depreciation)(a)     Purposes(a)
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 8,704,385     $ (10,763,027 )   $ —     $ (2,058,642 )   $ 89,466,502  

 

(a) Represents cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for federal income tax purposes and differs from the cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for financial reporting purposes due to various book-to-tax differences. Those differences primarily relate to wash sales.

 

As of July 31, 2026, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed Net     Accumulated Net     Unrealized        
    Investment     Realized     Appreciation/        
    Income/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     (Depreciation)     Total  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ 422,323     $ (18,331,721 )   $ (2,058,642 )   $ (19,968,040 )

 

As of July 31, 2026, the following amount is available as capital loss carry forwards to the next year:

 

    No Expiration     No Expiration  
Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term  
Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund   $ (9,301,511 )   $ (9,030,210 )

 

NOTE 7 - INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

In the normal course of business, the Trust or Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Additionally, the Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, however, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Sovereign's Capital Management, LLC ("Sovereign's") is transitioning the operations and day-to-day management of the Fund to Vident Asset Management ("Vident"), an affiliate of Sovereign's. On September 15, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust approved a new investment advisory agreement between Elevation Series Trust, the Fund, and Vident, subject to approval by the Fund's shareholders at a later date.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

  

To the Shareholders of Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund and Board of Trustees of Elevation Series Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Sovereign’s Capital Flourish Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Elevation Series Trust, as of July 31, 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, and the financial highlights for the years ended July 31, 2026 and 2025 and for the period September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 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 July 31, 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 the years ended July 31, 2026 and 2025 and for the period September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits 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 July 31, 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 Fund’s auditor since 2023.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

 

Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

September 25, 2026

 

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UNAUDITED TAX DESIGNATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

July 31, 2026 (Unaudited) 

 

 

The Fund designated the following as a percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions, or up to the maximum amount allowable, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2025:

 

Qualified Dividend Income Percentage 100%

 

Dividends Received Deduction 100%

 

In early 2026, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Fund during the calendar year 2025 via Form 1099. The Fund will notify shareholders in early 2027 of amounts paid to them by the Fund, if any, during the calendar year 2026.

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund are available, without charge, (i) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free (877) 524-9155. 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 at (i) www.sec.gov or (ii) by calling toll-free (877) 524-9155 or (iii) the Fund’s website https://scetfs.com/sovf.

 

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Fund distributed by Paralel Distributors LLC 

Must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the period covered by this report.

 

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

 

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.

 

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

 

The aggregate remuneration paid by the Registrant is included in the financial statements as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

No material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees have been implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive 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 to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.
   
Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
   
(a)(2) Not applicable.
   
(a)(3) Certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto.
   

(a)(4)

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

   
(a)(5) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.
   
(b) Certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) are attached hereto.

   

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

ELEVATION SERIES TRUST  
   
By: /s/ Bradley Swenson  
 

Bradley Swenson, President

(Principal Executive Officer) 

     

Date: October 8, 2026  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By: /s/ Bradley Swenson  
  Bradley Swenson, President
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: October 8, 2026  

 

By: /s/ Nicholas Austin  
  Nicholas Austin, Treasurer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date: October 8, 2026  

 

 

 


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