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Notes to Financial Statements
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
−Removed: 2022 (unaudited)
−Removed: Investments in securities, at market value (Cost $ 895,044 )
−Removed: Receivable for shares sold
−Removed: Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
+Added: Statements of Assets and Liabilities
+Added: June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
+Added: -1x Short VIX
+Added: Investments in securities, at value *
Interest receivable
−Removed: Other receivable
−Removed: Liabilities and shareholder’s equity:
−Removed: Due to custodian
−Removed: Payable to Sponsor
+Added: Receivable for shares sold
+Added: Variation margin receivable
+Added: Deposit at Broker for Futures
+Added: Due from Other
Variation margin payable
+Added: Fund shares redeemed
+Added: Management fees payable
Administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
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Total Liabilities
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share:
−Removed: Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)
−Removed: Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share
−Removed: Market value per share (Note 2)
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF INVESTMENT
−Removed: SHORT TERM INVESTMENT – 16.16
−Removed: Money Market Fund – 16.6%
−Removed: First American Funds Inc, 0.18% (a)
−Removed: TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $895,044)
−Removed: Total Investment (Cost $895,044) – 16.6%
−Removed: Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 83.4% (b)
−Removed: TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
−Removed: Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
−Removed: (a) Represents annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
−Removed: (b) $1,329,025 of cash is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
−Removed: Short Futures Contracts
−Removed: March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
−Removed: CBOE VIX Futures
−Removed: Expiring May 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $2,882,600)
−Removed: CBOE VIX Futures
−Removed: Expiring April 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $2,482,400)
−Removed: $ ( 135,277 )
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF OPERATIONS
+Added: NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
+Added: Paid-in capital
+Added: Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)
+Added: Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized):
+Added: Class I (unlimited shares authorized):
+Added: Shares Outstanding^
+Added: Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share
+Added: *Investments in securities, at cost
+Added: Statements of Operations
+Added: For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
+Added: -1x Short VIX
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest income
−Removed: Total investment income
Management fees
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Net Investment Loss
−Removed: Realized and unrealized loss on investment activity:
−Removed: Net realized loss on:
−Removed: Futures contracts
−Removed: Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
−Removed: Futures contracts
−Removed: Net realized and unrealized loss on investment activity
+Added: REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
+Added: Net realized gain (loss) on:
+Added: Investments in securities
+Added: Investments in Affiliated Securities
+Added: Short Term Investments
( 4,573,051 )
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
+Added: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
+Added: Short Term Investments
+Added: Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
+Added: ( 3,737,244 )
+Added: NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
+Added: $ ( 3,980,023 )
+Added: Statements of Changes in Net Assets
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period ( 0 shares)
−Removed: Sale of shares ( 380,000 )
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
Net investment loss
−Removed: Net realized loss
−Removed: Change in net unrealized depreciation
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity, end of period ( 380,000 shares)
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
+Added: $ ( 242,779 )
+Added: $ ( 180,611 )
+Added: Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
+Added: ( 4,573,051 )
+Added: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts
+Added: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
+Added: ( 3,980,023 )
+Added: CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
+Added: Shares sold, net of shares redeemed
+Added: Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
+Added: Total increase in net assets
+Added: Beginning of Period
+Added: End of Period
+Added: Statements of Cash Flows
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF CASH FLOWS
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
+Added: Net income (loss)
+Added: $ ( 242,779 )
+Added: $ ( 180,611 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: Purchases of investments
−Removed: Proceeds from sales of investments
−Removed: Realized losses on sales of investments and futures contracts
−Removed: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts
−Removed: Increase in deposits at broker for futures contracts
+Added: Purchase of investments
( 86,248,199 )
−Removed: Increase in receivable for shares sold
( 60,472,471 )
−Removed: Increase in interest receivable
−Removed: Increase in other receivables
−Removed: Increase in payable to Sponsor
−Removed: Increase in variation margin payable
−Removed: Increase in administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
−Removed: Increase in professional fees payable
−Removed: Increase in licensing and registration fees payable
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities
+Added: Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments held
+Added: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
+Added: Realized gains (losses) on investments
( 4,573,051 )
−Removed: Cash flow from financing activities
−Removed: Proceeds from shares sold
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: Net decrease in cash
−Removed: Cash, beginning of period
−Removed: Cash, end of period
+Added: Decrease (Increase) in Deposits at broker for futures contracts
( 37,960,927 )
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
−Removed: March 31, 2022
−Removed: Investments in securities, at market value (Cost $ 496,282 )
−Removed: Receivable for shares sold
−Removed: Segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts
−Removed: Variation margin receivable
−Removed: Other receivable
−Removed: Interest receivable
−Removed: Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
−Removed: Due from other
−Removed: Due to custodian
−Removed: Payable to Sponsor
−Removed: Administrative, accounting, and custodian fees payable
−Removed: Professional fees payable
−Removed: Licensing and registration fees expenses payable
−Removed: Total liabilities
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share:
−Removed: Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)
−Removed: Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share
−Removed: Market value per share (Note 2)
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
+Added: ( 39,378,470 )
+Added: Decrease (Increase) in receivable for shares sold
+Added: Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
+Added: Decrease (Increase) in other receivables
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Payable for shares redeemed
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Due to Other
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Payable to Sponsor
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Professional fees payable
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Licensing and registration fees payable
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
+Added: ( 41,088,075 )
+Added: ( 49,092,257 )
+Added: CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
+Added: Proceeds from shares sold, net of cost from shares purchased
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
+Added: NET INCREASE IN CASH
+Added: Beginning of Period
+Added: End of Period
+Added: Financial Highlights
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF INVESTMENT
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
+Added: Net investment loss (1)
+Added: Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts
+Added: Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Asset Value Resulting from Operations
+Added: Net Asset Value, End of Period
+Added: Market Value Per Share, at June 30, 2022 (2)
+Added: Total Return at Net Asset Value (3)
+Added: Total Return at Market Value (3)
+Added: Ratios to Average Net Assets:
+Added: Expense ratio (5)
+Added: Net Investment Loss
+Added: (1) Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss
+Added: divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding during the period.
+Added: (2) Market values are determined at the close of the applicable
+Added: primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
+Added: (3) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June
+Added: (4) Percentages are annualized.
+Added: (5) The expense ratio would be 2.00% and 2.81% respectively,
+Added: if brokerage commissions and futures and futures account fees were excluded.
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
+Added: Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
+Added: June 30, 2022
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - 17.7%
Money Market Fund - 17.7%
−Removed: First American Funds Inc., 0.18% (a)
+Added: First American Government Obligations Fund, 1.30% (a)
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $8,291,332)
−Removed: Total Investment (Cost $496,282) – 12.4%
+Added: TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,291,332) - 17.7%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 82.3% (b)
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
−Removed: (a) Represents annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
−Removed: (b) $2,609,389 of cash is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
−Removed: Long Futures Contracts
−Removed: March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
+Added: Represents annualized seven-day yield at June 30, 2022.
+Added: 39,289,952 of cash is pledged as collateral fo futures contracts.
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
+Added: Short Futures Contracts (Unaudited)
+Added: June 30, 2022
Appreciation/
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CBOE VIX Futures
−Removed: Expiring May 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $4,299,050)
+Added: Expiring July 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $24,765,259)
CBOE VIX Futures
−Removed: Expiring April 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $3,688,800)
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: Investment Income:
−Removed: Interest income
−Removed: investment income
−Removed: Management fees
−Removed: Administrative, accounting and custodian fees
−Removed: Professional fees
−Removed: Licensing and registration fees
−Removed: Total expenses
−Removed: Net investment loss
−Removed: Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment activity:
−Removed: Net realized gain (loss) on:
−Removed: Futures contracts
−Removed: Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
−Removed: Futures contracts
−Removed: Net realized and unrealized gain
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
+Added: Expiring August 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $22,835,611)
+Added: See accompanying notes to financial statements
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period ( 0 shares)
−Removed: Sale of shares ( 240,000 )
−Removed: Net investment loss
−Removed: Net realized loss
−Removed: Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity, end of period ( 240,000 shares)
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
+Added: Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
+Added: June 30, 2022
+Added: SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - 28.4%
+Added: Money Market Fund - 28.4%
+Added: First American Government Obligations Fund, 1.30% (a)
+Added: TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $17,149,760)
+Added: TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $17,149,760) - 28.4%
+Added: Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 71.6% (b)
+Added: TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
+Added: Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
+Added: Represents annualized seven-day yield at June 30, 2022.
+Added: 17,149,760 of cash is pledged as collateral fo futures contracts.
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: Cash flow from operating activities
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
−Removed: Purchases of investments
−Removed: Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments
−Removed: Realized losses on sales of investments
−Removed: Change in unrealized appreciation on investments
−Removed: Increase in Deposits at broker for futures contracts
−Removed: ( 2,385,068 )
−Removed: Increase in variation margin receivable
−Removed: Increase in receivable for shares sold
−Removed: ( 2,219,224 )
−Removed: Increase in interest receivable
−Removed: Increase in other receivables
−Removed: Increase in due to other
−Removed: Increase in Payable to Sponsor
−Removed: Increase in Administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
−Removed: Increase in Professional fees payable
−Removed: Increase in Licensing and registration fees payable
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities
−Removed: ( 3,869,776 )
−Removed: Cash flow from financing activities
−Removed: Proceeds from shares sold
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: Net decrease in cash
−Removed: Cash, beginning of period
−Removed: Cash, end of period
−Removed: $ ( 151,213 )
−Removed: The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2022.
−Removed: See accompanying notes
−Removed: to financial statements.
−Removed: NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: March 31, 2022
+Added: Long Futures Contracts (Unaudited)
+Added: June 30, 2022
+Added: Appreciation/
+Added: (Depreciation)
+Added: CBOE VIX Futures
+Added: Expiring July 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $62,086,613)
+Added: CBOE VIX Futures
+Added: Expiring August 2022 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $58,800,789)
+Added: See accompanying notes to financial statements
+Added: NOTES TO FINANCIAL
+Added: June 30, 2022
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
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collectively, the “Funds”).
−Removed: As of March 31, 2022, the following two series of the Trust have commenced investment operations:
+Added: As of June 30, 2022, the following two series of the Trust have commenced investment operations:
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF (“SVIX”) and 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (“UVIX”).
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The cash amount shown
−Removed: in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statements of Financial Condition dated March 31, 2022, and represents
+Added: in the Statements of Cash Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statements of Financial Condition dated June 30, 2022, and represents
cash, segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, segregated cash with brokers for swap agreements but does not include
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Create/Redeem
+Added: NAV Calculation
Cut-off*(EST)
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-1x Short VIX Futures ETF and
−Removed: March 31, 2022
+Added: June 30, 2022
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: March 31, 2022
−Removed: * Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on
−Removed: secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation
−Removed: or redemption units for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
+Added: June 30, 2022
+Added: * Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary
+Added: markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption
+Added: units for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Market value per Share
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in these financial statements may differ from those used in the calculation of certain of the Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV
−Removed: for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
+Added: for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Investment Valuation
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The following table summarizes the valuation
−Removed: of investments at March 31, 2022 using the fair value hierarchy:
+Added: of investments at June 30, 2022 using the fair value hierarchy:
Level I - Quoted Prices
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Observable Inputs
−Removed: Money Market Fund
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
$ 168,488,272
$ 193,929,364
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
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described above, including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings.
−Removed: he counterparty/credit
+Added: The counterparty/credit
risk for cleared derivative transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted
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Fair Value of Derivative
−Removed: Instruments as of March 31, 2022
+Added: Instruments as of June 30, 2022
Asset Derivatives
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for as Hedging Instruments
−Removed: Statements of
−Removed: Financial Condition
−Removed: Appreciation*
−Removed: Statements of
−Removed: Financial Condition
−Removed: Depreciation *
+Added: Statements of Financial Condition
+Added: Unrealized Appreciation
+Added: Statements of Financial Condition
+Added: Unrealized Depreciation
VIX Futures Contracts
−Removed: Receivables on open futures contracts
−Removed: Payable on open futures contracts
+Added: Receivables on open futures contracts, unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
+Added: Payable on open futures contracts, unrealized depreciation on swap agreements
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: * Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
−Removed: Only current day’s
−Removed: variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
+Added: * Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts
+Added: as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
+Added: Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial
+Added: Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
The Effect of Derivative
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For the three months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2022
+Added: ended June 30, 2022
Derivatives Not Accounted
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Recognized in
−Removed: (Depreciation) on
+Added: (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in
VIX Futures Contracts
−Removed: Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts changes
−Removed: in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
+Added: Net realized gain loss on futures contracts changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
+Added: ( 4,573,051 )
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: * Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
−Removed: Only current day’s
−Removed: variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
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The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset
−Removed: under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of March 31, 2022.
−Removed: Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2022
+Added: under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of June 30, 2022.
+Added: Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2022
+Added: Gross Amounts
+Added: of Recognized
+Added: Assets presented
Statements of
+Added: Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
+Added: Net Amounts of Assets presented
Statements of
+Added: Gross Amounts
+Added: of Recognized
Statements of
+Added: Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
+Added: Net Amounts of
Statements of
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Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table
−Removed: below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at March 31, 2022.
+Added: below represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at June 30, 2022.
These amounts may be collateralized
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for Derivative Instruments”.
−Removed: Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2022
−Removed: (Liabilities) presented
−Removed: for the Benefit
−Removed: (the Funds) /
+Added: Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2022
+Added: (Liabilities)
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Instruments
+Added: for the Benefit of (the Funds) / the
Counterparties
−Removed: (the Funds) /
+Added: Cash Collateral
+Added: for the Benefit
+Added: of (the Funds) / the
Counterparties
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: $ ( 108,376 )
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
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monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.35 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
−Removed: UVIX pays the Sponsor a Management
−Removed: Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.65 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
+Added: UVIX pays the Sponsor a Management Fee,
+Added: monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.65 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
“Average daily net assets”
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Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses
−Removed: Each Fund pays all its non-recurring and
−Removed: unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor.
−Removed: Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that
−Removed: are unexpected or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses
−Removed: which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
−Removed: The Administrator, Transfer Agent and
+Added: Each Fund pays all its non-recurring and unusual
+Added: fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Sponsor.
+Added: Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are unexpected
+Added: or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not
+Added: currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
+Added: The Administrator, Transfer Agent and Custodian
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S.
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Its principal duties are:
−Removed: (i) to work with the Transfer Agent to review and approve orders
−Removed: placed by Authorized Participants and transmitted to the Transfer Agent;
−Removed: (ii) maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit
−Removed: creation and redemption order acceptances;
−Removed: (iii) maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications
−Removed: links with the Transfer Agent;
−Removed: and (iv) review and approve, prior to use, all Trust marketing materials for compliance with applicable
−Removed: SEC and FINRA advertising rules.
+Added: (i) to work with the Transfer Agent to review and approve orders placed
+Added: by Authorized Participants and transmitted to the Transfer Agent;
+Added: (ii) maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit creation
+Added: and redemption order acceptances;
+Added: (iii) maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with
+Added: the Transfer Agent;
+Added: and (iv) review and approve, prior to use, all Trust marketing materials for compliance with applicable SEC and
+Added: FINRA advertising rules.
The Marketing Agent retains all marketing materials separately for
the Funds, at their offices located at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100 Portland, Maine 04101.
−Removed: As compensation for the services it provides, the Marketing Agent
−Removed: receives a fee from the Funds.
+Added: As compensation for the services it provides, the Marketing Agent receives
+Added: a fee from the Funds.
NOTE 5 – OFFERING COSTS
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OF CREATION UNITS
−Removed: Each Fund issues and redeems shares from
−Removed: time to time, but only in one or more Creation Units.
+Added: Each Fund issues and redeems shares from time
+Added: to time, but only in one or more Creation Units.
A Creation Unit is a block of at least 10,000 Shares of a Fund.
−Removed: Creation Units
−Removed: may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
+Added: Creation Units may be
+Added: created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
Except when aggregated in Creation Units,
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the closing settlement price for such contracts on the purchase order date.
−Removed: Authorized Participants may pay a fee up
−Removed: to 0.20 % of the value of each order they place with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate the Administrator,
−Removed: the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation
−Removed: Units and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions, unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted
−Removed: by the Sponsor.
−Removed: The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the
−Removed: transaction fee.
−Removed: Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors
−Removed: in the secondary market.
+Added: Authorized Participants may pay a fee up to
+Added: 0.20 % of the value of each order they place with each order to create or redeem a Creation Unit in order to compensate the Administrator,
+Added: the Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units
+Added: and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions, unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by
+Added: The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant with prompt notice in advance of any such waiver or adjustment of the transaction
+Added: Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the
+Added: secondary market.
Transaction fees for the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2022 were as follows:
+Added: June 30, 2022 were as follows:
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
−Removed: Selected data is for a Share outstanding
−Removed: throughout the three months ended March 31, 2022
+Added: Selected data is for a Share outstanding throughout
+Added: the three months ended June 30, 2022
For the Three Months
−Removed: Ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
+Added: Ended June 30, 2022 (unaudited)
Per Share Operating Performance
+Added: -1x Short VIX
Net asset value, beginning of period
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primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
−Removed: (3) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March
+Added: (3) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended June 30,
(4) Percentages are annualized.
−Removed: (5) The expense ratio would be 21.53 % and 21.29 % respectively, if
−Removed: brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
+Added: (5) The expense ratio would be 2.00%
+Added: and 2.81% respectively, if brokerage commissions and futures account fees were excluded.
NOTE 8 – RISK
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leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Fund’s returns.
−Removed: Daily compounding of a Fund’s investment returns can
−Removed: dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility.
−Removed: Volatility may be at least as important
−Removed: to a Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying benchmark.
+Added: Daily compounding of a Fund’s investment returns can dramatically
+Added: and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility.
+Added: Volatility may be at least as important to a Fund’s
+Added: return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying benchmark.
Each Fund uses leverage and should produce
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(3) bid-ask spreads on such Financial Instruments;
−Removed: (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of
−Removed: Financial Instruments and commission costs;
+Added: (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial
+Added: Instruments and commission costs;
(5) holding or trading instruments in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted;
−Removed: a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology;
−Removed: (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are
−Removed: not disseminated in advance;
−Removed: (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies
−Removed: or regulatory or tax law requirements;
−Removed: (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting
−Removed: in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions;
+Added: Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology;
+Added: (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are not disseminated
+Added: (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory
+Added: or tax law requirements;
+Added: (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability
+Added: of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions;
(10) accounting standards;
−Removed: and (11) differences caused by a
−Removed: Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components
−Removed: of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
+Added: and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure
+Added: to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark
+Added: or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
A number of factors may affect a Fund’s
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Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.
−Removed: to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep
−Removed: exposure consistent with their investment objectives.
−Removed: Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds
−Removed: from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark.
−Removed: Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of
−Removed: the Funds, regulatory restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust
−Removed: exposure to requisite levels.
−Removed: The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during
−Removed: Other things being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant
−Removed: adjustments to a Fund’s portfolio.
−Removed: Because of this, it is unlikely that the Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., --1x, -2x, as
−Removed: applicable) to its benchmark at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days
−Removed: when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.
+Added: achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure
+Added: consistent with their investment objectives.
+Added: Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds from achieving
+Added: a high degree of correlation with such benchmark.
+Added: Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Funds, regulatory
+Added: restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite
+Added: The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day.
+Added: being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant adjustments to a Fund’s
+Added: Because of this, it is unlikely that the Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., --1x, -2x, as applicable) to its benchmark
+Added: at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are
+Added: volatile near the close of the trading day.
Each Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio
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Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each
−Removed: Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure
−Removed: to the underlying benchmarks.
+Added: Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to
+Added: the underlying benchmarks.
Counterparty Risk
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risk of the counterparty to the transaction – typically a single bank or financial institution.
−Removed: As a result, a Fund is subject
−Removed: to increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to OTC derivatives entered into as part
−Removed: of that Fund’s principal investment strategy.
−Removed: If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations
−Removed: due to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment
−Removed: in a Fund may decline.
+Added: As a result, a Fund is subject to
+Added: increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to OTC derivatives entered into as part of
+Added: that Fund’s principal investment strategy.
+Added: If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due
+Added: to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in
+Added: a Fund may decline.
The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks
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The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms
−Removed: of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal
−Removed: to the net positions owed to the party under the agreement.
+Added: of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to
+Added: the net positions owed to the party under the agreement.
For example, if the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday
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intraday move by the end of the day.
−Removed: In addition, cleared derivatives benefit
−Removed: from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
−Removed: To the extent
−Removed: the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a FCM in cleared swaps customer accounts, which
−Removed: are required by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions.
+Added: In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from
+Added: daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
+Added: To the extent the
+Added: Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a FCM in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are
+Added: required by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions.
Cleared swap customer
collateral is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions
−Removed: but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer
−Removed: For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is
−Removed: only permitted to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting
−Removed: cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house
−Removed: may access all of the commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker.
−Removed: Derivatives entered into directly between
−Removed: two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered
−Removed: as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC.
−Removed: This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in
−Removed: accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of
−Removed: a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss.
+Added: but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default.
+Added: For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is only permitted
+Added: to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer
+Added: of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the
+Added: commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker.
+Added: Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do
+Added: not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer”
+Added: with the CFTC.
+Added: This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions
+Added: because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing
+Added: the Funds to suffer a loss.
The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance
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loss of an investor’s investment, even over periods as short as a single day.
−Removed: For example, because UVIX includes a two
−Removed: times (2x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50 % at any point in the day could result in the total
−Removed: loss or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which
−Removed: an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion
−Removed: of the movement.
−Removed: This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of a Fund or upward
−Removed: single-day or intraday movements in the benchmark of a Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at
+Added: For example, because UVIX includes a two times
+Added: (2x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50 % at any point in the day could result in the total loss
+Added: or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an
+Added: investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of
+Added: the movement.
+Added: This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of a Fund or upward single-day
+Added: or intraday movements in the benchmark of a Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.
Liquidity Risk
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at the desired price.
−Removed: It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell
−Removed: orders in a market.
−Removed: A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty
−Removed: at a reasonable cost.
+Added: It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders
+Added: A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at
+Added: a reasonable cost.
Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds.
−Removed: The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire
−Removed: increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while
−Removed: trying to do so.
−Removed: Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically
−Removed: invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
+Added: The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases
+Added: the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to
+Added: Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial
+Added: Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
“Contango” and “Backwardation”
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Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk
−Removed: Natural or environmental disasters, such
−Removed: as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including
+Added: Natural or environmental disasters, such as
+Added: earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including
pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets
and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses.
−Removed: Such natural disaster
−Removed: and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns,
−Removed: delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential
−Removed: corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments.
−Removed: A climate of uncertainty and panic, including
−Removed: the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability
−Removed: of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially
−Removed: reducing the accuracy of financial projections.
−Removed: Under these circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives
−Removed: which may adversely impact performance.
−Removed: Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt
−Removed: the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors,
−Removed: industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment,
−Removed: and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments.
−Removed: These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange
−Removed: trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance
−Removed: and Fund trading in the secondary market.
−Removed: A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen
−Removed: at the current time.
−Removed: How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted.
−Removed: Impacts from these events
−Removed: could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
+Added: Such natural disaster and
+Added: health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays,
+Added: shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding
+Added: results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments.
+Added: A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of
+Added: infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment
+Added: opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy
+Added: of financial projections.
+Added: Under these circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely
+Added: impact performance.
+Added: Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual
+Added: companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities
+Added: and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the
+Added: value of the Funds’ investments.
+Added: These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures
+Added: and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary
+Added: A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time.
+Added: such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted.
+Added: Impacts from these events could have significant impact
+Added: on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
Risk that Current Assumptions and Expectations
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NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: Management has evaluated the possibility
−Removed: of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements
+Added: Management has evaluated the possibility of
+Added: subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements were
Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s or the Funds’
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