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RSBA

Bonds & Merger Arbitrage

Why Invest in RSBA ETF?

For every $1 invested, RBSA is designed to provide $1 of exposure to U.S. Treasuries and $1 of exposure to a merger arbitrage strategy.

01 // The Case

Investment Case

Capital Efficiency: Aims to provide simultaneous exposure to U.S. Treasuries and a merger arbitrage strategy.  For every $1 invested, RSBA aims to provide $1 of exposure to U.S. Treasuries and $1 of exposure to a merger arbitrage strategy.

Diversification: RSBA seeks to provide exposure to a merger arbitrage strategy that has historically exhibited low average correlations to bonds.

Alternative to Credit: With a strong, theoretical foundation as a risk premium, merger arbitrage strategies can present a compelling diversifier to credit exposure, historically exhibiting only a moderate correlation to credit risk on average and lower drawdowns during equity market corrections.

Diversification does not assure a profit.

02 // Objective

Fund
Overview

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in two complimentary investment strategies: a U.S. bond strategy and a merger arbitrage strategy. For every $1 invested, the Fund attempts to provide $1 of exposure to its U.S. bond strategy and $1 of exposure to its merger arbitrage strategy.


The bond strategy seeks to capture the total return of the broad U.S. Treasury market by investing in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Treasury ETFs, or U.S. Treasury futures contracts.


The merger arbitrage strategy seeks to track the AlphaBeta Merger Arbitrage Index, which implements a merger arbitrage strategy.

Leverage Risk. As part of the Fund’s principal investment strategy, the Fund will make investments in futures contracts. These derivative instruments provide the economic effect of financial leverage by creating additional investment exposure to the underlying instrument, as well as the potential for greater loss. You could lose all or substantially all of your investment in the Fund should the Fund’s trading positions suddenly turn unprofitable. The net asset value of the Fund while employing leverage will be more volatile and sensitive to market movements.

04 // Information

Fund FAQs

RSBA rebalances daily.  The AlphaBeta Merger Arbitrage Index, which the merger arbitrage strategy seeks to track, rebalances on an event-driven basis.

The Bond strategy within RSBA can hold U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Treasury ETFs, and U.S. Treasury futures, or any combination thereof.

It is expected that RSBA will predominately get its exposure to U.S. Treasuries through U.S. Treasury futures.  For example, RSBA may gain its U.S. Treasury exposure through a ladder of U.S. Treasury futures contracts.

  • 25% US 2-year Treasury Note Future Contract
  • 25% US 5-year Treasury Note Futures Contract
  • 25% US 10-year Treasury Note Futures Contract
  • 25% US Treasury Long Bond Futures Contract

The effective duration of the Bond strategy should approximately track that of the Bloomberg US Treasury Total Return Index.

Merger Arbitrage involves investing in companies involved in announced merger & acquisition (M&A) deals.

The strategy involves capturing the spread between the trading price and the deal price:

  1. Purchase stock of the target at a discount
  2. Hedge by shorting the acquirer (unless cash deal)

The strategy focuses on investing in legally binding merger situations after they’ve been announced.

Distributions, if any, are expected to be made annually at the end of each calendar year.

05 // Information

Fund
Details

Fund Details

*The 30-Day Yield represents net investment income earned by the Fund over the 30-Day period ended on the date indicated by the Yield, expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the Fund’s share price at the end of the 30-Day period. The 30-Day unsubsidized SEC Yield does not reflect any fee waivers/reimbursements/limits in effect.

Fund Data & Pricing

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**30 Day Median Spread is a calculation of Fund’s median bid-ask spread, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth, computed by: identifying the Fund’s national best bid and national best offer as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days; dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by the midpoint of the national best bid and national best offer; and identifying the median of those values.

Performance

The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

Short term performance, in particular, is not a good indication of the fund’s future performance, and an investment should not be made based solely on historical returns. Returns beyond 1 year are annualized.

A fund’s NAV is the sum of all its assets less any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. The market price is the most recent price at which the fund was traded.

Distribution Details

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Top 10 Holdings

Date Account StockTicker SecurityName CUSIP Shares Price MarketValue Weightings NetAssets SharesOutstanding CreationUnits MoneyMarketFlag
01/21/2025 RSBA AGS PlayAGS Inc 72814N104 17472 11.86 207217.92 2.30% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA ALE ALLETE Inc 018522300 17027 65.73 1119184.71 12.43% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA CWAN Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc 185123106 -11297 27.98 -316090.06 -3.51% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA ENFN Enfusion Inc 292812104 50795 11.07 562300.65 6.25% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA FGXXX First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 31846V336 5053979.91 100 5053979.91 56.13% 9003555 450000 18 Y
01/21/2025 RSBA FVH5 Comdty US 5YR NOTE (CBT) Mar25 FVH5 COMDTY 21 106.164063 2229445.32 24.76% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA HCP HashiCorp Inc 418100103 32405 34.33 1112463.65 12.36% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA INFN Infinera Corp 45667G103 107669 6.59 709538.71 7.88% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA NOK Nokia Oyj 654902204 -60306 4.51 -271980.06 -3.02% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA TUH5 Comdty US 2YR NOTE (CBT) Mar25 TUH5 COMDTY 11 102.734375 2260156.25 25.10% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA TYH5 Comdty US 10YR NOTE (CBT)Mar25 TYH5 COMDTY 21 108.546875 2279484.38 25.32% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA USH5 Comdty US LONG BOND(CBT) Mar25 USH5 COMDTY 20 113.09375 2261875 25.12% 9003555 450000 18
01/21/2025 RSBA Cash&Other Cash & Other Cash&Other 827300.62 1 827300.62 9.19% 9003555 450000 18 Y

Holdings are subject to change without notice.

Managed Futures Yield (Carry) Portfolio (Excluding Passive U.S. Bond Stack)

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Risk Allocations By Asset Class - Yield (Carry) Stack Only

% of Risk

Source data: U.S. Bank. Calculations by ReSolve Asset Management Inc. Risk allocations are calculated by multiplying the percentage weights in each market by the daily standard deviation of respective markets over the past 30 days, and standardizing the results.

Risk Allocations By Market
Equities
Bonds
Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar
Energies
Metals
06 // Purchase

How to Buy

The Fund is available through various channels including via phone (310) 498-7655, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other financial services firms, including:

The Fund, the Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser, and Distributor are not affiliated with these financial service firms. Their listing should not be viewed as a recommendation or endorsement.

Important Disclosures

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Fund, please click here. Read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

Investments involve risk. Principal loss is possible. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. Brokerage commissions may apply and would reduce returns.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are instruments, such as futures contracts, whose value is derived from that of other assets, rates, or indices. The use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes may be considered to carry more risk than other types of investments.   Bond Risks. The Fund will be subject to bond and fixed income risks through its investments in U.S. Treasury securities, broad-based bond ETFs, and investments in U.S. Treasury and fixed income futures contracts. Changes in interest rates generally will cause the value of fixed-income and bond instruments held by Fund (or underlying ETFs) to vary inversely to such changes. Credit Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Currency Risk: Currency risk is the risk that changes in currency exchange rates will negatively affect securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies. The liquidity and trading value of foreign currencies could be affected by global economic factors, such as inflation, interest rate levels, and trade balances among countries, as well as the actions of sovereign governments and central banks. Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign and emerging market investing involves currency, political and economic risk. Leverage Risk: As part of the Fund’s principal investment strategy, the Fund will make investments in futures contracts to gain long and short exposure across four major asset classes (commodities, currencies, fixed income, and equities). These derivative instruments provide the economic effect of financial leverage by creating additional investment exposure to the underlying instrument, as well as the potential for greater loss. Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds. Underlying ETFs Risk. The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses because it invests in bond ETFs. The Fund may also suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying bond ETFs. New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have a track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may actively and frequently trade all or a significant portion of the Fund’s holdings. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses.  Illiquid Investments Risk. The Fund may, at times, hold illiquid investments, by virtue of the absence of a readily available market for certain of its investments, or because of legal or contractual restrictions on sales.

Bloomberg Short-Term Treasury Total Return Index – The Bloomberg US Short Treasury Index measures the performance of the US Treasury bills, notes, and bonds under 1 year to maturity. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index – The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based fixed-income index used by bond traders and the managers of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as a benchmark to measure their relative performance. 

FTSE All World Index – The FTSE All-World Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of the large and mid-cap stocks from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and covers 90-95% of the investable market capitalization.

SPTR2 Index: The S&P 500 Total Return Index (SPTR2) is a total return index that reflects both changes in the prices of stocks in the S&P 500 Index as well as the reinvestment of the dividend income from its underlying stocks.

Tidal Financial Group, LLC (“Tidal”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and the Funds’ Subsidiary.

Newfound Research LLC (“Newfound”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the Funds.

ReSolve Asset Management SEZC (Cayman) (“ReSolve”) serves as futures trading advisor to the Fund and the Funds’ Subsidiary.

Foreside Fund Services, LLC is the distributor for the Funds. Foreside is not related to Tidal, Newfound, or ReSolve.

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