U.S.
GLOBAL ETFs
Notes
to Financial Statements
June 30, 2025
(Unaudited)(Continued)
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New Accounting Pronouncement. Management
has evaluated the impact of adopting ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic
280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures with respect to the
financial statements and disclosures and determined there is no material
impact for the Funds. Each Fund operates as a single segment entity. Each
Fund’s income, expenses, assets, and performance are regularly monitored
and assessed by the Adviser, who serves as the chief operating decision
maker, using the information presented in the financial statements and
financial highlights. |
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Subsequent Events. In preparing these
financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for
potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial
statements were issued. There were no events or transactions that occurred
during the period subsequent to the current fiscal period, that materially
impacted the amounts or disclosures in each Fund’s financial statements.
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NOTE
3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
U.S.
Global Investors, Inc. (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the
Funds. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”)
between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser, the Adviser provides
investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the
Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the
Trust. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser also arranges for the transfer
agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution
related services necessary for the Funds to operate. Under the Advisory
Agreement for U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, U.S. Global
Jets ETF, and U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF, the
Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds, except: the fee
paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any
borrowings, taxes, 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, extraordinary
expenses, and distribution (12b-1) expenses. For services provided to the Funds,
each Fund pays the Adviser a management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly,
at a rate of 0.60% based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Separately,
under an Operating Expenses Limitation, for the U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo
ETF, the Adviser has agreed to limit the Fund’s Operating Expenses to an annual
rate of 0.60% of the first $100 million in net assets and 0.70% for net
asset greater than $100 million. For purposes of this agreement, the term
“Operating Expenses” is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate
for the operation of the Fund, including the Adviser’s management fee, except
interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, 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, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) expenses
(“Excluded Expenses”). To the extent the U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF incurs
Excludable Expenses, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or Expense Reimbursement will exceed the applicable expense limitation.
Under the Agreement, the Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived or
paid fees from the Fund for up to three years from the date such fees and
expenses were waived or paid. As of June 30, 2025, the Adviser has $494,485
remaining available to be recouped, of which $147,726 expires on December 31,
2025, $135,642 expires on December 31, 2026, $146,133 expires on December 31,
2027, and $64,984 expires on December 31, 2028.
Fees
and expenses can only be recouped so long as the Fund’s total expense ratio does
not exceed the lesser of (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the
waiver and/or expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the
time of the recoupment.
The
Indexes that US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, US Global Jets
ETF, and U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF track, were developed by U.S. Global
Indices, LLC (the “Index Provider”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser.
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services,
LLC (“Fund Services” or “Administrator”) acts as the Funds’ Administrator and,
in that capacity, performs various administrative and accounting services for
the Funds. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory
filings, reports and returns for the Funds, including regulatory compliance
monitoring and financial reporting; prepares reports and materials to be