2026-09-14219441_2xAvalancheETF_TF_TSRSemiAnnual

 

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2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
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AVAZ (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated) for the period of May 15, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/avaz. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
$90
4.16%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$439,058
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$2,426
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
AVAX Futures Sep 26
197.9
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
409.1
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-404.7
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/avaz.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
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BITX (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026.  You can find additional information about the Fund at  
https://www.volatilityshares.com/bitx
. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
$152
2.66%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,207,433,855
Number of Holdings
4
Net Advisory Fee
$9,388,657
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
CME Bitcoin Futures Sep 26
168.3
CME Bitcoin Futures Oct 26
31.7
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
231.4
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-228.9
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
MATERIAL FUND CHANGES
On or about June 26, 2026, the Fund changed its name to 2x Bitcoin ETF.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/bitx.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
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CRDX (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/crdx. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
$101
3.27%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$953,086
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$6,341
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
ADA Futures Sep 26
200.9
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
376.9
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-372.8
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/crdx.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
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CHNU (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/chnu. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
$176
3.46%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,969,597
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$7,742
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
LINK Futures Sep 26
200.6
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
354.6
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-350.8
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/chnu.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
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ETHU (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Ether ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at
https://www.volatilityshares.com/ethu
. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
$174
2.92%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,113,577,931
Number of Holdings
5
Net Advisory Fee
$7,821,877
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
CME Ether Futures Sep 26
200.0
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
321.8
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-317.2
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/ethu.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
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SOLT (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: Nasdaq)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Solana ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at
https://www.volatilityshares.com/solt. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
$177
3.03%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$197,495,232
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$1,317,661
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
SOL Futures Sep 26
200.0
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
303.2
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-299.9
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/solt.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
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STLU (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/stlu. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
$165
4.36%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,790,116
Number of Holdings
1
Net Advisory Fee
$15,436
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
Lumens Futures Sep 26
200.2
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/stlu.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
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SUIL (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x Sui ETF (Consolidated) for the period of May 15, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/suil. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
$74
3.81%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,321,945
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$4,439
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
SUI Futures Sep 26
199.1
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
377.4
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-373.3
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/suil.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
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XRPT (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: Nasdaq)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the 2x XRP ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at
https://www.volatilityshares.com/xrpt
. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
$116
2.50%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$88,213,441
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$400,474
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
CME XRP Futures Sep 26
200.0
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
362.0
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-358.1
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
MATERIAL FUND CHANGES
Management Fee initial waiver period ended June 26, 2026, such that the Management Fee became 1.85%.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/xrpt.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
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CRDD (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Cardano ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/crdd. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
$59
1.60%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$910,885
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$4,446
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
ADA Futures Sep 26
100.7
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
131.5
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-130.0
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/crdd.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
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CHNL (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/chnl. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
$74
1.52%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$264,589
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$3,724
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
LINK Futures Sep 26
108.2
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
150.9
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-149.2
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/chnl.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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Solana ETF (Consolidated)
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SOLZ (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: Nasdaq)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Solana ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at
https://www.volatilityshares.com/solz
. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
$83
1.46%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$120,345,262
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$482,302
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
SOL Futures Sep 26
100.1
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
124.4
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-123.0
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
MATERIAL FUND CHANGES
Management Fee initial waiver period ended June 30, 2026, such that the Management Fee became 1.15%.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/solz.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
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STLR (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Stellar ETF (Consolidated) for the period of April 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.volatilityshares.com/stlr. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,**
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
$81
1.90%
* Amount shown reflects the expenses of the Fund from inception date through August 31, 2026. Expenses would be higher if the Fund had been in operation for the entire period of this report.
** Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$1,240,316
Number of Holdings
1
Net Advisory Fee
$5,190
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
Lumens Futures Sep 26
101.1
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/stlr.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
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ZVOL (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: CBOE)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at  
https://www.volatilityshares.com/zvol. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
$74
1.35%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$16,784,238
Number of Holdings
4
Net Advisory Fee
$89,888
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
CBOE VIX Futures Dec 26
16.5
CBOE VIX Futures Jan 27
33.2
CBOE VIX Futures Feb 27
34.0
CBOE VIX Futures Mar 27
16.3
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/zvol.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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XRP ETF (Consolidated)
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XRPI (Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: Nasdaq)
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2026
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the XRP ETF (Consolidated) for the period of March 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at
https://www.volatilityshares.com/xrpi
. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1 (866) 261-0273.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
$74
1.47%
* Annualized
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2026)
Net Assets
$107,260,299
Number of Holdings
3
Net Advisory Fee
$511,510
Portfolio Turnover
0%
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2026)
Market Exposure*
%
CME XRP Futures Sep 26
100.0
* Investments reflect the notional value as a percentage of net assets.
Top Holdings**
%
United States Treasury Bill
139.5
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
-138.0
** Investments reflect the market value as a percentage of net assets.
MATERIAL FUND CHANGES
Management Fee initial waiver period ended June 26, 2026, such that the Management Fee became 1.15%.
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.volatilityshares.com/xrpi.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Volatility Shares LLC documents not be householded, please contact Volatility Shares LLC at 1 (866) 261-0273, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Volatility Shares LLC or your financial intermediary.
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  (b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments is included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form.
   
(b) Not Applicable.
 

 

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

 

  (a)

 


 
VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
2X AVALANCHE ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X BITCOIN ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X ETHER ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X SUI ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
2X XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
VOLATILITY PREMIUM PLUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Core Financial Statements
August 31, 2026


TABLE OF CONTENTS

2X AVALANCHE ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 409.1%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$1,800,000
 
 
$1,796,175
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $1,796,183)
 
 
 
 
1,796,175
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 409.1%
(Cost $1,796,183)
 
 
 
 
$1,796,175
Money Market Deposit Account - 17.9%(c)
 
 
 
 
78,736
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (327.0)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(1,435,853)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$439,058
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $1,796,175.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $347,146 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X AVALANCHE ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
AVAX Futures Sep 26
 
 
24
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$868,800
 
 
$(13,461)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(13,461)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(1,778,120)
 
 
$(1,776,654)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(1,778,120)
 
 
$(1,776,654)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $1,796,175 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X BITCOIN ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 231.4%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$2,800,000,000
 
 
$2,794,050,308
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $2,794,062,833)
 
 
 
 
2,794,050,308
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 231.4%
(Cost $2,794,062,833)
 
 
 
 
$2,794,050,308
Money Market Deposit Account - 43.3%(c)
 
 
 
 
522,440,082
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (174.7)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(2,109,056,535)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$1,207,433,855
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $2,794,050,308.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $617,024,566 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X BITCOIN ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CME Bitcoin Sep 26
 
 
5,128
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$2,031,841,800
 
 
$245,914,896
CME Bitcoin Oct 26
 
 
961
 
 
10/30/2026
 
 
382,790,325
 
 
710,057
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$246,624,953
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(2,765,965,191)
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(2,765,965,191)
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
All or a portion of the fund’s investment in treasury bills has been pledged as collateral in connection with reverse repurchase agreements. As of August 31, 2026, the value pledged was $2,794,050,308.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 376.9%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$3,600,000
 
 
$3,592,350
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $3,592,366)
 
 
 
 
3,592,350
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 376.9%
(Cost $3,592,366)
 
 
 
 
$3,592,350
Money Market Deposit Account - 13.8%(c)
 
 
 
 
131,486
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (290.7)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(2,770,750)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$953,086
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $3,592,350.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $809,919 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
ADA Futures Sep 26
 
 
96
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$1,915,200
 
 
$(76,423)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(76,423)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(3,556,241)
 
 
$(3,553,308)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(3,556,241)
 
 
$(3,553,308)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $3,592,350 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 354.6%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$7,000,000
 
 
$6,985,126
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $6,985,157)
 
 
 
 
6,985,126
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 354.6%
(Cost $6,985,157)
 
 
 
 
$6,985,126
Money Market Deposit Account - 12.6%(c)
 
 
 
 
247,603
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (267.2)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(5,263,132)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$1,969,597
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $6,985,126.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $1,637,904 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
LINK Futures Sep 26
 
 
69
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$3,950,250
 
 
$4,957
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$4,957
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(6,914,913)
 
 
$(6,909,210)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(6,914,913)
 
 
$(6,909,210)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $6,985,126 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X ETHER ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 321.8%
 
 
 
 
3.63%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$1,500,000,000
 
 
$1,496,812,665
3.64%, 10/20/2026(a)(b)
 
 
1,500,000,000
 
 
1,492,412,655
3.71%, 11/27/2026(a)(b)
 
 
600,000,000
 
 
594,579,318
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $3,584,112,920)
 
 
 
 
3,583,804,638
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 321.8%
(Cost $3,584,112,920)
 
 
 
 
$3,583,804,638
Money Market Deposit Account - 25.3%(c)
 
 
 
 
281,492,423
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (247.1)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(2,751,719,130)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$1,113,577,931
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $3,583,804,638.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $752,792,865 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X ETHER ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CME Ether Futures Sep 26
 
 
17,868
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$2,227,246,200
 
 
$41,674,889
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$41,674,889
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(3,534,991,365)
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(3,534,991,365)
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $3,583,804,638 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 303.2%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$600,000,000
 
 
$598,725,066
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $598,727,750)
 
 
 
 
598,725,066
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 303.2%
(Cost $598,727,750)
 
 
 
 
$598,725,066
Money Market Deposit Account - 14.9%(c)
 
 
 
 
29,518,886
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (218.1)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(430,748,720)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$197,495,232
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $598,725,066.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $160,563,741 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
SOL Futures Sep 26
 
 
7,603
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$394,975,850
 
 
$27,879,193
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$27,879,193
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(592,706,827)
 
 
$(592,218,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(592,706,827)
 
 
$(592,218,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $598,725,066 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.0%
(Cost $0)
 
 
$—
Money Market Deposit Account - 14.0%(a)
 
 
249,890
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 86.0%(b)
 
 
1,540,226
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
$1,790,116
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(b)
Includes cash of $1,539,929 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Lumens Futures Sep 26
 
 
80
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$3,584,000
 
 
$(78,301)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(78,301)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SUI ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 377.4%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$5,000,000
 
 
$4,989,376
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $4,989,398)
 
 
 
 
4,989,376
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 377.4%
(Cost $4,989,398)
 
 
 
 
$4,989,376
Money Market Deposit Account - 12.4%(c)
 
 
 
 
164,013
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (289.8)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(3,831,444)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$1,321,945
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $4,989,376.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $946,820 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SUI ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
SUI Futures Sep 26
 
 
72
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$2,631,600
 
 
$(56,276)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(56,276)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(4,939,224)
 
 
$(4,935,150)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(4,939,224)
 
 
$(4,935,150)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $4,989,376 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 362.0%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$320,000,000
 
 
$319,320,035
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $319,321,466)
 
 
 
 
319,320,035
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 362.0%
(Cost $319,321,466)
 
 
 
 
$319,320,035
Money Market Deposit Account - 13.9%(c)
 
 
 
 
12,280,325
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (275.9)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(243,386,919)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$88,213,441
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $319,320,035.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $71,470,896 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CME XRP Futures Sep 26
 
 
2,524
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$176,427,600
 
 
$(2,096,123)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(2,096,123)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(316,110,308)
 
 
$(315,849,600)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(316,110,308)
 
 
$(315,849,600)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
All or a portion of the fund’s investment in treasury bills has been pledged as collateral in connection with reverse repurchase agreements. As of August 31, 2026, the value pledged was $319,320,035.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 131.5%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$1,200,000
 
 
$1,197,450
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $1,197,455)
 
 
 
 
1,197,450
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 131.5%
(Cost $1,197,455)
 
 
 
 
$1,197,450
Money Market Deposit Account - 56.7%(c)
 
 
 
 
516,927
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (88.2)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(803,492)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$910,885
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $1,197,450.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $392,689 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
ADA Futures Sep 26
 
 
46
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$917,700
 
 
$(35,433)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(35,433)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(1,185,414)
 
 
$(1,184,436)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(1,185,414)
 
 
$(1,184,436)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $1,197,450 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 150.9%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$400,000
 
 
$399,150
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $399,152)
 
 
 
 
399,150
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 150.9%
(Cost $399,152)
 
 
 
 
$399,150
Money Market Deposit Account - 51.9%(c)
 
 
 
 
137,211
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (102.8)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(271,772)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$264,589
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $399,150.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $122,202 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
LINK Futures Sep 26
 
 
5
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$286,250
 
 
$   945
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$945
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(395,138)
 
 
$(394,812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(395,138)
 
 
$(394,812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $399,150 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 124.4%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$150,000,000
 
 
$149,681,266
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $149,681,937)
 
 
 
 
149,681,266
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 124.4%
(Cost $149,681,937)
 
 
 
 
$149,681,266
Money Market Deposit Account - 54.7%(c)
 
 
 
 
65,819,620
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (79.1)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(95,155,624)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$120,345,262
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $149,681,266.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $52,537,171 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value / Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
SOL Futures Sep 26
 
 
2,318
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$120,420,100
 
 
$11,111,547
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$11,111,547
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(148,176,707)
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(148,176,707)
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $149,681,266 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.0%
(Cost $0)
 
 
$—
Money Market Deposit Account - 56.7%(a)
 
 
702,729
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 43.3%(b)
 
 
537,587
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
$1,240,316
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(b)
Includes cash of $536,280 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Lumens Futures Sep 26
 
 
28
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$1,254,400
 
 
$(18,504)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(18,504)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY PREMIUM PLUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.0%
(Cost $0)
 
 
$—
Money Market Deposit Account - 79.6%(a)
 
 
13,354,046
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 20.4%(b)
 
 
3,430,192
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
$16,784,238
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(b)
Includes cash of $3,223,083 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY PREMIUM PLUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Sold
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CBOE VIX Futures Dec 26
 
 
(144)
 
 
12/16/2026
 
 
$2,772,000
 
 
$243,028
CBOE VIX Futures Jan 27
 
 
(273)
 
 
01/20/2027
 
 
5,568,599
 
 
318,491
CBOE VIX Futures Feb 27
 
 
(273)
 
 
02/17/2027
 
 
5,712,525
 
 
309,652
CBOE VIX Futures Mar 27
 
 
(129)
 
 
03/17/2027
 
 
2,731,575
 
 
69,518
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$940,689
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 139.5%
 
 
 
 
3.64%, 09/22/2026(a)(b)
 
 
$150,000,000
 
 
$149,681,267
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $149,681,938)
 
 
 
 
149,681,267
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 139.5%
(Cost $149,681,938)
 
 
 
 
$149,681,267
Money Market Deposit Account - 55.4%(c)
 
 
 
 
59,401,182
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (94.9)%(d)
 
 
 
 
(101,822,150)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
 
 
 
$107,260,299
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Par amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
The rate shown is the annualized yield as of August 31, 2026.
(b)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. The fair value of assets committed as collateral as of August 31, 2026 was $149,681,267.
(c)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of August 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(d)
Includes cash of $45,511,132 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
 
Contracts
Purchased
 
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Notional Value
 
 
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CME XRP Futures Sep 26
 
 
1,534
 
 
09/25/2026
 
 
$107,226,600
 
 
$  23,079
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$23,079
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Trade Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Net Closing Amount
 
 
Face Value
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation(a)
 
 
4.25%
 
 
08/26/2026
 
 
09/02/2026
 
 
$(148,176,707)
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$(148,176,707)
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of August 31, 2026, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $149,681,267 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Avalanche
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Bitcoin
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Cardano
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Chainlink
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Ether
ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at value
 
 
$ 1,796,175
 
 
$ 2,794,050,308
 
 
$ 3,592,350
 
 
$ 6,985,126
 
 
$ 3,583,804,638
Deposits at broker for other investments
 
 
347,146
 
 
617,024,566
 
 
809,919
 
 
1,637,904
 
 
752,792,865
Cash - interest bearing deposit account
 
 
78,736
 
 
522,440,082
 
 
131,486
 
 
247,603
 
 
281,492,423
Interest receivable
 
 
88
 
 
1,212,012
 
 
264
 
 
423
 
 
783,898
Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
—
 
 
42,265,764
 
 
—
 
 
13,800
 
 
41,192,017
Receivable for transaction fee
 
 
—
 
 
269
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
1,095
Total assets
 
 
2,222,145
 
 
3,976,993,001
 
 
4,534,019
 
 
8,884,856
 
 
4,660,066,936
LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
 
1,776,654
 
 
2,763,684,000
 
 
3,553,308
 
 
6,909,210
 
 
3,532,072,500
Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
4,800
 
 
—
 
 
24,260
 
 
—
 
 
—
Interest payable
 
 
1,047
 
 
1,629,422
 
 
2,096
 
 
4,074
 
 
2,084,904
Payable to Adviser
 
 
586
 
 
1,553,730
 
 
1,269
 
 
1,975
 
 
1,377,016
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
 
—
 
 
2,691,994
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
10,954,585
Total liabilities
 
 
1,783,087
 
 
2,769,559,146
 
 
3,580,933
 
 
6,915,259
 
 
3,546,489,005
NET ASSETS
 
 
$439,058
 
 
$ 1,207,433,855
 
 
$953,086
 
 
$ 1,969,597
 
 
$1,113,577,931
Net Assets Consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paid-in capital
 
 
$ 1,078,746
 
 
$952,858,768
 
 
$ 1,499,972
 
 
$ 1,479,173
 
 
$779,279,013
Total distributable earnings/
(accumulated losses)
 
 
(639,688)
 
 
254,575,087
 
 
(546,886)
 
 
490,424
 
 
334,298,918
Total net assets
 
 
$439,058
 
 
$ 1,207,433,855
 
 
$953,086
 
 
$ 1,969,597
 
 
$1,113,577,931
Net assets
 
 
$439,058
 
 
$ 1,207,433,855
 
 
$953,086
 
 
$ 1,969,597
 
 
$1,113,577,931
Shares issued and outstanding (unlimited shares authorized without par value)
 
 
50,000
 
 
67,280,000
 
 
100,000
 
 
70,000
 
 
41,677,970
Net asset value per share
 
 
$8.78
 
 
$17.95
 
 
$9.53
 
 
$28.14
 
 
$26.72
Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at cost
 
 
$ 1,796,183
 
 
$ 2,794,062,833
 
 
$ 3,592,366
 
 
$ 6,985,157
 
 
$3,584,112,920
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Solana
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Stellar
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Sui
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x XRP
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Cardano
ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at value
 
 
$ 598,725,066
 
 
$—
 
 
$ 4,989,376
 
 
$ 319,320,035
 
 
$ 1,197,450
Deposits at broker for other investments
 
 
160,563,741
 
 
1,539,929
 
 
946,820
 
 
71,470,896
 
 
392,689
Cash - interest bearing deposit account
 
 
29,518,886
 
 
249,890
 
 
164,013
 
 
12,280,325
 
 
516,927
Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
1,325,356
 
 
2,000
 
 
—
 
 
1,252,983
 
 
—
Interest receivable
 
 
149,969
 
 
471
 
 
258
 
 
19,624
 
 
1,323
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
180,276
 
 
—
 
 
—
Receivable for transaction fee
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
18
 
 
—
 
 
—
Total assets
 
 
790,283,018
 
 
1,792,290
 
 
6,280,761
 
 
404,343,863
 
 
2,108,389
LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
 
592,218,000
 
 
—
 
 
4,935,150
 
 
315,849,600
 
 
1,184,436
Interest payable
 
 
349,162
 
 
—
 
 
2,910
 
 
186,220
 
 
699
Payable to Adviser
 
 
220,624
 
 
2,174
 
 
1,761
 
 
94,602
 
 
869
Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
18,995
 
 
—
 
 
11,500
Total liabilities
 
 
592,787,786
 
 
2,174
 
 
4,958,816
 
 
316,130,422
 
 
1,197,504
NET ASSETS
 
 
$ 197,495,232
 
 
$1,790,116
 
 
$ 1,321,945
 
 
$88,213,441
 
 
$910,885
Net Assets Consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paid-in capital
 
 
$ 142,184,428
 
 
$3,411,684
 
 
$ 2,195,304
 
 
$97,459,401
 
 
$ 1,192,316
Total distributable earnings/
(accumulated losses)
 
 
55,310,804
 
 
(1,621,568)
 
 
(873,359)
 
 
(9,245,960)
 
 
(281,431)
Total net assets
 
 
$ 197,495,232
 
 
$1,790,116
 
 
$ 1,321,945
 
 
$88,213,441
 
 
$910,885
Net assets
 
 
$ 197,495,232
 
 
$1,790,116
 
 
$ 1,321,945
 
 
$88,213,441
 
 
$910,885
Shares issued and outstanding (unlimited shares authorized without par value)
 
 
3,275,973
 
 
110,000
 
 
220,000
 
 
2,497,471
 
 
60,000
Net asset value per share
 
 
$60.29
 
 
$16.27
 
 
$6.01
 
 
$35.32
 
 
$15.18
Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at cost
 
 
$ 598,727,750
 
 
$—
 
 
$ 4,989,398
 
 
$ 319,321,466
 
 
$ 1,197,455
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chainlink
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Solana
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Stellar
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Volatility
Premium Plus
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
XRP
ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at value
 
 
$ 399,150
 
 
$ 149,681,266
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$ 149,681,267
Cash - interest bearing deposit account
 
 
137,211
 
 
65,819,620
 
 
702,729
 
 
13,354,046
 
 
59,401,182
Deposits at broker for other investments
 
 
122,202
 
 
52,537,171
 
 
536,280
 
 
3,223,083
 
 
45,511,132
Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
1,000
 
 
405,414
 
 
700
 
 
194,010
 
 
767,000
Interest receivable
 
 
340
 
 
139,155
 
 
1,712
 
 
31,138
 
 
132,301
Total assets
 
 
659,903
 
 
268,582,626
 
 
1,241,421
 
 
16,802,277
 
 
255,492,882
LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
 
394,812
 
 
148,054,500
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
148,054,500
Payable to Adviser
 
 
269
 
 
95,574
 
 
1,105
 
 
18,039
 
 
90,793
Interest payable
 
 
233
 
 
87,290
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
87,290
Total liabilities
 
 
395,314
 
 
148,237,364
 
 
1,105
 
 
18,039
 
 
148,232,583
NET ASSETS
 
 
$ 264,589
 
 
$ 120,345,262
 
 
$ 1,240,316
 
 
$ 16,784,238
 
 
$ 107,260,299
Net Assets Consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paid-in capital
 
 
$ 296,093
 
 
$97,226,842
 
 
$ 1,202,347
 
 
$ 19,386,285
 
 
$ 108,489,388
Total distributable earnings/
(accumulated losses)
 
 
(31,504)
 
 
23,118,420
 
 
37,969
 
 
(2,602,047)
 
 
(1,229,089)
Total net assets
 
 
$ 264,589
 
 
$ 120,345,262
 
 
$ 1,240,316
 
 
$ 16,784,238
 
 
$ 107,260,299
Net assets
 
 
$ 264,589
 
 
$ 120,345,262
 
 
$ 1,240,316
 
 
$ 16,784,238
 
 
$ 107,260,299
Shares issued and outstanding (unlimited shares authorized without par value)
 
 
10,000
 
 
11,640,000
 
 
60,000
 
 
2,140,000
 
 
14,180,000
Net asset value per share
 
 
$26.46
 
 
$10.34
 
 
$20.67
 
 
$7.84
 
 
$7.56
Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at cost
 
 
$ 399,152
 
 
$ 149,681,937
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$ 149,681,938
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Operations
For the Period Ended August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Avalanche
ETF
(Consolidated)(a)
 
 
2x Bitcoin
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Cardano
ETF
(Consolidated)(b)
 
 
2x Chainlink
ETF
(Consolidated)(b)
 
 
2x Ether
ETF
(Consolidated)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
$3,818
 
 
$9,908,738
 
 
$8,332
 
 
$10,595
 
 
$7,740,983
Total investment income
 
 
3,818
 
 
9,908,738
 
 
8,332
 
 
10,595
 
 
7,740,983
EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
3,026
 
 
4,118,158
 
 
4,872
 
 
6,747
 
 
4,543,220
Investment advisory fee
 
 
2,426
 
 
9,388,657
 
 
6,341
 
 
7,742
 
 
7,821,877
Total expenses
 
 
5,452
 
 
13,506,815
 
 
11,213
 
 
14,489
 
 
12,365,097
NET INVESTMENT LOSS
 
 
(1,634)
 
 
(3,598,077)
 
 
(2,881)
 
 
(3,894)
 
 
(4,624,114)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
—
 
 
(243,000)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(187,945)
Futures contracts
 
 
(622,946)
 
 
(38,898,170)
 
 
(463,605)
 
 
493,736
 
 
16,940,802
Other investments
 
 
(503)
 
 
11,989
 
 
(16)
 
 
156
 
 
68,703
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
(623,449)
 
 
(39,129,181)
 
 
(463,621)
 
 
493,892
 
 
16,821,560
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
(8)
 
 
(387)
 
 
(16)
 
 
(31)
 
 
(226,489)
Futures contracts
 
 
(13,461)
 
 
347,702,051
 
 
(76,423)
 
 
4,957
 
 
326,654,962
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
(13,469)
 
 
347,701,664
 
 
(76,439)
 
 
4,926
 
 
326,428,473
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
(636,918)
 
 
308,572,483
 
 
(540,060)
 
 
498,818
 
 
343,250,033
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
 
$ (638,552)
 
 
$ 304,974,406
 
 
$ (542,941)
 
 
$ 494,924
 
 
$ 338,625,919
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Operations
For the Period Ended August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Solana
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Stellar
ETF
(Consolidated)(a)
 
 
2x Sui
ETF
(Consolidated)(b)
 
 
2x XRP
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Cardano
ETF
(Consolidated)(a)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
$1,707,430
 
 
$28,344
 
 
$5,933
 
 
$785,882
 
 
$9,575
Total investment income
 
 
1,707,430
 
 
28,344
 
 
5,933
 
 
785,882
 
 
9,575
EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment advisory fee
 
 
1,317,661
 
 
15,436
 
 
4,439
 
 
608,457
 
 
4,446
Interest expense
 
 
841,584
 
 
20,936
 
 
4,694
 
 
420,413
 
 
1,740
Total expenses
 
 
2,159,245
 
 
36,372
 
 
9,133
 
 
1,028,870
 
 
6,186
Fee waiver from Adviser
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(207,983)
 
 
—
Net expenses
 
 
2,159,245
 
 
36,372
 
 
9,133
 
 
820,887
 
 
6,186
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS)
 
 
(451,815)
 
 
(8,028)
 
 
(3,200)
 
 
(35,005)
 
 
3,389
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
2
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(39,938)
 
 
—
Futures contracts
 
 
21,132,056
 
 
(1,527,992)
 
 
(811,244)
 
 
(12,661,935)
 
 
(241,661)
Other investments
 
 
2,335
 
 
421
 
 
(916)
 
 
(6,647)
 
 
(316)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
21,134,393
 
 
(1,527,571)
 
 
(812,160)
 
 
(12,708,520)
 
 
(241,977)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
90
 
 
—
 
 
(22)
 
 
16,119
 
 
(5)
Futures contracts
 
 
36,378,721
 
 
(78,301)
 
 
(56,276)
 
 
4,058,039
 
 
(35,433)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
36,378,811
 
 
(78,301)
 
 
(56,298)
 
 
4,074,158
 
 
(35,438)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
57,513,204
 
 
(1,605,872)
 
 
(868,458)
 
 
(8,634,362)
 
 
(277,415)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
 
$ 57,061,389
 
 
$ (1,613,900)
 
 
$ (871,658)
 
 
$(8,669,367)
 
 
$ (274,026)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Operations
For the Period Ended August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chainlink
ETF
(Consolidated)(a)
 
 
Solana
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Stellar
ETF
(Consolidated)(a)
 
 
Volatility
Premium Plus
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
XRP
ETF
(Consolidated)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
$7,917
 
 
$1,221,428
 
 
$12,446
 
 
$167,711
 
 
$1,292,297
Total investment income
 
 
7,917
 
 
1,221,428
 
 
12,446
 
 
167,711
 
 
1,292,297
EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment advisory fee
 
 
3,724
 
 
566,323
 
 
5,190
 
 
89,888
 
 
584,765
Interest expense
 
 
1,205
 
 
218,487
 
 
3,400
 
 
—
 
 
233,440
Total expenses
 
 
4,929
 
 
784,810
 
 
8,590
 
 
89,888
 
 
818,205
Fee waiver from Adviser
 
 
—
 
 
(66,563)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(73,255)
Net expenses
 
 
4,929
 
 
718,247
 
 
8,590
 
 
89,888
 
 
744,950
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
2,988
 
 
503,181
 
 
3,856
 
 
77,823
 
 
547,347
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
—
 
 
(30,380)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(11,229)
Futures contracts
 
 
(28,719)
 
 
10,836,529
 
 
63,359
 
 
778,556
 
 
(4,755,758)
Other investments
 
 
5
 
 
1,372
 
 
(2,495)
 
 
49
 
 
(3,767)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
(28,714)
 
 
10,807,521
 
 
60,864
 
 
778,605
 
 
(4,770,754)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
(2)
 
 
3,154
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
4,110
Futures contracts
 
 
945
 
 
12,831,836
 
 
(18,504)
 
 
1,313,928
 
 
4,093,532
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
943
 
 
12,834,990
 
 
(18,504)
 
 
1,313,928
 
 
4,097,642
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
 
(27,771)
 
 
23,642,511
 
 
42,360
 
 
2,092,533
 
 
(673,112)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
 
$ (24,783)
 
 
$ 24,145,692
 
 
$46,216
 
 
$ 2,170,356
 
 
$(125,765)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Avalanche ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Bitcoin ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Cardano ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year Ended
February 28,
2026
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$(1,634)
 
 
$(3,598,077)
 
 
$(12,217,440)
 
 
$(2,881)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
(623,449)
 
 
(39,129,181)
 
 
(1,357,119,785)
 
 
(463,621)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
(13,469)
 
 
347,701,664
 
 
535,340,267
 
 
(76,439)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
(638,552)
 
 
304,974,406
 
 
(833,996,958)
 
 
(542,941)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(1,136)
 
 
(6,474,113)
 
 
(289,763,464)
 
 
(3,945)
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(2,861,682)
 
 
—
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(1,136)
 
 
(6,474,113)
 
 
(292,625,146)
 
 
(3,945)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
1,339,550
 
 
531,017,852
 
 
2,436,345,052
 
 
1,964,223
Shares redeemed
 
 
(260,964)
 
 
(524,345,434)
 
 
(2,657,003,941)
 
 
(464,494)
ETF transaction fees
 
 
160
 
 
105,536
 
 
509,335
 
 
243
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
1,078,746
 
 
6,777,954
 
 
(220,149,554)
 
 
1,499,972
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
439,058
 
 
305,278,247
 
 
(1,346,771,658)
 
 
953,086
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
—
 
 
902,155,608
 
 
2,248,927,266
 
 
—
End of the period
 
 
$439,058
 
 
$ 1,207,433,855
 
 
$902,155,608
 
 
$953,086
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
80,000
 
 
37,330,000
 
 
69,320,000
 
 
150,000
Shares redeemed
 
 
(30,000)
 
 
(33,360,000)
 
 
(63,270,000)
 
 
(50,000)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
50,000
 
 
3,970,000
 
 
6,050,000
 
 
100,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Chainlink ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Ether ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year Ended
February 28,
2026
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$(3,894)
 
 
$(4,624,114)
 
 
$(9,448,452)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
493,892
 
 
16,821,560
 
 
(1,554,910,378)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
4,926
 
 
326,428,473
 
 
(49,126,178)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
494,924
 
 
338,625,919
 
 
(1,613,485,008)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(4,500)
 
 
(4,241,662)
 
 
—
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(19,143,134)
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(4,500)
 
 
(4,241,662)
 
 
(19,143,134)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
1,768,140
 
 
430,763,922
 
 
3,706,254,757
Shares redeemed
 
 
(289,173)
 
 
(381,947,731)
 
 
(1,953,309,123)
ETF transaction fees
 
 
206
 
 
81,271
 
 
565,957
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
1,479,173
 
 
48,897,462
 
 
1,753,511,591
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
1,969,597
 
 
383,281,719
 
 
120,883,449
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
—
 
 
730,296,212
 
 
609,412,763
End of the period
 
 
$ 1,969,597
 
 
$ 1,113,577,931
 
 
$730,296,212
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
80,000
 
 
23,160,000
 
 
48,697,000(b)
Shares redeemed
 
 
(10,000)
 
 
(18,440,000)
 
 
(22,186,030)(b)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
70,000
 
 
4,720,000
 
 
26,510,970(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on April 9, 2025, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Solana ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Stellar ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Sui ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(c)
(Unaudited)
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$(451,815)
 
 
$(1,935,728)
 
 
$(8,028)
 
 
$(3,200)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
21,134,393
 
 
(749,121,811)
 
 
(1,527,571)
 
 
(812,160)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
36,378,811
 
 
(8,502,302)
 
 
(78,301)
 
 
(56,298)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
57,061,389
 
 
(759,559,841)
 
 
(1,613,900)
 
 
(871,658)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(978,250)
 
 
—
 
 
(7,668)
 
 
(1,701)
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(2,745,053)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(978,250)
 
 
(2,745,053)
 
 
(7,668)
 
 
(1,701)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
133,748,201
 
 
1,182,973,455
 
 
9,533,064
 
 
2,481,037
Shares redeemed
 
 
(131,165,082)
 
 
(282,012,577)
 
 
(6,122,946)
 
 
(286,010)
ETF transaction fees
 
 
26,491
 
 
146,499
 
 
1,566
 
 
277
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
2,609,610
 
 
901,107,377
 
 
3,411,684
 
 
2,195,304
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
58,692,749
 
 
138,802,483
 
 
1,790,116
 
 
1,321,945
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
138,802,483
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
End of the period
 
 
$197,495,232
 
 
$138,802,483
 
 
$1,790,116
 
 
$ 1,321,945
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
3,180,000
 
 
4,460,000(d)
 
 
420,000
 
 
260,000
Shares redeemed
 
 
(2,920,027)
 
 
(1,444,000(d)
 
 
(310,000)
 
 
(40,000)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
259,973
 
 
3,016,000(d)
 
 
110,000
 
 
220,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 19, 2025.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(c)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
(d)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on February 27, 2026, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x XRP ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Cardano ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Chainlink ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$(35,005)
 
 
$172,842
 
 
$3,389
 
 
$2,988
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
(12,708,520)
 
 
(261,133,958)
 
 
(241,977)
 
 
(28,714)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
4,074,158
 
 
(6,171,712)
 
 
(35,438)
 
 
943
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
(8,669,367)
 
 
(267,132,828)
 
 
(274,026)
 
 
(24,783)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(416,339)
 
 
—
 
 
(7,405)
 
 
(6,721)
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(990,291)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(416,339)
 
 
(990,291)
 
 
(7,405)
 
 
(6,721)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
44,448,542
 
 
357,492,859
 
 
1,192,197
 
 
1,205,434
Shares redeemed
 
 
(17,783,721)
 
 
(18,779,264)
 
 
—
 
 
(909,553)
ETF transaction fees
 
 
6,223
 
 
37,627
 
 
119
 
 
212
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
26,671,044
 
 
338,751,222
 
 
1,192,316
 
 
296,093
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
17,585,338
 
 
70,628,103
 
 
910,885
 
 
264,589
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
70,628,103
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
End of the period
 
 
$88,213,441
 
 
$70,628,103
 
 
$910,885
 
 
$264,589
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
1,370,000
 
 
1,797,000(c)
 
 
60,000
 
 
60,000
Shares redeemed
 
 
(530,029)
 
 
(139,500)(c)
 
 
—
 
 
(50,000)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
839,971
 
 
1,657,500(c)
 
 
60,000
 
 
10,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 21, 2025.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(c)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on February 27, 2026, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Solana ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Stellar ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(b)
(Unaudited)
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$503,181
 
 
$1,191,086
 
 
$3,856
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
10,807,521
 
 
(136,299,522)
 
 
60,864
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
12,834,990
 
 
(1,724,114)
 
 
(18,504)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
24,145,692
 
 
(136,832,550)
 
 
46,216
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(1,020,881)
 
 
(652,341)
 
 
(8,247)
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(1,411,911)
 
 
—
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(1,020,881)
 
 
(2,064,252)
 
 
(8,247)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
37,660,268
 
 
352,426,965
 
 
1,202,227
Shares redeemed
 
 
(27,211,462)
 
 
(126,812,929)
 
 
—
ETF transaction fees
 
 
6,487
 
 
47,924
 
 
120
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
10,455,293
 
 
225,661,960
 
 
1,202,347
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
33,580,104
 
 
86,765,158
 
 
1,240,316
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
86,765,158
 
 
—
 
 
—
End of the period
 
 
$ 120,345,262
 
 
$86,765,158
 
 
$ 1,240,316
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
4,240,000
 
 
18,090,000
 
 
60,000
Shares redeemed
 
 
(3,130,000)
 
 
(7,560,000)
 
 
—
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
1,110,000
 
 
10,530,000
 
 
60,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 19, 2025.
(b)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility Premium
Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
XRP ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year Ended
February 28,
2026
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
 
 
$77,823
 
 
$266,887
 
 
$547,347
 
 
$1,371,896
Net realized gain (loss)
 
 
778,605
 
 
(2,471,860)
 
 
(4,770,754)
 
 
(131,982,291)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
1,313,928
 
 
256,013
 
 
4,097,642
 
 
(4,075,234)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
 
2,170,356
 
 
(1,948,960)
 
 
(125,765)
 
 
(134,685,629)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From earnings
 
 
(4,772,400)
 
 
(205,642)
 
 
(1,095,467)
 
 
(731,752)
From return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(7,180,908)
 
 
—
 
 
(1,554,081)
Total distributions to shareholders
 
 
(4,772,400)
 
 
(7,386,550)
 
 
(1,095,467)
 
 
(2,285,833)
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
6,896,114
 
 
3,860,126
 
 
20,248,657
 
 
279,341,239
Shares redeemed
 
 
—
 
 
(1,820,732)
 
 
(13,409,242)
 
 
(40,763,037)
ETF transaction fees
 
 
2,068
 
 
1,705
 
 
3,366
 
 
32,010
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
 
 
6,898,182
 
 
2,041,099
 
 
6,842,781
 
 
238,610,212
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
4,296,138
 
 
(7,294,411)
 
 
5,621,549
 
 
101,638,750
NET ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the period
 
 
12,488,100
 
 
19,782,511
 
 
101,638,750
 
 
—
End of the period
 
 
$ 16,784,238
 
 
$ 12,488,100
 
 
$ 107,260,299
 
 
$101,638,750
SHARES TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
 
 
840,000
 
 
300,000
 
 
2,810,000
 
 
16,710,000
Shares redeemed
 
 
—
 
 
(150,000)
 
 
(1,850,000)
 
 
(3,490,000)
Total increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
 
 
840,000
 
 
150,000
 
 
960,000
 
 
13,220,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 21, 2025.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X AVALANCHE ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$19.66
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(10.81)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(10.85)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.03)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.03)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$8.78
Total return(e)
 
 
−55.18%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$439
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
4.16%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
2.31%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(1.25)%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X BITCOIN ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year Ended February 28,
 
 
Period Ended
February 29,
2024(a)
 
2026
 
 
2025
 
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$14.25
 
 
$39.28
 
 
$43.90
 
 
$15.00
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)(b)
 
 
(0.05)
 
 
(0.24)
 
 
(0.18)
 
 
0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments(c)
 
 
3.85
 
 
(18.88)
 
 
1.24
 
 
28.89
Total from investment operations
 
 
3.80
 
 
(19.12)
 
 
1.06
 
 
28.90
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.10)
 
 
(5.87)
 
 
(5.69)
 
 
—
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(0.05)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Total distributions
 
 
(0.10)
 
 
(5.92)
 
 
(5.69)
 
 
—
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.01
 
 
0.01
 
 
—
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$17.95
 
 
$14.25
 
 
$39.28
 
 
$43.90
Total return(e)
 
 
26.74%
 
 
−58.34%
 
 
3.74%
 
 
192.66%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,207,434
 
 
$902,156
 
 
$2,248,927
 
 
$552,231
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
2.66%
 
 
2.73%
 
 
2.35%
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.81%
 
 
0.88%
 
 
0.50%
 
 
—%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
 
 
1.85%
 
 
1.85%
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(0.71)%
 
 
(0.56)%
 
 
(0.42)%
 
 
0.09%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was June 26, 2023.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$20.02
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(10.39)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(10.43)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.06)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.06)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$9.53
Total return(e)
 
 
−52.13%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$953
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
3.27%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.42%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(0.84)%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$19.80
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
8.51
Total from investment operations
 
 
8.43
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.09)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.09)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$28.14
Total return(e)
 
 
42.75%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,970
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
3.46%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.61%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(0.93)%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X ETHER ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year EndedFebruary 28,2026
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2025(a)(h)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$19.76
 
 
$58.33
 
 
$303.80
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)(b)
 
 
(0.11)
 
 
(0.46)
 
 
0.84
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
7.17
 
 
(37.37)
 
 
(245.36)
Total from investment operations
 
 
7.06
 
 
(37.83)
 
 
(244.52)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.10)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(0.77)
 
 
(1.01)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.10)
 
 
(0.77)
 
 
(1.01)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.03
 
 
0.06
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$26.72
 
 
$19.76
 
 
$58.33
Total return(e)
 
 
35.89%
 
 
−65.78%
 
 
−80.65%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,113,578
 
 
$730,296
 
 
$609,413
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Before expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
2.92%
 
 
2.97%
 
 
2.65%
After expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
2.92%
 
 
2.84%
 
 
1.74%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.07%
 
 
1.12%
 
 
0.80%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
 
 
1.72%
 
 
0.94%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(1.09)%
 
 
(0.63)%
 
 
0.84%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was June 3, 2024.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(h)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on April 9, 2025, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)(g)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$46.02
 
 
$299.00
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.13)
 
 
(1.73)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
14.68
 
 
(249.54)
Total from investment operations
 
 
14.55
 
 
(251.27)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.29)
 
 
—
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(1.84)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.29)
 
 
(1.84)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.01
 
 
0.13
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$60.29
 
 
$46.02
Total return(d)
 
 
31.87%
 
 
−84.46%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$197,495
 
 
$138,802
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(e)
 
 
3.03%
 
 
2.92%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(e)
 
 
1.18%
 
 
1.07%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(e)
 
 
1.85%
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(e)
 
 
(0.63)%
 
 
(0.81)%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 19, 2025.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(g)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on February 27, 2026, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$20.21
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(3.80)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(3.88)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.08)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.08)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.02
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$16.27
Total return(d)
 
 
−19.11%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,790
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(e)
 
 
4.36%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(e)
 
 
2.51%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(e)
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(e)
 
 
(0.96)%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X SUI ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$20.00
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment loss(b)
 
 
(0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(13.95)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(13.98)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.01)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.01)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$6.01
Total return(e)
 
 
−69.90%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,322
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
3.81%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.85%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(1.33)%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 14, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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2X XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)(h)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$42.61
 
 
$300.00
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)(b)
 
 
(0.02)
 
 
0.28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(7.05)
 
 
(256.34)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(7.07)
 
 
(256.06)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.22)
 
 
—
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(1.39)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.22)
 
 
(1.39)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.06
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$35.32
 
 
$42.61
Total return(e)
 
 
−16.58%
 
 
−85.68%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$88,213
 
 
$70,628
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
 
 
 
 
Before expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
3.13%
 
 
3.13%
After expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
2.50%
 
 
2.22%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.28%
 
 
1.28%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.22%
 
 
0.94%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
(0.11)%
 
 
0.23%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 21, 2025.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(h)
Adjusted to reflect a 1:20 reverse stock split occurring on February 27, 2026, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CARDANO ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$19.78
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(4.53)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(4.47)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.13)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.13)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$15.18
Total return(e)
 
 
−22.63%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$911
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.60%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.45%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.15%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.88%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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CHAINLINK ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$20.24
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
6.36
Total from investment operations
 
 
6.44
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.23)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.23)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.01
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$26.46
Total return(d)
 
 
32.19%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$265
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(e)
 
 
1.52%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(e)
 
 
0.37%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(e)
 
 
1.15%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(e)
 
 
0.92%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f)
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(e)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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SOLANA ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$8.24
 
 
$15.28
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.04
 
 
0.20
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
2.15
 
 
(6.98)
Total from investment operations
 
 
2.19
 
 
(6.78)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.09)
 
 
(0.09)
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(0.18)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.09)
 
 
(0.27)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.01
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$10.34
 
 
$8.24
Total return(e)
 
 
26.80%
 
 
−45.15%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$120,345
 
 
$86,765
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
 
 
 
 
Before expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
1.59%
 
 
1.63%
After expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
1.46%
 
 
1.43%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.44%
 
 
0.48%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.02%
 
 
0.95%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.02%
 
 
1.25%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 19, 2025.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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STELLAR ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026(a)
(Unaudited)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$20.21
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
0.54
Total from investment operations
 
 
0.62
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.16)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.16)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$20.67
Total return(e)
 
 
3.05%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$1,240
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.90%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.75%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.15%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.85%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
–%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was March 31, 2026.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY PREMIUM PLUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Year Ended February 28,
 
 
Period Ended
February 29,
2024(a)
 
2026
 
 
2025
 
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$9.61
 
 
$17.20
 
 
$23.36
 
 
$15.00
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.05
 
 
0.21
 
 
0.39
 
 
0.23
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments(c)
 
 
1.09
 
 
(1.98)
 
 
(0.74)
 
 
9.22
Total from investment operations
 
 
1.14
 
 
(1.77)
 
 
(0.35)
 
 
9.45
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(2.91)
 
 
(0.16)
 
 
(1.67)
 
 
(1.09)
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(5.66)
 
 
(4.15)
 
 
—
Total distributions
 
 
(2.91)
 
 
(5.82)
 
 
(5.82)
 
 
(1.09)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.01
 
 
—
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$7.84
 
 
$9.61
 
 
$17.20
 
 
$23.36
Total return(e)
 
 
16.34%
 
 
−9.55%
 
 
−2.90%
 
 
63.14%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$16,784
 
 
$12,488
 
 
$19,783
 
 
$4,905
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.35%
 
 
1.35%
 
 
1.35%
 
 
1.35%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.17%
 
 
1.72%
 
 
1.95%
 
 
1.29%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was April 17, 2023.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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XRP ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
 
 
Period Ended
February 28,
2026(a)
PER SHARE DATA:
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
 
$7.69
 
 
$15.59
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income(b)
 
 
0.04
 
 
0.14
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(c)
 
 
(0.09)
 
 
(7.83)
Total from investment operations
 
 
(0.05)
 
 
(7.69)
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
 
(0.08)
 
 
(0.07)
Return of capital
 
 
—
 
 
(0.14)
Total distributions
 
 
(0.08)
 
 
(0.21)
ETF transaction fees per share
 
 
0.00(d)
 
 
0.00(d)
Net asset value, end of period
 
 
$7.56
 
 
$7.69
Total return(e)
 
 
−0.56%
 
 
−49.94%
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
 
$107,260
 
 
$101,639
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
 
 
 
 
Before expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
1.61%
 
 
1.67%
After expense waiver/recoupment(f)
 
 
1.47%
 
 
1.46%
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(f)
 
 
0.46%
 
 
0.52%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(f)
 
 
1.01%
 
 
0.94%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(f)
 
 
1.08%
 
 
1.36%
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g)
 
 
—%
 
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Inception date of the Fund was May 21, 2025.
(b)
Net investment income per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in the caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the periods.
(d)
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(e)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(f)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g)
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
Volatility Shares Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on August 20, 2021 and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Trust has fifteen separate series (each, a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2026:
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
Because the Funds are investment companies, these financial statements have applied the guidance as set forth in the Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.
Volatility Shares LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Trust’s investment adviser pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Trust (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) and is registered with the SEC. The Adviser was formed for the purpose of sponsoring and advising exchange traded funds (or “ETFs”).
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated) (“AVAZ”) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of avalanche (“AVAX”) for a single day, not for any other period. AVAZ seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled AVAX futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) (“AVAX Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in AVAX Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). AVAZ also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which AVAZ may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other AVAX-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“AVAX-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, bitcoin, AVAX-Linked ETPs, AVAX Futures Contracts, or AVAX-related indexes. AVAZ does not invest directly in AVAX. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of AVAX Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated) (“BITX”) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of bitcoin (“Bitcoin”) for a single day, not for any other period. BITX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled Bitcoin futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) (“Bitcoin Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). BITX also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which BITX may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other Bitcoin-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“Bitcoin-Linked ETPs”); and swap
 
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, bitcoin, Bitcoin-Linked ETPs, Bitcoin Futures Contracts, or bitcoin-related indexes. BITX does not invest directly in Bitcoin. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of Bitcoin Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Cardano ETF (CRDX) seeks daily investment results corresponding to two times (2x) the performance of Cardano (“ADA”) for a single day, not any other period. CRDX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled ADA futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“ADA Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in ADA Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). CRDX also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which CRDX may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other ADA-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“ADA-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, Cardano, ADA-Linked ETPs, ADA Futures Contracts, or ADA-related indexes. CRDX does not invest directly in ADA. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of ADA Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) (“CHNU”) seeks daily investment results corresponding to two times (2x) the performance of chainlink (“LINK”) for a single day, not any other period. CHNU seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled LINK futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“LINK Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in LINK Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). CHNU also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which CHNU may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other LINK-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“LINK-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, Chainlink, LINK-Linked ETPs, LINK Futures Contracts, or LINK-related indexes. CHNU does not invest directly in LINK. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of LINK Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated) (“ETHU”) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of ether for a single day, not for any other period. ETHU seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash-settled ether futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“Ether Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in Ether Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). ETHU also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which ETHU may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, ether, Ether Futures Contracts, or ether-related indexes (together with Ether Futures Contracts, “Ether-Linked Investments”). ETHU does not invest directly in ether. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of Ether Futures Contracts, or ether-related indexes (together with Ether Futures Contracts, “Ether-Linked Investments”).
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated) (“SOLT”) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of Solana for a single day, not for any other period. SOLT seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled Solana futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“Solana Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in Solana Futures Contracts(“Collateral Investments”). SOLT also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which SOLT may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other Solana-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“Solana-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies,
 
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
Solana, Solana-Linked ETPs, Solana Futures Contracts, or Solana-related indexes. SOLT does not invest directly in Solana. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of Solana Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated) (“STLU”) seeks daily investment results corresponding to two times (2x) the performance of stellar lumens (“XLM”) for a single day, not any other period. STLU seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled XLM futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“XLM Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in XLM Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). STLU also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which STLU may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other XLM-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“XLM-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, Stellar, XLM-Linked ETPs, XLM Futures Contracts, or XLM-related indexes. STLU does not invest directly in XLM. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of XLM Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated) (“SUIL”) seeks daily investment results corresponding to two times (2x) the performance of Sui (“SUI”) for a single day, not any other period. SUIL seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled SUI futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“SUI Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in SUI Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). SUIL also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which SUIL may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other SUI-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“SUI-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, Sui, SUI-Linked ETPs, SUI Futures Contracts, or SUI-related indexes. SUIL does not invest directly in SUI. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of SUI Futures Contracts for a single day.
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated) (“XRPT”) seeks daily investment results before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the return of XRP for a single day, not for any other period. XRPT seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled XRP futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“XRP Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in XRP Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). XRPT also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which XRPT may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other XRP-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act(“XRP-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, XRP, XRP-Linked ETPs, XRP Futures Contracts, or XRP-related indexes. XRPT does not invest directly in XRP. Instead the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of XRP Futures Contracts for a single day.
Cardano ETF (Consolidated) (“CRDD”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. CRDD seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled ADA futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“ADA Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in ADA Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). CRDD also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which CRDD may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other ADA-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“ADA-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, ADA, ADA-Linked ETPs, ADA Futures Contracts, or ADA-related indexes. CRDD does not invest directly in ADA. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of ADA Futures Contracts.
 
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) (“CHNL”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. CHNL seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled LINK futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“LINK Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in LINK Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). CHNL also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which CHNL may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other LINK-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“LINK-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, LINK, LINK-Linked ETPs, LINK Futures Contracts, or LINK-related indexes. CHNL does not invest directly in LINK. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of LINK Futures Contracts.
Solana ETF (Consolidated) (“SOLZ”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. SOLZ seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled Solana futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“Solana Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in Solana Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). SOLZ also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which SOLZ may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other Solana-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“Solana-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, Solana, Solana-Linked ETPs, Solana Futures Contracts, or Solana-related indexes. SOLZ does not invest directly in Solana. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of Solana Futures Contracts.
Stellar ETF (Consolidated) (“STLR”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. STLR seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled XLM futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the CME (“XLM Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in XLM Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). STLR also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which STLR may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other XLM-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“XLM-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment Companies, XLM, XLM-Linked ETPs, XLM Futures Contracts, or XLM-related indexes. STLR does not invest directly in XLM. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of XLM Futures Contracts.
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated) (“ZVOL”) seeks total return. ZVOL seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets in short positions on futures contracts based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”) (“VIX Futures Contracts”), other Financial Instruments (as defined above), other VIX-related ETFs registered under the 1940 Act, ETPs not registered under the 1940 Act, and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to ZVOL’s investments in VIX Futures Contracts. Under normal market conditions, the Subsidiary’s portfolio will comprise short positions on fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-month VIX Futures Contracts.
XRP ETF (Consolidated) (“XRPI”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. XRPI seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets principally in cash settled XRP futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which currently is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) (“XRP Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in XRP Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). XRPI also may invest in: reverse repurchase agreement transactions; shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar securities and assets to those in which XRPI may invest. (“Other Investment Companies”); exchange traded options on Other Investment Companies; shares of other XRP-linked exchange traded investment products not registered under the 1940 Act (“XRP-Linked ETPs”); and swap agreement transactions that reference Other Investment
 
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Companies, XRP, XRP-Linked ETPs, XRP Futures Contracts, or XRP-related indexes. XRPI does not invest directly in XRP. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of XRP Futures Contracts.
On March 19, 2025, the Trust’s Board approved a one-for-twenty reverse share split for the 2x Ether ETF, effective at the market open on April 9, 2025. On April 9, 2025, shareholders were deemed to hold one Fund share for every twenty Fund shares previously held as of the close of business on April 8, 2025. The reverse share split did not change the total value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund. The reverse share split has been retroactively adjusted in the financial statements. On February 19, 2026, the Trust’s Board approved one-for-twenty reverse share splits for each of the 2x Solana ETF and the 2x XRP ETF, effective at the market open on February 27, 2026. On February 27, 2026, shareholders were deemed to hold one Fund share for every twenty Fund shares previously held as of the close of business on February 26, 2026. The reverse share splits did not change the total value of shareholders’ investments in the Funds. The reverse share splits have been retroactively adjusted in the financial statements.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
(a)
Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is determined daily, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca (normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (“Valuation Time”)), each day the NYSE is open for business. A security listed or traded on an exchange, domestic or foreign, is valued at its last sales price on the principal exchange on which it is traded prior to the time when assets are valued. If no sale is reported at that time, the mean of the last bid and asked prices is used. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) provided by NASDAQ each business day. Over the counter (“OTC”) securities held by a Fund are valued at the last sales price or, if no sales price is reported, the mean of the last bid and asked price is used. The portfolio securities of a Fund that are listed on national exchanges are valued at the last sales price of such securities or if no sales price is reported, the mean of the last bid and asked price is used. Swap contracts are valued using the closing price of the underlying reference entity or the closing value of the underlying reference index. The Funds valued their investments in money market funds based on their daily net asset values. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Securities and swap contracts are fair valued as determined by the Volatility under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) in the following scenarios: a) reliable market quotations are not readily available; b) the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities; c) the Funds’ pricing service provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Volatility does not represent fair value; or d) the Fund or Volatility believes the market price is stale.
Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value for daily NAV purposes. For financial reporting purposes, short-term investments are valued at their market price using information provided by a third-party pricing service or market quotations. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level I in the fair value hierarchy.
The Funds’ investments will be valued daily at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any investment, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Market value prices represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.
Futures contracts shall be valued by using readily available market quotations provided by a pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued at the last reported settlement price on the exchange or OTC market on which they principally trade. If the settlement price is not available, then futures contracts shall be valued at the last traded price. Options traded on an exchange are generally valued at the last reported settlement price on the exchange or OTC market on which they principally trade. If the settlement price is not available, then
 
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options shall be valued at the mean price. Derivatives valued in Foreign currencies shall be translated to U.S. dollars using current exchange rates provided by a pricing service. Prices for other derivatives for which no exchange price is available will be provided by a pricing service, a Valuation Vendor or a broker quote.
In certain circumstances (e.g., if the Adviser believes market quotations do not accurately reflect the fair value of a Fund’s investment, or a trading halt closes an exchange or market early), the Adviser may, in its sole discretion, choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such investment for such day. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the underlying VIX futures contract and would be based on principles that the Adviser deems fair and equitable.
The Funds may use a variety of money market instruments. Money market instruments generally will be valued using market prices or at amortized cost.
Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an investment. While the Funds’ policies are intended to result in a calculation of its respective Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects investment values as of the time of pricing, such Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Adviser or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for an investment if it were to dispose of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by such Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold, and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
(b)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements – The Funds may enter into Reverse Repurchase Agreements as part of their investment strategy, which may be viewed as a form of borrowing. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by the Fund of portfolio assets for cash concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase those same assets at a later date at a fixed price. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while the Fund will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the interest cost to the Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of obtaining the cash otherwise. Opportunities to achieve this advantage may not always be available, and the Funds intend to use the reverse repurchase technique only when it will be to the Funds’ advantage to do so. The Funds will segregate with their custodian bank cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the Funds’ obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements. Interest expense related to reverse repurchase agreements is reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Interest expense.” The outstanding reverse repurchase agreements entered into by the Funds as of August 31, 2026, are reflected in the Schedules of Reverse Repurchase Agreements under the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.
(c)
Futures Contracts – Each Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. A Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the values of commodities, equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As collateral for futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts. The Funds were invested in futures contracts as of the period ended August 31, 2026.
(d)
Risks of Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts, Short Positions, and Swaps – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, short positions, and swaps 1) adverse changes in the fair value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures
 
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contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible non-performance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, short positions, and swaps. The Funds were not invested in any type of options during the period ended August 31, 2026.
(e)
Basis for Consolidation – 2x Avalanche ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Bitcoin ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Cardano ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Chainlink ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Ether ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Solana ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Stellar ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x Sui ETF Cayman Ltd., 2x XRP ETF Cayman Ltd., Cardano ETF Cayman Ltd., Chainlink ETF Cayman Ltd., Solana ETF Cayman Ltd., Stellar ETF Cayman Ltd., Volatility Premium Plus ETF Cayman Ltd., and XRP ETF Cayman Ltd., (together, the “Cayman Subsidiaries”), are organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, are wholly owned, and controlled by each corresponding Fund. The Cayman Subsidiaries act as investment vehicles to facilitate entering into certain investments for the Funds, consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies specified in its prospectus and statement of additional information and within the limitation of the U.S. federal tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. The accompanying Consolidated Schedules of Investments, Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets, and Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Funds include the Cayman Subsidiaries. The table below represents the Funds’ ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Cayman subsidiaries as of August 31, 2026. All intercompany balances, revenues, and expenses have been eliminated.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund
 
 
Cayman Subsidiary
 
 
Percentage of
Net Assets
of the Fund
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Avalanche ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
78.0%
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Bitcoin ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
54.7%
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Cardano ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
82.4%
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Chainlink ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
83.9%
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Ether ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
71.4%
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Solana ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
82.0%
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Stellar ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
86.2%
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x Sui ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
70.2%
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
2x XRP ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
82.5%
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
Cardano ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
41.9%
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
Chainlink ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
46.6%
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
Solana ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
44.0%
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
Stellar ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
50.9%
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
Volatility Premium Plus ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
20.4%
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
XRP ETF Cayman Ltd.
 
 
43.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(f)
Risks of Investing Commodity – Linked Derivatives – 2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated), 2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated), 2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated), 2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated), 2x Ether ETF (Consolidated), 2x Solana ETF (Consolidated), 2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated), 2x Sui ETF (Consolidated), 2x XRP ETF (Consolidated), Cardano ETF (Consolidated), Chainlink ETF (Consolidated), Solana ETF (Consolidated), Stellar ETF (Consolidated), Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated), and XRP ETF (Consolidated) through its investment in its respective Cayman Subsidiary, may hold commodity-linked derivatives. Commodity-linked derivatives provide exposure, which may include long and/or short exposure, to the investment returns of physical commodities that trade in the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity (such as heating oil, precious metals, livestock, or agricultural products), or a commodity interest (such as a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or
 
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some other readily measurable economic variable.) The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political, and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that one will develop. Each Fund held commodity-linked derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2026.
(g)
Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis and marked to market daily. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open contracts is reflected in the Statements of Financial Condition and changes in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) between periods are reflected in the Statements of Operations.
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or discount, and is reflected as Interest Income in the Statement of Operations.
(h)
Federal Income Taxes – Each Fund intends to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company. Therefore, no provision for U.S. Federal income tax has been made by the Funds. The Funds may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. excise tax calculated as a percentage of certain undistributed amounts of net investment income and net capital gains. No Funds paid this excise tax during the period ended August 31, 2026.
(i)
Income and Expenses – Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is recognized on an accrual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds are charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as advisory fees. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust’s series in proportion to their respective average daily net assets. Expenses are charged to the Funds daily. Expenses are computed based on each Fund’s respective average daily net assets. For additional discussion on expenses, refer to Note 6.
(j)
Distributions to Shareholders – Each Fund pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Certain Funds also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
(k)
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Funds agree to indemnify third parties upon the occurrence of specified events. The Funds’ maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believe the risk of loss is remote.
(l)
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss to be remote.
(m)
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements – In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09 (“ASU2023-09”) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific categories in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively for all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Trust adopted this standard in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 28, 2026, which did not materially impact the financial statements.
(n)
Segment Reporting: The Trust adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the enhanced standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. Operating segments are components of an entity that engage in business activities, have discrete financial information available, and have their operating results regularly reviewed by a Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) when assessing segment performance and making decisions about segment resources. The Treasurer (principal financial officer) acts as the Funds’ CODM and has concluded that each Fund is deemed to be an individual reporting segment. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Trust as a whole and each of the Funds’ long-term strategic asset allocation is guided by its investment objective and principal investment strategies as described in their individual prospectuses and executed by Volatility Shares LLC. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is consistent with that presented in the Trust’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – INCOME TAX AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
At February 28, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Bitcoin ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Ether ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x Solana ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
2x XRP ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Solana ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
Volatility
Premium Plus
ETF
(Consolidated)
 
 
XRP ETF
(Consolidated)
Tax Cost
 
 
$ 2,096,640,000
 
 
$ 2,188,949,700
 
 
$479,232,000
 
 
$257,920,325
 
 
$119,388,850
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,236,062
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Gross unrealized depreciation
 
 
(12,138)
 
 
(81,793)
 
 
(2,774)
 
 
(17,550)
 
 
(3,825)
 
 
—
 
 
(4,781)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
(12,138)
 
 
(81,793)
 
 
(2,774)
 
 
(17,550)
 
 
(3,825)
 
 
—
 
 
(4,781)
Undistributed ordinary income
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Undistributed long-term capital gains
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Distributable earnings
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
 
 
(43,913,068)
 
 
(3,546)
 
 
(769,561)
 
 
(142,704)
 
 
(2,566)
 
 
(3)
 
 
(3,076)
Total distributable earnings
(accumulated loss)
 
 
$(43,925,206)
 
 
$(85,339)
 
 
$(772,335)
 
 
$(160,254)
 
 
$(6,391)
 
 
$(3)
 
 
$(7,857)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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To the extent the Funds realize future net capital gains, taxable distributions will be reduced by any unused capital loss carryforwards as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. At February 28, 2026, the following Funds had available for federal tax purposes an unused capital loss carryforward balance of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Loss Carryforward
 
 
 
Short Term
 
 
Long Term
 
 
Utilized
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
$ (38,957,832)
 
 
$ —
 
 
$ —
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(3,546)
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(77,594)
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(5,831)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(2,566)
 
 
—
 
 
—
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(3)
 
 
—
 
 
—
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
(3,076)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certain capital and late-year ordinary losses incurred after October 31 and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s following taxable year. For the tax year ended February 28, 2026, 2x Bitcoin ETF deferred $4,955,236 in post-October late-year losses, 2x Solana ETF deferred $691,967 in post-October late-year losses, and 2x XRP ETF deferred $136,873 in post-October late-year losses.
The Funds’ distributions are generally taxable. Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate; however, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. In addition, the Fund may make distributions that represent a return of capital for tax purposes and will generally not be taxable to the shareholder.
The Funds also expect to gain exposure to select indexes by investing a portion of their respective assets in wholly owned subsidiaries of the Funds. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company for purposes of federal income tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, each Fund will have to reduce its exposure to its Subsidiary on or around the end of each Funds’ fiscal quarter ends.
Distributions made by the Funds will generally be taxable as ordinary income, returns of capital, or capital gains. A sale of Shares may result in capital gain or loss.
Furthermore, the Funds seek to achieve their intended exposure to selected indexes by investing a portion of their net assets in their own respective subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2026 and the year ended February 28, 2026, are presented in the following tables. The tax character of distributions to shareholders made during the periods may differ from their ultimate characterization for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary
Income
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
Distributions Paid From
Long Term Capital Gains
 
 
Return of
Capital
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)(a)
 
 
$1,136
 
 
$ —
 
 
$—
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
6,474,113
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
3,945
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
4,500
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
4,241,662
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
978,250
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
7,668
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)(a)
 
 
1,701
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
416,339
 
 
—
 
 
—
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
7,405
 
 
—
 
 
—
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
6,721
 
 
—
 
 
—
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
1,020,881
 
 
—
 
 
—
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
8,247
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Ordinary
Income
 
 
Period Ended
August 31, 2026
Distributions Paid From
Long Term Capital Gains
 
 
Return of
Capital
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
$4,772,400
 
 
$ —
 
 
$—
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
1,095,467
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Commenced operations May 14, 2026
(b)
Commenced operations March 31, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary
Income
 
 
Period Ended
February 28, 2026
Distributions Paid From
Long Term Capital Gains
 
 
Return of
Capital
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
$ 289,763,464
 
 
$ —
 
 
$2,861,682
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
19,143,134
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
2,745,053
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
990,291
Solana ETF (Consolidated)(a)
 
 
652,341
 
 
—
 
 
1,411,911
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
205,642
 
 
—
 
 
7,180,908
XRP ETF (Consolidated)(b)
 
 
731,752
 
 
—
 
 
1,554,081
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Commenced operations March 19, 2025
(b)
Commenced operations May 21, 2025
The Funds follow authoritative financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there is no effect to the Funds’ financial positions or results of operations and no tax liability was required to be recorded resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During this period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of August 31, 2026, open U.S. Federal and state income tax years include the tax years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025, and February 29, 2024. The Funds have no examinations in progress. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
NOTE 4 – CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTION FEES
Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” The number of shares in a Creation Unit for each respective Fund is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares
per creation Unit
2x Avalanche ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Bitcoin ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Cardano ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Chainlink ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Ether ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Solana ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Stellar ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x Sui ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
2x XRP ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
Cardano ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
Chainlink ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
Solana ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
Stellar ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
Volatility Premium Plus ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
XRP ETF
 
 
10,000 shares
 
 
 
 
 
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Creation Units of the Funds are issued and redeemed in cash. An authorized participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of a Fund, or one of the Fund’s service providers that allows the authorized participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units (an “Authorized Participant”). Only Authorized Participants may transact with the Funds when purchasing or redeeming shares of a Fund in Creation Units. Transactions in shares for each Fund include both cash and in-kind transactions and are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets,
Transaction fees are imposed to cover the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. There is a fixed and a variable component to the total transaction fee. A fixed transaction fee is paid to the transfer agent and is applicable to each creation or redemption transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed. In addition, a variable transaction fee equal to a percentage of the value of each Creation Unit purchased or redeemed in cash and is paid to the Fund. Transaction fees received by each Fund are presented in the Capital Share Transaction section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The table below presents each Fund’s investment transactions during the period ended August 31, 2026. Purchases represent the aggregate purchases of investments excluding the cost of in-kind purchases, short-term investment purchases, swaps, and futures contracts. Sales represent the aggregate sales of investments excluding proceeds from in-kind sales, short-term investments, swaps, and futures contracts. Purchases in-kind are the aggregate of all in-kind purchases and sales in-kind are the aggregate of all proceeds from in-kind sales. The transactions for each of these categories are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
Sales
 
 
Purchases In-Kind
 
 
Sales In-Kind
2x Avalanche ETF
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
2x Bitcoin ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Cardano ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Chainlink ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Ether ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Solana ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Stellar ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x Sui ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
2x XRP ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Cardano ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Chainlink ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Solana ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Stellar ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
Volatility Premium Plus ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
XRP ETF
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities in the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2026.
NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Management Fee
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Ether ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, the Adviser contracted, through June 4, 2025, to waive its fees and/or pay
 
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2x Ether ETF’s expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding any interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) not exceed 0.94%. The Adviser voluntarily continued to waive fees at those levels through June 30, 2025. 2x Solana ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x Sui ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. 2x XRP ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.85% per annum of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, the Adviser contracted, through May 22, 2026, to waive its fees and/or pay 2x XRP ETF’s expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding any interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) not exceed 0.94%. The Adviser voluntarily continued to waive fees at those levels through June 30, 2026. Cardano ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.15% per annum of its average daily net assets. Chainlink ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.15% per annum of its average daily net assets. Solana ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.15% per annum of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, the Adviser contracted, through June 30, 2026, to waive its fees and/or pay Solana ETF’s expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding any interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) not exceed 0.95%. Stellar ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.15% per annum of its average daily net assets. Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.35% per annum of its average daily net assets. XRP ETF (Consolidated) pays the Adviser a management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.15% per annum of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, the Adviser contracted, through May 22, 2026, to waive its fees and/or pay XRP ETF’s expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding any interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) not exceed 0.94%. The Adviser voluntarily continued to waive fees at those levels through June 30, 2026. “Average daily net assets” is calculated by dividing the month-end net assets of each Fund by the number of calendar days in such month.
No other management fee is paid by the Funds. The management fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund that the Adviser pays directly.
Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses
Each Fund pays all its non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses, if any, as determined by the Adviser. Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are unexpected or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
The Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Custodian
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), an indirect subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, serves as the Funds fund accountant, administrator, and transfer agent pursuant to certain fund accounting servicing, fund administration servicing and transfer agent servicing agreements.
U.S. Bank National Association, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and parent company of Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s custodian pursuant to a custody agreement.
The Marketing Agent
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Marketing Agent”) serves as the Marketing Agent of the Funds. Its principal duties are: (i) to work with the Transfer Agent to review and approve orders placed by Authorized Participants and transmitted to the Transfer Agent; (ii) maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit creation and redemption order acceptances; (iii) maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the Transfer Agent; and (iv) review and approve, prior to use, all Trust marketing materials for compliance with applicable SEC and FINRA advertising rules.
 
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The Marketing Agent retains all marketing materials separately for the Funds, at their offices located at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100 Portland, Maine 04101.
NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The disclosure requirements establish a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds (observable inputs); and (2) the Funds’ own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the disclosure requirements hierarchy are as follows:
Level I –
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level II –
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level II assets include the following: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).
Level III –
Unobservable pricing input at the measurement date for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.
In some instances, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Fair value measurements also require additional disclosure when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, as well as when circumstances indicate that a transaction is not orderly.
The following tables summarize the valuation of investments on August 31, 2026 using the fair value hierarchy:
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,796,175
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,796,175
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,796,175
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,796,175
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,776,654)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,776,654)
Futures Contracts*
 
 
(13,461)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(13,461)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(13,461)
 
 
$(1,776,654)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,790,115)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
 
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2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$2,794,050,308
 
 
$—
 
 
$2,794,050,308
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$2,794,050,308
 
 
$—
 
 
$2,794,050,308
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$246,624,953
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$246,624,953
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$246,624,953
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$246,624,953
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(2,763,684,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,592,350
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,592,350
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,592,350
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,592,350
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,553,308)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,553,308)
Futures Contracts*
 
 
(76,423)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(76,423)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(76,423)
 
 
$(3,553,308)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,629,731)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$6,985,126
 
 
$—
 
 
$6,985,126
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$6,985,126
 
 
$—
 
 
$6,985,126
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$4,957
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,957
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$4,957
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,957
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(6,909,210)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(6,909,210)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(6,909,210)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(6,909,210)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
 
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2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,583,804,638
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,583,804,638
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,583,804,638
 
 
$—
 
 
$3,583,804,638
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$41,674,889
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$41,674,889
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$41,674,889
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$41,674,889
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(3,532,072,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$598,725,066
 
 
$—
 
 
$598,725,066
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$598,725,066
 
 
$—
 
 
$598,725,066
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$27,879,193
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$27,879,193
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$27,879,193
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$27,879,193
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(592,218,000)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(592,218,000)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(592,218,000)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(592,218,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$(78,301)
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$(78,301)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(78,301)
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$(78,301)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
 
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2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,989,376
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,989,376
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,989,376
 
 
$—
 
 
$4,989,376
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(4,935,150)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(4,935,150)
Futures Contracts*
 
 
(56,276)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(56,276)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(56,276)
 
 
$(4,935,150)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(4,991,426)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$319,320,035
 
 
$—
 
 
$319,320,035
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$319,320,035
 
 
$—
 
 
$319,320,035
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(315,849,600)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(315,849,600)
Futures Contracts*
 
 
(2,096,123)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(2,096,123)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(2,096,123)
 
 
$(315,849,600)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(317,945,723)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,197,450
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,197,450
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,197,450
 
 
$—
 
 
$1,197,450
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,184,436)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,184,436)
Futures Contracts*
 
 
(35,433)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(35,433)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(35,433)
 
 
$(1,184,436)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(1,219,869)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
 
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Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$399,150
 
 
$—
 
 
$399,150
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$399,150
 
 
$—
 
 
$399,150
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$945
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$945
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$945
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$945
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(394,812)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(394,812)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(394,812)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(394,812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,266
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,266
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,266
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,266
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$11,111,547
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$11,111,547
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$11,111,547
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$11,111,547
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$(18,504)
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$(18,504)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$(18,504)
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$(18,504)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
 
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August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$940,689
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$940,689
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$940,689
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$940,689
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
 
Level 2
 
 
Level 3
 
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,267
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,267
Total Investments
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,267
 
 
$—
 
 
$149,681,267
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts*
 
 
$23,079
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$23,079
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$23,079
 
 
$—
 
 
$—
 
 
$23,079
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
$—
 
 
$(148,054,500)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2026.
Refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for further disaggregation of investment categories.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The Funds also follow authoritative accounting standards, which require additional disclosure regarding fair value measurements. Specifically, these standards require reporting entities to disclose a) the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements, for Level 2 or Level 3 positions, b) transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) on a gross basis (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfers and c) purchases and sales on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward rather than as one net number. Additionally, reporting entities are required to disclose quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
NOTE 8 – VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Funds follow authoritative standards of accounting for derivative instruments, which establish disclosure requirements for derivative instruments. These standards improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enable investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.
 
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August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
Certain Funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objective. For additional discussion on the risks associated with derivative instruments refer to Note 2. As of August 31, 2026, certain Funds were invested in futures contracts. On August 31, 2026, the fair values of derivative instruments, by primary risk, were as follows:
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of August 31, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
 
Primary Risk
Exposure
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location
 
 
Fair Value(a)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​$246,624,953
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​4,957
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​41,674,889
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​27,879,193
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​945
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​11,111,547
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Equity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​940,689
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​23,079
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(13,461)
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(76,423)
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(78,301)
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(56,276)
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(2,096,123)
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(35,433)
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
​Variation margin on futures contracts
 
 
​(18,504)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Reflects the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Futures Contracts. Only the current day variation margin is separately reported within the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
Transactions in derivative instruments during the period ended August 31, 2026, by primary risk, were as follows:
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Period Ended August 31, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
 
Primary Risk
Exposure
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
 
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
$(622,946)
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(38,898,170)
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(463,605)
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
493,736
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
16,940,802
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
21,132,056
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(1,527,992)
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(811,244)
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(12,661,935)
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(241,661)
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(28,719)
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
10,836,529
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
63,359
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Equity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
778,556
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
 
 
(4,755,758)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
 
Primary Risk
Exposure
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
$(13,461)
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
347,702,051
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
(76,423)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
 
Primary Risk
Exposure
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
$4,957
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
326,654,962
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
36,378,721
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
(78,301)
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
(56,276)
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
4,058,039
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
(35,433)
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
945
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
12,831,836
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
(18,504)
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Equity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
1,313,928
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Commodity
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
 
 
4,093,532
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2026 (Unaudited)(Continued)
For the period ended August 31, 2026, the volume of the derivatives held by the Funds was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund/Derivative Instrument
 
 
Position
 
 
Average Monthly
Notional Value
2x Avalanche ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
$893,850
2x Bitcoin ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​1,984,226,796
2x Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​1,734,421
2x Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​2,126,113
2x Ether ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​1,646,120,689
2x Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​284,867,179
2x Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​3,580,571
2x Sui ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​1,737,938
2x XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​132,685,732
Cardano ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​923,913
Chainlink ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​764,158
Solana ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​96,480,318
Stellar ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​1,128,913
Volatility Premium Plus ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Short
 
 
​(13,504,252)
XRP ETF (Consolidated)
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
 
Long
 
 
​100,186,207
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Funds utilize this volume of derivatives in order to meet the investment objectives of each respective Fund.
NOTE 9 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
Leverage Risk
AVAZ, BITX, CRDX, CHNU, ETHU, SOLT, STLU, SUIL and XRPT use leverage to achieve their respective investment objectives (each, a “Leveraged Fund” and collectively, the “Leveraged Funds”) and do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time). The return of a Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ in amount and possibly even direction from two times (2x) the return of the Fund’s benchmark for the period. A Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Fund to lose money over time even if the performance of its benchmark increases as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s volatility, compounding, and other factors. Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to the principal amount invested over time. Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated. The effects of compounding will likely cause the performance of a Fund to differ from the Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period. The effect of compounding becomes
 
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more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase. The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark during the holding period of an investment in the Fund. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure, and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Fund’s returns. Daily compounding of a Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility. Volatility may be at least as important to a Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying benchmark.
The return of a Leveraged Fund for periods longer than a single day will be the result of its return for each day compounded over the period. The Fund’s returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and possibly even direction, from the Fund’s stated multiple (2x) times the return of its benchmark for the same period. For periods longer than a single day, the Fund will lose money if the benchmark’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Fund will lose money even if the price of the benchmark increases. Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, and greater leveraged exposure each exacerbate the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns.
While each Leveraged Fund has a daily investment objective, an investor may hold shares of the Fund for longer than one day if the investor believes doing so is consistent with their goals and risk tolerance. If an investor holds Fund shares for any period other than a day:
•
Return may be higher or lower than that sought in the investment objective, and this difference may be significant.
•
Factors that contribute to returns that are worse than the return sought in the investment objective include smaller benchmark gains or losses and higher benchmark volatility, as well as longer holding periods when these factors apply.
•
Factors that contribute to returns that are better than the return sought in the investment objective include larger benchmark gains or losses and lower benchmark volatility, as well as longer holding periods when these factors apply.
•
The more extreme these factors are, and the more they occur together, the more an investor’s return will tend to deviate from the return sought in the investment objective.
While the Funds seek to meet their investment objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so. Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell “Financial Instruments,” or instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, rate or benchmark and include futures contracts, options transactions, swap agreements and forward contracts, in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective; (2) an imperfect correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark; (3) bid-ask spreads on such Financial Instruments; (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments and commission costs; (5) holding or trading instruments in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology; (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions; (10) accounting standards; and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
A number of factors may affect a Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective. In order to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark. Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Funds, regulatory restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’
 
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ability to adjust exposure to requisite levels. The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day. Other things being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant adjustments to a Fund’s portfolio. Because of this, it is unlikely that the Leveraged Funds will be perfectly exposed (2x) to its benchmark 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 volatile near the close of the trading day.
Each Leveraged Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on a daily basis. The time and manner in which a Leveraged Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and other circumstances at the discretion of the Adviser. Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Leveraged Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing to maintain appropriate exposure to the underlying benchmarks.
Counterparty Risk
Each Fund may use derivatives such as swap agreements and forward contracts (collectively referred to herein as “derivatives”) in the manner described herein to achieve their respective investment objectives. The use of derivatives by a Fund exposes the Fund to counterparty risks.
Regulatory Treatment
Derivatives are generally traded in OTC markets and have only recently become subject to comprehensive regulation in the United States. Cash-settled forwards are generally regulated as “swaps,” whereas physically settled forwards are generally not subject to regulation (in the case of commodities other than currencies) or subject to the federal securities laws (in the case of securities). Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Title VII”) created a regulatory regime for derivatives, with the CFTC responsible for the regulation of swaps and the SEC responsible for the regulation of “security-based swaps.” The SEC requirements have largely yet to be made effective, but the CFTC requirements are largely in place. The CFTC requirements have included rules for some of the types of transactions in which the Funds will engage, including mandatory clearing and exchange trading, reporting, and margin for OTC swaps. Title VII also created new categories of regulated market participants, such as “swap dealers,” “security- based swap dealers,” “major swap participants,” and “major security-based swap participants” who are, or will be, subject to significant new capital, registration, recordkeeping, reporting, disclosure, business conduct and other regulatory requirements. The regulatory requirements under Title VII continue to be developed and there may be further modifications that could materially and adversely impact the Funds, the markets in which a Fund trades and the counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions.
As noted, the CFTC rules may not apply to all the swap agreements and forward contracts entered by the Funds. Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or forward contracts. The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.
Counterparty Credit Risk
The Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivatives. In the case of cleared derivatives, the Funds will have credit risk to the clearing corporation in a similar manner as the Funds would for futures contracts. In the case of OTC derivatives, the Funds will be subject to the credit risk of the counterparty to the transaction — typically a single bank or financial institution. As a result, a Fund is subject to increased credit risk with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to OTC derivatives entered as part of that Fund’s principal investment strategy. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.
The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily, subject to certain minimum thresholds. However, there are no limitations on the percentage of assets each Fund may invest in swap agreements or forward contracts with a particular counterparty. To the extent any such collateral is insufficient or there are delays in accessing the collateral,
 
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the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including possible delays in recovering amounts because of bankruptcy proceedings. The Funds typically enter into transactions only with major global financial institutions.
OTC derivatives of the type that may be utilized by the Funds are generally less liquid than futures contracts because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are generally entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty. These agreements contain various conditions, events of default, termination events, covenants, and representations. The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net positions owed to the party under the agreement. For example, if the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday move that would cause a material decline in the Fund’s NAV, the terms of the swap may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction with the Fund. In that event, it may not be possible for the Fund to enter into another swap or to invest in other Financial Instruments necessary to achieve the desired exposure consistent with the Fund’s objective. This, in turn, may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective, particularly if the level of the Fund’s benchmark reverses all or part of its intraday move by the end of the day.
In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. To the extent the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a FCM in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are 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 but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default. 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 to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker. Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC. This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions 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 the Funds to suffer a loss.
The Adviser regularly reviews the performance of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness, and execution quality. In addition, the Adviser periodically considers the addition of new counterparties and the counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time. Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio holdings as of the prior Business Day. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings identifies its counterparties, as applicable. This portfolio holdings information may be accessed through the web on the Sponsor’s website at www.volatilityshares.com.
Each counterparty and/or any of its affiliates may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund, subject to applicable law.
The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives. Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and is a Fund’s counterparty on the derivative. The clearing organization guarantees the performance of the other side of the derivative. Nevertheless, some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to a Fund.
Liquidity Risk
Financial Instruments cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position, find a swap, or forward contract counterparty at a reasonable cost. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds. The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated because the Funds will typically invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
 
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Federal Income Tax Consequences and Risk
Each Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income and net capital gain that it distributes to Shareholders, provided that it satisfies certain requirements of the Code. If a Fund does not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions are not available, the Fund’s taxable income will be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. Additionally, buying securities shortly before the record date for a taxable dividend or capital gain distribution is commonly known as “buying the dividend.” In the event a shareholder purchases Shares shortly before such a distribution, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price.
Because the Futures Contracts in which a Fund invests produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, a Fund makes its investments in futures contracts through its Cayman Islands-registered Subsidiary. To comply with the asset diversification test applicable to a RIC, a Fund will limit its investments in the Subsidiary to 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of each tax quarter. The investment strategy of a Fund will cause the Fund to hold substantially more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets in investments in the Subsidiary the majority of the time. The Fund intends to manage the exposure to the Subsidiary so that the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary do not exceed 25% of the total assets at the end of any tax quarter. If the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary were to exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of a tax quarter, the Fund, generally, has a grace period to cure such lack of compliance. If the Fund fails to timely cure, it may no longer be eligible to be treated as a RIC.
Each Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has issued numerous Private Letter Rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to a Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities.
Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, each Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow a Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. A Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax. If, in any year, a Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions.
Each Fund will have to reduce its exposure to its Subsidiary on or around the end of each of the Fund’s fiscal quarter ends. Each Fund expects to reduce its exposure to its Subsidiary during these periods by investing in certain other investment, including reverse repurchase agreements. During these periods, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
“Contango” and “Backwardation” Risk
The Funds typically hold futures contracts. As the futures contracts near expiration, they are generally replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract purchased and held in May 2026 may specify a July 2026 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the July 2026 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in September 2026. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Rolling may have a positive or negative impact on performance. For example, historically, the prices of certain types of futures contracts have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as “backwardation.” In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the July 2026 contract would take place at
 
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a price that is higher than the price at which the September 2026 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection with rolling. While certain types of futures contracts have historically exhibited consistent periods of backwardation, backwardation will likely not always exist in these markets.
Since the introduction of VIX futures contracts, there have frequently been periods where VIX futures prices reflect higher expected volatility levels further out in time. This can result in a loss from “rolling” the VIX futures to maintain the constant weighted average maturity of the applicable Fund benchmark. Losses from exchanging a lower priced VIX future for a higher priced longer-term future in the rolling process could adversely affect the value of a Fund and, accordingly, decrease the return of a Fund.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk
Natural or environmental disasters, such as 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. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local, and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under these circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Adviser and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s or the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
 
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The business affairs of the Funds are managed by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Funds is set below. The report includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request by calling (866) 261-0273.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name,
Address
and Year
of Birth
 
 
Position
and
Offices
with Trust
 
 
Term of
Office and
Year First
Elected
or
Appointed
 
 
Principal
Occupations
during Past
5 Years
 
 
Number of
Portfolios
in the
Volatility
Shares
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
 
 
Other
Trusteeships
or
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
during
the Past
5 Years
Independent Trustees
Stephen Yu
2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1985
 
 
Trustee; Chairman of the Board
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
Vice President, Capital One Financial Corporation
(2025 – Present); Vice President, Discover Financial Services (2024 – 2025); Director/Senior Director, Discover Financial Services (2018 – 2024)
 
 
15
 
 
None
Anthony Ward 2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1975
 
 
Trustee
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
Partner & Head of Risk Practice, WSN Consulting (2026 – Present); Managing Director, Scotiabank (2022 – Present); Managing Director & Head of Counterparty
Credit Risk IB, Credit Suisse (2021 – 2022); Managing Director – Dublin Branch Chief Risk Officer, Credit Suisse (2019 – 2021)
 
 
15
 
 
None
Anthony Homsey 2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1986
 
 
Trustee
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
Vice President – Insurance Partnerships, QuinStreet (2022 – Present); Senior Director – Strategic Partnerships, QuinStreet (2021 – 2022)
 
 
 
15
 
 
None
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Name,
Address
and Year
of Birth
 
 
Position
and
Offices
with Trust
 
 
Term of
Office and
Year First
Elected
or
Appointed
 
 
Principal
Occupations
during Past
5 Years
 
 
Number of
Portfolios
in the
Volatility
Shares
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
 
 
Other
Trusteeships
or
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
during
the Past
5 Years
Interested Trustee1 and Officers of the Trust
Justin Young
2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1986
 
 
Interested Trustee, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
President of Volatility Shares LLC (2018 – Present); Managing Partner of Invest in Vol LLC (2017 – 2023)
 
 
15
 
 
None
Chang Kim
2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1984
 
 
Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and AML Compliance Officer
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
Chief Operating Officer of Volatility Shares LLC (2022 – Present); Chief Operating Officer of Invest in Vol LLC (2022 – 2023); CEO of The Library Shop, Inc. (2021 – 2021)
 
 
N/A
 
 
None
Stuart Barton
2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1973
 
 
 
Vice President and Secretary
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since Inception
 
 
Manager, Volatility Shares LLC (2025 – Present); Chief Investment Officer of Volatility Shares LLC (2018 – 2025); Managing Partner of Invest in Vol LLC (2017 – 2023)
 
 
N/A
 
 
None
Barry Pershkow
2000 PGA Blvd,
Suite 4440 Palm
Beach Gardens,
FL 33408
Year of Birth: 1966
 
 
Secretary
 
 
• 
Indefinite Term
• 
Since 2026
 
 
General Counsel of Volatility Shares LLC (2026 – Present); Partner, Chapman and Cutler LLP (2018 – 2026)
 
 
N/A
 
 
None
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
www.volatilityshares.com
INVESTMENT ADVISERS
Volatility Shares LLC
2000 PGA Blvd, Suite 4440,
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida 33408
ADMINISTRATOR, FUND ACCOUNTANT AND TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1993
CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, PA 19102
DISTRIBUTOR
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100,
Portland, ME 04101
www.foreside.com
The Trust’s Proxy Voting Policies are available
without charge by calling 1-(866) 261-0273, or by
accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.
The actual voting records relating to portfolio
securities during the most recent period ended
June 30 is available without charge by calling
1-(866) 261-0273 or by accessing the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov.
The Trust files complete schedule of portfolio
holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal
quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Part F
of Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
This report has been prepared for shareholders and
may be distributed to others only if preceded or
accompanied by a current prospectus.