UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Amplify ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

310 South Hale Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Christian Magoon

Amplify ETF Trust

310 South Hale Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

With copies to:

 

Morrison C. Warren, Esq.

Chapman and Cutler LLP

111 West Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60603

 

(855) 267-3837

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

Amplify High Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.7%                
Equity - 13.9%                
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund     1,169,523     $ 10,245,021  
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.     239,235       3,564,602  
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (a)     1,554,144       10,350,599  
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust     480,397       10,314,124  
              34,474,346  
Fixed Income - 85.8%                
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.     404,546       4,996,143  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (a)     716,049       8,084,193  
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust     239,426       3,442,946  
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.     485,468       5,514,917  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.     566,170       7,626,310  
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust     272,141       4,457,670  
Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund     737,038       10,804,977  
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund     332,196       6,776,798  
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust     430,345       6,016,223  
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund     795,418       10,555,197  
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust     754,350       10,327,052  
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund     178,996       2,801,287  
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund     941,735       10,745,196  
Invesco Senior Income Trust     2,304,360       9,839,617  
NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund     587,392       10,050,277  
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund     1,385,125       10,416,140  
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     1,054,934       10,760,327  
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.     705,665       10,584,975  
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.     691,645       10,561,419  
PIMCO Energy & Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund     549,807       8,741,931  
Templeton Global Income Fund     1,743,545       10,565,883  
Voya Prime Rate Trust     453,157       2,324,695  
Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund     1,024,830       8,547,082  
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (a)     738,080       10,702,160  
Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc.     1,054,575       7,202,747  
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.     2,088,769       10,610,947  
              213,057,109  
Total Investment Companies (Cost $246,509,685)             247,531,455  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.1%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (b)     348,967       348,967  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $348,967)             348,967  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.1%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (b)     5,258,940       5,258,940  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $5,258,940)             5,258,940  
Total Investments - 101.9%                
(Cost $252,117,592)           $ 253,139,362  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $248,491,330.

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on loan is $5,005,166 or 2.0% of net assets.
(b) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

Amplify Online Retail ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.7%                
Marketplace - 32.9%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a)     16,239     $ 3,354,815  
Copart, Inc. (a)     74,387       7,547,305  
Delivery Hero SE (a) (b)     63,027       4,866,459  
Etsy, Inc. (a)     142,943       6,977,048  
GrubHub, Inc. (a)     168,577       9,128,445  
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)     28,650       6,978,853  
Just Eat PLC (a)     321,612       3,656,564  
Lyft, Inc. - Class A (a) (c)     141,934       6,739,026  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)     6,196       4,107,948  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)     60,501       6,890,459  
Rakuten, Inc. (a)     312,100       2,465,577  
Shopify, Inc. - Class A (a)     10,139       4,721,327  
The RealReal, Inc. (a) (c)     339,771       4,916,486  
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)     226,119       8,205,859  
              80,556,171  
Traditional Retail - 58.5%                
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. - Class A (a)     463,640       7,042,692  
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     3,392       6,813,578  
Carvana Co. (a) (c)     77,037       6,105,182  
Chegg, Inc. (a)     176,982       7,296,968  
Chewy, Inc. - Class A (a)     257,707       6,831,813  
Cimpress PLC (a)     22,242       2,660,810  
eBay, Inc.     172,096       5,775,542  
Farfetch Ltd. - Class A (a) (c)     336,115       4,100,603  
iQIYI, Inc. - ADR (a)     171,354       3,810,913  
JD.com, Inc. - ADR (a)     91,002       3,429,865  
Jumia Technologies AG - ADR (a) (c)     481,852       2,891,112  
Lands’ End, Inc. (a) (c)     550,584       6,414,304  
Netflix, Inc. (a)     21,104       7,282,779  
Ocado Group PLC (a)     174,471       2,818,805  
Overstock.com, Inc. (a) (c)     608,943       4,944,617  
Peloton Interactive, Inc. - Class A (a) (c)     264,624       8,563,233  
PetMed Express, Inc. (c)     259,804       6,549,659  
Pinduoduo, Inc. - Class A - ADR (a)     68,799       2,423,101  
Qurate Retail, Inc. - Class A (a)     649,565       5,540,789  
Revolve Group, Inc. (a) (c)     309,877       5,512,712  
Shutterstock, Inc. (a)     144,017       6,240,257  
Spotify Technology SA (a)     20,141       2,845,923  
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)     72,768       5,420,488  
Stitch Fix, Inc. - Class A (a) (c)     267,788       6,132,345  
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)     255,506       3,252,591  
Wayfair, Inc. - Class A (a) (c)     72,736       6,815,363  
Zalando SE (a) (b)     70,132       3,377,991  
ZOZO, Inc.     127,300       2,141,737  
              143,035,772  
Travel - 8.3%                
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)     3,027       5,541,075  
Expedia Group, Inc.     45,134       4,894,782  
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (a)     106,853       2,457,619  
Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR (a)     85,331       2,741,685  
TripAdvisor, Inc.     167,953       4,588,476  
              20,223,637  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $245,112,987)             243,815,580  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.2%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (d)     516,211       516,211  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $516,211)             516,211  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 20.5%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (d)     50,219,581       50,219,581  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $50,219,581)             50,219,581  
Total Investments - 120.4%                
(Cost $295,848,779)           $ 294,551,372  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $244,595,777.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144(a) and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At January 31, 2020 the value of these securities amounted to $8,244,450 or 3.4% of net assets.
(c) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $47,738,977 or 19.5% of net assets.
(d) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

 

Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 91.7%                
Communication Services - 8.2%                
The Walt Disney Co.     10,735     $ 1,484,758  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     14,507       862,296  
              2,347,054  
Consumer Discretionary - 11.9%                
McDonald’s Corp.     4,645       993,891  
NIKE, Inc. - Class B (a)     9,565       921,109  
The Home Depot, Inc. (a)     6,460       1,473,526  
              3,388,526  
Consumer Staples - 16.9%                
Mondelez International, Inc.     16,076       922,441  
PepsiCo, Inc.     6,660       945,853  
The Procter & Gamble Co. (b)     6,940       864,863  
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a)     13,424       682,610  
Walmart, Inc. (a) (b)     12,284       1,406,395  
              4,822,162  
Energy - 6.9%                
Chevron Corp. (a)     11,590       1,241,752  
Schlumberger Ltd. (a)     21,570       722,811  
              1,964,563  
Financials - 11.2%                
American Express Co.     6,924       899,220  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)     9,880       1,307,717  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     4,106       976,201  
              3,183,138  
Health Care - 15.1%                
Abbott Laboratories (a)     10,423       908,260  
Johnson & Johnson     6,314       939,965  
Merck & Co., Inc.     16,497       1,409,504  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3,810       1,038,035  
              4,295,764  
Industrials - 7.5%                
The Boeing Co.     3,940       1,253,984  
United Technologies Corp.     5,930       890,686  
              2,144,670  
Information Technology - 8.9%                
Microsoft Corp.     5,572       948,522  
Visa, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)     8,028       1,597,331  
              2,545,853  
Materials - 1.9%                
PPG Industries, Inc.     4,614       552,942  
Utilities - 3.2%                
Duke Energy Corp. (a)     9,500       927,485  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,620,462)             26,172,157  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 8.3%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (c)     2,358,606       2,358,606  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,358,606)             2,358,606  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.7%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (c)     776,363       776,363  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $776,363)             776,363  
Total Investments - 102.7%                
(Cost $27,755,431)           $ 29,307,126  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $28,541,026.

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for the options written. At January 31, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $11,188,996 or 39.2% of net assets.
(b) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $732,989 or 2.6% of net assets.
(c) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

 

 

Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF

Schedule of Options Written

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Contracts     Notional Amount     Value  
Call Options Written (a) - (0.4)%                        
Abbott Laboratories, Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $95.00     90     $ (784,260 )   $ (360 )
Chevron Corp., Expires 1/31/2020, Strike Price $125.00     91       (974,974 )     (137 )
Duke Energy Corp., Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $92.50     75       (732,225 )     (39,375 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $135.00     90       (1,191,240 )     (13,770 )
NIKE, Inc., Expires 2/14/2020, Strike Price $108.00     85       (818,550 )     (170 )
Schlumberger Ltd., Expires 2/07/2020, Strike Price $31.00     200       (670,200 )     (51,899 )
The Home Depot, Inc., Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $245.00     57       (1,300,170 )     (2,024 )
Visa, Inc., Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $205.00     50       (994,850 )     (9,475 )
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Expires 1/31/2020, Strike Price $53.00     80       (406,800 )     (120 )
Walmart, Inc., Expires 2/21/2020, Strike Price $120.00     97       (1,110,553 )     (9,167 )
Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $135,273)                   $ (126,497 )

 

(a) Exchange Traded.

 

 

 

 

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.0%                
Banks - 10.5%                
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA - ADR     138,110     $ 707,123  
Banco Santander SA - ADR     357,319       1,400,691  
Bank of China Ltd. - Class H     2,326,195       907,523  
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. - Class A     181,586       964,528  
ING Groep NV - ADR     119,513       1,299,106  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     10,582       1,400,634  
Signature Bank (a)     6,747       957,332  
Silvergate Capital Corp. - Class A (b)     161,577       2,549,685  
              10,186,622  
Commercial & Professional Services - 1.1%                
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     26,204       1,040,856  
Diversified Financials - 20.2%                
American Express Co.     5,416       703,376  
CME Group, Inc.     9,384       2,037,360  
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (b) (c)     3,173,232       2,661,544  
Hut 8 Mining Corp. (a) (b)     1,169,659       1,140,139  
IG Group Holdings PLC     165,176       1,447,845  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     31,521       3,143,904  
Nasdaq, Inc. (a)     9,543       1,111,378  
Plus500 Ltd.     115,611       1,360,542  
SBI Holdings, Inc.     154,224       3,669,323  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     8,197       1,948,837  
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     89,127       375,225  
              19,599,473  
Media & Entertainment - 17.0%                
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (b)     1,595       2,285,284  
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (b)     9,183       1,134,652  
Kakao Corp. (b)     15,483       2,065,526  
LINE Corp. - ADR (a) (b)     67,148       3,312,411  
NAVER Corp.     12,094       1,821,431  
NetEase, Inc. - ADR     4,700       1,507,572  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     17,718       850,928  
Z Holdings Corp.     883,459       3,571,178  
              16,548,982  
Retailing - 7.7%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (b)     5,610       1,158,970  
JD.com, Inc. - ADR (b)     47,805       1,801,770  
Overstock.com, Inc. (a) (b)     272,139       2,209,769  
Rakuten, Inc. (b)     294,211       2,324,255  
              7,494,764  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.3%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)     36,990       1,738,530  
NVIDIA Corp. (a)     6,998       1,654,537  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR (a)     33,251       1,793,559  
              5,186,626  
Software & Services - 33.0%                
Accenture PLC - Class A     10,674       2,190,411  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)     12,160       1,135,136  
Digital Garage, Inc.     109,907       4,123,224  
DocuSign, Inc. (a) (b)     19,957       1,566,824  
GMO Internet, Inc.     234,844       4,599,132  
International Business Machines Corp. (a)     21,060       3,026,954  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A     1,824       576,275  
Microsoft Corp.     12,843       2,186,264  
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a) (b)     181,917       374,749  
OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. - ADR (b)     52,712       670,497  
Opera Ltd. - ADR (a) (b)     197,344       1,495,867  
Oracle Corp.     25,401       1,332,282  
QIWI PLC - ADR     55,692       1,033,087  
SAP SE - ADR (a)     11,018       1,440,824  
Square, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)     45,288       3,382,561  
Visa, Inc. - Class A (a)     4,203       836,271  
Wirecard AG (a)     11,081       1,636,950  
Xunlei Ltd. - ADR (a) (b)     99,582       421,232  
              32,028,540  
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 3.2%                
Canaan, Inc. - ADR (a) (b)     219,234       1,315,404  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     37,963       1,796,462  
              3,111,866  
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%                
SoftBank Group Corp.     24,276       1,013,563  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $90,717,833)             96,211,292  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.1%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (d)     1,024,603       1,024,603  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,024,603)             1,024,603  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 21.4%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (d)     20,761,627       20,761,627  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $20,761,627)             20,761,627  
Total Investments - 121.5%                
(Cost $112,504,063)           $ 117,997,522  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $97,145,336.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $20,015,473 or 20.6% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Illiquid security. At January 31, 2020, the value of this security amounted to $2,661,544 or 2.7% of net assets.
(d) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

 

 

Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%                
Industrials - 2.7%                
Clean TeQ Holdings Ltd. (a)     871,626     $ 142,949  
Materials - 96.7%                
Albemarle Corp. (b)     1,847       148,277  
Altura Mining Ltd. (a) (c) (d)     2,630,392       114,451  
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV     4,513       103,106  
Aneka Tambang Tbk     1,222,555       64,463  
Assore Ltd.     4,314       70,497  
BHP Group Ltd. - ADR (b)     2,413       123,328  
Bushveld Minerals Ltd. (a)     175,705       47,332  
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. - Class H     528,240       197,241  
CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd.     2,103,333       86,662  
Cowan Lithium Ltd. (a) (c) (d)     14,896        
Eramet     2,137       90,370  
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     17,330       135,665  
Galaxy Resources Ltd. (a) (b)     187,030       128,327  
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. - Class A     25,330       158,523  
Glencore PLC     65,243       191,691  
Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (a)     3,366,000       96,682  
IGO Ltd.     36,900       150,675  
Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.     1,791,940       149,970  
Johnson Matthey PLC     1,385       47,643  
Jupiter Mines Ltd.     439,876       85,391  
Katanga Mining Ltd. (a) (b)     2,117,042       167,968  
Largo Resources Ltd. (a)     89,853       71,969  
Lithium Americas Corp. (a) (b)     46,850       175,944  
Livent Corp. (a) (b)     24,135       227,110  
Lundin Mining Corp.     27,390       143,635  
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC - ADR     4,874       157,528  
Nanjing Hanrui Cobalt Co. Ltd.     19,010       224,252  
Nemaska Lithium, Inc. (a) (c)     661,401       24,989  
Orocobre Ltd. (a)     76,144       159,538  
Panoramic Resources Ltd. (a)     490,441       78,792  
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (a)     760,393       150,157  
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA - ADR     4,705       132,210  
South32 Ltd.     56,770       100,325  
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.     6,492       189,568  
Syrah Resources Ltd. (a)     141,743       47,916  
Tianqi Lithium Corp.     41,490       184,520  
Umicore SA     2,995       138,079  
Vale Indonesia Tbk PT (a)     628,418       145,427  
Western Areas Ltd.     76,415       131,461  
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd.     37,538       255,670  
              5,097,352  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,595,181)             5,240,301  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.5%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (e)     27,400       27,400  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $27,400)             27,400  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 21.7%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (e)     1,145,069       1,145,069  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $1,145,069)             1,145,069  
Total Investments - 121.6%                
(Cost $8,767,650)           $ 6,412,770  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $5,274,549.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $762,295 or 14.5% of net assets.
(c) Illiquid security. At January 31, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $139,440 or 2.6% of net assets.
(d) The Fund has fair valued these securities. Values are determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(e) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

 

 

Amplify EASI Tactical Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.8%                
Communication Services - 4.7%                
58.com, Inc. - ADR (a)     8,336     $ 463,648  
NetEase, Inc. - ADR     1,664       533,745  
              997,393  
Consumer Discretionary - 12.5%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a)     2,528       522,260  
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)     12,320       517,070  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) (b)     2,416       578,366  
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. - ADR (a)     4,304       523,151  
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. - Class A (a)     13,296       497,138  
              2,637,985  
Energy - 2.3%                
Dorian LPG Ltd. (a)     36,816       483,026  
Financials - 18.6%                
Apollo Global Management, Inc.     11,344       536,798  
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)     12,960       572,314  
Ares Management Corp. - Class A     15,600       562,536  
Credit Suisse Group AG - ADR     41,136       518,725  
Moody’s Corp.     2,288       587,535  
The Carlyle Group, Inc.     17,904       581,522  
Veritex Holdings, Inc.     19,888       563,228  
              3,922,658  
Health Care - 13.1%                
Cigna Corp.     2,688       517,118  
Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a)     40,752       545,262  
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)     29,616       600,020  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b)     944       528,432  
ResMed, Inc.     3,600       572,292  
              2,763,124  
Industrials - 13.2%                
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     15,712       522,581  
BWX Technologies, Inc.     8,704       553,487  
Copart, Inc. (a)     5,920       600,643  
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)     7,200       567,792  
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. - ADR     24,576       533,791  
              2,778,294  
Information Technology - 29.7%                
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)     14,704       506,553  
CDW Corp. (b)     3,968       517,626  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a)     7,904       579,284  
Global Payments, Inc.     2,960       578,532  
Microsoft Corp.     3,504       596,486  
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)     1,984       631,229  
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)     4,256       603,884  
Perficient, Inc. (a) (b)     11,856       589,243  
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)     5,408       529,227  
SYNNEX Corp.     3,888       535,611  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)     1,824       590,392  
              6,258,067  
Materials - 2.7%                
Pan American Silver Corp.     25,040       575,419  
Real Estate - 3.0%                
Safehold, Inc. (b) (c)     13,920       625,843  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $20,410,572)             21,041,809  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.3%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (c)     54,591       54,591  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $54,591)             54,591  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 7.2%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (c)     1,520,155       1,520,155  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $1,520,155)             1,520,155  
Total Investments - 107.3%                
(Cost $21,985,318)           $ 22,616,555  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $21,083,477.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $1,461,369 or 6.9% of net assets.
(c) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

 

 

Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Par Value     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS - 86.2%                
1.500%, 10/31/2021   $ 7,026,000     $ 7,042,467  
1.625%, 11/15/2022 (a)     25,024,000       25,239,538  
1.500%, 10/31/2024 (a)     25,220,000       25,420,972  
1.625%, 10/31/2026     25,236,000       25,560,815  
1.625%, 08/15/2029 (a)     25,385,000       25,635,875  
2.250%, 08/15/2049 (a)     28,934,000       30,467,163  
Total U.S. Government Notes/Bonds (Cost $135,832,217)             139,366,830  

 

          Notional        
    Contracts     Value        
PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (b) - 13.3%                  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Expires 06/19/2020, Strike Price $245.00     1,614     $ 51,927,222       12,704,601  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Expires 12/18/2020, Strike Price $283.00     1,850       59,520,050       8,800,450  
Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $16,643,939)                     21,505,051  
                         
    Shares              
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.2%                  
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (c)     249,231               249,231  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $249,231)                     249,231  
                         
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 28.0%                        
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (c)     45,289,019               45,289,019  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $45,289,019)                     45,289,019  
Total Investments - 127.7%                        
(Cost $198,014,406)                   $ 206,410,131  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $161,683,676.

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $44,472,410 or 27.5% of net assets.
(b) Exchange Traded.
(c) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

Amplify International Online Retail ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%                
Marketplace - 31.7%                
58.com, Inc. - ADR (a)     669     $ 37,210  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a)     204       42,144  
B2W Cia Digital (a)     2,700       45,050  
Delivery Hero SE (a) (b)     549       42,357  
Demae-Can Co. Ltd.     4,200       39,836  
Just Eat PLC (a)     3,912       44,400  
Kogan.com Ltd.     8,109       28,011  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)     75       49,725  
Mercari, Inc. (a)     2,100       37,259  
Rakuten, Inc. (a)     5,100       40,279  
Shopify, Inc. - Class A (a)     108       50,291  
Syuppin Co. Ltd.     3,900       38,250  
Takeaway.com NV (a) (b)     468       44,136  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     900       43,233  
Uxin Ltd. - ADR (a) (c)     19,149       47,107  
Yixin Group Ltd. (a) (b)     87,000       18,375  
              647,663  
Traditional Retail - 52.0%                
ASKUL Corp.     1,500       49,684  
ASOS PLC (a)     969       39,253  
boohoo Group PLC (a)     10,962       43,683  
Bygghemma Group First AB (a)     6,933       49,847  
China Literature Ltd. (a) (b)     10,200       42,758  
Cimpress PLC (a)     342       40,913  
Dustin Group AB (b)     2,418       18,689  
Farfetch Ltd. - Class A (a)     4,182       51,020  
HelloFresh SE (a)     2,067       49,249  
iQIYI, Inc. - ADR (a) (c)     2,052       45,637  
Istyle, Inc. (a)     7,200       31,488  
JD.com, Inc. - ADR (a)     1,230       46,359  
Jumia Technologies AG - ADR (a)     6,429       38,574  
Kitanotatsujin Corp.     6,300       36,154  
MonotaRO Co. Ltd.     1,500       36,979  
Ocado Group PLC (a)     2,553       41,175  
Oisix ra daichi, Inc. (a)     3,900       37,674  
PChome Online, Inc. (a)     15,000       44,192  
Pinduoduo, Inc. - ADR (a)     1,146       40,362  
Shop Apotheke Europe NV (a) (b)     396       20,034  
So-Young International, Inc. - ADR (a)     3,540       43,011  
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)     3,057       38,916  
YES24 Co. Ltd.     3,006       16,747  
Yunji, Inc. - ADR (a)     4,239       21,788  
Zalando SE (a) (b)     855       41,151  
Zero to Seven, Inc. (a)     2,148       19,644  
zooplus AG (a)     450       40,494  
ZOZO, Inc.     2,100       35,321  
              1,060,796  
Travel - 15.9%                
Airtrip Corp.     2,400       36,182  
Despegar.com Corp. (a)     3,213       47,585  
Hostelworld Group PLC (b)     11,733       23,385  
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (a)     1,887       43,401  
On the Beach Group PLC (b)     3,006       15,446  
Open Door, Inc. (a)     3,000       37,228  
Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR (a) (c)     1,290       41,448  
Trivago NV - ADR (a)     7,413       19,496  
Webjet Ltd.     4,725       37,167  
Yatra Online, Inc. (a)     6,162       22,122  
              323,460  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,866,878)             2,031,919  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.3%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (d)     6,301       6,301  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,301)             6,301  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 5.7%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (d)     115,323       115,323  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $115,323)             115,323  
Total Investments - 105.6%                
(Cost $1,988,502)           $ 2,153,543  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,039,877.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144(a) and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are treated as liquid securities, according to the Fund’s liquidity guidelines. At January 31, 2020 the value of these securities amounted to $266,331 or 13.1% of net assets.
(c) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $111,336 or 5.5% of net assets.
(d) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

 

 

Amplify CrowdBureau Peer-to-Peer Lending & Crowdfunding ETF

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
             
COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%                
Communication Services - 2.5%                
9F, Inc. - ADR (a) (b)     1,242     $ 11,799  
Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)     42       8,480  
              20,279  
Consumer Discretionary - 1.0%                
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     4       8,035  
Financials - 73.2%                
360 Finance, Inc. - ADR (a)     864       7,888  
China Rapid Finance Ltd. - ADR (a)     2,224       3,892  
CNFinance Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)     840       3,578  
Elevate Credit, Inc. (a)     18       105  
Enova International, Inc. (a)     16       401  
FinVolution Group - ADR     18,432       37,233  
Golden Bull Ltd. (a) (c)     1,760        
Green Dot Corp. (a)     24       722  
Hexindai, Inc. - ADR (a)     5,882       3,235  
Jianpu Technology, Inc. - ADR (a)     20,356       22,392  
LendingClub Corp. (a)     3,232       37,879  
LendingTree, Inc. (a) (b)     612       190,454  
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)     11,978       159,307  
On Deck Capital, Inc. (a)     8,246       33,644  
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     60       2,542  
Qudian, Inc. - ADR (a) (b)     17,196       49,524  
Senmiao Technology Ltd. (a)     3,582       2,078  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     38       9,034  
Weidai Ltd. - ADR (a)     1,486       3,626  
X Financial - ADR     2,352       2,964  
Yiren Digital Ltd. - ADR (a) (b)     7,926       36,301  
              606,799  
Industrials - 1.9%                
Equifax, Inc.     54       8,095  
TransUnion     82       7,519  
              15,614  
Information Technology - 20.8%                
CoreLogic, Inc.     36       1,674  
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)     12       4,829  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     268       38,501  
Fiserv, Inc. (a) (b)     298       35,346  
Global Payments, Inc.     130       25,408  
GreenSky, Inc. - Class A (a)     4,282       39,609  
Pagseguro Digital Ltd. - Class A (a)     254       8,252  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)     78       8,883  
Square, Inc. - Class A (a)     136       10,158  
              172,660  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,136,310)             823,387  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.1%                
STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class - 1.48% (d)     889       889  
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $889)             889  
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 27.5%                
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 1.77% (d)     228,210       228,210  
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending (Cost $228,210)             228,210  
Total Investments - 127.0%                
(Cost $1,365,409)           $ 1,052,486  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $828,759.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of January 31, 2020. Total value of securities out on $216,622 or 26.1% of net assets.
(c) Illiquid security. At January 31, 2020, the value of this security amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets. The Fund has fair valued this security. Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or they may be defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

 

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The following describes the levels of the fair value hierarchy:

 

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

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value for the year/period ended January 31, 2020 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Common stocks, preferred stock, and other equity securities listed on any national or foreign exchange (excluding Nasdaq) and the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”) will be valued at the last price on the exchange on which they are principally traded or, for Nasdaq and AIM securities, the official closing price. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Foreign securities and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value. Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies shall be valued at the investment company’s applicable NAV, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end and closed-end investment companies which are priced as equity securities. Exchange-traded options will be valued at the current mean price where such contracts are principally traded. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean of the bid and the asked price, if available, and otherwise at their closing bid price. Fixed income securities will be valued using the mean price. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased will be valued at the current market price. If there is no current market price available then the securities will be valued at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretions of discounts.

 

Shares of Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio are not traded on an exchange and are valued at the investment company’s net asset value per share as provided by the underlying fund’s administrator. These shares are generally classified as level 2 investments.

 

If no quotation is available from either a pricing service, or one or more brokers or if the pricing committee has reason to question the reliability or accuracy of a quotation supplied, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the pricing committee, pursuant to procedures established under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of January 31, 2020:

 

Category   Amplify High Income ETF     Amplify Online Retail ETF     Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF     Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF     Amplify EASI Tactical Growth ETF     Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF     Amplify CrowdBureau Peer-to-Peer Lending & Crowdfunding ETF  
Investments in Securities                                                        
Assets                                                        
Level 1                                                        
Investment Companies   $ 247,531,455     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Common Stocks     -       243,815,580       26,172,157       96,211,292       21,041,809       -       823,387  
Money Market Funds     348,967       516,211       2,358,606       1,024,603       54,591       249,231       889  
Total Level 1     348,967       244,331,791       28,530,763       97,235,895       21,096,400       249,231       824,276  
Level 2                                                        
U.S. Government Notes/Bonds     -       -       -       -       -       139,366,830       -  
Purchased Options     -       -       -       -       -       21,505,051       -  
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending     5,258,940       50,219,581       776,363       20,761,627       1,520,155       45,289,019       228,210  
Total Level 2     5,258,940       50,219,581       776,363       20,761,627       1,520,155       206,160,900       228,210  
Level 3     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total Level 3     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total   $ 5,607,907     $ 294,551,372     $ 29,307,126     $ 117,997,522     $ 22,616,555     $ 206,410,131     $ 1,052,486  
Other Financial Instruments(a)                                                        
Liabilities                                                        
Level 1   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Total Level 1     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Level 2                                                        
Options Written     -       -       126,497       -       -       -       -  
Total Level 2     -       -       126,497       -       -       -       -  
Level 3     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total Level 3     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total   $ -     $ -     $ 126,497     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

 

(a) Other Financial Instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Such as written options, which are reflected at value.

 

Category   Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF     Amplify International Online Retail ETF  
Investments in Securities                
Assets                
Level 1                
Common Stocks                
Argentina   $ -     $ 97,309  
Australia     1,298,858       65,179  
Belgium     138,080       -  
Brazil     -       45,050  
Britain     47,643       234,977  
Canada     527,213       50,291  
Chile     132,210       -  
China     1,020,206       508,347  
France     90,370       -  
Germany     -       231,321  
Hong Kong     236,632       -  
India     -       65,523  
Indonesia     209,889       -  
Ireland     -       64,299  
Japan     189,568       456,334  
Netherlands     103,106       64,170  
Philippines     96,682.00       -  
Russia     157,528       -  
South Africa     117,829       -  
South Korea     -       36,391  
Sweden     -       68,536  
Switzerland     359,659       -  
Taiwan     -       44,192  
United States     375,388       -  
Money Market Funds     27,400       6,301  
Total Level 1     5,128,261       2,038,220  
Level 2     -       -  
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending     1,145,069       115,323  
Total Level 2     1,145,069       115,323  
Level 3                
Australia     114,451       -  
Canada     24,989       -  
Total Level 3     139,440       -  
Total   $ 6,412,770     $ 2,153,543  

 

See the Schedules of Investments for further disaggregation of investment categories.

 

For the period ended January 31, 2020, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 for the Funds. Below is a reconciliation of securities in Level 3 for Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF.

 

Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF   Balance
as of
10/31/2019
    Net Realized Gain (Loss)     Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     Purchases/Acquisition     Sales     Transfers In/Out of Level 3     Balance
as of 01/31/2020
    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on securities held at 01/31/2020  
Common Stocks   $ -     $ -     $ (406,261 )   $ 10,475     $ -     $ 139,440     $ 139,440     $ (406,261 )
                                                                 
Amplify CrowdBureau Peer-to-Peer Lending & Crowdfunding ETF   Balance
as of
10/31/2019
    Net Realized Gain (Loss)     Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     Purchases/Acquisition     Sales     Transfers In/Out of Level 3     Balance
as of 01/31/2020
    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on securities held at 01/31/2020  
Common Stocks   $ -     $ -     $ (2,183 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ (773 )

 

The following is a summary of quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:

 

Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF   Fair Value
as of
01/31/2020
    Valuation Techniques   Unobservable Input   Range/Weighted Average Unobservable Input
Common Stocks   $ -     Proration of Share Price   Corporate Action Details   0.00 AUD
Common Stocks   $ 114,451     IDC Mean Price   Exchange Notification and Corpoate Media Releases   .065 AUD
Common Stocks   $ 24,989     IDC Mean Price   Corporate Action Details   .050 CAD
                     
Amplify CrowdBureau Peer-to-Peer Lending & Crowdfunding ETF     Fair Value
as of
01/31/2020
    Valuation Techniques   Unobservable Input   Range/Weighted Average Unobservable Input
Common Stocks   $ -     Security Delisted   Exchange Notification and Corpoate Media Releases   0.00 AUD

 

Secured Borrowings (unaudited)

 

The Funds adopted guidance requiring entities to present gross obligations for secured borrowings by the type of collateral pledged and remaining time to maturity.

 

As of January 31, 2020, the Funds had loaned securities and received cash collateral for the loans. The cash collateral is invested by the Securities Lending Agent in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the Securities Lending Agent. The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC as shown on the schedule of investments, a short-term investment portfolio with an overnight and continuous maturity. The investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per unit.

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (“DIVO”) will employ an option strategy in which it will write U.S. exchange-traded covered call options on Equity Securities in the portfolio in order to seek additional income (in the form of premiums on the options) and selective repurchase of such options. A call option written (sold) by DIVO will give the holder (buyer) the right to buy a certain equity security at a predetermined strike price from DIVO. A premium is the income received by an investor who sells or writes an option contract to another party. DIVO seeks to lower risk and enhance total return by tactically selling short-term call options on some, or all, of the equity securities in the portfolio. Specifically, DIVO seeks to provide gross income of approximately 2-3% from dividend income and 2-4% from option premium, plus the potential for capital appreciation. Unlike a systematic covered call program, DIVO is not obligated to continuously cover each individual equity position. When one of the underlying stocks demonstrates strength or an increase in implied volatility, DIVO identifies that opportunity and sells call options tactically, rather than keeping all positions covered and limiting potential upside.

 

When DIVO writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by DIVO is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by DIVO on the expiration date as realized gains from options written. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether DIVO has realized a gain or loss. DIVO, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. During the period, DIVO used written covered call options in a manner consistent with the strategy described above.

 

The Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasure Core ETF’s (“SWAN”) investments in options contracts will primarily be long-term equity anticipation securities known as LEAP Options. LEAP Options are long-term exchange-traded call options that allow holders the opportunity to participate in the underlying securities’ appreciation in excess of a specified strike price without receiving payments equivalent to any cash dividends declared on the underlying securities. A holder of a LEAP Option will be entitled to receive a specified number of shares of the underlying stock upon payment of the exercise price, and therefore the LEAP Option will be exercisable at any time the price of the underlying stock is above the strike price. However, if at expiration the price of the underlying stock is at or below the strike price, the LEAP Option will expire and be worthless.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities -- Values of Derivative Instruments as of January 31, 2020:

 

DIVO   SWAN
    Liability Derivatives         Asset Derivatives  
Derivatives   Location     Value     Derivatives   Location     Value  
Equity Contracts - Options   Options Written, at Value   $ 126,497     Equity Contracts - Options   Investments, at Value   $ 21,505,051  

 

The average monthly value of options written in DIVO during the period ended January 31, 2020 was $(71,143).

 

The average monthly value of options purchased in SWAN during the period ended January 31, 2020 was $20,577,575.

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)). Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant) Amplify ETF Trust  

 

By (Signature and Title)  /s/ Christian Magoon  
  Christian Magoon,  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date 3/27/2020  

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Christian Magoon  
  Christian Magoon,  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date 3/27/2020  

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Bradley H. Bailey  
  Bradley H. Bailey,  
  Principal Financial Officer  

 

Date 3/27/2020  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

 

 

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