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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22103
SPA ETF Trust
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
12 East 49 th Street Tower 49
New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Antony P. Drain
SPA ETF Inc
12 East 49 th Street Tower 49
New York, NY 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-212-663-1595
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: October 12, 2007 — September 30, 2008
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Dear Shareholder,
 
We are pleased to present the first annual report for the SPA ETF Trust. This report covers the period from the inception of the six SPA MarketGrader Funds on October 12, 2007 through September 30, 2008.
 
The past year has been marked by extreme volatility and negative performance and it has been a difficult year for U.S. equity indices. The MarketGrader Indices are among those pushed lower by global economic conditions.
 
Over the past year, we have strived to increase the visibility of the Funds and to build and maintain a presence within the ETF market. Despite current negative conditions and returns, we believe that the Funds are well positioned to take advantage of interest in fundamentally driven investing as well as providing the transparency, diversification and tax advantages inherent in the ETF structure.
 
The Trust anticipates listing additional SPA MarketGrader Index Funds as market conditions dictate, which, if and when listed, will serve to further raise awareness of the SPA ETF Trust and the MarketGrader Index Methodology.
 
In uncertain economic times such as these, we feel it is important to consider investment objectives and risk tolerance as carefully as ever, and we feel that the SPA MarketGrader Funds are an effective and transparent tool to gain exposure to fundamentally strong domestic equities. We look forward to acting in the continued service of our shareholders in the year to come.
 
Thank you for investing in the SPA ETF Trust.
Sincerely,
 
(ANTONY PERER DRAIN)
 
Antony Peter Drain
President
September 30, 2008
 
The views in this report were those of the President as of September 30, 2008 and may not reflect his views on the date this report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investments in the Fund and do not constitute investment advice.
 
The Funds are subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of principal amount invested. Fund returns may not match the return of their respective Index, known as non-correlation risk, due to operating expenses incurred by the Fund. The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve certain risks and increased volatility not associated with investing solely in the U.S. These risks include currency fluctuations, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information or unfavorable political or legal developments. The Funds may also invest in small and medium sized companies which involve greater risk than is customarily associated with investing in more established companies. The Funds’ performance figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks. The S&P MidCap 400 Index consists of 400 domestic mid cap stocks selected for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. The S&P SmallCap 600 Index consists of 600 domestic small cap stocks selected for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund (SFV)
 
The reporting period has been one marked by high volatility and a down market. During the reporting period, the SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund was affected by adverse market conditions across most sectors. The unwinding of credit and deleveraging of financial institutions, and the accompanying price depreciation pushed many equity indices into negative territory for the period. Although most of the MarketGrader Indices suffered from their overweight position in energy as the price of oil collapsed, the MarketGrader 40 Index suffered the most because of its much greater allocation to this sector. Additionally, the Fund’s exposure to the financial sector during the recent financial turmoil contributed to negative results. The Fund was also affected by exposure to basic materials, which declined in the period as a partial result of declines in commodity prices.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
 
Index
       
MarketGrader 40 Index
    (32.44 )%
S&P 500 Index
    (23.78 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (34.88 )%
Market Price
    (34.22 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (continued) (Unaudited)
 
Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader 40 Index is composed of 40 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced quarterly. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader 40 Index became publicly available on May 1, 2003. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (continued) (Unaudited)
 
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund (SIH)
 
The reporting period was characterized by high volatility and negative returns. The unwinding of credit and deleveraging of financial institutions, and the accompanying price depreciation pushed many equity indices into negative territory for the period. During the reporting period, the Fund suffered due to exposure to the energy and financial sectors, as well as a heavy weighting in basic materials, which declined with commodity prices during the second half of the reporting period.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
 
Index
       
MarketGrader 100 Index
    (26.83 )%
S&P 500 Index
    (23.78 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (30.08 )%
Market Price
    (25.72 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund. Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader 100 Index is composed of 100 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced semi-annually. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader 100 Index became publicly available on March 15, 2007. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (continued) (Unaudited)
 
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund (SNB)
 
During the reporting period, the Fund was affected by adverse market conditions across most sectors. The unwinding of credit and deleveraging of financial institutions, and the accompanying price depreciation pushed many equity indices into negative territory for the period. While the Fund’s holdings in the energy sector buoyed performance somewhat during the early portion of the period, those gains were lost when energy joined other sectors in a protracted decline during the last quarter.
 
Furthermore, as the credit crisis intensified, particularly after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the middle of September, fundamental analysis took a back seat to blind panic, which also affected the quantitative fundamental stock-picking methodology of the MarketGrader system.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
Index
       
MarketGrader 200 Index
    (28.66 )%
S&P 500 Index
    (23.78 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (31.68 )%
Market Price
    (30.92 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund. Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader 200 Index is composed of 200 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced semi-annually. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader 200 Index became publicly available on March 15, 2007. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (continued) (Unaudited)
 
 
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund (SSK)
 
 
During the reporting period, the SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund benefited from its lower exposure to basic materials and higher exposure to healthcare and industrials. The MarketGrader Small Cap Index initially benefited from the fact that small cap stocks generally were, at first, less affected by the turmoil in the markets. The Fund also benefited from its lack of exposure to large cap financials, as compared to the other SPA MarketGrader Funds. Overall, however, the Fund showed negative returns as all capitalization categories were affected by economic turmoil and uncertainty in the financial sector.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
 
Index
       
MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Index
    (25.01 )%
S&P Small Cap 600 Index
    (16.84 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (28.00 )%
Market Price
    (27.18 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund. Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Index is composed of 100 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced semi-annually. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Index became publicly available on April 27, 2007. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (continued) (Unaudited)
 
 
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund (SVD)
 
During the year, the SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund benefited from its lower exposure to basic materials and higher exposure to healthcare and industrials, as compared to some of the other SPA MarketGrader Funds. The Fund did suffer from exposure to energy and financial sectors, and showed similar negative performance to its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, as evidenced in the performance figures.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
 
Index
       
MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Index
    (26.75 )%
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index
    (19.20 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (27.28 )%
Market Price
    (22.22 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund. Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Index is composed of 100 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced semi-annually. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Index became publicly available on April 27, 2007. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis (concluded) (Unaudited)
 
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund (SZG)
 
The markets during the reporting period were marked by high volatility and negative performance, especially among large cap stocks. The crisis of liquidity among financial institutions, and the subsequent failure of several U.S. banks caused the financial sector to decline and the Fund had significant exposure to that sector during the reporting period. Furthermore, the energy sector was the highest weighted sector of the Fund, and contributed to negative returns as the sector declined during the reporting period.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception at Net Asset Value:
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
         
Fund Performance History (%)   Cumulative Total Return As of September 30, 2008  
   
    Since Inception (October 12, 2007)  
 
Index
       
MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Index
    (24.51 )%
S&P 500 Index
    (23.78 )%
Fund
       
NAV Return
    (29.44 )%
Market Price
    (27.12 )%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends; returns less than one year are cumulative. Per the current prospectus, the Fund’s estimated total annual operating expenses are 1.48% and net expenses are 1.12%. The Fund’s Investment Advisor has agreed to contractually waive fees and/or pay fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus) from exceeding 0.85% of the average net assets, at least until December 31, 2011. Otherwise, returns shown would have been lower. For the Fund’s most recent month end performance please visit www.spa-etf.com. The performance table and graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Index returns are historical and not predictive of future results. MarketGrader Index returns are not reflective of the Funds’ performance nor reflective of the fees and expenses applicable to the Fund. Index returns shown include the reinvestment of dividends. The MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Index is composed of 100 U.S. traded stocks selected by a proprietary system developed by MarketGrader. It is equal weighted and rebalanced semi-annually. All components are selected exclusively on the basis of their final short term numerical grade as scored by the MarketGrader System. The MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Index became publicly available on April 27, 2007. One cannot invest directly in an index.


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Premium/Discount Summary Table (Unaudited)
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    7       1.97 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    10       2.82 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    165       46.48 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    134       37.75 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    13       3.66 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    7       1.97 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    2       0.56 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    4       1.13 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    0       0.00 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 
 
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    8       2.25 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    10       2.82 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    152       42.81 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    90       25.35 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    50       14.08 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    15       4.23 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    13       3.66 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    5       1.41 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    1       0.28 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 
 
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    10       2.82 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    159       44.79 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    142       40.00 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    23       6.47 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    5       1.41 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    4       1.13 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    0       0.00 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 
 
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    2       0.56 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    4       1.13 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    8       2.25 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    159       44.79 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    148       41.69 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    16       4.51 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    5       1.41 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    5       1.41 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    0       0.00 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 
 
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -6.0% and less than -5.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    8       2.25 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    13       3.66 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    133       37.46 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    154       43.38 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    15       4.23 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    5       1.41 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    1       0.28 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    0       0.00 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 
 
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
 
                 
    Number
    % of
 
Premium/Discount Range   of Days     Total Days  
   
 
Greater than -6.0% and less than -5.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than -5.0% and less than -4.0%
    6       1.69 %
Greater than -4.0% and less than -3.0%
    2       0.56 %
Greater than -3.0% and less than -2.0%
    3       0.85 %
Greater than -2.0% and less than -1.0%
    8       2.25 %
Greater than -1.0% and less than 0.0%
    151       42.54 %
Greater than 0.0% and less than 1.0%
    117       32.96 %
Greater than 1.0% and less than 2.0%
    28       7.89 %
Greater than 2.0% and less than 3.0%
    12       3.38 %
Greater than 3.0% and less than 4.0%
    2       0.56 %
Greater than 4.0% and less than 5.0%
    7       1.97 %
Greater than 5.0% and less than 6.0%
    9       2.54 %
Greater than 6.0% and less than 7.0%
    8       2.25 %
Greater than 7.0% and less than 8.0%
    2       0.56 %
Greater than 8.0% and less than 9.0%
    0       0.00 %
Greater than 9.0% and less than 10.0%
    0       0.00 %
                 
      355       100.00 %
                 


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SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Capital Goods
    11.6 %
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    3.0  
Consumer Services
    5.6  
Energy
    32.4  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    7.4  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    2.7  
Materials
    14.4  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    5.6  
Retailing
    3.0  
Software & Services
    5.8  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    7.2  
Transportation
    2.8  
         
Total Investments
    101.5  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (1.5 )
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
 
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Banks
    1.2 %
Capital Goods
    15.9  
Commercial Services & Supplies
    1.0  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    4.5  
Consumer Services
    2.1  
Diversified Financials
    1.0  
Energy
    25.2  
Food & Staples Retailing
    2.3  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    4.0  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    5.5  
Household & Personal Products
    1.0  
Insurance
    3.6  
Materials
    12.0  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    2.2  
Retailing
    3.6  
Software & Services
    8.9  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    4.9  
Transportation
    1.8  
         
Total Investments
    100.7  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.7 )
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
 
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Automobiles & Components
    0.9 %
Banks
    0.5  
Capital Goods
    15.1  
Commercial Services & Supplies
    1.5  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    2.6  
Consumer Services
    2.8  
Diversified Financials
    2.6  
Energy
    20.5  
Food & Staples Retailing
    1.4  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    3.7  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    5.0  
Household & Personal Products
    1.5  
Insurance
    1.6  
Materials
    6.8  
Media
    1.0  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    6.2  
Retailing
    5.0  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    1.0  
Software & Services
    6.5  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    7.0  
Transportation
    1.9  
Utilities
    3.6  
         
Total Investments
    98.7  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
    1.3  
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
 
SPA MarketGrader
Small Cap 100 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Banks
    1.0 %
Capital Goods
    14.3  
Commercial Services & Supplies
    5.0  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    3.1  
Consumer Services
    3.0  
Diversified Financials
    3.0  
Energy
    24.9  
Food & Staples Retailing
    0.8  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    2.3  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    6.9  
Materials
    2.5  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    5.2  
Retailing
    8.0  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    2.0  
Software & Services
    8.8  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    3.4  
Transportation
    3.8  
Utilities
    1.0  
         
Total Investments
    99.0  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
    1.0  
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
 
SPA MarketGrader
Mid Cap 100 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Automobiles & Components
    0.9 %
Banks
    1.0  
Capital Goods
    16.1  
Commercial Services & Supplies
    4.0  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    3.1  
Consumer Services
    2.8  
Diversified Financials
    3.2  
Energy
    25.7  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    3.7  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    4.1  
Household & Personal Products
    1.0  
Materials
    3.3  
Media
    1.0  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    7.1  
Retailing
    5.7  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    1.1  
Software & Services
    6.2  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    4.0  
Transportation
    0.8  
Utilities
    5.1  
         
Total Investments
    99.9  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
    0.1  
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
 
 
SPA MarketGrader
Large Cap 100 Fund
 
         
    % of
 
    Net
 
Industry   Assets  
   
 
Automobiles & Components
    1.0 %
Capital Goods
    12.4  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    4.1  
Consumer Services
    3.0  
Diversified Financials
    1.2  
Energy
    26.0  
Food & Staples Retailing
    2.0  
Food Beverage & Tobacco
    3.0  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    4.0  
Household & Personal Products
    3.2  
Materials
    8.5  
Media
    1.0  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
    5.1  
Retailing
    2.9  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    2.1  
Software & Services
    5.2  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    10.9  
Telecommunications Services
    0.9  
Utilities
    4.1  
Total Investments
    100.6  
         
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.6 )
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         


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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 101.5%
               
Capital Goods 11.6%
               
AZZ, Inc.*
    4,502     $ 186,248  
Emerson Electric Co. 
    4,193       171,032  
Graham Corp. 
    1,964       106,252  
II-VI, Inc.*
    4,319       166,973  
Terex Corp.*
    4,121       125,773  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            756,278  
                 
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.0%
               
True Religion Apparel, Inc.*
    7,653       197,830  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 5.6%
               
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A*
    3,209       190,294  
thinkorswim Group, Inc.*
    20,558       171,248  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            361,542  
                 
                 
Energy 32.4%
               
Apache Corp. 
    1,803       188,017  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
    4,962       180,617  
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
    2,381       221,362  
Cimarex Energy Co. 
    3,791       185,418  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*
    3,289       153,563  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    1,821       187,672  
Mariner Energy, Inc.*
    6,853       140,486  
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    2,604       167,021  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    2,555       180,000  
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*
    8,296       162,850  
Sabine Royalty Trust
    3,209       179,447  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    4,046       171,267  
                 
Total Energy
            2,117,720  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 7.4%
               
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 
    4,224       115,907  
Darling International, Inc.*
    14,787       164,284  
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    2,833       201,908  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            482,099  
                 
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 2.7%
               
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
    3,101       177,160  
                 
Materials 14.4%
               
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    1,472       134,629  
Fording Canadian Coal Trust
    2,276       188,908  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Materials 14.4% (continued)
               
                 
Mosaic Co. 
    1,919     $ 130,530  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
    1,139       150,359  
Terra Industries, Inc. 
    4,153       122,098  
Terra Nitrogen Co. LP
    1,910       209,813  
                 
Total Materials
            936,337  
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 5.6%
               
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    3,864       190,457  
Pozen, Inc.*
    16,801       176,579  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            367,036  
                 
                 
Retailing 3.0% Guess?, Inc. 
    5,658       196,842  
                 
                 
Software & Services 5.8% Accenture Ltd. Class A
    4,919       186,922  
Bidz.com, Inc.*
    22,363       193,664  
                 
Total Software & Services
            380,586  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 7.2% Corning, Inc. 
    9,425       147,407  
Infinera Corp.*
    17,574       168,007  
Western Digital Corp.*
    7,133       152,076  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            467,490  
                 
                 
Transportation 2.8% Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.  
    5,867       88,474  
TBS International Ltd. Class A*
    7,093       95,472  
                 
Total Transportation
            183,946  
                 
                 
Total Investments—101.5%
(Cost $7,868,628)
            6,624,866  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(1.5)%
            (95,669 )
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 6,529,197  
                 
 
 
Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 100.7%
               
Banks 1.2%
               
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 
    2,829     $ 41,303  
                 
                 
Capital Goods 15.9%
               
Advanced Battery Technologies*
    10,351       33,434  
AZZ, Inc.*
    929       38,433  
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    1,756       27,797  
Emerson Electric Co. 
    866       35,324  
Fluor Corp. 
    553       30,802  
Foster Wheeler Ltd.*
    888       32,066  
Goodrich Corp. 
    785       32,656  
Graham Corp. 
    406       21,965  
II-VI, Inc.*
    892       34,485  
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 
    1,690       26,279  
Middleby Corp.*
    752       40,841  
Perini Corp.*
    1,478       38,118  
Precision Castparts Corp. 
    414       32,615  
Raven Industries, Inc. 
    1,009       39,704  
Terex Corp.*
    851       25,972  
Thomas & Betts Corp.*
    911       35,593  
Woodward Governor Co. 
    923       32,554  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            558,638  
                 
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.0%
               
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. 
    1,521       35,531  
                 
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 4.5%
               
Garmin Ltd.*
    1,117       37,911  
Nike, Inc. Class B
    672       44,957  
True Religion Apparel, Inc.*
    1,580       40,843  
Volcom, Inc.*
    2,048       35,389  
                 
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
            159,100  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 2.1%
               
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A*
    663       39,316  
thinkorswim Group, Inc.*
    4,243       35,344  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            74,660  
                 
                 
Diversified Financials 1.0%
               
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. 
    1,837       35,675  
Energy 25.2%
               
Apache Corp. 
    372       38,792  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
    1,024       37,274  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Energy 25.2% (continued)
               
                 
Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc.*
    15,764     $ 30,424  
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
    492       45,741  
Cimarex Energy Co. 
    783       38,296  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*
    679       31,702  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    376       38,751  
Dorchester Minerals LP
    1,573       36,336  
ENSCO International, Inc. 
    606       34,924  
Frontline Ltd. 
    709       34,082  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 
    777       33,559  
Hess Corp. 
    417       34,227  
Hugoton Royalty Trust
    1,378       36,985  
Mariner Energy, Inc.*
    1,415       29,007  
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    538       34,507  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    528       37,198  
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
    1,811       42,088  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    768       27,003  
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*
    1,712       33,607  
Sabine Royalty Trust
    663       37,075  
Schlumberger Ltd. 
    442       34,516  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    835       35,346  
Swift Energy Co.*
    866       33,505  
Transocean, Inc.*
    323       35,478  
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
    608       33,647  
                 
Total Energy
            884,070  
                 
                 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.3%
               
Kroger Co. 
    1,438       39,516  
SYSCO Corp. 
    1,302       40,141  
                 
Total Food & Staples Retailing
            79,657  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 4.0%
               
Altria Group, Inc. 
    1,954       38,767  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 
    872       23,928  
Darling International, Inc.*
    3,052       33,908  
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    585       41,693  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            138,296  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.5%
               
Genoptix, Inc.*
    1,157       37,799  
Healthspring, Inc.*
    2,124       44,944  
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.*
    1,186       33,908  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*
    892       38,793  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.5% (continued)
               
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
    640     $ 36,563  
                 
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
            192,007  
                 
                 
Household & Personal Products 1.0%
               
Herbalife Ltd. 
    915       36,161  
                 
                 
Insurance 3.6%
               
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.*
    1,306       40,630  
Tower Group, Inc. 
    1,960       46,178  
Validus Holdings Ltd. 
    1,688       39,246  
                 
Total Insurance
            126,054  
                 
                 
Materials 12.0%
               
Agrium, Inc. 
    503       28,208  
Barrick Gold Corp. 
    1,226       45,043  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    304       27,804  
Fording Canadian Coal Trust
    470       39,010  
LSB Industries, Inc.*
    1,800       24,930  
Methanex Corp. 
    1,613       32,083  
Mosaic Co. 
    396       26,936  
Nova Chemicals Corporation
    1,596       36,070  
Nucor Corp. 
    807       31,876  
OM Group, Inc.*
    1,357       30,532  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
    235       31,022  
Terra Industries, Inc. 
    857       25,196  
Terra Nitrogen Co. LP
    394       43,281  
                 
Total Materials
            421,991  
                 
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 2.2%
               
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    798       39,333  
Pozen, Inc.*
    3,468       36,449  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            75,782  
                 
                 
Retailing 3.6%
               
Guess?, Inc. 
    1,168       40,635  
Gymboree Corp.*
    1,111       39,440  
PetMed Express, Inc.*
    2,981       46,802  
                 
Total Retailing
            126,877  
                 
Software & Services 8.9%
               
Accenture Ltd. Class A
    1,016       38,608  
Bidz.com, Inc.*
    4,616       39,975  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*
    1,378       31,460  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Software & Services 8.9% (continued)
               
                 
comScore, Inc.*
    1,837     $ 32,386  
Intuit, Inc.*
    1,374       43,432  
PROS Holdings, Inc.*
    5,509       51,729  
Quality Systems, Inc. 
    1,010       42,683  
Syntel, Inc. 
    1,239       30,355  
                 
Total Software & Services
            310,628  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 4.9%
               
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    833       33,437  
Corning, Inc. 
    1,945       30,420  
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    938       43,373  
Infinera Corp.*
    3,627       34,674  
Western Digital Corp.*
    1,473       31,404  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            173,308  
                 
                 
Transportation 1.8%
               
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 
    1,211       18,262  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 
    699       23,235  
TBS International Ltd. Class A*
    1,464       19,705  
                 
Total Transportation
            61,202  
                 
                 
Total Investments—100.7%
(Cost $4,177,022)
            3,530,940  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.7)%
            (24,086 )
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 3,506,854  
                 
 
 
Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 98.7%
               
Automobiles & Components 0.9%
               
Federal Mogul Corp. Class A*
    597     $ 7,492  
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 
    222       7,890  
                 
Total Automobiles & Components
            15,382  
                 
                 
Banks 0.5%
               
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 
    598       8,731  
                 
                 
Capital Goods 15.1%
               
AAON, Inc. 
    454       8,258  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. 
    281       7,278  
AZZ, Inc.*
    237       9,805  
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    481       7,614  
Bucyrus International, Inc. 
    196       8,757  
Carlisle Cos., Inc. 
    249       7,463  
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    139       8,284  
Cummins, Inc. 
    157       6,864  
Emerson Electric Co. 
    211       8,607  
First Solar, Inc.*
    42       7,934  
Flowserve Corp. 
    88       7,812  
Fluor Corp. 
    151       8,411  
Foster Wheeler Ltd.*
    219       7,908  
Goodrich Corp. 
    189       7,862  
GrafTech International Ltd.*
    540       8,159  
Graham Corp. 
    137       7,412  
II-VI, Inc.*
    218       8,428  
K-Tron International, Inc.*
    63       8,116  
L.B. Foster Co. Class A*
    263       8,000  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 
    130       8,360  
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 
    455       7,075  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    307       7,844  
Middleby Corp.*
    154       8,364  
Perini Corp.*
    380       9,800  
Precision Castparts Corp. 
    92       7,248  
Raven Industries, Inc. 
    209       8,224  
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    176       8,464  
Sun Hydraulics Corp. 
    299       7,786  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*
    153       8,745  
Terex Corp.*
    258       7,874  
Thomas & Betts Corp.*
    214       8,361  
Woodward Governor Co. 
    230       8,112  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            259,229  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.5%
               
Brink’s Co. 
    129     $ 7,872  
Knoll, Inc. 
    546       8,256  
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. 
    387       9,040  
                 
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
            25,168  
                 
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.6%
               
Coach, Inc.*
    307       7,687  
Garmin Ltd.*
    264       8,960  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*
    411       9,465  
Nike, Inc. Class B
    148       9,901  
True Religion Apparel, Inc.*
    314       8,117  
                 
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
            44,130  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 2.8%
               
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A*
    135       8,006  
Bally Technologies, Inc.*
    267       8,085  
ITT Educational Services, Inc.*
    95       7,686  
McDonald’s Corp. 
    140       8,638  
Strayer Education, Inc. 
    40       8,010  
thinkorswim Group, Inc.*
    976       8,130  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            48,555  
                 
                 
Diversified Financials 2.6%
               
GFI Group, Inc. 
    1,846       8,695  
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. 
    935       9,069  
Nasdaq OMX Group*
    316       9,660  
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. 
    422       8,195  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A
    367       9,083  
                 
Total Diversified Financials
            44,702  
                 
                 
Energy 20.5%
               
Apache Corp. 
    82       8,551  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
    237       8,627  
Baker Hughes, Inc. 
    142       8,597  
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
    103       9,576  
Chevron Corp. 
    111       9,155  
Cimarex Energy Co. 
    191       9,342  
Contango Oil & Gas Co.*
    186       10,040  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*
    187       8,731  
Denbury Resources, Inc.*
    431       8,206  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    84       8,657  
Dorchester Minerals LP
    386       8,917  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Energy 20.5% (continued)
               
                 
ENGlobal Corp.*
    734     $ 9,740  
Frontline Ltd. 
    190       9,133  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 
    194       8,379  
Hess Corp. 
    107       8,783  
Hugoton Royalty Trust
    339       9,099  
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. 
    314       8,312  
Lufkin Industries, Inc. 
    119       9,443  
Mariner Energy, Inc.*
    401       8,220  
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    140       8,980  
Noble Corp. 
    204       8,956  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    130       9,159  
Oil States International, Inc.*
    231       8,166  
Parker Drilling Co.*
    1,062       8,517  
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
    401       9,319  
Petro-Canada
    241       8,037  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    254       8,931  
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*
    427       8,382  
Sabine Royalty Trust
    167       9,339  
Schlumberger Ltd. 
    104       8,121  
Southwestern Energy Co.*
    288       8,796  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    213       9,016  
Swift Energy Co.*
    227       8,783  
Transocean, Inc.*
    74       8,128  
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
    158       8,744  
Unit Corp.*
    177       8,818  
Valero Energy Corp. 
    284       8,605  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
    122       8,694  
Williams Partners LP
    318       8,220  
XTO Energy, Inc. 
    180       8,374  
                 
Total Energy
            351,593  
                 
                 
Food & Staples Retailing 1.4%
               
Andersons, Inc. 
    211       7,431  
Kroger Co. 
    322       8,849  
SYSCO Corp. 
    264       8,139  
                 
Total Food & Staples Retailing
            24,419  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 3.7%
               
Altria Group, Inc. 
    437       8,670  
Bunge Ltd. 
    124       7,834  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 
    270       7,409  
Darling International, Inc.*
    747       8,299  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 3.7% (continued)
               
                 
Hansen Natural Corp.*
    381     $ 11,525  
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    124       8,837  
Synutra International, Inc.*
    590       11,877  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            64,451  
                 
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.0%
               
Baxter International, Inc. 
    131       8,598  
CryoLife, Inc.*
    626       8,213  
Cynosure, Inc. Class A*
    427       7,660  
Genoptix, Inc.*
    278       9,082  
Healthspring, Inc.*
    430       9,099  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
    157       8,604  
Immucor, Inc.*
    282       9,013  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
    32       7,711  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*
    208       9,046  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
    149       8,512  
                 
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
            85,538  
                 
                 
Household & Personal Products 1.5%
               
Avon Products, Inc. 
    219       9,104  
Herbalife Ltd. 
    216       8,536  
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    125       8,711  
                 
Total Household & Personal Products
            26,351  
                 
                 
Insurance 1.6%
               
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.*
    286       8,897  
eHealth, Inc.*
    622       9,952  
Validus Holdings Ltd. 
    375       8,719  
                 
Total Insurance
            27,568  
                 
                 
Materials 6.8%
               
Agrium, Inc. 
    117       6,561  
AK Steel Holding Corp. 
    291       7,543  
Barrick Gold Corp. 
    313       11,500  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    76       6,951  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    195       7,859  
Fording Canadian Coal Trust
    116       9,628  
Koppers Holdings, Inc. 
    202       7,557  
LSB Industries, Inc.*
    574       7,950  
Methanex Corp. 
    382       7,598  
Mosaic Co. 
    103       7,006  
Nucor Corp. 
    190       7,505  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Materials 6.8% (continued)
               
                 
OM Group, Inc.*
    297     $ 6,683  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
    56       7,393  
Terra Industries, Inc. 
    217       6,380  
Terra Nitrogen Co. LP
    76       8,349  
                 
Total Materials
            116,463  
                 
                 
Media 1.0%
               
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.*
    255       8,706  
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    228       8,792  
                 
Total Media
            17,498  
                 
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 6.2%
               
Alkermes, Inc.*
    705       9,376  
Amgen, Inc.*
    138       8,179  
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    199       8,762  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*
    418       8,360  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
    182       8,296  
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    187       9,217  
Parexel International Corp.*
    272       7,796  
PDL BioPharma, Inc. 
    872       8,118  
Pozen, Inc.*
    912       9,585  
Questcor Pharmaceuticals*
    1,420       10,437  
Techne Corp.*
    122       8,799  
Waters Corp.*
    152       8,843  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            105,768  
                 
                 
Retailing 5.0%
               
Aeropostale, Inc.*
    249       7,995  
Buckle, Inc. 
    152       8,442  
Dress Barn, Inc.*
    546       8,348  
Genuine Parts Co. 
    213       8,565  
Guess?, Inc. 
    216       7,515  
Gymboree Corp.*
    228       8,094  
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*
    303       10,181  
NutriSystem, Inc. 
    514       9,108  
PetMed Express, Inc.*
    588       9,232  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
    252       8,031  
                 
Total Retailing
            85,511  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.0%
               
Altera Corp. 
    438     $ 9,058  
Sigma Designs, Inc.*
    638       9,072  
                 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
            18,130  
                 
Software & Services 6.5%
               
Accenture Ltd. Class A
    247       9,386  
Blackbaud, Inc. 
    451       8,321  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*
    348       7,945  
comScore, Inc.*
    487       8,586  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. 
    168       8,778  
j2 Global Communications, Inc.*
    377       8,803  
Microsoft Corp. 
    347       9,261  
NeuStar, Inc. Class A*
    446       8,871  
Quality Systems, Inc. 
    219       9,255  
Syntel, Inc. 
    313       7,668  
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A*
    1,178       8,140  
Vasco Data Security International, Inc.*
    726       7,521  
VistaPrint Ltd.*
    279       9,162  
                 
Total Software & Services
            111,697  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 7.0%
               
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    201       8,068  
Apple, Inc.*
    65       7,388  
Cisco Systems, Inc.*
    395       8,911  
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*
    213       10,488  
Corning, Inc. 
    587       9,181  
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A*
    227       7,988  
EMC Corp.*
    675       8,073  
Harris Corp. 
    191       8,824  
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    187       8,647  
Infinera Corp.*
    1,047       10,009  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*
    90       8,820  
Research In Motion Ltd.*
    89       6,079  
Starent Networks Corp.*
    762       9,860  
Western Digital Corp.*
    396       8,443  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            120,779  
                 
                 
Transportation 1.9%
               
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 
    413       6,228  
Forward Air Corp. 
    277       7,543  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 
    199       6,615  
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.*
    726       7,398  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Transportation 1.9% (continued)
               
                 
TBS International Ltd. Class A*
    429     $ 5,774  
                 
Total Transportation
            33,558  
                 
                 
Utilities 3.6%
               
AES Corp.*
    726       8,487  
Dominion Resources, Inc. 
    212       9,069  
DPL, Inc. 
    390       9,672  
Energen Corp. 
    188       8,513  
Exelon Corp. 
    137       8,579  
Questar Corp. 
    198       8,102  
Suburban Propane Partners LP
    260       8,731  
                 
Total Utilities
            61,153  
                 
                 
Total Investments—98.7%
(Cost $1,977,149)
            1,696,374  
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.3%
            21,904  
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 1,718,278  
                 
 
 
Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 99.0%
               
Banks 1.0%
               
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 
    1,237     $ 18,060  
                 
                 
Capital Goods 14.3%
               
AAON, Inc. 
    939       17,080  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. 
    581       15,048  
AZZ, Inc.*
    488       20,189  
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    995       15,751  
Ceradyne, Inc.*
    544       19,943  
GrafTech International Ltd.*
    1,117       16,878  
Graham Corp. 
    285       15,419  
II-VI, Inc.*
    450       17,397  
K-Tron International, Inc.*
    130       16,748  
L.B. Foster Co. Class A*
    544       16,548  
Middleby Corp.*
    316       17,162  
Perini Corp.*
    787       20,297  
Raven Industries, Inc. 
    432       16,999  
Sun Hydraulics Corp. 
    617       16,067  
Triumph Group, Inc. 
    366       16,730  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            258,256  
                 
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies 5.0%
               
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. 
    1,276       17,047  
Herman Miller, Inc. 
    675       16,517  
Knoll, Inc. 
    1,129       17,070  
Rollins, Inc. 
    1,025       19,455  
SYKES Enterprises, Inc.*
    919       20,181  
                 
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
            90,270  
                 
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.1%
               
Fossil, Inc.*
    679       19,168  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*
    850       19,576  
True Religion Apparel, Inc.*
    651       16,828  
                 
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
            55,572  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 3.0%
               
Bally Technologies, Inc.*
    553       16,745  
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*
    500       20,120  
thinkorswim Group, Inc.*
    2,018       16,810  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            53,675  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
                 
Diversified Financials 3.0%
               
GFI Group, Inc. 
    3,817     $ 17,978  
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. 
    1,934       18,760  
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. 
    873       16,954  
                 
Total Diversified Financials
            53,692  
                 
                 
Energy 24.9%
               
Arena Resources, Inc.*
    499       19,386  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
    490       17,836  
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
    213       19,803  
Contango Oil & Gas Co.*
    385       20,782  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*
    387       18,069  
Dorchester Minerals LP
    799       18,457  
Dril-Quip, Inc.*
    419       18,180  
ENGlobal Corp.*
    1,517       20,131  
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    1,866       18,753  
Hugoton Royalty Trust
    702       18,842  
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. 
    651       17,232  
Lufkin Industries, Inc. 
    246       19,520  
Oil States International, Inc.*
    478       16,897  
Parker Drilling Co.*
    2,196       17,612  
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
    829       19,266  
Petroquest Energy, Inc.*
    1,283       19,694  
Rosetta Resources, Inc.*
    964       17,699  
Sabine Royalty Trust
    345       19,292  
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
    518       19,700  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    439       18,583  
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP
    427       18,895  
Swift Energy Co.*
    470       18,184  
Warren Resources, Inc.*
    2,051       20,469  
Williams Partners LP
    659       17,035  
                 
Total Energy
            450,317  
                 
                 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.8%
               
Andersons, Inc. 
    437       15,391  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 2.3%
               
Darling International, Inc.*
    1,546       17,176  
Synutra International, Inc.*
    1,221       24,579  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            41,755  
                 
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 6.9%
               
Almost Family, Inc.*
    449       17,758  
Arthrocare Corp.*
    676       18,739  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 6.9% (continued)
               
                 
Cryolife, Inc.*
    1,294     $ 16,977  
Cynosure, Inc. Class A*
    884       15,859  
Genoptix, Inc.*
    573       18,720  
Healthspring, Inc.*
    890       18,832  
LHC Group, Inc.*
    632       17,999  
                 
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
            124,884  
                 
                 
Materials 2.5%
               
Koppers Holdings, Inc. 
    419       15,675  
LSB Industries, Inc.*
    1,188       16,454  
OM Group, Inc.*
    615       13,838  
                 
Total Materials
            45,967  
                 
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 5.2%
               
Alkermes, Inc.*
    1,459       19,405  
Parexel International Corp.*
    562       16,107  
PDL Biopharma, Inc. 
    1,803       16,786  
Pozen, Inc.*
    1,887       19,832  
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    2,936       21,580  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            93,710  
                 
                 
Retailing 8.0%
               
Buckle, Inc. 
    317       17,606  
Dress Barn, Inc.*
    1,130       17,278  
Gymboree Corp.*
    470       16,685  
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*
    625       21,000  
NetFlix, Inc.*
    655       20,226  
NutriSystem, Inc. 
    1,063       18,836  
PetMed Express, Inc.*
    1,216       19,091  
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A*
    4,023       14,604  
                 
Total Retailing
            145,326  
                 
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.0%
               
Amkor Technology, Inc.*
    2,799       17,830  
Sigma Designs, Inc.*
    1,319       18,756  
                 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
            36,586  
                 
                 
Software & Services 8.8%
               
Blackbaud, Inc. 
    933       17,214  
comScore, Inc.*
    1,008       17,771  
j2 Global Communications, Inc.*
    780       18,213  
LoopNet, Inc.*
    1,821       17,900  
NeuStar, Inc. Class A*
    924       18,378  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Software & Services 8.8% (continued)
               
                 
Quality Systems, Inc. 
    453     $ 19,144  
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A*
    2,437       16,840  
Vasco Data Security International, Inc.*
    1,501       15,550  
VistaPrint Ltd.*
    577       18,949  
                 
Total Software & Services
            159,959  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 3.4%
               
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*
    439       21,616  
Infinera Corp.*
    2,165       20,697  
IPG Photonics Corp.*
    963       18,788  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            61,101  
                 
                 
Transportation 3.8%
               
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 
    854       12,878  
Forward Air Corp. 
    573       15,603  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 
    413       13,728  
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.*
    1,503       15,316  
TBS International Ltd. Class A*
    888       11,952  
                 
Total Transportation
            69,477  
                 
                 
Utilities 1.0%
               
Suburban Propane Partners LP
    527       17,697  
                 
                 
Total Investments—99.0%
(Cost $2,031,335)
            1,791,695  
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.0%
            19,002  
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 1,810,697  
                 
 
 
Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 99.9%
               
Automobiles & Components 0.9%
               
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 
    953     $ 33,870  
                 
                 
Banks 1.0%
               
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 
    2,557       37,332  
                 
                 
Capital Goods 16.1%
               
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    2,057       32,562  
Bucyrus International, Inc. 
    837       37,397  
Carlisle Cos., Inc. 
    1,065       31,918  
Flowserve Corp. 
    378       33,555  
Fluor Corp. 
    646       35,982  
Foster Wheeler Ltd.*
    939       33,907  
Goodrich Corp. 
    810       33,696  
GrafTech International Ltd.*
    2,309       34,889  
II-VI, Inc.*
    930       35,954  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 
    556       35,756  
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 
    1,948       30,291  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    1,315       33,598  
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    754       36,260  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*
    654       37,383  
Terex Corp.*
    1,104       33,694  
Thomas & Betts Corp.*
    915       35,749  
Woodward Governor Co. 
    979       34,529  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            587,120  
                 
                 
Commercial Services & Supplies 4.0%
               
Brink’s Co. 
    554       33,805  
Herman Miller, Inc. 
    1,397       34,185  
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. 
    1,656       38,684  
Rollins, Inc. 
    2,120       40,238  
                 
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
            146,912  
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.1%
               
Coach, Inc.*
    1,311       32,827  
Garmin Ltd.*
    1,128       38,284  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*
    1,759       40,510  
                 
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
            111,621  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 2.8%
               
Bally Technologies, Inc.*
    1,144       34,640  
ITT Educational Services, Inc.*
    406       32,849  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Consumer Services 2.8% (continued)
               
                 
Strayer Education, Inc. 
    174     $ 34,845  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            102,334  
                 
                 
Diversified Financials 3.2%
               
Nasdaq OMX Group*
    1,354       41,392  
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. 
    1,804       35,034  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A
    1,570       38,857  
                 
Total Diversified Financials
            115,283  
                 
                 
Energy 25.7%
               
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
    1,013       36,873  
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
    440       40,907  
Cimarex Energy Co. 
    819       40,057  
Denbury Resources, Inc.*
    1,844       35,110  
ENSCO International, Inc. 
    654       37,690  
Frontline Ltd. 
    817       39,273  
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*
    1,412       34,283  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 
    829       35,805  
Hugoton Royalty Trust
    1,452       38,972  
Lufkin Industries, Inc. 
    509       40,389  
Mariner Energy, Inc.*
    1,714       35,137  
Oil States International, Inc.*
    989       34,961  
ONEOK Partners LP
    724       36,729  
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
    1,714       39,833  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    1,086       38,184  
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*
    1,828       35,884  
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
    1,072       40,768  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    908       38,436  
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP
    883       39,073  
Superior Energy Services, Inc.*
    1,182       36,807  
Swift Energy Co.*
    972       37,607  
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
    675       37,354  
Unit Corp.*
    728       36,269  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
    523       37,269  
Williams Partners LP
    1,362       35,208  
                 
Total Energy
            938,878  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 3.7%
               
Bunge Ltd. 
    534       33,738  
Hansen Natural Corp.*
    1,630       49,307  
Synutra International, Inc.*
    2,524       50,808  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            133,853  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 4.1%
               
Healthspring, Inc.*
    1,838     $ 38,892  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
    672       36,826  
Immucor, Inc.*
    1,206       38,544  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
    634       36,220  
                 
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
            150,482  
                 
                 
Household & Personal Products 1.0%
               
Herbalife Ltd. 
    927       36,635  
                 
                 
Materials 3.3%
               
AK Steel Holding Corp. 
    1,246       32,296  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    323       29,542  
Methanex Corp. 
    1,636       32,540  
Terra Industries, Inc. 
    928       27,283  
                 
Total Materials
            121,661  
                 
                 
Media 1.0%
               
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.*
    1,091       37,247  
                 
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 7.1%
               
Alkermes, Inc.*
    3,017       40,126  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*
    1,790       35,800  
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    802       39,531  
Parexel International Corp.*
    1,163       33,332  
PDL BioPharma, Inc. 
    3,728       34,708  
Techne Corp.*
    521       37,575  
Waters Corp.*
    652       37,933  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            259,005  
                 
                 
Retailing 5.7%
               
Aeropostale, Inc.*
    1,065       34,197  
Buckle, Inc. 
    655       36,379  
Genuine Parts Co. 
    912       36,672  
Guess?, Inc. 
    923       32,111  
Gymboree Corp.*
    972       34,506  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
    1,079       34,388  
                 
Total Retailing
            208,253  
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.1%
               
Altera Corp. 
    1,876       38,796  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
                 
Software & Services 6.2%
               
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*
    1,491     $ 34,040  
Factset Research Systems, Inc. 
    715       37,359  
j2 Global Communications, Inc.*
    1,612       37,640  
NeuStar, Inc. Class A*
    1,910       37,990  
Quality Systems, Inc. 
    934       39,471  
VistaPrint Ltd.*
    1,192       39,145  
                 
Total Software & Services
            225,645  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 4.0%
               
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    862       34,601  
Harris Corp. 
    815       37,653  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*
    384       37,632  
Western Digital Corp.*
    1,695       36,137  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            146,023  
                 
                 
Transportation 0.8%
               
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 
    854       28,387  
                 
                 
Utilities 5.1%
               
AES Corp.*
    3,104       36,286  
DPL, Inc. 
    1,670       41,416  
Energen Corp. 
    804       36,405  
Questar Corp. 
    849       34,741  
Suburban Propane Partners LP
    1,092       36,669  
                 
Total Utilities
            185,517  
                 
                 
Total Investments—99.9%
(Cost $4,162,081)
            3,644,854  
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.1%
            1,612  
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 3,646,466  
                 
 
 
Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA Market Grader Large Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
COMMON STOCKS 100.6%
               
Automobiles & Components 1.0%
               
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    1,412     $ 52,668  
                 
                 
Capital Goods 12.4%
               
AGCO Corp.*
    1,134       48,320  
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    880       52,448  
Cummins, Inc. 
    993       43,414  
Emerson Electric Co. 
    1,337       54,536  
First Solar, Inc.*
    265       50,061  
Flowserve Corp. 
    559       49,622  
Fluor Corp. 
    954       53,138  
Foster Wheeler Ltd.*
    1,388       50,121  
Goodrich Corp. 
    1,197       49,795  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    1,942       49,618  
Precision Castparts Corp. 
    579       45,614  
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 
    1,468       54,815  
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    1,114       53,572  
                 
Total Capital Goods
            655,074  
                 
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 4.1%
               
Coach, Inc.*
    1,937       48,502  
Garmin Ltd.*
    1,667       56,578  
Hasbro, Inc. 
    1,495       51,906  
Nike, Inc. Class B
    932       62,351  
                 
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
            219,337  
                 
                 
Consumer Services 3.0%
               
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A*
    847       50,227  
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 
    1,907       54,597  
McDonald’s Corp. 
    886       54,666  
                 
Total Consumer Services
            159,490  
                 
                 
Diversified Financials 1.2%
               
Nasdaq OMX Group*
    2,000       61,140  
                 
                 
Energy 26.0%
               
Apache Corp. 
    524       54,643  
Baker Hughes, Inc. 
    900       54,486  
Chevron Corp. 
    697       57,489  
ConocoPhillips
    788       57,721  
Continental Resources, Inc.*
    1,526       59,865  
Denbury Resources, Inc.*
    2,724       51,865  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    534       55,034  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA Market Grader Large Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Energy 26.0% (continued)
               
                 
ENSCO International, Inc. 
    967     $ 55,728  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    745       57,857  
FMC Technologies, Inc.*
    1,210       56,326  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 
    1,224       52,865  
Hess Corp. 
    676       55,486  
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    885       56,764  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*
    1,049       52,691  
Noble Corp. 
    1,291       56,675  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    817       57,558  
ONEOK Partners LP
    1,070       54,281  
Petro-Canada
    1,524       50,825  
Schlumberger Ltd. 
    657       51,305  
Southwestern Energy Co.*
    1,819       55,552  
Suncor Energy, Inc. 
    1,335       56,257  
Transocean, Inc.*
    473       51,954  
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
    998       55,229  
Valero Energy Corp. 
    1,794       54,358  
XTO Energy, Inc. 
    1,140       53,033  
                 
Total Energy
            1,375,847  
                 
                 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.0%
               
Kroger Co. 
    2,036       55,949  
SYSCO Corp. 
    1,667       51,394  
                 
Total Food & Staples Retailing
            107,343  
                 
                 
Food Beverage & Tobacco 3.0%
               
Altria Group, Inc. 
    2,761       54,778  
Bunge Ltd. 
    788       49,786  
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    782       55,733  
                 
Total Food Beverage & Tobacco
            160,297  
                 
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services 4.0%
               
Baxter International, Inc. 
    828       54,342  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
    206       49,642  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*
    1,318       57,320  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
    936       53,474  
                 
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
            214,778  
                 
                 
Household & Personal Products 3.2%
               
Avon Products, Inc. 
    1,386       57,616  
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    726       54,704  
 
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Schedule of Investments
SPA Market Grader Large Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Household & Personal Products 3.2% (continued)
               
                 
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    791     $ 55,125  
                 
Total Household & Personal Products
            167,445  
                 
                 
Materials 8.5%
               
Agrium, Inc. 
    740       41,499  
Barrick Gold Corp. 
    1,980       72,745  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 
    477       43,626  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    1,231       49,609  
Fording Canadian Coal Trust
    737       61,171  
Mosaic Co. 
    653       44,417  
Nucor Corp. 
    1,203       47,519  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
    350       46,203  
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 
    2,601       44,451  
                 
Total Materials
            451,240  
                 
                 
Media 1.0%
               
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    1,441       55,565  
                 
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology 5.1%
               
Amgen, Inc.*
    866       51,328  
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    1,260       55,478  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
    1,144       52,144  
Johnson & Johnson
    816       56,532  
Waters Corp.*
    964       56,086  
                 
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
            271,568  
                 
                 
Retailing 2.9%
               
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    1,343       50,363  
Genuine Parts Co. 
    1,347       54,163  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
    1,594       50,801  
                 
Total Retailing
            155,327  
                 
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.1%
               
Altera Corp. 
    2,771       57,304  
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*
    1,855       52,422  
                 
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
            109,726  
                 
                 
Software & Services 5.2%
               
Accenture Ltd. Class A
    1,554       59,052  
Autodesk, Inc.*
    1,699       57,001  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*
    2,202       50,272  
Google, Inc. Class A*
    129       51,667  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments
SPA Market Grader Large Cap 100 Fund
September 30, 2008
 
                 
Investments   Shares     Value  
   
 
Software & Services 5.2% (continued)
               
                 
Microsoft Corp. 
    2,193     $ 58,531  
                 
Total Software & Services
            276,523  
                 
                 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 10.9%
               
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    1,273       51,098  
Apple, Inc.*
    408       46,373  
Cisco Systems, Inc.*
    2,500       56,400  
Corning, Inc. 
    3,706       57,962  
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A*
    1,392       48,984  
EMC Corp.*
    4,263       50,985  
Flir Systems, Inc.*
    1,613       61,971  
Harris Corp. 
    1,203       55,579  
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    1,178       54,471  
Research In Motion Ltd.*
    566       38,658  
Western Digital Corp.*
    2,504       53,385  
                 
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
            575,866  
                 
                 
Telecommunication Services 0.9%
               
NII Holdings, Inc.*
    1,231       46,680  
                 
                 
Utilities 4.1%
               
AES Corp.*
    4,585       53,599  
Dominion Resources, Inc. 
    1,334       57,069  
Exelon Corp. 
    868       54,354  
Questar Corp. 
    1,254       51,314  
                 
Total Utilities
            216,336  
                 
                 
Total Investments—100.6%
(Cost $6,298,693)
            5,332,250  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.6)%
            (30,578 )
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
          $ 5,301,672  
                 
 
 
* Non-income producing security
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2008
 
                                                 
                      SPA
    SPA
    SPA
 
    SPA
    SPA
    SPA
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
 
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    Small Cap
    Mid Cap
    Large Cap
 
    40 Fund     100 Fund     200 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund  
 
ASSETS:
                                               
Investments at value:
  $ 6,624,866     $ 3,530,940     $ 1,696,374     $ 1,791,695     $ 3,644,854     $ 5,332,250  
Cash
          29,766       40,037       39,672       30,859       18,988  
Investment securities sold
          19,229                          
Receivables:
                                               
Expense waivers due from Advisor
    31,327       26,269       21,604       14,656       18,666       38,726  
Dividends and interest receivables
    1,093       3,687       984       1,177       2,723       2,851  
Prepaid Offering Costs
    1,568       2,228       2,256       1,383       2,127       2,662  
                                                 
Total Assets
    6,658,854       3,612,119       1,761,255       1,848,583       3,699,229       5,395,477  
                                                 
LIABILITIES:
Payables:
                                               
Due to Custodian
    41,955                                
Investment securities purchased
          41,417       173                    
Advisory fees (Note 5)
    19,198       13,678       7,264       7,274       11,414       18,975  
Principal Financial Officer fees
    3,405       2,458       1,777       1,657       2,161       3,546  
Trustees fees
    2,445       1,847       906       907       1,478       2,417  
Other accrued expenses
    62,654       45,865       32,857       28,048       37,710       68,867  
                                                 
Total Liabilities
    129,657       105,265       42,977       37,886       52,763       93,805  
                                                 
NET ASSETS
  $ 6,529,197     $ 3,506,854     $ 1,718,278     $ 1,810,697     $ 3,646,466     $ 5,301,672  
                                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                                               
Paid-in capital
    8,302,951       4,643,106       2,489,362       2,458,929       4,573,151       6,948,585  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
    (29,701 )     (28,666 )     (28,745 )     (28,858 )     (28,390 )     (29,860 )
Net realized loss on investments
    (500,291 )     (461,504 )     (461,564 )     (379,734 )     (381,068 )     (650,610 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (1,243,762 )     (646,082 )     (280,775 )     (239,640 )     (517,227 )     (966,443 )
                                                 
Net Assets
  $ 6,529,197     $ 3,506,854     $ 1,718,278     $ 1,810,697     $ 3,646,466     $ 5,301,672  
                                                 
Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
    401,000       200,600       100,600       100,600       200,600       300,600  
Net asset value per share
  $ 16.28     $ 17.48     $ 17.08     $ 18.00     $ 18.18     $ 17.64  
                                                 
Investments at cost
  $ 7,868,628     $ 4,177,022     $ 1,977,149     $ 2,031,335     $ 4,162,081     $ 6,298,693  
                                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Operations
For the Period October 12, 2007* to September 30, 2008
 
                                                 
                      SPA
    SPA
    SPA
 
    SPA
    SPA
    SPA
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
 
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    Small Cap
    Mid Cap
    Large Cap
 
    40 Fund     100 Fund     200 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund  
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                                               
Dividend income
  $ 39,438     $ 33,549     $ 27,698     $ 20,450     $ 35,118     $ 44,904  
Foreign withholding tax
    (134 )     (86 )     (207 )     (268 )     (435 )     (403 )
                                                 
Total Income
    39,304       33,863       27,491       20,182       34,683       44,501  
                                                 
EXPENSES:
                                               
Professional fees
    62,509       47,871       36,923       33,647       41,129       68,534  
Offering costs (Note 4)
    37,128       35,833       35,931       36,072       35,487       37,325  
Advisory fees (Note 5)
    32,847       24,646       18,463       16,952       21,513       35,441  
Compliance expenses
    24,200       20,830       19,006       17,763       19,451       28,771  
Insurance expenses
    9,683       9,565       9,566       9,565       9,565       9,565  
Trustees fees
    8,214       7,203       5,239       4,824       5,559       8,961  
Printing fees
    7,720       5,602       4,263       3,986       4,653       8,322  
Administration & Accounting expenses
    2,659       5,112       6,531       2,443       1,534       2,596  
Sub-Advisory fees
    1,721       1,382       1,213       1,093       1,244       1,963  
Custody fees
    409       382       263       262       243       452  
Transfer Agent fees
    2,310       2,310       2,310       2,310       2,310       2,310  
Sub-Administration fees
    2,294       1,843       1,617       1,457       1,659       2,617  
Other expenses
    3,797       3,831       3,784       3,350       4,511       4,139  
                                                 
Total Expenses
    195,491       166,410       145,109       133,724       148,858       210,996  
                                                 
Less expense waivers (Note 5)
    (65,507 )     (59,572 )     (54,431 )     (47,377 )     (51,852 )     (72,658 )
                                                 
Net Expenses
    129,984       106,838       90,678       86,347       97,006       138,338  
                                                 
Net Investment Loss
    (90,680 )     (73,375 )     (63,187 )     (66,165 )     (62,323 )     (93,837 )
                                                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
                                               
Net realized loss
    (501,362 )     (363,209 )     (480,249 )     (379,920 )     (381,068 )     (650,610 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (1,243,762 )     (646,082 )     (280,775 )     (239,640 )     (517,227 )     (966,443 )
                                                 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
    (1,745,124 )     (1,009,291 )     (761,024 )     (619,560 )     (898,295 )     (1,617,053 )
                                                 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (1,835,804 )   $ (1,082,666 )   $ (824,211 )   $ (685,725 )   $ (960,618 )   $ (1,710,890 )
                                                 
 
 
* Commencement of operations.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Period October 12, 2007* to September 30, 2008
 
                                                 
                      SPA
    SPA
    SPA
 
    SPA
    SPA
    SPA
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
 
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    Small Cap
    Mid Cap
    Large Cap
 
    40 Fund     100 Fund     200 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund  
 
OPERATIONS:
                                               
Net investment loss
  $ (90,680 )   $ (73,375 )   $ (63,187 )   $ (66,165 )   $ (62,323 )   $ (93,837 )
Net realized loss on investments
    (501,362 )     (363,209 )     (480,249 )     (379,920 )     (381,068 )     (650,610 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (1,243,762 )     (646,082 )     (280,775 )     (239,640 )     (517,227 )     (966,443 )
                                                 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
    (1,835,804 )     (1,082,666 )     (824,211 )     (685,725 )     (960,618 )     (1,710,890 )
                                                 
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION:
                                               
Proceeds from shares issued
    8,436,743       6,768,085       4,515,360       2,481,422       4,635,215       7,032,067  
Cost of shares redeemed
          (2,160,648 )     (1,988,299 )                  
Net income equalization
    (96,742 )     (32,917 )     428             (43,131 )     (34,505 )
                                                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from shares transactions
    8,340,001       4,574,520       2,527,489       2,481,422       4,592,084       6,997,562  
                                                 
Increase in Net Assets
    6,504,197       3,491,854       1,703,278       1,795,697       3,631,466       5,286,672  
                                                 
NET ASSETS:
                                               
Beginning of period
  $ 25,000     $ 15,000     $ 15,000     $ 15,000     $ 15,000     $ 15,000  
End of period
  $ 6,529,197     $ 3,506,854     $ 1,718,278     $ 1,810,697     $ 3,646,466     $ 5,301,672  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment loss included in net assets at end of period
  $ (29,701 )   $ (28,666 )   $ (28,745 )   $ (28,858 )   $ (28,390 )   $ (29,860 )
                                                 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                                               
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
    1,000       600       600       600       600       600  
Shares issued
    400,000       300,000       200,000       100,000       200,000       300,000  
Shares redeemed
          (100,000 )     (100,000 )                  
                                                 
Shares outstanding, end of period
    401,000       200,600       100,600       100,600       200,600       300,600  
                                                 
 
 
* Commencement of operations.
 
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Financial Highlights
For the Period October 12, 2007 1 through September 30, 2008
 
These financial highlights reflect selected per share data and ratios for a share outstanding of each Fund throughout the period.
 
                                                 
                      SPA
    SPA
    SPA
 
    SPA
    SPA
    SPA
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
 
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    MarketGrader
    Small Cap
    Mid Cap
    Large Cap
 
    40 Fund     100 Fund     200 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund     100 Fund  
 
Per Share Operating Performance:
                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00  
                                                 
Net investment loss 2
    (0.45 )     (0.49 )     (0.58 )     (0.66 )     (0.50 )     (0.45 )
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
    (8.27 )     (7.03 )     (7.34 )     (6.34 )     (6.32 )     (6.91 )
                                                 
Total from investment operations
    (8.72 )     (7.52 )     (7.92 )     (7.00 )     (6.82 )     (7.36 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 16.28     $ 17.48     $ 17.08     $ 18.00     $ 18.18     $ 17.64  
                                                 
Total Return 3
    (34.88 )%     (30.08 )%     (31.68 )%     (28.00 )%     (27.28 )%     (29.44 )%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 6,529     $ 3,507     $ 1,718     $ 1,811     $ 3,646     $ 5,302  
Ratio to average net assets of:
                                               
Expenses, net of expense waivers 4
    3.36 %     3.68 %     4.17 %     4.33 %     3.83 %     3.32 %
Expenses, prior to expense waivers 4
    5.06 %     5.74 %     6.68 %     6.71 %     5.88 %     5.06 %
Net investment loss, net of waivers 4
    (2.35 )%     (2.53 )%     (2.91 )%     (3.32 )%     (2.46 )%     (2.25 )%
Portfolio turnover rate 5
    279 %     194 %     105 %     131 %     139 %     120 %
 
 
1 Commencement of operations.
 
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
 
3 Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the investment advisor.
 
4 Annualized.
 
5 Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
1.   Organization
 
The SPA ETF Trust, (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 13, 2007 and has authorized capital of unlimited shares. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), which is currently comprised of six active funds (collectively, the “Funds” and individually the “Fund”). Each Fund is a diversified fund under the Act. The Funds commenced operations on October 12, 2007.
 
The objectives of the Funds, (SPA MarketGrader 40, SPA MarketGrader 100, SPA MarketGrader 200, SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100, SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100, and the SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100) is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Funds’ fees and expenses, of an equity index on the MarketGrader 40 Index, MarketGrader 100 Index, MarketGrader 200 Index, MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Index, MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Index, and the MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Index, respectively.
 
2.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the fiscal reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:
 
Investment Valuation  – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each Fund’s shares is calculated each day the national securities exchange are opened for trading as of the close of the regular trading session on the New York Stock Exchange, ordinarily 4:00 p.m. New York (Eastern) Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued based on their last sale price, or official closing price on the exchange or system which they are principally traded. Securities regularly traded in an over the counter market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices in such market or in the case of the NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ official closing price. Other investment securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued based on fair value as determined in good faith and in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (“the Board”). All investments presented in these financial statements have readily available market quotes.
 
Investment Transactions  – Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses on sales of investment securities are calculated using the identified cost method.
 
Distribution to Shareholders  – Each Fund’s shareholders are entitled to their share of a Fund’s income and net realized gains on investments. Each Fund pays out substantially all of its net earnings to its shareholders as “distributions.” The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal tax guidelines which may differ from GAAP. Income dividends, if any are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Net capital gains are distributed at least annually.
 
Investment Income  – Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. The value of additional securities received as dividend payments is recorded as income and as an increase to the cost basis of such securities.
 
Expenses  – Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are applied to that Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
 
Equalization  – All Funds use the accounting practice of equalization. This accounting method is used to keep the continuing shareholder’s per share equity in undistributed net investment income from being affected by the continuous sales and redemptions of capital shares. Equalization is calculated on a per share basis whereby a portion of the proceeds from the sales and cost of repurchases of capital shares is applied to undistributed net investment income. The amount of equalization is disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as undistributed net investment income or loss included in the price of capital shares issued or redeemed. The distributions to shareholders of amounts so applied may be deemed to be a return of capital for tax purposes to the extent that such distributions exceed taxable income.
 
Risks and uncertainties  – The Trust invests in various investments which are exposed to risk, such as investment risk. Due to the level of risk with certain investments it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that, such changes could materially affect amounts reported in the financial statements. Please refer to the Prospectus for a complete description of risks associated with investing in the Trust.
 
3.   Total Return Information
 
Since shares of each Fund did not trade on the American Stock Exchange (the “AMEX”) until several days after each Fund’s inception, for the period from inception of each Fund (10/12/2007) to the first day of trading of shares of each Fund on the AMEX (10/17/2007), the NAV of each Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns.
 
4.   Offering And Organizational Costs
 
SPA ETF, Inc. (the “Advisor”) has agreed to assume all organization and offering costs and expenses, in excess of $300,000, in order to limit each Fund’s operating expenses. The offering costs include: (a) legal fees pertaining to the Shares; (b) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registration fees in respect of the Shares; and (c) initial fees paid for the Funds to be listed on the AMEX.
 
Costs incurred by the Trust were $230,000, which is being amortized over the first year of operating activities of the Trust.
 
5.   Advisory And Administrative Agreements
 
The Advisor provides investment management services to each Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement the Advisor receives an advisory fee, of 0.85% per Fund, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Advisor has entered into a voluntary expense limitation agreement with the Trust pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to limit all expenses of the Trust to 0.85% of the daily net assets, except for: (i) brokerage expenses and other expenses (such as stamp taxes) connected with the execution of portfolio transactions or in connection with creation and redemption transactions; (ii) legal fees or expenses in connection with any arbitration, litigation or pending or threatened arbitration or litigation, including any settlements in connection therewith; (iii) Organizational expenses; (iv) Printing and postage expenses in relation to filing regulatory reports such as Form N-Q, Semi Annual and Annual Reports; (v) exchange listing fees and (vi) any extraordinary expenses. For a period of five years subsequent to each Fund’s commencement of operations, the Advisor may recover from the Fund fees and expenses waived or reimbursed during the prior three years if the Fund’s expense ratio, including the recovered expenses, falls below the expense cap.
 
Effective June 30, 2008, BNY Investment Advisors resigned as Sub-Advisors of the SPA ETF Trust. Esposito Securities serves as the Sub-Advisor of the SPA ETF Trust as of July 1, 2008. The sub-advisory fee, calculated as a percentage of the fund’s daily net assets, is paid by the Advisor.
 
The Bank of New York serves as the administrator, custodian and fund accounting and transfer agent for each Fund. The custodian agreement with the Trust includes an allowance for earnings credits based on each Fund’s account balance. Earnings credits can be used only within the calendar year they are earned.


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
For the period ended September 30, 2008, the Advisor and Custodian waived the following fees:
 
                         
    Advisory Fees
    Custodian
       
Fund
  Waived     Credits     Total  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
    (65,388 )     (119 )     (65,507 )
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    (59,428 )     (144 )     (59,572 )
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    (54,331 )     (100 )     (54,431 )
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    (47,264 )     (113 )     (47,377 )
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    (51,799 )     (53 )     (51,852 )
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    (72,519 )     (139 )     (72,658 )
 
Effective July 2, 2007, The Bank of New York became a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
 
Distribution Agreement
 
Foreside Fund Services LLC, serves as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). The Trust has adopted a distribution and services plan (“12b-1”) pursuant to rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Each Fund is authorized to pay an amount of up to a maximum annual rate 0.25% of the average daily net assets for distribution related activities. No 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are currently no plans to impose these fees.
 
Foreside Compliance Services, LLC (“FCS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides an Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Chief Compliance Officer as well as certain additional compliance support functions to the Funds. Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Principal Financial Officer to the Funds. Neither FCS nor FMS has any role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Trust or its Funds. Certain officers or employees of FCS and FMS are also officers of the Trust.
 
Licensing Fee Agreements
 
The Advisor has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with MarketGrader.com Corporation (the “Licensor”). The trademarks are owned by the Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Advisor for the use with the Funds. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensor and the Licensor make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.
 
6.   Capital Share Transactions
 
As of September 30, 2008, there were an unlimited number of $0.01 par value shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust. Each Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV in large blocks typically consisting of 100,000 shares (“Creation Units”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of equity securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the relevant Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may be charged a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.
 
7.   Fair Value Measurement
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative framework for the measurement of fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement is


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
effective for fair value measures already required or permitted by other standards for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As a result of the adoption of FAS 157 there was no impact on the financial statements or the manner for which fair valued is determined. The Fund utilizes various inputs in determining the value of its investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows: Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. A summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:
 
                                                 
    SPA MarketGrader
    SPA MarketGrader
    SPA MarketGrader
 
    40 Fund     100 Fund     200 Fund  
          Other
          Other
          Other
 
    Investments
    Financial
    Investments
    Financial
    Investments
    Financial
 
Valuation inputs
  in Securities     Investments*     in Securities     Investments*     in Securities     Investments*  
 
Level 1—Quoted Prices
  $  6,624,866     $  —     $  3,530,940     $  —     $  1,696,374     $  —  
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs
                                   
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs
                                   
                                                 
Total
  $ 6,624,866     $     $ 3,530,940     $     $ 1,696,374     $  
                                                 
 
                                                 
    SPA MarketGrader
    SPA MarketGrader
    SPA MarketGrader
 
    Small Cap Fund     Mid Cap Fund     Large Cap Fund  
          Other
          Other
          Other
 
    Investments
    Financial
    Investments
    Financial
    Investments
    Financial
 
Valuation inputs
  in Securities     Investments*     in Securities     Investments*     in Securities     Investments*  
 
Level 1—Quoted Prices
  $ 1,791,695     $     $ 3,644,854     $     $ 5,332,250     $  
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs
                                   
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs
                                   
                                                 
Total
  $ 1,791,695     $     $ 3,644,854     $     $ 5,332,250     $  
                                                 
 
 
* Other financial investments include futures, forwards and swap contracts.
 
8.   Investment Transaction
 
The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (excluding in-kind purchases and redemptions and short-term investments) for the period ended September 30, 2008 were as follows:
 
                 
Fund
  Purchases     Sales  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ 11,403,820     $ 11,305,022  
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    5,917,764       5,739,829  
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    2,357,570       2,357,273  
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    2,759,350       2,682,554  
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    3,770,641       3,687,088  
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    5,395,882       5,381,814  


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
For the period ended September 30, 2008, the cost of in-kind purchases and the proceeds from in-kind redemptions were as follows:
 
                 
Fund
  Purchases     Redemptions  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ 8,301,595     $  
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    6,632,734       (2,118,842 )
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    4,486,535       (2,220,742 )
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    2,481,311        
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    4,577,927        
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    6,999,337        
 
Gains and losses on in-kind redemptions are not recognized at the Fund level for tax purposes.
 
9.   Trustees’ Fees
 
The Trust compensates each Trustee who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates. The interested Trustee does not receive any Trustees’ fees. Independent Trustees are compensated quarterly by the Trust. For the period ended September 30, 2008, total Trustees’ fees for the Trust was $40,000.
 
10.   Federal Income Tax
 
The Funds intend to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. If so qualified, the Fund will not be subject to Federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders.
 
At September 30, 2008 the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for Federal income tax purposes were substantially the same, for book purposes, as indicated below:
 
                                 
          Gross
    Gross
    Net Unrealized
 
          Unrealized
    Unrealized
    Appreciation/
 
Fund
  Tax Cost     Appreciation     (Depreciation)     (Depreciation)  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ 7,873,233     $ 93,698     $ (1,342,065 )   $ (1,248,367 )
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    4,181,927       72,814       (723,801 )     (650,987 )
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    1,980,298       30,269       (314,193 )     (283,924 )
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    2,031,481       44,281       (284,067 )     (239,786 )
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    4,162,190       48,365       (565,701 )     (517,336 )
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    6,299,227       32,242       (999,219 )     (966,977 )
 
At September 30, 2008, the components of accumulated earnings/loss on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
                         
    Undistributed
             
    Capital and Other
    Net Unrealized
    Total Accumulated
 
Fund
  Losses     Depreciation     Earnings/(Losses)  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ (525,387 )   $ (1,248,367 )   $ (1,773,754 )
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    (485,265 )     (650,987 )     (1,136,252 )
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    (487,160 )     (283,924 )     (771,084 )
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    (408,446 )     (239,786 )     (648,232 )
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    (409,349 )     (517,336 )     (926,685 )
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    (679,936 )     (966,977 )     (1,646,913 )
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
The following Funds incurred and elected to defer net capital losses as follows:
 
         
Fund
  Post-October Losses  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ 495,686  
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    456,599  
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    458,415  
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    379,588  
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    380,959  
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    650,076  
 
At September 30, 2008, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increases (decreases) to the components of net assets as follows:
 
                         
          Accumulated Net
       
    Undistributed Net
    Realized Gain on
       
Fund
  Investment Income     investments     Paid-in-Capital  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund
  $ 60,979     $ 1,071     $ (62,050 )
SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund
    44,709       (98,295 )     53,586  
SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund
    34,442       18,685       (53,127 )
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund
    37,307       186       (37,493 )
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund
    33,933             (33,933 )
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund
    63,977             (63,977 )
 
FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The adoption of FIN 48 did not result in the recording of any tax benefit or expense in the current period. Management’s determination regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, an on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
 
11.   New Accounting Pronouncements
 
On March 19, 2008, FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
 
In May, 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, the Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS 162 is not anticipated to have an impact on the Trust’s financial Statements.


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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
 
In September 2008, FASB issued FSB (FASB Staff Position) No. FAS 133-1 and Fin 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees; An Amendment of FAS No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FAS No. 161 (FSP 133-1). FSP 133-1 requires more detailed disclosures about the Fund’s use of credit derivatives when the Fund is a protection seller. The enhanced disclosures include for each credit derivative, its nature (including its terms and its current status with respect to payment/performance risk), the maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments the Fund could be required to make, its fair value and any associated collateral held by the Fund, or by third parties, FSP 133-1 is effective for fiscal periods and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FSP 133-1 will have on its financial statements and disclosure.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
The SPA ETF Trust:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of SPA ETF Trust (the “Trust”), comprising respectively, SPA MarketGrader 40 Fund, SPA MarketGrader 100 Fund, SPA MarketGrader 200 Fund, SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100 Fund, SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100 Fund, and SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100 Fund, (the “Funds”), as of September 30, 2008, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period October 12, 2007 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2008, These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of September 30, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Funds constituting the SPA ETF Trust as of September 30, 2008, the results of their operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights as described above in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
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Board Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)
 
The Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, collectively the Sub-Advisory Agreements between Esposito and the Trust on behalf of each of the above-named Funds were approved by the Board, including all of the Trustees who are not parties to such agreement or interested persons of any such party, on June 24, 2008. The Board, including a majority of the independent trustees, determined that approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreements were in the best interests of each Fund. The Board, including the independent trustees, did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling and considered all factors together. In evaluating whether to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreements for each Fund, the Board considered numerous factors, as described below.
 
Board Considerations
 
The Board discussed the materials provided to them prior to the meeting and reviewed the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to each Fund by Esposito. The Board also considered the fees charged under the Original Sub-Advisory Agreement and Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement and proposed to be charged under the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement, and reviewed the comparative fee data previously provided to the Advisor. They also considered the information provided by Esposito regarding Esposito’s financial performance and profitability. The Board reviewed reports from third parties and Esposito about the foregoing factors. In considering the approval of the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement for each Fund, the Board members gave particular consideration to the following factors:
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
The Board of each Fund reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the sub-advisory services previously provided by BNYIA to the Funds under the Original Sub-Advisory Agreement, the sub-advisory services proposed to be provided by Esposito to the Funds under the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement and under the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement, including financial information regarding Esposito and its affiliates, information describing Esposito’s current organization and the background and experience of the persons who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Board noted that while Esposito was a newly-registered investment advisor and that the Funds would be the first ETFs for which Esposito would serve as a sub-advisor, the personnel at Esposito (in their capacities as employees of Esposito Securities, a registered broker-dealer affiliated with Esposito), had extensive experience in the construction of creation and redemption of “baskets” for various ETFs. The Board also reviewed and considered the qualifications of the portfolio manager and other key personnel of Esposito who provide the investment sub-advisory services to each Fund. The Board determined that Esposito’s portfolio manager and key personnel are qualified by education and/or training and experience to perform the services in an efficient and professional manner. The Board noted that while Esposito was a newly-registered investment advisor, Esposito was sufficiently capitalized and had sufficient resources to provide the sub-advisory services to the Funds. The Board concluded that the overall quality of the sub-advisory services was satisfactory.
 
Performance Relative to Comparable Funds Managed by Other Advisors
 
The Board determined that, given that Esposito would be a new sub-advisor for the Funds and that BNYIA had terminated its relationship with the Funds, the Funds’ prior performance was not applicable to the Board’s consideration of Esposito.
 
Fees and Expenses Relative to Comparable Funds Managed by Other Advisors
 
The Board reviewed the proposed sub-advisory fees to be paid to Esposito by the Advisor under the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed a report prepared by the Advisor comparing the fees proposed by other potential sub-advisors considered by the Advisor. The Board noted that the fees payable to Esposito were lower than or comparable to the fees payable to the


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Board Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreements (concluded) (Unaudited)
 
other potential sub-advisors considered by the Advisor or the sub-advisory fees currently charged by BNYIA for sub-advising other ETFs. The Board concluded that the proposed fees payable to Esposito were reasonable and satisfactory in light of the services to be provided.
 
Breakpoints and Economies of Scale
 
The Board reviewed the structure of each Fund’s fee schedule under the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board noted that the Successor Sub-Advisory Agreement, unlike the Original Sub-Advisory Agreement and Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement, contained breakpoints at $100 million and $200 million. The Board also determined that, given the relative size of each Fund, economies of scale were not a factor that needed to be considered at this time.
 
Profitability of Advisor and Affiliates
 
With respect to the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Sub-Advisor, the Board considered the resources involved in managing each Fund as well as the financial information provided by Esposito. The Board noted that it was anticipated that Esposito Securities, an affiliate of Esposito, would likely handle a substantial portion of each Fund’s brokerage transactions. The Board reviewed information provided by Esposito and the Advisor as to the anticipated brokerage commissions to be charged to the Funds by Esposito Securities, as well as (a) the brokerage commissions previously paid by each Fund and (b) the brokerage commissions charged by Esposito Securities to other ETFs, and determined that the commissions proposed to be charged to the Funds by Esposito Securities were less than or equal to the brokerage commissions previously paid by each Fund and the brokerage commissions charged by Esposito Securities to other ETFs. Based on their review of the information they received, the Board concluded that the profits likely to be earned by Esposito and its affiliates were not excessive in light of the sub-advisory and other services provided to each Fund.
 
General Conclusion
 
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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited)
 
As a shareholder of a SPA ETF Trust, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your Fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
 
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008.
 
Actual expenses
 
The first line under each Fund in the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The second line under each Fund in the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Shareholder Expense Examples (concluded) (Unaudited)
 
                                 
                Annualized
       
                Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid**
 
    Beginning
    Ending
    Based on the
    During the
 
    Account
    Account
    Period
    Period
 
    Value
    Value
    April 1, 2008 to
    April 1, 2008 to
 
    April 1, 2008     September 30, 2008     September 30, 2008     September 30, 2008  
 
SPA MarketGrader 40
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 847.03       3.44 %   $ 15.88  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.80       3.44 %   $ 17.27  
                                 
SPA MarketGrader 100
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 878.39       3.79 %   $ 17.80  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.05       3.79 %   $ 19.01  
                                 
SPA MarketGrader 200
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 872.32       4.99 %   $ 23.36  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.05       4.99 %   $ 24.95  
                                 
SPA MarketGrader Small Cap 100
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 930.71       4.73 %   $ 22.83  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.35       4.73 %   $ 23.67  
                                 
SPA MarketGrader Mid Cap 100
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 889.00       3.85 %   $ 18.18  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,005.75       3.85 %   $ 19.31  
                                 
SPA MarketGrader Large Cap 100
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 835.62       3.66 %   $ 16.80  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.70       3.66 %   $ 18.36  
 
 
** Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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The Independent Trustees of the Trust or the Trustee who is affiliated with the Advisor and executive officer of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Trustee, and other directorships, if any, held by the Trustee are shown below. The Fund Complex includes all open- and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any funds that have an advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information included additional information about the Trustees and is available, without change and upon request, by contacting the Trust at (212) 663-1595.
 
                         
                Number of
     
        Term of
      Portfolios
     
        Office and
      in Fund
    Other
Name, Address
  Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
    Directorships
and Birth Year of
  Held
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen by
    Held by
Trustees*   with Trust   Served**   During Past 5 Years   Trustees     Trustees
 
Joseph Stefanelli
Year of Birth: 1938
  Trustee   Since 2007   Retired; formerly, served in various senior positions at the AMEX (1984-2002), and director of the Options Clearing Corporation (1995-2002).     6     Director of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (operator of securities markets) since May 2007
Robert Tull
Year of Birth: 1952
  Trustee   Since 2007   Managing Director at MacroMarkets, LLC (developer of financial products) (2005-present); Vice President of New Product Development and Executive Director of Exchange-Traded Fund Services at the AMEX (2000-2005); formerly served in various senior positions at Deutsche Bank (1996-2000) and Morgan Stanley (1982-1996).     6     None.
Antony Peter Drain***
Year of Birth: 1960
  Trustee and
President
  Since 2007   Director, London & Capital Group Limited (since 1999) (affiliate of the Advisor); and the Advisor; formerly, Director of ie Group plc (financial services) (1997-1999).     6     None
 
 
The business address of each Trustee is c/o SPA ETF, Inc., Tower 49, 12 East 49th Street, New York 10017.
 
** This is the period for which the Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
 
*** Mr. Drain is an interested person of the Trust because of his position as a director of each of the Advisor and London & Capital Group Limited, which is affiliated with the Advisor.


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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
Trustees and Officers (continued)
 
The Trustee who is affiliated with the Advisor or affiliates of the Advisor and executive officers of the Trust, his term of office and length of time served, his principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Management Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Trustee, are shown below.
 
             
        Term of
   
        Office and
   
Name, Address and
  Position(s)
  Length of
   
Birth Year of Independent
  Held
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Trustees*
  with Trust   Served**   During Past 5 Years
 
Christopher Lanza
Year of Birth: 1961
  Chief Financial
Officer and
Treasurer
  Since 2007   Director of Exchange-Traded Fund Services at Foreside Financial Group since October 2007; Mr. Lanza serves as an officer to other unaffiliated mutual funds or closed-end funds for which the Distributor or its affiliates act as distributor or provider of other services; formerly served in various senior positions in accounting, treasurer and compliance services at Citigroup Global Fund Services (June 2004 – September 2007) and Mitsubishi Bank of California – Global Solutions (November 2000 – May 2004).
             
David M. Whitaker***
Year of Birth: 1971
  Chief Compliance
Officer
  Since 2007   Counsel, Foreside Financial Group, since September 2007; Mr. Whitaker serves as an officer to other unaffiliated mutual funds or closed-end funds for which the Distributor or its affiliates act as distributor or provider of other services; Managing Member, Beacon Fund Services, LLC (a financial services consulting firm) since April 2007; Vice President and Product Manager, Citigroup Fund Services, LLC April 2004 – April 2007; Counsel, PFPC, Inc.(a fund services company) 1999-2004.
 
 
* The business address of each Officer is c/o SPA ETF, Inc., Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101.
 
** This is the period for which the Officer began serving the Trust. Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
 
*** As of November 19, 2008, Patrick Keniston became the CCO for the Funds.


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Supplemental Information (concluded) (Unaudited)
 
Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Record
 
A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, 2008 is available, without charge upon request, by calling (800)772-3831. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov .
 
Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
 
The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfosec.gov.
 
Change in Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
On November 19, 2008, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board, determined not to retain Deloitte & Touche LLP and approved a change of the Trust’s independent auditors to WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. Deloitte & Touche LLP, served as the Trust’s independent auditor during the initial establishment and listing of the Funds. Deloitte & Touche LLP’s report on the Trust’s statement of assets and liabilities as of October 10, 2007 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were its reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the Trust and Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused it to make reference to the disagreements in its report on the financial statements for such periods.


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Investment Advisor
  Sub-Advisor
     
SPA ETF, Inc. 
    Esposito Partners
Tower 49
    300 Crescent Court
12 East 49th Street
    Suite 650
New York, New York 10017
    Dallas, Texas 75201
     
Distributor
  Transfer Agent
     
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
    The Bank of New York
Three Canal Plaza
    101 Barclay Street
Suite 100
    New York, New York 10286
Portland, Maine 04101
   
www.foresides.com
   
     
Custodian
  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
The Bank of New York
    WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
101 Barclay Street
    1 Spring Street
New York, New York 10286
    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
     
Legal Counsel
   
     
Clifford Chance US LLP
   
31 West 52 nd Street
   
New York, New York 10019
   
 
This report is submitted for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by and effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and policies, experience of its management, marketability of shares, and other information.


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a   12 East 49 th Street,
New York, NY 10017

t   (212) 663-1595
f   (212) 688-2831
   
 
spa-etf.com
 
© 2007 SPA ETFs Inc
 
Foreside Fund Services LLC, distributor to the SPA Exchange Traded Funds


Item 2. Code of Ethics.
a). The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer or persons performing similar functions.
b). There have not been any changes to the Code of Ethics.
c). Not Applicable
d). During the period, Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer or persons performing similar functions.
e). Not Applicable
f). Attached
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee, which of whom is an “independent” Trustee: Robert Tull. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
a). Audit Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit are as follows:
2008: $48,000
2007: N/A

 


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b). Audit-Related Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are principally related to the Registrant’s tax return reviews and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item are as follows:
2008: $12,000
2007: N/A
c). Tax Fees , the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are as follows:
2008: N/A
2007: N/A
d). All Other Fees , the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Item are as follows:
2008: $0
2007: $0
(e)  Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures .
          (i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A), the Audit Committee pre-approves all of the Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and Other Fees of the Registrant.
          (ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) No response required.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Funds, the Advisor or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (except for any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) that directly impacted the Funds for the period from October 12, 2007 to September 30, 2008 were $0.
(h) Not Applicable
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not Applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 


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  (a)   Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
 
  (b)   Not Applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not Applicable
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)   The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.
(b)   There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) Code of Ethics.
(b) Certifications for each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17CFR 270.30a-(a)).

 


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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: SPA ETF Trust    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Antony P Drain
 
   
Antony P. Drain, Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 25, 2008
     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.
         
Registrant: SPA ETF Trust    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Antony P. Drain
 
   
Antony P. Drain, Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 25, 2008
         
By:
  /s/ Christopher Lanza
 
   
Christopher Lanza, Principal Financial Officer
Date: November 25, 2008

 

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