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: 811-22128
FocusShares Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
210 Summit Avenue, Suite C11
Montvale NJ 07645
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Erik Liik
FocusShares LLC
210 Summit Avenue, Suite C11
Montvale NJ 07645
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Kathleen Moriarty, Esq.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
575 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 930-8500
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2008
 
 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

 

 

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FocusShares ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
FocusShares ISE SINdex Fund
FocusShares ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
FocusShares ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
 
Semi-annual Report to Shareholders
March 31, 2008

 

 

 

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FocusShares Trust
Period covered: November 28, 2007 (inception) through March 31, 2008
 
The table that follows presents information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Fund and that Fund’s net asset value. Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of each Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of such Fund is listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Each Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand. Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
 
The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds. The information shown for each Fund is for the period from the inception date of such Fund through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end.
 
Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.
 
                                                                 
    ISE Homebuilders
          ISE-CCM Homeland
    ISE-Revere Wal-Mart
 
    Index Fund     ISE SINdex Fund     Security Fund     Supplier Fund  
Basis Point
  Number of
    Percentage of
    Number of
    Percentage of
    Number of
    Percentage of
    Number of
    Percentage of
 
Differential   Days     Total Days     Days     Total Days     Days     Total Days     Days     Total Days  
 
³  100.0
          13           15.5 %            7         8.3 %            6            7.1 %           16           19.1 %
75.0 – 99.9
    2       2.4 %     2       2.4 %     5       6.0 %     5       6.0 %
50.0 – 74.9
    3       3.6 %     7       8.3 %     6       7.1 %     11       13.1 %
25.0 – 49.9
    7       8.3 %     5       5.9 %     15       17.9 %     8       9.5 %
0.0 – 24.9
    14       16.6 %     22       26.2 %     17       20.2 %     11       13.1 %
-24.9 – 0.0
    8       9.5 %     18       21.4 %     13       15.5 %     7       8.3 %
-49.9 – -25.0
    6       7.2 %     14       16.7 %     4       4.8 %     9       10.7 %
-74.9 – -50.0
    3       3.6 %     2       2.4 %     4       4.8 %     3       3.6 %
-99.9 – -75.0
    2       2.4 %     3       3.6 %     2       2.4 %     7       8.3 %
£ -100.0
    26       30.9 %     4       4.8 %     12       14.2 %     7       8.3 %
                                                                 
      84       100.0 %     84       100.0 %     84       100.0 %     84       100.0 %


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ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                   
    Shares                Value  
COMMON STOCKS (99.8%)
                 
                   
Homebuilding (99.8%)
                 
Avatar Holdings, Inc.(a)
    11,488       $ 500,762  
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 
    48,852         461,651  
Brookfield Homes Corp. 
    32,124         539,683  
Centex Corp. 
    33,568         812,681  
Champion Enterprises, Inc.(a)
    55,364         555,301  
DR Horton, Inc. 
    75,276         1,185,597  
Gafisa SA ADR(a)
    12,060         402,322  
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)
    51,494         545,836  
KB Home
    20,448         505,679  
Lennar Corp., Class A
    46,822         880,722  
Levitt Corp., Class A(a)
    55,970         110,821  
M/I Homes, Inc. 
    11,584         196,696  
MDC Holdings, Inc. 
    12,098         529,771  
Meritage Homes Corp.(a)
    28,508         550,775  
NVR, Inc.(a)
    891         532,372  
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.(a)
    4,544         23,901  
Pulte Homes, Inc. 
    43,752         636,592  
Ryland Group, Inc. 
    16,984         558,604  
Skyline Corp. 
    13,752         382,581  
Standard Pacific Corp. 
    40,144         195,100  
Toll Brothers, Inc.(a)
    48,016         1,127,416  
WCI Communities, Inc.(a)
    32,586         109,163  
                   
Total Common Stocks (Cost $9,163,351)
                  11,344,026  
                   
 
                   
    Shares                Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (0.4%)
                 
Investment Company ( 0.4% )
                 
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (Cost $50,840)
    50,840         50,840  
                   
Total Investments (100.2%) (Cost $9,214,191)
              11,394,866  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.2%)
              (27,067 )
                   
Net Assets (100%)
            $     11,367,799  
                   
                   
(a) Non-income producing security.
 
ADR     American Depositary Receipt
 
Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is essentially the same as for financial statement purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:
 
         
Appreciation
  $      2,277,991  
Depreciation
    (97,316 )
         
Net Appreciation
  $ 2,180,675  
         
         
 
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings
 
The following table depicts the Fund’s holdings by industry and/or security type, as a percentage of net assets.
 
         
     Percentage of 
 
Classification
  Net Assets  
Homebuilding
           99.8 %
Short-Term Investment
    0.4  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.2 )
         
Net Assets
    100.0 %
         
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE SINdex Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                           
    Shares             Value        
COMMON STOCKS (99.5%)
                         
                           
Brewers (9.7%)
                         
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. 
    2,554       $ 121,187          
Cia de Bebidas das Americas, Preference Shares ADR
    1,792         135,386          
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
    2,260         118,808          
               
               
                375,381          
               
               
Casinos & Gaming (51.2%)
                         
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 
    7,592         138,554          
Bally Technologies, Inc.(a)
    4,202         144,297          
Boyd Gaming Corp. 
    7,188         143,760          
International Game Technology
    3,198         128,591          
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(a)
    19,372         138,510          
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)
    1,670         122,979          
Melco PBL Entertainment Macau Ltd. ADR(a)
    10,078         114,688          
MGM Mirage(a)
    2,257         132,644          
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)
    7,040         124,678          
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)
    3,348         146,408          
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(a)
    10,278         131,558          
Scientific Games Corp., Class A(a)
    7,724         163,054          
Shuffle Master, Inc.(a)
    19,374         103,651          
WMS Industries, Inc.(a)
    3,614         129,996          
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 
    1,224         123,183          
               
               
                1,986,551          
               
               
Distillers & Vintners (13.4%)
                         
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
    1,832         121,315          
Central European Distribution Corp.(a)
    2,486         144,660          
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(a)
    7,698         136,024          
Diageo PLC ADR
    1,462         118,890          
               
               
                520,889          
               
               
Tobacco (25.2%)
                         
Alliance One International, Inc.(a)
    25,552         154,334          
Altria Group, Inc. 
    1,958         43,468          
British American Tobacco PLC ADR
    1,822         138,017          
Loews Corp. - Carolina Group
    1,608         116,660          
Reynolds American, Inc. 
    1,878         110,858          
Universal Corp. 
    2,228         146,001          
UST, Inc. 
    2,424         132,156          
Vector Group Ltd. 
    7,698         135,408          
               
               
                976,902          
               
               
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,616,370)
                  3,859,723          
               
               
 
                           
    Shares             Value        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (1.4%)
                         
Investment Company ( 1.4% )
                         
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (Cost $54,930)
    54,930         54,930          
               
               
Total Investments (100.9%) (Cost $4,671,300)
              3,914,653          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.9%)
              (34,217 )        
               
               
Net Assets (100%)
            $     3,880,436          
               
               
(a) Non-income producing security.
 
ADR     American Depositary Receipt
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE SINdex Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is essentially the same as for financial statement purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:
 
                 
Appreciation
  $ 120,392          
Depreciation
    (877,039 )        
     
     
Net Depreciation
  $       (756,647 )        
     
     
 
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings
 
The following table depicts the Fund’s holdings by industry and/or security type, as a percentage of net assets.
 
                 
    Percentage of
 
Classification
  Net Assets  
       
Casinos & Gaming
    51.2 %        
Tobacco
    25.2          
Distillers & Vintners
    13.4          
Brewers
    9.7          
Short-Term Investment
    1.4          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.9 )        
     
     
Net Assets
           100.0 %        
     
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                           
    Shares              Value        
COMMON STOCKS (99.5%)
                         
                           
Aerospace & Defense (15.9%)
                         
American Science & Engineering, Inc. 
    1,202       $ 65,593          
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. 
    876         10,337          
DRS Technologies, Inc. 
    3,072         179,036          
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. 
    3,204         350,325          
Taser International, Inc.(a)
    4,702         44,199          
               
               
                649,490          
               
               
Application Software (0.3%)
                         
Digimarc Corp.(a)
    1,028         10,270          
               
               
Biotechnology (3.8%)
                         
AVI BioPharma, Inc.(a)
    6,954         12,795          
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
    1,730         7,975          
Cepheid, Inc.(a)
    5,440         132,682          
               
               
                153,452          
               
               
Communications Equipment (6.8%)
                         
Harris Corp. 
    5,736         278,368          
               
               
Computer Storage & Peripherals (0.2%)
                         
ActivIdentity Corp.(a)
    3,248         8,218          
               
               
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services (3.0%)
                         
Tetra Tech, Inc.(a)
    6,308         123,069          
               
               
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers (8.2%)
                         
Flir Systems, Inc.(a)
    5,726         172,295          
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.(a)
    7,406         98,500          
OSI Systems, Inc.(a)
    2,540         58,471          
RAE Systems, Inc.(a)
    3,572         6,858          
               
               
                336,124          
               
               
Health Care Equipment (4.1%)
                         
STERIS Corp. 
    6,286         168,653          
               
               
IT Consulting & Other Services (19.4%)
                         
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)
    2,908         132,460          
Mantech International Corp., Class A(a)
    3,044         138,076          
SAIC, Inc.(a)
    8,830         164,150          
SI International, Inc.(a)
    2,554         49,011          
SRA International, Inc., Class A(a)
    6,068         147,513          
Unisys Corp.(a)
    36,940         163,644          
               
               
                794,854          
               
               
Life Sciences Tools & Services (10.7%)
                         
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)
    7,662         435,508          
               
               
Office Electronics (4.0%)
                         
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)
    4,938         164,534          
               
               
Office Services & Supplies (3.4%)
                         
Mine Safety Appliances Co. 
    3,394         139,799          
               
               
Systems Software (19.7%)
                         
Check Point Software Technologies(a)
    8,204         183,770          
McAfee, Inc.(a)
    4,436         146,787          
Secure Computing Corp.(a)
    7,120         45,924          
Symantec Corp.(a)
    25,826         429,228          
               
               
                805,709          
               
               
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,451,318)
                  4,068,048          
               
               
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                           
    Shares             Value        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (0.8%)
                         
Investment Company ( 0.8% )
                         
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (Cost $33,913)
    33,913       $ 33,913          
               
               
Total Investments (100.3%) (Cost $4,485,231)
              4,101,961          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.3%)
              (12,855 )        
               
               
Net Assets (100%)
            $     4,089,106          
               
               
(a) Non-income producing security.
 
Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is essentially the same as for financial statement purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:
 
                 
Appreciation
  $ 35,415          
Depreciation
    (418,685 )        
     
     
Net Depreciation
  $      (383,270 )        
     
     
 
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings
 
The following table depicts the Fund’s holdings by industry and/or security type, as a percentage of net assets.
 
                 
     Percentage of 
       
Classification
  Net Assets        
       
Systems Software
    19.7 %        
IT Consulting & Other Services
    19.4          
Aerospace & Defense
    15.9          
Life Sciences Tools & Services
    10.7          
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers
    8.2          
Communications Equipment
    6.8          
Short-Term Investment
    0.8          
Other*
    18.8          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.3 )        
     
     
Net Assets
          100.0 %        
     
     
* Industries which do not appear in the above table, as well as those which represent less than 5% of total investments, if applicable, are included in the category labeled “Other”.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Suppliers Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                           
    Shares             Value        
COMMON STOCKS (99.7%)
                         
                           
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (4.6%)
                         
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)
    6,984       $ 203,933          
               
               
Home Entertainment Software (5.6%)
                         
Activision, Inc.(a)
    9,114         248,903          
               
               
Household Appliances (1.4%)
                         
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)
    3,736         62,653          
               
               
Household Products (14.8%)
                         
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 
    3,968         215,224          
Clorox Co. 
    4,164         235,849          
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)
    2,210         199,961          
Spectrum Brands, Inc.(a)
    2,112         9,652          
               
               
                660,686          
               
               
Housewares & Specialties (1.1%)
                         
CSS Industries, Inc. 
    1,420         49,643          
               
               
                           
Leisure Products (15.1%)
                         
Hasbro, Inc. 
    9,012         251,435          
Jakks Pacific, Inc.(a)
    3,932         108,405          
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)
    5,536         39,029          
Mattel, Inc. 
    14,008         278,759          
               
               
                677,628          
               
               
Movies & Entertainment (2.8%)
                         
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.(a)
    12,840         125,190          
               
               
Packaged Foods & Meats (36.2%)
                         
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 
    3,248         108,418          
Dean Foods Co. 
    8,440         169,559          
Del Monte Foods Co. 
    16,328         155,606          
Diamond Foods, Inc. 
    1,048         19,011          
Flowers Foods, Inc. 
    7,128         176,418          
General Mills, Inc. 
    4,724         282,873          
JM Smucker Co. (The)
    3,816         193,128          
Kellogg Co. 
    5,394         283,509          
Lance, Inc. 
    4,698         92,081          
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 
    5,558         140,058          
               
               
                1,620,661          
               
               
Personal Products (9.9%)
                         
Alberto-Culver Co. 
    7,500         205,575          
Chattem, Inc.(a)
    1,674         111,053          
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(a)
    5,200         42,536          
Revlon, Inc., Class A(a)
    87,580         85,829          
               
               
                444,993          
               
               
Pharmaceuticals (4.9%)
                         
Perrigo Co. 
    5,752         217,023          
               
               
                           
Soft Drinks (0.7%)
                         
Cott Corp.(a)
    9,294         32,622          
               
               
                           
Specialized Consumer Services (2.6%)
                         
Coinstar, Inc.(a)
    4,198         118,132          
               
               
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,456,889)
                  4,462,067          
               
               
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Suppliers Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                           
    Shares             Value        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (0.6%)
                         
Investment Company ( 0.6% )
                         
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (Cost $25,076)
    25,076       $ 25,076          
               
               
Total Investments (100.3%) (Cost $4,481,965)
              4,487,143          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.3%)
              (12,734 )        
               
               
Net Assets (100%)
            $       4,474,409          
               
               
(a) Non-income producing security.
 
Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is essentially the same as for financial statement purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:
 
                 
Appreciation
  $ 214,071          
Depreciation
    (208,893 )        
     
     
Net Appreciation
  $            5,178          
     
     
 
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings
 
The following table depicts the Fund’s holdings by industry and/or security type, as a percentage of net assets.
 
                 
    Percentage of 
 
Classification
  Net Assets  
       
Packaged Foods & Meats
         36.2 %        
Leisure Products
    15.1          
Household Products
    14.8          
Personal Products
    9.9          
Home Entertainment Software
    5.6          
Short-Term Investment
    0.6          
Other*
    18.1          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (0.3 )        
     
     
Net Assets
           100.0 %        
     
     
* Industries which do not appear in the above table, as well as those which represent less than 5% of total investments, if applicable, are included in the category labeled “Other”.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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FocusShares Trust
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                                 
                ISE-CCM
    ISE-Revere
 
    ISE
          Homeland
    Wal-Mart
 
     Homebuilders 
     ISE SINdex 
     Security Index 
     Supplier Index 
 
    Index Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
 
ASSETS:
                               
Securities, at cost
  $ 9,214,191     $ 4,671,300     $ 4,485,231     $ 4,481,965  
                                 
Securities, at value
  $ 11,394,866     $ 3,914,653     $ 4,101,961     $ 4,487,143  
Dividends and interest receivable
    4,560       10,108       48       33  
Receivable from Advisor
    —       1,077       1,030       842  
Receivable for investments sold
    67,547       116,506       —       —  
                                 
Total Assets
     11,466,973       4,042,344       4,103,039       4,488,018  
                                 
                                 
LIABILITIES:                                
Bank overdraft
    —       37,630       2,191       1,867  
Payable for investments purchased
    87,138       112,536       —       —  
Investment advisory fees
    294       —       —       —  
Chief compliance officer fees
    4,682       4,682       4,682       4,682  
Principal financial officer fees
    4,095       4,095       4,095       4,095  
Trustee fees
    2,965       2,965       2,965       2,965  
                                 
Total Liabilities
    99,174       161,908       13,933       13,609  
                                 
NET ASSETS
  $ 11,367,799     $  3,880,436     $   4,089,106     $   4,474,409  
                                 
                                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS:                                
Paid-in capital
  $ 9,000,000     $ 4,600,035     $ 4,500,000     $ 4,500,000  
Accumulated net investment income (loss)
    32,911       21,704       (4,829 )     5,380  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments
    154,213       15,344       (22,795 )     (36,149 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    2,180,675       (756,647 )     (383,270 )     5,178  
                                 
NET ASSETS
  $  11,367,799     $ 3,880,436     $ 4,089,106     $ 4,474,409  
                                 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, no par value)
    200,000       102,223       100,000       100,000  
Net Asset Value
  $ 56.84     $ 37.96     $ 40.89     $ 44.74  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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FocusShares Trust
For the period from November 28, 2007 (inception) through March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                                 
                ISE-CCM
    ISE-Revere
 
    ISE
          Homeland
    Wal-Mart
 
     Homebuilders 
    ISE SINdex
     Security Index 
     Supplier Index 
 
     Index Fund      Fund     Fund     Fund  
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                               
Dividends
  $ 44,947     $ 30,206     $ 3,692     $ 14,412  
                                 
                                 
EXPENSES:
                               
Investment advisory fees
    22,333       9,230       9,245       9,792  
Chief compliance officer fees
    4,682       4,682       4,682       4,682  
Principal financial officer fees
    4,095       4,095       4,095       4,095  
Trustee
    2,965       2,965       2,965       2,965  
                                 
Gross expenses before fees waived
    34,075       20,972       20,987       21,534  
Advisor reimbursement and waiver
    (22,039 )     (12,470 )     (12,466 )     (12,502 )
                                 
Total net expenses
    12,036       8,502       8,521       9,032  
                                 
Net investment income (loss)
    32,911       21,704       (4,829 )     5,380  
                                 
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) from investments
    154,213       15,344       (22,795 )     (36,149 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    2,180,675       (756,647 )     (383,270 )     5,178  
                                 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    2,334,888       (741,303 )     (406,065 )     (30,971 )
                                 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $     2,367,799     $  (719,599 )   $      (410,894 )   $       (25,591 )
                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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FocusShares Trust
For the period from November 28, 2007 (inception) through March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                                 
                ISE-CCM
    ISE-Revere
 
    ISE
          Homeland
    Wal-Mart
 
    Homebuilders
    ISE SINdex
    Security Index
    Supplier Index 
 
    Index Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
 
OPERATIONS:
                               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 32,911     $ 21,704     $ (4,829 )   $ 5,380  
Net realized gain (loss) from investments
    154,213       15,344       (22,795 )     (36,149 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    2,180,675       (756,647 )     (383,270 )     5,178  
                                 
Change in net assets resulting from operations
    2,367,799       (719,599 )     (410,894 )     (25,591 )
                                 
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
                               
Proceeds from shares issued
    9,000,000       4,500,000       4,500,000       4,500,000  
                                 
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
    9,000,000       4,500,000       4,500,000       4,500,000  
                                 
Change in net assets
    11,367,799       3,780,401       4,089,106       4,474,409  
NET ASSETS:
                               
Beginning of period
    —       100,035       —       —  
                                 
End of period
  $  11,367,799     $  3,880,436     $   4,089,106     $     4,474,409  
                                 
Accumulated net investment income (loss)
  $ 32,911     $ 21,704     $ (4,829 )   $ 5,380  
                                 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                               
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
    —       2,223       —       —  
Shares issued in-kind
    200,000       100,000       100,000       100,000  
                                 
Shares outstanding, end of period
    200,000       102,223       100,000       100,000  
                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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FocusShares Trust
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
 
                                                                                                 
    Investment Operations     Total Return     Ratios/Supplementary Data  
                Net realized
                                                       
                and
                                  Ratio of net
    Ratio of
             
    Net asset
    Net
    unrealized
                            Ratio of net
    investment
    gross
             
    value,
    investment
    gains
    Total from
    Net asset
                expenses to
    income/(loss)
    expenses to
    Net assets,
    Portfolio
 
    beginning of
    income
    (losses) on
    investment
    value, end of
    Net Asset
    Market
    average net
    to average
    average net
    end of period
    turnover
 
    period     (loss)(a)     investments     operations     period     Value(b)(c)     Value(c)(d)     assets(e)     net assets(e)     assets(e)     (in thousands)     rate(c)  
       
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
March 31, 2008(f)   $ 45.00       0.17       11.67       11.84     $ 56.84       26.31 %     26.98 %     0.35 %     0.96 %     0.99 %   $ 11,368       18 %
 
 
ISE SINdex Fund
March 31, 2008(f)   $ 45.00       0.21       (7.25 )     (7.04 )   $ 37.96       (15.64 )%     (15.56 )%     0.60 %     1.53 %     1.48 %   $ 3,880       21 %
 
 
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
March 31, 2008(f)   $ 45.00       (0.05 )     (4.06 )     (4.11 )   $ 40.89       (9.13 )%     (9.13 )%     0.60 %     (0.34 )%     1.48 %   $ 4,089       18 %
 
 
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
March 31, 2008(f)   $ 45.00       0.05       (0.31 )     (0.26 )   $ 44.74       (0.58 )%     0.09 %     0.60 %     0.36 %     1.43 %   $ 4,474       19 %
 
 
 
(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the period shown.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by trading that occurs on NYSE Arca, Inc. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on NYSE Arca, Inc.
(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(f) The Fund commenced investment operations on November 28, 2007.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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FocusShares Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
1.   Organization
 
FocusShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was formed on July 10, 2007. The Trust currently consists of the following four investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”): the FocusShares ISE Homebuilders Index Fund, FocusShares ISE SINdex Fund, FocusShares ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund, and FocusShares ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund. The Funds are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at no par value. The Funds’ investment objective is to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the price and yield performance of the ISE Homebuilders Index, ISE SINdex, ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index, and ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index, respectively.
 
Pursuant to the creation of the Trust, the ISE SINdex Fund was seeded with $100,035 of capital on October 26, 2007.
 
2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Fund in preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in these financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Securities Valuation:
 
The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated each day the national securities exchanges are open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4:00 p.m. New York time (“NAV Calculation Time”). NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of shares outstanding. NAV per share will not be calculated on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading.
 
Stocks held by each Fund are valued at their market value when reliable market quotations are readily available. Certain short-term debt instruments which may be used to manage a Fund’s cash are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Cash reserves may be held in a number of financial instruments, such as funds that invest exclusively in money market instruments (“Acquired Funds”). Acquired Funds held by the Funds will be based upon their net asset values, calculated once daily as of the NAV Calculation Time.
 
When reliable market quotations are not readily available or do not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of a security held by one or more Funds, such security will be valued by another method that the Advisor believes will better reflect fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). A security’s fair value price is the price a security’s owner might reasonably expect to receive upon its sale. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
 
Each Fund may use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when the value of a security in a Fund’s portfolio has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded (such as a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of a security) or trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Fair-value pricing also may be used for securities if, for example, (1) trading in a security is halted and does not resume before the Fund’s NAV Calculation Time or if a security does not trade in the course of a day, or (2) market quotations are not readily available for a security and the


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FocusShares Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
Fund holds enough of the security that its price could materially affect the Fund’s NAV. Acquired Funds may also use fair value pricing under the circumstances, and with the possible effects, disclosed in the prospectuses for such funds.
 
In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
 
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
 
American Depositary Receipts:
 
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) represent the right to receive securities of foreign issuers deposited in a bank or trust company. ADRs are an alternative to purchasing the underlying securities in their national markets and currencies. Investment in ADRs has certain advantages over direct investment in the underlying foreign securities since: (i) ADRs are U.S. dollar-denominated investments that are easily transferable and for which market quotations are readily available, and (ii) issuers whose securities are represented by ADRs are generally subject to auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards similar to those applied to domestic issuers.
 
Federal Income Tax:
 
Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
 
3.   Securities Transactions and Related Income
 
During the period, security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on trade date of the last business day of the reporting period. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expense are recognized on the accrual basis.
 
4.   Investment Advisory Fees
 
FocusShares, LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as the Funds’ Advisor. The Advisor is a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware. Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are affiliated with the Advisor. The Advisor makes investment decisions for the assets of the Funds and continuously reviews, supervises, and administers the Funds’ investment programs. The Board supervises the Advisor and establishes policies that the Advisor must follow in its day-to-day management activities.
 
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor receives a management fee of 0.65% of the average daily net assets which is accrued daily and paid monthly.


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FocusShares Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
The Advisor has agreed, pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Trust, to waive or reduce its fees and to assume other expenses of the Funds, if necessary, through January 31, 2009, to limit the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles) and organizational costs. Each Fund has its own expense limitation based on the average daily assets for any full fiscal year as follows:
 
         
    Current Contractual
 
Fund
  Expense Limitation  
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
    0.35 %
ISE SINdex Fund
    0.60 %
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
    0.60 %
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
    0.60 %
 
Amounts waived or reduced by the Advisor may be recouped to the extent that such recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time. As of March 31, 2008, the amounts that the Advisor may potentially recoup are as follows:
 
         
Fund
  Amount  
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
  $ 22,039  
ISE SINdex Fund
    12,470  
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
    12,466  
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
    12,502  
 
Northern Trust Investments, N.A. (“NTI”), pursuant to the terms of a Sub-Advisory Agreement between NTI and the Advisor (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), acts as the Funds’ Sub-Advisor (the “Sub-Advisor”). The Sub-Advisor is responsible for managing the investment operations and composition of each Fund in accordance with its investment objective and strategies as stated in the Prospectus and the SAI.
 
5.   Distribution and Service Fees
 
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ Distributor. The Distributor shall be entitled to no compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the Trust for the services provided by the Distributor pursuant to the Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distributor may receive compensation from the Trust or the Advisor related to additional services as may be agreed to between the Advisor and Distributor or with respect to any services not included under the Distribution Agreement.
 
6.   Other Services Provided
 
JPMorgan Investor Services Co. provides administration services. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., provides custody, transfer agency, index receipt agent, and dividend disbursing agent services.
 
Foreside Compliance Services, LLC (“FCS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer as well as certain additional compliance support functions to the Funds. Foreside Management Services (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor and FCS, provides a Principal Financial Officer to the Funds. Neither FCS nor FMS have a role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be purchased by the Trust or its Funds. Certain officers or employees of FCS and FMS are also officers of the Trust. The Principal Financial Officer is an affiliate of the Distributor due to his ownership interest in the Distributor.


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FocusShares Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
7.   Buying and Selling Shares
 
Shares may only be purchased and sold directly from the Funds by certain participants in large increments in an in-kind transaction. Shares will also be listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”) and traded at market prices. Given the structure of the Funds, most individual investors will not be able to purchase shares of the Funds directly from the Funds but will need to purchase them in the secondary market. Transactions in the secondary market are not made at the Funds’ NAV’s but rather are made at market prices which may vary throughout the day and may differ from the Funds’ NAV’s.
 
Shares may be purchased directly from the Funds only in blocks of 50,000 shares known as Creation Units. The number of shares in a Creation Unit is generally not expected to change, except in the event of a share split, reverse split, or other revaluation. The Funds will not issue fractional Creation Units.
 
To redeem shares of the Funds, you must be an Authorized Participant or you must redeem through a broker that is an Authorized Participant, and you must tender shares in Creation Unit-size blocks (50,000 shares) in proper form. Shares of the Funds are not individually redeemable except when aggregated in Creation Units. The Distributor will provide a list of Authorized Participants upon request. As a practical matter, only institutions or large investors known as Authorized Participants may purchase or redeem Creation Units. Thus, some of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements — such as references to the transaction fees imposed on purchases and redemptions — is not relevant to retail investors.
 
Redemption proceeds will be paid in-kind with a basket of securities (“Fund Securities”). The Fund Securities you will receive will generally be the same as that required to purchase Creation Units on the same day. There will be times, however, when the Deposit Securities and Fund Securities differ. The designated list of securities making up the Fund Securities will be available through the NSCC each business day, prior to the opening trading on the NYSE Arca. The Funds reserve the right to honor a redemption request with a non-conforming basket of securities.
 
A standard transaction fee of $1,000 is applicable to each purchase and redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed.
 
8.   Investment Transactions
 
For the period ended March 31, 2008, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, derivatives, and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
 
                 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
  $ 1,876,344     $ 1,887,615  
ISE SINdex Fund
    1,017,974       909,069  
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
    751,708       786,628  
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
    889,880       863,058  


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FocusShares Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
9.   In-Kind Transactions
 
During the period, the Funds received securities in exchange for subscriptions of shares (subscriptions-in-kind). For the period ended March 31, 2008, the fair value of the securities received for subscriptions were as follows:
 
         
Fund
 
Fair Value
 
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
  $ 9,020,410  
ISE SINdex Fund
    4,492,121  
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
    4,509,033  
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
    4,466,216  
 
10.   Concentration Risk
 
Each Fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Since each Fund concentrates or otherwise invests a large portion of its assets in a single industry or group of industries, it may be more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting that industry or group of industries. In such cases, each Fund may be more volatile than funds based on broader or less volatile market segments. Presently, the ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund does not exhibit concentration in any particular industry or group of industries, although this may change in the future.


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FocusShares Trust
Expense Information (unaudited)
 
 
Shareholder Expense Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs for purchasing and selling shares and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees; and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds.
 
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 28, 2007, to March 31, 2008.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line in the table below 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 under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the Fund and other exchange-traded funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other exchange-traded 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 creation or redemption fees or brokerage charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing 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.
 
Please also note that while the Funds commenced operations on November 28, 2007, the “Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Period” reflect projected activity for the full six-month period for the purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that the annualized expense ratio during the period was in effect from October 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008.
 


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FocusShares Trust
Expense Information (unaudited) (continued)
 
                                 
    Beginning
                   
    Account Value
    Ending Account
    Expenses Paid
    Annualized
 
    November 28,
    Value
    During the
    Expense Ratio
 
    2007     March 31, 2008     Period*     During Period  
 
ISE Homebuilders Index Fund
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,263.10     $ 1.35       0.35 %
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.80     $ 1.77       0.35 %
ISE SINdex Fund
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 843.60     $ 1.89       0.60 %
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.95     $ 3.03       0.60 %
ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 908.70     $ 1.96       0.60 %
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.95     $ 3.03       0.60 %
ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 994.20     $ 2.04       0.60 %
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.95     $ 3.03       0.60 %
 
* The Fund commenced operations on November 28, 2007. Actual Expenses Paid During the Period are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 125 divided by 366 (to reflect the actual days in the period). Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Period are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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FocusShares Trust
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (unaudited)
 
FocusShares, LLC (“FocusShares”) acts as the Funds’ investment advisor and has been appointed to provide to the Funds directly, or arrange through third parties, investment advisory services pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). FocusShares is a registered investment advisor under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Funds pay FocusShares a fee for its investment advisory services. That fee is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Funds’ average daily net assets. FocusShares has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of the Funds through January 31, 2009 at the following levels: FocusShares ISE Homebuilders Index Fund — 0.35%, FocusShares ISE SINdex Fund — 0.60%, FocusShares ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund — 0.60% and FocusShares ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund — 0.60%.
 
FocusShares has arranged for the provision of investment advisory services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between FocusShares and Northern Trust Investments, N.A. (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) (“NTI”). NTI is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. FocusShares pays NTI a fee for its investment advisory services. That fee is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.06% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.
 
Approval Process
 
The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including those Trustees who would not be considered “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, voting separately, is legally required to review and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement initially and thereafter annually following the completion of an initial two year term. In determining whether it was appropriate to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board requested from FocusShares and NTI information that the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to reach its conclusion. At an “in-person” meeting held on September 12, 2007 (the “Meeting”), the Board considered information provided and discussed issues pertaining to the proposed approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with representatives from FocusShares and NTI and with legal counsel. This information formed the primary basis for the Trustees’ determinations. During the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed a memorandum which detailed the duties and responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the contract approval materials provided by FocusShares and NTI, including, but not limited to (1) an organizational overview of FocusShares and NTI and biographies of the personnel providing services to the Funds, (2) a copy of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, (3) Forms ADV of FocusShares and NTI, and (4) fee comparison data provided by a third party vendor of such information.
 
In view of the broad scope and variety of factors and information reviewed by the Board, the Board did not find it practicable to, and did not, make specific assessments of, quantify, or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its conclusions and determinations to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling. The approval determination was made on the basis of each Trustee’s business judgment after consideration of all of the factors taken as a whole, although individual Trustees may have given different weights to certain factors and assigned various degrees of materiality to conclusions made.
 
Specifically, the Board reviewed information that included: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services that FocusShares and NTI are expected to provide to the Funds; (2) FocusShares and NTI’s systems and processes which would be utilized to effectively manage the Funds; (3) the structure of FocusShares and NTI and their ability to provide services to the Funds, based on their financial condition as well as the credentials, reputation, background and investment experience of its personnel; (4) the


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FocusShares Trust
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
 
anticipated costs of services provided and the projected profits to be realized by FocusShares, NTI and their affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; and (5) the absence of economies of scale in the structure of the affiliation of FocusShares and NTI with the Funds and whether such absence impacts the performance for investors as the Funds grow.
 
After reviewing various materials and reports provided, the Board concluded that (i) FocusShares and NTI were sufficiently experienced and qualified to provide investment advisory services for the Funds; (ii) FocusShares is committed to the Funds, as evidenced by the expense limitation agreement; and (iii) the Funds’ prospective expense ratios are disclosed in the Funds’ registration statement and/or reports to shareholders, allowing investors to make informed decisions about investment in the Funds.
 
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement
 
At the Meeting, based on its conclusions, and with the assistance of counsel, the Board including the Independent Trustees determined that the proposed agreements with FocusShares and NTI were fair and reasonable. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees voted, and the Independent Trustees voted separately, to unanimously approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement.


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FocusShares Trust
General Information (unaudited)
 
 
INDEMNIFICATIONS
 
In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Fund expects any risk of loss to be remote.
 
PROXY VOTING
 
A copy of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is attached to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-453-5199 or emailing info@focusshares.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding how the Funds actually voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund will also make available the information on Forms N-Q to shareholders without charge and upon request, by calling 1-866-453-5199.


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FocusShares
Trustees and Officers (unaudited)
 
The trustees and officers of FocusShares Exchange Traded Trust (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. The current Statement of Additional Information for the Trust contains additional information about the trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Trust toll free at 1-866-453-5199.
 
                     
Name,
              Portfolios in
   
Address*,
      Term of Office
      Fund
  Other
and Year
  Position(s)
  and Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Complex
  Directorships
of Birth   Held with Funds   Time Served†   During Past Five Years   Overseen‡   Held by Trustee
 
Independent Trustees
               
Karl-Otto
Hartman,
1955 		  Trustee and
Audit
Committee
Chairman 		  Since 3/08   Vice President of Operations, East Hill Management Company LLC (10/07 to present); CEO, IntelliMagic LLC (12/05 to present); Director, Senior VP and General Counsel, JP Morgan Investor Services Co. (1/96 to 11/05)   4   Director, The
Thirty-Eight
Hundred Fund,
LLC (2/08 to
present)
Gregory
Maroukian,
1959 		  Trustee   Since 9/07   President and Founder, Precision Escalator, Inc. (elevator and escalator manufacturing)   4   None
                 
Interested Trustee§                
Michael J.
Voskian,
1963 		  Trustee,
President and
Principal
Executive
Officer and
Chairman 		  Since 7/07




Since 3/08 		  Chief Operating Officer, FocusShares LLC (3/07 to present); Periodontist, Michael J. Voskian, DMD (9/00 to present); President, Voskian Capital Management (9/00 to present)   4   None
                 
Other Officers                
Simon D.
Collier,
1961 		  Chief Financial
Officer,
Treasurer and
Principal
Financial Officer 		  Since 9/07   President of Foreside Financial Group LLC (“FFG”), (financial services firm), the parent of the Distributor, and holds various officer positions of FFG subsidiaries, 2005 to present; President, Foreside Services, Inc. (staffing services firm), an affiliate of the Distributor, 2006 to present; Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Global Fund Services, Citigroup 2003-2005; Managing Director, Global Securities Services for Investors, Citibank, N.A. 1999-2003. Mr. Collier 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.   N/A   N/A
 


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FocusShares
Trustees and Officers (unaudited)
 
                     
Name,
              Portfolios in
   
Address,
      Term of Office
      Fund
  Other
and Year
  Position(s)
  and Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Complex
  Directorships
of Birth   Held with Funds   Time Served   During Past Five Years   Overseen   Held by Trustee
 
Erik Liik,
1958 		  Secretary and
Vice President 		  Since 9/07
Since 3/08 		  President and Chief Executive Officer, FocusShares LLC (3/07 to present); Managing Director, American Stock Exchange (1/01 to 7/06)   N/A   N/A
David M.
Whitaker,
1971 		  Chief
Compliance
Officer 		  Since 9/07   Counsel, Foreside Financial Group, (9/07 to present); Managing Member, Beacon Fund Services, LLC (a financial services consulting firm) (4/07 to present); Vice President and Product Manager, Citigroup Fund Services, LLC (4/04 to 4/07); Counsel, PFPC, Inc. (a fund services company) (1999 – 2004)   N/A   N/A
 
* The address for each Trustee and officer is 210 Summit Avenue, Suite C-11, Montvale, N.J. 07645
† Each Trustee serves until resignation, death, retirement or removal. Officers are elected yearly by the Trustees.
‡ The Fund Complex consists of the FocusShares ISE Homebuilders Index Fund, FocusShares ISE SINdex Fund, FocusShares ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index Fund, and FocusShares ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index Fund.
§ Mr. Voskian is an “interested trustee” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) because of his affiliations with the Adviser.

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(LOGO)
 
Semi-annual Report to Shareholders
 
FocusShares Trust
210 Summit Avenue
Suite C-11
Montvale, NJ 07645
 
Shareholder Information:
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Two Portland Square, First Floor
Portland, ME 04101
(866) 453-5199
www.foresides.com
 
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Shares of the FocusShares Trust are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the International Securities Exchange, LLC (ISE). ISE makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the shares of the FocusShares Trust or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the product(s). ISE’s only relationship to FocusShares, LLC (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of ISE and of the ISE Homebuilders Index, ISE SINdex, ISE-CCM Homeland Security Index and ISE-Revere Wal-Mart Supplier Index, which are determined, composed and calculated by ISE without regard to licensee or the FocusShares Trust.
 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
  (a)   The complete schedule of investments is included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR filing.
 
  (b)   The Registrant has not divested any securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the reporting period of this Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Registrant does not have in place procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
  (a)   The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the 1934 Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

 

  (b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
  (a)(1)   Not required for this filing.
 
  (a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be filed with Form N-CSR are attached hereto.
 
  (a)(3)   Not applicable.
 
  (b)   Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

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.
FocusShares Trust
By:   /s/ Michael Voskian
 
Michael Voskian
President
June 5, 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.
By:   /s/ Michael Voskian
 
Michael Voskian
President
June 5, 2008
By:   /s/ Simon Collier
 
Simon Collier
Treasurer
June 5, 2008

 

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