# EDGAR Filing Document

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GraniteShares ETF Trust
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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (Series ID: S000059908)

| Class ID   | Class Name                            | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000195944 | GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF |  |

October 24, 2025

GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus (including amendments and supplements), reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at <u>https://graniteshares.com</u>. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (844) 476 8747 or by sending an email request to <u>info@graniteshares.com</u>.

The Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated October 24, 2025, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.

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| ![](form497_001.jpg) | **TICKER: HIPS**<br> Date: October 24, 2025 |

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**GRANITESHARES HIPS US HIGH INCOME ETF – SUMMARY**

**Investment Objective**

The GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (the "Fund") seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the EQM High Income Pass-Through Securities Index (the "Index").

**Fund Fees and Expenses**

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund ("Shares"). The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets. Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.

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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses <br>(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | Annual Fund Operating Expenses <br>(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
| Management Fee | 0.70% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |  |
| Other Expenses | 0.01% |
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses <sup>(1)</sup> | 0.46% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.17% |

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(1) Acquired
 Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses reflect
 Fund expenses paid indirectly and do not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund's Financial Highlights because the Financial
 Highlights include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund and exclude Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

**Example**

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The figures shown would be the same whether or not you sold your Shares at the end of each period.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your cost would be:

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| **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| $119 | $372 | $643 | $1419 |

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities and derivative instruments (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 65% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund employs a "passive management"—or indexing—investment approach designed to track the performance of the Index. The rules-based Index measures the performance of up to 40 high income U.S.-listed securities that typically have "pass-through" structures that require them to distribute substantially all of their earnings to shareholders as cash distributions. This "high income, pass-through" strategy is known as HIPS.

***The Index***

The Index is constructed to capture up to 40 high income securities, typically with pass-through structures, across the following sectors: (i) closed-end funds ("CEFs"), (ii) real estate investment trusts ("REITS"), (iii) asset management and business development companies ("BDCs"), and (iv) energy production and energy transportation and processing companies. Energy-related companies included in the Index are structured as master limited partnerships ("MLPs").

The Index applies a quantitative screen to the securities in such sectors for minimum market capitalizations and minimum liquidity thresholds. The Index then selects up to 10 securities with the highest yield and lowest volatility over a prescribed time period for each sector with all securities equally weighted. Each sector is weighted at 25% at each index reconstitution/rebalancing. The Index may include small, mid-, and large-capitalization companies meeting the screening criteria.

The Index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly.

***The Fund's Investment Strategy***

The Fund attempts to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the Index. The Fund will generally use a "replication" strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in all of the component securities of the Index, but may, when the adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund, use a "representative sampling" strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics are expected to closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. GraniteShares Advisors LLC ("GraniteShares" or the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser, expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.

***Concentration Policy***

To the extent the Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of related industries, the Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the Index.

**Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund**

***You Could Lose Money by Investing in the Fund.***

Principal risk factors for the Fund are discussed below. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved.

Investments in the Fund are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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***Authorized Participant Concentration Risk***

Only an authorized participant that has entered into an agreement with the Fund's distributor (an "Authorized Participant") may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund may have a limited number of Authorized Participants. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, the Fund's Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value ("NAV") and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

***Bank Debt Risk***

The Fund may invest in CEFs that primarily invest in bank loans and participations. Risks associated with these obligations include, but are not limited to, risks involving the enforceability of security interests and loan transactions, inadequate collateral, liabilities relating to collateral securing obligations, and the liquidity of these loans. The market for corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. The corporate loans in which such CEFs invest may be rated below investment grade.

***BDC Risk***

BDCs may carry risks similar to those of a private equity or venture capital fund. BDC securities are not redeemable at the option of the shareholder and they may trade in the market at a discount to their NAV. BDCs usually trade at a discount to their NAV because they invest in unlisted securities and have limited access to capital markets. BDCs are subject to management fees and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund.

***Below Investment-Grade Instruments Risk***

The Fund may invest in CEFs that primarily invest in below-investment grade debt (also known as "junk bonds"). Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are speculative, high-risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for such CEFs and consequently, negatively affect the value of the Fund's investment in such CEFs.

***Cash Redemption Risk***

The Fund's investment strategy may require it to redeem its Shares for cash or to otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

***Concentration Risk***

The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund's investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund's investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

***Cyber Security Risk***

Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Fund, the Adviser, and the Fund's other service providers, market makers, Authorized Participants, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests have the ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund's business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders. The Fund cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems of the Fund's service providers, market makers, Authorized Participants or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests.

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***Equity Market Risk***

Common stocks are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of securities, such as preferred stock and debt obligations, because common stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from specific issuers. In addition, the equity securities held in the Fund's portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests.

***Fixed Income Securities Risk***

The Fund may invest in CEFs that invest primarily in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities, such as bonds and certain asset-backed securities, involve certain risks, which include:

● <u>Credit Risk</u> – Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund's investment in that issuer.

● <u>Event Risk</u> – Event risk is the risk that corporate issuers may undergo restructurings, such as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers, or similar events financed by increased debt. As a result of the added debt, the credit quality and market value of a company's bonds and/or other debt securities may decline significantly.

● <u>Extension Risk</u> – When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall.

● <u>Interest Rate Risk</u> – Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. In recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. Changes in government intervention may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and illiquidity in debt markets.

● <u>Prepayment Risk</u> – When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the proceeds may have to be invested in securities with lower yields.

● <u>Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</u> – The absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult to dispose of them if the issuer defaults.

***Foreign Securities Risk***

The Fund may invest in CEFs that invest primarily in foreign securities. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to political or economic instability. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. These and other factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. These risks may be even greater for securities of companies organized in emerging market nations.

***Index-Related Risk***

Errors in index data, index computations and/or the construction of the Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the index provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. The Fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the Index, and therefore, any changes to the Index's rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund's rebalancing schedule.

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***Investment Company Risk***

The risks of investment in investment companies, such as CEFs and BDCs, typically reflect the risks of the types of instruments in which the investment companies invest. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company and bears its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the other investment company. The Fund may be subject to statutory limits with respect to the amount it can invest in other investment companies, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Investments in exchange-listed investment companies ("exchange-traded products" or "ETPs") are also subject to the following risks: (i) the market price of an ETP's shares may trade above or below their NAV; (ii) an active trading market for an ETP's shares may not develop or be maintained; and (iii) trading of an ETP's shares may be halted for a number of reasons.

***Large-Sized Company Risk***

Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

***Liquidity Risk***

Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. This can reduce the Fund's returns because the Fund may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices.

***Market Risk***

The Fund's holdings are subject to market fluctuations. It is important to understand that the value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, in response to changes in the market, and you could lose money. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry, economic sector, or the market as a whole. Additionally, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or other events may adversely impact the value of the Fund's investments and/or result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund's NAV.

***MLP Risk***

MLP investment returns are enhanced during periods of declining or low interest rates and tend to be negatively influenced when interest rates are rising. In addition, most MLPs are leveraged and typically carry a portion of a "floating" rate debt. As such, a significant upward swing in interest rates would also drive interest expense higher. Furthermore, most MLPs grow by acquisitions partly financed by debt, and higher interest rates could make it more difficult to make acquisitions. MLP investments also entail many of the general tax risks of investing in a partnership. Limited partners in an MLP typically have limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. Additionally, there is the risk that an MLP will fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment.

***Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk***

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks (see "Fixed Income Securities Risk" above). These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.

***Operational Risk***

The Fund is exposed to various operational risks, including human error, information technology failures and failure to comply with formal procedures intended to mitigate these risks, and is particularly dependent on electronic means of communicating, record-keeping and otherwise conducting business.

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***Passive Investment Risk***

The Fund invests in the securities included in, or representative of, its Index regardless of their investment merit. The Fund does not attempt to outperform its Index or take defensive positions in declining markets. As a result, the Fund's performance may be adversely affected by a general decline in the market segments relating to its Index.

***Regulatory Risk***

The Fund is subject to the risk that a change in U.S. law and related regulations will impact the way the Fund operates, increase the particular costs of the Fund's operations and/or change the competitive landscape.

***REIT Investment Risk***

Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, and may be more volatile than other securities. The risks of investing in REITs include certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate and the real estate industry in general. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. Additionally, there is the risk that a REIT will fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment.

***Secondary Market Trading Risk***

An investment in the Fund faces risks from its Shares being traded in the secondary market, including the potential lack of an active market for Shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption process of Shares. Any of these factors, among others, may lead to the Fund's Shares trading at a premium or discount to the Fund's NAV.

*Trading Issues*. Although the Fund's Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange"), there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged or that the Shares will trade with any volume, or at all.

In times of market stress, market makers or Authorized Participants may step away from their respective roles in making a market in the Fund's Shares and in executing purchase or redemption orders. This could lead to variances between the market price of the Fund's Shares and their underlying value.

*Fluctuation of NAV*. The NAV of the Fund's Shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's portfolio holdings. The market prices of Shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund's NAV and supply and demand of Shares on the Exchange. The market price of Shares may deviate from the value of the Fund's underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in times of market stress, with the result that investors may pay significantly more or receive significantly less than the underlying value of the Shares bought or sold. This may be reflected as a spread between the bid and ask prices for Shares quoted during a trading day or a premium or discount in the closing price of Shares from the Fund's NAV. It cannot be predicted whether the Fund's Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV.

*Costs of Buying or Selling Shares*. Investors buying or selling the Fund's Shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions or other charges imposed by brokers as determined by each broker. Brokerage commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of Shares.

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***Sector Risk***

To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors.

*Energy Sector Risk*. The Fund will invest significantly in securities, particularly MLPs, tied to the energy sector and energy infrastructure. Companies operating in the energy sector are subject to significant governmental regulation and may be affected by fluctuations in the prices of energy commodities, the depletion of natural resources, and changes in the supply or demand for energy commodities. Rising interest rates can also adversely impact the financial performance of these companies by increasing their costs of capital. Extreme weather or other natural disasters, threats of or actual attacks by terrorists, and significant accidents or similar events may adversely affect the securities issued by the company. Recently, global oil prices have declined significantly and experienced significant volatility, including a period where an oil-price futures contract fell into negative territory for the first time in history, as demand for oil slowed and oil storage facilities reached their storage capacities. This development demonstrates that the oil market, and the energy sector more broadly, may be subject to particularly severe market swings.

*Finance and Insurance Sector Risk*. The Fund may invest in companies in the finance and insurance sector, and therefore the performance of the Fund could be negatively impacted by events affecting this sector. This sector can be significantly affected by changes in interest rates, government regulation, the rate of defaults on corporate, consumer and government debt, the availability and cost of capital, and fallout from the housing and sub-prime mortgage crisis. This sector has experienced significant losses in the recent past, and the impact of more stringent capital requirements and of recent or future regulation on any individual financial company or on the sector as a whole cannot be predicted. In recent years, cyber attacks and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses.

*Real Estate Sector Risk*. Securities in the real estate sector are subject to the risk that the value of their underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values, including the general and local economies, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning and tax laws) affecting real estate, and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgages and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values.

***Small and Mid-Sized Company Risk***

Small to mid-sized company stocks have historically been subject to greater investment risk than large company stocks. The prices of small- to mid-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than large company stocks.

***Tax Risk***

The Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a "regulated investment company" (a "RIC") under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), by meeting certain source-of-income, asset diversification and annual distribution requirements. RICs are generally subject to favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. To meet the diversification requirements, the Fund must limit its investments in qualified publicly traded partnerships, which generally includes MLPs, to no more than 25% of the Fund's total assets. If the Fund fails to qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund may be subject to tax on its income at corporate rates, distributions from the Fund may be taxable to shareholders, and shareholders' returns on their investments in the Fund could be significantly reduced.

Depreciation or other cost recovery deductions passed through to the Fund from investments in MLPs in a given year will generally reduce the Fund's taxable income, but those deductions may be recaptured in the Fund's income in one or more subsequent years. When recognized and distributed, recapture income will generally be taxable to shareholders at the time of the distribution at ordinary income tax rates, even though those shareholders might not have held shares in the Fund at the time the deductions were taken by the Fund, and even though those shareholders will not have corresponding economic gain on their shares at the time of the recapture. To distribute recapture income or to fund redemption requests, the Fund may need to liquidate investments.

MLPs taxed as partnerships have historically made cash distributions to limited partners that exceed the amount of taxable income allocable to limited partners or members, due to a variety of factors, including significant non-cash deductions such as depreciation and depletion. These excess cash distributions would not be treated as income to the Fund but rather would be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the Fund's basis in the MLP. As a consequence, the Fund may make distributions that exceed its earnings and profits, which would be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in shares and result in a higher capital gain or lower capital loss when the shares are sold. After a shareholder's basis in shares has been reduced to zero, distributions in excess of earnings and profits in respect of those shares will be treated as gain from the sale of the shares.

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***Tracking Error Risk***

As with all index funds, the performance of the Fund and its Index may differ from each other for a variety of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the Index. In addition, the Fund may not be fully invested in the securities of the Index at all times or may hold securities not included in the Index.

***Valuation Risk***

During periods of reduced market liquidity or readily available market quotations, the Fund's ability to obtain reliable, objective pricing data and to value its holdings becomes more difficult. Consequently, while valuation determinations made by the Adviser (using fair value procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the GraniteShares ETF Trust) may be done in good faith, it may be difficult for the Fund to accurately assign a daily value to its holdings.

When all or a portion of the Fund's underlying investments trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund's shares is open, there may be changes between the last quote from a closed foreign market and the value of the applicable investment during the Fund's domestic trading day. The trading prices of the Fund's shares in the secondary market generally differ from the Fund's daily NAV and are affected by market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors.

**Performance**

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund's performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund's average annual returns for the 1-year, 5-year, and since inception periods compare with those of the Index and a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is also available on the Fund's website at www.graniteshares.com or by calling the Fund toll free at 844-476-8747.

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During the period of time shown in the bar chart above, the Fund's highest quarterly return was 26.08% (quarter ended June 30, 2020), and the Fund's lowest quarterly return was -41.70% (quarter ended March 31, 2020). The calendar year-to-date total return of the Fund as of September 30, 2025 was 0.16%.

**Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended December 31, 2024** 

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|  | **1 Year** | **5 Years** | **Since Inception (1/6/2015)** |
| Return Before Taxes | 14.04% | 4.39% | 4.25% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | 11.68% | 1.58% | 1.25% |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares | 8.30% | 2.04% | 1.80% |
| **EQM High Income Pass-Through Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) <sup>1</sup>** | 15.00% | 5.09% | 4.99% |
| **S&P 500 Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)** | 25.02% | 14.53% | 13.44% |

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<sup>1</sup> Effective March 16, 2023, the Fund's Index changed from the TFMS HIPS Index to the EQM High Income Pass-Through Securities Index. The inception date for the EQM High Income Pass-Through Securities Index is March 6, 2023.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during the period covered by the table above and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Shares through tax-advantaged arrangements such as an individual retirement account ("IRA") or other tax-advantaged account.

**Portfolio Management**

**Investment Adviser:** GraniteShares Advisors LLC became the investment adviser on December 18, 2017.

**Portfolio Managers:** Jeff Klearman has been the Fund's portfolio manager since inception. Ryan Dofflemeyer has been portfolio manager since September 2024. Each portfolio manager is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio.

**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**

The Fund is an ETF. Individual Shares of the Fund may only be bought and sold in the secondary market (i.e., on a national securities exchange) through a broker-dealer at a market price. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (at a premium), at NAV or less than NAV (at a discount). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Shares of the Fund (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread"). The bid-ask spread varies over time for Shares based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if the Fund's Shares have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if the Fund's Shares have little trading volume and market liquidity. Recent information regarding the Fund, including its NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid/ask spreads, is available on the Fund's website at www.graniteshares.com.

**Tax Information**

Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged account. Distributions on investments made through tax-advantaged arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of assets from those accounts. A portion of the Fund's distributions is also expected to be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Return of capital distributions generally are not taxable to you, to the extent of your basis in your Shares, but reduce your tax basis in your Shares. To the extent a return of capital distribution exceeds your basis in your Shares, the distribution will be taxable as a capital gain if you hold your Shares as a capital asset. Distributions by the Fund may be significantly higher than those of other exchange-traded funds.

**Payments to Broker-Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries**

If you purchase Shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (an "Intermediary"), the Adviser and/or its related companies may pay the Intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Any such arrangements do not result in increased Fund expenses. Ask your salesperson or visit the Intermediary's website for more information.