10/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/30/2026 13:55
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: 811-22895 |
| Capitol Series Trust |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
| Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC |
| 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 |
| Cincinnati, OH 45246 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
| Zachary P. Richmond |
| Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC |
| 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 |
| Cincinnati, OH 45246 |
| (Name and address of agent for service) |
| Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 513-587-3400 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 |
| Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2026 |
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a)
This annual shareholder report contains important information about Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://oakharvestfunds.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (833) 549-4121.
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Class Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
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Institutional Shares
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$210
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2.05%
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U.S. equity market performance over the period was characterized by a strong risk-on advance led by AI, mega-cap technology, and resilient corporate earnings, with gains broadening later in the period into small cap and more cyclical equities. The key tension was that the same factors supporting performance-AI capital expenditure (capex) optimism, strong earnings revisions, and expectations for eventual Fed easing-also raised the market's vulnerability to valuation compression, higher bond yields, inflation surprises, and any evidence that AI spending is not converting into durable revenue and margin growth.
The fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, saw poor fund performance versus the S&P 500® Index as the changing economic landscape led to a large shift towards the value style of investing, creating a significant headwind for our growth focused fund. Late in the fiscal year, the forced selling of high-growth, AI related names by a large and highly levered hedge fund negatively impacted previously strong performance.
For now, the market remains remarkably resilient, but the tension between strong nominal growth, persistent inflation and high interest rates is becoming the central macro issue again. As a result, the team broadened fund exposure away from AI related names, began entering short positions in what they see as AI challenged names, and refocused existing positions into their highest conviction names. Calm index level movement masked the extreme underlying stock volatility we saw during the period. This factor alone created a meaningful drag on our hedged equity strategy as the cost of hedging has not been "out earned" by superior stock selection.
The investment team continues to believe that the Fund's unique long/short strategy is tailor made for a sustained period of higher volatility in markets. This combined with movement back toward active equity management including single stock selection, sector and style concentration, and hedging downside market risk should position the Fund's investors for capital preservation combined with higher risk adjusted equity returns in the coming years.
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Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund - Institutional Shares
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S&P 500® Index
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Dec-2023
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$10,000
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$10,000
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Aug-2024
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$10,940
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$12,032
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Aug-2025
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$12,553
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$13,942
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Aug-2026
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$13,192
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$16,784
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1 Year
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Since Inception (December 18, 2023)
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Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund - Institutional Shares
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5.09%
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10.79%
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S&P 500® Index
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20.38%
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21.11%
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The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. For updated performance call (833) 549-4121.
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Value
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Value
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
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-11.2%
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Exchange-Traded Funds
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1.6%
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Purchased Options
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3.7%
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Communications
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2.0%
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Energy
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2.2%
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Consumer Staples
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2.4%
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Consumer Discretionary
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8.9%
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Health Care
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10.3%
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Materials
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10.9%
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Financials
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10.9%
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Industrials
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20.4%
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Technology
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39.7%
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Short Sector Weighting (% of net assets)
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Value
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Value
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Industrials
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-0.5%
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Financials
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-1.2%
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Consumer Staples
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-1.5%
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Communications
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-1.7%
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Technology
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-1.9%
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Consumer Discretionary
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-7.5%
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No material changes occurred during the year ended August 31, 2026.
Annual Shareholder Report - August 31, 2026
Additional information is available on the Fund's website (https://oakharvestfunds.com/documents/), including its:
Prospectus
Financial information
Holdings
Proxy voting information
TSR-AR 083126-OHFGX
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), a copy of registrants code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)(1) The registrants Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Lori Kaiser, who is independent for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees billed to the registrant by its principal accountants for the two most recent fiscal years:
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund: | FY 2026 | $13,690 | |
| FY 2025 | $13,030 | ||
(b) Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by its principal accountants for the two most recent fiscal years:
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund: | FY 2026 | $0 | |
| FY 2025 | $0 | ||
c) Tax Fees billed to the registrant by its principal accountants for the two most recent fiscal years:
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund: | FY 2026 | $4,350 | |
| FY 2025 | $4,015 | ||
Nature of the fees: Preparation of the 1120 RIC and Excise review
(d) All other fees billed to the registrant by its principal accountants for the two most recent fiscal years:
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund: | FY 2026 | $0 | |
| FY 2025 | $0 | ||
| (e)(1) | Audit Committees Pre-Approval Policies |
The Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to be responsible for the selection, retention or termination of auditors and, in connection therewith, to (i) evaluate the proposed fees and other compensation, if any, to be paid to the auditors, (ii) evaluate the independence of the auditors, (iii) pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trust, (iv) pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trusts investment adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the Trust if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust, and (v) receive the auditors specific representations as to their independence;
(2) None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) During audit of registrants financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountants engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountants full-time, permanent employees.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrants accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrants investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:
| Registrant | Adviser | |||
| FY 2026 | $4,350 | $0 | ||
| FY 2025 | $4,015 | $0 | ||
(h) Not applicable. The auditor performed no services for the registrants investment advisers or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable - applies to listed companies only
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The Registrants schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this form.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
| (a) |
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity |
| Fund |
| Annual Financial Statements |
| and Additional Information |
| August 31, 2026 |
| Fund Adviser: |
| Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC |
| 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 150 |
| Houston, TX 77024 |
| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Schedule of Investments |
| August 31, 2026 |
| COMMON STOCKS - LONG - 107.74% | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
| Communications - 2.03% | ||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 6,000 | $ | 2,036,100 | |||||
| Consumer Discretionary - 8.96% | ||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) (b) | 12,500 | 3,247,125 | ||||||
| Savers Value Village, Inc.(a) | 100,000 | 1,033,000 | ||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 25,000 | 2,656,250 | ||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. | 10,000 | 1,233,900 | ||||||
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | 806,900 | ||||||
| 8,977,175 | ||||||||
| Consumer Staples - 2.43% | ||||||||
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) | 15,000 | 1,230,600 | ||||||
| Target Corp. | 7,500 | 1,206,600 | ||||||
| 2,437,200 | ||||||||
| Energy - 2.17% | ||||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 5,000 | 1,002,400 | ||||||
| TechnipFMC PLC(b) | 15,000 | 1,172,250 | ||||||
| 2,174,650 | ||||||||
| Financials - 10.88% | ||||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 10,000 | 1,612,800 | ||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 7,500 | 2,251,500 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b) | 9,000 | 3,204,180 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley(b) | 18,000 | 3,839,760 | ||||||
| 10,908,240 | ||||||||
| Health Care - 10.29% | ||||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 22,500 | 1,503,225 | ||||||
| Edwards LifeSciences Corp.(a) | 20,000 | 1,815,000 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1,500 | 1,735,095 | ||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - ADR(a) | 75,000 | 2,703,750 | ||||||
| United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | 5,000 | 2,551,900 | ||||||
| 10,308,970 | ||||||||
| Industrials - 20.37% | ||||||||
| Cognex Corp.(b) | 40,000 | 2,438,400 | ||||||
| Deere & Co. | 1,500 | 982,365 | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. PLC(b) | 5,000 | 2,009,400 | ||||||
| GE Vernova, Inc. | 2,000 | 1,797,060 | ||||||
| Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) (b) | 10,000 | 3,227,000 | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 3,000 | 1,683,690 | ||||||
| Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | 7,500 | 600,450 | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 7,500 | 1,557,975 | ||||||
| Timken Co. (The) | 17,500 | 2,107,875 | ||||||
| United Rentals, Inc. | 2,000 | 2,076,000 | ||||||
| Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A(b) | 7,500 | 1,940,400 | ||||||
| 20,420,615 | ||||||||
| Materials - 10.89% | ||||||||
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(b) | 12,500 | 2,538,875 | ||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corp. | 5,000 | 1,315,750 | ||||||
| Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | 18,000 | 515,880 | ||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Schedule of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
| COMMON STOCKS - LONG - 107.74% - continued | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
| Materials - 10.89% - continued | ||||||||
| Nucor Corp. | 7,500 | $ | 1,872,300 | |||||
| Rio Tinto PLC - ADR(b) | 15,000 | 1,537,500 | ||||||
| Southern Copper Corp. | 15,000 | 3,133,050 | ||||||
| 10,913,355 | ||||||||
| Technology - 39.72% | ||||||||
| Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | 15,000 | 1,629,300 | ||||||
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 5,500 | 1,991,770 | ||||||
| Apple, Inc.(b) | 10,000 | 3,168,500 | ||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 5,000 | 2,291,950 | ||||||
| Celestica, Inc.(a) (b) | 7,500 | 2,245,500 | ||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | 25,000 | 2,762,250 | ||||||
| Coherent Corp.(a) (b) | 9,000 | 2,500,470 | ||||||
| Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C | 5,000 | 2,280,050 | ||||||
| F5, Inc.(a) (b) | 7,500 | 3,053,475 | ||||||
| Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) | 2,000 | 1,829,520 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc.(b) | 15,000 | 3,174,900 | ||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(b) | 2,500 | 3,169,425 | ||||||
| Nvidia Corp.(b) | 10,000 | 2,207,800 | ||||||
| Quantinuum, Inc.(a) | 20,000 | 1,002,000 | ||||||
| Shopify, Inc., Class A(a) | 10,000 | 1,473,700 | ||||||
| Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a) | 3,500 | 1,160,005 | ||||||
| Teradyne, Inc. | 3,000 | 1,049,490 | ||||||
| Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | 12,000 | 2,827,560 | ||||||
| 39,817,665 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks - Long (Cost $88,862,800) | 107,993,970 | |||||||
| EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - LONG - 1.62% | ||||||||
| SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF | 10,000 | 1,625,000 | ||||||
| Total Exchange-Traded Funds - Long (Cost $1,499,450) | 1,625,000 | |||||||
| Number of | Notional | Exercise | Expiration | |||||||||||||||
| Description | Contracts | Amount | Price | Date | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS - 1.87% | ||||||||||||||||||
| PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 1,000 | $ | 71,676,000 | $ | 698 | 9/18/2026 | $ | 440,000 | ||||||||||
| Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 1,000 | 71,676,000 | 711 | 9/18/2026 | 759,000 | |||||||||||||
| VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 500 | 27,831,500 | 550 | 9/18/2026 | 540,000 | |||||||||||||
| Total Purchased Put Options (Cost $2,224,973) | 1,739,000 | |||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Schedule of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
| Number of | Notional | Exercise | Expiration | |||||||||||||||
| Description | Contracts | Amount | Price | Date | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS - 1.87% - continued | ||||||||||||||||||
| PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.13% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - ADR | 750 | $ | 2,703,750 | $ | 40 | 1/15/2027 | $ | 135,750 | ||||||||||
| Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $198,167) | 135,750 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Purchased Options (Cost $2,423,140) | 1,874,750 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Investments - 111.23% | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Cost $92,785,390) | 111,493,720 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (11.23)%(c) | (11,259,730 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 100,233,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | All or a portion of the security is held as collateral for written options and securities sold short. The fair value of this collateral on August 31, 2026 was $9,872,144. |
| (c) | Includes cash held at broker for written options and securities sold short, at fair value. |
| ADR | - American Depositary Receipt |
| ETF | - Exchange-Traded Fund |
| SPDR | - Standard & Poors Depositary Receipt |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Schedule of Securities Sold Short |
| August 31, 2026 |
| COMMON STOCKS - SHORT - (14.28)% | Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
| Communications - (1.67)% | ||||||||
| Nebius Group N.V., Class A(a) | (1,500 | ) | $ | (309,480 | ) | |||
| Spotify Technology S.A.(a) | (2,500 | ) | (1,359,050 | ) | ||||
| (1,668,530 | ) | |||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - (7.54)% | ||||||||
| Carvana Co.(a) | (40,000 | ) | (2,938,400 | ) | ||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | (15,000 | ) | (2,698,350 | ) | ||||
| SharkNinja, Inc.(a) | (10,000 | ) | (1,924,900 | ) | ||||
| (7,561,650 | ) | |||||||
| Consumer Staples - (1.45)% | ||||||||
| Hims & Hers Health, Inc.(a) | (30,000 | ) | (887,400 | ) | ||||
| Ollies Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a) | (7,500 | ) | (565,650 | ) | ||||
| (1,453,050 | ) | |||||||
| Financials - (1.20)% | ||||||||
| Ares Management Corp., Class A | (5,000 | ) | (715,850 | ) | ||||
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | (15,000 | ) | (488,100 | ) | ||||
| (1,203,950 | ) | |||||||
| Industrials - (0.51)% | ||||||||
| Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a) | (2,500 | ) | (515,750 | ) | ||||
| Technology - (1.91)% | ||||||||
| Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) | (20,000 | ) | (1,489,000 | ) | ||||
| CoreWeave, Inc., Class A(a) | (5,000 | ) | (424,450 | ) | ||||
| (1,913,450 | ) | |||||||
| Total Common Stocks - Short (Proceeds Received $13,314,211) | (14,316,380 | ) | ||||||
| Total Securities Sold Short - (14.28)% (Proceeds Received $13,314,211) | $ | (14,316,380 | ) | |||||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| August 31, 2026 |
| Assets | ||||
| Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $92,785,390) | $ | 111,493,720 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 796,938 | |||
| Cash held at broker for securities sold short | 704,213 | |||
| Receivable for fund shares sold | 20,000 | |||
| Receivable for investments sold | 4,751,594 | |||
| Dividends receivable | 53,036 | |||
| Prepaid expenses | 21,522 | |||
| Total Assets | 117,841,023 | |||
| Liabilities | ||||
| Investments in securities sold short, at fair value (proceeds received $13,314,211) | 14,316,380 | |||
| Payable for fund shares redeemed | 49,146 | |||
| Payable for investments purchased | 3,026,243 | |||
| Payable to Adviser | 148,077 | |||
| Payable to Administrator | 22,057 | |||
| Payable to trustees | 5,521 | |||
| Other accrued expenses | 39,609 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 17,607,033 | |||
| Net Assets | $ | 100,233,990 | ||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||
| Paid-in capital | $ | 87,334,446 | ||
| Accumulated earnings | 12,899,544 | |||
| Net Assets | $ | 100,233,990 | ||
| Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 8,013,377 | |||
| Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 12.51 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Statement of Operations |
| For the Year Ended August 31, 2026 |
| Investment Income | ||||
| Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $5,714) | $ | 755,038 | ||
| Interest income | 58,276 | |||
| Total investment income | 813,314 | |||
| Expenses | ||||
| Investment Adviser | 1,909,520 | |||
| Dividend expense on securities sold short | 98,974 | |||
| Administration | 92,621 | |||
| Registration | 30,082 | |||
| Transfer agent | 26,117 | |||
| Compliance services | 25,023 | |||
| Legal | 21,209 | |||
| Custodian | 19,528 | |||
| Trustee expenses | 18,229 | |||
| Audit and tax preparation | 17,922 | |||
| Report printing | 12,048 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 41,963 | |||
| Total expenses | 2,313,236 | |||
| Fees waived by Adviser | (304,769 | ) | ||
| Net operating expenses | 2,008,467 | |||
| Net investment loss | (1,195,153 | ) | ||
| Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
| Investment securities | 14,643,078 | |||
| Securities sold short | (691,163 | ) | ||
| Written options | 1,481,067 | |||
| Purchased options | (14,718,523 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency | 61 | |||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
| Investment securities | 5,172,063 | |||
| Securities sold short | (869,143 | ) | ||
| Purchased options | (364,487 | ) | ||
| Net realized and change in unrealized gain on investments | 4,652,953 | |||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,457,800 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| For the Year | For the Year | |||||||
| Ended August | Ended August | |||||||
| 31, 2026 | 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets due to: | ||||||||
| Operations | ||||||||
| Net investment loss | $ | (1,195,153 | ) | $ | (526,454 | ) | ||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | 714,520 | 1,096,344 | ||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 3,938,433 | 9,416,166 | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,457,800 | 9,986,056 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders from Earnings (Note 2) | (4,728,651 | ) | (16,144 | ) | ||||
| Capital Transactions | ||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 25,915,542 | 21,425,337 | ||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | 4,728,651 | 16,144 | ||||||
| Amount paid for shares redeemed | (10,238,722 | ) | (12,252,292 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions | 20,405,471 | 9,189,189 | ||||||
| Total Increase in Net Assets | 19,134,620 | 19,159,101 | ||||||
| Net Assets | ||||||||
| Beginning of year | 81,099,370 | 61,940,269 | ||||||
| End of year | $ | 100,233,990 | $ | 81,099,370 | ||||
| Share Transactions | ||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,946,417 | 1,849,855 | ||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 385,069 | 1,430 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed | (779,496 | ) | (1,054,231 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in shares outstanding | 1,551,990 | 797,054 | ||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| (For a share outstanding during each period) |
| For the | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | Period | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Ended | ||||||||||
| August 31, | August 31, | August 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024(a) | ||||||||||
| Selected Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.55 | $ | 10.94 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||
| Investment operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment loss | (0.14 | ) | (0.08 | ) | - | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 0.77 | 1.69 | 0.94 | |||||||||
| Total from investment operations | 0.63 | 1.61 | 0.94 | |||||||||
| Less distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | - | - | (b) | - | ||||||||
| Net realized gains | (0.67 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Total distributions | (0.67 | ) | - | (b) | - | |||||||
| Net asset value, end of period | $ | 12.51 | $ | 12.55 | $ | 10.94 | ||||||
| Total Return(c) | 5.09 | % | 14.75 | % | 9.40 | % (d) | ||||||
| Ratios and Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 100,234 | $ | 81,099 | $ | 61,940 | ||||||
| Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 2.05 | % (e) | 1.97 | % (f) | 2.00 | % (g)(h)(i) | ||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waiver and reimbursement | 2.36 | % | 2.43 | % | 2.78 | % (g)(i) | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (1.22 | )% | (0.75 | )% | 0.04 | % (g)(i) | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 228 | % | 201 | % | 105 | % (d) | ||||||
| (a) | For the period December 18, 2023 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
| (c) | Total return represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of distributions. |
| (d) | Not annualized. |
| (e) | Excluding dividend expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets was 1.95% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026. |
| (f) | Excluding dividend expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets was 1.95% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. |
| (g) | Annualized. |
| (h) | Excluding dividend expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets was 1.95% for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024. |
| (i) | The Fund commenced operations on December 18, 2023, but did not start pursuing its investment objective until January 11, 2024. Expenses incurred by the Fund and corresponding ratios reflect the period from January 11, 2024 to August 31, 2024. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| August 31, 2026 |
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
The Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), as a non-diversified series of Capitol Series Trust (the Trust) on October 19, 2023. The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Ohio by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 18, 2013, as amended and restated November 18, 2021 (the Trust Agreement). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Board) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Fund is one of a series of funds currently authorized by the Board. The Funds investment adviser is Oak Harvest Investment Services, LLC (the Adviser). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares, Institutional Shares. The Fund commenced operations on December 18, 2023. Each share represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to the Fund and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of income belonging to the Fund as are declared by the Board.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP).
Segment Reporting - The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. Adoption of the standard impacted financial statement disclosure only and did not affect the Funds financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entitys chief operating decision maker (CODM) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Funds CODM is the President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust. The Fund operates as a single operating segment. The Funds income, expenses, assets, changes in net assets resulting from operations and performance are regularly monitored and assessed as a whole by the CODM responsible for oversight functions of the Fund, using the information presented in the financial statements and financial highlights.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Short Sales - The Fund may make short sales as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset a potential decline in value of a security. The Fund may engage in short selling to limit its exposure to a possible market decline in its portfolio investments or to take advantage of anticipated market declines of certain securities. Short selling involves selling securities, which may or may not be owned, by borrowing the securities and delivering them to a purchaser, with an obligation to return the borrowed securities at a later date. Short selling allows the investor to profit from declines in market prices.
To the extent that the borrowed securities must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed securities results in a loss. Possible losses from short sales differ from losses on long positions because losses from short sales may be unlimited whereas losses from purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested. Purchasing securities to close out the short position can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the losses from short sales. The Fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
The amount of restricted cash or cash equivalents held at the broker as collateral for securities sold short was $704,213 as of August 31, 2026.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Idle cash may be swept into various interest bearing overnight demand deposits and is classified as a cash equivalent on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund maintains cash in the bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit of $250,000. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.
Federal Income Taxes - The Fund makes no provision for federal income or excise tax. The Fund has qualified and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (RIC) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. The Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Fund could incur a tax expense.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
The Fund recognizes tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the previous three tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements and does not expect this to change over the next twelve months. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Expenses - Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds of the Trust based on each funds relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Board).
Security Transactions and Related Income - Throughout the reporting period, security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.
Dividends and Distributions - The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value (NAV) per share of the Fund.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, the Fund made the following reclassifications to increase (decrease) the components of net assets due to net operating losses:
| Accumulated Earnings | ||
| Paid-In Capital | (Deficit) | |
| $(835,431) | $835,431 |
Derivatives - The Fund may invest in various types of derivative instruments (such as options, futures contracts, and forward contracts) to gain or hedge exposure to certain types of securities as an alternative to investing directly in or selling such securities. The Fund may use derivatives for hedging purposes, including to attempt to protect against possible changes in the market value of securities held or to be purchased for the Funds portfolio resulting from securities markets, currency exchange rate or interest rate fluctuations (i.e., to hedge); protect the Funds unrealized gains reflected in the value of its portfolio securities; facilitate the sale of such securities for investment purposes; and as a substitute for buying or selling securities, securities indices or currencies. The Fund may also use derivatives for nonhedging (speculative) purposes including to enhance a Funds returns. The Fund may use any or all of these investment techniques and different types of derivative securities may be purchased at any time and in any combination. There is no particular strategy that dictates the use of one technique rather than another, as use of derivatives is a function of numerous variables, including market conditions.
Options and Futures Transactions - The Fund may purchase and sell exchange traded and OTC put and call options on securities, on indexes of securities and other types of instruments. The Fund may also purchase and sell futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities and other instruments such as interest rate futures and global interest rate futures. Each of these instruments is a derivative instrument as its value derives from the underlying asset or index.
The following tables identify the location and fair value of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2026, and the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026.
| Location of Derivatives on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Derivatives | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | Fair Value | |||||||
| Equity Price Risk: | ||||||||||
| Purchased Options | Investments in securities at fair value | $ | 1,874,750 | |||||||
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026:
| Location of Gain (Loss) on | Realized Gain | Change in Unrealized | ||||||||
| Derivatives on Statement of | (Loss) on | Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||
| Derivatives | Operations | Derivatives | on Derivatives | |||||||
| Equity Price Risk: | ||||||||||
| Purchased Options | Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options | $ | (14,718,523 | ) | $ | (364,487 | ) | |||
| Written Options | Net realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | 1,481,067 | - | |||||||
The following table summarizes the average ending monthly fair value of derivatives outstanding during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026:
| Average Ending Monthly | ||||
| Derivatives | Fair Value | |||
| Purchased Options(a) | $ | 2,043,861 | ||
| Written Options(b) | (882,682 | ) | ||
| (a) | Average based on the 9 months during the year that had activity. |
| (b) | Average based on the 7 months during the year that had activity. |
NOTE 3. NON-DIVERSIFICATION RISK
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers as compared to other mutual funds that are more broadly diversified. As a result, the Funds share price may be more volatile than the share price of some other mutual funds, and the poor performance of an individual holding in the Funds portfolio may have a significant negative impact on the Funds performance.
NOTE 4. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Fund values its portfolio securities at fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained and available from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| ● | Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments and/or registered investment companies where the value per share is determined and published and is the basis for current transactions for identical assets or liabilities at the valuation date |
| ● | Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for an identical security in an inactive market, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best information available) |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy which is reported is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
In computing the NAV of the Fund, fair value is based on market valuations with respect to portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available. Pursuant to Board approved policies, the Fund relies on independent third-party pricing services to provide the current market value of securities. Those pricing services value equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes, closed-end funds and preferred stocks, traded on a securities exchange at the last reported sales price on the principal exchange. Equity securities quoted by Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. If there is no reported sale on the principal exchange, equity securities are valued at the
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked price. When using market quotations or close prices provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as a Level 1 security. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the pricing service of the funds and are generally categorized as Level 1 securities.
In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, securities are valued in good faith by the Adviser as valuation designee under the oversight of the Board. The Adviser has adopted written policies and procedures for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to its policies and procedures. On a quarterly basis, the Advisers fair valuation determinations will be reviewed by the Board. Under these policies, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used.
In accordance with the Trusts Portfolio Valuation Procedures, the Adviser, as Valuation Designee, is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single standard exists for determining fair value, because fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued pursuant to the Trusts Fair Value Guidelines would be the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market prices of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods. Fair value pricing is permitted if, in accordance with the Trusts Portfolio Valuation Procedures, the validity of market quotations appears to be questionable based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security based on a small number of quotations, a significant event occurs after the close of a market but before the Funds NAV calculation that may affect a securitys value, or other data calls into question the reliability of market quotations.
Options contracts are generally traded on an exchange and are generally valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price. For such Funds, in the absence of a sale on the valuation date, options contracts, including Index Options and OTC Options, will be valued at the mean between the last bid
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
and ask price on the valuation date unless the Valuation Designee determines some other fair value methodology approved by the Board should be employed. The option contracts will generally be categorized as Level 1 securities unless the market is considered inactive or the absence of a last bid or ask price, in which case, they will be categorized as Level 2 securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds investments as of August 31, 2026:
| Assets | Valuation Inputs | |||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks (a) | $ | 107,993,970 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 107,993,970 | ||||||||
| Exchange-Traded Funds | 1,625,000 | - | - | 1,625,000 | ||||||||||||
| Call Options Purchased | 135,750 | - | - | 135,750 | ||||||||||||
| Put Options Purchased | 1,739,000 | - | - | 1,739,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 111,493,720 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 111,493,720 | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks(a) | $ | (14,316,380 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (14,316,380 | ) | ||||||
| Total | $ | (14,316,380 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (14,316,380 | ) | ||||||
| (a) | Refer to Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Securities Sold Short for sector classifications. |
The Fund did not hold any investments during or at the end of the reporting period for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value; therefore, no reconciliation of Level 3 securities is included for this reporting period.
NOTE 5. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement (the Agreement), the Adviser manages the Funds investments subject to approval of the Board. As compensation for its management services, the Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.95% of the Funds average daily net assets. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, the Adviser earned fees of $1,909,520 from the Fund. At August 31, 2026, the Fund owed the Adviser $148,077.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual operating expenses (excluding (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds business; (v) dividend expenses on short sales; and (vi) indirect expenses such as acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 1.95% of the Funds average daily net assets through December 31, 2026 (Expense Limitation). During any fiscal year that the Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust is in effect, the Adviser may recoup the sum
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
of all fees previously waived or expenses reimbursed, less any reimbursement previously paid, provided that the Adviser is only permitted to recoup fees or expenses within 36 months from the date the fee waiver or expense reimbursement took effect and provided further that such recoupment can be achieved within the Expense Limitation currently in effect and the Expense Limitation in place when the waiver/reimbursement occurred. This expense cap agreement may be terminated by the Board at any time. As of August 31, 2026, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements in the amount as follows:
| Recoverable Through | ||||
| August 31, 2027 | $ | 200,530 | ||
| August 31, 2028 | 318,587 | |||
| August 31, 2029 | 304,769 |
The Trust retains Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (the Administrator) to provide the Fund with administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services, including all regulatory reporting. Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (NLCS), an affiliate of the Administrator, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust.
The Board supervises the business activities of the Trust. Each Trustee serves as a Trustee for the lifetime of the Trust or until the earlier of his or her required retirement as a Trustee at age 78 (which may be extended for up to two years in an emeritus capacity at the pleasure and request of the Board), or until he/she dies, resigns, or is removed, whichever is sooner. Independent Trustees, meaning those Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, as amended, have each received an annual retainer of $2,200 per Fund and $525 per Fund for each quarterly Board meeting. The Trust also reimburses Trustees for out-of-pocket expense incurred in conjunction with attendance at Board meetings. Prior to April 1, 2026, the Trustees received an annual retainer of $2,000 per Fund and $500 per Fund for each quarterly Board meeting.
Officers of the Trust are employees of the Administrator or NLCS and such persons are not paid by the Fund for serving in such capacities.
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the Distributor) acts as the principal distributor of the Funds shares. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Administrator. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
NOTE 6. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, the Fund purchased $211,090,970 and sold $200,070,489 of securities, excluding securities sold short and short-term investments.
NOTE 7. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At August 31, 2026, the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and tax cost of investments for tax purposes were as follows:
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 18,552,726 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (3,477,960 | ) | ||
| Net unrealized appreciation on investments | $ | 15,074,766 | ||
| Tax cost of investments and securities sold short | $ | 82,102,574 |
The tax character of distributions paid for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025 were as follows:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from:(a) | ||||||||
| Ordinary income | $ | 157,079 | $ | 15,932 | ||||
| Long-term capital gains | 3,736,142 | 212 | ||||||
| Tax return of capital | $ | 835,430 | $ | - | ||||
| Total distributions paid | $ | 4,728,651 | $ | 16,144 | ||||
| (a) | Short-term capital gain distributions are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. |
At August 31, 2026, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Accumulated capital and other losses | $ | (2,175,222 | ) | |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | 15,074,766 | |||
| Total accumulated earnings | $ | 12,899,544 |
For the year ended August 31, 2026, the Fund did not utilize short-term capital loss carryforwards.
Certain capital losses and specified gains realized after October 31, and net investment losses realized after December 31 of the Funds fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the Funds following taxable year. For the tax period ended August 31, 2026, the Fund deferred post October and qualified late year ordinary losses in the amount of $1,374,062 and $801,160, respectively.
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| Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) |
| August 31, 2026 |
The Fund has adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which is intended to enhance transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures including additional detail related to rate reconciliation and income taxes paid during the reporting period. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026, there were no federal, state or local income taxes or any income taxes in foreign jurisdictions paid by the Fund.
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from their performance of their duties to the Trust or the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Trusts maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date at which these financial statements were issued. Based upon this evaluation, management has determined there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and
the Board of Trustees of Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oak Harvest Long/Short Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) (one of the funds constituting Capitol Series Trust (the Trust)), including the schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2026, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years ended August 31, 2026 and the period from December 18, 2023 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Capitol Series Trust) at August 31, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended August 31, 2026 and the period from December 18, 2023 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trusts management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of Trusts internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trusts internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian and broker. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Capitol Series Trust investment companies since 2017.
Cincinnati, Ohio
October 23, 2026
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| Additional Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) |
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2027 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2026. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
Qualified Dividend Income. The Fund designates approximately 100% or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for a reduced tax rate.
Qualified Business Income. The Fund designates approximately 0% of its ordinary income dividends, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified business income.
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Funds dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Funds calendar year 2026 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For the year ended August 31, 2026, the Fund designated $3,736,142 as long-term capital gain distributions.
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| Additional Information (Unaudited) |
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.
Proxy Disclosures
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others
Refer to the financial statements included herein.
Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
Not applicable.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Included under Item 7
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Included under Item 7
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None
Item 16. Controls and Procedures
(a) The registrants Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
(a)(3) Certifications by the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are filed herewith.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| (Registrant) | Capitol Series Trust |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Matthew J. Miller |
| Matthew J. Miller, Principal Executive Officer |
| Date | 10/30/2026 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Matthew J. Miller |
| Matthew J. Miller, Principal Executive Officer |
| Date | 10/30/2026 |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Zachary P. Richmond |
| Zachary P. Richmond, Principal Financial Officer |
| Date | 10/30/2026 |