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Let ϕ: [0,1] → [0,1] be a nondecreasing continuous function such that ϕ(x) > x for all x ∈ (0,1). Let the operator $V_{\varphi }:f\left(x\right)\mapsto {\int }_0^{\varphi \left(x\right)}f\left(t\right)dt$ be defined on L₂[0,1]. We prove that $V_{\varphi }$ has a finite number of nonzero eigenvalues if and only if ϕ(0) > 0 and ϕ(1-ε) = 1 for some 0 < ε < 1. Also, we show that the spectral trace of the operator $V_{\varphi }$ always equals 1.