80_FR_27060 80 FR 26970 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of the Shares of the First Trust High Income ETF, a Series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI

80 FR 26970 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of the Shares of the First Trust High Income ETF, a Series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74873; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2015-044]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change 
Relating to the Listing and Trading of the Shares of the First Trust 
High Income ETF, a Series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI

May 5, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on April 24, 2015, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or the 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II below, which Items have been prepared by Nasdaq. The Exchange has 
designated the proposed rule change as constituting a non-controversial 
rule change under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the Act,\3\ which renders the 
proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is 
publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change 
from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Nasdaq proposes a rule change with respect to the First Trust High 
Income ETF (the ``Fund'') of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI (the 
``Trust''), the shares of which have been approved by the Commission 
for listing and trading under NASDAQ Rule 5735 (``Managed Fund 
Shares''). The shares of the Fund are collectively referred to herein 
as the ``Shares.''
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/, at Nasdaq's principal office, and at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq included statements 
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, 
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to reflect changes to the means of achieving 
the Fund's investment objectives. The Commission has approved the 
listing and trading of Shares under NASDAQ Rule 5735, which governs the 
listing and trading of Managed Fund Shares on the Exchange.\4\ The 
Exchange believes the proposed rule change reflects no significant 
issues not previously addressed in the Prior Release. The Fund is an 
actively managed exchange-traded fund (``ETF''). The Shares are offered 
by the Trust, which was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on 
June 4, 2012. The Trust, which is registered with the Commission as an 
investment company, has filed a registration statement on Form N-1A 
(``Registration Statement'') relating to the Fund with the 
Commission.\5\ First Trust Advisors L.P. (``First Trust Advisors'') is 
the investment adviser (``Adviser'') to the Fund.
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    \4\ The Commission approved NASDAQ Rule 5735 (formerly NASDAQ 
Rule 4420(o)) in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57962 (June 13, 
2008), 73 FR 35175 (June 20, 2008) (SR-NASDAQ-2008-039). The 
Commission previously approved the listing and trading of the Shares 
of the Fund. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70829 (November 
7, 2013), 78 FR 68482 (November 14, 2013) (SR-NASDAQ-2013-122) 
(``Prior Order''). See also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
70460 (September 20, 2013), 78 FR 59402 (September 26, 2013) (SR-
NASDAQ-2013-122) (``Prior Notice,'' and together with the Prior 
Order, the ``Prior Release''). The Fund and the Shares are currently 
in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Prior Release.
    \5\ See Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to Registration 
Statement on Form N-1A for the Trust, dated January 21, 2015 (File 
Nos. 333-182308 and 811-22717). The descriptions of the Shares and 
the Fund contained herein are based, in part, on information in the 
Registration Statement. In addition, the Commission has issued an 
order, upon which the Trust may rely, granting certain exemptive 
relief under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act''). 
See Investment Company Act Release No. 28468 (October 27, 2008) 
(File No. 812-13477).
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    The Prior Release provided that the Fund's primary investment 
objective would be to provide current income and that its secondary 
investment objective would be to provide capital appreciation. Further, 
the Prior Notice provided that the Fund would pursue its objectives by 
investing in large-cap U.S. exchange-traded equity securities and by 
utilizing an ``option strategy'' consisting of writing (selling) 
exchange-traded covered call options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index 
(the ``Index'').
    The Exchange now proposes two modifications to the description of 
the measures utilized by the Adviser to implement the Fund's investment 
objectives. As described in further detail below, these pertain to the 
following: (1) The Fund's investment primarily in large-cap U.S. 
exchange-traded equity securities; and (2) the permissible terms to 
expiration for the U.S. exchange-traded covered call options written 
(sold) by the Fund. These modifications are being proposed to enhance 
the Adviser's flexibility in pursuing the Fund's investment objectives. 
However, the equity securities in which the Fund would invest and the 
options which the Fund would write would continue to be limited to U.S. 
exchange-traded securities and options, respectively. The Adviser 
represents that there would be no change to the Fund's investment 
objectives. Except as provided herein, all other facts presented and 
representations made in the Prior Release would remain unchanged. The 
Fund and the Shares would continue to comply with all initial and 
continued listing requirements under NASDAQ Rule 5735.
The Fund's Investments Primarily in Large-Cap U.S. Exchange-Traded 
Equity Securities
    The Prior Release stated that in pursuing its investment 
objectives, under normal market conditions,\6\ the

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Fund would invest primarily in large-cap U.S. exchange-traded equity 
securities. The Exchange proposes to amend this statement in the Prior 
Release by deleting the term ``large-cap.'' \7\ Therefore, going 
forward, in pursuing its investment objectives, under normal market 
conditions, while the Fund would continue to invest primarily in U.S. 
exchange-traded equity securities, it would not be required to invest 
primarily in ``large-cap'' U.S. exchange-traded equity securities. The 
Adviser believes that the ability to invest primarily in U.S. exchange-
traded equity securities of any market capitalization would, by 
expanding the range of potential investments, provide it with 
additional flexibility to pursue, and enhance its ability to achieve, 
the Fund's investment objectives.
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    \6\ According to the Prior Release, the term ``under normal 
market conditions'' as used therein included, but was not limited 
to, the absence of adverse market, economic, political or other 
conditions, including extreme volatility or trading halts in the 
securities markets or the financial markets generally; operational 
issues causing dissemination of inaccurate market information; or 
force majeure type events such as systems failure, natural or man-
made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or 
labor disruption or any similar intervening circumstance. The Prior 
Release also provided that in periods of extreme market disturbance, 
the Fund may take temporary defensive positions, by overweighting 
its portfolio in cash/cash-like instruments; however, to the extent 
possible, the Adviser would continue to seek to achieve the Fund's 
investment objectives.
    \7\ To the extent necessary to make them consistent, additional 
statements and representations included in the Prior Release would 
also be deemed to be similarly modified.
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Permissible Terms to Expiration for Call Options
    As provided in the Prior Release, the option portion of the Fund's 
portfolio generally consists of U.S. exchange-traded covered calls or 
covered call spreads on the Index that are written by the Fund. The 
Prior Release provided that the call options written by the Fund would 
typically be a laddered portfolio of one week, one month, two months 
and three months and would typically be written at-the-money to 
slightly out-of-the-money. The Exchange is now proposing a change that 
would increase flexibility with respect to the permissible term for 
call option expirations. In this regard, the Exchange proposes to 
modify the foregoing to provide that, going forward, the call options 
written by the Fund would be a laddered portfolio of call options with 
expirations of less than one year, written at-the-money to slightly 
out-of-the-money.
Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Shares would continue 
to be subject to the existing trading surveillances, administered by 
both NASDAQ and also the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
(``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, which are designed to detect 
violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws.\8\ 
The Exchange represents that these procedures are adequate to properly 
monitor Exchange trading of the Shares in all trading sessions and to 
deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal 
securities laws.
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    \8\ FINRA surveils trading on the Exchange pursuant to a 
regulatory services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for 
FINRA's performance under this regulatory services agreement.
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    FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, will communicate as needed 
regarding trading in the Shares, in the U.S. exchange-traded equity 
securities in which the Fund invests, and in the U.S. exchange-traded 
options which the Fund writes with other markets or other entities that 
are members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') or with 
which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement,\9\ and FINRA may obtain trading information regarding 
trading in the Shares and such equity securities and options from such 
markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain 
information regarding trading in the Shares and in such equity 
securities and options from markets and other entities that are members 
of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement.
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    \9\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \10\ in general and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \11\ in 
particular in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and 
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism 
of a free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the 
Shares would continue to be listed and traded on the Exchange pursuant 
to the initial and continued listing criteria in NASDAQ Rule 5735. 
Consistent with the Prior Release, the Exchange represents that trading 
in the Shares would continue be subject to the existing trading 
surveillances, administered by both NASDAQ and also FINRA on behalf of 
the Exchange, which are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules 
and applicable federal securities laws and that these procedures are 
adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading of the Shares in all 
trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules 
and applicable federal securities laws. In addition, the equity 
securities in which the Fund would invest and the options which the 
Fund would write would continue to be limited to U.S. exchange-traded 
securities and options, respectively, that trade in markets that are 
members of ISG or are parties to a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement with the Exchange. The Exchange would continue to be able to 
obtain information regarding trading in the Shares and in such equity 
securities and options from markets and other entities that are members 
of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement.
    The proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade and to protect investors and the public interest in 
that the Adviser represents that there is no change to the Fund's 
investment objectives. The Adviser represents that the purpose of the 
proposed changes is to provide it with greater flexibility in meeting 
the Fund's investment objectives by permitting: (1) The Fund to invest 
primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities of any market 
capitalization; and (2) the covered call options written by the Fund to 
be a laddered portfolio of call options with expirations of less than 
one year, written at-the-money to slightly out-of-the-money. In 
addition, consistent with the Prior Release, net asset value (``NAV'') 
per Share would continue to be calculated daily and the NAV and 
Disclosed Portfolio (as defined in the Prior Release) would continue to 
be made available to all market participants at the same time. Further, 
a large amount of information would continue to be publicly available 
regarding the Fund and the Shares, thereby promoting market 
transparency. The Intraday indicative Value (as defined in the Prior 
Release), available on NASDAQ OMX Information LLC proprietary index 
data service, would continue to be updated and widely disseminated and 
broadly displayed at least every 15 seconds during the Regular Market 
Session.\12\ Moreover, on each business day, before commencement of 
trading on the Shares in the Regular Market Session on the Exchange, 
the Fund would continue to disclose on the Distributor's Web site the 
Disclosed Portfolio that will form the basis for the Fund's calculation 
of NAV at the end of the business day.
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    \12\ See Nasdaq Rule 4120(b)(4) (describing the three trading 
sessions on the Exchange: (1) Pre-Market Session from 4 a.m. to 9:30 
a.m. E.T.; (2) Regular Market Session from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 
4:15 p.m. E.T.; and (3) Post-Market Session from 4 p.m. or 4:15 p.m. 
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    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest. As noted above, the additional flexibility to be 
afforded to the Adviser under the proposed rule change is intended to 
enhance the Adviser's ability to meet the Fund's investment objectives. 
Further, as noted above, the Exchange represents that trading in the 
Shares would continue to be subject to the existing trading 
surveillances, administered by both NASDAQ and also FINRA on behalf of 
the Exchange, which are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules 
and applicable federal securities laws. In addition, as indicated in 
the Prior Release, investors would continue to have ready access to 
information regarding the Fund's holdings, the Intraday Indicative 
Value, the Disclosed Portfolio, and quotation and last sale information 
for the Shares. The Adviser represents that the proposed rule change, 
as described above, is consistent with the Fund's investment 
objectives, and would further assist the Adviser in achieving such 
investment objectives.
    For the above reasons, the Exchange believes the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the 
Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes the 
proposed rule change will permit the Adviser additional flexibility, 
thereby helping the Fund to achieve its investment objectives and 
enhancing competition among issues of Managed Fund Shares.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \14\ thereunder in 
that it effects a change that: (i) Does not significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) does not impose 
any significant burden on competition; and (iii) by its terms, does not 
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such 
shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at 
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed 
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. 
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the 
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the 
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2015-044 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2015-044. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.

    Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written 
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with 
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed 
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those 
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions 
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection 
and copying at the principal office of Nasdaq. All comments received 
will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal 
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only 
information that you wish to make available publicly.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2015-044 and 
should be submitted on or before June 1, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of               II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     Advisors’’) is the investment adviser
                                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              Statement of the Purpose of, and                       (‘‘Adviser’’) to the Fund.
                                              authority.50                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                    The Prior Release provided that the
                                              Jill M. Peterson,                                       Change                                                 Fund’s primary investment objective
                                              Assistant Secretary.                                                                                           would be to provide current income and
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–11275 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am]                In its filing with the Commission,                   that its secondary investment objective
                                              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  Nasdaq included statements concerning                  would be to provide capital
                                                                                                      the purpose of, and basis for, the                     appreciation. Further, the Prior Notice
                                                                                                      proposed rule change. The text of these                provided that the Fund would pursue
                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 statements may be examined at the                      its objectives by investing in large-cap
                                              COMMISSION                                              places specified in Item IV below.                     U.S. exchange-traded equity securities
                                                                                                      Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set                     and by utilizing an ‘‘option strategy’’
                                              [Release No. 34–74873; File No. SR–                     forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of                consisting of writing (selling) exchange-
                                              NASDAQ–2015–044]                                        the most significant aspects of such                   traded covered call options on the
                                                                                                      statements.                                            Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the
                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                                                                             ‘‘Index’’).
                                              NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of                      A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         The Exchange now proposes two
                                              Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                   Statement of the Purpose of, and                       modifications to the description of the
                                              Proposed Rule Change Relating to the                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 measures utilized by the Adviser to
                                              Listing and Trading of the Shares of                    Change                                                 implement the Fund’s investment
                                              the First Trust High Income ETF, a                                                                             objectives. As described in further detail
                                                                                                      1. Purpose
                                              Series of First Trust Exchange-Traded                                                                          below, these pertain to the following: (1)
                                              Fund VI                                                    The Exchange proposes to reflect                    The Fund’s investment primarily in
                                                                                                      changes to the means of achieving the                  large-cap U.S. exchange-traded equity
                                              May 5, 2015.
                                                                                                      Fund’s investment objectives. The                      securities; and (2) the permissible terms
                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                         to expiration for the U.S. exchange-
                                                                                                      Commission has approved the listing
                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                traded covered call options written
                                              (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 and trading of Shares under NASDAQ
                                                                                                      Rule 5735, which governs the listing                   (sold) by the Fund. These modifications
                                              notice is hereby given that on April 24,                                                                       are being proposed to enhance the
                                              2015, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC                       and trading of Managed Fund Shares on
                                                                                                      the Exchange.4 The Exchange believes                   Adviser’s flexibility in pursuing the
                                              (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with                                                                    Fund’s investment objectives. However,
                                              the Securities and Exchange                             the proposed rule change reflects no
                                                                                                      significant issues not previously                      the equity securities in which the Fund
                                              Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                                                                                would invest and the options which the
                                              proposed rule change as described in                    addressed in the Prior Release. The
                                                                                                      Fund is an actively managed exchange-                  Fund would write would continue to be
                                              Items I and II below, which Items have                                                                         limited to U.S. exchange-traded
                                              been prepared by Nasdaq. The Exchange                   traded fund (‘‘ETF’’). The Shares are
                                                                                                      offered by the Trust, which was                        securities and options, respectively. The
                                              has designated the proposed rule change                                                                        Adviser represents that there would be
                                              as constituting a non-controversial rule                organized as a Massachusetts business
                                                                                                      trust on June 4, 2012. The Trust, which                no change to the Fund’s investment
                                              change under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the                                                                        objectives. Except as provided herein,
                                              Act,3 which renders the proposal                        is registered with the Commission as an
                                                                                                                                                             all other facts presented and
                                              effective upon filing with the                          investment company, has filed a
                                                                                                                                                             representations made in the Prior
                                              Commission. The Commission is                           registration statement on Form N–1A
                                                                                                                                                             Release would remain unchanged. The
                                              publishing this notice to solicit                       (‘‘Registration Statement’’) relating to
                                                                                                                                                             Fund and the Shares would continue to
                                              comments on the proposed rule change                    the Fund with the Commission.5 First
                                                                                                                                                             comply with all initial and continued
                                              from interested persons.                                Trust Advisors L.P. (‘‘First Trust                     listing requirements under NASDAQ
                                              I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                              Rule 5735.
                                                                                                         4 The Commission approved NASDAQ Rule 5735
                                              Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  (formerly NASDAQ Rule 4420(o)) in Securities           The Fund’s Investments Primarily in
                                              the Proposed Rule Change                                Exchange Act Release No. 57962 (June 13, 2008), 73     Large-Cap U.S. Exchange-Traded Equity
                                                                                                      FR 35175 (June 20, 2008) (SR–NASDAQ–2008–039).
                                                 Nasdaq proposes a rule change with                   The Commission previously approved the listing
                                                                                                                                                             Securities
                                              respect to the First Trust High Income                  and trading of the Shares of the Fund. See               The Prior Release stated that in
                                              ETF (the ‘‘Fund’’) of First Trust                       Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70829
                                                                                                                                                             pursuing its investment objectives,
                                              Exchange-Traded Fund VI (the ‘‘Trust’’),                (November 7, 2013), 78 FR 68482 (November 14,
                                                                                                      2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2013–122) (‘‘Prior Order’’).          under normal market conditions,6 the
                                              the shares of which have been approved                  See also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70460
                                              by the Commission for listing and                       (September 20, 2013), 78 FR 59402 (September 26,         6 According to the Prior Release, the term ‘‘under

                                              trading under NASDAQ Rule 5735                          2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2013–122) (‘‘Prior Notice,’’          normal market conditions’’ as used therein
                                              (‘‘Managed Fund Shares’’). The shares of                and together with the Prior Order, the ‘‘Prior         included, but was not limited to, the absence of
                                                                                                      Release’’). The Fund and the Shares are currently      adverse market, economic, political or other
                                              the Fund are collectively referred to                   in compliance with the requirements set forth in the   conditions, including extreme volatility or trading
                                              herein as the ‘‘Shares.’’                               Prior Release.                                         halts in the securities markets or the financial
                                                 The text of the proposed rule change                    5 See Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to            markets generally; operational issues causing
                                              is available at http://                                 Registration Statement on Form N–1A for the Trust,     dissemination of inaccurate market information; or
                                                                                                      dated January 21, 2015 (File Nos. 333–182308 and       force majeure type events such as systems failure,
                                              nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/, at Nasdaq’s                  811–22717). The descriptions of the Shares and the     natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed
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                                              principal office, and at the                            Fund contained herein are based, in part, on           conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or
                                              Commission’s Public Reference Room.                     information in the Registration Statement. In          any similar intervening circumstance. The Prior
                                                                                                      addition, the Commission has issued an order, upon     Release also provided that in periods of extreme
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                                                                                                      which the Trust may rely, granting certain             market disturbance, the Fund may take temporary
                                                      CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            exemptive relief under the Investment Company          defensive positions, by overweighting its portfolio
                                                1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                Act of 1940 (the ‘‘1940 Act’’). See Investment         in cash/cash-like instruments; however, to the
                                                2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                      Company Act Release No. 28468 (October 27, 2008)       extent possible, the Adviser would continue to seek
                                                3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                             (File No. 812–13477).                                  to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives.



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                                              Fund would invest primarily in large-                   adequate to properly monitor Exchange                 the Fund would invest and the options
                                              cap U.S. exchange-traded equity                         trading of the Shares in all trading                  which the Fund would write would
                                              securities. The Exchange proposes to                    sessions and to deter and detect                      continue to be limited to U.S. exchange-
                                              amend this statement in the Prior                       violations of Exchange rules and                      traded securities and options,
                                              Release by deleting the term ‘‘large-                   applicable federal securities laws.                   respectively, that trade in markets that
                                              cap.’’ 7 Therefore, going forward, in                      FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange,                  are members of ISG or are parties to a
                                              pursuing its investment objectives,                     will communicate as needed regarding                  comprehensive surveillance sharing
                                              under normal market conditions, while                   trading in the Shares, in the U.S.                    agreement with the Exchange. The
                                              the Fund would continue to invest                       exchange-traded equity securities in                  Exchange would continue to be able to
                                              primarily in U.S. exchange-traded                       which the Fund invests, and in the U.S.               obtain information regarding trading in
                                              equity securities, it would not be                      exchange-traded options which the                     the Shares and in such equity securities
                                              required to invest primarily in ‘‘large-                Fund writes with other markets or other               and options from markets and other
                                              cap’’ U.S. exchange-traded equity                       entities that are members of the                      entities that are members of ISG or with
                                              securities. The Adviser believes that the               Intermarket Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’)              which the Exchange has in place a
                                              ability to invest primarily in U.S.                     or with which the Exchange has in place               comprehensive surveillance sharing
                                              exchange-traded equity securities of any                a comprehensive surveillance sharing                  agreement.
                                              market capitalization would, by                         agreement,9 and FINRA may obtain                         The proposed rule change is designed
                                              expanding the range of potential                        trading information regarding trading in              to promote just and equitable principles
                                              investments, provide it with additional                 the Shares and such equity securities                 of trade and to protect investors and the
                                              flexibility to pursue, and enhance its                  and options from such markets and                     public interest in that the Adviser
                                              ability to achieve, the Fund’s                          other entities. In addition, the Exchange             represents that there is no change to the
                                              investment objectives.                                  may obtain information regarding                      Fund’s investment objectives. The
                                                                                                      trading in the Shares and in such equity              Adviser represents that the purpose of
                                              Permissible Terms to Expiration for Call
                                                                                                      securities and options from markets and               the proposed changes is to provide it
                                              Options
                                                                                                      other entities that are members of ISG or             with greater flexibility in meeting the
                                                 As provided in the Prior Release, the                with which the Exchange has in place                  Fund’s investment objectives by
                                              option portion of the Fund’s portfolio                  a comprehensive surveillance sharing                  permitting: (1) The Fund to invest
                                              generally consists of U.S. exchange-                    agreement.                                            primarily in U.S. exchange-traded
                                              traded covered calls or covered call                                                                          equity securities of any market
                                              spreads on the Index that are written by                2. Statutory Basis
                                                                                                                                                            capitalization; and (2) the covered call
                                              the Fund. The Prior Release provided                       The Exchange believes that the                     options written by the Fund to be a
                                              that the call options written by the Fund               proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)              laddered portfolio of call options with
                                              would typically be a laddered portfolio                 of the Act 10 in general and Section                  expirations of less than one year,
                                              of one week, one month, two months                      6(b)(5) of the Act 11 in particular in that           written at-the-money to slightly out-of-
                                              and three months and would typically                    it is designed to prevent fraudulent and              the-money. In addition, consistent with
                                              be written at-the-money to slightly out-                manipulative acts and practices, to                   the Prior Release, net asset value
                                              of-the-money. The Exchange is now                       promote just and equitable principles of              (‘‘NAV’’) per Share would continue to
                                              proposing a change that would increase                  trade, to remove impediments to and                   be calculated daily and the NAV and
                                              flexibility with respect to the                         perfect the mechanism of a free and                   Disclosed Portfolio (as defined in the
                                              permissible term for call option                        open market and, in general, to protect               Prior Release) would continue to be
                                              expirations. In this regard, the Exchange               investors and the public interest.                    made available to all market
                                              proposes to modify the foregoing to                        The Exchange believes that the                     participants at the same time. Further, a
                                              provide that, going forward, the call                   proposed rule change is designed to                   large amount of information would
                                              options written by the Fund would be                    prevent fraudulent and manipulative                   continue to be publicly available
                                              a laddered portfolio of call options with               acts and practices in that the Shares                 regarding the Fund and the Shares,
                                              expirations of less than one year,                      would continue to be listed and traded                thereby promoting market transparency.
                                              written at-the-money to slightly out-of-                on the Exchange pursuant to the initial               The Intraday indicative Value (as
                                              the-money.                                              and continued listing criteria in                     defined in the Prior Release), available
                                                                                                      NASDAQ Rule 5735. Consistent with                     on NASDAQ OMX Information LLC
                                              Surveillance                                            the Prior Release, the Exchange                       proprietary index data service, would
                                                 The Exchange represents that trading                 represents that trading in the Shares                 continue to be updated and widely
                                              in the Shares would continue to be                      would continue be subject to the                      disseminated and broadly displayed at
                                              subject to the existing trading                         existing trading surveillances,                       least every 15 seconds during the
                                              surveillances, administered by both                     administered by both NASDAQ and also                  Regular Market Session.12 Moreover, on
                                              NASDAQ and also the Financial                           FINRA on behalf of the Exchange,
                                              Industry Regulatory Authority                                                                                 each business day, before
                                                                                                      which are designed to detect violations
                                              (‘‘FINRA’’) on behalf of the Exchange,                                                                        commencement of trading on the Shares
                                                                                                      of Exchange rules and applicable federal
                                              which are designed to detect violations                                                                       in the Regular Market Session on the
                                                                                                      securities laws and that these
                                              of Exchange rules and applicable federal                                                                      Exchange, the Fund would continue to
                                                                                                      procedures are adequate to properly
                                              securities laws.8 The Exchange                                                                                disclose on the Distributor’s Web site
                                                                                                      monitor Exchange trading of the Shares
                                                                                                                                                            the Disclosed Portfolio that will form
                                              represents that these procedures are                    in all trading sessions and to deter and
                                                                                                                                                            the basis for the Fund’s calculation of
                                                                                                      detect violations of Exchange rules and
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                                                7 To the extent necessary to make them                                                                      NAV at the end of the business day.
                                                                                                      applicable federal securities laws. In
                                              consistent, additional statements and
                                              representations included in the Prior Release would
                                                                                                      addition, the equity securities in which                12 See Nasdaq Rule 4120(b)(4) (describing the
                                              also be deemed to be similarly modified.                                                                      three trading sessions on the Exchange: (1) Pre-
                                                8 FINRA surveils trading on the Exchange                9 Fora list of the current members of ISG, see      Market Session from 4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. E.T.; (2)
                                              pursuant to a regulatory services agreement. The        www.isgportal.org.                                    Regular Market Session from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or
                                                                                                       10 15 U.S.C. 78f.
                                              Exchange is responsible for FINRA’s performance                                                               4:15 p.m. E.T.; and (3) Post-Market Session from 4
                                              under this regulatory services agreement.                11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                              p.m. or 4:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. E.T.).



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                                              26972                             Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 90 / Monday, May 11, 2015 / Notices

                                                The proposed rule change is designed                    thereunder in that it effects a change               those that may be withheld from the
                                              to perfect the mechanism of a free and                    that: (i) Does not significantly affect the          public in accordance with the
                                              open market and, in general, to protect                   protection of investors or the public                provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                              investors and the public interest. As                     interest; (ii) does not impose any                   available for Web site viewing and
                                              noted above, the additional flexibility to                significant burden on competition; and               printing in the Commission’s Public
                                              be afforded to the Adviser under the                      (iii) by its terms, does not become                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                              proposed rule change is intended to                       operative for 30 days after the date of              Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                              enhance the Adviser’s ability to meet                     the filing, or such shorter time as the              business days between the hours of
                                              the Fund’s investment objectives.                         Commission may designate if consistent               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                              Further, as noted above, the Exchange                     with the protection of investors and the             filing also will be available for
                                              represents that trading in the Shares                     public interest.                                     inspection and copying at the principal
                                              would continue to be subject to the                          At any time within 60 days of the                 office of Nasdaq. All comments received
                                              existing trading surveillances,                           filing of the proposed rule change, the              will be posted without change; the
                                              administered by both NASDAQ and also                      Commission summarily may                             Commission does not edit personal
                                              FINRA on behalf of the Exchange,                          temporarily suspend such rule change if              identifying information from
                                              which are designed to detect violations                   it appears to the Commission that such               submissions. You should submit only
                                              of Exchange rules and applicable federal                  action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in           information that you wish to make
                                              securities laws. In addition, as indicated                the public interest; (ii) for the protection         available publicly.
                                              in the Prior Release, investors would                     of investors; or (iii) otherwise in                     All submissions should refer to File
                                              continue to have ready access to                          furtherance of the purposes of the Act.              Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–044 and
                                              information regarding the Fund’s                          If the Commission takes such action, the             should be submitted on or before June
                                              holdings, the Intraday Indicative Value,                  Commission shall institute proceedings               1, 2015.
                                              the Disclosed Portfolio, and quotation                    to determine whether the proposed rule
                                              and last sale information for the Shares.                 should be approved or disapproved.                      For the Commission, by the Division of
                                              The Adviser represents that the                                                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                        IV. Solicitation of Comments                         authority.15
                                              proposed rule change, as described
                                              above, is consistent with the Fund’s                        Interested persons are invited to                  Jill M. Peterson,
                                              investment objectives, and would                          submit written data, views, and                      Assistant Secretary.
                                              further assist the Adviser in achieving                   arguments concerning the foregoing,                  [FR Doc. 2015–11272 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                              such investment objectives.                               including whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                For the above reasons, the Exchange                     change is consistent with the Act.
                                              believes the proposed rule change is                      Comments may be submitted by any of
                                              consistent with the requirements of                       the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                              Section 6(b)(5) of the Act.                               Electronic Comments                                  COMMISSION
                                              B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                           • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                              Statement on Burden on Competition                        comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                    [Release No. 34–74875; File No. SR–
                                                The Exchange does not believe that                      rules/sro.shtml); or                                 NYSEMKT–2015–37]
                                              the proposed rule change will impose                        • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                              any burden on competition that is not                     sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–              Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                              necessary or appropriate in furtherance                   NASDAQ–2015–044 on the subject line.                 MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
                                              of the purposes of the Act. The                                                                                Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
                                                                                                        Paper Comments                                       Rule Change Amending the Fees NYSE
                                              Exchange believes the proposed rule
                                                                                                           • Send paper comments in triplicate               Amex Options Market Data To Add a
                                              change will permit the Adviser
                                                                                                        to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities            Late Fee in Connection With Failure To
                                              additional flexibility, thereby helping
                                                                                                        and Exchange Commission, Station                     Submit the Non-Display Use
                                              the Fund to achieve its investment
                                                                                                        Place, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC              Declaration
                                              objectives and enhancing competition
                                                                                                        20549–1090.
                                              among issues of Managed Fund Shares.                                                                           May 5, 2015.
                                                                                                        All submissions should refer to File
                                              C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–044. This                         Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                              Statement on Comments on the                              file number should be included on the                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                              Proposed Rule Change Received From                        subject line if email is used. To help the           ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                              Members, Participants or Others                           Commission process and review your                   notice is hereby given that, on April 27,
                                                Written comments were neither                           comments more efficiently, please use                2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’
                                              solicited nor received.                                   only one method. The Commission will                 or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with the
                                                                                                        post all comments on the Commission’s                Securities and Exchange Commission
                                              III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         Internet Web site http://www.sec.gov/                (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                              Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       rules/sro.shtml.                                     change as described in Items I, II, and
                                              Commission Action                                            Copies of the submission, all                     III below, which Items have been
                                                 The foregoing rule change has become                   subsequent amendments, all written                   prepared by the self-regulatory
                                              effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                 statements with respect to the proposed              organization. The Commission is
                                              of the Act 13 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 14                     rule change that are filed with the                  publishing this notice to solicit
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                                                                                                        Commission, and all written                          comments on the proposed rule change
                                                13 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                             communications relating to the                       from interested persons.
                                                14 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–      proposed rule change between the
                                              4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
                                              the Commission written notice of its intent to file       Commission and any person, other than                  15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                                                                                                                               1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                              the proposed rule change at least five business days
                                                                                                                                                               2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                              prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule          Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
                                              change, or such shorter time as designated by the         requirement.                                           3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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