82_FR_42318 82 FR 42147 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E

82 FR 42147 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 171 (September 6, 2017)

Page Range42147-42153
FR Document2017-18799

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42147-42153]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81505; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2017-90]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the Hartford 
Municipal Opportunities ETF Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E

August 30, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on August 17, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade shares of the Hartford 
Municipal Opportunities ETF under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E (``Managed 
Fund Shares''). The proposed change is available on the Exchange's Web 
site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, 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, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to list and trade shares (``Shares'') of the 
Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (``Fund'') under NYSE Arca Rule 
8.600-E,\4\ which governs the listing and trading of Managed Fund 
Shares.\5\ The Shares will be offered by the Hartford Funds Exchange-
Traded Trust (the ``Trust''), which is registered with the Commission 
as an open-end management investment company.\6\ The Fund is a series 
of the Trust.
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    \4\ The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has 
approved for Exchange listing and trading shares of actively managed 
funds that principally hold municipal bonds. See, e.g., Securities 
Exchange Act Release Nos. 60981 (November 10, 2009), 74 FR 59594 
(November 18, 2009) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-79) (order approving listing 
and trading of shares of the PIMCO Short-Term Municipal Bond 
Strategy Fund and PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund); 
79293 (November 10, 2016), 81 FR 81189 (November 17, 2016) (SR-
NYSEArca-2016-107) (order approving listing and trading of shares of 
Cumberland Municipal Bond ETF under Rule 8.600); 80865 (June 6, 
2017), 82 FR 26970 (June 12, 2017) (order approving listing and 
trading of shares of the Franklin Liberty Intermediate Municipal 
Opportunities ETF and Franklin Liberty Municipal Bond ETF under NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 8.600); 80885 (June 8, 2017), 82 FR 27302 (June 
14, 2017) (order approving listing and trading of shares of the IQ 
Municipal Insured ETF, IQ Municipal Short Duration ETF, and IQ 
Municipal Intermediate ETF Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The 
Commission also has approved listing and trading on the Exchange of 
shares of the SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond Fund under 
Commentary .02 of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3). See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No.63881 (February 9, 2011), 76 FR 9065 
(February 16, 2011) (SR-NYSEArca-2010-120).
    \5\ A Managed Fund Share is a security that represents an 
interest in an investment company registered under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1) (``1940 Act'') organized as an 
open-end investment company or similar entity that invests in a 
portfolio of securities selected by its investment adviser 
consistent with its investment objectives and policies. In contrast, 
an open-end investment company that issues Investment Company Units, 
listed and traded on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 5.2-E(j)(3), 
seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the 
price and yield performance of a specific foreign or domestic stock 
index, fixed income securities index or combination thereof.
    \6\ The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On June 26, 
2017, the Trust filed with the Commission its registration statement 
on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a) 
(``Securities Act''), and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund 
(File Nos. 333-215165 and 811-23222) (``Registration Statement''). 
The description of the operation of the Trust and the Fund herein is 
based, in part, on the Registration Statement. In addition, the 
Commission has issued an order granting certain exemptive relief to 
the Trust under the 1940 Act. See Investment Company Act Release No. 
32454 (January 27, 2017) (File No. 812-812-13828-01) (``Exemptive 
Order'').
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    Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (``HFMC'' or ``Manager'') 
will be the investment manager to the Fund. ALPS Distributors, Inc. 
(``ALPS'' or the ``Distributor'') will be the principal underwriter to 
the Fund. HFMC is an indirect subsidiary of The Hartford Financial 
Services Group, Inc. Wellington Management Company LLP (``Wellington 
Management'' or ``Sub-Adviser'') will be the sub-adviser to the Fund 
and will perform the daily investment of the assets for the Fund.
    Commentary .06 to Rule 8.600-E provides that, if the investment 
adviser to the investment company issuing Managed Fund Shares is 
affiliated with a broker-dealer, such investment adviser shall erect a 
``fire wall'' between the investment adviser and the broker-dealer with 
respect to access to information concerning the composition and/or 
changes to such investment company portfolio.\7\ In addition, 
Commentary .06 further requires that personnel who make decisions on 
the open-end fund's portfolio composition must be subject to procedures 
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material nonpublic 
information regarding the open-end fund's portfolio. Neither the 
Manager nor Sub-Adviser is a registered broker-dealer but each is 
affiliated with a broker-dealer. The Manager and Sub-Adviser each has 
implemented a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-dealer 
affiliate regarding access to information concerning the composition of 
and/or changes to the Fund's portfolio. In addition, personnel who make 
decisions on the Fund's portfolio composition must be subject to 
procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material, 
non-public information regarding the Fund's portfolio. In the event (a) 
the Manager or Sub-Adviser becomes registered as a broker-dealer or 
newly affiliated with a broker-dealer, or (b) any new adviser or sub-
adviser to the Fund is a registered broker-dealer or becomes affiliated 
with a broker-dealer, the applicable adviser or sub-adviser will 
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maintain a fire wall with respect to its relevant personnel or broker-
dealer affiliate regarding access to information concerning the 
composition and/or changes to the Fund's portfolio, and will be subject 
to procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material 
non-public information regarding such portfolio.
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    \7\ An investment adviser to an open-end fund is required to be 
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ``Advisers 
Act''). As a result, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and their related 
personnel are subject to the provisions of Rule 204A-1 under the 
Advisers Act relating to codes of ethics. This Rule requires 
investment advisers to adopt a code of ethics that reflects the 
fiduciary nature of the relationship to clients as well as 
compliance with other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, 
procedures designed to prevent the communication and misuse of non-
public information by an investment adviser must be consistent with 
Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. In addition, Rule 206(4)-7 under 
the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to 
provide investment advice to clients unless such investment adviser 
has (i) adopted and implemented written policies and procedures 
reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the investment adviser 
and its supervised persons, of the Advisers Act and the Commission 
rules adopted thereunder; (ii) implemented, at a minimum, an annual 
review regarding the adequacy of the policies and procedures 
established pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and the effectiveness 
of their implementation; and (iii) designated an individual (who is 
a supervised person) responsible for administering the policies and 
procedures adopted under subparagraph (i) above.
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Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund will seek to 
provide current income that is generally exempt from federal income 
taxes, and long-term total return. The Fund will seek to achieve its 
investment objective by investing in investment grade and non-
investment grade municipal securities that the Sub-Adviser considers to 
be attractive from a yield perspective while considering total return. 
Under normal market conditions,\8\ at least 80% of the Fund's net 
assets must be invested in municipal securities (``Municipal 
Securities'').\9\ The Fund will generally hold a diversified portfolio 
of investments across states and sectors, although the Fund is not 
required to invest in all states and sectors at all times.
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    \8\ The term ``normal market conditions'' is defined in NYSE 
Arca Rule 8.600-E(c)(5).
    \9\ Municipal securities primarily include debt obligations are 
issued by or on behalf of the District of Columbia, states, 
territories, commonwealths and possessions of the United States and 
their political subdivisions (e.g., cities, towns, counties, school 
districts, authorities and commissions) and agencies, authorities 
and instrumentalities.
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may invest in the 
following Municipal Securities:

 General obligation bonds
 Revenue (or limited obligation) bonds
 Private activity (or industrial development) bonds
 Municipal notes
 Municipal lease obligations
 Zero-coupon Municipal Securities

    The Sub-Adviser will combine top-down strategy with bottom-up 
fundamental research and comprehensive risk management within the 
portfolio construction process. Bottom-up, internally generated, 
fundamental research attempts to identify relative value among sectors, 
within sectors, and between individual securities.
Other Investments
    While the Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest at 
least 80% of its net assets in Municipal Securities as described above, 
the Fund may, under normal market conditions, invest up to 20% of its 
net assets in the aggregate in the securities and financial instruments 
described below.
    The Fund may invest in exchange-traded fund (``ETFs'') \10\ and 
exchange-traded notes. (``ETNs'').\11\
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    \10\ For purposes of this filing, the term ``ETFs'' includes 
Investment Company Units (as described in NYSE Arca Rule 5.2-
E(j)(3)); Portfolio Depositary Receipts (as described in NYSE Arca 
Rule 8.100-E); and Managed Fund Shares (as described in NYSE Arca 
Rule 8.600-E). All ETFs will be listed and traded in the U.S. on a 
national securities exchange. While the Fund may invest in inverse 
ETFs, the Fund will not invest in leveraged (e.g., 2X, -2X, 3X or -
3X) ETFs.
    \11\ ETNs are securities such as those listed on the Exchange 
under NYSE Arca Rule 5.2-E(j)(6).
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    The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed as to 
principal or interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or 
instrumentalities.
    The Fund may invest some or all of its assets in cash, high quality 
money market instruments,\12\ U.S. Government securities and shares of 
money market investment companies for temporary defensive purposes in 
response to adverse market, economic or political conditions when its 
sub-adviser, subject to the overall supervision of HFMC, deems it 
appropriate.
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    \12\ Money market instruments include the following: (1) 
Banker's acceptances; (2) short-term corporate obligations, 
including commercial paper, notes, and bonds; (3) other short-term 
debt obligations; and (4) obligations of U.S. banks.
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    The Fund may invest in non-agency asset-backed securities.
    The Fund may invest in registered money market funds that invest in 
money market instruments, as permitted by regulations adopted under the 
1940 Act.
    The Fund may invest in registered money market funds that invest in 
money market instruments and other investment company securities as 
permitted under the 1940 Act.
    The Fund may enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase 
agreements.
    The Fund may invest in securities that are not registered under the 
1933 Act (``restricted securities'').
    The Fund may invest in zero-coupon securities (in addition to zero-
coupon Municipal Securities).
    The Fund may invest in variable rate bonds known as ``inverse 
floaters'' which pay interest at rates that bear an inverse 
relationship to changes in short-term market interest rates.
    The Fund may invest in municipal inverse floaters, which are a type 
of inverse floater in which a municipal bond is deposited with a 
special purpose vehicle (SPV), which issues, in return, the municipal 
inverse floater (which is comprised of a residual interest in the cash 
flows and assets of the SPV) plus proceeds from the issuance by the SPV 
of floating rate certificates to third parties.
    The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, as described below. 
The Fund may use derivative instruments to manage portfolio risk, to 
replicate securities the Fund could buy that are not currently 
available in the market or for other investment purposes.
    The Fund may invest in interest rate futures contracts.
    The Fund may invest in interest rate swaps, caps, floors and 
collars.
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
    On each day the NYSE Arca is open (a ``Business Day''), before 
commencement of trading in Shares on the Exchange in the Exchange's 
Core Trading Session, HFMC will disclose the Fund's iNAV Basket.\13\ 
Additionally, on each Business Day, before commencement of trading in 
Shares on the Exchange, the Fund will disclose on its Web site the 
identities and quantities of the Fund's portfolio holdings that will 
form the basis for the Fund's calculation of NAV at the end of the 
Business Day.
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    \13\ An iNAV will be based on the current market value of the 
Fund's portfolio holdings that will form the basis for the Fund's 
calculation of NAV at the end of the Business Day, as disclosed on 
the Fund's Web site prior to that Business Day's commencement of 
trading (the ``iNAV Basket'').
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    The NAV per Share will be determined for the Fund's Shares as of 
the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the 
``NYSE'') (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (the ``NYSE Close'') on 
each day that the Exchange is open (``Valuation Date''). The net asset 
value for the Shares will be determined by dividing the value of the 
Fund's net assets attributable to the Shares by the number of Shares 
outstanding.
    For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other 
assets held in the Fund's portfolio for which market prices are readily 
available are valued at market value. Market value is generally 
determined on the basis of last reported trade prices or official close 
price. If no trades were reported, market value is based on prices 
obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, 
or independent pricing services. If market prices are not readily 
available or are deemed unreliable, the Fund will use the fair value of 
the security or other instrument as determined in good faith under 
policies and procedures established by and under the supervision of the 
Board of Trustees of the Trust. Market prices are considered not 
readily available where there is an absence of current or reliable 
market-based data (e.g., trade information or broker quotes), including 
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relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close that materially affect the 
values of the Fund's portfolio holdings or assets. Prices of foreign 
equities that are principally traded on certain foreign markets are 
adjusted daily pursuant to a fair value pricing service approved by the 
Trust's Board of Trustees in order to reflect an adjustment for the 
factors occurring after the close of certain foreign markets but before 
the NYSE Close.
    Fixed income investments and non-exchange traded derivatives held 
by the Fund will normally be valued on the basis of quotes obtained 
from brokers and dealers or independent pricing services in accordance 
with procedures established by the Trust's Board of Trustees. Prices 
obtained from independent pricing services use information provided by 
market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data 
relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. 
Senior floating rate interests generally trade in over-the-counter 
(``OTC'') markets and are priced through an independent pricing service 
utilizing independent market quotations from loan dealers or financial 
institutions. Generally, the Fund may use fair valuation in regard to 
fixed income positions when the Fund holds defaulted or distressed 
investments or investments in a company in which a reorganization is 
pending. Short term investments maturing in 60 days or less are 
generally valued at amortized cost if their original term to maturity 
was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior 
to maturity, if the original term exceeded 60 days.
    Investments valued in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be 
converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from 
independent pricing services for calculation of the NAV.
    Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the respective 
NAV of each open-end mutual fund on the Valuation Date.
    Financial instruments for which prices are not available from an 
independent pricing service may be valued using market quotations 
obtained from one or more dealers that make markets in the respective 
financial instrument in accordance with procedures established by the 
Trust's Board of Trustees.
Creation and Redemption of Shares
    According to the Registration Statement, the Trust will issue and 
sell Shares of the Fund only in Creation Units at the NAV next 
determined after receipt of an order in proper form on any Business 
Day. The number of Shares of the Fund that will constitute a Creation 
Unit is 50,000. The size of a Creation Unit is subject to change.
Creation of Shares
    The consideration for purchase of Creation Units will generally 
consist of ``Deposit Securities'' and the ``Cash Component'', which 
will generally correspond pro rata, to the extent practicable, to the 
Fund's securities, or, as permitted or required by the Fund, of cash. 
Together, the Deposit Securities and Cash Component constitute the 
``Fund Deposit,'' which represents the minimum initial and subsequent 
investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. Creation Units of 
Shares of the Fund may be issued partially for cash.
    The Transfer Agent, through the NSCC, will make available on each 
Business Day, prior to the Core Trading Session (subject to amendments) 
on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), the identity and 
the required number of each Deposit Security and the amount of the Cash 
Component to be included in the current Fund Deposit (based on 
information at the end of the previous Business Day).
    To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor and to create a 
Creation Unit of the Fund, an entity must be: (i) A ``Participating 
Party,'' i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing 
process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the 
``Clearing Process''); or (ii) a participant of DTC (``DTC 
Participant'') and must have executed an agreement with the Distributor 
(and accepted by the Transfer Agent), with respect to creations and 
redemptions of Creation Units (``Participant Agreement'') (discussed 
below). A Participating Party or DTC Participant who has executed a 
Participant Agreement is referred to as an ``Authorized Participant.''
    Except as described below, and in all cases subject to the terms of 
the applicable Participant Agreement, all orders to create Creation 
Units of the Fund must be received by the Transfer Agent no later than 
the closing time of the Exchange's Core Trading Session (``Order Cutoff 
Time'') (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) in each case on the date 
such order is placed for creation of Creation Units to be effected 
based on the NAV of shares of the Fund as next determined after receipt 
of an order in proper form. Orders requesting substitution of a ``cash-
in-lieu'' amount or a cash creation, must be received by the Transfer 
Agent no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern time. The date on which an order 
to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as 
discussed below) is placed is referred to as the ``Transmittal Date''.
    Fund Deposits created through the Clearing Process, if available, 
must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a 
Participant Agreement.
    Fund Deposits created outside the Clearing Process must be 
delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant 
Agreement.
Redemption of Shares
    Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next 
determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form on a 
Business Day and only through a Participating Party or DTC Participant 
who has executed a Participant Agreement.
    With respect to the Fund, the Transfer Agent, through the NSCC, 
makes available immediately prior to the opening of business on the 
Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time) on each Business Day, the 
identity of the Fund's securities and/or an amount of cash that will be 
applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption 
requests received in proper form (as described below) on that day. All 
orders are subject to acceptance by the Distributor. The Fund's 
securities received on redemption will generally correspond pro rata, 
to the extent practicable, to the Fund's securities. The Fund's 
securities received on redemption (``Fund Securities'') may not be 
identical to Deposit Securities that are applicable to creations of 
Creation Units.
    Unless cash only redemptions are available or specified for the 
Fund, the redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will generally 
consist of Fund Securities--as announced on the Business Day of the 
request for a redemption order received in proper form--plus cash in an 
amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Shares being 
redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper 
form, and the value of the Fund Securities, less the redemption 
transaction fee and variable fees described below. Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, the Trust will substitute a ``cash-in-lieu'' amount to 
replace any Fund Security that is a non-deliverable instrument.
    Orders to redeem Creation Units of the Fund through the Clearing 
Process, if available, must be delivered through a Participating Party 
that has executed the Participant Agreement.
    Orders to redeem Creation Units of the Fund outside the Clearing 
Process must be delivered through a DTC

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Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement.
Availability of Information
    The Fund will disclose on the Fund's Web site 
(www.hartfordfunds.com) at the start of each business day the 
identities and quantities of the securities and other assets held by 
the Fund that will form the basis of the Fund's calculation of its net 
asset value (``NAV'') on that business day. The portfolio holdings so 
disclosed will be based on information as of the close of business on 
the prior business day and/or trades that have been completed prior to 
the opening of business on that business day and that are expected to 
settle on the business day.
    The Web site for the Fund will contain the following information, 
on a per-Share basis, for the Fund: (1) The prior business day's NAV; 
(2) the reported midpoint of the bid-ask spread at the time of NAV 
calculation (the ``Bid-Ask Price''); (3) a calculation of the premium 
or discount of the Bid-Ask Price against such NAV; and (4) data in 
chart format displaying the frequency distribution of discounts and 
premiums of the Bid-Ask Price against the NAV, within appropriate 
ranges, for each of the four previous calendar quarters (or for the 
life of the Fund if, shorter). In addition, on each business day, 
before the commencement of trading in Shares on the NYSE Arca, the Fund 
will disclose on its Web site the identities and quantities of the 
portfolio securities and other assets held by the Fund that will form 
the basis for the calculation of NAV at the end of the business day.
    The Fund's portfolio holdings will be disclosed on the Fund's Web 
site daily after the close of trading on the Exchange and prior to the 
opening of trading on the Exchange the following day. On a daily basis, 
the Fund will disclose the information required under NYSE Arca Rule 
8.600-E(c)(2) to the extent applicable. The Web site information will 
be publicly available at no charge.
    The approximate value of the Fund's investments on a per-Share 
basis, the iNAV, will be disseminated every 15 seconds during the 
Exchange Core Trading Session (ordinarily 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time).
    Investors can also obtain the Fund's Statement of Additional 
Information (``SAI''), shareholder reports, Form N-CSR and Form N-SAR, 
filed twice a year. The Fund's SAI and shareholder reports will be 
available free upon request from the Trust, and those documents and the 
Form N-CSR and Form N-SAR may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from 
the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov. Information regarding market 
price and trading volume of the Shares will be continually available on 
a real-time basis throughout the day on brokers' computer screens and 
other electronic services. Information regarding the previous day's 
closing price and trading volume information for the Shares will be 
published daily in the financial section of newspapers.
    Quotation and last sale information for the Shares, ETFs and ETNs 
will be available via the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') high-
speed line, and from the national securities exchange on which they are 
listed.
    Quotation information from brokers and dealers or pricing services 
will be available for Municipal Bonds. Price information for money 
market funds will be available from the applicable investment company's 
Web site and from market data vendors. Pricing information regarding 
each asset class in which the Fund will invest will generally be 
available through nationally recognized data service providers through 
subscription agreements. In addition, the iNAV (which is the Portfolio 
Indicative Value, as defined in NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E(c)(3)), will be 
widely disseminated at least every 15 seconds during the Core Trading 
Session by one or more major market data vendors or other information 
providers.\14\
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    \14\ Currently, it is the Exchange's understanding that several 
major market data vendors display and/or make widely available 
Portfolio Indicative Values taken from CTA or other data feeds.
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Investment Restrictions
    The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net 
assets in illiquid assets (calculated at the time of investment) deemed 
illiquid by the Adviser, consistent with Commission guidance. The Fund 
will monitor its portfolio liquidity on an ongoing basis to determine 
whether, in light of current circumstances, an adequate level of 
liquidity is being maintained, and will consider taking appropriate 
steps in order to maintain adequate liquidity if, through a change in 
values, net assets, or other circumstances, more than 15% of the Fund's 
net assets are held in illiquid assets. Illiquid assets may include 
securities subject to contractual or other restrictions on resale and 
other instruments that lack readily available markets as determined in 
accordance with Commission staff guidance.\15\
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    \15\ The Commission has stated that long-standing Commission 
guidelines have required open-end funds to hold no more than 15% of 
their net assets in illiquid securities and other illiquid assets. 
See Investment Company Act Release No. 28193 (March 11, 2008), 73 FR 
14618 (March 18, 2008), footnote 34. See also, Investment Company 
Act Release No. 5847 (October 21, 1969), 35 FR 19989 (December 31, 
1970) (Statement Regarding ``Restricted Securities''); Investment 
Company Act Release No. 18612 (March 12, 1992), 57 FR 9828 (March 
20, 1992) (Revisions of Guidelines to Form N-1A). A fund's portfolio 
security is illiquid if it cannot be disposed of in the ordinary 
course of business within seven days at approximately the value 
ascribed to it by the fund. See Investment Company Act Release No. 
14983 (March 12, 1986), 51 FR 9773 (March 21, 1986) (adopting 
amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act); Investment Company Act 
Release No. 17452 (April 23, 1990), 55 FR 17933 (April 30, 1990) 
(adopting Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
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    The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a 
separate regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\16\
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    \16\ 26 U.S.C. 851.
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    The Fund's investments will be consistent with its investment goal 
and will not be used to provide multiple returns of a benchmark or to 
produce leveraged returns.
    Under normal market conditions, except for periods of high cash 
inflows or outflows,\17\ the Fund will satisfy the following criteria:
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    \17\ ``Periods of high cash inflows or outflows'' as used 
herein, mean rolling periods of seven calendar days during which 
inflows or outflows of cash, in the aggregate, exceed 10% of the 
Fund's net assets as of the opening of business on the first day of 
such periods.
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    i. The Fund will have a minimum of 20 non-affiliated issuers;
    ii. No single municipal securities issuer will account for more 
than 10% of the weight of the Fund's portfolio;
    iii. No individual bond will account for more than 5% of the weight 
of the Fund's portfolio;
    iv. The Fund will limit its investments in Municipal Securities of 
any one state to 20% of the Fund's total assets and will be diversified 
among issuers in at least 10 states;
    v. The Fund will be diversified among a minimum of five different 
sectors of the municipal bond market.\18\
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    \18\ The Fund's investments in Municipal Securities will include 
investments in state and local (e.g., county, city, town) Municipal 
Securities relating to such sectors as the following: Airports; 
bridges and highways; hospitals; housing; jails; mass 
transportation; nursing homes; parks; public buildings; recreational 
facilities; school facilities; streets; and water and sewer works.
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    Pre-refunded bonds will be excluded from the above limits given 
that they have a high level of credit quality and liquidity.\19\
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    \19\ The Manager represents that pre-refunded bonds (also known 
as refunded or escrow-secured bonds) have a high level of credit 
quality and liquidity because the issuer ``prerefunds'' the bond by 
setting aside in advance all or a portion of the amount to be paid 
to the bondholders when the bond is called. Generally, an issuer 
uses the proceeds from a new bond issue to buy high grade, interest 
bearing debt securities, including direct obligations of the U.S. 
government, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow 
account held by a trustee bank to secure all future payments of 
principal and interest on the pre-refunded bonds.

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Application of Generic Listing Requirements
    The Exchange is submitting this proposed rule change because the 
portfolios for the Fund will not meet all of the ``generic'' listing 
requirements of Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E applicable to 
the listing of Managed Fund Shares. The Fund's portfolio will meet all 
such requirements except for those set forth in Commentary 
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    \20\ Commentary .01(b)(1) to NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E provides 
that components that in the aggregate account for at least 75% of 
the fixed income weight of the portfolio each shall have a minimum 
original principal amount outstanding of $100 million or more.
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    The Exchange believes that it is appropriate and in the public 
interest to approve listing and trading of Shares of the Fund on the 
Exchange notwithstanding that the Fund would not meet the requirements 
of Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600-E in that the Fund's investments 
in municipal securities will be well-diversified.
    The Exchange believes that permitting Fund Shares to be listed and 
traded on the Exchange notwithstanding that less than 75% of the weight 
of the Fund's portfolio may consist of components with less than $100 
million minimum original principal amount outstanding would provide the 
Fund with greater ability to select from a broad range of Municipal 
Securities, as described above, that would support the Fund's 
investment goal.
    The Exchange believes that, notwithstanding that the Fund's 
portfolio may not satisfy Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600-E, the 
Fund's portfolios will not be susceptible to manipulation. As noted 
above, the Fund's investments will be diversified among a minimum of 20 
non-affiliated issuers; no single municipal securities issuer will 
account for more than 10% of the weight of the Fund's portfolio; no 
individual bond will account for more than 5% of the weight of the 
Fund's portfolio; the Fund will limit its investments in Municipal 
Securities of any one state to 20% of the Fund's total assets and will 
be diversified among issuers in at least 10 states; and the Fund will 
be diversified among a minimum of five different sectors of the 
municipal bond market.
    The Exchange notes that, other than Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 
8.600-E, the Fund's portfolio will meet all other requirements of Rule 
8.600-E.
Trading Halts
    With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all 
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend 
trading in the Shares of the Fund.\21\ Trading in Shares of the Fund 
will be halted if the circuit breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Rule 
7.12-E have been reached. Trading also may be halted because of market 
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make 
trading in the Shares inadvisable.
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Trading Rules
    The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, thus 
rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing 
rules governing the trading of equity securities. Shares will trade on 
NYSE Arca from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern Time in accordance with NYSE 
Arca Rule 7.34-E (Early, Core, and Late Trading Sessions). The Exchange 
has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions in the Shares during 
all trading sessions. As provided in NYSE Arca Rule 7.6-E, the minimum 
price variation (``MPV'') for quoting and entry of orders in equity 
securities traded on NYSE Arca is $0.01, with the exception of 
securities that are priced less than $1.00 for which the MPV for order 
entry is $0.0001.
    The Shares of the Fund will conform to the initial and continued 
listing criteria under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E. Consistent with NYSE 
Arca Rule 8.600-E(d)(2)(B)(ii), the Adviser will implement and 
maintain, or be subject to, procedures designed to prevent the use and 
dissemination of material non-public information regarding the actual 
components of the Fund's portfolio. The Exchange represents that, for 
initial and/or continued listing, the Fund will be in compliance with 
Rule 10A-3 \22\ under the Act, as provided by NYSE Arca Rule 5.3-E. A 
minimum of 100,000 Shares will be outstanding at the commencement of 
trading on the Exchange. The Exchange will obtain a representation from 
the issuer of the Shares that the NAV per Share will be calculated 
daily and that the NAV and the Disclosed Portfolio will be made 
available to all market participants at the same time. The Fund's 
investments will be consistent with the Fund's investment goal and will 
not be used to enhance leverage.
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Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Shares will be subject 
to the existing trading surveillances, administered by the Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, or 
by regulatory staff of the Exchange, which are designed to detect 
violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws. 
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 federal securities 
laws applicable to trading on the Exchange.\23\
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    \23\ FINRA conducts cross-market surveillances on behalf of 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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    The surveillances referred to above generally focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns, which could be 
indicative of manipulative or other violative activity. When such 
situations are detected, surveillance analysis follows and 
investigations are opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of 
all relevant parties for all relevant trading violations.\24\
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    \24\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
www.isgportal.org. The Exchange notes that not all components of the 
Disclosed Portfolio may trade on markets that are members of ISG or 
with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance 
sharing agreement.
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    The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both, will 
communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs 
with other markets and other entities that are members of the ISG, and 
the Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both, may obtain 
trading information regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs from 
such markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain 
information regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs from markets 
and other entities that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange 
has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement. In 
addition, FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, is able to access, as 
needed, trade information for certain fixed income securities held by 
the Fund reported to FINRA's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine 
(``TRACE''). FINRA also can access data obtained from the Municipal 
Securities Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'') relating to municipal bond 
trading activity for surveillance purposes in connection with trading 
in the Shares.
    In addition, the Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting the 
distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.

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    All statements and representations made in this filing regarding 
(a) the description of the portfolio, (b) limitations on portfolio 
holdings or reference assets, or (c) or (c) the applicability of 
Exchange listing rules specified in this rule filing shall constitute 
continued listing requirements for listing the Shares of the Fund on 
the Exchange.
    The issuer has represented to the Exchange that it will advise the 
Exchange of any failure by the Fund to comply with the continued 
listing requirements, and, pursuant to its obligations under Section 
19(g)(1) of the Act, the Exchange will monitor for compliance with the 
continued listing requirements. If the Fund is not in compliance with 
the applicable listing requirements, the Exchange will commence 
delisting procedures under NYSE Arca Rule 5.5-E(m).
Information Bulletin
    Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform its 
Equity Trading Permit Holders in an Information Bulletin (``Bulletin'') 
of the special characteristics and risks associated with trading the 
Shares. Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss the following: (1) The 
procedures for purchases and redemptions of Shares in Creation Unit 
aggregations (and that Shares are not individually redeemable); (2) 
NYSE Arca Rule 9.2-E(a), which imposes a duty of due diligence on its 
Equity Trading Permit Holders to learn the essential facts relating to 
every customer prior to trading the Shares; (3) the risks involved in 
trading the Shares during the Opening and Late Trading Sessions when an 
updated iNAV will not be calculated or publicly disseminated; (4) how 
information regarding the iNAV and the Disclosed Portfolio is 
disseminated; (5) the requirement that Equity Trading Permit Holders 
deliver a prospectus to investors purchasing newly issued Shares prior 
to or concurrently with the confirmation of a transaction; and (6) 
trading information.
    In addition, the Bulletin will reference that the Fund is subject 
to various fees and expenses described in the Registration Statement. 
The Bulletin will discuss any exemptive, no-action, and interpretive 
relief granted by the Commission from any rules under the Act. The 
Bulletin will also disclose that the NAV for the Shares will be 
calculated after 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time each trading day.
2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the 
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \25\ that an exchange have rules that 
are 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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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the 
Shares will be listed and traded on the Exchange pursuant to the 
initial and continued listing criteria in NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E. The 
Exchange has in place surveillance procedures that are adequate to 
properly monitor trading in the Shares in all trading sessions and to 
deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal 
securities laws. The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or 
both, will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs 
and ETNs with other markets and other entities that are members of the 
ISG, and the Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both, may 
obtain trading information regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs and 
ETNs from such markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange 
may obtain information regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs 
from markets and other entities that are members of ISG or with which 
the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement. In addition, FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, is able to 
access, as needed, trade information for certain fixed income 
securities held by the Fund reported to TRACE. FINRA also can access 
data obtained from the MSRB relating to municipal bond trading activity 
for surveillance purposes in connection with trading in the Shares. The 
Fund may not purchase illiquid assets if, in the aggregate, more than 
15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid assets. Neither the 
Manager nor Sub-Adviser is a registered broker-dealer but each is 
affiliated with a broker-dealer. The Manager and Sub-Adviser each has 
implemented a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-dealer 
affiliate regarding access to information concerning the composition of 
and/or changes to the Fund's portfolio.
    The Exchange believes that it is appropriate and in the public 
interest to approve listing and trading of Shares of the Fund on the 
Exchange notwithstanding that the Fund would not meet the requirements 
of Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600-E in that the Fund's investments 
in municipal securities will be well-diversified. As noted above, the 
Fund's investments will be well-diversified in that the Fund will have 
a minimum of 20 non-affiliated issuers; no single municipal securities 
issuer will account for more than 10% of the weight of the Fund's 
portfolio; no individual bond will account for more than 5% of the 
weight of the Fund's portfolio; the Fund will limit its investments in 
Municipal Securities of any one state to 20% of the Fund's total assets 
and will be diversified among issuers in at least 10 states; and the 
Fund will be diversified among a minimum of five different sectors of 
the municipal bond market.
    The Exchange believes that permitting Fund Shares to be listed and 
traded on the Exchange notwithstanding that less than 75% of the weight 
of the Fund's portfolio may consist of components with less than $100 
million minimum original principal amount outstanding would provide the 
Fund with greater ability to select from a broad range of municipal 
securities, as described above, that would support the Fund's 
investment objective.
    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 Exchange will obtain a representation from the issuer of the 
Shares that the NAV per Share will be calculated daily and that the NAV 
and the Disclosed Portfolio will be made available to all market 
participants at the same time. In addition, a large amount of 
information is publicly available regarding the Fund and the Shares, 
thereby promoting market transparency. Quotation and last sale 
information for the Shares, ETFs and ETNs will be available via the CTA 
high-speed line, and from the national securities exchange on which 
they are listed. Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange 
will inform its Equity Trading Permit Holders in an Information 
Bulletin of the special characteristics and risks associated with 
trading the Shares. Trading in Shares of the Fund will be halted if the 
circuit breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Rule 7.12-E have been reached 
or because of market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the 
Exchange, make trading in the Shares inadvisable. Trading in the Shares 
will be subject to NYSE Arca Rule 8.600-E(d)(2)(D), which sets forth 
circumstances under which Shares of the Fund may be halted. In 
addition, as noted above, investors will have ready access to 
information regarding the Fund's holdings, the iNAV, the Disclosed 
Portfolio, and quotation and last sale information for the Shares.

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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 in that it will facilitate the listing and trading of 
additional types of actively-managed exchange-traded products that 
principally hold municipal bonds and that will enhance competition 
among market participants, to the benefit of investors and the 
marketplace. As noted above, the Exchange has in place surveillance 
procedures relating to trading in the Shares and may obtain information 
via ISG from other exchanges that are members of ISG or with which the 
Exchange has entered into a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement. In addition, as noted above, investors will have ready 
access to information regarding the Fund's holdings, iNAV, Disclosed 
Portfolio, and quotation and last sale information for the Shares.

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 purpose of the Act. The Exchange notes that the 
proposed rule change will facilitate the listing and trading of an 
additional type of actively-managed exchange-traded product that 
principally hold municipal bonds and that will enhance competition 
among market participants, to the benefit of investors and the 
marketplace.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be 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-NYSEArca-2017-90 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-90. 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 the Exchange. 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-NYSEArca-2017-90, and should 
be submitted on or before September 27, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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    \26\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18799 Filed 9-5-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  Municipal Opportunities ETF (‘‘Fund’’)                  (‘‘Wellington Management’’ or ‘‘Sub-
                                                    COMMISSION                                               under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E,4 which                    Adviser’’) will be the sub-adviser to the
                                                                                                             governs the listing and trading of                      Fund and will perform the daily
                                                    [Release No. 34–81505; File No. SR–
                                                    NYSEArca–2017–90]
                                                                                                             Managed Fund Shares.5 The Shares will                   investment of the assets for the Fund.
                                                                                                             be offered by the Hartford Funds                           Commentary .06 to Rule 8.600–E
                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                      Exchange-Traded Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’),                  provides that, if the investment adviser
                                                    Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed                 which is registered with the                            to the investment company issuing
                                                    Rule Change To List and Trade Shares                     Commission as an open-end                               Managed Fund Shares is affiliated with
                                                    of the Hartford Municipal Opportunities                  management investment company.6 The                     a broker-dealer, such investment adviser
                                                    ETF Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E                         Fund is a series of the Trust.                          shall erect a ‘‘fire wall’’ between the
                                                                                                               Hartford Funds Management                             investment adviser and the broker-
                                                    August 30, 2017.                                         Company, LLC (‘‘HFMC’’ or ‘‘Manager’’)                  dealer with respect to access to
                                                       Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the                 will be the investment manager to the                   information concerning the composition
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                     Fund. ALPS Distributors, Inc. (‘‘ALPS’’                 and/or changes to such investment
                                                    ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                   or the ‘‘Distributor’’) will be the                     company portfolio.7 In addition,
                                                    notice is hereby given that, on August                   principal underwriter to the Fund.                      Commentary .06 further requires that
                                                    17, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the                           HFMC is an indirect subsidiary of The                   personnel who make decisions on the
                                                    ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with                Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.                 open-end fund’s portfolio composition
                                                    the Securities and Exchange                              Wellington Management Company LLP                       must be subject to procedures designed
                                                    Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                                                                              to prevent the use and dissemination of
                                                    proposed rule change as described in                        4 The Securities and Exchange Commission             material nonpublic information
                                                    Items I and II below, which Items have                   (‘‘Commission’’) has approved for Exchange listing      regarding the open-end fund’s portfolio.
                                                    been prepared by the self-regulatory                     and trading shares of actively managed funds that       Neither the Manager nor Sub-Adviser is
                                                                                                             principally hold municipal bonds. See, e.g.,
                                                    organization. The Commission is                          Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 60981              a registered broker-dealer but each is
                                                    publishing this notice to solicit                        (November 10, 2009), 74 FR 59594 (November 18,          affiliated with a broker-dealer. The
                                                    comments on the proposed rule change                     2009) (SR–NYSEArca–2009–79) (order approving            Manager and Sub-Adviser each has
                                                    from interested persons.                                 listing and trading of shares of the PIMCO Short-       implemented a ‘‘fire wall’’ with respect
                                                                                                             Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund and PIMCO
                                                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund); 79293       to such broker-dealer affiliate regarding
                                                    Statement of the Terms of Substance of                   (November 10, 2016), 81 FR 81189 (November 17,          access to information concerning the
                                                    the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                             2016) (SR–NYSEArca–2016–107) (order approving           composition of and/or changes to the
                                                                                                             listing and trading of shares of Cumberland             Fund’s portfolio. In addition, personnel
                                                       The Exchange proposes to list and                     Municipal Bond ETF under Rule 8.600); 80865
                                                                                                             (June 6, 2017), 82 FR 26970 (June 12, 2017) (order
                                                                                                                                                                     who make decisions on the Fund’s
                                                    trade shares of the Hartford Municipal                   approving listing and trading of shares of the          portfolio composition must be subject to
                                                    Opportunities ETF under NYSE Arca                        Franklin Liberty Intermediate Municipal                 procedures designed to prevent the use
                                                    Rule 8.600–E (‘‘Managed Fund Shares’’).                  Opportunities ETF and Franklin Liberty Municipal        and dissemination of material, non-
                                                    The proposed change is available on the                  Bond ETF under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600);
                                                                                                             80885 (June 8, 2017), 82 FR 27302 (June 14, 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                     public information regarding the Fund’s
                                                    Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,                     (order approving listing and trading of shares of the   portfolio. In the event (a) the Manager
                                                    at the principal office of the Exchange,                 IQ Municipal Insured ETF, IQ Municipal Short            or Sub-Adviser becomes registered as a
                                                    and at the Commission’s Public                           Duration ETF, and IQ Municipal Intermediate ETF         broker-dealer or newly affiliated with a
                                                    Reference Room.                                          Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The                broker-dealer, or (b) any new adviser or
                                                                                                             Commission also has approved listing and trading
                                                    II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       on the Exchange of shares of the SPDR Nuveen S&P        sub-adviser to the Fund is a registered
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and                         High Yield Municipal Bond Fund under                    broker-dealer or becomes affiliated with
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                             Commentary .02 of NYSE Arca Equities Rule               a broker-dealer, the applicable adviser
                                                                                                             5.2(j)(3). See Securities Exchange Act Release          or sub-adviser will implement and
                                                    Change                                                   No.63881 (February 9, 2011), 76 FR 9065 (February
                                                                                                             16, 2011) (SR–NYSEArca–2010–120).
                                                       In its filing with the Commission, the                   5 A Managed Fund Share is a security that
                                                                                                                                                                        7 An investment adviser to an open-end fund is

                                                    self-regulatory organization included                    represents an interest in an investment company         required to be registered under the Investment
                                                    statements concerning the purpose of,                    registered under the Investment Company Act of          Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Advisers Act’’). As a
                                                                                                                                                                     result, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and their
                                                    and basis for, the proposed rule change                  1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1) (‘‘1940 Act’’) organized as
                                                                                                                                                                     related personnel are subject to the provisions of
                                                    and discussed any comments it received                   an open-end investment company or similar entity
                                                                                                                                                                     Rule 204A–1 under the Advisers Act relating to
                                                                                                             that invests in a portfolio of securities selected by
                                                    on the proposed rule change. The text                    its investment adviser consistent with its
                                                                                                                                                                     codes of ethics. This Rule requires investment
                                                    of those statements may be examined at                                                                           advisers to adopt a code of ethics that reflects the
                                                                                                             investment objectives and policies. In contrast, an
                                                                                                                                                                     fiduciary nature of the relationship to clients as
                                                    the places specified in Item IV below.                   open-end investment company that issues
                                                                                                                                                                     well as compliance with other applicable securities
                                                    The Exchange has prepared summaries,                     Investment Company Units, listed and traded on          laws. Accordingly, procedures designed to prevent
                                                                                                             the Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 5.2–E(j)(3),          the communication and misuse of non-public
                                                    set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                 seeks to provide investment results that correspond     information by an investment adviser must be
                                                    of the most significant parts of such                    generally to the price and yield performance of a       consistent with Rule 204A–1 under the Advisers
                                                    statements.                                              specific foreign or domestic stock index, fixed         Act. In addition, Rule 206(4)–7 under the Advisers
                                                                                                             income securities index or combination thereof.         Act makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to
                                                    A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                           6 The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On
                                                                                                                                                                     provide investment advice to clients unless such
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and the                     June 26, 2017, the Trust filed with the Commission      investment adviser has (i) adopted and
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   its registration statement on Form N–1A under the       implemented written policies and procedures
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                                                                                                             Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a) (‘‘Securities    reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the
                                                    Change                                                   Act’’), and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund     investment adviser and its supervised persons, of
                                                    1. Purpose                                               (File Nos. 333–215165 and 811–23222)                    the Advisers Act and the Commission rules adopted
                                                                                                             (‘‘Registration Statement’’). The description of the    thereunder; (ii) implemented, at a minimum, an
                                                       The Exchange proposes to list and                     operation of the Trust and the Fund herein is based,    annual review regarding the adequacy of the
                                                    trade shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the Hartford                in part, on the Registration Statement. In addition,    policies and procedures established pursuant to
                                                                                                             the Commission has issued an order granting             subparagraph (i) above and the effectiveness of their
                                                                                                             certain exemptive relief to the Trust under the 1940    implementation; and (iii) designated an individual
                                                      1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 Act. See Investment Company Act Release No.             (who is a supervised person) responsible for
                                                      2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                       32454 (January 27, 2017) (File No. 812–812–13828–       administering the policies and procedures adopted
                                                      3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                    01) (‘‘Exemptive Order’’).                              under subparagraph (i) above.



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                                                    maintain a fire wall with respect to its                    The Fund may invest in exchange-                      The Fund may invest in derivative
                                                    relevant personnel or broker-dealer                      traded fund (‘‘ETFs’’) 10 and exchange-                instruments, as described below. The
                                                    affiliate regarding access to information                traded notes. (‘‘ETNs’’).11                            Fund may use derivative instruments to
                                                    concerning the composition and/or                           The Fund may invest in securities                   manage portfolio risk, to replicate
                                                    changes to the Fund’s portfolio, and will                issued or guaranteed as to principal or                securities the Fund could buy that are
                                                    be subject to procedures designed to                     interest by the U.S. Government, its                   not currently available in the market or
                                                    prevent the use and dissemination of                     agencies or instrumentalities.                         for other investment purposes.
                                                    material non-public information                             The Fund may invest some or all of                    The Fund may invest in interest rate
                                                    regarding such portfolio.                                its assets in cash, high quality money                 futures contracts.
                                                                                                             market instruments,12 U.S. Government                    The Fund may invest in interest rate
                                                    Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF                                                                            swaps, caps, floors and collars.
                                                                                                             securities and shares of money market
                                                      According to the Registration                          investment companies for temporary                     Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
                                                    Statement, the Fund will seek to                         defensive purposes in response to
                                                    provide current income that is generally                                                                           On each day the NYSE Arca is open
                                                                                                             adverse market, economic or political
                                                    exempt from federal income taxes, and                                                                           (a ‘‘Business Day’’), before
                                                                                                             conditions when its sub-adviser, subject
                                                    long-term total return. The Fund will                                                                           commencement of trading in Shares on
                                                                                                             to the overall supervision of HFMC,
                                                    seek to achieve its investment objective                                                                        the Exchange in the Exchange’s Core
                                                                                                             deems it appropriate.
                                                    by investing in investment grade and                                                                            Trading Session, HFMC will disclose
                                                                                                                The Fund may invest in non-agency
                                                    non-investment grade municipal                                                                                  the Fund’s iNAV Basket.13 Additionally,
                                                                                                             asset-backed securities.
                                                    securities that the Sub-Adviser                                                                                 on each Business Day, before
                                                                                                                The Fund may invest in registered
                                                    considers to be attractive from a yield                                                                         commencement of trading in Shares on
                                                                                                             money market funds that invest in                      the Exchange, the Fund will disclose on
                                                    perspective while considering total                      money market instruments, as permitted
                                                    return. Under normal market                                                                                     its Web site the identities and quantities
                                                                                                             by regulations adopted under the 1940                  of the Fund’s portfolio holdings that
                                                    conditions,8 at least 80% of the Fund’s                  Act.
                                                    net assets must be invested in municipal                                                                        will form the basis for the Fund’s
                                                                                                                The Fund may invest in registered                   calculation of NAV at the end of the
                                                    securities (‘‘Municipal Securities’’).9
                                                                                                             money market funds that invest in                      Business Day.
                                                    The Fund will generally hold a
                                                                                                             money market instruments and other                        The NAV per Share will be
                                                    diversified portfolio of investments
                                                                                                             investment company securities as                       determined for the Fund’s Shares as of
                                                    across states and sectors, although the
                                                                                                             permitted under the 1940 Act.                          the close of regular trading on the New
                                                    Fund is not required to invest in all
                                                                                                                The Fund may enter into repurchase                  York Stock Exchange (the ‘‘NYSE’’)
                                                    states and sectors at all times.
                                                      According to the Registration                          and reverse repurchase agreements.                     (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (the
                                                    Statement, the Fund may invest in the                       The Fund may invest in securities                   ‘‘NYSE Close’’) on each day that the
                                                    following Municipal Securities:                          that are not registered under the 1933                 Exchange is open (‘‘Valuation Date’’).
                                                                                                             Act (‘‘restricted securities’’).
                                                    • General obligation bonds                                                                                      The net asset value for the Shares will
                                                    • Revenue (or limited obligation) bonds                     The Fund may invest in zero-coupon                  be determined by dividing the value of
                                                    • Private activity (or industrial                        securities (in addition to zero-coupon                 the Fund’s net assets attributable to the
                                                      development) bonds                                     Municipal Securities).                                 Shares by the number of Shares
                                                    • Municipal notes                                           The Fund may invest in variable rate                outstanding.
                                                    • Municipal lease obligations                            bonds known as ‘‘inverse floaters’’                       For purposes of calculating the NAV,
                                                    • Zero-coupon Municipal Securities                       which pay interest at rates that bear an               portfolio securities and other assets held
                                                      The Sub-Adviser will combine top-                      inverse relationship to changes in short-              in the Fund’s portfolio for which market
                                                    down strategy with bottom-up                             term market interest rates.                            prices are readily available are valued at
                                                    fundamental research and                                    The Fund may invest in municipal                    market value. Market value is generally
                                                    comprehensive risk management within                     inverse floaters, which are a type of                  determined on the basis of last reported
                                                    the portfolio construction process.                      inverse floater in which a municipal                   trade prices or official close price. If no
                                                    Bottom-up, internally generated,                         bond is deposited with a special                       trades were reported, market value is
                                                    fundamental research attempts to                         purpose vehicle (SPV), which issues, in                based on prices obtained from a
                                                    identify relative value among sectors,                   return, the municipal inverse floater                  quotation reporting system, established
                                                    within sectors, and between individual                   (which is comprised of a residual                      market makers, or independent pricing
                                                    securities.                                              interest in the cash flows and assets of               services. If market prices are not readily
                                                                                                             the SPV) plus proceeds from the                        available or are deemed unreliable, the
                                                    Other Investments                                        issuance by the SPV of floating rate                   Fund will use the fair value of the
                                                       While the Fund, under normal market                   certificates to third parties.                         security or other instrument as
                                                    conditions, will invest at least 80% of                                                                         determined in good faith under policies
                                                    its net assets in Municipal Securities as                  10 For purposes of this filing, the term ‘‘ETFs’’
                                                                                                                                                                    and procedures established by and
                                                    described above, the Fund may, under                     includes Investment Company Units (as described        under the supervision of the Board of
                                                    normal market conditions, invest up to                   in NYSE Arca Rule 5.2–E(j)(3)); Portfolio Depositary
                                                                                                                                                                    Trustees of the Trust. Market prices are
                                                    20% of its net assets in the aggregate in                Receipts (as described in NYSE Arca Rule 8.100–
                                                                                                             E); and Managed Fund Shares (as described in           considered not readily available where
                                                    the securities and financial instruments                 NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E). All ETFs will be listed       there is an absence of current or reliable
                                                    described below.                                         and traded in the U.S. on a national securities
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                                                                                                                                                                    market-based data (e.g., trade
                                                                                                             exchange. While the Fund may invest in inverse
                                                      8 The term ‘‘normal market conditions’’ is defined     ETFs, the Fund will not invest in leveraged (e.g.,     information or broker quotes), including
                                                    in NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E(c)(5).                         2X, ¥2X, 3X or ¥3X) ETFs.                              where events occur after the close of the
                                                      9 Municipal securities primarily include debt            11 ETNs are securities such as those listed on the

                                                    obligations are issued by or on behalf of the District   Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 5.2–E(j)(6).               13 An iNAV will be based on the current market
                                                                                                               12 Money market instruments include the              value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings that will form
                                                    of Columbia, states, territories, commonwealths and
                                                    possessions of the United States and their political     following: (1) Banker’s acceptances; (2) short-term    the basis for the Fund’s calculation of NAV at the
                                                    subdivisions (e.g., cities, towns, counties, school      corporate obligations, including commercial paper,     end of the Business Day, as disclosed on the Fund’s
                                                    districts, authorities and commissions) and              notes, and bonds; (3) other short-term debt            Web site prior to that Business Day’s
                                                    agencies, authorities and instrumentalities.             obligations; and (4) obligations of U.S. banks.        commencement of trading (the ‘‘iNAV Basket’’).



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                                                    relevant market, but prior to the NYSE                  Shares of the Fund that will constitute               discussed below) is placed is referred to
                                                    Close that materially affect the values of              a Creation Unit is 50,000. The size of a              as the ‘‘Transmittal Date’’.
                                                    the Fund’s portfolio holdings or assets.                Creation Unit is subject to change.                     Fund Deposits created through the
                                                    Prices of foreign equities that are                                                                           Clearing Process, if available, must be
                                                                                                            Creation of Shares
                                                    principally traded on certain foreign                                                                         delivered through a Participating Party
                                                    markets are adjusted daily pursuant to                     The consideration for purchase of                  that has executed a Participant
                                                    a fair value pricing service approved by                Creation Units will generally consist of              Agreement.
                                                    the Trust’s Board of Trustees in order to               ‘‘Deposit Securities’’ and the ‘‘Cash                   Fund Deposits created outside the
                                                    reflect an adjustment for the factors                   Component’’, which will generally                     Clearing Process must be delivered
                                                    occurring after the close of certain                    correspond pro rata, to the extent                    through a DTC Participant that has
                                                    foreign markets but before the NYSE                     practicable, to the Fund’s securities, or,            executed a Participant Agreement.
                                                    Close.                                                  as permitted or required by the Fund, of
                                                       Fixed income investments and non-                    cash. Together, the Deposit Securities                Redemption of Shares
                                                    exchange traded derivatives held by the                 and Cash Component constitute the                        Shares may be redeemed only in
                                                    Fund will normally be valued on the                     ‘‘Fund Deposit,’’ which represents the                Creation Units at their NAV next
                                                    basis of quotes obtained from brokers                   minimum initial and subsequent                        determined after receipt of a redemption
                                                    and dealers or independent pricing                      investment amount for a Creation Unit                 request in proper form on a Business
                                                    services in accordance with procedures                  of the Fund. Creation Units of Shares of              Day and only through a Participating
                                                    established by the Trust’s Board of                     the Fund may be issued partially for                  Party or DTC Participant who has
                                                    Trustees. Prices obtained from                          cash.                                                 executed a Participant Agreement.
                                                    independent pricing services use                           The Transfer Agent, through the
                                                                                                                                                                     With respect to the Fund, the Transfer
                                                    information provided by market makers                   NSCC, will make available on each
                                                                                                                                                                  Agent, through the NSCC, makes
                                                    or estimates of market values obtained                  Business Day, prior to the Core Trading
                                                                                                                                                                  available immediately prior to the
                                                    from yield data relating to investments                 Session (subject to amendments) on the
                                                                                                            Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern                opening of business on the Exchange
                                                    or securities with similar characteristics.                                                                   (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time) on
                                                    Senior floating rate interests generally                time), the identity and the required
                                                                                                            number of each Deposit Security and                   each Business Day, the identity of the
                                                    trade in over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’)                                                                           Fund’s securities and/or an amount of
                                                    markets and are priced through an                       the amount of the Cash Component to
                                                                                                            be included in the current Fund Deposit               cash that will be applicable (subject to
                                                    independent pricing service utilizing                                                                         possible amendment or correction) to
                                                    independent market quotations from                      (based on information at the end of the
                                                                                                            previous Business Day).                               redemption requests received in proper
                                                    loan dealers or financial institutions.                                                                       form (as described below) on that day.
                                                    Generally, the Fund may use fair                           To be eligible to place orders with the
                                                                                                            Distributor and to create a Creation Unit             All orders are subject to acceptance by
                                                    valuation in regard to fixed income                                                                           the Distributor. The Fund’s securities
                                                    positions when the Fund holds                           of the Fund, an entity must be: (i) A
                                                                                                            ‘‘Participating Party,’’ i.e., a broker-              received on redemption will generally
                                                    defaulted or distressed investments or                                                                        correspond pro rata, to the extent
                                                    investments in a company in which a                     dealer or other participant in the
                                                                                                            clearing process through the Continuous               practicable, to the Fund’s securities. The
                                                    reorganization is pending. Short term                                                                         Fund’s securities received on
                                                    investments maturing in 60 days or less                 Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the
                                                                                                            ‘‘Clearing Process’’); or (ii) a participant          redemption (‘‘Fund Securities’’) may not
                                                    are generally valued at amortized cost if                                                                     be identical to Deposit Securities that
                                                    their original term to maturity was 60                  of DTC (‘‘DTC Participant’’) and must
                                                                                                            have executed an agreement with the                   are applicable to creations of Creation
                                                    days or less, or by amortizing their value                                                                    Units.
                                                    on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the               Distributor (and accepted by the
                                                                                                            Transfer Agent), with respect to                         Unless cash only redemptions are
                                                    original term exceeded 60 days.
                                                       Investments valued in currencies                     creations and redemptions of Creation                 available or specified for the Fund, the
                                                    other than U.S. dollars will be converted               Units (‘‘Participant Agreement’’)                     redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit
                                                    to U.S. dollars using exchange rates                    (discussed below). A Participating Party              will generally consist of Fund
                                                    obtained from independent pricing                       or DTC Participant who has executed a                 Securities—as announced on the
                                                    services for calculation of the NAV.                    Participant Agreement is referred to as               Business Day of the request for a
                                                       Investments in open-end mutual                       an ‘‘Authorized Participant.’’                        redemption order received in proper
                                                    funds are valued at the respective NAV                     Except as described below, and in all              form—plus cash in an amount equal to
                                                    of each open-end mutual fund on the                     cases subject to the terms of the                     the difference between the NAV of the
                                                    Valuation Date.                                         applicable Participant Agreement, all                 Shares being redeemed, as next
                                                       Financial instruments for which                      orders to create Creation Units of the                determined after a receipt of a request
                                                    prices are not available from an                        Fund must be received by the Transfer                 in proper form, and the value of the
                                                    independent pricing service may be                      Agent no later than the closing time of               Fund Securities, less the redemption
                                                    valued using market quotations                          the Exchange’s Core Trading Session                   transaction fee and variable fees
                                                    obtained from one or more dealers that                  (‘‘Order Cutoff Time’’) (ordinarily 4:00              described below. Notwithstanding the
                                                    make markets in the respective financial                p.m., Eastern time) in each case on the               foregoing, the Trust will substitute a
                                                    instrument in accordance with                           date such order is placed for creation of             ‘‘cash-in-lieu’’ amount to replace any
                                                    procedures established by the Trust’s                   Creation Units to be effected based on                Fund Security that is a non-deliverable
                                                                                                                                                                  instrument.
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                                                    Board of Trustees.                                      the NAV of shares of the Fund as next
                                                                                                            determined after receipt of an order in                  Orders to redeem Creation Units of
                                                    Creation and Redemption of Shares                       proper form. Orders requesting                        the Fund through the Clearing Process,
                                                      According to the Registration                         substitution of a ‘‘cash-in-lieu’’ amount             if available, must be delivered through
                                                    Statement, the Trust will issue and sell                or a cash creation, must be received by               a Participating Party that has executed
                                                    Shares of the Fund only in Creation                     the Transfer Agent no later than 3:00                 the Participant Agreement.
                                                    Units at the NAV next determined after                  p.m., Eastern time. The date on which                    Orders to redeem Creation Units of
                                                    receipt of an order in proper form on                   an order to create Creation Units (or an              the Fund outside the Clearing Process
                                                    any Business Day. The number of                         order to redeem Creation Units, as                    must be delivered through a DTC


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                                                    Participant that has executed the                       Web site at www.sec.gov. Information                       The Fund intends to qualify for and
                                                    Participant Agreement.                                  regarding market price and trading                      to elect treatment as a separate regulated
                                                                                                            volume of the Shares will be continually                investment company under Subchapter
                                                    Availability of Information
                                                                                                            available on a real-time basis throughout               M of the Internal Revenue Code of
                                                       The Fund will disclose on the Fund’s                 the day on brokers’ computer screens                    1986.16
                                                    Web site (www.hartfordfunds.com) at                     and other electronic services.                             The Fund’s investments will be
                                                    the start of each business day the                      Information regarding the previous                      consistent with its investment goal and
                                                    identities and quantities of the                        day’s closing price and trading volume                  will not be used to provide multiple
                                                    securities and other assets held by the                 information for the Shares will be                      returns of a benchmark or to produce
                                                    Fund that will form the basis of the                    published daily in the financial section                leveraged returns.
                                                    Fund’s calculation of its net asset value               of newspapers.                                             Under normal market conditions,
                                                    (‘‘NAV’’) on that business day. The                       Quotation and last sale information                   except for periods of high cash inflows
                                                    portfolio holdings so disclosed will be                 for the Shares, ETFs and ETNs will be                   or outflows,17 the Fund will satisfy the
                                                    based on information as of the close of                 available via the Consolidated Tape                     following criteria:
                                                    business on the prior business day and/                 Association (‘‘CTA’’) high-speed line,                     i. The Fund will have a minimum of
                                                    or trades that have been completed prior                and from the national securities                        20 non-affiliated issuers;
                                                    to the opening of business on that                      exchange on which they are listed.                         ii. No single municipal securities
                                                    business day and that are expected to                     Quotation information from brokers                    issuer will account for more than 10%
                                                    settle on the business day.                             and dealers or pricing services will be                 of the weight of the Fund’s portfolio;
                                                       The Web site for the Fund will                       available for Municipal Bonds. Price                       iii. No individual bond will account
                                                    contain the following information, on a                 information for money market funds                      for more than 5% of the weight of the
                                                    per-Share basis, for the Fund: (1) The                  will be available from the applicable                   Fund’s portfolio;
                                                    prior business day’s NAV; (2) the                       investment company’s Web site and                          iv. The Fund will limit its
                                                    reported midpoint of the bid-ask spread                 from market data vendors. Pricing                       investments in Municipal Securities of
                                                    at the time of NAV calculation (the                     information regarding each asset class in               any one state to 20% of the Fund’s total
                                                    ‘‘Bid-Ask Price’’); (3) a calculation of the            which the Fund will invest will                         assets and will be diversified among
                                                    premium or discount of the Bid-Ask                      generally be available through                          issuers in at least 10 states;
                                                    Price against such NAV; and (4) data in                 nationally recognized data service                         v. The Fund will be diversified among
                                                    chart format displaying the frequency                   providers through subscription                          a minimum of five different sectors of
                                                    distribution of discounts and premiums                                                                          the municipal bond market.18
                                                                                                            agreements. In addition, the iNAV
                                                    of the Bid-Ask Price against the NAV,                                                                              Pre-refunded bonds will be excluded
                                                                                                            (which is the Portfolio Indicative Value,
                                                    within appropriate ranges, for each of
                                                                                                            as defined in NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–                     from the above limits given that they
                                                    the four previous calendar quarters (or
                                                                                                            E(c)(3)), will be widely disseminated at                have a high level of credit quality and
                                                    for the life of the Fund if, shorter). In
                                                                                                            least every 15 seconds during the Core                  liquidity.19
                                                    addition, on each business day, before
                                                                                                            Trading Session by one or more major
                                                    the commencement of trading in Shares
                                                                                                            market data vendors or other                            11, 2008), 73 FR 14618 (March 18, 2008), footnote
                                                    on the NYSE Arca, the Fund will                                                                                 34. See also, Investment Company Act Release No.
                                                                                                            information providers.14
                                                    disclose on its Web site the identities                                                                         5847 (October 21, 1969), 35 FR 19989 (December
                                                    and quantities of the portfolio securities              Investment Restrictions                                 31, 1970) (Statement Regarding ‘‘Restricted
                                                                                                                                                                    Securities’’); Investment Company Act Release No.
                                                    and other assets held by the Fund that                     The Fund may hold up to an aggregate                 18612 (March 12, 1992), 57 FR 9828 (March 20,
                                                    will form the basis for the calculation of              amount of 15% of its net assets in                      1992) (Revisions of Guidelines to Form N–1A). A
                                                    NAV at the end of the business day.                     illiquid assets (calculated at the time of              fund’s portfolio security is illiquid if it cannot be
                                                       The Fund’s portfolio holdings will be                                                                        disposed of in the ordinary course of business
                                                                                                            investment) deemed illiquid by the                      within seven days at approximately the value
                                                    disclosed on the Fund’s Web site daily                  Adviser, consistent with Commission                     ascribed to it by the fund. See Investment Company
                                                    after the close of trading on the                       guidance. The Fund will monitor its                     Act Release No. 14983 (March 12, 1986), 51 FR
                                                    Exchange and prior to the opening of                    portfolio liquidity on an ongoing basis                 9773 (March 21, 1986) (adopting amendments to
                                                    trading on the Exchange the following                                                                           Rule 2a–7 under the 1940 Act); Investment
                                                                                                            to determine whether, in light of current               Company Act Release No. 17452 (April 23, 1990),
                                                    day. On a daily basis, the Fund will                    circumstances, an adequate level of                     55 FR 17933 (April 30, 1990) (adopting Rule 144A
                                                    disclose the information required under                 liquidity is being maintained, and will                 under the Securities Act).
                                                    NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E(c)(2) to the                     consider taking appropriate steps in
                                                                                                                                                                       16 26 U.S.C. 851.

                                                    extent applicable. The Web site                         order to maintain adequate liquidity if,
                                                                                                                                                                       17 ‘‘Periods of high cash inflows or outflows’’ as

                                                    information will be publicly available at                                                                       used herein, mean rolling periods of seven calendar
                                                                                                            through a change in values, net assets,                 days during which inflows or outflows of cash, in
                                                    no charge.                                              or other circumstances, more than 15%                   the aggregate, exceed 10% of the Fund’s net assets
                                                       The approximate value of the Fund’s                                                                          as of the opening of business on the first day of
                                                                                                            of the Fund’s net assets are held in
                                                    investments on a per-Share basis, the                                                                           such periods.
                                                                                                            illiquid assets. Illiquid assets may
                                                    iNAV, will be disseminated every 15                                                                                18 The Fund’s investments in Municipal
                                                                                                            include securities subject to contractual               Securities will include investments in state and
                                                    seconds during the Exchange Core
                                                                                                            or other restrictions on resale and other               local (e.g., county, city, town) Municipal Securities
                                                    Trading Session (ordinarily 9:30 a.m. to
                                                                                                            instruments that lack readily available                 relating to such sectors as the following: Airports;
                                                    4:00 p.m., Eastern Time).                                                                                       bridges and highways; hospitals; housing; jails;
                                                       Investors can also obtain the Fund’s                 markets as determined in accordance
                                                                                                                                                                    mass transportation; nursing homes; parks; public
                                                                                                            with Commission staff guidance.15
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                                                    Statement of Additional Information                                                                             buildings; recreational facilities; school facilities;
                                                    (‘‘SAI’’), shareholder reports, Form                                                                            streets; and water and sewer works.
                                                                                                              14 Currently, it is the Exchange’s understanding         19 The Manager represents that pre-refunded
                                                    N–CSR and Form N–SAR, filed twice a                     that several major market data vendors display and/     bonds (also known as refunded or escrow-secured
                                                    year. The Fund’s SAI and shareholder                    or make widely available Portfolio Indicative           bonds) have a high level of credit quality and
                                                    reports will be available free upon                     Values taken from CTA or other data feeds.              liquidity because the issuer ‘‘prerefunds’’ the bond
                                                                                                              15 The Commission has stated that long-standing       by setting aside in advance all or a portion of the
                                                    request from the Trust, and those
                                                                                                            Commission guidelines have required open-end            amount to be paid to the bondholders when the
                                                    documents and the Form N–CSR and                        funds to hold no more than 15% of their net assets      bond is called. Generally, an issuer uses the
                                                    Form N–SAR may be viewed on-screen                      in illiquid securities and other illiquid assets. See   proceeds from a new bond issue to buy high grade,
                                                    or downloaded from the Commission’s                     Investment Company Act Release No. 28193 (March         interest bearing debt securities, including direct



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                                                    Application of Generic Listing                          Trading Halts                                         administered by the Financial Industry
                                                    Requirements                                              With respect to trading halts, the                  Regulatory Authority (‘‘FINRA’’) on
                                                       The Exchange is submitting this                      Exchange may consider all relevant                    behalf of the Exchange, or by regulatory
                                                    proposed rule change because the                        factors in exercising its discretion to               staff of the Exchange, which are
                                                    portfolios for the Fund will not meet all               halt or suspend trading in the Shares of              designed to detect violations of
                                                    of the ‘‘generic’’ listing requirements of              the Fund.21 Trading in Shares of the                  Exchange rules and applicable federal
                                                    Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Rule                        Fund will be halted if the circuit breaker            securities laws. The Exchange
                                                    8.600–E applicable to the listing of                    parameters in NYSE Arca Rule 7.12–E                   represents that these procedures are
                                                    Managed Fund Shares. The Fund’s                         have been reached. Trading also may be                adequate to properly monitor Exchange
                                                    portfolio will meet all such                            halted because of market conditions or                trading of the Shares in all trading
                                                    requirements except for those set forth                 for reasons that, in the view of the                  sessions and to deter and detect
                                                    in Commentary .01(b)(1).20                              Exchange, make trading in the Shares                  violations of Exchange rules and federal
                                                       The Exchange believes that it is                     inadvisable.                                          securities laws applicable to trading on
                                                    appropriate and in the public interest to                                                                     the Exchange.23
                                                                                                            Trading Rules                                            The surveillances referred to above
                                                    approve listing and trading of Shares of
                                                    the Fund on the Exchange                                   The Exchange deems the Shares to be                generally focus on detecting securities
                                                    notwithstanding that the Fund would                     equity securities, thus rendering trading             trading outside their normal patterns,
                                                    not meet the requirements of                            in the Shares subject to the Exchange’s               which could be indicative of
                                                    Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600–E                    existing rules governing the trading of               manipulative or other violative activity.
                                                    in that the Fund’s investments in                       equity securities. Shares will trade on               When such situations are detected,
                                                    municipal securities will be well-                      NYSE Arca from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.,                      surveillance analysis follows and
                                                    diversified.                                            Eastern Time in accordance with NYSE                  investigations are opened, where
                                                       The Exchange believes that permitting                Arca Rule 7.34–E (Early, Core, and Late               appropriate, to review the behavior of
                                                    Fund Shares to be listed and traded on                  Trading Sessions). The Exchange has                   all relevant parties for all relevant
                                                    the Exchange notwithstanding that less                  appropriate rules to facilitate                       trading violations.24
                                                    than 75% of the weight of the Fund’s                    transactions in the Shares during all                    The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of
                                                    portfolio may consist of components                     trading sessions. As provided in NYSE                 the Exchange, or both, will
                                                    with less than $100 million minimum                     Arca Rule 7.6–E, the minimum price                    communicate as needed regarding
                                                    original principal amount outstanding                   variation (‘‘MPV’’) for quoting and entry             trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs
                                                    would provide the Fund with greater                     of orders in equity securities traded on              with other markets and other entities
                                                    ability to select from a broad range of                 NYSE Arca is $0.01, with the exception                that are members of the ISG, and the
                                                    Municipal Securities, as described                      of securities that are priced less than               Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the
                                                    above, that would support the Fund’s                    $1.00 for which the MPV for order entry               Exchange, or both, may obtain trading
                                                    investment goal.                                        is $0.0001.                                           information regarding trading in the
                                                       The Exchange believes that,                             The Shares of the Fund will conform                Shares, ETFs and ETNs from such
                                                    notwithstanding that the Fund’s                         to the initial and continued listing                  markets and other entities. In addition,
                                                    portfolio may not satisfy Commentary                    criteria under NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–E.                the Exchange may obtain information
                                                    .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600–E, the Fund’s                   Consistent with NYSE Arca Rule 8.600–                 regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs
                                                    portfolios will not be susceptible to                   E(d)(2)(B)(ii), the Adviser will                      and ETNs from markets and other
                                                    manipulation. As noted above, the                       implement and maintain, or be subject                 entities that are members of ISG or with
                                                    Fund’s investments will be diversified                  to, procedures designed to prevent the                which the Exchange has in place a
                                                    among a minimum of 20 non-affiliated                    use and dissemination of material non-                comprehensive surveillance sharing
                                                    issuers; no single municipal securities                 public information regarding the actual               agreement. In addition, FINRA, on
                                                    issuer will account for more than 10%                   components of the Fund’s portfolio. The               behalf of the Exchange, is able to access,
                                                    of the weight of the Fund’s portfolio; no               Exchange represents that, for initial                 as needed, trade information for certain
                                                    individual bond will account for more                   and/or continued listing, the Fund will               fixed income securities held by the
                                                    than 5% of the weight of the Fund’s                     be in compliance with Rule 10A–3 22                   Fund reported to FINRA’s Trade
                                                    portfolio; the Fund will limit its                      under the Act, as provided by NYSE                    Reporting and Compliance Engine
                                                    investments in Municipal Securities of                  Arca Rule 5.3–E. A minimum of 100,000                 (‘‘TRACE’’). FINRA also can access data
                                                    any one state to 20% of the Fund’s total                Shares will be outstanding at the                     obtained from the Municipal Securities
                                                    assets and will be diversified among                    commencement of trading on the                        Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’) relating to
                                                    issuers in at least 10 states; and the                  Exchange. The Exchange will obtain a                  municipal bond trading activity for
                                                                                                            representation from the issuer of the                 surveillance purposes in connection
                                                    Fund will be diversified among a
                                                                                                            Shares that the NAV per Share will be                 with trading in the Shares.
                                                    minimum of five different sectors of the
                                                                                                            calculated daily and that the NAV and                    In addition, the Exchange also has a
                                                    municipal bond market.
                                                       The Exchange notes that, other than                  the Disclosed Portfolio will be made                  general policy prohibiting the
                                                    Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600–E,                   available to all market participants at               distribution of material, non-public
                                                    the Fund’s portfolio will meet all other                the same time. The Fund’s investments                 information by its employees.
                                                    requirements of Rule 8.600–E.                           will be consistent with the Fund’s
                                                                                                            investment goal and will not be used to
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                                                                                                                                                                    23 FINRA conducts cross-market surveillances on

                                                    obligations of the U.S. government, which are then      enhance leverage.                                     behalf of the Exchange pursuant to a regulatory
                                                    deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by      Surveillance                                          services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for
                                                    a trustee bank to secure all future payments of                                                               FINRA’s performance under this regulatory services
                                                    principal and interest on the pre-refunded bonds.         The Exchange represents that trading                agreement.
                                                       20 Commentary .01(b)(1) to NYSE Arca Rule                                                                    24 For a list of the current members of ISG, see
                                                                                                            in the Shares will be subject to the
                                                    8.600–E provides that components that in the                                                                  www.isgportal.org. The Exchange notes that not all
                                                    aggregate account for at least 75% of the fixed
                                                                                                            existing trading surveillances,                       components of the Disclosed Portfolio may trade on
                                                    income weight of the portfolio each shall have a                                                              markets that are members of ISG or with which the
                                                                                                              21 See   NYSE Arca Rule 7.12–E, Commentary .04.
                                                    minimum original principal amount outstanding of                                                              Exchange has in place a comprehensive
                                                    $100 million or more.                                     22 17   CFR 240.10A–3.                              surveillance sharing agreement.



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                                                    42152                    Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2017 / Notices

                                                      All statements and representations                    under Section 6(b)(5) 25 that an                        in that the Fund’s investments in
                                                    made in this filing regarding (a) the                   exchange have rules that are designed to                municipal securities will be well-
                                                    description of the portfolio, (b)                       prevent fraudulent and manipulative                     diversified. As noted above, the Fund’s
                                                    limitations on portfolio holdings or                    acts and practices, to promote just and                 investments will be well-diversified in
                                                    reference assets, or (c) or (c) the                     equitable principles of trade, to remove                that the Fund will have a minimum of
                                                    applicability of Exchange listing rules                 impediments to, and perfect the                         20 non-affiliated issuers; no single
                                                    specified in this rule filing shall                     mechanism of a free and open market                     municipal securities issuer will account
                                                    constitute continued listing                            and, in general, to protect investors and               for more than 10% of the weight of the
                                                    requirements for listing the Shares of                  the public interest.                                    Fund’s portfolio; no individual bond
                                                    the Fund on the Exchange.                                  The Exchange believes that the                       will account for more than 5% of the
                                                      The issuer has represented to the                     proposed rule change is designed to                     weight of the Fund’s portfolio; the Fund
                                                    Exchange that it will advise the                        prevent fraudulent and manipulative                     will limit its investments in Municipal
                                                    Exchange of any failure by the Fund to                  acts and practices in that the Shares will              Securities of any one state to 20% of the
                                                    comply with the continued listing                       be listed and traded on the Exchange                    Fund’s total assets and will be
                                                    requirements, and, pursuant to its                      pursuant to the initial and continued                   diversified among issuers in at least 10
                                                    obligations under Section 19(g)(1) of the               listing criteria in NYSE Arca Rule                      states; and the Fund will be diversified
                                                    Act, the Exchange will monitor for                      8.600–E. The Exchange has in place                      among a minimum of five different
                                                    compliance with the continued listing                   surveillance procedures that are                        sectors of the municipal bond market.
                                                    requirements. If the Fund is not in                     adequate to properly monitor trading in                    The Exchange believes that permitting
                                                    compliance with the applicable listing                  the Shares in all trading sessions and to               Fund Shares to be listed and traded on
                                                    requirements, the Exchange will                         deter and detect violations of Exchange                 the Exchange notwithstanding that less
                                                    commence delisting procedures under                     rules and applicable federal securities                 than 75% of the weight of the Fund’s
                                                    NYSE Arca Rule 5.5–E(m).                                laws. The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf                  portfolio may consist of components
                                                                                                            of the Exchange, or both, will                          with less than $100 million minimum
                                                    Information Bulletin
                                                                                                            communicate as needed regarding                         original principal amount outstanding
                                                       Prior to the commencement of                         trading in the Shares, ETFs and ETNs                    would provide the Fund with greater
                                                    trading, the Exchange will inform its                   with other markets and other entities                   ability to select from a broad range of
                                                    Equity Trading Permit Holders in an                     that are members of the ISG, and the                    municipal securities, as described
                                                    Information Bulletin (‘‘Bulletin’’) of the              Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the                     above, that would support the Fund’s
                                                    special characteristics and risks                       Exchange, or both, may obtain trading                   investment objective.
                                                    associated with trading the Shares.                     information regarding trading in the                       The proposed rule change is designed
                                                    Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss                 Shares, ETFs and ETNs from such                         to promote just and equitable principles
                                                    the following: (1) The procedures for                   markets and other entities. In addition,                of trade and to protect investors and the
                                                    purchases and redemptions of Shares in                  the Exchange may obtain information                     public interest in that the Exchange will
                                                    Creation Unit aggregations (and that                    regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs                   obtain a representation from the issuer
                                                    Shares are not individually redeemable);                and ETNs from markets and other                         of the Shares that the NAV per Share
                                                    (2) NYSE Arca Rule 9.2–E(a), which                      entities that are members of ISG or with                will be calculated daily and that the
                                                    imposes a duty of due diligence on its                  which the Exchange has in place a                       NAV and the Disclosed Portfolio will be
                                                    Equity Trading Permit Holders to learn                  comprehensive surveillance sharing                      made available to all market
                                                    the essential facts relating to every                   agreement. In addition, FINRA, on                       participants at the same time. In
                                                    customer prior to trading the Shares; (3)               behalf of the Exchange, is able to access,              addition, a large amount of information
                                                    the risks involved in trading the Shares                as needed, trade information for certain                is publicly available regarding the Fund
                                                    during the Opening and Late Trading                     fixed income securities held by the                     and the Shares, thereby promoting
                                                    Sessions when an updated iNAV will                      Fund reported to TRACE. FINRA also                      market transparency. Quotation and last
                                                    not be calculated or publicly                           can access data obtained from the MSRB                  sale information for the Shares, ETFs
                                                    disseminated; (4) how information                       relating to municipal bond trading                      and ETNs will be available via the CTA
                                                    regarding the iNAV and the Disclosed                    activity for surveillance purposes in                   high-speed line, and from the national
                                                    Portfolio is disseminated; (5) the                      connection with trading in the Shares.                  securities exchange on which they are
                                                    requirement that Equity Trading Permit                  The Fund may not purchase illiquid                      listed. Prior to the commencement of
                                                    Holders deliver a prospectus to                         assets if, in the aggregate, more than                  trading, the Exchange will inform its
                                                    investors purchasing newly issued                       15% of its net assets would be invested                 Equity Trading Permit Holders in an
                                                    Shares prior to or concurrently with the                in illiquid assets. Neither the Manager                 Information Bulletin of the special
                                                    confirmation of a transaction; and (6)                  nor Sub-Adviser is a registered broker-                 characteristics and risks associated with
                                                    trading information.                                    dealer but each is affiliated with a                    trading the Shares. Trading in Shares of
                                                       In addition, the Bulletin will                       broker-dealer. The Manager and Sub-                     the Fund will be halted if the circuit
                                                    reference that the Fund is subject to                   Adviser each has implemented a ‘‘fire                   breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Rule
                                                    various fees and expenses described in                  wall’’ with respect to such broker-dealer               7.12–E have been reached or because of
                                                    the Registration Statement. The Bulletin                affiliate regarding access to information               market conditions or for reasons that, in
                                                    will discuss any exemptive, no-action,                  concerning the composition of and/or                    the view of the Exchange, make trading
                                                    and interpretive relief granted by the                  changes to the Fund’s portfolio.                        in the Shares inadvisable. Trading in the
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                                                    Commission from any rules under the                        The Exchange believes that it is                     Shares will be subject to NYSE Arca
                                                    Act. The Bulletin will also disclose that               appropriate and in the public interest to               Rule 8.600–E(d)(2)(D), which sets forth
                                                    the NAV for the Shares will be                          approve listing and trading of Shares of                circumstances under which Shares of
                                                    calculated after 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time                the Fund on the Exchange                                the Fund may be halted. In addition, as
                                                    each trading day.                                       notwithstanding that the Fund would                     noted above, investors will have ready
                                                                                                            not meet the requirements of                            access to information regarding the
                                                    2. Statutory Basis                                      Commentary .01(b)(1) to Rule 8.600–E                    Fund’s holdings, the iNAV, the
                                                       The basis under the Act for this                                                                             Disclosed Portfolio, and quotation and
                                                    proposed rule change is the requirement                   25 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                             last sale information for the Shares.


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                                                                             Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2017 / Notices                                                 42153

                                                       The proposed rule change is designed                 IV. Solicitation of Comments                            For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                    to perfect the mechanism of a free and                                                                        Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                    open market and, in general, to protect                   Interested persons are invited to                   authority.26
                                                    investors and the public interest in that               submit written data, views, and                       Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                    it will facilitate the listing and trading              arguments concerning the foregoing,                   Assistant Secretary.
                                                    of additional types of actively-managed                 including whether the proposed rule                   [FR Doc. 2017–18799 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    exchange-traded products that                           change is consistent with the Act.                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    principally hold municipal bonds and                    Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                    that will enhance competition among                     the following methods:
                                                    market participants, to the benefit of                                                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                            Electronic Comments                                   COMMISSION
                                                    investors and the marketplace. As noted
                                                    above, the Exchange has in place                          • Use the Commission’s Internet                     [Release No. 34–81503; File No. SR–
                                                    surveillance procedures relating to                     comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                     BatsEDGX–2017–35]
                                                    trading in the Shares and may obtain                    rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                    information via ISG from other                                                                                Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats
                                                                                                              • Send an email to rule-comments@                   EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
                                                    exchanges that are members of ISG or                    sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                    with which the Exchange has entered                                                                           of a Proposed Rule Change, as
                                                                                                            NYSEArca–2017–90 on the subject line.                 Modified by Amendment No. 1, To
                                                    into a comprehensive surveillance
                                                    sharing agreement. In addition, as noted                Paper Comments                                        Harmonize the Corporate Governance
                                                    above, investors will have ready access                                                                       Framework With That of Chicago
                                                    to information regarding the Fund’s                       • Send paper comments in triplicate                 Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
                                                    holdings, iNAV, Disclosed Portfolio,                    to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                 and C2 Options Exchange
                                                    and quotation and last sale information                 Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                         Incorporated
                                                    for the Shares.                                         Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                                                                                                                                  August 30, 2017.
                                                    B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       All submissions should refer to File                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                    Statement on Burden on Competition                      Number SR–NYSEArca–2017–90. This                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                                                                            file number should be included on the                 ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                      The Exchange does not believe that                    subject line if email is used. To help the            notice is hereby given that on August
                                                    the proposed rule change will impose                    Commission process and review your                    23, 2017, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.
                                                    any burden on competition that is not                   comments more efficiently, please use                 (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the
                                                    necessary or appropriate in furtherance                 only one method. The Commission will                  Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                    of the purpose of the Act. The Exchange                 post all comments on the Commission’s                 (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                    notes that the proposed rule change will                Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                change as described in Items I and II
                                                    facilitate the listing and trading of an                rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                       below, which Items have been prepared
                                                    additional type of actively-managed                     submission, all subsequent                            by the Exchange. On August 25, 2017,
                                                    exchange-traded product that                            amendments, all written statements                    the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to
                                                    principally hold municipal bonds and                    with respect to the proposed rule                     the proposed rule change. The
                                                    that will enhance competition among                                                                           Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                                                                            change that are filed with the
                                                    market participants, to the benefit of                                                                        solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                                                                            Commission, and all written
                                                    investors and the marketplace.                                                                                change, as modified by Amendment No.
                                                                                                            communications relating to the
                                                                                                                                                                  1, from interested persons.
                                                    C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       proposed rule change between the
                                                    Statement on Comments on the                            Commission and any person, other than                 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    Proposed Rule Change Received From                      those that may be withheld from the                   Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                    Members, Participants, or Others                        public in accordance with the                         the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                            provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                      The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                      No written comments were solicited                    available for Web site viewing and                    amend and restate its certificate of
                                                    or received with respect to the proposed
                                                                                                            printing in the Commission’s Public                   incorporation and bylaws, as well as
                                                    rule change.
                                                                                                            Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     amend its Rules.
                                                    III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Washington, DC 20549, on official                        The text of the proposed rule change
                                                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     business days between the hours of                    is available at the Exchange’s Web site
                                                    Commission Action                                       10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                at www.bats.com, at the principal office
                                                                                                            filing also will be available for                     of the Exchange, and at the
                                                      Within 45 days of the date of                         inspection and copying at the principal               Commission’s Public Reference Room.
                                                    publication of this notice in the Federal               office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                    Register or within such longer period                                                                         II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                            received will be posted without change;               Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                    up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
                                                                                                            the Commission does not edit personal                 Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                    designate if it finds such longer period
                                                                                                            identifying information from                          Change
                                                    to be appropriate and publishes its
                                                                                                            submissions. You should submit only
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                                                    reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which                                                                      In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                            information that you wish to make                     Exchange included statements
                                                    the self-regulatory organization
                                                    consents, the Commission will:                          available publicly. All submissions                   concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                                                                            should refer to File Number SR–                       the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                      (A) By order approve or disapprove                    NYSEArca–2017–90, and should be
                                                    the proposed rule change, or                                                                                  any comments it received on the
                                                                                                            submitted on or before September 27,
                                                      (B) institute proceedings to determine                2017.                                                   26 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                    whether the proposed rule change                                                                                1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    should be disapproved.                                                                                          2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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FR Citation82 FR 42147 

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