83_FR_10991 83 FR 10942 - Nationwide Fund Advisors and ETF Series Solutions

83 FR 10942 - Nationwide Fund Advisors and ETF Series Solutions

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

Page Range10942-10944
FR Document2018-05039

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10942-10944]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05039]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33042; 812-14849]


Nationwide Fund Advisors and ETF Series Solutions

March 8, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from 
sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1 
under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an 
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under 
section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from sections 
12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested order would 
permit (a) actively-managed series of certain open-end management 
investment companies (``Funds'') to issue shares redeemable in large 
aggregations only (``Creation Units''); (b) secondary market 
transactions in Fund shares to occur at negotiated market prices rather 
than at net asset value (``NAV''); (c) certain Funds to pay redemption 
proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days after the 
tender of shares for redemption; (d) certain affiliated persons of a 
Fund to deposit securities into, and receive securities from, the Fund 
in connection with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units; (e) 
certain registered management investment companies and unit investment 
trusts outside of the same group of investment companies as the Funds 
(``Funds of Funds'') to acquire shares of the Funds; and (f) certain 
Funds (``Feeder Funds'') to create and redeem Creation Units in-kind in 
a master-feeder structure.

Applicants:  Nationwide Fund Advisors (the ``Initial Adviser''), a 
business trust organized under the laws of the state of Delaware 
registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act 
of 1940, ETF Series Solutions (the ``Trust''), a Delaware statutory 
trust registered under the Act as an open-end

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management investment company with multiple series.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 1, 2017.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing:  An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's 
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally 
or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 
5:30 p.m. on April 2, 2018, and should be accompanied by proof of 
service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or for lawyers, a 
certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing 
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts 
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason 
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be 
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the 
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants: W. John McGuire, Esq., 
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20004-2541 and Michael D. Barolsky, Esq., U.S. Bancorp Fund 
Services, LLC, 615 E Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney S. Thornton, Senior Counsel, 
at (202) 551-6812, or Andrea Ottomanelli Magovern, Branch Chief, at 
(202) 551-6821 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's 
Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained via the 
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an 
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551-8090.

Summary of the Application

    1. Applicants request an order that would allow Funds (as defined 
below) to operate as actively-managed exchange traded funds 
(``ETFs'').\1\ Fund shares will be purchased and redeemed at their NAV 
in Creation Units only. All orders to purchase Creation Units and all 
redemption requests will be placed by or through an ``Authorized 
Participant'' which will have signed a participant agreement with the 
Distributor. Shares will be listed and traded individually on a 
national securities exchange, where share prices will be based on the 
current bid/offer market. Certain Funds may operate as Feeder Funds in 
a master-feeder structure. Any order granting the requested relief 
would be subject to the terms and conditions stated in the application.
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    \1\ Applicants request that the order apply to the new series of 
the Trust described in the application as well as to additional 
series of the Trust and any other open-end management investment 
company or series thereof that currently exist or that may be 
created in the future (each, included in the term ``Fund''), each of 
which will operate as an actively-managed ETF. Any Fund will (a) be 
advised by the Initial Adviser or an entity controlling, controlled 
by, or under common control with the Initial Adviser (each such 
entity and any successor thereto is included in the term 
``Adviser'') and (b) comply with the terms and conditions of the 
application. For purposes of the requested Order, the term 
``successor'' is limited to an entity that results from a 
reorganization into another jurisdiction or a change in the type of 
business organization.
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    2. Each Fund will consist of a portfolio of securities and other 
assets and investment positions (``Portfolio Instruments''). Each Fund 
will disclose on its website the identities and quantities of the 
Portfolio Instruments that will form the basis for the Fund's 
calculation of NAV at the end of the day.
    3. Shares will be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units only and 
generally on an in-kind basis. Except where the purchase or redemption 
will include cash under the limited circumstances specified in the 
application, purchasers will be required to purchase Creation Units by 
depositing specified instruments (``Deposit Instruments''), and 
shareholders redeeming their shares will receive specified instruments 
(``Redemption Instruments''). The Deposit Instruments and the 
Redemption Instruments will each correspond pro rata to the positions 
in the Fund's portfolio (including cash positions) except as specified 
in the application.
    4. Because shares will not be individually redeemable, applicants 
request an exemption from section 5(a)(1) and section 2(a)(32) of the 
Act that would permit the Funds to register as open-end management 
investment companies and issue shares that are redeemable in Creation 
Units only.
    5. Applicants also request an exemption from section 22(d) of the 
Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act as secondary market trading in shares 
will take place at negotiated prices, not at a current offering price 
described in a Fund's prospectus, and not at a price based on NAV. 
Applicants state that (a) secondary market trading in shares does not 
involve a Fund as a party and will not result in dilution of an 
investment in shares, and (b) to the extent different prices exist 
during a given trading day, or from day to day, such variances occur as 
a result of third-party market forces, such as supply and demand. 
Therefore, applicants assert that secondary market transactions in 
shares will not lead to discrimination or preferential treatment among 
purchasers. Finally, applicants represent that share market prices will 
be disciplined by arbitrage opportunities, which should prevent shares 
from trading at a material discount or premium from NAV.
    6. With respect to Funds that hold non-U.S. Portfolio Instruments 
and that effect creations and redemptions of Creation Units in kind, 
applicants request relief from the requirement imposed by section 22(e) 
in order to allow such Funds to pay redemption proceeds within fifteen 
calendar days following the tender of Creation Units for redemption. 
Applicants assert that the requested relief would not be inconsistent 
with the spirit and intent of section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable, 
undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the actual payment of redemption 
proceeds.
    7. Applicants request an exemption to permit Funds of Funds to 
acquire Fund shares beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 
Act; and the Funds, and any principal underwriter for the Funds, and/or 
any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act, to sell shares 
to Funds of Funds beyond the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. 
The application's terms and conditions are designed to, among other 
things, help prevent any potential (i) undue influence over a Fund 
through control or voting power, or in connection with certain 
services, transactions, and underwritings, (ii) excessive layering of 
fees, and (iii) overly complex fund structures, which are the concerns 
underlying the limits in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act.
    8. Applicants request an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 
17(a)(2) of the Act to permit persons that are affiliated persons, or 
second-tier affiliates, of the Funds, solely by virtue of certain 
ownership interests, to effectuate purchases and redemptions in-kind. 
The deposit procedures for in-kind purchases of Creation Units and the 
redemption procedures for in-kind redemptions of Creation Units will be 
the same for all purchases and redemptions and Deposit Instruments and 
Redemption Instruments will be valued in the same manner as those 
Portfolio Instruments currently held by the Funds. Applicants also seek 
relief from the prohibitions on affiliated transactions in section 
17(a) to permit a Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its

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shares from a Fund of Funds, and to engage in the accompanying in-kind 
transactions with the Fund of Funds.\2\ The purchase of Creation Units 
by a Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will be accomplished in 
accordance with the policies of the Fund of Funds and will be based on 
the NAVs of the Funds.
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    \2\ The requested relief would apply to direct sales of shares 
in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of Funds and redemptions of 
those shares. Applicants, moreover, are not seeking relief from 
section 17(a) for, and the requested relief will not apply to, 
transactions where a Fund could be deemed an Affiliated Person, or a 
Second-Tier Affiliate, of a Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an 
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with an 
Adviser provides investment advisory services to that Fund of Funds.
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    9. Applicants also request relief to permit a Feeder Fund to 
acquire shares of another registered investment company managed by the 
Adviser having substantially the same investment objectives as the 
Feeder Fund (``Master Fund'') beyond the limitations in section 
12(d)(1)(A) and permit the Master Fund, and any principal underwriter 
for the Master Fund, to sell shares of the Master Fund to the Feeder 
Fund beyond the limitations in section 12(d)(1)(B).
    10. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the Commission to exempt any 
persons or transactions from any provision of the Act if such exemption 
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with 
the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the 
policy and provisions of the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act 
provides that the Commission may exempt any person, security, or 
transaction, or any class or classes of persons, securities, or 
transactions, from any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the exemption 
is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors. 
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the Commission to grant an order 
permitting a transaction otherwise prohibited by section 17(a) if it 
finds that (a) the terms of the proposed transaction are fair and 
reasonable and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person 
concerned; (b) the proposed transaction is consistent with the policies 
of each registered investment company involved; and (c) the proposed 
transaction is consistent with the general purposes of the Act.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                Notice of application for an order to                NE, Washington, DC 20549–1090.                            For the Commission, by the Division of
                                             amend a prior order under sections                      Applicants: 555 California Street 50th                  Investment Management, under delegated
                                             17(d) and 57(i) of the Investment                       Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104                          authority.
                                             Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) and                                                                           Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             rule 17d–1 under the Act permitting                     Bruce MacNeil, Senior Counsel, at (202)                 Assistant Secretary.
                                             certain joint transactions otherwise                    551–6817 or David J. Marcinkus, Branch                  [FR Doc. 2018–05072 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                             prohibited by sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4)               Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of                   BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                             of the Act and rule 17d–1 under the Act.                Investment Management, Chief
                                             SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants                      Counsel’s Office).
                                             request an order to amend a prior order                                                                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                             that permits certain business                                                                                   COMMISSION
                                                                                                     following is a summary of the
                                             development companies (‘‘BDCs’’) and                    application. The complete application                   [Investment Company Act Release No.
                                             registered closed-end investment                        may be obtained via the Commission’s                    33042; 812–14849]
                                             companies (‘‘closed-end funds’’) to co-                 website by searching for the file
                                             invest in portfolio companies with each                 number, or for an applicant using the                   Nationwide Fund Advisors and ETF
                                             other and with affiliated investment                    Company name box, at http://                            Series Solutions
                                             funds and accounts.                                     www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
                                                Applicants: Corporate Capital Trust,                                                                         March 8, 2018.
                                                                                                     calling (202) 551–8090.
                                             Inc. (‘‘CCT I’’), a BDC; Corporate Capital                 Applicants’ Representations:                         AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
                                             Trust II (‘‘CCT II’’), a BDC; KKR Income                                                                        Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
                                                                                                        1. On June 19, 2017, the Applicants
                                             Opportunities Fund (‘‘KIO’’), a closed-                 received an order under Sections 17(d)                  ACTION: Notice.
                                             end fund; FS/KKR Advisor, LLC (‘‘FS/                    and 57(i) of the Act and Rule 17d–1
                                             KKR Advisor’’); KKR Credit Advisors                                                                                Notice of an application for an order
                                                                                                     thereunder, permitting certain joint
                                             (US) LLC (‘‘KKR Credit’’); the                                                                                  under section 6(c) of the Investment
                                                                                                     transactions that otherwise may be
                                             investment advisory subsidiaries and                                                                            Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an
                                                                                                     prohibited by Sections 17(d) and
                                             relying advisers of KKR Credit set forth                                                                        exemption from sections 2(a)(32),
                                                                                                     57(a)(4) and Rule 17d–1 (the ‘‘Prior
                                             on Schedule A to the application                                                                                5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and
                                                                                                     Order’’).1 Unless stated otherwise,
                                             (collectively, with FS/KKR Advisor and                                                                          rule 22c–1 under the Act, under
                                                                                                     defined terms used in the application                   sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
                                             KKR Credit, the ‘‘Existing KKR Credit                   have the meanings provided in the
                                             Advisers’’); KKR Capital Markets                                                                                exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
                                                                                                     application for the Prior Order (the                    17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section
                                             Holdings L.P. and its capital markets                   ‘‘Prior Application’’).
                                             subsidiaries and other indirect, wholly-                                                                        12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption
                                                                                                        2. The Applicants seek an order (the                 from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and
                                             or majority-owned subsidiaries of KKR
                                                                                                     ‘‘Order’’) to amend the Prior Order to                  12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested
                                             & Co. L.P. (‘‘KKR’’) set forth on
                                                                                                     extend the relief granted therein to                    order would permit (a) actively-
                                             Schedule A to the application
                                                                                                     Future Regulated Entities whose                         managed series of certain open-end
                                             (collectively, the ‘‘KCM Companies’’);
                                                                                                     investment adviser is a KKR Credit                      management investment companies
                                             KKR Financial Holdings LLC (‘‘KFN’’)
                                                                                                     Adviser.2 Applicants also seek to amend                 (‘‘Funds’’) to issue shares redeemable in
                                             and its wholly-owned subsidiaries set
                                                                                                     the Prior Order to add FS/KKR Advisor                   large aggregations only (‘‘Creation
                                             forth on Schedule A to the application
                                                                                                     as an Applicant and to remove CNL                       Units’’); (b) secondary market
                                             (together with wholly-owned
                                                                                                     Fund Advisors Company and CNL Fund                      transactions in Fund shares to occur at
                                             subsidiaries of KFN that may be formed
                                                                                                     Advisors II, LLC as Applicants.3                        negotiated market prices rather than at
                                             in the future, the ‘‘KFN Subsidiaries.’’);
                                                                                                        3. FS/KKR Advisor is a Delaware                      net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain
                                             and the Existing Affiliated Funds set
                                                                                                     limited liability company, and, prior to                Funds to pay redemption proceeds,
                                             forth on Schedule A to the application.
                                                                                                     relying on the requested relief, will be                under certain circumstances, more than
                                                Filing Dates: The application was
                                                                                                     registered as an investment adviser                     seven days after the tender of shares for
                                             filed on March 6, 2018.
                                                Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An               under the Advisers Act and controlled                   redemption; (d) certain affiliated
                                             order granting the requested relief will                by KKR Credit.                                          persons of a Fund to deposit securities
                                             be issued unless the Commission orders                     4. Applicants state that the legal                   into, and receive securities from, the
                                             a hearing. Interested persons may                       analysis in the Prior Application is                    Fund in connection with the purchase
                                             request a hearing by writing to the                     equally applicable to this application.                 and redemption of Creation Units; (e)
                                             Commission’s Secretary and serving                         Applicants’ Conditions:                              certain registered management
                                             applicants with a copy of the request,                     If the Order is granted, the Conditions              investment companies and unit
                                             personally or by mail. Hearing requests                 of the Prior Order, as stated in the Prior              investment trusts outside of the same
                                             should be received by the Commission                    Application, will remain in effect.                     group of investment companies as the
                                             by 5:30 p.m. on April 2, 2018, and                                                                              Funds (‘‘Funds of Funds’’) to acquire
                                                                                                       1 Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., et al. (File No.
                                             should be accompanied by proof of                                                                               shares of the Funds; and (f) certain
                                                                                                     812–14408), Investment Company Act Release Nos.
                                             service on applicants, in the form of an                32642 (May 22, 2017) (notice) and 32683 (June 19,
                                                                                                                                                             Funds (‘‘Feeder Funds’’) to create and
                                             affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of             2017) (order).                                          redeem Creation Units in-kind in a
                                             service. Hearing requests should state                    2 Per the Order, the term ‘‘Future Regulated          master-feeder structure.
                                             the nature of the writer’s interest, the                Entity’’ would mean a closed-end management             APPLICANTS: Nationwide Fund Advisors
                                                                                                     investment company (a) that is registered under the
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                                             reason for the request, and the issues                                                                          (the ‘‘Initial Adviser’’), a business trust
                                                                                                     Act or has elected to be regulated as a BDC and (b)
                                             contested. Persons who wish to be                       whose investment adviser is a KKR Credit Adviser        organized under the laws of the state of
                                             notified of a hearing may request                       that is registered as an investment adviser under the   Delaware registered as an investment
                                             notification by writing to the                          Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Advisers         adviser under the Investment Advisers
                                             Commission’s Secretary.                                 Act’’).
                                                                                                       3 CNL Fund Advisors Company and CNL Fund              Act of 1940, ETF Series Solutions (the
                                             ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities                   Advisors II, LLC currently serve as investment          ‘‘Trust’’), a Delaware statutory trust
                                             and Exchange Commission, 100 F St.                      adviser to CCT I and CCT II, respectively.              registered under the Act as an open-end


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                                             management investment company with                      will be purchased and redeemed at their                   prices exist during a given trading day,
                                             multiple series.                                        NAV in Creation Units only. All orders                    or from day to day, such variances occur
                                             FILING DATES: The application was filed                 to purchase Creation Units and all                        as a result of third-party market forces,
                                             on December 1, 2017.                                    redemption requests will be placed by                     such as supply and demand. Therefore,
                                             HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:                     or through an ‘‘Authorized Participant’’                  applicants assert that secondary market
                                             An order granting the requested relief                  which will have signed a participant                      transactions in shares will not lead to
                                             will be issued unless the Commission                    agreement with the Distributor. Shares                    discrimination or preferential treatment
                                             orders a hearing. Interested persons may                will be listed and traded individually on                 among purchasers. Finally, applicants
                                             request a hearing by writing to the                     a national securities exchange, where                     represent that share market prices will
                                             Commission’s Secretary and serving                      share prices will be based on the current                 be disciplined by arbitrage
                                             applicants with a copy of the request,                  bid/offer market. Certain Funds may                       opportunities, which should prevent
                                             personally or by mail. Hearing requests                 operate as Feeder Funds in a master-                      shares from trading at a material
                                             should be received by the Commission                    feeder structure. Any order granting the                  discount or premium from NAV.
                                                                                                     requested relief would be subject to the                     6. With respect to Funds that hold
                                             by 5:30 p.m. on April 2, 2018, and
                                                                                                     terms and conditions stated in the                        non-U.S. Portfolio Instruments and that
                                             should be accompanied by proof of
                                                                                                     application.                                              effect creations and redemptions of
                                             service on applicants, in the form of an
                                                                                                        2. Each Fund will consist of a                         Creation Units in kind, applicants
                                             affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
                                                                                                     portfolio of securities and other assets                  request relief from the requirement
                                             service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the
                                                                                                     and investment positions (‘‘Portfolio                     imposed by section 22(e) in order to
                                             Act, hearing requests should state the
                                                                                                     Instruments’’). Each Fund will disclose                   allow such Funds to pay redemption
                                             nature of the writer’s interest, any facts
                                                                                                     on its website the identities and                         proceeds within fifteen calendar days
                                             bearing upon the desirability of a
                                                                                                     quantities of the Portfolio Instruments                   following the tender of Creation Units
                                             hearing on the matter, the reason for the
                                                                                                     that will form the basis for the Fund’s                   for redemption. Applicants assert that
                                             request, and the issues contested.                      calculation of NAV at the end of the                      the requested relief would not be
                                             Persons who wish to be notified of a                    day.                                                      inconsistent with the spirit and intent of
                                             hearing may request notification by                        3. Shares will be purchased and                        section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable,
                                             writing to the Commission’s Secretary.                  redeemed in Creation Units only and                       undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the
                                             ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and                    generally on an in-kind basis. Except                     actual payment of redemption proceeds.
                                             Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,                   where the purchase or redemption will                        7. Applicants request an exemption to
                                             Washington, DC 20549–1090;                              include cash under the limited                            permit Funds of Funds to acquire Fund
                                             Applicants: W. John McGuire, Esq.,                      circumstances specified in the                            shares beyond the limits of section
                                             Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111                       application, purchasers will be required                  12(d)(1)(A) of the Act; and the Funds,
                                             Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,                     to purchase Creation Units by                             and any principal underwriter for the
                                             DC 20004–2541 and Michael D.                            depositing specified instruments                          Funds, and/or any broker or dealer
                                             Barolsky, Esq., U.S. Bancorp Fund                       (‘‘Deposit Instruments’’), and                            registered under the Exchange Act, to
                                             Services, LLC, 615 E Michigan Street,                   shareholders redeeming their shares                       sell shares to Funds of Funds beyond
                                             Milwaukee, WI 53202.                                    will receive specified instruments                        the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        (‘‘Redemption Instruments’’). The                         Act. The application’s terms and
                                             Courtney S. Thornton, Senior Counsel,                   Deposit Instruments and the                               conditions are designed to, among other
                                             at (202) 551–6812, or Andrea                            Redemption Instruments will each                          things, help prevent any potential (i)
                                             Ottomanelli Magovern, Branch Chief, at                  correspond pro rata to the positions in                   undue influence over a Fund through
                                             (202) 551–6821 (Division of Investment                  the Fund’s portfolio (including cash                      control or voting power, or in
                                             Management, Chief Counsel’s Office).                    positions) except as specified in the                     connection with certain services,
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          application.                                              transactions, and underwritings, (ii)
                                             following is a summary of the                              4. Because shares will not be                          excessive layering of fees, and (iii)
                                             application. The complete application                   individually redeemable, applicants                       overly complex fund structures, which
                                             may be obtained via the Commission’s                    request an exemption from section                         are the concerns underlying the limits
                                             website by searching for the file                       5(a)(1) and section 2(a)(32) of the Act                   in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the
                                             number, or for an applicant using the                   that would permit the Funds to register                   Act.
                                             Company name box, at http://                            as open-end management investment                            8. Applicants request an exemption
                                             www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by                     companies and issue shares that are                       from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the
                                             calling (202) 551–8090.                                 redeemable in Creation Units only.                        Act to permit persons that are affiliated
                                                                                                        5. Applicants also request an                          persons, or second-tier affiliates, of the
                                             Summary of the Application                              exemption from section 22(d) of the Act                   Funds, solely by virtue of certain
                                                1. Applicants request an order that                  and rule 22c–1 under the Act as                           ownership interests, to effectuate
                                             would allow Funds (as defined below)                    secondary market trading in shares will                   purchases and redemptions in-kind. The
                                             to operate as actively-managed exchange                 take place at negotiated prices, not at a                 deposit procedures for in-kind
                                             traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’).1 Fund shares                   current offering price described in a                     purchases of Creation Units and the
                                                                                                     Fund’s prospectus, and not at a price                     redemption procedures for in-kind
                                                1 Applicants request that the order apply to the     based on NAV. Applicants state that (a)                   redemptions of Creation Units will be
                                             new series of the Trust described in the application    secondary market trading in shares does                   the same for all purchases and
                                             as well as to additional series of the Trust and any    not involve a Fund as a party and will                    redemptions and Deposit Instruments
                                             other open-end management investment company
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                                                                                                     not result in dilution of an investment                   and Redemption Instruments will be
                                             or series thereof that currently exist or that may be
                                             created in the future (each, included in the term       in shares, and (b) to the extent different                valued in the same manner as those
                                             ‘‘Fund’’), each of which will operate as an actively-                                                             Portfolio Instruments currently held by
                                             managed ETF. Any Fund will (a) be advised by the        with the terms and conditions of the application.         the Funds. Applicants also seek relief
                                             Initial Adviser or an entity controlling, controlled    For purposes of the requested Order, the term
                                             by, or under common control with the Initial            ‘‘successor’’ is limited to an entity that results from
                                                                                                                                                               from the prohibitions on affiliated
                                             Adviser (each such entity and any successor thereto     a reorganization into another jurisdiction or a           transactions in section 17(a) to permit a
                                             is included in the term ‘‘Adviser’’) and (b) comply     change in the type of business organization.              Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its


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                                             shares from a Fund of Funds, and to                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                             engage in the accompanying in-kind                      COMMISSION                                            [Public Notice: 10307]
                                             transactions with the Fund of Funds.2
                                             The purchase of Creation Units by a                     [Release No. 34–82697; File No. SR–BOX–               60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                             Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will                 2018–07]                                              Collection: Statement Regarding a
                                             be accomplished in accordance with the                                                                        Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport Book and/
                                             policies of the Fund of Funds and will                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX                    or Card
                                             be based on the NAVs of the Funds.                      Options Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                9. Applicants also request relief to                 Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                       Notice of request for public
                                                                                                                                                           ACTION:
                                             permit a Feeder Fund to acquire shares                  Proposed Rule Change To Expand the                    comment.
                                             of another registered investment                        Short Term Option Series Program                      SUMMARY:    The Department of State is
                                             company managed by the Adviser                                                                                seeking Office of Management and
                                             having substantially the same                           February 13, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                           Budget (OMB) approval for the
                                             investment objectives as the Feeder                     Correction                                            information collection described below.
                                             Fund (‘‘Master Fund’’) beyond the                                                                             In accordance with the Paperwork
                                             limitations in section 12(d)(1)(A) and                    In notice document 2017–03306                       Reduction Act of 1995, we are
                                             permit the Master Fund, and any                         beginning on page 7279 in the issue of                requesting comments on this collection
                                             principal underwriter for the Master                    Tuesday, February 20, 2017, make the                  from all interested individuals and
                                             Fund, to sell shares of the Master Fund                 following correction:                                 organizations. The purpose of this
                                             to the Feeder Fund beyond the                                                                                 notice is to allow 60 days for public
                                                                                                       On page 7282, in the first column, in
                                             limitations in section 12(d)(1)(B).                                                                           comment preceding submission of the
                                                                                                     the twelfth through thirteenth lines,
                                                10. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the              ‘‘March 9, 2018’’ should read ‘‘March                 collection to OMB.
                                             Commission to exempt any persons or                     13, 2018’’.                                           DATES: The Department will accept
                                             transactions from any provision of the                  [FR Doc. C1–2018–03306 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am]        comments from the public up to May 14,
                                             Act if such exemption is necessary or                                                                         2018.
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 1301–00–P
                                             appropriate in the public interest and                                                                        ADDRESSES:
                                             consistent with the protection of                                                                                You may submit comments by any of
                                             investors and the purposes fairly                                                                             the following methods:
                                             intended by the policy and provisions of                                                                         • Web: Persons with access to the
                                             the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                                                                                                                           internet may comment on this notice by
                                             provides that the Commission may                                                                              going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
                                             exempt any person, security, or                         [Public Notice: 10356]
                                                                                                                                                           search for the document by entering
                                             transaction, or any class or classes of                                                                       ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2018–0008’’ in
                                             persons, securities, or transactions, from              Determination Under the Foreign
                                                                                                                                                           the Search field. Then click the
                                             any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the                Assistance Act of 1961 for Assistance
                                                                                                                                                           ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
                                             exemption is consistent with the public                 for Iraq
                                                                                                                                                           the comment form.
                                             interest and the protection of investors.                                                                        • Email: PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.
                                             Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the                    Pursuant to the authority vested in me                • Regular Mail: Send written
                                             Commission to grant an order                            by section 506(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the                 comments to: PPT Forms Officer, U.S.
                                             permitting a transaction otherwise                      Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA),                 Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA,
                                             prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds                 and the President’s Memorandum of                     44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227,
                                             that (a) the terms of the proposed                      Delegation dated December 4, 2017, I                  Sterling, VA 20166–1227.
                                             transaction are fair and reasonable and                 hereby determine that it is in the                       You must include the DS form
                                             do not involve overreaching on the part                 national interest of the United States to             number (if applicable), information
                                             of any person concerned; (b) the                        draw down articles and services from                  collection title, and the OMB control
                                             proposed transaction is consistent with                 the inventory and resources of any                    number in any correspondence.
                                             the policies of each registered                         agency of the U.S. government, and                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             investment company involved; and (c)                    military education and training from the                 • Title of Information Collection:
                                             the proposed transaction is consistent                  Department of Defense, for the purposes               Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen
                                             with the general purposes of the Act.                   and under the authorities of chapter 9                U.S. Passport Book and/or Card.
                                               For the Commission, by the Division of                of Part I of the FAA. I therefore direct                 • OMB Control Number: 1405–0014.
                                             Investment Management, under delegated                  the drawdown of up to $22,000,000 of                     • Type of Request: Revision of a
                                             authority.                                              articles and services from the inventory              Currently Approved Collection.
                                             Eduardo A. Aleman,                                      and resources of any agency of the U.S.                  • Originating Office: Bureau of
                                             Assistant Secretary.                                    government, and military education and                Consular Affairs, Passport Services,
                                                                                                                                                           Office of Legal Affairs (CA/PPT/S/L/
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–05039 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am]             training from the Department of
                                                                                                                                                           LA).
                                             BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  Defense, to provide assistance for Iraq.                 • Form Number: DS–64.
                                                                                                        This determination shall be reported                  • Respondents: Individuals or
                                                2 The requested relief would apply to direct sales
                                                                                                     to Congress and published in the                      Households.
                                             of shares in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of
                                             Funds and redemptions of those shares. Applicants,      Federal Register.                                        • Estimated Number of Respondents :
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                                             moreover, are not seeking relief from section 17(a)                                                           643,400.
                                             for, and the requested relief will not apply to,        Rex W. Tillerson,                                        • Estimated Number of Responses:
                                             transactions where a Fund could be deemed an            Secretary of State.                                   643,400.
                                             Affiliated Person, or a Second-Tier Affiliate, of a     [FR Doc. 2018–05036 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am]              • Average Time per Response: 10
                                             Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an entity
                                             controlling, controlled by or under common control      BILLING CODE 4710–31–P                                minutes.
                                             with an Adviser provides investment advisory                                                                     • Total Estimated Burden Time:
                                             services to that Fund of Funds.                                                                               107,233 hours.


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Document Created: 2018-03-13 01:57:08
Document Modified: 2018-03-13 01:57:08
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe application was filed on December 1, 2017.
ContactCourtney S. Thornton, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551-6812, or Andrea Ottomanelli Magovern, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6821 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
FR Citation83 FR 10942 

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