83_FR_50932 83 FR 50737 - Vident Advisory, LLC et al.

83 FR 50737 - Vident Advisory, LLC et al.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)

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FR Document2018-21874

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50737-50738]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21874]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33263; 812-14923]


Vident Advisory, LLC et al.

October 3, 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) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 
12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested order would permit (a) index-
based series of certain open-end management investment companies 
(``Funds'') to issue shares redeemable in large aggregations 
(``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 to 
issue Shares in less than Creation Unit size to investors participating 
in a distribution reinvestment program.

Applicants: ETF Series Solutions (the ``Trust''), a Delaware statutory 
trust registered under the Act as an open-end management investment 
company with multiple series and Vident Advisory, LLC (the ``Initial 
Adviser''), a Delaware limited liability company registered as an 
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 22, 2018.

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 October 29, 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: Vident Advisory, LLC, 300 
Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330, Roswell, GA 30076 and ETF Series 
Solutions, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Loko, Senior Counsel, at (202) 
551-6883, or Aaron Gilbride, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6906 (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 to operate as 
index exchange traded funds (``ETFs'').\1\ Fund shares will be 
purchased and redeemed at their NAV in Creation Units. 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

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will be based on the current bid/offer market. 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 any series of the 
Trust and any other open-end management investment company or series 
thereof (``Funds''), each of which will operate as an ETF, and will 
track a specified index comprised of domestic and/or foreign equity 
securities and/or domestic and/or foreign fixed income securities 
(each, an ``Underlying Index''). 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, an ``Adviser'') and (b) comply with the terms and 
conditions of the application. For purposes of the requested order, 
a ``successor'' is limited to an entity or entities that result from 
a reorganization into another jurisdiction or a change in the type 
of business organization.
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    2. Each Fund will hold investment positions selected to correspond 
closely to the performance of an Underlying Index. In the case of Self-
Indexing Funds, an affiliated person, as defined in section 2(a)(3) of 
the Act (``Affiliated Person''), or an affiliated person of an 
Affiliated Person (``Second-Tier Affiliate''), of the Trust or a Fund, 
of the Adviser, of any sub-adviser to or promoter of a Fund, or of the 
Distributor will create the Underlying Index.\2\
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    \2\ Each Self-Indexing Fund will post on its website the 
identities and quantities of the investment positions that will form 
the basis for the Fund's calculation of its NAV at the end of the 
day. Applicants believe that requiring Self-Indexing Funds to 
maintain full portfolio transparency will help address, together 
with other protections, conflicts of interest with respect to such 
Funds.
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    3. Shares will be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units 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.
    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 effect creations and redemptions of 
Creation Units in kind and that are based on certain Underlying Indexes 
that include foreign securities, 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 
investment positions 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 shares from 
a Fund of Funds, and to engage in the accompanying in-kind transactions 
with the Fund of Funds.\3\ 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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    \3\ 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. 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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                                              decisions, and to deter possible                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               personally or by mail. Hearing requests
                                              wrongdoers from seeking employment                      COMMISSION                                            should be received by the Commission
                                              in the securities industry. Partners,                                                                         by 5:30 p.m. on October 29, 2018, and
                                                                                                      [Investment Company Act Release No.
                                              directors, officers, and employees of                                                                         should be accompanied by proof of
                                                                                                      33263; 812–14923]
                                              exchanges, brokers, dealers, transfer                                                                         service on applicants, in the form of an
                                              agents, and clearing agencies are                       Vident Advisory, LLC et al.                           affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
                                              included.                                                                                                     service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the
                                                                                                      October 3, 2018.                                      Act, hearing requests should state the
                                                 The Commission staff estimates that                  AGENCY: Securities and Exchange                       nature of the writer’s interest, any facts
                                              approximately 4,480 respondents will                    Commission (‘‘Commission’’).                          bearing upon the desirability of a
                                              submit an aggregate total 289,780 new                   ACTION: Notice.                                       hearing on the matter, the reason for the
                                              fingerprint cards each year or                                                                                request, and the issues contested.
                                              approximately 65 fingerprint cards per                     Notice of an application for an order              Persons who wish to be notified of a
                                              year per registrant. The staff estimates                under section 6(c) of the Investment                  hearing may request notification by
                                              that the average number of hours                        Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an              writing to the Commission’s Secretary.
                                              necessary to complete a fingerprint card                exemption from sections 2(a)(32),                     ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
                                              is one-half hour. Thus, the total                       5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and              Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,
                                              estimated annual burden is 144,890                      rule 22c–1 under the Act, under                       Washington, DC 20549–1090;
                                              hours for all respondents (289,780 times                sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an             Applicants: Vident Advisory, LLC, 300
                                              one-half hour). The average internal                    exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and                  Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 330,
                                              labor cost of compliance per hour is                    17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section                Roswell, GA 30076 and ETF Series
                                              approximately $283. Therefore, the total                12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from                     Solutions, 615 E. Michigan Street,
                                              estimated annual internal labor cost of                 sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of               Milwaukee, WI 53202.
                                              compliance for all respondents is                       the Act. The requested order would                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      permit (a) index-based series of certain              Rachel Loko, Senior Counsel, at (202)
                                              $41,003,870 (144,890 times $283).
                                                                                                      open-end management investment                        551–6883, or Aaron Gilbride, Branch
                                                 Written comments are invited on: (a)                 companies (‘‘Funds’’) to issue shares                 Chief, at (202) 551–6906 (Division of
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                      redeemable in large aggregations                      Investment Management, Chief
                                              information is necessary for the proper                 (‘‘Creation Units’’); (b) secondary market            Counsel’s Office).
                                              performance of the functions of the                     transactions in Fund shares to occur at               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                              Commission, including whether the                       negotiated market prices rather than at               following is a summary of the
                                              information shall have practical utility;               net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain                application. The complete application
                                              (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s                    Funds to pay redemption proceeds,                     may be obtained via the Commission’s
                                              estimates of the burden of the proposed                 under certain circumstances, more than                website by searching for the file
                                              collection of information; (c) ways to                  seven days after the tender of shares for             number, or for an applicant using the
                                              enhance the quality, utility, and clarity               redemption; (d) certain affiliated                    Company name box, at http://
                                              of the information to be collected; and                 persons of a Fund to deposit securities               www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
                                              (d) ways to minimize the burden of the                  into, and receive securities from, the                calling (202) 551–8090.
                                              collection of information on                            Fund in connection with the purchase
                                                                                                      and redemption of Creation Units; (e)                 Summary of the Application
                                              respondents, including through the use
                                              of automated collection techniques or                   certain registered management                            1. Applicants request an order that
                                              other forms of information technology.                  investment companies and unit                         would allow Funds to operate as index
                                                                                                      investment trusts outside of the same                 exchange traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’).1 Fund
                                              Consideration will be given to
                                                                                                      group of investment companies as the                  shares will be purchased and redeemed
                                              comments and suggestions submitted in
                                                                                                      Funds (‘‘Funds of Funds’’) to acquire                 at their NAV in Creation Units. All
                                              writing within 60 days of this
                                                                                                      shares of the Funds; and (f) certain                  orders to purchase Creation Units and
                                              publication.                                            Funds to issue Shares in less than                    all redemption requests will be placed
                                                 The Commission may not conduct or                    Creation Unit size to investors                       by or through an ‘‘Authorized
                                              sponsor a collection of information                     participating in a distribution                       Participant,’’ which will have signed a
                                              unless it displays a currently valid OMB                reinvestment program.                                 participant agreement with the
                                              control number. No person shall be                      APPLICANTS: ETF Series Solutions (the                 Distributor. Shares will be listed and
                                              subject to any penalty for failing to                   ‘‘Trust’’), a Delaware statutory trust                traded individually on a national
                                              comply with a collection of information                 registered under the Act as an open-end               securities exchange, where share prices
                                              subject to the PRA that does not display                management investment company with
                                                                                                                                                               1 Applicants request that the order apply to any
                                              a valid OMB control number. Please                      multiple series and Vident Advisory,
                                                                                                                                                            series of the Trust and any other open-end
                                              direct your written comments to:                        LLC (the ‘‘Initial Adviser’’), a Delaware             management investment company or series thereof
                                              Charles Riddle, Acting Director/Chief                   limited liability company registered as               (‘‘Funds’’), each of which will operate as an ETF,
                                              Information Officer, Securities and                     an investment adviser under the                       and will track a specified index comprised of
                                                                                                      Investment Advisers Act of 1940.                      domestic and/or foreign equity securities and/or
                                              Exchange Commission, c/o Candace                                                                              domestic and/or foreign fixed income securities
                                              Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington,                    FILING DATES: The application was filed               (each, an ‘‘Underlying Index’’). Any Fund will (a)
                                              DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_                     on June 22, 2018.                                     be advised by the Initial Adviser or an entity
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                                                                                                                                                            controlling, controlled by, or under common
                                              Mailbox@sec.gov.                                        HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
                                                                                                                                                            control with the Initial Adviser (each such entity
                                                Dated: October 3, 2018.                               order granting the requested relief will              and any successor thereto, an ‘‘Adviser’’) and (b)
                                                                                                      be issued unless the Commission orders                comply with the terms and conditions of the
                                              Eduardo A. Aleman,                                                                                            application. For purposes of the requested order, a
                                                                                                      a hearing. Interested persons may
                                              Assistant Secretary.                                                                                          ‘‘successor’’ is limited to an entity or entities that
                                                                                                      request a hearing by writing to the                   result from a reorganization into another
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–21834 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]             Commission’s Secretary and serving                    jurisdiction or a change in the type of business
                                              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  applicants with a copy of the request,                organization.



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                                              will be based on the current bid/offer                  transactions in shares will not lead to               transactions with the Fund of Funds.3
                                              market. Any order granting the                          discrimination or preferential treatment              The purchase of Creation Units by a
                                              requested relief would be subject to the                among purchasers. Finally, applicants                 Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will
                                              terms and conditions stated in the                      represent that share market prices will               be accomplished in accordance with the
                                              application.                                            be disciplined by arbitrage                           policies of the Fund of Funds and will
                                                 2. Each Fund will hold investment                    opportunities, which should prevent                   be based on the NAVs of the Funds.
                                              positions selected to correspond closely                shares from trading at a material                        9. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the
                                              to the performance of an Underlying                     discount or premium from NAV.                         Commission to exempt any persons or
                                              Index. In the case of Self-Indexing                                                                           transactions from any provision of the
                                                                                                         6. With respect to Funds that effect
                                              Funds, an affiliated person, as defined                                                                       Act if such exemption is necessary or
                                                                                                      creations and redemptions of Creation
                                              in section 2(a)(3) of the Act (‘‘Affiliated                                                                   appropriate in the public interest and
                                                                                                      Units in kind and that are based on
                                              Person’’), or an affiliated person of an                                                                      consistent with the protection of
                                                                                                      certain Underlying Indexes that include
                                              Affiliated Person (‘‘Second-Tier                                                                              investors and the purposes fairly
                                                                                                      foreign securities, applicants request
                                              Affiliate’’), of the Trust or a Fund, of the                                                                  intended by the policy and provisions of
                                                                                                      relief from the requirement imposed by
                                              Adviser, of any sub-adviser to or                                                                             the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
                                                                                                      section 22(e) in order to allow such
                                              promoter of a Fund, or of the Distributor                                                                     provides that the Commission may
                                                                                                      Funds to pay redemption proceeds
                                              will create the Underlying Index.2                                                                            exempt any person, security, or
                                                                                                      within fifteen calendar days following
                                                 3. Shares will be purchased and                                                                            transaction, or any class or classes of
                                                                                                      the tender of Creation Units for
                                              redeemed in Creation Units and                                                                                persons, securities, or transactions, from
                                                                                                      redemption. Applicants assert that the
                                              generally on an in-kind basis. Except                                                                         any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the
                                                                                                      requested relief would not be
                                              where the purchase or redemption will                                                                         exemption is consistent with the public
                                                                                                      inconsistent with the spirit and intent of
                                              include cash under the limited                                                                                interest and the protection of investors.
                                                                                                      section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable,
                                              circumstances specified in the                                                                                Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the
                                                                                                      undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the
                                              application, purchasers will be required                                                                      Commission to grant an order
                                                                                                      actual payment of redemption proceeds.
                                              to purchase Creation Units by                                                                                 permitting a transaction otherwise
                                              depositing specified instruments                           7. Applicants request an exemption to              prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds
                                              (‘‘Deposit Instruments’’), and                          permit Funds of Funds to acquire Fund                 that (a) the terms of the proposed
                                              shareholders redeeming their shares                     shares beyond the limits of section                   transaction are fair and reasonable and
                                              will receive specified instruments                      12(d)(1)(A) of the Act; and the Funds,                do not involve overreaching on the part
                                              (‘‘Redemption Instruments’’). The                       and any principal underwriter for the                 of any person concerned; (b) the
                                              Deposit Instruments and the                             Funds, and/or any broker or dealer                    proposed transaction is consistent with
                                              Redemption Instruments will each                        registered under the Exchange Act, to                 the policies of each registered
                                              correspond pro rata to the positions in                 sell shares to Funds of Funds beyond                  investment company involved; and (c)
                                              the Fund’s portfolio (including cash                    the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the              the proposed transaction is consistent
                                              positions) except as specified in the                   Act. The application’s terms and                      with the general purposes of the Act.
                                              application.                                            conditions are designed to, among other
                                                                                                      things, help prevent any potential (i)                  For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                 4. Because shares will not be
                                                                                                                                                            Investment Management, under delegated
                                              individually redeemable, applicants                     undue influence over a Fund through                   authority.
                                              request an exemption from section                       control or voting power, or in
                                                                                                                                                            Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                              5(a)(1) and section 2(a)(32) of the Act                 connection with certain services,
                                                                                                      transactions, and underwritings, (ii)                 Assistant Secretary.
                                              that would permit the Funds to register
                                              as open-end management investment                       excessive layering of fees, and (iii)                 [FR Doc. 2018–21874 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
                                              companies and issue shares that are                     overly complex fund structures, which                 BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                              redeemable in Creation Units.                           are the concerns underlying the limits
                                                 5. Applicants also request an                        in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the
                                              exemption from section 22(d) of the Act                 Act.                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                              and rule 22c–1 under the Act as                                                                               COMMISSION
                                                                                                         8. Applicants request an exemption
                                              secondary market trading in shares will                 from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the            Sunshine Act Meetings
                                              take place at negotiated prices, not at a               Act to permit persons that are Affiliated
                                              current offering price described in a                   Persons, or Second Tier Affiliates, of the            TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given,
                                              Fund’s prospectus, and not at a price                   Funds, solely by virtue of certain                    pursuant to the provisions of the
                                              based on NAV. Applicants state that (a)                 ownership interests, to effectuate                    Government in the Sunshine Act, Public
                                              secondary market trading in shares does                 purchases and redemptions in-kind. The                Law 94–409, the Securities and
                                              not involve a Fund as a party and will                  deposit procedures for in-kind                        Exchange Commission will hold an
                                              not result in dilution of an investment                 purchases of Creation Units and the                   Open Meeting on Thursday, October 11,
                                              in shares, and (b) to the extent different              redemption procedures for in-kind                     2018 at 1:00 p.m.
                                              prices exist during a given trading day,                redemptions of Creation Units will be                 PLACE: The meeting will be held in
                                              or from day to day, such variances occur                the same for all purchases and                        Auditorium LL–002 at the
                                              as a result of third-party market forces,               redemptions, and Deposit Instruments
                                              such as supply and demand. Therefore,                   and Redemption Instruments will be                       3 The requested relief would apply to direct sales
                                              applicants assert that secondary market                 valued in the same manner as those                    of shares in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of
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                                                                                                      investment positions currently held by                Funds and redemptions of those shares. Applicants,
                                                2 Each Self-Indexing Fund will post on its website                                                          moreover, are not seeking relief from section 17(a)
                                              the identities and quantities of the investment
                                                                                                      the Funds. Applicants also seek relief                for, and the requested relief will not apply to,
                                              positions that will form the basis for the Fund’s       from the prohibitions on affiliated                   transactions where a Fund could be deemed an
                                              calculation of its NAV at the end of the day.           transactions in section 17(a) to permit a             Affiliated Person, or a Second-Tier Affiliate, of a
                                              Applicants believe that requiring Self-Indexing         Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its             Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an entity
                                              Funds to maintain full portfolio transparency will                                                            controlling, controlled by or under common control
                                              help address, together with other protections,
                                                                                                      shares from a Fund of Funds, and to                   with an Adviser provides investment advisory
                                              conflicts of interest with respect to such Funds.       engage in the accompanying in-kind                    services to that Fund of Funds.



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Document Modified: 2018-10-06 00:58:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe application was filed on June 22, 2018.
ContactRachel Loko, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551-6883, or Aaron Gilbride, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6906 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
FR Citation83 FR 50737 

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