[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20273-20281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08129]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71894; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-30]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Listing and Trading Shares of Hull 
Tactical US ETF Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600

April 7, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that, on March 24, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'' or ``NYSE 
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade shares of the following 
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 (``Managed Fund Shares''): Hull 
Tactical US ETF. The text of the proposed rule change is available on 
the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the

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principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to list and trade the shares (``Shares'') of 
Hull Tactical US ETF (the ``Fund'') under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.600, which governs the listing and trading of Managed Fund Shares \4\ 
on the Exchange.\5\ The Shares will be offered by the Exchange Traded 
Concepts Trust (``Trust''), a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is 
registered with the Commission as an investment company.\6\
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    \4\ A Managed Fund Share is a security that represents an 
interest in an investment company registered under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1) (``1940 Act'') organized as an 
open-end investment company or similar entity that invests in a 
portfolio of securities selected by its investment adviser 
consistent with its investment objectives and policies. In contrast, 
an open-end investment company that issues Investment Company Units, 
listed and traded on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
5.2(j)(3), seeks to provide investment results that correspond 
generally to the price and yield performance of specific foreign or 
domestic stock index, fixed income securities index, or combination 
thereof.
    \5\ The Commission has previously approved listing and trading 
on the Exchange of a number of actively managed funds under Rule 
8.600. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 61842 (April 
5, 2010), 75 FR 18554 (April 12, 2010) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-10) (order 
approving Exchange listing and trading of Mars Hill Global Relative 
Value ETF (f/k/a HTE Global Relative Value ETF)); 67559 (Aug. 1, 
2012), 77 FR 47482 (Aug. 8, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-57) (order 
approving Exchange listing and trading of QAM Equity Hedge ETF); and 
67552 (Aug. 1, 2012), 77 FR 47131 (Aug. 7, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-
55) (notice of filing of proposed rule change to list and trade 
shares of STAR Global Buy-Write ETF).
    \6\ The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On July 26, 
2013, the Trust filed with the Commission a post-effective amendment 
to its registration statement on Form N-1A relating to the Fund 
(File Nos. 333-156529 and 811-22263) (the ``Registration 
Statement''). The descriptions of the operation of the Trust and the 
Shares contained herein are based, in part, on the Registration 
Statement. In addition, the Commission has issued an order granting 
certain exemptive relief to the Trust under the1940 Act. See 
Investment Company Act Release No.30445 (April 2, 2013) (File No. 
812-13969) (``Exemptive Order'').
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    Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC will be the investment adviser 
(``Adviser'') to the Fund. HTAA, LLC will be the sub-adviser to the 
Fund (the ``Sub-Adviser''). SEI Investments Co. will serve as the 
administrator of the Fund (``Administrator''). JP Morgan Chase Bank 
N.A. will serve as the custodian, transfer agent and dividend 
disbursing agent of the Fund. SEI Investments Distribution Co. will 
serve as the distributor (``Distributor'') for the Trust.
    Commentary .06 to Rule 8.600 provides that, if the investment 
adviser to the investment company issuing Managed Fund Shares is 
affiliated with a broker-dealer, such investment adviser shall erect a 
``fire wall'' between the investment adviser and the broker-dealer with 
respect to access to information concerning the composition and/or 
changes to such investment company portfolio. In addition, Commentary 
.06 further requires that personnel who make decisions on the open-end 
fund's portfolio composition must be subject to procedures designed to 
prevent the use and dissemination of material nonpublic information 
regarding the open-end fund's portfolio.\7\ Commentary .06 to Rule 
8.600 is similar to Commentary .03(a)(i) and (iii) to NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3); however, Commentary .06 in connection with the 
establishment of a ``fire wall'' between the investment adviser and the 
broker-dealer reflects the applicable open-end fund's portfolio, not an 
underlying benchmark index, as is the case with index-based funds. 
Neither the Adviser nor the Sub-Adviser is or is affiliated with a 
broker-dealer. In the event (a) the Adviser or Sub-Adviser becomes, or 
becomes newly affiliated with, a broker-dealer, or (b) any new manager, 
adviser, or sub-adviser is, or becomes affiliated with, a broker-
dealer, it will implement a fire wall with respect to its relevant 
personnel or broker-dealer affiliate, as applicable, regarding access 
to information concerning the composition and/or changes to the 
portfolio, and will be subject to procedures designed to prevent the 
use and dissemination of material, non-public information regarding 
such portfolio.
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    \7\ An investment adviser to an open-end fund is required to be 
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ``Advisers 
Act''). As a result, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and their related 
personnel are subject to the provisions of Rule 204A-1 under the 
Advisers Act relating to codes of ethics. This Rule requires 
investment advisers to adopt a code of ethics that reflects the 
fiduciary nature of the relationship to clients as well as 
compliance with other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, 
procedures designed to prevent the communication and misuse of non-
public information by an investment adviser must be consistent with 
Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. In addition, Rule 206(4)-7 under 
the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to 
provide investment advice to clients unless such investment adviser 
has (i) adopted and implemented written policies and procedures 
reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the investment adviser 
and its supervised persons, of the Advisers Act and the Commission 
rules adopted thereunder; (ii) implemented, at a minimum, an annual 
review regarding the adequacy of the policies and procedures 
established pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and the effectiveness 
of their implementation; and (iii) designated an individual (who is 
a supervised person) responsible for administering the policies and 
procedures adopted under subparagraph (i) above.
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    According to the Registration Statement, the investment objective 
of the Fund will be to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund 
will be actively managed.
    According to the Registration Statement, under normal market 
conditions \8\ the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective 
by taking long and short positions \9\ in one or more exchange traded 
funds (``ETFs'') \10\ that seek to track the performance of the S&P 500 
Index (each, an ``S&P 500-related ETF''). The ETFs the Fund invests in 
all will be listed and traded in the U.S. on registered exchanges. 
Under normal market conditions, substantially all of the Fund's assets 
will be invested in one or more S&P 500-related ETFs, ETFs that provide 
leveraged or inverse exposure to the S&P 500 Index and, to seek the 
desired exposure to the S&P 500 Index,

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futures contracts, as well as, as described below, cash instruments.
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    \8\ The term ``under normal market conditions'' includes, but is 
not limited to, the absence of adverse market, economic, political 
or other conditions, including extreme volatility or trading halts 
in the equity markets or the financial markets generally; 
operational issues causing dissemination of inaccurate market 
information; or force majeure type events such as systems failure, 
natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of 
terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any similar intervening 
circumstance.
    \9\ According to the Registration Statement, short sales are 
transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To 
complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow or otherwise obtain 
the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then 
obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the 
security at the market price at the time of replacement. The Fund 
may use repurchase agreements to satisfy delivery obligations in 
short sales transactions. The Fund may use up to 100% of its net 
assets to engage in short sales transactions and collateralize its 
open short positions.
    \10\ ETFs are securities registered under the 1940 Act such as 
those listed and traded on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities 
Rules 5.2(j)(3) (Investment Company Units), 8.100 (Portfolio 
Depositary Receipts) and 8.600 (Managed Fund Shares).
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Sub-Adviser will 
utilize a proprietary, analytical investment model that examines 
current and historical market data to attempt to predict the 
performance of the S&P 500 Index. The model will deliver investment 
signals that the Sub-Adviser will use to make investment decisions for 
the Fund. Depending on the investment signal delivered by the model, 
the Sub-Adviser will take certain long or short positions in one or 
more S&P 500-related ETFs: (1) If the model indicates bull-market 
conditions, the Sub-Adviser will take long positions; or (2) if the 
model indicates bear-market conditions, the Sub-Adviser will take short 
positions. When the Fund takes long positions, it may maintain long 
exposure of up to 200% of net assets; exposure to short positions will 
be limited to no more than 100% of net assets. The Sub-Adviser will 
adjust the Fund's long and short positions when necessary to take into 
account new data from the model that reflects changing market 
conditions. Positions may be adjusted as the model predictions 
fluctuate.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund will enter into 
futures contracts to seek the desired exposure to the S&P 500 
Index.\11\ The Fund will limit its investment in futures contracts such 
that either (1) the aggregate net notional value of its futures 
investments will not exceed the value of the Fund's net assets, after 
taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on the 
futures positions it has entered into; or (2) the aggregate initial 
margin and premiums required to establish positions in its futures 
investments will not exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets, after taking 
into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such 
positions. The Fund will only enter into futures contracts traded on a 
national futures exchange regulated by the CFTC. The Fund will trade 
futures when the Sub-Adviser determines that doing so may provide an 
efficient means of seeking exposure to the S&P 500 Index that is 
complimentary to its investment in shares of one or more S&P 500-
related ETFs.
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    \11\ To the extent the Fund enters into futures contracts or 
invests in underlying ETFs that invest in futures, options on 
futures or other instruments subject to regulation by the U.S. 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC''), it will do so in 
reliance upon and in accordance with CFTC Rule 4.5. The Trust has 
filed a notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of 
the term ``commodity pool operator'' in accordance with CFTC Rule 
4.5. Therefore, neither the Trust nor any of its series is deemed to 
be a ``commodity pool'' or ``commodity pool operator'' under the 
Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''), and they are not subject to 
registration or regulation as such under the CEA. In addition, 
neither the Adviser nor the Sub-Adviser is deemed to be a 
``commodity pool operator'' or ``commodity trading adviser'' with 
respect to the advisory services it provides to the Fund.
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    According to the Registration Statement, in addition to investments 
in the S&P 500-related ETFs and futures contracts, the Fund may invest 
up to 10% of its total assets in leveraged ETFs or inverse ETFs that 
seek to deliver multiples, or the inverse, of the performance of the 
S&P 500 Index, respectively (collectively with S&P 500-related ETFs, 
the ``Underlying ETFs''). Such investments will be made in accordance 
with the 1940 Act and consistent with the Fund's investment objective 
and policies, and will not be used to seek performance that is the 
multiple or inverse multiple (e.g., 2x or 3x) of any securities market 
index. The inverse and leveraged ETFs held by the Fund may utilize 
leverage (i.e. borrowing) to acquire their underlying portfolio 
investments.\12\
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    \12\ The use of leverage may exaggerate changes in an ETF's 
share price and the return on its investments. Inverse and leveraged 
ETFs are designed to achieve their objectives for a single day only.
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may invest in 
Underlying ETFs that are primarily index-based ETFs that hold 
substantially all of their assets in securities representing a specific 
index. The Fund also may invest in Underlying ETFs that are actively 
managed. According to the Registration Statement, the Underlying ETFs 
in which the Fund may invest may invest in equity securities. Equity 
securities consist of common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to 
acquire common stock, securities convertible into common stock,\13\ 
investments in master limited partnerships (``MLPs'') \14\ and 
rights.\15\
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    \13\ According to the Registration Statement, convertible 
securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other 
securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by 
the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or 
securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio.
    \14\ According to the Registration Statement, MLPs are limited 
partnerships in which the ownership units are publicly traded. MLP 
units are registered with the SEC and are freely traded on a 
securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
    \15\ According to the Registration Statement, a right is a 
privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to 
subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is 
issued. Rights normally have a short life of usually two to four 
weeks.
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Underlying ETFs in 
which the Fund may invest may engage in futures and options 
transactions. The Fund will only invest in Underlying ETFs that engage 
in futures contracts if such futures contracts are traded on a national 
futures exchange regulated by the CFTC. Underlying ETFs in which the 
Fund may invest may use futures contracts and related options for bona 
fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities 
held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to gain 
exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk 
management purposes. When an Underlying ETF purchases or sells a 
futures contract, or sells an option thereon, it is required to cover 
its position in order to limit leveraging and related risks.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Underlying ETFs in 
which the Fund may invest may buy and sell index futures contracts with 
respect to any index that is traded on a recognized exchange or board 
of trade.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Underlying ETFs in 
which the Fund may invest may purchase and write (sell) put and call 
options on indices and enter into related closing transactions.\16\ All 
such options written on indices or securities must be covered by the 
Underlying ETF.
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    \16\ According to the Registration Statement, a put option on a 
security gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and 
the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying 
security. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the 
option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation 
to sell, the underlying security. Put and call options on indices 
are similar to options on securities except that options on an index 
give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, 
an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is 
greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price 
of the option.
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    According to the Registration Statement, an Underlying ETF in which 
the Fund may invest may trade put and call options on securities, 
securities indices and currencies, as the Underlying ETF's investment 
adviser determines is appropriate in seeking the ETF's investment 
objective, and except as restricted by the Underlying ETF's investment 
limitations. An Underlying ETF may purchase put and call options on 
securities to protect against a decline in the market value of the 
securities in its portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market 
value of securities that the Fund may seek to purchase in the future. 
An Underlying ETF may write covered call options on securities as a 
means of increasing the yield on its assets and as a means of providing 
limited protection against decreases in its market value. An Underlying 
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Underlying ETFs in 
which the Fund may invest may enter into swaps, including, but not 
limited to, total return swaps, index swaps, and interest rate swaps. 
An Underlying ETF may utilize swaps in an attempt to gain exposure to 
the securities in a market without actually purchasing those 
securities, or to hedge a position.\17\ The Underlying ETFs in which 
the Fund may invest may enter into swaps to invest in a market without 
owning or taking physical custody of the underlying securities in 
circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal 
reasons or is otherwise impracticable.
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    \17\ Forms of swaps include interest rate caps, under which, in 
return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other 
to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or 
``cap,'' interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, 
one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that 
interest rates fall below a specified level, or ``floor,'' and 
interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases 
a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against 
interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.
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    During periods when the Fund's assets (or portion thereof) are not 
fully invested in one or more S&P 500-related ETFs or otherwise exposed 
to the S&P 500 Index, all or a portion of the Fund may be invested in 
cash instruments (``Cash Instruments''), which include U.S. Treasury 
obligations; cash and cash equivalents including commercial paper, 
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances; repurchase 
agreements; \18\ shares of money market mutual funds; and high-quality, 
short-term debt instruments including, in addition to U.S. Treasury 
obligations, other U.S. government securities.\19\
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    \18\ According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may enter 
into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, which may be 
deemed to be loans. The Fund will effect repurchase transactions 
only with large, well-capitalized and well established financial 
institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by the 
Sub-Advisor. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the 
repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase 
price, including any accrued interest earned on the repurchase 
agreement.
    \19\ Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or 
its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S. Treasury securities, 
which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury 
and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times 
of issuance. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or 
guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government 
including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government 
agencies or instrumentalities such as the Federal National Mortgage 
Association (``Fannie Mae''), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation (``Freddie Mac''), the Government National Mortgage 
Association (``Ginnie Mae''), the Federal Home Loan Banks and other 
agencies or instrumentalities. Some obligations issued or guaranteed 
by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for 
example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are supported by the 
full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued 
by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those securities 
issued by Fannie Mae, are supported by the discretionary authority 
of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the 
federal agency, while other obligations issued by or guaranteed by 
federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are 
supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. 
Treasury. The Fund may invest in U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds.
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Other Investments
    According to the Registration Statement, in addition to the 
investments described above, the Fund may invest in other investments, 
as described below.
    According to the Registration Statement, in the absence of normal 
market conditions \20\ the Fund may invest 100% of its assets, without 
limitation, in Cash Instruments. The Fund may be invested in this 
manner for extended periods, depending on the Sub-Adviser's assessment 
of market conditions.
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    \20\ See note 8, supra.
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    According to the Registration Statement, in addition to the 
Underlying ETFs discussed above, which are primary investments of the 
Fund, the Fund will invest in money market mutual funds, to the extent 
that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of 
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, or any rule, regulation or order of 
the SEC or interpretation thereof.
Restrictions on Investment
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may not purchase 
or sell commodities or commodity contracts unless acquired as a result 
of ownership of securities or other instruments issued by persons that 
purchase or sell commodities or commodities contracts; but this shall 
not prevent the Fund from entering into futures contracts.
    The Fund will not directly enter into swaps or engage in options 
transactions.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may not, with 
respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of any issuer 
(except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its 
agencies or instrumentalities or shares of investment companies) if, as 
a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the 
securities of such issuer.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may not acquire 
more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer.
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may not invest 
25% or more of its total assets in the securities of one or more 
issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same 
industry or group of industries.\21\ This limitation does not apply to 
investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, 
its agencies or instrumentalities, or shares of investment companies.
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    \21\ See Form N-1A, Item 9. The Commission has taken the 
position that a fund is concentrated if it invests more than 25% of 
the value of its total assets in any one industry. See, e.g., 
Investment Company Act Release No. 9011 (October 30, 1975), 40 FR 
54241 (November 21, 1975).
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    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund may hold up to an 
aggregate amount of 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities 
(calculated at the time of investment), including securities deemed 
illiquid by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser consistent with Commission 
guidance \22\ and repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven 
days. The Fund will monitor its portfolio liquidity on an ongoing basis 
to determine whether, in light of current circumstances, an adequate 
level of liquidity is being maintained, and will consider taking 
appropriate steps in order to maintain adequate liquidity, if through a 
change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, more than 15% of 
the Fund's net assets are held in illiquid securities. Illiquid 
securities include securities subject to contractual or other 
restrictions on resale and other instruments that lack readily 
available markets as determined in accordance with Commission staff 
guidance.\23\
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    \22\ In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser and Sub-
Adviser may consider the following factors: The frequency of trades 
and quotes for the security; the number of dealers wishing to 
purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential 
purchasers; dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; 
and the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace in 
which it trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, 
the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer).
    \23\ See Investment Company Act Release No. 18612 (March 12, 
1992), 57 FR 9828 (March 20, 1992) (Revisions of Guidelines to Form 
N-1A) (stating that Guide 4 ``permit[s] a fund to invest up to 15% 
of its assets in illiquid securities''). The Commission has stated 
that long-standing Commission guidelines have required open-end 
funds to hold no more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid 
securities and other illiquid assets. See Investment Company Act 
Release No. 28193 (March 11, 2008), 73 FR 14618 (March 18, 2008), 
footnote 34. See also, Investment Company Act Release No. 5847 
(October 21, 1969), 35 FR 19989 (December 31, 1970) (Statement 
Regarding ``Restricted Securities''); Investment Company Act Release 
No. 18612 (March 12, 1992), 57 FR 9828 (March 20, 1992) (Revisions 
of Guidelines to Form N-1A). A fund's portfolio security is illiquid 
if it cannot be disposed of in the ordinary course of business 
within seven days at approximately the value ascribed to it by the 
fund. See Investment Company Act Release No. 14983 (March 12, 1986), 
51 FR 9773 (March 21, 1986) (adopting amendments to Rule 2a-7 under 
the 1940 Act); Investment Company Act Release No. 17452 (April 23, 
1990), 55 FR 17933 (April 30, 1990) (adopting Rule 144A under the 
Securities Act).

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    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund intends to 
qualify each year as a regulated investment company (a ``RIC'') under 
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.\24\
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    \24\ 26 U.S.C. 851.
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Creations and Redemptions of Shares
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund will offer and 
issue Shares at net asset value (``NAV'') only in aggregated lots 
initially of 25,000 (each, a ``Creation Unit''), on a continuous basis 
through the Distributor, at their NAV next determined after receipt, on 
any business day, of an order received in proper form.
    The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of the Fund will 
generally consist of an in kind deposit of a designated portfolio of 
securities (the ``Deposit Securities'') per each Creation Unit 
constituting a substantial replication, or a representation, of the 
securities included in the Fund's portfolio and an amount of cash (the 
``Cash Component'') computed as described below.\25\ Together, the 
Deposit Securities and the Cash Component will constitute the ``Fund 
Deposit,'' which represents the minimum initial and subsequent 
investment amount for a Creation Unit of the Fund. The Cash Component 
will be an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the Shares 
(per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities. The 
Cash Component will serve the function of compensating for any 
differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the market value of 
the Deposit Securities.
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    \25\ According to the Registration Statement, the Trust reserves 
the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of 
cash--i.e., a ``cash in lieu'' amount--to be added to the Cash 
Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available 
in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be eligible for 
transfer through the clearing process, or which may not be eligible 
for trading by an authorized participant or the investor for which 
it is acting. The Trust also reserves the right to offer an ``all 
cash'' option for creations of Creation Units for the Fund.
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    All orders to create Creation Units must be received by the 
Distributor no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time (``E.T.''), an hour 
earlier than the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange 
(ordinarily 4:00 p.m., E.T.), in each case on the date such order is 
placed in order for the creation of Creation Units to be effected based 
on the NAV of Shares of the Fund as next determined on such date after 
receipt of the order in proper form.
    Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next 
determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the 
Fund through the Administrator and only on a business day. Unless cash 
redemptions are available or specified for the Fund, the redemption 
proceeds for a Creation Unit will generally consist of an in-kind 
transfer of a designated portfolio of securities (``Fund Securities'') 
plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the 
Shares being redeemed, as next determined after receipt of a request in 
proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the ``Cash 
Redemption Amount''), less a redemption transaction fee. Cash 
redemptions will only be made available in accordance with the 
Exemptive Order.
    An order to redeem Creation Units is deemed received on the 
transmittal date if (i) such order is received by the Administrator not 
later than 3:00 p.m., E.T. on such transmittal date; and (ii) all other 
procedures set forth in the participant agreement are properly 
followed; such order will be effected based on the NAV of the Fund as 
next determined.
    The Administrator, through the National Securities Clearing 
Corporation (``NSCC''), will make available on each business day, 
immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 
9:30 a.m., E.T.), (a) the list of the names and the required number of 
shares of each Deposit Security to be included in the current Fund 
Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous business day) 
for the Fund, and (b) the Fund Securities that will be applicable to 
redemption requests received in proper form on that day. In addition, 
the Administrator, through the NSCC, will also make available on each 
business day, the estimated Cash Component and Cash Redemption Amount, 
effective through and including the previous business day, per 
outstanding Creation Unit of the Fund.
Net Asset Value
    According to the Registration Statement, the Fund will calculate 
NAV by: (i) Taking the current market value of its total assets; (ii) 
subtracting any liabilities; and (iii) dividing that amount by the 
total number of Shares owned by shareholders. The Fund will calculate 
NAV once each business day as of the regularly scheduled close of 
normal trading on the Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m., E.T.). The value 
of the Fund's Shares bought and sold in the secondary market will be 
driven by market price. The price of these Shares, like the price of 
all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and 
demand, as well as the current value of the portfolio securities held 
by the Fund. Secondary market Shares, available for purchase or sale on 
an intraday basis, do not have a fixed relationship either to the 
previous day's NAV nor the current day's NAV. Prices in the secondary 
market, therefore, may be below, at, or above the most recently 
calculated NAV of such Shares.
    In calculating NAV, the Fund will generally value its portfolio 
investments at market prices or, in the absence of market value with 
respect to any investment, at fair value in accordance with valuation 
procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the 
``Board'') and in accordance with the 1940 Act.
    The Underlying ETFs will be valued at the official closing price, 
if available, or the last reported sale price or, if no sale has 
occurred, at the last quoted bid price on the primary market or 
exchange on which they are traded.
    Futures contracts will be valued at the settlement or closing price 
determined by the applicable exchange.
    The Cash Instruments may be valued at market values, as furnished 
by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Cash Instruments 
also may be valued on the basis of information furnished by an 
independent pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which 
incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data 
processing techniques.
    Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days 
or less for which market quotations and information furnished by an 
independent pricing service are not readily available will be valued at 
amortized cost, which approximates current value. The reliability of 
valuations provided by independent pricing agents is subject to certain 
review procedures.
    Shares of money market mutual funds held by the Fund will be valued 
at their respective NAVs. Prices described above will be obtained from 
independent pricing services that have been approved by the 
Administrator. A number of independent pricing services are available 
and the Fund may use more than one of these services. The Fund may also 
discontinue the use of any pricing service at any time. The Sub-Adviser 
engages in oversight activities with respect to the Fund's independent 
pricing services, which includes, among other things, testing the 
prices provided by pricing services prior to calculation of the Fund's 
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conducting periodic due diligence meetings, and periodically reviewing 
the methodologies and inputs used by these services.
    Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations, 
official closing prices, or information furnished by an independent 
pricing service are not readily available or, in the opinion of the 
Fund, are deemed unreliable will be fair valued in good faith by the 
Fund in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies and in 
accordance with the 1940 Act. For example, if, in the opinion of the 
Fund, a security's value has been materially affected by events 
occurring before the Fund's pricing time but after the close of the 
exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that 
security will be fair valued in good faith by the Fund in accordance 
with applicable fair value pricing policies approved by the Board. In 
fair valuing a security, the Fund may consider factors including price 
movements in futures contracts, market and trading trends, the bid/ask 
quotes of brokers, and off-exchange institutional trading.
Availability of Information
    The Fund's Web site (www.hulltacticalfunds.com), which will be 
publicly available prior to the public offering of Shares, will include 
a form of the Prospectus for the Fund that may be downloaded. The Web 
site will include additional quantitative information updated on a 
daily basis, including, for the Fund: (1) The prior business day's 
reported NAV, mid-point of the bid/ask spread at the time of 
calculation of such NAV (the ``Bid/Ask Price''),\26\ and a calculation 
of the premium and discount of the Bid/Ask Price against the NAV; and 
(2) data in chart format displaying the frequency distribution of 
discounts and premiums of the daily Bid/Ask Price against the NAV, 
within appropriate ranges, for each of the four previous calendar 
quarters. On each business day, before commencement of trading in 
Shares in the Core Trading Session \27\ on the Exchange, the Fund will 
disclose on its Web site the identities and quantities of the portfolio 
of securities and other assets (the ``Disclosed Portfolio'') \28\ held 
by the Fund that will form the basis for the Fund's calculation of NAV 
at the end of the business day.\29\
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    \26\ The Bid/Ask Price of the Fund will be determined using the 
mid-point of the highest bid and the lowest offer on the Exchange as 
of the time of calculation of the Fund's NAV. The records relating 
to Bid/Ask Prices will be retained by the Fund and its service 
providers.
    \27\ The Core Trading Session is 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.T.
    \28\ The Exchange notes that NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii) provides that the Reporting Authority that 
provides the Disclosed Portfolio must implement and maintain, or be 
subject to, procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination 
of material non-public information regarding the actual components 
of the portfolio.
    \29\ Under accounting procedures to be followed by the Fund, 
trades made on the prior business day (``T'') will be booked and 
reflected in NAV on the current business day (``T+1''). 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, portfolio trades that are executed 
prior to the opening of the Exchange on any business day may be 
booked and reflected in NAV on such business day. Accordingly, the 
Fund will be able to disclose at the beginning of the business day 
the portfolio that will form the basis for the NAV calculation at 
the end of the business day.
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    The Disclosed Portfolio will include each portfolio security and 
other financial instruments of the Fund with the following information 
on the Fund's Web site: Ticker symbol (if applicable), name of security 
and financial instrument, number of shares (if applicable) and dollar 
value of securities and financial instruments held in the Fund, and 
percentage weighting of the security and financial instrument in the 
Fund. The Web site information will be publicly available at no charge.
    In addition, for the Fund, an estimated value, defined in Rule 
8.600 as the ``Portfolio Indicative Value,'' that reflects an estimated 
intraday value of the Fund's portfolio, will be disseminated. The 
Portfolio Indicative Value will be comprised of the estimates of the 
value of the Fund's NAV per Share using market data converted into U.S. 
dollars at the current currency rates. The Portfolio Indicative Value 
will be based upon the current value for the components of the 
Disclosed Portfolio. In addition, the Portfolio Indicative Value, as 
defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3), will be widely 
disseminated by one or more major market data vendors at least every 15 
seconds during the Core Trading Session.\30\ The Portfolio Indicative 
Value will be based on quotes and closing prices from the securities' 
local market and may not reflect events that occur subsequent to the 
local market's close. Premiums and discounts between the Portfolio 
Indicative Value and the market price may occur. This should not be 
viewed as a ``real-time'' update of the NAV per Share of the Fund, 
which is calculated once per day. All asset classes in which the Fund 
will invest will be included in the calculation of the Portfolio 
Indicative Value.
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    \30\ Currently, it is the Exchange's understanding that several 
major market data vendors display and/or make widely available 
Portfolio Indicative Values published on CTA or other data feeds.
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    Investors can also obtain the Trust's Statement of Additional 
Information (``SAI''), the Fund's Shareholder Reports, and its Form N-
CSR and Form N-SAR, filed twice a year. The Trust's SAI and Shareholder 
Reports are available free upon request from the Trust, and those 
documents and the Form N-CSR and Form N-SAR may be viewed on-screen or 
downloaded from the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov. Information 
regarding market price and trading volume of the Shares will be 
continually available on a real-time basis throughout the day on 
brokers' computer screens and other electronic services. Information 
regarding the previous day's closing price and trading volume 
information will be published daily in the financial section of 
newspapers.
    Quotation and last sale information for the Shares and underlying 
U.S. exchange-traded equities, including the Underlying ETFs, will be 
available via the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') high-speed 
line and from the national securities exchange on which they are 
listed. Quotations and last sale information for the Fund's futures 
will be available from the futures exchange on which the futures are 
listed. Quotation information from brokers and dealers or pricing 
services will be available for Cash Instruments and non-exchange traded 
securities of money market mutual funds held by the Fund. Pricing 
information regarding each asset class in which the Fund will invest is 
generally available through nationally recognized data service 
providers through subscription arrangements.
    The dissemination of the Portfolio Indicative Value, together with 
the Disclosed Portfolio, will allow investors to determine the 
approximate value of the underlying portfolio of the Fund on a daily 
basis and to provide a close estimate of that value throughout the 
trading day. The intra-day, closing and settlement prices of the Fund 
investments will also be readily available from the exchanges trading 
such securities, automated quotation systems, published or other public 
sources, or on-line information services such as Bloomberg or Reuters.
    Additional information regarding the Trust and the Shares, 
including investment strategies, risks, creation and redemption 
procedures, fees, Fund holding disclosure policies, distributions and 
taxes is included in the Registration Statement. All terms relating to 
the Fund that are referred to, but not defined in this proposed rule 
change, are defined in the Registration Statement.
Initial and Continued Listing
    The Shares will be subject to Rule 8.600, which sets forth the 
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continued listing criteria applicable to Managed Fund Shares. The 
Exchange represents that, for initial and/or continued listing, the 
Fund must be in compliance with Rule 10A-3 \31\ under the Exchange Act, 
as provided by NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.3. A minimum of 100,000 Shares 
will be outstanding at the commencement of trading on the Exchange. The 
Exchange will obtain a representation from the issuer of the Shares 
that the NAV per Share will be calculated daily and that the NAV and 
the Disclosed Portfolio will be made available to all market 
participants at the same time.
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Trading Halts
    With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all 
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend 
trading in the Shares of the Fund. Shares of the Fund will be halted if 
the ``circuit breaker'' parameters in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.12 are 
reached. Trading may be halted because of market conditions or for 
reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in the Shares 
inadvisable. These may include: (1) The extent to which trading is not 
occurring in the securities and/or the financial instruments comprising 
the Disclosed Portfolio of the Fund; or (2) whether other unusual 
conditions or circumstances detrimental to the maintenance of a fair 
and orderly market are present. Trading in the Shares will be subject 
to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D), which sets forth 
circumstances under which trading in Shares of the Fund may be halted.
Trading Rules
    The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, thus 
rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing 
rules governing the trading of equity securities. Shares will trade on 
the NYSE Arca Marketplace from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. E.T. in accordance with 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34 (Opening, Core, and Late Trading 
Sessions). The Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate 
transactions in the Shares during all trading sessions. As provided in 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.6, Commentary .03, the minimum price 
variation (``MPV'') for quoting and entry of orders in equity 
securities traded on the NYSE Arca Marketplace is $0.01, with the 
exception of securities that are priced less than $1.00 for which the 
MPV for order entry is $0.0001.
Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Shares will be subject 
to the existing trading surveillances, administered by the Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, 
which are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules and 
applicable federal securities laws. The Exchange represents that these 
procedures are adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading of the 
Shares in all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of 
Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws.\32\
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    \32\ FINRA surveils trading on the Exchange pursuant to a 
regulatory services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for 
FINRA's performance under this regulatory services agreement.
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    The surveillances referred to above generally focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns, which could be 
indicative of manipulative or other violative activity. When such 
situations are detected, surveillance analysis follows and 
investigations are opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of 
all relevant parties for all relevant trading violations.
    FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, will communicate as needed 
regarding trading in the Shares and underlying equity securities 
(including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures contracts with other 
markets and other entities that are members of the Intermarket 
Surveillance Group (``ISG'') and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may 
obtain trading information regarding trading in the Shares and 
underlying equity securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and 
futures contracts from such markets and other entities. In addition, 
the Exchange may obtain information regarding trading in the Shares and 
underlying equity securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and 
futures contracts from markets and other entities that are members of 
ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement.\33\ In addition, FINRA, on behalf of 
the Exchange, is able to access, as needed, trade information for 
certain fixed income securities held by the Fund reported to FINRA's 
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (``TRACE'').
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    \33\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
www.isgportal.org. The Exchange notes that not all components of the 
Disclosed Portfolio for the Fund may trade on markets that are 
members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a 
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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    In addition, the Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting the 
distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.
Information Bulletin
    Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform its 
Equity Trading Permit Holders in an Information Bulletin (``Bulletin'') 
of the special characteristics and risks associated with trading the 
Shares. Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss the following: (1) The 
procedures for purchases and redemptions of Shares in Creation Unit 
aggregations (and that Shares are not individually redeemable); (2) 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which imposes a duty of due diligence 
on its Equity Trading Permit Holders to learn the essential facts 
relating to every customer prior to trading the Shares; (3) the risks 
involved in trading the Shares during the Opening and Late Trading 
Sessions when an updated Portfolio Indicative Value will not be 
calculated or publicly disseminated; (4) how information regarding the 
Portfolio Indicative Value is disseminated; (5) the requirement that 
Equity Trading Permit Holders deliver a prospectus to investors 
purchasing newly issued Shares prior to or concurrently with the 
confirmation of a transaction; and (6) trading information.
    In addition, the Bulletin will reference that the Fund is subject 
to various fees and expenses described in the Registration Statement. 
The Bulletin will discuss any exemptive, no-action, and interpretive 
relief granted by the Commission from any rules under the Exchange Act. 
The Bulletin will also disclose that the NAV for the Shares will be 
calculated after 4:00 p.m. E.T. each trading day.
2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Exchange Act for this proposed rule change is 
the requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \34\ that an exchange have rules 
that are designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market 
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the 
Shares will be listed on the Exchange pursuant to the initial and 
continued listing criteria in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The 
Exchange has in place surveillance procedures that are adequate to 
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trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules 
and applicable federal securities laws. Neither the Adviser nor the 
Sub-Adviser is or is affiliated with a broker-dealer. In the event (a) 
the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser becomes, or becomes newly affiliated with, 
a broker-dealer, or (b) any new manager, adviser, or sub-adviser is, or 
becomes affiliated with, a broker-dealer, it will implement a fire wall 
with respect to its relevant personnel or broker-dealer affiliate, as 
applicable, regarding access to information concerning the composition 
and/or changes to the portfolio, and will be subject to procedures 
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material, non-public 
information regarding such portfolio. FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, 
will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares and 
underlying equity securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and 
futures contracts with other markets and other entities that are 
members of ISG and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may obtain trading 
information regarding trading in the Shares and underlying equity 
securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures contracts 
from such markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may 
obtain information regarding trading in the Shares and underlying 
equity securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures 
contracts from markets and other entities that are members of ISG or 
with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance 
sharing agreement.\35\ In addition, FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, 
is able to access, as needed, trade information for certain fixed 
income securities held by the Fund reported to TRACE.
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    The ETFs the Fund invests in all will be listed and traded in the 
U.S. on registered exchanges. The Fund will only enter into futures 
contracts traded on a national futures exchange regulated by the CFTC. 
The Fund will limit its investment in futures contracts such that 
either (1) the aggregate net notional value of its futures investments 
will not exceed the value of the Fund's net assets, after taking into 
account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on the futures 
positions it has entered into; or (2) the aggregate initial margin and 
premiums required to establish positions in its futures investments 
will not exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets, after taking into account 
unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions. The 
Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in leveraged ETFs or 
inverse ETFs that seek to deliver multiples, or the inverse, of the 
performance of the S&P 500 Index, respectively. Such investments will 
be made in accordance with the 1940 Act and consistent with the Fund's 
investment objective and policies, and will not be used to seek 
performance that is the multiple or inverse multiple (e.g., 2x or 3x) 
of any securities market index. The Fund will not directly enter into 
swaps or engage in options transactions. The Fund may not, with respect 
to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of any issuer (except 
securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or 
instrumentalities or shares of investment companies) if, as a result, 
more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of 
such issuer. The Fund may not acquire more than 10% of the outstanding 
voting securities of any one issuer. The Fund may not invest 25% or 
more of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers 
conducting their principal business activities in the same industry or 
group of industries. The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% 
of its net assets in illiquid securities (calculated at the time of 
investment), including securities deemed illiquid by the Adviser or 
Sub-Adviser consistent with Commission guidance and repurchase 
agreements that do not mature within seven days.
    The proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade and to protect investors and the public interest in 
that the Exchange will obtain a representation from the issuer of the 
Shares that the NAV per Share will be calculated daily every day the 
NYSE is open, and that the NAV and Disclosed Portfolio will be made 
available to all market participants at the same time. In addition, a 
large amount of information will be publicly available regarding the 
Fund and the Shares, thereby promoting market transparency. Quotation 
and last sale information for the Shares and underlying U.S. exchange-
traded equities, including the Underlying ETFs, will be available via 
the CTA high-speed line and from the national securities exchange on 
which they are listed. Quotations and last sale information for the 
Fund's futures will be available from the futures exchange on which the 
futures are listed. Quotation information from brokers and dealers or 
pricing services will be available for Cash Instruments and non-
exchange traded securities of money market mutual funds held by the 
Fund. Pricing information regarding each asset class in which the Fund 
will invest is generally available through nationally recognized data 
service providers through subscription arrangements. Pricing 
information regarding the Fund's futures asset class will be available 
from the relevant exchange on which the futures are listed.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will facilitate 
the listing and trading of additional types of exchange-traded products 
that will enhance competition among market participants, to the benefit 
of investors and the marketplace. In addition, the listing and trading 
criteria set forth in Rule 8.600 are intended to protect investors and 
the public interest. The Fund's portfolio holdings that will form the 
basis for the Fund's calculation of NAV will be disclosed on its Web 
site daily after the close of trading on the Exchange and prior to the 
opening of trading of Shares in the Core Trading Session on the 
Exchange the following day. In addition, the Portfolio Indicative 
Value, as defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(3), will be 
disseminated by the CTA or by one or more major market data vendors at 
least every 15 seconds during the Core Trading Session. Information 
regarding market price and trading volume of the Shares is and will be 
continually available on a real-time basis throughout the day on 
brokers' computer screens and other electronic services, and quotation 
and last sale information will be available via the CTA high speed 
line. In addition, the Exchange has in place surveillance procedures 
that are adequate to properly monitor trading in the Shares. The Web 
site for the Fund will include a form of the prospectus for the Fund 
and additional data relating to the NAV and other applicable 
quantitative information. Moreover, prior to the commencement of 
trading, the Exchange will inform its Exchange Trading Permit holders 
in an Information Bulletin of the special characteristics and risks 
associated with trading the Shares. Trading in Shares of the Fund will 
be halted if the circuit breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Rule 7.12 have 
been reached or because of market conditions or for reasons that, in 
the view of the Exchange, make trading in the Shares inadvisable, and 
trading in the Shares will be subject to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.600(d)(2)(D), which sets forth circumstances under which trading in 
Shares of the Fund may be halted. In addition, as noted above, 
investors will have ready access to information regarding the Fund's 
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the Disclosed Portfolio, and quotation and last-sale information for 
the Shares.
    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest in that it will facilitate the listing and trading of 
an actively-managed exchange-traded product that will enhance 
competition among market participants, to the benefit of investors and 
the marketplace. As noted above, FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, will 
communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares and underlying 
equity securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures 
contracts with other markets and other entities that are members of ISG 
and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may obtain trading information 
regarding trading in the Shares and underlying equity securities 
(including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures contracts from such 
markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain 
information regarding trading in the Shares and underlying equity 
securities (including, without limitation, ETFs) and futures contracts 
from markets and other entities that are members of ISG or with which 
the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement. In addition, FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, is able to 
access, as needed, trade information for certain fixed income 
securities held by the Fund reported to TRACE.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purpose of the Exchange Act. The Exchange notes 
that the proposed rule change will facilitate the listing and trading 
of an additional actively-managed exchange-traded product that will 
enhance competition among market participants, to the benefit of 
investors and the marketplace.

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

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

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

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

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please 
include File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-30 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-30. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to 
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other 
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-30 and should 
be submitted on or before May 2, 2014.
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    \36\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\36\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-08129 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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