[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22702-22706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09927]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80657; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2017-09]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Amendment No. 2 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, Regarding 
Investments of the Janus Short Duration Income ETF Listed Under NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 8.600

May 11, 2017.

I. Introduction

    On January 30, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'' or ``NYSE 
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change regarding investments of the Janus Short Duration 
Income ETF (``Fund''), which is currently listed and traded on the 
Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The proposed rule change 
was published for comment in the Federal Register on February 17, 
2017.\3\ On March 13, 2017, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the 
proposed rule change, which replaced and superseded the proposed rule 
change as originally filed. On March 30, 2017, the Commission 
designated a longer period within which to approve the proposed rule 
change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.\4\ On 
April 10, 2017, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule 
change, which replaced and superseded the proposed rule change as 
modified by Amendment No. 1.\5\ The Commission received no comments on 
the proposed rule change. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on Amendment No. 2 from interested persons, and is 
approving the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, on 
an accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80028 (February 13, 
2017), 82 FR 11089.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80346, 82 FR 16643 
(April 5, 2017).
    \5\ In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange: (1) Proposes to revise the 
limit on the Fund's investments in over-the-counter (``OTC'') 
derivatives that are used for hedging purposes, from unlimited in 
the original proposal to up to 50% of the Fund's assets (calculated 
as the aggregate gross notional value); (2) clarifies how certain 
Fund holdings will be valued for purposes of the net asset value 
(``NAV'') and Portfolio Indicative Value (``PIV'') calculations; (3) 
supplements the description of the quantitative information 
available on the Fund's Web site; (4) supplements the description of 
the surveillance procedures for the shares of the Fund (``Shares''); 
and (5) makes other conforming, clarifying, and technical changes. 
Amendment No. 2 is available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2017-09/nysearca201709.htm.
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II. The Exchange's Description of the Proposed Rule Change, as Modified 
by Amendment No. 2 \6\
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    \6\ The Commission notes that additional information regarding 
the Trust (as defined below), the Fund, its investments, and the 
Shares, including investment strategies, risks, creation and 
redemption procedures, fees, portfolio holdings disclosure policies, 
calculation of NAV, distributions, and taxes, among other things, 
can be found in Amendment No. 2 and the Registration Statement (as 
defined below), as applicable. See Amendment No. 2, supra note 5, 
and Registration Statement, infra note 8.
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    The Shares of the Fund are currently listed and traded on the 
Exchange under Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, which 
provides generic listing standards for Managed Fund Shares.\7\ The 
Shares are offered by Janus Detroit Street Trust (``Trust''), which is 
registered with the Commission as an open-end management investment 
company.\8\ Janus Capital Management LLC (``Adviser'') is the Fund's 
investment adviser.\9\ ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the principal 
underwriter and distributor of the Fund's Shares. State Street Bank and 
Trust Company serves as the custodian, administrator, and transfer 
agent for the Fund.
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    \7\ Shares of the Fund commenced trading on the Exchange on 
November 17, 2016 pursuant to Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 8.600.
    \8\ The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (``1940 Act''). On November 16, 2016, the Trust filed with the 
Commission its registration statement on Form N-1A under the 
Securities Act of 1933 and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund 
(File Nos. 333-207814 and 811-23112) (``Registration Statement''). 
In addition, the Exchange states that the Commission has issued an 
order granting certain exemptive relief to the Trust under the 1940 
Act. See Investment Company Act Release No. 31540 (March 30, 2015) 
(File No. 812-13819).
    \9\ The Adviser is not registered as a broker-dealer but the 
Adviser is affiliated with a broker-dealer and has implemented and 
will maintain a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-dealer 
regarding access to information concerning the composition of and/or 
changes to the Fund's portfolio. In the event (a) the Adviser 
becomes registered as a broker-dealer or newly affiliated with a 
broker-dealer, or (b) any new adviser or sub-adviser is a registered 
broker-dealer or becomes affiliated with a broker-dealer, it will 
implement and maintain a fire wall with respect to its relevant 
personnel or broker-dealer affiliate regarding access to information 
concerning the composition of 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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Principal and Other Investments

    According to the Exchange, the Fund seeks to provide a steady 
income stream

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with capital preservation across various market cycles. The Fund seeks 
to outperform the London Interbank Offered Rate 3-month rate by 2-3% 
through various market cycles with low volatility. The Fund pursues its 
investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions,\10\ 
at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of financial instruments 
described below.
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    \10\ The term ``normal market conditions'' is defined in NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(5).
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    According to the Exchange, the Fund may invest in Fixed Income 
Instruments,\11\ which may be represented by derivatives. The Fund may 
invest in exchange-traded closed-end funds (``CEFs'') that invest 
substantially all of their assets in Fixed Income Instruments. The Fund 
may invest in futures and options on futures on interest rates, foreign 
currencies, and Eurodollars. The Fund may enter into forward contracts 
to purchase and sell Fixed Income Instruments and foreign currencies. 
The Fund may invest in options on foreign currencies either on 
exchanges or in the OTC market. The Fund may invest in options on U.S. 
and foreign government securities that may be traded on foreign 
exchanges and OTC in foreign countries. The Fund may write exchange-
traded or OTC covered and uncovered put and call options and buy 
exchange-traded or OTC put and call options on securities that are 
traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges. The Fund may write 
straddles (combinations of put and call options on the same underlying 
security). The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put 
and call options on securities indices. The Fund may purchase or write 
covered and uncovered put and call options on interest rate swaps. The 
Fund may enter into swap agreements or utilize swap-related products, 
which are the following: Total return swaps based on Fixed Income 
Instruments or an index thereon; interest rate swaps; and credit 
default swaps (``CDS'') and index credit default swaps based on Fixed 
Income Instruments. The Fund may invest in swaps on U.S. and foreign 
currencies. The Fund may enter into single-name CDS agreements.
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    \11\ According to the Exchange, Fixed Income Instruments are the 
following: U.S. and non-U.S. corporate debt securities; preferred 
stock of foreign issuers, foreign bank obligations, and U.S. dollar 
or foreign currency-denominated obligations of foreign governments 
or supranational entities or their subdivisions, agencies, and 
instrumentalities; agency and non-agency asset-backed securities; 
principal exchange rate linked securities; zero coupon, step coupon, 
and pay-in-kind securities; U.S. Government securities, including 
inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. Government, Treasury 
bills, notes and bonds, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, and 
obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and 
instrumentalities that are backed by the full faith and credit of 
the U.S. Government; inflation-indexed bonds not issued by the U.S. 
Government, including municipal inflation-indexed bonds, inflation-
indexed bonds issued by foreign governments, and corporate 
inflation-indexed bonds; debt securities issued by states or local 
governments and their agencies, authorities, and other government-
sponsored enterprises; custodial receipts; Build America Bonds; 
variable and floating rate obligations; Brady Bonds; bank 
obligations; fixed income privately-placed securities and fixed 
income unregistered securities; exchange-traded or OTC bank capital 
securities; subordinated or junior debt; credit-linked trust 
certificates, traded custody receipts, and participation interests; 
structured notes and indexed securities; and money market 
instruments.
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    While the Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 
80% of its net assets in the securities and financial instruments 
described above, the Fund may invest its remaining assets in foreign 
currency transactions on a spot (cash) basis.

Investment Restrictions

    The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net 
assets in illiquid assets (calculated at the time of investment) deemed 
illiquid by the Adviser, consistent with Commission guidance.\12\ The 
Fund monitors its portfolio liquidity on an ongoing basis to determine 
whether, in light of current circumstances, an adequate level of 
liquidity is being maintained, and will consider taking appropriate 
steps in order to maintain adequate liquidity if, through a change in 
values, net assets, or other circumstances, more than 15% of the Fund's 
net assets are held in illiquid assets. Illiquid assets 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.
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    \12\ Under the guidelines established by the Trust's Board of 
Trustees (``Board''), the Adviser will consider the following 
factors: (1) The frequency of trades and quoted prices for the 
security; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the 
security and the number of other potential purchasers; (3) the 
willingness of dealers to undertake to make a market in the 
security; and (4) the nature of the security and the nature of the 
marketplace trades, including the time needed to dispose of the 
security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of the 
transfer.
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    The Fund is diversified within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
    The Fund intends to qualify annually and elect to be treated as a 
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue 
Code.\13\
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    \13\ 26 U.S.C. 851.
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    The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular 
industry, as that term is used in the 1940 Act, and as interpreted, 
modified, or otherwise permitted by a regulatory authority having 
jurisdiction from time to time.

Application of Generic Listing Requirements

    As noted above, the Shares are currently listed and traded on the 
Exchange under Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, which 
provides generic listing standards for Managed Fund Shares. Commentary 
.01(e) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 currently requires that, on 
both an initial and ongoing basis, no more than 20% of the Fund's 
assets may be invested in OTC derivatives (calculated as the aggregate 
gross notional value of the OTC derivatives). The Exchange now proposes 
that up to 50% of the Fund's assets (calculated as the aggregate gross 
notional value) may be invested in OTC derivatives that are used to 
reduce currency, interest rate, or credit risk arising from the Fund's 
investments, including forwards, OTC options, and OTC swaps. The Fund's 
investments in OTC derivatives other than OTC derivatives used to hedge 
the Fund's portfolio against currency, interest rate, or credit risk 
will be limited to 20% of the assets in the Fund's portfolio, 
calculated as the aggregate gross notional value of such OTC 
derivatives.
    According to the Exchange, other than Commentary .01(e), the Fund's 
portfolio will meet all other requirements of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.600.

III. Discussion and Commission's Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, is consistent with the Act and 
the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national 
securities exchange.\14\ In particular, the Commission finds that the 
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, is consistent 
with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\15\ which requires, among other 
things, that the Exchange's rules be 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 a national market system, and, in 
general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \14\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission 
notes that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As noted above, the Exchange proposes that up to 50% of the Fund's 
assets (calculated as the aggregate gross

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notional value) may be invested in OTC derivatives that are used to 
reduce currency, interest rate, or credit risk arising from the Fund's 
investments, including forwards, OTC options, and OTC swaps.\16\ The 
Exchange states that the Adviser believes that it is important to 
provide the Fund with additional flexibility to manage risk associated 
with its investments. The Exchange states that OTC derivatives can be 
tailored to hedge the specific risk arising from the Fund's investments 
and may be a more efficient hedging vehicle than listed derivatives. 
The Exchange also states that if the Fund were limited to investing up 
to 20% of assets in OTC derivatives, the Fund might have to ``over 
hedge'' or ``under hedge'' if round lot sizes in listed derivatives 
were not available. As proposed, on a daily basis, the Fund will 
disclose on its Web site the information regarding the Disclosed 
Portfolio required under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(2) to the 
extent applicable.\17\ The Web site information will be publicly 
available at no charge.
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    \16\ According to the Exchange, the Fund will seek, where 
possible, to use counterparties, as applicable, whose financial 
status is such that the risk of default is reduced; however, the 
risk of losses resulting from default is still possible. The Adviser 
will monitor the financial standing of counterparties on an ongoing 
basis. This monitoring may include information provided by credit 
agencies, as well as the Adviser's credit analysts and other team 
members who evaluate approved counterparties using various methods 
of analysis, including but not limited to earnings updates, the 
counterparty's reputation, the Adviser's past experience with the 
broker-dealer, market levels for the counterparty's debt and equity, 
the counterparty's liquidity and its share of market participation. 
Moreover, the Exchange states that investments in derivative 
instruments are made in accordance with the 1940 Act and consistent 
with the Fund's investment objective and policies. To limit the 
potential risk associated with such transactions, the Fund 
segregates or ``earmarks'' assets determined to be liquid by the 
Adviser in accordance with procedures established by the Trust's 
Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act (or, as permitted by 
applicable regulation, enter into certain offsetting positions) to 
cover its obligations under derivative instruments. These procedures 
have been adopted consistent with Section 18 of the 1940 Act and 
related Commission guidance. In addition, the Fund has included 
appropriate risk disclosure in its offering documents, including 
leveraging risk.
    \17\ NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(c)(2) requires that the Web 
site for each series of Managed Fund Shares disclose the following 
information regarding the Disclosed Portfolio, to the extent 
applicable: (A) Ticker symbol; (B) CUSIP or other identifier; (C) 
description of the holding; (D) with respect to holdings in 
derivatives, the identity of the security, commodity, index or other 
asset upon which the derivative is based; (E) the strike price for 
any options; (F) the quantity of each security or other asset held 
as measured by (i) par value, (ii) notional value, (iii) number of 
shares, (iv) number of contracts, and (v) number of units; (G) 
maturity date; (H) coupon rate; (I) effective date; (J) market 
value; and (K) percentage weighting of the holding in the portfolio.
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    The Commission also finds that the proposal is consistent with 
Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act,\18\ which sets forth Congress's 
finding that it is in the public interest and appropriate for the 
protection of investors and the maintenance of fair and orderly markets 
to assure the availability to brokers, dealers, and investors of 
information with respect to quotations for, and transactions in, 
securities. Quotation and last-sale information for the Shares will be 
available via the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') high-speed 
line. The PIV, 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 Exchange's Core Trading Session. 
Information regarding market price and trading volume of the Shares 
will be continually available on a real-time basis throughout the day 
on brokers' computer screens and other electronic services. Information 
regarding the previous day's closing price and trading volume 
information for the Shares will be published daily in the financial 
section of newspapers. Intra-day and closing price information 
regarding CEFs will be available from the exchange on which such 
securities are traded. Intra-day and closing price information 
regarding exchange-traded options (including options on futures) and 
futures will be available from the exchange on which such instruments 
are traded. Intra-day and closing price information regarding Fixed 
Income Instruments will be available from major market data vendors. 
Price information relating to forwards, currencies, OTC options and 
swaps will be available from major market data vendors. Intra-day price 
information for exchange-traded derivative instruments will be 
available from the applicable exchange and from major market data 
vendors. Exchange-traded options quotation and last sale information 
for options cleared via the Options Clearing Corporation is available 
via the Options Price Reporting Authority. In addition, the Fund's Web 
site includes a form of the prospectus for the Fund and additional data 
relating to NAV and other applicable quantitative information.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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    The Commission also believes that the proposal is reasonably 
designed to promote fair disclosure of information that may be 
necessary to price the Shares appropriately and to prevent trading when 
a reasonable degree of transparency cannot be assured. The Exchange has 
obtained 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. Trading in Shares of the Fund will be halted if the circuit-
breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.12 have been reached. 
Trading also may be halted because of market conditions or for reasons 
that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in the Shares 
inadvisable.\19\ Moreover, trading in the Shares will be subject to 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D), which sets forth circumstances 
under which Shares of the Fund may be halted.
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    \19\ These may include: (1) The extent to which trading is not 
occurring in the securities and/or the financial instruments 
constituting 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.
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    The Exchange states that it has a general policy prohibiting the 
distribution of material, non-public information by its employees. The 
Exchange states that the Adviser is not registered as a broker-dealer 
but the Adviser is affiliated with a broker-dealer and has implemented 
and will maintain a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-dealer 
regarding access to information concerning the composition of and/or 
changes to the Fund's portfolio. Further, the Commission notes 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.\20\
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    \20\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii).
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    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. In support of this 
proposal, the Exchange represents that:
    (1) Other than Commentary .01(e), the Fund's portfolio will meet 
all other requirements of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
    (2) Up to 50% of the Fund's assets (calculated as the aggregate 
gross notional value) may be invested in OTC derivatives that are used 
to reduce currency, interest rate, or credit risk arising from the 
Fund's investments, including forwards, OTC options, and OTC swaps. The 
Fund's investments in OTC derivatives other than OTC derivatives used 
to hedge the Fund's portfolio against currency, interest rate, or 
credit risk will be limited to 20% of the assets in the Fund's 
portfolio, calculated as the aggregate gross notional value of such OTC 
derivatives.
    (3) The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net 
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the time of investment) deemed illiquid by the Adviser, consistent with 
Commission guidance.
    (4) Trading in the Shares will be subject to the existing trading 
surveillances administered by the Exchange, as well as cross-market 
surveillances administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory 
Authority (``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, and 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.
    (5) The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both, will 
communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, certain CEFs, 
certain exchange-traded bank capital securities, certain exchange-
traded options, and certain futures with other markets and other 
entities that are members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group 
(``ISG''), and the Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or 
both, may obtain trading information regarding trading in such 
securities and financial instruments from such markets and other 
entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain information regarding 
trading in such securities and financial instruments from markets and 
other entities that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has 
in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement. The Exchange 
is able to access from FINRA, as needed, trade information for certain 
fixed income securities held by the Fund reported to FINRA's Trade 
Reporting and Compliance Engine. FINRA also can access data obtained 
from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board relating to certain 
municipal bond trading activity for surveillance purposes in connection 
with trading in the Shares.
    (6) The Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions 
in the Shares during all trading sessions.
    (7) For initial and continued listing, the Fund must be in 
compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the Act.\21\
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    \21\ See 17 CFR 240.10A-3.
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    The Exchange represents that all statements and representations 
made in the filing regarding (1) the description of the portfolio; (2) 
limitations on portfolio holdings or reference assets; or (3) the 
applicability of Exchange listing rules specified in the rule filing 
constitute continued listing requirements for listing the Shares on the 
Exchange. In addition, the issuer has represented to the Exchange that 
it will advise the Exchange of any failure by the Fund to comply with 
the continued listing requirements and, pursuant to its obligations 
under Section 19(g)(1) of the Act, the Exchange will monitor \22\ for 
compliance with the continued listing requirements. If the Fund is not 
in compliance with the applicable listing requirements, the Exchange 
will commence delisting procedures under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
5.5(m).
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    \22\ The Commission notes that certain proposals for the listing 
and trading of exchange-traded products include a representation 
that the exchange will ``surveil'' for compliance with the continued 
listing requirements. See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
77499 (April 1, 2016), 81 FR 20428, 20432 (April 7, 2016) (SR-BATS-
2016-04). In the context of this representation, it is the 
Commission's view that ``monitor'' and ``surveil'' both mean ongoing 
oversight of compliance with the continued listing requirements. 
Therefore, the Commission does not view ``monitor'' as a more or 
less stringent obligation than ``surveil'' with respect to the 
continued listing requirements.
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    This approval order is based on all of the Exchange's statements 
and representations, including those set forth above and in Amendment 
No. 2.
    For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, is consistent with Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \23\ and Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act \24\ 
and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national 
securities exchange.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 2

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning whether Amendment No. 2 is consistent with the 
Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-09 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-09. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to 
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other 
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2017-09 and should 
be submitted on or before June 7, 2017.

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change as Modified by 
Amendments No. 2

    The Commission finds good cause to approve the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, prior to the thirtieth day 
after the date of publication of Amendment No. 2 in the Federal 
Register. As noted above, Amendment No. 2 revises the proposed rule 
change by changing the proposed limit on the Fund's investments in OTC 
derivatives that are used for hedging purposes, from an unlimited 
amount to up to 50% of the Fund's assets. Amendment No. 2 also provides 
clarifications and additional information to the proposed rule change. 
The changes and additional information in Amendment No. 2 helped the 
Commission to evaluate, among other things, whether the listing and 
trading of the Shares would be consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission finds 
good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\25\ to approve the 
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, on an accelerated 
basis.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VI. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\26\ that the

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proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2017-09), as modified by Amendment 
No. 2, be, and it hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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