[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 243 (Monday, December 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59914-59918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23492]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 35834]
Multi-Class ETF Fund Exemptive Relief Under the Investment
Company Act of 1940
December 17, 2025.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of applications under section 6(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (``Act''), each for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32),
5(a)(1), 18(f)(1), 18(i), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1
under the Act and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act.
Summary of the Applications: In each case, the Applicants (specified
below) listed in the relevant paragraph below request an order
(``Order'') that would permit a registered open-end management
investment company to offer one class of exchange-traded shares that
operates as an exchange-traded fund (an ``ETF Class,'' and such shares,
``ETF Shares'') and one or more classes of shares that are not
exchange-traded (each such class, a ``Mutual Fund Class,'' and such
shares, ``Mutual Fund Shares,'' and each such fund, a ``Multi-Class ETF
Fund''). Each Order would provide Multi-Class ETF Funds with two broad
categories of relief: (i) the relief necessary to permit standard
exchange-traded fund (``ETF'') operations consistent with Rule 6c-11
under the Act (``ETF Operational Relief'') and (ii) the relief
necessary for a fund to offer an ETF Class and one or more Mutual Fund
Classes (``ETF Class Relief'').
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the relevant
application referenced below will be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing on that application. Interested persons may request a hearing
on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at [email protected] and serving the relevant applicant with a copy of the
request by email, if an email address is listed for the relevant
applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is
listed for the relevant applicant below. Hearing requests should be
received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on January 12, 2026, and should be
accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to Rule
0-5 under the
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Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest,
any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the
reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to
be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Commission's Secretary at [email protected].
ADDRESSES: The Commission: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The relevant person listed under each
application below at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management,
Chief Counsel's Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application,
which may be obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the
applicable file number listed below, or for an applicant using the
Company name search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR
system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC's Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.
AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc., et al. [File No. 812-15570]
Applicants: AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. and AllianceBernstein
L.P.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 1, 2024 and amended
on April 17, 2025, June 24, 2025, September 30, 2025, and December 5,
2025.
Addresses: Nancy E. Hay, AllianceBernstein L.P.,
[email protected] and Paul M. Miller, Esq., Seward &
Kissel LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel,
or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
Allspring Funds Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15591]
Applicants: Allspring Funds Trust, Allspring Exchange-Traded Funds
Trust and Allspring Funds Management, LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 20, 2024 and
amended on May 2, 2025, June 30, 2025, October 3, 2025, and December
15, 2025.
Addresses: Matthew Prasse, Allspring Funds Management, LLC,
[email protected] and Edward Baer, Ropes & Gray LLP,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel,
or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Baron Investment Funds Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15793]
Applicants: Baron Investment Funds Trust, Baron Select Funds and
BAMCO, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 12, 2025 and amended
on October 2, 2025.
Addresses: Kristine Treglia, [email protected];
Allison M. Fumai, Esq., Dechert LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
BlackRock Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15652]
Applicants: BlackRock Advantage Global Fund, Inc., BlackRock
Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc., BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc., BlackRock
California Municipal Series Trust, BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund,
BlackRock Funds\SM\, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds III, BlackRock
Funds V, BlackRock Funds VI, BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.,
BlackRock International Select Equity Fund, BlackRock Large Cap Series
Funds, Inc., BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, BlackRock
Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., BlackRock Municipal Series Trust, BlackRock
Natural Resources Trust and BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Fund, Inc.,
BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock Fund Advisors.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 30, 2024 and
amended on April 15, 2025, June 23, 2025, and September 30, 2025.
Addresses: Janey Ahn, Esq., BlackRock Advisors, LLC, 50 Hudson
Yards, New York, New York 10001; Margery K. Neale, Esq., Willkie Farr &
Gallagher LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Deutsche DWS Asset Allocation Trust [File No. 812-15679-01]
Applicants: Deutsche DWS Asset Allocation Trust, Deutsche DWS
Global/International Fund, Inc., Deutsche DWS Income Trust, Deutsche
DWS Institutional Funds, Deutsche DWS International Fund, Inc.,
Deutsche DWS Investment Trust, Deutsche DWS Market Trust, Deutsche DWS
Municipal Trust, Deutsche DWS Portfolio Trust, Deutsche DWS Securities
Trust, Deutsche DWS State Tax-Free Income Series, Deutsche DWS Tax Free
Trust, DBX ETF Trust, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and DBX
Advisors LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 20, 2024 and
amended on April 11, 2025, April 14, 2025, June 27, 2025, and October
3, 2025.
Addresses: Caroline Pearson, 100 Summer Street, 8th Floor, Boston,
MA 02110-2146, [email protected]; John S. Marten, Vedder Price
P.C., 222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60601-1104,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15517]
Applicants: Fidelity Hastings Street Trust and Fidelity Management
& Research Company LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 24, 2023 and
amended on April 11, 2025, June 3, 2025, and September 29, 2025.
Addresses: Nicole Macarchuk, Esq. and Margaret Carey, Esq.,
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, [email protected]
and [email protected]; John V. O'Hanlon, Esq., Allison M. Fumai,
Esq., and Stephanie A. Capistron, Esq., Dechert LLP, One International
Place, 40th Floor, 100 Oliver Street, Boston, MA 02110.
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Director.
F/m Investments LLC, et al. [File No. 812-15501]
Applicants: The RBB Fund, Inc. and F/m Investments LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 22, 2023 and
amended on April 10, 2025, June 16, 2025, and September 29, 2025.
Addresses: Steven Plump, The RBB Fund, Inc., [email protected];
Aisha J. Hunt, Esq., Kelley Hunt, PLLC, [email protected]; Jillian
L. Bosmann, Esq., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
GMO Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15577]
Applicants: Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC and GMO Trust.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 23, 2024 and amended
on May 22, 2025, June 26, 2025, and October 3, 2025.
Addresses: Douglas Y. Charton, Esq., GMO Trust,
[email protected]; and Thomas R. Hiller, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP,
[email protected].
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For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Guinness Atkinsons Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15640]
Applicants: Guinness Atkinson Funds and Guinness Atkinson Asset
Management, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 4, 2024 and
amended on April 17, 2025, June 18, 2025, September 30, 2025, and
December 4, 2025.
Addresses: James J. Atkinson, Guinness Atkinson Funds,
[email protected] and Alexandra K. Alberstadt, Esq., Seward &
Kissell LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Director.
Harbor Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15760]
Applicants: Harbor Funds, Harbor ETF Trust and Harbor Capital
Advisors, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 22, 2025 and
amended on June 17, 2025, October 3, 2025, and December 12, 2025.
Addresses: Diana P. Podgorny, Esq., Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.,
[email protected]; Christopher P. Harvey, Esq. and
Stephanie A. Capistron, Esq., Dechert LLP,
[email protected] and [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
John Hancock Investment Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15637]
Applicants: John Hancock Investment Trust and John Hancock
Investment Management LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 26, 2024 and
amended on April 11, 2025, June 5, 2025, June 17, 2025, and September
30, 2025.
Addresses: Kinga Kapuscinski, Esq., John Hancock Investment
Management LLC, [email protected]; Stephanie A. Capistron,
Esq., Allison M. Fumai, Esq., and Christopher P. Harvey, Esq., Dechert
LLP, [email protected], [email protected] and
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., et al. [File No. 812-15662]
Applicants: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., JPMorgan Trust
I, JPMorgan Trust II, JPMorgan Trust IV, J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded
Fund Trust, J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc., J.P. Morgan
Mutual Fund Investment Trust, and Undiscovered Managers Funds.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 25, 2024 and
amended on April 14, 2025, June 23, 2025, September 30, 2025, and
November 25, 2025.
Addresses: Gregory S. Samuels, Esq., J.P. Morgan Investment
Management Inc., [email protected]; Dalia O. Blass, Esq.
and Amy R. Dreisiger, Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP,
[email protected] and [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, Christopher D. Carlson, Senior Counsel or Kaitlin C. Bottock,
Assistant Chief Counsel.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, et al. [File No. 812-15680]
Applicants: Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund,
Inc., Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett Developing
Growth Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett
Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc., Lord
Abbett Global Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc., Lord Abbett
Securities Trust, Lord Abbett Investment Trust, and Lord Abbett Trust
I.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 23, 2024 and
amended on April 17, 2025, September 30, 2025, and November 25, 2025.
Addresses: Brooke Fapohunda, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC,
[email protected]; Dalia O. Blass, Esq. and Amy R. Dreisiger,
Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, [email protected] and
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15542]
Applicants: Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust and Morgan
Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on January 29, 2024 and
amended on April 11, 2025, June 9, 2025, and September 29, 2025.
Addresses: Deidre E. Walsh, Esq., Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund
Trust, [email protected]; and Allison M. Fumai, Esq.,
Dechert LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Director.
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, et al. [File No. 812-15751]
Applicants: Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, Neuberger
Berman Alternative Funds, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds, Neuberger
Berman ETF Trust, and Neuberger Berman Income Funds.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 10, 2025 and
amended on June 23, 2025 and September 30, 2025.
Addresses: Joseph V. Amato, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers
LLC, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104-0002; Stacy
L. Fuller, Esq. and Lori L. Schneider, Esq., K&L Gates LLP,
[email protected] and [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
New York Life Investments Active ETF Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15839]
Applicants: New York Life Investments Active ETF Trust, New York
Life Investments ETF Trust, New York Life Investments Funds, New York
Life Investments Funds Trust, and New York Life Investment Management
LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 26, 2025 and
amended on October 2, 2025.
Addresses: J. Kevin Gao, Esq., New York Life Investment Management
LLC, [email protected]; and Adam T. Teufel, Esq., Dechert LLP,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
Nushares ETF Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15644]
Applicants: Nushares ETF Trust, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen
Municipal Trust, Nuveen Multistate Trust I, Nuveen Multistate Trust II,
Nuveen Multistate Trust III, Nuveen Multistate Trust IV, Nuveen
Investment Trust, Nuveen Investment Trust II, Nuveen Investment Trust
III, Nuveen Investment Trust V, Nuveen Investment Funds, Inc., Nuveen
Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC, TIAA-CREF Funds and
Winslow Capital Management, LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 18, 2024 and
amended
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on May 9, 2025, June 27, 2025, October 3, 2025, December 12, 2025, and
December 16, 2025.
Addresses: Diana R. Gonzalez, [email protected] and Edward
Baer, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel,
or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Parnassus Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15908]
Applicants: Parnassus Funds, Parnassus Funds II, and Parnassus
Investments, LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 26, 2025, and
amended on October 2, 2025.
Addresses: Benjamin E. Allen, Parnassus Investments, LLC,
[email protected] and Chelsea M. Childs, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP,
[email protected].
Further Information Contact: Asaf Barouk, Attorney Advisor, or
Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Director.
PFS Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15636]
Applicants: PFS Funds and Potomac Fund Management, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 24, 2024 and
amended on April 22, 2025, June 16, 2025, September 30, 2025, and
October 1, 2025.
Addresses: Jeffrey Provence, PFS Funds, [email protected] and John
H. Lively, Practus, LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel,
or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
PIMCO Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15708]
Applicants: PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO ETF Trust, and
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 25, 2025 and
amended on April 14, 2025, June 18, 2025, and October 3, 2025.
Addresses: Ryan G. Leshaw, Esq. and Timothy A. Bekkers, Esq.,
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, [email protected] and
[email protected]; Douglas P. Dick, Esq. and Adam T. Teufel,
Esq., Dechert LLP, [email protected] and
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Shelton Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15626]
Applicants: Shelton Funds, SCM Trust, and CCM Partners, LP dba
Shelton Capital Management.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 11, 2024 and
amended on April 18, 2025, June 18, 2025, and September 30, 2025.
Addresses: Peter H. Schwartz, Esq, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP,
[email protected]; Gregory T. Pusch, Esq. Shelton Capital
Management, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15641]
Applicants: Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust and Segall Bryant &
Hamill, LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 7, 2024 and
amended on April 21, 2025, June 17, 2025, September 30, 2025, and
November 21, 2025.
Addresses: Peter H. Schwartz, Esq., Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP,
[email protected]; Jasper Frontz, Segall Bryant & Hamill
Trust, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
SPDR Series Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15653]
Applicants: SPDR Series Trust, SPDR Index Shares Funds, The Select
Sector SPDR Trust, SSGA Funds, State Street Institutional Investment
Trust, State Street Institutional Funds, Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund,
Elfun Income Fund, Elfun Diversified Fund, Elfun International Equity
Fund, Elfun Trusts and SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 1, 2024 and
amended on April 15, 2025, June 26, 2025, and September 30, 2025.
Addresses: Andrew J. DeLorme, Esq., State Street Investment
Management, [email protected]; W. John McGuire, Esq., and Beau
Yanoshik, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP,
[email protected] and [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
TCW Metropolitan West Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15556]
Applicants: TCW Metropolitan West Funds, TCW ETF Trust, TCW Funds,
Inc., Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, and TCW Investment
Management Company LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 20, 2024 and
amended on April 22, 2025, June 23, 2025, and October 3, 2025.
Addresses: Peter Davidson, Esq., [email protected]; Brian D.
McCabe, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, et al. [File No. 812-15589]
Applicants: The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital
Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust, and
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 17, 2024 and
amended on April 14, 2025, June 6, 2025, and October 2, 2025.
Addresses: Catherine MacGregor, Esq., Charles Schwab Investment
Management, Inc., [email protected]; Douglas P. Dick, Esq.
and Adam T. Teufel, Esq., Dechert LLP, [email protected] and
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Christopher D. Carlson, Senior
Counsel, or Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Thornburg Investment Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15688]
Applicants: Thornburg Investment Trust, Thornburg ETF Trust and
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on January 8, 2025 and
amended on April 21, 2025, June 23, 2025, and October 1, 2025.
Addresses: Garrett Thornburg, 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87506; Jeremy C. Smith, Ropes & Gray LLP,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Touchstone Funds Group Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15582]
Applicants: Touchstone Funds Group Trust, Touchstone Strategic
Trust, Touchstone ETF Trust, and Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 31, 2024 and amended
on May 1, 2025, June 23, 2025, and October 2, 2025.
Addresses: Terrie A. Wiedenheft, Touchstone Advisors, Inc, 303
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Broadway, Suite 1100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; and Clair E. Pagnano,
Esq. and Stacy L. Fuller, K&L Gates LLP, [email protected] and
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior
Counsel, or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc., et al. [File No. 812-15812]
Applicants: Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc. and Tweedy, Browne Company
LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 23, 2025 and amended
on June 17, 2025 and October 2, 2025.
Addresses: Jason J. Minard and Susan Lively, Tweedy, Browne Company
LLC, [email protected] and [email protected]; Kenneth E. Burdon,
Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel,
or Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Chief Counsel.
Victory Portfolios, et al. [File No. 812-15875]
Applicants: Victory Portfolios, Victory Portfolios II, Victory
Portfolios III and Victory Portfolios IV and Victory Capital Management
Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 11, 2025 and
amended on October 1, 2025 and November 21, 2025.
Addresses: Thomas Dusenberry, Victory Capital Management Inc.,
[email protected]; Jay G. Baris and Matthew J. Kutner, Sidley Austin
LLP, [email protected] and [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, et al. [File No. 812-15619]
Applicants: Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, Virtus Asset Trust,
Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Event Opportunities Trust, Virtus
Investment Trust, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Strategy Trust,
The Merger Fund, ETFis Series Trust I, Virtus ETF Trust II, Virtus
Alternative Investment Advisers, LLC and Virtus Investment Advisers,
LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 28, 2024 and
amended on April 11, 2025, June 20, 2025, October 3, 2025, and December
12, 2025.
Addresses: Daphne Chisolm, Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC,
[email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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