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sell shares to Funds of Funds beyond
the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the
Act. The application’s terms and
conditions are designed to, among other
things, help prevent any potential (i)
undue influence over a Fund through
control or voting power, or in
connection with certain services,
transactions, and underwritings, (ii)
excessive layering of fees, and (iii)
overly complex fund structures, which
are the concerns underlying the limits
in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the
Act.
8. Applicants request an exemption
from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the
Act to permit persons that are Affiliated
Persons, or Second Tier Affiliates, of the
Funds, solely by virtue of certain
ownership interests, to effectuate
purchases and redemptions in-kind. The
deposit procedures for in-kind
purchases of Creation Units and the
redemption procedures for in-kind
redemptions of Creation Units will be
the same for all purchases and
redemptions and Deposit Instruments
and Redemption Instruments will be
valued in the same manner as those
investment positions currently held by
the Funds. Applicants also seek relief
from the prohibitions on affiliated
transactions in section 17(a) to permit a
Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its
shares from a Fund of Funds, and to
engage in the accompanying in-kind
transactions with the Fund of Funds.3
The purchase of Creation Units by a
Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will
be accomplished in accordance with the
policies of the Fund of Funds and will
be based on the NAVs of the Funds.
9. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the
Commission to exempt any persons or
transactions from any provision of the
Act if such exemption is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest and
consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly
intended by the policy and provisions of
the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may
exempt any person, security, or
transaction, or any class or classes of
persons, securities, or transactions, from
any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the
exemption is consistent with the public
interest and the protection of investors.
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the
3 The requested relief would apply to direct sales
of shares in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of
Funds and redemptions of those shares. Applicants,
moreover, are not seeking relief from section 17(a)
for, and the requested relief will not apply to,
transactions where a Fund could be deemed an
Affiliated Person, or a Second-Tier Affiliate, of a
Fund of Funds because an Adviser or an entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control
with an Adviser provides investment advisory
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Commission to grant an order
permitting a transaction otherwise
prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds
that (a) the terms of the proposed
transaction are fair and reasonable and
do not involve overreaching on the part
of any person concerned; (b) the
proposed transaction is consistent with
the policies of each registered
investment company involved; and (c)
the proposed transaction is consistent
with the general purposes of the Act.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, under delegated
authority.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposal to
Change Representation Regarding
Investments by PowerShares DB Trust
Issued Receipts Listed Under
Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities
Rule 8.200
December 1, 2016.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that, on
November 18, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc.
(the ‘‘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.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to change a
representation regarding investments by
the following issues, which are
currently listed on the Exchange under
Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities
Rule 8.200 (Trust Issued Receipts):
PowerShares DB Commodity Index
Tracking Fund; PowerShares DB Energy
Fund; PowerShares DB Oil Fund;
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund;
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U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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PowerShares DB Gold Fund;
PowerShares DB Silver Fund;
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund;
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund;
PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest
Fund; PowerShares DB US Dollar Index
Bullish Fund; and PowerShares DB US
Dollar Index Bearish Fund. The
proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,
at the 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 currently lists and
trades shares of the following securities
under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.200 (Trust Issued
Receipts): PowerShares DB Commodity
Index Tracking Fund; PowerShares DB
Energy Fund; PowerShares DB Oil
Fund; PowerShares DB Precious Metals
Fund; PowerShares DB Gold Fund;
PowerShares DB Silver Fund;
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund;
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund;
PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest
Fund; PowerShares DB US Dollar Index
Bullish Fund; and PowerShares DB US
Dollar Index Bearish Fund (each a
‘‘Fund’’ and, collectively, the
‘‘Funds’’).4
4 The Shares of each Fund represent beneficial
ownership interests in the Fund’s net assets, as
described in the registration statements for the
Funds. See the following registration statements on
Form S–3 or Form S–1 under the Securities Act of
1933: (1) Registration statement on Form S–3ASR,
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
(No. 333–203054, dated March 27, 2015); (2)
registration statement on Form S–3, PowerShares
DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund (No. 333–192126,
December 6, 2013); (3) registration statement on
Form S–3ASR, PowerShares DB US Dollar Index
Bullish Fund (No. 333–207089–01, September 23,
2015); (4) registration statement on Form S–1,
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund (No.
333–193224, March 14, 2014); (5) registration
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Shares of the Funds were originally
approved for listing on the American
Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’) (now
known as NYSE MKT LLC),5 and were
subsequently approved for listing on the
Exchange.6 The Funds’ Managing
Owner is Invesco PowerShares Capital
Management LLC.
Each Fund seeks to track an index of
commodity or currency futures. As
described in the Amex Filings and UTP
Filings, the cash proceeds of the
issuance of each Fund’s Shares are
invested in cash and United States
Treasury Securities (‘‘Treasury
Securities’’), some of which are
deposited with a futures commission
merchant as margin for futures
positions. The Exchange proposes to
add to this representation that a Fund
may gain exposure to Treasury
Securities, for cash management and/or
margin purposes, through an investment
in (1) government money market funds
(as defined in Rule 2a–7 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(‘‘1940 Act’’) 7), and (2) exchange-traded
statement on Form S–3, PowerShares DB Energy
Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares DB
Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund,
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, (No. 333–
209437–01—333–209437–05, March 4, 2016); (6)
registration statement on Form S–1, PowerShares
DB Silver Fund (No. 333–193222, March 14, 2014);
and (7) registration statement on Form S–3ASR,
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (No. 333–
208439–01, dated December 10, 2015) (collectively,
‘‘Registration Statements’’).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 53105
(January 11, 2006), 71 FR 3129 (January 19, 2006)
(SR–Amex–2005–59) (approving listing of DB
Commodity Index Tracking Fund (now known as
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking
Fund)); 55292 (February 14, 2007), 72 FR 8406
(February 26, 2007) (SR–Amex–2006–86)
(approving listing of the PowerShares DB US Dollar
Index Bullish Fund and PowerShares DB US Dollar
Index Bearish Fund); 54450 (September 14, 2006),
71 FR 55230 (September 21, 2006) (SR–Amex–
2006–44) (approving listing of DB Currency Index
Value Fund (now known as PowerShares DB G10
Currency Harvest Fund)); 55029 (December 29,
2006), 72 FR 806 (January 8, 2007) (SR–Amex–
2006–76) (approving listing of PowerShares DB
Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund,
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund,
PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB Silver
Fund, the PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, and
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund) (collectively,
‘‘Amex Filings’’).
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58993
(November 21, 2008), 73 FR 72548 (November 28,
2008) (SR–NYSEArca–2008–128) (order approving
listing on the Exchange of the Funds) (‘‘NYSE Arca
Order’’). The Funds were previously traded on the
Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading privileges
(‘‘UTP’’). See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
53736 (April 27, 2006), 71 FR 26582 (May 5, 2006)
(SR–PCX–2006–22) (order approving UTP trading of
DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund); 55453
(March 13, 2007), 72 FR 13333 (March 21, 2007)
(SR–NYSEArca–2006–62) (order approving UTP
trading of PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund and
other PowerShares commodity-based funds)
(collectively, ‘‘UTP Filings’’).
7 15 U.S.C. 80a–1. Rule 2a–7(a)(14) under the
1940 Act states that government money market fund
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funds that track indexes that measure
the performance of U.S. Treasury
obligations with a maximum remaining
maturity of up to 12 months (‘‘T-Bill
ETFs’’).8 The Funds may receive
dividends or distributions of capital
gains from such investment in
government money market funds and TBill ETFs.
The Funds’ Managing Owner (Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC)
represents that the proposed change to
permit investment in T-Bill ETFs, as
described above, is consistent with each
Fund’s investment objective, and will
further assist the Funds’ Managing
Owner to achieve each Fund’s
investment objective. Specifically, by
investing in government money market
funds and T-Bill ETFs, in addition to
U.S. Treasury Securities, each Fund will
have additional flexibility to gain
exposure to Treasury Securities. Except
for the changes noted above, all other
representations made in the Amex
Filings and UTP Filings remain
unchanged. The Funds will continue to
comply with all initial and continued
listing requirements under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.200.
2. Statutory Basis
The basis under the Act for this
proposed rule change is the requirement
under Section 6(b)(5) 9 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.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices in that trading in
government money market funds and TBill ETFs occurs in transparent, liquid
markets in the U.S. By investing in
government money market funds and TBill ETFs, in addition to U.S. Treasury
Securities, each Fund will have
additional flexibility to gain exposure to
Treasury Securities. The Adviser
means a money market fund that invests 99.5
percent or more of its total assets in cash,
government securities, and/or repurchase
agreements that are collateralized fully.
8 The T-Bill ETFs in which a Fund may invest
may be affiliated with the Managing Owner and
will be registered under the 1940 Act. For purposes
of this filing, T-Bill ETFs include Investment
Company Units (as described in NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)); and Managed Fund Shares
(as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600).
Such T-Bill ETFs all will be listed and traded in the
U.S. on registered exchanges. The Funds will not
invest in inverse, leveraged or inverse leveraged
(e.g., –1X, 2X, –2X, 3X or –3X) T-Bill ETFs.
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represents that the respective
investment objectives of the Funds have
not changed.
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 Act. The Exchange
believes the proposed rule change,
which would permit each Fund to
utilize government money market funds
and T-Bill ETFs for cash management
and/or margin purposes, will enhance
competition among issues of Trust
Issued Receipts that invest in
commodity and currency futures.
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
Because the proposed rule change
does not (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 10 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder.11
The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because each Fund is already permitted
to seek exposure to Treasury Securities,
and the proposed rule change will
merely provide each Fund with
additional flexibility to gain such
exposure through investments in
government money market funds and TBill ETFs, which trade in transparent,
liquid markets in the United States.
Therefore, the Commission designates
10 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule
19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the
Commission with written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and the text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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the proposed rule change to be operative
upon filing.12
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B)13 of the Act to
determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
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:
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
NYSEArca–2016–152 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–2016–152. 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 (https://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
12 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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–2016–152 and should be
submitted on or December 28, 2016.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.14
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Amending Its Rules
Governing Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery Planning
December 1, 2016.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that on November
22, 2016, NYSE MKT LLC (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) 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 Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its
rules governing business continuity and
disaster recovery to delete Rule 49—
Equities (Emergency Powers) and set an
operative date for Rule 49—Equities
(Exchange Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery Plans and Mandatory
Testing). The proposed rule change is
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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available on the Exchange’s Web site at
www.nyse.com, at the 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 amend its
rules governing business continuity and
disaster recovery to delete Rule 49—
Equities (Emergency Powers) (‘‘Print as
P Rule’’) and set an operative date for
Rule 49—Equities (Exchange Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
and Mandatory Testing) (‘‘Rule 49’’).
The Exchange proposes to make these
changes because the Exchange has
completed testing of the operation of
Rule 49 in its Disaster Recovery ‘‘DR’’
facility and therefore plans to
implement it. Accordingly, the
Exchange proposes to delete its Print as
P Rule as obsolete, with an operative
date of November 23, 2016.
On September 29, 2016, the
Commission approved amendments to
the Exchange’s business continuity and
disaster recovery plans.4 In that filing,
the Exchange added the following
preamble to the Print as P Rule:
This version of Rule 49—Equities will
remain operative until the proposed rule
changes described in SR–NYSEMKT–
2016–68 are approved and the Exchange
files a separate proposed rule change to
delete this version of Rule 49—Equities
and preamble and to establish the
operative date of paragraph (a) of ‘‘Rule
49—Equities. Exchange Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
and Mandatory Testing.’’ Subject to
such separate proposed rule change, the
Exchange will announce via Trader
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78917
(September 23, 2016), 81 FR 67036 (September 29,
2016) (SR–NYSEMKT–2016–68) (order granting
approval of proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1 and Partial Amendment No. 2).
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and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposal to Change Representation
Regarding Investments by PowerShares DB Trust Issued Receipts Listed
Under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200
December 1, 2016.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on November 18, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``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 change a representation regarding
investments by the following issues, which are currently listed on the
Exchange under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200 (Trust
Issued Receipts): PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund;
PowerShares DB Energy Fund; PowerShares DB Oil Fund; PowerShares DB
Precious Metals Fund; PowerShares DB Gold Fund; PowerShares DB Silver
Fund; PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund; PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund;
PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund; PowerShares DB US Dollar
Index Bullish Fund; and PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund.
The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at
www.nyse.com, at the 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 currently lists and trades shares of the following
securities under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200 (Trust
Issued Receipts): PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund;
PowerShares DB Energy Fund; PowerShares DB Oil Fund; PowerShares DB
Precious Metals Fund; PowerShares DB Gold Fund; PowerShares DB Silver
Fund; PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund; PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund;
PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund; PowerShares DB US Dollar
Index Bullish Fund; and PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund
(each a ``Fund'' and, collectively, the ``Funds'').\4\
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\4\ The Shares of each Fund represent beneficial ownership
interests in the Fund's net assets, as described in the registration
statements for the Funds. See the following registration statements
on Form S-3 or Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933: (1)
Registration statement on Form S-3ASR, PowerShares DB Commodity
Index Tracking Fund (No. 333-203054, dated March 27, 2015); (2)
registration statement on Form S-3, PowerShares DB G10 Currency
Harvest Fund (No. 333-192126, December 6, 2013); (3) registration
statement on Form S-3ASR, PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish
Fund (No. 333-207089-01, September 23, 2015); (4) registration
statement on Form S-1, PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund
(No. 333-193224, March 14, 2014); (5) registration statement on Form
S-3, PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund,
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund,
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, (No. 333-209437-01--333-209437-05,
March 4, 2016); (6) registration statement on Form S-1, PowerShares
DB Silver Fund (No. 333-193222, March 14, 2014); and (7)
registration statement on Form S-3ASR, PowerShares DB Agriculture
Fund (No. 333-208439-01, dated December 10, 2015) (collectively,
``Registration Statements'').
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Shares of the Funds were originally approved for listing on the
American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'') (now known as NYSE MKT LLC),\5\
and were subsequently approved for listing on the Exchange.\6\ The
Funds' Managing Owner is Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC.
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\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 53105 (January 11,
2006), 71 FR 3129 (January 19, 2006) (SR-Amex-2005-59) (approving
listing of DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (now known as
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund)); 55292 (February 14,
2007), 72 FR 8406 (February 26, 2007) (SR-Amex-2006-86) (approving
listing of the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund and
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund); 54450 (September 14,
2006), 71 FR 55230 (September 21, 2006) (SR-Amex-2006-44) (approving
listing of DB Currency Index Value Fund (now known as PowerShares DB
G10 Currency Harvest Fund)); 55029 (December 29, 2006), 72 FR 806
(January 8, 2007) (SR-Amex-2006-76) (approving listing of
PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares DB
Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB
Silver Fund, the PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, and PowerShares DB
Agriculture Fund) (collectively, ``Amex Filings'').
\6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58993 (November 21,
2008), 73 FR 72548 (November 28, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2008-128) (order
approving listing on the Exchange of the Funds) (``NYSE Arca
Order''). The Funds were previously traded on the Exchange pursuant
to unlisted trading privileges (``UTP''). See Securities Exchange
Act Release Nos. 53736 (April 27, 2006), 71 FR 26582 (May 5, 2006)
(SR-PCX-2006-22) (order approving UTP trading of DB Commodity Index
Tracking Fund); 55453 (March 13, 2007), 72 FR 13333 (March 21, 2007)
(SR-NYSEArca-2006-62) (order approving UTP trading of PowerShares DB
Agriculture Fund and other PowerShares commodity-based funds)
(collectively, ``UTP Filings'').
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Each Fund seeks to track an index of commodity or currency futures.
As described in the Amex Filings and UTP Filings, the cash proceeds of
the issuance of each Fund's Shares are invested in cash and United
States Treasury Securities (``Treasury Securities''), some of which are
deposited with a futures commission merchant as margin for futures
positions. The Exchange proposes to add to this representation that a
Fund may gain exposure to Treasury Securities, for cash management and/
or margin purposes, through an investment in (1) government money
market funds (as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (``1940 Act'') \7\), and (2) exchange-traded funds that track
indexes that measure the performance of U.S. Treasury obligations with
a maximum remaining maturity of up to 12 months (``T-Bill ETFs'').\8\
The Funds may receive dividends or distributions of capital gains from
such investment in government money market funds and T-Bill ETFs.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-1. Rule 2a-7(a)(14) under the 1940 Act states
that government money market fund means a money market fund that
invests 99.5 percent or more of its total assets in cash, government
securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized
fully.
\8\ The T-Bill ETFs in which a Fund may invest may be affiliated
with the Managing Owner and will be registered under the 1940 Act.
For purposes of this filing, T-Bill ETFs include Investment Company
Units (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)); and
Managed Fund Shares (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600).
Such T-Bill ETFs all will be listed and traded in the U.S. on
registered exchanges. The Funds will not invest in inverse,
leveraged or inverse leveraged (e.g., -1X, 2X, -2X, 3X or -3X) T-
Bill ETFs.
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The Funds' Managing Owner (Invesco PowerShares Capital Management
LLC) represents that the proposed change to permit investment in T-Bill
ETFs, as described above, is consistent with each Fund's investment
objective, and will further assist the Funds' Managing Owner to achieve
each Fund's investment objective. Specifically, by investing in
government money market funds and T-Bill ETFs, in addition to U.S.
Treasury Securities, each Fund will have additional flexibility to gain
exposure to Treasury Securities. Except for the changes noted above,
all other representations made in the Amex Filings and UTP Filings
remain unchanged. The Funds will continue to comply with all initial
and continued listing requirements under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200.
2. Statutory Basis
The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \9\ 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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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that trading
in government money market funds and T-Bill ETFs occurs in transparent,
liquid markets in the U.S. By investing in government money market
funds and T-Bill ETFs, in addition to U.S. Treasury Securities, each
Fund will have additional flexibility to gain exposure to Treasury
Securities. The Adviser represents that the respective investment
objectives of the Funds have not changed.
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 Act. The Exchange believes the
proposed rule change, which would permit each Fund to utilize
government money market funds and T-Bill ETFs for cash management and/
or margin purposes, will enhance competition among issues of Trust
Issued Receipts that invest in commodity and currency futures.
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
Because the proposed rule change does not (i) significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, the proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\11\
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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that waiver of the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because each Fund is already permitted to seek exposure to
Treasury Securities, and the proposed rule change will merely provide
each Fund with additional flexibility to gain such exposure through
investments in government money market funds and T-Bill ETFs, which
trade in transparent, liquid markets in the United States. Therefore,
the Commission designates
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the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\12\
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\12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B)\13\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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\13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2016-152 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-2016-152. 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 (https://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-2016-152 and should
be submitted on or December 28, 2016.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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\14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29290 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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