Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, To List and Trade Shares of the Direxion Daily Municipal Bond Taxable Bear 1X Fund Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), 8963-8966 [2017-02089]
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in 175 issuer burden hours (annual) for
each exemption;
• Each of the approximately 700
issuers will retain outside professional
firms to spend an average of fifteen
minutes helping the issuer comply with
this requirement to obtain and collect
the written statement of residency from
each purchaser in the offering at an
average cost of $400 per hour, resulting
in a cost of $100 per issuer and an
aggregate of $70,000 (annual) for issuers
for each exemption;
• Each Rule 147 and Rule 147A
offering will have an average of
approximately 10 purchasers of
securities, resulting in approximately
7,000 purchasers per year for each
exemption; and
• Each purchaser in a Rule 147 and
Rule 147A offering will spend an
average of approximately fifteen
minutes preparing a written statement
of residency to provide to the issuer and
will incur no cost for the services of
outside professionals to satisfy this
requirement, resulting in an aggregate of
2.5 hours of purchaser time per offering
and purchaser burden hours of 1,750
(annual) for each exemption.
These information collections are
subject to the PRA. A federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.8
The SEC is seeking OMB approval for
these information collections under
OMB ICR Reference Numbers 201701–
3235–005 and 201701–3235–006 for
Rules 147 and 147A, respectively.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB ICR Reference 201701–
3235–005 and 201701–3235–006 for
Rules 147 and 147A, respectively. The
OMB is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
8 See
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
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whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
January 23, 2016.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–79885; File No. SR–
NYSEArca–2016–100]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3,
To List and Trade Shares of the
Direxion Daily Municipal Bond Taxable
Bear 1X Fund Under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)
January 26, 2017.
I. Introduction
On July 13, 2016, 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’’ or
‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
list and trade shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the
Direxion Daily Municipal Bond Taxable
Bear 1X Fund (‘‘Fund’’), a series of the
Direxion Shares ETF Trust (‘‘Trust’’).
The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2016.3 On
September 14, 2016, pursuant to Section
19(b)(2) of the Act,4 the Commission
designated a longer period within which
to approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78433
(July 28, 2016), 81 FR 51241.
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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institute proceedings to determine
whether to disapprove the proposed
rule change.5 On September 15, 2016,
the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to
the proposed rule change, which
replaced the original filing in its
entirety.6 On November 1, 2016, the
Commission instituted proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 7 to
determine whether to approve or
disapprove the proposed rule change.8
On November 23, 2016, the Exchange
filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed
rule change.9 On January 24, 2017, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to the
proposed rule change.10 The
Commission received no comments on
the proposed rule change. This order
approves the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendments No. 1, No. 2,
and No. 3.
II. The Exchange’s Description of the
Proposal 11
The Exchange proposes to list and
trade the Shares under NYSE Arca
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78840,
81 FR 64552 (September 20, 2016). The
Commission designated November 1, 2016, as the
date by which the Commission shall either approve
or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine
whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change.
6 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange: (1) Revised
the description of the Fund’s principal investments
and (2) made other technical amendments.
Amendment No. 1 is available at https://
www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-100/
nysearca2016100-1.pdf. Because Amendment No. 1
does not materially alter the substance of the
proposed rule change or raise unique or novel
regulatory issues, Amendment No. 1 is not subject
to notice and comment.
7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79211
(November 7, 2016), 81 FR 78231.
9 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange clarified
how securities would be valued and made certain
technical amendments. Amendment No. 2 is
available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/srnysearca-2016-100/nysearca2016100-2.pdf. Because
Amendment No. 2 does not materially alter the
substance of the proposed rule change or raise
unique or novel regulatory issues, Amendment No.
2 is not subject to notice and comment.
10 In Amendment No. 3, the Exchange corrected
the name of the municipal bond index from which
the Index constituents are derived, and clarified
that individual issuers that represent at least 5% of
the weight of the Index cannot account for more
than 50% of the weight of the Index in the
aggregate. Amendment No. 3 is available at https://
www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-100/
nysearca2016100-1528182-131062.pdf. Because
Amendment No. 3 does not materially alter the
substance of the proposed rule change or raise
unique or novel regulatory issues, Amendment No.
3 is not subject to notice and comment.
11 Additional information regarding the Trust, the
Fund, the underlying index, and the Shares,
including investment strategies, risks, creation and
redemption procedures, fees, portfolio holdings,
disclosure policies, calculation of the NAV,
distributions, and taxes, among other things, can be
found in Amendment No. 1, supra note 6,
Amendment No. 2, supra note 9, Amendment No.
3, supra note 10, and the Registration Statement,
infra note 13.
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Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .02,
which governs the listing and trading of
Investment Company Units based on
fixed income securities indexes. The
Exchange submitted the proposed rule
change because the index underlying
the Fund does not satisfy the
requirement set forth in Commentary
.02(a)(2) of NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(3) applicable to the generic listing
of Investment Company Units based on
fixed income securities indexes.12
The Fund is a series of the Trust.13
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC would
be the investment adviser to the Fund.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC would be
the distributor of the Fund’s Shares. The
Bank of New York Mellon would serve
as the accounting agent, custodian, and
transfer agent for the Fund. U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC would
serve as the Fund’s administrator.
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A. The Underlying Index
The Standard & Poor’s National AMTFree Municipal Bond Index (‘‘Index’’)
would be the Fund’s benchmark.14 The
Index is a broad, comprehensive, market
value-weighted index designed to
measure the performance of the taxexempt, investment-grade U.S.
municipal bond market. Index
constituents are derived from the S&P
Municipal Bond Index. To be classified
as an eligible bond for inclusion in the
Index, a bond must meet all of the
following criteria on the rebalancing
date: The bond issuer is a state, local
government, or agency such that interest
on the bond is exempt from federal
income tax; a bond must have a rating
of at least BBB-by Standard & Poor’s,
Baa3 by Moody’s, or BBB by Fitch; the
bond must be denominated in U.S.
Dollars (‘‘USD’’); each bond must be a
constituent of a deal where the deal’s
original offering amount was at least
$100 million USD; as of the next
12 Specifically, as of May 23, 2016, only 32.75%
of the weight of the index components had a
minimum original principal amount outstanding of
$100 million or more, and Commentary .02(a)(2)
requires that at least 75% of the weight of an
index’s components have a minimum original
principal amount outstanding of $100 million or
more. The Exchange states that the underlying
index satisfies all of the other requirements for
generic listing. See Amendment No. 1, supra note
6, at 9.
13 The Trust is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (‘‘1940 Act’’). According to
the Exchange, on February 29, 2016, the Trust filed
a registration statement on Form N–1A under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the 1940 Act (File Nos.
811–22201 and 333–150525) (‘‘Registration
Statement’’).
14 S&P Dow Jones Indices is the ‘‘Index Provider’’
with respect to the Index. The Index Provider is not
a broker-dealer or affiliated with a broker-dealer
and has implemented procedures designed to
prevent the use and dissemination of material, nonpublic information regarding the Index.
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rebalancing date, the bond must have a
minimum term to maturity and/or call
date greater than or equal to one
calendar month plus one calendar day;
and the bond must have a minimum par
amount of $25 million USD. At each
monthly rebalancing, no one issuer can
represent more than 25% of the weight
of the Index, and individual issuers that
represent at least 5% weight of the
Index cannot account for more than
50% of the weight of the Index in the
aggregate. Generally, the Index is
reviewed and rebalanced on a monthly
basis. The following bond types are
specifically excluded from the Index:
Bonds subject to the alternative
minimum tax; commercial paper;
derivative securities (inverse floaters,
forwards, swaps); housing bonds;
insured conduit bonds where the
obligor is a for-profit institution; noninsured conduit bonds; non-rated
bonds; notes; taxable municipals;
tobacco bonds; and variable rate debt.
B. The Fund’s Principal Investments
The Fund would seek to track 100%
of the inverse of the daily performance
of the Index.15 Under normal
circumstances, the Fund would create
net short positions by investing at least
80% of the Fund’s assets (plus any
borrowings for investment purposes) in
the following financial instruments
(‘‘Financial Instruments’’): Options on
exchange-traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’) 16 and
indices, traded on U.S. exchanges
(based on aggregate gross notional
value); swaps that provide short
exposure to the securities included in
the Index and various ETFs (based on
aggregate gross notional value); and
short positions in ETFs, as described
below in this section, that, in
combination, provide inverse exposure
to the Index.
The Fund might invest in options that
provide short exposure to the Index or
various ETFs, including iShares
National Muni Bond ETF, SPDR Nuveen
Barclays Municipal Bond ETF, iShares
Short-term National Muni Bond ETF,
SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short-Term
Municipal Bond ETF, Market Vectors
High-Yield Municipal Index ETF, SPDR
Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal
Bond ETF, Market Vectors AMT-Free
15 The Fund would not seek income that is
exempt from federal, state, or local income taxes.
16 For purposes of this filing, ETFs are Investment
Company Units (as described in NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)); Portfolio Depositary
Receipts (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
8.100); and Managed Fund Shares (as described in
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600) and also are
securities listed on another national securities
exchange pursuant to substantially equivalent
listing rules. The Fund will not take short positions
in inverse, leveraged, or inverse leveraged ETFs.
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Intermediate Municipal Index ETF,
PowerShares National AMT-Free
Municipal Bond Portfolio, Vanguard
Tax-Exempt Bond ETF, and the PIMCO
Intermediate Municipal Bond Active
Exchange-Traded Fund (such ETFs,
collectively, ‘‘Named ETFs’’). The Fund
might also invest in swaps that provide
short exposure to the securities
included in the Index and various ETFs,
including the Named ETFs. Finally, the
Fund might take direct short positions
in ETFs, such as the Named ETFs. The
Fund would not take long positions in
ETFs or invest in options that overlie
inverse, leveraged, or inverse leveraged
ETFs.
C. The Fund’s Non-Principal
Investments
According to the Exchange, under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of
the Fund’s assets will be invested in
Financial Instruments to establish net
short positions, as described above, and
the Fund’s remaining assets might be
invested in cash and the following cash
equivalents (in addition to cash or cash
equivalents used to collateralize the
Fund’s investments in Financial
Instruments): Money market funds,
depository accounts with institutions
with high quality credit ratings, U.S.
government securities that have termsto-maturity of less than 397 days, and
repurchase agreements that have termsto-maturity of less than 397 days.
III. Discussion and Commission
Findings
After careful review, the Commission
finds that the Exchange’s proposal to list
and trade the Shares, as modified by
Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3,
is consistent with the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities
exchange.17 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposal to
list and trade the Shares on the
Exchange is consistent with Section
11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Exchange 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. According to the Exchange,
quotation and last-sale information for
the Shares will be available via the
Consolidated Tape Association (‘‘CTA’’)
17 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
18 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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high-speed line, and information
regarding the previous day’s closing
price for the Shares may be found in the
financial section of certain major U.S.
newspapers. 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.
The Commission also finds that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act,19
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. The Commission
believes that the proposal to list and
trade the Shares is reasonably designed
to promote fair disclosure of
information that may be necessary to
price the Shares appropriately. The
Intraday Indicative Value (‘‘IIV’’) for the
Shares, calculated by a third party
market data provider, will be widely
disseminated at least every 15 seconds
during the Core Trading Session 20 by
one or more major market data
vendors.21 The IIV calculation will
include all of the Fund’s assets.
Additionally, the portfolio of
instruments held by the Fund will be
disclosed daily on the Fund’s Web site.
The Fund’s Web site will also include
the prospectus for the Fund and
additional data relating to the NAV, as
well as applicable quantitative
information. Quotation and last-sale
information for U.S. exchange-listed
securities will be available from the
exchange on which they are listed.
Quotation and last-sale information for
exchange-listed options cleared via the
Options Clearing Corporation will be
available via the Options Price
Reporting Authority. A source of price
information for municipal securities
underlying the derivatives held by the
Fund is the Electronic Municipal
Market Access, which is administered
by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board. Price information for cash
equivalents and swaps may be obtained
from brokers and dealers who make
markets in such securities or through
19 15
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
the Exchange’s Core Trading
Session is between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST.
21 According to the Exchange, several major
market data vendors display or make widely
available IIVs taken from CTA or other data feeds.
20 Ordinarily
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nationally recognized pricing services
through subscription agreements.
The Commission also believes that the
proposal is designed to prevent trading
when a reasonable degree of
transparency cannot be assured. The
Exchange states that: (1) If the IIV or the
Index values are not being disseminated
as required, it may halt trading during
the day in which the interruption to the
dissemination of the applicable IIV or
Index value occurs; and (2) if the
interruption to the dissemination of the
applicable IIV or Index value persists
past the trading day in which it
occurred, the Exchange will halt trading
in the Shares.22 The Exchange will
obtain a representation from the issuer
of the Shares that the NAV per Share
will be calculated daily and made
available to all market participants at
the same time.23 Under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 7.34(a)(5), if the Exchange
becomes aware that the NAV is not
being disseminated to all market
participants at the same time, it will halt
trading in the Shares until that time as
the NAV is available to all market
participants.
To support this proposal, the
Exchange has made the following
representations:
(1) The Exchange deems the Shares to
be equity securities, and therefore
trading in the Shares will be subject to
the Exchange’s existing rules governing
the trading of equity securities.24
(2) The Exchange has appropriate
rules to facilitate transactions in the
Shares during all trading sessions.25
(3) 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,
which 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.26
(4) The Index and the Shares will
conform to the initial and continued
listing criteria under NYSE Arca
Equities Rules 5.2(j)(3) and 5.5(g)(2),
except that the Index will not meet the
requirement of Commentary .02(a)(2) to
22 See
Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 15–16.
id. at 16.
24 See id.
25 See id.
26 See id. The Exchange states that FINRA
conducts cross-market surveillances on behalf of
the Exchange pursuant to a regulatory services
agreement, and that the Exchange is responsible for
FINRA’s performance under this regulatory services
agreement. See id. at n.20.
23 See
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NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), as
described above.27
(5) The Exchange, or FINRA on behalf
of the Exchange, or both, will
communicate as needed regarding
trading in the Shares, ETFs, and options
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 from such markets and other
entities.28 In addition, the Exchange
may obtain information regarding
trading in such securities from markets
and other entities that are members of
ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance
sharing agreement.29
(6) Not more than 10% of the net
assets of the Fund in the aggregate
invested in exchange-traded options
shall consist of options whose principal
market is not a member of ISG or is a
market with which the Exchange does
not have a comprehensive surveillance
sharing agreement.
(7) The Fund will not take short
positions in inverse, leveraged, or
inverse leveraged ETFs, or invest in
options that overlie inverse, leveraged,
or inverse leveraged ETFs.
(8) The Fund may hold up to an
aggregate amount of 15% of its net
assets in illiquid assets. The Fund will
monitor its portfolio liquidity on an
ongoing basis to determine whether, in
light of current circumstances, an
adequate level of liquidity is being
maintained, and will consider taking
appropriate steps in order to maintain
adequate liquidity if, through a change
in values, net assets, or other
circumstances, more than 15% of the
Fund’s net assets are held in illiquid
assets.
(9) For initial and continued listing,
the Fund must be in compliance with
Rule 10A–3 under the Exchange Act.30
(10) A minimum of 100,000 Shares
will be outstanding at the
commencement of trading on the
Exchange.
(11) The Index Provider is not a
broker-dealer or affiliated with a brokerdealer and has implemented procedures
designed to prevent the use and
dissemination of material, non-public
information regarding the Index.31
(12) The Exchange has a general
policy prohibiting the distribution of
27 See
supra note 12.
Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 17.
29 See id.
30 See id. at 16.
31 See Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 6–7,
n.8.
28 See
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material, non-public information by its
employees.32
(13) Prior to the commencement of
trading, the Exchange will inform its
Equity Trading Permit Holders (‘‘ETP
Holders’’) in an Information Bulletin
(‘‘Bulletin’’) of the special
characteristics and risks associated with
trading the Shares of the Fund.
Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss
the following: (a) The procedures for
purchases and redemptions of Shares in
Creation Units (as defined in
Amendment No. 1) (and that Shares are
not individually redeemable); (b) NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which
imposes a duty of due diligence on its
ETP Holders to learn the essential facts
relating to every customer prior to
trading the Shares; (c) the risks involved
in trading the Shares during the
Opening and Late Trading Sessions (as
defined in Amendment No. 1) when an
updated IIV or Index value will not be
calculated or publicly disseminated; (d)
how information regarding the IIV and
Index value is disseminated; (e) the
requirement that ETP Holders deliver a
prospectus to investors purchasing
newly issued Shares prior to or
concurrently with the confirmation of a
transaction; and (f) trading information.
(14) All statements and
representations made in this filing
regarding (a) the description of the
portfolio, (b) limitations on portfolio
holdings or reference assets, or (c) the
applicability of Exchange rules and
surveillance procedures, shall constitute
continued listing requirements for
listing the Shares on the Exchange.
(15) 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 33 for
compliance with the continued listing
requirements. If the Fund is not in
compliance with the applicable listing
requirements, the Exchange will
32 See
id. at 15.
Commission notes that certain other
proposals for the listing and trading of shares of
other 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 the Fund’s
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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commence delisting procedures under
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.5(m).
This approval order is based on all of
the Exchange’s representations,
including those set forth above and in
Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.
For the foregoing reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act 34 and
Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Exchange
Act 35 and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national
securities exchange.
IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,36
that the proposed rule change (SR–
NYSEArca–2016–100), as modified by
Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3,
be, and hereby is, approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.37
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Investment Company Act Release No.
32453; 812–14700]
StrongVest ETF Trust, et al.; Notice of
Application
January 26, 2017.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the
Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section
12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from
sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of
the Act. The requested order would
permit (a) index-based series of certain
open-end management investment
companies (‘‘Funds’’) to issue shares
redeemable in large aggregations only
(‘‘Creation Units’’); (b) secondary market
transactions in Fund shares to occur at
negotiated market prices rather than at
net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain
Funds to pay redemption proceeds,
AGENCY:
34 15
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
36 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
37 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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under certain circumstances, more than
seven days after the tender of shares for
redemption; (d) certain affiliated
persons of a Fund to deposit securities
into, and receive securities from, the
Fund in connection with the purchase
and redemption of Creation Units; (e)
certain registered management
investment companies and unit
investment trusts outside of the same
group of investment companies as the
Funds (‘‘Funds of Funds’’) to acquire
shares of the Funds; and (f) certain
Funds (‘‘Feeder Funds’’) to create and
redeem Creation Units in-kind in a
master-feeder structure.
StrongVest ETF Trust (the
‘‘Trust’’), a Delaware statutory trust,
which will be registered under the Act
as an open-end management investment
company with multiple series,
StrongVest Global Advisors, LLC (the
‘‘Initial Adviser’’), a Delaware limited
liability company, which will be
registered as an investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, and Quasar Distributors, LLC (the
‘‘Distributor’’), a Delaware limited
liability company and broker-dealer
registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’).
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on September 20, 2016 and amended on
January 12, 2017.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:
An order granting the requested relief
will be issued unless the Commission
orders a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on February 21, 2017, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an
affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the
Act, hearing requests should state the
nature of the writer’s interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a
hearing on the matter, the reason for the
request, and the issues contested.
Persons who wish to be notified of a
hearing may request notification by
writing to the Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090;
Applicants: The Trust and Initial
Adviser, 106 Corporate Park Drive,
Mooresville, NC 28117; the Distributor,
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee,
WI 53202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HaeSung Lee, Attorney-Adviser, at (202)
551–7345, or Mary Kay Frech, Branch
APPLICANTS:
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8963-8966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02089]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-79885; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-100]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No.
3, To List and Trade Shares of the Direxion Daily Municipal Bond
Taxable Bear 1X Fund Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)
January 26, 2017.
I. Introduction
On July 13, 2016, 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'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to list and trade shares (``Shares'') of the
Direxion Daily Municipal Bond Taxable Bear 1X Fund (``Fund''), a series
of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust (``Trust''). The proposed rule change
was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 3, 2016.\3\
On September 14, 2016, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ 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.\5\ On September 15, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to
the proposed rule change, which replaced the original filing in its
entirety.\6\ On November 1, 2016, the Commission instituted proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \7\ to determine whether to
approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\8\ On November 23,
2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule
change.\9\ On January 24, 2017, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to
the proposed rule change.\10\ The Commission received no comments on
the proposed rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change,
as modified by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.
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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. 78433 (July 28,
2016), 81 FR 51241.
\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78840, 81 FR 64552
(September 20, 2016). The Commission designated November 1, 2016, as
the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove,
or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the
proposed rule change.
\6\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange: (1) Revised the
description of the Fund's principal investments and (2) made other
technical amendments. Amendment No. 1 is available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-100/nysearca2016100-1.pdf.
Because Amendment No. 1 does not materially alter the substance of
the proposed rule change or raise unique or novel regulatory issues,
Amendment No. 1 is not subject to notice and comment.
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
\8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79211 (November 7,
2016), 81 FR 78231.
\9\ In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange clarified how securities
would be valued and made certain technical amendments. Amendment No.
2 is available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-100/nysearca2016100-2.pdf. Because Amendment No. 2 does not materially
alter the substance of the proposed rule change or raise unique or
novel regulatory issues, Amendment No. 2 is not subject to notice
and comment.
\10\ In Amendment No. 3, the Exchange corrected the name of the
municipal bond index from which the Index constituents are derived,
and clarified that individual issuers that represent at least 5% of
the weight of the Index cannot account for more than 50% of the
weight of the Index in the aggregate. Amendment No. 3 is available
at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-100/nysearca2016100-1528182-131062.pdf. Because Amendment No. 3 does not
materially alter the substance of the proposed rule change or raise
unique or novel regulatory issues, Amendment No. 3 is not subject to
notice and comment.
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II. The Exchange's Description of the Proposal 11
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\11\ Additional information regarding the Trust, the Fund, the
underlying index, and the Shares, including investment strategies,
risks, creation and redemption procedures, fees, portfolio holdings,
disclosure policies, calculation of the NAV, distributions, and
taxes, among other things, can be found in Amendment No. 1, supra
note 6, Amendment No. 2, supra note 9, Amendment No. 3, supra note
10, and the Registration Statement, infra note 13.
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The Exchange proposes to list and trade the Shares under NYSE Arca
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Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .02, which governs the listing and
trading of Investment Company Units based on fixed income securities
indexes. The Exchange submitted the proposed rule change because the
index underlying the Fund does not satisfy the requirement set forth in
Commentary .02(a)(2) of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) applicable to
the generic listing of Investment Company Units based on fixed income
securities indexes.\12\
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\12\ Specifically, as of May 23, 2016, only 32.75% of the weight
of the index components had a minimum original principal amount
outstanding of $100 million or more, and Commentary .02(a)(2)
requires that at least 75% of the weight of an index's components
have a minimum original principal amount outstanding of $100 million
or more. The Exchange states that the underlying index satisfies all
of the other requirements for generic listing. See Amendment No. 1,
supra note 6, at 9.
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The Fund is a series of the Trust.\13\ Rafferty Asset Management,
LLC would be the investment adviser to the Fund. Foreside Fund
Services, LLC would be the distributor of the Fund's Shares. The Bank
of New York Mellon would serve as the accounting agent, custodian, and
transfer agent for the Fund. U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC would
serve as the Fund's administrator.
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\13\ The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (``1940 Act''). According to the Exchange, on February 29,
2016, the Trust filed a registration statement on Form N-1A under
the Securities Act of 1933 and the 1940 Act (File Nos. 811-22201 and
333-150525) (``Registration Statement'').
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A. The Underlying Index
The Standard & Poor's National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
(``Index'') would be the Fund's benchmark.\14\ The Index is a broad,
comprehensive, market value-weighted index designed to measure the
performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade U.S. municipal bond
market. Index constituents are derived from the S&P Municipal Bond
Index. To be classified as an eligible bond for inclusion in the Index,
a bond must meet all of the following criteria on the rebalancing date:
The bond issuer is a state, local government, or agency such that
interest on the bond is exempt from federal income tax; a bond must
have a rating of at least BBB-by Standard & Poor's, Baa3 by Moody's, or
BBB by Fitch; the bond must be denominated in U.S. Dollars (``USD'');
each bond must be a constituent of a deal where the deal's original
offering amount was at least $100 million USD; as of the next
rebalancing date, the bond must have a minimum term to maturity and/or
call date greater than or equal to one calendar month plus one calendar
day; and the bond must have a minimum par amount of $25 million USD. At
each monthly rebalancing, no one issuer can represent more than 25% of
the weight of the Index, and individual issuers that represent at least
5% weight of the Index cannot account for more than 50% of the weight
of the Index in the aggregate. Generally, the Index is reviewed and
rebalanced on a monthly basis. The following bond types are
specifically excluded from the Index: Bonds subject to the alternative
minimum tax; commercial paper; derivative securities (inverse floaters,
forwards, swaps); housing bonds; insured conduit bonds where the
obligor is a for-profit institution; non-insured conduit bonds; non-
rated bonds; notes; taxable municipals; tobacco bonds; and variable
rate debt.
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\14\ S&P Dow Jones Indices is the ``Index Provider'' with
respect to the Index. The Index Provider is not a broker-dealer or
affiliated with a broker-dealer and has implemented procedures
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material, non-
public information regarding the Index.
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B. The Fund's Principal Investments
The Fund would seek to track 100% of the inverse of the daily
performance of the Index.\15\ Under normal circumstances, the Fund
would create net short positions by investing at least 80% of the
Fund's assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the
following financial instruments (``Financial Instruments''): Options on
exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') \16\ and indices, traded on U.S.
exchanges (based on aggregate gross notional value); swaps that provide
short exposure to the securities included in the Index and various ETFs
(based on aggregate gross notional value); and short positions in ETFs,
as described below in this section, that, in combination, provide
inverse exposure to the Index.
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\15\ The Fund would not seek income that is exempt from federal,
state, or local income taxes.
\16\ For purposes of this filing, ETFs are Investment Company
Units (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)); Portfolio
Depositary Receipts (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.100);
and Managed Fund Shares (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule
8.600) and also are securities listed on another national securities
exchange pursuant to substantially equivalent listing rules. The
Fund will not take short positions in inverse, leveraged, or inverse
leveraged ETFs.
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The Fund might invest in options that provide short exposure to the
Index or various ETFs, including iShares National Muni Bond ETF, SPDR
Nuveen Barclays Municipal Bond ETF, iShares Short-term National Muni
Bond ETF, SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short-Term Municipal Bond ETF, Market
Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF, SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield
Municipal Bond ETF, Market Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal
Index ETF, PowerShares National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio,
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF, and the PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond
Active Exchange-Traded Fund (such ETFs, collectively, ``Named ETFs'').
The Fund might also invest in swaps that provide short exposure to the
securities included in the Index and various ETFs, including the Named
ETFs. Finally, the Fund might take direct short positions in ETFs, such
as the Named ETFs. The Fund would not take long positions in ETFs or
invest in options that overlie inverse, leveraged, or inverse leveraged
ETFs.
C. The Fund's Non-Principal Investments
According to the Exchange, under normal circumstances, at least 80%
of the Fund's assets will be invested in Financial Instruments to
establish net short positions, as described above, and the Fund's
remaining assets might be invested in cash and the following cash
equivalents (in addition to cash or cash equivalents used to
collateralize the Fund's investments in Financial Instruments): Money
market funds, depository accounts with institutions with high quality
credit ratings, U.S. government securities that have terms-to-maturity
of less than 397 days, and repurchase agreements that have terms-to-
maturity of less than 397 days.
III. Discussion and Commission Findings
After careful review, the Commission finds that the Exchange's
proposal to list and trade the Shares, as modified by Amendments No. 1,
No. 2, and No. 3, is consistent with the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\17\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposal to
list and trade the Shares on the Exchange is consistent with Section
11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Exchange 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. According to the Exchange, quotation and last-sale
information for the Shares will be available via the Consolidated Tape
Association (``CTA'')
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high-speed line, and information regarding the previous day's closing
price for the Shares may be found in the financial section of certain
major U.S. newspapers. 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.
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\17\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\18\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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The Commission also finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act,\19\ 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. The
Commission believes that the proposal to list and trade the Shares is
reasonably designed to promote fair disclosure of information that may
be necessary to price the Shares appropriately. The Intraday Indicative
Value (``IIV'') for the Shares, calculated by a third party market data
provider, will be widely disseminated at least every 15 seconds during
the Core Trading Session \20\ by one or more major market data
vendors.\21\ The IIV calculation will include all of the Fund's assets.
Additionally, the portfolio of instruments held by the Fund will be
disclosed daily on the Fund's Web site. The Fund's Web site will also
include the prospectus for the Fund and additional data relating to the
NAV, as well as applicable quantitative information. Quotation and
last-sale information for U.S. exchange-listed securities will be
available from the exchange on which they are listed. Quotation and
last-sale information for exchange-listed options cleared via the
Options Clearing Corporation will be available via the Options Price
Reporting Authority. A source of price information for municipal
securities underlying the derivatives held by the Fund is the
Electronic Municipal Market Access, which is administered by the
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. Price information for cash
equivalents and swaps may be obtained from brokers and dealers who make
markets in such securities or through nationally recognized pricing
services through subscription agreements.
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\19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\20\ Ordinarily the Exchange's Core Trading Session is between
9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST.
\21\ According to the Exchange, several major market data
vendors display or make widely available IIVs taken from CTA or
other data feeds.
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The Commission also believes that the proposal is designed to
prevent trading when a reasonable degree of transparency cannot be
assured. The Exchange states that: (1) If the IIV or the Index values
are not being disseminated as required, it may halt trading during the
day in which the interruption to the dissemination of the applicable
IIV or Index value occurs; and (2) if the interruption to the
dissemination of the applicable IIV or Index value persists past the
trading day in which it occurred, the Exchange will halt trading in the
Shares.\22\ The Exchange will obtain a representation from the issuer
of the Shares that the NAV per Share will be calculated daily and made
available to all market participants at the same time.\23\ Under NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 7.34(a)(5), if the Exchange becomes aware that the
NAV is not being disseminated to all market participants at the same
time, it will halt trading in the Shares until that time as the NAV is
available to all market participants.
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\22\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 15-16.
\23\ See id. at 16.
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To support this proposal, the Exchange has made the following
representations:
(1) The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, and
therefore trading in the Shares will be subject to the Exchange's
existing rules governing the trading of equity securities.\24\
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\24\ See id.
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(2) The Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions
in the Shares during all trading sessions.\25\
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(3) 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, which 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.\26\
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\26\ See id. The Exchange states that FINRA conducts cross-
market surveillances on behalf of the Exchange pursuant to a
regulatory services agreement, and that the Exchange is responsible
for FINRA's performance under this regulatory services agreement.
See id. at n.20.
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(4) The Index and the Shares will conform to the initial and
continued listing criteria under NYSE Arca Equities Rules 5.2(j)(3) and
5.5(g)(2), except that the Index will not meet the requirement of
Commentary .02(a)(2) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), as described
above.\27\
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(5) The Exchange, or FINRA on behalf of the Exchange, or both, will
communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, ETFs, and
options 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 from such markets and other
entities.\28\ In addition, the Exchange may obtain information
regarding trading in such securities from markets and other entities
that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.\29\
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\28\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 17.
\29\ See id.
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(6) Not more than 10% of the net assets of the Fund in the
aggregate invested in exchange-traded options shall consist of options
whose principal market is not a member of ISG or is a market with which
the Exchange does not have a comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.
(7) The Fund will not take short positions in inverse, leveraged,
or inverse leveraged ETFs, or invest in options that overlie inverse,
leveraged, or inverse leveraged ETFs.
(8) The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net
assets in illiquid assets. The Fund will monitor its portfolio
liquidity on an ongoing basis to determine whether, in light of current
circumstances, an adequate level of liquidity is being maintained, and
will consider taking appropriate steps in order to maintain adequate
liquidity if, through a change in values, net assets, or other
circumstances, more than 15% of the Fund's net assets are held in
illiquid assets.
(9) For initial and continued listing, the Fund must be in
compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.\30\
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\30\ See id. at 16.
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(10) A minimum of 100,000 Shares will be outstanding at the
commencement of trading on the Exchange.
(11) The Index Provider is not a broker-dealer or affiliated with a
broker-dealer and has implemented procedures designed to prevent the
use and dissemination of material, non-public information regarding the
Index.\31\
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\31\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 6, at 6-7, n.8.
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(12) The Exchange has a general policy prohibiting the distribution
of
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\32\ See id. at 15.
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(13) Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform
its Equity Trading Permit Holders (``ETP Holders'') in an Information
Bulletin (``Bulletin'') of the special characteristics and risks
associated with trading the Shares of the Fund. Specifically, the
Bulletin will discuss the following: (a) The procedures for purchases
and redemptions of Shares in Creation Units (as defined in Amendment
No. 1) (and that Shares are not individually redeemable); (b) NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 9.2(a), which imposes a duty of due diligence on its ETP
Holders to learn the essential facts relating to every customer prior
to trading the Shares; (c) the risks involved in trading the Shares
during the Opening and Late Trading Sessions (as defined in Amendment
No. 1) when an updated IIV or Index value will not be calculated or
publicly disseminated; (d) how information regarding the IIV and Index
value is disseminated; (e) the requirement that ETP Holders deliver a
prospectus to investors purchasing newly issued Shares prior to or
concurrently with the confirmation of a transaction; and (f) trading
information.
(14) All statements and representations made in this filing
regarding (a) the description of the portfolio, (b) limitations on
portfolio holdings or reference assets, or (c) the applicability of
Exchange rules and surveillance procedures, shall constitute continued
listing requirements for listing the Shares on the Exchange.
(15) 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 \33\ 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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\33\ The Commission notes that certain other proposals for the
listing and trading of shares of other 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 the Fund's 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 representations,
including those set forth above and in Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No.
3.
For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act \34\
and Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Exchange Act \35\ and the rules
and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.
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\34\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\35\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Exchange Act,\36\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2016-100),
as modified by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, be, and hereby is,
approved.
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\36\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\37\
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\37\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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