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Sherry P. Hale,
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Arts.
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[Release No. 34–90530; File No. SR–
CboeBZX–2020–085]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe
BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to List
and Trade Shares of the Fidelity
Growth Opportunities ETF, Fidelity
Magellan ETF, Fidelity Real Estate
Investment ETF, and Fidelity Small-Mid
Cap Opportunities ETF Under Rule
14.11(m) (Tracking Fund Shares)
November 30, 2020.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
24, 2020, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BZX’’) 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 a rule change
to list and trade shares of the Fidelity
Growth Opportunities ETF, Fidelity
Magellan ETF, Fidelity Real Estate
Investment ETF, and Fidelity Small-Mid
Cap Opportunities ETF (each a ‘‘Fund’’
and, collectively, the ‘‘Funds’’), each a
series of the Fidelity Covington Trust
(the ‘‘Trust’’), under Rule 14.11(m),
Tracking Fund Shares. The shares of
each Fund are referred to herein as the
‘‘Shares.’’
The text of the proposed rule change
is also available on the Exchange’s
website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/
equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/), at
the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,
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
Exchange 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 these
statements may be examined at the
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2 17
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places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to list and
trade shares of each Fund pursuant to
Rule 14.11(m), Tracking Fund Shares,3
which are securities issued by an
actively managed open-end
management investment company.4 The
Exchange is submitting this proposal as
required by Rule 14.11(m)(2)(A), which
provides that the Exchange must file
separate proposals under Section 19(b)
of the Act before listing and trading of
a series of Tracking Fund Shares.
The Shares will be offered by the
Trust, which is organized as a business
trust under the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
Trust is registered with the Commission
as an open-end investment company
and has filed a registration statement on
behalf of the Funds on Form N–1A with
the Commission.5 Fidelity Management
3 As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(A), the term
‘‘Tracking Fund Share’’ means a security that: (i)
Represents an interest in an investment company
(‘‘Investment Company’’) registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘1940 Act’’)
organized as an open-end management investment
company, that invests in a portfolio of securities
selected by the Investment Company’s investment
adviser consistent with the Investment Company’s
investment objectives and policies; (ii) is issued in
a specified aggregate minimum number in return for
a deposit of a specified Tracking Basket and/or a
cash amount with a value equal to the next
determined Net Asset Value (‘‘NAV’’); (iii) when
aggregated in the same specified minimum number,
may be redeemed at a holder’s request, which
holder will be paid a specified Tracking Basket and/
or a cash amount with a value equal to the next
determined NAV; and (iv) the portfolio holdings for
which are disclosed within at least 60 days
following the end of every fiscal quarter.
4 Rule 14.11(m) was approved along with the
listing and trading of three series of Tracking Fund
Shares by the Commission on May 15, 2020. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88887 (May
15, 2020), 85 FR 30990 (May 21, 2020) (the
‘‘Tracking Fund Shares Approval Order’’).
5 The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On
September 24, 2020, the Trust filed a registration
statement on Form N–1A relating to the Funds (File
No. 811–07319) (the ‘‘Registration Statement’’). The
descriptions of the Funds and the Shares contained
herein are based, in part, on information included
in the Registration Statement. The Commission has
issued an order granting certain exemptive relief
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a–1) to Fidelity Management & Research
Company and FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Beach Street
Trust, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (File
No. 812–14364), issued on December 10, 2019 (the
‘‘Application,’’ ‘‘Notice,’’ and ‘‘Order,’’ respectively,
and, collectively, the ‘‘Exemptive Order’’). See
Investment Company Act Release Nos. 33683
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& Research Company or FMR Co., Inc.
(the ‘‘Adviser’’) will be the investment
adviser to the Funds. The Adviser is not
registered as a broker-dealer, but is
affiliated with numerous broker-dealers.
The Adviser represents that a fire wall
exists and will be maintained between
the respective personnel at the Adviser
and affiliated broker-dealers with
respect to access to information
concerning the composition and/or
changes to each Fund’s portfolio and
Tracking Basket.6 Personnel who make
decisions on a Fund’s portfolio
composition and/or Tracking Basket or
who have access to nonpublic
information regarding the Fund
Portfolio 7 and/or the Tracking Basket or
changes thereto are subject to
procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material nonpublic information regarding such
portfolio and/or Tracking Basket. The
Funds’ sub-advisers, FMR Investment
Management (UK) Limited, Fidelity
Management & Research (Hong Kong)
Limited, and Fidelity Management &
Research (Japan) Limited (each a ‘‘SubAdviser’’ and, collectively, the ‘‘SubAdvisers’’), are not registered as a
broker-dealer but are affiliated with
numerous broker-dealers. Sub-Adviser
personnel who make decisions
regarding a Fund’s Fund Portfolio and/
or Tracking Basket or who have access
to information regarding the Fund
Portfolio and/or the Tracking Basket or
changes thereto are subject to
procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material
nonpublic information regarding the
Fund’s portfolio and/or Tracking Basket.
In the event that (a) the Adviser or a
Sub-Adviser becomes registered as a
broker-dealer or newly affiliated with a
broker-dealer; or (b) any new adviser or
sub-adviser is a registered broker-dealer
or becomes newly affiliated with a
broker-dealer; it will implement and
maintain a fire wall with respect to its
relevant personnel or such broker-dealer
affiliate, as applicable, regarding access
to information concerning the
composition and/or changes to the Fund
Portfolio and/or Tracking Basket, and
(November 14, 2019), 84 FR 64140 (November 20,
2019) (the Notice) and 33712 (the Order).
6 As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(E), the term
‘‘Tracking Basket’’ means the identities and
quantities of the securities and other assets
included in a basket that is designed to closely track
the daily performance of the Fund Portfolio, as
provided in the exemptive relief under the 1940 Act
applicable to a series of Tracking Fund Shares.
7 As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(B), the term
‘‘Fund Portfolio’’ means the identities and
quantities of the securities and other assets held by
the Investment Company that will form the basis for
the Investment Company’s calculation of net asset
value at the end of the business day.
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will be subject to procedures designed
to prevent the use and dissemination of
material non-public information
regarding such portfolio and/or
Tracking Basket. Any person or entity,
including any service provider for the
Funds, who has access to nonpublic
information regarding a Fund Portfolio
or Tracking Basket or changes thereto
for a Fund or Funds will be subject to
procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material
nonpublic information regarding the
applicable Fund Portfolio or Tracking
Basket or changes thereto. Further, any
such person or entity that is registered
as a broker-dealer or affiliated with a
broker-dealer, has erected and will
maintain a ‘‘fire wall’’ between the
person or entity and the broker-dealer
with respect to access to information
concerning the composition and/or
changes to such Fund Portfolio or
Tracking Basket. Each Fund intends to
qualify each year as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter
M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
The Shares will conform to the initial
and continued listing criteria under
Rule 14.11(m) as well as all terms in the
Exemptive Order. The Exchange
represents that, for initial and/or
continued listing, each Fund will be in
compliance with Rule 10A–3 under the
Act.8 A minimum of 100,000 Shares of
each Fund will be outstanding at the
commencement of trading on the
Exchange. The Exchange will obtain a
representation from the issuer of the
Shares of each Fund that the NAV per
share of each Fund will be calculated
daily and will be made available to all
market participants at the same time.
Each Fund’s investments will be
consistent with its investment objective
and will not be used to enhance
leverage.
Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF
The Fund’s holdings will conform to
the permissible investments as set forth
in the Exemptive Relief and the
holdings will be consistent with all
requirements in the Exemptive Relief.9
8 See
17 CFR 240.10A–3.
to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund’s
permissible investments include only the following
instruments: ETFs, exchange-traded notes,
exchange-traded common stocks, common stocks
listed on a foreign exchange that trade on such
exchange contemporaneously with the Shares
(‘‘foreign common stocks’’), exchange-traded
preferred stocks, exchange-traded American
Depositary Receipts (‘‘ADRs’’), exchange-traded real
estate investment trusts, exchange-traded
commodity pools, exchange-traded metals trusts,
exchange-traded currency trusts, and exchangetraded futures that trade contemporaneously with
the Shares, as well as cash and cash equivalents.
9 Pursuant
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Any foreign common stocks held by the
Fund will be traded on an exchange that
is a member of the Intermarket
Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’) 10 or with
which the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of
capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund typically
invests primarily in equity securities of
domestic and foreign issuers that the
Adviser believes have above-average
growth potential, as determined using
fundamental analysis of factors such as
each issuer’s financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and
economic conditions.
Fidelity Magellan ETF
The Fund’s holdings will conform to
the permissible investments as set forth
in the Exemptive Relief and the
holdings will be consistent with all
requirements in the Exemptive Relief.11
Any foreign common stocks held by the
Fund will be traded on an exchange that
is a member of ISG or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.12
The Fund seeks long-term growth of
capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund typically
invests primarily in equity securities of
domestic and foreign issuers that, based
on fundamental analysis of factors such
as each issuer’s financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and
economic conditions, the Adviser
believes are ‘‘growth’’ stocks or ‘‘value’’
stocks or both.
With the exception of foreign common stocks and
cash and cash equivalents, all holdings of the Fund
will be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange.
10 For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all
components, except the cash and cash equivalent
components, of the Funds may trade on markets
that are members of ISG or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.
11 Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund’s
permissible investments include only the following
instruments: ETFs, exchange-traded notes,
exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common
stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs,
exchange-traded real estate investment trusts,
exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and
exchange-traded futures that trade
contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as cash
and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign
common stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all
holdings of the Fund will be listed on a U.S.
national securities exchange.
12 For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all
components, except the cash and cash equivalent
components, of the Funds may trade on markets
that are members of ISG or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.
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Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF
The Fund’s holdings will conform to
the permissible investments as set forth
in the Exemptive Relief and the
holdings will be consistent with all
requirements in the Exemptive Relief.13
Any foreign common stocks held by the
Fund will be traded on an exchange that
is a member of the Intermarket
Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’) 14 or with
which the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.
The Fund seeks above-average income
and long-term capital growth, consistent
with reasonable investment risk. In
order to achieve its investment
objective, the Fund normally invests at
least 80% of assets in securities of
companies principally engaged in the
real estate industry and other real estate
related investments. Such investments
are primarily in equity securities of
domestic and foreign issuers based on
fundamental analysis of factors such as
each issuer’s financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and
economic conditions.
Fidelity Small-Mid Cap Opportunities
ETF
The Fund’s holdings will conform to
the permissible investments as set forth
in the Exemptive Relief and the
holdings will be consistent with all
requirements in the Exemptive Relief.15
Any foreign common stocks held by the
Fund will be traded on an exchange that
is a member of the Intermarket
13 Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund’s
permissible investments include only the following
instruments: ETFs, exchange-traded notes,
exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common
stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs,
exchange-traded real estate investment trusts,
exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and
exchange-traded futures that trade
contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as cash
and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign
common stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all
holdings of the Fund will be listed on a U.S.
national securities exchange.
14 For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all
components, except the cash and cash equivalent
components, of the Funds may trade on markets
that are members of ISG or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.
15 Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund’s
permissible investments include only the following
instruments: ETFs, exchange-traded notes,
exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common
stocks, exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs,
exchange-traded real estate investment trusts,
exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and
exchange-traded futures that trade
contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as cash
and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign
common stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all
holdings of the Fund will be listed on a U.S.
national securities exchange.
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Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’) 16 or with
which the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of
capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund normally
invests at least 80% of assets in
securities of companies with small to
medium market capitalizations (which,
for purposes of this fund, are those
companies with market capitalizations
similar to companies in the Russell
2500TM Index) by investing in domestic
and foreign issuers that, based on
fundamental analysis of factors such as
each issuer’s financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and
economic conditions, the Adviser
believes are ‘‘growth’’ stocks or ‘‘value’’
stocks or both.
Trading Halts
Rule 14.11(m)(4)(B)(iv) provides that
(a) the Exchange may consider all
relevant factors in exercising its
discretion to halt trading in a series of
Tracking Fund Shares. Trading may be
halted because of market conditions or
for reasons that, in the view of the
Exchange, make trading in the Shares
inadvisable. These may include: (i) The
extent to which trading is not occurring
in the securities and/or the financial
instruments composing the Tracking
Basket or Fund Portfolio; or (ii) whether
other unusual conditions or
circumstances detrimental to the
maintenance of a fair and orderly
market are present; and (b) if the
Exchange becomes aware that one of the
following is not being made available to
all market participants at the same time:
The net asset value, the Tracking Basket,
or the Fund Portfolio with respect to a
series of Tracking Fund Shares, then the
Exchange will halt trading in such series
until such time as the net asset value,
the Tracking Basket, or the Fund
Portfolio is available to all market
participants, as applicable.
Trading Rules
The Exchange deems Tracking Fund
Shares to be equity securities, thus
rendering trading in the Shares subject
to the Exchange’s existing rules
governing the trading of equity
securities.17 As provided in Rule
16 For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all
components, except the cash and cash equivalent
components, of the Funds may trade on markets
that are members of ISG or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.
17 With respect to trading in Tracking Fund
Shares, all of the BZX Member obligations relating
to product description and prospectus delivery
requirements will continue to apply in accordance
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14.11(m)(2)(C), the minimum price
variation for quoting and entry of orders
in securities traded on the Exchange is
$0.01. The Exchange has appropriate
rules to facilitate trading in Tracking
Fund Shares during all trading sessions.
Tracking Basket for the Proposed Funds
For the Funds, the Tracking Basket
will consist of a combination of the
Fund’s recently disclosed portfolio
holdings and representative ETFs. The
Exchange notes that the Tracking Basket
methodology used by the Fund is
substantively identical to a proposal
previously approved by the
Commission.18 ETFs selected for
inclusion in the Tracking Basket will be
consistent with the Fund’s objective and
selected based on certain criteria,
including, but not limited to, liquidity,
assets under management, holding
limits and compliance considerations.
Representative ETFs can provide a
useful mechanism to reflect a Fund’s
holdings’ exposures within the Tracking
Basket without revealing a Fund’s exact
positions.19 Intraday pricing
information for all constituents of the
Tracking Basket that are exchangetraded, which includes all eligible
instruments except cash and cash
equivalents, will be available on the
exchanges on which they are traded and
through subscription services. Intraday
pricing information for cash equivalents
will be available through subscription
services and/or pricing services. The
Exchange notes that each Fund’s NAV
will form the basis for creations and
redemptions for the Funds and creations
and redemptions will work in a manner
substantively identical to that of series
of Managed Fund Shares. The Adviser
expects that the Shares of the Funds
will generally be created and redeemed
in-kind, with limited exceptions. The
names and quantities of the instruments
that constitute the basket of securities
for creations and redemptions will be
the same as a Fund’s Tracking Basket,
except to the extent purchases and
redemptions are made entirely or in part
on a cash basis. In the event that the
with Exchange rules and federal securities laws,
and the Exchange will continue to monitor its
Members for compliance with such requirements.
18 See Tracking Fund Shares Approval Order.
19 The set of ETFs that are ‘‘representative’’ to be
used in the Tracking Basket will depend on certain
factors, including the Fund’s investment objective,
past holdings, and benchmark, and may change
from time to time. For example, a U.S. diversified
fund benchmarked to a diversified U.S. index
would use liquid U.S. exchange-traded ETFs to
capture size (large, mid or small capitalization),
style (growth or value) and/or sector exposures in
the Fund’s portfolio. Leveraged and inverse ETFs
will not be included in the Tracking Basket. ETFs
may constitute no more than 50% of the Tracking
Basket’s assets.
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value of the Tracking Basket is not the
same as a Fund’s NAV, the creation and
redemption baskets will consist of the
securities included in the Tracking
Basket plus or minus an amount of cash
equal to the difference between the NAV
and the value of the Tracking Basket, as
further described below.
The Tracking Basket will be
constructed utilizing a covariance
matrix based on an optimization process
to minimize deviations in the return of
the Tracking Basket relative to the Fund.
The proprietary optimization process
mathematically seeks to minimize three
key parameters that the Adviser believes
are important to the effectiveness of the
Tracking Basket as a hedge: Tracking
error (standard deviation of return
differentials between the Tracking
Basket and the Fund), turnover cost, and
basket creation cost.20 Typically, the
Tracking Basket is expected to be
rebalanced on schedule with the public
disclosure of the Fund’s holdings;
however, a new optimized Tracking
Basket may be generated as frequently
as daily, and therefore, rebalancing may
occur more frequently at the Adviser’s
discretion. In determining whether to
rebalance a new optimized Tracking
Basket, the Adviser will consider
various factors, including liquidity of
the securities in the Tracking Basket,
tracking error, and the cost to create and
trade the Tracking Basket.21 For
example, if the Adviser determines that
a new Tracking Basket would reduce the
variability of return differentials
between the Tracking Basket and the
Fund when balanced against the cost to
trade the new Tracking Basket,
rebalancing may be appropriate. The
Adviser will periodically review the
Tracking Basket parameters and
Tracking Basket performance and
process.
As noted above, each Fund will also
disclose the entirety of its portfolio
holdings, including the name, identifier,
market value and weight of each
security and instrument in the portfolio,
at a minimum within at least 60 days
20 Tracking error measures the deviations
between the Tracking Basket and Fund. Turnover
cost and basket creation cost are measures of the
cost to create and maintain the Tracking Basket as
a hedge.
21 The Adviser uses a trading cost model to
develop estimates of costs to trade a new Tracking
Basket. There are essentially two elements to this
cost: (1) The cost to purchase securities constituting
the Tracking Basket, i.e., the cost to put on the
hedge for the Authorized Participant, and (2) the
cost of any adjustments that need to be made to the
composition of the Tracking Basket, i.e., the cost to
the Authorized Participant to change or maintain
the hedge position. The inclusion of the trading cost
model in the optimization process is intended to
result in a Tracking Basket that is cost effective and
liquid without compromising its tracking ability.
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following the end of every fiscal quarter.
The Exchange notes that the concept of
the Tracking Basket employed under
this structure is designed to provide
investors with the traditional benefits of
ETFs while protecting the Funds from
the potential for front running or free
riding of portfolio transactions, which
could adversely impact the performance
of a Fund.
The Exchange believes that the
particular instruments that may be
included in each of the Fund’s
respective Fund Portfolio and Tracking
Basket do not raise any concerns related
to the Tracking Baskets being able to
closely track the NAV of the Funds
because such instruments include only
instruments that trade on an exchange
contemporaneously with the Shares.22
In addition, each Fund’s Tracking
Basket will be optimized so that it
reliably and consistently correlates to
the performance of the Fund.
The Adviser anticipates that the
returns between a Fund and its
respective Tracking Basket will have a
consistent relationship and that the
deviation in the returns between a Fund
and its Tracking Basket will be
sufficiently small such that the Tracking
Basket will provide authorized
participants, arbitrageurs, and certain
other market participants (collectively,
‘‘Market Makers’’) with a reliable
hedging vehicle that they can use to
effectuate low-risk arbitrage trades in
Fund Shares. The Exchange believes
that the disclosures provided by the
Funds will allow Market Makers to
understand the relationship between the
performance of a Fund and its Tracking
Basket. Market Makers will be able to
estimate the value of and hedge
positions in a Fund’s Shares, which the
Exchange believes will facilitate the
arbitrage process and help ensure that
the Fund’s Shares normally will trade at
market prices close to their NAV. The
Exchange also believes that competitive
market making, where traders are
looking to take advantage of differences
in bid-ask spread, will aid in keeping
spreads tight.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
of the Act 23 in general and Section
6(b)(5) of the Act 24 in particular in that
22 The Exchange notes that to the extent that the
Fund Portfolio or Tracking Basket include any
foreign common stocks, such securities will be
traded on an exchange that is a member of ISG or
with which the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
23 15 U.S.C. 78f.
24 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities, 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 Exchange notes that a significant
amount of information about each Fund
and its Fund Portfolio will be publicly
available at all times. Each Fund will
disclose the Tracking Basket, which is
designed to closely track the daily
performance of the Fund Portfolio, on a
daily basis. Each Fund will at a
minimum publicly disclose the entirety
of its portfolio holdings, including the
name, identifier, market value and
weight of each security and instrument
in the portfolio within at least 60 days
following the end of every fiscal quarter
in a manner consistent with normal
disclosure requirements otherwise
applicable to open-end investment
companies registered under the 1940
Act. The website will include additional
quantitative information updated on a
daily basis, including, on a per Share
basis for each Fund, the prior business
day’s NAV and the closing price or bid/
ask price at the time of calculation of
such NAV, and a calculation of the
premium or discount of the closing
price or bid/ask price against such NAV.
The website will also disclose the
percentage weight overlap between the
holdings of the Tracking Basket
compared to the Fund Holdings for the
prior business day and any information
regarding the bid/ask spread for each
Fund as may be required for other ETFs
under Rule 6c–11 under the 1940 Act,
as amended. Price information for the
exchange-listed instruments held by the
Funds, including both U.S. and nonU.S. listed equity securities and U.S.
exchange-listed futures will be available
through major market data vendors or
securities exchanges listing and trading
such securities.
The Exchange represents that the
Shares of the Funds will continue to
comply with all other requirements
applicable to Tracking Fund Shares,
including the dissemination of key
information such as the Tracking
Basket, the Fund Portfolio, and NAV,
suspension of trading or removal,
trading halts, surveillance, minimum
price variation for quoting and order
entry, an information circular informing
members of the special characteristics
and risks associated with trading in the
Shares, and firewalls as set forth in the
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Shares and the order approving such
rules. Moreover, U.S.-listed equity
securities held by the Funds will trade
on markets that are a member of ISG or
with which the Exchange has in place
a comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.25 All statements and
representations made in this filing
regarding the description of the
portfolio or reference assets, limitations
on portfolio holdings or reference assets,
dissemination and availability of
reference asset (as applicable), or the
applicability of Exchange listing rules
specified in this filing shall constitute
continued listing requirements for the
Shares. The issuer has represented to
the Exchange that it will advise the
Exchange of any failure by a Fund or
Shares to comply with the continued
listing requirements, and, pursuant to
its obligations under Section 19(g)(1) of
the Act, the Exchange will surveil for
compliance with the continued listing
requirements. FINRA conducts certain
cross-market surveillances on behalf of
the Exchange pursuant to a regulatory
services agreement. The Exchange is
responsible for FINRA’s performance
under this regulatory services
agreement. If a Fund is not in
compliance with the applicable listing
requirements, the Exchange will
commence delisting procedures with
respect to such Fund under Exchange
Rule 14.12.
The Exchange believes that the
proposal is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices in that the Rules relating to
listing and trading of Tracking Fund
Shares provide specific initial and
continued listing criteria required to be
met by such securities.
Rules 14.11(m)(4)(B)(iii) and (iv)
provide that the Exchange will consider
the suspension of trading in and will
commence delisting proceedings for a
Fund pursuant to Rule 14.12 under any
of the circumstances described above
and that the Exchange may consider all
relevant factors in exercising its
discretion to halt trading in a series of
Tracking Fund Shares. Trading may be
halted because of market conditions or
for reasons that, in the view of the
Exchange, make trading in the Shares
inadvisable.
Additionally, the Exchange believes
that the requirements related to
information protection enumerated
under Rule 14.11(m)(2)(F) will act as a
strong safeguard against any misuse and
improper dissemination of information
related to a Fund Portfolio, the Tracking
Basket, or changes thereto. The
requirement that any person or entity,
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including a custodian, Reporting
Authority, distributor, or administrator,
who has access to nonpublic
information regarding the Fund
Portfolio or the Tracking Basket or
changes thereto, must be subject to
procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material
nonpublic information regarding the
applicable Fund Portfolio or the
Tracking Basket or changes thereto will
act to prevent any individual or entity
from sharing such information
externally.
The Exchange believes that its
surveillance procedures are adequate to
properly monitor the trading of the
Shares on the Exchange during all
trading sessions and to deter and detect
violations of Exchange rules and the
applicable federal securities laws.
Trading of the Shares through the
Exchange will be subject to the
Exchange’s surveillance procedures for
derivative products, including Tracking
Fund Shares. If a Fund is not in
compliance with the applicable listing
requirements, the Exchange will
commence delisting procedures under
Exchange Rule 14.12. In addition, the
Exchange also has a general policy
prohibiting the distribution of material,
non-public information by its
employees. Any foreign common stocks
held by the Fund will be traded on an
exchange that is a member of ISG or
with which the Exchange has in place
a comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement. All futures contracts that the
Funds may invest in will be traded on
a U.S. futures exchange. The Exchange
or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or
both, will communicate as needed
regarding trading in the Shares,
underlying U.S. exchange-listed equity
securities, and U.S. exchange-listed
futures with other markets and other
entities that are members of ISG, and the
Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the
Exchange, or both, may obtain trading
information regarding trading such
instruments from such markets and
other entities. In addition, the Exchange
may obtain information regarding
trading in the Shares, underlying equity
securities, and U.S. exchange-listed
futures from markets and other entities
that are members of ISG or with which
the Exchange has in place a
comprehensive surveillance sharing
agreement.
As provided in Rule 14.11(m)(2)(D),
the Adviser will upon request make
available to the Exchange and/or
FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, the
daily Fund Portfolio of each Fund. The
Exchange believes that the ability to
access the information on an as needed
basis will provide it with sufficient
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information to perform the necessary
regulatory functions associated with
listing and trading the Shares on the
Exchange, including the ability to
monitor compliance with the initial and
continued listing requirements as well
as the ability to surveil for manipulation
of the Shares.
In addition, Form N–PORT requires
reporting of a fund’s complete portfolio
holdings on a position-by-position basis
on a quarterly basis within 60 days after
fiscal quarter end. Investors can obtain
a fund’s Statement of Additional
Information, its Shareholder Reports, its
Form N–CSR, filed twice a year, and its
Form N–CEN, filed annually. A fund’s
SAI and Shareholder Reports are
available free upon request from the
Investment Company, and those
documents and the Form N–PORT,
Form N–CSR, and Form N–CEN may be
viewed on-screen or downloaded from
the Commission’s website at
www.sec.gov. The Exchange also notes
that the Exemptive Relief provides that
the Funds will comply with Regulation
Fair Disclosure, which prohibits
selective disclosure of any material nonpublic information, which otherwise do
not apply to issuers of Tracking Fund
Shares.
Information regarding market price
and trading volume of the Shares will be
continually available on a real-time
basis throughout the day on brokers’
computer screens and other electronic
services. Information regarding the
previous day’s closing price and trading
volume information for the Shares will
be published daily in the financial
section of newspapers. Quotation and
last sale information for the Shares will
be available via the CTA high-speed
line. The Exchange deems Tracking
Fund Shares to be equity securities, thus
rendering trading in the Shares subject
to the Exchange’s existing rules
governing the trading of equity
securities. As provided in Rule
14.11(m)(2)(C), the minimum price
variation for quoting and entry of orders
in securities traded on the Exchange is
$0.01.
For the above reasons, the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change
is consistent with the requirements of
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act.
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. Rather, the
Exchange notes that the proposed rule
change will facilitate the listing of
several new series of actively-managed
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exchange-traded product, thus
enhancing competition among both
market participants and listing venues,
to the benefit of investors and the
marketplace.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited
nor received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing 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, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 26 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.27
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the 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.
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–
CboeBZX–2020–085 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.
26 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to
give the Commission written notice of its intent to
file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and 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. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CboeBZX–2020–085. 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 website (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 website 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.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CboeBZX–2020–085 and
should be submitted on or before
December 28, 2020.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.28
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-90530; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2020-085]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating
to List and Trade Shares of the Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF,
Fidelity Magellan ETF, Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF, and
Fidelity Small-Mid Cap Opportunities ETF Under Rule 14.11(m) (Tracking
Fund Shares)
November 30, 2020.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on November 24, 2020, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BZX'') 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.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 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 a rule change to list and trade shares of the
Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF, Fidelity Magellan ETF, Fidelity Real
Estate Investment ETF, and Fidelity Small-Mid Cap Opportunities ETF
(each a ``Fund'' and, collectively, the ``Funds''), each a series of
the Fidelity Covington Trust (the ``Trust''), under Rule 14.11(m),
Tracking Fund Shares. The shares of each Fund are referred to herein as
the ``Shares.''
The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, 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 Exchange 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 these statements may be examined at the
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places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to list and trade shares of each Fund
pursuant to Rule 14.11(m), Tracking Fund Shares,\3\ which are
securities issued by an actively managed open-end management investment
company.\4\ The Exchange is submitting this proposal as required by
Rule 14.11(m)(2)(A), which provides that the Exchange must file
separate proposals under Section 19(b) of the Act before listing and
trading of a series of Tracking Fund Shares.
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\3\ As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(A), the term ``Tracking Fund
Share'' means a security that: (i) Represents an interest in an
investment company (``Investment Company'') registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'') organized as an
open-end management investment company, that invests in a portfolio
of securities selected by the Investment Company's investment
adviser consistent with the Investment Company's investment
objectives and policies; (ii) is issued in a specified aggregate
minimum number in return for a deposit of a specified Tracking
Basket and/or a cash amount with a value equal to the next
determined Net Asset Value (``NAV''); (iii) when aggregated in the
same specified minimum number, may be redeemed at a holder's
request, which holder will be paid a specified Tracking Basket and/
or a cash amount with a value equal to the next determined NAV; and
(iv) the portfolio holdings for which are disclosed within at least
60 days following the end of every fiscal quarter.
\4\ Rule 14.11(m) was approved along with the listing and
trading of three series of Tracking Fund Shares by the Commission on
May 15, 2020. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88887 (May 15,
2020), 85 FR 30990 (May 21, 2020) (the ``Tracking Fund Shares
Approval Order'').
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The Shares will be offered by the Trust, which is organized as a
business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
Trust is registered with the Commission as an open-end investment
company and has filed a registration statement on behalf of the Funds
on Form N-1A with the Commission.\5\ Fidelity Management & Research
Company or FMR Co., Inc. (the ``Adviser'') will be the investment
adviser to the Funds. The Adviser is not registered as a broker-dealer,
but is affiliated with numerous broker-dealers. The Adviser represents
that a fire wall exists and will be maintained between the respective
personnel at the Adviser and affiliated broker-dealers with respect to
access to information concerning the composition and/or changes to each
Fund's portfolio and Tracking Basket.\6\ Personnel who make decisions
on a Fund's portfolio composition and/or Tracking Basket or who have
access to nonpublic information regarding the Fund Portfolio \7\ and/or
the Tracking Basket or changes thereto are subject to procedures
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material non-public
information regarding such portfolio and/or Tracking Basket. The Funds'
sub-advisers, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, Fidelity
Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management &
Research (Japan) Limited (each a ``Sub-Adviser'' and, collectively, the
``Sub-Advisers''), are not registered as a broker-dealer but are
affiliated with numerous broker-dealers. Sub-Adviser personnel who make
decisions regarding a Fund's Fund Portfolio and/or Tracking Basket or
who have access to information regarding the Fund Portfolio and/or the
Tracking Basket or changes thereto are subject to procedures designed
to prevent the use and dissemination of material nonpublic information
regarding the Fund's portfolio and/or Tracking Basket. In the event
that (a) the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser becomes registered as a broker-
dealer or newly affiliated with a broker-dealer; or (b) any new adviser
or sub-adviser is a registered broker-dealer or becomes newly
affiliated with a broker-dealer; it will implement and maintain a fire
wall with respect to its relevant personnel or such broker-dealer
affiliate, as applicable, regarding access to information concerning
the composition and/or changes to the Fund Portfolio and/or Tracking
Basket, and will be subject to procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material non-public information regarding such
portfolio and/or Tracking Basket. Any person or entity, including any
service provider for the Funds, who has access to nonpublic information
regarding a Fund Portfolio or Tracking Basket or changes thereto for a
Fund or Funds will be subject to procedures designed to prevent the use
and dissemination of material nonpublic information regarding the
applicable Fund Portfolio or Tracking Basket or changes thereto.
Further, any such person or entity that is registered as a broker-
dealer or affiliated with a broker-dealer, has erected and will
maintain a ``fire wall'' between the person or entity and the broker-
dealer with respect to access to information concerning the composition
and/or changes to such Fund Portfolio or Tracking Basket. Each Fund
intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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\5\ The Trust is registered under the 1940 Act. On September 24,
2020, the Trust filed a registration statement on Form N-1A relating
to the Funds (File No. 811-07319) (the ``Registration Statement'').
The descriptions of the Funds and the Shares contained herein are
based, in part, on information included in the Registration
Statement. The Commission has issued an order granting certain
exemptive relief under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-1) to Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc.,
Fidelity Beach Street Trust, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation
(File No. 812-14364), issued on December 10, 2019 (the
``Application,'' ``Notice,'' and ``Order,'' respectively, and,
collectively, the ``Exemptive Order''). See Investment Company Act
Release Nos. 33683 (November 14, 2019), 84 FR 64140 (November 20,
2019) (the Notice) and 33712 (the Order).
\6\ As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(E), the term ``Tracking
Basket'' means the identities and quantities of the securities and
other assets included in a basket that is designed to closely track
the daily performance of the Fund Portfolio, as provided in the
exemptive relief under the 1940 Act applicable to a series of
Tracking Fund Shares.
\7\ As defined in Rule 14.11(m)(3)(B), the term ``Fund
Portfolio'' means the identities and quantities of the securities
and other assets held by the Investment Company that will form the
basis for the Investment Company's calculation of net asset value at
the end of the business day.
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The Shares will conform to the initial and continued listing
criteria under Rule 14.11(m) as well as all terms in the Exemptive
Order. The Exchange represents that, for initial and/or continued
listing, each Fund will be in compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the
Act.\8\ A minimum of 100,000 Shares of each Fund will be outstanding at
the commencement of trading on the Exchange. The Exchange will obtain a
representation from the issuer of the Shares of each Fund that the NAV
per share of each Fund will be calculated daily and will be made
available to all market participants at the same time. Each Fund's
investments will be consistent with its investment objective and will
not be used to enhance leverage.
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Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF
The Fund's holdings will conform to the permissible investments as
set forth in the Exemptive Relief and the holdings will be consistent
with all requirements in the Exemptive Relief.\9\
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Any foreign common stocks held by the Fund will be traded on an
exchange that is a member of the Intermarket Surveillance Group
(``ISG'') \10\ or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.
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\9\ Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund's permissible
investments include only the following instruments: ETFs, exchange-
traded notes, exchange-traded common stocks, common stocks listed on
a foreign exchange that trade on such exchange contemporaneously
with the Shares (``foreign common stocks''), exchange-traded
preferred stocks, exchange-traded American Depositary Receipts
(``ADRs''), exchange-traded real estate investment trusts, exchange-
traded commodity pools, exchange-traded metals trusts, exchange-
traded currency trusts, and exchange-traded futures that trade
contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as cash and cash
equivalents. With the exception of foreign common stocks and cash
and cash equivalents, all holdings of the Fund will be listed on a
U.S. national securities exchange.
\10\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all components, except
the cash and cash equivalent components, of the Funds may trade on
markets that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund typically invests primarily in equity
securities of domestic and foreign issuers that the Adviser believes
have above-average growth potential, as determined using fundamental
analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and economic conditions.
Fidelity Magellan ETF
The Fund's holdings will conform to the permissible investments as
set forth in the Exemptive Relief and the holdings will be consistent
with all requirements in the Exemptive Relief.\11\ Any foreign common
stocks held by the Fund will be traded on an exchange that is a member
of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.\12\
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\11\ Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund's permissible
investments include only the following instruments: ETFs, exchange-
traded notes, exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common stocks,
exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs, exchange-traded real estate
investment trusts, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and exchange-traded
futures that trade contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as
cash and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign common
stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all holdings of the Fund will
be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange.
\12\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all components, except
the cash and cash equivalent components, of the Funds may trade on
markets that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund typically invests primarily in equity
securities of domestic and foreign issuers that, based on fundamental
analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and
industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, the
Adviser believes are ``growth'' stocks or ``value'' stocks or both.
Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF
The Fund's holdings will conform to the permissible investments as
set forth in the Exemptive Relief and the holdings will be consistent
with all requirements in the Exemptive Relief.\13\ Any foreign common
stocks held by the Fund will be traded on an exchange that is a member
of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') \14\ or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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\13\ Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund's permissible
investments include only the following instruments: ETFs, exchange-
traded notes, exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common stocks,
exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs, exchange-traded real estate
investment trusts, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and exchange-traded
futures that trade contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as
cash and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign common
stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all holdings of the Fund will
be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange.
\14\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all components, except
the cash and cash equivalent components, of the Funds may trade on
markets that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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The Fund seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth,
consistent with reasonable investment risk. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets
in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate
industry and other real estate related investments. Such investments
are primarily in equity securities of domestic and foreign issuers
based on fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's
financial condition and industry position, as well as market and
economic conditions.
Fidelity Small-Mid Cap Opportunities ETF
The Fund's holdings will conform to the permissible investments as
set forth in the Exemptive Relief and the holdings will be consistent
with all requirements in the Exemptive Relief.\15\ Any foreign common
stocks held by the Fund will be traded on an exchange that is a member
of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') \16\ or with which the
Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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\15\ Pursuant to the Exemptive Relief, the Fund's permissible
investments include only the following instruments: ETFs, exchange-
traded notes, exchange-traded common stocks, foreign common stocks,
exchange-traded preferred stocks, ADRs, exchange-traded real estate
investment trusts, exchange-traded commodity pools, exchange-traded
metals trusts, exchange-traded currency trusts, and exchange-traded
futures that trade contemporaneously with the Shares, as well as
cash and cash equivalents. With the exception of foreign common
stocks and cash and cash equivalents, all holdings of the Fund will
be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange.
\16\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see
www.isgportal.com. The Exchange notes that all components, except
the cash and cash equivalent components, of the Funds may trade on
markets that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. In order to achieve its
investment objective, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets
in securities of companies with small to medium market capitalizations
(which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market
capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 2500TM
Index) by investing in domestic and foreign issuers that, based on
fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial
condition and industry position, as well as market and economic
conditions, the Adviser believes are ``growth'' stocks or ``value''
stocks or both.
Trading Halts
Rule 14.11(m)(4)(B)(iv) provides that (a) the Exchange may consider
all relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt trading in a
series of Tracking Fund Shares. Trading may be halted because of market
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make
trading in the Shares inadvisable. These may include: (i) The extent to
which trading is not occurring in the securities and/or the financial
instruments composing the Tracking Basket or Fund Portfolio; or (ii)
whether other unusual conditions or circumstances detrimental to the
maintenance of a fair and orderly market are present; and (b) if the
Exchange becomes aware that one of the following is not being made
available to all market participants at the same time: The net asset
value, the Tracking Basket, or the Fund Portfolio with respect to a
series of Tracking Fund Shares, then the Exchange will halt trading in
such series until such time as the net asset value, the Tracking
Basket, or the Fund Portfolio is available to all market participants,
as applicable.
Trading Rules
The Exchange deems Tracking Fund Shares to be equity securities,
thus rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing
rules governing the trading of equity securities.\17\ As provided in
Rule
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14.11(m)(2)(C), the minimum price variation for quoting and entry of
orders in securities traded on the Exchange is $0.01. The Exchange has
appropriate rules to facilitate trading in Tracking Fund Shares during
all trading sessions.
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\17\ With respect to trading in Tracking Fund Shares, all of the
BZX Member obligations relating to product description and
prospectus delivery requirements will continue to apply in
accordance with Exchange rules and federal securities laws, and the
Exchange will continue to monitor its Members for compliance with
such requirements.
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Tracking Basket for the Proposed Funds
For the Funds, the Tracking Basket will consist of a combination of
the Fund's recently disclosed portfolio holdings and representative
ETFs. The Exchange notes that the Tracking Basket methodology used by
the Fund is substantively identical to a proposal previously approved
by the Commission.\18\ ETFs selected for inclusion in the Tracking
Basket will be consistent with the Fund's objective and selected based
on certain criteria, including, but not limited to, liquidity, assets
under management, holding limits and compliance considerations.
Representative ETFs can provide a useful mechanism to reflect a Fund's
holdings' exposures within the Tracking Basket without revealing a
Fund's exact positions.\19\ Intraday pricing information for all
constituents of the Tracking Basket that are exchange-traded, which
includes all eligible instruments except cash and cash equivalents,
will be available on the exchanges on which they are traded and through
subscription services. Intraday pricing information for cash
equivalents will be available through subscription services and/or
pricing services. The Exchange notes that each Fund's NAV will form the
basis for creations and redemptions for the Funds and creations and
redemptions will work in a manner substantively identical to that of
series of Managed Fund Shares. The Adviser expects that the Shares of
the Funds will generally be created and redeemed in-kind, with limited
exceptions. The names and quantities of the instruments that constitute
the basket of securities for creations and redemptions will be the same
as a Fund's Tracking Basket, except to the extent purchases and
redemptions are made entirely or in part on a cash basis. In the event
that the value of the Tracking Basket is not the same as a Fund's NAV,
the creation and redemption baskets will consist of the securities
included in the Tracking Basket plus or minus an amount of cash equal
to the difference between the NAV and the value of the Tracking Basket,
as further described below.
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\18\ See Tracking Fund Shares Approval Order.
\19\ The set of ETFs that are ``representative'' to be used in
the Tracking Basket will depend on certain factors, including the
Fund's investment objective, past holdings, and benchmark, and may
change from time to time. For example, a U.S. diversified fund
benchmarked to a diversified U.S. index would use liquid U.S.
exchange-traded ETFs to capture size (large, mid or small
capitalization), style (growth or value) and/or sector exposures in
the Fund's portfolio. Leveraged and inverse ETFs will not be
included in the Tracking Basket. ETFs may constitute no more than
50% of the Tracking Basket's assets.
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The Tracking Basket will be constructed utilizing a covariance
matrix based on an optimization process to minimize deviations in the
return of the Tracking Basket relative to the Fund. The proprietary
optimization process mathematically seeks to minimize three key
parameters that the Adviser believes are important to the effectiveness
of the Tracking Basket as a hedge: Tracking error (standard deviation
of return differentials between the Tracking Basket and the Fund),
turnover cost, and basket creation cost.\20\ Typically, the Tracking
Basket is expected to be rebalanced on schedule with the public
disclosure of the Fund's holdings; however, a new optimized Tracking
Basket may be generated as frequently as daily, and therefore,
rebalancing may occur more frequently at the Adviser's discretion. In
determining whether to rebalance a new optimized Tracking Basket, the
Adviser will consider various factors, including liquidity of the
securities in the Tracking Basket, tracking error, and the cost to
create and trade the Tracking Basket.\21\ For example, if the Adviser
determines that a new Tracking Basket would reduce the variability of
return differentials between the Tracking Basket and the Fund when
balanced against the cost to trade the new Tracking Basket, rebalancing
may be appropriate. The Adviser will periodically review the Tracking
Basket parameters and Tracking Basket performance and process.
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\20\ Tracking error measures the deviations between the Tracking
Basket and Fund. Turnover cost and basket creation cost are measures
of the cost to create and maintain the Tracking Basket as a hedge.
\21\ The Adviser uses a trading cost model to develop estimates
of costs to trade a new Tracking Basket. There are essentially two
elements to this cost: (1) The cost to purchase securities
constituting the Tracking Basket, i.e., the cost to put on the hedge
for the Authorized Participant, and (2) the cost of any adjustments
that need to be made to the composition of the Tracking Basket,
i.e., the cost to the Authorized Participant to change or maintain
the hedge position. The inclusion of the trading cost model in the
optimization process is intended to result in a Tracking Basket that
is cost effective and liquid without compromising its tracking
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As noted above, each Fund will also disclose the entirety of its
portfolio holdings, including the name, identifier, market value and
weight of each security and instrument in the portfolio, at a minimum
within at least 60 days following the end of every fiscal quarter. The
Exchange notes that the concept of the Tracking Basket employed under
this structure is designed to provide investors with the traditional
benefits of ETFs while protecting the Funds from the potential for
front running or free riding of portfolio transactions, which could
adversely impact the performance of a Fund.
The Exchange believes that the particular instruments that may be
included in each of the Fund's respective Fund Portfolio and Tracking
Basket do not raise any concerns related to the Tracking Baskets being
able to closely track the NAV of the Funds because such instruments
include only instruments that trade on an exchange contemporaneously
with the Shares.\22\ In addition, each Fund's Tracking Basket will be
optimized so that it reliably and consistently correlates to the
performance of the Fund.
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\22\ The Exchange notes that to the extent that the Fund
Portfolio or Tracking Basket include any foreign common stocks, such
securities will be traded on an exchange that is a member of ISG or
with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance
sharing agreement.
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The Adviser anticipates that the returns between a Fund and its
respective Tracking Basket will have a consistent relationship and that
the deviation in the returns between a Fund and its Tracking Basket
will be sufficiently small such that the Tracking Basket will provide
authorized participants, arbitrageurs, and certain other market
participants (collectively, ``Market Makers'') with a reliable hedging
vehicle that they can use to effectuate low-risk arbitrage trades in
Fund Shares. The Exchange believes that the disclosures provided by the
Funds will allow Market Makers to understand the relationship between
the performance of a Fund and its Tracking Basket. Market Makers will
be able to estimate the value of and hedge positions in a Fund's
Shares, which the Exchange believes will facilitate the arbitrage
process and help ensure that the Fund's Shares normally will trade at
market prices close to their NAV. The Exchange also believes that
competitive market making, where traders are looking to take advantage
of differences in bid-ask spread, will aid in keeping spreads tight.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \23\ in general and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \24\ in
particular in that
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it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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\23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Exchange notes that a significant amount of information about
each Fund and its Fund Portfolio will be publicly available at all
times. Each Fund will disclose the Tracking Basket, which is designed
to closely track the daily performance of the Fund Portfolio, on a
daily basis. Each Fund will at a minimum publicly disclose the entirety
of its portfolio holdings, including the name, identifier, market value
and weight of each security and instrument in the portfolio within at
least 60 days following the end of every fiscal quarter in a manner
consistent with normal disclosure requirements otherwise applicable to
open-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. The
website will include additional quantitative information updated on a
daily basis, including, on a per Share basis for each Fund, the prior
business day's NAV and the closing price or bid/ask price at the time
of calculation of such NAV, and a calculation of the premium or
discount of the closing price or bid/ask price against such NAV. The
website will also disclose the percentage weight overlap between the
holdings of the Tracking Basket compared to the Fund Holdings for the
prior business day and any information regarding the bid/ask spread for
each Fund as may be required for other ETFs under Rule 6c-11 under the
1940 Act, as amended. Price information for the exchange-listed
instruments held by the Funds, including both U.S. and non-U.S. listed
equity securities and U.S. exchange-listed futures will be available
through major market data vendors or securities exchanges listing and
trading such securities.
The Exchange represents that the Shares of the Funds will continue
to comply with all other requirements applicable to Tracking Fund
Shares, including the dissemination of key information such as the
Tracking Basket, the Fund Portfolio, and NAV, suspension of trading or
removal, trading halts, surveillance, minimum price variation for
quoting and order entry, an information circular informing members of
the special characteristics and risks associated with trading in the
Shares, and firewalls as set forth in the Rules applicable to Tracking
Fund Shares and the order approving such rules. Moreover, U.S.-listed
equity securities held by the Funds will trade on markets that are a
member of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement.\25\ All statements and representations
made in this filing regarding the description of the portfolio or
reference assets, limitations on portfolio holdings or reference
assets, dissemination and availability of reference asset (as
applicable), or the applicability of Exchange listing rules specified
in this filing shall constitute continued listing requirements for the
Shares. The issuer has represented to the Exchange that it will advise
the Exchange of any failure by a Fund or Shares to comply with the
continued listing requirements, and, pursuant to its obligations under
Section 19(g)(1) of the Act, the Exchange will surveil for compliance
with the continued listing requirements. FINRA conducts certain cross-
market surveillances on behalf of the Exchange pursuant to a regulatory
services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for FINRA's performance
under this regulatory services agreement. If a Fund is not in
compliance with the applicable listing requirements, the Exchange will
commence delisting procedures with respect to such Fund under Exchange
Rule 14.12.
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The Exchange believes that the proposal is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the Rules
relating to listing and trading of Tracking Fund Shares provide
specific initial and continued listing criteria required to be met by
such securities.
Rules 14.11(m)(4)(B)(iii) and (iv) provide that the Exchange will
consider the suspension of trading in and will commence delisting
proceedings for a Fund pursuant to Rule 14.12 under any of the
circumstances described above and that the Exchange may consider all
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt trading in a
series of Tracking Fund Shares. Trading may be halted because of market
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make
trading in the Shares inadvisable.
Additionally, the Exchange believes that the requirements related
to information protection enumerated under Rule 14.11(m)(2)(F) will act
as a strong safeguard against any misuse and improper dissemination of
information related to a Fund Portfolio, the Tracking Basket, or
changes thereto. The requirement that any person or entity, including a
custodian, Reporting Authority, distributor, or administrator, who has
access to nonpublic information regarding the Fund Portfolio or the
Tracking Basket or changes thereto, must be subject to procedures
designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material nonpublic
information regarding the applicable Fund Portfolio or the Tracking
Basket or changes thereto will act to prevent any individual or entity
from sharing such information externally.
The Exchange believes that its surveillance procedures are adequate
to properly monitor the trading of the Shares on the Exchange during
all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange
rules and the applicable federal securities laws. Trading of the Shares
through the Exchange will be subject to the Exchange's surveillance
procedures for derivative products, including Tracking Fund Shares. If
a Fund is not in compliance with the applicable listing requirements,
the Exchange will commence delisting procedures under Exchange Rule
14.12. In addition, the Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting
the distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.
Any foreign common stocks held by the Fund will be traded on an
exchange that is a member of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement. All futures
contracts that the Funds may invest in will be traded on a U.S. futures
exchange. The Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both,
will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, underlying
U.S. exchange-listed equity securities, and U.S. exchange-listed
futures with other markets and other entities that are members of ISG,
and the Exchange or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or both, may
obtain trading information regarding trading such instruments from such
markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain
information regarding trading in the Shares, underlying equity
securities, and U.S. exchange-listed futures from markets and other
entities that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
As provided in Rule 14.11(m)(2)(D), the Adviser will upon request
make available to the Exchange and/or FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange,
the daily Fund Portfolio of each Fund. The Exchange believes that the
ability to access the information on an as needed basis will provide it
with sufficient
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information to perform the necessary regulatory functions associated
with listing and trading the Shares on the Exchange, including the
ability to monitor compliance with the initial and continued listing
requirements as well as the ability to surveil for manipulation of the
Shares.
In addition, Form N-PORT requires reporting of a fund's complete
portfolio holdings on a position-by-position basis on a quarterly basis
within 60 days after fiscal quarter end. Investors can obtain a fund's
Statement of Additional Information, its Shareholder Reports, its Form
N-CSR, filed twice a year, and its Form N-CEN, filed annually. A fund's
SAI and Shareholder Reports are available free upon request from the
Investment Company, and those documents and the Form N-PORT, Form N-
CSR, and Form N-CEN may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from the
Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Exchange also notes that the
Exemptive Relief provides that the Funds will comply with Regulation
Fair Disclosure, which prohibits selective disclosure of any material
non-public information, which otherwise do not apply to issuers of
Tracking Fund Shares.
Information regarding market price and trading volume of the Shares
will be continually available on a real-time basis throughout the day
on brokers' computer screens and other electronic services. Information
regarding the previous day's closing price and trading volume
information for the Shares will be published daily in the financial
section of newspapers. Quotation and last sale information for the
Shares will be available via the CTA high-speed line. The Exchange
deems Tracking Fund Shares to be equity securities, thus rendering
trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing rules
governing the trading of equity securities. As provided in Rule
14.11(m)(2)(C), the minimum price variation for quoting and entry of
orders in securities traded on the Exchange is $0.01.
For the above reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act.
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. Rather, the Exchange notes
that the proposed rule change will facilitate the listing of several
new series of actively-managed exchange-traded product, thus enhancing
competition among both market participants and listing venues, to the
benefit of investors and the marketplace.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing 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, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \26\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\27\
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\26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\27\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and 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.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 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.
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 [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-CboeBZX-2020-085 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-CboeBZX-2020-085. 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 website (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 website 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. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-CboeBZX-2020-085 and should be submitted
on or before December 28, 2020.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\28\
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\28\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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