Document ID: SEC-2014-2196-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2014-12-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78524-78530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30440]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-73914; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-100]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Instituting 
Proceedings to Determine Whether to Approve or Disapprove Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to Listing and Trading of Shares of the SPDR SSgA 
Global Managed Volatility ETF under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600

December 22, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On September 5, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list and trade 
shares (``Shares'') of the SPDR SSgA Global Managed Volatility ETF 
(``Fund'') under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on September 
24, 2014.\3\ On November 4, 2014, 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\ The Commission has received no comment letters 
on the proposed rule change. This Order institutes proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule change.
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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. 73141 (Sept. 18, 
2014), 79 FR 57161 (``Notice'').
    \4\ 15 U.S. C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73515, 79 FR 66758 
(Nov. 10, 2014). The Commission designated a longer period within 
which to take action on the proposed rule change and designated 
December 23, 2014, as the date by which it should approve, 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove the proposed rule change.
    \6\ 15 U.S. C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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II. Description of the Proposal

A. Generally

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade Shares of the Fund under 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, which governs the listing and trading of 
Managed Fund Shares. The Shares will be offered by SSgA Active ETF 
Trust (``Trust''), which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust 
and is registered with the Commission as an open-end management 
investment company.\7\ SSgA Funds Management, Inc. will serve as the 
investment adviser to the Fund (``Adviser''). State Street Global 
Markets, LLC will be the principal underwriter and distributor of the 
Fund's Shares, and State Street Bank and Trust Company (``Custodian'' 
or ``Transfer Agent'') will serve as administrator, custodian, and 
transfer agent for the Fund. The Exchange represents that the Adviser 
is not a registered broker-dealer but is affiliated with a broker-
dealer and has implemented a ``fire wall'' with respect to such broker-
dealer regarding access to information concerning the composition of or 
changes to the Fund's portfolio.\8\ The Exchange further represents 
that, in the event (a) the Adviser or any sub-

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adviser becomes registered as a broker-dealer or newly affiliated with 
a broker-dealer, or (b) any new adviser or sub-adviser is a registered 
broker-dealer or becomes affiliated with a broker-dealer, the Adviser 
or any new adviser or sub-adviser, as the case may be, will implement a 
fire wall with respect to its relevant personnel or broker-dealer 
affiliate, as applicable, regarding access to information concerning 
the composition of or changes to the portfolio, and will be subject to 
procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of material, 
non-public information regarding the portfolio.\9\
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    \7\ The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (``1940 Act''). According to the Exchange, on September 20, 
2012, the Trust filed with the Commission an amendment to its 
registration statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 
(``Securities Act'') and under the 1940 Act relating to the Fund 
(File Nos. 333-173276 and 811-22542) (``Registration Statement''). 
In addition, the Exchange states that the Trust has obtained from 
the Commission certain exemptive relief under the 1940 Act. See 
Investment Company Act Release No. 29524 (Dec. 13, 2010) (File No. 
812-13487).
    \8\ Commentary .06 to Rule 8.600 provides that, if the 
investment adviser to the investment company issuing Managed Fund 
Shares is affiliated with a broker-dealer, such investment adviser 
shall erect a ``fire wall'' between the investment adviser and the 
broker-dealer with respect to access to information concerning the 
composition of or changes to the investment company portfolio.
    \9\ The Exchange represents that an investment adviser to an 
open-end fund is required to be registered under the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 (``Advisers Act''). As a result, the Adviser 
and its related personnel are subject to the provisions of Rule 
204A-1 under the Advisers Act relating to codes of ethics. This Rule 
requires investment advisers to adopt a code of ethics that reflects 
the fiduciary nature of the relationship to clients as well as 
compliance with other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, 
procedures designed to prevent the communication and misuse of non-
public information by an investment adviser must be consistent with 
Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. In addition, Rule 206(4)-7 under 
the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for an investment adviser to 
provide investment advice to clients unless such investment adviser 
has (i) adopted and implemented written policies and procedures 
reasonably designed to prevent violation, by the investment adviser 
and its supervised persons, of the Advisers Act and the Commission 
rules adopted thereunder; (ii) implemented, at a minimum, an annual 
review regarding the adequacy of the policies and procedures 
established pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and the effectiveness 
of their implementation; and (iii) designated an individual (who is 
a supervised person) responsible for administering the policies and 
procedures adopted under subparagraph (i) above.
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B. The Exchange's Description of the Fund

    The statements made below are representations and assertions by the 
Exchange concerning the Fund.
1. Principal Investment Policies
    According to the Exchange, the Fund will seek to provide 
competitive, long-term returns while maintaining low, long-term 
volatility relative to the broad global market. Under normal 
circumstances,\10\ the Fund will invest all of its assets in the SSgA 
Global Managed Volatility Portfolio (``Portfolio''), a separate series 
of the SSgA Master Trust with an identical investment objective as the 
Fund. As a result, the Fund will invest indirectly through the 
Portfolio.
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    \10\ The term ``under normal circumstances'' includes, but is 
not limited to, the absence of extreme volatility or trading halts 
in the equity markets or the financial markets generally; 
operational issues causing dissemination of inaccurate market 
information; or force majeure type events such as systems failure, 
natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of 
terrorism, riot or labor disruption, or any similar intervening 
circumstance.
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    The Adviser will utilize a proprietary quantitative investment 
process to select a portfolio of exchange-listed and traded equity 
securities that the Adviser believes will exhibit low volatility and 
provide competitive, long-term returns relative to the broad global 
market.\11\ The Portfolio will invest its assets in both U.S. and 
foreign investments. The Portfolio will generally invest at least 80% 
of its net assets in global equity securities and at least 30% of its 
net assets in global equity securities of issuers economically tied to 
countries other than the United States. The Portfolio will generally 
hold securities of issuers economically tied to at least three 
countries, including the United States. The Portfolio may purchase 
exchange-listed and traded common stocks and preferred securities of 
U.S. and foreign corporations.\12\ The Adviser expects to favor 
securities with low exposure to market risk factors and low security-
specific risk. The Adviser will consider market risk factors to 
include, among others, a security's size, momentum, value, liquidity, 
leverage, and growth. While the Adviser will attempt to manage the 
Fund's volatility exposure to stabilize performance, there can be no 
guarantee that the Fund will reach its target volatility. Additionally, 
the Adviser will implement risk constraints at the security, industry, 
size exposure, and sector levels. Through this quantitative process of 
security selection and portfolio diversification, the Adviser expects 
that the Portfolio will be subject to a low level of absolute risk (as 
defined by standard deviation of returns) and thus should exhibit low 
volatility over the long term.
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    \11\ Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of 
up and down fluctuations in the value of a financial instrument or 
index over time. Volatility may result in rapid and dramatic price 
swings.
    \12\ Investments in common stock of foreign corporations may 
also be in the form of American Depositary Receipts (``ADRs''), 
Global Depositary Receipts (``GDRs'') and European Depositary 
Receipts (``EDRs'') (collectively ``Depositary Receipts''). 
Depositary Receipts are receipts, typically issued by a bank or 
trust company, which evidence ownership of underlying securities 
issued by a foreign corporation. For ADRs, the depository is 
typically a U.S. financial institution and the underlying securities 
are issued by a foreign issuer. For other Depositary Receipts, the 
depository may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying 
securities may have a foreign or a U.S. issuer. Depositary Receipts 
will not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their 
underlying securities. Generally, ADRs, in registered form, are 
designed for use in the U.S. securities market, and EDRs, in bearer 
form, are designated for use in European securities markets. GDRs 
are tradable both in the United States and in Europe and are 
designed for use throughout the world. The Portfolio may invest in 
unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored 
Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material 
information in the United States, and, therefore, there may be less 
information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a 
correlation between such information and the market value of the 
Depositary Receipts. Unsponsored Depositary Receipts will not exceed 
10% of the Fund's net assets.
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    The Fund is intended to be managed in a ``master-feeder'' 
structure, under which the Fund will invest substantially all of its 
assets in the Portfolio (i.e., a ``master fund''), which is a separate 
1940 Act-registered mutual fund that has an identical investment 
objective.\13\ As a result, the Fund (i.e., the ``feeder fund'') will 
have an indirect interest in all of the securities owned by the 
corresponding Portfolio. Because of this indirect interest, the Fund's 
investment returns should be the same as those of the Portfolio, 
adjusted for the expenses of the Fund. In extraordinary instances, the 
Fund reserves the right to make direct investments in securities.
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    \13\ The Adviser represents that, in general, the Portfolio 
(i.e., the master fund) will be where investments will be held and 
that these investments will primarily consist of equity securities 
and may, to a lesser extent, include other investments as described 
under ``Non-Principal Investment Policies'' below. The Fund (i.e., 
the feeder fund) will invest in shares of the Portfolio and will not 
invest in investments described under ``Non-Principal Investment 
Policies,'' but may be exposed to such investments by means of the 
Fund's investment in shares of the Portfolio. In extraordinary 
instances, the Fund reserves the right to make direct investments in 
equity securities and other investments.
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    The Adviser will manage the investments of the Portfolio. Under the 
master-feeder arrangement, and pursuant to the investment advisory 
agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, investment advisory fees 
charged at the Portfolio level will be deducted from the advisory fees 
charged at the Fund level. This arrangement avoids a ``layering'' of 
fees, i.e., the Fund's total annual operating expenses would be no 
higher as a result of investing in a master-feeder arrangement than 
they would be if the Fund pursued its investment objectives directly. 
In addition, the Fund may discontinue investing through the master-
feeder arrangement and pursue its investment objectives directly if the 
Fund's Board of Trustees (``Board'') determines that doing so would be 
in the best interests of shareholders.
    The exchange-listed and traded equity securities in which the 
Portfolio would be permitted to invest will be limited to: (1) equity 
securities that trade in markets that are members of the Intermarket 
Surveillance Group (``ISG'') or are parties to a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement (``CSSA'') with the Exchange; or (2) 
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in Regulation M (``Reg M'') under the Act that are traded on U.S. and 
non-U.S. exchanges with last sale reporting.\14\
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    \14\ The Exchange states that Rule 101 under Reg M defines 
Actively-Traded Securities as securities that have an average daily 
trading volume of at least $1 million and are issued by an issuer 
whose common equity securities have a public float value of at least 
$150 million. Rule 102 includes an analogous definition for 
actively-traded reference securities.
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    The Portfolio and Fund do not intend to concentrate their 
investments in any particular industry. The Portfolio and Fund will 
look to the Global Industry Classification Standard (``GICS'') Level 3 
(Industries) in making industry determinations.\15\
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    \15\ GICS classifications can be found on the Standard & Poor's 
Web site at http://www.us.spindices.com/search/?query=gics+map.
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    The Portfolio may invest in exchange-traded preferred securities. 
Preferred securities pay fixed or adjustable rate dividends to 
investors and have ``preference'' over common stock in the payment of 
dividends and the liquidation of a company's assets.
2. Non-Principal Investment Policies
    In certain situations or market conditions, in order to take 
temporary defensive positions, the Fund may (either directly or through 
the Portfolio) temporarily depart from its normal investment policies 
and strategies, provided that the alternative is consistent with the 
Fund's investment objective and is in the best interest of the Fund. 
For example, the Fund may hold a higher than normal proportion of its 
assets in cash in times of extreme market stress.
    According to the Registration Statement, in addition to the 
principal investments described above, the Portfolio may invest its 
remaining net assets in other investments, as described below. The 
investment practices of the Portfolio are the same in all material 
respects to those of the Fund.
    The Portfolio may invest in U.S. Government obligations. U.S. 
Government obligations are a type of bond. U.S. Government obligations 
include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by 
the U.S. Government, its agencies, or instrumentalities.\16\
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    \16\ One type of U.S. Government obligation, U.S. Treasury 
obligations, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. 
Treasury and differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and 
times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of 
one-year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one 
to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial 
maturities of greater than ten years. Other U.S. Government 
obligations are issued or guaranteed by agencies or 
instrumentalities of the U.S. Government including, but not limited 
to, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government 
National Mortgage Association (``Ginnie Mae''), the Small Business 
Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks 
for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the 
Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing 
Bank, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. Some obligations issued or 
guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities, 
including, for example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are 
supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.
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    The Portfolio may purchase U.S. registered, dollar-denominated 
bonds of foreign corporations, governments, agencies, and supra-
national entities.
    The Portfolio may invest in restricted securities. Restricted 
securities are securities that are not registered under the Securities 
Act, but which can be offered and sold to ``qualified institutional 
buyers'' under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. When Rule 144A 
restricted securities present an attractive investment opportunity and 
meet other selection criteria, the Portfolio may make such investments 
depending on the market that exists for the particular security. The 
Board has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for determining 
the liquidity of Rule 144A restricted securities that the Portfolio may 
invest in.\17\
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    \17\ In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser may consider 
the following factors: the frequency of trades and quotes for the 
security; the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the 
security and the number of other potential purchasers; dealer 
undertakings to make a market in the security; and the nature of the 
security and the nature of the marketplace in which it trades (e.g., 
the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting 
offers, and the mechanics of transfer).
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    The Portfolio may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot 
(i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts 
to purchase or sell foreign currencies).
    The Portfolio may invest in exchange-traded products (``ETPs''), 
including exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') registered under the 1940 
Act; exchange traded commodity trusts; and exchange-traded notes.\18\
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    \18\ For purposes of this filing, ETPs include Investment 
Company Units (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)); 
Index-Linked Securities (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
5.2(j)(6)); Portfolio Depositary Receipts (as described in NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.100); Trust Issued Receipts (as described in NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 8.200); Commodity-Based Trust Shares (as 
described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201); Currency Trust Shares 
(as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.202); Commodity Index 
Trust Shares (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.203); and 
Managed Fund Shares (as described in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600). 
The Portfolio may invest in ETFs managed by the Adviser. The Adviser 
may receive management or other fees from the ETPs in which the 
Portfolio or Fund may invest, as well as a management fee for 
managing the Fund. The ETPs all will be listed and traded in the 
U.S. on national securities exchanges.
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    In addition, the Portfolio may invest in the securities of other 
investment companies, including money market funds and exchange-traded 
closed-end funds, subject to applicable limitations under Section 
12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.\19\ The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its 
total assets in one or more ETPs that are qualified publicly traded 
partnerships (``QPTPs'') and whose principal activities are the buying 
and selling of commodities or options, futures, or forwards with 
respect to commodities.\20\ A QPTP is an entity that is treated as a 
partnership for federal income tax purposes, subject to certain 
requirements. If such an ETP fails to qualify as a QPTP, the income 
generated from the Portfolio's investment in the ETP may not comply 
with certain income tests necessary for the Portfolio to qualify as a 
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue 
Code.
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    \19\ The Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in the 
Portfolio. The Exchange states that, pursuant to Section 12(d)(1) of 
the 1940 Act, a fund may invest in the securities of another 
investment company (the ``acquired company'') provided that the 
fund, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, does not own 
in the aggregate: (i) More than 3% of the total outstanding voting 
stock of the acquired company; (ii) securities issued by the 
acquired company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the 
value of the total assets of the fund; (iii) securities issued by 
the acquired company and all other investment companies (other than 
Treasury stock of the fund) having an aggregate value in excess of 
10% of the value of the total assets of the fund; or (iv) in the 
case of investment in a closed-end fund, more than 10% of the total 
outstanding voting stock of the acquired company. The Fund may also 
invest in the securities of other investment companies if such 
securities are the only investment securities held by the Fund, such 
as through a master-feeder arrangement. The Fund currently will 
pursue its investment objective through such an arrangement. To the 
extent allowed by law, regulation, the Fund's investment 
restrictions, and the Trust's exemptive relief, the Fund may invest 
its assets in securities of investment companies that are money 
market funds, including those advised by the Adviser or otherwise 
affiliated with the Adviser, in excess of the limits discussed 
above.
    \20\ Examples of such entities are the PowerShares DB Energy 
Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, 
PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB Silver Fund, PowerShares DB 
Base Metals Fund, and PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund, which are 
listed and traded on the Exchange pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 8.200.
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    The Portfolio may invest in exchange-traded shares of real estate 
investment trusts (``REITs'').
    The Portfolio may invest in repurchase agreements with commercial 
banks, brokers, or dealers to generate income from its excess cash 
balances and to invest securities lending cash collateral. A repurchase 
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a financial instrument (e.g., a security issued by the U.S. government 
or an agency thereof, a banker's acceptance, or a certificate of 
deposit) from a seller, subject to resale to the seller at an agreed 
upon price and date (normally, the next business day). A repurchase 
agreement may be considered a loan collateralized by securities. The 
resale price reflects an agreed upon interest rate effective for the 
period the instrument is held by a fund and is unrelated to the 
interest rate on the underlying instrument.
    The Portfolio may enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which 
involve the sale of securities with an agreement to repurchase the 
securities at an agreed-upon price, date, and interest payment and have 
the characteristics of borrowing. The securities purchased with the 
funds obtained from the agreement and securities collateralizing the 
agreement will have maturity dates no later than the repayment date. 
Generally, the effect of such transactions is that a fund can recover 
all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved 
during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while in many 
cases a fund is able to keep some of the interest income associated 
with those securities.
    In addition to repurchase agreements, the Portfolio may invest in 
short-term instruments, including money market instruments, (including 
money market funds advised by the Adviser), cash, and cash equivalents, 
on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money 
market instruments are generally short-term investments that may 
include but are not limited to: (i) Shares of money market funds; (ii) 
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, 
or its instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); 
(iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, fixed 
time deposits, and other obligations of U.S. and foreign banks 
(including foreign branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial 
paper rated at the date of purchase ``Prime-1'' by Moody's or ``A-1'' 
by Standard & Poor's, or if unrated, of comparable quality as 
determined by the Adviser; \21\ (v) non-convertible corporate debt 
securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at 
the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the 
rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) 
short-term U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks 
(including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are of 
comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks which may be purchased 
by the Portfolio; and (vii) variable rate demand notes.
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    \21\ Commercial paper consists of short-term, promissory notes 
issued by banks, corporations, and other entities to finance short-
term credit needs. These securities generally are discounted but 
sometimes may be interest bearing.
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3. Investment Restrictions
    According to the Registration Statement, the Portfolio and the Fund 
will be classified as a ``non-diversified'' investment company under 
the 1940 Act.\22\ A non-diversified classification means that the 
Portfolio or Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the 
percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a 
single issuer. This means that the Portfolio or Fund may invest a 
greater portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than 
a diversified fund. Although the Portfolio and Fund will be non-
diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, the Portfolio and Fund intend 
to maintain the required level of diversification and otherwise conduct 
its operations so as to qualify as a ``regulated investment company'' 
for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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    \22\ A ``non-diversified company,'' as defined in Section 
5(b)(2) of the 1940 Act, means any management company other than a 
diversified company (as defined in Section 5(b)(1) of the 1940 Act).
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    The Fund may hold up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net 
assets in illiquid assets (calculated at the time of investment), 
including Rule 144A securities deemed illiquid by the Adviser. 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. Illiquid assets include 
securities subject to contractual or other restrictions on resale and 
other instruments that lack readily available markets as determined in 
accordance with Commission staff guidance.
    Neither the Fund nor the Portfolio will invest in options, futures 
contracts, or swaps agreements. The Fund's and Portfolio's investments 
will be consistent with its investment objective and will not be used 
to enhance leverage.
4. Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Shares will be subject 
to the existing trading surveillances, administered by the Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, 
which are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules and 
applicable federal securities laws.\23\ The Exchange represents that 
these procedures are adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading of 
the Shares in all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations 
of Exchange rules and federal securities laws applicable to trading on 
the Exchange.
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    \23\ FINRA surveils trading on the Exchange pursuant to a 
regulatory services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for 
FINRA's performance under this regulatory services agreement.
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    The surveillances referred to above generally focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns, which could be 
indicative of manipulative or other violative activity. When such 
situations are detected, surveillance analysis follows and 
investigations are opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of 
all relevant parties for all relevant trading violations.
    FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, will communicate as needed 
regarding trading in the Shares, ETPs, and certain exchange-traded 
securities underlying the Shares with other markets and other entities 
that are members of the ISG, and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may 
obtain trading information regarding trading in the Shares, ETPs, and 
certain exchange-traded securities underlying the Shares from such 
markets and other entities. In addition, the Exchange may obtain 
information regarding trading in the Shares, ETPs, and certain 
exchange-traded securities underlying the Shares from markets and other 
entities that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in 
place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.\24\ FINRA, on 
behalf of the Exchange, is able to access, as needed, trade information 
for certain fixed income securities held by the Fund reported to 
FINRA's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine.
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    \24\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
www.isgportal.org. The Exchange notes that not all components of the 
Disclosed Portfolio for the Fund 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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    In addition, the Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting the 
distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.
5. Information Sharing Procedures
    In the proposal, the Exchange states that the Commission requires 
that, in designing a new derivative securities product, the self-
regulatory organization (``SRO'') determine that it has adequate

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information sharing procedures to detect and deter potential trading 
abuses,\25\ and the Exchange further states that in many, but not all, 
cases, this requirement is met through listing standards that require 
the securities underlying a new derivatives securities product to be 
listed on markets that are members of the ISG or with which the 
Exchange has a CSSA. For example, the generic listing standards for 
options on closed-end funds holding foreign stocks, options on foreign 
index ETFs, and foreign index options require information sharing 
agreements for the underlying index or portfolio securities.\26\ 
Similarly, the listing standards for stock index warrants contain a 
specific limitation on the percentage of foreign country securities 
that are not traded on markets that are not subject to CSSAs.\27\
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    \25\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 40761 (Dec. 
8, 1998) (S7-13-98) (``New Products Release''). The New Products 
Release was adopted in 1998 to expand the scope of SRO matters that 
do not constitute proposed rule changes in response to the need for 
flexibility in regulating new derivative securities products by 
developing streamlined filing procedures to ease the SROs' 
regulatory burdens in many circumstances.
    \26\ See, e.g., NYSE Arca Options Rule 5.3(e) (options on 
international closed end funds) (requiring the Exchange to have a 
market information sharing agreement with the primary exchange for 
each of the securities held by the fund or that such fund be 
classified as a diversified fund under Section 5(b) of the 1940 Act 
and that securities of the fund be issued by issuers in five or more 
countries); NYSE Arca Options Rule 5.3(g) (options on ETFs) 
(requiring that non-U.S. component securities of the underlying 
index or portfolio that are not subject to CSSAs not, in the 
aggregate, represent more than 50% of the weight of the index or 
portfolio; that component securities for which the primary market is 
in any one country that is not subject to a CSSA not represent 20% 
or more of the index weight; and that component securities for which 
the primary market is in any two countries not subject to CSSAs not 
represent 33% or more of the index weight); NYSE Arca Options Rule 
5.12 (requiring that non-U.S. component securities of the index not 
subject to CSSAs not, in the aggregate, represent more than 20% of 
the index weight).
    \27\ See, e.g., NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.3 (a)(7) (Listing of 
Currency and Index Warrants) (Foreign Country Securities or American 
Depository Receipts thereon that: (A) Are not subject to a 
comprehensive surveillance agreement, and (B) have less than 50% of 
their global trading volume (in dollar value) within the United 
States, shall not, in the aggregate, represent more than 20% of the 
weight of the index, unless such index is otherwise approved for 
warrant or option trading). See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act 
Release Nos. 31121 (Aug. 28, 1992) (SR-PSE-92-09 and SR-PSE-92-10) 
(order granting accelerated approval of proposed rule changes 
relating to listing index warrants based on the FT-SE Eurotrack 200 
Index and the Eurotop 100 Index); 30462 (Mar. 11, 1992) (SR-Amex 91-
10, SR-NYSE-91-13, SR-CBOE-91-09, SR-CBOE-91-13) (order approving 
proposed rule changes relating to listing of index options and index 
warrants based on the FT-SE Eurotrack 200 Index); 28544 (Oct. 17, 
1990) (SR-Amex-90-08; SR-NYSE-90-36; SR-PHLX-90-25; SR-PSE-90-18) 
(order approving proposed rule changes relating to the listing of 
index warrants based on the CAC-40 Index).
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    However, the Exchange points out that the generic listing standards 
for ETFs based on foreign indexes in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) 
(Investment Company Units), and for closed-end funds holding foreign 
securities, do not include specific CSSA requirements.\28\ 
Additionally, the Exchange argues that the American Stock Exchange and 
the New York Stock Exchange have proposed, and the Commission has 
approved, the listing or trading pursuant to unlisted trading 
privileges of shares of many foreign-index-based ETFs that hold 
securities listed and traded on markets with which the ETF-listing 
exchange did not have CSSAs.\29\
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    \28\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54739 (Nov. 
9, 2006) (SR-Amex-2006-78) (stating that CSSAs are not required in 
connection with listing of ETFs under the generic listing criteria 
of American Stock Exchange Rule 1000A given that the generic listing 
criteria otherwise require minimum levels of liquidity, 
concentration, and pricing transparency for index components).
    \29\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 42748 (May 
2, 2000), 65 FR 30155 (May 10, 2000) (SR-Amex-98-49) (order 
approving listing and trading of six series of World Equity 
Benchmark Shares based on foreign stock indexes); 42786 (May 15, 
2000), 65 FR 33586 (May 24, 2000) (SR-Amex-99-49) (order partially 
approving listing and trading of series of the iShares Trust based 
on foreign stock indexes); 44900 (Oct. 25, 2001), 66 FR 55712 (Nov. 
2, 2001) (SR-Amex-2001-45) (order approving listing and trading of 
seven series of funds of iShares, Inc. based on foreign indexes); 
36947 (Mar. 8, 1996) (SR-Amex-95-43) (order approving listing of 
Index Fund Shares based on 18 foreign indexes); 52178 (July 29, 
2005) (SR-NYSE-2005-41 (order approving listing of iShares MSCI EAFE 
Growth and iShares MSCI EAFE Value Funds); 52816 (Nov. 21, 2005) 
(SR-NYSE-2005-70) (order approving listing of iShares MSCI Index 
Funds). A list of ISG members is available at https://www.isgportal.org/isgPortal/public/members.htm.
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    The Exchange believes that its ability to monitor trading in the 
Fund would not be impacted by the absence of CSSAs with, or ISG 
membership of, markets on which ``Actively-Traded Securities'' (as 
defined in Rule 101(c)(1) of Reg M) \30\ are listed or traded. The 
Exchange states that many established and reputable markets are not 
members of ISG.\31\ The Exchange asserts that such markets have price 
transparency, regulatory surveillance, liquidity, and last-sale 
information, as well as numerous other regulatory requirements 
traditionally associated with national securities exchanges in the 
United States. However, the Exchange notes that, at times, local laws, 
such as privacy laws in certain European nations, preclude markets from 
becoming ISG members or would result in any CSSA entered into being 
severely limited with respect to the information that can be shared. 
The Exchange further notes that, while some exchanges in the European 
Union may not be ISG members, those exchanges have the obligation to 
share trading data with their national regulator, and these national 
regulators are parties to sharing agreements with each other. 
Therefore, while there may be instances where the exchanges in the 
European Union may not directly share trading data, the Exchange argues 
that regulators may share information with each other when necessary, 
to deter and detect market manipulation.
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    \30\ 17 CFR 242.101(c)(1).
    \31\ Non-ISG member exchanges include: Abu Dhabi Securities 
Exchange; Athens Exchange; BM&FBOVESPA S.A.; BME Spanish Exchanges; 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores; Bourse de Luxembourg; Deutsche B[ouml]rse 
AG; Euronext Brussels N.V./S.A.; Euronext Lisbon--Sociedade Gestora 
de Mercados Regulamentados, S.A.; Euronext Paris S.A.; Indonesia 
Stock Exchange; Irish Stock Exchange; Johannesburg Stock Exchange; 
Moscow Exchange; Philippine Stock Exchange; Saudi Stock Exchange; 
Shanghai Futures Exchange; Shenzhen Stock Exchange; SIX Swiss 
Exchange; Stock Exchange of Thailand; Taiwan Futures Exchange; 
Taiwan Stock Exchange; Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange; The Egyptian 
Exchange; Wiener B[ouml]rse AG; and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange.
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    The Exchange further states that, as the global marketplace has 
evolved and become more interconnected, an issuer's securities may be 
traded on multiple markets. For example, thanks to harmonized European 
legislation, and, in particular, the Prospectus Directive of the 
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (``MiFID''),\32\ issuers 
wishing to raise capital in the European Union may take advantage of 
``passporting'' their prospectus, which allows an issuer to use one 
prospectus and raise capital across the European Economic Area 
(EEA).\33\ The Exchange notes that one of the consequences of this 
single prospectus is that an issuer's securities can and often do trade 
across several markets in the EEA, some of which may be ISG members and 
others may not.
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    \32\ Information regarding the Prospectus Directive is available 
from the European Commission at http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/securities/prospectus/index_en.htm.
    \33\ See The Forum of European Securities Commissions [FESCO], A 
``European Passport'' For Issuers at 4-8, Fesco/99-098e (May 10, 
2000), available at http://www.esma.europa.eu/system/files/99_098e.PDF.
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    Additionally, MiFID, introduced in 2007, contains a transaction 
reporting requirement, under which various markets and trading firms 
are required to submit transaction reports to an ``Approved Reporting 
Mechanism.'' MiFID also makes it possible for any transferable security 
that has been admitted to trading on a regulated market of an ``EU 
Member State'' to be admitted to trading on other Member States' 
regulated markets or on any other trading venues. As a result, it is 
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reside. Moreover, the MiFID best execution requirement \34\ may require 
an executing broker to trade on markets that are not ISG members. The 
Exchange argues that these developments would make it challenging for 
the Fund to limit the trading of foreign securities on markets that are 
members of ISG or with which the Exchange has a CSSA.
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    \34\ See generally The Committee of European Securities 
Regulators [CESR], Best Execution Under MiFID; Questions and 
Answers, CESR/07-320 (May 2007), available at http://www.cmvm.pt/CMVM/Cooperacao%20Internacional/Docs_ESMA_Cesr/Documents/07_320.pdf 
(MiFID's best execution regime requires investment firms to take all 
reasonable steps to obtain the best possible result for their 
clients, taking into account price, costs, speed, likelihood of 
execution and settlement, size, nature or any other consideration 
relevant to order execution. CESR considers this requirement to be 
of a general and overarching nature.); see also The Committee of 
European Securities Regulators (CESR), Best Execution Under MiFID; 
Public Consultation, CESR/07-050b (Feb. 2007), available at http://www.esma.europa.eu/system/files/07_050b.pdf; Financial Services 
Authority (FSA), Implementing MiFID's Best Execution Requirement 
(May 2006), available at http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/discussion/dp06_03.pdf.
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    In addition, the Exchange believes that it is not necessary to its 
ability to detect and deter manipulation in Shares of the Fund for 
equity securities in which the Fund invests to be listed and traded on 
markets that are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has a CSSA, 
provided that such equity securities are Actively-Traded Securities. As 
the Commission noted in adopting Reg M, Actively-Traded Securities are 
less likely to be manipulated because the costs of such manipulation is 
high, aberrations in price are more likely to be discovered and quickly 
corrected, and such securities are generally traded on markets with 
high levels of transparency and surveillance. For this reason, the 
Exchange asserts that Actively-Traded Securities were excepted from the 
prophylactic provisions of Rule 101 of Reg M \35\ and, thus, would not 
be subject to the restrictions imposed upon distribution participants 
or issuers and selling security holders during the restricted period, 
as those terms are defined in Reg M.
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    \35\ Rule 102 similarly excepts from its provisions actively-
traded reference securities.
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    The Exchange argues that, as the Commission recognized in adopting 
Reg M, the detection of manipulation of Actively-Traded Securities is 
aided substantially by the widespread coverage by analysts, news 
outlets, investors, and other market participants around the world of 
these securities.\36\ This close scrutiny and increased transparency of 
the secondary markets means that unusual market activity is likely to 
be observed and quickly corrected.
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    \36\ See Release Nos. 33-7375; 34-38067; IC 22412: International 
Series Release Nos. 1039; File No. S7-11-96, 62 FR 520 (Jan. 3, 
1997) (Anti-manipulation Rules concerning Securities Offerings), at 
62 FR 527.
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    Further, that Exchange argues that, as also noted by the Commission 
in adopting Reg M, because the costs associated with manipulating an 
Actively-Traded Security will be higher, the likelihood of manipulation 
of Actively-Traded Securities is low. This potential for improper 
activity in an Actively-Traded Security to be used to manipulate, or 
otherwise impact, trading in the Shares of the Fund is further diluted 
by the fact that a single Actively-Traded Security represents only part 
of the value of the Fund. This limited impact is guaranteed by 
diversification requirements applicable to the Fund in the Exchange's 
listing rules and the Internal Revenue Code, which requires certain 
diversification to qualify as a regulated investment company 
(``RIC'').\37\
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    \37\ See 26 U.S.C. 851.
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    The Exchange also notes that other provisions of the securities 
laws encourage disparate treatment for active, large capitalization 
securities. In its no action letter \38\ to FINRA in 2012 regarding 
Rule 15c3-1 under the Act (``Net Capital Rule''),\39\ the Commission 
expanded the universe of foreign equity securities that were deemed to 
have a ready market.\40\ Similar to the exemptions afforded Actively-
Traded Securities, the beneficial attributes of liquidity and size were 
once again acknowledged and formed the basis for the Commission's 
interpretation of this fundamental customer protection provision of the 
securities laws.\41\
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    \38\ See Letter from Michael A. Macchiaroli, Associate Director, 
Division of Trading and Markets (``Division''), Commission, to Grace 
B. Vogel, Executive Vice President, FINRA (November 28, 2012) (the 
``Ready Market No-Action Letter'') available at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/mr-noaction/2012/finra-112812.pdf.
    \39\ The primary purpose of the Net Capital Rule is to protect 
customers and other market participants from broker-dealer failures 
by ensuring that broker-dealers maintain sufficient liquid assets to 
satisfy their liabilities and to provide a cushion in excess of 
liabilities to cover select risks in the event of liquidation. The 
Net Capital Rule enhances investor/customer confidence in the 
financial integrity of broker-dealers and the securities market.
    \40\ Paragraph (c)(11)(i) of the Net Capital Rule states that 
the term ``ready market'' shall include ``a market in which there 
exists independent bona fide offers to buy and sell so that a price 
reasonably related to the last sales price or current bona fide 
competitive bid and offer quotations can be determined for a 
particular security almost instantaneously and where payment will be 
received in settlement of a sale at such price within a relatively 
short time conforming to trade custom.'' The ready market 
designation implies that for the purposes of broker-dealer net 
capital calculations, securities with such a designation held by the 
broker-dealer would be subject to a 15% haircut as opposed to a 100% 
haircut for non-marketable securities.
    \41\ In the Ready Market No Action Letter, the Division stated 
that it would not recommend enforcement action to the Commission if 
a broker-dealer treats an equity security of a foreign issuer as 
having a ready market under Rule 15c3-1(c)(11) and subject to 
haircuts under paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(J), if the following conditions 
are met: (1) The security is listed for trading on a foreign 
securities exchange located within a country that is recognized on 
the FTSE World Index, where the security has been trading on that 
exchange for at least the previous 90 days; (2) Daily quotations for 
both bid and ask or last sale prices for security provided by the 
foreign securities exchange on which the security is traded are 
continuously available to broker-dealers in the United States, 
through an electronic quotation system; (3) The median daily trading 
volume (calculated over the preceding 20 business day period) of the 
foreign equity security on the foreign securities exchange on which 
the security is traded is either at least 100,000 shares or 
$500,000; and (4) The aggregate unrestricted market capitalization 
in shares of such security exceeds $500 million over each of the 
preceding 10 business days.
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    The Exchange asserts that permitting the Fund to invest in 
Actively-Traded Securities, even if they trade on markets that are not 
member of ISG, will allow investors to benefit from the Fund's 
portfolio managers' expertise as well as potentially reducing costs to 
shareholders. In addition, the Exchange asserts that investing directly 
in Actively-Traded Securities would, in many cases, be a less expensive 
alternative than other investments used by the Fund's portfolio 
managers when they are restricted to trading in markets that are 
members of ISG or with which the Exchange has a CSSA. For example, 
investing in international index ETFs \42\ is a common way fund 
managers provide investors with exposure to regions whose markets are 
not members of ISG. These international index ETFs can be a less 
efficient and less targeted proxy for direct investment in foreign 
security components of those indexes. The fees imbedded in such ETFs 
would be borne directly by a fund and indirectly by investors in shares 
of a fund. Thus, the Exchange concludes that the ability of the Fund to 
directly invest in Actively-Traded Securities listed or traded on 
markets that may not be members of ISG or with which the Exchange has a 
CSSA would be a less expensive alternative for the Fund's portfolio 
managers, which lower costs to the benefit of shareholders of the Fund.
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    \42\ As noted above, international index ETFs are listed under 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), which does not include a 
requirement that index components trade on markets that are members 
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III. Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove SR-
NYSEArca-2014-100 and Grounds for Disapproval Under Consideration

    The Commission is instituting proceedings pursuant to Section 
19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \43\ to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be approved or disapproved. Institution of such 
proceedings is appropriate at this time in view of the legal and policy 
issues raised by the proposed rule change, as discussed below. 
Institution of proceedings does not indicate that the Commission has 
reached any conclusions with respect to any of the issues involved. 
Rather, as described below, the Commission seeks and encourages 
interested persons to provide comments on the proposed rule change.
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    \43\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act,\44\ the Commission is 
providing notice of the grounds for disapproval under consideration. 
The Commission is instituting proceedings to allow for additional 
analysis of the proposed rule change's consistency with Section 6(b)(5) 
of the Act, which requires, among other things, that the rules of a 
national securities exchange be ``designed to prevent fraudulent and 
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade,'' and ``to protect investors and the public 
interest.'' \45\
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    \44\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \45\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As discussed above, as part of the Fund's principal investment 
strategy, the exchange-listed and traded equity securities in which the 
Portfolio would be permitted to invest would include ``Actively-Traded 
Securities,'' as defined in Reg M under the Act, that are traded on 
U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges with last sale reporting.\46\ The proposed 
rule change would permit the listing and trading of an actively managed 
ETF based on a portfolio of equity securities that may trade on 
exchanges or markets that are neither members of ISG nor parties to a 
CSSA with the Exchange, and the Commission believes that proceedings 
are appropriate to consider, among other matters, whether the Exchange 
would be able to obtain the information necessary to detect and deter 
market manipulation, illegal trading, and other abuses involving the 
new derivative securities product, including trading in the new 
derivative securities product and its underlying securities.
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    \46\ See supra note 14.
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IV. Procedure: Request for Written Comments

    The Commission requests that interested persons provide written 
submissions of their views, data, and arguments with respect to the 
issues identified above, as well as any other concerns they may have 
with the proposal. In particular, the Commission invites the written 
views of interested persons concerning whether the proposal is 
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) or any other provision of the Act, or 
the rules and regulations thereunder. Although there do not appear to 
be any issues relevant to approval or disapproval that would be 
facilitated by an oral presentation of views, data, and arguments, the 
Commission will consider, pursuant to Rule 19b-4, any request for an 
opportunity to make an oral presentation.\47\
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    \47\ Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, as amended by the Securities 
Act Amendments of 1975, Pub. L. 94-29 (June 4, 1975), grants the 
Commission flexibility to determine what type of proceeding--either 
oral or notice and opportunity for written comments--is appropriate 
for consideration of a particular proposal by a self-regulatory 
organization. See Securities Act Amendments of 1975, Senate Comm. on 
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, S. Rep. No. 75, 94th Cong., 1st 
Sess. 30 (1975).
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    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments regarding whether the proposal should be approved or 
disapproved by January 20, 2015. Any person who wishes to file a 
rebuttal to any other person's submission must file that rebuttal by 
February 3, 2015.
    The Commission asks that commenters address the sufficiency of the 
Exchange's statements in the proposal, in addition to any other 
comments they may wish to submit about the proposed rule change. In 
particular, the Commission seeks comment on the statements of the 
Exchange contained in the Notice,\48\ including the statements made in 
connection with information sharing procedures with respect to certain 
non-U.S. equity security holdings, the Exchange's arguments regarding 
the applicability of the definition of ``Actively-Traded Securities'' 
under Reg M with respect to the securities in which an ETF may invest, 
and any other issues raised by the proposed rule change.
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    Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-100 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 Numbers SR-NYSEArca-2014-100. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to 
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other 
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of these filings also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-100 and should 
be submitted on or before January 20, 2015. Rebuttal comments should be 
submitted by February 3, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\49\
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    \49\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-30440 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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