
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50964-50971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20208]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72882; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-58]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting 
Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 
Thereto, Relating to Listing and Trading of Shares of PIMCO Short-Term 
Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund 
Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600

August 20, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On June 25, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to list and trade the shares (``Shares'') of PIMCO 
Short-Term Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-
Traded Fund (individually, ``Fund,'' and collectively, ``Funds'') under 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The proposed rule change was published 
for comment in the Federal Register on July 8, 2014.\3\ On July 16, 
2014, NYSE Arca filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposal.\4\ The 
Commission received no comments on the proposal. This order grants 
approval of the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1 
thereto.
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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. 72509 (July 1, 
2014), 79 FR 38605 (``Notice'').
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange amended the proposed rule 
change to: (a) clarify how certain Fund assets would be valued; and 
(b) specify where price information can be obtained for certain Fund 
holdings. Amendment No. 1 provided clarification to the proposed 
rule change, and because it does not materially affect the substance 
of the proposed rule change or raise novel or unique regulatory 
issues, Amendment No. 1 is not subject to notice and comment.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade the Shares under NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.600, which governs the listing and trading of Managed 
Fund Shares on the Exchange. The Shares will be offered by PIMCO ETF 
Trust (``Trust''). The Trust is registered with the Commission as an 
investment company.\5\ The Funds are series of the Trust.
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    \5\ According to the Exchange, the Trust filed an amendment to 
its registration statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 
1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``1940 Act'') relating 
to the Funds (File Nos. 333-155395 and 811-22250) (``Registration 
Statement''). In addition, the Exchange notes that the Trust has 
obtained certain exemptive relief under the 1940 Act. See Investment 
Company Act Release No. 28993 (November 10, 2009) (File No. 812-
13571).
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    The investment manager to the Funds will be Pacific Investment 
Management Company LLC (``PIMCO'' or ``Adviser''). PIMCO Investments 
LLC will serve as the distributor for the Funds. State Street Bank & 
Trust Co. will serve as the custodian and transfer agent to the Funds. 
The Exchange represents that, while the Adviser is not registered as a 
broker-dealer, the Adviser is affiliated with a broker-dealer and will 
implement a fire wall with respect to its broker-dealer affiliate 
regarding access to information concerning the composition and changes 
to the portfolio.\6\ The Exchange has made the following 
representations and statements describing the Funds and their 
respective investment strategies, including portfolio holdings and 
investment restrictions.\7\
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    \6\ See Commentary .06 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. The 
Exchange represents that in the event (a) the 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, such 
Adviser, new adviser, or new sub-adviser will implement a fire wall 
with respect to its relevant personnel or its broker-dealer 
affiliate, as applicable, regarding access to information concerning 
the composition of and changes to the portfolio, and will be subject 
to procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of 
material, non-public information regarding such portfolio.
    \7\ Additional information regarding the Trust, the Funds, and 
the Shares, investment strategies, investment restrictions, risks, 
net asset value (``NAV'') calculation, creation and redemption 
procedures, fees, portfolio holdings, disclosure policies, 
distributions, and taxes, among other information, is included in 
the Notice and the Registration Statement, as applicable. See Notice 
and Registration Statement, supra notes 3 and 5, respectively.

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Characteristics of the Funds

    In selecting investments for each Fund, PIMCO will develop an 
outlook for interest rates, currency exchange rates and the economy, 
analyze credit and call risks, and use other investment selection 
techniques. The proportion of each Fund's assets committed to 
investment in securities with particular characteristics (such as 
quality, sector, interest rate, or maturity) will vary based on PIMCO's 
outlook for the U.S. economy and the economies of other countries in 
the world, the financial markets, and other factors.
    With respect to each Fund, in seeking to identify undervalued 
currencies, PIMCO may consider many factors, including but not limited 
to, longer-term analysis of relative interest rates, inflation rates, 
real exchange rates, purchasing power parity, trade account balances, 
and current account balances, as well as other factors that influence 
exchange rates such as flows, market technical trends, and government 
policies. With respect to fixed income investing, PIMCO will attempt to 
identify areas of the bond market that are undervalued relative to the 
rest of the market. PIMCO will identify these areas by grouping fixed 
income investments into sectors such as money markets, governments, 
corporates, mortgages, asset-backed, and international. Sophisticated 
proprietary software will then assist in evaluating sectors and pricing 
specific investments. Once investment opportunities are identified, 
PIMCO will shift assets among sectors depending upon changes in 
relative valuations, credit spreads, and other factors.

Fixed Income Instruments

    Among other investments described in more detail herein, each Fund 
may invest in Fixed Income Instruments, which include:
     Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, 
its agencies, or government-sponsored enterprises (``U.S. Government 
Securities'');
     corporate debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, 
including convertible securities and corporate commercial paper; \8\
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    \8\ With respect to each of the Funds, while non-emerging 
markets corporate debt securities (excluding commercial paper) 
generally must have $100 million or more par amount outstanding and 
significant par value traded to be considered as an eligible 
investment for each of the Funds, at least 80% of issues of such 
securities held by a Fund must have $100 million or more par amount 
outstanding at the time of investment. See also infra note 22.
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     mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities; \9\
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    \9\ Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities include 
collateralized mortgage obligations (``CMO''s), commercial mortgage-
backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped 
mortgage-backed securities, and other securities that directly or 
indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and 
payable from, mortgage loans on real property. A to-be-announced 
(``TBA'') transaction is a method of trading mortgage-backed 
securities. In a TBA transaction, the buyer and seller agree upon 
general trade parameters such as agency, settlement date, par 
amount, and price. The actual pools delivered generally are 
determined two days prior to the settlement date.
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     inflation-indexed bonds issued both by governments and 
corporations; \10\
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    \10\ Inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-
indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) are 
fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically 
adjusted according to the rate of inflation (e.g., Treasury 
Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)). Municipal inflation-indexed 
securities are municipal bonds that pay coupons based on a fixed 
rate, plus the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI). 
With regard to municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain 
corporate inflation-indexed bonds, the inflation adjustment is 
reflected in the semi-annual coupon payment.
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     structured notes, including hybrid or ``indexed'' 
securities and event-linked bonds; \11\
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    \11\ The Funds may obtain event-linked exposure by investing in 
``event-linked bonds'' or ``event-linked swaps'' or by implementing 
``event-linked strategies.'' Event-linked exposure results in gains 
or losses that typically are contingent upon, or formulaically 
related to, defined trigger events. Examples of trigger events 
include hurricanes, earthquakes, weather-related phenomena, or 
statistics relating to such events. Some event-linked bonds are 
commonly referred to as ``catastrophe bonds.'' If a trigger event 
occurs, a Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal invested 
in the bond or notional amount on a swap.
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     bank capital and trust preferred securities; \12\
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    \12\ There are two common types of bank capital: Tier I and Tier 
II. Bank capital is generally, but not always, of investment grade 
quality. According to the Exchange, Tier I securities often take the 
form of trust preferred securities. Tier II securities are commonly 
thought of as hybrids of debt and preferred stock, are often 
perpetual (with no maturity date), callable, and, under certain 
conditions, allow for the issuer bank to withhold payment of 
interest until a later date. However, such deferred interest 
payments generally earn interest.
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     loan participations and assignments; \13\
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    \13\ The Funds may invest in fixed- and floating-rate loans, 
which investments generally will be in the form of loan 
participations and assignments of portions of such loans.
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     delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities;
     bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, and 
bankers' acceptances;
     repurchase agreements on Fixed Income Instruments and 
reverse repurchase agreements on Fixed Income Instruments;
     debt securities issued by states or local governments and 
their agencies, authorities, and other government-sponsored enterprises 
(``Municipal Bonds'');
     obligations of non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, 
agencies, and government-sponsored enterprises; and
     obligations of international agencies or supranational 
entities.

Use of Derivatives by the Funds

    A Fund's investments in derivative instruments will be made in 
accordance with the 1940 Act and consistent with each Fund's investment 
objective and policies. With respect to each Fund, derivative 
instruments will include forwards; \14\ exchange-traded and over-the-
counter (``OTC'') options contracts; exchange-traded futures contracts; 
exchange-traded and OTC swap agreements; exchange-traded options on 
futures contracts; and OTC options on swap agreements.\15\ Generally, a 
derivative is a financial contract whose value depends upon, or is 
derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or 
index, and may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or 
currency exchange rates, commodities, and related indexes. A Fund may, 
but is not required to, use derivative instruments for risk management 
purposes or as part of its investment strategies.\16\
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    \14\ Forwards are contracts to purchase or sell securities for a 
fixed price at a future date beyond normal settlement time (forward 
commitments).
    \15\ In the future, in the event that there are exchange-traded 
options on swaps, the Fund may invest in these instruments. See 
Notice, supra, note 3 at 38607.
    \16\ According to the Exchange, each Fund will seek, where 
possible, to use counterparties whose financial status is such that 
the risk of default is reduced; however, the risk of losses 
resulting from default is still possible. PIMCO's Counterparty Risk 
Committee evaluates the creditworthiness of counterparties on an 
ongoing basis. In addition to information provided by credit 
agencies, PIMCO credit analysts evaluate each approved counterparty 
using various methods of analysis, including company visits, 
earnings updates, the broker-dealer's reputation, PIMCO's past 
experience with the broker-dealer, market levels for the 
counterparty's debt and equity, the counterparty's liquidity, and 
its share of market participation.
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    According to the Exchange, each Fund will typically use derivative 
instruments as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying 
asset and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other 
risks, such as interest rate or currency risk. A Fund may also use 
derivative instruments to enhance returns. To limit the potential risk 
associated with such transactions, a Fund will segregate or ``earmark'' 
assets determined to be liquid by PIMCO in accordance with procedures 
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by the Trust's Board of Trustees (``Board'') and in accordance with the 
1940 Act (or, as permitted by applicable regulation, enter into certain 
offsetting positions) to cover its obligations under derivative 
instruments. These procedures have been adopted consistent with Section 
18 of the 1940 Act and related Commission guidance. In addition, each 
Fund will include appropriate risk disclosure in its offering 
documents, including leveraging risk. Leveraging risk is the risk that 
certain transactions of the Fund, including the Fund's use of 
derivatives, may give rise to leverage, causing the Fund to be more 
volatile than if it had not been leveraged.\17\ The Exchange notes that 
the markets for certain securities, or the securities themselves, may 
be unavailable or cost prohibitive as compared to derivative 
instruments, so suitable derivative transactions may be an efficient 
alternative for a Fund to obtain the desired asset exposure.
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    \17\ To mitigate leveraging risk, the Adviser will segregate or 
``earmark'' liquid assets or otherwise cover the transactions that 
may give rise to such risk.
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PIMCO Short-Term Exchange-Traded Fund--Principal Investments

    According to the Exchange, the PIMCO Short-Term Exchange-Traded 
Fund will seek maximum current income, consistent with preservation of 
capital and daily liquidity. This Fund will seek to achieve its 
investment objective by investing under normal circumstances \18\ at 
least 65% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of Fixed 
Income Instruments of varying maturities, and derivatives based on 
Fixed Income Instruments. The average portfolio duration of the Fund 
will vary based on PIMCO's forecast for interest rates and will 
normally not exceed one year. In addition, the dollar weighted average 
portfolio maturity of the Fund, under normal circumstances, is expected 
not to exceed three years.
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    \18\ With respect to each Fund, the term ``under normal 
circumstances'' includes, but is not limited to, the absence of 
extreme volatility or trading halts in the fixed income 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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    According to the Exchange, the Fund will invest primarily in 
investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 10% of its total 
assets in high yield securities rated B or higher by Moody's, or 
equivalently rated by S&P or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by PIMCO 
to be of comparable quality.\19\
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    \19\ With respect to each Fund, securities rated Ba or lower by 
Moody's, or equivalently rated by S&P or Fitch, are sometimes 
referred to as ``high yield securities'' or ``junk bonds,'' while 
securities rated Baa or higher are referred to as ``investment 
grade.'' Unrated securities may be less liquid than comparably rated 
securities and involve the risk that a Fund's portfolio manager may 
not accurately evaluate the security's comparative credit rating. To 
the extent that a Fund invests in unrated securities, a Fund's 
success in achieving its investment objective may depend more 
heavily on the portfolio manager's creditworthiness analysis than if 
that Fund invested exclusively in rated securities. In determining 
whether a security is of comparable quality, the Adviser will 
consider, for example, whether the issuer of the security has issued 
other rated securities; whether the obligations under the security 
are guaranteed by another entity and the rating of such guarantor 
(if any); whether and (if applicable) how the security is 
collateralized; other forms of credit enhancement (if any); the 
security's maturity date; liquidity features (if any); relevant cash 
flow(s); valuation features; other structural analysis; 
macroeconomic analysis; and sector or industry analysis.
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    In furtherance of the Fund's 65% policy, or with respect to the 
Fund's other investments, the Fund may invest in derivative 
instruments, subject to applicable law and any other restrictions 
described herein.
    The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in mortgage-related and 
other asset-backed securities, although this 20% limitation does not 
apply to securities issued or guaranteed by Federal agencies and/or 
U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities.
    According to the Exchange, the Fund may invest in securities and 
instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) 
countries.\20\
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    \20\ PIMCO will generally consider an instrument to be 
economically tied to a non-U.S. country if the issuer is a foreign 
government (or any political subdivision, agency, authority, or 
instrumentality of such government), or if the issuer is organized 
under the laws of a non-U.S. country. With respect to each Fund, in 
the case of certain money market instruments, such instruments will 
be considered economically tied to a non-U.S. country if either the 
issuer or the guarantor of such money market instrument is organized 
under the laws of a non-U.S. country. With respect to derivative 
instruments, PIMCO will generally consider such instruments to be 
economically tied to non-U.S. countries if the underlying assets are 
foreign currencies (or baskets or indexes of such currencies), or 
instruments or securities that are issued by foreign governments or 
issuers organized under the laws of a non-U.S. country (or if the 
underlying assets are certain money market instruments, if either 
the issuer or the guarantor of such money market instruments is 
organized under the laws of a non-U.S. country).
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    The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities 
denominated in foreign currencies, and may invest beyond this limit in 
U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.\21\ According to 
the Exchange, the Fund will normally limit its foreign currency 
exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) to 
20% of its total assets. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its total 
assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to 
emerging market countries.\22\
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    \21\ According to the Exchange, the Fund may have greater 
exposure (i.e., up to 20% of its total assets) to foreign currencies 
through: (i) investments in securities denominated in such 
currencies, and (ii) direct investments in foreign currencies, 
including currency forwards. See Notice, supra, note 3 at 38607.
    \22\ PIMCO will generally consider an instrument to be 
economically tied to an emerging market country if the security's 
``country of exposure'' is an emerging market country, as determined 
by the criteria set forth in the Registration Statement. 
Alternatively, such as when a ``country of exposure'' is not 
available or when PIMCO believes the following tests more accurately 
reflect to which country the security is economically tied, PIMCO 
may consider an instrument to be economically tied to an emerging 
market country if the issuer or guarantor is a government of an 
emerging market country (or any political subdivision, agency, 
authority, or instrumentality of such government), if the issuer or 
guarantor is organized under the laws of an emerging market country, 
or if the currency of settlement of the security is a currency of an 
emerging market country. With respect to derivative instruments, 
PIMCO will generally consider such instruments to be economically 
tied to emerging market countries if the underlying assets are 
currencies of emerging market countries (or baskets or indices of 
such currencies), or instruments or securities that are issued or 
guaranteed by governments of emerging market countries or by 
entities organized under the laws of emerging market countries. 
While emerging markets corporate debt securities (excluding 
commercial paper) generally must have $200 million or more par 
amount outstanding and significant par value traded to be considered 
as an eligible investment for each of the Funds, at least 80% of 
issues of such securities held by a Fund must have $200 million or 
more par amount outstanding at the time of investment.
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    The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions on a spot 
(cash) basis and forward basis, and invest in foreign currency futures 
and exchange-traded and OTC options contracts.\23\ The Fund may enter 
into these contracts to hedge against foreign exchange risk, to 
increase exposure to a foreign currency, or to shift exposure to 
foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. Suitable 
hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances, and 
there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in such 
transactions at any given time or from time to time. The Fund may 
purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or 
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commitment basis and may engage in short sales.\24\
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    \23\ The Fund will limit its investments in currencies to those 
currencies with a minimum average daily foreign exchange turnover of 
USD $1 billion as determined by the Bank for International 
Settlements (``BIS'') Triennial Central Bank Survey. As of the most 
recent BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey, at least 52 separate 
currencies had minimum average daily foreign exchange turnover of 
USD $1 billion. For a list of eligible currencies, see www.bis.org.
    \24\ Each of the Funds may make short sales of securities: (i) 
To offset potential declines in long positions in similar 
securities; (ii) to increase the flexibility of the Fund; (iii) for 
investment return; and (iv) as part of a risk arbitrage strategy.
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    The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to 
the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series 
of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques 
(such as buy backs or dollar rolls).\25\
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    \25\ A dollar roll is similar except that the counterparty is 
not obligated to return the same securities as those originally sold 
by the Fund but only securities that are ``substantially 
identical.''
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PIMCO Short-Term Exchange-Traded Fund--Other (Non-Principal) 
Investments

    The PIMCO Short-Term Exchange-Traded Fund may invest up to 10% of 
its total assets in preferred stock, convertible securities, and other 
equity-related securities.\26\
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    \26\ Convertible securities are generally preferred stocks and 
other securities, including fixed income securities and warrants, 
that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock at a 
stated price or rate. Equity-related investments may include 
investments in small-capitalization (``small-cap''), mid-
capitalization (``mid-cap''), and large-capitalization (``large-
cap'') companies. With respect to each Fund, a small-cap company 
will be defined as a company with a market capitalization of up to 
$1.5 billion, a mid-cap company will be defined as a company with a 
market capitalization of between $1.5 billion and $10 billion, and a 
large-cap company will be defined as a company with a market 
capitalization above $10 billion. Not more than 10% of the net 
assets of a Fund in the aggregate invested in exchange-traded equity 
securities shall consist of equity securities, including stocks into 
which a convertible security is converted, whose principal market is 
not a member of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') or is a 
market with which the Exchange does not have a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement. Furthermore, not more than 10% of 
the net assets of a Fund in the aggregate invested in futures 
contracts or exchange-traded options contracts shall consist of 
futures contracts or exchange-traded options contracts whose 
principal market is not a member of ISG or is a market with which 
the Exchange does not have a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement.
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    The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities that 
are not Fixed Income Instruments. The Fund may invest in floaters and 
inverse floaters that are not Fixed Income Instruments and may engage 
in credit spread trades.
    The Fund may invest in trade claims,\27\ privately placed and 
unregistered securities, and exchange-traded and OTC-traded structured 
products, including credit-linked securities, commodity-linked notes, 
and structured notes. The Fund may invest in Brady Bonds.
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    \27\ Trade claims are non-securitized rights of payment arising 
from obligations that typically arise when vendors and suppliers 
extend credit to a company by offering payment terms for products 
and services. If the company files for bankruptcy, payments on these 
trade claims stop, and the claims are subject to compromise along 
with the other debts of the company. Trade claims may be purchased 
directly from the creditor or through brokers.
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    The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements on instruments other 
than Fixed Income Instruments, in addition to repurchase agreements on 
Fixed Income Instruments mentioned above, in which the Fund purchases a 
security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to purchase the 
security at the Fund's cost, plus interest within a specified time. 
Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and which may 
not be terminated within seven days at approximately the amount at 
which the Fund has valued the agreements will be considered illiquid 
securities. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements on 
instruments other than Fixed Income Instruments, in addition to reverse 
repurchase agreements on Fixed Income Instruments mentioned above, 
subject to the Fund's limitations on borrowings.\28\ The Fund will 
segregate or ``earmark'' assets determined to be liquid by PIMCO in 
accordance with procedures established by the Board to cover its 
obligations under reverse repurchase agreements.
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    \28\ With respect to each Fund, a reverse repurchase agreement 
involves the sale of a security by the Fund and its agreement to 
repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price.
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PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund--Principal Investments

    According to the Exchange, the PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded 
Fund will seek high current income exempt from federal income tax, 
consistent with preservation of capital; capital appreciation is a 
secondary objective. This Fund will seek to achieve its investment 
objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its 
assets in debt securities (Municipal Bonds) whose interest is, in the 
opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of the issuance, 
exempt from federal income tax. Municipal Bonds are generally issued by 
or on behalf of states and local governments and their agencies, 
authorities, and other instrumentalities. Municipal Bonds include 
municipal lease obligations, municipal general obligation bonds, 
municipal cash equivalents, and pre-refunded and escrowed to maturity 
bonds. The Fund may invest in industrial development bonds, which are 
Municipal Bonds issued by a government agency on behalf of a private 
sector company and, in most cases, are not backed by the credit of the 
issuing municipality. The Fund may also invest in securities issued by 
entities whose underlying assets are Municipal Bonds.
    The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in bonds of 
issuers in California and New York; may invest 25% of more of its total 
assets in Municipal Bonds that finance education, health care, housing, 
transportation, utilities, and other similar projects; and may invest 
25% or more of its total assets in industrial development bonds. The 
average portfolio duration of the Fund will normally vary from three to 
twelve years based on PIMCO's forecast for interest rates.
    According to the Exchange, the Fund will invest primarily in 
investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 10% of its total 
assets in Municipal Bonds or private activity bonds that are high yield 
securities rated Ba or higher by Moody's, or equivalently rated by S&P 
or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by PIMCO to be of comparable 
quality.
    The Fund may invest in residual interest bonds (``RIBs''), which 
brokers create by depositing a Municipal Bond in a trust. The trust in 
turn would issue a variable rate security and RIBs. The interest rate 
for the variable rate security will be determined by the remarketing 
broker-dealer, while the RIB holder will receive the balance of the 
income from the underlying municipal bond.
    In furtherance of the Fund's 80% policy the Fund may invest in 
derivative instruments on Municipal Bonds, subject to applicable law 
and any other restrictions described herein.
    The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to 
the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series 
of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques 
(such as buy backs or dollar rolls). The Fund may purchase or sell 
securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward commitment 
basis and may engage in short sales.

PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund--Other (Non-Principal) 
Investments

    According to the Exchange, the PIMCO Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded 
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in U.S. government 
securities, money market instruments, ``private activity'' bonds, and/
or Fixed Income Instruments (other than Municipal Bonds), including 
derivative instruments related to such instruments, subject to 
applicable law and any other restrictions described herein.

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    The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in preferred 
stock, convertible securities, and other equity-related securities.
    The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. The 
Fund may invest in floaters and inverse floaters and may engage in 
credit spread trades.
    The Fund may invest in trade claims, privately placed and 
unregistered securities, and exchange-traded and OTC-traded structured 
products, including credit-linked securities, commodity-linked notes, 
and structured notes. The Fund may invest in Brady Bonds.
    The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements on instruments other 
than Fixed Income Instruments, in addition to repurchase agreements on 
Fixed Income Instruments mentioned above, in which the Fund purchases a 
security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to purchase the 
security at the Fund's cost, plus interest within a specified time. 
Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and which may 
not be terminated within seven days at approximately the amount at 
which the Fund has valued the agreements will be considered illiquid 
securities. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements on 
instruments other than Fixed Income Instruments, in addition to reverse 
repurchase agreements on Fixed Income Instruments mentioned above, 
subject to the Fund's limitations on borrowings.

Other Investments (Both Funds)

    The Funds may invest without limit, for temporary or defensive 
purposes, in U.S. debt securities, including taxable securities and 
short-term money market securities, if PIMCO deems it appropriate to do 
so. If PIMCO believes that economic or market conditions are 
unfavorable to investors, PIMCO may temporarily invest up to 100% of a 
Fund's assets in certain defensive strategies, including holding a 
substantial portion of a Fund's assets in cash, cash equivalents, or 
other highly rated short-term securities, including securities issued 
or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, or 
instrumentalities. The Funds may invest in, to the extent permitted by 
Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, other affiliated and unaffiliated 
funds, such as open-end or closed-end management investment companies, 
including other exchange-traded funds, provided that each of a Fund's 
investment in units or shares of investment companies and other open-
end collective investment vehicles will not exceed 10% of that Fund's 
total assets. Each Fund may invest in securities lending collateral in 
one or more money market funds to the extent permitted by Rule 12d1-1 
under the 1940 Act, including series of PIMCO funds.

Investment Restrictions (Both Funds)

    Each Fund's investments, including investments in derivative 
instruments, will be subject to all of the restrictions under the 1940 
Act, including restrictions with respect to illiquid assets, that is, 
the limitation that a 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, consistent with Commission guidance. Each Fund will monitor 
its respective 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 a 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.
    Each Fund will be diversified within the meaning of the 1940 Act. 
Each Fund intends to qualify annually and elect to be treated as a 
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue 
Code. None of the Funds will concentrate its investments in a 
particular industry, as that term is used in the 1940 Act, and as 
interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by a regulatory authority 
having jurisdiction from time to time. Each Fund's investments, 
including derivatives, will be consistent with that Fund's investment 
objective, and each Fund's use of derivatives may be used to enhance 
leverage. However, each Fund's investments will not be used to seek 
performance that is the multiple or inverse multiple (i.e., 2Xs and 
3Xs) of a Fund's broad-based securities market index (as defined in 
Form N-1A).\29\
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    \29\ According to the Exchange, each Fund's broad-based 
securities market index will be identified in a future amendment to 
the Registration Statement following a Fund's first full calendar 
year of performance. See Notice, supra, note 3 at 38610.
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    The Shares will conform to the initial and continued listing 
criteria under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600. Consistent with NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii), each Fund's Reporting Authority will 
implement and maintain, or be subject to, procedures designed to 
prevent the use and dissemination of material, non-public information 
regarding the actual components of the Fund's portfolio. The Exchange 
represents that, for initial and/or continued listing, the Funds will 
be in compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the Act,\30\ as provided by NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 5.3. A minimum of 100,000 Shares for 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 will be calculated daily and that the 
NAV and the Disclosed Portfolio will be made available to all market 
participants at the same time.
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    \30\ 17 CFR 240.10A-3.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the 
requirements of Section 6 of the Act \31\ and the rules and regulations 
thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.\32\ In 
particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\33\ 
which requires, among other things, that the Exchange's rules be 
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to 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 Commission notes that 
the Funds and the Shares must comply with the requirements of NYSE Arca 
Rule 8.600 for the Shares to be listed and traded on the Exchange.
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    \31\ 15 U.S.C. 78(f).
    \32\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission 
notes that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
    \33\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission finds that the proposal to list and trade the Shares 
on the Exchange is consistent with Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the 
Act,\34\ which sets forth Congress' finding that it is in the public 
interest and appropriate for the protection of investors and the 
maintenance of fair and orderly markets to assure the availability to 
brokers, dealers, and investors of information with respect to 
quotations for, and transactions in, securities. Quotation and last-
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will be available via the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') high-
speed line.\35\ In addition, the Portfolio Indicative Value (``PIV''), 
as defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 (c)(3), will be widely 
disseminated by one or more major market data vendors at least every 15 
seconds during the Core Trading Session.\36\ On each business day, 
before commencement of trading in Shares in the Core Trading Session on 
the Exchange, each of the Funds will disclose on the Trust's Web site 
the Disclosed Portfolio, as defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.600(c)(2), that will form the basis for such Fund's calculation of 
NAV at the end of the business day.\37\ The NAV of each of the Funds 
will normally be determined as of the close of the regular trading 
session on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each 
business day.\38\ In addition, a basket composition file, which 
includes the security names and share quantities, if applicable, 
required to be delivered in exchange for a Fund's Shares, together with 
estimates and actual cash components, will be publicly disseminated 
daily prior to the opening of the Exchange via the National Securities 
Clearing Corporation. Information regarding market price and 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. Intra-day and closing price 
information regarding exchange-traded equity securities, including 
common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into stocks, 
closed-end funds, exchange traded funds, exchange-traded structured 
products and other equity-related securities, will be available from 
the exchange on which such securities are traded. Intra-day and closing 
price information regarding exchange traded options (including options 
on futures), exchange-traded swaps and futures will be available from 
the exchange on which such instruments are traded. Intra-day and 
closing price information regarding Fixed Income Instruments also will 
be available from major market data vendors.\39\ Price information 
relating to forwards, spot currency, OTC options, and swaps will be 
available from major market data vendors. Price information regarding 
RIBs, money market instruments, Brady Bonds, repurchase and reverse 
repurchase agreements other than those included in Fixed Income 
Instruments, private activity bonds, trade claims, privately placed and 
unregistered securities, and OTC structured products will be available 
from major market data vendors. Price information regarding other 
investment company securities will be available from on-line 
information services and from the Web site for the applicable 
investment company security. The Trust's Web site will include a form 
of the prospectus for each of the Funds and additional data relating to 
NAV and other applicable quantitative information.
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    \34\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
    \35\ See Notice, supra, note 3 at 38613.
    \36\ According to the Exchange, several major market data 
vendors display and/or make widely available PIVs taken from the CTA 
or other data feeds.
    \37\ On a daily basis, the Funds will disclose the following 
information regarding each portfolio holding, as applicable to the 
type of holding: ticker symbol, CUSIP number or other identifier, if 
any; a description of the holding (including the type of holding, 
such as the type of swap); the identity of the security, commodity, 
index, or other asset or instrument underlying the holding, if any; 
for options, the option strike price; quantity held (as measured by, 
for example, par value, notional value or number of shares, 
contracts, or units); maturity date, if any; coupon rate, if any; 
effective date, if any; market value of the holding; and the 
percentage weighting of the holding in a Fund's portfolio. The Web 
site information will be publicly available at no charge.
    \38\ The Exchange represents that for purposes of calculating 
NAV, portfolio securities, and other assets for which market quotes 
are readily available will be valued at market value. Market value 
will generally be determined on the basis of last reported sales 
prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from a 
quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing 
services. Fixed Income Instruments, including those to be purchased 
under firm commitment agreements/delayed delivery basis, will 
generally be valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and 
dealers or independent pricing services. Foreign fixed income 
securities will generally be valued on the basis of quotes obtained 
from brokers and dealers or pricing services using data reflecting 
the earlier closing of the principal markets for those assets. 
Short-term debt instruments having a remaining maturity of 60 days 
or less will generally be valued at amortized cost, which 
approximates market value. Derivatives will generally be valued on 
the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or pricing 
services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal 
markets for those assets. Local closing prices will be used for all 
instrument valuation purposes. Foreign currency-denominated 
derivatives will generally be valued as of the respective local 
region's market close. Exchange-traded equity securities will be 
valued at the official closing price or the last trading price on 
the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at 
the time of valuation. If no sales or closing prices are reported 
during the day, exchange-traded equity securities will generally be 
valued at the mean of the last available bid and ask quotation on 
the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded, or 
using other market information obtained from quotation reporting 
systems, established market makers, or pricing services. Investment 
company securities that are not exchange-traded will be valued at 
NAV. Equity securities traded OTC will be valued based on price 
quotations obtained from a broker-dealer who makes markets in such 
securities or other equivalent indications of value provided by a 
third-party pricing service. OTC options on swaps will be valued by 
a third party pricing service. RIBs, money market instruments, trade 
claims, privately placed and unregistered securities, structured 
products, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, 
private activity bonds and other types of debt securities will 
generally be valued on the basis of independent pricing services or 
quotes obtained from brokers and dealers.
    \39\ According to the Exchange, major market data vendors may 
include, but are not limited to: Thomson Reuters, JPMorgan Chase 
PricingDirect Inc., Markit Group Limited, Bloomberg, and Interactive 
Data Corporation, among other major data vendors.
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    The Commission further believes that the proposal to list and trade 
the Shares is reasonably designed to promote fair disclosure of 
information that may be necessary to price the Shares appropriately and 
to prevent trading when a reasonable degree of transparency cannot be 
assured. The Commission notes that the Exchange will obtain 
representation from the issuer of the Shares of each Fund that the NAV 
per Share will be calculated daily and that the NAV and the Disclosed 
Portfolio will be made available to all market participants at the same 
time. The Exchange may halt trading in the Shares if trading is not 
occurring in the securities or the financial instruments constituting 
the Disclosed Portfolio of the Fund, or if other unusual conditions or 
circumstances detrimental to the maintenance of a fair and orderly 
market are present.\40\ In addition, trading in the Shares will be 
subject to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D), which sets forth 
circumstances under which Shares of the Fund may be halted. Further, 
the Commission notes that the Reporting Authority that provides the 
Disclosed Portfolio of each Fund must implement and maintain, or be 
subject to, procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of 
material, non-public information regarding the actual components of the 
portfolio.\41\ The Commission further notes that the Financial Industry 
Regulatory Authority (``FINRA''), on behalf of the Exchange,\42\ will

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communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares, exchange-traded 
equities, exchange-traded options, futures contracts, and options on 
futures contracts with other markets or other entities that are members 
of the ISG, and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may obtain trading 
information regarding trading in the Shares, exchange-traded equities, 
exchange-traded options, futures contracts, and options on futures 
contracts from such markets and other entities. In addition, the 
Exchange may obtain information regarding trading in the Shares, 
exchange-traded equities, exchange-traded options, futures contracts, 
and options on futures contracts from markets and other entities that 
are members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a 
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.\43\ FINRA, on behalf of 
the Exchange, also 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. FINRA also can access data 
obtained from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board relating to 
municipal bond trading activity for surveillance purposes in connection 
with trading in the Shares. The Exchange states that it has a general 
policy prohibiting the distribution of material, non-public information 
by its employees. The Exchange also states that the Adviser is not a 
registered broker-dealer, but is affiliated with a broker-dealer and 
will implement and maintain a fire wall with respect to its broker-
dealer affiliate regarding access to information concerning the 
composition of or changes to the portfolios.\44\
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    \40\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(C) (providing 
additional considerations for the suspension of trading in or 
removal from listing of Managed Fund Shares on the Exchange). With 
respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all relevant 
factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend trading in 
the Shares of each Fund. Trading in Shares of either Fund will be 
halted if the circuit breaker parameters in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
7.12 have been reached. Trading also may be halted because of market 
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make 
trading in the Shares inadvisable.
    \41\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii).
    \42\ The Exchange states that, while 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.
    \43\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see http://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.
    \44\ See supra note 6. 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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    The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, thus 
rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing 
rules governing the trading of equity securities. In support of this 
proposal, the Exchange has made representations, including:
    (1) The Shares will conform to the initial and continuing listing 
criteria under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
    (2) The Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions 
in the Shares during all trading sessions.
    (3) Trading in the Shares will be subject to the existing trading 
surveillances, administered by FINRA on behalf of the Exchange, which 
are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable 
federal securities laws. 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.
    (4) Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform 
its Equity Trading Permit (``ETP'') Holders in an Information Bulletin 
(``Bulletin'') of the special characteristics and risks associated with 
trading the Shares. Specifically, the Bulletin will discuss the 
following: (a) The procedures for purchases and redemptions of Shares 
in Creation Unit aggregations (and that Shares are not individually 
redeemable); (b) NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which imposes a duty 
of due diligence on its ETP Holders to learn the essential facts 
relating to every customer prior to trading the Shares; (c) the risks 
involved in trading the Shares during the Opening and Late Trading 
Sessions when an updated PIV will not be calculated or publicly 
disseminated; (d) how information regarding the PIV and the Disclosed 
Portfolio is disseminated; (e) the requirement that ETP Holders deliver 
a prospectus to investors purchasing newly issued Shares prior to or 
concurrently with the confirmation of a transaction; and (f) trading 
information.
    (5) For initial and continued listing, each Fund must be in 
compliance with Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.\45\
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    (6) While non-emerging markets corporate debt securities (excluding 
commercial paper) generally must have $100 million or more par amount 
outstanding and significant par value traded to be considered as an 
eligible investment for the Funds, at least 80% of issues of such 
securities held by the Funds must have $100 million or more par amount 
outstanding at the time of investment. While emerging markets corporate 
debt securities (excluding commercial paper) generally must have $200 
million or more par amount outstanding and significant par value traded 
to be considered as an eligible investment for the Funds, at least 80% 
of issues of such securities held by the Funds must have $200 million 
or more par amount outstanding at the time of investment.
    (7) Not more than 10% of the net assets of a Fund in the aggregate 
invested in exchange-traded equity securities shall consist of equity 
securities, including stocks into which a convertible security is 
converted, whose principal market is not a member of ISG or is a market 
with which the Exchange does not have a comprehensive surveillance 
sharing agreement. Furthermore, not more than 10% of the net assets of 
a Fund in the aggregate invested in futures contracts or exchange-
traded options contracts shall consist of futures contracts or 
exchange-traded options contracts whose principal market is not a 
member of ISG or is a market with which the Exchange does not have a 
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
    (8) The PIMCO Short-Term Exchange-Traded Fund may invest up to 20% 
of its assets in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, 
although this 20% limitation does not apply to securities issued or 
guaranteed by Federal agencies and/or U.S. government sponsored 
instrumentalities.
    (9) Each Fund's investments, including investments in derivative 
instruments, will be subject to all of the restrictions under the 1940 
Act, including restrictions with respect to investments in illiquid 
assets, that is, the limitation that a 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, in accordance with Commission guidance.
    (10) To limit the potential risk associated with such transactions, 
a Fund will segregate or ``earmark'' assets determined to be liquid by 
PIMCO in accordance with procedures established by the Trust's Board 
and in accordance with the 1940 Act (or, as permitted by applicable 
regulation, enter into certain

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offsetting positions) to cover its obligations under derivative 
instruments. These procedures have been adopted consistent with Section 
18 of the 1940 Act and related Commission guidance. In addition, each 
Fund will include appropriate risk disclosure in its offering 
documents, including leveraging risk. Leveraging risk is the risk that 
certain transactions of a Fund, including a Fund's use of derivatives, 
may give rise to leverage, causing a Fund to be more volatile than if 
it had not been leveraged. To mitigate leveraging risk, the Adviser 
will segregate or ``earmark'' liquid assets or otherwise cover the 
transactions that may give rise to such risk.
    (11) The Funds will seek, where possible, to use counterparties 
whose financial status is such that the risk of default is reduced.
    (12) A minimum of 100,000 Shares for each Fund will be outstanding 
at the commencement of trading on the Exchange.
    (13) Each Fund's investments, including derivatives, will be 
consistent with each Fund's respective investment objective, and each 
Fund's use of derivatives may be used to enhance leverage. However, 
each Fund's investments will not be used to seek performance that is 
the multiple or inverse multiple (i.e., 2Xs and 3Xs) of such Fund's 
broad-based securities market index (as defined in Form N-1A).

This approval order is based on all of the Exchange's representations 
and description of the Funds, including those set forth above and in 
the Notice.
    For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1 thereto, is consistent with 
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \46\ and the rules and regulations 
thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\47\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2014-58), as 
modified by Amendment No. 1 thereto, be, and it hereby is, approved.
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    \47\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\48\
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    \48\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-20208 Filed 8-25-14; 8:45 am]
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