Correspondence 0001013762-25-002998 from Investment Managers Series Trust II (CIK 0001587982)
Investment Managers Series Trust II (CIK 0001587982)
Date: March 27, 2025 · CIK: 0001587982 · Accession: 0001013762-25-002998
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INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST II
235 W. Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
VIA EDGAR
March 27, 2025
Ms. Deborah O’Neal
Division of Investment Management
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Investment Managers Series Trust II (File Nos. 333-191476 and 811-22894) (the “Registrant”)
on behalf of the Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF (formerly, Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF)
Dear Ms. Im-Tang:
This letter summarizes the comment you provided
on behalf of the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 20, 2025,
regarding Post-Effective Amendment No. 438 to the Registrant’s registration statement filed on Form N-1A on February 5, 2025 (the
“Registration Statement”), with respect to the Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF (formerly, Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily
ETF), a series of the Registrant (the “Fund”).
The response to the comment is included below
and will be reflected in a Post-Effective Amendment to the Fund’s Registration Statement (the “Amendment”), which will
be filed separately. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.
PROSPECTUS
Fees and Expenses Table, Expense Example and Performance
1. Comment: Please provide the completed Fees and Expenses Table, Expense Example and Performance for the Fund
at least five days prior to the Registration Statement becoming effective.
Response:
The completed Fees and Expenses Table, Expense Example and Performance for the Fund, which will be included in the Amendment, are shown below:
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Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Investors
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and
example set forth below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)
Management fees
0.75%
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees
0.00%
Other expenses
0.19%
Total annual fund operating expenses1
0.94%
1 The cost of investing in swaps,
including the embedded cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is an indirect expense that is not included
in the above fee table and is not reflected in the expense example. The total indirect cost of investing in swaps, including the embedded
cost of the swap and the operating expenses of the referenced assets, is estimated to be 0.50% for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. This
example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be:
One Year
Three Years
Five Years
Ten Years
$96
$300
$520
$1,155
Performance
The Fund adopted the performance
of the Tuttle Capital Innovation ETF, a series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”), following
the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, which occurred on August 5, 2022. The Predecessor Fund had substantially similar
investment objectives, strategies and policies, portfolio management team and contractual arrangements, including the same contractual
fees and expenses, as the Fund as of the date of the reorganization. The Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund. Performance
results shown in the bar chart and the performance table below for the periods prior to the reorganization reflect the performance of
the Predecessor Fund prior to commencement of the Fund’s operations.
The bar chart and table below provide
some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing
how the average annual total returns of the Fund compare with the average annual total returns of the S&P 500 Index, a broad-based
market securities index, and the ARK Innovation ETF Index. The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index
that measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. stock market. The Fund also compares its performance
with the returns of the ARK Innovation ETF Index, which the Advisor believes is a better performance benchmark for comparison to the Fund’s
performance in light of the Fund’s investment strategy. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s shares. The Fund’s
past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance
information is available at the Fund’s website, www.tradretfs.com or by calling the Fund
collect at 1-303-623-2577.
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Calendar-Year Total Return (before
taxes)
For each calendar year at NAV
Highest
Calendar Quarter Return at NAV
39.35%
Quarter
ended 06/30/2022
Lowest
Calendar Quarter Return at NAV
(37.12)%
Quarter
ended 12/31/2024
Average Annual Total Returns
(for period ended December 31, 2024)
One Year
Since Inception (11/5/2021)
Return Before Taxes
(37.02)%
(8.21)%
Return After Taxes on Distributions1
(40.71)%
(13.59)%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares1
(22.08)%
(6.34)%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
25.02%
9.07%
ARK Innovation ETF Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
8.40%
(21.60)%
1 After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s
tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through
tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
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The Registrant believes that it has fully responded
to the comment. If, however, you have any further questions, please contact me at (626) 385-5777. I may also be reached at diane.drake@mfac-ca.com.
Sincerely,
/s/ Diane J. Drake
Diane J. Drake
Secretary
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