Correspondence 0001398344-22-025039 from Investment Managers Series Trust II (CIK 0001587982)
Investment Managers Series Trust II (CIK 0001587982)
Date: Dec. 28, 2022 · CIK: 0001587982 · Accession: 0001398344-22-025039
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INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST II
235 W. Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
VIA EDGAR
December 28, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re:
Investment Managers Series Trust II (File No. 333-191476 and 811-22894) (the “Registrant”) on behalf of the AXS Real Estate Income ETF
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter summarizes the additional comment provided
to me by Mr. David Orlic of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by telephone on December
20, 2022, regarding Post-Effective Amendment No. 300 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A registration statement filed on May 12, 2022
(the “Registration Statement”), with respect to the AXS Real Estate Income ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Registrant.
The Registrant’s response to the comment is included below and, as appropriate, 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
SUMMARY SECTION
Performance
1. In the first paragraph under “Performance” it indicates that the Fund will acquire the assets and liabilities of High
Yield ETF (the “Predecessor Fund”). Please enhance the disclosure regarding the significant differences in the Fund’s
investment objective and investment strategies as compared to those of the Predecessor Fund, and add a statement that the performance
information shown is not meaningful given that the investment objectives and investment strategies are significantly different.
Response: The Registrant has revised
the disclosure as follows:
The Fund will acquire the assets and liabilities
of the High Yield ETF (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of Exchange Listed Funds Trust, following the reorganization of the
Predecessor Fund, which is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2023. As a result of the acquisition, the Fund will be the accounting
successor of the Predecessor Fund. Performance results shown in the bar chart and the performance table below reflect the performance
of the Predecessor Fund. On June 22, 2018, the Predecessor Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of the AdvisorShares Peritus
High Yield ETF (the “Peritus Predecessor Fund”), a series of AdvisorShares Trust, in exchange for shares of beneficial interest
of the Predecessor Fund (the “Predecessor Fund Reorganization”). As a result of the Predecessor Fund Reorganization, the Predecessor
Fund is the accounting successor of the Peritus Predecessor Fund. The historical performance information shown below reflects, for the
period prior to the Predecessor Fund Reorganization, the historical performance of the Peritus Predecessor Fund.
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The bar chart and table provide an indication
of the risks of investing in the Predecessor Fund by showing changes in the Predecessor Fund’s performance from year-to-year and
by showing how the Predecessor Fund’s average annual total returns based on net asset value compared to those of certain broad-based
market indices. Prior to the reorganization, the Predecessor Fund was managed pursuant to a different investment objective and investment
strategy than the Fund. In particular, the Predecessor Fund was an actively-managed fund that sought high current income with a secondary
goal of capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of high-yield debt securities, while the Fund is a passively-managed fund that
seeks to track the performance of an index consisting primarily of common stocks of U.S. REITs and, to a lesser extent, publicly traded
closed-end funds. The performance information presented for periods prior to the reorganization reflect management of the Predecessor
Fund and Peritus Predecessor Fund consistent with the investment objective and investment strategy in effect during those periods and
do not illustrate the performance of the Fund’s investment strategy in effect as of the date of this prospectus. The performance
information during periods prior to the reorganization might have differed materially if the Fund’s current investment strategy
had been in effect. The Fund’s performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website at www.axsinvestments.com.
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The Registrant believes that it has fully responded
to each comment. If, however, you have any further questions or require clarification of any response, 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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