Correspondence 0001999371-24-003442 from Tidal ETF Trust (CIK 0001742912)
Tidal ETF Trust (CIK 0001742912)
Date: March 13, 2024 · CIK: 0001742912 · Accession: 0001999371-24-003442
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Tidal
ETF Trust
234
West Florida Street, Suite 203
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53204
March
13, 2024
VIA
EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Mr.
David Matthews
Division
of Investment Management, Disclosure Review Office
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re: Tidal
ETF Trust (the “Trust”)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 to the Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”)
File Nos. 333-227298, 811-23377
Dear
Mr. Matthews:
This
correspondence responds to comments the Trust received from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”
or the “Commission”) on March 8, 2024, with respect to the Amendment and changes to the investment strategies of the Unlimited
HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETF (the “Fund”). For your convenience, the comments have been reproduced with responses
following each comment. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined have the same meaning as in the Amendment.
1. With
respect to the Subsidiary, please:
i. Disclose
that the Fund complies with the provisions of the Investment Company Act governing each of
(i) investment policies (Section 8), (ii) capital structure and leverage (Section
18), and (iii) affiliated transactions and custody (Section 17), on an aggregate basis with
the Subsidiary.
ii. Confirm
in correspondence with the Staff that the Subsidiary will consolidate its financial statements
with the Fund’s financial statements, and that the fees and expenses of the Subsidiary
will be reflected in the Fund’s fee table.
iii. Confirm
in correspondence that the Subsidiary will agree to designate an agent for service of process
in the United States.
iv. Confirm
in correspondence that the Subsidiary and its board of directors will agree to inspection
by the Staff of the Subsidiary’s books and records, which will be maintained in accordance
with Section 31 of the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder.
Response:
i. The
Trust confirms that the Prospectus will be revised to reflect the foregoing. In particular,
the Prospectus will be revised to include language substantially as follows:
The
Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment policies, capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis
with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions
and custody.
ii. The
Trust hereby confirms to the Staff that the Subsidiary will consolidate its financial statements
with the Fund’s financial statements, and that the fees and expenses of the Subsidiary
will be reflected in the Fund’s fee table.
iii. The
Trust confirms that the Subsidiary will agree to designate an agent for service of process
in the United States.
iv. The
Trust agrees that the Subsidiary and/or its Board of Directors will agree to inspection by
the Staff of the Subsidiary’s book and records, which will be maintained in accordance
with Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.
2. With
respect to the following sentence under the heading “Cayman Subsidiary,” please
remove the reference to shares of the Subsidiary being offered or sold to other investors:
“The Fund is the sole investor in the Subsidiary and does not expect the shares of
the Subsidiary to be offered or sold to other investors.”
Response:
The Trust confirms that the Prospectus has been revised to remove such reference.
3. With
respect to Subsidiary risk disclosures, please conform statements in the SAI that the Subsidiary
is expected to be used primarily to provide the Fund with exposure to futures contracts to
statements in the prospectus, that the Subsidiary will be used to provide fund exposure to
both futures contracts and swaps.
Response:
The Trust confirms that the SAI Subsidiary Risk disclosure has been bolstered to reflect that the Fund will use the Subsidiary to provide
the Fund with exposure to both futures contracts and swaps.
If
you have any questions or require further information, please contact Michael Pellegrino at (844) 986-7700 #746 or mpellegrino@tidalfg.com.
Sincerely,
/s/
Michael T. Pellegrino
Michael
T. Pellegrino, General Counsel
Tidal
Investments LLC