Correspondence 0001999371-24-007375 from New Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust (CIK 0002013968)
New Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust (CIK 0002013968)
Date: June 12, 2024 · CIK: 0002013968 · Accession: 0001999371-24-007375
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June
12, 2024
VIA
EDGAR
David
P. Mathews
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: New
Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust (the “Trust”) File Nos. 333-277580; 811-23944
Dear
Mr. Matthews,
On
March 1, 2024, the Trust filed the above-referenced registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”)
for the New Age Alpha Large Core VA Fund, which was renamed the NAA Large Core Series (the “Fund”). On April 2, 2024,
you provided written comments regarding the Registration Statement (the “Initial Comment Letter”). The Fund responded
to the Initial Comment Letter on May 8, 2024, via correspondence (the “Initial Response Letter”) and a pre-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement (the “Pre-Effective Amendment”).
On
May 31, 2024, the staff commented on the Initial Response Letter and the Pre-Effective Amendment. This correspondence filing responds
to those additional comments. For your convenience and reference, I have summarized the comments in this letter and provided the Trust’s
response to each comment below.
PROSPECTUS
Fees
and Expenses, page 1
1. Comment:
As requested in Comment 5 of the Initial Comment Letter, the Fund's description of principal
investment strategies discloses that among its principal investments will be investment companies,
including mutual funds, closed end fund and ETFs that provide exposure to large capitalization
companies. Please add a line item to the fee table to reflect acquired fund fees and expenses
(“AFFE”), or in correspondence, confirm that the Fund does not anticipate
AFFE in its first year of operations to be greater than 0.01%. If the Fund does not anticipate
AFFE greater than 0.01%, consider whether inclusion of investments in other investment companies
as among the component of the Fund's principal investment strategies is appropriate or accurate.
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Response:
The Fund confirms that it does not anticipate the AFFE in its first year of operations to be greater than 0.01%.
Principal
Investment Strategies, pages 1-2
2. Comment:
In response to Comment 6.b.ii of the Initial Response Letter, the Fund amended its definition of “large-capitalization companies”
to “companies in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market for actively traded securities. Please clarify the
fund’s definition of large capitalization by providing a range in dollar amounts on what constitutes the top 70%.
Response:
The Fund has clarified its definition by defining large-capitalization companies as “companies in the top 70% of the capitalization
of the U.S. equity market for actively traded securities (i.e., with a market capitalization value of more than $10 billion).”
3. Comment:
In response to Comment 6.b.iii of the Initial Response Letter, the Fund said it “removed
the disclosure related to derivative instruments as it will not invest in them on a principal
basis.” The staff notes there are still references to derivatives in Item 4 and Item
9 of the Prospectus. Please clarify your response or revise the Prospectus accordingly.
Response:
The Fund has removed the derivative disclosure from Item 4 and Item 9.
If
you have any questions or comments, please contact the undersigned at (513) 991-8472 or bo@fintechlegal.io. Thank you in advance
for your consideration.
Sincerely,
/s/
Bo James Howell
Bo
James Howell
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