Compliance with Rule 18f-4 by a Sub-Advised Fund

As with Fund-of-Funds, the release adopting Rule 18f-4 (the “Adopting Release”) devotes a section to sub-advised funds. We again consider three types of funds:

• VaR Funds in which a sub-adviser manages their entire portfolio (“Single Sub-Adviser Funds”);
• VaR Funds in which one or more sub-advisers manage a portion or “sleeve” of their portfolio (“Sleeve Funds”); and
• Sub-advised funds that seek to qualify as Limited Derivatives Users.

The Adopting Release discusses the first two circumstances but is silent on the third.

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