INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST
235 W. Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
July 27, 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
| Re: | Investment Managers Series Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”) (File Nos. 333-122901 and 811-21719) on behalf of the WCM Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby request that the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1210 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Trust, with respect to the WCM Quality Dividend Growth Fund, a series of the Trust, be accelerated to July 28, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
Investment Managers Series Trust
| /s/ Maureen Quill |
Name: Maureen Quill
Title: President
Natixis Distribution, LLC
| /s/ David L. Giunta |
Name: David L. Giunta
Title: President
