UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
IndexIQ Active ETF Trust
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Delaware | (see next page) | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| c/o IndexIQ Advisors LLC | ||
| 51 Madison Avenue | ||
| New York, New York | 10010 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered | Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be so Registered | |
| Shares of beneficial interest, no par value | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates:
333-183489
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the fund, a separate series of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 93 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-183489; 811-22739) (the “Registration Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2022:
| Fund Name: | EIN |
| IQ Winslow Large Cap Growth ETF | 88-1123341 |
| IQ Winslow Focused Large Cap Growth ETF | 88-1133753 |
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit 28(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017.
2. The Trust’s By-Laws is included as Exhibit 28(b) to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2012.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST | ||
| May 19, 2022 | /s/ Kirk C. Lehneis | |
| Name: | Kirk C. Lehneis | |
| Title: | President | |
