UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

File No. 812-    

Application for an Order under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) for an exemption from Sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and Rule 22c- 1 under the Act, under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.

In the Matter of:

IndexIQ Active ETF Trust

IndexIQ Advisors LLC

51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. 10010

Please send all communications regarding this Application to:

Matthew Curtin

Chief Legal Officer, IndexIQ Advisors LLC

51 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010

(212) 576-7634

with a copy to:

Barry Pershkow

Chapman & Cutler

1717 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 478-6492

pershkow@chapman.com

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2021

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

In this application, IndexIQ Active ETF Trust (“Trust”) and IndexIQ Advisors LLC (“Adviser”) (collectively, the “Applicants”) apply for and request an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), for an exemption from Sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and Rule 22c-1 under the Act, under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act (the “Order”). Except as noted herein, the Order would be subject to the same terms and conditions contained in a previous order, as may be amended from time to time (the "Reference Order"), issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), which terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by reference into this Order.¹

Applicants request that the relief apply to the series of the Trust listed in Appendix A (the “Initial Funds”) and to any other existing or future registered open-end management investment company or series thereof that (a) is advised by the Adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser (any such entity included in the term “Adviser”), (b) offers exchange traded shares utilizing active management investment strategies as contemplated by the Reference Order and (c) complies with the terms and conditions of the Order and of the Reference Order which is incorporated by reference herein (each such company or series and any Initial Fund, a “Fund”).²

No form having been specifically prescribed for this application, Applicants proceed under rule 0-2 under the Act.

The Trust is a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and will consist of one or more series operating as a Fund. The Trust is registered with the Commission as an open-end management investment company under the Act.

The Adviser will be the investment adviser to the Initial Funds. The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in New York, New York. The Adviser is, and any other Adviser will be, registered as an “investment adviser” under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement with NYSE Group, Inc. in order to offer Funds that utilize the NYSE Proxy Portfolio Methodology as described in the Reference Order.³

Subject to approval by the Fund’s board of trustees, the Adviser will serve as investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser may enter into sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers to act as sub- advisers with respect to Funds (“Sub-Advisers”). Any Sub-Adviser to a Fund will be registered with the Commission as an investment adviser under Section 203 of the Advisers Act.

The Trust will enter into a distribution agreement with one or more distributors. Each distributor will be a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will act as the distributor and principal underwriter of shares of the Funds (“Shares”). Applicants request that the relief requested in this application apply to any distributor of Shares, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser. Any distributor will comply with the terms and conditions of this application. The distributor will distribute Shares on an agency basis.

Applicants agree that the Order will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Reference Order. For the reasons stated in the Reference Order, Applicants believe that:

With respect to the relief requested pursuant to section 6(c), the relief is appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act;

With respect to the relief requested pursuant to section 17(b), the proposed transactions are reasonable and fair and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person concerned, are consistent with the policies of each registered investment company concerned and with the general purposes of the Act; and

With respect to the relief requested pursuant to section 12(d)(1)(J), the relief is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.

Pursuant to rule 0-2(f) under the Act, Applicants state that their addresses are as indicated on the first page of this application. Applicants further state that all written or oral communications concerning this application should be directed to the persons listed on the first page.

Applicants file this application in accordance with rule 0-2 under the Act. Applicants have attached the required verifications to the application. In accordance with rule 0-2(c) under the Act, Applicants state that all actions necessary to authorize the execution and filing of this application have been taken, and the persons signing and filing this document are authorized to do so on behalf of the Applicants. Jonathan Zimmerman, Executive Vice President of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust, is authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the following resolutions adopted by the board of the Trust on December 10, 2021.

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of IndexIQ Active ETF Trust has determined to proceed with the creation of the following new series of the Trust:

IQ Winslow Ultra Large Cap Growth ETF; and

IQ Winslow Large Cap Growth ETF (the “New Winslow Funds”) and the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the series (the “Shares”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”) and the Bylaws of the Trust (the “Bylaws”); and

WHEREAS, the New Winslow Funds will operate as exchange-traded funds that do not publicly display their portfolio holdings on a daily basis and, therefore, will not operate pursuant to Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), but instead operate pursuant to an exemptive order from various provisions of the 1940 Act;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT:

RESOLVED, that the officers of the Trust be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and empowered, in the name of, for and on behalf of the Trust, to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission an application for an order under Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act for an exemption from Sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and Rule 22c- 1 under the 1940 Act, under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the 1940 Act for an exemption from Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act (the “Order”); and further

RESOLVED, that the officers of the Trust be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and empowered, in the name of, for and on behalf of the Trust, to proceed with the creation of the New Winslow Funds and issuance of the Shares as more particularly described below.

Kirk C. Lehneis, Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser is authorized to sign and file this document on behalf of the Adviser pursuant to the general authority vested in him as Chief Executive Officer.

In accordance with rule 0-5 under the Act, Applicants request that the Commission issue the Order without holding a hearing.

Based on the facts, analysis and conditions in the application, Applicants respectfully request that the Commission issue the Order under sections 6(c), 17(b) and 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act granting the relief requested by this application.

Verification Rule 0-2(d)

Verification of Application

In accordance with Rule 0-2(d) under the Act, the undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has duly executed the attached application for an order for, and on behalf of, IndexIQ Active ETF Trust; that he is Executive Vice President of such entity; and that all actions taken by the trustees or other persons necessary to authorize deponent to execute and file such instrument this 29th day of December, 2021, have been taken. Deponent further says that he is familiar with such instrument, and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

Verification of Application

In accordance with Rule 0-2(d) under the Act, the undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has duly executed the attached application for an order for, and on behalf of, IndexIQ Advisors LLC; that he is Chief Executive Officer of such company; and that all actions taken by the directors or other persons necessary to authorize deponent to execute and file such instrument this 29th day of December, 2021, have been taken. Deponent further says that he is familiar with such instrument, and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

APPENDIX A

Initial Funds

IQ Winslow Large Cap Growth ETF

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

IQ Winslow Ultra Large Cap Growth ETF

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.