UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Morgan Stanley ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Delaware | See Below | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1585
Broadway New York, New York |
10036 | |
(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 |
I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number | ||
Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, of: | ||||
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF | The New York Stock Exchange | 23-2463207 |
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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box. ¨
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-266913
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, of the Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF, a series of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-266913; 811-23820) filed on December 15, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to the shares of these series of the Trust is hereby also incorporated by reference herein. This amendment is being filed to change the primary listing exchange on which the Fund’s shares are listed to the New York Stock Exchange.
Item 2. Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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.
March 19, 2024
MORGAN STANLEY ETF TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ John H. Gernon | |
Name: | John H. Gernon | |
Title: | President and Principal Executive Officer |