SEC Staff Clarifies Position on Disaggregation for Section 13(d) and 16(a) Reporting by Certain ETF Authorized Participants

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently posted new compliance and disclosure interpretations concluding that any registered broker-dealer acting as an authorized participant (AP) for any ActiveShares exchange-traded fund (ETF) may rely on the Commission’s disaggregation guidance to separately report ownership of securities acquired in a confidential brokerage account (Confidential...