CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS
400 North Roxbury Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
March 24, 2014
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| | Re: | City National Rochdale Funds – File No. 333-191513 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby request that the effective date of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of City National Rochdale Funds (the “Trust”), with respect to the proposed reorganization of the City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC into the City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund series of the Trust, be accelerated to March 24, 2014, or as soon as practicable thereafter, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
| City National Rochdale Funds | |
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| /s/F. Michael Gozzillo | |
| Name: F. Michael Gozzillo | |
| Title: Vice President | |
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| SEI Investments Distribution Co. | |
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| /s/Karen E. LaTourette | |
| Name: Karen E. LaTourette | |
| Title: Assistant Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
