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
ALPS ETF Trust
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | See Item 1. |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado | 80203 |
| (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 THE EXCHANGE ON WHICH EACH CLASS IS TO BE SO REGISTERED |
| ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | 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), 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), check the following box. [ ] | |
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-148826
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 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, no par value (“Shares”), of the following Fund of ALPS ETF Trust (the “Registrant”) is set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as amended (“Registration Statement”) (Securities Act file number 333-148826; Investment Company Act file number 811-22175), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to the Fund is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.
| Name of Fund | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
| ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | 93-2879508 |
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| 1. | Registrant’s Certificate of Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148826; 811-22175), filed on January 23, 2008. |
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.
ALPS ETF Trust
| By: | /s/ Laton Spahr | Date: | November 30, 2023 | |
| Name: | Laton Spahr | |||
| President |
