PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
March 24, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Haughton Hallock, Division of Investment Management
Re: PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
(File Nos. 333-147622, 811-22148)
Dear Mr. Hallock:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness for the Trust’s Registration under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on Form N-1A be accelerated to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on March 24, 2008, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company hereby confirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| By: | /s/ H. Bruce Bond |
| Name: | H. Bruce Bond |
| Title: | President and Chairman |
A I M Distributors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046-1173
March 24, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Haughton Hallock, Division of Investment Management
Re: PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
(File Nos. 333-147622, 811-22148)
Dear Mr. Hallock:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), A I M Distributors, Inc. (“A I M”), in its capacity as distributor of the shares of PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), hereby joins in the request of the Trust that the effectiveness for the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on Form N-1A be accelerated to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on March 24, 2008, or as soon thereafter as practicable. A I M hereby confirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| By: | /s/ John M. Zerr |
| Name: | John M. Zerr |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |