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November 21, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: | PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust |
CIK No. 0001418144 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Fund”), attached herewith for filing pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, including Rule 488 thereunder, is the electronic version of the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”) containing a proxy statement/prospectus. This Registration Statement is being filed to register the following:
• | Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value, of PowerShares Total Return Bond Portfolio and PowerShares Ultra Short Duration Portfolio. |
It is proposed that this filing will become automatically effective on December 21, 2017 pursuant to Rule 488 under the 1933 Act. The Fund has registered an indefinite number of shares pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, no filing fee is due at this time.
Please send copies of all correspondence with respect to the Amendment to the undersigned, or contact me at (202) 507-5154.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Eric S. Purple |
Eric S. Purple |
Partner, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, counsel to the Trust