MORNINGSTAR FUNDS TRUST
22 W. Washington Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101
July 10, 2018
Via EDGAR Transmission
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Mr. John Grzeskiewicz
| | Re: | Morningstar Funds Trust |
| | | Registration Statement on Form N-1A |
| | | (File Numbers: 333-216479; 811-23235) |
| | | Request for Acceleration |
Dear Mr. Grzeskiewicz:
On behalf of Morningstar Funds Trust and its principal underwriter, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, we respectfully request that the effectiveness of the above-mentioned Registration Statement, as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on June 28, 2018 (Accession number 0001193125-18-207803), be accelerated to July 11, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Thank you for your prompt attention to the request for acceleration. Please contact Eric Purple at (202) 507-5154 or Nicole Simon at (212) 812-4137 if you have any questions or need further information.
/s/ Scott Schilling | | /s/ Mark A. Fairbanks |
| Mr. Scott Schilling | | Mark A. Fairbanks |
| Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money | | Vice President |
| Laundering Compliance Officer, and | | Foreside Fund Services, LLC |
| Secretary | | |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | | |
| | cc: | Mr. Pat Maloney |
| | | Mr. Allen Bliss |
| | | Mr. Eric S. Purple |
| | | Ms. Nicole Simon |
