As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2023
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
Tidal ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation or organization)
See list below
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Tidal ETF Trust
Tidal ETF Services LLC
234 West Florida Street, Suite 203
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
| Title of each class of securities to be registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
| Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited HFGM Global Macro Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited HFEV Event Driven Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited HFFI Fixed Income Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited HFEM Emerging Markets Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited HFMF Managed Futures Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited Ultra HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Unlimited Low-Beta HFND Multi-Strategy 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. ☑ | |
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| 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. ☐ | |
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| Securities Act Registration file number to which this form relates: 333-227298 | |
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| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable | |
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-227298 and 811-23377), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) via EDGAR (Accession No. 0001999371-23-000328) on November 17, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The Trust currently consists of fifty-two series. The series to which this filing relates and their IRS Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
| Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered | IRS Employer ID Number |
| Unlimited HFEQ Equity Long/Short Return Tracker ETF | 93-3872900 |
| Unlimited HFGM Global Macro Return Tracker ETF | 93-3945700 |
| Unlimited HFEV Event Driven Return Tracker ETF | 93-3917415 |
| Unlimited HFFI Fixed Income Return Tracker ETF | 93-3839289 |
| Unlimited HFEM Emerging Markets Return Tracker ETF | 93-3894518 |
| Unlimited HFMF Managed Futures Return Tracker ETF | 93-3781818 |
| Unlimited Ultra HFND Multi-Strategy Return Tracker ETF | 93-3850879 |
| Unlimited Low-Beta HFND Multi-Strategy ETF | 93-3761882 |
| A. | Certificate of Trust dated June 4, 2018, as filed with the state of Delaware on June 4, 2018, for Tidal ETF Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(i) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on September 12, 2018. |
| B. | Registrant’s Declaration of Trust, adopted June 4, 2018, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(ii) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on September 12, 2018. |
| C. | Registrant’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, adopted September 14, 2022, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A Post-Effective Amendment No. 148, as filed with the SEC on September 23, 2023. |
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | Tidal ETF Trust |
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| | November 17, 2023 |
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| | By: | /s/ Eric W. Falkeis |
| | Name: | Eric W. Falkeis |
| | Title: | President |
