JAMES ALPHA FUNDS TRUST
515 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10022
January 26, 2021
Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: David Orlic
Re: James Alpha Funds Trust (Registrant)
(File No. 333-252411)
Rule 477 Request to withdraw the Trust’s Registration Statement filed on Form N-14
Dear Mr. Orlic:
Pursuant to Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, James Alpha Funds Trust requests withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2021, EDGAR Accession Number: 0001580642-21-000258. The Trust requests withdrawal of the Registration Statement because the Registration Statement should have been filed as EDGAR submission type “N-14/A” but was inadvertently filed as a “N-14” The Trust intends to file the Registration Statement as EDGAR submission type “N-14/A” immediately subsequent hereto. No securities have been sold in connection with the offering.
Please contact Matthew DiClemente (215) 564-8173 if you have any questions or comments regarding this filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Timothy Burdick
Timothy Burdick
Assistant Secretary of the Registrant