NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND
150 Broadhollow Road
Suite PH2
Melville, NY 11747
(800) 423-8383
September 17, 2014
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | New Alternatives Fund – Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-197877) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby request that the effective date of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of New Alternatives Fund be accelerated to Wednesday, September 17, 2014 pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND
By: /s/ DAVID J. SCHOENWALD
Name: David J. Schoenwald
Title: Chairperson of the Board and President
FORESIDE FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS LLC
By: /s/ MARK A. FAIRBANKS
Name: Mark A. Fairbanks
Title: President