Heartland Group, Inc.
789 North Water Street, Suite 500
Milwaukee, WI 53202
February 5, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Ashley Vroman-Lee
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | Request for Acceleration of the Effective Date of Heartland Group, Inc.’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form N-14 (File No. 333-235679) |
Dear Ms. Vroman-Lee:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form N-14 be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 8:00 a.m. CT on February 10, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
ALPS Distributors, Inc., the principal distributor for the Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund, the acquiring fund and a series of the Registrant, also has signed this letter requesting acceleration.
Very truly yours,
| Heartland Group, Inc. | ALPS Distributors, Inc. | |||||||
| /s/ Vinita K. Paul | /s/ Steven B. Price | |||||||
| By: | Vinita K. Paul | By: | Steven B. Price | |||||
| Title: | Secretary | Title: | SVP & Director of Distribution Services | |||||
