SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Investment Company Act Release No.34729; File No. 812-15371 Emerald Strategic Innovation Interval Fund and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust October 17, 2022 AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission ( Commission or SEC ). ACTION: Notice. Notice of an application for an order pursuant to section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act ) for an exemption from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i) of the Act, pursuant to sections 6(c) and 23(c) of the Act for certain exemptions from rule 23c-3 under the Act, and pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 thereunder. Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and asset-based distribution and/or service fees with respect to certain classes. Applicants: Emerald Strategic Innovation Interval Fund (the Initial Fund ) and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (the Adviser ). Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 21, 2022, and amended on September 27, 2022. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by e- mailing the SEC s Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicants with a copy of the request by e-mail, if an e-mail address is listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on, November 11, 2022, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer s interest, any fact bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission s Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Jeremy Senderowicz, jsenderowicz@vedderprice.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Jordan, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel s Office). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants first amended and restated application, dated September 27, 2022, which may be obtained via the Commission s website by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search field, on the SEC s EDGAR system. The SEC s EDGAR system may be searched at, at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/legacy/companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC s Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090. For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority. J. Lynn Taylor, Assistant Secretary.