SEC Notice on Investment Company Deregistration Applications
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This notice lists investment companies that have asked the SEC to end their registration under the Investment Company Act. For May 2026, the notice includes Virtus Retirement Trust, which says it has stopped operating as an investment company after making liquidating distributions to shareholders. Investors, fund sponsors, and other interested parties can review the application on EDGAR and ask the SEC for a hearing by June 23, 2026. If no hearing is ordered, the SEC will issue an order granting the deregistration.
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Key Changes
- Lists May 2026 applications for investment company deregistration
- Identifies Virtus Retirement Trust as seeking an order confirming it has ceased to be an investment company
- Sets June 23, 2026 as the deadline for interested parties to request a hearing
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested persons requesting a hearing on a deregistration application must email the SEC Secretary and serve the relevant applicant with a copy of the request by email, personal service, or mail, as applicable.
A hearing request must include the relevant SEC file number and be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, either as an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Under Rule 0-5, a hearing request must state the requester’s interest, facts bearing on the desirability of a hearing, the reason for the request, and the issues contested.
Persons wishing to be notified of any hearing must request notification by writing to the SEC Secretary at [email protected].