UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

                                 Thrivent ETF Trust                                

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Massachusetts                                     

                     (see below for EIN)                

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

    

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

    901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, MN    

                             55402-3211                     

(Address of principal executive offices)

     (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class to be Registered    Name of Exchange on
Which Each Class is to be
so Registered		    I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number

Shares of beneficial interest of, no par value per share, of:

Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF

    NYSE Arca, Inc.    88-1392971

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:

333-261454                             (if applicable)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

   

None

 

   

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF (the “Shares”) is set forth in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement”) (Commission File Nos. 333-261454; 811-23759), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 12, 2022, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Any amendment or form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed with the SEC that relates to the Shares is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

(1)      Declaration of Trust of Thrivent ETF Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”), incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed December  2, 2021.

(2)      Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 2, 2021.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, as of this 29th day of September, 2022.

 

(Registrant)

  

Thrivent ETF Trust                                                                                          

 

By

  

/s/ David S. Royal                                                                                                           

 

     David S. Royal

 

     President and Chief Investment Officer