Investment Funds Ditch SEC Registration in Farewell Filings
Published Date: 4/1/2026
Notice
Summary
Some investment funds, like Morgan Stanley Income Opportunities Fund, are officially saying goodbye and stopping their registration with the SEC because they've moved their assets elsewhere. If you’re interested, you can ask for a hearing by April 21, 2026, but otherwise, the SEC will approve these changes. This means less paperwork and oversight for these funds, and a smoother wrap-up for investors.
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Morgan Stanley fund deregisters and transfers assets
If you were a shareholder of the Morgan Stanley Income Opportunities Fund, the fund transferred its assets to the Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF and made a final distribution to shareholders based on net asset value on November 10, 2025. The fund incurred $620,300 in reorganization expenses that were paid by the fund; the deregistration application was filed February 24, 2026.
Puerto Rico tax-free fund liquidates and deregisters
If you were a shareholder of Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund VI, Inc., the closed-end fund made a liquidating distribution to shareholders based on net asset value on October 14, 2025. The fund paid $88,438 in liquidation expenses; the deregistration application was filed December 5, 2025 and amended January 27, 2026.
Deadline to request a hearing on deregistration
If you wish to contest any deregistration application, you may request a hearing by emailing the SEC's Secretary and serving the applicant. Hearing requests must be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on April 21, 2026, and must include proof of service and the relevant file number.
Deregistration reduces paperwork, eases wind-down
The notice states that these funds are stopping registration with the SEC, which means less paperwork and oversight for the funds and a smoother wrap-up for investors. That change accompanies the funds' transfers or liquidations described in the applications.
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