Form 8-A12B Rayliant Funds Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Rayliant Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	See Below
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH	45246
(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 so registered	Name of the exchange on which each class is to be registered
Shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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), 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), check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-286029.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable

 

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 1.

DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the Rayliant NxtGen Multifactor International Equity ETF, a series of Rayliant Funds Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder is set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as amended (File Nos. 333-286029; 811-22718) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The series of the Trust to which this filing relates and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Number are as follows:

Series Name	EIN
Rayliant NxtGen Multifactor International Equity ETF	41-2788413

 

 

ITEM 2.

EXHIBITS.

 

1.

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-286029; 811-24067), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2025.

 

2.

The Trust’s Certificate of Trust, as filed with the State of Delaware on January 24, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-286029; 811-24067), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2025.

 

3.

The Trust’s By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-286029; 811-24067), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2025.

 

 

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.

Date: April 1, 2026
Rayliant Funds Trust
By:	/s/ David Scott
Name:	David Scott
Title:	President

 

 

 

 

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