Form N-8F fund deregistration applications
Form N-8F applications to deregister an investment company after liquidation, merger or abandonment of registration.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22N-8F%22&size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
params={'query': 'formType:"N-8F"', 'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())What is N-8F?
Form N-8F is the application a registered investment company files to stop being registered under the Investment Company Act. It is filed after a fund has liquidated, merged into another fund or never made a public offering.
The form records what happened to the fund's assets and shareholders, who paid the expenses of winding down, and whether any litigation or liabilities remain. It is the end of a fund's paper trail on EDGAR.
Registered investment companies that have ceased to be investment companies, usually after a liquidation or merger.
After the fund has distributed its assets or merged. The SEC issues an order declaring that the company has ceased to be an investment company.
Filings per year
Every N-8F filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index, amendments included. Updated daily.
What is inside
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Reason for deregistration | Merger, liquidation, abandonment of registration or becoming a different type of company. |
| Distributions | Date and amount of final distributions to shareholders. |
| Mergers | Acquiring fund and the date of the reorganization. |
| Expenses | Costs of liquidation or merger and who bore them. |
| Remaining liabilities | Outstanding debts, litigation and assets. |
Get N-8F data with SecFeed
Search the filings with formType:"N-8F", read any document as text or PDF, and use these APIs for structured data:
Latest N-8F filings
| Company | Form | Filed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust II | N-8F | 2026-10-09 | EDGAR ↗ |
| BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. | N-8F | 2026-10-09 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Buttonwood First Access Fund Ltd. | N-8F/A | 2026-10-09 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Polen Credit Opportunities Fund | N-8F/A | 2026-10-09 | EDGAR ↗ |
| RJ Private Credit Income Fund | N-8F/A | 2026-10-06 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc. | N-8F | 2026-10-02 | EDGAR ↗ |
| PIONEER HIGH INCOME FUND, INC. | N-8F | 2026-10-02 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Alternative Credit Income Fund | N-8F | 2026-09-29 | EDGAR ↗ |
Use cases
- Track fund closures and survivorship in fund databases
- Find what happened to a fund that disappeared
Related forms
Form N-14 registration statements for fund mergers and reorganizations, with the combined proxy statement and prospectus sent to shareholders.
N-1AMutual funds & ETFsForm N-1A registration statements for open-end mutual funds and ETFs: prospectus, statement of additional information and exhibits.
N-54ABDC electionForm N-54A notifications of election to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act.
FAQ
Is N-8F useful for survivorship bias?
Yes. It identifies funds that were liquidated or merged away, which is exactly what survivorship biased datasets drop.
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