Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust
36 N. New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
November 14, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Public Filing Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust (File Nos. 033-11905 and 811-05010) Request for Withdrawal of Amendment to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Dear Sir or Madam:
Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) has determined that it is in the best interests of the Trust and the public that Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Trust’s Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) on behalf of the Rational Income Opportunities Fund on April 13, 2017 (SEC Accession No. 0001580642-17-002365) (the “Amendment”) be withdrawn. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust hereby requests that the Amendment be withdrawn.
Please direct any questions concerning this letter to Tanya L. Goins, of Thompson Hine LLP, at (404) 541-2954.
Sincerely,
/s/Jennifer A. Bailey
Jennifer A. Bailey
Secretary, Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust