AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 3, 2014.

 

File Nos. 333-180870 and 811-22698

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x
  Pre-Effective Amendment No. ¨
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

  THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 x
  Amendment No. 43 x

 

KRANESHARES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

(646) 479-5031

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Jonathan Krane

Krane Funds Advisors, LLC

1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

Stacy L. Fuller

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20006-1600

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

  ¨ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

 

  x On May 2, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485

 

  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

 

  ¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

 

  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

 

  ¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  x This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for KraneShares Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying, until May 2, 2014, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (“PEA No. 30”) with respect to the KraneShares [NAME] BAML Ultra Short Bond ETF, which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001144204-13-068905 on December 24, 2013 , pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 30 with respect to the KraneShares [NAME] BAML Ultra Short Bond ETF by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 30 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

PART A – PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus for the KraneShares [NAME] BAML Ultra Short Bond ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 30.

 

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the KraneShares [NAME] BAML Ultra Short Bond ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 30.

 

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

 

The Part C for the KraneShares [NAME] BAML Ultra Short Bond ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 30.

  

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement (File Nos. 333-180870 and 811-22698) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 3rd day of April 2014.

 

  KraneShares Trust
   
  /s/ Jonathan Krane
  Jonathan Krane
  Trustee, Principal Executive Officer and
  Principal Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the date indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Jonathan Krane   Trustee, Principal Executive Officer   April 3, 2014
Jonathan Krane   and Principal Financial Officer    
         
/s/ Robb T. Doub*   Trustee   April 3, 2014
Robb T. Doub        
         
/s/ John Ferguson*   Trustee   April 3, 2014
John Ferguson        
         
/s/ Chris Ruppenstein*   Trustee   April 3, 2014
Chris Ruppenstein        
         
/s/ Matthew Stroyman*   Trustee   April 3, 2014
Matthew Stroyman        
         
         
* /s/ Jonathan Krane                                          
   Jonathan Krane        

 

* Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to powers of attorney dated November 8, 2012 and July 10, 2013.

 

 

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