As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2012

File Nos. 333-155395

811-22250

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

 

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

   x

 

  

Post-Effective Amendment No. 51

 

   x

 

  

And

 

  
  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT

COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

   x
   Amendment No. 53    x

 

PIMCO ETF TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code

(866) 746-2606

 

Robert W. Helm, Esq.    Brent R. Harris
Douglas P. Dick, Esq.    Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
Dechert LLP    840 Newport Center Drive
1775 I Street, N.W.    Newport Beach, California 92660
Washington, D.C. 20006   

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

¨    immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

x    on (December 14, 2012) pursuant to paragraph (b)

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

 

¨     on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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

 

¨     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. 51 to the Registration Statement of PIMCO ETF Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) incorporates by reference the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that are contained in the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2012. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 is filed solely for the purpose of designating December 14, 2012 as the new effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, the effectiveness of which was previously delayed pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed August 20, 2012, Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed September 18, 2012, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed October 17, 2012. This Post-Effective Amendment does not affect the currently effective prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the other series of the Trust’s shares.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on the 15th day of November, 2012.

 

PIMCO ETF TRUST

 

(Registrant)

 

By:  

 

 

 
 

    Brent R. Harris*, President

 

*By:  

 

    /s/ DOUGLAS P. DICK

 
 

    Douglas P. Dick

 
 

    as attorney-in fact

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

   Title    Date

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

Brent R. Harris*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

William J. Popejoy*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

Vern O. Curtis*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

E. Philip Cannon*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

J. Michael Hagan*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

Douglas M. Hodge*

     

     

  

Trustee

  

November 15, 2012

Ronald C. Parker*

     

     

  

President

  

November 15, 2012

Brent R. Harris*

  

(Principal Executive Officer)

  

     

  

Treasurer

  

November 15, 2012

John P. Hardaway*

  

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  

 

*By:      

 

/s/ DOUGLAS P. DICK

 

Douglas P. Dick

 

as attorney-in-fact

 

 

*

Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement on August 24, 2010, and incorporated by reference herein.