As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 11, 2025

 

 

 

1933 Act Registration No. 333-180871

1940 Act Registration No. 811-22700

 

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-1A

 

Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. __
Post-Effective Amendment No. 285
and/or
Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
Amendment No. 287

 

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

(405) 778-8377

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

J. Garrett Stevens

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

10900 Hefner Pointe Drive

Suite 400

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copies to:

Morrison Warren, Esq.
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Richard Coyle, Esq.
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

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

 

☐  Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
On October 10, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
☐  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
☐  On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.
☐  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
☐  On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

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

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 285 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Exchange Listed Funds 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 October 10, 2025, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 275 (“PEA No. 275”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR (Accession No. 0001213900-25-021736) on March 7, 2025, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 275 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 275 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

PART A – PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus for the Bancreek Dividend Equity ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 275.

 

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Bancreek Dividend Equity ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 275.

 

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

 

The Part C for the Bancreek Dividend Equity ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 275.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 285 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma on this 11th day of September 2025.

 

  Exchange Listed Funds Trust
   
  /s/ J. Garrett Stevens
  J. Garrett Stevens
  Trustee and President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 285 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the date indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
           
/s/ J. Garrett Stevens   Trustee and President   September 11, 2025
J. Garrett Stevens   (Principal Executive Officer)    
           
/s/ Christopher Roleke   Treasurer   September 11, 2025
Christopher Roleke   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
           
*   Trustee   September 11, 2025
Linda Petrone        
           
*   Trustee   September 11, 2025
Stuart Strauss        
           
*   Trustee   September 11, 2025
Timothy J. Jacoby        
           
* /s/ J. Garrett Stevens       September 11, 2025
  J. Garrett Stevens        

 

*Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney.

 

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