| Securities Act Registration No. 333-132838 Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-21885 |
| UNITED STATES 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. 9 | [X] |
| And/or |
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | [X] |
| Amendment No. 10 | [X] |
ENCOMPASS FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| 1700 California Street, Suite 335 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 94109 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: (415) 749 6565 Malcolm H. Gissen Encompass Funds 1700 California Street, Suite 335 San Francisco, CA 94109 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copies to: Donald S. Mendelsohn Thompson Hine, LLP 312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4089 |
| It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) | |
| [X] | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| [ ] | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| [ ] | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| [ ] | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| [ ] | on 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: | |
| [ ] | this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously |
| filed post-effective amendment. | |
| SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, State of California on the 16th day of October, 2012.
| ENCOMPASS FUNDS |
| By: /s/ Malcolm H. Gissen Malcolm H. Gissen, President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Malcolm H. Gissen | 10/16/12 | |
| Malcolm H. Gissen | Trustee, President | |
| Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer | ||
| 10/16/12 | ||
| John F. Hamilton * | Trustee | |
| 10/16/12 | ||
| John F. Runkel * | Trustee | |
| 10/16/12 | ||
| William P. Twomey* | Trustee | |
| * By: /s/ Malcolm H. Gissen | ||
| Malcolm H. Gissen, Attorney-In-Fact | ||
| Date: October 16, 2012 | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Index No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |