Securities Act Registration No. 333-181176

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-22696

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2012

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ý

¨ Pre-Effective Amendment No.

ý Post-Effective Amendment No. 2

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ý

ý Amendment No. 5

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Compass EMP Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (402) 895-1600

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-469-3265 (phone)

614-469-3361 (fax)

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

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)

¨ 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.

This filing relates solely to the Compass EMP Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Compass EMP U.S. Long/Short Fixed Income Fund, Compass EMP U.S. Enhanced Fixed Income Fund and Compass EMP U.S. Long/Short Fund, each a series of the Trust.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 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. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio on the 28^th day of December, 2012.

COMPASS EMP FUNDS TRUST

(Registrant)

/s/ JoAnn M. Strasser

By: JoAnn M. Strasser

Attorney-in-Fact

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name	Title	Date
/s/ Stephen M. Hammers Stephen M. Hammers*	President (Principal Executive Officer)	December 28, 2012
/s/ Robert W. Walker Robert W. Walker*	Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer	December 28, 2012
/s/ Donald T. Benson* Donald T. Benson	Trustee	December 28, 2012
/s/ John M. Gering* John M. Gering	Trustee	December 28, 2012
/s/ Ottis E. Mims* Ottis E. Mims	Trustee	December 28, 2012
/s/ David Moore* David Moore	Trustee	December 28, 2012

*By: /s/ JoAnn M. Strasser

JoAnn M. Strasser

Attorney-in-Fact

December 28, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase