485BPOS 1 v227392_485bpos.htm Unassociated Document
 
AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 7, 2011
File Nos. 333-157876 and 811-22110

 
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. 29  x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  x

AMENDMENT NO. 31  x

ADVISORSHARES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(877) 843-3831
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code )

Noah Hamman
AdvisorShares Investments, LLC
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland  20814
 
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:
W. John McGuire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20004

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

 
x
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of rule 485
 
¨
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(v) 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
 

 
 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 relates solely to the Rockledge SectorSAM ETF.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities 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 Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registration Statement No. 333-157876 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Bethesda, State of Maryland on this 7th day of July, 2011.


AdvisorShares Trust

/s/ Noah Hamman      
Noah Hamman
Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
Chief Executive Officer, Principal
Financial Officer and President


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity and on the date indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Noah Hamman   
Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
July 7, 2011
Noah Hamman
Chief Executive Officer,
  
 
Principal Financial Officer and
  
 
President
  
     
     
                    *                      
Trustee
July 7, 2011
Elizabeth Piper/Bach
    
     
     
                    *                      
Trustee
July 7, 2011
William G. McVay
    
     
     
                    *                      
Secretary, Chief Compliance
 July 7, 2011
Dan Ahrens
Officer and Treasurer
  

 
* Noah Hamman, Power of Attorney

 
 
 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
Description
   
EX-101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
   
EX-101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
EX-101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
EX-101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
   
EX-101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
   
EX-101.PRE
XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase