File No. 811-23155

File No. 333-210814

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. 5	☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	☒
Amendment No. 8	☒

IVY NEXTSHARES

(a Delaware statutory trust)

(Exact Name as Specified in Charter)

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas	66202-4200
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (913) 236-2000

Philip A. Shipp

6300 Lamar Avenue

Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4200

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

☒ 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

☐ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

DECLARATION REQUIRED BY RULE 24f-2

The issuer has registered an indefinite amount of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2. Notice for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 was filed on September 21, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or 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) of the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Overland Park, and State of Kansas, on the 16^th day of November, 2018.

IVY NEXTSHARES

a Delaware statutory trust

(Registrant)

By /s/ Philip J. Sanders

Philip J. Sanders, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 16^th day of November, 2018.

Signatures	Title
/s/Joseph Harroz, Jr.*	Chairman and Trustee
Joseph Harroz, Jr.
/s/Philip J. Sanders	President
Philip J. Sanders
/s/Joseph W. Kauten	Vice President, Treasurer
Joseph W. Kauten	and Principal Financial Officer
/s/Jarold W. Boettcher*	Trustee
Jarold W. Boettcher
/s/James M. Concannon*	Trustee
James M. Concannon
/s/James D. Gressett*	Trustee
James D. Gressett
/s/Henry J. Herrmann*	Trustee
Henry J. Herrmann
/s/Glendon E. Johnson, Jr.*	Trustee
Glendon E. Johnson, Jr.
/s/Frank J. Ross, Jr.*	Trustee
Frank J. Ross, Jr.
/s/Michael G. Smith*	Trustee
Michael G. Smith
/s/Edward M. Tighe*	Trustee
Edward M. Tighe

*By:	/s/Philip A. Shipp
	Philip A. Shipp
	Attorney-in-Fact

ATTEST:	/s/Jennifer K. Dulski
	Jennifer K. Dulski
	Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
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 Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase