Registration Nos. 033-52154

811-07168

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. 46 and/or		[x]
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		[x]
Amendment No. 47 (Check appropriate box or boxes.) ___________________________________		[x]


HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

7250 Redwood Blvd.
Suite 200
Novato, California	94945
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(ZIP Code)

(800) 966-4354 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Neil J. Hennessy	Copy to:
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.	Peter D. Fetzer
7250 Redwood Blvd.	Foley & Lardner LLP
Suite 200	777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Novato, California 94945	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5306
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.

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

£ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

T on February 28, 2017 pursuant to paragraph (b)

£ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

£ on (dated) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

£ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

£ on (dated) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The sole purpose of this filing is to delay, until February 28, 2017, the effectiveness of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Hennessy Funds Trust (the “Registrant”). The Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A relates solely to an amendment to add Institutional Class shares to the Hennessy Gas Utility Fund and to implement certain changes to the Hennessy Technology Fund’s investment strategy. Parts A, B and C of the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 45, filed on December 16, 2016, are incorporated herein by reference. The Amendment was not filed to update or amend the prospectus or statement of additional information for any other series or class of the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Amended Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, 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 Amended Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amended Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Novato and State of California on the 10^th day of February, 2017.

HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Neil J. Hennessy

Neil J. Hennessy

Chairman of the Board and

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amended Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

Name	Title	Date

/s/ Neil J. Hennessy Neil J. Hennessy	Chairman of the Board and President (Principal Executive Officer) and a Trustee	February 10, 2017
Robert T. Doyle*	Trustee	*
J. Dennis DeSousa*	Trustee	*
Gerald P. Richardson*	Trustee	*
/s/ Teresa M. Nilsen Teresa M. Nilsen	Executive Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	February 10, 2017

*By: /s/ Neil J. Hennessy

Neil J. Hennessy

Attorney-in-fact

February 10, 2017

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