Form 485BPOS Morningstar Funds Trust

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2019

Securities Act File No. 333-216479

Investment Company Act File No. 811-23235

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

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. 3		☒
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
Amendment No. 5		☒

 

 

MORNINGSTAR FUNDS TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Morningstar Funds Trust

22 W. Washington Street

Chicago, IL 60602

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (312) 696-6000

Name and Address of Agent for Service

 

 

D. Scott Schilling

Morningstar Funds Trust

22 W. Washington Street

Chicago, IL 60602

 

 

Copy to:

Eric S. Purple

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

1250 Connecticut Avenue N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20036

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

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

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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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

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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

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

Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Registrant has registered an indefinite number of its shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933. In reliance upon Rule 24f-2, no filing fee is being paid at this time.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (the Amendment) to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois on the 27th day of August, 2019.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment has been signed on August 27, 2019 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Daniel E. Needham Daniel E. Needham		Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer		August 27, 2019
/s/ Tracy L. Dotolo		Principal Financial Officer		August 27, 2019
Tracy L. Dotolo
/s/ Theresa Hamacher*		Trustee		August 27, 2019
Theresa Hamacher
/s/ Enrique M. Vasquez*		Trustee		August 27, 2019
Enrique M. Vasquez
/s/ Linda D. Taylor*		Trustee		August 27, 2019
Linda D. Taylor
/s/ Barry P. Benjamin*		Trustee		August 27, 2019
Barry P. Benjamin

 

*By: /s/ Eric S. Purple

Eric S. Purple

Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on April 23, 2018, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on August 6, 2019, which are incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit 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 Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase