Form 485BXT LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026

File Nos. 811-07763

333-10015

 

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. 172		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

		THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
		Amendment No. 173		☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150, El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(925) 254-8999

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

 

Copies of Communications to:

 

John M. Coughlan 2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150 El Segundo, California 90245 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)		David A. Hearth, Esq. Paul Hastings LLP 101 California Street, 48th Floor San Francisco, California 94111

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable following effectiveness.

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

 

☐	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒	On June 28, 2026 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.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 172 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for Litman Gregory Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying the effectiveness of the Polen Capital U.S. SMID Company Growth ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No.  144 (“PEA No. 144”), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-186252 on July 26, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

 

		PEA No.		Date Filed		Automatic Effective Date
		146 147		October 8, 2024 October 21, 2024		October 22, 2024 November 15, 2024
		148		November 14, 2024		December 13, 2024
		149		December 12, 2024		January 7, 2025
		151		January 6, 2025		February 5, 2025
		152		February 4, 2025		March 6, 2025
		154		March 5, 2025		April 4, 2025
		155		April 3, 2025		May 3, 2025
		157		May 2, 2025		June 2, 2025
		158		May 30, 2025		June 29, 2025
		159		June 27, 2025		July 27, 2025
		160		July 25, 2025		August 24, 2025
		161		August 22, 2025		September 21, 2025
		162		September 19, 2025		October 19, 2025
		163		October 17, 2025		November 16, 2025
		164		November 14, 2025		December 14, 2025
		165		December 12, 2025		January 11, 2026
		166		January 9, 2026		February 8, 2026
		167		February 6, 2026		March 8, 2026
		168		March 6, 2026		April 5, 2026
		169		April 3, 2026		May 3, 2026
		171		May 1, 2026		May 31, 2026

Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 144 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 144 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A – PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 144.

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 144.

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

Part  C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 144.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 172 to the Registration Statement meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 172 and Amendment No. 173 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of El Segundo, and State of California, on the 29^th day of May, 2026.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 172 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Thomas W. Bird* Thomas W. Bird		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ Jennifer M. Borggaard* Jennifer M. Borggaard		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ Jonathan W. DePriest* Jonathan W. DePriest		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ Craig Wainscott* Craig Wainscott		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ Harold M. Shefrin* Harold M. Shefrin		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ Pamela Yang* Pamela Yang		Trustee		May 29, 2026
/s/ John M. Coughlan John M. Coughlan		Principal Executive Officer		May 29, 2026
/s/ John M. Coughlan John M. Coughlan		Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)		May 29, 2026

 

* By:		/s/ John M. Coughlan
		John M. Coughlan, Attorney-in-Fact