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U.S. 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. 220

 

  and/or  
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
  Amendment No. 222

 

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

ADVISORSHARES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 150

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

(877) 843-3831

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Name and Address of Agent for Service:   With a copy to:
Noah Hamman   W. John McGuire
AdvisorShares Trust   Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 150   1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Bethesda, Maryland 20814   Washington, D.C. 20004

 

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

  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  On August 10, 2022 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. 220 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying, until August 10, 2022, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 219 (“PEA No. 219”), which was filed with the Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001829126-22-011720 on May 23, 2022, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 219 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 219, as indicated below, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

PART A – PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus for the AdvisorShares MSOS 2x Daily ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 219.

 

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the AdvisorShares MSOS 2x Daily ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 219.

 

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

 

The Part C for the AdvisorShares MSOS 2x Daily ETF is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 219.

 

 

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

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 Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 220 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Bethesda and State of Maryland on the 5th day of August 2022.

 

  AdvisorShares Trust
   
  /s/ Noah Hamman  
  Noah Hamman
  President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 220 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   Trustee and President (Principal Executive Officer)   August 5, 2022
Noah Hamman        
         
*   Trustee   August 5, 2022
Elizabeth Piper/Bach        
         
*   Trustee   August 5, 2022
William G. McVay        
         
*   Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   August 5, 2022
Dan Ahrens        
         
/s/ Noah Hamman        
* Noah Hamman, Power of Attorney