As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2016

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO

SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FactorShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State of incorporation or organization)

See List Below

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

FactorShares Trust

35 Beechwood Road, Suite 2B

Summit, New Jersey 07901

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Title of each class of securities to be registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
PureFunds DroneTech ETF	NYSE Arca
PureFunds Video Game Tech ETF	NYSE Arca

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.	☑

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.	☐

Securities Act Registration file number to which this form relates: 333-182274

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable.

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-182274 and 811-22310), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) via EDGAR (Accession No. 0000894189-15-006388) on December 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The Trust currently consists of 11 separate series. The series to which this filing relates and its IRS Employer Identification Number is as follows:

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	IRS Employer ID Number
PureFunds DroneTech ETF	81-0871286
PureFunds Video Game Tech ETF	81-0866952

Item 2.

Exhibits

Certificate of Trust dated June 30, 2009, as filed with the state of Delaware on July 1, 2009, for FactorShares Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 22, 2012.

Certificate of Amendment dated September 24, 2009 to the Registrant's Certificate of Trust dated June 30, 2009, as filed with the State of Delaware on July 1, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on June 22, 2012.

C.	Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, adopted June 30, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.

D.	Registrant’s By-Laws, adopted October 1, 2012, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FactorShares Trust

February 23, 2016

/s/ John A. Flanagan
John A. Flanagan Treasurer