Form 485BPOS Morningstar Funds Trust

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2020

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. 6		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

		THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
		Amendment No. 8		☒

 

 

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

2000 K Street N.W.

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

☒

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐

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:

☐ 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.

 

 

 

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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. 6 (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 15th day of September, 2020.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment has been signed on September 15, 2020 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Daniel E. Needham		Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer		September 15, 2020
Daniel E. Needham
/s/ Tracy L. Dotolo		Principal Financial Officer		September 15, 2020
Tracy L. Dotolo
Theresa Hamacher*		Trustee		September 15, 2020
Theresa Hamacher
Enrique M. Vasquez*		Trustee		September 15, 2020
Enrique M. Vasquez
Linda D. Taylor*		Trustee		September 15, 2020
Linda D. Taylor
Barry P. Benjamin*		Trustee		September 15, 2020
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.

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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

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