Form 485BXT PIMCO ETF Trust

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2017

File Nos. 333-155395

811-22250

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

 

PIMCO ETF TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

650 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code

(866) 746-2606

 

Robert W. Helm, Esq. Douglas P. Dick, Esq. Dechert LLP 1900 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006		Brent R. Harris Pacific Investment Management Company LLC 650 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

☐   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)		☒   on (March 24, 2017) 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.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 to the Registration Statement of PIMCO ETF Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) incorporates by reference the prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information that are contained in the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 65, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2014. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 is filed solely for the purpose of designating March 24, 2017 as the new effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 65, the effectiveness of which was previously delayed pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed April 8, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed May 7, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed June 5, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed July 2, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed July 31, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 107 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed August 14, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed September 11, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 133 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed October 9, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed November 6, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 155 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 4, 2014, Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 31, 2014, Post-Effective Amendemet No. 175 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed January 29, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 185 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed February 26, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed March 26, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 205 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed April 23, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 215 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed May 21, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 225 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed June 18, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 235 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed July 16, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 245 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed August 13, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 255 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed September 10, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 265 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed October 8, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 276 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed November 5, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 287 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 3, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 297 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 30, 2015, Post-Effective Amendment No. 307 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed January 28, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 317 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed February 25, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 327 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed March 24, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 337 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed April 21, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 347 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed May 19, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 357 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed June 16, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 367 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed July 14, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 377 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed August 11, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 387 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed September 8, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 397 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed October 6, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 408 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed November 3, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 419 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 1, 2016, Post-Effective Amendment No. 429 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 29, 2016, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 439 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed January 26, 2017. This Post-Effective Amendment does not affect the currently effective prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information for the other series of the Trust’s shares.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 449 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on the 23rd day of February, 2017.

 

		PIMCO ETF TRUST
		(Registrant)
		By:
				Peter G. Strelow*, President
		*, **By:		/s/ DOUGLAS P. DICK
				Douglas P. Dick as attorney-in fact

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature		Title		Date
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Brent R. Harris**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Douglas M. Hodge*
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
George E. Borst**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Jennifer H. Dunbar**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Kym M. Hubbard**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Gary F. Kennedy**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Peter B. McCarthy**
		Trustee		February 23, 2017
Ronald C. Parker**
		President (Principal Executive Officer)		February 23, 2017
Peter G. Strelow*
		Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		February 23, 2017
Trent W. Walker*

 

*, **By:		/s/ DOUGLAS P. DICK
		Douglas P. Dick as attorney-in-fact

 

*	Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 347 to the Registration Statement on May 19, 2016, and incorporated by reference herein.

**	Pursuant to power of attorney dated February 14, 2017 filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Joshua D. Ratner, Ryan G. Leshaw, Robert W. Helm, Douglas P. Dick, Brendan C. Fox, Megan C. Johnson, Kevin F. Cahill and Adam T. Teufel and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her in his name, place and stead, to sign any and all Registration Statements of PIMCO ETF Trust and any amendments or supplements thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Dated: February 14, 2017

 

/s/ George E. Borst				/s/ Kym M. Hubbard
George E. Borst				Kym M. Hubbard
Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust				Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust
/s/ Jennifer Holden Dunbar				/s/ Gary F. Kennedy
Jennifer Holden Dunbar				Gary F. Kennedy
Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust				Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust
/s/ Brent R. Harris				/s/ Peter B. McCarthy
Brent R. Harris				Peter B. McCarthy
Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust				Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust
				/s/ Ronald C. Parker
Douglas M. Hodge				Ronald C. Parker
Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust				Trustee, PIMCO ETF Trust

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