01/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/28/2026 13:21
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2026
Securities Act File No. 333-238109
Investment Company Act File No. 811-23568
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. 35* | ☒ |
| and/or | |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ |
| Amendment No. 38* | ☒ |
GABELLI ETFs TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-800-422-3554
John C. Ball
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
| Peter Goldstein, Esq. | Michael R. Rosella, Esq. |
| Gabelli ETFs Trust | Paul Hastings LLP |
| One Corporate Center | 200 Park Avenue |
| Rye, New York 10580-1422 | New York, New York 10166 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| ☐ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b); or | |
| ☒ | on February 27, 2026 pursuant to paragraph (b); or | |
| ☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or | |
| ☐ | on _______ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or | |
| ☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2); or | |
| ☐ | on _______ 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. |
| * | A previously filed post-effective amendment under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and amendment under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), contained incorrect amendment numbers. The amendment numbering for this filing has been corrected to reflect the post-effective amendment number under the Securities Act and the amendment number under the 1940 Act that would apply had the previously filed amendment to the Registration Statement properly reflected the correct sequential number of said amendment. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Designation of New Effective Date for Previously Filed Amendment
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 (the "Amendment") was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on June 27, 2025, and would become effective 75 days thereafter, pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2).
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on September 4, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating September 30, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for Gabelli Asset ETF, a series of Gabelli ETFs Trust (the "Asset ETF"), would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on September 29, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating October 30, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF, would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on October 29, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating November 14, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on November 13, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating November 18, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on November 17, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating December 5, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on December 4, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating December 30, 2025, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF would become effective.
The Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) on December 29, 2025, for the sole purpose of designating January 29, 2026, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF shall become effective.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating February 27, 2026, as the new date upon which the registration statement for the Asset ETF shall become effective.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of the Amendment. This filing relates solely to the Asset ETF. No information contained herein is intended to supersede or amend any prior filing relating to any other series of Gabelli ETFs Trust.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, GABELLI ETFs TRUST, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Rye and State of New York, on the 28th day of January, 2026.
| Gabelli ETFs Trust | |||
| By: | /s/ John C. Ball | ||
| Name: | John C. Ball | ||
| Title: | President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to its Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli* | Chairman of the Board | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| /s/ John C. Ball | President, Treasurer | January 28, 2026 | ||
| John C. Ball | (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
| James P. Conn* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| James P. Conn | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| John D. Gabelli* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| John D. Gabelli | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| Eileen C. Nakamura* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Eileen C. Nakamura | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| Werner J. Roeder* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Werner J. Roeder | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| Anthonie C. van Ekris* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Anthonie C. van Ekris | (Gabelli Asset ETF) | |||
| Salvatore J. Zizza* | Trustee | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Salvatore J. Zizza | (Gabelli Asset ETF) |
| *By: | /s/ John C. Ball | |
| John C. Ball | ||
| Attorney-in-fact |