Litman Gregory Funds Trust

03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 09:37

Post-Effective Amendment to Post-Effective Amendment by Investment Company (Form 485BXT)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2026

File Nos. 811-07763

333-10015

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]   

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

Post-Effective Amendment No.

   168    [X]   

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]   

Amendment No.

   169    [X]   

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150, El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(925) 254-8999

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

John M. Coughlan Copies of Communications to:
2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150 David A. Hearth, Esq.
El Segundo, California 90245 Paul Hastings LLP
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) 101 California Street, 48th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111

 Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable following effectiveness.

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

[  ]   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

[X]   On April 5, 2026 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:

[X]   this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for Litman Gregory Funds Trust (the "Trust") is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") solely for the purpose of delaying the effectiveness of the Polen Capital U.S. SMID Company Growth ETF (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust, filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 ("PEA No. 144"), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-186252 on July 26, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

PEA No. 

         Date Filed          Automatic Effective Date

146

147

October 8, 2024

October 21, 2024

October 22, 2024

November 15, 2024

148

November 14, 2024 December 13, 2024

149

December 12, 2024 January 7, 2025

151

January 6, 2025 February 5, 2025

152

February 4, 2025 March 6, 2025

154

March 5, 2025 April 4, 2025

155

April 3, 2025 May 3, 2025

157

May 2, 2025 June 2, 2025

158

May 30, 2025 June 29, 2025

159

June 27, 2025 July 27, 2025

160

July 25, 2025 August 24, 2025

161

August 22, 2025 September 21, 2025

162

September 19, 2025 October 19, 2025

163

October 17, 2025 November 16, 2025

164

November 14, 2025 December 14, 2025

165

December 12, 2025 January 11, 2026

166

January 9, 2026 February 8, 2026

167

February 6, 2026 March 8, 2026

Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 144 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 144 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A - PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 144.

PART B - STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 144.

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 144.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registration Statement meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 and Amendment No. 169 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of El Segundo, and State of California, on the 6th day of March, 2026.

LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS TRUST

By:

/s/ John M. Coughlan

John M. Coughlan
Principal Executive Officer 
and Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date
/s/ Thomas W. Bird*    

Trustee

March 6, 2026   

Thomas W. Bird
/s/ Jennifer M. Borggaard*    

Trustee

March 6, 2026

Jennifer M. Borggaard
/s/ Jonathan W. DePriest*    

Trustee

March 6, 2026

Jonathan W. DePriest
/s/ Craig Wainscott

Trustee

March 6, 2026

Craig Wainscott
/s/ Harold M. Shefrin*

Trustee

March 6, 2026

Harold M. Shefrin
/s/ Pamela Yang

Trustee

March 6, 2026

Pamela Yang
/s/ John M. Coughlan

Principal Executive Officer

March 6, 2026

John M. Coughlan

/s/ John M. Coughlan

John M. Coughlan

Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

March 6, 2026

* By: /s/ John M. Coughlan
 John M. Coughlan, Attorney-in-Fact
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