As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2013

File Nos. 333-155395

811-22250

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

 

   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    x   
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 54    x   
   And      
  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT

COMPANY ACT OF 1940

   x   
   Amendment No. 56    x   

PIMCO ETF TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

840 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

1775 I Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

Brent R. Harris

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

840 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)   x   on (February 8, 2013) 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. 54 to the Registration Statement of PIMCO ETF Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) incorporates by reference the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that are contained in the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2012. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 is filed solely for the purpose of designating February 8, 2013 as the new effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, the effectiveness of which was previously delayed pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed August 20, 2012, Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed September 18, 2012, Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed October 17, 2012, Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed November 15, 2012, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed December 13, 2012. This Post-Effective Amendment does not affect the currently effective prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the other series of the Trust’s shares.

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. 54 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on the 10th day of January, 2013.

 

PIMCO ETF TRUST  
(Registrant)  
By:      
  Brent R. Harris*, 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

 

Brent R. Harris*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

William J. Popejoy*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

Vern O. Curtis*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

E. Philip Cannon*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

J. Michael Hagan*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

Douglas M. Hodge*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

Ronald C. Parker*

   Trustee   January 10, 2013

 

Brent R. Harris*

  

President

(Principal Executive Officer)

  January 10, 2013

 

John P. Hardaway*

  

Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting

Officer)

  January 10, 2013

 

*By:

 

/s/ DOUGLAS P. DICK

 

Douglas P. Dick

as attorney-in-fact

 

 

*

Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement on August 24, 2010, and incorporated by reference herein.