As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2009
 
1933 Act Registration No. 333-148082
1940 Act Registration No. 811-22154
 
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.  ____
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     Post-Effective Amendment No.       5                                                                  
[  X  ]
 
   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
[  X  ]
     Amendment No.    8                                              
[  X  ]
 
 
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
 
Grail Advisors ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
One Ferry Building
Suite 255
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (415) 677-5870

 
 
William M. Thomas
One Ferry Building
Suite 255
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Name and address of agent for service)
With a copy to:
 
Stacy L. Fuller
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:  (202) 778-9475

 
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

It is proposed that the filing will become effective:

   
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X
 
on December 31, 2009 pursuant to paragraph (b)
 
 
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
 
 
on  __________  pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
   
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
 
 
on __________ 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:

The sole purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to its Registration Statement until December 31, 2009.  Post-Effective amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s Registration Statement relates to the Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF and the Grail McDonnell Core Taxable Bond ETF.  Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on October 5, 2009, are incorporated by reference.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, and State of California, on the 17th day of December 2009.
 
     
Grail Advisors ETF Trust
   
By:
 
 
/s/ William M. Thomas                             
   
William M. Thomas
Trustee and Principal Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person(s) in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.
 

/s/   William M. Thomas
 
Trustee and Principal Executive Officer
 
December 17, 2009
William M. Thomas
       
         
/s/   Bryan M. Hiser
 
Principal Financial Officer
 
December 17, 2009
Bryan M. Hiser
       
         
/s/   Bradford K. Gallagher *
 
Trustee
 
December 17, 2009
Bradford K. Gallagher
       
         
/s/   Charles H. Salisbury *
 
Trustee
 
December 17, 2009
Charles H. Salisbury
       
         
/s/   Dennis G. Schmal *
 
Trustee
 
December 17, 2009
Dennis G. Schmal
       
 
 
 
       
* By:   /s/ Stacy L. Fuller
       
 
       
Pursuant to Power of Attorney
       



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