As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024
File No. 333-195493
File No. 811-22961
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | | [X] |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | | [ ] |
Post-Effective Amendment No. | 337 | [X] |
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | | [X] |
Amendment No. | 340 | [X] |
EA Series Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
19 East Eagle Road
Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
(215) 882-9983
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Alyssa M. Bernard
19 East Eagle Road
Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Karen Aspinall, Esq.
Practus, LLP
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, Kansas 66211
It is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(d).
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 337 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of EA Series Trust (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of filing the consent of Spicer Jeffries LLP, the prior independent registered public accounting firm for the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of a facing page, this explanatory note, and Part C of the Registration Statement on Form N-1A setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Amendment does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Amendment shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits:
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(a) | Articles of Incorporation. |
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(c) | Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders. |
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| (1) | Agreement and Declaration of Trust |
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| | (ii) | Article V: Shareholders’ Voting Powers and Meetings |
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| | (iii) | Article VI: Net Asset Value; Distributions; Redemptions; Transfers |
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| | (v) | Article X: Miscellaneous, Section 4 |
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| (2) | By-Laws |
| | (i) | Article II: Meetings of Shareholders |
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| | (ii) | Article VI: Records and Reports, Sections 1, 2, and 3 |
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| | (iii) | Article VII: General Matters, Sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 |
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(d) | Investment Advisory Agreements. |
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| (55) | Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Empowered Funds, LLC with respect to StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF – To be filed by amendment. |
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| (56) | Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Empowered Funds, LLC, and StockSnips, Inc. with respect to StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF – To be filed by amendment. |
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| (74) | Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Empowered Funds, LLC with respect to the Draco AI Evolution ETF – To be filed by amendment. |
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| (75) | Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Empowered Funds, LLC, and Draco Evolution Corp. with respect to the Draco AI Evolution ETF – To be filed by amendment. |
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(e) | Underwriting Contracts. |
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(f) | Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts. |
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(g) | Custodian Agreements |
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(h) | Other Material Contracts. |
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| (24) | Fee Waiver Agreement between Registrant, for the StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF, and Empowered Funds, LLC – To be filed by amendment. |
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(i) | Opinion and Consent of Counsel — Not applicable. |
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(k) | Omitted Financial Statements — Not applicable. |
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(m) | Rule 12b-1 Plan. |
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(n) | Rule 18f-3 Plan — Not applicable. |
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(o) | Reserved. |
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(p) | Code of Ethics. |
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(q) | Other |
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Item 29. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with the Registrant:
None.
Item 30. Indemnification:
Under the terms of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (“DSTA”) and the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration of Trust”), no officer or trustee of the Registrant shall have any liability to the Registrant, its shareholders, or any other party for damages, except to the extent such limitation of liability is precluded by Delaware law, the Declaration of Trust or the By-Laws of the Registrant.
Subject to the standards and restrictions set forth in the Declaration of Trust, DSTA, Section 3817, permits a statutory trust to indemnify and hold harmless any trustee, beneficial owner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. DSTA, Section 3803 protects trustees, officers, managers and other employees, when acting in such capacity, from liability to any person other than the Registrant or beneficial owner for any act, omission or obligation of the Registrant or any trustee thereof, except as otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust.
The Declaration of Trust provides that any person who is or was a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent, including the underwriter, of such Trust shall be liable to the Trust and its shareholders only for (1) any act or omission that constitutes a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or (2) the person’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person (such conduct referred to herein as Disqualifying Conduct) and for nothing else. Except in these instances and to the fullest extent that limitations of liability of agents are permitted by the DSTA, these Agents (as defined in the Declaration of Trust) shall not be responsible or liable for any act or omission of any other Agent of the Trust or any investment adviser or principal underwriter. Moreover, except and to the extent provided in these instances, none of these Agents, when acting in their respective capacity as such, shall be personally liable to any other person, other than such Trust or its shareholders, for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust or any trustee thereof.
The Trust shall indemnify, out of its property, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any of the persons who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (as defined in the Declaration of Trust) because the person is or was an Agent of such Trust. These persons shall be indemnified against any Expenses (as defined in the Declaration of Trust), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the Proceeding if the person acted in good faith or, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not in itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful. There shall nonetheless be no indemnification for a person’s own Disqualifying Conduct.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a Trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with securities being registered, the Registrant may be required, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, to submit to a court or appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:
This Item incorporates by reference each investment adviser’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (“Form ADV”) on file with the SEC, as listed below. Each Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Additional information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by each officer and director of the below-listed investment advisers is included in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information.
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| Empowered Funds, LLC | | 801-79835 |
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| Gadsden, LLC | | 801-112416 |
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| Freedom Day Solutions, LLC | | 801-66190 |
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| Sparkline Capital LP | | 801-121161 |
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| Orcam Financial Group, LLC | | 801-121561 |
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| ROC Investments, LLC | | 801-122743 |
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| GuruFocus Investments, LLC | | 801-122727 |
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| Relative Sentiment Technologies, LLC | | 801-123211 |
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| Argent Capital Management LLC | | 801-55903 |
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| AOT Invest LLC | | 801-124742 |
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| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | | 801-44394 |
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| Strive Asset Management, LLC | | 801-125907 |
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| Arin Risk Advisors, LLC | | 801-70598 |
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| Altrius Capital Management, Inc. | | 801-63153 |
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| The Burney Company | | 801-10232 |
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| Euclidean Technologies Management, LLC | | 801-72806 |
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| Bridges Capital, LLC | | 801-127316 |
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| Morgan Dempsey Capital Management, LLC | | 801-48064 |
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| Sepio Capital L.P. | | 801-108889 |
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| Astoria Portfolio Advisors, LLC | | 801-119078 |
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| MarketDesk Indices LLC | | 801-128530 |
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| White Wolf Capital Advisors, LLC | | 801-120718 |
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| Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC | | 801-118936 |
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| Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC | | 801-70670 |
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| 21Shares US LLC | | 801-122990 |
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| ARK Investment Management LLC | | 801-79081 |
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| CCM Investment Group, LLC | | 801-128708 |
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| Honeytree Investment Management Ltd. | | 801-120880 |
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| Alpha Blue Capital Management, LP | | 801-128858 |
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| Keating Investment Counselors, Inc. | | 801-19820 |
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Item 32. Quasar Distributors, LLC
(a) Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the following investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:
1.Advisor Managed Portfolios
2.Capital Advisors Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
3.Chase Growth Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
4.Davidson Multi Cap Equity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
5.Edgar Lomax Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
6.First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
7.First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
8.Fort Pitt Capital Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
9.Huber Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
10.Huber Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
11.Huber Select Large Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
12.Huber Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
13.Logan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust
14.Medalist Partners MBS Total Return Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
15.Medalist Partners Short Duration Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
16.O'Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
17.PIA BBB Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
18.PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
19.PIA High Yield Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
20.PIA MBS Bond Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
21.PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
22.Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
23.Poplar Forest Partners Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
24.Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
25.Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
26.Pzena International Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
27.Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
28.Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
29.Reverb ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust
30.Scharf Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
31.Scharf Global Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
32.Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
33.Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
34.Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund, Series of Advisors Series Trust
35.VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, Series of Advisors Series Trust
36.The Aegis Funds
37.Allied Asset Advisors Funds
38.Angel Oak Funds Trust
39.Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund
40.Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund Inc.
41.Brookfield Investment Funds
42.Buffalo Funds
43.DoubleLine Funds Trust
44.EA Series Trust (f/k/a Alpha Architect ETF Trust)
45.Ecofin Tax-Advantaged Social Impact Fund, Inc.
46.AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
47.AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
48.AAM S&P 500 Emerging Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
49.AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
50.AAM S&P Developed Markets High Dividend Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
51.AAM Transformers ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
52.AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
53.Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
54.Aptus Defined Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
55.Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
56.Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
57.Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
58.Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
59.Blue Horizon BNE ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
60.BTD Capital Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions
61.Carbon Strategy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
62.Cboe Vest 10 Year Interest Rate Hedge ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
63.ClearShares OCIO ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
64.ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions
65.ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
66.Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
67.Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
68.Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
69.ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
70.Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
71.Hoya Capital Housing ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
72.iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
73.International Drawdown Managed Equity ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
74.LHA Market State Alpha Seeker ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
75.LHA Market State Tactical Beta ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
76.LHA Market State Tactical Q ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
77.LHA Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
78.Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
79.Loncar China BioPharma ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
80.McElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
81.Nationwide Dow Jones® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
82.Nationwide Nasdaq-100 Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
83.Nationwide Russell 2000® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
84.Nationwide S&P 500® Risk-Managed Income ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
85.NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
86.Opus Small Cap Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
87.Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
88.The Acquirers Fund, Series of ETF Series Solutions
89.U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
90.U.S. Global JETS ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
91.U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
92.US Vegan Climate ETF, Series of ETF Series Solutions
93.First American Funds Trust
94.FundX Investment Trust
95.The Glenmede Fund, Inc.
96.The Glenmede Portfolios
97.The GoodHaven Funds Trust
98.Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
99.Hennessy Funds Trust
100.Horizon Funds
101.Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
102.Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
103.Jacob Funds Inc.
104.The Jensen Quality Growth Fund Inc.
105.Kirr, Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.
106.Leuthold Funds, Inc.
107.Core Alternative ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
108.Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
109.Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF, Series of Listed Funds Trust
110.LKCM Funds
111.LoCorr Investment Trust
112.MainGate Trust
113.ATAC Rotation Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
114.Coho Relative Value Equity Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
115.Coho Relative Value ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
116.Cove Street Capital Small Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
117.Ecofin Global Energy Transition Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
118.Ecofin Global Renewables Infrastructure Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
119.Ecofin Global Water ESG Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
120.Ecofin Sustainable Water Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
121.Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
122.Jackson Square SMID-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
123.Kensington Active Advantage Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
124.Kensington Defender Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
125.Kensington Dynamic Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
126.Kensington Managed Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
127.LK Balanced Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
128.Muhlenkamp Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
129.Nuance Concentrated Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
130.Nuance Concentrated Value Long Short Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
131.Nuance Mid Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
132.Olstein All Cap Value Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
133.Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
134.Port Street Quality Growth Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
135.Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
136.Principal Street Short Term Municipal Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
137.Reinhart Genesis PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
138.Reinhart International PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
139.Reinhart Mid Cap PMV Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
140.Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
141.Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
142.Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
143.V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
144.V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF, Series of Managed Portfolio Series
145.Greenspring Income Opportunities Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios
146.Hood River International Opportunity Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios
147.Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios
148.Mar Vista Strategic Growth Fund, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios
149.Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF, Series of Manager Directed Portfolios
150.Matrix Advisors Funds Trust
151.Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
152.Monetta Trust
153.Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc.
154.Nicholas Fund, Inc.
155.Nicholas II, Inc.
156.Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.
157.Oaktree Diversified Income Fund Inc.
158.Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds
159.Perritt Funds, Inc.
160.Procure ETF Trust II
161.Professionally Managed Portfolios
162.Prospector Funds, Inc.
163.Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.
164.Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
165.Abbey Capital Multi-Asset Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
166.Adara Smaller Companies Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
167.Aquarius International Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
168.Boston Partners All Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
169.Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
170.Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
171.Boston Partners Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
172.Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
173.Boston Partners Global Sustainability Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
174.Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
175.Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
176.Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
177.Campbell Systematic Macro Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
178.F/m Opportunistic Income ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
179.Motley Fool 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
180.Motley Fool Capital Efficiency 100 Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
181.Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
182.Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
183.Motley Fool Next Index ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
184.Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
185.Optima Strategic Credit Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
186.SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
187.SGI Global Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
188.SGI Peak Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
189.SGI Prudent Growth Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
190.SGI Small Cap Core Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
191.SGI U.S. Large Cap Core ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
192.SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
193.SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
194.US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
195.US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
196.US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
197.US Treasury 20 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
198.US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
199.US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
200.US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
201.US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
202.US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
203.US Treasury 7 Year Note ETF, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
204.WPG Partners Select Small Cap Value Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
205.WPG Partners Small Cap Value Diversified Fund, Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.
206.The RBB Fund Trust
207.RBC Funds Trust
208.Series Portfolios Trust
209.Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
210.TrimTabs ETF Trust
211.Trust for Advised Portfolios
212.Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
213.Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
214.CrossingBridge Low Duration High Yield Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
215.CrossingBridge Responsible Credit Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
216.CrossingBridge Ultra-Short Duration Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
217.RiverPark Strategic Income Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
218.Dearborn Partners Rising Dividend Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
219.Jensen Global Quality Growth Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
220.Jensen Quality Value Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
221.Rockefeller Climate Solutions Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
222.Rockefeller US Small Cap Core Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
223.Terra Firma US Concentrated Realty Fund, Series of Trust for Professional Managers
224.USQ Core Real Estate Fund
225.Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
226.Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
(b) The following are the Officers and Manager of the Distributor, the Registrant’s underwriter. The Distributor’s main business address is 111 E. Kilbourn Ave., Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Name | | Address | | Position with Underwriter | | Position with Registrant |
Teresa Cowan | | 111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | President/Manager | | None |
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Chris Lanza | | Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101 | | Vice President | | None |
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Kate Macchia | | Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101 | | Vice President | | None |
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Susan L. LaFond | | 111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer | | None |
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Kelly B. Whetstone | | Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101 | | Secretary | | None |
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Weston Sommers | | Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101 | | Financial and Operations Principal and Chief Financial Officer | | None |
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| Item 32(c) | Not applicable. |
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records:
Information regarding the books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are provided in the Registrant’s most recent report on Form N-CEN.
Item 34. Management Services:
None.
Item 35. Undertakings:
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed below on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Havertown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 14, 2024.
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EA SERIES TRUST |
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By: /s/ Patrick R. Cleary |
Patrick R. Cleary |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 14, 2024.
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Signature | | Title | |
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/s/ Patrick R. Cleary | | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Patrick R. Cleary | | | |
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*Sean R. Hegarty | | Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller | |
Sean R. Hegarty | | | |
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*Wesley R. Gray | | Trustee | |
Wesley R. Gray | | | |
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*Daniel Dorn | | Trustee | |
Daniel Dorn | | | |
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*Michael Pagano | | Trustee | |
Michael Pagano | | | |
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*Emeka Oguh | | Trustee | |
Emeka Oguh | | | |
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*By: | /s/ Patrick R. Cleary | |
| Patrick R. Cleary | |
| Attorney-in-Fact |
| *(Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 249 to the Registrant’s registration statement on July 13, 2023.) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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Ex. 99-(j)(2) | | |