As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 20, 2014
Securities Act File No. 333-151713
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22209

 
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
 
FORM N-1A

Registration Statement Under The Securities Act Of 1933 þ

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ________ q

Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 þ

and/or

Registration Statement Under The Investment Company Act Of 1940 þ

Amendment No. 140 þ
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
 
Global X Funds
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
623 Fifth Avenue, 15 th Floor
New York, NY 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Office)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (212) 644-6440

Bruno del Ama
Global X Management Company LLC
623 Fifth Avenue, 15 th Floor
New York, NY 10022

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With a copy to:

Daphne Tippens Chisolm, Esq.
Law Offices of DT Chisolm, P.C.
11524 C Providence Road, Suite 236
Charlotte, NC 28277

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
þ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
q on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
q 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
q on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
q 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
q on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:
q this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant:
Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF
Global X Nigeria Index ETF
Global X FTSE Argentina 20 ETF
Global X FTSE Bangladesh Index ETF
Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF
Global X FTSE Sri Lanka Index ETF
Global X China Consumer ETF
Global X Kazakhstan Index ETF
Global X FTSE Norway 30 ETF
Global X FTSE Frontier Markets ETF
Global X Pakistan KSE-30 ETF
Global X Central America Index ETF
Global X FTSE United Arab Emirates 20 ETF
Global X Central and Northern Europe ETF
Global X China Energy ETF
Global X Southern Europe ETF
Global X China Financials ETF
Global X Eastern Europe ETF
Global X China Industrials ETF
Global X FTSE Ukraine Index ETF
Global X China Materials ETF
Global X Central Asia & Mongolia Index ETF
Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF
Global X Sub-Saharan Africa Index ETF
Global X Emerging Africa ETF
Global X S&P Pan Arab Index ETF
Global X Copper Miners ETF
Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF
Global X Pure Gold Miners ETF
Global X Hungary Index ETF
Global X Silver Miners ETF
Global X Luxembourg ETF
Global X Brazil Consumer ETF
Global X FTSE Morocco 20 Index ETF
Global X Brazil Financials ETF
Global X Czech Republic Index ETF
Global X Brazil Industrials ETF
Global X Slovakia Index ETF
Global X Brazil Materials ETF
Global X Qatar ETF
Global X Brazil Utilities ETF
Global X Social Media Index ETF
Global X Brazil Mid Cap ETF
Global X FTSE Toll Roads & Ports ETF
Global X China Mid Cap ETF
Global X FTSE Railroads ETF
Global X Lithium ETF
Global X Land ETF
Global X Uranium ETF
Global X Cement ETF
Global X Gold Explorers ETF
Global X Advanced Materials ETF
Global X FTSE Andean 40 ETF
Global X Permanent ETF
Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF
Global X SuperIncome ETF
Global X Junior Miners ETF
Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF
Global X Next Emerging & Frontier ETF
Global X SuperIncome REIT ETF
Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF
Global X Risk Parity ETF
Global X Rare Earths ETF
Global X Guru Activist Index ETF
Global X Strategic Metals ETF
Global X Guru Index ETF
Global X SuperDividend ETF
Global X Guru Value Index ETF
Global X Canada Preferred ETF
Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF
Global X FTSE Portugal 20 ETF
Global X Guru Small Cap Index ETF
Global X Kuwait ETF
Global X Guru International Index ETF




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 it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 20th day of March, 2014.

Global X Funds
 
By:   /s/ Bruno del Ama
President
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Bruno del Ama
 
President (Principal Executive Officer) and Trustee
 
March 20, 2014
Bruno del Ama
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jose C. Gonzalez
 
Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) and Principal Accounting Officer
 
March 20, 2014
Jose C. Gonzalez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
Sanjay Ram Bharwani
 
Trustee
 
March 20, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
Scott R. Chichester
 
Trustee
 
March 20, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
 
Kartik Kiran Shah
 
Trustee
 
March 20, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*/s/ Bruno del Ama
 
 
 
 
Attorney-In-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney


 
 
 
 



EXHIBIT INDEX

   
Index No.    Description of Exhibit
    
EX-101.INS     XBRL Instance Document
    
EX-101.SCH     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
    
EX-101.CAL     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
    
EX-101.DEF     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
    
EX-101.LAB     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
    
EX-101.PRE     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase