As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2011
1933 Act No. 333-155709
1940 Act No. 811-22255

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X
   
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 X

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
   
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 X

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

171 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

201-214-5559
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Robert C. Holderith
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
171 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)

With Copies to:

Michael D. Mabry, Esq.
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practical after the effective date of this registration statement.

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

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
   
o on ________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
   
o 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
   
o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
   
o 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
   
o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

o This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") 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 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ridgewood and State of New Jersey on this 1st day of July, 2011.

    EGA EMERGING GLOBAL SHARES TRUST
   
  By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith
 
  Robert C. Holderith
  President and Chairman

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

Signature   Title    Date
 
/s/ Robert C. Holderith
Robert C. Holderith 		   President/Chairman
and Director of each
Subsidiary 		  July 1, 2011
         
/s/ James J. Valenti
James J. Valenti 		  Secretary/Trustee   July 1, 2011
         
Ron Safir*
Ron Safir 		  Trustee   July 1, 2011
         
Jeffrey D. Haroldson*
Jeffrey D. Haroldson 		  Trustee   July 1, 2011
         
Robert Willens*
Robert Willens 		  Trustee   July 1, 2011
         
Thomas A. Carter*
Thomas A. Carter 		  Treasurer   July 1, 2011
         
Anil Sharma*
Anil Sharma 		  Director of each
Subsidiary 		  July 1, 2011
         
Shahed Hoolash*
Shahed Hoolash 		  Director of each
Subsidiary 		  July 1, 2011
         
    * By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith
Robert C. Holderith
As Attorney-in-Fact for
Each of the persons indicated
(pursuant to powers of attorney) 		   

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit No.
Exhibit
EX-101.INS XBRL Instance Document
   
EX-101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
EX-101.CALC 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
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