# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001413594
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-066152
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 6786
**Document Hash:** 08e327230d02318f62e6125056d2ce93
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-066152.hdr.sgml**: 20250707

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-066152

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250707

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250707

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** abrdn Funds
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001413594

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-22132
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251108598

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 215-405-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Aberdeen Funds
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070926
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** abrdn Funds
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001413594

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-146680
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251108597

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 215-405-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Aberdeen Funds
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070926

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### abrdn Focused Emerging Markets ex-China Active ETF (Series ID: S000093582)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000261970 | abrdn Focused Emerging Markets ex-China Active ETF |  |

### abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF (Series ID: S000093583)

| Class ID   | Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000261971 | abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF |  |

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2025** 

**File No. 333-146680**

**File No. 811-22132**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM N-1A**

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|:---|:---|
| **REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933** | ☒ |
| **Pre-Effective Amendment No.** | ☐ |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 129** | ☒ |
| **and/or** |  |
| **REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940** | ☒ |
| **Amendment No. 131** | ☒ |
| (Check appropriate box or boxes) |  |

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**ABRDN FUNDS**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

**1900 Market Street, Suite 200<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103**

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: **866-667-9231**

**Lucia Sitar, Esq.**

**c/o abrdn Inc.**

**1900 Market Street, Suite 200**

**Philadelphia, PA 19103**

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

**Thomas C. Bogle, Esq.**

**Dechert LLP**

**1900 K Street, NW**

**Washington, DC 20006-1110**

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

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

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒ on August 4, 2025 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:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Explanatory Note

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (Amendment No. 131 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of abrdn Funds (the "Registrant") is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of delaying, until August 4, 2025, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the Registrant filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 on April 25, 2025, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Philadelphia, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 7<sup>th</sup> day of July, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>abrdn Funds</u>** | **<u>abrdn Funds</u>** |
| Registrant | Registrant |
| By: | /s/ Alan Goodson |
|  | Alan Goodson |
|  | President of abrdn Funds |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Alan Goodson | President and Chief Executive Officer | July 7, 2025 |
| Alan Goodson |  |  |
| /s/ Michael Marsico | Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | July 7, 2025 |
| Michael Marsico | Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |  |
| /s/ P. Gerald Malone<sup>(1)</sup> | Chairman of the Board | July 7, 2025 |
| P. Gerald Malone |  |  |
| /s/ Warren C. Smith<sup>(1)</sup> | Trustee | July 7, 2025 |
| Warren C. Smith |  |  |
| /s/ Rahn K. Porter<sup>(1)</sup> | Trustee | July 7, 2025 |
| Rahn K. Porter |  |  |
| /s/ James O'Connor<sup>(2)</sup> | Trustee | July 7, 2025 |
| James O'Connor |  |  |
| /s/ Radhika Ajmera<sup>(1)</sup> | Trustee | July 7, 2025 |
| Radhika Ajmera |  |  |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Lucia Sitar |
|  | Lucia Sitar |
|  | Attorney In Fact |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Pursuant to a power of attorney. <br> <sup>(2)</sup> Pursuant to a power of attorney.