SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Registration No. 33-11805
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1940
1940 Act File No. 811-5000
Amendment No.
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
IDEX FUND 3
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
201 Highland Avenue, Largo, Florida 34640
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (813) 585-6565
G. John Hurley, P.O. Box 9015, Clearwater, Florida 34618-9015
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after this
registration statement becomes effective:
|X| 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of Rule 485.
|_| 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.
|_| On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of Rule 485.
|_| On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.
|_| Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
|_| On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
|_| This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of
1940, and filed a Rule 24f-2 Notice on April 22, 1997 for the period ended
September 20, 1996. Registrant hereby terminates its election to register an
indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest under the Securities Act of
1933 pursuant to Section 24f-2(b)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
as filed November 12, 1997
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IDEX FUND 3
Cross Reference Sheet
Between Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information and Form N-1A Item
Form N-1A Item Caption
Part A Prospectus
1. Cover Page Cover Page
2. Synopsis Summary of Expenses
3. Condensed Financial Information Financial Highlights
4. General Description of Registrant The Fund: A Summary of Its Objective,
Investment Practices and Risks;
Securities in Which the Fund Invests;
How the Fund Invests; Additional Risk
Factors; Miscellaneous Information
5. Management of Fund Investment Advisory and Other
Services; Miscellaneous Information
5A. Management's Discussion of Not Applicable
Fund Performance
6. Capital Stock and Other Securities Shareholder Information and
Instructions - How to Buy Shares;
Distributions and Taxes; Miscellaneous
Information
7. Purchase of Securities Being Alternative Purchase Arrangements;
Offered Shareholder Information and
Instructions - Opening an Account;
Shareholder Information and
Instructions - How to Buy Shares;
Shareholder Information and
Instructions How to Exchange Shares;
Shareholder Information and
Instructions - Other Information;
Investment Advisory and Other Services
8. Redemption or Repurchase Shareholder Information and
Instructions - How to Redeem (Sell)
Shares
9. Pending Legal Proceedings Not Applicable
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Part B Statement of Additional Information
10. Cover Page Cover Page
11. Table of Contents Table of Contents
12. General Information and History Miscellaneous Information
13. Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Objective; Investment
Restrictions; Policies and Practices;
Other Policies and Practices of the
Fund
14. Management of the Fund Trustees and Officers
15. Control Persons and Principal Principal Shareholders
Holders of Securities
16. Investment Advisory and Investment Advisory and Other Services;
Other Services Administrative Services; Custodian,
Transfer Agent and Other Affiliates
17. Brokerage Allocation and Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage
Other Practices
18. Capital Stock and Other Securities Miscellaneous Information
19. Purchase, Redemption and Purchase of Shares; Net Asset Value
Pricing of Securities Being Offered Determination; Dividends and Other
Distributions; Shareholder Accounts;
Retirement Plans; Redemption of Shares
20. Tax Status Taxes
21. Underwriter Distributor
22. Calculation of Performance Data Performance Information
23. Financial Statements Financial Statements
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Largo and
State of Florida, this 10th day of November, 1997.
IDEX Fund 3
/S/
By: _____________________________________
G. John Hurley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:
/s/
Chairman and Trustee November 10, 1997
John R. Kenney
/s/
President and Trustee November 10, 1997
G. John Hurley (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/
Senior Vice President, November 10, 1997
Thomas R. Moriarty Treasurer and Principal
Financial Officer
/s/
Vice President, Assistant November 10, 1997
Christopher G. Roetzer Treasurer and Principal
Accounting Officer
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
Peter R. Brown *
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
Daniel Calabria *
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/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
James L. Churchill *
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
Charles C. Harris *
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
Julian A. Lerner *
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
William W. Short, Jr. *
/s/
Trustee November 10, 1997
Jack E. Zimmerman *
*Signed by G. John Hurley
Attorney in Fact
