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As filed with the Securities and 1933 Act Registration No. 033-21969
Exchange Commission on October 31, 2000 1940 Act Registration No. 811-05534
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. __ [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 [X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. 21 [X]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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AHA INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
100 Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (847) 295-5000
Peter E. Ross
Hewitt Associates
100 Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Kenneth S. Gerstein, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
900 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable
after the effective date of this registration statement.
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
[X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] on (date) 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:
[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Parts A and B, as filed with post-effective Amendment No. 17 on
August 31, 2000, are incorporated by reference.
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. EXHIBITS
(a) Articles of Incorporation
(b) By-Laws
(c) Instruments Defining Rights of Holders of the Securities Being
Offered.
1. Specimen Stock Certificate
2. Excerpts from Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
(d) Investment Advisory Contracts
1. Corporate Management Agreement
2. Form of agreements with Investment Managers
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(g) Custodian Agreement
(h) Other Material Contracts
1. Transfer Agent Agreement
2. Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
(i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel
(j) Consent of Independent Public Accountants
(k) Not applicable
(l) Agreement Regarding Initial Capital
(m) Not applicable
(n) Not applicable
(o) Reserved
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(p) Codes of Ethics
Previously filed with post-effective Amendment No. 17.
Item 24. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT
As of July 31, 2000, AHA may be deemed to control Registrant through direct
and indirect ownership of 39% of the Fund's outstanding shares. Registrant may,
therefore, be deemed to be under common control with various companies that are
controlled by AHA (as the term "control" is defined by Section 2(a)(9) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940). Also, AHA may be deemed to control one or more
of Registrant's portfolios. See, "Additional Information - Control Persons and
Holders of Securities" in the Statement of Additional Information. The following
companies, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of AHA, are controlled by AHA:
American Hospital Publishing, Inc. (Delaware corporation); and AHA Insurance
Resource Inc. (Illinois corporation). In addition, officers and employees of AHA
serve as trustees of two Illinois trusts, American Hospital Association
Retirement Trust and Hospital Research and Educational Trust, which are
sponsored by AHA. As noted in the Statement of Additional Information, two
directors of the Fund are officers of AHA. One such director is also an officer
and director of certain AHA subsidiaries.
Item 25. INDEMNIFICATION
Reference is made to the indemnification provisions contained in Section
3.15 of Registrant's By-Laws. These provisions comply with the views expressed
in Investment Company Act Release No. 11330 (September 2, 1980). As required by
Section 17(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 3.15 of
Registrant's By-Laws specifically does not permit indemnification of officers or
directors who have acted with willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of their duties.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed
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in that Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
Item 26. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
Hewitt Associates LLC is an international firm of consultants in investment
services, compensation, employee benefits, communication and related financial
and human resource functions.
The Investment Managers of Registrant are each primarily engaged in the
business of providing investment advice.
Reference is made to the most recent Form ADVs and Schedules thereto on
file with the Commission of the following organizations which serve as
Registrant's investment advisers for a description of the names and employments
of their directors, officers and partners, and other required information:
FILE NO.
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Cambiar Investors, Inc. 801-9538
Western Asset Management Company 801-08162
Hewitt Associates LLC 801-3153
Investment Research Company 801-31292
The Patterson Capital Corporation 801-1382
Baird Advisors 801-7571
Item 27. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS
None
Item 28. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
The required accounts, books and records of Registrant are maintained by
the following persons at the addresses set forth for such persons in the
Prospectus:
The Investment Managers Rule 31a-1(b)(5), 6, 10, 11
and Rule 31a-(f)
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Hewitt Associates LLC Rule 31a-1(b)(4)
Firstar Mutual Fund Services, LLC All other records
Item 29. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
See discussion of the Accounting Servicing Agreement in the Prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information.
Item 30. UNDERTAKINGS
Not applicable.
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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, duly authorized, in the Village of Lincolnshire, and State of
Illinois on the 29th day of August, 2000.
AHA INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
Registrant
By: /s/ Peter E. Ross
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Peter E. Ross, Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement of AHA Investment
Funds, Inc. has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated.
/S/ Ronald A. Jones Director and President August 22, 2000
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Ronald A. Jones Officer)
/S/ James B. Lee Treasurer August 22, 2000
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James B. Lee and Accounting Officer)
/S/ Anthony J. Burke Director August 22, 2000
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Anthony J. Burke
/S/ Frank A. Ehmann Director August 22, 2000
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Frank A. Ehmann
/S/ Richard John Evans Director August 22, 2000
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Richard John Evans
/S/ John D. Oliverio Director August 22, 2000
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John D. Oliverio
/S/ Timothy G. Solberg Director August 10, 2000
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Timothy G. Solberg
/S/ Thomas J. Tucker Director August 8, 2000
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Thomas J. Tucker
/S/ John L. Yoder Director August 22, 2000
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John L. Yoder
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