Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

Securities Act Registration No. 333-204808

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-23066

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2020

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ý

¨	Pre-Effective Amendment No.
ý	Post-Effective Amendment No. 172

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ý

ý	Amendment No. 175

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (402) 895-1600

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-469-3265 (phone)

614-469-3361 (fax)

Jennifer Farrell

Gemini Fund Services, LLC

80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110

Hauppauge, New York 11788

(631) 470-2734 (phone)

(631) 813-2884 (fax)

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

(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.

This filing relates solely to Anchor Risk Managed Equity Strategies Fund.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Fund certifies that it has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Hauppauge, State of New York, on the 6^th day of May, 2020.

Northern Lights Fund Trust IV

By: _/s/ Wendy Wang_______________

Wendy Wang, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities indicated on May 6, 2020.

Name	Title
Joseph Breslin*	Trustee
Thomas Sarkany*	Trustee
Charles Ranson*	Trustee
Wendy Wang*	President and Principal Executive Officer
Sam Singh*	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

*By: _/s/ Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

Attorney-in-Fact

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