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        <pctVal>1.840850751569</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Napco Security Technologies, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900KV21J4YY9YST76</lei>
        <title>Napco Security Technologies, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>630402105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6304021057"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>264432.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10043127.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.790689019321</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Malibu Boats, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>56117J100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US56117J1007"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>72242.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1981598.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.156009952934</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900LQIM2HCG8LM938</lei>
        <title>Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>04956D107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04956D1072"/>
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        <balance>460528.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23482322.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.848748308900</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930032LHW54PQUJD44</lei>
        <title>Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>34964C106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US34964C1062"/>
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        <balance>333712.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18320788.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.442384031409</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rambus, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2549000211GDCQSLV833</lei>
        <title>Rambus, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>750917106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7509171069"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>37445.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4970449.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.391320307084</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada/New York NY Joint Repurchase Agreement</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada/New York NY Joint Repurchase Agreement</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Sedol" value="ZS40VVH"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>9000000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9000000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.708564266768</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>RA</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <repurchaseAgrmt>
          <transCat>Repurchase</transCat>
          <notClearedCentCparty isCleared="N">
            <counterpartyInfos>
              <counterpartyInfo lei="ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11" name="Royal Bank of Canada/New York NY"/>
            </counterpartyInfos>
          </notClearedCentCparty>
          <isTriParty>Y</isTriParty>
          <repurchaseRt>3.59000000</repurchaseRt>
          <maturityDt>2026-07-01</maturityDt>
          <repurchaseCollaterals>
            <repurchaseCollateral>
              <principalAmt>9243270.00000000</principalAmt>
              <principalCd>USD</principalCd>
              <collateralVal>9180916.62000000</collateralVal>
              <collateralCd>USD</collateralCd>
              <invstCat>UST</invstCat>
            </repurchaseCollateral>
          </repurchaseCollaterals>
        </repurchaseAgrmt>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Inmode Ltd.</name>
        <lei>984500DD95A35E9BD358</lei>
        <title>Inmode Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IL0011595993"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>965922.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14121779.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.111798715119</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IL</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Envista Holdings Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300BX623VURJZ5269</lei>
        <title>Envista Holdings Corp.</title>
        <cusip>29415F104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29415F1049"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>403922.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10643344.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.837943748146</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lazard, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900RIBCDJSUFG1A11</lei>
        <title>Lazard, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>52110M109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US52110M1099"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>473414.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19854983.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.563170176050</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-07-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Janus Investment Fund</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Jesper Nergaard</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Jesper Nergaard</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>VP, CFO, Treasurer, and Principal Accounting Officer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
