As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2026

1933 Act File No. 002-97596

1940 Act File No. 811-04297

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

			Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933			ý
						o
			Pre-Effective Amendment No. 194			ý
			and/or
			Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940			ý
			Amendment No. 195			ý

VANECK FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 293-2000

Registrant’s Telephone Number

 

Jonathan R. Simon, Esq.

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Van Eck Associates Corporation

666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10017

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Fabio Battaglia, Esq.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

2005 Market Street

Suite 2600

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)
			Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X			On October 14, 2026 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:
X			This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to its Registration Statement until October 14, 2026. Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 under the Securities Act of 1933 and No. 193 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, filed on July 17, 2026, are incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 29th day of September, 2026.

VANECK FUNDS
			By:			/s/ Matthew A. Babinsky
			Name:			Matthew A. Babinsky
			Title:			Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

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

 

/s/ Jan F. van Eck* Jan F. van Eck			Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee			September 29, 2026
/s/ John J. Crimmins* John J. Crimmins			Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer			September 29, 2026
/s/ Jane DiRenzo Pigott* Jane DiRenzo Pigott			Trustee			September 29, 2026
/s/ Jayesh Bhansali* Jayesh Bhansali			Trustee			September 29, 2026
/s/ Sara Bonesteel* Sara Bonesteel			Trustee			September 29, 2026
/s/ Kevin Moore* Kevin Moore			Trustee			September 29, 2026
/s/ R. Alastair Short* R. Alastair Short			Trustee			September 29, 2026

*By:						/s/ Matthew A. Babinsky
						Matthew A. Babinsky
						Attorney-in-Fact
						September 29, 2026