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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2013

1933 Act File No. 333-28697

1940 Act File No. 811-08243

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

   x
   Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 139    x

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  x
  Amendment No. 140   x

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 

 

Direxion Funds

 

 

1301 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue), 35th Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (646) 572-3390

Daniel D. O’Neill

1301 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue), 35th Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

 

Adam R. Henkel   Eric S. Purple
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC   K&L Gates LLP
615 East Michigan   1601 K Street, NW
Milwaukee, WI 53202   Washington, DC 20006

 

 

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.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment is being filed solely to submit exhibits containing risk/return summary information in interactive data format that is identical to the risk/return information contained in the Registrant’s prospectus that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 to the Registrant’s registration statement on September 3, 2013.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to its Registration Statement meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York on September 23, 2013.

 

DIREXION FUNDS

By:

 

/s/ Daniel D. O’Neill*

  Daniel D. O’Neill
  Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Lawrence C. Rafferty*

   Chairman of the Board   September 23, 2013
Lawrence C. Rafferty     

/s/ Gerald E. Shanley III*

   Trustee   September 23, 2013
Gerald E. Shanley III     

/s/ John Weisser*

   Trustee   September 23, 2013
John Weisser     

/s/ Daniel D. O’Neill*

  

Chief Executive Officer and

Chief Investment Officer

  September 23, 2013
Daniel D. O’Neill     

/s/ Eric W. Falkeis*

   President   September 23, 2013
Eric W. Falkeis     

/s/ Patrick J. Rudnick*

  

Principal Financial Officer

and Assistant Secretary

  September 23, 2013
Patrick J. Rudnick     

 

*By:  

/s/ Angela Brickl

 
  Attorney-In Fact pursuant to the Power of Attorney incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 138 to the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on September 3, 2013.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Exhibit No.

Instance Document

   EX-101.INS

Schema Document

   EX-101.SCH

Calculation Linkbase Document

   EX-101.CAL

Definition Linkbase Document

   EX-101.DEF

Label Linkbase Document

   EX-101.LAB

Presentation Linkbase Document

   EX-101.PRE