UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 13F

                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2004
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Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
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   This Amendment (Check only one.):    / / is a restatement.
                                        / / adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

   Name:         The Cypress Funds, LLC
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   Address:      865 South Figueroa Street
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                 Suite 700
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                 Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Form 13F File Number: 28-
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items,
statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:    Kashif F. Sheikh
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Title:   Managing Member
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Phone:   (213) 891-6339
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

        /s/ Kashif F. Sheikh           Los Angeles, CA    January 31, 2005
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           [Signature]                  [City, State]          [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

/ / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
    manager are reported in this report.)

/X/ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
    and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

/ / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
    reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
    other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]

    Form 13F File Number        Name

    28-                         Peak Investments, LLC
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    [Repeat as necessary.]