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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Janus Investment Fund</name>
        <lei>W6UYDZFUOFJ4HQQ32382</lei>
        <title>Janus Investment Fund ENTRPRS FUND N</title>
        <cusip>47103D405</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US47103D4051"/>
          <ticker value="JDMNX"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="B8F0PT4"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44124.1135</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6367109.58</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.4511076772</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Internal ID" value="895"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2337288.430018</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2337989.62</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.6344376386</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</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>2026-02-13</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>
