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CM Commodity Index Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading CM Commodity Index Fund
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock
SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 1, 2023
TO THE PROSPECTUS and
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 2022
OF VANECK FUNDS
 
CM Commodity Index Fund
Class A: CMCAX / Class I: COMIX / Class Y: CMCYX

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MANAGEMENT FEE REDUCTION

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for VanEck Funds (the “Trust”) regarding CM Commodity Index Fund (the “Fund”). You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.800.826.1115 or visiting the VanEck website at www.vaneck.com.

Effective immediately, Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation, the investment adviser to the Fund (the “Adviser”) has agreed to lower the management fee for the Fund from 0.75% to 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Accordingly, the Prospectus is supplemented as follows:

With respect to the Fund, the section of the Prospectus entitled “Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and the accompanying footnotes on page 1 of the Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination May 1, 2024
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements have been restated to reflect current fees.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading In addition, the section of the Prospectus entitled “Summary Information—Expense Example” on page 1 of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: EXPENSE EXAMPLE
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem all of your shares at the end of these periods or continue to hold them. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and applies fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, for the periods indicated above under “Annual Fund Operating Expenses.” Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Sold or Held
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption Sold or Held
Supplement Closing [Text Block] ck0000768847_SupplementClosingTextBlock Please retain this supplement for future reference.
CM Commodity Index Fund | Class A  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol CMCAX
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.38%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.28%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.33%) [1],[2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.95%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 666
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 927
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,207
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,004
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 666
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 927
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,207
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,004
CM Commodity Index Fund | Class I  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol COMIX
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.15%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [1],[2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.65%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 66
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 240
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 429
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 976
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 66
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 240
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 429
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 976
CM Commodity Index Fund | Class Y  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol CMCYX
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.23%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.88%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.18%) [1],[2]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.70%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 72
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 263
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 470
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,068
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 72
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 263
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 470
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,068
[1] Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements have been restated to reflect current fees.
[2] Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, dividends and interest payments on securities sold short, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.95% for Class A, 0.65% for Class I, and 0.70% for Class Y of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until May 1, 2024. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.