As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2012

1933 Act File No. 002-97596
1940 Act File No. 811-04297

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___ o

Post-Effective Amendment No. 113 x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 x

Amendment No. 114 x

VAN ECK FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

335 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 293-2000

Joseph J. McBrien, Esq.
Van Eck Associates Corporation
335 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:
Philip H. Newman, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

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)

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
o 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

o This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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 post-effective amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 11^th day of July, 2012.

VAN ECK FUNDS

By:	/s/ Jan F. van Eck
Name:		Jan F. van Eck
Title:		Chief Executive Officer and President

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this post-effective amendment no. 113 to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

/s/ Jan F. van Eck	Chief Executive Officer and President	July 11, 2012
Jan F. van Eck
/s/ John J. Crimmins	Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	July 11, 2012
John J. Crimmins
/s/ Jane DiRenzo Pigott*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
Jane DiRenzo Pigott*
/s/ Jon Lukomnik*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
Jon Lukomnik*
/s/ Wayne H. Shaner*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
Wayne H. Shaner*
/s/ R. Alastair Short*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
R. Alastair Short*
/s/ Richard D. Stamberger*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
Richard D. Stamberger*
/s/ Robert L. Stelzl*	Trustee	July 11, 2012
Robert L. Stelzl*

*BY:	/s/ JOSEPH J. MCBRIEN
	Joseph J. McBrien
	Attorney-in-Fact
	July 11, 2012

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EXHIBITS INDEX

EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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