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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-14-003805
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6
FILED AS OF DATE: 20140827
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140827
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140827
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAN ECK FUNDS
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768847
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 497
SEC ACT: 1933 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-97596
FILM NUMBER: 141067484
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 335 MADISON AVENUE - 19TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017
BUSINESS PHONE: 212-293-2000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 335 MADISON AVENUE - 19TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017
0000768847
S000024722
Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
C000073442
Class A
VMAAX
C000073443
Class C
VMSCX
C000073444
Class I
VMAIX
C000088113
Class Y
VMAYX
497
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RULE 497 DOCUMENT
The interactive data file included as an exhibit to this Rule 497(e)
filing relates to, and incorporates by reference, the supplement dated August 14, 2014 to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus
for Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on August 14, 2014 (Accession No. 0000930413-14-003662).
EX-101.INS
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You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.800.826.2333 or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.vaneck.com.</font> </p> <br/><p style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">The Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for the Fund are supplemented as follows:</font> </p> <br/><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <tr style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 20pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 18pt; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">1.</font> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">The section of the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies-Event-Driven Strategies” is supplemented by:</font> </td> </tr> </table> <br/><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <tr style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; vertical-align: top; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 38pt; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 0.25in; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">a.</font> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">Replacing the first sentence of such section with the following:</font> </td> </tr> </table> <br/><p style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">Event-driven strategies seek to benefit from events that disrupt price relationships across securities. These events include corporate events, such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs, and other events, such as macroeconomic shocks and index re-balances; and</font> </p> <br/><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <tr style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; vertical-align: top; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 38pt; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; width: 0.25in; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">b.</font> </td> <td style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">Adding the following as the second type of strategy described in such section:</font> </td> </tr> </table> <br/><p style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1in; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <font style="font: 10pt/normal Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Index Arbitrage:</b> An index arbitrage strategy seeks to exploit the potential mispricing of securities as between the underlying holdings of an index and the financial products that seek to track such index.</font> </p>EX-101.SCH
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Supplement dated August 14, 2014 (“Supplement”) to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus of Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund dated May 1, 2014
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for Van Eck Funds (the “Trust”) regarding the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.800.826.2333 or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.vaneck.com.
The Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for the Fund are supplemented as follows:
1.
The section of the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies-Event-Driven Strategies” is supplemented by:
a.
Replacing the first sentence of such section with the following:
Event-driven strategies seek to benefit from events that disrupt price relationships across securities. These events include corporate events, such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs, and other events, such as macroeconomic shocks and index re-balances; and
b.
Adding the following as the second type of strategy described in such section:
Index Arbitrage: An index arbitrage strategy seeks to exploit the potential mispricing of securities as between the underlying holdings of an index and the financial products that seek to track such index.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
Supplement dated August 14, 2014 (“Supplement”) to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus of Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund dated May 1, 2014
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for Van Eck Funds (the “Trust”) regarding the Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust. You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.800.826.2333 or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.vaneck.com.
The Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for the Fund are supplemented as follows:
1.
The section of the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies-Event-Driven Strategies” is supplemented by:
a.
Replacing the first sentence of such section with the following:
Event-driven strategies seek to benefit from events that disrupt price relationships across securities. These events include corporate events, such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs, and other events, such as macroeconomic shocks and index re-balances; and
b.
Adding the following as the second type of strategy described in such section:
Index Arbitrage: An index arbitrage strategy seeks to exploit the potential mispricing of securities as between the underlying holdings of an index and the financial products that seek to track such index.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
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