EX99-906CERT


                                  CERTIFICATION


      Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of VanEck Funds (comprising of CM Commodity Index
Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, Global Hard Assets Fund, International Investors
Gold Fund, Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund, VanEck Morningstar Wide
Moat Fund and VanEck NDR Managed Allocation Fund) do hereby certify, to such
officer's knowledge, that:

     The semi-annual report on Form N-CSR of VanEck Funds for the
period ending June 30, 2018 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of VanEck Funds.


Dated: September 7, 2018            /s/ Jan F. van Eck
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                                        Jan F. van Eck
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        VanEck Funds


Dated: September 7, 2018            /s/ John J. Crimmins
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                                        John J. Crimmins
                                        Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
                                        VanEck Funds



     This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350
and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure
document.