497J 1 filing.htm filing.htm

 
One International Place, 40th Floor
100 Oliver Street
Boston, MA  02110-2605
+1  617  728  7100  Main
+1  617  426  6567  Fax
www.dechert.com
 
 
 
CHELSEA M. CHILDS

chelsea.childs@dechert.com
+1 617 728 7128  Direct
+1 617 275 8419  Fax





May 5, 2014

Via Electronic Transmission

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Re:         Russell Investment Funds
File Nos. 033-18030 and 811-05371
 
Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of Russell Investment Funds (the “Trust”) that two forms of Prospectus and two Statements of Additional Information, relating to nine series of the Trust, included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (“PEA 54”) that would have been filed by the Trust pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from what was contained in PEA 54.  I hereby further certify that PEA 54 was filed electronically with the Commission on April 30, 2014 pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act.
 
No fees are required in connection with this filing.  Please call me at (617) 728-7128 or John V. O’Hanlon at (617) 728-7111 if you have any questions.
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
/s/ Chelsea M. Childs
Chelsea M. Childs


cc:   John V. O’Hanlon, Esq.
Mary Beth Rhoden Albaneze, Esq.