# Emerging Markets Leaders Fund — new fund registration

VanEck Funds registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2021-07-22. Featured series: Emerging Markets Leaders Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: VanEck Funds
- CIK: 0000768847
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2021-07-22
- State of incorporation: NY
- Accession: 0000768847-21-000113
- Reported net assets: $5.2M

## Series & classes (4)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Emerging Markets Leaders Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000073739) | Class Y | — | Yes |
| [Emerging Markets Leaders Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000073739) | Class A | — | Yes |
| [Emerging Markets Leaders Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000073739) | Class Z | — | Yes |
| [Emerging Markets Leaders Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000073739) | Class I | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 4.55%
- Management fee: 0.75%
- Net expense ratio: 0.98%
- Other expenses: 3.80%

## Investment objective

The Emerging Markets Leaders Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities in emerging markets around the world.

## Advisers

- [Van Eck Associates Corporation (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105080)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-07-17 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-26-000112)
- [485APOS — 2026-07-17 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-26-000111)
- [485APOS — 2025-08-25 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-25-000177)
- [485APOS — 2025-06-06 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-25-000124)
- [485APOS — 2025-01-15 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-25-000010)
- [485APOS — 2021-06-21 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-21-000072)
- [485APOS — 2021-04-06 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-21-000013)
- [485APOS — 2019-07-10](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000768847-19-000010)
- [485APOS — 2017-08-21 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000930413-17-003005)
- [485APOS — 2017-01-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000930413-17-000234)
- [485APOS — 2016-02-19 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000930413-16-005581)
- [485APOS — 2014-07-09](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000930413-14-003174)

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