Definitive Materials Filed by Investment Companies. (497)
March 01 2013 - 2:28PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 1, 2013
TO THE
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OF
VAN ECK FUNDS
Dated May 1, 2012
This Supplement updates
certain information contained in the above-dated Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) for Van Eck Funds
(the “Trust”) regarding the Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust.
You may obtain copies of the Fund’s Prospectus and SAI free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.800.826.1115
or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.vaneck.com.
E
f
fective
March 1, 2013, Joseph J. McBrien replaced
Thomas K. Lynch
as Chief
Compliance
O
f
ficer
of the Trust. Accordingly, all references to Thomas K. Lynch in the SAI are hereby deleted and the biography of Joseph J.
McBrien is amended as follows:
Officer Information:
Officer’s Name, Address
1
and Age
|
Position(s) Held with the Trust
|
Term of Office and Length of Time Served
|
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
|
Joseph J. McBrien, 64
|
Senior Vice President,
Secretary, Chief Legal
Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
|
Senior Vice President,
Secretary and Chief Legal
Officer (Since 2006); Chief Compliance Officer (Since 2013)
|
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Adviser, VESC and VEARA
(since December 2005); Director of VESC and
VEARA (since October 2010); Officer of other
investment companies advised by the Adviser.
|
1
The address for each Officer is 335 Madison Avenue,
19
th
Floor, New York, New York, 10017.
Please retain this supplement for future
reference.
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