Post-Effective Amendment
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1: 485APOS Van Eck Funds 117 573K
60: EX-27.1 ƒ Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
61: EX-27.2 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
62: EX-27.3 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
63: EX-27.4 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
64: EX-27.5 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
65: EX-27.6 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
66: EX-27.7 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
67: EX-27.8 Financial Data Schedule 2 21K
50: EX-99.10.10 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar-Class B Global 1 21K
Har
45: EX-99.10.2 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar W/Respect to 1 20K
Gold/
46: EX-99.10.4 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar-Int'L. 1 20K
Investors
47: EX-99.10.5 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar-Asia Dynasty 1 22K
Fund
48: EX-99.10.6 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar-Class B Asia 2± 22K
Dynas
49: EX-99.10.8 Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar-Global Hard 1 21K
Assets
51: EX-99.11 Consent of Independent Accountants 1 19K
52: EX-99.14C Registrant's Form of Simplified Employee Plan 29 56K
53: EX-99.14D Amendments to the Retirement Plan for Self-Employe 88 175K
54: EX-99.15A2 Plan of Distribution W/Respect to Asia Dynasty Fun 7 38K
55: EX-99.15A3 Plan of Distribution W/Respect to Class B-Asia Dyn 12 57K
56: EX-99.15A5 Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12B-1 Class 5 37K
C
57: EX-99.15A6 Plan of Distribution to Rule 12B-1 (Global Hard 3 22K
Ass
58: EX-99.15A8 Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12B-1 (Class 5 35K
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59: EX-99.18 Power of Attorney 1 20K
2: EX-99.1A1 Master Trust Agreement 31 114K
3: EX-99.1A2 Amendment No. 1 to Master Trust Agreement 2 19K
4: EX-99.1A3 Amendment No. 2 to Master Trust Agreement 2 19K
5: EX-99.1A4 Amendment No. 3 to Master Trust Agreement 2 20K
6: EX-99.1A5 Amendment No. 4 to Master Trust Agreement 2 20K
7: EX-99.1A6 Amendment No. 5 to Master Trust Agreement 2 20K
8: EX-99.1A7 Amendment No. 6 to Master Trust Agreement 4 25K
9: EX-99.1A8 Amendment No. 7 to Master Trust Agreement 3 21K
10: EX-99.1B1 Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement 35 128K
19: EX-99.1B10 Amendment No. 9 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 2 23K
Ag
11: EX-99.1B2 Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement 3 22K
12: EX-99.1B3 Amendment No. 2 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 2 22K
Ag
13: EX-99.1B4 Amendment No. 3 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 2 23K
Ag
14: EX-99.1B5 Amendment No. 4 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 3 25K
Ag
15: EX-99.1B6 Amendment No. 5 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 5 31K
Ag
16: EX-99.1B7 Amendment No. 6 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 5 30K
Ag
17: EX-99.1B8 Amendment No. 7 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 2 23K
Ag
18: EX-99.1B9 Amendment No. 8 to Amended & Restated Master Trust 4 29K
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20: EX-99.2 By-Laws of Van Eck Funds 7 34K
21: EX-99.5A Advisory Agreement 10 41K
22: EX-99.5B1 Letter Agreement to Add Gold/Resources Fund 2 20K
23: EX-99.5C Form of Advisory Agreement 7 37K
24: EX-99.5D Advisory Agreement Between Van Eck 9 39K
25: EX-99.5E2 Letter Agreement to Add Gold/Resources Fund & Inte 1 20K
26: EX-99.5F Advisory Agreement Between Van Eck Associates & in 11 46K
27: EX-99.5G Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement 9 54K
28: EX-99.6A Distribution Agreement 7 38K
29: EX-99.6B1 Letter Agreement to Add Gold/Resources Fund & U.S. 2 21K
Go
30: EX-99.6B3 Form of Van Eck Funds 1 20K
31: EX-99.6C2 Letter Agreement to Add Global Hard Assets Fund 1 20K
32: EX-99.6C3 Letter Agreement to Add Global Hard Assets Fund 1 20K
33: EX-99.6D Amendment to Form of Selling Group Agreement 4 39K
34: EX-99.6E Selling Group Agreement 7 38K
35: EX-99.7 Deferred Fee Agreement 3 32K
36: EX-99.8A Global Custody Agreement 22 93K
37: EX-99.8B Global Custody Agreement 22 92K
38: EX-99.9A Procedural Agreement Among Merrill Lynch Futures 54 124K
39: EX-99.9B Commodity Customer's Agreement 14± 65K
40: EX-99.9C Agreement & Plan of Redomicile & Reorganization 4 31K
41: EX-99.9D Form of Accounting & Administrative Services 6 39K
Agreeme
42: EX-99.9E Accounting & Administrative Services Agreement 9 43K
43: EX-99.9F2 Letter of Agreement to Add Gold/Resources Fund 3 23K
44: EX-99.9F3 Letter Agreement to Add Global Hard Assets Fund 1 20K
EX-99.2 — By-Laws of Van Eck Funds
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BY-LAWS
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VAN ECK FUNDS
ARTICLE 1
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Agreement and Declaration
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of Trust and Principal Office
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1.1 Agreement and Declaration of Trust. These By-Laws shall be subject to
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the Declaration of Trust, as from time to time in effect (the "Declaration of
Trust"), of Van Eck Funds, the Massachusetts business trust established by the
Declaration of Trust (the "Trust").
1.2 Principal Office of the Trust. The principal office of the Trust
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shall be located in New York, New York.
ARTICLE 2
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Meetings of Trustees
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2.1 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Trustees may be held
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without call or notice at such places and at such times as the Trustees may from
time to time determine, provided that notice of the first regular meeting
following any such determination shall be given to absent Trustees.
2.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Trustees may be held at any
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time and at any place designated in the call of the meeting when called by the
Chairman of the Trustees, the President or the Treasurer or by two or more
Trustees, sufficient notice thereof being given to each Trustee by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary or by the officer of the Trustees calling the meeting.
2.3 Notice. It shall be sufficient notice to a Trustee of a special
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meeting to send notice by mail at least forty-eight hours or by telegram at
least twenty-four hours before the meeting addressed to the Trustee at his or
her usual or last known business or residence address or to give notice to him
or her in person or by telephone at least twenty-four hours before the meeting.
Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Trustee if a written waiver of
notice, executed by him or her before or after the meeting, is filed with the
records of the meeting, or to any Trustee who attends the meeting without
protesting prior thereto or at its commencement the lack of notice
to him or her. Neither notice of a meeting nor a waiver of a notice need specify
the purposes of the meeting.
2.4 Quorum. At any meeting of the Trustees a majority of the Trustees
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then in office shall constitute a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from
time to time by a majority of the votes cast upon the question, whether or not a
quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further
notice.
2.5 Participation by Telephone. One or more of the Trustees or of any
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committee of the Trustees may participate in a meeting thereof by means of a
conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons
participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation
by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
ARTICLE 3
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Officers
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3.1 Enumeration; Qualification. The officers of the Trust shall be a
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Chairman or the Trustees, a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other
officers, including Vice Presidents, if any, as the Trustees from time to time
may in their discretion elect. The Trust may also have such agents as the
Trustees from time to time may in their discretion appoint. The Chairman of the
Trustees shall be a Trustee and may but need not be a shareholder; and any other
officer may be but none need be a Trustee or shareholder. Any two or more
offices may be held by the same person.
3.2 Election. The Chairman of the Trustees, the President, the Treasurer,
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and the Secretary shall be elected annually by the Trustees at a meeting held
within the first four months of the Trust's fiscal year. The meeting at which
the officers are elected shall be known as the annual meeting of Trustees.
Other officers, if any, may be elected or appointed by the Trustees at said
meeting or at any other time. Vacancies in any office may be filled at any
time.
3.3 Tenure. The Chairman of the Trustees, the President, the Treasurer,
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and the Secretary shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the
Trustees and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified, or in
each case until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes
disqualified. Each other officer shall hold office and each agent shall retain
authority at the pleasure of the Trustees.
3.4 Powers. Subject to the other provisions of these By-Laws, each
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officer shall have, in addition to the duties and powers herein and in the
Declaration of Trust set forth, such
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duties and powers as are commonly incident to the office occupied by him or her
as if the Trust were organized as a Massachusetts business corporation and such
other duties and powers as the Trustees may from time to time designate.
3.5 Chairman; President. Unless the Trustees otherwise provide, the
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Chairman of the Trustees, or, if there is none, or in the absence of the
Chairman, the President shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of
the Trustees. The President shall be the chief executive officer.
3.6 Vice President. The Vice President, or if there be more than one Vice
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President, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Trustees (or if
there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall in
the absence of the President or in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the
powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice
Presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Board of Trustees may from time to time prescribe.
3.7 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the chief financial and accounting
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officer of the Trust, and shall, subject to the provisions of the Declaration of
Trust and to any arrangement made by the Trustees with a custodian, investment
adviser or manager, or transfer, shareholder servicing or similar agent, be in
charge of the valuable papers, books of account and accounting records of the
Trust, and shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from
time to time by the Trustees or by the President.
3.8 Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be
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more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Trustees
(or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election),
shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his inability or
refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of
Trustees may from time to time prescribe.
3.9 Secretary. The Secretary shall record all proceedings of the
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shareholders and the Trustees in books to be kept therefor, which books or a
copy thereof shall be kept at the principal office of the Trust. In the absence
of the Secretary from any meeting of the share-holders or Trustees, an assistant
secretary, or if there be none or if he or she is absent, a temporary secretary
chosen at such meeting shall record the proceedings thereof in the aforesaid
books.
3.10 Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more
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than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order
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determined by the Trustees (or if there be no determination, then in the order
of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of
his inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of
the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as
the Board of Trustees may from time to time prescribe.
3.11 Resignations and Removals. Any Trustee or officer may resign at any
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time by written instrument signed by him or her and delivered to the Chairman,
the President or the Secretary or to a meeting of the Trustees. Such
resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless specified to be effective at
some other time. The Trustees may remove any officer elected by them with or
without cause. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement
with the Trust, no Trustee or officer resigning and no officer removed shall
have any right to any compensation for any period following his or her
resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal.
ARTICLE 4
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Committees
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4.1 General. The Trustees, by vote of a majority of the Trustees then in
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office, may elect from their number an Executive Committee or other committees
and may delegate thereto some or all of their powers except those which by law,
by the Declaration of Trust, or by these By-Laws may not be delegated. Except
as the Trustees may otherwise determine, any such committee may make rules for
the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the Trustees or in
such rules, its business shall be conducted so far as possible in the same
manner as is provided by these By-Laws for the Trustees themselves. All members
of such committees shall hold such offices at the pleasure of the Trustees. The
Trustees may abolish any such committee at any time. Any committee to which the
Trustees delegate any of their powers or duties shall keep records of its
meetings and shall report its action to the Trustees. The Trustees shall have
power to rescind any action of any committee, but no such rescission shall have
retroactive effect.
ARTICLE 5
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Reports
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5.1 General. The Trustees and officers shall render reports at the time
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and in the manner required by the Declaration of Trust or any applicable law.
Officers and Committees shall render such additional reports as they may deem
desirable or as may from time to time be required by the Trustees.
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ARTICLE 6
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Fiscal Year
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6.1 General. The fiscal year of the Trust shall be fixed by resolution of
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the Trustees.
ARTICLE 7
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Seal
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7.1 General. The seal of the Trust shall consist of a flat-faced die with
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the word "Massachusetts", together with the name of the Trust and the year of
its organization cut or engraved thereon, but, unless otherwise required by the
Trustees, the seal shall not be necessary to be placed on, and its absence shall
not impair the validity of, any document, instrument or other paper executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Trust.
ARTICLE 8
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Execution of Papers
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8.1 General. Except as the Trustees may generally or in particular cases
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authorize the execution thereof in some other manner, all deeds, leases,
contracts, notes and other obligations made by the Trustees shall be signed by
the President, any Vice President, or by the Treasurer and need not bear the
seal of the Trust.
ARTICLE 9
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Issuance of Share Certificates
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9.1 Share Certificates. In lieu of issuing certificates for shares, the
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Trustees or the transfer agent may either issue receipts therefor or may keep
accounts upon the books of the Trust for the record holders of such shares, who
shall in either case be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be the holders of
certificates for such shares as if they had accented such certificates and shall
be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms hereof.
The Trustees may at any time authorize the issuance of share certificates
either in limited cases or to all shareholders. In that event, a shareholder may
receive a certificate stating the number of shares owned by him, in such form as
shall be prescribed from time to time by the Trustees. Such certificate shall be
signed by the president or a vice president and by the trea-
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surer or assistant treasurer. Such signatures may be facsimiles if the
certificate is signed by a transfer agent, or by a registrar, other than a
Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust. In case any officer who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed on such certificate shall cease to be
such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Trust
with the same effect as if he were such officer at the time of its issue.
9.2 Loss of Certificates. In case of the alleged loss or destruction or
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the mutilation of a share certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued in
place thereof, upon such terms as the Trustees shall prescribe.
9.3 Issuance of New Certificate to Pledgee. A pledgee of shares
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transferred as collateral security shall be entitled to a new certificate if the
instrument of transfer substantially describes the debt or duty that is intended
to be secured thereby. Such new certificate shall express on its face that it
is held as collateral security, and the name of the pledgor shall be stated
thereon, who alone shall be liable as a shareholder, and entitled to vote
thereon.
9.4 Discontinuance of Issuance of Certificates. The Trustees may at any
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time discontinue the issuance of share certificates and may, by written notice
to each shareholder, require the surrender of shares certificates to the Trust
for cancellation. Such surrender and cancellation shall not affect the
ownership of shares in the Trust.
ARTICLE 10
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Dealings with Trustees and Officers
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10.1 General. Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust may acquire,
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own and dispose of shares of the Trust to the same extent as if he were not a
Trustee, officer or agent; and the Trustees may accept subscriptions to shares
or repurchase shares from any firm or company in which any Trustee, officer or
other agent of the Trust may have an interest.
ARTICLE 11
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Amendments to the By-Laws
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12.1 General. These By-Laws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in
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part, by a majority of the Trustees then in office at any meeting of the
Trustees, or by one or more writings signed by such a majority.
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The foregoing By-Laws were adopted by the Board of Trustees on April 16, 1985.
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