Janus Investment Fund
151 Detroit Street
Denver, Colorado 80206-4805
February 16, 2017
Asen Parachkevov
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Janus Investment Fund – |
Registration Statements on Form N-14 |
Dear Mr. Parachkevov:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Janus Investment Fund (the “Trust”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of (i) the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-215393) relating to the reorganization of Janus Fund, a series of the Trust, with and into Janus Research Fund, a series of the Trust; and (ii) the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-215394) relating to the reorganization of Janus Twenty Fund, a series of the Trust, with and into Janus Forty Fund, a series of the Trust, so that each Registration Statement shall become effective at 12:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday, February 17, 2016, or as soon as practical thereafter.
Sincerely, | ||
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | ||
By: | /s/ Kathryn L. Santoro | |
Kathryn L. Santoro | ||