GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.
8515 East Orchard Road
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
June 14, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Frank Buda, Attorney-Adviser
Division of Investment Management, Disclosure Review Office No. 3
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Great-West Funds, Inc. (“Registrant”) |
Great-West FundsN-14 Registration Statement (Stock Index into S&P 500 Fund)
FileNo. 333-217715
Mr. Buda:
A Request for Acceleration from the Registrant and from the principal underwriter accompanies this filing, seeking acceleration of the effectiveness of the registration statement to June 14, 2017. Any assistance you can provide to the Registrant in meeting this request would be very much appreciated.
Please call the undersigned at (303)737-0172 with any questions or comments concerning this request. We greatly appreciate the staff’s efforts in assisting the Company with this filing.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Ryan Logsdon |
Ryan Logsdon, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary |
Great-West Funds, Inc. |
Enclosure
GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.
8515 East Orchard Road
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
June 14, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Great-West Funds, Inc. (“Registrant”) |
Great-West FundsN-14 Registration Statement (Stock Index into S&P 500 Fund)
FileNo. 333-217715
Commissioners:
The Registrant and GWFS Equities, Inc. (“Underwriter”), Registrant’s principal underwriter, each hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, that the Commission declare the effective date ofPre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on FormN-14 be accelerated so that it will become effective on June 14, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
To our knowledge, no distribution of copies of the Registration Statement has been made to prospective investors. Distributions thereof have been made only for purposes of internal use by Registrant and for regulatory filings.
Registrant and Underwriter each submits that this request satisfies the standards of Rule 461 and is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.
Sincerely,
Great-West Funds, Inc. | GWFS Equities, Inc. | |||||||
By: | By: | |||||||
/s/ Ryan Logsdon | /s/ Teresa L. Luiz | |||||||
Ryan Logsdon | Teresa L. Luiz | |||||||
Vice President, Counsel & Secretary | Compliance Officer |
cc: | Frank Buda, Attorney-Adviser |
Division of Investment Management, Disclosure Review Office No. 3