0000950123-11-044302.txt : 20120103 0000950123-11-044302.hdr.sgml : 20120102 20110504082622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-044302 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JANUS INVESTMENT FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277751 IRS NUMBER: 840592523 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 151 DETROIT STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80206 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-333-3863 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 151 DETROIT STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80206 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JANUS FUND /MD/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870701 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
[Janus Letterhead]
May 4, 2011
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Larry Greene
Division of Investment Management
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
     
Re:
  JANUS INVESTMENT FUND (the “Registrant”)
 
  1933 Act File No. 002-34393
 
  1940 Act File No. 811-01879
Mr. Greene:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), the Registrant and the Registrant’s principal underwriter, Janus Distributors LLC, hereby respectfully request that the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 150 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement”) under the 1933 Act and Amendment No. 133 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, filed on May 4, 2011, be accelerated so that it will become effective on May 4, 2011. The Registrant and Janus Distributors LLC are aware of their statutory obligations under the federal securities laws to provide appropriate disclosure of material information.
The Registrant acknowledges responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings. In addition, the Registrant acknowledges that Staff comments, or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments in the filings reviewed by the Staff, do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing.
Please call me at (303) 394-6459 with questions, or if you would like any additional information regarding this filing.
Sincerely yours,
     
Janus Investment Fund,
  Janus Distributors LLC
a Massachusetts business trust
   
 
   
/s/ Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
  /s/ Heidi Hardin
 
   
Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
  Heidi Hardin
Vice President
  Senior Vice President