497J 1 0001.txt 497J FOR C. PACAL OF 1/3/01 DECHERT Ten Post Office Square - South 12th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Direct Tel: 617.728.7112 Cynthia.Pacal@dechert.com January 3, 2001 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION Re: Ivy Fund, File Nos. 2-17613, 811-1028 Dear Sir or Madam: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of Ivy Fund (the "Trust") that each form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A ("PEA 119") that would have been filed by the Trust pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from what was contained in PEA 119. I hereby further certify that PEA 119 was filed electronically with the Commission on December 28, 2000 pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act. No fees are required in connection with this filing. Please call me at (617) 728-7112 or Joseph R. Fleming at (617) 728-7161 if you have any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Cynthia A. Pacal Cynthia A. Pacal