INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 19th, 2013 • Van Eck Funds • New York
Contract Type FiledApril 19th, 2013 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made this 31s day of December, 2012 between Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (“VEARA” or the “Adviser”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VEAC”) having its principal place of business in New York, New York, and Van Eck Funds, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in New York, New York (the “Trust”).