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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Janus Investment Fund
100 Fillmore Street
Denver, CO 80206-4928
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes): [X ]
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-1879
Securities Act File Number: 2-34393
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
October 31, 1998
4(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).(See
Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration
fee due.
4(c). [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year pursuant to section
24(f): $133,045,531,813.30
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $116,947,598,121.22
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995 that
were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items
5(ii)and 5(iii)]: -$116,947,598,121.22
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(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item
5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $16,097,933,692.08
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in
future years -- if Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i)]: $ ( 0 )
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x 0.000278
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(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$4,475,225.57
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: 0 . If there is a number of shares or other units that
were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for
use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here:
0 .
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ 0
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$4,475,225.57
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: December 17, 1998*
Method of Delivery
[ X ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
*The amount sent via Fedwire on December 17, 1998, was $7,852,476.62, which was
$3,377,251.05 more than the actual fees due. This filing is being made to
correct the calculation of the amount of the fees.
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Kelley Abbott Howes
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Name: Kelley Abbott Howes
Title: Secretary and Assistant Vice President
Date: January 25, 1999
