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:
Ivy Fund
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
Suite 300
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which
this notice is filed:
Ivy Growth Fund
Ivy Growth with Income Fund
Ivy International Fund
Ivy Emerging Growth Fund
Ivy China Region Fund
Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund
Ivy New Century Fund
Ivy Money Market Fund
Ivy Canada Fund
Ivy Global Fund
Ivy Global Science &
Technology Fund
Ivy Bond Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-1028
Securities Act File Number: 2-17613
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is
filed:
December 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than
180 days after the close of the issuer's fiscal
year for purposes of reporting securities sold
after the close of the fiscal year but before
termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under
Rule 24f- 2(a)(1), if applicable (see Instruction
A.6):
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class
or series which had been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained
unsold at the beginning of the fiscal year:
None
8. Number and amount of securities registered during
the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:
None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year:
134,193,937 shares of beneficial
interest were sold during the
fiscal year with an aggregate sale
price of $1,167,523,725.
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance upon
registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:
134,193,937 shares of beneficial
interest were sold during the
fiscal year with an aggregate sale
price of $1,167,523,725.
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities
issued during the fiscal year in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7):
5,033,489 shares of beneficial
interest were issued during the
fiscal year in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans with an
aggregate sale price of $78,372,745.
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance on
Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$1,167,523,725
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ 78,372,745
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable):
- 484,722,322
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased and previously applied as a
reduction to filing fees pursuant to
Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):
+
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold
and issued during the fiscal year in
reliance on Rule 24f-2 (line (i), plus
line (ii), less line (iii), plus line
(iv)) (if applicable):
761,174,148
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or other
applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6):
x 1/3300
(vii) Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied
by line (vi)):
= 230,658.83
Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii),
(iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is
being filed within 60 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year. See
Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the
Commission's lockbox depository as described in
Section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal
and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to
the Commission's lockbox depository:
February 19, 1997
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title):* /s/ C. William Ferris
___________________________
C. William Ferris,
Secretary/Treasurer
Date: February 20, 1997
* Please print the name and title of the signing
officer below the signature.
February 20, 1997
Ivy Fund
700 South Federal Highway
Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Dear Sirs:
As counsel for Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), we are
familiar with the registration of the Trust under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (File No. 811-1028) and
the registration statement relating to its shares of
beneficial interest (the "Shares") under the Securities
Act of 1933 (File No. 2-17613). We also have examined
such other records of the Trust, agreements, documents and
instruments as we deemed appropriate.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that
the Shares sold at the public offering price and
delivered by the Trust against receipt of the net asset
value of the Shares have been duly and validly
authorized and issued as fully paid and nonassessable
Shares of the Trust.
We consent to the filing of this opinion in
connection with the Notice for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, on behalf of the Trust
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Dechert Price &
Rhoads
