# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001815493
**File Stem:** 0001580642-25-007909
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2234
**Document Hash:** bbcb59b945274a910e4658ea07dc4b67
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001580642-25-007909.hdr.sgml**: 20251218

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001580642-25-007909

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251218

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251218

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251218

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VELA Funds
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001815493

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-239642
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251583356

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 220 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 208
- **CITY:** NEW ALBANY
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43054
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 614-653-2178

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 220 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 208
- **CITY:** NEW ALBANY
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43054

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### VELA Small-Mid Cap Fund (Series ID: S000097967)

| Class ID   | Class Name                      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000267517 | VELA Small-Mid Cap Fund Class A |  |
| C000267518 | VELA Small-Mid Cap Fund Class I |  |

December 18, 2025

**VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION**

Filing Desk

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Filings - Rule 497(j)

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|:---|:---|
| Re: | **VELA Funds (the "Registrant")** |
|  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A |
|  | (File No. 333-239642, CIK No. 0001815493) |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 Act ("1933 Act"), and on behalf of the Registrant, I hereby certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the VELA Small-Mid Cap Fund that would have been filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2025 (SEC Accession No. 0001580642-25-007818).

Sincerely,

<u>/s/ Jesse Hallee</u>

Jesse Hallee

Secretary of the Trust