VAN WAGONER FUNDS, INC.
Supplement Dated October 15, 1999
To the Statement of Additional Information
Dated April 30, 1999
For the:
Capital Appreciation Fund
Growth Fund
This supplement updates certain information contained in the Van Wagoner Funds,
Inc. Statement of Additional Information dated April 30, 1999. You should
retain both the Supplement and the Statement of Additional Information for
future reference.
The following information replaces the fifth full paragraph on page 9 of the
Statement of Additional Information concerning the percentage of a Fund's net
assets and the percentage of a company's outstanding shares that may be sold
short:
A Fund may make short sales but only if, after giving effect to the short
sale, (i) its aggregate liabilities for securities sold short does not
exceed 15% its net assets; (ii) its aggregate liabilities for securities
sold short of any one issuer does not exceed 10% of its net assets; and
(iii) the amount of securities sold short does not exceed 10% of the
outstanding securities of the class of securities sold short.
VAN WAGONER FUNDS, INC.
Supplement Dated October 15, 1999
To the Statement of Additional Information
Dated April 30, 1999
For the:
Emerging Growth Fund
Micro-Cap Fund
Mid-Cap Fund
Post-Venture Fund
Technology Fund
This supplement updates certain information contained in the Van Wagoner Funds,
Inc. Statement of Additional Information dated April 30, 1999. You should
retain both the Supplement and the Statement of Additional Information for
future reference.
The following information replaces the fifth full paragraph on page 9 of the
Statement of Additional Information concerning the percentage of a Fund's net
assets and the percentage of a company's outstanding shares that may be sold
short:
A Fund may make short sales but only if, after giving effect to the short
sale, (i) its aggregate liabilities for securities sold short does not
exceed 15% its net assets; (ii) its aggregate liabilities for securities
sold short of any one issuer does not exceed 10% of its net assets; and
(iii) the amount of securities sold short does not exceed 10% of the
outstanding securities of the class of securities sold short.
