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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 1, 2000

                                                      REGISTRATION NOS. 811-9140
                                                                        33-80057
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM N-1A
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                    UNDER THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                          PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.12
                                     AND/OR

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                    UNDER THE
                         INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                                AMENDMENT NO. 14
                        (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES.)

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                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
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                     101 MUNSON STREET, GREENFIELD, MA 01301
               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

                                 (800) 814-1897
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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                               PAMELA S. SINOFSKY
                 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT COUNSEL

                        PHOENIX INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LTD.
                               56 PROSPECT STREET
                           HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06115
                     (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS

                  CROSS REFERENCE SHEET PURSUANT TO RULE 495(a)
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                     PART A
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                       INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM NUMBER FORM N-1A, PART A                                           PROSPECTUS CAPTION
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1.     Front and Back Cover Pages...............................        Cover Page, Back Cover Page
2.     Risk/Return Summary Investments, Risks, Performance......        Investment Risk and Return Summary
3.     Risk/Return Summary Fee Table............................        Fund Expenses
4.     Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies,

       and Related Risks........................................        Investment Risk and Return Summary; Additional
                                                                        Investment Techniques

5.     Management's Discussion of Fund Performance..............        Performance Tables
6.     Management, Organization, and Capital Structure..........        Management of the Portfolio
7.     Shareholder Information..................................        Pricing of Portfolio Shares; Purchase Options;
                                                                        Your Account; How to Buy Shares; How to Sell
                                                                        Shares; Things to Know When Selling Shares;

                                                                        Account Policies; Tax Status of Distributions

8.     Distribution Arrangements................................        Purchase Options
9.     Financial Highlights Information.........................        Financial Highlights

                                     PART B

           INFORMATION REQUIRED IN STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ITEM NUMBER FORM N-1A, PART B                                           STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAPTION
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10.    Cover Page and Table of Contents.........................        Cover Page, Table of Contents
11.    Fund History.............................................        The Fund
12.    Description of the Fund and Its Investment Risks.........        Investment Objectives and Policies; Investment
                                                                        Restrictions
13.    Management of the Fund...................................        Management of the Fund
14.    Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities......        Management of the Fund
15.    Investment Advisory and Other Services...................        The Investment Advisers; The Administrator;
                                                                        The Distributor; Distribution Plans; Other
                                                                        Information
16.    Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices.................        Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage
17.    Capital Stock and Other Securities......................         Other Information
18.    Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares..............        Net Asset Value; How to Buy Shares;
                                                                        Redemption of Shares; Tax Sheltered Retirement
                                                                        Plans; Investor Account Services
19.    Taxation of the Fund.....................................        Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
20.    Underwriters.............................................        The Distributor
21.    Calculation of Performance Data..........................        Performance Information
22.    Financial Statements.....................................        Financial Statements
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                                     PART C

        INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN PART C IS SET FORTH UNDER
  THE APPROPRIATE ITEM, SO NUMBERED, IN PART C OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
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                      TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                      Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                      Growth Stock Portfolio
                           Investment Risk and Return Summary..............   1
                           Fund Expenses...................................   4
                           Management of the Portfolio.....................   5
                      Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                      Managed Bond Portfolio
                           Investment Risk and Return Summary..............   8
                           Fund Expenses...................................  12
                           Management of the Portfolio.....................  13
                      Additional Investment Techniques.....................  15
                      Pricing of Portfolio Shares..........................  17
                      Purchase Options.....................................  18
                      Your Account.........................................  19
                      How to Buy Shares....................................  19
                      How to Sell Shares...................................  20
                      Things You Should Know When Selling Shares...........  20
                      Account Policies.....................................  21
                      Tax Status of Distributions..........................  22
                      Financial Highlights.................................  23
                      Additional Information...............................  27

[arrow] PHOENIX
        DUFF & PHELPS
        INSTITUTIONAL
        MUTUAL
        FUNDS
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PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL
GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENT RISK AND RETURN SUMMARY
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio has an investment
objective of long-term capital appreciation. There is no guarantee that the
portfolio will achieve its objective.


[arrow]  Under normal conditions, the portfolio invests at least 65% of its
         total assets in any class or type of stock believed by the subadviser
         to offer potential for capital appreciation over both the intermediate
         and long term. Most of the portfolio's investments will be in common
         stocks.

[arrow]  The adviser manages the portfolio's investment program and general
         operation of the portfolio and the subadviser manages the investments
         of the portfolio.

[arrow]  The subadviser's strategy involves investments in two types of growth
         stocks: well-established companies that have long and proven track
         records of financial success through full economic cycles and companies
         that are growing rapidly and that the subadviser believes have the
         potential to exceed earnings expectations. The former are generally
         large, well known companies that have established histories of
         profitability and/or dividend payment. The latter are generally
         mid-range capitalization companies with high growth potential. Using
         statistical modeling and fundamental analysis, the subadviser evaluates
         earnings strength, quality and sustainability, as well as stock
         valuations and quality of company management.

Temporary Defensive Strategy: If the subadviser believes that market conditions
are not favorable to the portfolio's principal strategies, the portfolio may
invest in fixed income securities with or without warrants or conversion
features, and it may hold onto its cash or invest without limit in cash
equivalents. When this happens, the portfolio may not achieve its investment
objective.

Please see "Additional Investment Techniques" for other investment techniques of
the portfolio.

PRINCIPAL RISKS
If you invest in this portfolio, you risk that you may lose your investment.

GENERAL
The value of the portfolio's investments that supports your share value can
decrease as well as increase. If between the time you purchase shares and the
time you sell shares the value of the portfolio's investments decreases, you
will lose money.



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Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the
overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the portfolio invests
can be worse than expected and investments may fail to perform as the advisor
expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease.

GROWTH STOCKS
Because growth stocks typically make little or no dividend payments to
shareholders, investment return is based on a stock's capital appreciation,
making return more dependent on market increases and decreases. Growth stocks
are therefore more volatile than non-growth stocks to market changes, tending to
rise faster when markets rise and drop more sharply when markets fall.


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PERFORMANCE TABLES
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing
in the Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio. The bar chart
shows changes in the portfolio's Class X Shares performance from year to year
over the past ten years.(1) The table shows how the portfolio's average annual
returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Performance
data is based on the portfolio's past performance as a pooled separate
investment account of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company prior to March
1, 1996 (inception of the portfolio). The objectives, policies, guidelines and
restrictions of the separate account are materially equivalent to those of the
portfolio. The performance of the separate account has been restated to reflect
the deduction of fees and expenses applicable to the portfolio's Class X Shares
and Class Y Shares, respectively. The portfolio's past performance is not
necessarily an indication of how the portfolio will perform in the future.

GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO


CALENDAR YEAR                    ANNUAL RETURN(%)
   1990                                3.25
   1991                               40.58
   1992                                2.19
   1993                               10.04
   1994                               -0.90
   1995                               34.73
   1996                               11.34
   1997                               25.76
   1998                               31.20
   1999                               33.93

(1) During the 10-year period shown in the chart above, the highest return for a
quarter was 26.91% (quarter ending December 31, 1999) and the lowest return for
a quarter was (12.05)% (quarter ending September 30, 1990). Year-to-date
performance (through March 31, 2000) was 3.45%.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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   AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   (FOR THE PERIODS ENDING 12/31/99)                      ONE YEAR          FIVE YEARS         TEN YEARS
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<S>                                                        <C>                <C>                <C>
   CLASS X SHARES                                          33.93%             27.08%             18.28%
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   CLASS Y SHARES                                          33.60%             26.77%             17.99%
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   S&P 500 COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX(1)                  21.14%             28.66%             18.25%
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</TABLE>

(1) The S&P 500 Stock Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged, commonly used
measure of stock market total return performance.



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FUND EXPENSES
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
This table illustrates all fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the portfolio.


                                                                          CLASS X                CLASS Y
                                                                           SHARES                SHARES
                                                                           ------                ------

SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT)
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
<S>                                                                         <C>                   <C>
percentage of offering price)                                               None                  None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of
the lesser of the value redeemed or the amount invested)                    None                  None
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends                 None                  None
Redemption Fee                                                              None                  None
Exchange Fee                                                                None                  None
                                                                       -------------------------------------
                                                                           CLASS X               CLASS Y
                                                                           SHARES                SHARES
                                                                           ------                ------
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT ARE
DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS

Management Fees                                                             0.60%                 0.60%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees (b)                                   None                  0.25%
Other Expenses                                                              0.35%                 0.35%
                                                                            -----                 -----
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(A)                                     0.95%                 1.20%
                                                                            =====                 =====
</TABLE>
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(a) The portfolio's investment adviser has agreed to reimburse or waive through
December 31, 2001, total operating expenses to the extent that such expenses
exceed 0.70% for Class X Shares and 0.95% for Class Y Shares. Actual Total
Annual Operating Expenses for the portfolio, after expense reimbursement, were
0.70% for Class X Shares and 0.95% for Class Y Shares.

(b) Distribution and Service Fees represent an asset-based sales charge that,
for a long-term shareholder, may be higher than the maximum front-end sales
charge permitted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD").


EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the portfolio for the time
periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:


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   CLASS               1 YEAR        3 YEARS       5 YEARS       10 YEARS
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   Class X               $97          $303           $525         $1,166
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   Class Y              $122          $381           $660         $1,455
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Note: Your actual expenses may be lower than those shown in the table above
since the expense levels used to calculate the figures shown do not include the
reimbursement of expenses over certain levels by the portfolio's investment
adviser. Refer to the section "Management of the Portfolio" for information
about expense reimbursement.

MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO
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THE ADVISER


Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. ("Phoenix") is the investment adviser to the
portfolio and is located at 56 Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115.
Phoenix also acts as the investment adviser for 14 fund companies totalling 38
mutual funds, as subadviser to two fund companies totalling three mutual funds
and as adviser to institutional clients. As of December 31, 1999, Phoenix had
$25.7 billion in assets under management. Phoenix has acted as an investment
adviser for over sixty years.

Seneca Capital Management LLC ("Seneca") is the investment subadviser to the
portfolio and is located at 909 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
94133. Seneca acts as subadviser to eleven other mutual funds and acts as
investment adviser to institutions and individuals. As of December 31, 1999,
Seneca had $9.2 billion in assets under management. Seneca has been (with its
predecessor GMG/Seneca Capital Management LP ("GMG/Seneca")) an investment
adviser since 1989.

Subject to the direction of the portfolio's Board of Trustees, Phoenix is
responsible for managing the portfolio's investment program and the general
operations of the portfolio. Seneca, as subadviser, is responsible for the
day-to-day management of the portfolio's investments. Seneca manages each fund's
assets to conform with the investment policies as described in this prospectus.

The portfolio pays Phoenix a monthly investment management fee that is accrued
daily against the value of the portfolio's net assets at the following annual
rates:


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                                          $1(st) billion             $1+ billion
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------
       Management Fee                        0.60%                      0.55%
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Phoenix pays Seneca a subadvisory fee at the following rates:

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<CAPTION>
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     Rate for First $67,800,000             Rate for Next $932,200,000         Rate for Excess over $1 Billion
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<S>             <C>                                   <C>                                  <C>
                0.10%                                 0.30%                                0.275%
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The adviser has voluntarily agreed to assume total operating expenses of the
portfolio (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage fees, commissions and
extraordinary expenses) until December 31, 2001, to the extent that such
expenses exceed the following percentages of the average annual net asset values
of the portfolio:

- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
                                  Class X Shares             Class Y Shares
- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
  Growth Stock Portfolio              0.70%                       0.95%
- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------


During the portfolio's last fiscal year, the portfolio paid total management
fees of $391,685. The ratio of management fees to average net assets for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 was 0.60%.


PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Investment and trading decisions for the portfolio are made by a team of
managers and analysts headed by Gail P. Seneca. The team leaders, which include
Ms. Seneca, Richard D. Little and Ronald K. Jacks, are primarily responsible for
the day-to-day decisions related to the portfolio.

Gail P. Seneca. Ms. Seneca has been the Chief Executive and Investment Officer
of Seneca or GMG/Seneca since November 1989. Ms. Seneca serves as Co-Manager of
the Phoenix-Seneca Equity Opportunities Fund and Phoenix-Seneca Strategic Theme
Fund of Phoenix Strategic Equity Series Fund. She also serves as a team leader
for each of the Phoenix-Seneca Funds. From October 1987 until October 1989, Ms.
Seneca was Senior Vice President of the Asset Management Division of Wells Fargo
Bank and from October 1983 to September 1987, she was Investment Strategist and
Portfolio Manager for Chase Lincoln Bank, heading the fixed income division.

Richard D. Little. Mr. Little has been Director of Equities with Seneca or
GMG/Seneca since December 1989. Mr. Little serves as Co-Manager of the
Phoenix-Seneca Equity Opportunities Fund and Phoenix-Seneca Strategic Theme Fund
of Phoenix Strategic Equity Series Fund. He also serves as Portfolio Manager for
the Phoenix-Seneca Growth Fund and Phoenix-Seneca Mid Cap "EDGE" Fund of the
Phoenix-Seneca Funds. Before joining GMG/Seneca, Mr. Little held positions as an
analyst, board member, and regional manager with Smith Barney, NatWest
Securities, and Montgomery Securities.



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Ronald K. Jacks. Mr. Jacks has been a Portfolio Manager with Seneca or
GMG/Seneca since July 1990. Mr. Jacks serves as Co-Manager of the Phoenix-Seneca
Equity Opportunities Fund and Phoenix-Seneca Strategic Theme Fund of Phoenix
Strategic Equity Series Fund. He also serves as Portfolio Manager for the
Phoenix-Seneca Growth Fund and Phoenix-Seneca Mid Cap "EDGE" Fund of the
Phoenix-Seneca Funds. He was a Secretary of Phoenix-Seneca Funds from February
1996 to February 1998 and was a Trustee of Phoenix-Seneca Funds from February
1996 to June 1997.



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PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL
MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENT RISK AND RETURN SUMMARY
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio has an investment
objective to generate a high level of current income and appreciation of capital
consistent with prudent investment risk. There is no guarantee that the
portfolio will achieve its objective.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
[arrow]  Under normal circumstances, the portfolio invests at least 80% of its
         total assets in bonds rated in the four highest rating categories at
         the time of investment, or if unrated, are of comparable quality in the
         adviser's opion. Up to 35% of the portfolio's total net asset value may
         be invested in foreign securities.


[arrow]  Securities are selected using a "sector rotation" approach. The adviser
         seeks to adjust the portion of portfolio investment in various
         "sectors," such as U.S. corporates, foreign corporates, U.S.
         Governments and foreign governments, as well as asset-backed,
         mortgage-backed and municipal bonds, and the selections within sectors
         to obtain higher relative returns. The adviser selects those sectors
         that it believes offer attractive values. Securities within sectors are
         selected based on general economic and financial conditions and the
         issuer's business, management, cash, assets, earnings and stability.
         Securities selected for investment are those that the adviser believes
         offer the best potential for total return based on risk-to-reward
         tradeoff.

[arrow]  Interest rate risk is managed by a duration neutral strategy. The
         adviser attempts to maintain the duration of the portfolio at a level
         similar to that of its benchmark. Duration measures the interest rate
         sensitivity of a fixed income security by assessing and weighting the
         present value of the security's payment pattern. Generally, the longer
         the maturity the greater the duration and therefore the greater effect
         interest rate changes have on the price of the security. By maintaining
         the duration of the portfolio at a level similar to that of the
         portfolio's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the
         adviser believes that the portfolio's exposure to interest rate risk is
         more consistent with its benchmark's risk profile than that of a
         portfolio that attempts to predict future interest rate changes. On
         March 31, 2000, the modified adjusted duration of the Lehman Brothers
         Aggregate Bond Index was 4.93 years.


[arrow]  Securities selected forportfolio investment may be of any maturity.
         However, the adviser attempts to maintain a maturity composition
         similar to that of its benchmark in an effort to maintain an interest
         rate risk profile consistent with the benchmark. Maturity composition
         refers to the percentage of securities within specific maturity ranges
         as well as the aggregate weighted average portfolio maturity. On March
         31, 2000, the maturity of the Lehman Brother's Aggregate Bond Index was
         8.88 years.





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[arrow]  Securities are generally sold when the adviser believes the issue has
         realized its value or to take advantage of attractive values in other
         types of securities.

Temporary Defensive Strategy: When in the opinion of the adviser, current cash
needs or market or economic conditions warrant, the portfolio may temporarily
retain cash or invest part or all of its assets in cash equivalents. When this
happens, the portfolio may not achieve its investment objective.

Please see "Additional Investment Techniques" for other investment techniques of
the portfolio.

PRINCIPAL RISKS
If you invest in this portfolio, you risk that you may lose your investment.

GENERAL
The value of your shares and the level of income you receive are subject to
risks associated with the types of securities selected for portfolio investment.
Neither the portfolio nor the adviser can assure you that a particular level of
income will consistently be achieved or that the value of the portfolio's
investments that supports your share value will increase. If the value of
portfolio investments decreases, your share value will decrease.

Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the
overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the portfolio invests
can be worse than expected and investments may fail to perform as the adviser
expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease.

INTEREST RATE RISK
Interest rate trends can have an affect on the value of your shares. If interest
rates rise, the value of debt securities generally will fall. Because the
portfolio may hold securities with longer maturities, the net asset value of the
portfolio may experience greater price fluctuations in response to changes in
interest rates than portfolios that hold only securities with short-term
maturities. Prices of longer-term securities are affected more by interest rate
changes than prices of shorter-term securities.

CREDIT RISK
Credit risk pertains to the issuer's ability to make scheduled interest or
principal payments. Generally, securities rated below investment grade (high
yield-high risk securities) have a greater chance that the issuer will be unable
to make such payments when due.

LONG-TERM MATURITIES
Fixed income securities with longer maturities may be subject to greater price
fluctuations due to interest rate, tax law and general market changes.


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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies,
authorities and instrumentalities and backed by full faith and credit of the
United States only guarantee principal and interest will be timely paid to
holders of the securities. The entities do not guarantee that the value of
portfolio shares will increase.

FOREIGN INVESTING
Investments in non-U.S. companies involve additional risks and conditions
including differences in accounting standards, generally higher commission
rates, differences in transaction settlement systems, political instability, and
the possibility of confiscatory or expropriation taxes. Political and economic
uncertainty in foreign countries, as well as less public information about
foreign investments, may negatively impact the portfolio's investments.
Dividends and other income payable on foreign securities may also be subject to
foreign taxes. Some investments may be made in currencies other than U.S.
dollars that will fluctuate in value as a result of changes in the currency
exchange rate. Foreign markets and currencies may not perform as well as U.S.
markets.

Risks associated with foreign investments may be intensified in emerging market
countries, and such countries and companies doing business in such countries may
not have the same range of opportunities and have more obstacles to financial
success than their counterparts in developed nations.

MORTGAGE-BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
Early payoffs on the underlying loans in mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities may result in the fund receiving less income than originally
anticipated. The variability in prepayments will tend to limit price gains when
interest rates drop and exaggerate price declines when interest rates rise. In
the event of high prepayments, the fund may be required to invest the proceeds
at lower interest rates, causing the fund to earn less than if the prepayments
had not occurred.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
Principal and interest payments on municipal securities may not be guaranteed by
the issuing body and may be payable only from monies derived from a particular
source (so called "revenue bonds"). If the source does not perform as expected,
principal and income payments may not be made on time or at all. In addition,
the market for municipal securities is often thin and can be temporarily
affected by large purchases and sales, including those by the fund. General
conditions in the financial markets and the size of a particular offering may
also negatively affect municipal securities' returns.





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PERFORMANCE TABLES
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing
in the Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio. The bar chart
shows changes in the portfolio's Class X Shares performance from year to year
over the past ten years.(1) The table shows how the portfolio's average annual
returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Performance
data is based on the portfolio's past performance as a pooled separate
investment account of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company prior to March
1, 1996 (inception of the portfolio). The objectives, policies, guidelines and
restrictions of the separate account are materially equivalent to those of the
portfolio. The performance of the separate account has been restated to reflect
the deduction of fees and expenses applicable to the portfolio's Class X Shares
and Class Y Shares, respectively. The portfolio's past performance is not
necessarily an indication of how the portfolio will perform in the future.

MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO

CALENDAR YEAR                    ANNUAL RETURN(%)
   1990                                3.71
   1991                               18.72
   1992                                8.90
   1993                               12.14
   1994                               -4.87
   1995                               19.97
   1996                                8.70
   1997                                9.75
   1998                                1.99
   1999                                1.47

(1) During the 10-year period shown in the chart above, the highest return for a
quarter was 8.54% (quarter ending June 30, 1995) and the lowest return for a
quarter was (3.18)% (quarter ending March 31, 1994). Year-to-date performance
(through March 31, 2000) was 2.11%.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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   Average Annual Total Returns
   (for the periods ending 12/31/99)                       One Year           Five Years          Ten Years
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<S>                                                          <C>                 <C>                <C>
   Class X Shares                                            1.47%               8.17%              7.80%
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   Class Y Shares                                            1.26%               7.91%              7.53%
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   Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index(1)                  (0.83)%              7.73%              7.70%
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</TABLE>
(1) The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, commonly used
measure of bond market total return performance.



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FUND EXPENSES
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
This table illustrates all fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the portfolio.

                                                                          CLASS X                CLASS Y
                                                                           SHARES                 SHARES
                                                                           ------                 ------
SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT)
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
<S>                                                                         <C>                    <C>
percentage of offering price)                                               None                   None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of
the lesser of the value redeemed or the amount invested)                    None                   None
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Reinvested                                                  None
Dividends                                                                   None
Redemption Fee                                                              None                   None
Exchange Fee                                                                None                   None
                                                                       --------------------------------------
                                                                          CLASS X                CLASS Y
                                                                           SHARES                 SHARES
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT ARE
DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

Management Fees                                                            0.45%                  0.45%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees (b)                                   None                  0.25%
Other Expenses                                                             0.29%                  0.29%
                                                                           ----                   ----
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(A)                                    0.74%                  0.99%
                                                                           =====                  =====
</TABLE>


- ----------

(a) The portfolio's investment adviser has agreed to reimburse or waive through
December 31, 2001, total operating expenses to the extent that such expenses
exceed 0.55% for Class X Shares and 0.80% for Class Y Shares. Actual Total
Annual Operating Expenses for the portfolio, after expense reimbursement, are
0.55% for Class X Shares and 0.80% for Class Y Shares.

(b) Distribution and Service Fees represent an asset-based sales charge that,
for a long-term shareholder, may be higher than the maximum front-end sales
charge permitted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD").

EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the portfolio for the time
periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the portfolio operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual
costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


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<PAGE>


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CLASS             1 YEAR         3 YEARS          5 YEAS         10 YEARS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Class X             $76           $237             $411             $918
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Class Y            $101           $315             $547           $1,213
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: Your actual expenses may be lower than those shown in the table above
since the expense levels used to calculate the figures shown do not include the
reimbursement of expenses over certain levels by the portfolio's investment
adviser. Refer to the section "Management of the Portfolio" for information
about expense reimbursement.


MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE ADVISER

Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. ("Phoenix") is the investment adviser to the
portfolio and is located at 56 Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115.
Phoenix also acts as the investment adviser for 14 fund companies totalling 38
mutual funds, as subadviser to two fund companies totalling three mutual funds
and as adviser to institutional clients. As of December 31, 1999, Phoenix had
$25.7 billion in assets under management. Phoenix has acted as an investment
adviser for over sixty years.

Subject to the direction of the portfolio's Board of Trustees, Phoenix is
responsible for managing the portfolio's investment program and the day-to-day
management of the portfolio's investments. Phoenix manages the portfolio's
assets to conform with the investment policies as described in this prospectus.
The portfolio pays Phoenix a monthly investment management fee that is accrued
daily against the value of the portfolio's net assets at the following annual
rates.


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 $1(st) billion               $1+ billion
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Management Fee                0.45%                        0.40%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The adviser has voluntarily agreed to assume total operating expenses of the
portfolio (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage fees, commissions and
extraordinary expenses) until December 31, 2001, to the extent that such
expenses exceed the following percentages of the average annual net asset values
of the portfolio:

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Class X Shares               Class Y Shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Managed Bond Portfolio        0.55%                        0.80%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                   Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio 13
<PAGE>


During the portfolio's last fiscal year, the portfolio paid total management
fees of $480,907. The ratio of management fees to average net assets for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 was 0.45%.


PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

James D. Wehr serves as Portfolio Manager of the portfolio and as such is
responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio's holdings. Mr. Wehr
is Senior Vice President, Fixed Income, of Phoenix; formerly he was Managing
Director, Fixed Income (1996-1998) and Vice President (1991-1996) of Phoenix.
Mr. Wehr served as Portfolio Manager of the Phoenix Home Life Separate Account P
(predecessor to the Managed Bond Portfolio) (1990-1996). He also served as
Portfolio Manager of Phoenix-Goodwin Tax-Exempt Bond Portfolio of the Phoenix
Multi-Portfolio Fund from 1988 to 1997 and of Phoenix-Goodwin California Tax
Exempt Bond Fund, Inc. from 1993 to 1997.



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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In addition to the Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks, Phoenix
Duff & Phelps Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio ("Growth Stock") and Phoenix
Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio ("Managed Bond") may engage
in the following investment techniques as indicated:

FOREIGN INVESTING
Up to 15% of Growth Stock's net assets may be invested in foreign securities.
Foreign markets and currencies may not perform as well as U.S. markets, and
dividends and other income payable on foreign securities may be subject to
foreign taxes.

SMALL CAPITALIZATIONS
Growth Stock may invest in companies with smaller capitalizations. Such
investments may be more volatile and are subject to varying patterns of trading
volume and may, at times, be difficult to sell.

HIGH YIELD-HIGH RISK SECURITIES
Managed Bond may invest up to 20% of its total net assets in high yield-high
risk securities. High yield-high risk securities (junk bonds) typically entail
greater price volatility and principal and interest rate risk. There is a
greater chance that an issuer will not be able to make principal and interest
payments on time. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high yield
securities may be complex, and as a result, it may be more difficult for the
adviser to accurately predict risk.

WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED-DELIVERY SECURITIES
The portfolios may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery
basis. The value of the security on settlement date may be more or less than the
price paid as a result of changes in interest rates and market conditions. If
the value on settlement date is less, the value of your shares may decline.

SECURITIES LENDING
Each portfolio may lend up to 25% of its total assets at market value to
increase its investment returns. If the borrower is unwilling or unable to
return the borrowed securities when due, the portfolio can suffer losses.

DERIVATIVES
The portfolios may write exchange-traded, covered call options and purchase put
and call options on securities and securities indices, and may enter into
futures contracts and related



                             Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds 15
<PAGE>



options. The portfolios may also enter into swap agreements relating to interest
rates and securities indices. The portfolios may use these techniques to hedge
against changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, changes in
securities prices or other factors affecting the value of their investments, or
as part of their overall investment technique. If the adviser fails to
correctly predict these changes, the portfolios can lose money. Derivatives
transactions may be less liquid than other securities and the counterparty to
such transaction may not perform as expected. In addition, purchasing call or
put options involves the risk that a portfolio may lose the premium it paid plus
transaction costs. Futures and options involve market risk in excess of their
value.

Growth Stock may also invest in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.
Early payoffs on the underlying loans in mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities may result in the portfolio receiving less income than originally
anticipated. The variability in prepayments will tend to limit price gains when
interest rates drop and exaggerate price declines when interest rates rise. In
the event of high prepayments, the portfolio may be required to invest proceeds
at lower interest rates, causing the portfolio to earn less than if prepayments
had not occurred.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The portfolios may invest in repurchase agreements. Default or insolvency of the
other party presents risks to the portfolio.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES
Each of the portfolios may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. Illiquid securities may include repurchase agreements with
maturities of greater than seven days. The inability of the portfolio to dispose
of illiquid securities in a timely manner and at a fair price at a time when it
might be necessary or advantageous to do so may harm the portfolio.

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Each of the portfolios may invest up to 20% of its assets in short-term
instruments other than instruments involving U.S. Government securities.
Short-term instruments are high grade short-term securities such as commercial
paper, drafts, municipal notes, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of
deposit.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
Managed Bond may invest in municipal securities. Principal and interest payments
may not be guaranteed and may not be paid on time or at all. The market for
municipal securities may be thin and can be temporarily affected by large
purchases and sales.

UNRATED FIXED INCOME SECURITIES
The portfolios may invest in unrated securities. Unrated securities may not be
lower in quality than rated securities, but due to their perceived risk they may
not have as broad a market as



16 Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
<PAGE>



rated securities. Analysis of unrated securities is more complex than for rated
securities, making it more difficult for the subadviser to accurately predict
risk.

The portfolios may buy other types of securities or employ other portfolio
management techniques. Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information
for more detailed information about these and other investment techniques of the
portfolios.


PRICING OF PORTFOLIO SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOW IS THE SHARE PRICE DETERMINED?


Each portfolio calculates a share price for each class of its shares. The share
price is based on the net assets of the portfolio and the number of outstanding
shares. In general, each portfolio calculates net asset value by:


        o     adding the values of all securities and other assets of the
              portfolio,

        o     subtracting liabilities, and

        o     dividing by the total number of outstanding shares of the
              portfolio.


Asset Value: Each portfolio's investments are valued at market value. If market
quotations are not available, a portfolio determines a "fair value" for an
investment according to rules and procedures approved by the Trustees. Foreign
and domestic debt securities (other than short-term investments) are valued on
the basis of broker quotations or valuations provided by a pricing service
approved by the Trustees when such prices are believed to reflect the fair value
of such securities. Foreign and domestic equity securities are valued at the
last sale price or, if there has been no sale that day, at the last bid price,
generally. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of sixty days or
less are valued at amortized cost, which the Trustees have determined
approximates market value.

Liabilities: Class specific expenses, distribution fees, service fees and other
liabilities are deducted from the assets of each class. Expenses and liabilities
that are not class specific (such as management fees) are allocated to each
class in proportion to each class' net assets, except where an alternative
allocation can be more fairly made.

Net Asset Value: The liability allocated to a class plus any other expenses are
deducted from the proportionate interest of such class in the assets of the
portfolio. The resulting amount for each class is then divided by the number of
shares outstanding of that class to produce each class' net asset value per
share.

The net asset value per share of each class of each portfolio is determined on
days when the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for trading as of the
close of trading



                             Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds 17
<PAGE>



(normally 4:00 PM eastern time). A portfolio will not calculate its net asset
values per share on days when the NYSE is closed for trading. If the portfolios
hold securities that are traded on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or
other holidays when the portfolios do not price their shares, the net asset
value of the portfolios' shares may change on days when shareholders will not be
able to purchase or redeem the portfolios' shares.

AT WHAT PRICE ARE SHARES PURCHASED?

All investments received by the portfolios' authorized agents prior to the close
of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 PM eastern time) will be executed
based on that day's net asset value. Shares credited to your account from the
reinvestment of portfolio distributions will be in full and fractional shares
that are purchased at the closing net asset value on the next business day on
which the portfolios' net asset value is calculated following the dividend
record date.



PURCHASE OPTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


The portfolios presently offer two classes of shares that have different minimum
investment requirements and distribution charges (see "Fund Expenses" previously
in this prospectus). For Class Y Shares, the portfolios have adopted a
distribution and service plan allowed under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 that authorizes the portfolios to pay distribution and service fees
for the sale of shares and for services provided to shareholders.


Because these fees are paid out of the portfolio's assets on an on-going basis,
over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you
more than paying other types of sales charges.

Shares of the portfolios are offered primarily to institutional investors and
corporate, public, union and governmental pension plans.


To purchase Class X Shares, you must initially purchase shares whose net asset
value exceeds $5 million. To purchase Class Y Shares, you must initially
purchase shares whose net asset value exceeds $1 million.


The minimum initial investment requirements are waived for purchases by:

         o  institutional investors and corporate, public, union and
            governmental pension plans which have been invested in certain
            separate accounts of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company as
            of March 1, 1996;


         o  trust companies, bank trust departments, broker-dealers, financial
            planners and investment advisers for portfolios over which such
            entity charges an account



18 Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
<PAGE>



            management fee and which are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory,
            custodial or similar capacity; and


         o  institutional investors and corporate, public, union and
            governmental pension plans which are investing redemption proceeds
            from the reorganization or merger of other investment companies.

The minimum subsequent investment for Class X and Class Y Shares is $100.

You will pay no sales charges at any time on Class X or Class Y Shares. There
are no distribution and service fees applicable to Class X Shares. Class Y
Shares are subject to a distribution and service fee of 0.25% annually.

YOUR ACCOUNT
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPENING AN ACCOUNT

Your financial advisor can assist you with your initial purchase, as well as all
phases of your investment program.

HOW TO BUY SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Through a financial advisor         Contact your advisor. Some advisors may
                                     charge a fee.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Through the mail                    Complete a New Account Application and send
                                     it with a check payable to the portfolio.
                                     Mail them to: State Street Bank, P.O. Box
                                     8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 By Federal Funds wire               Call us at (800) 814-1897 for instructions.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 By telephone exchange               Call us at (800) 814-1897.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds 19
<PAGE>


HOW TO SELL SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


You have the right to have the portfolios buy back shares at the net asset value
next determined after receipt of a redemption order by the portfolios' Transfer
Agent or an authorized agent. Subject to certain restrictions, shares may be
redeemed by telephone or in writing. In addition, shares may be sold through
securities dealers, brokers or agents who may charge customary commissions or
fees for their services. The portfolios do not charge any redemption fees.
Payment for shares redeemed is made within seven days; however, redemption
proceeds will not be disbursed until each check used for purchases of shares has
been cleared for payment by your bank, which may take up to 15 days after
receipt of the check.


- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------
                                     TO SELL SHARES
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------
Through a financial advisor          Contact your advisor. Some advisors may
                                     charge a fee.
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------
Through the mail                     Send a letter of instruction and any share
                                     certificates (if you hold certificate
                                     shares) to: State Street Bank, P.O. Box
                                     8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301. Be sure to
                                     include the registered owner's name,
                                     portfolio and account number, number of
                                     shares or dollar value you wish to sell.
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------
By telephone                         For sales up to $100,000, requests can be
                                     made by calling (800) 814-1897.
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------
By telephone exchange                Call us at (800) 814-1897.
- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW WHEN SELLING SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


You may realize a taxable gain or loss (for federal income tax purposes) if you
redeem shares of the portfolios. Each portfolio reserves the right to pay large
redemptions "in-kind" (in securities owned by the portfolio rather than in
cash). Large redemptions are those over $250,000 or 1% of the portfolio's net
assets. Additional documentation will be required for redemptions by
organizations, fiduciaries, or retirement plans, or if redemption is requested
by anyone but the shareholder(s) of record. Transfers between broker-dealer
"street" accounts are governed by the accepting broker-dealer. Questions
regarding this type of transfer should be directed to your financial advisor.
Redemption requests will not be honored until all required documents in proper
form have been received. To avoid delay in redemption or transfer, shareholders
having questions about specific requirements should contact the portfolios'
Transfer Agent at (800) 814-1897.



20 Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
<PAGE>


REDEMPTIONS BY MAIL
Send a clear letter of instructions including the name of the portfolio shares
to be sold and a properly executed stock power or any related instruction
transmittal specifying account number and the name of the shareholder exactly as
registered.

The signature on your request must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor
institution as defined by the portfolios' Transfer Agent in accordance with its
signature guarantee procedures. Currently, such procedures generally permit
guarantees by banks, broker dealers, credit unions, national securities
exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings
associations.

If you are selling shares held in a corporate or fiduciary account, please
contact the portfolios' Transfer Agent at (800) 814-1897.

SELLING SHARES BY TELEPHONE
The Transfer Agent will use reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone
instructions are genuine. Address and bank account information are verified,
redemption instructions are taped, and all redemptions are confirmed in writing.

The individual investor bears the risk from instructions given by an
unauthorized third party that the Transfer Agent reasonably believed to be
genuine.

The Transfer Agent may modify or terminate the telephone redemption privilege at
any time with 60 days notice to shareholders.

During times of drastic economic or market changes, telephone redemptions may be
difficult to make or temporarily suspended.

ACCOUNT POLICIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

        o  You should carefully read the prospectus of the fund into which you
           want to exchange before deciding to make an exchange. You can obtain
           a prospectus from your financial advisor or by calling us at (800)
           814-1897.

        o  You may exchange shares for another portfolio in the same class of
           shares; e.g., Class X for Class X.

        o  Exchanges may be made by phone (800) 814-1897 or by mail (State
           Street Bank, P.O. Box 8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301).


                             Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds 21
<PAGE>


        o  The amount of the exchange must be equal to or greater than the
           minimum initial investment required.

        o  The exchange of shares is treated as a sale and purchase for federal
           income tax purposes.


        o  The portfolios reserve the right to refuse an exchange request if in
           the portfolio's or adviser's opinion the exchange would adversely
           affect the portfolio's ability to invest according to its investment
           objectives and policies, the portfolio believes that a pattern of
           exchanges coincides with a "market timing" strategy, or the exchange
           would otherwise adversely affect the portfolio and its shareholders.

        o  Because excessive trading can hurt portfolio performance and harm
           other shareholders, the portfolios reserve the right to temporarily
           or permanently end exchange privileges or reject an order from anyone
           who appears to be attempting to time the market, including investors
           who request more than one exchange in any 30-day period. The
           portfolios' underwriter has entered into agreements with certain
           market timing firms permitting them to exchange by telephone. These
           privileges are limited, and the portfolios' distributor has the right
           to reject or suspend them.


TAX STATUS OF DISTRIBUTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Each portfolio plans to make distributions from net investment income at
intervals stated on the table below, and to distribute net realized capital
gains, if any, at least annually.


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PORTFOLIO                                       DIVIDEND PAID
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Growth Stock Portfolio                           Semiannually
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Managed Bond Portfolio                           Semiannually
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Distributions of short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable
to shareholders as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains, if any, distributed
to shareholders and which are designated by the portfolio as capital gains
distributions, are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain
distributions regardless of the length of time you have owned your shares.

Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash, dividends and capital gain
distributions are paid in additional shares. All distributions, cash or
additional shares, are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to
state, local and other taxes.


Many investors, including most tax-qualified plan investors, may be eligible for
preferential federal income tax treatment on distributions received from the
portfolios and disposition of shares of the portfolios.



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<PAGE>


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


These tables are intended to help you understand the portfolios' financial
performance for the past five years or since inception. Certain information
reflects financial results for a single portfolio share. The total returns in
the tables represent the rates that an investor would have earned or lost on an
investment in the portfolios (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent accountants. Their report, together with the portfolios' financial
statements, are included in the portfolios' most recent Annual Report, which is
available upon request.


PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                CLASS X
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       FROM
                                                                                                     INCEPTION
                                                                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,             3/1/96 TO
                                                            1999          1998          1997         12/31/96
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period                       $37.82        $33.85         $47.42         $48.01
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(5)
   Net investment income                                     0.08          0.05(6)        0.31(6)        0.34
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                  11.65          9.88          10.60           4.89
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                       11.73          9.93          10.91           5.23
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
   Dividends from net investment income                     (0.05)        (0.15)         (0.39)         (0.30)
   Dividends from net realized gains                       (12.67)        (5.81)        (24.07)(3)      (5.52)
   In excess of net investment income                          --            --          (0.02)            --
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
   TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                                     (12.72)        (5.96)        (24.48)         (5.82)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
Change in net asset value                                   (0.99)         3.97         (13.57)         (0.59)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                             $36.83        $37.82         $33.85         $47.42
                                                         ========      ========       ========       ========
Total return                                                33.93%        31.20%         25.76%          10.71%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                     $41,436       $46,330        $44,350         $82,739
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
   Operating expenses(4)                                     0.70%         0.70%          0.70%           0.70%(1)
   Net investment income                                     0.17%         0.13%          0.64%           0.65%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                            136%          115%           148%             99%(2)
</TABLE>
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(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Includes amounts distributed as income and redesignated for tax purposes.
(4) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.95%, 1.00%,
0.87%, and 0.81% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively.
(5) Distributions are made in accordance with the prospectus; however, class
level per share income from investment operations may vary from anticipated
results depending on the timing of share purchases and redemptions.
(6) Computed using average shares outstanding.



                             Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds 23
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                CLASS Y
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       FROM
                                                                                                     INCEPTION
                                                                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,             3/1/96 TO
                                                            1999          1998          1997         12/31/96
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period                       $37.79        $33.86         $47.43         $48.01
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(5)
   Net investment income                                    (0.03)         0.04(6)        0.18(6)        0.18
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                  11.63          9.88          10.59           4.95
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                       11.60          9.84          10.77           5.13
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
   Dividends from net investment income                        --         (0.10)         (0.31)         (0.19)
   Dividends from realized gains                           (12.67)        (5.81)        (24.02)(3)      (5.52)
   In excess of net investment income                          --            --          (0.01)            --
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                                   (12.67)        (5.91)        (24.34)         (5.71)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
Change in net asset value                                   (1.07)         3.93         (13.57)         (0.58)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                             $36.72        $37.79         $33.86         $47.43
                                                         ========      ========       ========       ========
Total return                                                33.60%        30.85%         25.46%         10.48%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                     $21,845       $21,347        $17,631        $22,978
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
   Operating expenses(4)                                     0.95%         0.95%          0.95%          0.95%(1)
   Net investment income                                    (0.09)%       (0.11)%         0.39%          0.39%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                            136%          115%           148%            99%(2)
</TABLE>
- ----------
(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Includes amounts distributed as income and redesignated for tax purposes.
(4) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.20%, 1.25%,
1.12%, and 1.06% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively.
(5) Distributions are made in accordance with the prospectus; however, class
level per share income from investment operations may vary from anticipated
results depending on the timing of share purchases and redemptions.
(6) Computed using average shares outstanding.



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                CLASS X
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       FROM
                                                                                                     INCEPTION
                                                                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,             3/1/96 TO
                                                            1999          1998          1997         12/31/96
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period                       $31.47        $33.17         $33.98         $33.84
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
   Net investment income                                     2.01          2.26(4)        2.37(4)        2.03(4)
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                  (1.57)        (1.58)          0.85           0.69
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                        0.44          0.68           3.22           2.72
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
   Dividends from net investment income                     (2.00)        (2.09)         (2.42)         (1.96)
   Dividends from net realized gains                           --            --          (1.43)         (0.61)
   In excess of net investment income                       (0.03)        (0.16)         (0.18)         (0.01)
   In excess of accumulated net realized                       --         (0.13)            --             --
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
   TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                                      (2.03)        (2.38)         (4.03)         (2.58)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
Change in net asset value                                   (1.59)        (1.70)         (0.81)          0.14
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                             $29.88        $31.47         $33.17         $33.98
                                                         ========      ========       ========       ========
Total return                                                 1.47%         1.99%          9.75%          8.24%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                    $100,044      $113,273        $72,747        $71,482
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
   Operating expenses(3)                                     0.55%         0.55%          0.55%          0.55%(1)
   Net investment income                                     6.54%         6.89%          6.92%          7.15%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                            142%          105%           176%           199%(2)
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(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.74%, 0.77%,
0.77%, and 0.85% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively.
(4) Computed using average shares outstanding.



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                CLASS Y
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       FROM
                                                                                                     INCEPTION
                                                                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,             3/1/96 TO
                                                            1999          1998          1997         12/31/96
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period                       $31.47        $33.18         $33.97         $33.84
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
   Net investment income                                     1.96          2.18(4)        2.27(4)        1.98(4)
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                  (1.59)        (1.59)          0.88           0.66
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                        0.37          0.59           3.15           2.64
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
   Dividends from net investment income                     (1.92)        (2.02)         (2.33)         (1.89)
   Dividends fron net realized gains                           --            --          (1.43)         (0.61)
   In excess of net investment income                       (0.03)        (0.15)         (0.18)         (0.01)
   In excess of accumulated net realized                       --         (0.13)            --             --
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
     TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                                    (1.95)        (2.30)         (3.94)         (2.51)
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
Change in net asset value                                   (1.58)        (1.71)         (0.79)          0.13
                                                         --------       -------       --------        -------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                             $29.89        $31.47         $33.18         $33.97
                                                         ========      ========       ========       ========
Total return                                                 1.26%         1.72%          9.52%          7.98%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                      $6,884        $7,491         $6,725         $7,010
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
   Operating expenses(3)                                     0.80%         0.80%          0.80%          0.80%(1)
   Net investment income                                     6.29%         6.63%          6.65%          6.91%(1)
Portfolio Turnover                                            142%          105%           176%           199%(2)
</TABLE>

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(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.99%, 1.02%,
1.02%, and 1.10% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively.
(4) Computed using average shares outstanding.



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


The portfolios have filed a Statement of Additional Information about the
portfolios, dated May 1, 2000, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Statement contains more detailed information about the portfolios. It is
incorporated into this prospectus by reference and is legally part of the
prospectus. You may obtain a free copy of the Statement:

         o   by writing to Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation, 100 Bright
             Meadow Blvd., P.O. Box 2200, Enfield, Connecticut 06083-2200 or

         o   by calling (800) 814-1897.

You may also obtain information about the portfolios from the Securities and
Exchange Commission:

         o   through its internet site (http://www.sec.gov),

         o   by visiting its Public Reference Room in Washington, DC,

         o   by writing to its Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
             20549-0102 (a fee may be charged), or

         o   by electronic request at [email protected] (a fee may be charged).

Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling 1-202-942-8090.


SHAREHOLDER REPORTS

The portfolios semiannually mail to shareholders detailed reports containing
information about each portfolio's investments. The portfolios' Annual Report
contains a detailed discussion of the market conditions and investment
strategies that significantly affected the portfolios' performance from January
1 through December 31. You may request a free copy of the portfolios' Annual and
Semiannual Reports:


         o   by writing to Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation, 100 Bright
             Meadow Blvd., P.O. Box 2200, Enfield, Connecticut 06083-2200, or

         o   by calling (800) 814-1897.

                        CUSTOMER SERVICE: (800) 814-1897
                            MARKETING: (800) 814-1897
                        TELEPHONE ORDERS: (800) 814-1897
                 TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE (TTY): (800) 243-1926


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                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS

           PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO
           PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO



                                101 Munson Street

                         Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301

                                 (800) 814-1897

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                                   May 1, 2000

   This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but expands upon
and supplements the information contained in the current Prospectus of the
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (the "Fund"), dated May 1, 2000
and should be read in conjunction with it. A copy may be obtained by calling
Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation ("Equity Planning") at (800) 814-1897, or by
writing to Equity Planning at 100 Bright Meadow Boulevard, P.O. Box 2200,
Enfield, Connecticut 06083-2200.



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            PAGE

The Fund ..................................................................    1
Investment Objectives and Policies ........................................    1
Investment Restrictions ...................................................    8
Performance Information ...................................................   10
Performance Comparisons ...................................................   11
Portfolio Turnover ........................................................   11
The Investment Advisers ...................................................   12
Brokerage Allocation ......................................................   12
Determination of Net Asset Value ..........................................   14
How to Buy Shares .........................................................   14
How to Redeem Shares.......................................................   16
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes ........................................   17
The Distributor ...........................................................   18
Distribution Plan..........................................................   19
Management of the Fund ....................................................   19
Compensation Table.........................................................   25
Additional Information ....................................................   27
Appendix ..................................................................   29


PXP3090B (5/00)


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                                    THE FUND


   Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (the "Fund") is an open-end
management investment company which was organized under Massachusetts law on
December 4, 1995 as a business trust. Prior to March 1, 1996, the Managed Bond
and Growth Stock Portfolios existed as the Managed Bond Account ("Separate
Account P") and Growth Stock Account ("Separate Account S"), respectively,
separate investment accounts of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company
pursuant to the insurance laws of the State of New York and the laws of other
states. The Fund's shares are presently offered in two separate portfolios, each
of which is described here. Each portfolio generally operates as a separate fund
with its own investment objectives and policies designed to meet its specific
investment goals.



                       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

   The investment objectives and policies of each Portfolio are described in the
prospectus. The following discussion supplements the description of the
Portfolio's investment policies and investment techniques information contained
in the prospectus.

   The investment objective of each Portfolio is deemed to be a fundamental
policy and may not be changed without the approval of the shareholders of that
Portfolio. Investment restrictions described in this Statement of Additional
Information are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed as to
any Portfolio without the approval of the Portfolio's shareholders.

MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
   CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. Certificates of deposit are generally short-term,
interest-bearing negotiable certificates issued by banks or savings and loan
associations against funds deposited in the issuing institution.



   TIME DEPOSITS. Time deposits are deposits in a bank or other financial
institution for a specified period of time at a fixed interest rate for which a
negotiable certificate is not received.



   BANKER'S ACCEPTANCES. A bankers' acceptance is a time draft drawn on a
commercial bank by a borrower usually in connection with an international
commercial transaction (to finance the import, export, transfer or storage of
goods). The borrower, as well as the bank, is liable for payment, and the bank
unconditionally guarantees to pay the draft at its face amount on the maturity
date. Most acceptances have maturities of six months or less and are traded in
secondary markets prior to maturity.

   COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper refers to short-term, unsecured promissory
notes issued by corporations to finance short-term credit needs. Commercial
paper is usually sold on a discount basis and has a maturity at the time of
issuance not exceeding nine months.

   CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES. Corporate debt securities with a remaining
maturity of less than one year tend to become extremely liquid and are traded as
money market securities.

   U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. Securities issued or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by the United States Government include a variety of Treasury
securities, which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of
issuance. Treasury bills have maturities of one year or less. Treasury notes
have maturities of one to ten years, and Treasury bonds generally have
maturities of greater than ten years. Agencies of the United States Government
which issue or guarantee obligations include, among others, Export-Import Banks
of the United States, Farmers Home Administration, Federal Housing
Administration, Government National Mortgage Association, Maritime
Administration, Small Business Administration and The Tennessee Valley
Authority. Obligations of instrumentalities of the United States Government
include securities issued or guaranteed by, among others, the Federal National
Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Banks for Cooperatives, and the
U.S. Postal Service. Some of these securities are supported by the full faith
and credit of the U.S. Government; others are supported by the right of the
issuer to borrow from the Treasury, while still others are supported only by the
credit of the instrumentality.



   REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The repurchase price under the repurchase agreements
described in the prospectus generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus
interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates (which may be more
or less than the rate on the securities underlying the repurchase agreement).
Securities subject to repurchase agreements are held by the Portfolio's
custodian (or sub-custodian) or in the Federal Reserve/Treasury book-entry
system. Repurchase agreements are considered to be loans under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as amended (the "1940 Act").

   REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. At the time the Portfolio enters into a
reverse repurchase agreement (an agreement under which the Fund sells portfolio
securities and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed-upon date and price), it
will place in a segregated custodial account liquid assets such as U.S.
Government securities or other liquid high grade debt securities having a value
equal to or greater than the repurchase price (including accrued interest) and
will subsequently monitor the account to ensure that such value is maintained.
Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the
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Portfolio may decline below the price of the securities it is obligated to
repurchase. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings under
the 1940 Act.



   BANK OBLIGATIONS. For purposes of a Portfolio's investment policies with
respect to bank obligations, the assets of a bank or savings institution will be
deemed to include the assets of its domestic and foreign branches.

   MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS. Municipal Obligations include debt obligations issued
by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and
the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and
instrumentalities to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the
construction of a wide range of public facilities, the refunding of outstanding
obligations, the payment of general operating expenses and the extension of
loans to public institutions and facilities.

   The two principal classifications of Municipal Obligations consist of
"general obligation" and "revenue" issues. General obligation bonds are secured
by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of
principal and interest, and, accordingly, the capacity of the issuer of a
general obligation bond as to the timely payment of interest and the repayment
of principal when due is affected by the issuer's maintenance of its tax base.
Revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular
facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a
special tax or other specific revenue source; accordingly, the timely payment of
interest and the repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of such
bonds is a function of the economic viability of such facility or revenue
source. The Managed Bond and Enhanced Reserves Portfolios may include "moral
obligation" issues, which are normally issued by special purpose authorities.
There are, of course, variations in the quality of Municipal Obligations both
within a particular classification and between classifications, and the yields
on Municipal Obligations depend upon a variety of factors, including general
money market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general
conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the
maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue.

   Certain types of Municipal Obligations (private activity bonds) are or have
been issued to obtain funds to provide privately operated housing facilities,
pollution control facilities, convention or trade show facilities, mass transit,
airport, port or parking facilities and certain local facilities for water
supply, gas, electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal. Private activity
bonds are also issued by privately held or publicly owned corporations in the
financing of commercial or industrial facilities. State and local governments
are authorized in most states to issue private activity bonds for such purposes
in order to encourage corporations to locate within their communities. The
principal and interest on these obligations may be payable from the general
revenues of the users of such facilities.



   From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the
purpose of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax exemption for
interest on Municipal Obligations. For example, under the federal tax
legislation enacted in 1986, interest on certain private activity bonds must be
included in an investor's alternative minimum taxable income, and corporate
investors must treat all tax-exempt interest as an item of tax preference.
Dividends paid by the Portfolio that are derived from interest of Municipal
Obligations would be taxable to the Portfolio shareholders for federal income
tax purposes.



   INSURED MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS. Certain of the Municipal Obligations held by a
Portfolio may be insured as to the timely payment of principal and interest. The
insurance policies will usually be obtained by the issuer of the Municipal
Obligation at the time of its original issuance. In the event that the issuer
defaults on interest or principal payment, the insurer will be notified and will
be required to make payment to the bondholders. There is, however, no guarantee
that the insurer will meet its obligations. In addition, such insurance will not
protect against market fluctuations caused by changes in interest rates and
other factors.



   STAND-BY COMMITMENTS. Under a stand-by commitment, a dealer or bank agrees to
purchase from the Portfolio, at the Portfolio's option, specified Municipal
Obligations at their amortized cost value to the Portfolio plus accrued
interest, if any. Stand-by commitments may be sold, transferred or assigned by
the Portfolio only with the underlying Municipal Obligation. The Portfolio
expects that stand-by commitments will generally be available without the
payment of any direct or indirect consideration. However, if necessary or
advisable, the Portfolio may pay for a stand-by commitment either separately in
cash or by paying a higher price for Portfolio securities which are acquired
subject to the commitment (thus reducing the yield to maturity otherwise
available for the same securities). Where the Portfolio paid any consideration
directly or indirectly for a stand-by commitment, its cost would be reflected as
unrealized depreciation for the period during which the commitment was held by
the Portfolio.

   The Portfolio intends to enter into stand-by commitments only with dealers,
banks and broker-dealers which, in the Adviser's opinion, present minimal credit
risks. The Portfolio's reliance upon the credit of these dealers, banks and
broker-dealers will be secured by the value of the underlying Municipal
Obligations that are subject to the commitment. In evaluating the
creditworthiness of the issuer of a stand-by commitment, the Adviser will review
periodically the issuer's assets, liabilities, contingent claims and other
relevant financial information. The Portfolio would acquire stand-by commitments
solely to facilitate Portfolio liquidity and does not intend to exercise its
rights thereunder for trading purposes. Stand-by commitments acquired by the
Portfolio would be valued at zero in determining net asset value.

   WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED-DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. When a Portfolio agrees to
purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, its custodian
will set aside cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid high-grade debt
obligations equal to the amount of the purchase or the commitment in a separate
account. Normally, the custodian will set aside portfolio




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securities to meet this requirement. The market value of the separate account
will be monitored and if such market value declines, the Portfolio will be
required subsequently to place additional assets in the separate account in
order to ensure that the value of the account remains equal to the amount of the
Portfolio's commitments. Because a Portfolio will set aside cash or liquid
high-grade debt securities in the manner described, the Portfolio's liquidity
and ability to manage its fund might be affected in the event its when-issued
purchases or delayed-delivery commitments ever exceeded 25% of the value of its
assets. In the case of a delayed delivery of the sale of fund securities, the
Fund's custodian will hold the portfolio securities themselves in a segregated
account while the commitment is outstanding.

   A Portfolio will make commitments to purchase securities on a when-issued
basis or delayed delivery basis only with the intention of completing the
transaction and actually purchasing or selling the securities. If deemed
advisable as a matter of investment strategy, however, the Portfolio may dispose
of or renegotiate a commitment after it is entered into, and may sell securities
it has committed to purchase before those securities are delivered to the
Portfolio on the settlement date. In these cases the Portfolio may realize a
capital gain or loss. When a Portfolio engages in when-issued and delayed
delivery transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the trade.
Failure of such party to do so may result in the Portfolio's incurring a loss or
missing an opportunity to obtain a price considered to be advantageous.


   The value of the securities underlying a when-issued purchase or a delayed
delivery to purchase securities, and any subsequent fluctuations in their value,
is taken into account when determining a Portfolio's net asset value starting on
the day a Fund agrees to purchase the securities. The Portfolio does not earn
interest on the securities it has committed to purchase until they are paid for
and delivered on the settlement date. When a Portfolio makes a delayed delivery
of the sale of securities it owns, the proceeds to be received upon settlement
are included in the Portfolio's assets, and fluctuations in the value of the
underlying securities are not reflected in the Portfolio's net asset value as
long as the commitment remains in effect.


   SECURITIES AND INDEX OPTIONS. Options and the related risks are summarized
below.


   WRITING AND PURCHASING OPTIONS. Call options written by a Portfolio normally
will have expiration dates between three and nine months from the date written.
During the option period a Portfolio may be assigned an exercise notice by the
broker-dealer through which the call option was sold, requiring the Portfolio to
deliver the underlying security (or cash in the case of securities index calls)
against payment of the exercise price. This obligation is terminated upon the
expiration of the option period or at such earlier time as the Portfolio effects
a closing purchase transaction. A closing purchase transaction cannot be
effected with respect to an option once the Portfolio has received an exercise
notice.

   The exercise price of a call option written by a Portfolio may be below,
equal to or above the current market value of the underlying security or
securities index at the time the option is written.

   A multiplier for an index option performs a function similar to the unit of
trading for an option on an individual security. It determines the total dollar
value per contract of each point between the exercise price of the option and
the current level of the underlying index. A multiplier of 100 means that a
one-point difference will yield $100. Options on different indices may have
different multipliers.

   Securities indices for which options are currently traded include the
Standard & Poor's 100 and 500 Composite Stock Price Indices, Computer/Business
Equipment Index, Major Market Index, Amex Market Value Index, Computer
Technology Index, Oil and Gas Index, NYSE Options Index, Gaming/Hotel Index,
Telephone Index, Transportation Index, Technology Index, and Gold/ Silver Index.
A Portfolio may write call options and purchase call and put options on any
other indices traded on a recognized exchange.

   Closing purchase transactions will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit
on an outstanding call option written by a Fund, to prevent an underlying
security from being called, or to enable a Portfolio to write another call
option with either a different exercise price or expiration date or both. A
Portfolio may realize a net gain or loss from a closing purchase transaction,
depending upon whether the amount of the premium received on the call option is
more or less than the cost of effecting the closing purchase transaction. If a
call option written by a Portfolio expires unexercised, a Portfolio will realize
a gain in the amount of the premium on the option less the commission paid.

   The option activities of a Portfolio may increase its Portfolio turnover rate
and the amount of brokerage commissions paid. A Fund will pay a commission each
time it purchases or sells a security in connection with the exercise of an
option. These commissions may be higher than those which would apply to
purchases and sales of securities directly.

   LIMITATIONS ON OPTIONS. A Portfolio may write call options only if they are
covered and if they remain covered so long as a Portfolio is obligated as a
writer. If a Portfolio writes a call option on an individual security, a
Portfolio will own the underlying security at all times during the option
period. A Portfolio will write call options on indices only to hedge in an
economically appropriate way portfolio securities which are not otherwise hedged
with options or financial futures contracts. Call options on securities indices
written by a Portfolio will be "covered" by identifying the specific portfolio
securities being hedged.

   To secure the obligation to deliver the underlying security, the writer of a
covered call option on an individual security is required to deposit the
underlying security or other assets in escrow with the broker in accordance with
clearing corporation and


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exchange rules. In the case of an index call option written by a Portfolio, a
Portfolio will be required to deposit qualified securities. A "qualified
security" is a security against which a Portfolio has not written a call option
and which has not been hedged by a Portfolio by the sale of a financial futures
contract. If at the close of business on any day the market value of the
qualified securities falls below 100% of the current index value times the
multiplier times the number of contracts, a Portfolio will deposit an amount of
cash or liquid assets equal in value to the difference. In addition, when a
Portfolio writes a call on an index which is "in-the-money" at the time the call
is written, a Portfolio will pledge with its custodian bank any asset, including
equity securities and non- investment grade debt so long as the asset is liquid,
unencumbered and marked to market daily equal in value to the amount by which
the call is "in-the-money" times the multiplier times the number of contracts.
Any amount pledged may be applied to a Portfolio's obligation to segregate
additional amounts in the event that the market value of the qualified
securities falls below 100% of the current index value times the multiplier
times the number of contracts.



   A Portfolio may sell a call option or a put option which it has previously
purchased prior to the purchase (in the case of a call) or the sale (in the case
of a put) of the underlying security. Any such sale of a call option or a put
option would result in a net gain or loss, depending on whether the amount
received on the sale is more or less than the premium and other transaction
costs paid. In connection with a Portfolio qualifying as a regulated investment
company under the Internal Revenue Code, other restrictions on a Portfolio's
ability to enter into option transactions may apply from time to time.



   RISKS RELATING TO OPTIONS. During the option period, the writer of a call
option has, in return for the premium received on the option, given up the
opportunity for capital appreciation above the exercise price should the market
price of the underlying security increase, but has retained the risk of loss
should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer has no control
over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of
the option.

   The risk of purchasing a call option or a put option is that a Portfolio may
lose the premium it paid plus transaction costs. If a Portfolio does not
exercise the option and is unable to close out the position prior to expiration
of the option, it will lose its entire investment.

   An option position may be closed out only on an exchange which provides a
secondary market for an option of the same series. Although a Portfolio will
write and purchase options only when the Adviser believes that a liquid
secondary market will exist for options of the same series, there can be no
assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for a particular option at a
particular time and that a Portfolio, if it so desires, can close out its
position by effecting a closing transaction. If the writer of a covered call
option is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction, it cannot sell the
underlying security until the option expires or the option is exercised.
Accordingly, a covered call writer may not be able to sell the underlying
security at a time when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so.

   Possible reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange
include the following: (i) insufficient trading interest in certain options;
(ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii) trading halts,
suspensions or other restrictions imposed with respect to particular classes or
series of options or underlying securities; (iv) inadequacy of the facilities of
an exchange or the clearing corporation to handle trading volume; and (v) a
decision by one or more exchanges to discontinue the trading of options or
impose restrictions on orders.

   Each exchange has established limitations governing the maximum number of
call options, whether or not covered, which may be written by a single investor
acting alone or in concert with others (regardless of whether such options are
written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written on one or more
accounts or through one or more brokers). An exchange may order the liquidation
of positions found to be in violation of these limits and it may impose other
sanctions or restrictions. The Adviser believes that the position limits
established by the exchanges will not have any adverse impact upon a Portfolio
or all of the Portfolios, in the aggregate.

   RISKS OF OPTIONS ON INDICES. Because the value of an index option depends
upon movements in the level of the index rather than movements in the price of a
particular security, whether a Portfolio will realize a gain or loss on the
purchase or sale of an option on an index depends upon movements in the level of
prices in the market generally or in an industry or market segment rather than
upon movements in the price of an individual security. Accordingly, successful
use by a Portfolio of options on indices will be subject to the Adviser's
ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the market generally
or in the direction of a particular industry. This requires different skills and
techniques than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities.

   Index prices may be distorted if trading of certain securities included in
the index is interrupted. Trading in index options also may be interrupted in
certain circumstances, such as if trading were halted in a substantial number of
securities included in the index. If this occurred, a Portfolio would not be
able to close out options which it had written or purchased and, if restrictions
on exercise were imposed, might be unable to exercise an option it purchased,
which would result in substantial losses to a Portfolio. However, it is the
Fund's policy to write or purchase options only on indices which include a
sufficient number of securities so that the likelihood of a trading halt in the
index is minimized.

   Because the exercise of an index option is settled in cash, an index call
writer cannot determine the amount of its settlement obligation in advance and,
unlike call writing on portfolio securities, cannot provide in advance for its
potential settlement


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obligation by holding the underlying securities. Consequently, a Portfolio will
write call options on indices only subject to the limitations described above.

   Price movements in securities in a Portfolio holdings will not correlate
perfectly with movements in the level of the index and, therefore, a Portfolio
bears the risk that the price of the securities held by the Portfolio may not
increase as much as the level of the index. In this event, the Portfolio would
bear a loss on the call which would not be completely offset by movements in the
prices of a Portfolio's portfolio securities. It is also possible that the index
may rise when the value of a Portfolio holdings securities does not. If this
occurred, the Portfolio would experience a loss on the call which would not be
offset by an increase in the value of its portfolio and might also experience a
loss in the market value of portfolio securities.

   Unless a Portfolio has other liquid assets which are sufficient to satisfy
the exercise of a call on an index, a Portfolio will be required to liquidate
portfolio securities in order to satisfy the exercise. Because an exercise must
be settled within hours after receiving the notice of exercise, if a Portfolio
fails to anticipate an exercise, it may have to borrow from a bank (in an amount
not exceeding 10% of a Portfolio's total assets) pending settlement of the sale
of securities in its portfolio and pay interest on such borrowing.

   When a Portfolio has written a call on an index, there is also a risk that
the market may decline between the time a Portfolio has the call exercised
against it, at a price which is fixed as of the closing level of the index on
the date of exercise, and the time a Portfolio is able to sell securities in its
portfolio. As with options on portfolio securities, a Portfolio will not learn
that a call has been exercised until the day following the exercise date but,
unlike a call on a portfolio security where a Portfolio would be able to deliver
the underlying security in settlement, a Portfolio may have to sell part of its
portfolio securities in order to make settlement in cash, and the price of such
securities might decline before they could be sold.

   If a Portfolio exercises a put option on an index which it has purchased
before final determination of the closing index value for that day, it runs the
risk that the level of the underlying index may change before closing. If this
change causes the exercised option to fall "out-of-the-money" a Portfolio will
be required to pay the difference between the closing index value and the
exercise price of the option (multiplied by the applicable multiplier) to the
assigned writer. Although a Portfolio may be able to minimize this risk by
withholding exercise instructions until just before the daily cutoff time or by
selling rather than exercising an option when the index level is close to the
exercise price, it may not be possible to eliminate this risk entirely because
the cutoff times for index options may be earlier than those fixed for other
types of options and may occur before definitive closing index values are
announced.



   FINANCIAL FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS. Each Portfolio may use financial
futures contracts and related options to hedge against changes in the market
value of its portfolio securities or securities which it intends to purchase.
Hedging is accomplished when an investor takes a position in the futures market
opposite to his cash market position. There are two types of hedges--long (or
buying) and short (or selling) hedges. Historically, prices in the futures
market have tended to move in concert with cash market prices, and prices in the
futures market have maintained a fairly predictable relationship to prices in
the cash market. Thus, a decline in the market value of securities in a
Portfolio's holdings may be protected against to a considerable extent by gains
realized on futures contracts sales. Similarly, it is possible to protect
against an increase in the market price of securities which a Portfolio may wish
to purchase in the future by purchasing futures contracts.



   A Portfolio may purchase or sell any financial futures contracts which are
traded on a recognized exchange or board of trade. Financial futures contracts
consist of interest rate futures contracts and securities index futures
contracts. A public market presently exists in interest rate futures contracts
covering long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasury notes, three-month U.S.
Treasury bills and GNMA certificates. Securities index futures contracts are
currently traded with respect to the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price
Index and such other broad-based stock market indices as the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Stock Index and the Value Line Composite Stock Price Index. A
clearing corporation associated with the exchange or board of trade on which a
financial futures contract trades assumes responsibility for the completion of
transactions and also guarantees that open futures contracts will be performed.

   In contrast to the situation when a Portfolio purchases or sells a security,
no security is delivered or received by a Portfolio upon the purchase or sale of
a financial futures contract. Initially, a Portfolio will be required to deposit
in a segregated account with its custodian bank an amount of cash, U.S. Treasury
bills or liquid high grade debt obligations. This amount is known as initial
margin and is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the
contract. The current initial margin deposit required per contract is
approximately 5% of the contract amount. Brokers may establish deposit
requirements higher than this minimum. Subsequent payments, called variation
margin, will be made to and from the account on a daily basis as the price of
the futures contract fluctuates. This process is known as marking to market.

   The writer of an option on a futures contract is required to deposit margin
pursuant to requirements similar to those applicable to futures contracts. Upon
exercise of an option on a futures contract, the delivery of the futures
position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be
accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's margin
account. This amount will be equal to the amount by which the market price of
the futures contract at the time of exercise exceeds, in the case of a call, or
is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option on the
futures contract.


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   Although financial futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery
or acceptance of securities, in most cases the contracts are closed out before
the settlement date without the making or taking of delivery. Closing out is
accomplished by effecting an offsetting transaction. A futures contract sale is
closed out by effecting a futures contract purchase for the same aggregate
amount of securities and the same delivery date. If the sale price exceeds the
offsetting purchase price, the seller immediately would be paid the difference
and would realize a gain. If the offsetting purchase price exceeds the sale
price, the seller immediately would pay the difference and would realize a loss.
Similarly, a futures contract purchase is closed out by effecting a futures
contract sale for the same securities and the same delivery date. If the
offsetting sale price exceeds the purchase price, the purchaser would realize a
gain, whereas if the purchase price exceeds the offsetting sale price, the
purchaser would realize a loss. A Portfolio will pay commissions on financial
futures contracts and related options transactions. These commissions may be
higher than those which would apply to purchases and sales of securities
directly.

   LIMITATIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS. A Portfolio may not
engage in transactions in financial futures contracts or related options for
speculative purposes but only as a hedge against anticipated changes in the
market value of its portfolio securities or securities which it intends to
purchase. A Portfolio may not purchase or sell financial futures contracts or
related options if, immediately thereafter, the sum of the amount of initial
margin deposits on a Portfolio's existing futures and related options positions
and the premiums paid for related options would exceed 2% (5% for the Real
Estate Equity Securities Portfolio) of the market value of a Portfolio's total
assets after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on any such
contracts. At the time of purchase of a futures contract or a call option on a
futures contract, any asset, including equity securities and non-investment
grade debt so long as the asset is liquid, unencumbered and marked to market
daily equal to the market value of the futures contract minus a Portfolio's
initial margin deposit with respect thereto will be deposited in a pledged
account with a Portfolio's custodian bank to collateralize fully the position
and thereby ensure that it is not leveraged. The extent to which a Portfolio may
enter into financial futures contracts and related options also may be limited
by the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code for qualification as a
regulated investment company.

   RISKS RELATING TO FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS. Positions in futures
contracts and related options may be closed out only on an exchange which
provides a secondary market for such contracts or options. A Portfolio will
enter into an option or futures position only if there appears to be a liquid
secondary market. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary
market will exist for any particular option or futures contract at any specific
time. Thus, it may not be possible to close out a futures or related option
position. In the case of a futures position, in the event of adverse price
movements a Portfolio would continue to be required to make daily margin
payments. In this situation, if a Portfolio has insufficient cash to meet daily
margin requirements it may have to sell portfolio securities at a time when it
may be disadvantageous to do so. In addition, a Portfolio may be required to
take or make delivery of the securities underlying the futures contracts it
holds. The inability to close out futures positions also could have an adverse
impact on a Portfolio's ability to hedge its portfolio effectively.

   There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts as a
hedging device. While hedging can provide protection against an adverse movement
in market prices, it can also preclude a hedger's opportunity to benefit from a
favorable market movement. In addition, investing in futures contracts and
options on futures contracts will cause a Portfolio to incur additional
brokerage commissions and may cause an increase in a Portfolio's portfolio
turnover rate.

   The successful use of futures contracts and related options also depends on
the ability of the Adviser to forecast correctly the direction and extent of
market movements within a given time frame. To the extent market prices remain
stable during the period a futures contract or option is held by a Portfolio or
such prices move in a direction opposite to that anticipated, a Portfolio may
realize a loss on the hedging transaction which is not offset by an increase in
the value of its portfolio securities. As a result, a Portfolio's return for the
period may be less than if it had not engaged in the hedging transaction.

   Utilization of futures contracts by a Portfolio involves the risk of
imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and
movements in the price of the securities which are being hedged. If the price of
the futures contract moves more or less than the price of the securities being
hedged, a Portfolio will experience a gain or loss which will not be completely
offset by movements in the price of the securities. It is possible that, where a
Portfolio has sold futures contracts to hedge its portfolio against decline in
the market, the market may advance and the value of securities held in a
Portfolio's holdings may decline. If this occurred, a Portfolio would lose money
on the futures contract and would also experience a decline in value in its fund
securities. Where futures are purchased to hedge against a possible increase in
the prices of securities before a Portfolio is able to invest its cash (or cash
equivalents) in securities (or options) in an orderly fashion, it is possible
that the market may decline; if a Portfolio then determines not to invest in
securities (or options) at that time because of concern as to possible further
market decline or for other reasons, a Portfolio will realize a loss on the
futures that would not be offset by a reduction in the price of the securities
purchased.

   The market prices of futures contracts may be affected if participants in the
futures market elect to close out their contracts through off-setting
transactions rather than to meet margin deposit requirements. In such case,
distortions in the normal relationship between the cash and futures markets
could result. Price distortions could also result if investors in futures
contracts opt to make or take delivery of the underlying securities rather than
to engage in closing transactions due to the resultant reduction in the
liquidity of the futures market. In addition, due to the fact that, from the
point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures


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markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the cash market, increased
participation by speculators in the futures market could cause temporary price
distortions. Due to the possibility of price distortions in the futures market
and because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the prices of
securities and movements in the prices of futures contracts, a correct forecast
of market trends may still not result in a successful hedging transaction.

   Compared to the purchase or sale of futures contracts, the purchase of put or
call options on futures contracts involves less potential risk for a Portfolio
because the maximum amount at risk is the premium paid for the options plus
transaction costs. However, there may be circumstances when the purchase of an
option on a futures contract would result in a loss to a Portfolio while the
purchase or sale of the futures contract would not have resulted in a loss, such
as when there is no movement in the price of the underlying securities. The loss
from investing in futures transactions is potentially unlimited.


   FOREIGN SECURITIES. Each Portfolio may purchase foreign securities, including
those issued by foreign branches of U.S. banks. In any event, such investments
in foreign securities will be limited to 15% of the total net asset value of the
Growth Stock Portfolio and 35% of the total net asset value of the Managed Bond
Portfolio. Investments in foreign securities, particularly those of
non-governmental issuers, involve considerations which are not ordinarily
associated with investing in domestic issues. These considerations include
changes in currency rates, currency exchange control regulations, the
possibility of expropriation, the unavailability of financial information, the
difficulty of interpreting financial information prepared under foreign
securities markets, the impact of political, social or diplomatic developments,
difficulties in invoking legal process abroad and the difficulty of assessing
economic trends in foreign countries.


   The Portfolio may use a foreign custodian or sub-custodian in connection with
its purchases of foreign securities and may maintain cash and cash equivalents
in the care of a foreign custodian. The amount of cash or cash equivalents
maintained in the care of eligible foreign custodians will be limited to an
amount reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolio's foreign securities
transactions. The use of a foreign custodian invokes considerations which are
not ordinarily associated with domestic custodians. These considerations include
the possibility of expropriations, restricted access to books and records of the
foreign custodian, inability to recover assets that are lost while under the
control of the foreign custodian, and the impact of political, social or
diplomatic developments.



   MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES. The Managed Bond Portfolio may invest in
mortgage-related securities, including those representing an undivided ownership
interest in a pool of mortgages, such as certificates of the Government National
Mortgage Association ("GNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
("FHLMC"). These certificates are in most cases pass-through instruments,
through which the holder receives a share of all interest and principal payments
from the mortgages underlying the certificate, net of certain fees. The average
life of a mortgage-related security varies with the underlying mortgage
instruments, which have maximum maturities of 40 years. The average life is
likely to be substantially less than the original maturity of the mortgage pools
underlying the securities as the result of prepayments, mortgage refinancings or
foreclosure. Mortgage prepayment rates are affected by various factors including
the level of interest rates, general economic conditions, the location and age
of the mortgage and other social and demographic conditions. Such prepayments
are passed through to the registered holder with the regular monthly payments of
principal and interest and have the effect of reducing future payments.



   Government securities with nominal remaining maturities in excess of 3 1/2
years that have variable or floating interest rates or demand or put features
may nonetheless be deemed to have remaining maturities of 3 1/2 years or less so
as to be permissible investments for the Fund as follows: (a) a government
security with a variable or floating rate of interest will be deemed to have a
maturity equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the
interest rate; (b) a government security with a demand or put feature that
entitles the holder to receive the principal amount of the underlying security
at the time of or sometime after the holder gives notice of demand or exercise
of the put will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until
the principal amount can be recovered through demand or exercise of the put; and
(c) a government security with both a variable or floating rate of interest as
described in clause (a) and a demand or put feature as described in clause (b)
will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the shorter of the period remaining
until the next readjustment of the interest rate or the period remaining until
the principal amount can be recovered through demand or exercise of the put.

   Securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") are,
and securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") include,
mortgage-backed securities representing part ownership of a pool of mortgage
loans. In the case of GNMA, the mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing
Administration or Farmers' Home Administration or guaranteed by the Veteran's
Administration. In the case of FNMA, the mortgages are not insured by an agency
of the U.S. Government.

   The prices of mortgage-backed securities are inversely affected by changes in
interest rates and, therefore, are subject to the risk of market price
fluctuations. Mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA and FNMA currently offer
yields which are higher than those available on other securities of the U.S.
Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, but may be less effective
than these other securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term
interest rates. This is a result of the need to reinvest prepayment of principal
and the possibility of significant unscheduled prepayments resulting from
declines in mortgage interest rates. As a result, these securities have less
potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates
than other investments of comparable risk of decline in value during periods of
rising rates.


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   LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. In order to increase its return on investments,
each Portfolio may make loans of the portfolio securities as long as the market
value of the loaned securities does not exceed 25% of the value of that
Portfolio's total assets. Loans of portfolio securities will always be fully
collateralized at no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities
(as marked to market daily) and made only to borrowers considered to be
creditworthy. Lending portfolio securities involves a risk of delay in the
recovery of the loaned securities and possibly the loss of the collateral if the
borrower fails financially.

   LOWER RATED FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. In the event that an issuer of
securities held by a Portfolio experiences difficulties in the timely payment of
principal or interest and such issuer seeks to restructure the terms of its
borrowings, the Portfolio may incur additional expenses and may determine to
invest additional assets with respect to such issuer or the project or projects
to which the portfolio securities relate. Further, the Portfolio may incur
additional expenses to the extent that it is required to seek recovery upon a
default in the payment of interest or the repayment of principal on its
portfolio holdings, and the Portfolio may be unable to obtain full recovery
thereof.

   To the extent there is no established secondary market for some of the medium
and lower grade income securities in which the Portfolio may invest, trading in
such securities may be relatively inactive. During periods of reduced market
liquidity or in the absence of readily available market quotations for medium
and lower grade income securities held in the Portfolio's holdings, the ability
of the Adviser to value the Portfolio's securities becomes more difficult and
the Adviser's use of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation of the
Portfolio's securities due to the reduced availability of reliable objective
data. Further, the Portfolio may have more difficulty selling such securities in
a timely manner and at their stated value than would be the case for securities
for which an established secondary market does exist.


   Many medium and lower grade income securities are not listed for trading on
any national securities exchange, and many issuers of medium and lower grade
income securities choose not to have a rating assigned to their obligations by
any nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The amount of
information available about the financial condition of an issuer of unrated or
unlisted securities generally is not as extensive as that which is available
with respect to issuers of listed or rated securities. To the extent that the
Portfolio invests in unrated or unlisted medium and lower grade income
securities, the ability of the Adviser to evaluate the credit risk of such
securities may play a greater role in the ability of the Portfolio to achieve
its investment objective.

   The Adviser seeks to minimize the risks involved in investing in medium and
lower grade income securities through portfolio diversification, careful
investment analysis, and attention to current developments and trends in the
economy and financial and credit markets. The Portfolio will rely on the
Adviser's judgment, analysis and experience in evaluating the creditworthiness
of an issue. In its analysis, the Adviser will take into consideration, among
other things, the issuer's financial resources, its sensitivity to economic
conditions and trends, its operating history, the quality of the issuer's
management and regulatory matters. Although the Adviser's internal business and
default risk analysis is independent of the credit ratings of S&P, Moody's or
D&P (or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization), the
Adviser may consider such ratings in evaluating income securities. Achievement
by the Portfolio of its investment objective will be more dependent on the
credit analysis of the Adviser than is the case for investment companies with
investment objectives similar to the Portfolio's that are more reliant on such
rating organizations in selecting portfolio securities.


   INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Portfolios are authorized to
invest in the securities of other investment companies subject to the
limitations contained in the 1940 Act. In certain countries, investments by the
Portfolio may only be made through investments in other investment companies
that, in turn, are authorized to invest in the securities that are issued in
such countries. Investors should recognize that the Portfolio's purchase of the
securities of such other investment companies results in the layering of
expenses such that investors indirectly bear a proportionate part of the
expenses for such investment companies including operating costs, and investment
advisory and administrative fees.


                             INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS


   Fundamental policies as they affect any Portfolio cannot be changed without
the approval vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Portfolio,
which is the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of such
Portfolio present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the
outstanding voting securities of such Portfolio are present or represented by
proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of such
Portfolio. A proposed change in fundamental policy or investment objective will
be deemed to have been effectively acted upon with respect to any Portfolio if a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Portfolio votes for the
approval of the proposal as provided above, notwithstanding (1) that such matter
has not been approved by a majority of the outstanding securities of any other
Portfolio affected by such matter and (2) that such matter has not been approved
by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.


   The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund
with respect to each Portfolio and may not be changed except as described above.
Each Portfolio may not:


   1. Purchase for such Portfolio securities of any issuer, other than
obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United
States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, if immediately
thereafter (i) more than 5% of such Portfolio's total


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assets (taken at market value) would be invested in the securities of such
issuer or (ii) more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any class of such
issuer would be held by such Portfolio or by all Portfolios of the Fund in the
aggregate.


   2. Concentrate the portfolio investments of any Portfolio in any one
industry. To comply with this restriction, no security may be purchased for a
Portfolio if such purchase would cause the value of the aggregate investment of
such Portfolio in any one industry to exceed 25% of that Portfolio's total
assets (taken at market value). However, the Managed Bond Portfolio may invest
up to 80% of that Portfolio's total assets in corporate debt securities.
Provided further, the foregoing restrictions shall be inapplicable to
investments in tax-exempt securities issued by government or political
subdivisions of governments.


   3. Act as securities underwriter, except as it technically may be deemed to
be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in selling a
portfolio security.

   4. Purchase securities on margin, but it may obtain short-term credit as may
be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities.

   5. Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position.


   6. Make cash loans, except that the Portfolios may (i) purchase bonds, notes,
debentures or similar obligations which are customarily purchased by
institutional investors whether publicly distributed or not, and (ii) enter into
repurchase agreements, provided that no more than 15% of any Portfolio's net
assets (taken at market value) may be subject to repurchase agreements maturing
in more than seven days.


   7. Make securities loans, except that the Portfolios may make loans of the
portfolio securities of any such Portfolio, provided that the market value of
the securities subject to any such loans does not exceed 25% of the value of the
total assets (taken at market value) of such Portfolio.


   8. Make investments in real estate, real estate limited partnerships or
commodities or commodity contracts, although (i) the Portfolios may purchase
securities of issuers which deal in real estate or commodities and may purchase
securities which are secured by interests in real estate, specifically,
securities issued by real estate investment trusts and (ii) any Portfolio may
engage in transactions in financial futures contracts and related options,
provided that the sum of the initial margin deposits on such Portfolio's
existing futures positions and the premiums paid for related options would not
exceed in the aggregate 2% of such Portfolio's total assets.


   9. Invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, although the Portfolios may
purchase securities of issuers which engage in whole or in part in such
activities.


   10. Invest in puts, calls, straddles and any combination thereof.


   11. Purchase securities of companies for the purpose of exercising management
       or control.

   12. Participate in a joint or joint and several trading account in
       securities.


   13. Purchase or retain securities of any issuer if any officer or Trustee of
the Fund, or officer or director of its Adviser, owns beneficially more than 1/2
of 1% of the outstanding securities or shares, or both, of such issuer and all
such persons owning more than 1/2 of 1% of such securities or shares together
own beneficially more than 5% of such securities or shares.


   14. Borrow money, except that the Fund may (i) borrow money for any Portfolio
for temporary administrative purposes provided that any such borrowing does not
exceed 10% of the value of the total assets (taken at market value) of such
Portfolio and (ii) borrow money for any Portfolio for investment purposes,
provided that any such borrowing for investment purposes with respect to any
such Portfolio is (a) authorized by the Trustees prior to any public
distribution of the shares of such Portfolio or is authorized by the
shareholders of such Portfolio thereafter, (b) is limited to 33-1/3% of the
value of the total assets (taken at market value) of such Portfolio, and (c) is
subject to an agreement by the lender that any recourse is limited to the assets
of that Portfolio with respect to which the borrowing has been made.


   15. Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate the assets of any Portfolio to an extent
greater than 10% of the total assets (taken at market value) of such Portfolio
to secure borrowing made pursuant to the provisions of item 14 above.

   16. Issue senior securities except to the extent that it is permitted to (a)
borrow money from banks pursuant to the Fund's investment restrictions regarding
the borrowing of money, and (b) enter into transactions involving forward
foreign currency contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and options
thereon as described in this Statement of Additional Information.


   17. Invest more than 5% of a Portfolio's net assets, valued at the lower of
cost or market, in warrants or rights. Included within that amount, but not to
exceed 2% of the value of a Portfolio's net assets, may be warrants not listed
on the New York or American Stock Exchange.

   The Fund may purchase illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements
providing for settlement more than seven days after notice and restricted
securities (securities that must be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission before they can be sold to the public) deemed to be illiquid, but
such securities will not constitute more than 15% of each Portfolio's net
assets. The


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Board of Trustees, or the Adviser acting at its direction, values these
securities, taking into consideration quotations available from broker-dealers
and pricing services and other information deemed relevant.

   If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later
increase or decrease in percentage beyond the specified limit resulting from a
change in values of portfolio securities or amount of net assets shall not be
considered a violation of the restrictions.

                             PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

   Performance information for each Portfolio may appear in advertisements,
sales literature, or reports to shareholders or prospective shareholders.
Performance information in advertisements and sales literature may be expressed
as yield and/or as total return of any Portfolio.


   Quotations of yield for the Managed Bond Portfolio will be based on all
investment income per share earned during a particular 30-day period (including
dividends and interest), less expenses (including pro rata Portfolio expenses
and expenses applicable to each particular Portfolio) accrued during the period
("net investment income"), and are computed by dividing net investment income by
the value of a share of the Portfolio on the last day of the period, according
to the following formula:


   YIELD = 2[((a-b)) + 1)(6)  - 1]
            --------
               cd

   where,
   a = dividends and interest earned during the period by the Portfolio,
   b = expenses accrued for the period (net of any reimbursements),
   c = the average daily number of shares outstanding during the period that
       were entitled to receive dividends, and
   d = the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.


   For the managed Bond Portfolio, the 30-day yield as of Dcember 31, 1999 was
6.91% for Class X Shares and 6.65% for Class Y Shares.

   Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in a
Portfolio over the period covered. The formula for total return used herein
includes four steps: (1) adding to the total number of shares purchased by a
hypothetical $1,000 investment in the Portfolio; (2) calculating the value of
the hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 as of the end of the period by
multiplying the total number of shares of a Portfolio owned at the end of the
period by the net asset value on the last trading day of the period; (3)
assuming maximum sales charge deducted and reinvestment of all dividends at net
asset value and (4) dividing this account value for the hypothetical investor by
the initial $1,000 investment. Total return will be calculated for one year,
five years and ten years or the time period during which the registration
statement including the Portfolio was in effect if a Portfolio has not been in
existence for at least ten years.

   Except as above stated, standardized quotations of average annual total
return for each class of shares of each Portfolio will be expressed in terms of
the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in
either Class X or Class Y Shares of each Portfolio over a period of one, five,
and ten years (or up to the life of the class of shares). Standardized total
return quotations reflect the deduction of a proportional share of each Class'
expenses of such Portfolio (on an annual basis), and assume that all dividends
and distributions are reinvested when paid. It is expected that the performance
of Class X Shares shall be better than that of Class Y Shares as a result of
lower distribution fees and certain incrementally lower expenses paid by Class X
Shares. Each Portfolio may also quote supplementally a rate of total return over
different periods of time by means of aggregate, average, and year-by-year or
other types of total return figures.

   Performance information for each Portfolio (and each Class thereof) reflects
only the performance of a hypothetical investment in a Class X or Class Y of the
Portfolio during the particular time period in which the calculations are based.
Performance information is not an indication of future performance. Performance
information should be considered in light of a particular Portfolio's investment
objectives and policies, characteristics and qualities of the Portfolio, and the
market conditions during the given time period, and should not be considered as
a representation of what may be achieved in the future. Investment results will
vary from time to time and are not identical to the past portfolio investments
of those Portfolios which previously existed as separate accounts.

   The manner in which total return will be calculated for public use is
described above. The following table contains total return figures involving the
Managed Bond and Growth Stock Portfolio based on each such Portfolio's past
performance as a separate investment account of Phoenix Home Life Mutual
Insurance Company, for periods before the Fund's registration statement became
effective (March 1, 1996). This performance data may be relevant as each such
separate account was managed, in all material respects, using substantially the
same investment objectives, policies and restrictions as those used by such
Portfolio. These separate investment accounts were not registered under the 1940
Act and therefore were not subject to certain investment restrictions that are
imposed by the 1940 Act. If these separate investment accounts had been
registered under the 1940 Act, the separate investment accounts' performance may
have been adversely affected. Standardized average annual total return of each
Class shall be calculated for the preceding one, five and ten year periods by
including the corresponding separate account's total


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return calculated in accordance with formulas specified by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The performance of the separate accounts has been restated
to reflect the deduction of the fees and expenses of the classes of the
corresponding Portfolio described in the Prospectus.

               AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999

                                                PERIODS ENDED
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                1 YEAR             5 YEARS            10 YEARS
                                ------             -------            --------
Growth Stock
  Class X                       33.93%             27.08%              18.28
  Class Y                       33.60%             26.77%              17.99
Managed Bond
  Class X                        1.47%              8.17%               7.80
  Class Y                        1.26%              7.91%               7.53

NOTE: Average annual total return assumes a hypothetical initial payment of
$1,000. At the end of each period, a total redemption is assumed. The ending
redeemable value is divided by the original investment to calculate total
return. Performance information for any Portfolio reflects only the performance
of a hypothetical investment in the Portfolio during the particular time period
on which the calculations are based. Performance information should be
considered in light of the investment objectives and policies, characteristics
and quality of the particular Portfolio, and the market conditions during the
given time period, and should not be considered as a representation of what may
be achieved in the future.



                             PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS


   Each Portfolio may, from time to time, include in advertisements containing
total return the ranking of those performance figures relative to such figures
for groups of mutual funds having similar investment objectives as categorized
by ranking services such as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., CDA Investment
Technologies, Inc., Weisenberger Financial Services, Inc. and rating services
such as Morningstar, Inc. Additionally, a Portfolio or Class of Portfolio may
compare its performance results to other investment or savings vehicles (such as
certificates of deposit) and may refer to results published in various
publications such as Changing Times, Forbes, Fortune, Money, Barrons, Business
Week and Investor's Daily, Stanger's Mutual Fund Monitor, The Stanger Register,
Stanger's Investment Adviser, The Wall Street Journal, Pensions & Investments,
Institutional Investor, The New York Times, Consumer Reports, Registered
Representative, Financial Planning, Financial Services Weekly, Financial World,
U.S. News and World Report, Standard and Poor's The Outlook, and Personal
Investor. A Portfolio may, from time to time, illustrate the benefits of tax
deferral by comparing taxable investments to investments made through
tax-deferred retirement plans. The total return may also be used to compare the
performance of the Portfolio against certain widely acknowledged outside
standards or indices for stock and bond market performance, such as the Standard
& Poor's 500 Stock Index (the "S&P 500"), Dow Jones Industrial Average, Europe
Australia Far East Index (EAFE), Consumer Price Index, Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, Lehman Brothers 1-3 year Government Bond Index, IBC Donoghue Money
Fund Report, Merrill Lynch 1-year Treasury Bill, Lehman Brothers Corporate Index
and T-Bond Index.

   Advertisements, sales literature, and other communications may contain
information about the Adviser's current investment strategies and management
style. Current strategies and style may change to allow the Fund to respond
quickly to changing market and economic conditions. From time to time, the Fund
may include specific portfolio holdings or industries. To illustrate components
of overall performance, the Fund may separate its cumulative and average annual
returns into income and capital gains components; or cite separately as a return
figure the equity or bond portion of the Fund's portfolio; or compare the Fund's
equity or bond return figure to well-known indices of market performance,
including but not limited to: the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average,
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, Lehman Brothers 1-3 year Government Bond
Index, IBC Donoghue Money Fund Report, Merrill Lynch 1-year Treasury Bill, CS
First Boston High Yield Index and Salomon Brothers Corporate Bond and Government
Bond Indices.



                               PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

   Each Portfolio has a different expected annual rate of fund turnover, which
is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio
securities during the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the
Portfolio's securities (excluding from the computation all securities, including
options, with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less). A high
rate of portfolio turnover generally involves correspondingly greater brokerage
commission expenses, which must be borne directly by the Portfolio. Turnover
rates may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year and
may also be affected by cash requirements for redemptions of each Portfolio's
shares and by requirements which enable the Fund to receive certain favorable
tax treatment. Historical turnover rates can be found under the heading
"Financial Highlights" in the Fund's prospectus.


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                               INVESTMENT ADVISERS


   The offices of Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. ("PIC" or the "Adviser") are
located at 56 Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115.


   All of the outstanding stock of PIC is owned by Phoenix Equity Planning
Corporation ("Equity Planning"), a subsidiary of Phoenix Investment Partners,
Ltd. ("PXP"). PXP is an indirect, less than wholly-owned subsidiary of Phoenix
Home Life Mutual Insurance Company ("Phoenix Home Life") of Hartford,
Connecticut. Phoenix Home Life is a mutual insurance company engaged in the
insurance and investment businesses. Phoenix Home Life's principal place of
business is located at One American Row, Hartford, Connecticut.


   The Adviser provides certain services and facilities required to carry on the
day-to-day operations of the Fund (for which it receives a management fee) other
than the costs of printing and mailing proxy materials, reports and notices to
shareholders; legal, auditing and accounting services; regulatory filing fees
and expenses of printing the Fund's registration statements; insurance expense;
association membership dues; brokerage fees; and taxes.

   All costs and expenses (other than those specifically referred to as being
borne by the Adviser) incurred in the operation of the Fund are borne by the
Fund. Each Portfolio pays expenses incurred in its own operation and also pays a
portion of the Fund's general administration expenses allocated on the basis of
the asset size of the respective Portfolio, except where an allocation using an
alternative method can be more fairly made. Such expenses include, but shall not
be limited to, all expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund and any public
offering of its shares, including, among others, interest, taxes, brokerage fees
and commissions, fees of Trustees who are not employees of the Adviser or any of
its affiliates, expenses of Trustees' and shareholders' meetings, including the
cost of printing and mailing proxies, expenses of insurance premiums for
fidelity and other coverage, expenses of repurchase and redemption of shares,
expenses of issue and sale of shares (to the extent not borne by Equity Planning
under its agreement with the Fund), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates representing shares of the Fund, association membership dues,
charges of custodians, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents and financial
agents, bookkeeping, auditing, and legal expenses. The Fund will also pay the
fees and bear the expense of registering and maintaining the registration of the
Fund and its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and registering
or qualifying its shares under state or other securities laws and the expense of
preparing and mailing prospectuses and reports to shareholders.

   The investment advisory agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be
liable to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any error of judgment
or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or by any shareholder of
the Fund in connection with the matters to which the investment advisory
agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard on the part of the Adviser in the
performance of its duties thereunder.


   As full compensation for the services and facilities furnished to the Fund,
the Adviser is entitled to a fee, payable monthly, as described in the
Prospectus. There is no assurance that the Fund will reach net asset levels high
enough to realize reductions in the rates of the advisory fees. Any reduction in
the rate of the advisory fee on all Portfolios will be prorated among the
Portfolios in proportion to their respective averages of the aggregate daily net
asset values for the period for which the fee had been paid.


   The advisory agreements continue in force from year to year for each
Portfolio, provided that, with respect to each Portfolio, the agreement must be
approved at least annually by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. In addition, and in either
event, the terms of the agreement and any renewal thereof must be approved by
the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the agreement or
interested persons (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. The agreement will terminate automatically if assigned
and may be terminated at any time, without payment of any penalty, either by the
Fund or by the Adviser, on sixty (60) days written notice.

   For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, the Growth Stock
Portfolio paid management fees to PIC in the amounts of $515,459, $383,128 and
$391,685, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999,
the Managed Bond Portfolio paid management fees to PIC in the amounts of
$352,253, $421,814 and $480,907, respectively.


                              BROKERAGE ALLOCATION

   In effecting portfolio transactions for the Fund, the Adviser adheres to the
Fund's policy of seeking best execution and price, determined as described
below, except to the extent it is permitted to pay higher brokerage commissions
for "brokerage and research services" as defined herein. The Adviser may cause
the Fund to pay a broker an amount of commission for effecting a securities
transaction in excess of the amount of commission which another broker or dealer
would have charged for effecting the transaction if the Adviser determines in
good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value
of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or that any
offset of direct expenses of a Portfolio yields the best net price. As provided
in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, "brokerage and research
services" include giving advice as to the value of securities, the advisability
of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of
securities; furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries,
economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts;
and effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental
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research services provided by brokers to the Fund or to the Adviser are
considered to be in addition to and not in lieu of services required to be
performed by the Adviser under its contract with the Fund and may benefit both
the Fund and other clients of the Adviser. Conversely, brokerage and research
services provided by brokers to other clients of the Adviser may benefit the
Fund.



   If the securities in which a particular Portfolio of the Fund invests are
traded primarily in the over-the-counter market, where possible the Portfolio
will deal directly with the dealers who make a market in the securities involved
unless better prices and execution are available elsewhere. Such dealers usually
act as principals for their own account. On occasion, securities may be
purchased directly from the issuer. Bonds and money market instruments are
generally traded on a net basis and do not normally involve either brokerage
commission or transfer taxes.

   The determination of what may constitute best execution and price in the
execution of a securities transaction by a broker involves a number of
considerations including, without limitation, the overall direct net economic
result to the Fund (involving both price paid or received and any net
commissions and other costs paid), the efficiency with which the transaction is
effected, the ability to effect the transaction at all where a large block is
involved, the availability of the broker to stand ready to execute possibly
difficult transactions in the future and the financial strength and stability of
the broker. Such considerations are judgmental and are weighed by the Adviser in
determining the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid by the
Fund. Some portfolio transactions are, subject to the Conduct Rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and subject to obtaining best
prices and executions, effected through dealers (excluding Equity Planning) who
sell shares of the Fund.

   The Fund has adopted a policy and procedures governing the execution of
aggregated advisory client orders ("bunching procedures") in an attempt to lower
commission costs on a per-share and per-dollar basis. According to the bunching
procedures, the Adviser shall aggregate transactions unless it believes in its
sole discretion that such aggregation is inconsistent with its duty to seek best
execution (which shall include the duty to seek best price) for the Fund. No
advisory account of the Adviser is to be favored over any other account and each
account that participates in an aggregated order is expected to participate at
the average share price for all transactions of the Adviser in that security on
a given business day, with all transaction costs share pro rata based on the
Fund's participation in the transaction. If the aggregated order is filled in
its entirety, it shall be allocated among the Adviser's accounts in accordance
with the allocation order, and if the order is partially filled, it shall be
allocated pro rata based on the allocation order. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the order may be allocated on a basis different form that specified in the
allocation order if all accounts of the Adviser whose orders are allocated
receive fair and equitable treatment and the reason for such different
allocation is explained in writing and is approved in writing by the Adviser's
compliance officer as soon as practicable after the opening of the markets on
the trading day following the day on which the order is executed. If an
aggregated order is partially filled and allocated on a basis different from
that specified in the allocation order, no account that is benefited by such
different allocation may intentionally and knowingly effect any purchase or sale
for a reasonable period following the execution of the aggregated order that
would result in it receiving or selling more shares than the amount of shares it
would have received or sold had the aggregated order been completely filled. The
Trustees will annually review these procedures or as frequently as shall appear
appropriate.

   The Adviser may use its broker/dealer affiliates, or other firms that sell
shares of the Portfolios, to buy and sell securities for the Portfolios,
provided they have the execution capability and that their commission rates are
comparable to those of other unaffiliated broker/dealers. Directors of PXP
Securities Corp. or its affiliates receive indirect benefits from the Portfolios
as a result of its usual and customary brokerage commissions that PXP Securities
Corp. may receive for acting as broker to the Portfolios in the purchase and
sale of portfolio securities. The investment advisory agreement does not provide
for a reduction of the advisory fee by any portion of the brokerage fees
generated by portfolio transactions of the Portfolios that PXP Securities Corp.
may receive.


   For the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, brokerage
commissions paid by the Trust on portfolio transactions totaled $425,169,
$193,136 and $166,770, respectively. In the fiscal years ended December 31,
1997, 1998 and 1999, no commissions were paid to affiliates for portfolio
transactions. Brokerage commissions of $29,579 paid during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, were paid on the portfolio transactions aggregating
$5,957,342 executed by brokers who provided research and other statistical
information.

   The Fund, its Adviser and Subadviser, and Distributor have each adopted a
Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17-j1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Personnel subject to the Codes of Ethics may purchase and sell securities for
their personal accounts, including securities that may be purchased, sold or
held by the Fund, subject to certain restrictions and conditions. Generally,
personal securities transactions are subject to preclearance procedures,
reporting requirements and holding period rules. The Codes also restrict
personal securities transactions in private placements, initial public offerings
and securities in which the Fund has a pending order.



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                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE


   The net asset value per share of each Portfolio is determined as of the close
of trading of the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") on days when the
Exchange is open for trading. The Exchange will be closed on the following
observed national holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Since the Fund does not price securities on
weekends or United States national holidays, the net asset value of a
Portfolio's foreign assets may be significantly affected on days when the
investor has no access to the Portfolio. The net asset value per share of a
Portfolio is determined by adding the values of all securities and other assets
of the Portfolio, subtracting liabilities, and dividing by the total number of
outstanding shares of the Portfolio. Assets and liabilities are determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total liability
allocated to a class, plus that class' distribution fee and any other expenses
allocated solely to that class, are deducted from the proportionate interest of
such class in the assets of the Portfolio, and the resulting amount of each is
divided by the number of shares of that class outstanding to produce the net
asset value per share.


   A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at
the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary exchange for such
security by the Trustees or their delegates. Because of the need to obtain
prices as of the close of trading on various exchanges throughout the world, the
calculation of net asset value may not take place for any Portfolio which
invests in foreign securities contemporaneously with the determination of the
prices of the majority of the portfolio securities of such Portfolio. All assets
and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted
into United States dollar values at the mean between the bid and ask quotations
of such currencies against United States dollars as last quoted by any
recognized dealer. If an event were to occur after the value of an investment
was so established but before the net asset value per share was determined,
which was likely to materially change the net asset value, then the instrument
would be valued using fair value considerations by the Trustees or their
delegates. If at any time a Portfolio has investments where market quotations
are not readily available, such investments are valued at the fair value thereof
as determined in good faith by the Trustees although the actual calculations may
be made by persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Trustees.


                                HOW TO BUY SHARES


   The Fund currently issues two classes of shares for each Portfolio. Class X
Shares are available to Plans (as hereafter defined) and institutional investors
which initially purchase Class X Shares of the Fund whose net asset value
exceeds $5 million. Class Y Shares are offered to Plans and institutional
investors which initially purchase Class Y Shares of the Fund whose net asset
value exceeds $1 million. "Plans" are defined as corporate, public, union and
governmental pension plans. Completed applications for the purchase of shares
should be mailed to Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds, c/o State
Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301.


   The minimum subsequent investment for each class is $100. Shares are sold at
the net asset value per share (as described below) next computed after a
completed application or purchase order is received by State Street Bank and
Trust Company together with good and sufficient funds therefor (certified
checks, federal funds wires, and automated clearing house transactions ("ACH")).
Completed orders received by State Street Bank and Trust Company or an
authorized agent on a business day prior to the close of trading of the New York
Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 PM eastern time) will be processed based on that
day's closing net asset value. Shares purchased will be recorded electronically
in book-entry form by the Transfer Agent. No share certificates are available.
Sales of shares may be made through broker-dealers, pension consultants or other
qualified financial agents/institutions.

   The minimum initial investment amounts for the purchase of either class of
Fund shares shall be waived with respect to purchases by: (i) Plans and
institutional investors who have been invested in certain separate investment
accounts of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company as of March 1, 1996; (ii)
trust companies, bank trust departments, broker-dealers financial planners and
investment advisers for funds over which such entity charges an account
management fee and which are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or
similar capacity; or (iii) Plans and institutional investors where the amounts
invested represent the redemption proceeds from the reorganization or merger of
other investment companies.

   Equity Planning will retain all or a portion of the continuing distribution
fee assessed to Class Y shareholders to finance commissions and related
marketing expenses. Equity Planning intends to pay broker-dealers and exempt
financial institutions with whom it has a sales agreement a service fee of 0.25%
of the average daily net asset value of Class Y Shares sold by such
broker-dealers and exempt financial institutions, subject to future amendment or
termination. No trail fees are payable to broker-dealers or others in connection
with the purchase, sale or retention of Class X Shares.

   Equity Planning may pay broker-dealers and financial institutions exempt from
registration pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
related regulations ("exempt financial institutions"), from its own profits and
resources, a percentage of the net asset value of any shares sold as set forth
below:


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                                                          PAYMENT TO
              PURCHASE AMOUNT                           BROKER-DEALER
              ---------------                           -------------
          $0 to $5,000,000                                  0.50%
          $5,000,001 to $10,000,000                         0.25%
          $10,000,001 or more                               0.10%


   If part of any investment is subsequently redeemed within one year of the
investment date, the broker-dealer or exempt financial institution will refund
to Equity Planning any such amounts paid with respect to the investment. Equity
Planning will sponsor training and educational meetings and provide to all
qualifying agents, from its own profits and resources, additional compensation
in the form of trips, merchandise or expense reimbursement. Broker-dealers or
exempt financial institutions other than Equity Planning may also levy customary
additional charges to shareholders for their services in effecting transactions,
if they notify the Fund of their intention to do so.


EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES


   Shareholders may exchange Class X or Class Y Shares held in book-entry form
for shares of the same class of other Portfolios of the Fund or any other
"Affiliated Phoenix Fund" provided the following conditions are met: (1) the
shares that will be acquired in the exchange (the "Acquired Shares") are
available for sale in the shareholder's principal place of business; (2) the
Acquired Shares are the same class as the shares to be surrendered (the
"Exchanged Shares"); (3) the Acquired Shares will be registered to the same
shareholder account as the Exchanged Shares; (4) the account value of the shares
to be acquired must equal or exceed the minimum initial or subsequent investment
amount, as applicable, after the exchange is implemented; and (5) the
shareholder is qualified to acquire Fund shares in accordance with the
limitations described in this Statement of Additional Information. An
"Affiliated Phoenix Fund" refers to the Phoenix-Engemann Funds, Phoenix-Seneca
Funds or any other mutual fund advised, subadvised or distributed by the
Adviser, Distributor or any of their corporate affiliates.

   The Fund reserves the right to refuse exchange purchases by any person or
broker-dealer if, in the Fund's or Adviser's opinion, (a) the exchange would
adversely affect the Fund's ability to invest according to its investment
objectives and policies; (b) the Fund believes that a pattern of exchanges
coincides with a "market timing" strategy; or (c) otherwise adversely affect the
Fund and its shareholders. The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify
its exchange privileges at any time upon giving written notice to shareholders
at least 60 days in advance. Shareholders are urged to review their constituent
documents and relevant requirements in order to verify pertinent limitations
imposed by retirement plan or group annuity contract exchange limits as well as
restrictions imposed by governing law.


MARKET TIMER RESTRICTIONS


   Because excessive trading can hurt Fund performance and harm shareholders,
the Fund reserves the right to temporarily or permanently terminate exchange
privileges or reject any specific order from anyone whose transactions seem to
follow a timing pattern, including those who request more than one exchange out
of a fund within any 30-day period. The Distributor has entered into agreements
with certain market timer entities permitting them to exchange their clients'
shares by telephone. These privileges are limited under those agreements. The
Distributor has the right to reject or suspend these privileges upon reasonable
notice.


TELEPHONE EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES
   Unless a shareholder elects in writing not to participate in the Telephone
Exchange Privilege, shares for which certificates have not been issued may be
exchanged by calling 800-814-1897 provided that the exchange is made between
accounts with identical registrations. Under the Telephone Exchange Privilege,
telephone exchange orders may also be entered on behalf of the shareholder by
his or her registered representative.


   The Fund and the Transfer Agent will employ reasonable procedures to confirm
that telephone instructions are genuine. In addition to requiring identical
registrations on both accounts, the Transfer Agent will require address
verification and will record telephone instructions on tape. All exchanges will
be confirmed in writing to the shareholder. To the extent that procedures
reasonably designed to prevent unauthorized telephone exchanges are not
followed, the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent may be liable for following
telephone instructions for exchange transactions that prove to be fraudulent.
Broker/dealers other than Equity Planning have agreed to bear the risk of any
loss resulting from any unauthorized telephone exchange instruction from the
firm or its registered representatives. However, the shareholder would bear the
risk of loss resulting from instructions entered by an unauthorized third party
that the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent reasonably believe to be genuine. The
Telephone Exchange Privilege may be modified or terminated at any time on
60-days' notice to shareholders. In addition, during times of drastic economic
or market changes, the Telephone Exchange Privilege may be difficult to exercise
or may be suspended temporarily. The Telephone Exchange Privilege is available
only in states where shares being acquired may be legally sold.


   If a shareholder elects not to use the Telephone Exchange Privilege or if the
shares being exchanged are represented by a certificate or certificates, in
order to exchange shares the shareholder must submit a written request to
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds, c/o State Street Bank and
Trust Company, P.O. Box 8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301. If the shares are


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being exchanged between accounts that are not registered identically, the
signature on such request must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor
institution as defined by the Transfer Agent in accordance with its signature
guarantee procedures. Currently, such procedures generally permit guarantees by
banks, broker dealers, credit union, national securities exchanges, registered
securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations. Any
outstanding certificate or certificates for the tendered shares must be duly
endorsed and submitted.

                              HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

   Any holder of shares of any Portfolio may require the Fund to redeem its
shares at any time at the net asset value per share next computed after receipt
of a redemption request in proper written form by State Street Bank and Trust
Company, P.O. Box 8301, Boston, MA 02266-8301, ATTN: Phoenix Duff & Phelps
Institutional Mutual Funds, or by an authorized agent. To be in proper form to
redeem shares, (1) the signature(s) of duly authorized representative(s) of the
shareholder must appear in the appropriate place upon the stock power; (2) the
stock power or any related instruction transmittal must specify the name and
account number of the shareholder exactly as registered; (3) the name of the
Portfolio; and (4) and all such signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible
guarantor institution as determined in accordance with the standards and
procedures established by the Transfer Agent. Currently, such procedures
generally permit guarantees by banks, broker-dealers, credit unions, national
securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and
savings associations. Signature(s) must also be guaranteed on any change of
address request submitted in conjunction with any redemption request. Additional
documentation may be required for redemptions by corporations, partnerships or
other organizations, or if redemption is requested by anyone other than the
shareholder(s) of record. Redemption requests will not be honored until all
required documents in proper form have been received.

   In addition, each Portfolio maintains a continuous offer to repurchase its
shares, and shareholders may normally sell their shares through securities
dealers, brokers or agents who may charge customary commissions or fees for
their services. The redemption price in such case will be the price as of the
close of trading of the Exchange on that day, provided the order is received by
the dealer prior thereto, and is transmitted to the Distributor prior to the
close of its business. No charge is made by the Fund on redemptions, but shares
tendered through investment dealers may be subject to service charge by such
dealers. Payment for shares redeemed will be made within three days after
receipt of the duly endorsed share certificates (if issued) or written request;
provided, however, that redemption proceeds will not be disbursed until each
check used for purchase of shares has been cleared for payment by the investor's
bank which may take up to 15 days after receipt of the check.


TELEPHONE REDEMPTION PRIVILEGES

   Unless a shareholder elects in writing not to participate in the Telephone
Redemption Privilege, shareholders may redeem shares valued at up to $100,000 by
calling (800) 814-1897. The Fund and the Transfer Agent will employ reasonable
procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine. Address and bank
account information will be verified, telephone redemption instructions will be
recorded on tape, and all redemptions will be confirmed in writing to the
shareholder. If there has been an address change within the past 60 days, a
telephone redemption will not be authorized. To the extent that procedures
reasonably designed to prevent unauthorized telephone redemptions are not
followed, the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent may be liable for following
telephone instructions for redemption transactions that prove to be fraudulent.
Broker-dealers other than Equity Planning have agreed to bear the risk of any
loss resulting from any unauthorized telephone redemption instruction from the
firm or its registered representatives. However, the shareholder would bear the
risk of loss resulting from instructions entered by an unauthorized person or
third party that the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent reasonably believe to be
genuine. The Telephone Redemption Privilege may be modified or terminated at any
time without prior notice to shareholders. In addition, during times of drastic
economic or market changes, the Telephone Redemption Privilege may be difficult
to exercise or may be suspended temporarily and a shareholder should submit a
written redemption request, as described above.


   If the amount of the redemption is $500 or more, the proceeds may be wired to
the shareholder's designated U.S. commercial bank account. If the amount of the
redemption is less than $500, the proceeds will be sent by check to the address
of record on the shareholder's account.

   Telephone redemption orders received and accepted by Transfer Agent on any
day when Transfer Agent is open for business will be entered at the next
determined net asset value. However, telephone redemption orders received and
accepted by Transfer Agent after the close of trading hours on the Exchange will
be executed on the following business day. The proceeds of a telephone
redemption will normally be sent on the first business day following receipt of
the redemption request. However, with respect to the telephone redemption of
shares purchased by check, such requests will only be effected after the Fund
has assured itself that good payment has been collected for the purchase of
shares, which may take up to 15 days.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
   The Systematic Withdrawal Program (the "Program") allows shareholders to
periodically redeem a portion of their shares on predetermined monthly,
quarterly, semiannual or annual dates. In order to participate in the Program,
shareholders must provide written notice to the Transfer Agent specifying (a)
the frequency in which Program redemptions are to occur, (b) the routing in


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which proceeds are to be directed into the shareholder's account, and (c) the
priority among Portfolios and classes of shares in which redemptions are to
occur.

   Except as provided below, Program payments will be made on or about the 20th
day of the month during the frequency period selected by the shareholder.
Program payments may also be processed through Automated Clearing House (ACH) to
the shareholder's account on or about the 10th, 15th or 25th day of each month.
Participants may not redeem sums in any period in excess of the equivalent of 1%
of aggregate Portfolio holdings (at the net asset value on the date of
redemption) during each month. Program redemptions will only be effected after
the Fund has assured itself that good payment has been received for the purchase
of shares which are to be redeemed.

   Class X shareholders participating in the Program must at all times own
shares of the Fund worth $100,000 or more in the aggregate as determined by the
then current net asset value per share. Class Y shareholders participating in
the Program must at all times own shares of the Fund worth $50,000 or more in
the aggregate as determined by the then current net asset value per share. A
shareholder's participation in the Program will also automatically terminate if
redemptions are made outside the Program.


REDEMPTION-IN-KIND

   To the extent consistent with state and federal law, the Fund may make
payment of the redemption price either in cash or in kind. The Fund has elected
to pay in cash all requests for redemption by any shareholder of record, but may
limit such cash in respect to each shareholder during any 90-day period to the
lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the Fund at the beginning of
such period. This election has been made pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the 1940
Act and is irrevocable while the Rule is in effect unless the Securities and
Exchange Commission, by order, permits its withdrawal. In case of a redemption
in kind, securities delivered in payment for shares would be valued at the same
value assigned to them in computing the net asset value per share of the Fund. A
shareholder receiving such securities would incur brokerage costs when it sold
the securities.


                       DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

   Each Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax
purposes. Each Portfolio intends to elect to be treated as a regulated
investment company ("RIC") and qualify as such under Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").

   The Code sets forth numerous criteria which must be satisfied in order for
each Portfolio to qualify as a RIC. Each Portfolio must, among other things,
meet the following tests for each taxable year: (1) at least 90% of the
Portfolio's gross income must be derived from a) dividends, b) interest, c)
payments with respect to securities loans, d) gains from the sale or other
disposition of stocks or securities or foreign currencies, or e) other income
(including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts)
derived by the Portfolio with respect to its business of investing in stocks,
securities or currencies; and (2) distribute annually at least 90% of its
investment company taxable income and net exempt-interest income.

   In addition to the gross income tests, to qualify as a RIC, each Portfolio
must also diversify its holdings so that, at the close of each quarter of its
taxable year, (1) at least 50% of the value of its total assets consists of
cash, cash items, U.S. Government securities, and other securities limited
generally with respect to any one issuer to not more than 5% of the total assets
of the Portfolio and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
such issuer, and (2) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is
invested in the assets of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government
securities). If in any taxable year a Portfolio does not qualify as a RIC, all
of its net investment income and realized capital gains will be taxed at
corporate rates.


   In each taxable year that a Portfolio qualifies as a RIC, it (but not its
shareholders) will be relieved of federal income tax on that portion of its net
investment income and net capital gains that are currently distributed (or
deemed distributed) to its shareholders. It is the policy of each Portfolio to
distribute all of its net investment income and net capital gains to its
shareholders in order to avoid any federal income tax liability. In addition,
each Portfolio intends to make timely distribution sufficient in amount to avoid
a nondeductible 4% excise tax. An excise tax will be imposed on each Portfolio
to the extent that it fails to distribute, with respect to each calendar year,
at least 98% of its net ordinary income for such calendar year and 98% of its
net capital gains as determined for the one year period ending December 31 of
such calendar year. In addition, an amount equal to the undistributed net
ordinary income and net capital gains from the previous calendar year must also
be distributed to avoid the excise tax.


   The Fund is required to withhold for income taxes 31% of dividends,
distributions and redemption payments, if any of the following circumstances
exist: i) a shareholder fails to provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer
identification number (TIN); ii) the Fund is notified by the Internal Revenue
Service that the shareholder furnished an incorrect TIN; or iii) the Fund is
notified by the Internal Revenue Service that withholding is required because
the shareholder failed to report the receipt of dividends or interest from other
sources. Withholding may also be required for accounts with respect to which a
shareholder fails to certify that i) the TIN provided is correct and ii) the
shareholder is not subject to such withholding. However, withholding will not be
required from certain exempt entities nor those shareholders complying with the
procedures as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service. A shareholder is
required to provide the Fund with a correct TIN. The Fund in turn is required to
report correct taxpayer identification numbers when filing all tax forms with
the Internal Revenue Service. Should the IRS levy a penalty on a Fund for
reporting an incorrect TIN and that TIN was provided by the shareholder, the
Fund will pass the penalty onto the shareholder.


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Dividends paid by a Portfolio from net investment income and net realized
short-term capital gains to a shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual,
a foreign fund or estate, a foreign corporation or a foreign partnership (a
foreign shareholder) will be subject to United States withholding tax at a rate
of 30% unless a reduced rate of withholding or a withholding exemption is
provided under applicable treaty law. Foreign shareholders are urged to consult
their own tax advisors concerning the applicability of the United States
withholding tax and any foreign taxes.

   The discussion of "Tax Status of Distributions" in the Prospectus, in
conjunction with the foregoing, is a general and abbreviated summary of
applicable provisions of the Code and Treasury regulations now in effect as
currently interpreted by the courts and the Internal Revenue Service. The Code
and regulations, as well as the current interpretations thereof, may be changed
at any time by legislative, judicial, or administrative action. Shareholders are
urged to consult with their tax advisor regarding specific questions as to
federal, state, local or foreign taxes.

                                 THE DISTRIBUTOR


   Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation ("Equity Planning"), which has undertaken
to use its best efforts to find purchasers for shares of the Fund, serves as the
national distributor of the Fund's shares. Equity Planning is located at 100
Bright Meadow Boulevard, Enfield, Connecticut 06083-2200. Shares of each
Portfolio are offered on a continuous basis. Pursuant to an Underwriting
Agreement covering all classes of shares and distribution methods, the
Distributor will purchase shares of the Fund for resale to the public, either
directly or through securities dealers or agents, and is obligated to purchase
only those shares for which it has received purchase orders. Equity Planning may
also sell Fund shares pursuant to sales agreements entered into with
bank-affiliated securities brokers who, acting as agent for their customers,
place orders for Fund shares with Equity Planning. If, because of changes in law
or regulations, or because of new interpretations of existing law, it is
determined that agency transactions of bank-affiliated securities brokers are
not permitted, the Trustees will consider what action, if any, is appropriate.
It is not anticipated that termination of sales agreements with bank-affiliated
securities brokers would result in a loss to their customers or a change in the
net asset value per share of a Portfolio.


   From its own resources or pursuant to the Plan, and subject to the dealers'
prior approval, the Distributor may provide additional compensation to
registered representatives of dealers in the form of travel expenses, meals, and
lodging associated with training and educational meetings sponsored by the
Distributor. The Distributor may also provide gifts amounting in value to less
than $100, and occasional meals or entertainment, to registered representatives
of dealers. Any such travel expenses, meals, lodging, gifts or entertainment
paid will not be preconditioned upon the registered representatives' or dealers'
achievement of a sales target. The Distributor may, from time to time, reallow
the entire portion of the sales charge on Class A shares which it normally
retains to individual selling dealers. However, such additional reallowance
generally will be made only when the selling dealer commits to substantial
marketing support such as internal wholesaling through dedicated personnel,
internal communications and mass mailings.



   Philip R. McLoughlin, a Trustee and President of the Fund, is a director and
officer of Equity Planning. Michael E. Haylon, an officer of the Fund, is a
director of Equity Planning. William R. Moyer, a director and officer of Equity
Planning, is an officer of the Fund. G. Jeffrey Bohne, Nancy G. Curtiss and
Robert S. Dreissen, officers of the Fund, are officers of Equity Planning.


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   Equity Planning also acts as administrative agent of the Portfolios and as
such performs administrative, bookkeeping and pricing functions for the
Portfolios. For its services, Equity Planning will be paid a fee equal to the
sum of (1) the documented cost of fund accounting and related services provided
by PFPC, Inc., as subagent, plus (2) the documented cost to Equity Planning to
provide financial reporting and tax services and to oversee the subagent's
performance. The current fee schedule of PFPC, Inc. is based upon the average of
the aggregate daily net asset values of the Portfolios, at the following
incremental annual rates.

         First $200 million                                    .085%
         $200 million to $400 million                          .05%
         $400 million to $600 million                          .03%
         $600 million to $800 million                          .02%
         $800 million to $1 billion                            .015%
         Greater than $1 billion                               .0125%



   Percentage rates are applied to the aggregate daily net asset values of the
Portfolios. PFPC, Inc. also charges minimum fees and additional fees for each
additional class of Fund shares. Equity Planning retains PFPC, Inc. as subagent
for each of the funds for which Equity Planning serves as administrative agent.
PFPC, Inc. agreed to a modified fee structure and waived certain charges.
Because PFPC, Inc.'s arrangement would have favored smaller funds over larger
funds, Equity Planning reallocates PFPC, Inc.'s overall asset-based charges
among all funds for which it serves as administrative agent on the basis of the
relative net assets of each fund. As a result, the PFPC, Inc. charges to the
Fund are expected to be slightly less than the amount that would be found
through direct application of the table illustrated above. For its services
during the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Equity Planning received
$206,684.



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   In addition, pursuant to an agreement between Equity Planning, the Fund's
Transfer Agent, and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), State
Street has been appointed subagent to perform certain shareholder servicing
functions for the Fund. For performing such services State Street receives a
monthly fee from Equity Planning.


                                DISTRIBUTION PLAN

   The Fund has adopted a distribution plan on behalf of its Class Y Shares
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the "Plan"). The Plan permits the Fund
to reimburse the Distributor for expenses incurred in connection with activities
intended to promote the sale of shares of Class Y Shares of the Fund. Pursuant
to the Plan, the Fund shall pay the Distributor an amount equal to 25% of the
average daily net assets of the Class Y Shares for providing services to Class Y
shareholders, including assistance in connection with inquiries related to
shareholder accounts.

   Equity Planning will retain all or a portion of the continuing distribution
fee assessed to Class Y shareholders to finance commissions and related
marketing expenses. Equity Planning intends to pay broker-dealers and exempt
financial institutions with whom it has a sales agreement a service fee of 0.25%
of the average daily net asset value of Class Y Shares sold by such
broker-dealers and exempt financial institutions, subject to future amendment or
termination.

   In order to receive payments under the Plan, participants must meet such
qualifications to be established in the sole discretion of the Distributor, such
as services to the Fund's Class Y shareholders, or services providing the Fund
with more efficient methods of offering shares to coherent groups of clients,
members or prospects of a participant, or services permitting bulking of
purchases or sales, or transmission of such purchases or sales by computerized
tape or other electronic equipment, or other processing.

   On a quarterly basis, the Trustees of the Fund review a report on
expenditures under the Plan and the purposes for which expenditures were made.
The Trustees conduct an additional, more extensive review annually in
determining whether the Plan will be continued. By its terms, continuation of
the Plan from year to year is contingent on annual approval by a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund and by a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested
persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Plans or any related agreements (the
"Plan Trustees"). The Plan provides that it may not be amended to increase
materially the costs which the Fund may bear pursuant to the Plan without
approval of the Class Y shareholders of the Fund and that other material
amendments to the Plan must be approved by a majority of the Plan Trustees by
vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such
amendments. The Plan further provides that while it is in effect, the selection
and nomination of Trustees who are not "interested persons" shall be committed
to the discretion of the Trustees who are not "interested persons." The Plan may
be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Plan Trustees or a
majority of the outstanding Class Y Shares of the Fund.


   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 Fees in
the amount of $67,138, of which Equity Planning received $909, W.S. Griffith &
Co., Inc., an affiliate, received $60,596 and unaffiliated broker-dealers
received $5,634. Distributor expenses under the Plans consisted of: (1)
compensation to dealers, $66,230; (2) compensation to sales and shareholder
services personnel, $179,128; (3) advertising costs, $169,709; (4) printing and
mailing prospectuses to other than current shareholders, $3,178; (5) service
costs, $28,936; and (6) other expenses, $60,796. No interested persons of the
Fund and no Trustee who is not an interested person of the Fund, as that term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, had any direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Plan.



                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

   The Fund is an open-end, diversified investment company known as a mutual
fund. The Board of Trustees supervises the business affairs and investments of
the Fund, which is managed on a daily basis by each Portfolio's investment
adviser.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
   The Trustees and executive officers of the Fund and their principal
occupations for at least the last five years are set forth below. Unless
otherwise noted, the address of each executive officer and Trustee is 56
Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115-0480.


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<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
Robert Chesek (65)                       Trustee            Trustee/Director (1981-present) and Chairman (1989-1994), Phoenix
49 Old Post Road                                            Funds. Trustee, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff &
Wethersfield, CT 06109                                      Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present) and
                                                            Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present).
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<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
E. Virgil Conway (70)                    Trustee            Chairman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (1992-present).
9 Rittenhouse Road                                          Trustee/Director, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Bronxville, NY 10708                                        (1970-present), Pace University (1978-present), Atlantic Mutual
                                                            Insurance Company (1974-present), HRE Properties (1989-present), Greater
                                                            New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America (1985-present), Union Pacific
                                                            Corp. (1978-present), Blackrock Freddie Mac Mortgage Securities Fund
                                                            (Advisory Director) (1990-present), Centennial Insurance Company
                                                            (1974-present), Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation (1975-present), The Harlem
                                                            Youth Development Foundation (1987-present) (Chairman, 1998-present),
                                                            Accuhealth (1994-present), Trism, Inc. (1994-present), Realty Foundation
                                                            of New York (1972-present), New York Housing Partnership Development
                                                            Corp. (Chairman) (1981-present) and Academy of Political Science (Vice
                                                            Chairman) (1985-present). Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds
                                                            (1993-present). Trustee, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff &
                                                            Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca
                                                            Funds (2000-present). Director, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income
                                                            Inc. and Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc.
                                                            (1995-present). Member, Audit Committee of the City of New York
                                                            (1981-1996). Advisory Director, Blackrock Fannie Mae Mortgage Securities
                                                            Fund (1989-1996) and Fund Directions (1993-1998). Chairman, Financial
                                                            Accounting Standards Advisory Council (1992-1995).

William W. Crawford (71)                 Trustee            Representative (1994-1995), Senior Executive (1994-1995), President and
3029 Wynfield Mews Lane                                     Chief Operating Officer (1988-1993), Hilliard, Lyons, Inc.
Louisville, KY 40206                                        (broker/dealer). Trustee, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
                                                            Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director,
                                                            Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc. (1995-present), Duff &
                                                            Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1995-present).

Harry Dalzell-Payne (70)                 Trustee            Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1983-present). Trustee, Phoenix-
330 East 39th Street                                        Aberdeen Series Fund and Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
Apartment 29G                                               Funds (1996-present). Trustee, Phoenix-Seneca Funds (1999-present).
New York, NY 10016                                          Director, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc. and Duff & Phelps
                                                            Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1995-present). Director, Farragut
                                                            Mortgage Co., Inc. (1991-1994). Formerly a Major General of the British
                                                            Army.

William N. Georgeson (72)                Trustee            Trustee, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present)
575 Glenwood Road                                           and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director, Duff & Phelps Utility
Lake Forest, IL 60045                                       and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1994-present) and Duff & Phelps Utilities
                                                            Tax-Free Income Inc. (1993-present).

*Francis E. Jeffries (69)                Trustee            Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1995-present). Trustee, Phoenix-
8477 Bay Colony Dr.                                         Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
#902                                                        (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director, Duff &
Naples, FL 34108                                            Phelps Utilities Income Inc. (1987-present), Duff & Phelps Utilities
                                                            Tax-Free Income Inc. (1991-present) and Duff & Phelps Utility and
                                                            Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1993-present). Director, The Empire District
                                                            Electric Company (1984-present). Director (1989-1997), Chairman of the
                                                            Board (1993-1997), President (1989-1993), and Chief Executive Officer
                                                            (1989-1995), Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
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<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
Leroy Keith, Jr. (61)                    Trustee            Chairman (1995-present) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-1999), Carson
Chairman                                                    Products Company. Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1980-present).
Carson Products Company                                     Trustee, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps
64 Ross Road                                                Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds
Savannah, GA 30750                                          (2000-present). Director, Equifax Corp. (1991-present) and Evergreen
                                                            International Fund, Inc. (1989-present). Trustee, Evergreen Liquid
                                                            Trust, Evergreen Tax Exempt Trust, Evergreen Tax Free Fund, Master
                                                            Reserves Tax Free Trust, and Master Reserves Trust.

*Philip R. McLoughlin (53)               Trustee and        Chairman (1997-present), Director (1995-present), Vice Chairman
                                         President          (1995-1997) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-1997), Phoenix Investment
                                                            Partners, Ltd. Director (1994-present) and Executive Vice President,
                                                            Investments (1988-present), Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company.
                                                            Director/Trustee and President, Phoenix Funds (1989-present). Trustee
                                                            and President, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund and Phoenix Duff & Phelps
                                                            Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present). Trustee, Phoenix-Seneca Funds
                                                            (1999-present). Director, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc.
                                                            (1995-present) and Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc.
                                                            (1995-present). Director (1983-present) and Chairman (1995-present),
                                                            Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. Director (1984-present) and President
                                                            (1990-present), Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation. Chairman and Chief
                                                            Executive Officer, Phoenix/Zweig Advisers, LLC (1999-present). Director,
                                                            Phoenix Realty Group, Inc. (1994-present), Phoenix Realty Advisors, Inc.
                                                            (1987-present), Phoenix Realty Investors, Inc. (1994-present), Phoenix
                                                            Realty Securities, Inc. (1994-present), PXRE Corporation (Delaware)
                                                            (1985-present), and World Trust Fund (1991-present). Director and
                                                            Executive Vice President, Phoenix Life and Annuity Company
                                                            (1996-present). Director and Executive Vice President, PHL Variable
                                                            Insurance Company (1995-present). Director, Phoenix Charter Oak Trust
                                                            Company (1996-present). Director and Vice President, PM Holdings, Inc.
                                                            (1985-present). Director and President, Phoenix Securities Group, Inc.
                                                            (1993-1995). Director, PHL Associates, Inc. (1995-present). Director
                                                            (1992-present) and President (1992-1994), W.S. Griffith & Co., Inc.
                                                            Director, Townsend Financial Advisers, Inc. (1992-present).

Eileen A. Moran (45)                     Trustee            President and Chief Executive Officer, PSEG Resources Inc.
23 Woodland Drive                                           (1990-present). Trustee, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
East Windsor, NJ 08520                                      Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present).

Everett L. Morris (71)                   Trustee            Vice President, W.H. Reaves and Company (1993-present).
164 Laird Road                                              Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1995-present). Trustee, Duff & Phelps
Colts Neck, NJ 07722                                        Mutual Funds (1994-present). Trustee, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund and
                                                            Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present).
                                                            Director, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc. (1991-present)
                                                            and Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1993-present).
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<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
*James M. Oates (54)                     Trustee            Chairman, IBEX Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly IBEX Capital Markets LLC)
 Managing Director                                          (1997-present). Managing Director, Wydown Group (1994-present).
 The Wydown Group                                           Director, Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd. (1995-present).
 IBEX Capital Markets LLC                                   Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1987-present). Trustee,
 60 State Street                                            Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
 Suite 950                                                  Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director,
 Boston, MA 02109                                           AIB Govett Funds (1991-present). Investors Financial Service Corporation
                                                            (1995-present), Investors Bank & Trust Corporation (1995-present),
                                                            Plymouth Rubber Co. (1995-present), Stifel Financial (1996-present),
                                                            Command Systems, Inc. (1998-present) and Connecticut River Bancorp
                                                            (1998-present) and Endowment for Health (1999-present). Vice Chairman,
                                                            Massachusetts Housing-Partnership (1998-2000). Director, Blue Cross and
                                                            Blue Shield of New Hampshire (1994-1999).

Richard A. Pavia (69)                    Trustee            Vice Chairman, Forest Preserve District, Cook County President Advisory
7145 North Ionia                                            Council (1997-present). Special Consultant, K&D Facilities Resource
Chicago, IL 60646                                           Corp. (1995-present). Trustee, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                                                            Mutual Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present).
                                                            Director, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc. (1991-present),
                                                            Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1992-present).
                                                            Director (1981-1997), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1989-1994),
                                                            Speer Financial, Inc.

*Calvin J. Pedersen (58)                 Trustee            Director (1986-present), President (1993-2000) and Executive Vice
 Phoenix Duff & Phelps Corporation                          President (1992-1993), Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
 55 East Monroe Street                                      Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1995-present). Trustee, Phoenix-
 Suite 3600                                                 Aberdeen Series Fund and Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
 Chicago, IL 60603                                          Funds (1996-present). President and Chief Executive Officer, Duff &
                                                            Phelps Utilities Tax-Free Income Inc. (1995-present), Duff & Phelps
                                                            Utilities Income Inc. (1994-present) and Duff & Phelps Utility and
                                                            Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (1995 present).

*Hebert Roth, Jr. (71)                   Trustee            Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds (1980-present). Trustee, Phoenix-
 134 Lake Street                                            Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
 P.O. Box 909                                               (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director, Boston
 Sherborn, MA 01770                                         Edison Company (1978-present). Landauer, Inc. (medical services)
                                                            (1970-present), Tech Ops./Sevcon, Inc. (electronic controllers)
                                                            (1987-present), and Mark IV Industries (diversified manufacturer)
                                                            (1985-present), Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company (1972-1998).
                                                            Member, Directors Advisory Council, Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance
                                                            Company (1998-present).

Richard E. Segerson (54)                 Trustee            Managing Director, Northway Management Company (1998-present).
102 Valley Road                                             Director/Trustee, Phoenix Funds, (1993-present). Trustee,
New Canaan, CT 06840                                        Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual
                                                            Funds (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Managing
                                                            Director, Mullin Associates (1993-1998).
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (68)              Trustee            Trustee/Director, Phoenix Funds (1995-present). Trustee, Phoenix-
731 Lake Avenue                                             Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
Greenwich, CT 06830                                         (1996-present) and Phoenix-Seneca Funds (2000-present). Director, UST
                                                            Inc. (1995-present), HPSC Inc. (1995-present), Compuware (1996-present)
                                                            and Burroughs Wellcome Fund (1996-present). Visiting Professor,
                                                            University of Virginia (1997-present). Director, Duty Free International
                                                            (1997). Chairman, Dresing, Lierman, Weicker (1995-1996). Governor of the
                                                            State of Connecticut (1991-1995).

Michael E. Haylon (42)                   Executive Vice     Director and Executive Vice President-Investments. Phoenix Vice
                                         President          Investment Partners, Ltd. (1995-present). Executive Vice President,
                                                            President Phoenix Funds (1993-present) and Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund
                                                            (1976-present). Executive Vice President (1997-present), Vice President
                                                            (1996-1997), Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds. Director
                                                            (1994-present), President (1995-present), Executive Vice President
                                                            (1994-1995), Vice President (1991-1994), Phoenix Investment Counsel,
                                                            Inc. Director, Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation (1995-present).
                                                            Senior Vice President, Securities Investments, Phoenix Home Life Mutual
                                                            Insurance Company (1993-1995).

Gail P. Seneca (46)                      Senior Vice        Managing Director, Equities, Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.
909 Montgomery St.                       President          (1998-present). President and Trustee (1996-present), Phoenix-Seneca
San Francisco, CA 94133                                     Funds. Managing Member, GMG/Seneca Capital Management LLC
                                                            (1996-present). Chief Investment Officer and managing general partner
                                                            (1989-present), GMG/Seneca Capital Management, L.P. Senior Vice
                                                            President, The Phoenix Edge Series Fund (1998-present), Phoenix
                                                            Multi-Portfolio Fund (1998-present), Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                                                            Mutual Funds (1999-present) and Phoenix Strategic Equity Series Fund
                                                            (1998-present).

James D. Wehr (42)                       Senior Vice        Senior Vice President (1998-present), Managing Director, Fixed Income,
                                         President          (1996-present), Vice President (1991-1996), Phoenix Investment Counsel,
                                                            Inc. Senior Vice President (1998-present), Managing Director, Fixed
                                                            Income, (1996-1998), Vice President (1993-1996), National Securities &
                                                            Research Corporation. Senior Vice President (1997-present), Vice
                                                            President (1988-1997), Phoenix Multi-Portfolio Fund; Senior Vice
                                                            President (1997-present), Vice President (1990-1997), Phoenix Series
                                                            Fund; Senior Vice President (1997-present), Vice President (1991-1997),
                                                            The Phoenix Edge Series Fund; Senior Vice President (1997-present), Vice
                                                            President (1993-1997), Phoenix California Tax Exempt Bonds, Inc.; Senior
                                                            Vice President (1997-present), Vice President (1996-1997), Phoenix Duff
                                                            & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds; and Senior Vice President, Phoenix
                                                            Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund, Phoenix Multi-Sector Fixed Income
                                                            Fund, Phoenix Income and Growth Fund and Phoenix Strategic Allocation
                                                            Fund, Inc. (1997-present). Senior Vice President and Chief Investment
                                                            Officer, Duff & Phelps Utilities Tax Free Income Inc. (1997-present).
                                                            Managing Director, Public Fixed Income, Phoenix Home Life Insurance
                                                            Company (1991-1995).
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
Robert S. Dreissen (52)                  Vice President     Vice President, Compliance, Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd. (since
                                         and Assistant      1999). Vice President, Phoenix Funds, Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund,
                                         Secretary          Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds and Phoenix-Seneca
                                                            Funds (since 1999). Vice President, Risk Management Liaison, Bank of
                                                            America (1996-1999). Vice President, Securities Compliance, The
                                                            Prudential Insurance Company of America (1993-1996). Branch
                                                            Chief/Financial Analyst, Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of
                                                            Investment Management (1972-1993).

Ronald K. Jacks (30)                     Senior Vice        Managing Director, Equities, Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. and
909 Montgomery St.                       President          National Securities & Research Corporation (1998-present). Secretary
San Francisco. CA 94133                                     (1996-present) and Trustee (1996-1997), Phoenix-Seneca Funds. Portfolio
                                                            Manager, Seneca Capital Management LLC (1996-present). Portfolio
                                                            Manager, GMG/Seneca Capital Management, L.P. (1990-present). Vice
                                                            President, The Phoenix Edge Series Fund (1998-present), Phoenix
                                                            Multi-Portfolio Fund (1998-present), Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                                                            Mutual Funds (1999-present) and Phoenix Strategic Equity Series Fund
                                                            (1998-present).

Richard D. Little (49)                   Vice President     Managing Director, Equities, Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. and
909 Montgomery St.                                          National Securities & Research Corporation (1998-present). Vice
San Francisco, CA 94133                                     President, Phoenix-Seneca Funds (1996-present). General Partner and
                                                            Director of Equities, GMG/Seneca Capital Management, L.P.
                                                            (1989-present). Director of Equities, Seneca Capital Management LLC
                                                            (1996-present). Vice President, The Phoenix Edge Series Fund
                                                            (1998-present), Phoenix Multi-Portfolio Fund (1998-present), Phoenix
                                                            Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (1999-present) and Phoenix
                                                            Strategic Equity Series Fund (1998-present).

William R. Moyer (55)                    Vice President     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (1999-present),
100 Bright Meadow Blvd.                                     Senior Vice President (1995-1999), Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
P.O. Box 2200                                               Director (1998-present), Senior Vice President, (1990-present), Chief
Enfield, CT 06083-2200                                      Financial Officer (1996-present), Finance (until 1996) and Treasurer
                                                            (1994-1996 and 1998-present), Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation.
                                                            Director (1998-present), Senior Vice President (1990-present), Chief
                                                            Financial Officer (1996-present) and Treasurer (1994-present), Phoenix
                                                            Investment Counsel, Inc. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
                                                            Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. Vice President, Phoenix Funds
                                                            (1990-present), Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund and Phoenix Duff & Phelps
                                                            Institutional Mutual Funds (1996-present). Vice President, Investment
                                                            Products Finance, Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company
                                                            (1990-1995). Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                                            Treasurer, W.S. Griffith & Co., Inc. (1992-1995) and Townsend Financial
                                                            Advisers, Inc. (1993-1995).

Nancy G. Curtiss (47)                    Treasurer          Vice President, Fund Accounting (1994-present) and Treasurer
                                                            (1996-present), Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation. Treasurer, Phoenix
                                                            Funds (1994-present), Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds
                                                            (1996-present) and Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund (1996-present), Second
                                                            Vice President and Treasurer, Fund Accounting, Phoenix Home Life Mutual
                                                            Insurance Company (1994-1995), Various positions with Phoenix Home Life
                                                            Insurance Company (1987-1994).
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         POSITIONS HELD                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                    WITH THE TRUST                            DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------                    --------------                            -------------------
<S>                                      <C>                <C>
G. Jeffrey Bohne (52)                    Secretary          Senior Vice President, Mutual Fund Customer Service (1999-present), Vice
101 Munson Street                                           President, Mutual Fund Customer Service (1996-1999), Vice President,
Greenfield, MA 01301                                        Transfer Agent Operations (1993-1996), Phoenix Equity Planning
                                                            Corporation. Secretary/Clerk, Phoenix Funds (1993-present),
                                                            Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund and Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional
                                                            Mutual Funds (1996-present). Vice President and General Manager, Phoenix
                                                            Home Life Mutual Insurance Co. (1993-present).
</TABLE>

  *Trustees identified with an asterisk are considered to be interested persons
   of the Fund (within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
   amended) because of their affiliation with Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.,
   or Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation.

    For services rendered to the Fund during the period ended December 31, 1999,
the Trustees received an aggregate of $_____ from the Fund as Trustees' fees.
Each Trustee who is not a full-time employee of the Adviser or any of its
affiliates currently receives a retainer at the annual rate of $3,000 and $500
per meeting. Each Trustee who serves on a Committee receives a fee of $250 for
each meeting attended. The function of the Executive Committee is to serve as a
contract review, compliance review and performance review delegate of the full
Board of Trustees. Officers and employees of the Adviser who are interested
persons are compensated for their services by the Adviser and receive no
compensation from the Fund.



   For the Fund last fiscal year, the Trustees received the following
compensation:

                               COMPENSATION TABLE


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               TOTAL
                                                                                                           COMPENSATION
                                                          PENSION OR                                       FROM FUND AND
                                  AGGREGATE           RETIREMENT BENEFITS           ESTIMATED              FUND COMPLEX
                                COMPENSATION            ACCRUED AS PART          ANNUAL BENEFITS            (16 FUNDS)
         NAME                     FROM FUND            OF FUND EXPENSES          UPON RETIREMENT         PAID TO TRUSTEES
- ---------------------           --------------        -------------------        ----------------        -----------------
<S>                                 <C>                      <C>                      <C>                   <C>
Robert Chesek                       $6,000*                  None                     None                  $ 98,750
E. Virgil Conway[dagger]            $8,250                   None                     None                  $118,250
William W. Crawford                 $6,000*                  None                     None                  $ 41,000
Harry Dalzell-Payne[dagger]         $7,250                   None                     None                  $ 95,000
William N. Georgeson                $6,250                   None                     None                  $ 43,750
Francis E. Jeffries                 $6,000*                  None                     None                  $108,000
Leroy Keith, Jr.                    $6,000                   None                     None                  $ 63,750
Philip R. McLoughlin[dagger]        $    0                   None                     None                  $      0
Eileen A. Moran                     $6,250                   None                     None                  $ 41,250
Everett L. Morris[dagger]           $7,750                   None                     None                  $100,250
James M. Oates[dagger]              $7,250                   None                     None                  $ 72,250
Richard A. Pavia                    $7,000*                  None                     None                  $ 42,000
Herbert Roth, Jr.[dagger]           $5,250                   None                     None                  $ 59,250
Richard E. Segerson                 $7,000                   None                     None                  $ 72,000
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.              $6,250                   None                     None                  $ 68,750
</TABLE>

*This compensation (and the earnings thereon) was deferred pursuant to the
Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. At December 31, 1999, the total amount of
deferred compensation (including interest and other accumulation earned on the
original amounts deferred) accrued for Messrs. Crawford, Jeffries, Morris,
Pavia, Roth and Segerson was $22,326.52, $432,136.70, $179,151.26, $21,633.86,
$174,057.08, and $80,254.57, respectively. At present, by agreement among the
Fund, the Distributor and the electing director, director fees that are deferred
are paid by the Fund to the Distributor. The liability for the deferred
compensation obligation appears only as a liability of the Distributor.


  [dagger] Messrs. Conway, Dalzell-Payne, McLoughlin, Morris, Oates and Roth are
  members of the Executive Committee.


   On April 5, 2000, the trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of
the then outstanding shares of the Fund.


PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS


   The following table sets forth information as of April 5, 2000 with respect
to each person who owns of record or is known by the Fund to own of record or
beneficially own 5% or more of any class of the Fund's equity securities.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF SHAREHOLDER                             CLASS                 NUMBER OF SHARES                PERCENT OF CLASS
- -------------------                             -----                 ----------------                ----------------
INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED BOND

<S>                                             <C>                     <C>                                <C>
Glenn D. Shaffer TTEE                           Class X                 168,594.1200                       5.06%
Plumbers Local No. 24 Pension Plan
c/o IE Shaffer & Co.
830 Bear Tavern Rd.
West Trenton, NJ 08628-1020

N. Charles Thomas TTEE                          Class Y                 113,243.6820                      52.98%
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church Ret. Plan & Trust DTD 1/1/70
P.O. Box 74
Memphis, TN 38101-0074

KCB Services & Company                          Class Y                  88,852.0050                      41.57%
FBO St. Joseph Hospital
Employees Pension Plan
c/o Quads Trust Company
P.O. Box 4310
Frederick, MD 21705-4310

INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH STOCK

Howard Miller Clock Co. TTEE                    Class X                 306,710.2310                      27.58%
Howard Miller/Hekman Defined
Benefit Pension Plan
860 E. Main Ave.
Zeeland, MI 49464-1300

KCB Services & Company                          Class X                 106,035.7250                       9.53%
FBO Elizabeth Carbide Die Co. Inc.
c/o Quads Trust Company
P.O. Box 4310
Frederick, MD 21705-4310

KCB Services & Company                          Class X                  67,684.1090                       6.09%
Grand Haven Brass Foundry Div. of
JSJ Corp. Bargaining Empl. Pension P
c/o Quads Trust Company
P.O. Box 4310
Frederick, MD 21705-4310

Kenneth H. Huntoon                              Class X                  61,926.9240                       5.57%
Deborah A. Schoultz
James M. Aiken TTEEs
Fibre-Metal Poducts Co. PSP
P.O. Box 248
Concordville, PA 19331-0248

Bernard Klingenberg                             Class X                  57,266.0230                       5.15%
Ronald J. Steenken TTEEs
Willett Hofmann & Associates
Pension Plan
809 E. 2nd St.
Dixon, IL 61021-3275

N. Charles Thomas TTEE                          Class Y                 262,286.8070                      44.06%
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church Ret. Plan & Trust
P.O. Box 74
Memphis, TN 38101-0074
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF SHAREHOLDER                             CLASS                 NUMBER OF SHARES                PERCENT OF CLASS
- -------------------                             -----                 ----------------                ----------------
<S>                                             <C>                     <C>                                <C>
KCB Services & Company                          Class Y                 218,918.7580                      36.78%
FBO St. Joseph Hospital
Employees Pensions Plan
c/o Quads Trust Company
P.O. Box 4310
Frederick, MD 21705-4310

Ralph A. Toran                                  Class Y                  51,682.7880                       8.68%
Ralph A. Toran
Bryan E. Carlson TTEE
Mount Ida College Retirement Plan
777 Dedham St.
Newton Centre, MA 02159-3323
</TABLE>


                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CAPITAL STOCK


   The capitalization of the Fund consists solely of an unlimited number of
shares of beneficial interest. The Fund currently offers shares in two different
portfolios, each offering two classes. Holders of shares of each Portfolio have
equal rights with regard to voting, redemptions, dividends, distributions, and
liquidations with respect to such Portfolio (provided that Class Y Shares of a
Portfolio bear higher distribution fees and pay correspondingly lower dividends
per share than Class X Shares of the same Portfolios). Shareholders of all funds
vote on the election of Trustees. On matters affecting an individual Portfolio
(such as approval of an investment advisory agreement or a change in fundamental
investment policies), a separate vote of that Portfolio is required. On matters
affecting an individual class (such as approval of matters relating to the Class
Y distribution plan), a separate vote of that class is required. Shares of each
Portfolio are fully paid, nonassessable, redeemable and fully transferable when
they are issued. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights conversion,
preemptive rights or subscription rights.


   The assets received by the Fund for the issue or sale of shares of each
Portfolio and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, are allocated
to such Portfolio (and class if applicable) subject only to the rights of
creditors, and constitute the underlying assets of such Portfolio (and class if
applicable). The underlying assets of each Portfolio are required to be
segregated on the books of account, and are to be charged with the expenses in
respect to such Portfolio and with a share of the general expenses of the Fund.
Any general expenses of the Fund not readily identifiable as belonging to a
particular Portfolio or class will be allocated by or under the direction of the
Trustees as they determine fair and equitable.

   Unlike the stockholders of a corporation, there is a possibility that the
shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust such as the Fund may be
personally liable for debts or claims against the Fund. The Declaration of Trust
provides that shareholders shall not be subject to any personal liability for
the acts or obligations of the Fund and that every written agreement,
undertaking or obligation made or issued by the Fund shall contain a provision
to that effect. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the
trust property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally
liable for the obligations of the Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder
incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability, which is
considered remote, is limited to circumstances in which the Fund itself would be
unable to meet its obligations.


   Prior to March 1, 1996, the Managed Bond and Growth Stock Portfolios existed
as the Managed Bond Account (Separate Account P) and Growth Stock Account
(Separate Account S), respectively, separate investment accounts of Phoenix Home
Life, pursuant to the insurance laws of the State of New York and the laws of
other states. Each separate account was maintained for the purpose of investing
amounts allocated thereto by Phoenix Home Life under certain group annuity
contracts issued by Phoenix Home Life in connection with pension or
profit-sharing plans which meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The separate accounts were not
investment companies pursuant to the 1940 Act. On October 16, 1995, the Board of
Directors of Phoenix Home Life approved the conversion of each such separate
account into a corresponding of the Portfolio. As of March 1, 1996, the net
assets of each separate account were transferred into the corresponding
Portfolio of the Fund in exchange for shares of that Portfolio which were
credited to each contractholder in accordance with the value of that
contractholder's separate account units as of the close of business on such
date. Each separate account was then terminated.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   The Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 1999 appearing in
the Fund's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, are incorporated herein by
reference.


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 160 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110,
has been selected as the independent accountants for the Fund.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audits the Fund's annual financial statements and
expresses an opinion thereon.

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REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
   The fiscal year of the Fund ends on December 31. The Fund will send to its
shareholders at least semiannually reports showing the securities of the Fund's
funds and other information.

CUSTODIANS AND TRANSFER AGENT


   Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 3B, New York, NY
10081, serves as custodian for the assets of the Managed Bond and Growth Stock
Portfolios.

   Equity Planning acts as Transfer Agent for the Fund.


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                                    APPENDIX

MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC., CORPORATE BOND RATINGS
   Aaa--Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They
carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as
"gilt-edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are
likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

   Aa--Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all
standards. Together with the Aaa group they Comprise what are generally known as
high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present
which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

   A--Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and
are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security
to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present
which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

   Baa--Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments
and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

   Ba--Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their
future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest
and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded
during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.

   B--Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

   Caa--Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.

   Ca--Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

   C--Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.

STANDARD AND POOR'S CORPORATION'S CORPORATE BOND RATINGS
   AAA--This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and
interest.

   AA--Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to
pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they
differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

   A--Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest,
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions.

   BBB--Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay
principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit protection parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to
a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this category
than for bonds in the A category.

   BB-B-CCC-CC--Bonds rated BB, B, CCC and CC are regarded, on balance, as
predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. BB indicates
the lowest degree of speculation and CC the highest degree of speculation. While
such bonds will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these
are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse
conditions.

   D--Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when
interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments
will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used upon the
filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are jeopardized.

FITCH INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.
   AAA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit
quality. The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and
repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable
events.


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   AA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality.
The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong,
although not quite as strong as bonds rated "AAA". Because bonds rated in the
"AAA" and "AA" categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future
developments, short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated "F-1+."

   A--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The
obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be
strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and
circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

   BBB--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit
quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered
to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances,
however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore
impair timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall
below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

   BB--Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay interest
and repay principal may be affected over time by adverse economic changes.
However, business and financial alternatives can be identified which could
assist the obligor in satisfying its debt service requirements.

   B--Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this class are
currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of continued timely
payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's limited margin of
safety and the need for reasonable business and economic activity throughout the
life of the issue.

   CCC--Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics which, if not remedied,
may lead to default. The ability to meet obligations requires an advantageous
business and economic environment.

   CC--Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest and/or
principal seems probable over time.

   C--Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or principal.

   DDD, DD, and D--Bonds are in default on interest and/or principal payments.
Such bonds are extremely speculative and should be valued on the basis of their
ultimate recovery value in liquidation or reorganization of the obligor. "DDD"
represents the highest potential for recovery on these bonds, and "D" represents
the lowest potential for recovery.

   Plus (+) Minus (-)--Plus and minus signs are used with a rating symbol to
indicate the relative position of a credit within the rating category. Plus and
minus signs however, are not used in the "DDD", "DD", or "D" categories.

   Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. Rating Scale--Duff & Phelps (not affiliated
with the Fund or DPIM) offers ratings for short-term and long-term debt,
preferred stock, structured financings, and insurer's claims paying ability. D&P
ratings are specific to credit quality, i.e., the likelihood of timely payment
for principal, interest, and in the case of a preferred stock rating, preferred
stock dividends. The insurance company claims paying ability ratings reflect an
insurer's ability to meet its claims obligations.

LONG-TERM RATINGS
AAA                      Highest Quality
AA+, AA, AA-             High Quality
A+, A, A-                Good Quality
BBB+, BBB, BBB-          Satisfactory Quality
                           (investment grade)
BB+, B, B-               Non-Investment Grade
B+, B, B-                Non-Investment Grade
CCC                      Speculative


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Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio

                        INVESTMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                              SHARES      VALUE
                                              -------  -----------
<S>                                      <C>  <C>      <C>
COMMON STOCKS--85.2%
ALUMINUM--2.6%
Alcoa, Inc..............................      20,050   $ 1,664,150

BANKS (MAJOR REGIONAL)--2.9%
Mellon Financial Corp...................      54,000     1,839,375

BROADCASTING (TELEVISION, RADIO & CABLE)--6.4%
AMFM, Inc.(b)...........................      31,700     2,480,525
Charter Communications, Inc. Class
A(b)....................................      52,970     1,158,719
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. Class
A(b)....................................      11,250       407,109
                                                       -----------
                                                         4,046,353
                                                       -----------

CHEMICALS--2.8%
Dow Chemical Co. (The)..................      13,400     1,790,575
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT--8.0%
General Motors Corp. Class H(b).........      21,650     2,078,400
Motorola, Inc...........................      20,460     3,012,735
                                                       -----------
                                                         5,091,135
                                                       -----------

COMPUTERS (HARDWARE)--3.3%
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(b)...............      27,020     2,092,361

COMPUTERS (NETWORKING)--3.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)..................      21,430     2,295,689

COMPUTERS (SOFTWARE & SERVICES)--4.9%
Microsoft Corp.(b)......................      26,450     3,088,037
<CAPTION>

                                              SHARES      VALUE
                                              -------  -----------
<S>                                      <C>  <C>      <C>

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT--3.9%
General Electric Co.....................      15,820   $ 2,448,145

ELECTRONICS (INSTRUMENTATION)--1.5%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(b)...........      12,540       969,499

ELECTRONICS (SEMICONDUCTORS)--2.0%
Intel Corp..............................      15,570     1,281,606

FINANCIAL (DIVERSIFIED)--8.2%
Citigroup, Inc..........................      45,085     2,505,035
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.........      18,710     2,670,852
                                                       -----------
                                                         5,175,887
                                                       -----------

FOODS--1.7%
General Mills, Inc......................      30,800     1,101,100

HEALTH CARE (DIVERSIFIED)--5.8%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.................      28,500     1,829,344
Johnson & Johnson.......................      19,840     1,847,600
                                                       -----------
                                                         3,676,944
                                                       -----------

HEALTH CARE (DRUGS-MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS)--2.8%
Merck & Co., Inc........................      26,520     1,778,497

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (NON-DURABLE)--4.2%
Clorox Co. (The)........................      23,300     1,173,738
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)..............      13,340     1,461,564
                                                       -----------
                                                         2,635,302
                                                       -----------
</TABLE>

4                      See Notes to Financial Statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                              SHARES      VALUE
                                              -------  -----------
<S>                                      <C>  <C>      <C>
OIL & GAS (DRILLING & EQUIPMENT)--3.2%
Halliburton Co..........................      50,430   $ 2,029,808

OIL (INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED)--2.6%
Texaco, Inc.............................      30,000     1,629,375

RETAIL (BUILDING SUPPLIES)--2.3%
Lowe's Companies, Inc...................      23,840     1,424,440

RETAIL (GENERAL MERCHANDISE)--2.9%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc....................      26,400     1,824,900

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CELLULAR/WIRELESS)--3.4%
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class
A(b)....................................      20,550     2,119,219
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LONG DISTANCE)--3.0%
MCI WorldCom, Inc.(b)...................      35,937     1,906,907

TELEPHONE--3.2%
Bell Atlantic Corp......................      32,470     1,998,934
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $40,119,636)                           53,908,238
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------

FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS--13.2%

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT--8.9%
Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR (Finland).......      15,870     3,015,300
Nortel Networks Corp. (Canada)..........      26,280     2,654,280
                                                       -----------
                                                         5,669,580
                                                       -----------

ELECTRONICS (SEMICONDUCTORS)--4.3%
STMicroelectronics NV (Netherlands).....      17,880     2,707,702
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,846,266)                             8,377,282
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS--98.4%
(IDENTIFIED COST $43,965,902)                           62,285,520
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        STANDARD
                                        & POOR'S     PAR
                                         RATING     VALUE
                                      (Unaudited)   (000)          VALUE
                                      ------------  ------  --------------------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>     <C>
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS--2.2%

COMMERCIAL PAPER--2.2%
Koch Industries, Inc. 7.50%,
1/3/00..............................      A-1+      $1,405  $          1,404,415
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,404,415)                                           1,404,415
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.6%
(IDENTIFIED COST $45,370,317)                                         63,689,935(a)
Cash and receivables, less liabilities--(0.6%)                          (408,490)
                                                            --------------------
NET ASSETS--100.0%                                          $         63,281,445
                                                            ====================
</TABLE>

(a)  Federal Income Tax Information: Net unrealized appreciation of investment
     securities is comprised of gross appreciation of $19,476,765 and gross
     depreciation of $1,221,702 for federal income tax purposes. At December 31,
     1999, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was
     $45,434,872.
(b)  Non-income producing.

                       See Notes to Financial Statements
                                                                               5
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                      STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                               DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
ASSETS
Investment securities at value
  (Identified cost $45,370,317)                               $   63,689,935
Cash                                                                   3,366
Receivables
  Dividends and interest                                              31,725
  Fund shares sold                                                    20,195
Prepaid expenses                                                       1,011
                                                              --------------
    Total assets                                                  63,746,232
                                                              --------------
LIABILITIES
Payables
  Investment securities purchased                                    356,935
  Investment advisory fee                                             33,643
  Transfer agent fee                                                   8,323
  Financial agent fee                                                  8,162
  Distribution fee                                                     4,407
  Trustees' fee                                                        1,188
Accrued expenses                                                      52,129
                                                              --------------
    Total liabilities                                                464,787
                                                              --------------
NET ASSETS                                                    $   63,281,445
                                                              ==============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest              $   41,775,181
Undistributed net investment income                                   19,087
Accumulated net realized gain                                      3,167,559
Net unrealized appreciation                                       18,319,618
                                                              --------------
NET ASSETS                                                    $   63,281,445
                                                              ==============
CLASS X
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, $1 par value,
  unlimited authorization (Net Assets $41,436,442)                 1,124,934
Net asset value and offering price per share                          $36.83
CLASS Y
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, $1 par value,
  unlimited authorization (Net Assets $21,845,003)                   594,833
Net asset value and offering price per share                          $36.72
</TABLE>

                            STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends                                                     $     487,240
Interest                                                             78,275
                                                              -------------
    Total investment income                                         565,515
                                                              -------------
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fee                                             391,685
Distribution fee, Class Y                                            50,204
Financial agent fee                                                  87,537
Professional                                                         35,866
Transfer agent                                                       35,773
Trustees                                                             19,913
Custodian                                                            17,377
Printing                                                             13,698
Registration                                                          7,201
Miscellaneous                                                         9,890
                                                              -------------
    Total expenses                                                  669,144
    Less expenses borne by investment adviser                      (161,973)
                                                              -------------
    Net expenses                                                    507,171
                                                              -------------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME                                                58,344
                                                              -------------

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain on securities                                  17,061,177
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
  investments                                                     1,963,468
                                                              -------------
NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS                                          19,024,645
                                                              -------------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS          $  19,082,989
                                                              =============
</TABLE>

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                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Year Ended    Year Ended
                                            12/31/99      12/31/98
                                          ------------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
  Net investment income (loss)            $     58,344  $     38,130
  Net realized gain (loss)                  17,061,177     8,875,871
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation)                           1,963,468     8,732,664
                                          ------------  ------------
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS               19,082,989    17,646,665
                                          ------------  ------------
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
  Net investment income, Class X               (39,257)      (30,177)
  Net investment income, Class Y                    --        (7,953)
  Net realized gains, Class X              (11,735,478)   (7,279,351)
  Net realized gains, Class Y               (5,991,827)   (3,125,369)
                                          ------------  ------------
  DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM
    DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          (17,766,562)  (10,442,850)
                                          ------------  ------------
FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
CLASS X
  Proceeds from sales of shares (43,182
    and 447,453 shares, respectively)        1,703,697    15,187,022
  Net asset value of shares issued from
    reinvestment of distributions
    (328,868 and 204,764 shares,
    respectively)                           11,774,581     7,309,523
  Cost of shares redeemed (472,062 and
    737,633 shares, respectively)          (19,926,904)  (25,502,110)
                                          ------------  ------------
Total                                       (6,448,626)   (3,005,565)
                                          ------------  ------------
CLASS Y
  Proceeds from sales of shares (23,824
    and 42,715 shares, respectively)           935,225     1,441,580
  Net asset value of shares issued from
    reinvestment of distributions
    (168,015 and 85,930 shares,
    respectively)                            5,991,813     3,069,279
  Cost of shares redeemed (161,837 and
    84,508 shares, respectively)            (6,189,832)   (3,014,143)
                                          ------------  ------------
Total                                          737,206     1,496,716
                                          ------------  ------------
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM
    SHARE TRANSACTIONS                      (5,711,420)   (1,508,849)
                                          ------------  ------------
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     (4,394,993)    5,694,966
                                          ------------  ------------
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of period                       67,676,438    61,981,472
                                          ------------  ------------
  END OF PERIOD [INCLUDING UNDISTRIBUTED
    NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) OF
    $19,087 AND $0, RESPECTIVELY]         $ 63,281,445  $ 67,676,438
                                          ============  ============
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements                       7
<PAGE>
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio

                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE INDICATED PERIOD)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          CLASS X
                                                   ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  FROM
                                                           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,              INCEPTION
                                                   ---------------------------------------      3/1/96 TO
                                                        1999           1998           1997      12/31/96
<S>                                                <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period               $   37.82      $   33.85      $   47.42      $   48.01
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(6)
  Net investment income (loss)                          0.08           0.05(7)        0.31(7)        0.34
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)              11.65           9.88          10.60           4.89
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
      TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                 11.73           9.93          10.91           5.23
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
  Dividends from net investment income                 (0.05)         (0.15)         (0.39)         (0.30)
  Dividends from net realized gains                   (12.67)         (5.81)        (24.07)(3)      (5.52)
  In excess of net investment income                      --             --          (0.02)            --
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
      TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                             (12.72)         (5.96)        (24.48)         (5.82)
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
Change in net asset value                              (0.99)          3.97         (13.57)         (0.59)
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                     $   36.83      $   37.82      $   33.85      $   47.42
                                                   =========      =========      =========      =========
Total return                                           33.93%         31.20%         25.76%         10.71%(2)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                $41,436        $46,330        $44,350        $82,739

RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
  Operating expenses(4)                                 0.70%          0.70%          0.70%          0.70%(1)
  Net investment income                                 0.17%          0.13%          0.64%          0.65%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                       136%           115%           148%            99%(2)
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          CLASS Y
                                                   ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  FROM
                                                           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,              INCEPTION
                                                   ---------------------------------------      3/1/96 TO
                                                        1999           1998           1997      12/31/96
<S>                                                <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period               $   37.79      $   33.86      $   47.43      $   48.01
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS(6)
  Net investment income (loss)                         (0.03)         (0.04)(7)       0.18(7)        0.18
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)              11.63           9.88          10.59           4.95
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
      TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                 11.60           9.84          10.77           5.13
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
  Dividends from net investment income                    --          (0.10)         (0.31)         (0.19)
  Dividends from net realized gains                   (12.67)         (5.81)        (24.02)(3)      (5.52)
  In excess of net investment income                      --             --          (0.01)            --
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
      TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                             (12.67)         (5.91)        (24.34)         (5.71)
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
Change in net asset value                              (1.07)          3.93         (13.57)         (0.58)
                                                   ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                     $   36.72      $   37.79      $   33.86      $   47.43
                                                   =========      =========      =========      =========
Total return                                           33.60 %        30.85 %        25.46%         10.48%(2)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)                $21,845        $21,347        $17,631        $22,978

RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
  Operating expenses(5)                                 0.95 %         0.95 %         0.95%          0.95%(1)
  Net investment income (loss)                         (0.09)%        (0.11)%         0.39%          0.39%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                       136 %          115 %          148%            99%(2)
</TABLE>

(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Includes amounts distributed as income and redesignated for tax purposes.
(4) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
    ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.95%,
    1.00%, 0.87%, and 0.81% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997,
    and 1996, respectively.
(5) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
    ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.20%,
    1.25%, 1.12%, and 1.06% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997,
    and 1996, respectively.
(6) Distributions are made in accordance with the prospectus; however, class
    level per share income from investment operations may vary from anticipated
    results depending on the timing of share purchases and redemptions.
(7) Computed using average shares outstanding.

8                      See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>
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                        INVESTMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--16.3%
Fannie Mae 6.75%, 6/25/20...............      Aaa       $   281  $    279,825
Freddie Mac 6.65%, 6/15/23..............      Aaa         2,050     1,994,016
GNMA 6.50%, 6/1/26......................      Aaa           799       750,436
GNMA 6%, 12/1/28........................      Aaa         3,468     3,155,928
GNMA 6.50%, 5/1/29......................      Aaa         1,354     1,270,666
GNMA 7%, 7/1/29.........................      Aaa         1,976     1,908,332
GNMA 7%, 7/1/29.........................      Aaa         4,080     3,940,668
GNMA 7%, 7/15/29........................      Aaa           907       875,684
GNMA 6.50%, 1/1/30(e)...................      Aaa         3,500     3,288,906
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $17,969,756)                                      17,464,461
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGENCY NON MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES--3.4%
Fannie Mae 6.50%, 8/15/04(f)............      Aaa         3,675     3,630,152
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL AGENCY NON MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,669,329)                                        3,630,152
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
MUNICIPAL BONDS--17.7%
ALABAMA--1.2%
Jefferson County Alabama Sewer Revenue
Bonds Series A 5.125%, 2/1/29...........      Aaa         1,490     1,277,675
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
CALIFORNIA--5.4%
Alameda Corridor Transportation
Authority Revenue Taxable Series C
6.50%, 10/1/19..........................      Aaa       $ 1,000  $    857,500
Alameda Corridor Transportation
Authority Revenue Taxable Series C
6.60%, 10/1/29..........................      Aaa           635       536,575
Fresno County Pension Obligation Revenue
Taxable 6.21%, 8/15/06..................      Aaa         1,400     1,310,750
Oakland Pension Obligation Revenue
Taxable Series A 6.98%, 12/15/09........      Aaa           400       383,000
Orange County Pension Obligation Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.21%, 9/1/07..........      Aaa           300       295,500
Orange County Pension Obligation Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.62%, 9/1/08..........      Aaa           300       301,500
Orange County Pension Obligation Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.67%, 9/1/09..........      Aaa         1,200     1,206,000
Ventura County Pension Obligation
Taxable 6.54%, 11/1/05..................      Aaa         1,000       961,250
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    5,852,075
                                                                 ------------
COLORADO--1.7%
Denver City and County School District
01 Pension Taxable 6.76%, 12/15/07......      Aaa         1,900     1,816,875
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
CONNECTICUT--1.6%
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe
Revenue Taxable Series A 144A 6.91%,
9/1/12(b)...............................      Aaa       $ 1,100  $  1,038,125

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe
Revenue Taxable Series A 144A 6.57%,
9/1/13(b)...............................      Aaa           715       649,756
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,687,881
                                                                 ------------
FLORIDA--1.8%
Palm Beach County Solid Waste Industrial
Development Project B Revenue Taxable
10.50%, 1/1/11(g)(h)(i).................       NR           480        96,000

Tampa Solid Waste System Revenue Taxable
Series A 6.43%, 10/1/08.................      Aaa           930       850,950

University of Miami Exchangeable Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.40%, 4/1/11(d).......      Aaa           210       201,863

University of Miami Exchangeable Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.65%, 4/1/20(d).......      Aaa           825       774,469
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,923,282
                                                                 ------------

ILLINOIS--2.7%
Illinois Educational Facilities
Authority-Loyola University Revenue
Series A 5.70%, 7/1/24..................      Aaa         1,075     1,019,906

Illinois Educational Facilities
Authority-Loyola University Revenue
Taxable Series A 7.84%, 7/1/24..........      Aaa         1,925     1,838,375
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,858,281
                                                                 ------------

MASSACHUSETTS--0.8%
Massachusetts State Port Authority
Revenue Taxable Series C 6%, 7/1/01.....       Aa           870       859,125

NEW YORK--1.5%
New York State General Obligation
Series H 5%, 3/15/29....................      Aaa         1,490     1,229,250

New York State Taxable Series D 6.75%,
6/15/09.................................       A            400       375,000
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,604,250
                                                                 ------------
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>

PENNSYLVANIA--0.8%
Philadelphia Authority For Industrial
Development Pension Funding Retirement
Systems Revenue Taxable Series A 5.79%,
4/15/09.................................      Aaa       $ 1,000  $    881,250

TEXAS--0.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Facilities Improvement Revenue Taxable
6.45%, 11/1/08..........................      Aaa           200       187,200
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $20,415,510)                                      18,947,894
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES--13.1%

AESOP Funding II LLC 98-1, A 6.14%,
5/20/06(b)..............................      Aaa         1,385     1,321,942

American Express Credit Account Master
Trust 99-2, A 5.95%, 12/15/06...........      Aaa           975       936,305

Capita Equipment Receivables Trust 97-1,
B 6.45%, 8/15/02........................       Aa           600       591,654

Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I
98-3, A 5.80%, 2/7/05...................      Aaa         1,500     1,452,750

ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust
98-1, B 7.86%, 4/15/29..................      Baa         1,576     1,423,571

Countrywide Funding Corp. 99-3, AF5
7.73%, 9/25/27..........................      Aaa         1,625     1,613,815

First USA Credit Card Master Trust 96-6,
A 6.61%, 7/10/06........................      AAA         1,400     1,400,219

Honda Auto Lease Trust 99-A, A5 6.65%,
7/15/05.................................      Aaa           650       645,531

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust
99-C2, A2 7.325%, 9/15/09...............      Aaa         1,670     1,645,472

Newcourt Equipment Trust Securities
99-1, A4 7.18%, 10/20/05................      Aaa         1,020     1,015,856

Premier Auto Trust 97-3, B 6.52%,
1/6/03..................................       A            850       846,183
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements                      13
<PAGE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
Team Fleet Financing Corp. 98-3A, C 144A
6.63%, 10/25/04(b)(c)...................      BBB       $ 1,150  $  1,071,656
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $14,275,473)                                      13,964,954
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

CORPORATE BONDS--9.2%

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE--0.7%
BE Aerospace, Inc. 9.50%, 11/1/08.......       B            740       695,600

AIRLINES--0.7%
Continental Airlines, Inc. 7.461%,
4/1/15 .................................       Aa           823       790,115
BROADCASTING (TELEVISION, RADIO & CABLE)--1.0%
CSC Holdings, Inc. 7.625%, 7/15/18......       Ba           600       558,000
United Pan-Europe Communications NV 144A
10.875%, 8/1/09(b)......................       B            540       550,125
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,108,125
                                                                 ------------
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT--0.9%
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. Series B
10%, 11/15/08...........................       B            350       359,625

Williams Communications 10.70%,
10/1/07.................................       B            575       606,625
                                                                 ------------
                                                                      966,250
                                                                 ------------

GAMING, LOTTERY & PARI-MUTUEL COMPANIES--0.5%
Mohegan Tribal Gaming 8.125%, 1/1/06  ..       Ba           250       245,625
Mohegan Tribal Gaming 8.75%, 1/1/09.....       Ba           250       249,375
                                                                 ------------
                                                                      495,000
                                                                 ------------

HEALTH CARE (GENERIC AND OTHER)--0.4%
ICN Pharmaceutical Inc. 144A 8.75%,
11/15/08(b).............................       Ba           505       469,019

HEALTH CARE (MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES)--0.5%
Boston Scientific Corp. 6.625%,
3/15/05 ................................      Baa           560       516,600

HOMEBUILDING--0.5%
Lennar Corp. 7.625%, 3/1/09.............       Ba           580       519,100

INSURANCE (PROPERTY-CASUALTY)--0.5%
HSB Capital I Series B 7.09%,
7/15/27(c)(d)...........................      BBB           550       522,302

SERVICES (COMMERCIAL & CONSUMER)--0.1%
ARA Services, Inc. 10.625%, 8/1/00......      Baa            53        54,590
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CELLULAR/WIRELESS)--0.7%
Voicestream Wireless Holding 144A
10.375%, 11/15/09(b)....................       B        $   745  $    767,350

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LONG DISTANCE)--2.0%
Global Crossing Holdings Ltd 9.125%,
11/15/06................................       Ba           505       501,212

FirstCom Corp. 14%, 10/27/07............       NR         1,030     1,143,300
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Series B 7.50%, 11/1/08.................       Ba           500       486,875
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,131,387
                                                                 ------------

TEXTILES (HOME FURNISHINGS)--0.3%
Westpoint Stevens, Inc. 7.875%,
6/15/05.................................       Ba           400       368,000

WASTE MANAGEMENT--0.4%
Allied Waste North America, Inc.
Series B 7.875%, 1/1/09.................       Ba           505       448,188
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $9,968,645)                                        9,851,626
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES--24.8%

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities
Corp. 97-SPCE C 144A 7.077%,
2/20/07(b)(c)...........................       A          1,450     1,388,828

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities
Corp. 98-C2, A1 5.96%, 12/15/07.........      Aaa           643       609,047

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities
Corp. 99-C1, A2 7.29%, 9/15/09..........      Aaa         1,115     1,096,533

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities
Corp. 00-S1 7.25%, 2/25/30(e)...........      Aaa         1,650     1,581,164

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust 99-C1 D
7.35%, 10/17/13(f)......................      Baa         2,400     2,058,750

Countrywide Home Loans 99-11, A16 7.25%,
11/15/29(c).............................      AAA         1,905     1,817,787

Criimi Mae Trust I 96-C1, A2 144A 7.56%,
6/30/33(b)(c)...........................      BBB         1,475     1,395,027

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. 99-CG1,
A1B 6.46%, 1/10/09......................      Aaa         1,250     1,164,063
</TABLE>

14                     See Notes to Financial Statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
96-8, 2A5 7.50%, 5/25/26(c).............      AAA       $   264  $    256,975

General Growth Properties 97-1, C2 144A
6.806%, 11/15/07(b).....................       A          1,700     1,599,037

Nationslink Funding Corp. 99-2, A2C
7.229%, 10/20/08(c).....................      AAA         1,000       978,008

Norwest Asset Securities Corp. 99-5, B2
6.25%, 3/25/14(c).......................       A          1,739     1,584,290

Norwest Asset Securities Corp. 99-10, B2
6.25%, 4/25/14(c).......................       A          1,163     1,058,531

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 96-QS4,
AI10 7.90%, 8/25/26(c)..................      AAA           900       893,531
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
99-QS14, A5 7.75%, 11/25/29(c)..........      AAA         2,622     2,547,847

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities
I 93-S25, M3 6.50%, 7/25/08(c)..........      BBB+          530       505,220
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities
I 96-S20, A7 7.75%, 9/25/26(c)(f).......      AAA           320       318,700

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities
I 98-S2, A4 7%, 1/25/28(c)..............      AAA           383       360,186

Resolution Trust Corp. 92-C3, B 9.05%,
8/25/23(c)..............................       AA            39        38,995
Ryland Mortgage Securities Corp. III
92-A, 1A 8.259%, 3/29/30(c)(d)..........       A-           395       394,209

SASCO Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage
98-C3A, H 144A 7.031%, 4/25/03(b)(d)....       Ba         1,250     1,144,531

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 95-C1,
D 7.375%, 9/25/24(c)....................      BBB         1,865     1,850,736

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 95-C4,
D 7%, 6/25/26(c)........................       AA         1,000       992,352

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance 1999-C, 1A3
7.385%, 11/07/20........................      Aaa           850       843,891
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $27,185,239)                                      26,478,238
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES--9.0%

BULGARIA--0.5%
Republic of Bulgaria FLIRB Bearer
Series A 2.75%, 7/28/12(d)..............       B        $   770  $    556,325

COLOMBIA--1.0%
Republic of Colombia 10.875%, 3/9/04....       Ba           995     1,022,362

COSTA RICA--1.0%
Republic of Costa Rica 144A 9.335%,
5/15/09(b)..............................       Ba         1,080     1,098,900

CROATIA--0.9%
Croatia Series B 6.456%, 7/31/06(d).....      Baa           623       574,826
Croatia Series A 6.456%, 7/31/10(d).....      Baa           510       436,050
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,010,876
                                                                 ------------

MEXICO--1.8%
United Mexican States Global Bond
11.375%, 9/15/16........................       Ba           360       408,600

United Mexican States Global Bond
11.50%, 5/15/26.........................       Ba         1,240     1,483,350
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,891,950
                                                                 ------------

PANAMA--1.0%
Republic of Panama 9.375%, 4/1/29.......       Ba         1,140     1,087,275

PHILIPPINES--1.9%
Republic of Philippines 8.875%,
4/15/08.................................       Ba           956       938,075
Republic of Philippines 9.875%,
1/15/19.................................       Ba         1,050     1,040,813
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,978,888
                                                                 ------------

POLAND--0.9%
Poland Bearer PDI 6%, 10/27/14(d).......      Baa         1,080       958,500
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $9,278,194)                                        9,605,076
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS--5.1%

CHILE--1.5%
Compania Sud Americana de Vapores 144A
7.375%, 12/8/03(b)(c)...................      BBB           175       168,635

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA
8.5%, 4/1/09............................      Baa           175       173,469
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements                      15
<PAGE>
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            MOODY'S       PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)      VALUE
                                          ------------  -------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
CHILE--CONTINUED
Petropower I Funding Trust 144A 7.36%,
2/15/14(b)(c)...........................      BBB       $ 1,339  $  1,191,406
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    1,533,510
                                                                 ------------

LUXEMBOURG--0.5%
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa International
Finance II SA 144A 11.25%, 12/1/09(b)...       B            540       556,200
MEXICO--2.1%
Banco Nacional de Mexico SA US$
Remittance Master Trust 144A 7.57%,
12/31/00(b)(c)..........................      BBB+          841       837,903

Nuevo Grupo Iusacell SA 144A 14.25%,
12/16/06(b).............................       B            570       594,225
Pemex Finance Ltd. 9.69%, 8/15/09.......      Baa           770       793,100
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,225,228
                                                                 ------------
VENEZUELA--1.0%
PDVSA Finance Ltd. 6.80%, 11/15/08......       A          1,350     1,103,963
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $5,727,021)                                        5,418,901
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

<CAPTION>

                                                        SHARES
                                                        -------
PREFERRED STOCKS--0.7%
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
REITS--0.7%
Home Ownership Funding 2, Step-down Pfd.
144A 13.338%(b)(d)......................                    900       724,372
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $747,125)                                            724,372
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

COMMON STOCKS--0.9%

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS--0.0%
Northampton Pulp LLC(g)(i)..............                  1,955  $     26,881

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LONG DISTANCE)--0.9%
FirstCom Corp.(g).......................                 26,025       956,419
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $298,877)                                            983,300
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS--100.2%
(IDENTIFIED COST $109,535,169)                                    107,068,974
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                            STANDARD
                                            & POOR'S      PAR
                                             RATING      VALUE
                                          (Unaudited)    (000)
                                          ------------  -------
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS--9.1%
<S>                                       <C>           <C>      <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER--9.1%
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 5%, 1/3/00..      A-1       $ 3,880     3,878,922
Koch Industries, Inc. 7.50%, 1/3/00.....      A-1+        2,195     2,194,085
Ciesco L.P. 5.50%, 1/14/00..............      A-1+        3,705     3,697,642
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $9,770,649)                                        9,770,649
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS--109.3%
(IDENTIFIED COST $119,305,818)                                    116,839,623(a)
Cash and receivables, less liabilities--(9.3%)                     (9,912,053)
                                                                 ------------
NET ASSETS--100.0%                                               $106,927,570
                                                                 ============
</TABLE>

(a)  Federal Income Tax Information: Net unrealized depreciation of investment
     securities is comprised of gross appreciation of $1,504,261 and gross
     depreciation of $4,199,221 for federal income tax purposes. At December 31,
     1999, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was
     $119,534,583.
(b)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
     1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from
     registration, normally qualified institutional buyers. At December 31,
     1999, these securities amounted to a value of $16,567,037 or 15.5% of net
     assets.
(c)  As rated by Standard & Poor's, Fitch or Duff & Phelps.
(d)  Variable or step coupon security; interest rate shown reflects the rate
     currently in effect.
(e)  When issued.
(f)  All or a portion segregated as collateral.
(g)  Non-income producing.
(h)  Security in default.
(i)  Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the
     direction of the Trustees.

16
                       See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio

                      STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                               DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
ASSETS
Investment securities at value
  (Identified cost $119,305,818)                              $  116,839,623
Cash                                                                   3,885
Receivables
  Interest and dividends                                           1,495,787
  Investment securities sold                                         262,177
  Fund shares sold                                                    66,796
  Other receivables                                                   11,070
Prepaid expenses                                                       1,792
                                                              --------------
    Total assets                                                 118,681,130
                                                              --------------
LIABILITIES
Payables
  Investment securities purchased                                  6,310,390
  Fund shares repurchased                                          5,282,972
  Investment advisory fee                                             39,424
  Financial agent fee                                                 10,919
  Transfer agent fee                                                   8,719
  Distribution fee                                                     1,453
Accrued expenses                                                      99,683
                                                              --------------
    Total liabilities                                             11,753,560
                                                              --------------
NET ASSETS                                                    $  106,927,570
                                                              ==============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest              $  116,888,755
Distribution in excess of net investment income                      (60,179)
Accumulated net realized loss                                     (7,434,811)
Net unrealized depreciation                                       (2,466,195)
                                                              --------------
NET ASSETS                                                    $  106,927,570
                                                              ==============
CLASS X
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, $1 par value,
  unlimited authorization (Net Assets $100,043,889)                3,347,974
Net asset value and offering price per share                          $29.88
CLASS Y
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, $1 par value,
  unlimited authorization (Net Assets $6,883,681)                    230,338
Net asset value and offering price per share                          $29.89
</TABLE>

                            STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest                                                      $   7,514,533
Dividends                                                            66,114
                                                              -------------
    Total investment income                                       7,580,647
                                                              -------------
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fee                                             480,907
Distribution fee, Class Y                                            16,934
Financial agent fee                                                 119,147
Professional                                                         48,204
Transfer agent                                                       42,642
Custodian                                                            23,606
Trustees                                                             19,913
Registration                                                         16,035
Printing                                                             10,259
Miscellaneous                                                        33,462
                                                              -------------
    Total expenses                                                  811,109
    Less expenses borne by investment adviser                      (206,400)
                                                              -------------
    Net expenses                                                    604,709
                                                              -------------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME                                             6,975,938
                                                              -------------

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized loss on securities                                  (5,051,850)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
  investments                                                      (400,998)
                                                              -------------
NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS                                          (5,452,848)
                                                              -------------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS          $   1,523,090
                                                              =============
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements                      17
<PAGE>
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio

                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Year Ended    Year Ended
                                            12/31/99      12/31/98
                                          ------------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
  Net investment income (loss)            $  6,975,938  $  6,442,234
  Net realized gain (loss)                  (5,051,850)   (1,443,742)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation)                            (400,998)   (3,362,834)
                                          ------------  ------------
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS                1,523,090     1,635,658
                                          ------------  ------------
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
  Net investment income, Class X            (6,552,804)   (5,993,836)
  Net investment income, Class Y              (423,134)     (448,398)
  In excess of net investment income,
    Class X                                    (89,248)     (454,210)
  In excess of net investment income,
    Class Y                                     (5,763)      (33,979)
  In excess of net realized gains,
    Class X                                         --      (405,385)
  In excess of net realized gains,
    Class Y                                         --       (30,538)
                                          ------------  ------------
  DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM
    DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS           (7,070,949)   (7,366,346)
                                          ------------  ------------
FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
CLASS X
  Proceeds from sales of shares (643,317
    and 2,186,315 shares, respectively)     19,772,610    72,030,204
  Net asset value of shares issued from
    reinvestment of distributions
    (180,452 and 205,651 shares,
    respectively)                            5,414,358     6,625,855
  Cost of shares repurchased (1,075,587
    and 985,246 shares, respectively)      (33,215,963)  (32,787,919)
                                          ------------  ------------
Total                                       (8,028,995)   45,868,140
                                          ------------  ------------
CLASS Y
  Proceeds from sales of shares (41,659
    and 38,785 shares, respectively)         1,278,403     1,270,163
  Net asset value of shares issued from
    reinvestment of distributions
    (14,291 and 15,744 shares,
    respectively)                              428,895       507,803
  Cost of shares repurchased (63,654 and
    19,173 shares, respectively)            (1,967,205)     (623,115)
                                          ------------  ------------
Total                                         (259,907)    1,154,851
                                          ------------  ------------
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM
    SHARE TRANSACTIONS                      (8,288,902)   47,022,991
                                          ------------  ------------
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS    (13,836,761)   41,292,303
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of period                      120,764,331    79,472,028
                                          ------------  ------------
  END OF PERIOD [INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION
    IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
    INCOME OF ($60,179) AND $0,
    RESPECTIVELY]                         $106,927,570  $120,764,331
                                          ============  ============
</TABLE>

18                     See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio

                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE INDICATED PERIOD)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     CLASS X
                                                 ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          FROM
                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,          INCEPTION
                                                 -----------------------------------    3/1/96 TO
                                                      1999         1998         1997    12/31/96
<S>                                              <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period             $   31.47    $   33.17    $   33.98    $   33.84
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
  Net investment income (loss)                        2.01         2.26(5)      2.37(5)      2.03(5)
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)            (1.57)       (1.58)        0.85         0.69
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                0.44         0.68         3.22         2.72
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
  Dividends from net investment income               (2.00)       (2.09)       (2.42)       (1.96)
  Dividends from net realized gains                     --           --        (1.43)       (0.61)
  In excess of net investment income                 (0.03)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.01)
  In excess of accumulated net realized gains           --        (0.13)          --           --
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                            (2.03)       (2.38)       (4.03)       (2.58)
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Change in net asset value                            (1.59)       (1.70)       (0.81)        0.14
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                   $   29.88    $   31.47    $   33.17    $   33.98
                                                 =========    =========    =========    =========
Total return                                          1.47%        1.99%        9.75%        8.24%(2)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)             $100,044     $113,273      $72,747      $71,482

RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
  Operating expenses(3)                               0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%(1)
  Net investment income                               6.54%        6.89%        6.92%        7.15%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                     142%         105%         176%         199%(2)
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     CLASS Y
                                                 ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          FROM
                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,          INCEPTION
                                                 -----------------------------------    3/1/96 TO
                                                      1999         1998         1997    12/31/96
<S>                                              <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period             $   31.47    $   33.18    $   33.97    $   33.84
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
  Net investment income (loss)                        1.96         2.18(5)      2.27(5)      1.98(5)
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)            (1.59)       (1.59)        0.88         0.66
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS                0.37         0.59         3.15         2.64
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
  Dividends from net investment income               (1.92)       (2.02)       (2.33)       (1.89)
  Dividends from net realized gains                     --           --        (1.43)       (0.61)
  In excess of net investment income                 (0.03)       (0.15)       (0.18)       (0.01)
  In excess of accumulated net realized gains           --        (0.13)          --           --
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS                            (1.95)       (2.30)       (3.94)       (2.51)
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Change in net asset value                            (1.58)       (1.71)       (0.79)        0.13
                                                 ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                   $   29.89    $   31.47    $   33.18    $   33.97
                                                 =========    =========    =========    =========
Total return                                          1.26%        1.72%        9.52%        7.98%(2)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (thousands)               $6,884       $7,491       $6,725       $7,010

RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF:
  Operating expenses(4)                               0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%(1)
  Net investment income                               6.29%        6.63%        6.65%        6.91%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                     142%         105%         176%         199%(2)
</TABLE>

(1) Annualized.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
    ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.74%,
    0.77%, 0.77%, and 0.85% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997,
    and 1996, respectively.
(4) If the investment adviser had not waived fees and reimbursed expenses, the
    ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.99%,
    1.02%, 1.02%, and 1.10% for the periods ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997,
    and 1996, respectively.
(5) Computed using average shares outstanding.

                       See Notes to Financial Statements                      19
<PAGE>
PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds (the "Fund") is organized as
a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment
company. Two Portfolios are offered for sale: Growth Stock Portfolio and Managed
Bond Portfolio.

  Each Portfolio has distinct investment objectives. The Growth Stock Portfolio
seeks long-term appreciation of capital. The Managed Bond Portfolio seeks to
generate a high level of current income and capital appreciation.

  Each Portfolio offers both Class X and Class Y shares. Both classes of shares
have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms
and conditions, except that Class Y bears distribution expenses and has
exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. Income and
expenses of each Portfolio are borne pro rata by the holders of both classes of
shares, except that Class X bears no distribution expenses.

  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A. SECURITY VALUATION:

  Equity securities are valued at the last sale price, or if there had been no
sale that day, at the last bid price. Debt securities are valued on the basis of
broker quotations or valuations provided by a pricing service which utilizes
information with respect to recent sales, market transactions in comparable
securities, quotations from dealers, and various relationships between
securities in determining value. Short-term investments having a remaining
maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates
market. All other securities and assets are valued at their fair value as
determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trustees.

B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INCOME:

  Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Dividend income is
recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of certain foreign securities,
as soon as the Portfolio is notified. Interest income is recorded on the accrual
basis. The Fund does not amortize premiums, but does accrete discounts using the
effective interest method. Realized gains and losses are determined on the
identified cost basis.

C. INCOME TAXES:

  Each of the Portfolios is treated as a separate taxable entity. It is the
policy of each Portfolio in the Fund to comply with the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), applicable to regulated investment
companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. In
addition, each Portfolio intends to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid
imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. Therefore, no
provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has been made.

D. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

  Distributions are recorded by each Portfolio on the ex-dividend date. Income
and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax
regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, non-deductible
expenses, foreign currency gain/loss, partnerships, and losses deferred due to
wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences
relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid
in capital.

E. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION:

  Foreign securities, other assets and liabilities are valued using the foreign
currency exchange rate effective at the end of the reporting period. Cost of
investments is translated at the currency exchange rate effective at the trade
date. The gain or loss resulting from a change in currency exchange rates
between the trade and settlement dates of a portfolio transaction is treated as
a gain or loss on foreign currency. Likewise, the gain or loss resulting from a
change in currency exchange rates between the date income is accrued and paid is
treated as a gain or loss on foreign currency. The Fund does not separate that
portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates and
that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities.

F. FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

  Each of the Portfolios may enter into forward currency contracts in
conjunction with the planned purchase or sale of foreign denominated securities
in order to hedge the U.S. dollar cost or proceeds. Forward currency contracts
involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount
recognized in the statement of assets and liabilities. Risks arise from the
possible movements in foreign exchange rates or if the counterparty does not
perform under the contract.

  A forward currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a
specific currency at a future date, which may be any number of days from the
date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of
the contract. These contracts are traded

20
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PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999 (CONTINUED)

directly between currency traders and their customers. The contract is
marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by each
Portfolio as an unrealized gain (or loss). When the contract is closed or
offset, the Portfolio records a realized gain (or loss) equal to the change in
the value of the contract when it was opened and the value at the time it was
closed or offset.

G. FUTURES CONTRACTS:

  A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a
security at a set price on a future date. A Portfolio may enter into financial
futures contracts as a hedge against anticipated changes in the market value of
their portfolio securities. Upon entering into a futures contract the Portfolio
is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or securities equal to
the "initial margin" requirements of the futures exchange on which the contract
is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay
to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the
contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are
recorded by the Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is
closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference
between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the
time it was closed. The potential risk to a Portfolio is that the change in
value of the futures contract may not correspond to the change in value of the
hedged instruments.

H. OPTIONS:

  Each Portfolio may write covered options or purchase options contracts for the
purpose of hedging against changes in the market value of the underlying
securities or foreign currencies.

  Each Portfolio will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of
the option transaction. Gains and losses on written options are reported
separately in the Statement of Operations. When a written option is exercised,
the proceeds on sales or amounts paid are adjusted by the amount of premium
received. Options written are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value
of the option. The risk associated with written options is that the change in
value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the
hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of
the underlying instruments, or if a liquid secondary market does not exist for
the contracts.

  Each Portfolio may purchase options which are included in the Portfolio's
Schedule of Investments and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current
value of the option. When a purchased option is exercised, the cost of the
security is adjusted by the amount of premium paid. The risk associated with
purchased options is limited to the premium paid.

I. EXPENSES:

  Expenses incurred by the Fund with respect to any two or more Portfolios are
allocated in proportion to the net assets of each Portfolio, except where
allocation of direct expense to each Portfolio or an alternative allocation
method can be more fairly made.

J. WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS:

  Each Portfolio may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The
Portfolios record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain
collateral for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued
or delayed delivery basis begin earning interest on the settlement date.

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  The Advisers to the Fund is Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. ("PIC"). PIC is
an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance
Company ("PHL"). As compensation for its services to the Fund, the Adviser is
entitled to a fee based upon the following annual rates as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of each separate Portfolio:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              1st $1      $1+
Portfolio                                    Billion    Billion
- - ---------                                    --------   --------
<S>                                          <C>        <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio.....................   0.60%      0.55%
Managed Bond Portfolio.....................   0.45%      0.40%
</TABLE>

  The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to assume total fund operating expenses of
each Portfolio, excluding interest, taxes, brokerage fees, commissions and
extraordinary expenses until the dates indicated below, to the extent that such
expenses exceed the following percentages of average annual net assets:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Class X    Class Y            Dates
                           --------   --------   ----------------------
<S>                        <C>        <C>        <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio...     0.70%      0.95%        December 31, 2001
Managed Bond Portfolio...     0.55%      0.80%        December 31, 2001
</TABLE>

  Seneca Capital Management LLC ("Seneca") became the subadviser to the Growth
Stock Portfolio effective August 6, 1999. For its services, Seneca is paid a fee
by PIC ranging from 0.10% to 0.275% of the average daily net assets of the
Growth Stock Portfolio. A majority of the equity interests of Seneca are owned
by Phoenix Investment Partners Ltd. ("PXP"), an indirect majority-owned
subsidiary of PHL.

  Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation ("PEPCO"), an indirect, majority-owned
subsidiary of PHL, serves as the national distributor of the Fund's shares. Each
Portfolio pays PEPCO a distribution fee of an annual rate of 0.25% for Class Y
shares applied to the average daily net assets of that class. The distributor
has advised the Portfolio that of the total amount expensed for the year ended
December 31,

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PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999 (CONTINUED)

1999, $908 was retained by the Distributor, $5,634 was paid out to unaffiliated
participants, and $60,596 was paid to W.S. Griffith, an indirect subsidiary of
PHL.

  As Financial Agent of the Fund, PEPCO receives a financial agent fee equal to
the sum of (1) the documented cost of fund accounting and related services
provided by PFPC, Inc. (subagent to PEPCO), plus (2) the documented cost to
PEPCO to provide financial reporting, tax services and oversight of the
subagent's performance. The current fee schedule of PFPC, Inc. ranges from
0.085% to 0.0125% of the average daily net asset values of the Fund. Certain
minimum fees and fee waivers may apply.

  PEPCO serves as the Fund's Transfer Agent with State Street Bank and Trust
Company as sub-transfer agent. For the year ended December 31, 1999, transfer
agent fees were $78,415 of which PEPCO retained $71 which is net of fees paid to
State Street.

  At December 31, 1999, PHL and affiliates held Portfolio shares which
aggregated the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Aggregate
                                                      Net Asset
                                            Shares      Value
                                           --------   ---------
<S>                                        <C>        <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio-Class X...........       7     $    258
Growth Stock Portfolio-Class Y...........   6,599      242,315
Managed Bond Portfolio-Class X...........       4          120
Managed Bond Portfolio-Class Y...........   4,075      121,802
</TABLE>

3. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES

  Purchases and sales of securities during the year ended December 31, 1999
(excluding U.S. Government and agency securities and short-term securities)
aggregated the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Purchases         Sales
                                      --------------  --------------
<S>                                   <C>             <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio..............   $ 86,823,447    $110,373,549
Managed Bond Portfolio..............    116,064,737     103,188,805
</TABLE>

  Purchases and sales of U.S. Government and agency securities during the year
ended December 31, 1999, aggregated the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Purchases       Sales
                                       -----------   -----------
<S>                                    <C>           <C>
Managed Bond Portfolio...............  $30,091,613   $45,739,011
</TABLE>

4. CREDIT RISK

  In countries with limited or developing markets, investments may present
greater risks than in more developed markets and the prices of such investments
may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in
these markets may have disruptive effects on the market price of these
investments and the income they generate, as well as a Portfolio's ability to
repatriate such amounts.

5. OTHER

  As of December 31, 1999, the Portfolios had shareholders who each individually
owned more than 10% of shares outstanding, none of whom are affiliated with PHL
or PXP as follows. In addition, affiliate holdings are presented in the table
located within Note 2.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Number of     % of Total
                                        Shareholders   Net Assets
                                        ------------   ----------
<S>                                     <C>            <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio................       3            45.3%
</TABLE>

6. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS

  The Managed Bond Portfolio has capital loss carryover of $6,473,513, expiring
in 2007 which may be used to offset future capital gains.

  Under current tax law, capital loss realized after October 31 may be deferred
and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1999, the Managed Bond Portfolio elected to
defer losses occurring between November 1, 1999 and December 31, 1999 in the
amount of $893,129.

7. RECLASSIFICATION OF CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

  In accordance with accounting pronouncements, the Portfolios have recorded
several reclassifications in the capital accounts. These reclassifications have
no impact on the net asset value of the Portfolio and are designed generally to
present undistributed income and realized gains on a tax basis which is
considered to be more informative to the shareholder. As of December 31, 1999,
the Portfolios recorded the following reclassifications to increase (decrease)
the accounts listed below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       Undistributed    Accumulated      Capital paid in
                       net investment   net realized      on shares of
                       income (loss)    gain (loss)    beneficial interest
                       --------------   ------------   -------------------
<S>                    <C>              <C>            <C>
Managed Bond
  Portfolio..........      34,832         (148,531)          113,699
</TABLE>

TAX INFORMATION NOTICE (UNAUDITED)

  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the following Portfolio
distributed long-term capital gain dividends as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>
Growth Stock Portfolio...................  $11,320,623
</TABLE>

  This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless
preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus which includes information
concerning the Fund's record and other pertinent information.

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<PAGE>

                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

[LOGO]

To the Trustees and Shareholders of
Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds

   In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments (except for bond ratings), and the related
statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial
highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Growth Stock Portfolio and Managed Bond Portfolio (constituting the Phoenix
Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds, hereafter referred to as the "Fund")
at December 31, 1999, the results of each of their operations for the year then
ended, the changes in each of their net assets for the two years in the period
then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as
"financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, which require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation
of securities at December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian and
brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2000

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<PAGE>


                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
                           PART C -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 23. EXHIBITS
      a.1.        Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, filed via Edgar as
                  Exhibit (1)(a) with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on February
                  2, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.

      a.2.        Amendment to Declaration of Trust changing names of
                  Portfolios, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (1)(b) with
                  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on February 28, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      a.3.        Amendment to Declaration of Trust adding Real Estate Equity
                  Securities Portfolio filed via Edgar as Exhibit (1)(c) with
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 on February 11, 1997 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      a.4.        Amendment to Declaration of Trust adding Core Equity Portfolio
                  filed via Edgar as Exhibit (1)(d) with Post-Effective
                  Amendment No. 9 on April 28, 1998 and incorporated herein by
                  reference.

      a.5         Fourth Amendment to Declaration of Trust eliminating certain
                  Portfolio and amending certain other provisions filed via
                  Edgar with Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on February 26,
                  1999 and incorporated herein by reference.


      a.6*        Fifth Amendment to Declaration of Trust eliminating certain
                  Portfolios, filed via Edgar herewith.


       b.         None

       c.         Reference is made to Article III, Section 3.4 of Registrant's
                  Declaration of Trust.

      d.1.        Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Duff &
                  Phelps Investment Management Co. ("DPIM") adding Enhanced
                  Reserves Portfolio, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (5)(a) with
                  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on February 2, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      d.2.        Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Phoenix
                  Investment Counsel, Inc. ("PIC"), filed via Edgar as Exhibit
                  (5)(b) with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on February 2, 1996
                  and incorporated herein by reference.


      e.1.        Underwriting Agreement between Registrant and Phoenix Equity
                  Planning Corporation, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (6)(a) with
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on April 28, 1998 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.


      e.2.        Form of Sales Agreement between Phoenix Equity Planning
                  Corporation and dealers, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (6)(b)
                  with Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on March 1, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

       f.         None

      g.1.        Custodian Agreement between Registrant and State Street Bank
                  and Trust Company, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (8)(a) with
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on September 30, 1997 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      g.2.        Custodian Agreement between Registrant and The Chase Manhattan
                  Bank, N.A., filed via Edgar as Exhibit (8)(b) with
                  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on February 28, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      h.1.        Financial Agent Agreement between Registrant and Phoenix
                  Equity Planning Corporation dated December 11, 1996, filed via
                  Edgar as Exhibit (9)(a) with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on
                  April 28, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.

      h.2.        Transfer Agent Agreement between Registrant and Phoenix Equity
                  Planning Corporation, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (9)(b) with
                  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on February 28, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      h.3.        First Amendment to Financial Agent Agreement between
                  Registrant and Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation effective
                  February 27, 1998, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (9)(d) with
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on April 28, 1998 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

      i.1.        Opinion of Counsel, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (10)(a) with
                  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on February 28, 1996 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.


      j.*         Consent of Independent Accountants.


      k.          None

      l.          Initial Capitalization Agreement, filed via Edgar as Exhibit
                  (13) with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on February 2, 1996
                  and incorporated herein by reference.

      m.1.        Amended and Restated Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan for Class Y
                  Shares, filed via Edgar as Exhibit (15) with Post-Effective
                  Amendment No. 6 on September 30, 1997 and incorporated herein
                  by reference.

      n.          Financial Data Schedules.



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      o.          Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Dual Distribution Plan filed
                  via Edgar as Exhibit (18) with Post- Effective Amendment No. 5
                  on April 28, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.

      p.*         Codes of Ethics of the Fund, Adviser, Subadviser and
                  Distributor filed via Edgar herewith.

      q.          Powers of Attorney filed via Edgar as Exhibit p with
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on February 26, 1999 and
                  incorporated herein by reference.

- --------
*filed herewith

ITEM 24. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE FUND.
     As of the date hereof, to the best knowledge of the Registrant, no person
is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Fund.

ITEM 25. INDEMNIFICATION.
     Please see Article V of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust (incorporated
herein by reference). Registrant's trustees and officers are covered by an
Errors and Omissions Policy. Paragraph 10 of the Investment Advisory Agreements
between the Registrant and its Advisers provide in relevant part that, in the
absence of willful malfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the obligations or duties under the Investment Advisory Agreements
on the part of each the Adviser, the Advisers shall not be liable to the
Registrant or to any shareholder for any act or omission in the course of or
connected in any way with rendering services or for any losses that may be
sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant and the investment advisers and distributor pursuant
to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee,
director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant and the principal
underwriter in connection with the successful defense or any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such trustee, director,
officer or controlling person or the Distributor in connection with the shares
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

ITEM 26. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.
     See "Management of the Portfolio" in the Prospectus and "Services of the
Adviser" in the Statement of Additional Information for information regarding
the business of the Advisers. For information as to the business, profession,
vocation or employment of a substantial nature of directors and officers of the
Advisers, reference is made to the Advisers' current Form ADV (SEC File Nos.
801-5995 (PIC) and 801-14813 (DPIM)) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 27. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER.
(a)  Equity Planning also serves as the principal underwriter for the following
     other registrants:

     Phoenix-Aberdeen Series Fund, Phoenix-Aberdeen Worldwide Opportunities
     Fund, Phoenix-Engemann Funds, Phoenix Equity Series Fund, Phoenix-Euclid
     Funds, Phoenix-Goodwin California Tax Exempt Bonds, Inc., Phoenix-Goodwin
     Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund, Inc., Phoenix-Goodwin Multi-Sector Short
     Term Bond Fund, Phoenix Investment Trust 97, Phoenix Multi-Portfolio Fund,
     Phoenix-Oakhurst Income & Growth Fund, Phoenix-Oakhurst Strategic
     Allocation Fund, Inc., Phoenix-Seneca Funds, Phoenix Series Fund, Phoenix
     Strategic Equity Series Fund, Phoenix-Zwieg Trust, Phoenix Home Life
     Variable Universal Life Account, Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation
     Account, PHL Variable Accumulation Account, Phoenix Life and Annuity
     Variable Universal Life Account and PHL Variable Separate Account MVAI.



                                      C-2
<PAGE>


(b)  The directors and executive officers of Phoenix Equity Planning
     Corporation, the distributor for Registrant, are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND PRINCIPAL                  POSITIONS AND OFFICES              POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH
BUSINESS ADDRESS                    WITH DISTRIBUTOR                   REGISTRANT
- ------------------                  ---------------------              --------------------------
<S>                                 <C>                                <C>
Michael E. Haylon                   Director                           Executive Vice President
56 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480


Philip R. McLoughlin                Director and Chairman              Trustee and President
56 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480

William R. Moyer                    Director, Executive Vice           Vice President
100 Bright Meadow Blvd.             President, Chief Financial
P.O. Box 2200                       Officer and Treasurer
Enfield, CT 06083-2200

John F. Sharry                      President,                         None
56 Prospect Street                  Retail Division
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480

Barry Mandinach                     Executive Vice President,          None
900 Third Avenue                    Chief Marketing Officer,
New York, NY 10022                  Retail Division

Robert Tousingnant                  Executive Vice President,          None
100 Bright Meadow Blvd.             Chief Sales Officer,
P.O. Box 2200                       Retail Division
Enfield, CT 06083-2200

G. Jeffrey Bohne                    Vice President, Mutual Fund        Secretary
101 Munson Street                   Customer Service
P.O. Box 810
Greenfield, MA 01302-0810

Nancy G. Curtiss                    Vice President and Treasurer,      Treasurer
56 Prospect Street                  Fund Accounting
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480

Robert S. Dreissen                  Vice President, Compliance         Vice President
56 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480

Jacqueline M. Porter                AssistantVice President,           Assistant Treasurer
56 Prospect St.                     Financial Reporting
P.O. Box 150480
Hartford, CT 06115-0480
</TABLE>


     (c) To the best of the Registrant's knowledge, no commissions or other
         compensation were received by any principal underwriter who is not an
         affiliated person of the Registrant or an affiliated person of such
         affiliated person, directly or indirectly, from the Registrant during
         the Registrant's last fiscal year.


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<PAGE>


ITEM 28. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
     All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by the
Registrant by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules
thereunder will be maintained at the offices of the Registrant located at 101
Munson Street, P.O. Box 810, Greenfield, MA 01302-0810, or its investment
adviser, Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc., 56 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT
06115, or the custodian, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1 Chase Manhattan
Plaza, Floor 3B, New York, NY 10081. All such accounts, books and other
documents required to be maintained by the principal underwriter will be
maintained at Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation, 100 Bright Meadow Boulevard,
Enfield, Connecticut 06083.

ITEM 29. MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
     None.

ITEM 30. UNDERTAKINGS.
     Not applicable.


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<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment
Company Act, the Fund certifies it meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) of the Securities
Act and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of
Hartford, and State of Connecticut on the 1st day of May, 2000.


                                                    PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS
                                                  INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS

ATTEST: /S/ PAMELA S. SINOFSKY              BY: /S/ PHILIP R. MCLOUGHLIN
            ----------------------                  ----------------------
            PAMELA S. SINOFSKY                      PHILIP R. MCLOUGHLIN,
            ASSISTANT SECRETARY                     PRESIDENT

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this amendment to the
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated, on this 1st day of May, 2000.


                  SIGNATURE                                 TITLE
                  ---------                                 -----
- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                  Robert Chesek*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                 E. Virgil Conway*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
               William W. Crawford*

               /s/ Nancy G. Curtiss                         Treasurer (principal
- ----------------------------------------------------        financial and
                   Nancy G. Curtiss                         accounting officer)


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
               Harry Dalzell-Payne*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
               William N. Georgeson*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
               Francis E. Jeffries*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                 Leroy Keith, Jr.*

             /s/ Philip R. McLoughlin                       Trustee and
- ----------------------------------------------------        President
                 Philip R. McLoughlin


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                 Eileen A. Moran*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                Everett L. Morris*


                                      S-1
<PAGE>


                  SIGNATURE                                 TITLE
                  ---------                                 -----


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                  James M. Oates*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                 Richard A. Pavia*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                Calvin J. Pedersen*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
                Herbert Roth, Jr.*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
               Richard E. Segerson*


- ----------------------------------------------------        Trustee
              Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.*

*By    /s/ Philip R. McLoughlin
       -----------------------------------
       *Philip R. McLoughlin, Attorney-in-fact pursuant to powers of attorney.


                                      S-2












                                  EXHIBIT a.6

                    FIFTH AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF TRUST


<PAGE>

                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS

                     FIFTH AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF TRUST


    The undersigned, individually as Trustee of Phoenix Duff & Phelps
Institutional Mutual Funds, a Massachusetts business trust organized under a
Declaration of Trust dated December 4, 1995, as amended from time to time (the
"Trust"), and as attorney-in-fact for each of the Trustees of the Trust as named
below pursuant to a certain Delegation and Power of Attorney dated August 26,
1999, executed by each of such Trustees, a copy of which is attached hereto, do
hereby certify that at a duly held meeting of the Board of Trustees, acting
pursuant to ARTICLE VI Section 3 of said Declaration of Trust and for the
purpose of abolishing three (3) Series of Shares denominated "Phoenix Core
Equity Portfolio", "Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Enhanced Reserves
Portfolio", and "Phoenix Real estate Equity Securities Portfolio" unanimously
voted to amend said Trust effective on October 28, 1999 as follows:

1.  by deleting the first paragraph of Section 3 of Article III and by
    inserting in lieu of such paragraph the following paragraph:

        "Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in
        Section 3.1 to establish and designate any further Series, the
        following two Series are hereby established and designated:
        "Phoenix Institutional Growth Stock Portfolio" and "Phoenix
        Duff & Phelps Institutional Managed Bond Portfolio".

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of November, 1999.

                      /s/ Philip R. McLoughlin
                      ----------------------------------------------------------
                      Philip R. McLoughlin, individually and as attorney-in-fact
                      for Robert Chesek, E. Virgil Conway, William W. Crawford,
                      Harry Dalzell-Payne, William N. Georgeson, Francis E.
                      Jefferies, Leroy Keith, Jr., Eileen A. Moran, Everett L.
                      Morris, James M. Oates, Richard A. Pavia, Calvin J.
                      Pedersen, Richard E. Segerson, and Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.



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                        DELEGATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY


                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS


The undersigned, being all of the Trustees of Phoenix Duff & Phelps
Institutional Mutual Funds (the "Funds"), other than Philip R. McLoughlin, do
hereby declare, delegate and certify as follows:

         1.  Pursuant to Section 2.2 of that certain Agreement and Declaration
             of Trust dated December 4, 1995, establishing the Phoenix Duff &
             Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds, the undersigned, and each of
             them, hereby appoints PHILIP R. MCLOUGHLIN, his or her agent and
             attorney-in-fact for a period of one (1) year from the date hereof,
             to execute any and all instruments including specifically but
             without limitation amendments of either of said trust instrument
             and appointments of trustee(s), provided that such action as
             evidenced by such instrument shall have been adopted by requisite
             vote of the Trustees and, where necessary, the Shareholders of such
             funds, such vote or votes to be conclusively presumed by the
             execution of such instrument by such attorney-in-fact.

         2.  The undersigned Trustees, and each of them, hereby further declare
             that a photostatic, xerographic or other similar copy of this
             original instrument shall be as effective as the original, and
             that, as to any such amendment of any of the aforementioned trust
             agreements or declarations, such copy shall be filed with such
             instrument of amendment in the records of the Office of the
             Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed this Delegation and Power of
Attorney this 25th day of August 1999.


/s/ Robert Chesek                                     /s/ William N. Georgeson
- ---------------------------                           --------------------------
Robert Chesek                                         William N. Georgeson

/s/ E. Virgil Conway                                  /s/ Francis E. Jeffries
- ---------------------------                           --------------------------
E. Virgil Conway                                      Francis E. Jeffries

/s/ William W. Crawford                               /s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.
- ---------------------------                           --------------------------
William W. Crawford                                   Leroy Keith, Jr.

/s/ Harry Dalzell-Payne                               /s/ Eileen A. Moran
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Harry Dalzell-Payne                                   Eileen A. Moran




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DELEGATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
August 25, 1999


/s/ Everett L. Morris                                /s/ Herbert Roth, Jr.
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Everett L. Morris                                    Herbert Roth, Jr.

/s/ James M. Oates                                   /s/ Richard E. Segerson
- ---------------------------                          ---------------------------
James M. Oates                                       Richard E. Segerson

/s/ Richard A. Pavia                                 /s/ Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
- ---------------------------                          ---------------------------
Richard A. Pavia                                     Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.

/s/ Calvin J. Pedersen
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Calvin J. Pedersen











                                   EXHIBIT j.

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this Post-Effective
Amendment No.12 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our report dated February 11, 2000 relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights appearing in the December 31, 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders of the Phoenix Duff & Phelps Institutional Mutual Funds,
which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in
the Prospectus and under the heading "Other Information - Independent
Accountants" in the Statement of Additional Information.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 25, 2000













                                   EXHIBIT p.

                                CODES OF ETHICS


<PAGE>

                                  PHOENIX FUNDS
                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
                          PHOENIX-ABERDEEN SERIES FUND
                          PHOENIX EQUITY PLANNING CORP.

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                 CODE OF ETHICS

1.       Statement of Ethical Principles
         -------------------------------

         When Fund Access Persons covered by the terms of this Code of Ethics
         engage in personal securities transactions, they must adhere to the
         following general principles as well as to the Code's specific
         provisions:

                A.  At all times, the interests of Fund shareholders must be
                paramount;

                B.  Personal transactions must be conducted consistent with this
                Code of Ethics in a manner that avoids any actual or potential
                conflict of interest; and

                C.  No inappropriate advantage should be taken of any position
                of trust and responsibility.

2.       Definitions
         -----------

                A.  "Fund" means each and every investment company, or series
                thereof, or other institutional account managed by the Adviser,
                individually and collectively.

                B.  "Access Person" means any Trustee (other than a
                Disinterested Trustee who does not obtain information concerning
                recommendations made to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale
                of a security), officer, general partner, Portfolio Manager or
                Advisory Person of the Fund or (i) any temporary or permanent
                employee of the Fund or of any company in a control relationship
                to the Fund, who, in connection with his regular functions or
                duties, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding
                the purchase or sale of a security by the Fund, or whose
                functions relate to the making of any recommendations with
                respect to such purchases or sales; and (ii) any natural person
                in a control relationship to the Fund who obtains information
                concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the
                purchase or sale of a security. The Compliance Officer of each
                Fund shall maintain a list of the Fund's Access Persons.

                C.  "Advisory Person" means any Portfolio Manager or other
                investment person, such as an analyst or trader, who provides
                information and advice to a Portfolio Manager or assists in the
                execution of the investment decisions. For purposes of Section
                4, "Advisory Person" shall not include Portfolio Managers.

                                      p. 1
<PAGE>


                D.  A security is "being considered for purchase or sale" when a
                recommendation to purchase or sell a security has been made and
                communicated and, with respect to the Advisory Person making the
                recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such
                a recommendation.

                E.  "Beneficial ownership" shall be interpreted in the same
                manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject
                to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
                of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that
                the determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership
                shall apply to all securities which an Access Person has or
                acquires.

                F.  "Control" shall have the same meaning as that set forth in
                Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act, as amended.

                G.  "Disinterested Trustee" means a Trustee of a Fund who is not
                an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section
                2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, as amended.

                H.  "Initial Public Offering" means a public sale of an issue
                not previously offered to the public.

                I.  "Managed Fund" shall mean those Funds, individually and
                collectively, for which the Portfolio Manager makes buy and sell
                decisions.

                J.  "Portfolio Manager" means the person entrusted to make the
                buy and sell decisions for a Fund.

                K.  "Private Placement" shall have the same meaning as that set
                forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act.

                L.  "Purchase or sale of a security" includes inter alia, the
                writing of an option or the purchase or sale of a security that
                is exchangeable for or convertible into, a security that is held
                or to be acquired by a Fund.

                M.  "Security" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
                2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act, as amended, except that
                it shall not include securities issued by the Government of the
                United States, bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of
                deposit, commercial paper and shares of registered open-end
                investment companies.

3.       Exempted Transactions
         ---------------------

         The prohibitions of Section 4 of this Code shall not apply to:

                A.  Purchases or sales effected in any account over which the
                Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control in
                the reasonable estimation of the Compliance Officer.

                                      p. 2
<PAGE>


                B.  Purchases or sales of securities (1) not eligible for
                purchase or sale by the Fund; or (2) specified from time to time
                by the Trustees, subject to such rules, if any, as the Trustees
                shall specify.

                C.  Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of
                either the Access Person or the Fund.

                D.  Purchases of shares necessary to establish an automatic
                dividend reinvestment plan or pursuant to an automatic dividend
                reinvestment plan, and subsequent sales of such securities.

                E.  Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an
                issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to
                the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales
                of such rights so acquired.

 4.      Prohibited Activities
         ---------------------

                A.  IPO Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio Manager may
                purchase securities in an Initial Public Offering, except with
                the prior approval of the Compliance Officer of the Fund.

                B.  Private Placement Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio
                Manager may purchase securities in a Private Placement unless
                such purchase has been approved by the Compliance Officer of the
                Fund. Any such approved purchase should be disclosed to the Fund
                if that issuer's securities are being considered for purchase or
                sale by the Fund.

                C.  Preclearance Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person nor
                Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell a security unless such
                purchase or sale has been precleared by the Compliance Officer
                of the Fund. Preclearance is shall be valid through the business
                day next following the day preclearance is given.

                Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                from the pre-clearance requirement:

                           1.       Purchases or sales of up to 1,000 shares of
                                    securities of issuers ranked within the top
                                    200 Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
                                    Index (S&P 500) ("Large Cap List") at the
                                    time of purchase or sale. The Compliance
                                    Officer of the Fund shall distribute an
                                    updated list of such securities quarterly.

                           2.       Purchase orders sent directly to the issuer
                                    via mail (other than in connection with a
                                    Private Placement) or sales of such
                                    securities which are redeemed directly by
                                    the issuer via mail.

                                      p. 3
<PAGE>


                NOTE: THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF THE FUND MAY DENY APPROVAL OF
                ANY TRANSACTION REQUIRING PRECLEARANCE UNDER THIS PRECLEARANCE
                RULE, EVEN IF NOMINALLY PERMITTED UNDER THIS CODE OF ETHICS, IF
                HE/SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT DENYING PRECLEARANCE IS
                NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF A FUND. ANY SUCH DENIAL MAY BE
                APPEALED TO THE FUND'S COUNSEL. THE DECISION OF COUNSEL SHALL BE
                FINAL.

                D.  Open Order Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person or
                Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly,
                any security in which he has, or by reason of such transaction
                acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership, when a
                Fund has a pending "buy" or "sell" order for that security of
                the same type (i.e. buy or sell) as the proposed personal trade,
                until the Fund's order is executed or withdrawn.

                Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                from the Open Order Rule:

                           1.      Purchases or sales of up to 1,000 shares of
                                   securities of issuers on the Large Cap List
                                   at the time of the transaction.

                           2.      Purchases or sales approved by the Compliance
                                   Officer of the Fund in his/her discretion.

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON A PERSONAL TRADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
                SECTION 4D MUST BE DISGORGED.

                E.  Blackout Rule: If a Portfolio Manager's Managed Fund holds a
                security that is the subject of a proposed personal trade by
                that Portfolio Manager, such personal trade may be permitted
                only as follows:

                           1.      If the proposed personal trade is on the
                                   same side as the last Managed Fund
                                   transaction in that security, the personal
                                   trade cannot occur within two days of such
                                   Managed Fund transaction (i.e. neither at T
                                   nor T + 1 calendar day).

                           2.      If the proposed personal trade is on the
                                   opposite side of the last Managed Fund
                                   transaction in that security, the personal
                                   trade cannot occur unless (a) it is more than
                                   two days after the Managed Fund transaction
                                   (i.e. T + 2 calendar days or later) AND (b)
                                   the Preclearance Request, if required for
                                   such personal transaction (i.e. it is not
                                   eligible for The Large Cap List exception
                                   to the Preclearance Rule) sets forth, to the
                                   reasonable satisfaction of the Compliance
                                   Officer, an explanation of the reasons the
                                   Managed Fund is not effecting a similar
                                   transaction.

                Transactions permitted under the Blackout Rule must also satisfy
                the Open Order Rule and the Preclearance Rule if and to the
                extent the transaction is not covered by exceptions to those
                rules.

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED BY A PORTFOLIO MANAGER ON A PERSONAL TRADE
                IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION 4E MUST BE DISGORGED.

                                      p. 4
<PAGE>


                F.  Holding Period Rule: Access Persons, Advisory Persons and
                Portfolio Managers must hold each Security, other than those
                described in Section 3B, (securities (1) not eligible for
                purchase or sale by the Fund; or (2) specified from time to time
                by the Trustees, subject to such rules, if any, as the Trustees
                shall specify) for a period of not less than six (6) months,
                whether or not the purchase of such Security was an exempt
                transaction under any other provision of Section 4.

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON TRADING IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS POLICY
                MUST BE DISGORGED.

                G  No Advisory Person shall annually accept any gift or other
                item of more than de minimis value from any person or entity
                that does business with or on behalf of the Fund.

                H.  No Advisory Person shall serve on the board of directors of
                a publicly traded company without prior authorization by the
                President or the Compliance Officer of the Fund. If board
                service is authorized, such Advisory Person shall have no role
                in making investment decisions with respect to the publicly
                traded company.

5.       Compliance Procedures
         ---------------------

                A.  All Access Persons shall direct their brokers to supply, at
                the same time that they are sent to the Access Person, a copy of
                the confirmation for each personal securities trade and a copy
                of each periodic account statement to the Fund's Compliance
                Officer.

                B.  Every Access Person shall report to the Fund the information
                described in Section 5D of this Code with respect to
                transactions in any security in which such Access Person has, or
                by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect
                beneficial ownership in the security; provided, however, that an
                Access Person shall not be required to make a report with
                respect to transactions effected for any account over which such
                person does not have any direct or indirect influence.

                C.  A Disinterested Trustee of the Fund need only report a
                transaction in a security if such Trustee, at the time of that
                transaction knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his
                official duties as a Trustee of the Fund, should have known
                that, (1) during the 7-day period immediately preceding or after
                the date of the transaction by the Trustee, such security was
                purchased or sold by the Fund or (2) such security was being
                considered for purchase or sale by the Fund.

                D.  Every report required pursuant to Section 5B above shall be
                made not later than 10 days after the end of the calendar
                quarter in which the transaction to which the report relates was
                effected, and shall contain the following information:

                           (i) The date of the transaction, the title and the
                           number of shares, and the principal amount of each
                           security involved;

                           (ii) The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase,
                           sale, or any other type of acquisition or
                           disposition);

                           (iii) The price at which the transaction was
                           effected;

                                      p. 5
<PAGE>


                           (iv) The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or
                           through whom the transaction was effected; and

                           (v) The date of approval of the transaction and the
                           person who approved it as required by Section 4B or
                           C above.

                E.  Each Access Person shall submit a report listing all
                personal securities holdings to the Compliance Officer upon the
                commencement of service and annually thereafter. This annual
                report shall be and include a certification by the Access Person
                that he or she has read and understood the Code of Ethics and
                has complied with the Code's requirements.

                F.  Any report made under this Section 5 may contain a statement
                that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the
                person making such report that he or she has any direct or
                indirect beneficial ownership in the security to which the
                report relates.

                G.  The Compliance Officer shall submit an annual report to the
                Fund's Board of Trustees that summarizes the current Code of
                Ethics procedures, identifies any violations requiring
                significant remedial action, and recommends appropriate changes
                to the Code, if any.

                H.  Any Access Person or Disinterested Trustee shall immediately
                report any potential violation of this Code of which he or she
                becomes aware to the Fund's Compliance Officer.

6.       Sanctions
         ---------

         Upon discovering a violation of this Code, the Board of Trustees of the
         Fund may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including inter
         alia, a letter of censure or suspension or termination of employment,
         or suspension of personal trading privileges for such period as it may
         deem appropriate.

                                      p. 6
<PAGE>


                                  PHOENIX FUNDS
                PHOENIX DUFF & PHELPS INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
                          PHOENIX-ABERDEEN SERIES FUND

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                 CODE OF ETHICS

                                    ADDENDUM

As stated in Section 3B(2) of the Code of Ethics, the Trustees/Directors may
specify from time to time, EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS, which are purchases or sales
of securities which are exempt from Section 4 of the Code.

The following transactions have been specified as EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS by the
Trustees/Directors:

 1. Purchases or sales of securities trading at less than $5.00 per share at the
    time of the trade. (Nov. '96)

 2. Purchases or sales of securities issued by Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
    (Aug. '97)

 3. Purchases or sales by Directors or Trustees who are not employees of the
    adviser or distributor of a fund or any affiliates thereof provided such
    Director or Trustee does not obtain information concerning recommendations
    to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of a security. (Nov. '97)

                                      p. 7

<PAGE>


                        PHOENIX INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC.

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                 CODE OF ETHICS

1.       Statement of Ethical Principles
         -------------------------------

         When Fund Access Persons covered by the terms of this Code of Ethics
         engage in personal securities transactions, they must adhere to the
         following general principles as well as to the Code's specific
         provisions:

                A.  At all times, the interests of Fund shareholders must
                be paramount;

                B.  Personal transactions must be conducted consistent with this
                Code of Ethics in a manner that avoids any actual or potential
                conflict of interest; and

                C.  No inappropriate advantage should be taken of any position
                of trust and responsibility.

2.       Definitions
         -----------

                A.  "Fund" means each and every investment company, or series
                thereof, or other institutional account managed by the Adviser,
                individually and collectively.

                B.  "Access Person" means any Trustee (other than a
                Disinterested Trustee who does not obtain information concerning
                recommendations made to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale
                of a security), officer, general partner, Portfolio Manager or
                Advisory Person of the Fund or (i) any temporary or permanent
                employee of the Fund or of any company in a control relationship
                to the Fund, who, in connection with his regular functions or
                duties, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding
                the purchase or sale of a security by the Fund, or whose
                functions relate to the making of any recommendations with
                respect to such purchases or sales; and (ii) any natural person
                in a control relationship to the Fund who obtains information
                concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the
                purchase or sale of a security. For purposes of Section 4,
                "Access Person" shall not include Advisory Persons nor Portfolio
                Managers. The Compliance Officer of each Fund shall maintain a
                list of the Fund's Access Persons.

                                      p. 1
<PAGE>


                C.  "Advisory Person" means any Portfolio Manager or other
                investment person, such as an analyst or trader, who provides
                information and advice to a Portfolio Manager or assists in the
                execution of the investment decisions. For purposes of Section
                4, "Advisory Person" shall not include Portfolio Managers.

                D.  A security is "being considered for purchase or sale" when a
                recommendation to purchase or sell a security has been made and
                communicated and, with respect to the Advisory Person making the
                recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such
                a recommendation.

                E.  "Beneficial ownership" shall be interpreted in the same
                manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject
                to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
                of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that
                the determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership
                shall apply to all securities which an Access Person has or
                acquires.

                F.  "Control" shall have the same meaning as that set forth in
                Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act, as amended.

                G.  "Disinterested Trustee" means a Trustee of a Fund who is not
                an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section
                2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, as amended.

                H.  "Initial Public Offering" means a public sale of an issue
                not previously offered to the public.

                I.  "Managed Fund" shall mean those Funds, individually and
                collectively, for which the Portfolio Manager makes buy and sell
                decisions.

                J.  "Portfolio Manager" means the person entrusted to make the
                buy and sell decisions for a Fund.

                K.  "Private Placement" shall have the same meaning as that set
                forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act.

                L.  "Purchase or sale of a security" includes inter alia, the
                writing of an option or the purchase or sale of a security that
                is exchangeable for or convertible into, a security that is held
                or to be acquired by a Fund.

                M.  "Security" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
                2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act, as amended, except that
                it shall not include securities issued by the Government of the
                United States, bankers' acceptances, bank

                                      p. 2
<PAGE>

                certificates of deposit, commercial paper and shares of
                registered open-end investment companies.

                N.  "Short term trading" is buying and then selling or selling
                and then buying the same (or equivalent) securities within seven
                (7) calendar days (e.g. opening transaction at "T" and closing
                transaction at T + 6 calendar days or less).

3.       Exempted Transactions
         ---------------------

         The prohibitions of Section 4 of this Code shall not apply to:

                A.  Purchases or sales effected in any account over which the
                Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control in
                the reasonable estimation of the Compliance Officer.

                B.  Purchases or sales of securities (1) not eligible for
                purchase or sale by the Fund; or (2) specified from time to time
                by the Trustees, subject to such rules, if any, as the Trustees
                shall specify.

                C.  Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of
                either the Access Person or the Fund.

                D.  Purchases of shares necessary to establish an automatic
                dividend reinvestment plan or pursuant to an automatic dividend
                reinvestment plan, and subsequent sales of such securities.

                E.  Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an
                issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to
                the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales
                of such rights so acquired.

4.       Prohibited Activities
         ---------------------

                A.  IPO Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio Manager may
                purchase securities in an Initial Public Offering, except with
                the prior approval of the Compliance Officer of the Fund.

                B.  Private Placement Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio
                Manager may purchase securities in a Private Placement unless
                such purchase has been approved by the Compliance Officer of the
                Fund. Any such approved purchase should be disclosed to the Fund
                if that issuer's securities are being considered for purchase or
                sale by the Fund. Such consideration for purchase or sale shall
                be conducted by a person other than the interested Advisory
                Person or Portfolio Manager.

                                      p. 3
<PAGE>


                C.  Preclearance Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person nor
                Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell a security unless such
                purchase or sale has been precleared by the Compliance Officer
                of the Fund. Preclearance shall be valid through the business
                day next following the day preclearance is given.

                Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                from the pre-clearance requirement:

                           1.       Purchases or sales of up to 1,000 shares of
                                    securities of issuers ranked within the top
                                    200 of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite
                                    Stock Index (S&P 500) (the "Large Cap List")
                                    at the time of purchase or sale. The
                                    Compliance Officer of the Fund shall
                                    distribute an updated list of such
                                    securities quarterly.

                           2.       Purchase orders sent directly to the issuer
                                    via mail (other than in connection with a
                                    Private Placement) or sales of such
                                    securities which are redeemed directly by
                                    the issuer via mail.

                NOTE: THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF THE FUND MAY DENY APPROVAL OF
                ANY TRANSACTION REQUIRING PRECLEARANCE UNDER THIS PRECLEARANCE
                RULE, EVEN IF NOMINALLY PERMITTED UNDER THIS CODE OF ETHICS, IF
                HE/SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT DENYING PRECLEARANCE IS
                NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF A FUND. ANY SUCH DENIAL MAY BE
                APPEALED TO THE FUND'S COUNSEL. THE DECISION OF COUNSEL SHALL BE
                FINAL.

                D.  Open Order Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person or
                Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly,
                any security in which he has, or by reason of such transaction
                acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership, when a
                Fund has a pending "buy" or "sell" order for that security of
                the same type (i.e. buy or sell) as the proposed personal trade,
                until the Fund's order is executed or withdrawn.

                Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                from the Open Order Rule:

                        1.  Purchases or sales of up to 1,000 shares of
                        securities of issuer on the Large Cap List at the time
                        of the transaction.

                    2.  Purchases or sales approved by the Compliance Officer of
                    the Fund in his/her discretion.

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON A PERSONAL TRADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
                SECTION 4D MUST BE DISGORGED.

                                      p. 4
<PAGE>


                E.  Blackout Rule: If a Portfolio Manager's Managed Fund holds a
                security that is the subject of a proposed personal trade by
                that Portfolio Manager, such personal trade may be permitted
                only as follows:

                        1. If the proposed personal trade is on the same side as
                        the last Managed Fund transaction in that security, the
                        personal trade cannot occur within two days of such
                        Managed Fund transaction (i.e. neither at T nor T + 1
                        calendar day).

                        2. If the proposed personal trade is on the opposite
                        side of the last Managed Fund transaction in that
                        security, the personal trade cannot occur unless (a) it
                        is more than two days after the Managed Fund transaction
                        (i.e. T + 2 calendar days or later) AND (b) the
                        Preclearance Request, if required for such personal
                        transaction (i.e. it is not eligible for the Large Cap
                        List exception to the Preclearance Rule) sets forth, to
                        the reasonable satisfaction of the Compliance Officer,
                        an explanation of the reasons the Managed Fund is not
                        effecting a similar transaction.

                Transactions permitted under the Blackout Rule must also satisfy
                the Short Term Trading Rule, the Open Order Rule, and the
                Preclearance Rule if and to the extent the transaction is not
                covered by exceptions to those rules.

                Note: Read together, the Short Term Trading Rule and the
                Blackout Rule generally will require that a Portfolio Manager
                must hold a position in a security until the LATER of (a) T + 7
                calendar days ( T = his/her Opening Transaction); and (b) T + 2
                (T = the Managed Fund's last transaction in that security).

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED BY A PORTFOLIO MANAGER ON A PERSONAL TRADE
                IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION 4E MUST BE DISGORGED.

                F.  Short Term Trading Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio
                Manager may engage in Short Term Trading for profit.

                Exceptions:
                ----------

                        1.  Advisory Persons may effect Closing Transactions
                        (i.e. a sale after a purchase or a purchase after a sale
                        of the same security) within 7 calendar days of the
                        Opening Transaction in that security (i.e. within T + 6
                        calendar days or less) (a) if there are no Fund trades
                        in that security within that period; or (b) if there are
                        Fund trades in that security within that period, there
                        are no Fund trades in that security on the opposite side
                        of the proposed personal

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                        Closing Transaction occurring prior to the proposed
                        personal Closing Transaction. This Short Term Trading
                        Exception does not constitute a waiver of either the
                        Open Order Rule or the Preclearance Rule.

                        2.  Portfolio Managers may effect Closing Transactions
                        within 7 calendar days of the Opening Transaction in
                        that security (i.e. within T + 6 calendar days or less
                        (a) if there are no Fund trades in that security within
                        that period; or (b) if there are Fund trades in that
                        security within that period, (i) there are no trades in
                        that security in any of his/her Managed Funds occurring
                        prior to the proposed personal Closing Transaction, and
                        (ii) no trades in that security for any other Fund on
                        the opposite side of the proposed personal Closing
                        Transaction occurring prior to the proposed personal
                        Closing Transaction. This Short Term Trading Exception
                        does not constitute a waiver of any of the Open Order
                        Rule, the Blackout Rule or the Preclearance Rule.

                Note: Read together, the Short Term Trading Rule and the
                Blackout Rule generally will require that a Portfolio Manager
                must hold a position in a security until the LATER of (a) T + 7
                calendar days ( T = his/her Opening Transaction); and (b) T + 2
                (T = the Managed Fund's last transaction in that security).

                ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON SHORT TERM TRADING IN CONTRAVENTION OF
                THIS POLICY MUST BE DISGORGED.

                G.  No Advisory Person shall accept any gift or other item of
                more than de minimis value from any person or entity that does
                business with or on behalf of the Fund.

                H.  No Advisory Person shall serve on the board of directors of
                a publicly traded company without prior authorization by the
                President or the Compliance Officer of the Fund. If board
                service is authorized, such Advisory Person shall have no role
                in making investment decisions with respect to the publicly
                traded company.

5.       Compliance Procedures
         ---------------------

                A.  All Access Persons shall direct their brokers to supply, at
                the same time that they are sent to the Access Person, a copy of
                the confirmation for each personal securities trade and a copy
                of each periodic account statement to the Fund's Compliance
                Officer.

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                B.  Every Access Person shall report to the Fund the information
                described in Section 5D of this Code with respect to
                transactions in any security in which such Access Person has, or
                by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect
                beneficial ownership in the security; provided, however, that an
                Access Person shall not be required to make a report with
                respect to transactions effected for any account over which such
                person does not have any direct or indirect influence.

                C.  A Disinterested Trustee of the Fund need only report a
                transaction in a security if such Trustee, at the time of that
                transaction knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his
                official duties as a Trustee of the Fund, should have known
                that, (1) during the 7-day period immediately preceding or after
                the date of the transaction by the Trustee, such security was
                purchased or sold by the Fund or (2) such security was being
                considered for purchase or sale by the Fund.

                D.  Every report required pursuant to Section 5B above shall be
                made not later than 10 days after the end of the calendar
                quarter in which the transaction to which the report relates was
                effected, and shall contain the following information:

                        (i)    The date of the transaction, the title and the
                        number of shares, and the principal amount of each
                        security involved;

                        (ii)   The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase,
                        sale, or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

                        (iii)  The price at which the transaction was effected;

                        (iv)   The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or
                        through whom the transaction was effected; and

                        (v)    The date of approval of the transaction and the
                        person who approved it as required by Section 4B or C
                        above.

                E.  Each Access Person and Disinterested Trustee shall submit a
                report listing all personal securities holdings to the
                Compliance Officer upon the commencement of service and annually
                thereafter. This annual report shall include a certification by
                the Access Person that he or she has read and understood the
                Code of Ethics and has complied with the Code's requirements.

                F.  Any report made under this Section 5 may contain a statement
                that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the
                person making such report that he or she has any direct or
                indirect beneficial ownership in the security to which the
                report relates.

                                      p. 7
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                G.  The Compliance Officer shall submit an annual report to the
                Fund's Board of Trustees that summarizes the current Code of
                Ethics procedures, identifies any violations requiring
                significant remedial action, and recommends appropriate changes
                to the Code, if any.

                H.  Any Access Person or Disinterested Trustee shall immediately
                report any potential violation of this Code of which he or she
                becomes aware to the Fund's Compliance Officer.

6.       Sanctions
         ---------

         Upon discovering a violation of this Code, the Board of Trustees of the
         Fund may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including inter
         alia, a letter of censure or suspension or termination of employment,
         or suspension of personal trading privileges for such period as it may
         deem appropriate.

CODE-PIC.
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                            SENECA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

                                 CODE OF ETHICS

                              DATED MARCH 31, 2000

As an investment adviser, Seneca Capital Management LLC ("Seneca") is a
fiduciary. It owes its clients the highest duty of loyalty and relies on each
employee to avoid conduct that is or may be inconsistent with that duty. It is
also important for employees to avoid actions that, while they may not actually
involve a conflict of interest or an abuse of a client's trust, may have the
appearance of impropriety.

Because Seneca serves as investment manager to registered investment companies
("Fund Clients"), Seneca is required to adopt a code of ethics setting forth
policies and procedures, including the imposition of restrictions on itself and
employees, to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent certain violations of
rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This Code of Ethics and Conduct
(the "Code") is intended to set forth those policies and procedures and to state
Seneca's broader policies regarding its duty of loyalty to clients.

1.       Statement of Ethical Principles
         -------------------------------

         When Fund Access Persons covered by the terms of this Code of Ethics
         engage in personal securities transactions, they must adhere to the
         following general principles as well as to the Code's specific
         provisions:

                  A.      At all times, the interests of Fund shareholders must
                  be paramount;

                  B.      Personal transactions must be conducted consistent
                  with this Code of Ethics in a manner that avoids any actual
                  or potential conflict of interest; and

                  C.      No inappropriate advantage should be taken of any
                  position of trust and responsibility.

2.       Definitions
         -----------

                  A.      "Fund" means each and every investment company,
                  or series thereof, or other institutional account managed by
                  the Adviser, individually and collectively.

                  B.      "Access Person" means any Trustee (other than a
                  Disinterested Trustee who does not obtain information
                  concerning recommendations made to the Fund regarding the
                  purchase or sale of a security), officer, general partner,
                  Portfolio Manager or Advisory Person of the Fund or (i) any
                  temporary or permanent employee of the Fund or of any company
                  in a control relationship to the Fund, who, in connection with
                  his regular functions or duties, makes, participates in or
                  obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of a
                  security by the Fund, or whose functions relate to the making
                  of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or
                  sales; and (ii) any natural person in a control relationship
                  to the Fund who obtains information concerning recommendations
                  made to the Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of a
                  security. For purposes of

                                      (1)
<PAGE>


                  Section 4, "Access Person" shall not include Advisory Persons
                  nor Portfolio Managers. The Compliance Officer of each Fund
                  shall maintain a list of the Fund's Access Persons.

                  C.      "Advisory Person" means any Portfolio Manager or other
                  investment person, such as an analyst or trader, who provides
                  information and advice to a Portfolio Manager or assists in
                  the execution of the investment decisions. For purposes of
                  Section 4, "Advisory Person" shall not include Portfolio
                  Managers.

                  D.      A security is "being considered for purchase or sale"
                  when a recommendation to purchase or sell a security has been
                  made and communicated and, with respect to the Advisory Person
                  making the recommendation, when such person seriously
                  considers making such a recommendation.

                  E.      "Beneficial ownership" shall be interpreted in the
                  same manner as it would be in determining whether a person is
                  subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder,
                  except that the determination of direct or indirect beneficial
                  ownership shall apply to all securities which an Access Person
                  has or acquires.

                  F.      "Control" shall have the same meaning as that set
                  forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act, as
                  amended.

                  G.      "Disinterested Trustee" means a Trustee of a Fund who
                  is not an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning
                  of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, as amended.

                  H.      "Initial Public Offering" means a public sale of an
                  issue not previously offered to the public.

                  I.      "Managed Fund" shall mean those Funds, individually
                  and collectively, for which the Portfolio Manager makes buy
                  and sell decisions.

                  J.      "Portfolio Manager" means the person entrusted to make
                  the buy and sell decisions for a Fund.

                  K.      "Private Placement" shall have the same meaning as
                  that set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Exchange Act.

                  L.      "Purchase or sale of a security" includes inter alia,
                  the writing of an option or the purchase or sale of a security
                  that is exchangeable for or convertible into, a security that
                  is held or to be acquired by a Fund.

                  M.      "Security" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
                  2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act, as amended, except
                  that it shall not include securities issued by the Government
                  of the United States, bankers' acceptances, bank certificates
                  of deposit, commercial paper and shares of registered open-end
                  investment companies.

                                      (2)
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3.       Exempted Transactions
         ---------------------

         The prohibitions of Section 4 of this Code shall not apply to:

                  A.      Purchases or sales effected in any account over which
                  the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or
                  control in the reasonable estimation of the Compliance
                  Officer.

                  B.      Purchases or sales of securities (1) not eligible for
                  purchase or sale by the Fund; or (2) specified from time to
                  time by the Trustees, subject to such rules, if any, as the
                  Trustees shall specify.

                  C.      Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the
                  part of either the Access Person or the Fund.

                  D.      Purchases of shares necessary to establish an
                  automatic dividend reinvestment plan or pursuant to an
                  automatic dividend reinvestment plan, and subsequent sales of
                  such securities.

                  E.      Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued
                  by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its
                  securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such
                  issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired.

4.       Prohibited Activities
         ---------------------

                  A.      IPO Rule: No Advisory Person or Portfolio Manager may
                  purchase securities in an Initial Public Offering,
                  except with the prior approval of the Compliance Officer of
                  the Fund.

                  B.      Private Placement Rule: No Advisory Person or
                  Portfolio Manager may purchase securities in a Private
                  Placement unless such purchase has been approved by the
                  Compliance Officer of the Fund. Any such approved purchase
                  should be disclosed to the Fund if that issuer's securities
                  are being considered for purchase or sale by the Fund. Such
                  consideration for purchase or sale shall be conducted by a
                  person other than the interested Advisory Person or Portfolio
                  Manager.

                  C.      Preclearance Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person
                  nor Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell a security unless
                  such purchase or sale has been precleared by the Compliance
                  Officer of the Fund. Preclearance shall be valid through the
                  business day next following the day preclearance is given.

                  Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                  from the pre-clearance requirement:

                           1.       Purchases or sales of up to 500 shares of
                                    securities of issuers ranked within the top
                                    200 of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite
                                    Stock Index (S&P 500) (the "Large Cap List")
                                    at the time of purchase or sale. The
                                    Compliance Officer of the Fund shall
                                    distribute an updated list of such
                                    securities quarterly.

                                      (3)
<PAGE>


                           2.       Purchase orders sent directly to the issuer
                                    via mail (other than in connection with a
                                    Private Placement) or sales of such
                                    securities which are redeemed directly by
                                    the issuer via mail.

                  NOTE: THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF THE FUND MAY DENY APPROVAL OF
                  ANY TRANSACTION REQUIRING PRECLEARANCE UNDER THIS PRECLEARANCE
                  RULE, EVEN IF NOMINALLY PERMITTED UNDER THIS CODE OF ETHICS,
                  IF HE/SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT DENYING PRECLEARANCE IS
                  NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF A FUND. ANY SUCH DENIAL MAY BE
                  APPEALED TO THE FUND'S COUNSEL. THE DECISION OF COUNSEL SHALL
                  BE FINAL.

                  D.      Open Order Rule: No Access Person, Advisory Person or
                  Portfolio Manager may purchase or sell, directly or
                  indirectly, any security in which he has, or by reason of such
                  transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial
                  ownership, when a Fund has a pending "buy" or "sell" order for
                  that security of the same type (i.e. buy or sell) as the
                  proposed personal trade, until the Fund's order is executed or
                  withdrawn.

                  Exceptions: The following securities transactions are exempt
                  from the Open Order Rule:

                           1.       Purchases or sales of up to 500 shares of
                                    securities of issuer on the Large Cap List
                                    at the time of the transaction.

                           2.       Purchases or sales approved by the
                                    Compliance Officer of the Fund in his/her
                                    discretion.

                  ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON A PERSONAL TRADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
                  SECTION 4D MUST BE DISGORGED.

                  E.      Blackout Rule: If a Portfolio Manager's Managed Fund
                  holds a security that is the subject of a proposed personal
                  trade by that Portfolio Manager, such personal trade may be
                  permitted only as follows:

                           1.       If the proposed personal trade is on the
                                    same side as the last Managed Fund
                                    transaction in that security, the personal
                                    trade cannot occur within two days of such
                                    Managed Fund transaction (i.e. neither at T
                                    nor T + 1 calendar day).

                           2.       If the proposed personal trade is on the
                                    opposite side of the last Managed Fund
                                    transaction in that security, the personal
                                    trade cannot occur unless (a) it is more
                                    than two days after the Managed Fund
                                    transaction (i.e. T + 2 calendar days or
                                    later) AND (b) the Preclearance Request, if
                                    required for such personal transaction (i.e.
                                    it is not eligible for the Large Cap List
                                    exception to the Preclearance Rule) sets
                                    forth, to the reasonable satisfaction of the
                                    Compliance Officer, an explanation of the
                                    reasons the Managed Fund is not effecting a
                                    similar transaction.

                  Transactions permitted under the Blackout Rule must also
                  satisfy the Open Order Rule and the Preclearance Rule if and
                  to the extent the transaction is not covered by exceptions to
                  those rules.

                                      (4)
<PAGE>


                  ANY PROFITS REALIZED BY A PORTFOLIO MANAGER ON A PERSONAL
                  TRADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION 4E MUST BE DISGORGED.

                  F.      Holding Period Rule: Access Persons, Advisory Persons
                  and Portfolio Managers must hold each Security, other than
                  those described in Section 3B, (securities (1) not eligible
                  for purchase or sale by the Fund; or (2) specified from time
                  to time by the Trustees, subject to such rules, if any, as the
                  Trustees shall specify) for a period of not less than six (6)
                  months, whether or not the purchase of such Security was an
                  exempt transaction under any other provision of Section 4.

                  ANY PROFITS REALIZED ON TRADING IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS
                  POLICY MUST BE DISGORGED.

                  G.      No Advisory Person shall accept any gift or other item
                  of more than de minimis value from any person or entity that
                  does business with or on behalf of the Fund.

                  H.      No Advisory Person shall serve on the board of
                  directors of a publicly traded company without prior
                  authorization by the President or the Compliance Officer of
                  the Fund. If board service is authorized, such Advisory Person
                  shall have no role in making investment decisions with respect
                  to the publicly traded company.

5.       Compliance Procedures
         ---------------------

                  A.      All Access Persons shall direct their brokers to
                  supply, at the same time that they are sent to the Access
                  Person, a copy of the confirmation for each personal
                  securities trade and a copy of each periodic account statement
                  to the Fund's Compliance Officer.

                  B.      Every Access Person shall report to the Fund the
                  information described in Section 5D of this Code with respect
                  to transactions in any security in which such Access Person
                  has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or
                  indirect beneficial ownership in the security; provided,
                  however, that an Access Person shall not be required to make a
                  report with respect to transactions effected for any account
                  over which such person does not have any direct or indirect
                  influence.

                  C.      A Disinterested Trustee of the Fund need only report a
                  transaction in a security if such Trustee, at the time of that
                  transaction knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his
                  official duties as a Trustee of the Fund, should have known
                  that, (1) during the 7-day period immediately preceding or
                  after the date of the transaction by the Trustee, such
                  security was purchased or sold by the Fund or (2) such
                  security was being considered for purchase or sale by the
                  Fund.

                  D.      Every report required pursuant to Section 5B above
                  shall be made not later than 10 days after the end of the
                  calendar quarter in which the transaction to which the report
                  relates was effected, and shall contain the following
                  information:

                           (i)      The date of the transaction, the title and
                  the number of shares, and the principal amount of each
                  security involved;

                          (ii)      The nature of the transaction (i.e.,
                  purchase, sale, or any other type of acquisition or
                  disposition);

                                      (5)
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                          (iii)     The price at which the transaction was
                  effected;

                          (iv)      The name of the broker, dealer or bank with
                  or through whom the transaction was effected; and

                          (v)       The date of approval of the transaction and
                  the person who approved it as required by Section 4B or C
                  above.

                  E.      Each Access Person shall submit a report listing all
                  personal securities holdings to the Compliance Officer upon
                  the commencement of service and annually thereafter. This
                  annual report shall include a certification by the Access
                  Person that he or she has read and understood the Code of
                  Ethics and has complied with the Code's requirements.

                  F.      Any report made under this Section 5 may contain a
                  statement that the report shall not be construed as an
                  admission by the person making such report that he or she has
                  any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the security to
                  which the report relates.

                  G.      The Compliance Officer shall submit an annual report
                  to the Fund's Board of Trustees that summarizes the current
                  Code of Ethics procedures, identifies any violations requiring
                  significant remedial action, and recommends appropriate
                  changes to the Code, if any.

                  H.      Any Access Person or Disinterested Trustee shall
                  immediately report any potential violation of this Code of
                  which he or she becomes aware to the Fund's Compliance
                  Officer.

6.       Sanctions
         ---------

         Upon discovering a violation of this Code, the Board of Trustees of the
         Fund may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including inter
         alia, a letter of censure or suspension or termination of employment,
         or suspension of personal trading privileges for such period as it may
         deem appropriate.

                                      (6)
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                            SENECA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

                                 CODE OF ETHICS

                                    ADDENDUM

As stated in Section 3B(2) of the Code of Ethics, the Trustees/Directors may
specify from time to time, EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS, which are purchases or sales
of securities, which are exempt from Section 4 of the Code.

The following transactions have been specified as EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS by the
Trustees/Directors:

1.   Purchases or sales of securities issued by Phoenix Investment Partners,
     Ltd.

2.   Purchases or sales by Directors or Trustees who are not employees of the
     adviser or distributor of a fund or any affiliates thereof provided such
     Director or Trustee does not obtain information concerning recommendations
     to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of a security.

(7)




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