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SUN CAPITAL ADVISERS TRUST
SUN CAPITAL BLUE CHIP MID CAP FUND
Supplement dated April 13, 2000 to Prospectus dated September 1, 1999
In the "Portfolio Managers" table on page 13, the sections describing the fund
manager for the Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund are replaced in their entirety with the
following:
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FUND FUND MANAGER(S) POSITIONS DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
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Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund Team Managed The Fund is managed by Wellington Management Company, LLP's
Mid-Cap Opportunities Team. The Team focuses on
investments in mid-cap equity securities and is comprised
of investment professionals with an average of 12 years of
investment experience.
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