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HEWITT SERIES TRUST
100 Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069
January 6, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Hewitt Series Trust - Rule 497(j) Certification
File Nos. 33-59221 and 811-8885
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of Hewitt Series Trust (the "Trust") hereby certifies
pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that:
1. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would
have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from
that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration
Statement; and
2. the text of Post Effective Amendment No. 1 was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through the EDGAR system on December
30, 1999.
Very truly yours,
HEWITT SERIES TRUST
/s/ Peter E. Ross
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Peter E. Ross
Secretary
