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                        Defined Asset Funds[Registered]

                              Select Series 2000 B

                             Quantitative Research

                                   IRA Ideal!

                      The Select S&P Industrial Portfolio

Take Indexing to Another Level . . .

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Indexing - it's a strategy to mirror the returns of major indices. Why not take
a step beyond?

The Defined Asset Funds[Registered] Select S&P Industrial Portfolio
can help.

Instead of simply replicating an index, the Select S&P Industrial Portfolio
singles out stocks from the S&P Industrial Index(*) for a combination of
capital appreciation potential and current dividend income.

This value-oriented Portfolio seeks total return through a contrarian strategy
of selecting 15 Index stocks with high dividend yields.

The Strategy

The Select S&P Industrial Portfolio employs a disciplined strategy. Each year,
we intend to reapply the screening process to select a new Portfolio. At that
time, you can roll your proceeds into the next Portfolio (if available) at a
reduced sales charge, or you can redeem your investment. Although each
Portfolio is a one-year investment, we recommend you stay with the Strategy for
at least three to five years for potentially more consistent results.

Select S&P Industrial Portfolio - 2000 Series B (+)

                                                       Current Dividend
Name of Issuer                         Ticker Symbol       Yield(++)

1.  ConAgra, Inc.                           CAG              4.49%
2.  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.                 NWL              3.39
3.  The May Department Stores Company       MAY              3.26
4.  Emerson Electric Company                EMR              2.70
5.  Pitney Bowes, Inc.                      PBI              2.55
6.  Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.        APD              2.53
7.  The Clorox Company                      CLX              2.46
8.  Albertsons's, Inc.                      ABS              2.45


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9.  Bestfoods                               BFO              2.26
10. Abbott Laboratories                     ABT              2.16
11. Textron, Inc.                           TXT              2.14
12. Hershey Foods Corporation               HSY              2.13
13. Johnson Controls, Inc.                  JCI              2.07
14. ALLTEL Corporation                      AT               2.03
15. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.          BUD              1.93

The Portfolio does not reflect the research opinions or any buy or sell
recommendations of any of the Sponsors or Standard & Poor's(*).

(+) Initial date of deposit - April 3, 2000.

(++) Current dividend yield for each stock was calculated by annualizing the
last monthly, quarterly or semi-annual ordinary dividend received on that stock
and dividing the results by its market value as of the close of trading on
March 31, 2000. There can be no assurance that future dividends, if any, will
be maintained at the indicated rates.

Past Performance of Prior Select S&P Industrial Portfolios

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Series from Inception Through 12/31/99    Most Recently Completed Portfolio
 (including annual rollovers)
Inception    Series      Return            Period          Series    Return

1/22/97         A         8.02%         2/2/98-3/19/99        A       5.92%
2/24/97         B         7.91          3/23/98-4/23/99       B       6.13
4/21/97         C         9.72          4/27/98-6/4/99        C      12.29
6/9/97          D         1.32          6/15/98-7/23/99       D       7.93
7/21/97         E         0.99          7/27/98-8/27/99       E       1.39
9/8/97          F         7.51          9/14/98-10/15/99      F      -1.91
10/20/97        G         2.73          10/26/98-12/3/99      G       5.03
12/2/97         H        -0.30          12/2/97-1/8/99        H      17.47
1/8/98          J        -1.21          1/8/98-2/8/99         J      10.13

The chart above shows average annual total returns which represent price
changes plus dividends reinvested, divided by the initial public offering
price, and reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and expenses. Returns for
Series From Inception differ from Most Recently Completed Portfolio because the
former figures reflect different performance periods and a reduced sales charge
on annual rollovers.

Avoid the teaching of speculators whose judgments are not confirmed
by experience.
Leonardo DaVinci

The Selection Process


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The Select S&P Industrial Portfolio looks for potential values in the equity
market by investing in companies in the S&P Industrial Index that may be
currently out of favor. Its does this through a disciplined four-part screening
process:

1. Defining the Universe: We begin with the S&P Industrial Index, a subset of
the S&P 500 Index(*) that includes only industrial stocks. We then remove any
stocks that are also in the Dow Jones Industrial Average(*) (DJIA).

2. Quality Screen: We only consider stocks that are ranked "A+" or "A" by
Standard & Poor's. Standard & Poor's determines these stock rankings using a
computerized system which focuses primarily on the growth and stability of
per-share earnings and dividends. It then assigns a symbol to each stock, from
"A+" for the highest ranked stocks to "D" for stocks Standard & Poor's
considers to be the most speculative. These rankings differ from
credit-worthiness rankings of bonds, and are not intended to predict stock
price movements.

3. Market Capitalization: We then rank the stocks by market capitalization, and
eliminate the lowest 25%. This allows the Portfolio to avoid smaller,
less-liquid issues.

4. Dividend Yield: Finally, we rank the remaining stocks according to dividend
yield. From this group we select the 15 highest dividend-yielding stocks for
the Portfolio, whose prices may be undervalued.

(*) "Standard & Poor's", "S&P", "S&P 500 Index" and "S&P Industrial Index" are
trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by
Defined Asset Funds. The Portfolio is not sponsored, managed, sold or promoted
by Standard & Poor's. The name "Dow Jones Industrial Average" is the property
of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Hypothetical Past Performance of the Strategy (not any Portfolio)

Growth of $10,000 Invested Over 25 Years - 1/1/75 Through 12/31/99

Strategy(ss)        $566,204               S&P 500 Index               $508,254
DJIA                $477,202               S&P Industrial Index        $524,342

Growth of $10,000 Invested Over 27 Years - 1/1/73 Through 12/31/99

[A mountain chart compares the cumulative annual performance from 1973 through
12/21/99 of the Strategy (yellow), the DJIA (pink), the S&P 500 Index (purple)
and the S&P Industrial Index (green). The horizontal axis traces the
performances chronologically from 1973 through 1999. The vertical axis reflects
the dollar amount of performance for each index. The initial value of each
investment is $10,000. Throughout the aforementioned period, increases in each
investment build toward the vertical axis. At the end of this


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period, the ending values are $318,656 for the DJIA, $318,932 for the S&P 500
Index, $328,907 for the S&P Industrial Index, and $431,122 for the Strategy.]

Since stocks in the Portfolio were chosen solely by applying the Strategy, we
analyzed the Strategy to see how it could have performed. Past performance of
the Strategy is no guarantee of future results of any Portfolio. The Strategy
(with Portfolio sales charges and expenses deducted) would have underperformed
the DJIA in 10, the S&P 500 Index in 11 and the S&P Industrial Index in 10 of
the last 27 years.

Annual Total Returns

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                           S&P       S&P                                    S&P     S&P
                           500       Industrial                             500     Industrial
Year Strategy(ss)  DJIA    Index     Index       Year  Strategy(ss)  DJIA   Index   Index
<S>  <C>           <C>     <C>       <C>         <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>

1973   -20.13%    -13.12%  -14.66%   -14.61%     1978      2.52      6.02    5.67    9.13
1974    -5.35     -23.14   -26.47    -26.54      1988     42.04     15.95   16.58   15.80
1975    40.63      44.40    36.92     36.78      1989     35.40     31.71   31.11   29.30
1976    30.89      22.72    23.53     22.59      1990      0.96     -0.57   -3.20   -0.84
1977    -6.53     -12.71    -7.19     -8.20      1991     27.06     23.93   30.51   30.39
1978     6.06       2.69     6.39      7.50      1992     11.50      7.34    7.67    5.63
1979    26.47      10.52    18.02     18.40      1993      2.28     16.72    9.97    8.90
1980    18.23      21.41    31.50     32.98      1994     11.41      4.95    1.30    3.75
1981     7.67      -3.40    -4.83     -6.69      1995     36.68     36.48   37.10   34.26
1982    25.87      25.79    20.26     20.14      1996     12.25     28.57   22.69   22.70
1983    24.72      25.68    22.27     22.79      1997     33.34     24.78   33.10   30.80
1984    12.34       1.06     5.95      4.09      1998     15.10     18.00   28.34   33.43
1985    29.98      32.78    31.43     30.08      1999    -13.10     27.01   20.89   25.66
1986    28.78      26.91    18.37     18.54      Average  14.96%    13.68%  13.68%  13.81%
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Average Annual Total Returns

For periods ending 12/31/99  3 Year  5 Year  10 Year  15 Year  20 Year  25 Year
Strategy(ss)                  9.80%  15.23%  12.69%   17.28%   17.34%   17.52%
DJIA                         23.20%  26.83%  18.19%   19.52%   17.95%   16.72%
S&P 500 Index                27.34%  28.28%  18.07%   18.78%   17.64%   17.02%
S&P Industrial Index         29.92%  29.29%  18.75%   19.26%   17.86%   17.16%

Returns shown represent price changes plus dividends reinvested at year ends,
divided by the initial public offering price, and do not reflect deduction of
any commissions or taxes. Portfolio performance will differ from the Strategy
because of commissions, Portfolios are established and liquidated at different
times during the year, they normally purchase and sell stocks at prices
different from those used in determining Portfolio unit price, they are not
fully invested at all times and stocks may not be weighted equally.

(ss) Net of Portfolio sales charges (2.50% for the first year, 1.50% for each
subsequent year), creation and development fee and estimated expenses.

Defined Asset Funds[Registered]
Buy With Knowledge - Hold With Confidence


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Equity Investor Funds


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Utility Portfolio Western Premier Portfolio

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Defined Asset Funds - Our Philosophy

At Defined Asset Funds, we believe that knowledge and discipline are essential
to sound investment planning. For this reason, our unit investment trusts
provide the information to help you invest appropriately, and the discipline to
help you stay on course.

We've found that diversity and drive can be key to uncovering compelling
investments. To this end, our experienced team of research analysts and
securities traders search Wall Street and beyond, creating portfolios with
strong potential. Our equity funds seek to capitalize on vibrant economic
sectors, innovative


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quantitative strategies and thorough fundamental analyses. Our fixed-income
funds offer the regular income and stability to help balance and diversify your
investment assets.

At Defined Asset Funds, we set the foundation for each of our portfolios in
this way, because we have a very important goal in mind - yours.

Take a Step Beyond!

You can get started today with the Select S&P Industrial Portfolio for $250.
Call your financial professional for a free prospectus containing more complete
information, including sales charges, expenses and risks. Please read it
carefully before you invest or send money.

Defining Your Risks

Please keep in mind the following factors when considering this investment.
Your financial professional will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

- This Portfolio is designed for investors who can assume the risks associated
with equity investments, and may not be appropriate for investors seeking
capital preservation or current income.

- There can be no assurance that this Portfolio will meets its objective, that
dividend rates will be maintained, that stock or unit prices will not decrease
or that this Portfolio will outperform the Indices.

- The value of your investment will fluctuate with the prices of the underlying
stocks. Stock prices can be volatile.

- These stocks may have higher yields because they or their industries are
experiencing financial difficulties or are out of favor. There can be no
assurance that the market factors which caused these relatively low prices will
change.

- Stocks are chosen for characteristics such as value and quality, which may be
at odds with those of the stock driving the market at any given time.

Tax Reporting

When seeking capital appreciation, managing tax liability on capital gains can
be vital to your overall return. By holding this Fund for more than one year,
individuals may be eligible for favorable federal tax rates on net long-term
capital gains (currently no more than 20%).


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Generally, dividends and any gains will be subject to tax each year, whether or
not reinvested. However, on rollovers to future Portfolios, if available,
investors will defer recognition of gains and losses on stocks that are
transferred to the new Portfolio. Please consult your tax advisor concerning
state and local taxation.

Defining Your Costs

You will pay an initial sales charge of about 1% the first time you buy. In
addition, you'll pay a deferred sales charge of $15.00 per 1,000 units, about
1.50%, deducted over the last ten months of the Portfolio.

                                   As a % of Public              Amount Per
                                    Offering Price               1,000 Units
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Initial Sales Charge                     1.00%                      $10.00
Deferred Sales Charge                    1.50%                      $15.00
Maximum Sales Charge                     2.50%                      $25.00

Creation and Development Fee
(as a % of net assets)                  0.250%                      $ 2.48

Estimated Annual Expenses
(as a % of net assets)                  0.222%                      $ 2.19

Estimated Organization Costs                                        $ 1.43

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If you sell your units before the termination date, the remaining balance of
your deferred sales charge will be deducted, along with the estimated costs of
selling Portfolio securities, from the proceeds you receive. If you roll over
to a successor Portfolio, if available, the initial sales charge on that
Portfolio will be waived. You will only pay the deferred sales charge.

Volume Purchase Discounts

For larger purchases, the overall sales charges are reduced to put more of your
investment dollars to work for you.

Amount                             Total Sales Charge as a % of
Purchased                               Public Offering Price
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Less than $50,000                                2.50%
$50,000 to $99,999                               2.25
$100,000 t $249,999                              1.75
$250,0000 to $999,999                            1.50
$1,000,000 or more                               0.75
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The information in this brochure is not complete and may be changed. We may not
sell the securities of the next Portfolio until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange


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Commission is effective. This brochure is not an offer to sell these securities
and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where their
offer or sale is not permitted.


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[copyright] 2000 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
Member SIPC.  Defined Asset Funds is a registered service mark of
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


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