STRATEVEST FUNDS
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7010
September 25, 2000
EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20549
RE: STRATEVEST FUNDS (Trust)
1933 Act File No. 333-41562
1940 ACT FILE NO. 811-10021
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named
Trust hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectuses and statements
of additional information dated September 19, 2000 that would have been filed
under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of prospectuses and statements
of additional information contained in the most recent registration statement
for the Trust. This registration statement was electronically filed as
Pre-effective amendment No. 1 on September 19, 2000.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me at
(412) 288-8116.
Very truly yours,
/s/ C. Todd Gibson
C. Todd Gibson
Assistant Secretary