ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST, 497J, 1996-09-03

ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
497J, 1996-09-03

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                            ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
                      227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                            Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                 312 634-9200

                               September 3, 1996


BY EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549-1004


                            Acorn Investment Trust
                         1933 Act Registration 2-34223

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, Acorn Investment Trust (the "Trust") certifies that:

     a.   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 the most recent post-effective
          amendment to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A; and

     b.   the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Trust's
          registration statement was filed with the Commission electronically on
          September 3, 1996.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST