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As filed with the Securities and Exchange                 File No. 2-53038
Commission on June 7, 1996                                File No. 811-2565

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

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             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 41

                                     and/or

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                                Amendment No. 32

                           AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND
                           --------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

             151 Farmington Avenue RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut 06156
             -------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                 (860) 273-7834
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

                            Susan E. Bryant, Counsel
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
             151 Farmington Avenue RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut 06156
             -------------------------------------------------------
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (Check appropriate space):

   ______  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
   ______  on _______________________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
   ______  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
     X     on August 6, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
   ______
   ______  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
   ______  on _______________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

Aetna Variable Encore Fund has registered an indefinite number of its securities
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. The Registrant filed its Rule 24f-2 Notice for its fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995 on February 29, 1996.


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                           AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND

                         Supplement dated August 6, 1996
                         to Prospectus dated May 1, 1996

The information in this supplement updates and amends the information contained
in the Prospectus dated May 1, 1996 (the "Prospectus") and should be read with
that Prospectus. Capitalized terms are defined in the Prospectus.

(bullet) The following replaces the Subsection entitled "Investment Adviser" on
page 5 of the Prospectus:

Investment Adviser. ALIAC, the investment adviser for the Fund, is a Connecticut
insurance corporation located at 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
06156. It is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Services,
Inc., which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Life and Casualty
Company. ALIAC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and is
responsible for managing over $22 billion in assets including those held by the
Fund. ALIAC receives a management fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund, payable monthly.

Subadviser. The Fund and ALIAC have engaged Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.
(Aeltus) as Subadviser of the Fund effective August 1, 1996. Aeltus is a
Connecticut corporation with its principal offices located at 242 Trumbull
Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06156. Aeltus is also an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Services, Inc. Aeltus is registered as an
investment adviser with the SEC. All of the current investment personnel of
ALIAC will assume comparable positions with Aeltus as of August 1, 1996 and will
continue to provide investment services to the Fund.

Under the Subadvisory Agreement, Aeltus is responsible for managing the assets
of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies
subject to the supervision of ALIAC, the Fund and the Fund's Trustees. Aeltus
determines what securities and other instruments are purchased and sold by the
Fund and handles certain related accounting and administrative functions,
including determining the Fund's net asset value on a daily basis and preparing
and providing such reports, data and information as ALIAC or the Trustees
request from time to time.

ALIAC has overall responsibility for monitoring the investment program
maintained by the Subadviser for compliance with applicable laws and
regulations, and the Fund's investment objective and policies.

(bullet) The following replaces the first sentence of the Subsection entitled
"Portfolio Management" on page 5 of the Prospectus:

Portfolio Management. Jeanne Wong-Boehm, Managing Director, Aeltus as of August
1, 1996 and Managing Director, ALIAC since 1994, has been the lead portfolio
manager for the Fund since 1990.

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(bullet) The following replaces the second paragraph of the Subsection entitled
"Capital Stock" on page 6 of the Prospectus:

As of May 31, 1996, there were 39,665,394 shares of the Fund outstanding, all of
which were owned by ALIAC and its affiliates and held in separate accounts to
fund obligations under VA Contracts and VLI Policies.





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                           AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND

                         Supplement dated August 6, 1996
                   to Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 1996

The information in this supplement updates and amends the information contained
in the Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 1996 (the "Statement")
and should be read with that Statement. Capitalized terms are defined in the
Statement or the Prospectus.

(bullet) The following replaces the chart on pages 5 and 6 of the Statement:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
                                               Principal Occupation During Past Five Years (and
                             Position(s)       Positions held with Affiliated Persons or
Name, Address and Age        Held              Principal Underwriters of the Registrant)
                             with Registrant
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>               <C> 
Shaun P. Mathews *           Trustee and       Vice President/Senior Vice President, ALIAC,
151 Farmington Avenue        President         March 1991 to present and Vice President, Aetna
Hartford, Connecticut                          Life Insurance Company, 1991 to present.
Age 40                                         Director and President, Aetna Investment
                                               Services, Inc.; and Director and Vice
                                               President, Aetna Insurance Company of America.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Wayne F. Baltzer             Vice President    Assistant Vice President, ALIAC, May 1991 to
151 Farmington Avenue                          present; Vice President, Aetna Investment
Hartford, Connecticut                          Services, Inc.
Age 52
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Martin T. Conroy             Vice President    Assistant Treasurer, ALIAC, October 1991 to 151
Farmington Avenue                              present; Executive Vice President and Director 
Hartford, Connecticut                          of Fund Accounting, The Boston Company, Inc., 
Age 56                                         June 1988 to October 1991.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
J. Scott Fox                 Vice President    Director, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
151 Farmington Avenue        and Treasurer     Financial Officer and Treasurer, Aeltus
Hartford, Connecticut                          Investment Management, Inc. (Aeltus), April
Age 41                                         1994 to present; Managing Director and
                                               Treasurer, Equitable Capital Management Corp.,
                                               March 1987 to September 1993.  Director and
                                               Chief Financial Officer, Aeltus Capital, Inc.
                                               and Aeltus Trust Company Inc.; Director,
                                               President and Chief Executive Officer, Aetna
                                               Investment Management, (Bermuda) Holding, Ltd.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Susan E. Bryant              Secretary         Counsel, Aetna Life and Casualty Company, March
151 Farmington Avenue                          1993 to present; General Counsel and Corporate
Hartford, Connecticut                          Secretary, First Investors Corporation, April
Age 48                                         1991 to March 1993.  Secretary, Aetna
                                               Investment Services, Inc. and Vice President
                                               and Senior Counsel, Aetna Financial Services,
                                               Inc.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Morton Ehrlich               Trustee           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
1000 Venetian Way                              Integrated Management Corp. (an entrepreneurial
Miami, Florida                                 company) and Universal Research Technologies,
Age 61                                         1992 to present; Director and Chairman, Audit
                                               Committee, National Bureau of Economic
                                               Research, 1985 to 1992; President, LIFECO,
                                               Travel Services Corp., October 1988 to December
                                               1991.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Maria T. Fighetti            Trustee           Manager/Attorney, Health Services, New York
325 Piermont Road                              City Department of Mental Health, Mental
Closter, New Jersey                            Retardation and Alcohol Services, 1973 to
Age 52                                         present.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------

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- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
David L. Grove               Trustee           Private Investor; Economic/Financial
5 The Knoll                                    Consultant, December 1985 to present.
Armonk, New York
Age 78
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Timothy A. Holt*             Trustee           Director, Senior Vice President and Chief
151 Farmington Avenue                          Financial Officer, ALIAC, February 1996 to
Hartford, Connecticut                          present; ; Vice President, Portfolio
Age 43                                         Management/Investment Group, Aetna Life and
                                               Casualty Company, June 1991 to February 1996.
                                               Director, Aetna Retirement Holdings Services,
                                               Inc.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Daniel P. Kearney*           Trustee           Director, President, and Chief Executive
151 Farmington Avenue                          Officer, ALIAC, December 1993 to present;
Hartford, Connecticut                          Executive Vice President, Aetna Life and
Age 56                                         Casualty Company, December 1993 to present;
                                               Group Executive, Aetna Life and
                                               Casualty Company, 1991 to 1993;
                                               Director, Aetna Investment
                                               Services, Inc., November 1994 to
                                               present; Director, Aetna
                                               Insurance Company of America, May
                                               1994 to present.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Sidney Koch                  Trustee           Financial Adviser, self-employed, January 1993
455 East 86th Street                           to present; Senior Adviser, Daiwa Securities
New York, New York                             America, Inc., January 1992 to January 1993;
Age 61                                         Executive Vice President, Member of Executive
                                               Committee, Daiwa Securities America, Inc.,
                                               January 1986 to January 1992.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Corine T. Norgaard**         Trustee, Chair    Professor, Accounting and Dean of the School of
School of Management         Audit Committee   Management, Binghamton University, (Binghamton,
Binghamton University        and Contract      NY), August 1993 to present; Professor,
Binghamton, New York         Committee         Accounting, University of Connecticut, (Storrs,
Age 58                                         Connecticut), September 1969 to June 1993;
                                               Director, The Advest Group
                                               (holding company for brokerage
                                               firm).
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
Richard G. Scheide           Trustee           Trust and Private Banking Consultant, David 
11 Lily Street                                 Ross Palmer Consultants, July 1991 to present; 
Nantucket, Massachusetts                       Executive Vice President and Manager, Bank of 
Age 66                                         New England, N.A., June 1976 to July 1991.
- ---------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
*   Interested persons as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 
    Act).

**  Dr. Norgaard is a director of a holding company that has as a subsidiary a
    broker-dealer that sells contracts for Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
    Company. The Portfolios are offered as investment options under the
    contracts. Her position as a director of the holding company may cause her
    to be an "interested person" for purposes of the 1940 Act.

(bullet) The following replaces the first sentence in the section entitled
"Control Persons and Principal Shareholders of the Fund" on page 7 of the
Statement:

As of May 31, 1996, all of the shares of the Fund were owned by ALIAC and its
affiliates and allocated to variable annuity and variable life insurance
separate accounts to fund obligations under VA Contracts and VLI Policies.

(bullet) The following replaces the sections entitled "Investment Advisory
Agreement" and "Administrative Services Agreement" on pages 8 and 9 of the
Statement:

                          INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Advisory
Agreement") appointing ALIAC as its Investment Adviser. The Advisory Agreement
was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 

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February 1996 and approved by the shareholders in July 1996. The Advisory
Agreement will initially be effective from August 1, 1996 through December 31,
1997. The Advisory Agreement will remain in effect thereafter if approved at
least annually by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the
Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, at a meeting, called for
that purpose, and held in person. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated
without penalty at any time by the Trustees or by a majority vote of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or it may be terminated on sixty
days' written notice by ALIAC. The Advisory Agreement terminates automatically
in the event of assignment.

This Advisory Agreement replaces a prior agreement with ALIAC that was approved
by the shareholders of the Fund in April 1994. Under the Advisory Agreement and
subject to the direction of the Board of Trustees, ALIAC has responsibility for
supervising all aspects of the operations of the Fund including the selection,
purchase and sale of securities, the calculation of net asset values and the
preparation of financial and other reports as requested by the Board. Under the
agreement, ALIAC is given the right to delegate any or all of its obligations to
a subadviser.

The Advisory Agreement provides that ALIAC is responsible for payment of all
costs of its personnel, its overhead and of its employees who also serve as
officers or trustees of the Fund. The Fund is responsible for payment of all of
its other costs; however, under the Administrative Services Agreement described
below, ALIAC has agreed to pay all direct expenses for the Fund except for
broker's commissions and other costs incurred in effecting transactions on
behalf of the Fund.

For its services under the Advisory Agreement, ALIAC receives a monthly fee at
an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the
years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, the Fund paid ALIAC investment
advisory fees of $1,026,406, $1,061,521 and $1,242,199, respectively.

                              SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund and ALIAC have entered into a Subadvisory Agreement with Aeltus
Investment Management, Inc. (Aeltus) effective August 1, 1996 through December
31, 1997. The Subadvisory Agreement will remain in effect thereafter if approved
at least annually by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the
Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, at a meeting, called for
that purpose, and held in person. The Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated
without penalty at any time by the Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund or terminated on sixty days' written notice by the
Adviser, the Fund, or the Subadviser. The Subadvisory Agreement terminates
automatically in the event of its assignment.

Under the Subadvisory Agreement, Aeltus is responsible for managing the assets
of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies
subject to the supervision of ALIAC and the Trustees and for preparing and
providing accounting and financial information as requested by the Adviser and
the Trustees. The Subadviser pays the salaries, employment benefits and other
related costs of its personnel. For its services, ALIAC has agreed to pay the
Subadviser a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of the average daily net
assets of the Fund, payable monthly. This fee is not charged to the Fund but is
paid by ALIAC out of its investment advisory fees.

ALIAC, as the Investment Adviser, retains overall responsibility for monitoring
the investment program maintained by Aeltus for compliance with applicable laws
and regulations and the Fund's investment objective and policies.

<PAGE>

                        ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

The Fund entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with ALIAC effective
May 1, 1996 under which ALIAC provides all administrative services for the Fund
and pays all ordinary recurring costs of the Fund (except brokerage costs and
other transaction costs). These are costs that the Fund would otherwise be
required to pay under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. As a
result, the Fund's costs and fees are limited to the advisory fee, the
administrative services charge and brokerage and transaction costs. For its
services and as reimbursement for the costs it incurs under the Administrative
Services Agreement, ALIAC receives an annual fee, payable monthly, at a rate of
0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Administrative Services Agreement will remain in effect through December 31,
1996 and will continue thereafter if approved annually by a majority of the
Trustees. It may be terminated by either party on sixty days' written notice.

Prior to May 1, 1996, ALIAC provided administrative services under an agreement
that allowed for the reimbursement of a proportionate share of ALIAC's overhead
in administering the Fund and the Fund reimbursed ALIAC directly for all other
costs. The total of the direct costs and administrative costs reimbursed to
ALIAC for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994, and 1995 were $245,027,
$313,575 and $277,840, respectively.

                                LICENSE AGREEMENT

The Fund uses the service mark of Aetna Variable Encore Fund and the name
"Aetna" with the permission of Aetna Life and Casualty Company granted under a
License Agreement. The continued use is subject to the right of Aetna Life and
Casualty Company to withdraw this permission in the event ALIAC or another
subsidiary or affiliated corporation of Aetna Life and Casualty Company should
not be the investment adviser of the Fund.

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                                  PARTS A and B
                                  -------------


The Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information are incorporated into
Part A and Part B of this Post Effective Amendment No. 41, respectively, by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed electronically on April 25, 1996.



<PAGE>



                                     PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION
                                -----------------

Item 24.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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    (a)    Financial Statements:
           (1)  Included in Part A:
                Financial Highlights
           (2)  Included in Part B:
                Portfolio of Investments
                Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1995
                Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 1995
                Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended
                December 31, 1995 and 1994 
                Notes to Financial Statements
                Independent Auditors' Report

    (b)    Exhibits:
           (1)        Charter (Declaration of Trust)(1)
           (2)        Amended Bylaws (adopted by Board of Directors 
                      September 14, 1994)(1)
           (3)        Not Applicable
           (4)        Instruments Defining Rights of Holders
           (5.1)      Proposed Investment Advisory Agreement(2)
           (5.2)      Proposed Subadvisory Agreement(3)
           (6)        Form of Underwriting Agreement(4)
           (7)        Not Applicable
           (8)        Custodian Agreements and Depository Contracts (9/1/92)(1)
           (9)        Administrative Services Agreement (5/1/96)
           (10.1)     Opinion of Counsel(5)
           (10.2)     Consent of Counsel
           (11)       Consent of Independent Auditors
           (12)       Not Applicable
           (13)       Not Applicable
           (14)       Not Applicable
           (15)       Not Applicable
           (16)       Not Applicable
           (17)       Financial Data Schedule(1)
           (18)       Powers of Attorney(6)

1.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to
     Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed
     electronically on April 25, 1996.

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2.   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of the Preliminary Proxy Filing
     under Schedule 14A, as filed electronically on behalf of Aetna Variable
     Encore Fund on May 24, 1996 (File No. 811-2565).
3.   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Preliminary Proxy Filing
     under Schedule 14A, as filed electronically on behalf of Aetna Variable
     Encore Fund on May 24, 1996 (File No. 811-2565).
4.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to
     Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed
     electronically on April 30, 1996.
5.   Incorporated by reference to Registrant's 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year
     ended December 31, 1995, as filed electronically with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on February 28, 1996.
6.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 to the
     Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-51739), as filed
     electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,
     1996.

Item 25.   Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control
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           Registrant is a Massachusetts business trust for which separate
           financial statements are filed. As of April 30, 1996, ownership of
           the Registrant's outstanding shares of beneficial interest was as
           follows:

           Aetna Insurance Company of America                          0.21%
           Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company                   99.79%

           Aetna Insurance Company of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
           Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aetna Retirement
           Holdings, Inc., which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aetna
           Retirement Services, Inc. and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
           Aetna Life and Casualty Company.

           Attached hereto is a diagram of all persons directly or indirectly
           under common control with the Registrant. The diagram indicates the
           percentage of voting securities (rights) owned and, in parenthesis
           after the company's name and the state or other sovereign power under
           the laws of which the company is organized. Accompanying the diagram
           is a list which indicates the principal business of each company.




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                       Page 1

<S>                 <C>                          <C>               <C>                          <C> 
                                                       AETNA
                                                      LIFE AND
                                                     CASUALTY
                                                      COMPANY

                                                 (1) (Connecticut)


                           100%                                           100%                        100%

                          AETNA                                          AETNA                        AETNA
                           LIFE                                        RETIREMENT                    CANADA
                        INSURANCE                                    SERVICES, INC.                 HOLDINGS
                         COMPANY                                                                     LIMITED

                    (1) (Connecticut) (a)                          (1) (Connecticut) (a)        (1) (Canada) (a)


                           See                                            See                          See
                        Supplement                                     Supplement                  Supplement
                            #2                                             #4                          #5



                           100%                                                                       100%

                          AETNA                                                                       AETNA
                      INTERNATIONAL,                                                              INTERNATIONAL
                           INC.                                                                      (N.Z.)
                                                                                                     LIMITED

                    (1) (Connecticut) (a)                                                       (1)(New Zealand)(a)


                           See                                                                         See
                        Supplement                                                                 Supplement
                            #6                                                                         #7


                                                        SEE
                                                        PAGE
                                                         2
</TABLE>


(1)  Corporation          (a)  Fully Consolidated
(2)  Partnership          (b)  One Line Consolidation
(3)  Joint Venture        (c)  Not Consolidated
(4)  Lloyds Association
(5)  Trust
(6)  Limited Liability Company

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.        

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                       Page 2


<S>                    <C>                  <C>               <C>               <C>                  <C>                 
                                                                    AETNA
                                                                   LIFE AND
                                                                  CASUALTY
                                                                   COMPANY

                                                              (1) (Connecticut)


        100%                                                                           100%                 100%

       AETNA                                                                        LUETTGENS                AE
  HEALTH AND LIFE                                                                    LIMITED              HOUSING
     INSURANCE                                                                                             CORP.
      COMPANY

 (1) (Illinois) (a)                                                           (1) (Connecticut) (a)  (1) (Connecticut) (a)




        100%                  99%*                 100%                                                     100%

       AETNA                GATEWAY             STRUCTURED                                              AETNA LIFE &
      GATEWAY                 ONE               BENEFITS,                                                 CASUALTY
         OF                  L.L.C.                INC.                                                INTERNATIONAL
      ILLINOIS     -1%-                                                                                 FINANCE N.V.
        INC.                                                                                          (1) (Netherlands
 (1) (Delaware) (a)    (6) (Delaware) (b)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)                                      Antilles) (a)


                                                   100%                               95%**                 100%

                                                STRUCTURED                            AETNA                AETNA
                                                 BENEFITS                            CAPITAL           (NETHERLANDS)
                                               OF FLORIDA,                            L.L.C.             HOLDINGS
                                                   INC.                                                     B.V.
                                                                     SEE
                                            (1) (Florida) (b)        PAGE       (6) (Delaware) (a)   (1)(Netherlands) (b)
                                                                      3                                                  
</TABLE>

(1)  Corporation       (a)  Fully Consolidated
(2)  Partnership       (b)  One Line Consolidation         
(3)  Joint Venture     (c)  Not Consolidated               
(4)  Lloyds Association
(5)  Trust                                                 
(6)  Limited Liability Company                             
                                                           

   Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on     
   ownership of voting rights.                                               
                                                                             
 * Aetna Gateway of Illinois Inc. owns 1% of this Limited Liability Company. 
** Aetna Capital Holdings, Inc. (see Supplement 6a) owns 5% of this Limited  
   Liability Company.                                                        


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                       Page 3
<S>                   <C>                     <C>                      <C>                  <C>                  <C>                


                                                               AETNA
                                                              LIFE AND
                                                             CASUALTY
                                                              COMPANY

                                                         (1) (Connecticut)


        100%                 100%                 100% *                     100%                100%                 100%
 
      SPAN DATA              5TH                  AETNA                    AE FOUR               AE TEN,            AE FIFTEEN,
     PROCESSING          GENERATION,            FOUNDATION,              INCORPORATED         INCORPORATED         INCORPORATED
      CENTER,                INC.                  INC.
        INC.

(1)(Connecticut)(a)  (1) (Massachusetts)(a)  (1)(Connecticut)(c)      (1)(Connecticut)(a)  (1)(Connecticut)(a)  (1)(Connecticut)(a)




                          99%  ***                                                          100%

                           ARCELIA                              SEE                          AETNA
                           LIMITED                              PAGE                         REALTY
                                                                 4                       INVESTMENTS  I,
                                                                                              INC.

                      (1)(Hong Kong)(a)                                               (1)(Connecticut)(a)


                                                                                            84%**

                                                                                           AETNA
                                                                                        PROPERTIES I
                                                                                           LIMITED
                                                                                        PARTNERSHIP

                                                                                     (2)(Connecticut)(c)
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<S>                      <C>                             <C>
(1)  Corporation         (a)  Fully Consolidated           * Nonstock Corporation
(2)  Partnership         (b)  One Line Consolidation      ** Aetna Realty Investments I, Inc. 
(3)  Joint Venture       (c)  Not Consolidated               is a 1% general partner and a 
(4)  Lloyds Association                                      83% limited partner.
(5)  Trust                                               *** Aetna International Inc. owns
(6)  Limited Liability Company                               this company.
</TABLE>

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and 
are based on ownership whole percent of voting rights.   
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                    Page 4


<S>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>    <C>            <C>                   <C>
                                                                                          AETNA
                                                                                         LIFE AND
                                                                                         CASUALTY
                                                                                          COMPANY

                                                                                     (1) (Connecticut)


                                        100%                                                20%                 100%

                                        AETNA                                           CONSULTORES            AETNA
                                     INVESTMENT                                             DE              RE-INSURANCE
                                     MANAGEMENT                                          PENSIONES            COMPANY
                                   (F.E.) HOLDINGS                                        S.R.L.            (U.K.) LTD.
                                       LIMITED
                                                                                                           (1) (United
                                  (1) (Hong Kong) (a)                                (1) (SPAIN) (b)       Kingdom) (a)




      100%                  100%                 100%                 100%                 14%

       PLJ                 AETNA                AETNA                 AETNA            KWANG HUA
    HOLDINGS             INVESTMENT              FUND               INVESTMENT         SECURITIES
     LIMITED             MANAGEMENT            MANAGERS             MANAGEMENT         INVESTMENT
                       (F.E.) LIMITED       (F.E.) LIMITED       (F.E.) NOMINEES       & TRUST Co.
                                                                    LIMITED               LTD.
(1) (Hong Kong) (a)  (1) (Hong Kong) (a)  (1) (Hong Kong) (a)  (1) (Hong Kong) (a)   (1) (Taiwan) (b)
</TABLE>


(1)  Corporation                        (a) Fully Consolidated       
(2)  Partnership                        (b) One Line Consolidation   
(3)  Joint Venture                      (c) Not Consolidated         
(4)  Lloyds Association                                              
(5)  Trust                                                           
(6)  Limited Liability Company

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on
ownership of voting rights.                                          


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                Supplement #2
<S>                 <C>            <C>             <C>                 <C>


                                                                             AETNA
                                                                             LIFE
                                                                           INSURANCE
                                                                            COMPANY

                                                                       (1)(Connecticut)(a)


                        100%               100%               100%          

                       AETNA               ALIC              AETNA         
                     REAL ESTATE          ENERGY,          CASUALTY        
                     PROPERTIES,            CO.             COMPANY        
                        INC.                                               
                                                                           
                (1)(Connecticut)(a)   (1) (Texas) (a)  (1)(Connecticut)(a) 




      100%              100%               70%             13% ***     

      AETNA             HUMAN           BAYSHORE            AETNA      
      LIFE             AFFAIRS           HEIGHTS        INSTITUTIONAL  
   ASSIGNMENT      INTERNATIONAL,      ASSOCIATES        INVESTORS I   
     COMPANY        INCORPORATED                           LIMITED     
                                                         PARTNERSHIP
(1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Utah)(a)   (2)(Florida)(b) (2)(Connecticut)(b) 


      100%              100%               62%               75% *      

      HUMAN            HUMAN             AETNA               F-L              See    
     AFFAIRS          AFFAIRS          HAMILTON          PROPERTIES       Supplement 
   OF ALASKA,      INTERNATIONAL      PARTNERSHIP                            #2a    
      INC.         OF CALIFORNIA                                          ----------

(1)(Alaska)(a)  (1)(California)(a)  (2)(Illinois)(b) (2)(Connecticut)(b) 

                        100%              100%

                        HUMAN          BEHAVIORAL                       
                       AFFAIRS         HEALTHCARE                       
                    INTERNATIONAL    SOLUTIONS, INC.                    
                      IPA, INC.

                  (1)(New York)(a) (1)(Delaware)(a)
</TABLE>



          100%                                100%          
                                                            
         AETNA                                 AE           
         LIFE &                            FOURTEEN,        
        CASUALTY                              INC.          
       (BERMUDA)                                            
          LTD.                                              
   (1) (Bermuda) (a)                   (1)(Connecticut)(a)  




          70%               80%               50%           
                                                            
      SHADOW            SHADOW RIDGE     CAPITOL DISTRICT    
       OAKS             AT OAK PARK      ENERGY CENTER      
                        CONDOMINIUM       COGENERATION      
                        ASSOCIATES         ASSOCIATES       
                                                            
(2)(California)(b) (2)(California)(b) (2)(Connecticut)(b)   


          100%               100%              90% **         
                                                            
         AELTUS               AHP               455           
       INVESTMENT          HOLDINGS,           MARKET         
      MANAGEMENT,            INC.              STREET         
          INC.                                              
                                                            
 (1) (Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (2)(California)(b)



          See               See                             
       Supplement       Supplement                          
          #2e               #2f                             



  *  The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company is a 25% general partner    
 **  89% general partner and 1% limited partner.                       
***  Aetna Real Estate Properties, Inc. is a 1% general partner.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent 
and are based on ownership of voting rights.         

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2a

<S>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>                <C>             <C>                <C>
                                                                                    AETNA
                                                                                     LIFE
                                                                                   INSURANCE
                                                                                    COMPANY

                                                                               (1)(Connecticut)(a)


      50% *               50% *              49% **              49% **                             49% **           50% *

     FRIDAY               KOLL               KOLL               KOLL                                KOLL             KOLL
   ASSOCIATES            CENTER             CENTER             CENTER                              CENTER           CENTER
                        NEWPORT A           NEWPORT            NEWPORT                             NEWPORT          NEWPORT
                                           NUMBER 1            NUMBER 2                            NUMBER 7         NUMBER 8

(2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b)                 (2)(California)(b) (2)(California)(b)




      50% *               50% *              50% *              60%                 60% ***                          99%****

      KOLL                KOLL               KOLL               KOLL                KOLL                            WATERLOO
     CENTER              CENTER             CENTER             CENTER              CENTER                         ASSOCIATES
     NEWPORT             NEWPORT            NEWPORT           NEWPORT             NEWPORT                           LIMITED
    NUMBER 9            NUMBER 10          NUMBER 11         NUMBER 14            NUMBER 15                        PARTNERSHIP
                                                                                                                  (2) (North
(2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b)  (2)(California)(b) (2)(California)(b)                 Carolina)(b)


       99%                60%                50%               60%                                  68%              99%

       HAYWARD            GABLES              GABLES          COUNTRY CLUB         See            BIRTCHER          HARBOR
     INDUSTRIAL             AT                  AT             HEIGHTS AT       Supplement         AETNA-          BUSINESS
        PARK            FARMINGTON           BRIGHTON            WOBURN            #2b             LAGUNA            PARK
     ASSOCIATES         ASSOCIATES          ASSOCIATES         ASSOCIATES       ----------             HILLS

(2)(Connecticut)(b) (2)(Connecticut)(b) (2)(New York)(b)    (2)(Massachusetts)(b)              (2)(California)(b) (2)(California)(b)
</TABLE>



   * Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 49% general partner and a 1% 
     limited partner.
  ** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 49% limited partner and A.E. Properties 
     is a 1% general partner.
 *** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 59% general partner and a 1% 
     limited partner.                        
**** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
     Three,Inc. is a 1% limited partner. 

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and 
are based on ownership of voting rights.                 


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2b
<S>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 


                                                                                      AETNA
                                                                                      LIFE
                                                                                    INSURANCE
                                                                                     COMPANY

                                                                                (1)(Connecticut)(a)


      99%*                 100%               99%*                 99%* 

    ENSENADA             TREVOSE              OAKS                OAKS 
     DE LAS            HOSPITALITY,            AT                  AT  
    COLINAS I               INC.             VALLEY              VALLEY
   ASSOCIATES                                RANCH I             RANCH II

  (2)(Texas)(b)     (1)(Connecticut)(b)   (2)(Texas)(b)       (2)(Texas)(b)               


       100%                100%              100%                 100%                    

     TRUMBULL            TRUMBULL          TRUMBULL             TRUMBULL                  
       ONE,                TWO,             THREE,                FOUR,                   
       INC.                INC.              INC.                 INC.                    
                                                                                 

(1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a)  


                                                                                 

                                                                                       See   
                                                                                   Supplement
                                                                                       #2c   
</TABLE>


           80%              80%              75%     
                                                     
         KBC-RED            KBC-           C.R.I.    
          HILL            EASTSIDE          HOTEL    
         LIMITED          LIMITED        ASSOCIATES, 
       PARTNERSHIP      PARTNERSHIP         L.P.     
                                                     
 (2)(California)(b) (2)(Arizona)(b)  (2)(Iowa)(b)  




           84%****          99%***           60%       
                                                     
       CENTURY           SOUTHFIELD        LINCOLN     
        CITY              PARTNERS         RANCHO      
        NORTH                            CUCAMONGA    
       L.L.C.                            ASSOCIATES    
                                                     
 (6)(Delaware)(b)   (2)(Maryland)(b) (2)(California)(b)
                                                     
                                                     
                            99%**                     
                                                     
                           VILLAGE                    
                           GREEN OF                   
                           MADISON                    
                           HEIGHTS                    
                                                     
                    (2) (Michigan) (b)              


   * Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
     One, Inc. is a 1% limited partner.
  ** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
     Three, Inc. is a 1% limited partner.
 *** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
     Four, Inc. is a 1% limited partner.
**** Aetna Life Insurance Company of Illinois owns 16% of this limited 
     liability company. 

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on ownership
of voting rights.



<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2c


<S>                <C>                <C>             <C>             <C>                   <C>                <C>
                                                            AETNA
                                                            LIFE
                                                          INSURANCE
                                                           COMPANY

                                                      (1)(Connecticut)(a)


       65%               50%                60%                               75%                99%*               50%

     CENTRUM           TRI-CITY          SOUTHWEST                            B&H             CHAMPIONS          CHRIS-TOWN
   ASSOCIATES            MALL            FINANCIAL                        VENTURES IV          RICHLAND           VILLAGE
                      ASSOCIATES          CENTER                            LIMITED          NORTHCOURTE         ASSOCIATES
                                        ASSOCIATES                        PARTNERSHIP        PARTNERSHIP

(2)(California)(b) (2)(Arizona)(b)    (2)(Arizona)(b)                 (2)(Connecticut)(b)   (2)(Texas)(a)      (2)(Arizona)(b)




                                           60%                               50%                99%                  50%

                                        WOODSIDE                           SPECTRUM            FORGE            CAMBRIDGESIDE
                                         TERRACE                           FASHION              PARK               GALLERIA
                                        PARTNERS                            CENTER           ASSOCIATES


                                   (2)(California)(b)                  (2)(Arizona)(b)  (2)(Massachusetts)(b) (2)(Massachusetts)(b)
 


                                                             See
                                                         Supplement
                                                             #2d
</TABLE>


*Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and             
  Trumbull One, Inc., is a 1% limited partner.                         


Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and
are based on ownership of voting rights.                

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #2d


<S>                <C>             <C>               <C>          <C>      <C>                <C>                  <C>             
                                                                        AETNA
                                                                        LIFE
                                                                      INSURANCE
                                                                       COMPANY

                                                                  (1)(Connecticut)(a)


     99%***               30%              99%           99%***               99%***                85% *                 25%

      GOLF               ADBI           MARRIOTT          TCR                FAIRWAY               1501                 THACE
     COURSE           PARTNERSHIP         INNER        VENTANJA             PARTNERS            FOURTH AVE.          ASSOCIATES
      VIEW                               HARBOR         LIMITED                                  LIMITED
   PARTNERSHIP                            HOTEL       PARTNERSHIP                              PARTNERSHIP

(2)(Maryland)(b)   (2)(Florida)(b) (2)(Maryland)(a)  (2)(Texas)(b)         (2)(Maryland)(b)   (2)(Washington)(b)   (2)(Michigan)(b)




     99% ***             99% **          80%             99% **                 99%****               100%                99%****

     LINCOLN          EASTMEADOW       ARB-DTC         EASTMEADOW               AZALEA              SOUTHEAST              MENLO
   LOS PADRES        DISTRIBUTION        LTD.         DISTRIBUTION               MALL,               SECOND                ONE,
                       CENTER         PARTNERSHIP     CENTER PHASE              L.L.C.      -1%-     AVENUE,     -1%-     L.L.C.
                       LIMITED                         II LIMITED                                    INC.
                     PARTNERSHIP                      PARTNERSHIP
(2)(California)(b) (2)(Georgia)(b) (2)(Colorado)(b) (2)(Georgia)(b)        (6)(Delaware)(b)     (1)(Delaware)(a)   (6)(Delaware)(b)
</TABLE>


   * Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 84% general partner and a 
     1% limited partner.
  ** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 98% general partner and a 
     1% limited partner.
 *** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and 
     Trumbull Two, Inc., is a 1% limited partner.
**** Southeast Second Avenue, Inc. owns 1% of these limited liability companies.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based
on ownership of voting rights.                                    

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2e


<S>                  <C>                 <C>                           <C>                 <C>                 <C>                
                                                                AELTUS
                                                              INVESTMENT
                                                              MANAGEMENT
                                                                 INC.

                                                          (1)(Connecticut)(a)


                            100%               100%                            35%                                    100%

                           AETNA              AELTUS                          SMITH                                   AETNA
                         INVESTMENT          CAPITAL,                        WHILEY                                  REALTY
                         MANAGEMENT            INC.                             &                                  INVESTORS,
                         (BERMUDA)                                           COMPANY                                  INC.
                      HOLDINGS LIMITED

                     (1) (Bermuda) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)         (1) (Delaware) (b)                      (1) (Delaware) (a)



       100%                 100%               100%                           100%                100%                 35%

       AETNA               AETNA              AELTUS                          AETNA               AETNA               CHINA
    INVESTMENT           INVESTMENT         INVESTMENT                     INVESTMENT           FINANCIAL            DYNAMIC
    MANAGEMENT           MANAGEMENT         MANAGEMENT                     MANAGEMENT           SERVICES           INVESTMENT
 (B.V.I.) NOMINEES      (HONG KONG)        INTERNATIONAL                    (S'PORE)             LIMITED           MANAGEMENT
      LIMITED             LIMITED          (FE) LIMITED                     PTE LTD.                               (HONG KONG)
                                                                                                                     LIMITED
   (1) (British
Virgin Islands) (a)  (1) (Bermuda) (a)   (1) (Hong Kong) (a)           (1) (Singapore) (a) (1) (Australia) (a) (1) (Hong Kong) (b)

                                                                                                  100%

                                                                                               AETNA FUNDS
                                                                                               MANAGEMENT
                                                                                               (AUSTRALIA)
                                                                                                 LIMITED

                                                                                           (1) (Australia) (a)
</TABLE>



                           Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
                           and are based on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #2f
<S>                  <C>                  <C>             <C>        <C>                <C>                <C>       


                                                                 AHP
                                                              HOLDINGS,
                                                                 INC.


                                                          (1)(Connecticut)(a)


        100%               100%               100%                        100%               100%                100%

       AETNA               AETNA              AETNA                     INFORMED            AETNA               AETNA
      HEALTH              DENTAL             HEALTH                     HEALTH,             HEALTH              HEALTH
      PLANS OF            CARE OF           PLANS OF                      INC.             PLANS OF            PLANS OF
     OHIO, INC.         CALIFORNIA,         FLORIDA,                                    TENNESSEE, INC.        GEORGIA,
                           INC.               INC.                                                               INC.
   (1) (Ohio) (a)    (1) (California) (a) (1) (Florida) (a)          (1) (Delaware) (a) (1)(Tennessee)(a)  (1) (Georgia) (a)




        100%                                  100%                        100%              100%                100%

       AETNA                                  AETNA                    HEALTHWAYS           AETNA               AETNA
       HEALTH                                DENTAL                     SYSTEMS,         HEALTH PLANS        HEALTH PLANS
    MANAGEMENT,                              CARE OF                      INC.              OF THE              OF THE
        INC.                               NEW JERSEY,                                  MID-ATLANTIC,         CAROLINAS,
                                              INC.                                           INC.                INC.
 (1) (Delaware) (a)                       (1) (Delaware) (a)         (1) (Delaware) (a) (1) (Virginia) (a) (1) (North Carolina) (a)

        See
     Supplement                                                           See
        #2h                                                            Supplement
                                                                          #2i






                                                                 See
                                                              Supplement
                                                                 #2g
</TABLE>

             Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based
             on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2g
<S>                    <C>                          <C>               <C>             <C>                   <C>

                                                                              AHP
                                                                           HOLDINGS,
                                                                             INC.


                                                                      (1) (Connecticut) (a)


       55%                      100%                      100%                              100%                   100%

      PHPSNE                   AETNA                     AETNA                              AETNA                  AETNA
      PARENT                   HEALTH                 DENTAL CARE                          HEALTH               DENTAL CARE
   CORPORATION                PLANS OF                 OF TEXAS,                          PLANS OF                  OF
                              ARIZONA,                    INC.                            ILLINOIS,              KENTUCKY,
                                INC.                                                        INC.                   INC.

(1) (Delaware) (a)       (1) (Arizona) (a)          (1) (Texas) (a)                   (1) (Illinois) (a)    (1) (Kentucky) (a)

       100%

      AETNA
   HEALTH PLANS
   OF SOUTHERN                  100%                      100%                              100%                   100%
   NEW ENGLAND,
       INC.                 AETNA HEALTH                 AETNA                              AETNA                  AETNA
(1) (Connecticut) (a)     PLANS OF CENTRAL               HEALTH                            HEALTH              PROFESSIONAL
                            AND EASTERN                 PLANS OF                          PLANS OF              MANAGEMENT
                         PENNSYLVANIA, INC.           TEXAS, INC.                        LOUISIANA,             CORPORATION
                                                                                            INC.
                       (1) (Pennsylvania) (a)       (1) (Texas) (a)                   (1) (Louisiana) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)


                                100%                                        55%                                       100%

                              FREEDOM                                       MED                                        WMC
                              CHOICE,                                   SOUTHWEST,                                 TRANSITION
                                INC.                                       INC.                                    CORPORATION


                       (1) (Pennsylvania) (a)                         (1) (Texas) (a)                       (1) (Illinois) (a)

                                                                            See
                                                                        Supplement            
                                                                            #2j               
</TABLE>


Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole         
percent and are based on ownership of voting rights. 
<PAGE>

As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #2h


                            AETNA
                            HEALTH
                         MANAGEMENT,
                             INC.

                      (1) (Delaware) (a)




        100%                                      100%

       AETNA                                     AETNA
     GOVERNMENT                                 HEALTH
   HEALTH PLANS,                                PLANS OF
        INC.                                CALIFORNIA, INC.

 (1) (California) (a)                      (1) (California) (a)










Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on
ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #2i






                                    HEALTHWAYS
                                     SYSTEMS,
                                       INC.


                                (1) (Delaware) (a)


                100%                                          100%

               AETNA                                         AETNA
               HEALTH                                        HEALTH
              PLANS OF                                      PLANS OF
             NEW YORK,                                    NEW JERSEY,
                INC.                                          INC.
         (1) (New York) (a)                            (1) (New Jersey) (a)












Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #2j






                                        MED
                                     SOUTHWEST,
                                        INC.


                                  (1) (Texas) (a)


                 100%                                          100%

              SOUTHWEST                                       AETNA
              PHYSICIANS                                   HEALTH PLANS
           LIFE  INSURANCE                                      OF
               COMPANY                                     NORTH TEXAS,
                                                               INC.

           (1) (Texas) (a)                               (1) (Texas) (a)


















Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                Supplement #4
<S>                     <C>                     <C>                   <C>                   
                                                                          AETNA LIFE
                                                                           INSURANCE
                                                                          AND ANNUITY
                                                                            COMPANY

                                                                      (1) (Connecticut) (a)


       100%                    100%                    100%                                 

   SYSTEMATIZED                AETNA                   AETNA                                
     BENEFITS                INSURANCE                PRIVATE                               
  ADMINISTRATORS,            COMPANY                  CAPITAL                               
       INC.                 OF AMERICA                 INC.                                 

(1) (Connecticut) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)                       





       100%                    100%                    97% *                 100%           

       AETNA                   AETNA                   AETNA                 AETNA          
     GET FUND               INVESTMENT               VARIABLE             GENERATION        
     SERIES B                SERVICES,                 FUND               PORTFOLIOS,       
                               INC.                                          INC.           

(5) (Massachusetts) (b) (1) (Connecticut) (a)   (5)(Massachusetts)(b) (1) (Maryland) (b)    
</TABLE>









        99%                    100%          
                                             
       AETNA                   AETNA         
      INCOME                 VARIABLE        
      SHARES                  ENCORE         
                               FUND          
                                             
(5)(Massachusetts)(b)   (5)(Massachusetts)(b)
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
       100%                    6%**          
                                             
       AETNA                   AETNA         
    INVESTMENT                SERIES         
     ADVISERS                  FUND,         
    FUND, INC.                 INC.          
                                             
(1) (Maryland) (b)      (1) (Maryland) (b)   








 *Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 3% of the total outstanding 
  stock of Aetna Variable Fund.

**Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 1%.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent 
and are based on ownership of voting rights.         

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #4a
<S>                      <C>                      <C>                        <C>                     <C>                


                                                          AETNA
                                                       RETIREMENT
                                                     SERVICES, INC.


                                                  (1) (Connecticut) (a)

                                                          AETNA
                                                       RETIREMENT
                                                     HOLDINGS, INC.


                                                  (1) (Connecticut) (a)


        100%                    100%                                                100%                    100%

    SYSTEMATIZED                AETNA                                               AETNA                   AETNA
      BENEFITS             LIFE INSURANCE                                        INVESTMENT              INVESTMENT
   ADMINISTRATORS,           AND ANNUITY                                          ADVISERS             SERVICES, INC.
        INC.                  COMPANY                                            FUND, INC.

 (1) (Connecticut) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)                               (1) (Maryland) (b)      (1)(Connecticut)(a)
</TABLE>









 *Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 3% of the total outstanding 
  stock of Aetna Variable Fund.

**Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 1%.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.        

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #4b


<S>                      <C>                   <C>                   <C>                     <C>               
                                                   AETNA LIFE
                                                    INSURANCE
                                                   AND ANNUITY
                                                     COMPANY

                                               (1) (Connecticut) (a)


        100%                    100%                                         99%                    100%

        AETNA                   AETNA                                       AETNA                   AETNA
      INSURANCE                PRIVATE                                     INCOME                 VARIABLE
      COMPANY                  CAPITAL                                     SHARES                  ENCORE
     OF AMERICA                 INC.                                                                FUND

 (1) (Connecticut) (a)   (1) (Connecticut) (a)                       (5)(Massachusetts)(b)   (5)(Massachusetts)(b)





        100%                    97% *                 100%                  100%                    6%**

        AETNA                   AETNA                 AETNA                 AETNA                   AETNA
      GET FUND                VARIABLE             GENERATION            INVESTMENT                SERIES
      SERIES B                  FUND               PORTFOLIOS,            ADVISERS                  FUND,
                                                      INC.               FUND, INC.                 INC.

 (5) (Massachusetts) (b) (5)(Massachusetts)(b) (1) (Maryland) (b)    (1) (Maryland) (b)      (1) (Maryland) (b)
</TABLE>











 *Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 3% of the total outstanding 
stock of Aetna Variable Fund.

**Aetna Life Insurance Company owns 1%.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.        

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                                Supplement #5
<S>                  <C>                     <C>                     <C>                 <C>                 <C>              


                                                  AETNA
                                                 CANADA
                                                HOLDINGS
                                                 LIMITED

                                            (1) (Canada) (a)


      100%                100%                    92%*                    70%**               100%                100%

      AETNA            AETNA LIFE                EQUINOX                 2733854              AETNA               AETNA
      TRUST             INSURANCE               FINANCIAL                CANADA              CAPITAL           ACCEPTANCE
     COMPANY             COMPANY       8%         GROUP        30%        LTD.             MANAGEMENT          CORPORATION
                        OF CANADA                 INC.                                       LIMITED             LIMITED

 (1) (B.C.) (a)     (1) (Canada) (a)        (1) (Canada) (a)        (1) (Canada) (a)    (1) (Ontario) (a)   (1) (Ontario) (a)


       25%                100%                    100%                    100%

     ECLIPSE              AETNA                  LANDEX               MOUNT-BATTEN
     CLAIMS             BENEFITS               PROPERTIES              PROPERTIES
    SERVICES,          MANAGEMENT                 LTD.                   LIMITED
      INC.                INC.

(1) (Ontario) (b)    (1) (Canada(a)          (1) (B.C.) (a)         (1) (Ontario) (a)


                                20%                                             45%

                                PVS                                          CHURCHILL
                             PREFERRED                                        OFFICE
                              VISION                                           PARK
                             SERVICES                                         LIMITED
                               INC.
                         (1) (Canada) (b)                                (1) (Canada) (b)
</TABLE>


 * Aetna Life Insurance Company of Canada owns 8% of this corporation.
** Equinox Financial Group, Inc. owns 30% of this corporation.

   Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percentand are based
   on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #6
<S>               <C>                 <C>               <C>         <C>    <C>                 <C>                 <C>


                                                                         AETNA                                             
                                                                     INTERNATIONAL,
                                                                          INC.


                                                                    (1)(Connecticut)(a)


      100%             100%               50%               100%                   80%                100%              100%

      AETNA            AETNA            EAST ASIA              AE                   ALIAC             AETNA             AETNA
  INTERNATIONAL    INTERNATIONAL         AETNA             INSURANCE             HOLDINGS,            LIFE           INTERNATIONAL
    HOLDINGS            FUND            INSURANCE           (CAYMAN)                INC.            INSURANCE          HOLDINGS
  (HONG KONG) I      MANAGEMENT          COMPANY              LTD.                                  COMPANY OF      (HONG KONG) II
     LIMITED             INC.         (BERMUDA) LTD.                                                 AMERICA           LIMITED
(1)(Hong Kong)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Bermuda)(b)   (1)(Cayman)(b)     (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Hong Kong)(a)


     35% **                             100%                100%                   75% *              50%                82%

   BLUE CROSS                           EAST ASIA          AETNA          See      AETNA          PT DANAMON-           DAYA
 (ASIA PACIFIC)                          AETNA          INTERNACIONAL  Supplement   S.A.          AETNA LIFE            AETNA
    INSURANCE                           SERVICES         DE MEXICO        #6a                      INSURANCE         (MALAYSIA)
      LTD.                               COMPANY         S.A. DE C.V.                               COMPANY           SDN. BHD.
                                         LIMITED
(1)(Hong Kong)(b)                     (1)(Hong Kong)(a) (1)(Mexico)(a)     (1)(Chile)(a)       (6)(Indonesia)(a)   (1)(Malaysia)(a)

       See                                                  See                   See                                   100%
   Supplement                                            Supplement            Supplement
       #6b                                                  #6c                   #6d                                 AETNA
                                                                                                                     UNIVERSAL
                                                                                                                     INSURANCE
                                                                                                                     SDN. BHD.

                                                                                                                   (1)(Malaysia)(a)
</TABLE>







 * Aetna Life and Casualty Company owns 25% of this corporation.
** East Asia Aetna Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd. owns 30% of Blue Cross 
   (Asis Pacific) Insurance Ltd.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are
based on ownership of voting rights.
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                               Supplement #6a
<S>               <C>                <C>                  <C>                   <C>                <C>                    





                                                                AETNA
                                                            INTERNATIONAL,
                                                                 INC.


                                                          (1)(Connecticut)(a)



      100%               100%                   100%             100%                 97%*                 100%

      AETNA             AETNA               AETNA              AE FIVE               AETNA                 AETNA
   INVESTMENT        INVESTMENT            CAPITAL           INCORPORATED          SECURITIES             CAPITAL
   MANAGEMENT         MANAGEMENT          HOLDINGS,                                INVESTMENT           MANAGEMENT
    (TAIWAN)         (AUSTRALIA)            INC.                                   MANAGEMENT          INTERNATIONAL
     LIMITED           LIMITED                                                   (TAIWAN) LTD.             LTD.

(1) (Taiwan) (a)  (1) (Australia) (a)(1) (Connecticut) (a)(1) (Connecticut) (b) (1) (Taiwan) (a)   (1) (United Kingdom (a)
</TABLE>

















* 3% owned by various wholly-owned Aetna subsidiaries as nominee for
  Aetna International, Inc.                                  

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent 
and are based on ownership of voting rights.         


<PAGE>

As of May 29, 1996                                       Supplement #6b





                              BLUE CROSS
                            (ASIA PACIFIC)
                              INSURANCE
                                 LTD.

                          (1) (Hong Kong) (b)


            100%                 100%                 100%

        TRAVELGUARD            TOURSAFE            TRAVELSAFE
          LIMITED              LIMITED              LIMITED



     (1) (Hong Kong) (b)  (1) (Hong Kong) (b)  (1) (Hong Kong) (b)

















Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on
ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                        Supplement #6c
<S>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>             





                                               AETNA
                                           INTERNACIONAL
                                             DE MEXICO
                                            S.A. DE C.V.

                                          (1) (Mexico) (a)

                                                15%*

                                              VALORES
                                             MONTERREY
                                               AETNA,
                                                S.A.
                                              DE C.V.

                                          (1) (Mexico) (b)


      100%                 100%                 100%                 100%                 95%

    MEXIMED,             FIANZAS              SEGUROS            GRUPO VAMSA,         ASESORES EN
  S.A. DE C.V.          MONTERREY            MONTERREY           S.A. DE C.V.          PROMOCION
                          AETNA,               AETNA,                                  SEGUNOMINA
                           S.A.                 S.A.                                  S.A. DE C.V.

(1) (Mexico) (a)     (1) (Mexico) (a)     (1) (Mexico) (a)     (1) (Mexico) (a)     (1) (Mexico) (a)
</TABLE>









*Aetna International, Inc. and AE Five, Inc. each own 15% of this corporation.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole        
percent and are based on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of May 29, 1996                                              Supplement #6d
<S>                 <C>                 <C>                    <C>                       <C>               <C>            


                                                                    AETNA
                                                                     S.A.


                                                                (1) (Chile (a)


     73%****             75%**               75%**                  75%**                     50%*              75%**

      AETNA              AETNA               AETNA                  AETNA                    AETNA              AETNA
      CHILE         ADMINISTRADORA          CREDITO               PENSIONES                PENSIONES           CHILE
     SEGUROS         DE FONDOS DE         HIPOTECARIO                S.A.                     PERU             SEGUROS
    GENERALES          INVERSION             S.A.                                             S.A.             DE VIDA
      S.A.               S.A.                                                                                   S.A.
 (1) (Chile) (a)    (1) (Chile) (a)     (1) (Chile) (a)        (1) (Chile) (a)           (1) (Peru) (a)    (1) (Chile) (a)


       60%             85%*****             68%***                   52%                      30%               100%

      AETNA              AETNA               AETNA              ADMINISTRADORA           ADMINISTRADORA         AETNA
      VIDA           INTERNATIONAL           SALUD                DE FONDOS                DE FONDOS         INVERSIONES
      S.A.               PERU                S.A.                DE PENSIONES             DE PENSIONES        LIMITADA
                         S.A.                                    SANTA MARIA                INTEGRA
                                                                     S.A.                     S.A.
(1) (Argentina) (a) (1) (Peru) (a)      (1) (Chile) (a)        (1) (Chile) (a)           (1) (Peru) (a)    (1) (Chile) (a)

                          34%                                        100%

                       COMPANIA                                  SANTA MARIA
                      DE SEGUROS                                INTERNACIONAL
                        CONDOR                                       S.A.
                         S.A.

                    (1) (Peru) (a)                             (1) (Chile) (a)
</TABLE>



    * Santa Maria Internacional S.A owns 50% of this company.
   ** Aetna Inversions Limitada owns 25% of these companies.
  *** Aetna Inversions Limitada owns 23% of this company.
 **** Aetna Inversions Limitada owns 24% of this company.         
***** Aetna Chile Seguros DeVida S.A. and Aetna Chile Seguros Genenerales S.A.
      have combined ownership of 15%.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent and are based on
ownership of voting rights.                                          




<PAGE>

As of May 29, 1996                                             Supplement #7






                                 AETNA
                             INTERNATIONAL
                                (N.Z.)
                                LIMITED

                          (1) (New Zealand) (a)


                                  50%

                                 AETNA
                                HEALTH
                                (N.Z.)
                                LIMITED

                          (1) (New Zealand) (a)


         100%                    100%                    100%

      AETNA LIFE                 FIRST                  MANAGED
       INSURANCE                MEDICAL                CARE NEW
        (N.Z.)                CORPORATION               ZEALAND
        LIMITED                 LIMITED                 LIMITED

  (1) (New Zealand) (a)   (1) (New Zealand) (a)   (1) (New Zealand) (a)







Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent
and are based on ownership of voting rights.


<PAGE>

Form B                                                           Sheet 1   
Response to Item 2 Exhibit 1
As of December 31, 1994

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

                                                                        


          99%*             100%             99%*             99%*       

        ENSENADA          TREVOSE           OAKS             OAKS       
         DE LAS        HOSPITALITY,          AT               AT        
        COLINAS I          INC.            VALLEY           VALLEY      
       ASSOCIATES                          RANCH I         RANCH II     

     (2) (Texas)(b) (1) (Connecticut)(b) (2) (Texas)(b)  (2) (Texas)(b) 




          100%              100%               100%               100%       
 
        TRUMBULL          TRUMBULL           TRUMBULL           TRUMBULL     
          ONE,              TWO,              THREE,              FOUR,      
          INC.              INC.               INC.               INC.       
                                                                        

(1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a) (1)(Connecticut)(a)


  * Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull One, 
    Inc. is a 1% limited partner.
 ** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
    Three, Inc. is a 1% limited partner.
*** Aetna Life Insurance Company is a 99% general partner and Trumbull 
    Four, Inc. is a 1% limited partner.


<PAGE>
                                                                  Supplement #2b

      AETNA
      LIFE                                                           
    INSURANCE                                                        
     COMPANY                                                         
                                                                     
(1)(Connecticut)(a)                                                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
                        80%               80%                   75%        
                                                                     
                      KBC-RED             KBC-                C.R.I.       
                       HILL             EASTSIDE               HOTEL       
                      LIMITED           LIMITED             ASSOCIATES,    
                    PARTNERSHIP       PARTNERSHIP              L.P.        
                                                                     
                 (2) (California)(b) (2) (Arizona)(b)    (2) (Iowa)(b)   
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                      100%               99%***                 60%        
                                                                     
                      SOUTHEAST          SOUTHFIELD             LINCOLN      
                       SECOND             PARTNERS              RANCHO       
                       AVENUE                                  CUCAMONGA     
                        INC.                                  ASSOCIATES     
                                                                     
                 (1) (Delaware)(a)   (2) (Maryland)(b)   (2) (California) (b) 
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                         99%**                        
                                                                     
       See                              VILLAGE                       
   Supplement                           GREEN OF                      
       #2c                              MADISON                       
                                        HEIGHTS                       
                                                                     
                                     (2) (Michigan)(b)                 


Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent 
and are based on ownership of voting rights.     


<PAGE>



The following is a list of the principal businesses of each of the companies
listed in the previous table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Company Name                           Principal Business
            ------------                           ------------------

<S>                                  <C>
Aetna Life Insurance Company         Life and Health Insurance and related services
Aetna Life and Casualty Company      Holding Company
Aetna Retirement Services, Inc.      Holding Company
Aetna Canada Holdings Limited        Investment Holding Company
Aetna International, Inc.            Holding Company for International Subsidiaries
Aetna International (N.Z.) Limited   Holding Company
Aetna Health and Life Insurance      Life and Health Insurance
Company
Luettgens Limited                    Retail Specialty Store
AE Housing Corp.                     Real Estate
Aetna Gateway of Illinois Inc.       Real Estate Investments
Gateway One L.L.C.                   Real Estate
Structured Benefits, Inc.            Brokering of Life and Annuity products and
                                     Administrative Services.
Structured Benefits of Florida, Inc. Brokering of Life and Annuity products and
                                     Administrative Services
Aetna Capital L.L.C.                 Finance - limited liability company
Aetna (Netherlands) Holdings B.V.    Finance Company
Span Data Processing Center, Inc.    Data Processing
5th Generation, Inc.                 Dissolved
Aetna Foundation, Inc.               Supports charitable scientific, literary and
                                       educational activities
AE Four Incorporated                 General partner of Camballin of W. Australia
AE Ten Incorporated                  Shell
AE Fifteen Incorporated              Shell Corp. for interest in cogeneration
Arcelia Limited                      Investment & holding Co. for Aetnas Asia
                                     Pacific operations
Aetna Realty Investments I, Inc.     Real Estate Investment
Aetna Properties I Limited           Real Estate Investment
Partnership
Aetna Investment Management (F.E.)   Investment Holding Company
   Holdings Limited
Consultores De Pensiones S.R.L.      Financial advice/performance of reports
Aetna Re-Insurance Company (U.K.)    Reinsurance
Ltd
PLJ Holdings Limited                 Investment Mgmt & Securities Trading
Aetna Investment Management (F.E.)   Investment Mgmt. & Advisory Services. for
   Limited                           Individual Clients and Investment Funds
Aetna Intl Fund Managers Limited    Investment & Unit Trust Management
Aetna Investment Management (F.E.)   Nominee Services Holding Assets of AIM
Nominees Limited                        F.E.s Customers in street name
Kwang Hua Securities Investment &    Securities Investment & Trust
Trust
   Co. LTD
Aetna Real Estate Properties Inc.    Acquire, develop and lease real estate


<PAGE>

ALIC Energy, Co.                     Acquisition & Management of non-traditional
                                     investments
Aetna Life Assignment Company        Assignment Company for structured settlement
Human Affairs International          Provide employee assistance services and
Incorporated                         managed mental health programs
Bayshore Heights Associates          Real Estate
Aetna Institutional Investors I      Real Estate Investment
    Limited Partnership
Human Affairs of Alaska, Inc.        Provides mental health services/managed mental
                                     health services
Human Affairs International of       Provides mental health services/managed mental
California                           health services
Human Affairs International IPA,     Independent practice association
Inc.
Behavioral Healthcare Solutions,     Mental health services
Inc.
Aetna Hamilton Partnership           Real Estate
F.L. Properties                      Real Estate
Aetna Life & Casualty (Bermuda)      Insurance Guarantee & Indemnity Business
AE Fourteen, Inc.                    Cogeneration
Shadow Oaks                          Real Estate
Shadow Ridge at Oak Park Condominium Real Estate
   Associates
Capitol District Energy Center       Cogeneration of electrical power
   Cogeneration Associates
455 Market Street                    Real Estate
Friday Associates                    Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport A                Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 1         Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 2         Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 7         Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 8         Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 9         Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 10        Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 11        Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 14        Real Estate Investment
Koll Center Newport Number 15        Real Estate Investment
Waterloo Associates Limited          Real Estate Investment
Partnership
Hayward Industrial Park Associates   Real Estate Investment
Gables at Farmington Associates      Real Estate Investment
Gables at Brighton Associates        Real Estate Investment
Country Club Heights at Woburn       Real Estate Investment
   Associates
Birtcher Aetna-Laguna Hills          Real Estate Investment
Harbor Business Park                 Real Estate Investment
Ensenada De Las Colinas I Associates Real Estate Investment
Trevose Hospitality, Inc.            Real Estate Investment
Oaks at Valley Ranch I               Real Estate Investment
Oaks at Valley Ranch II              Real Estate Investment


<PAGE>

KBC-Reid Hill Limited Partnership    Real Estate Investment
KBC - Eastside Limited Partnership   Real Estate Investment
C.R.I. Hotel Associates, L.P.        Real Estate Investment
Trumbull One, Inc.                   Real Estate Investment
Trumbull Two, Inc.                   Real Estate Investment
Trumbull Three, Inc.                 Real Estate Investment
Trumbull Four, Inc.                  Real Estate Investment
Century City North L.L.C.            Real Estate Investment
Southfield Partners                  Real Estate Investment
Lincoln Rancho Cucamonga Associates  Real Estate Investment
Village Green of Madison Heights     Real Estate Investment
Centrum Associates                   Real Estate Investment
Tri-City Mall Associates             Real Estate Investment
B&H Ventures IV Limited Partnership  Real Estate Investment
Champions Richland NorthCourte       Real Estate Investment
   Partnership
Chris-Town Village Associates        Real Estate Investment
Woodside Terrace Partners            Real Estate Investment
Spectrum Fashion Center              Real Estate Investment
Forge Park Associates                Real Estate Investment
Cambridgeside Galleria               Real Estate Investment
Golf Course View Partnership         Real Estate Investment
ADBI Partnership                     Real Estate Investment
Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel          Real Estate Investment
TCR Ventanja Limited Partnership     Real Estate Investment
Fairway Partners                     Real Estate Investment
1501 Fourth Ave. Limited Partnership Real Estate Investment
Thace Associates                     Real Estate Investment
Lincoln Los Padres                   Real Estate Investment
EastMeadow Distribution Center       Real Estate Investment
Limited
   Partnership
ARB-DTC LTD. Partnership             Real Estate Investment
Eastmeadow Distribution Center       Real Estate Investment
Phase II
   Limited Partnership
Azalea Mall. L.L.C.                  Real Estate Holding Company
Southeast Second Avenue, Inc.        Real Estate Investment
Menlo One, L.L.C.                    Real Estate Holding Company
Aeltus Investment Management Inc.    Investment Advisor
Aetna Investment Management          Holding Company
(Bermuda)
   Holdings Limited
Aeltus Capital, Inc.                 Broker-dealer related functions
Smith Whiley & Company               Alliance with Aeltus
Aetna Realty Investors, Inc.         Separate Entity for Aeltus R.E. personnel
                                        and activities
Aetna Investment Management (B.V.I.) Provide nominee and custodian services
   Nominees Limited
Aetna Investment Management          Investment Management
  (Hong Kong) Limited


<PAGE>

Aeltus Investment Management         Fund Assets Pension Management
   International Limited
Aetna Investment Management (SPore) Limited private investment management
   PTE LTD.
Aetna Financial Services Limited     Investment Management Company
China Dynamic Investment Management  Establish and manage collective investment
   (Hong Kong) Limited                  scheme
Aetna Funds Management (Australia)   Funds Management Company
   Limited
AHP Holdings, Inc.                   Holding company
Aetna Health Plans of Ohio, Inc.     HMO
Aetna Dental Care of California,     Provide pre-paid dental services
Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of Florida, Inc.  HMO
Informed Health Inc.                 Sponsors health Information service
Aetna Health Plans of Tennessee,     HMO
Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of Georgia, Inc.  HMO
Aetna Dental Care of New Jersey Inc. Dental Care
Healthways Systems, Inc.             Holding company
Aetna Health Plans of the            HMO
Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of the Carolinas  HMO
Inc.
PHPSNE Parent Corporation            Holding company
Aetna Health Plans of Arizona, Inc.  HMO
Aetna Health Plans of Illinois, Inc. HMO
Aetna Dental Care of Kentucky, Inc.  Dental Plan Organization
Aetna Health Plans of Southern New   HMO
   England, Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of Central and    HMO
Eastern
   PA, Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of  Texas, Inc.   HMO
Aetna Health Plans of Louisiana,     HMO
Inc.
Aetna Professional Management        Physician Practice Mgmt. Co.
   Corporation
Freedom Choice, Inc.                 Third party administrator
Med Southwest, Inc.                  Holding Company
WMC Transition Corporation           General business corporation
Aetna Health Management Inc.         HMO management company
Aetna Government Health Plans, Inc.  Sponsors CHAMPUS business
Aetna Health Plans of California,    HMO
Inc.
Aetna Health Plans of New York Inc.  HMO
Aetna Health Plans of New Jersey,    HMO
Inc.
MED Southwest, Inc.                  Holding Company
Southwest Physicians Life Insurance  Life and Health Insurer
   Company
Aetna Health Plans of North Texas,   HMO
Inc.
Aetna Asia Trust                     Unit trust for long term capital application
Aetna Retirement Services, Inc.      Holding Company
Aetna Retirement Holdings, Inc.      Holding Company
Systematized Benefits                Third Party Administrator
Administrators, Inc.


<PAGE>

Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity     Life insurance, pensions and annuities
Company
Aetna Investment Services, Inc.      Distribute securities products - ALIAC
                                        and outside funds
Aetna Financial Services, Inc.       Broker-Dealer and investment advisor
Aetna Insurance Company of America   Write/reinsure life and annuity business
Aetna Variable Fund                  Regulated investment Co. (Mutual Fund)
Aetna Generation Portfolios, Inc.    Regulated Investment Co. (Mutual Fund)
Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. Regulated Investment Co. (Mutual Fund)
Aetna Series Fund, Inc.              Regulated Investment Co. (Mutual Fund)
Aetna Trust Company                  Recently sold
Aetna Life Insurance Company of      Life, accident and sickness insurance
Canada
Equinox Financial Group Inc.         Distributor. of life insurance, financial &
                                     related products
2733854 Canada Ltd.                  Marketing of life ins. and related products
Aetna Capital Management Limited     Investment Counselor Portfolio Manager
Aetna Acceptance Corporation Limited Provision of Financial Assistance to
                                        Agents to Assist in growth of business
Eclipse Claims Services, Inc.        Electronic Claims adjustment services
Aetna Benefits Management Inc.       Claims Administration and Actuarial Services
Landex Properties Ltd.               Real Estate acquisitions
Mount-Batten Properties LTD          Acquisition, development and management
                                        of Real Estate
PVS Preferred Vision Services, Inc.  Provider of Ophthalmic, Service for Four
                                        major shareholders
Churchill Office Park Limited        Real Estate Development of Ottawa site
Aetna International Holdings (Hong   Holding Company for insurance and financial
Kong)                                services
Aetna International Fund Management  Investment Management. Services
Inc.
East Asia Aetna Insurance Company    Life Disability and Employee Benefits Ins.
   (Bermuda) Ltd.                       in H.K.
AE Insurance (Cayman) LTD.           Insurance Company
Blue Cross (Asia Pacific) Insurance  Underwriter Casualty and general ins in HK
Ltd.                                    and Macau
East Asia Aetna Services Company     Mgmt. Services to Associates CO.
Limited
Aetna International De Mexico S.A.
   DE C.V.
ALIAC Holdings Inc.                  Dedicated holding company
Aetna Life Insurance Company of      Life Insurance
America
Aetna International Holdings (Hong   Holding Company
Kong)
   II Limited
PT Danamon-Aetna Life Insurance      Limited liability life insurance company
   Company
DAYA Aetna (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd..     Holding Company
Aetna Universal Insurance Sdn. Bhd.  Individual Life, Home service, group
                                        and general insurance
Aetna Investment Management (Taiwan) Provide non-security business and in
    Limited                              investment advice
Aetna Investment Management          Stockbroking
(Australia)
    Limited
Aetna Capital Holdings, Inc.         Holding Company


<PAGE>

AE Five Incorporated                 Holding Company
Aetna Securities Investment          Securities Investment Advisor
Management
   (Taiwan)
Aetna Securities Investment          Securities investment advisor
Management
  (Taiwan) LTD.
Aetna Capital Management             Promoter of offshore mutual funds or
International                          other open-ended investment vehicles.
   Ltd.
TravelGuard Limited                  Insurance agent
Toursafe Limited                     Insurance Agent
TravelSage Limited                   Insurance Agent for its ultimate Holding
                                        Co.
Aetna Internacional De Mexico S.A.   Mexican Holding co.
De C.V.
Valores Monterrey Aetna, S.A. De     Holding Co.
C.V.
Meximed S.A. De C.V.                 Services for insureds for hospitals
                                         admissions and claims processing
Fianzas Monterrey Aetna, S.A.        Issuance of Bonds
Seguros Monterrey Aetna, S.A.        Insurance and Reinsurance
Grupo Vamsa S.A. De C.V.             Legal Administration and Financial Services
Asesores En Promocion Segunomina     Marketing of Segunos products/payroll
S.A.                                    discounts
   De C.V.
Aetna S.A.                           Holding Co.
Aetna Chile Seguros Generales S.A.   Casualty Ins. Co.
Aetna Administradora De Fondos De    Real Estate Investment Trust Mgmt. Co.
   Inversion S.A.
Aetna Credito Hipotecario S.A.       Mtg. Company
Aetna Pensiones S.A.                 Holding Co. for Santa Maria
Aetna Pensiones Peru S.A.            Investment
Aetna Chile Seguros De Vide S.A.     Life Insurance CO.
Aetna Vida S.A.                      Health and Life Insurance
Aetna International Peru S.A.        Holding Co. for Condor Shares
Aetna Salud S.A.                     Health Indemnity Provide in Chile
Administradora De Fondos De          Pension Funds Mgmt. Co.
Pensiones Santa Maria S.A.
Administradora De Fondos De          Mgmt. of Pension Funds
Pensiones
   Integra S.A.
Aetna Inversiones Limitada           Limited investment company
Compania De Seguros Condor S.A.      Insurance and Reinsurance
Santa Maria Internacional S.A.       Pension Administration
Aetna International (N.A.) Limited   Holding Co.
Aetna Health (N.Z.) Limited          Health Insurance Underwriting
Aetna Life Insurance (N.Z.) Limited  Group benefits/pension management
First Medical Corporation Limited    Indemnity Health Insurance
Managed Care New Zealand Limited     Superannuitization/long term care
</TABLE>





<PAGE>

Item 26.   Number of Holders of Securities

           (1) Title of Class                      (2) Number of Record Holders
               --------------                          ------------------------

           Shares of Beneficial Interest           2 as of April 30, 1996
           $1.00 par value


Item 27.   Indemnification
- --------------------------

           Article V of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust, which is
           incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24(b)(1) to Post-Effective
           Amendment No. 39 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No.
           2-53038), as filed electronically on April 25, 1996, provides
           indemnification for Registrant's trustees and officers.

           In addition, the Registrant's trustees and officers are covered under
           director and officer liability policies, issued by National Union
           Fire Insurance Company, which generally indemnify the Registrant's
           trustees and officers for judgments and expenses in proceedings
           brought against them solely by reason of their positions as trustees
           and officers (in the absence of gross neglect or misfeasance). The
           policy expires on October 1, 1996.

Item 28.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
- --------------------------------------------------------------

          The Investment Adviser, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, is
          an insurance company that issues variable and fixed annuities,
          variable and universal life insurance policies and acts as depositor
          for separate accounts holding assets for variable contracts and
          policies. The following table summarizes the business connections of
          the directors and principal officers of the Investment Adviser.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Name                      Positions and Offices        Other Principal Position(s) Held
                           with Investment Adviser      Since Oct. 31, 1993/Addresses*/**

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                          <C>
 Daniel P. Kearney         Director, President and      President (since December 1993),
                           Executive Officer            Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
                                                        Company; Executive Vice President
                                                        (since December 1993), and Group
                                                        Executive, Financial Division
                                                        (February 1991 - December 1993),
                                                        Aetna Life and Casualty Company.
                                                        Director:  Aetna Investment
                                                        Services, Inc. (since November
                                                        1994); Aetna Insurance Company of
                                                        America (since May 1994); MBIA, Inc.
                                                        (since 1992).
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Name                      Positions and Offices        Other Principal Position(s) Held
                           with Investment Adviser      Since Oct. 31, 1993/Addresses*/**

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                          <C>
 Christopher J. Burns      Director and Senior Vice     Senior Vice President, Sales &
                           President                    Service (since February 1996), and
                                                        Senior Vice President, Life (March
                                                        1991 - February 1996), Aetna Life
                                                        Insurance and Annuity Company,
                                                        Director:  Aetna Financial Services,
                                                        Inc. (since January 1996); Aetna
                                                        Investment Services, Inc. (since
                                                        July 1992).

 Laura R. Estes            Director and Senior Vice     Senior Vice President, Manage/Design
                           President                    Products & Services (since February
                                                        1996), and Senior Vice President,
                                                        Pensions (March 1991 - February
                                                        1996), Aetna Life Insurance and
                                                        Annuity Company.  Director:  Aetna
                                                        Financial Services, Inc. (since
                                                        January 1996); Aetna Investment
                                                        Services, Inc. (since July 1993).

 Timothy A. Holt           Director, Senior Vice        Senior Vice President, Strategy &
                           President and Chief          Finance and Chief Financial Officer
                           Financial Officer            (since February 1996), Aetna Life
                                                        Insurance and Annuity
                                                        Company; Vice President,
                                                        Portfolio
                                                        Management/Investment
                                                        Group (August 1991 -
                                                        February 1996), Aetna
                                                        Life and Casualty
                                                        Company.

 Gail P. Johnson           Director and Vice President  Vice President, Service and Retain
                                                        Customers (since February 1996);
                                                        Vice President, Defined Benefit
                                                        Services (September 1994 - February
                                                        1996); Vice President, Plan
                                                        Services, Pensions and Financial
                                                        Services (December 1992 - September
                                                        1994);
                                                        -- Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
                                                        Company.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Name                      Positions and Offices        Other Principal Position(s) Held
                           with Investment Adviser      Since Oct. 31, 1993/Addresses*/**

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                          <C>
 John Y. Kim               Director and Senior Vice     President (since December 1995)
                           President                    Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.;
                                                        Chief Investment Officer
                                                        (since May 1994), Aetna
                                                        Life and Casualty
                                                        Company; Managing
                                                        Director (September 1993
                                                        - April 1994), Mitchell
                                                        Hutchins Institutional
                                                        Investors (New York, New
                                                        York).

 Shaun P. Mathews          Director and Vice President  Vice President, Products Group
                                                        (since February 1996); Senior Vice
                                                        President, Strategic Markets and
                                                        Products (February 1993 - February
                                                        1996) -- Aetna Life Insurance and
                                                        Annuity Company.  Director:  Aetna
                                                        Investment Services, Inc. (since
                                                        July 1993); Aetna Insurance Company
                                                        of America (since February 1993).

 Glen Salow                Director and Vice President  Vice President, Information
                                                        Technology (since February 1996),
                                                        Vice President, Information
                                                        Technology, Investments and
                                                        Financial Services (February 1995 -
                                                        February 1996), Vice President,
                                                        Investment Systems (1992 - 1995),
                                                        AIT - Aetna Life Insurance and
                                                        Annuity Company.

 Creed R. Terry            Director and Vice President  Vice President, Select and Manage
                                                        Markets, Market Strategist (August
                                                        1995 - February 1996); Aetna Life
                                                        Insurance and Annuity Company;
                                                        President (1991 - 1995), Chemical
                                                        Technology Corporation (a subsidiary
                                                        of Chemical Bank).
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Name                      Positions and Offices        Other Principal Position(s) Held
                           with Investment Adviser      Since Oct. 31, 1993/Addresses*/**

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                          <C>
 Zoe Baird                 Senior Vice President and    Senior Vice President and General
                           General Counsel              Counsel (since April 1992), Aetna
                                                        Life and Casualty Company;
                                                        Director:  Zurn Industries, Inc.
                                                        (since April 1993); Southern New
                                                        England Telecommunication Corp. and
                                                        Southern New England Telephone
                                                        Company (since November 1990).

 Susan E. Schechter        Counsel and Corporate        Counsel (since November 1993), Aetna
                           Secretary                    Life and Casualty Company; Associate
                                                        Attorney (September
                                                        1986 - October 1993), Steptoe &
                                                        Johnson.

 Eugene M. Trovato         Vice President and           Vice President and Treasurer,
                           Treasurer, Corporate         Corporate Controller (since February
                           Controller                   1996), Vice President and Controller
                                                        (February 1995 -
                                                        February 1996), Aetna
                                                        Life Insurance and
                                                        Annuity Company; Vice
                                                        President, Financial
                                                        Reporting (December 1991
                                                        - February 1995), Aetna
                                                        Life and Casualty
                                                        Company.

 Diane B. Horn             Vice President and Chief     Vice President and Chief Compliance
                           Compliance Officer           Officer (since February 1996), and
                                                        Senior Compliance
                                                        Officer (August 1993 -
                                                        February 1996), Aetna
                                                        Life Insurance and
                                                        Annuity Company.
</TABLE>

    *   The principal business address of each person named is 151 Farmington
        Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156.
    **  Certain officers and directors of the investment adviser currently hold
        (or have held during the past two years) other positions with affiliates
        of the Registrant which are not deemed to be principal positions.


Item 29.   Principal Underwriters
- ---------------------------------

           (a)   In addition to serving as the principal underwriter and
                 investment adviser for the Registrant, Aetna Life Insurance and
                 Annuity Company (ALIAC) also acts as the 

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                 principal underwriter and investment adviser for Aetna Variable
                 Fund, Aetna Series Fund, Inc., Aetna Income Shares, Aetna
                 Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna Generation Portfolios,
                 Inc., and Aetna GET Fund. Additionally, ALIAC is the principal
                 underwriter and depositor for Variable Life Account B and
                 Variable Annuity Accounts B, C and G (separate accounts of
                 ALIAC registered as unit investment trusts). ALIAC is also the
                 principal underwriter for Variable Annuity Account I (a
                 separate account of Aetna Insurance Company of America
                 registered as a unit investment trust).

 (b)             The following are the directors and principal officers of the
                 Underwriter:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Principal            Positions and Offices                  Positions and Offices
Business Address*             with Principal Underwriter             with Registrant
- -----------------             --------------------------             ---------------

<S>                           <C>                                    <C>
Daniel P. Kearney             Director, President and                Trustee
                              Executive Officer

Timothy A. Holt               Director, Senior Vice President and    Trustee
                              Chief Financial Officer

Christopher J. Burns          Director and Senior Vice President

Laura R. Estes                Director and Senior Vice President

Gail P. Johnson               Director and Vice President

John Y. Kim                   Director and Senior Vice President

Shaun P. Mathews              Director and Vice President            Trustee and President

Glen Salow                    Director and Vice President

Creed R. Terry                Director and Vice President

Zoe Baird                     Senior Vice President and General
                              Counsel

Susan E. Schechter            Corporate Secretary and Counsel

Eugene M. Trovato             Vice President and Treasurer,
                              Corporate Controller

Diane B. Horn                 Vice President and Chief Compliance
                              Officer
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

*The principal business address of all directors and officers listed is 151
  Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156.

           (c)   Not applicable.


Item 30.   Location of Accounts and Records
- -------------------------------------------

           As required by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules
           promulgated thereunder, the Registrant and its investment adviser,
           ALIAC, maintain physical possession of each account, book or other
           documents at its principal offices at 151 Farmington Avenue,
           Hartford, Connecticut 06156.

Item 31.     Management Services
- --------------------------------

             Not applicable.


Item 32.     Undertakings
- -------------------------

             The Registrant undertakes to furnish to each person to whom a
             prospectus is delivered a copy of the Fund's latest annual report
             to shareholders, upon request and without charge.


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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
Aetna Variable Encore Fund (Registrant) has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 41 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, and State of
Connecticut, on the 7th day of June, 1996.

                                        AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND
                                        --------------------------
                                                      (Registrant)

                                        By    Shaun P. Mathews*
                                        ---------------------------------
                                              Shaun P. Mathews
                                              President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons on June 7, 1996 in the capacities indicated.

Signature                               Title

Shaun P. Mathews*                       President and Trustee
- -----------------------------
                                        (Principal Executive Officer)

Morton Ehrlich*                         Trustee
- -----------------------------


Maria T. Fighetti*                      Trustee
- -----------------------------


David L. Grove*                         Trustee
- -----------------------------


Timothy A. Holt*                        Trustee
- -----------------------------


Daniel P. Kearney*                      Trustee
- -----------------------------


Sidney Koch*                            Trustee
- -----------------------------


Corine T. Norgaard*                     Trustee
- -----------------------------




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Richard G. Scheide*                     Trustee
- -----------------------------


James C. Hamilton*                      Vice President and Treasurer
- -----------------------------
                                        (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                        Officer)



By:     /s/  Susan E. Bryant
- ----------------------------
        * Susan E. Bryant
          Attorney-in-Fact



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                           Aetna Variable Encore Fund
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Exhibit                                                  Page
- -----------       -------                                                  ----

99-(b)(1)         Charter (Declaration of Trust)                            *

99-(b)(2)         Amended Bylaws                                            *

99-(b)(4)         Instruments Defining Rights of Holders
                                                                           ----

99-(b)(5.1)       Proposed Investment Advisory Agreement                    *

99-(b)(5.2)       Proposed Subadvisory Agreement                            *

99-(b)(8)         Custodian Agreements and Depository Contracts (9/1/92)    *

99-(b)(9)         Administrative Services Agreement (5/1/96)
                                                                           ----

99-(b)(10.1)      Opinion of Counsel                                        *

99-(b)(10.2)      Consent of Counsel
                                                                           ----

99-(b)(11)        Consent of Independent Auditors
                                                                           ----

99-(b)(17)        Financial Data Schedule                                   *

99-(b)(18)        Powers of Attorney                                        *


*   Incorporated herein by reference.






                                Exhibit 24(b)(4)
                              Instruments Defining
                                Rights of Holders


The Registration will cause to be maintained a shareholder open account in which
shall be maintained such shareholder's ownership shares and all charges therein.
Certificates need not be issued for shares so recorded in a shareholder open
account unless requested by such shareholder. Such shares are offered only to
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Aetna Insurance Company of America
and their separate accounts and they will not request that certificates be
issued for shares. The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation which are
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed electronically on April 25,
1996, set forth Rights of Holders.





                        ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY,
a Connecticut corporation (the "Administrator") and AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND,
a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund") as of the date set forth below the
parties' signatures.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") as an open-end, diversified, management investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and

WHEREAS, the Administrator is registered with the Commission as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers
Act") and has entered into an agreement with the Fund to serve as investment
adviser to the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Fund desires that the Administrator provide certain administrative
services for the Fund in connection with the operation and management of the
Fund;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

I.      APPOINTMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the policies and
control of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board"), the Fund hereby appoints
the Administrator to provide the administrative services and assume the
obligations described below, for the compensation set forth in Section VI. The
Administrator agrees that, except as required to carry out its duties under this
Agreement or otherwise expressly authorized, it is acting as an independent
contractor and not as an agent of the Fund and has no authority to act for or
represent the Fund in any way.

II.   DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

        A.     Services

        The Administrator agrees to use its best judgment, efforts and
        facilities in providing services to the Fund and in connection
        therewith, it agrees that those administrative services will consist of:

        1.     providing office space, equipment and facilities (which may be
               the Administrator's or its affiliates') for maintaining the
               Fund's business organization and for performing administrative
               services hereunder;
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        2.     supervising and managing all aspects of the Fund's operations
               (other than investment advisory activities) including
               administering relations with, and monitoring the performance of,
               custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents,
               accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers,
               insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary
               and desirable by the Board;

        3.     calculating and arranging for the publication of the net asset
               value of the Fund;

        4.     providing noninvestment related statistical and research data and
               such other reports, evaluations and information as the Fund or
               the Board may request from time to time;

        5.     providing internal clerical, accounting and legal services, and
               stationery and office supplies;

        6.     preparing, to the extent requested by the Fund, the Fund's
               prospectus, statement of additional information, and annual and
               semi-annual reports to shareholders;

        7.     arranging for the printing and mailing (at the Fund's expense) of
               proxy statements and other reports or other materials provided to
               the Fund's shareholders;

        8.     preparing for execution and filing all the Fund's federal and
               state tax returns and required tax filings other than those
               required to be made by the Fund's custodian and transfer agent;

        9.     preparing periodic reports to and filings with the Securities and
               Exchange Commission and state Blue Sky authorities with the
               advice of the Fund's counsel;

        10.    maintaining the Fund's existence, and its corporate records and
               during such times as the shares of the Fund are publicly offered,
               maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's
               shares under federal and state law;

        11.    keeping and maintaining the financial accounts and records of the
               Fund;

        12.    developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and
               shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience
               of the Fund as an investment vehicle; and

        13.    providing the Board on a regular basis with reports and analyses
               of the Fund's operations and the operations of comparable
               investment companies.

        B.     Expenses

        During the term of this Agreement, the Administrator shall be
        responsible for all of its costs and expenses incurred in carrying out
        the services described in Paragraph A of this Section. In addition, it
        agrees that it shall be responsible for, and pay or reimburse the Fund
        for, all of the following expenses that would otherwise by payable by
        the Fund:

                                       2

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        1.     fees and expenses of the Fund's independent accountants and legal
               counsel;

        2.     fees and expenses of any transfer agent, custodian, dividend,
               accounting, pricing or disbursing agent of the Fund;

        3.     insurance premiums on property or personnel (including officers
               and trustees) of the Fund which benefit the Fund or its trustees;

        4.     all fees and expenses of the Fund's trustees, who are not
               "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or
               the Adviser;

        5.     expenses of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses and
               reports to shareholders of the Fund, except for those expenses
               paid by third parties in connection with the distribution of Fund
               shares;

        6.     all expenses incident to the payment of any dividend,
               distribution, withdrawal or redemption, whether in shares of the
               Fund or in cash;

        7.     costs and expenses of promoting the sale of shares in the Fund,
               including preparing prospectuses and reports to shareholders of
               the Fund, provided, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the
               charging of such costs to third parties involved in the
               distribution and sale of Fund shares;

        8.     fees payable by the Fund to the Commission or to any state
               securities regulator or other regulatory authority for the
               registration of shares of the Fund in any state or territory of
               the United States or in the District of Columbia;

        9.     all costs attributable to investor services, administering
               shareholder accounts and handling shareholder relations,
               (including, without limitation, telephone and personnel
               expenses), which costs may also be charged to third parties by
               the Adviser;

        10.    all dues and fees payable to the ICI or successor organization;
               and

        11.    any other ordinary, recurring expenses incurred in the management
               of the Fund's assets or administering its affairs.

III.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

        A.     Representations and Warranties of the Administrator

        The Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Fund as follows:

                                       3
<PAGE>

        1.     Due Incorporation and Organization. The Administrator is duly
               organized and is in good standing under the laws of the State of
               Connecticut and is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement
               and carry out its duties and obligations hereunder.

        2.     Best Efforts. The Administrator at all times shall provide its
               best judgment and effort to the Fund in carrying out its
               obligations hereunder.

        B.     Representations and Warranties of the Fund

        The Fund hereby represents and warrants to the Administrator as follows:

        1.     Due Organization. The Fund has been duly formed as a business
               trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and it
               is authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its
               obligations hereunder.

        2.     Registration. The Fund is registered as an investment company
               with the Commission under the 1940 Act and shares of the Fund are
               registered for offer and sale to the public under the Securities
               Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and all applicable state
               securities laws. Such registrations will be kept in effect during
               the term of this Agreement.

IV.     COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS

In carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall
comply with the following:

        A.     all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and any rules and
               regulations adopted thereunder;

        B.     all terms and provisions described in the most current effective
               amendment of the registration statement for the Fund, as filed
               with the Commission under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act
               ("Registration Statement") and all policies adopted by the Board;

        C.     the provisions of the Fund's Declaration of Trust, as amended;

        D.     the Bylaws of the Fund, as amended; and

        E.     any other applicable provisions of state or federal law, or any
               rules or regulations issued by such regulatory authorities.

V.      DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

                                       4
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All services to be provided by the Administrator under this Agreement may be
furnished by any directors, officers or employees of the Administrator, by any
affiliates of the Administrator under the Administrator's supervision, or by any
party to which such services may lawfully be delegated.

VI.     COMPENSATION

For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished, and the expenses
paid, by the Administrator, the Fund shall pay to the Administrator an annual
fee, at a rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund payable
monthly in arrears. Except as hereinafter set forth, compensation under this
Agreement shall be calculated and accrued daily at the rate of 1/365 of 0.10% of
the daily net assets of the Fund. If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent
to the first day of a month or terminates before the last day of a month,
compensation for that part of the month this Agreement is in effect shall be
prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth
above.

VII.    NONEXCLUSIVITY

The services of the Administrator to the Fund are not to be deemed to be
exclusive, and the Administrator shall be free to render administrative or other
services to others (including other investment companies) and to engage in other
activities, so long as its services under this Agreement are not impaired
thereby. It is understood and agreed that officers and directors of the
Administrator may serve as officers or trustees of the Fund, and that officers
or trustees of the Fund may serve as officers or directors of the Administrator
to the extent permitted by law; and that the officers and directors of the
Administrator are not prohibited from engaging in any other business activity or
from rendering services to any other person, or from serving as partners,
officers, directors or trustees of any other firm or corporation, including
other investment companies.

VIII.   TERM

This Agreement shall become effective at the close of business on the date
hereof and shall continue through December 31, 1996. Thereafter it shall
continue for successive annual periods, provided such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the Fund's trustees who are not
parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act
("disinterested trustees"), or by the vote of the holders of a "majority" as
defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act ("majority") of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund and by a majority of the disinterested Trustees.

IX.     TERMINATION

This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, by vote of the Fund's trustees or by vote of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities or by the Administrator, on sixty (60) days'
written notice to the other party.

                                       5

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X.      LIABILITY OF ADMINISTRATOR

        A.     Liability of the Administrator

        The Administrator shall be liable to the Fund and shall indemnify the
        Fund for any losses incurred by the Fund, whether in the purchase,
        holding or sale of any security or otherwise, to the extent that such
        losses resulted from an act or omission on the part of the Administrator
        or its officers, directors or employees, that is found to involve
        willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or reckless disregard by
        the Administrator of its duties under this Agreement, in connection with
        the services rendered by the Administrator hereunder.

        B.     Liability of the Fund, the Shareholders and the Trustees

        A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Fund is on file with the
        Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby
        given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the trustees of the
        Fund as trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this
        instrument are not binding upon any of the trustees or shareholders
        individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the
        Fund. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any
        trustee or officer of the Fund or director or officer of the Adviser,
        from liability in violation of Section 17(h) and (i) of the 1940 Act.

XI.     NOTICES

Any notices under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered,
mailed postage paid, or sent by other delivery service, or by facsimile
transmission to the following addresses:

        if to the Fund or the Administrator:

        151 Farmington Avenue, RE4C
        Hartford, Connecticut  06156
        Fax number: 860/273-8340
        Attention:  Secretary

 XII.   QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut. Any
question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a
counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act
shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to
interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States Courts or in the absence
of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders
of the Commission issued pursuant to said Act. In addition, where the effect of
a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in the provisions of this Agreement is
revised by rule, regulation or order of the Commission, such provisions shall be
deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

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XIII.   SERVICE MARK

The service mark of the Fund and the name "Aetna" have been adopted by the Fund
with the permission of Aetna Life and Casualty Company and their continued use
is subject to the right of Aetna Life and Casualty Company to withdraw this
permission in the event the Administrator or another subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Aetna Life and Casualty Company should not be the administrator
of the Fund.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
in duplicate by their respective officers on the 1st day of May, 1996.


                               AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

                               By     /s/ Susan E. Schechter
                               Name   Susan E. Schechter
Attest:                        Title  Corporate Secretary


/s/ Patricia Trovato
                               AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND


                               By     /s/ Shaun P. Mathews
                               Name   Shaun P. Mathews
Attest:                        Title  President


/s/ Katherine Cheng

                                       7





              151 Farmington Avenue           Susan E. Bryant
              Hartford, CT  06156             Counsel
                                              Law and Regulatory Affairs, RE4C
                                              (860) 273-7834
                                              Fax:  (860) 273-8340

May 31, 1996




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

Attention:  Filing Desk

           Re:  Aetna Variable Encore Fund - File No. 2-53038

Gentlemen:

As Counsel of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company"), I hereby
consent to the use of my opinion dated December 29, 1995 (incorporated herein by
reference to the 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 filed
on behalf of Aetna Variable Encore Fund) as an exhibit to this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 41 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038).

Very truly yours,



/s/ Susan E. Bryant
Susan E. Bryant
Counsel






                        Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Trustees
Aetna Variable Encore Fund:

We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference.

Hartford, Connecticut
June 7, 1996





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