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Janus Twenty Fund
Janus Enterprise Fund
Janus Mercury Fund
Janus Special Situations Fund
Janus Strategic Value Fund
Janus Growth and Income Fund
Janus Balanced Fund
Janus Equity Income Fund
Janus Flexible Income Fund
Supplement dated January 1, 2001 to
Prospectuses dated January 31, 2000,
as supplemented March 16, 2000
THIS INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE FUNDS' PROSPECTUSES. THIS SUPPLEMENT, ANY
PREVIOUS SUPPLEMENT(S) AND EACH PROSPECTUS TOGETHER CONSTITUTE A CURRENT
PROSPECTUS. TO REQUEST ANOTHER COPY OF A PROSPECTUS, PLEASE VISIT JANUS.COM OR
CALL 1-800-525-3713.
Effective January 1, 2001, if you hold Fund shares in a tax-deferred account,
you will no longer be charged the annual $12 account maintenance fee.
