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EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc.
5400 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266
December 1, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 2-38512 and 811-2125
Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Commissioners:
On behalf of EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), we certify pursuant
to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 that (i) the form of Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph
(c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in the above noted,
most recently filed amendment of the Registration Statement of the Registrant
(the "Amendment") and (ii) the text of the Amendment has been filed
electronically.
If you have any questions about this filing, please contact the undersigned at
(515) 226-6267.
Sincerely,
/s/ Elaine A. Followwill
Elaine A. Followwill
Assistant Secretary
