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NEW ENGLAND HIGH INCOME FUND
Supplement dated July 28, 1997
to New England Bond Funds Classes A, B and C Prospectus
dated May 1, 1997 (as supplemented May 28, 1997)
ON PAGE 17 UNDER THE SECTION ENTITLED "HIGH INCOME FUND", THE FIRST SENTENCE OF
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
The High Income Fund under normal market conditions will invest at least 65% of
its total assets in fixed-income securities which are rated BBB or lower by S&P
or Baa or lower by Moody's or unrated but are of comparable quality to
securities that are so rated.
IN THIS SAME SECTION, THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
High Income Fund expects that under normal market conditions at least 80% of the
value of its total assets will be invested in fixed-income securities of U.S.
corporations, including preferred stock and convertible securities, and U.S.
dollar-denominated fixed-income securities issued by foreign governments or by
companies organized in foreign countries. To achieve its basic investment
objective, the Fund from time to time also may invest up to 20% of the value of
its total assets in common stocks and up to 20% of the value of its total assets
in non-U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities issued by foreign
governments or by companies organized in foreign countries. However, investments
in both of these types of securities on a combined basis generally will not
exceed 20% of the value of the Fund's assets. See "Investment Risks -- Foreign
Securities" below.
