WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
24 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
February 24, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
Wright Managed Equity Trust
1933 Act File No. 2-78047
1940 Act File No. 811-3489
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 24f-2 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, Wright Managed Equity Trust, hereby files its Rule
24f-2 Notice.
This Rule 24f-2 Notice is being filed for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996 ("Fiscal Year").
No shares of the Trust which have been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933 (other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2) remained unsold at the
beginning of the Fiscal Year.
1,389,750 shares of the Trust, with an aggregate price of $16,204,491,
were registered during the Fiscal Year, pursuant to Rule 24e-2.
8,856,651 shares of the Trust's series, with an aggregate sales price
of $145,348,847, were sold during the Fiscal Year in reliance upon the
Declaration of the Trust pursuant to Rule 24f-2 which registered an
indefinite amount of securities. Attached to this Rule 24f-2 Notice,
and made part hereof, is an opinion of counsel indicating that the
securities, the registration of which the Notice makes definite in number,
were legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Trust.
2,846,507 shares of the Trust's series, with an aggregate sales price
of $42,595,286, were issued during the Fiscal Year in connection with the
Trust's dividend reinvestment plan.
For the Fiscal Year, the Trust's series sold an aggregate of 11,703,158
shares, including those issued pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan,
with an aggregate sales price of $187,944,133.
In accordance with subsection (c) of Rule 24f-2, no fee is required since
the excess of sales, including dividend reinvestments, over redemptions
during the Fiscal Year were less than and were deducted from registrant's
balance of definetively registered shares.
Rule 24f-2 Notice for Page2
Wright Managed Equity Trust
1933 Act File No. 2-78047
1940 Act File No. 811-3489
Aggregate Sale Price for Shares
Sold During Fiscal Year Pursuant
to Rule 24f-2 $145,348,847
.
Aggregate Price of Shares Issued
During Fiscal Year In Connection
with Dividend Reinvestment Plans. $ 42,595 286
Aggregate Price of Shares Sold $187,944,133
Reduced by the Difference Between
(1) Aggregate Redemption Price of
Shares Redeemed During the
Fiscal Year. $244,201,903
and
(2) Aggregate Redemption Price of
Redeemed Shares Previously
Applied by Trust Pursuant to
Rule 24e-2(a) in Filings Made
Pursuant to Section 24(e)(1) of
Investment Company Act of 1940 $ 0
Equals ($ 56,257,770)
Any questions regarding the matter should by addressed to Julia Clarke,
Eaton Vance Management, 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
Sincerely,
Eaton Vance Management
/s/William J. Austin Jr.
William J. Austin Jr.
Assistant Treasurer
Enclosures (Opinion of Counsel)
WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
24 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
OPINION OF COUNSEL
February 24, 1997
Eaton Vance Management
24 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
Wright Managed Equity Trust
1933 Act File No. 2-78047
1940 Act File No. 811-3489
Gentlemen:
By filing of the captioned Notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust made definite the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of 11,703,158 shares sold,
including those sold pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan, in
reliance upon said Rule 24f-2 during the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996.
It is the opinion of the undersigned that such shares were legally issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
Sincerely,
Eaton Vance Management
/s/Eric G. Woodbury
Eric G. Woodbury
Vice President
Member of Massachusetts Bar
