WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT FUNDS


Standard Shares
Institutional Shares
Money Market Shares



PROSPECTUS
MAY 1, 2000
Revised September 1,2000



THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
   o Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund
   o Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
   o Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund



THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
   o Wright U.S. Treasury Fund
   o Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund
   o Wright Total Return Bond Fund
   o Wright Current Income Fund
   o Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

As with all  mutual  funds,  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  has not
approved or disapproved  these securities or determined  whether the information
in this  prospectus  is accurate or complete.  Anyone who tells you otherwise is
committing a crime.

An  investment  in a mutual  fund is not a bank  deposit  and is not  insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation or any other government
agency.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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OVERVIEW OF PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS........1
         Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund........................2
         Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund...........................4
         Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund...................6
         Wright U.S. Treasury Fund......................................8
         Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund.........................10
         Wright Total Return Bond Fund.................................12
         Wright Current Income Fund....................................14
         Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund........................16

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT.........................................18
         How the Funds Value Their Shares..............................18
         Purchasing Shares.............................................18
         Selling Shares................................................19
         Exchanging Shares.............................................20

DIVIDENDS AND TAXES....................................................21

MANAGING THE FUNDS.....................................................22

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS...................................................24
         Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund.......................24
         Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund..........................25
         Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund..................27
         Wright U.S. Treasury Fund.....................................29
         Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund.........................30
         Wright Total Return Bond Fund.................................31
         Wright Current Income Fund....................................32
         Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund........................34

HOW TO USE THIS PROSPECTUS:
Reading this prospectus will help you decide if investing in the Wright funds is
right for you.  Please keep this  prospectus for future  reference.  Included in
this prospectus are descriptions telling you about each fund's:

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OBJECTIVE: what the fund seeks to achieve.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: how the fund intends to achieve its investment
objective and the strategies used by Wright Investors' Service, the fund's
investment adviser.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS: the risks associated with the fund's primary investments.

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WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST: decide if the fund is a suitable investment for you.

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PAST PERFORMANCE: the total return on your investment, including income from
dividends and interest, and the increase or decrease in price over various time
periods.

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FEES AND EXPENSES: what overall costs you bear by investing in the fund.
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OVERVIEW OF PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
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     This prospectus  offers a variety of equity,  fixed income and money market
mutual funds designed to meet various individual investment objectives.  You can
use them  singularly  or in any  combination  to meet  your  objectives.

WRIGHT INVESTORS SERVICE, INC. AND THE APPROVED WRIGHT INVESTMENT LIST

Using bottom-up fundamental analysis,  Wright Investors' Service  systematically
identifies  those  companies  in the  Worldscope(R)  database  that meet minimum
standards  of  prudence  and thus  are  suitable  for  investment  by  fiduciary
investors.  These  companies  are  then  subjected  to  extensive  analysis  and
evaluation to identify those which meet Wright's standards of investment quality
or are leaders in their industry. These standards focus on liquidity,  financial
strength,  stability  of profits and  growth.

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                              Fundamental Analysis and
                              "Bottom-up" Approach
                                  to Investing
     Fundamental  analysis is the analysis of company  financial  statements  to
forecast future price movements using past records of assets,  earnings,  sales,
products,  management  and markets.  It differs from  technical  analysis  which
relies on price and volume  movements of stocks and does not concern itself with
financial statistics.

     Bottom-up   investing  is  the  analysis  of  company   information  before
considering  the impact of industry  and  economic  trends.  It differs from the
"top-down" approach which looks first at the economy, then the industry and last
the company.

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     Only those companies  meeting or exceeding these standards are eligible for
selection by the Wright investment committee for inclusion on an Approved Wright
Investment List (AWIL).  There are separate AWILs for U.S.  companies,  non-U.S.
companies, small companies and fixed income securities.  Different standards may
apply to each list.  For  example,  smaller  companies  may have a lower  market
capital  requirement but a higher standard of profitability and growth.  All the
companies on the lists are  considered  by Wright to be "Blue Chips." This means
that the companies have established records of earnings profitability and equity
growth. All these companies have established  investment  acceptance and active,
liquid  markets or are leaders in their  industry.  Securities are selected from
the various approved lists to meet the objectives and strategies of each fund.

----SIDE BAR TEXT----

                                  Blue Chip

Financial dictionaries define Blue Chip as a common stock of a company that has
a long record of profit growth and dividend payment and a reputation for quality
management, products and services. Wright further defines this to include only
securities issued by companies that meet its qualitative standards.

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WRIGHT SELECTED BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND

CUSIP: Standard Shares      98235F107  Ticker Symbol:Standard Shares     WSBEX
       Institutional Shares 98235F800  Institutional Shares  WSBIY (Unofficial)

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OBJECTIVE
The  fund  seeks  to  provide   long-term  total  return   consisting  of  price
appreciation and current income.  The fund invests all of its assets in Selected
Blue Chip Equities Portfolio,  which has the same objectives and policies as the
fund.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES The portfolio invests at least 80% of its
net assets in the equity securities of well-established quality companies on the
AWIL. Wright also considers benchmark weightings and which industries or sectors
will perform best. Wright selects only those companies whose current  operations
reflect defined,  quantified characteristics which Wright believes are likely to
provide comparatively superior total investment return.

     Wright  considers  recent  valuations  and  price/earnings   momentum  when
deciding which companies  present the best value in terms of current price,  and
current and forecasted earnings. Selected companies may or may not currently pay
dividends on their shares.  At the end of 1999,  the  portfolio's  median market
capitalization was $5.0 billion.  Professional investment personnel characterize
the fund as a blend of growth and value.  The  portfolio  attempts to outperform
the Standard & Poor's Mid-Cap 400 Index (S&P Mid-Cap 400).

     Typically,  the portfolio sells an individual security when it is no longer
eligible  for  inclusion  in the  AWIL,  or it  ceases  to meet  the  investment
criteria.

     When the market is unfavorable,  the portfolio's assets may be held in cash
or invested in  short-term  obligations  without  limit.  Although the portfolio
would do this to reduce losses, defensive investments may conflict with and hurt
the fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Before you invest in any mutual fund, you should  understand the risks involved.
There are two basic risks  prevalent in mutual funds investing in common stocks,
such as the fund. They are:

    o MARKET  RISK:  when the  prices of stocks  fall,  the value of the  fund's
      investments may fall
    o MANAGEMENT  RISK: Wright's  strategy may not produce the expected results,
      causing losses.

     In addition to normal market and management risks, fund performance will be
adversely affected if:

    o Mid-cap or value stocks fall out of favor with the market and  returns
      trail the  overall  stock  market

    o Selected  companies remain  undervalued or experience an adverse  event,
      such as an unfavorable earnings report.

The fund cannot  eliminate  risk or assure  achievement of its objective and you
may lose money.

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WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
You may be interested in the fund if you are seeking an actively  managed common
stock  investment  for total  investment  return and intend to make a  long-term
investment  commitment.

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The  information  on the next page  shows  the  performance  of the  fund's
Standard Shares for the ten-year period through December 31, 1999. These returns
include  reinvestment  of all  dividends  and capital  gain  distributions,  and
reflect fund  expenses.  As with all mutual  funds,  past  performance  does not
guarantee future results.
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     The bar chart  illustrates the risk of investing in the fund by showing how
volatile the fund's  performance  has been for each full  calendar  year for the
past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>       <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>       <C>
Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
   40%
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   30%               35.98%                          30.34%              32.70%
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   20%                                                        18.57%
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   10%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   0%                        4.71%   2.06%                                       0.14%     5.75%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (10)%      -3.30%                            -3.52%
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 (20)%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            1990    1991     1992     1993     1994     1995    1996     1997     1998     1999
</TABLE>


Best Quarter:18.72%(4th quarter 1998) Worst Quarter:-21.61%(4th quarter 1987)

The fund's  average annual return is compared with that of the Standard & Poor's
Mid-Cap 400 Index (S&P Mid-Cap 400). The S&P Mid-Cap 400,  unlike the fund, does
not incur fees or charges.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999
                                         1 Year          5 Years       10 Years
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              Standard Shares             5.75%          16.78%         11.40%
              S&P Mid-Cap 400            14.67%          22.99%         17.22%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)                                              Standard Shares  Institutional Shares(2)
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<S>                                 <C>                                            <C>                <C>
(deducted directly from fund        Management fee(3)                               0.59%              0.59%
 assets)                            Distribution and service (12b-1) fees           0.25%               none
 As a shareholder in the fund       Other expenses(4)(5)                            0.32%              0.32%
 you do not pay any sales charges, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 redemption or exchange fees.       TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES                        1.16%              0.91%
                                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 Annual fund operating  expenses consist of the fund's expenses plus the fund's
  share of the expenses of the portfolio.
2 Estimated. As of December 31, 1999, no shares had been issued.
3 Adjusted to reflect a higher advisory fee rate.
4 Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.
5 Under an expense offset  arrangement,  custodian fees are  reduced by credits
  based on the fund's  average  cash  balance. Under SEC reporting requirements,
  these reductions are not reflected in the above expense ratios. If reflected,
  ratios would be:
Net operating expenses after custodian fee reduction                                1.15%              0.90%
</TABLE>

EXAMPLE

The following example allows you to compare the cost of investing in the fund to
the cost of  investing  in other  mutual funds by showing what your costs may be
over  time.  It  uses  the  same  assumptions  that  other  funds  use in  their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

Your actual  costs may be higher or lower,  so use this  example for  comparison
only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period would be:


                                       1 Year     3 Years    5 Years   10 Years
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              Standard Shares           $118       $368       $638      $1,409
              Institutional Shares      $ 93       $290       $504      $1,120



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                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them indirectly because they reduce the fund's return. Fund expenses include the
fund's share of the portfolio's  expenses,12b-1  fees, an administration fee and
registration fees.

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WRIGHT MAJOR BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND
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CUSIP: Standard Shares  98235F305     Ticker Symbol: Standard Shares    WQCEX
  Institutional Shares  98235F875     Institutional Shares  WMBIY (Unofficial)


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OBJECTIVE
     The fund seeks total return, consisting of price appreciation plus income.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
     The fund invests at least 85% of its net assets in the equity securities of
the larger companies (i.e.with a market  capitalization of $5 billion or more)on
the AWIL. The fund is quality  oriented and focuses on the common stocks of high
quality,  well-established  and  profitable  companies.  The  fund  attempts  to
outperform the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500).

     Wright uses  quantitative  formulas to identify  such factors as over/under
valuations and compatibility with current market trends.  Selected companies are
expected to do better over the intermediate term. The market  capitalizations of
these  companies  are similar to those  companies in the Standard and Poor's 500
Index (S&P 500). At the end of 1999, the fund's median market capitalization was
$56.8 billion.

     The fund will sell a security when Wright's  quantitative formulas indicate
it is no longer  desirable  to hold it, it  becomes  incompatible  with  current
market trends or it is no longer  eligible for  inclusion in the AWIL.  The fund
will buy securities to increase  positions  which are below target values and to
acquire new securities.

     When the market is  unfavorable,  the fund's  assets may be held in cash or
invested  without  limit in short-term  obligations.  Although the fund would do
this to reduce  losses,  defensive  investments  may conflict  with and hurt the
fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS
 Before you  invest in any mutual  fund,  you  should  understand  the risks
involved.  There are two basic risks  prevalent  in mutual  funds  investing  in
common stocks, such as the fund. They are:

    o MARKET RISK: when the price of a security falls, the value of the fund's
      investments may fall.

    o MANAGEMENT RISK: Wright's strategy may not produce the expected results,
      causing losses.

     In addition to normal market and management  risk, fund performance will be
adversely  affected if large  capitalization  or value  stocks fall out of favor
with the market and their returns trail the overall stock market.

The fund cannot eliminate risk or assure achievement of its objective and you
may lose money.

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 WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
     This fund may be suitable for investors  seeking a common stock  investment
for total  investment  return or a core equity  portfolio for those investing in
several asset classes.

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PAST  PERFORMANCE
     The  information  on the next page  shows  the  performance  of the  fund's
Standard Shares for the ten-year period through December 31, 1999. These returns
include  reinvestment  of all  dividends  and capital  gain  distributions,  and
reflect fund  expenses.  As with all mutual  funds,  past  performance  does not
guarantee future results.

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The bar chart  illustrates  the risk of  investing  in the fund by  showing  how
volatile the fund's  performance  has been for each full  calendar  year for the
past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>         <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>    <C>     <C>       <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>
   40%
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   30%             38.90%                                               33.86%
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   20%                                               28.98%                      20.43%    23.87%
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   10%                       8.02%                             17.63%
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    0%                              1.00%
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 (10)%   -2.89%                              -0.73%
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 (20)%
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          1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998      1999

Best quarter:27.86%(4th quarter 1998)   Worst quarter:-21.16%(4th quarter 1987)
</TABLE>

The fund's average annual return is compared with that of the S&P 500. The
S&P 500, unlike the fund, does not incur fees or charges.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999
                            1 Year            5 Years        10 Years
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Standard Shares            23.87%             24.82%          16.04%
S&P 500                    21.01%             28.49%          18.17%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Standard           Institutional
 ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES                           Shares              Shares (1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)
                               <S>                       <C>                 <C>
As a shareholder in           Management fee(2)          0.60%                  0.60%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,        service (12b-1) fees       0.25%                  none
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses(3)          0.31%                  0.31%
fees.                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Total Operating Expenses    1.16%                  0.91%
                             Expense Reimbursement(4)       -                  (0.11%)
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                             NET OPERATING EXPENSES      1.16%                  0.80%


(1)Estimated - As of December 31,1999,no shares had been issued.
(2)Adjusted to reflect a higher advisory fee rate.
(3)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.
(4)Under a written agreement, Wright waives a portion of its advisory fee and
   assumes operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit expense ratios
   to 1.25% and 0.80%.

</TABLE>

The following example allows you to compare the cost of investing in the fund to
the cost of  investing  in other  mutual funds by showing what your costs may be
over  time.  It  uses  the  same  assumptions  that  other  funds  use in  their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:


Example Costs
                       One Year     Three Years   Five Years     Ten Years
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Standard Shares         $118          $368         $638            $1,409
Institutional Shares    $ 82          $255         $444            $  990



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                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them  indirectly  because they reduce the fund's return.  Fund expenses  include
management  fees,12b-1  fees  and  administrative  costs,  such  as  shareholder
recordkeeping  and reports,  custodian and pricing  services,  and  registration
fees.
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WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND
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CUSIP:Standard Shares   98235F404   Ticker Symbol: Standard Shares   WIBCX
 Institutional Shares   98235F867   Institutional Shares    WIBIY (Unofficial)

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OBJECTIVE
     The fund seeks total return  consisting of price  appreciation plus income.
The fund  invests  all of its  assets in the  International  Blue Chip  Equities
Portfolio, which has the same objectives and policies as the fund.

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PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES
     The  portfolio  invests  at  least  80% of its  net  assets  in the  equity
securities of well-established non-U.S. companies. The portfolio invests only in
securities on the International Approved Wright Investment List (IAWIL).  Wright
focuses on  individual  stock  selection  and also  considers  which  country or
industry will perform best.

     Wright  systematically  reviews  about 13,000  non-U.S. companies  from 54
countries contained in Wright's  Worldscope(R) database to identify those which
meet minimum  standards for fiduciary  investment.  These companies must have at
least five years of audited records and show a record of profitability  over the
last three years.

     Wright selects  well-established  and profitable  non-U.S.  companies which
have their principal business activities in at least three different  countries.
These  companies can be of any size that qualifies for trading on the securities
market of the  company's  home country,  other foreign  exchanges or in the U.S.
through  American  Depositary  Receipts (ADRs).  ADRs represent  interests in an
underlying  security.  Companies may or may not currently pay dividends on their
shares.

     Individual  securities  which no longer meet the  standard for the IAWIL or
Wright's investment criteria are sold.

     When the market is unfavorable,  the portfolio's assets may be held in cash
or invested  without  limit in  short-term  obligations.  Although the portfolio
would do this to reduce losses, defensive investments may conflict with and hurt
the fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS
 Before you  invest in any mutual  fund,  you  should  understand  the risks
involved.  There are two basic risks  prevalent  in mutual  funds  investing  in
common stocks, such as the fund. They are:

    o MARKET RISK: when the price of stocks falls, the value of the fund's
      investments may fall.

    o MANAGEMENT RISK: Wright's strategy may not produce the expected results,
      causing losses.

     In  addition  to  market  and  management risks,  the fund is  subject  to
additional  risks in  connection  with  investing in foreign  securities. These
include: currency risk (changes in foreign  currency rates reducing the value
of the fund's assets) seizure, expropriation or nationalization of a company's
assets, less publicly available  information and the impact of political, social
or diplomatic events. If an ADR is not sponsored by the issuer of the under-
lying security, there may be reduced access to information about the issuer.

     The European  countries  have  adopted the Euro as their  common  currency.
Existing national  currencies of these countries are  sub-currencies of the Euro
until  July 1,  2002,  when the old  currencies  will  disappear  entirely.  The
introduction  of the Euro presents some possible  risks,  which could  adversely
affect  the  value of  securities  held by the  portfolio,  as well as  possible
adverse  tax  consequences.  There could be  unpredictable  effects on trade and
commerce, resulting in increased volatility for all financial markets.

The fund cannot eliminate risk or assure achievement of its objective and you
may lose money.

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WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
     The fund may be suitable for investors  seeking a diversified  portfolio of
quality non-U.S.  equities  offering  ownership in some of the leading companies
throughout  the  world and who are not  adverse  to the  risks  associated  with
international  investing.  Also,  because  foreign  stock prices may not move in
concert with U.S.  market prices,  the fund may be a useful way to diversify you
investments.
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 PAST  PERFORMANCE
     The  information  below shows the performance of the fund's Standard Shares
for the periods indicated through December 31, 1999 and its Institutional Shares
since their inception on July 6, 1997. These returns include reinvestment of all
dividends and capital gain distributions, and reflect fund expenses. As with all
mutual funds, past performance does not guarantee future results.

The bar chart  illustrates  the risk of  investing  in the fund by  showing  how
volatile the fund's  Standard Share  performance  has been by  illustrating  the
differences for each full calendar year for the past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>      <C>    <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>
   30%                                                                                 34.26%
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   20%                               28.22%                 20.73%
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   10%            17.21%                            13.61%
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    0%                                                               1.54%     6.14%
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 (10)%   -6.92%            -3.94%           -1.64%
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 (20)%
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         1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998     1999

Best quarter:30.24%(4th quarter 1999)  Worst quarter:-16.71%(3rd quarter 1998)
</TABLE>

The fund's average  annual return is compared with that of the FT/S&P  Actuaries
World ex U.S.  Index.  While the fund does not seek to match the returns of this
index,  this  unmanaged  index  is a good  indicator  of  foreign  stock  market
performance. The FT/S&P Actuaries World ex U.S. Index, unlike the fund, does not
incur fees or charges.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999

                            1 Year     5 Years       10Years  Life of the Class
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Standard Shares            34.26%       14.69%       10.12%    10.29%(9/14/1989)
Institutional Shares       34.49%         -            -       12.97%(7/6/1997)
FT/S&P Actuaries World     31.83%       12.67%        7.02%     7.77%(9/1989)
  ex U.S. Index

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.


SHAREHOLDER FEES*
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(paid directly from  Maximum redemption fee
 your investment)   (% of redemption proceeds)   2.00%
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* A redemtion fee applies if you redeem your shares within three months of
  purchase.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Standard          Institutional
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)                 Shares              Shares
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)
                               <S>                  <C>                 <C>
As a shareholder in            Management fee(2)   0.79%              0.79%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges        service (12b-1) fees  0.25%              none
or exchange fees.             Other Expenses(3)    0.44%              0.48
                        -----------------------------------------------------
                        TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   1.48%              1.27%
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(1)Annual fund operating expenses consist of the fund's expenses plus the fund's
   share of the expenses of the portfolio.
(2)Adjusted to reflect  a higher advisory fee rate.
(3)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.
</TABLE>


     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:

Example Costs
                          One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Ten Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares            $151         $468             $808          $1,768
Institutional Shares       $129         $403             $697          $1,534

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                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them indirectly because they reduce the fund's return. Fund expenses include the
fund's share of the portfolio's  expenses,12b-1  fees, an administration fee and
registration fees.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----

<PAGE>
WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY FUND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CUSIP: Standard Shares  982349102   Ticker Symbol:  Standard Shares   WGOBX
  Institutional Shares  982349805   Institutional Shares    WUSIY (Unofficial)

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OBJECTIVE
     The fund seeks a high total  return  with a high level of income.  The fund
invests  all of its assets in the U.S.  Treasury  Portfolio,  which has the same
objectives and policies as the fund.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES
     The  portfolio  invests at least 65% of its total  assets in U.S.  Treasury
bills, notes and bonds. The portfolio's average weighted maturity will vary from
one to 30 years depending on the economic outlook and expected trend of interest
rates.  The  portfolio  does  not  invest  in  mortgage-related   securities  or
derivatives.  The portfolio's  average maturity as of December 31, 1999 was 9.8
years, and its duration was 5.2 years.

     In buying and  selling  securities  for the  portfolio,  Wright  analyzes a
security's  structural  features,  current  price  compared  with its  estimated
long-term value and any short-term trading  opportunities  resulting from market
inefficiencies.  The portfolio  attempts to outperform the Lehman U.S.  Treasury
Bond Index.

The fund's objective may be changed by the trustees without shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL  RISKS
     The general risks of bond funds are credit and interest rate  risks.Because
the fund  invests in  U.S.Treasury  securities,  credit  risk is less than other
types of bonds.  However,  this does not protect the portfolio  against interest
rate risk or guarantee the value of the fund's  shares.  These risks are defined
to mean:


    o CREDIT OR DEFAULT RISK: An issuer's credit rating may be downgraded or the
      issuer may be unable to pay principal and interest obligations.

    o INTEREST  RATE RISK:  Bond prices fall when  interest  rates rise and vice
      versa.  The longer the  maturity of the bonds,  the greater the  potential
      change in price.

The fund's income may decline during times of falling  interest rates. The table
below  demonstrates how duration affects risk and return. It shows both interest
rate risk and income risk for funds of varying duration. Income risk is moderate
to high for funds with an  intermediate  duration such as this fund and is lower
for funds with a longer duration.

The fund cannot eliminate risk or assure acheivement of its objective and you
may lose money.

POTENTIAL INVESTMENT RISKS

         Duration               Interest Rate Risk        Income Risk
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Less than one year              Very low              Very high
     Less than three years        Low to moderate            High
     From three to ten years     Moderate to high          Moderate
     More than ten years         High to very high            Low

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                             Understanding Duration

Duration  measures how quickly the  principal and interest of a bond is expected
to be paid. It is also used to predict how much a bond's value will rise or fall
in response to small changes in interest rates. Generally,  the shorter a fund's
duration  is,  the less its  securities  will  decline in value when there is an
increase in interest rates.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----

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WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
You may be  interested in the fund if you are looking for a high level of income
while owning debt securities  with the highest credit quality  available and can
accept greater principal fluctuations when maturities are lengthened.  Dividends
may be exempt from state and local taxes in some  states,  which may be of value
if you live in one of these states.

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The  information on the next page shows  performance of the fund's Standard
Shares for the ten-year period through  December 31, 1999. These returns include
reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain  distributions,  and reflect fund
expenses.  As with all mutual funds,  past performance does not guarantee future
results.
<PAGE>

     The bar chart  illustrates the risk of investing in the fund by showing how
volatile the fund's  performance  has been for each full  calendar  year for the
past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>         <C>     <C>    <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>        <C>
   30%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20%                                                28.18%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10%              17.56%           15.90%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    0%     6.33%             7.07%                                      9.08%   9.95%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (10)%                                        -8.62%          -1.26%                      -3.97%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998    1999

Best quarter:10.59%(2nd quarter 1989)Worst quarter:-6.67%(3rd quarter 1987)
</TABLE>

The fund's  average  annual return is compared with that of the Lehman U.S.
Treasury Bond Index. The Lehman U.S. Treasury Bond Index,  unlike the fund, does
not incur fees or charges.

As of February 1, 2000, the fund's performance benchmark was changed to the
Lehman U.S. Treasury Bond Index, which better reflects the fund's current
investment policies. Before that date, the fund's benchmark was the Lehman
Government Bond Index.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999
                               1 Year          5 Years           10 Years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares                 -3.97%          7.83%             7.53%
Lehman Government Bond Index    -2.23%          7.44%             7.48%
Lehman U.S. Treasury Bond Index -2.56%          7.38%             7.44%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Standard            Institutional
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)                         Shares              Shares (2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)
                               <S>                           <C>                 <C>
As a shareholder in            Management fee(3)           0.45%               0.45%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,       service (12b-1) fees          0.25%                none
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses(4)            0.38%               0.38%
fees.                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Total Operating Expenses      1.08%               0.83%
                             Expense Reimbursement(5)(6)  (0.11%)             (0.11%)
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                             NET OPERATING EXPENSES        0.97%               0.72%

(1)Annual fund operating  expenses  consist of the fund's expenses plus the fund's
   share of the expenses of the  portfolio.
(2)Estimated - As of December 31, 1999, no shares had been issued.
(3)Adjusted to reflect a higher advisory fee rate.
(4)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.
(5)Under an expense offset arrangement, custodian fees are reduced by credits
   based on the fund's average daily cash balance. Under SEC reporting
   requirements, these reductions are not reflected in the net operating ratio
   above. If reflected, the ratio would be:

  Net operating expenses after custodian fee reductions    0.95%               0.70%

(6)Under a written agreement, Wright waives a portion of its advisory fee and
   assumes operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit expense ratios
   to 0.95% and 0.70%.
</TABLE>


     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:

 Example Costs
                        One Year      Three Years     Five Years      Ten Years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares         $99              $309           $536          $1,190
Institutional Shares    $74              $230           $401          $  894

-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----

                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them indirectly because they reduce the fund's return. Fund expenses include the
fund's share of the portfolio's  expenses,12b-1  fees, an administration fee and
registration fees.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----

<PAGE>

WRIGHT U.S. GOVERNMENT NEAR TERM FUND
-------------------------------------------
CUSIP: Standard Shares  982349201     Ticker Symbol: Standard Shares     WNTBX
  Institutional Shares  982349888     Institutional Shares WNTIY (Unofficial)

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OBJECTIVE
The fund seeks a high level of income,  which is normally  above that
available from short-term  money market  instruments or funds.  The fund invests
all of its assets in the U.S. Government Near Term Portfolio, which has the same
objectives  and  policies  as the  fund.

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 PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES
     The  portfolio  invests  at  least  65% of its  assets  in U.S.  government
obligations and maintains an average weighted  maturity of less than five years.

These include:
    o direct obligations of the U.S. government, such as U.S. Treasury bills,
      notes and bonds
    o obligations of U.S. government agencies secured by the full faith and
      credit of the U.S. Treasury, such as securities, including pass-through
      securities of the Government National Mortgage Association  or securities
      of the Export-Import Bank
    o obligations secured by the right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as
      securities by the Federal Financing Bank or the  Student Loan Marketing
      Association
    o obligations  backed only by the credit of a government  agency such as the
      Federal Home Loan Bank, Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association)
      and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

     Wright allocates assets among different market sectors and maturities based
on its view of the economic  outlook and expected trend in interest  rates.  For
example,  the fund may invest more  heavily in shorter term  securities  when it
expects an increase in interest rates. In buying and selling  securities for the
portfolio,  Wright  analyzes a security's  structural  features,  current  price
compared  with its  estimated  value and the credit  quality of its issuer.  The
portfolio's  average  maturity  as of  December  31,  1999 was 1.9 years and its
duration was 1.6 years.

     When the market is unfavorable,  the portfolio's assets may be held in cash
or invested  without  limit in  short-term  obligations.  Although the portfolio
would do this to reduce losses, defensive investments may conflict with and hurt
the fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS


     The general risks of bond funds are credit and interest rate risks. Because
the fund invests in U.S. government obligations,  credit risk is less than other
types of bonds.  However,  this does not protect the portfolio  against interest
rate risk or guarantee  the value of the fund's  shares.  The fund's  income may
decline  during  times  of  falling  interest  rates.   Also,   mortgage-related
securities  (such as Ginnie Maes) are subject to prepayment and extension  risks
during  times of falling or rising  interest  rates.  These risks are defined to
mean:

    o CREDIT OR DEFAULT RISK: An issuer's credit rating may be downgraded or the
      issuer may be unable to pay principal and interest obligations.
    o INTEREST  RATE RISK:  Bond prices fall when  interest  rates rise and vice
      versa.  The longer the  maturity of the bonds,  the greater the  potential
      change in price.
    o PREPAYMENT RISK: When interest rates decline, the issuer of a security may
      exercise  an option to  prepay  the  principal.  This  forces  the fund to
      reinvest in lower yielding securities.
    o EXTENSION RISK:  When interest rates rise, the life of a  mortgage-related
      security is extended  beyond the expected  prepayment  time,  reducing the
      value of the security.

     The fund cannot  eliminate risk or assure  acheivement of its objective and
you may lose money.


-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----
                             Understanding Duration

Duration  measures how quickly the  principal and interest of a bond is expected
to be paid.  It is also used to  predict  how much a bond's  value will rise and
fall in response to small changes in interest  rates.  Generally,  the shorter a
fund's  duration is, the less its securities will decline in value when there is
an increase in interest rates.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----


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WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
     You may be interested in the fund if you seek a higher level of income than
is available from money market instruments and can accept greater fluctuation in
principal. Also, the fund may be suitable if you seek a total return alternative
to a money market  investment,  especially when you expect  short-term  interest
rates to decline.


<PAGE>

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The information  below shows the fund's  performance of its Standard Shares
for the  ten-year  period  through  December  31, 1999.  These  returns  include
reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain  distributions,  and reflect fund
expenses.  As with all mutual funds,  past performance does not guarantee future
results.

     The bar chart  illustrates the risk of investing in the fund by showing how
volatile the fund's  performance  has been for each full  calendar  year for the
past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>    <C>    <C>     <C>       <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>
  20%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10%         13.08%                              11.93%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   0%  8.23%            6.26%     7.95%                    3.94%    5.93%     5.98%   1.91%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(10)%                                     -3.09%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998    1999

Best quarter:5.86(2nd quarter 1989) Worst quarter:-2.60%(1st quarter 1994)
</TABLE>

The fund's  average annual return is compared with that of the Lehman Short (1-3
years) Government Bond Index.  While the fund does not seek to match the returns
of the Lehman  Short  Government  Bond  Index,  this  unmanaged  index is a good
indicator of the  performance  of the U.S.  government  bond market.  The Lehman
Short Government Bond Index, unlike the fund, does not incur fees or charges.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999

                                       1 Year          5 Years     10 Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares                        1.91%            5.89%        6.12%
Lehman Short Government Bond Index     2.97%            6.47%        6.56%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Standard          Institutional
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)                         Shares              Shares (2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)
                               <S>                           <C>                 <C>
As a shareholder in            Management fee(3)           0.45%                0.45%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,       service (12b-1) fees          0.25%                none
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses(4)            0.31%                0.31%
fees.                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Total Operating Expenses      1.01%                0.76%
                             Expense Reimbursement(5)(6)  (0.05%)              (0.05%)
                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
                             NET OPERATING EXPENSES        0.96%                0.71%

(1)Annual fund operating  expenses  consist of the fund's expenses plus the fund's
   share of the expenses of the  portfolio.
(2)Estimated - As of December 31,1999,no shares had been issued.

(3)Adjusted to reflect a higher advisory fee rate.
(4)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.
(5)Under an expense offset arrangement, custodian fees are reduced by credits
   based on the fund's average daily cash balance. Under SEC reporting
   requirements, these reductions are not reflected in the net operating ratio
   above. If reflected, the ratio would be:

Net operating expenses after custodian fee reductions       0.95%               0.70%

(6)Under a written agreement, Wright waives a portion of its advisory fee and
   assumes operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit expense ratios
   to 0.95% and 0.70%.

</TABLE>

     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:

Example Costs
                         One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Ten Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares          $98            $306            $531           $1,178
Institutional Shares     $73            $227            $395           $  883

-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----
                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them indirectly because they reduce the fund's return. Fund expenses include the
fund's share of the portfolio's  expenses,12b-1  fees, an administration fee and
registration fees.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----
<PAGE>

WRIGHT TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CUSIP: Standard Shares    982349300    Ticker Symbol:  Standard Shares  WTRBX

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OBJECTIVE
The fund seeks a superior  rate of total  return,  consisting of a high level of
income plus price appreciation.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
     The fund  invests at least 65% of its total assets in U.S.  government  and
investment  grade  (rated  "BBB" or higher)  corporate  debt  securities.  These
securities must also meet Wright Quality Rating Standards. Investment selections
differ  depending on the trend in interest rates.  The fund looks for securities
that in Wright's judgment will produce the best total return.

     Wright  allocates  assets  among  different  market  sectors  (such as U.S.
Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities and corporate bonds) with
different  maturities  based on its view of the relative value of each sector or
maturity.

     There are no limits on the minimum or maximum  weighted average maturity of
the fund's portfolio or an individual  security.  The average weighted  maturity
will vary from one to 30 years  depending on the  economic  outlook and expected
trend in interest  rates.  As of December 31, 1999, the fund's average  maturity
was 9.8 years and its duration was 5.5 years. The fund attempts to outperform
the Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

     Generally,  the fund  will sell an  individual  security  if its  rating is
downgraded  below "BBB" by the major rating services such as Moody's or Standard
and Poor's.


     When the market is  unfavorable,  the fund's  assets may be held in cash or
invested  without  limit in short-term  obligations.  Although the fund would do
this to reduce  losses,  defensive  investments  may conflict  with and hurt the
fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL  RISKS
     The general risks of bond funds are credit and interest rate risks. The
 fund's risk profile will vary,  depending on the mix of its assets.

     The fund reduces  credit risk by investing in U.S.  government  obligations
and high-grade corporate bonds.  However, this does not protect the fund against
interest rate risk.  Interest rate risk is greater for long-term debt securities
than for short-term debt securities. These risks are defined to mean:

    o INTEREST  RATE RISK:  Bond prices fall when  interest  rates rise and vice
      versa.  The longer the  maturity of the bonds,  the greater the  potential
      change in price.
    o CREDIT OR DEFAULT RISK: An issuer's credit rating may be downgraded or the
      issuer may be unable to pay principal and interest obligations.
    o PREPAYMENT RISK: When interest rates decline, the issuer of a security may
      exercise  an option to  prepay  the  principal.  This  forces  the fund to
      reinvest in lower yielding  securities.  Corporate bonds may have a "call"
      feature  which  gives the  issuer  the right to redeem  outstanding  bonds
      before their scheduled maturity.
    o EXTENSION RISK:  When interest rates rise, the life of a  mortgage-related
      security is extended  beyond the expected  prepayment  time,  reducing the
      value of the security.

     Also, the fund's income may decline during times of falling interest rates.

     The fund cannot  eliminate risk or assure  acheivement of its objective and
you may lose money.

-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----

                           Understanding Duration

Duration  measures how quickly the  principal and interest of a bond is expected
to be paid.  It is also used to  predict  how much a bond's  value will rise and
fall in response to small changes in interest  rates.  Generally,  the shorter a
fund's  duration is, the less its securities will decline in value when there is
an increase in interest rates.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----

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 WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
     You may be interested in the fund if you seek a level of income  consistent
with total  return by  investing  in  intermediate  and longer term debt and can
accept price fluctuations.

<PAGE>

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The information  below shows the fund's  performance of its Standard Shares
for the  ten-year  period  through  December  31, 1999.  These  returns  include
reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain  distributions,  and reflect fund
expenses.  As with all mutual funds,  past performance does not guarantee future
results.

     The bar chart  illustrates the risk of investing in the fund by showing how
volatile the fund's  performance  has been for each full  calendar  year for the
past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>      <C>     <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>
   30%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20%                                               21.97%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10%             15.38%          11.03%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    0%    5.29%            7.13%                              0.90%    9.25%    9.56%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (10)%                                       -6.55%                                      -3.91%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (20)%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998     1999

Best quarter:8.20%(2nd quarter 1989) Worst quarter:-6.42%(3rd quarter 1987)
</TABLE>

The fund's  average  annual return is compared with that of the Lehman U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index.  The Lehman U.S.  Aggregate  Bond Index,  unlike the fund,
does not incur fees or charges.

As of February 1, 2000, the fund's performance benchmark was changed to the
Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which better reflects the fund's current
investment poolicies. Before that date, the fund's benchmark was the Lehman
Government/Corporate Bond Index.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999

                                         1 Year      5 Years    10 Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares                           -3.91%      7.19%       6.69%
Lehman Government/Corporate Bond Index    -2.15%      7.61%       7.65%
Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index          -0.82%      7.73%       7.70%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.
                                                         Standard
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES                            Shares
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)

As a shareholder in            Management fee(1)            0.45%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,       service (12b-1) fees           0.25%
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses(2)             0.21%
fees.                        -------------------------------------------------
                             TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES       0.91%

(1)Adjusted to refect a higher advisory fee rate.
(2)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.

     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:

 Example Costs
                   One Year    Three Years       Five Years        Ten Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares     $93          $290              $504            $1,120

-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----

                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them  indirectly  because they reduce the fund's return.  Fund expenses  include
management  fees,12b-1  fees  and  administrative  costs,  such  as  shareholder
recordkeeping  and reports,  custodian and pricing  services,  and  registration
fees.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----

<PAGE>

WRIGHT CURRENT INCOME FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CUSIP: Standard Shares  982349607    Ticker Symbol:  Standard Shares    WCIFX
  Institutional Shares  982349870    Institutional Shares WCIIY (Unofficial)

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OBJECTIVE
The  fund  seeks  a high  level  of  current  income  consistent  with  moderate
fluctuations  of  principal.  The fund  invests all of its assets in the Current
Income  Portfolio,  which  has the same  objectives  and  policies  as the fund.

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PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES
     The  portfolio  invests  at least  65% of its total  assets  in other  debt
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or any of its agencies,
or backed only by the credit of a federal  agency such as the Federal  Home Loan
Bank, Fannie Mae (Federal  National  Mortgage  Association) and the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage  Corporation(Freddie  Mac) and corporate  debt  securities.  Since
inception, the portfolio has invested almost exclusively in the mortgage-related
securities  of Ginnie Mae  (Government  National  Mortgage  Association)mortgage
related  securities,  but may be  expected  to invest in Fannie Maes and Freddie
Macs in the future.

     The portfolio maintains an average weighted maturity of less than 30 years.
Corporate  debt  securities   include  commercial  paper  and  other  short-term
instruments  rated  A-1 by  Standard  & Poor's  Rating  Group or P-1 by  Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. THE PORTFOLIO DOES NOT INVEST IN THE RESIDUAL CLASSES OF
COLLATERALIZED  MORTGAGE  OBLIGATIONS,   STRIPPED  MORTGAGE-RELATED  SECURITIES,
LEVERAGED  FLOATING  RATE  INSTRUMENTS  OR  INDEXED  SECURITIES.  The  portfolio
reinvests all principal payments.

     When the market is unfavorable,  the portfolio's assets may be held in cash
or invested  without  limit in  short-term  obligations.  Although the portfolio
would do this to reduce losses, defensive investments may conflict with and hurt
the fund's efforts to achieve its investment objective.

     The fund's  objective  may be changed by the trustees  without  shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS
     The general risks of bond funds are credit and interest rate risks.  Credit
risk is minimal to the extent the  portfolio  concentrates  in  mortgage-related
securities  whose timely  payment of interest and principal is guaranteed by the
U.S. government.  However,  this does not protect the portfolio against interest
rate risk or  guarantee  the value of the fund's  shares.  The loans  underlying
these  securities  are  generally   subject  to  a  greater  rate  of  principal
prepayments  in a declining  interest rate  environment  and to a lesser rate of
principal prepayments in an increasing interest rate environment. Also, mortgage
related securities carry the following risks:

    o INTEREST  RATE RISK:  Bond prices fall when  interest  rates rise and vice
      versa.  The longer the  maturity of the bonds,  the greater the  potential
      change in price.
    o CREDIT OR DEFAULT RISK: An issuer's credit rating may be downgraded or the
      issuer may be unable to pay principal and interest obligations.
    o PREPAYMENT RISK: When interest rates decline, the issuer of a security may
      excise an option to prepay the principal. This forces the portfolio to
      reinvest in lower yielding securities.
    o EXTENSION RISK:  When interest rates rise, the life of a  mortgage-related
      security is extended  beyond the expected  prepayment  time,  reducing the
      value of the security.

     The fund cannot  eliminate risk or assure  acheivement of its objective and
you may lose money.

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 WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
     You may want to  invest  in the  fund if you are  seeking  a high  level of
income over a long period of time.  The fund is designed for  investors who want
to receive the kind of income that  mortgage-related  securities provide, but do
not want to bother with the receipt or reinvestment of principal payments.

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The  information  on the next page  shows  the  fund's  performance  of its
Standard  Shares for the  ten-year  period  through  December  31,  1999 and its
Institutional  Shares  since  their  inception  on July 6, 1997.  These  returns
include  reinvestment  of all  dividends  and capital  gain  distributions,  and
reflect fund  expenses.  As with all mutual  funds,  past  performance  does not
guarantee future results.

<PAGE>


     The bar chart  illustrates the risk of investing in the fund by showing how
volatile the fund's  Standard Share  performance has been for each full calendar
year for the past ten years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
<S>     <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>    <C>       <C>   <C>     <C>       <C>        <C>
   30%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20%                                            17.46%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10%          15.31%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    0%  9.85%            6.73%   6.59%                     4.35%    8.56%    6.51%     0.52%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (10)%                                   -3.28%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (20)%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       1990     1991     1992     1993     1994    1995     1996     1997     1998      1999

Best quarter:8.16%(2nd quarter 1989) Worst quarter:-3.21%(1st quarter 1994)
</TABLE>

The fund's average annual return is compared with that of the Lehman GNMA Backed
Bond Index. While the fund does not seek to match the returns of the Lehman GNMA
Backed Bond Index,  this unmanaged  index is a good indicator of the performance
of  government  and corporate  bond markets.  The Lehman GNMA Backed Bond Index,
unlike the fund, does not incur fees or charges.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 1999
                                                              Life of the Class
                               1 Year   5 Years   10 Years      (July 6, 1997)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Shares                0.52%     7.33%     7.10%
Institutional Shares           0.60%       -         -            4.63%
Lehman GNMA Backed Bond Index  1.93%     8.08%     7.87%

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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Standard          Institutional
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)                         Shares              Shares
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)
                               <S>                           <C>                 <C>
As a shareholder in            Management fee(2)           0.45%                0.45%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,       service (12b-1) fees          0.25%                none
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses(3)            0.27%                0.26%
fees.                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Total Operating Expenses      0.97%                0.71%
                             Expense Reimbursement(4)     (0.02%)              (0.01%)
                             --------------------------------------------------------------------
                             NET OPERATING EXPENSES        0.95%                0.70%

(1) Annual fund operating  expenses  consist of the fund's expenses plus the fund's
   share of the expenses of the  portfolio.
(2)Adjusted to reflect a higher advisory fee rate.
(3)Adjusted to reflect a lower administratioin fee rate.
(4)Under a written agreement, Wright waives a portion of its advisory fee and
   assumes operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit expense ratios
   to 0.95% and 0.70%%.
</TABLE>

     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:

Example Costs
                        One Year      Three Years     Five Years    Ten Years
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Standard Shares          $97            $303            $525         $1,166
Institutional Shares     $72            $224            $390         $  871


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                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them indirectly because they reduce the fund's return. Fund expenses include the
fund's share of the portfolio's  expenses,12b-1  fees, an administration fee and
registration fees.

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WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
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CUSIP: Money Market Shares  982349706                Ticker Symbol:   WUSXX


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OBJECTIVE
The  fund  seeks  to  provide  as  high a rate of  current  income  as  possible
consistent with the  preservation  of capital and maintenance of liquidity.  The
fund also seeks to  maintain a stable net asset  value per share price or NAV of
$1.00 per share.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
     The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities of the U.S.
government  and its agencies that are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S.  government  (U.S.  Treasury  securities).  The fund limits it portfolio to
investments  maturing  in 13 months or less and  maintains  a  weighted  average
maturity of 90 days or less. The fund may also invest in repurchase agreements
which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities. The fund may enter into
repurchase agreements only with large, well-capitalized banks of government
securities dealers that meet Wright credit standards.

     Wright  monitors the daily  interest  rate yield curve and selects the best
yield and  maturities  available.  Longer  maturities are selected when interest
rates are expected to fall and shorter  maturities  are selected  when  interest
rates are expected to rise.

     The fund invests and engages only in  investment  practices  that are legal
for federal  credit  unions  described  in the Federal  Credit Union Act and the
National Credit Union Administration Regulations.

     The fund  reserves  the right to hold up to 20% of its assets in cash or to
invest them in repurchase  agreements.  Repurchase agreements are collateralized
short-term (usually overnight) debt used to invest cash.

     The fund's objective may be changed by the trustees without shareholder
approval.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS
     Although the fund invests  exclusively in U. S. Treasury  bills,  notes and
bonds,  an investment in the fund is neither  insured nor guaranteed by the U.S.
government,  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,  or any other government
agency.  There is no  guarantee  that the fund will be able to maintain a stable
net asset value of $1.00 per share. The rate of income will vary from day to day
generally reflecting market changes in short-term interest rates.

The fund cannot eliminate risk or assure acheivement of its objective and you
may lose money.

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WHO  MAY  WANT TO  INVEST
     You may be interested in the fund if you seek to earn current  income while
preserving  the  value of your  investment.  The fund may  serve as a  temporary
investment  vehicle.  You may  also be  interested  in the fund if you live in a
state or local jurisdiction that exempts the fund's dividends from taxes.

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PAST PERFORMANCE
     The  information  on the next page  shows the  fund's  performance  for the
indicated periods through December 31, 1999. These returns include  reinvestment
of all dividends and capital gain distributions,  and reflect fund expenses.  As
with all mutual funds, past performance does not guarantee future results.
<PAGE>
    The bar chart shows how the fund's  performance  has varied by illustrating
the differences for each full calendar year for the past eight years.

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31
   15%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    0%    3.27%    2.53%  3.56%    5.34%    4.85%    4.84%    4.73%   4.29%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (5)%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (10)%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          1992     1993     1994     1995     1996    1997     1998   1999

Best quarter:1.36%(2nd quarter 1995) Worst quarter:0.62%(2nd quarter 1993)

     The fund's  7-day yield on December 31, 1999, was 4.69%.  For the fund's
current yield call (800) 225-6265 x7750.

The fund's average annual return is compared with that of 90-day Treasury bills.
While the fund does not seek to match the returns of 90-day Treasury bills, they
are a good indicator of the performance of money market instuments.

Average Annual Returns os of December 31, 1999

                              1 Year   5 Years   Life of the Fund
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Money Market Shares            4.29%    4.81%       4.23%(July 1, 1991)
90-day Treasury bills          4.83%    5.09%       4.55%


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FEES AND EXPENSES
The table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares
of the fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES                       Money Market Shares
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(deductly directly from fund assets)

As a shareholder in            Management fee             0.35%
the fund, you do not          Distribution and
pay any sales charges,       service (12b-1) fees         none
redemption or exchange        Other Expenses              0.28%
fees.                        ----------------------------------------------
                             Total Operating Expenses     0.63%
                             Fee Waiver and Expense
                              Reimbursement(1)           (0.18%)
                             -----------------------------------------------
                             NET OPERATING EXPENSES       0.45%


(1)Under a written agreement, Wright waives a portion of its advisory fee and
   assumes operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit expense ratios
   to 0.45%.

     The  following  example  allows you to compare the cost of investing in the
fund to the cost of  investing  in other mutual funds by showing what your costs
may be over time.  It uses the same  assumptions  that other  funds use in their
prospectuses:  $10,000 initial  investment,  5% total return for each year, fund
operating  expenses remain the same for each period and redemption after the end
of each period.

     Your  actual  costs  may be  higher  or  lower,  so use  this  example  for
comparison only. Based on these assumptions your costs at the end of each period
would be:


Example Costs
                     One Year      Three Years     Five Years      Ten Years
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Money Market Shares   $46             $144            $252          $567

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                             Understanding Expenses

Annual fund  operating  expenses are paid by the fund. As a result,  you pay for
them  indirectly  because they reduce the fund's return.  Fund expenses  include
management  fees,12b-1  fees  and  administrative  costs,  such  as  shareholder
recordkeeping  and reports,  custodian and pricing  services,  and  registration
fees.
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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
------------------------------


HOW THE FUNDS VALUE THEIR SHARES

The price at which you buy,  sell or exchange fund shares is the net asset value
per share or NAV.

The NAV for each fund,  except  Wright  U.S.  Treasury  Money  Market  Fund,  is
calculated  at the  close of  regular  trading  on the New York  Stock  Exchange
(normally  4:00 p.m.  New York time) each day the  Exchange  is open.  It is not
calculated on days the Exchange is closed. The price for a purchase,  redemption
or  exchange  of fund  shares is the next NAV  calculated  after  your  order is
received.

Wright U.S.  Treasury Money Market Fund's NAV is normally  calculated
three times each day the Exchange is open.  Calculations  are made at noon, 3:00
p.m. and as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange  (normally 4:00 p.m.
New York  time).  The fund's  securities  are valued at  amortized  cost,  which
approximates market value.

The  other  funds  calculate  their  share  price  by  valuing  their  portfolio
securities  at the last current  sales price on the market where the security is
normally  traded.  Securities  that cannot be valued at these closing prices are
valued by Wright at fair  value in  accordance  with  procedures  adopted by the
trustees.  This could  happen if an event  after the close of the market  seemed
likely to have a major impact on the price of securities traded on the market.

The value of all assets and  liabilities  expressed  in  foreign  currencies  is
converted  into U.S.  dollars at the most recent  market  rates quoted by one or
more major banks shortly  before the close of the Exchange.  Foreign  securities
trade  during  hours  and on  days  when  the  Exchange  is  closed  and  Wright
International  Blue Chip Equities Fund's NAV is not calculated.  Although Wright
International  Blue Chip  Equities  Fund's NAV may be affected,  you will not be
able to purchase or redeem shares on these days.

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                                 Determining NAV

Share price is determined by adding the value of a fund's investments,  cash and
other assets, deducting liabilities,  and then dividing that amount by the total
number of shares outstanding.

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PURCHASING SHARES OF WRIGHT U.S.  TREASURY  MONEY  MARKET FUND

The  fund's  transactions  in money  market  instruments  normally  require
immediate settlement in federal funds. Accordingly, purchase orders for the fund
are executed at the NAV next  calculated  after payment in cash or federal funds
is received.  Shares  purchased  before 3:00 p.m.  receive that day's dividends.
Shares  purchased  between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.  start to earn  dividends the
next business day.

If you pay by money order or personal  check,  your purchase will be executed at
the close of the second business day in Boston.  The minimum initial  investment
is $1,000. There is no minimum for subsequent investments.

PURCHASING SHARES FOR CASH - NON-MONEY  MARKET FUNDS

Shares of each fund may be  purchased  without a sales  charge at NAV.  The
minimum  initial  investment is $1,000 for Standard  Shares and  $3,000,000  for
Institutional Shares. There are no minimums for subsequent investments.

WAIVER OF THE  MINIMUM  INITIAL  INVESTMENT:  The  minimums  may be  waived  for
investments  by  bank  trust  departments,   401(k)  or  similar   tax-sheltered
retirement plans and automatic investment program accounts.  The minimum initial
investment  will be  reduced  to  $500  for  shares  purchased  through  certain
investment  advisers,  financial planners,  brokers or other intermediaries that
charge a fee for their services.

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                                Paying for Shares

You  may pay for  shares  by  wire,  check,  Federal  Reserve  draft,  or  other
negotiable  bank draft,  payable in U.S.  dollars and drawn on U.S banks.  Third
party checks will not be accepted. A charge is imposed on any returned checks.

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<PAGE>

Authorized  dealers,   including   investment   dealers,   banks  or  other
institutions,  may impose  investment  minimums higher than those imposed by the
funds.  They may also  charge  for their  services.  There are no charges if you
purchase your shares directly from the funds.

     The funds have the right to reject any purchase  order, or limit or suspend
the offering of their shares.

Buying Fund Shares
    o If you are buying  shares  directly  from the funds,  please refer to your
      Shareholder Manual for additional instructions on how to buy fund shares.
    o If you buy  shares  through  bank  trust  departments  or other  fiduciary
      institutions, please consult your trust or investment officer.
    o If you buy  shares  through a  broker,  please  consult  your  broker  for
      purchase instructions.
    o If you buy shares through an account with a registered  investment adviser
      or financial planner, please contact your investment adviser or planner.
    o If you buy shares of the funds through a retirement  plan,  please consult
      your plan documents or speak with your plan administrator.

Purchasing Shares through Exchange of Securities

     You may buy shares by delivering to the funds'  custodian  securities  that
meet that fund's  investment  objective  and  policies,  have easily  determined
market prices and are otherwise  acceptable.  Exchanged  securities  must have a
minimum aggregate value of $5,000. Securities are valued as of the date they are
received by the funds.  If you want to exchange  securities  for fund shares you
should  furnish  a list with a full  description  of these  securities.  See the
Shareholder Manual for detailed instructions.

Distribution and Service Plans

     The funds have adopted a 12b-1 plan permitting them to pay a fee to finance
the distribution of their shares. Wright Investors' Service  Distributors,  Inc.
(WISDI),  the  principal  underwriter  and  distributor  of the  funds'  shares,
receives a  distribution  fee of 0.25% of the  average  daily net assets of each
fund's Standard Share class's average daily net assets. Because this fee is paid
on an ongoing basis, it may cost you more than other types of sales charges over
time.

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                                Service Plans

Each fund,  except for  Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, has adopted a
service  plan.  This plan allows each fund to  reimburse  WISDI for  payments to
intermediaries  for providing  account  administration  and personal and account
maintenance  services to shareholders of the funds.  The combined annual service
and 12b-1 plan fee may not exceed 0.25% of the average  daily net assets of each
class of shares.

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SELLING SHARES
     You may  redeem  or sell  shares  of the  funds  on any  business  day.  NO
REDEMPTION REQUEST WILL BE PAID UNTIL YOUR SHARES HAVE BEEN PAID FOR IN FULL. IF
THE SHARES TO BE REDEEMED WERE PURCHASED BY CHECK,  THE REDEMPTION  PAYMENT WILL
BE DELAYED UNTIL THE CHECK HAS BEEN COLLECTED  WHICH MAY TAKE UP TO 15 DAYS FROM
THE DATE OF PURCHASE. Telephone and internet redemption procedures are described
in the Shareholder Manual.

     Redemption  requests  received in "proper  form"  before 4:00 p.m. New York
time will be processed at that day's NAV.  "Proper form" means that the fund has
received your request, all shares are paid for, and all documentation along with
any  required  signature  guarantees,  are  included.  The  funds  normally  pay
redemption  proceeds by check on the next business day to the address of record.
Payment  will  be  by  wire  if  you  specified  this  option  on  your  account
application.  Wire redemptions  from  Wright U.S.  Treasury Money Market Fund
received before noon will be forwarded that afternoon.


    If you redeem shares of Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
purchased after July 1, 2000 within three months after purchase, you will pay
a redemption fee of 2.00%. These redemption fees may be waived on shares
purchased for Wright's investment advisory clients.


     For more  information  about  selling  your  shares,  please  refer to your
Shareholder Manual or contact your trust officer,  adviser or plan administrator
for more information.

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                           Redemption Proviso

In times of  drastic  economic  or market  conditions,  you may have  difficulty
selling  shares by telephone or the internet.  These  redemption  options may be
modified or terminated without notice to shareholders.

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<PAGE>

Redemptions  In-Kind

     Although  the funds  expect to pay  redemptions  in cash,  they reserve the
right to  redeem  shares  in-kind  by  giving  shareholders  readily  marketable
postfolio  securities  instead of cash. This is done to protect the interests of
remaining shareholders.  If this occurs, you will incur transaction costs if you
sell the securities.

Involuntary Redemption

     If your account  falls below $500 a fund may redeem your  shares.  You will
receive notice 60 days before this happens. Your account will not be redeemed if
the balance is below the minimum due to investment losses.

EXCHANGING SHARES

     Shares of the funds may be  exchanged  for  shares of the same class of any
other fund described in this prospectus. You may also exchange shares for shares
of The Wright EquiFund Equity Trust.  The exchange of shares results in the sale
of one fund's shares and the purchase of another,  normally  resulting in a gain
or loss and is therefore a taxable event for you.

You are limited to four"round-trip" exchanges each year. A round-trip exchange
is an exchange of one fund into another Wright fund and then back again into the
original fund. You will receive notice 60 days before the fund materially amends
or terminates the exchange privilege.

For more information on exchanging shares, please see the Shareholder Manual or
consult your adviser.

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                                  Market-Timers

The funds  believe  that use of the exchange  privilege  by investors  utilizing
market-timing  strategies adversely affects other fund shareholders.  Therefore,
each fund generally will not honor  requests for exchanges by  shareholders  who
identify  themselves or are  identified as  "market-timers."  Market-timers  are
identified  as those  investors who  repeatedly  make  exchanges  within a short
period.  The funds do not automatically  redeem shares that are the subject of a
rejected exchange request,but will honor any later redemption requests.

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<PAGE>


DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Unless you tell us that you want to  receive  your  distributions  in cash,
they are reinvested  automatically in fund shares.  The funds generally make two
different kinds of distributions:

    o Capital gains from the sale of portfolio  securities  held by a fund. Each
      fund will distribute any net realized capital gains annually,  normally in
      December.  Capital gains are the main source of distributions  paid by the
      equity funds.
    o Net  investment  income from interest or dividends  received on securities
      held by a fund. Net  investment  income is the primary source of dividends
      paid by the bond and money market funds.


      The funds will distribute their investment income as follows:
                                                      Distributions of
         Fund                                        Net Investment Income
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         Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund              Quarterly
         Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
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         Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund          Annually
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Wright U.S. Treasury Fund               Declared Daily - Paid Monthly
         Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund
         Wright Total Return Bond Fund
         Wright Current Income Fund
         Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

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                                Tax Considerations

Unless your investment is in a tax-deferred account you may want to avoid:
 o Investing  in a fund near the end of its  fiscal  year.  If the fund  makes a
   capital gains distribution you will receive some of your investment back as a
   taxable distribution.
 o Selling  shares  at a loss for tax  purposes  and then  making  an  identical
   investment  within 30 days. This results in a "wash sale" and you will not be
   allowed to claim a tax loss.

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Tax Consequences

Buying,  selling,  holding or exchanging mutual fund shares may result in a gain
or a loss and is a taxable  event.  Distributions,  whether  received in cash or
additional fund shares are subject to federal income tax.

         Transaction                        Tax Status
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         Income dividends                   Ordinary income
         Short-term capital gains           Ordinary income
         Long-term capital gains            Capital gains

Wright  International  Blue Chip  Equities  Fund may be  subject to foreign
withholding  taxes or other  foreign  taxes on some of its foreign  investments.
This will reduce the yield or total return on those investments

     Your investment in the funds could have additional tax consequences. Please
consult your tax advisor on state, local or other applicable tax laws.

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MANAGING THE FUNDS
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     Wright  Investors'  Service,  Inc.is a  leading  independent  international
investment  management  and  advisory  firm with more than 35 years  experience.
Wright  manages  about  $4 billion of assets in  portfolios  of all sizes and
styles as well as a family of mutual funds. Wright developed Worldscope(R),  one
of the world's  largest and most  complete  databases of financial  information,
which currently includes more than 23,000 companies in 54 nations.

     Wright  manages  the  investments  of the funds and  portfolios.  Wright is
located at 440 Wheelers Farms Road, Milford, CT 06460.  Wright receives a
monthly  advisory fee for its  services.  The table below lists the advisory fee
rates paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 adjusted (except for
Wright U.S.Treasury Money Market Fund)to reflect a higher advisory fee rate
payable after September 1:


                                                          Fee Paid
      Fund                                  as a % of average daily net assets)
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      Selected Blue Chip Equities Portolio                0.59%
      Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund                0.60%
      International Blue Chip Equities Portolio           0.79%
      U.S. Treasury Portolio                              0.45%
      U.S. Government Near Term Portolio                  0.45%
      Wright Total Return Bond Fund                       0.45%
      Current Income Portolio                             0.45%
      Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund              0.35%(1)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) 0.19% after waiver



Investment Committee

     An  investment   committee  of  senior  officers  controls  the  investment
selections,  policies  and  procedures  of the funds and the  portfolios.  These
officers are experienced  analysts with different  areas of expertise,  and have
over 195  years of  combined  service  with  Wright.  The  investment  committee
consists of the following members:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Committee Member           Title                                                    Joined Wright in
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         <S>                        <C>                                                            <C>

         Peter M. Donovan, CFA      President and Chief Executive Officer                          1966
         Judith R. Corchard         Chairman of the investment committee                           1960
                                    Executive Vice President - Investment Management
         Jatin J. Mehta, CFA        Executive Vice President                                       1969
         Michael F. Flament, CFA    Senior Vice President - Investment and Economic Analysis       1972
         James P. Fields, CFA       Senior Vice President - Fixed Income Investments               1982
         Amit S. Khandwala          Senior Vice President - International Investments              1986
         Charles T. Simko, Jr., CFA Senior Vice President - Investment Research                    1985
         Patricia J. Pierce,CFA     Senior Vice President - Equities                               1999
         George F. Faherty, CFA     Vice President - Equities                                      2000
</TABLE>

The investment adviser, principal underwriter and each fund and portfolio have
adopted codes of ethics governing personal securities transactions. Under the
codes, Wright employees may purchase and sell securities subject to certain
pre-clearance and reporting requirements and other procedures.
<PAGE>


Portfolio Turnover

     The funds may sell a portfolio security regardless of how long the security
has been  held.  The funds do not  intend to engage in  trading  for  short-term
profits. However, portfolio turnover rates will vary. In the past turnover rates
have  exceeded and in the future may exceed 100%. A turnover  rate of 100% means
the  securities  owned by a fund were  replaced  once  during  the year.  Higher
turnover rates may result in higher  brokerage  costs to the funds and in higher
net taxable gains for you as an investor, and will reduce the funds' returns.


-----SIDE BAR TEXT-----

                                 Administrator

Eaton Vance Management serves as the funds' administrator and is responsible for
managing their daily business affairs.  Eaton Vance's services include operating
the funds' order room, recordkeeping, preparing and filing documents required to
comply with federal and state securities laws, supervising the activities of the
funds' custodian and transfer agent, providing assistance in connection with the
trustees'  and  shareholders'   meetings  and  other  necessary   administrative
services.

-----END SIDE BAR TEXT-----


MASTER/FEEDER  FUND STRUCTURE

      Wright  Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright  International  Blue
Chip Equities Fund, Wright U.S. Treasury Fund, Wright U.S.  Government Near Term
Fund and  Wright  Current  Income  Fund are  organized  as  "feeder"  funds in a
"master/feeder" structure. This means that the funds' assets are all invested in
larger "master"  portfolios of securities  which have investment  objectives and
policies  identical  to  those of the  funds.  All  references  to funds in this
prospectus include the master portfolio in which each feeder fund invests all of
its assets.

     If the trustees  determine  that it is in the best interests of the fund, a
fund may withdraw its investment in a portfolio at any time. In that event,  the
fund might transfer its assets to another master fund or hire its own investment
adviser. a withdrawal could result in the fund receiving an in-kind distribution
of portfolio  securities from the portfolio.  In that case, the fund could incur
brokerage,  tax or other  charges if it converted  the  securities  to cash.  In
addition,  an in-kind  distribution  could adversely affect the liquidity of the
fund.

<PAGE>


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS



These  financial  highlights  will help you  understand  each  fund's  financial
performance for the periods indicated.  Certain  information  reflects financial
results for a single fund share.  Total return shows how much your investment in
the fund increased or decreased during each period,  assuming you reinvested all
dividends and distributions. Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public
accountants,  audited this information. Their reports are included in the funds'
annual report, which is available upon request.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           Year Ended December 31,
                                                                   -------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund                         1999          1998         1997         1996         1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 17.630     $  19.200    $  17.730    $  16.830     $ 13.850
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment income(*)...............                  $  0.181     $   0.095    $   0.133    $   0.204     $  0.226
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                     0.638        (0.139)       5.172        2.886        3.904
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

         Total income (loss)
         from investment operations.........                  $  0.819     $  (0.044)   $   5.305    $   3.090     $  4.130
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Less distributions:
     Dividends from investment income.......                  $ (0.055)    $  (0.090)   $  (0.145)   $  (0.200)    $ (0.200)
     Distributions from capital gains.......                    (3.264)       (1.366)      (3.690)      (1.990)      (0.840)
     In excess of net realized gain on investments                -           (0.070)       -            -           (0.110)
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

         Total distributions................                  $ (3.319)    $  (1.526)   $  (3.835)   $  (2.190)    $ (1.150)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $ 15.130     $  17.630    $  19.200    $  17.730     $ 16.830
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

Total return(1).............................                     5.75%         0.14%       32.70%       18.57%       30.34%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(*):
     Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)..                  $  74,547    $ 220,965    $ 259,411    $ 208,166     $217,588
     Ratio of net expenses to average net assets                  1.16%(3)     1.11%(3)     1.08%(3)     1.04%        1.04%
     Ratio of net expenses after custodian fee
        reduction to average net assets.....                      0.32%         -            -            -            -
     Ratio of net investment income to average
        net assets..........................                      0.36%         0.46%        0.75%        1.15%        1.44%
     Portfolio turnover rate  ..............                       106%(4)        78%(4)       10%(2)       43%(2)       44%(2)

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<FN>

*  For the year ended December 31, 1999, the  distributor  reduced its fees. Had
   such  action not been  undertaken,  net  investment  income per share and the
   ratios would have been as follows:

                                                                 1999

     Net investment income per share........                  $  0.161
                                                              ==========
     Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):

         Expenses...........................                     1.20%(3)
                                                              ==========
         Expenses after custodian fee reduction(5)               0.36%
                                                              ==========
         Net investment income..............                     0.32%
                                                              ==========
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   invested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
2  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.
3 Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
4  Represents portfolio turnover rate of the fund's corresponding portfolio.
5 Custodian  fees were reduced by credits  resulting from cash balances the
portfolio  maintained  with the  custodian  (Note 1D).  The  computation  of net
expenses  to  average  daily  net  assets  reported  above is  computed  without
consideration of such credits.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           Year Ended December 31,
                                                                      -------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund                            1999(4)         1998         1997         1996         1995
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                               Standard Shares
                                                                    ----------------------------------------

<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 13.670     $  12.020    $  12.450    $  12.650     $ 11.390
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment income(1)...............                  $  0.042     $   0.091    $   0.100    $   0.064     $  0.153
     Net realized and unrealized gain.......                     3.202         2.324        3.515        2.131        3.107
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

         Total income
         from investment operations.........                  $  3.244     $   2.415    $   3.615    $   2.195     $  3.260
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Less distributions:
     Dividends from investment income.......                  $ (0.039)    $  (0.055)   $  (0.085)   $  (0.120)    $ (0.160)
     In excess of investment income.........                    (0.006)        -            -            -            -
     Distributions from capital gains.......                    (0.579)       (0.710)      (3.960)      (2.275)      (1.840)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

         Total distributions................                  $ (0.624)    $  (0.765)   $  (4.045)   $  (2.395)    $ (2.000)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $ 16.290     $  13.670    $  12.020    $  12.450     $ 12.650
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

Total Return(3).............................                    23.95%        20.43%       33.86%       17.63%       28.98%

Ratios/Supplemental Data1:
     Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)..                  $144,359    $  50,878    $  27,721    $ 25,815      $ 49,134
     Ratio of net expenses to average net assets                 1.05%        1.07%        1.08%       1.08%         1.07%
     Ratio of net expenses after custodian fee
        reduction to average net assets(2)..                     -            1.05%        1.05%       1.05%         1.05%
     Ratio of net investment income to average
        net assets .........................                     0.27%        0.49%        0.68%       0.90%         1.19%
     Portfolio turnover rate................                       59%          36%          89%         45%           83%

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<FN>

1  For the years  ended  December  31,  1999,  1998,  1997,  1996 and 1995,  the
   distributor and/or investment adviser reduced their fees. Had such action not
   been  undertaken,  net investment  income per share and the ratios would have
   been as follows:

                                                                1999          1998         1997         1996         1995
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Net investment income per share........                  $  0.034     $   0.052    $   0.049    $   0.061     $  0.150
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
     Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):

         Expenses...........................                     1.10%         1.28%        1.43%        1.12%        1.09%
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
         Expenses after custodian fee reduction2                  -            1.26%        1.40%        1.09%        1.07%
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
         Net investment income..............                     0.22%         0.28%        0.33%        0.86%        1.17%
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

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2  Custodian fees were reduced by credits resulting from cash balances the fund
   maintained  with the custodian  (Note 1D). The computation of net expenses to
   average daily net assets reported above is computed without  consideration of
   such credits.
3  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   invested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
4  Certain per share amounts are based on average shares outstanding.

</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>





                                                 Year Ended December 31,
                                        ---------------------------------------
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund                     1999(++)(3)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    Institutional Shares

Net asset value, beginning of year..........             $  10.000
                                                          --------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment income1 ................             $   0.001
     Net realized and unrealized gain.......                 0.688
                                                          --------
         Total income
         from investment operations.........             $   0.689
                                                          --------

Less distributions:
     Distributions from capital gains.......             $  (0.267)
     Distributions in excess of capital gains               (0.312)
                                                           --------

         Total distributions................             $  (0.579)
                                                           --------

Net asset value, end of year................             $  10.110
                                                         ==========
Total Return(2).............................                  7.15%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1):
     Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)..             $   2,037
     Ratio of net expenses to average net assets              1.19%(+)

     Ratio of net investment income to average
        net assets .........................                  0.02%(+)
     Portfolio turnover rate................                    59%

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1  For the year ended December 31, 1999, the administrator  reduced its fee. Had
   such action not been undertaken, net investment loss per share and the ratios
   would have been as follows:

                                                            1999(++)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Net investment loss per share..........            $  (0.001)
                                                        ==========
     Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):

         Expenses...........................                1.22%(+)
                                                         ==========
         Net investment loss................               (0.01%)(+)
                                                         ==========

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   invested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Certain per share amounts are based upon average shares outstanding.

+  Annualized.
++ For the  period  from July 14,  1999  (inception  of  offering  Institutional
shares) to December 31, 1999.

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                        -----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund                    1999(5)       1998         1997         1996         1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                                  Standard Shares
                                                                    -----------------------------------------------

<S>                                                             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                    $16.020      $16.020      $16.690      $14.770     $13.090
                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Income (loss)  from investment operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ..........                   $ (0.004)     $ 0.078      $ 0.185      $ 0.128     $ 0.142
     Net realized and unrealized gain.......                      5.181        0.868        0.048+       2.902       1.638
                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

         Total income
         from investment operations.........                    $ 5.177      $ 0.946      $ 0.233      $ 3.030     $ 1.780
                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Less distributions:
     Dividends from investment income.......                    $ -         $ (0.070)    $ (0.163)    $ (0.100)   $ (0.100)
     Distributions from capital gains.......                     (2.297)      (0.876)      (0.740)      (1.010)      -
     Return of capital......................                      -            -            -            -           -
                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------


         Total distributions................                   $ (2.297)    $ (0.946)    $ (0.903)    $ (1.110)   $ (0.100)
                                                              ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Net asset value, end of year................                    $18.900      $16.020      $16.020      $16.690     $14.770
                                                             ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

Total return(1).............................                     34.26%        6.14%        1.54%       20.73%      13.61%

Ratios/Supplemental Data
     Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)..                   $147,610     $193,327    $212,698     $268,732    $237,176
     Ratio of total expenses to average daily net assets          1.49%(3)     1.35%(3)    1.31%(3)     1.30%       1.29%
     Ratio of net investment income to average daily
        net assets..........................                      0.02%        0.42%(+)    0.82%        0.82%       0.99%
     Portfolio turnover rate  ..............                       105%(4)       66%(4)       4%(2)       29%(2)      12%(2)

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<FN>

1  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   invested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
2  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.
3 Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
4  Represents portfolio turnover rate of the fund's corresponding portfolio.
5  Certain per share amounts are based on average shares outstanding.

+  Per share amount is not in  accordance  with the net realized and  unrealized
   gain (loss) for the period  because of the timing of sales of fund shares and
   the amounts per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such times.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                               Year Ended December 31,
                                                          --------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund                1999(4)        1998        1997(*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                  Institutional Shares

<S>                                                      <C>          <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........             $   8.750    $   9.130    $  10.000
                                                           --------     --------     --------
Income (loss) from Investment Operations:
     Net investment income .................             $   0.014    $   0.159    $   0.006
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                 2.693        0.487       (0.646)(+)
                                                           --------     --------     --------

         Total income (loss)
         from investment operations.........             $   2.707    $   0.646    $  (0.640)
                                                           --------     --------     --------

Less distributions:
     Dividends from investment income.......             $   -        $  (0.150)   $   -
     Distributions from capital gains.......                (2.297)      (0.876)      (0.230)
     Return of capital......................                 -            -            -
                                                          --------     --------     --------

         Total distribution.................             $  (2.297)   $  (1.026)   $  (0.230)
                                                          --------     --------     --------

Net asset value, end of year................             $   9.160    $   8.750    $   9.130
                                                          =========    =========    =========

Total return(1).............................                 34.49%        7.54%       (6.37%)

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
     Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)..              $  24,254    $  18,511    $  45,094
     Ratio of total expenses to average daily
       net assets...........................                  1.28%(2)     1.12%(2)     1.16%(2)(++)
     Ratio of net investment income to average daily
       net assets...........................                  0.16%        0.73%        0.15%(++)
     Portfolio turnover rate................                   105%(3)       66%(3)        4%(5)

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<FN>

1  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   invested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
2  Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
3  Represents portfolio turnover rate of the fund's corresponding portfolio.
4  Certain per share amounts are based on average shares outstanding.
5  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.

+  Per share amount is not in  accordance  with the net realized and  unrealized
   gain (loss) for the period  because of the timing of sales of fund shares and
   the amounts per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such times.
++ Annualized.
* For the period from July 7, 1997 (inception of offering  institutional shares)
to December 31, 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                           Year Ended December 31,
                                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY FUND                                       1999          1998         1997         1996(3)      1995
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 14.400     $  13.950    $  13.580    $  14.710     $ 12.250
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
   Net investment income(1).................                  $  0.722     $   0.724    $   0.721    $   0.769     $  0.880
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)..                    (1.282)        0.632        0.462       (0.973)       2.458
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

     Total income (loss)

     from investment operations.............                  $ (0.560)    $   1.356    $   1.183    $  (0.204)    $  3.338
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Less distributions:
   Dividends from investment income.........                  $ (0.716)    $  (0.741)   $  (0.703)   $  (0.756)    $ (0.878)
   Distributions from capital gains.........                    (0.234)       (0.165)      (0.110)      (0.170)       -
   Return of capital........................                     -             -            -            -            -
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------


     Total distributions....................                  $ (0.950)    $  (0.906)   $  (0.813)   $  (0.926)    $ (0.878)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $ 12.890     $  14.400    $  13.950    $  13.580     $ 14.710
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========
Total return(2).............................                   (3.97%)        9.95%         9.09%      (1.23%)       28.18%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1):
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)....                 $  31,192    $  67,256    $  74,158    $  54,978     $ 15,156
     Ratio of total expenses to average net assets               0.92%(5)     0.94%(5)     1.01%(5)      0.90%       0.90%
     Ratio of net expenses after custodian fee
        reduction to average net assets(6)..                     0.90%(5)     0.90%(5)     0.87%(5)      -            -
     Ratio of net investment income
        to average net assets...............                     5.26%        5.09%        5.34%        5.50%        6.60%
   Portfolio turnover rate  ................                        0%(7)        7%(7)        1%(4)       65%(4)        8%(4)

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<FN>

1  For each of the periods  presented,  the operating  expenses of the fund were
   reduced by an allocation of expenses to the investment  adviser,  a reduction
   in distribution fees by the distributor,  a reduction in administrator  fees,
   or a  combination  thereof.  Had such  action  not been  undertaken,  the net
   investment income per share and the ratios would have been as follows:

                                                                1999          1998         1997         1996         1995
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net investment income per share.............                  $  0.703     $   0.721    $   0.720    $   0.769     $  0.827
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):

   Expenses   ..............................                     1.06%(5)      0.96%(5)     1.02%(5)     0.90%        1.20%
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========
   Expenses after custodian fee reduction(6)                     1.04%(5)      0.92%(5)     0.88%(5)         -            -
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========
   Net investment income....................                     5.12%         5.07%        5.33%        5.50%        6.20%
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========

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2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each year reported.  Dividends and  distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Certain of the per share data are based on average shares outstanding.
4  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.
5  Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
6  Custodian fees were reduced by credits  resulting from cash balances the fund
   and the portfolio maintained with the custodian (Note 1C). The computation of
   net expenses to average daily net assets  reported above is computed  without
   consideration  of such credits,  in accordance with reporting  regulations in
   effect beginning in 1995.
7  Represents portfolio turnover rate of the fund's corresponding portfolio.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                 Year Ended December 31,
                                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WRIGHT U.S. GOVERNMENT NEAR TERM FUND                           1999          1998         1997         1996         1995
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 10.270     $  10.240    $  10.240    $  10.450     $  9.920
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
   Net investment income(1).................                  $  0.534     $   0.549    $   0.599    $   0.606     $  0.631
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)..                    (0.343)        0.048(+)    (0.010)      (0.212)       0.524
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

     Total income from
        investment operations...............                  $  0.191     $   0.597    $   0.589    $   0.394     $  1.155
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Less distributions:
     Dividends from investment income.......                  $ (0.531)    $  (0.567)   $  (0.589)   $  (0.604)    $ (0.625)
     Distributions from capital gains.......                     -             -            -            -            -
     Return of capital......................                     -             -            -            -            -
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

     Total distributions....................                  $ (0.531)    $  (0.567)   $  (0.589)   $  (0.604)    $ (0.625)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $  9.930     $  10.270    $  10.240    $  10.240     $ 10.450
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========     ========
Total return(2).............................                     1.91%        5.98%         5.93%        3.91%       11.93%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1)
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)....                  $ 52,825     $ 91,922     $ 102,565    $ 130,325     $143,600
   Ratio of net expenses to average net assets                   0.91%(4)     0.88%(4)      0.87%(4)     0.80%        0.80%
   Ratio of expenses after custodian fee
      reduction to average net assets(5)....                     0.90%(4)     0.87%(4)     -           -            -
   Ratio of net investment income to average
      net assets............................                     5.27%         5.38%        5.82%       5.90%        6.20%
   Portfolio turnover rate  ................                       0%(6)         10%(6)        4%(3)      28%(3)       21%(3)

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<FN>

1  For  certain  periods  presented,  the  operating  expenses  of the fund were
   reduced by an allocation of expenses to the investment  adviser,  a reduction
   in  distribution  fees, a reduction in  administrator  fees, or a combination
   thereof. Had such action not been undertaken, net investment income per share
   and the ratios would have been as follows:

                                                                1999          1998         1997
                                                     ------------------------------------------------

     Net investment income per share........                  $  0.526     $   0.546    $   0.597
                                                              =========    =========    =========
     Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):
         Expenses...........................                     0.99%(4)      0.91%(4)     0.89%(4)
                                                              =========    =========    =========
         Expenses after custodian fee reduction(5)               0.98%(4)      0.90%(4)      -
                                                              =========    =========    =========
         Net investment income..............                     5.19%         5.35%        5.80%
                                                              =========    =========    =========
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2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each year reported.  Dividends and  distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.
4  Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
5  Custodian fees were reduced by credits  resulting from cash balances the fund
   and the portfolio maintained with the custodian (Note 1C). The computation of
   net expenses to average daily net assets  reported above is computed  without
   consideration of such credits.
6  Represents portfolio turnover rate of the fund's corresponding portfolio.

+  Per share amount is not in  accordance  with the net realized and  unrealized
   gain (loss) for the period  because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and
   the  amounts per share of realized  and  unrealized  gains and losses at such
   times.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                        ---------------------------------------
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WRIGHT TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND                                   1999          1998         1997         1996(3)      1995
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<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 13.310     $  12.930    $  12.500    $  13.120     $ 11.430
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
   Net investment income ...................                  $  0.679     $   0.680    $   0.690    $   0.720     $  0.758
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)..                    (1.190)        0.524        0.427       (0.631)       1.685
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

     Total income (loss)
     from investment operations.............                  $ (0.511)    $   1.204    $   1.117    $   0.089     $  2.443
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Less distributions:
   Dividends from investment income.........                  $ (0.680)    $  (0.690)   $  (0.687)   $  (0.709)    $ (0.753)
   Dividends in excess of net investment income                 (0.000)(4)       -            -            -             -
   Distributions from capital gains.........                    (0.011)       (0.133)         -            -             -
   In excess of net realized gain on investments                (0.008)       (0.001)         -            -             -
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

     Total distributions....................                  $ (0.699)    $  (0.824)   $  (0.687)   $  (0.709)    $ (0.753)
                                                               --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $ 12.100     $ 13.310     $ 12.930     $  12.500     $ 13.120
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========

Total return(2).............................                   (3.91%)        9.56%        9.25%         0.87%       21.97%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1)
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)....                  $ 87,336     $115,937     $ 80,004     $  91,382     $122,762
   Ratio of net expenses to average net assets                   0.90%        0.90%        0.90%         0.80%        0.80%
   Ratio of net investment income to average
      net assets............................                     5.36%        5.18%        5.50%         5.70%        6.20%
   Portfolio turnover rate..................                       31%          26%          34%           96%          50%

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<FN>

1  For the year ended December 31, 1999, the investment adviser reduced its fee.
   Had such action not been undertaken,  net investment income per share and the
   ratios would have been as follows:

                                                                1999

     Net investment income per share........                  $  0.678
                                                              =========
   Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):
         Expenses...........................                     0.91%
                                                              =========
         Net investment income..............                     5.35%
                                                              =========

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2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each year reported.  Dividends and  distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Certain of the per share data are based on average shares outstanding.
4  Represents less than $(0.001) per share.

</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                 Year Ended December 31,
                                                                          -----------------------------------
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WRIGHT CURRENT INCOME FUND                                      1999(5)       1998         1997         1996         1995
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                                                                                  Standard Shares
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<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                  $ 10.660     $  10.630    $  10.430    $  10.670    $  9.710
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
   Net investment income(1).................                  $  0.620     $   0.646    $   0.658    $   0.674    $  0.696
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)..                    (0.570)        0.028        0.206       (0.239)      0.955
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------

       Total income from
          investment operations.............                  $  0.050     $   0.674    $   0.864    $   0.435    $  1.651
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------


Less distributions:
   Dividends from investment income.........                  $ (0.620)    $  (0.643)   $  (0.664)   $  (0.675)   $ (0.691)
   Distributions from capital gains.........                     -             -            -            -           -
   In excess of net investment income.......                     -            (0.001)       -            -           -
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------

       Total distributions..................                  $ (0.620)    $  (0.644)   $  (0.664)   $  (0.675)   $ (0.691)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------

Net asset value, end of year................                  $ 10.090     $  10.660    $  10.630    $  10.430    $ 10.670
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========

Total return(2).............................                     0.52%         6.51%        8.56%        4.31%       17.46%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1)
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)....                  $  76,452    $  90,262    $  76,217    $  64,623     $66,345
   Ratio of total expenses to average net assets                  0.91%(4)     0.90%(4)     0.89%(4)     0.90%(4)    0.90%(4)
   Ratio of net investment income
      to average net assets.................                     6.02%         6.03%        6.44%        6.50%       6.80%
   Portfolio turnover rate .................                        0%(6)         1%(6)        3%(3)        9%(3)      26%(3)

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<FN>

1  For the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, the distributor  and/or
   the administrator reduced its fees. Had such action not been undertaken,  net
   investment income per share and the ratios would have been as follows:

                                                                1999          1998         1997
                                                              ----------    -------    ----------

     Net investment income per share........                  $  0.615     $   0.644    $   0.652
                                                              =========    =========    =========
     Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):
         Expenses...........................                     0.96%(4)       0.92%(4)     0.95%(4)
                                                              =========    =========    =========
         Net investment income..............                     5.97%         6.01%        6.38%
                                                              =========    =========    =========
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2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Portfolio  turnover  represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.
4  Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
5  Certain of the per share data are based on average shares outstanding.
6  Represents portfolio turnover rate at the fund's corresponding portfolio.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                             --------------------------------------
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Wright Current Income Fund - continued                                        1999(5)      1998         1997(*)
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                                                                                   Institutional Shares
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<S>                                                                        <C>          <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year..........                               $  10.150    $  10.120    $  10.000
                                                                            --------     --------     --------

Income (loss) from investment operations:
   Net investment income  ..................                               $   0.620    $   0.619    $   0.313
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)..                                  (0.560)       0.026        0.120
                                                                            --------     --------     --------

       Total income from
          investment operations.............                               $   0.060    $   0.645    $   0.433
                                                                            --------     --------     --------


Less distributions:
   Dividends from investment income.........                               $  (0.610)   $  (0.615)   $  (0.313)(4)
   Distributions from capital gains.........                                   -            -            -
   Return of capital........................                                   -            -            -
                                                                            --------     --------     --------

       Total distributions..................                               $  (0.610)   $  (0.615)   $  (0.313)
                                                                            --------     --------     --------

Net asset value, end of year................                               $   9.600    $  10.150    $  10.120
                                                                            =========    =========    =========

Total return(1).............................                                   0.60%        6.56%        4.40%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)....                               $  23,374    $  23,231    $  21,801
   Ratio of total expenses to average net assets                               0.70%(2)     0.75%(2)     0.48%(2)(3)
   Ratio of net investment income
      to average net assets.................                                   6.23%        6.11%        4.70%(3)
   Portfolio turnover rate .................                                     0%(6)         1%(6)        3%(7)

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<FN>

1  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
2  Includes the fund's share of its corresponding portfolio's allocated expenses.
3  Annualized.
4  Includes distribution in excess of net investment income of $0.00001 per share.
5  Certain of the per share data are based on average shares outstanding.
6  Represents portfolio turnover rate at the fund's corresponding portfolio.
7  Portfolio turnover represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period
   while the fund was making investments directly in securities.

* For the period  from July 7, 1997  (inception  of  offering  of  institutional
shares) to December 31, 1997.

</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Year Ended December 31,
                                                                --------------------------------------
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WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND                          1999          1998         1997         1996         1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of year.............               $1.00        $1.00        $1.00         $1.00        $1.00

Income from investment operations:
   Net investment income(1) ...................                0.0420       0.0460       0.04739       0.04745      0.05212


Less distributions:
   Dividends from net Investment income........               (0.0420)     (0.0460)     (0.04739)     (0.04745)      (0.05212)
   Distributions from capital gains............                -            -            -             -            -
   Return of capital...........................                -            -            -             -            -
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------      --------

   Total distributions.........................               (0.0420)     (0.0460)     (0.04739)     (0.04745)      (0.05212)
                                                              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------

Net asset value, end of year...................               $1.00        $1.00        $1.00         $1.00        $1.00
                                                              =========    =========    =========    =========    =========

Total return(2)................................                4.29%        4.73%        4.84%         4.85%        5.34%

Ratios/Supplemental Data(1)
   Net assets, end of year (000 omitted).......               $62,527      $91,323      $87,059      $95,184      $45,889
   Ratio of net expenses to average net assets                  0.45%        0.45%        0.45%        0.45%(3)     0.46%(3)
   Ratio of net investment income to average net assets         4.19%        4.61%        4.74%        4.73%        5.22%

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<FN>

1  During each of the above periods,  the investment adviser voluntarily reduced
   its fee and in certain  periods  was  allocated  a portion  of the  operating
   expenses.  Had such actions not been  undertaken,  net investment  income per
   share and the ratios would have been as follows:

Net investment income per share................                 $0.0402      $0.0444     $0.04599     $0.04524     $0.05120
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
   Expenses....................................                   0.63%        0.61%        0.59%        0.67%        0.65%
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
   Net investment income ......................                   4.01%        4.45%        4.60%        4.51%        5.03%
                                                              ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

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2  Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date.
3  Custodian fees were reduced by credits  resulting from cash balances the fund
   maintained  with the custodian  (Note 1C). The computation of net expenses to
   average daily net assets reported above is computed without  consideration of
   such credits. If these credits were considered,  the ratio of net expenses to
   average daily net assets would have been as follows:

                                                                                                        1996         1995
                                                                                                       -------------------
   Actual ratio of net expenses                                                                         0.44%        0.45%
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</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Additional  information about the funds'  investments is available in the funds'
semi-annual  and  annual  reports to  shareholders.  The  funds'  annual  report
contains a discussion of the market  conditions and investment  strategies  that
affected the funds' performance over the past year.

You may want to read the  statement  of  additional  information  (SAI) for more
information  on the  funds  and  the  securities  they  invest  in.  The  SAI is
incorporated  into  this  prospectus  by  reference,  which  means  that  it  is
considered  to be  part  of the  prospectus.

You can get free copies of the  semi-annual and annual reports and the SAI,
request other  information or get answers to your  questions  about the funds by
writing or calling:

    Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc.
    440 Wheelers Farms Road
    Milford, CT 06460
    (800) 888-9471
    E-mail: [email protected]

Copies of documents  and  application  forms can be viewed and  downloaded  from
Wright's website: www.wrightinvestors.com.

Text-only  versions of fund  documents  can be viewed  online or downloaded
from the SEC's web site at  http://www.sec.gov.  You can also  obtain  copies by
visiting the SEC's Public  Reference Room in Washington  DC. For  information on
the  operation of the Public  Reference  Room,  call (800)  SEC-0330.  Copies of
documents  may also be obtained  by sending  your  request  and the  appropriate
duplicating fee to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102
or by  electronic  mail  at  [email protected].

 Investment  Company  Act  file numbers:
     The Wright Managed Equity Trust..........................811-03489
     The Wright Managed Income Trust..........................811-03668


<PAGE>





     STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                                             STANDARD SHARES
                                                        INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
                                                         MONEY MARKET SHARES
                                                                 May 1, 2000
                                                    Revised September 1,2000



                  THE WRIGHT MANAGED BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT FUNDS

                         THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
                     Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund
                      Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
                  Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund

                                       and

                         THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
                            Wright U.S. Treasury Fund
                      Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund
                          Wright Total Return Bond Fund
                           Wright Current Income Fund
                     Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

                                255 State Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02109




                       TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                        Page

The Funds and their Investment Policies....................2
     The Wright Managed Equity Trust.......................2
     The Wright Managed Income Trust.......................4
Additional Investment Policies and Other Information.......5
Additional Information about the Trusts
     and the Portfolio Trust...............................9
Investment Restrictions...................................10
Officers and Trustees.....................................11
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Shares...........14
Investment Advisory and Administrative Services...........16
Custodian and Transfer Agent..............................18
Independent Certified Public Accountants..................18
Brokerage Allocation......................................18
Pricing of Shares.........................................19
Principal Underwriter.....................................20
Service Plans.............................................21
Calculation of Performance and Yield Quotations...........22
Taxes.....................................................24
Financial Statements......................................25
APPENDIX..................................................26



     This combined  Statement of Additional  Information is NOT a prospectus and
is authorized  for  distribution  to  prospective  investors only if preceded or
accompanied  by the  current  combined  Prospectus  of the  funds in The  Wright
Managed Equity Trust and The Wright Managed Income Trust (the  "Trusts"),  dated
May 1, 2000, (Revised September 1,2000)as  supplemented from time to time, which
is  incorporated  herein by reference.  A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained
without charge from Wright Investors' Service  Distributors,  Inc., 440 Wheelers
Farms Road, Milford, CT 06460 (Telephone: (800) 888-9471) or from the World Wide
Web site  (http://www.wrightinvestors.com).  Although  each fund offers only its
shares of  beneficial  interest,  it is possible that a fund might become liable
for a  misstatement  or omission in this  Statement  of  Additional  Information
regarding  another  fund  because  the  funds  use this  combined  Statement  of
Additional  Information.  The Trustees of the Trusts have considered this factor
in approving the use of a combined Statement of Additional Information.



<PAGE>


THE FUNDS AND THEIR INVESTMENT POLICIES


     Each fund is a  diversified  series of an  open-end  management  investment
company.

     The market price of securities held by the funds and the net asset value of
each  fund's  shares  will  fluctuate  in  response  to  stock  or  bond  market
developments and, for WIBC,  currency rate fluctuations.  Capitalized terms used
in this  Statement  of  Additional  Information  have the same meaning as in the
Prospectus.


THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST

     The Wright  Managed  Equity  Trust (the "Equity  Trust")  consists of three
equity funds:  Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WBC),  Wright Major Blue
Chip  Equities  Fund (WMBC),  and Wright  International  Blue Chip Equities Fund
(WIBC) (the "Equity funds").

     The objective of each Equity fund is described in the Prospectus.  There is
no  guarantee  that a fund will  achieve its  investment  objective.  Securities
selected for each fund or portfolio are drawn from an  investment  list prepared
by Wright Investors' Service, Inc. ("Wright" or "Investment Adviser"), and known
as The  Approved  Wright  Investment  List (the  "AWIL")  and the  International
Approved Wright Investment List (the "International AWIL").

     All  companies  on the AWIL or  International  AWIL are,  in the opinion of
Wright,  soundly  financed  "Blue  Chips" with  established  records of earnings
profitability and equity growth. All have established  investment acceptance and
active, liquid markets for their publicly owned shares.

     APPROVED WRIGHT INVESTMENT LIST (AWIL). Wright systematically reviews about
10,000 U.S.  companies in its  proprietary  database in order to identify  those
which pass the minimum  standards of prudence (e.g.,  the value of the company's
assets and shareholders'  equity exceeds certain minimum standards) and thus are
suitable for  consideration by fiduciary  investors.  Companies which meet these
requirements  (about  4,000  companies)  are  considered  by  Wright  to  be  of
"investment grade." They may be large or small, may have their securities traded
on exchanges or over the counter, and may include companies not currently paying
dividends  on their  shares.  These  companies  are then  subjected to extensive
analysis and evaluation in order to identify those which meet Wright's standards
of investment  quality or are leaders in their  industry.  Only those  companies
meeting or exceeding  these  standards are assigned a Wright  Quality Rating and
are eligible for selection by the Wright  Investment  Committee for inclusion in
the AWIL. The AWIL will normally be made of about 350 companies.

     WRIGHT  SELECTED BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND (WBC).  This fund seeks to achieve
its  investment  objective  by  investing  substantially  all of its assets in a
corresponding  portfolio that has the same investment objective as the fund. The
portfolio  invests only in those  companies  whose  current  operations  reflect
defined,  quantified  characteristics  which have been  identified  by Wright as
being likely to provide  comparatively  superior total  investment  return.  The
process selects companies from the quality companies on the AWIL on the basis of
Wright's evaluation of their recent valuation and price/earnings momentum. These
selections are further  reviewed to determine  those that have the best value in
terms  of  current  price  and  current,   as  well  as  forecasted,   earnings.
Capitalization  of companies  selected is not a consideration.  Companies may be
mid cap or large. Professional investment personnel characterize Wright Selected
Blue Chip Equities Fund as a blend of growth and value.  The fund's benchmark is
the Standard & Poor's Mid-Cap 400 Index (S&P Mid-Cap 400).

     The disciplines which determine sale include preventing individual holdings
from exceeding 2 times their normal value position in this portfolio, preventing
the  retention  of the  securities  of any  company  which no  longer  meets the
standards of the AWIL,  and portfolio  holdings  which cease to meet the outlook
criteria  described above. The disciplines which determine purchase provide that
new funds,  income from  securities  currently  held,  and  proceeds of sales of
securities  will be used to increase  those  positions  which at current  market
values  are the  further  below  their  normal  target  values  and to  purchase
companies which become eligible for the portfolio.

     The portfolio will, under normal market conditions,  invest at least 80% of
its net assets in Selected Blue Chip equity securities, including common stocks,
preferred stocks and securities  convertible  into stock.  This is a fundamental
policy  that  can  only be  changed  with  shareholder  approval.  However,  for
temporary defensive purposes the portfolio may hold cash or invest without limit
in  the  short-term  debt  securities  described  under  "Additional  Investment
Policies and Other Information - Defensive Investments."
<PAGE>

     WRIGHT MAJOR BLUE CHIP  EQUITIES  FUND  (WMBC).  This fund seeks to enhance
total  investment  return  (consisting  of price  appreciation  plus  income) by
providing management of a broadly diversified  portfolio of equity securities of
larger  well-established  companies meeting strict quality  standards.  The fund
will, through continuous  professional  investment supervision by Wright, pursue
these  objectives  by investing in a  diversified  portfolio of common stocks of
what are believed to be high-quality, well-established and profitable companies.

     The fund will, under normal market  conditions,  invest at least 80% of its
net assets in equity securities,  including common stocks,  preferred stocks and
securities convertible into stock. This is a fundamental policy that can only be
changed with shareholder approval. However, for temporary defensive purposes the
fund may hold cash or invest  without limit in the  short-term  debt  securities
described  under  "Additional   Investment  Policies  and  Other  Information  -
Defensive Investments."

     This fund is quality oriented and is suitable for a total equity account or
as a base portfolio for accounts with multiple  objectives.  Investment,  except
for temporary defensive investments,  will be made solely in larger companies on
the  AWIL.  In  selecting  companies  from  the AWIL  for  this  portfolio,  the
Investment Committee of Wright selects,  based on quantitative  formulae,  those
companies  which are  expected  to do better  over the  intermediate  term.  The
quantitative  formulae  take  into  consideration  factors  such  as  over/under
valuation and compatibility  with current market trends. The fund's benchmark is
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500).

     The disciplines which determine sale include preventing individual holdings
from  exceeding  2-1/2  times  their  normal  value  position  in this  fund and
requiring  the sale of the  securities  of any company which no longer meets the
standards of the AWIL.  Also,  portfolio  holdings which fall in the unfavorable
category based on the quantitative  formulae described above are generally sold.
The disciplines  which determine  purchase  provide that new funds,  income from
securities  currently  held, and proceeds of sales of securities will be used to
increase  those  positions  which at current market are the furthest below their
normal target  values and to purchase  companies  which become  eligible for the
portfolio as described above.


     THE INTERNATIONAL  APPROVED WRIGHT INVESTMENT LIST  (International  AWIL) .
Wright systematically  reviews  approximately 13,000 non-U.S.  companies from 54
countries  contained in the  Worldscope(R)  database in order to identify  those
which, on the basis of at least five years of audited records,  pass the minimum
standards of prudence (e.g., the value of the companies assets and shareholders'
equity exceeds certain minimum standards and its operations have been profitable
during  the last  three  years)  and  thus are  suitable  for  consideration  by
fiduciary  investors.  Companies  which meet  these  requirements  (about  4,000
companies) are considered by Wright to be suitable for prudent investment.  They
may be large or small, may have their securities traded on exchanges or over the
counter,  and may include  companies  not  currently  paying  dividends on their
shares.  These  approximately  4,000  companies are then  subjected to extensive
analysis and evaluation in order to identify those which meet Wright's standards
of investment  quality or are leaders in their  industry.  Only those  companies
meeting or exceeding these standards (a subset of the 4,000 companies considered
for prudent  investment)  are assigned a Wright  Quality Rating and are eligible
for  selection  by  the  Wright  Investment   Committee  for  inclusion  in  the
International AWIL.


     WRIGHT  INTERNATIONAL  BLUE CHIP EQUITIES  FUND (WIBC).  This fund seeks to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in
a corresponding  portfolio that has the same  investment  objective as the fund.
The portfolio will, through continuous  professional  investment  supervision by
Wright,  pursue its objective by investing in a diversified  portfolio of equity
securities of high-quality,  well-established and profitable non-U.S.  companies
having their principal business activities in at least three different countries
outside the United States.

     The portfolio, under normal market conditions,  will invest at least 80% of
its net assets in International  Blue Chip equity  securities,  including common
stocks,  preferred  stocks and  securities  convertible  into  stock.  This is a
fundamental  policy  that  can  only  be  changed  with  shareholder   approval.
International   Blue  Chip  equity   securities   are  those   included  in  the
International  AWIL,  as  described  above.  However,  for  temporary  defensive
purposes the portfolio may hold cash or invest  without limit in the  short-term
debt  securities  described  under  "Additional  Investment  Policies  and Other
Information -- Defensive Investments."

     The portfolio may purchase equity  securities traded on a securities market
of the  country in which the  company is  located  or other  foreign  securities
exchanges,  or it may purchase American  Depositary  Receipts ("ADRs") traded in
the United States.  Investing in the fund may be suitable for investors  wishing
to  diversify  their  portfolios  by  investing  in  non-U.S.  companies  or for
investors who simply wish to participate in non-U.S.  investments.  Although the
fund's and the portfolio's net asset values will be calculated in U.S.  dollars,
fluctuations  in  foreign  currency  exchange  rates may  affect the value of an
investment in the portfolio and the fund.

     The disciplines which determine sale include disposing of equity securities
of any company which no longer meets the quality  standards of the International
AWIL. The disciplines  which determine  purchase provide that new funds,  income
from  the  securities  held  by the  portfolio  and  proceeds  of  sales  of the
securities  held by the portfolio will be used to increase those positions which
at current market value are the furthest below their normal target values.
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST

     The Wright Managed Income Trust (the "Income Trust") consists of four fixed
income funds:  Wright U.S.  Treasury Fund (WUSTB),  Wright U.S.  Government Near
Term Fund  (WNTB),  Wright Total  Return Bond Fund  (WTRB),  and Wright  Current
Income Fund (WCIF) (the "Income  Funds"),  and a money market fund,  Wright U.S.
Treasury Money Market Fund.

     Each fund seeks to achieve its objective  through the  investment  policies
described below.

     WRIGHT  U.S.  TREASURY  FUND  (WUSTB)  . This  fund  seeks to  achieve  its
investment  objective  by  investing  substantially  all  of  its  assets  in  a
corresponding portfolio that has the same investment objective as the fund. U.S.
Treasury  Portfolio  ("USTP") invests in U.S.  Treasury bills,  notes and bonds.
Under normal market conditions, the portfolio will invest substantially all, but
in any case at least 65%, of its total assets in such U.S. Treasury  obligations
and in repurchase  agreements  with respect to such  obligations.  The portfolio
will not invest in  mortgage-related  securities.  The fund's  benchmark  is the
Lehman U.S. Treasury Bond Index.

     WRIGHT U.S.  GOVERNMENT  NEAR TERM FUND (WNTB) . This fund seeks to achieve
its  investment  objective  by  investing  substantially  all of its assets in a
corresponding portfolio that has the same investment objective as the fund. U.S.
Government Near Term Portfolio ("USGNTP") invests in U.S. Government obligations
with an average weighted  maturity of less than five years. The U.S.  Government
securities in which the portfolio may invest include  direct  obligations of the
U.S.  Government,  such as bills,  notes and bonds issued by the U.S.  Treasury;
obligations of U.S.  Government  agencies and  instrumentalities  secured by the
full  faith  and  credit of the U.S.  Treasury,  such as  securities,  including
pass-through securities,  of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
or the Export-Import  Bank;  obligations secured by the right to borrow from the
U.S.  Treasury,  such as securities  issued by the Federal Financing Bank or the
Student Loan Marketing Association; and obligations backed only by the credit of
the government agency itself,  such as securities of the Federal Home Loan Bank,
the Federal  National  Mortgage  Association  (FNMA) and the  Federal  Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).

     The  portfolio  may enter into  repurchase  agreements  with respect to any
securities  in which it may  invest.  This  fund is  designed  to  appeal to the
investor seeking a high level of income that is normally  somewhat less variable
and normally somewhat higher than that available from short-term U.S. Government
money market  securities and who is also seeking to limit fluctuation of capital
(i.e. compared with longer term U.S. Government securities).

     WRIGHT  TOTAL  RETURN BOND FUND (WTRB) . The fund invests in bonds or other
investment-grade  debt  securities  selected by the  Investment  Adviser  with a
weighted average maturity that, in the Investment  Adviser's judgment,  produces
the best total return,  i.e., the highest total of ordinary  income plus capital
appreciation.  There are no limits on the  minimum or maximum  weighted  average
maturity of the fund's portfolio or on the maturity of any individual  security.
Accordingly,  investment selections may differ depending on the particular phase
of the interest rate cycle.  This fund may invest in U.S.  Government and agency
obligations,  certificates  of deposit of federally  insured banks and corporate
obligations rated at the date of investment "BBB" or better  (investment  grade)
by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's") or, if not rated by such rating organizations, of comparable quality
as determined by Wright pursuant to guidelines  established by the Trustees.  In
any case,  they must also meet Wright  Quality Rating  Standards.  The fund will
dispose of securities  downgraded  below BBB. The fund's benchmark is the Lehman
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

     WRIGHT  CURRENT  INCOME  FUND  (WCIF)  . This  fund  seeks to  achieve  its
investment  objective  by  investing  substantially  all  of  its  assets  in  a
corresponding  portfolio  that has the same  investment  objective  as the fund.
Current Income Portfolio ("CIP") invests primarily in debt obligations issued or
guaranteed by the U.S.  Government or any of its agencies or  instrumentalities,
mortgage-related  securities of governmental or corporate  issuers and corporate
debt  securities.  The U.S.  Government  securities  in which the  portfolio may
invest include direct obligations of the U.S. Government,  such as bills, notes,
and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury;  obligations of U.S.  Government agencies
and instrumentalities secured by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury,
such as securities of GNMA or the Export-Import Bank; obligations secured by the
right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as securities issued by the Federal
Financing Bank or the Student Loan Marketing Association; and obligations backed
only by the  credit of the  government  agency  itself,  such as  securities  of
Federal Home Loan Bank, FNMA and FHLMC.

     The portfolio may invest in  mortgage-related  securities issued by certain
of the agencies or federally chartered  corporations listed above. These include
mortgage-backed  securities of GNMA,  FNMA and FHLMC,  debentures and short-term
notes issued by FNMA and  collateralized  mortgage  obligations issued by FHLMC.
These  securities  are  backed by a pool of  mortgages  which  pass  through  to
investors  the  principal  and  interest  payments  of  homeowners.  Ginnie  Mae
guarantees  that  investors  will  receive  timely  principal  payments  even if
homeowners  do not  make  their  mortgage  payments  on  time.  See  "Additional
Investment Policies and Other Information - Mortgage-Related Securities" on page
8.
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     The corporate  debt  securities  in which the portfolio may invest  include
commercial  paper and other  short-term  instruments  rated A-1 by S&P or P-1 by
Moody's.  The  portfolio  may invest in  unrated  debt  securities  if these are
determined by Wright pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees to be of
a quality  comparable to that of the rated securities in which the portfolio may
invest.  All of the corporate  debt  securities  purchased by the portfolio must
meet Wright Quality Rating Standards.

     Wright may allocate assets among  different  market sectors (such as agency
securities,   U.S.  government  and  Treasury  securities,  and  corporate  debt
securities) with different maturities based on its view of the relative value of
each sector or maturity.  In buying and selling  securities  for the  portfolio,
Wright analyzes a security's  structural  features,  current price compared with
its estimated long-term price, and the credit quality of its issuer.

     The  portfolio  may enter into  repurchase  agreements  with respect to any
securities in which it may invest.

     WRIGHT U.S.  TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND (WTMM) . The fund's objective is to
provide  as high a rate of  current  income  as  possible  consistent  with  the
preservation of capital and  maintenance of liquidity.  The fund will pursue its
objective by investing  exclusively in securities of the U.S. Government and its
agencies  that are backed by the full  faith and  credit of the U.S.  Government
("U.S.  Treasury  securities")  and in  repurchase  agreements  relating to such
securities.  At least  80% of the  fund's  assets  will be  invested  in  direct
obligations of the U.S.  Treasury,  including  Treasury bills,  notes and bonds,
which differ only in their interest rates,  maturities and times of issuance. Up
to 20% of the  fund's  assets  may be held in cash  or  invested  in  repurchase
agreements.

     The fund will limit its portfolio to  investments  maturing in 13 months or
less and  maintains a weighted  average  maturity of not more than 90 days.  The
fund will seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, but there is no
assurance  that  the fund  will be able to do so.  The  yield  of the fund  will
fluctuate in response to changes in market conditions and interest rates.

     The fund will limit its  investments  to legal  investments  and investment
practices for federal credit unions as set forth in the Federal Credit Union Act
and the National Credit Union Administration Regulations.  The fund will provide
all federal  credit union  shareholders  of record with sixty (60) days' written
notice before changing this investment policy.

                                * * *

     None of the funds is intended to be a complete investment program,  and the
prospective   investor  should  take  into  account  its  objectives  and  other
investments when considering the purchase of any fund's shares. The funds cannot
eliminate risk or assure achievement of their objectives.


ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND OTHER INFORMATION

     The Equity  Trust,  the Income Trust and the  Portfolio  Trust have adopted
certain   fundamental   investment   restrictions  which  are  enumerated  under
"Investment  Restrictions"  and which may be changed  as to a fund or  portfolio
only by the vote of a  majority  of the  fund's or the  portfolio's  outstanding
voting  securities.  Except for such  enumerated  restrictions  and as otherwise
indicated  herein,  the  investment  objective  and  policies  of each  fund and
portfolio  are not  fundamental  polices and  accordingly  may be changed by the
Trustees of each Trust and the Portfolio Trust without obtaining the approval of
a fund's  shareholders or the investors in the corresponding  portfolio,  as the
case may be. If any changes were made in a fund's investment objective, the fund
might have investment  objectives different from the objective which an investor
considered  appropriate  at the time the investor  became a  shareholder  in the
fund.  Each fund will  notify its  shareholders  of any  material  change in its
investment objective.

     The  use of the  term  "fund"  or  "funds"  in  the  following  "Additional
Investment   Policies  and  Other   Information"  is  intended  to  include  the
corresponding portfolios, except as noted.

     U.S.  GOVERNMENT,  AGENCY AND INSTRUMENTALITY  SECURITIES - U.S. Government
securities  are  issued by the  Treasury  and  include  bills,  certificates  of
indebtedness,  notes,  and bonds.  Agencies  and  instrumentalities  of the U.S.
Government  are  established  under  the  authority  of an act of  Congress  and
include, but are not limited to, GNMA, the Tennessee Valley Authority,  the Bank
for  Cooperatives,  the Farmers  Home  Administration,  Federal Home Loan Banks,
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, and FNMA.

      REPURCHASE  AGREEMENTS  - Each of the  funds  may  enter  into  repurchase
agreements to the extent permitted by its investment  policies. A fund may enter
into repurchase agreements only with large, well-capitalized banks or government
securities dealers that meet Wright credit standards.

     REPURCHASE  AGREEMENTS involve purchase of U.S. Government securities or of
other  high-quality,  short-term  debt  obligations.  At  the  same  time a fund
purchases  the  security,  it  resells  it to the  vendor (a member  bank of the
Federal  Reserve System or recognized  securities  dealer),  and is obligated to
redeliver the security to the vendor on an agreed-upon  date in the future.  The
resale  price is in excess of the  purchase  price and  reflects an  agreed-upon
market  rate  unrelated  to the  coupon  rate on the  purchased  security.  Such
transactions  afford an opportunity for a fund to earn a return on cash which is
only temporarily available. A fund's risk is the ability of the vendor to pay an
agreed-upon  sum upon the  delivery  date,  and the Trust  believes  the risk is
limited to the  difference  between  the market  value of the  security  and the
repurchase price provided for in the repurchase agreement.  However,  bankruptcy
or insolvency  proceedings affecting the vendor of the security which is subject
to the repurchase agreement, prior to the repurchase, may result in a delay in a
fund being able to resell the security.

     In all cases when entering into repurchase  agreements with other than FDIC
insured depository institutions,  the funds will take physical possession of the
underlying  collateral  security,  or will receive  written  confirmation of the
purchase of the collateral  security and a custodial or safekeeping receipt from
a third  party  under a  written  bailment  for  hire  contract,  or will be the
recorded owner of the collateral security through the Federal Reserve Book-Entry
System.  Repurchase  agreements  are considered to be loans under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.

     CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - are  certificates  issued against funds deposited
in a bank, are for a definite  period of time,  earn a specified rate of return,
and are normally negotiable.

     BANKERS'  ACCEPTANCES - are short-term  credit  instruments used to finance
the import,  export,  transfer or storage of goods.  They are termed  "accepted"
when a bank guarantees their payment at maturity.

     COMMERCIAL  PAPER - refers to promissory  notes issued by  corporations  in
order to finance their short-term credit needs.

     FINANCE  COMPANY  PAPER - refers to  promissory  notes  issued  by  finance
companies in order to finance their short-term credit needs.

     CORPORATE  OBLIGATIONS - include bonds and notes issued by  corporations in
order to finance longer-term credit needs.

     FOREIGN  SECURITIES - WIBC may invest in foreign  securities.  Investing in
securities  of foreign  governments  or  securities  issued by  companies  whose
principal  business  activities  are  outside  the  United  States  may  involve
significant  risks not associated with domestic  investments.  It is anticipated
that in most cases, the best available market for foreign  securities will be on
exchanges or in over-the-counter  markets located outside the U.S. Foreign stock
markets,  while  growing  in volume and  sophistication,  are  generally  not as
developed as those in the U.S. Securities of some foreign issuers  (particularly
those located in emerging market countries) may be less liquid and more volatile
than securities of comparable U.S.  companies.  In addition,  foreign  brokerage
commissions are generally  higher than  commissions on securities  traded in the
U.S. and may be non-negotiable.  In general,  there is less overall governmental
supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies
than in the U.S.

     The  limited  liquidity  of certain  foreign  markets in which the fund may
invest may affect the fund's ability to accurately  value its assets invested in
such market.  In addition,  the settlement  systems of certain foreign countries
are less developed than the U.S.,  which may impede the fund's ability to effect
portfolio  transactions.  There is generally less publicly available information
about foreign  companies,  particularly  those not subject to the disclosure and
reporting  requirements  of  the  U.S.  securities  laws.  Foreign  issuers  are
generally  not bound by uniform  accounting,  auditing and  financial  reporting
requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers.  Investments in
foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in exchange
control  regulations,  expropriation  or  confiscatory  taxation,  limitation on
removal of funds or other assets of the fund, political or financial instability
or  diplomatic  and other  developments  which could  affect  such  investments.
Further,  economies  of  particular  countries  or areas of the world may differ
favorably or unfavorably from the economy of the U.S.

     These risks may be intensified for the fund's investments in Latin or South
American  emerging  markets and  countries  with limited or  developing  capital
markets.  Security  prices in these markets can be  significantly  more volatile
than in more  developed  countries,  reflecting  the  greater  uncertainties  of
investing  in less  established  markets  and  economies.  Political,  legal and
economic structures in many of these emerging market countries may be undergoing
significant  evolution  and  rapid  development,  and they may lack the  social,
political,  legal  and  economic  stability  characteristic  of  more  developed
countries.  Emerging  market  countries may have failed in the past to recognize
private property rights. They may have relatively unstable governments,  present
the risk of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership, or
prohibitions on repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property
rights than more developed countries. Their economies may be predominately based
on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global
trade  conditions,  and may suffer  from  extreme  and  volatile  debt  burdens,
inflation rates or currency exchange rates. Local securities markets may trade a
small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases
in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of substantial holdings
difficult or impossible at times. The fund may be required to establish  special
custodial or other  arrangements  before  making  certain  investments  in those
countries.  Securities  of issuers  located in these  countries may have limited
marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements.
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     FOREIGN  CURRENCY  EXCHANGE  TRANSACTIONS  - WIBC  may  engage  in  foreign
currency exchange transactions. Investments in securities of foreign governments
and companies  whose  principal  business  activities are located outside of the
United  States will  frequently  involve  currencies  of foreign  countries.  In
addition, assets of the fund may temporarily be held in bank deposits in foreign
currencies during the completion of investment programs. Therefore, the value of
the fund's assets,  as measured in U.S.  dollars,  may be affected  favorably or
unfavorably by changes in foreign  currency  exchange rates and exchange control
regulations. Although the fund values its assets daily in U.S. dollars, the fund
does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign  currencies into U.S. dollars
on  a  daily  basis.  The  fund  may  conduct  its  foreign  currency   exchange
transactions  on a spot (i.e.,  cash) basis at the spot rate  prevailing  in the
foreign currency exchange market. The fund will convert currency on a spot basis
from  time to time and  will  incur  costs  in  connection  with  such  currency
conversion.   Although  foreign  exchange  dealers  do  not  charge  a  fee  for
conversion,  they do realize a profit  based on the  difference  (the  "spread")
between  the prices at which they are buying  and  selling  various  currencies.
Thus,  a dealer  may offer to sell a foreign  currency  to the fund at one rate,
while  offering a lesser rate of exchange  should the fund desire to resell that
currency  to the  dealer.  The fund does not  intend  to  speculate  in  foreign
currency exchange rates.

     As an alternative to spot  transactions,  the fund may enter into contracts
to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward" contracts) or
purchase currency call or put options. A forward contract involves an obligation
to  purchase  or sell a specific  currency  at a future  date and price fixed by
agreement  between the parties at the time of entering into the contract.  These
contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency
traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract
generally involves no deposit  requirement and no commissions are charged at any
stage for  trades.  The fund  intends to enter into such  contracts  only on net
terms. The purchase of a put or call option is an alternative to the purchase or
sale of forward  contracts and will be used if the option premiums are less then
those in the forward contract market.

     The fund may enter into  forward  contracts  only under two  circumstances.
First,  when the fund  enters  into a  contract  for the  purchase  or sale of a
security quoted or dominated in a foreign  currency,  it may desire to "lock in"
the U.S.  dollar price of the security.  This is accomplished by entering into a
forward  contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S.  dollars,
of  the  amount  of  foreign  currency  involved  in  the  underlying   security
transaction  ("transaction  hedging").  Such forward contract  transactions will
enable the fund to protect  itself  against a possible  loss  resulting  from an
adverse  change in the  relationship  between  the U.S.  dollar and the  subject
foreign currency during the period between the date the security is purchased or
sold and the date of payment for the security.

     Second,  when  the  Investment  Adviser  believes  that the  currency  of a
particular  foreign  country may suffer a substantial  decline  against the U.S.
dollar,  the fund may enter into a forward  contract to sell, for a fixed amount
of U.S. dollars, the amount of foreign currency  approximating the value of some
or all of the securities  quoted or denominated  in such foreign  currency.  The
precise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of the securities
involved will not generally be possible.  The future value of such securities in
foreign  currencies  will change as a consequence of  fluctuations in the market
value of those securities  between the date the forward contract is entered into
and the date it  matures.  The  projection  of currency  exchange  rates and the
implementation of a short-term hedging strategy are highly uncertain.

     The fund will place cash or liquid securities in a segregated account.  The
amount  of such  segregated  assets  will be at least  equal to the value of the
fund's total assets committed to the consummation of forward contracts involving
the purchase of forward  currency.  If the value of the securities placed in the
segregated account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the
account on a daily basis so that the value of the account  will equal the amount
of the fund's commitments with respect to such contracts.

     At the  maturity  of a  forward  contract,  the fund may  elect to sell the
portfolio security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Alternatively, the
fund may retain the security and terminate its contractual obligation to deliver
the foreign  currency by  purchasing an identical  offsetting  contract from the
same currency trader.

     It is impossible  to forecast with  precision the market value of portfolio
securities  at the  expiration  of a forward  contract.  Accordingly,  it may be
necessary  for the fund to  purchase  additional  foreign  currency  on the spot
market (and bear the expense of such  purchase)  if the fund intends to sell the
security and the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign
currency that the fund is obligated to deliver.  Conversely, it may be necessary
to sell on the spot market some of the foreign  currency  received upon the sale
of the  portfolio  security  if its market  value  exceeds the amount of foreign
currency that the fund is obligated to deliver.

     If the fund retains the  portfolio  security  and engages in an  offsetting
transaction,  the fund will incur a gain or a loss (as  described  below) to the
extent  that there has been a change in  forward  contract  prices.  If the fund
engages  in an  offsetting  transaction,  it may  subsequently  enter into a new
forward  contract to sell the foreign  currency.  Should forward contract prices
decline  during  the  period  between  the date the fund  enters  into a forward
contract  for the sale of the  foreign  currency  and the date it enters into an
offsetting  contract  for the  purchase of the foreign  currency,  the fund will
realize a gain to the  extent  that the price of the  currency  it has agreed to
sell exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to purchase. Should forward
contract  prices  increase,  the fund will  suffer a loss to the extent that the
price of the  currency  it has  agreed  to  purchase  exceeds  the  price of the
currency it has agreed to sell.
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     The fund will not speculate in forward  contracts and will limit its use of
such contracts to the transactions  described above. Of course,  the fund is not
required  to  enter  into  such  transactions  with  respect  to  its  portfolio
securities  and will  not do so  unless  deemed  appropriate  by the  Investment
Adviser.  This method of protecting the value of the fund's securities against a
decline  in the  value of a  currency  does not  eliminate  fluctuations  in the
underlying  prices of the securities.  It simply  establishes a rate of exchange
which the fund can  achieve at some future  time.  Additionally,  although  such
contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the
hedged  currency,  they also tend to limit any  potential  gain  which  might be
realized if the value of such currency increases.

     "FORWARD  COMMITMENTS AND WHEN-ISSUED"  SECURITIES - Each fund may purchase
when-issued  securities and make contracts to purchase or sell  securities for a
fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Alternatively,  a
fund  may  enter  into  offsetting  contracts  for the  forward  sale  of  other
securities  that it  owns.  Securities  purchased  or sold on a  when-issued  or
forward  commitment basis involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to
be  purchased  declines  prior  to the  settlement  date or if the  value of the
security to be sold increases prior to the settlement date.

     Securities  are  frequently  offered  on a  "when-issued"  basis.  When  so
offered,  the price, which is generally expressed in terms of yield to maturity,
is fixed at the time the  commitment  to  purchase  is made,  but  delivery  and
payment for the when-issued securities may take place at a later date. Normally,
the settlement date occurs 15 to 90 days after the date of the transaction.  The
payment obligation and the interest rate that will be received on the securities
are fixed at the time a fund enters  into the  purchase  commitment.  During the
period between  purchase and  settlement,  no payment is made by the fund to the
issuer and no interest  accrues to the fund. To the extent that assets of a fund
are held in cash pending the  settlement of a purchase of  securities,  the fund
would  earn no  income;  however,  it is  intended  that the funds will be fully
invested to the extent  practicable  and subject to the policies  stated  above.
While forward  commitments and  when-issued  securities may be sold prior to the
settlement  date,  it is intended that such  securities  will be purchased for a
fund with the purpose of  actually  acquiring  them unless a sale  appears to be
desirable  for  investment  reasons.  At  the  time  a  commitment  to  purchase
securities on a when-issued  basis is made for a fund, the  transaction  will be
recorded and the value of the security  reflected in determining  the fund's net
asset value.

     The  Trust  will  establish  a  segregated  account  in  which a fund  that
purchases  securities  on a  when-issued  basis  will  maintain  cash and liquid
securities  equal in value to commitments  for  when-issued  securities.  If the
value of the securities placed in the separate account declines, additional cash
or  securities  will be placed in the account on a daily basis so that the value
of  the  account  will  at  least  equal  the  amount  of a  fund's  when-issued
commitments.  Such segregated securities either will mature or, if necessary, be
sold on or before the  settlement  date.  Securities  purchased on a when-issued
basis and the  securities  held by a fund are  subject to changes in value based
upon the public's  perception of the credit worthiness of the issuer and changes
in the level of interest rates (which will generally  result in both changing in
value in the same way, i.e., both experiencing  appreciation when interest rates
decline and  depreciation  when interest rates rise).  Therefore,  to the extent
that a fund remains  substantially  fully  invested at the same time that it has
purchased  securities on a when-issued basis, there will be greater fluctuations
in the market  value of the fund's net assets than if cash were solely set aside
to pay for when-issued securities.

     DEFENSIVE  INVESTMENTS - During periods of unusual market conditions,  when
Wright believes that investing for temporary  defensive purposes is appropriate,
all or a portion  of each  fund's or  portfolio's  assets may be held in cash or
invested in short-term  obligations.  Short-term obligations include but are not
limited to  short-term  obligations  issued or  guaranteed  as to  interest  and
principal  by the U.S.  Government  or any  agency  or  instrumentality  thereof
(including repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities);  commercial
paper which at the date of investment is rated A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody's, or,
if not rated by such  rating  organizations,  is deemed  by Wright  pursuant  to
procedures  established by the Trustees to be of comparable quality;  short-term
corporate obligations and other debt instruments which at the date of investment
are rated AA or better by S&P or Aa or better by Moody's  or, if unrated by such
rating organizations, are deemed by Wright pursuant to procedures established by
the Trustees to be of comparable quality; and certificates of deposit,  bankers'
acceptances  and time deposits of domestic  banks which are  determined to be of
high quality by Wright pursuant to procedures  established by the Trustees.  The
funds  may  invest in  instruments  and  obligations  of banks  that have  other
relationships with the funds, the portfolios,  Wright or Eaton Vance Management,
the Trusts' Administrator ("Eaton Vance" or "Administrator"). No preference will
be shown towards investing in banks which have such relationships.

     MORTGAGE-RELATED  SECURITIES - WTRB and WCIF may invest in mortgage-related
securities,  including  collateralized  mortgage  obligations ("CMOs") and other
derivative mortgage-related  securities.  These securities will either be issued
by the U.S.  Government  or one of its  agencies  or  instrumentalities  or,  if
privately issued,  supported by mortgage collateral that is insured,  guaranteed
or otherwise backed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
THE  FUNDS  DO  NOT  INVEST  IN  THE   RESIDUAL   CLASSES   OF  CMOS,   STRIPPED
MORTGAGE-RELATED  SECURITIES,  LEVERAGED  FLOATING RATE  INSTRUMENTS  OR INDEXED
SECURITIES.

     Mortgage-related  securities represent  participation interests in pools of
adjustable and fixed  mortgage  loans.  Unlike  conventional  debt  obligations,
mortgage-related  securities  provide monthly  payments derived from the monthly
interest  and  principal  payments  (including  any  prepayments)  made  by  the
individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans. The mortgage loans underlying

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mortgage-related securities are generally subject to a greater rate of principal
prepayments  in a declining  interest rate  environment  and to a lesser rate of
principal prepayments in an increasing interest rate environment.  Under certain
interest  and  prepayment  rate  scenarios,  a fund may fail to recover the full
amount of its investment in mortgage-related  securities purchased at a premium,
notwithstanding  any direct or indirect  governmental or agency  guarantee.  The
fund may realize a gain on mortgage-related  securities purchased at a discount.
Since  faster  than  expected  prepayments  must  usually be  invested  in lower
yielding  securities,   mortgage-related  securities  are  less  effective  than
conventional bonds in "locking in" a specified interest rate.  Conversely,  in a
rising interest rate  environment,  a declining  prepayment rate will extend the
average life of many mortgage-related securities.  Extending the average life of
a mortgage  related  security  increases the risk of depreciation  due to future
increases in market interest rates.

     A  fund's   investments   in   mortgage-related   securities   may  include
conventional  mortgage  pass-through  securities and certain classes of multiple
class CMOs.  Senior CMO classes will  typically  have priority over residual CMO
classes  as to  the  receipt  of  principal  and/or  interest  payments  on  the
underlying  mortgages.  The CMO  classes  in  which a fund  may  invest  include
sequential and parallel pay CMOs,  including planned  amortization class ("PAC")
and target amortization class ("TAC") securities.

     Different  types of  mortgage-related  securities  are subject to different
combinations of prepayment,  extension, interest rate and/or other market risks.
Conventional  mortgage  pass-through  securities  and  sequential  pay  CMOs are
subject to all of these risks,  but are typically not leveraged.  PACs, TACs and
other senior  classes of sequential  and parallel pay CMOs involve less exposure
to  prepayment,  extension  and interest  rate risk than other  mortgage-related
securities,  provided that prepayment  rates remain within  expected  prepayment
ranges or "collars."

     LENDING  PORTFOLIO  SECURITIES  - All of the funds in the Equity  Trust may
seek to increase income by lending  portfolio  securities to  broker-dealers  or
other  institutional  borrowers.   Under  present  regulatory  policies  of  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  such  loans are  required  to be secured
continuously by collateral in cash or liquid assets held by the fund's custodian
and  maintained  on a current  basis at an amount at least  equal to the  market
value of the  securities  loaned,  which  will be marked to market  daily.  Cash
equivalents  include  certificates  of  deposit,   commercial  paper  and  other
short-term  money  market  instruments.  The fund would have the right to call a
loan and obtain the  securities  loaned at any time on up to five business days'
notice.  The fund would not have the right to vote any securities  having voting
rights during the existence of a loan,  but would call the loan in  anticipation
of an important  vote to be taken among holders of the  securities or the giving
or withholding of their consent on a material matter affecting the investment.

     During  the  existence  of a loan,  a fund will  continue  to  receive  the
equivalent  of the  interest or dividends  paid by the issuer on the  securities
loaned and will also receive a fee, or all or a portion of the interest, if any,
on investment of the  collateral.  However,  the fund may at the same time pay a
transection fee to such borrowers and administrative  expenses, such as finders'
fees to third  parties.  As with other  extensions  of credit there are risks of
delay in  recovery  or even  loss of  rights  in the  securities  loaned  if the
borrower of the securities fails  financially.  However,  the loans will be made
only to  organizations  deemed by the Investment  Adviser to be of good standing
and when, in the judgment of the Investment Adviser, the consideration which can
be earned from  securities  loans of this type justifies the attendant risk. The
financial  condition of the borrower will be monitored by the Investment Adviser
on an ongoing basis and collateral values will be continuously  maintained at no
less than 100% by "marking to market" daily.  If the Investment  Adviser decides
to make securities loans, it is intended that the value of the securities loaned
would no exceed 30% of the fund's total assets.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUSTS AND THE PORTFOLIO TRUST

     Unless otherwise  defined herein,  capitalized terms have the meaning given
them in the Prospectus.

     Each Trust is an open-end,  management  investment  company  organized as a
Massachusetts  business trust.  The Wright Managed Equity Trust was organized in
1982 and has the three series described  herein.  Each series offers two classes
of shares - Standard Shares and Institutional  Shares. The Wright Managed Income
Trust was organized in 1983 and has the five series  described  herein.  Each of
Wright U.S.  Treasury Fund,  Wright Government Near Term Fund and Wright Current
Income  Fund  offers two classes of shares  -Standard  Shares and  Institutional
Shares. Wright Total Return Bond Fund offers a single class of shares - Standard
Shares,  and Wright U.S.  Treasury  Money  Market Fund offers a single  class of
shares  referred to as Money  Market  Shares.  Prior to May 1, 1997,  The Wright
Major Blue Chip  Equities  Fund was called the  "Wright  Quality  Core  Equities
Fund." The Trusts' series are collectively referred to as the "funds." Each fund
is a diversified fund.

     Each Trust's  Declaration of Trust may be amended with the affirmative vote
of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the Trust or, if the interests of a
particular  fund or class are  affected,  a majority  of such  fund's or class's
outstanding  shares.  The Trustees are  authorized  to make  amendments  to each
Declaration of Trust that do not have a material adverse effect on the financial
interests of shareholders.  Each Trust or series may be terminated upon the sale
of the  Trust's or series'  assets to another  diversified  open-end  management
investment  company,  if approved by vote of a majority of the Trust's Trustees.
Each  Trust  or  series  or  class  may  be  terminated  upon   liquidation  and
distribution  of the assets of the Trust or series or class,  if  approved  by a
majority of the Trustees.  If not so  terminated,  each Trust or series or class
may continue indefinitely.
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     Each Trust's  Declaration of Trust further  provides that the Trustees will
not be liable  for  errors of  judgment  or  mistakes  of fact or law;  however,
nothing in either  Declaration of Trust protects a Trustee against any liability
to which he would  otherwise  be subject by reason of willful  misfeasance,  bad
faith,  gross  negligence,  or reckless  disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office.

     The Trusts are  organizations of the type commonly known as  "Massachusetts
business  trusts." Under  Massachusetts  law,  shareholders of such a trust may,
under  certain  circumstances,  be held  personally  liable as partners  for the
obligations of the trust. Each Trust's  Declaration of Trust contains an express
disclaimer of shareholder liability in connection with the Trust property or the
acts,  obligations  or  affairs  of the Trust.  Each  Declaration  of Trust also
provides for  indemnification  out of the Trust property of any shareholder held
personally  liable for the claims and  liabilities  to which a  shareholder  may
become subject by reason of being or having been a  shareholder.  Thus, the risk
of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is
limited to  circumstances  in which a Trust  itself  would be unable to meet its
obligations.  The  risk  of any  shareholder  incurring  any  liability  for the
obligations  of a Trust is extremely  remote.  The  Investment  Adviser does not
consider this risk to be material.

     Each portfolio is a series of the Portfolio  Trust, an open-end  management
investment  company  registered  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as
amended (the "1940 Act"). The Portfolio Trust was organized as a trust under the
laws of the State of New York on March 18, 1997.

     Interests in the Portfolio  Trust have no preemptive or conversion  rights,
and are fully paid and non-assessable except as described in the Prospectus. The
Portfolio  Trust  normally will not hold  meetings of holders of such  interests
except as required under the 1940 Act. The Portfolio  Trust would be required to
hold a meeting of holders in the event that at any time less than a majority  of
its Trustees  holding  office had been  elected by holders.  The Trustees of the
Portfolio  Trust continue to hold office until their  successors are elected and
have qualified. Trustees may be removed by a majority vote of the interests held
by holders in the Portfolio  Trust  qualified to vote in the election.  The 1940
Act  requires  the  Portfolio  Trust to assist its  holders  in  calling  such a
meeting.  Upon  liquidation  of a portfolio,  holders in the portfolio  would be
entitled  to share pro rata in the net  assets of the  portfolio  available  for
distribution to holders.

     Each holder in the  Portfolio  Trust is entitled to a vote in proportion to
its percentage interest in the Portfolio Trust.


Investment Restrictions

     The following  investment  restrictions have been adopted by each Trust and
the Portfolio Trust and may be changed as to a fund or a portfolio,  as the case
may be, only by the vote of a majority of the fund's or portfolio's  outstanding
voting  securities,  which as used in this  Statement of Additional  Information
means the  lesser of (a) 67% of the shares of the fund or the  interests  of the
portfolio  if the  holders of more than 50% of the shares or  interests,  as the
case may be, are present or  represented  at the meeting or (b) more than 50% of
the  shares  or  interests  of the fund or  portfolio.  Accordingly,  the  funds
(portfolios) may not:

(1)  Borrow  money  or  issue  senior  securities  except  as  permitted  by the
     Investment  Company Act of 1940.  In addition,  a fund or portfolio may not
     issue bonds,  debentures or senior equity securities,  other than shares of
     beneficial interest;

(2)  With  respect to 75% of the total assets of a fund or  portfolio,  purchase
     the  securities of any issuer if such purchase  would cause more than 5% of
     its total assets (taken at market  value) to be invested in the  securities
     of such issuer, or purchase securities of any issuer if such purchase would
     cause more than 10% of the total  voting  securities  of such  issuer to be
     held by the fund or portfolio,  except  obligations issued or guaranteed by
     the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities;

(3)  Purchase  securities  on margin  (but a fund or  portfolio  may obtain such
     short-term  credits as may be necessary  for the  clearance of purchase and
     sales of securities);

(4)  Purchase or sell real estate, although a fund or portfolio may purchase and
     sell  securities  which  are  secured  by real  estate  and  securities  of
     companies which invest or deal in real estate;

(5)  Purchase or sell  commodities  or commodity  contracts  for the purchase or
     sale of  physical  commodities  other than  currency,  excluding  financial
     futures contracts and options on these financial futures contracts;

(6)  Make an investment in any one industry that would cause investments in such
     industry to equal or exceed 25% of the fund's or  portfolio's  total assets
     taken at market value at the time of such investment (other than securities
     issued  or   guaranteed   by  the  U.S.   Government  or  its  agencies  or
     instrumentalities);

(7)  Underwrite or participate in the marketing of securities of others; and

(8)  Make loans to any person except by (a) the  acquisition of debt  securities
     and making portfolio investments,  (b) entering into repurchase agreements,
     or (c) lending portfolio securities.
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     Notwithstanding  the investment policies and restrictions of a fund, a fund
which is  organized  in a  master-feeder  structure  may invest its assets in an
open-end  management  investment  company with substantially the same investment
objective, policies and restrictions as the fund. Notwithstanding the investment
restrictions set forth above, WTMM will be subject to the restrictions set forth
in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

Nonfundamental   Investment   Restrictions   -  In  addition  to  the  foregoing
fundamental  investment  restrictions,  each Trust and the Portfolio  Trust have
adopted the following  nonfundamental policies which may be amended or rescinded
by the vote of the Trust's or the Portfolio  Trust's  Board of Trustees  without
shareholder or interest holder approval. The funds (portfolios) may not:

(a)  Invest more than 15% (10% for Wright U.S.  Treasury  Money  Market Fund) of
     the fund's or  portfolio's  net assets in illiquid  investments,  including
     repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than seven days,  securities which
     are not readily  marketable  and  restricted  securities  not  eligible for
     resale  pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, but excluding  commercial
     paper offered in reliance on Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

(b)  Purchase additional securities if the fund's or portfolio's borrowings
     exceed 5% of its total assets;

(c)  Make short sales of securities, except short sales against the box; and

(d)  For purposes of fundamental  investment  restriction  no. 6, the Trusts and
     the Portfolio Trust consider utility companies,  gas,  electric,  water and
     telephone  companies as separate  industries;  except that, with respect to
     any fund  which has a policy of being  primarily  invested  in  obligations
     whose interest  income is exempt from federal  income tax, the  restriction
     shall be that the Trust  (Portfolio  Trust) will not purchase for that fund
     either (i) pollution  control and  industrial  development  bonds issued by
     non-governmental  users or (ii)  securities  whose  interest  income is not
     exempt from federal  income tax, if in either case the purchase would cause
     more than 25% of the market value of the assets of the fund  (portfolio) at
     the time of such  purchase to be invested in the  securities of one or more
     issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry.

     The Equity Trust on behalf of Wright  Major Blue Chip  Equities  Fund,  the
Income Trust on behalf of Wright Total Return Bond Fund and Wright U.S. Treasury
Money Market Fund,  and the  Portfolio  Trust,  have each adopted the  following
nonfundamental investment restriction.

     The funds  (portfolios)  may not acquire  the  securities  of a  registered
open-end investment company or a registered unit investment trust in reliance on
the provisions of Section  12(d)(1)(F) or Section  12(d)(1)(G) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     The 1940 Act  currently  allows a fund to borrow  (1) for any  reason  from
banks or by  entering  into  reverse  repurchase  agreements  in an  amount  not
exceeding  one-third of the fund's total assets and (2) for  temporary  purposes
(presumed to mean not more than 60 days).  If a fund's  borrowings  under clause
(1) later exceed one-third of the fund's total assets,  the fund must reduce its
borrowings below this level within three business days.

     Except for the restriction on borrowing  described in the above  paragraph,
if a percentage  restriction  contained in any fund's or portfolio's  investment
policies is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decease in
the percentage  resulting from a change in the value of portfolio  securities or
the fund's or portfolio's  net assets will not be considered a violation of such
restriction.  If such a change causes a fund to exceed its percentage limitation
on illiquid investments,  the fund will reduce these investments,  in an orderly
manner, to a level that does not exceed this limitation.



Officers and Trustees

     The officers and Trustees of the Trusts are listed below.  The officers and
Trustees of the Portfolio Trust are identical to those of the Trusts.  Except as
indicated,  each  individual  has held the office shown or other  offices in the
same  company  for the last  five  years.  Those  Trustees  who are  "interested
persons"  (as  defined  in the 1940 Act) of the  Trusts,  the  Portfolio  Trust,
Wright, The Winthrop Corporation ({Winthrop"), Eaton Vance, Eaton Vance's wholly
owned subsidiary,  Boston Management and Research ("BMR"),  Eaton Vance's parent
company,  Eaton Vance Corp. ("EVC"),  or Eaton Vance's and BMR's Trustee,  Eaton
Vance,  Inc.  ("EV"),  by virtue of their  affiliation  with  either  the Trust,
Wright, Winthrop, Eaton Vance, BMR, EVC or EV, are indicated by an asterisk (*).

PETER M. DONOVAN (57), President and Trustee*
President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and Director of Wright and Winthrop;  Vice
President,  Treasurer and a Director of Wright Investors' Service  Distributors,
Inc.
Address: 440 Wheelers Farms Road, Milford, CT 06460
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H. DAY BRIGHAM, JR. (73), Vice President, Secretary and Trustee*
Retired Vice  President,  Chairman of the  Management  Committee and Chief Legal
Officer of Eaton Vance,  EVC, BMR and EV;  Director of Wright and Winthrop since
February, 1997.
Address: 92 Reservoir Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

JUDITH R. CORCHARD (61), Vice President and Trustee*
Executive Vice President, Investment Management: Senior Investment Officer;
Chairman of the  Investment  Committee and Director of Wright and Winthrop.  Ms.
Corchard was appointed a Trustee of the Trusts on December 10, 1997.
Address: 440 Wheelers Farms Road, Milford, CT 06460

DORCAS R. HARDY (53), Trustee
President,  Dorcas R. Hardy & Associates  (a public  policy and  government
relations firm),  Spotsylvania,  VA; Director,  The Options Clearing Corporation
and First Coast  Service  Options,  Jacksonville,  FL (FL Blue Cross Blue Shield
subsidiary);  1996-1998 - Chairman and CEO of Work  Recovery, Inc. (an advanced
rehabilitation  technology firm),  Tucson, AZ; 1986-1989 - U.S.  Commissioner of
Social Security. Ms. Hardy was elected a Trustee on December 9, 1998.
Address: 11407 Stonewall Jackson Drive Spotsylvania, VA 22553

LELAND MILES (76), Trustee
President  Emeritus,   University  of  Bridgeport  (1987-  present);  President,
University of Bridgeport (1974-1987); Director, United Illuminating Company.
Address: 332 North Cedar Road, Fairfield, CT 06430

A.M. MOODY III (63), Vice President & Trustee*
Senior Vice President, Wright and Winthrop; President, Wright Investors'
Service Distributors, Inc.
Address: 440 Wheelers Farms Road, Milford, CT 06460

LLOYD F. PIERCE (81), Trustee
Retired Vice Chairman  (prior to 1984 - President),  People's Bank,  Bridgeport,
CT;  Member,  Board  of  Trustees,  People's  Bank,  Bridgeport,  CT;  Board  of
Directors,  Southern  Connecticut  Gas Company;  Chairman,  Board of  Directors,
COSINE.
Address: 140 Snow Goose Court, Daytona Beach, FL 32119

RICHARD E. TABER (51), Trustee
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First County Bank,  Stamford,  CT. Mr.
Taber was appointed a Trustee of the Trusts on March 18, 1997.
Address: 117 Prospect Street, Stamford, CT 06904

RAYMOND VAN HOUTTE (75), Trustee
President  Emeritus and Counselor of The Tompkins County Trust Co., Ithaca,
NY (since January 1989);  President and Chief  Executive  Officer,  The Tompkins
County Trust Company (1973-1988);  President, New York State Bankers Association
(1987-1988);  Director,  McGraw Housing Company,  Inc., Deanco, Inc., Evaporated
Metal Products and Ithaco, Inc.
Address: One Strawberry Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850

JAMES L. O'CONNOR (55), Treasurer
Vice President of Eaton Vance, BMR and EV. Officer of various investment
companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Address: 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

JANET E. SANDERS (64), Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Vice President of Eaton Vance, BMR and EV. Officer of various investment
companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Address: 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

WILLIAM J. AUSTIN, JR. (48), Assistant Treasurer
Assistant  Vice  President of Eaton  Vance,  BMR and EV.  Officer of various
 investment  companies  managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. Mr.
Austin was elected Assistant Treasurer of the Trusts on December 18, 1991.
Address: 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
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A. JOHN MURPHY (37), Assistant Secretary
Vice President of Eaton Vance, BMR and EV since March 1, 1994; employee of Eaton
Vance  since  March  1993.  State  Regulations  Supervisor,  The Boston  Company
(1991-1993).  Officer of various investment  companies managed by Eaton Vance or
BMR. Mr. Murphy was elected Assistant Secretary of the Trusts on June 21, 1995.
Address: 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

ERIC G. WOODBURY (42), Assistant Secretary
Vice  President  of Eaton  Vance,  BMR and EV  since  February  1993;  formerly,
associate  attorney at Dechert,  Price & Rhoads.  Officer of various  investment
companies  managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.  Mr.  Woodbury  was elected  Assistant
Secretary of the Trusts on June 21, 1995.
Address: 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

     Each Trust's and the Portfolio Trust's Board of Trustees has established an
Independent  Trustees' Committee and an Audit Committee,  each consisting of all
of the Independent Trustees who are Messrs. Miles, Pierce (Chairman),  Taber and
Van Houtte and Ms. Hardy.  The  responsibilities  of the  Independent  Trustees'
Committee include those of a nominating  committee for additional or replacement
trustees  of the Trust and a contract  review  committee  for  consideration  of
renewals  or  changes  in  the  investment  advisory  agreements,   distribution
agreements and distribution plans and other agreements as appropriate.

     The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are: (a) to oversee the Trusts'
accounting and financial  reporting  practices,  their internal controls and, as
appropriate,  the internal controls of certain service providers; (b) to oversee
the  quality  and  objectivity  of the  Trusts'  financial  statements  and  the
independent  audit  thereof;  and (c) to act as a liaison  between  the  Trusts'
independent auditors and the full Board of Trustees.

     All of the Trustees and officers hold  identical  positions with the Equity
Trust,  the Income Trust,  The Wright Managed Blue Chip Series Trust, The Wright
EquiFund Equity Trust, Catholic Values Investment Trust and the Portfolio Trust.
The fees and expenses of those  Trustees of the Trusts and the  Portfolio  Trust
(Messrs.  Miles,  Pierce,  Taber  and  Van  Houtte  and Ms.  Hardy)  who are not
interested  persons of the Trusts and the Portfolio Trust and of Mr. Brigham are
paid by the Trusts and the  Portfolio  Trust,  respectively.  They also  receive
additional  payments from other  investment  companies for which Wright provides
investment  advisory services.  The Trustees who are employees of Wright receive
no  compensation  from the Trusts and the  Portfolio  Trust.  The Trusts and the
Portfolio  Trust do not have a  retirement  plan for the  Trustees.  For Trustee
compensation from the Trusts and the other funds in the Wright Funds complex for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, see the following table.



                               COMPENSATION TABLE

                       Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999

                    THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST - 4 Funds

                    THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST - 5 Funds

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           Aggregate Compensation from
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                                            The Wright Managed                 The Wright Managed              Funds and
Trustees                                       Equity Trust                       Income Trust             Funds Complex(1)
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<S>                                               <C>                                <C>                       <C>
H. Day Brigham, Jr.                               $1,750                             $1,750                    $11,250
Dorcas R. Hardy                                    1,750                              1,750                     11,250
Leland Miles                                       1,750                              1,750                     11,250
Lloyd F. Pierce                                    1,750                              1,750                     11,250
Richard E. Taber                                   1,750                              1,750                     11,250
Raymond Van Houtte                                 1,250                              1,250                      8,250
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(1) Total  compensation  paid  includes  not only  service  on the boards of The
    Wright Managed Equity Trust (4 funds) and The Wright Managed Income Trust (5
    funds) but also  service on other  boards in the Wright  Fund  complex for a
    total of 22 funds.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SHARES


     As of April 1,  2000,  the  Trustees  and  officers  of the  Trusts and the
Portfolio  Trust,  as a  group,  owned  in the  aggregate  less  than  1% of the
outstanding shares of each fund and portfolio.

     As of April 1, 2000, the following  shareholders were record holders of the
following percentages of the outstanding shares of the funds:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

EQUITY TRUST                                                                 Percent of Outstanding Shares Owned
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<S>                                                                     <C>            <C>      <C>           <C>      <C>
                                                                       WSBC                WMBC                 WIBC
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                                                                                     Standard Institutional Standard  Institutional
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Ruane & Co.                                                             5.94%          5.40%                  22.2%
c/o Tompkins County Trust Co.
Ithaca, NY 14851

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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.                                                             6.5%
Mutual Funds Dept.
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Cenco                                                                                                               18.8%
Asset Management Group
Birmingham, AL 35296

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RWDSU Pension Fund                                                                                                  68.5%
c/o Compass Bank
Asset Management Group
Birmingham, AL 35296

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RWDSU General Fund Equity Acct                                                                                       6.4%
c/o Bank of New York
New York, NY 10286

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RWDSU Staff Ret/Tr Fd Eq Acct                                                                                        6.3%
c/o Bank of New York
New York, NY 10286

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Wright Managed Growth
  with Income Fund
                                                                                                100.0%
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</TABLE>

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


INCOME TRUST                                              Percent of Outstanding Shares Owned
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<S>                                   <C>              <C>               <C>                 <C>                 <C>
                                      WUSTB             WNTB             WTRB                WCIF                WTMM
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                                    Standard          Standard         Standard      Standard Institutional    Standard
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Independence Trust Co.               20.0%                                                                      29.2%
Manchester, NH 03105
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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.            9.4%
Mutual Funds Dept.
San Francisco, CA 94104
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First Community Bank                  7.6%                                7.1%         5.5%
Trut & Financial Services
Bluefield, WV
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Ruane & Co.                                             6.1%              7.4%
c/o Tompkins County Trust Company
Ithaca, NY 14851
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First National Bank - Winfield, Kansas                  9.8%
Winfield, KS 67156
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FTC & Co.                                                                 9.9%
Denver, CO 80217
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Fleet National Bank Cust.                                                              6.1%
Plumbers & Pipefitters P/F
Rochester, NY 14592
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Thompson & Co.                                                            5.6%
c/o First National Bank
Brookings, SD 57006
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RWDSU Pension Fund - Fixed                                                                       62.8%
RWDSU Benefit Plan
c/o Compass Bank
Birmingham, AL 35296
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.                                                             7.4%
c/o Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
Medford, MA 02155
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RWDSU Benefit Fund                                                                               33.4%
c/o Compass Bank
Birmingham, AL 35296
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First County Bank                     6.1%                                5.1%                                   8.1%
Stamford, CT 06901
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Community Banks NA                                      8.3%
Trust Department
Hazleton, PA 18201
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Saturn & Co.                                                                                                     7.9%
c/o Investors Bank & Trust Co.
Boston, MA 02117
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Security First National Bank                                                                                     8.1%
Alexandria, LA 71309
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Greenfield Savings Bank                                                                                          5.0%
Greenfield, MA 01302

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

     The Trusts have engaged  Wright to act as  investment  adviser to the funds
pursuant  to  an  Investment   Advisory   Contract  (the  "Investment   Advisory
Contract").  Wright  furnishes each non-feeder  fund with investment  advice and
management services, as described below. Wright has agreed that for so long as a
feeder fund invests its investable  assets in a corresponding  portfolio it will
not impose any advisory fees to which it would be entitled  under the respective
Investment  Advisory  Contract.  The  Portfolio  Trust  has  engaged  Wright  as
investment adviser to provide  investment advice and management  services to the
portfolios pursuant to the Portfolio Investment Advisory Contract.

     Pursuant to the Investment  Advisory Contract and the Portfolio  Investment
Advisory Contract,  Wright will carry out the investment and reinvestment of the
assets of the non-feeder funds and the portfolios,  will furnish continuously an
investment program with respect to the non-feeder funds and the portfolios, will
determine  which  securities  should be purchased,  sold or exchanged,  and will
implement such  determinations.  Wright will furnish to the non-feeder funds and
the  portfolios  investment  advice  and  management  services,   office  space,
equipment and clerical  personnel,  and  investment  advisory,  statistical  and
research facilities. In addition, Wright has arranged for certain members of the
Eaton  Vance and Wright  organizations  to serve  without  salary as officers or
Trustees.  In return for these  services,  each  non-feeder fund or portfolio is
obligated to pay a monthly advisory fee calculated at the rates set forth in the
current Prospectus.

     The investment  adviser,  the  distributor and each fund and portfolio have
adopted Codes of Ethics governing personal  securities  transactions.  Under the
Codes,  Wright  employees  may purchase and sell  securities  subject to certain
pre-clearance and reporting  requirements and other  procedures.  These Codes of
Ethics are on public file with, and available  from, the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

     The  following  table  sets  forth  the net  assets  of each  fund  and the
portfolios  at December  31, 1999 and the advisory fee paid by the funds and the
portfolios during the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. Prior
to the close of business on April 30, 1997,  Wright managed  directly the assets
of the feeder funds.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                           <C>                            <C>              <C>               <C>

                                           Aggregate Net Assets     Advisory Fees Paid for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31
                                          -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                at 12/31/99                   1999             1998              1997*
                                                -----------                 -------------------------------------------

THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
---------------------------------
WBC                                           $ 74,547,357                      $ -              $ -          $ 437,112
SBCP(1)                                         75,482,542                   843,755        1,597,908         1,019,152
WMBC(2)                                        146,395,503                   490,732          145,057           118,332
WIBC                                           171,864,428                        -                -            716,225
IBCP                                           172,471,189                 1,290,967        1,990,690         1,441,589

THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
--------------------------------
WUSTB                                         $ 31,192,496                      $ -              $ -            $73,974
USTP(3)                                         33,753,155                   213,958          289,260           179,562
WNTB                                            52,824,875                        -                -            172,837
USGNTP                                          52,963,032                   299,429          404,601           301,140
WTRB(4)                                         87,336,205                   429,396          377,910           326,326
WCIF                                            99,826,428                        -                -             94,877
CIP                                             99,987,097                   434,441          430,622           245,848
WTMM(5)                                         62,527,175                   278,468          329,520           329,000

 * For the period from January 1, 1997 to April 1, 1997 for WBC and WIBC and
for the period from May 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 for SBCP and IBCP.

(1) To  enhance  the net  income of the fund,  Wright  made a  reduction  of its
    advisory fee during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 by $11,400.
(2) To  enhance  the net  income of the fund,  Wright  made a  reduction  of its
    advisory fee during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 by $50,081.
(3) To enhance the net income of the fund,  $6,000 of expenses were allocated to
    the investment adviser for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
(4) To  enhance  the net  income of the fund,  Wright  made a  reduction  of its
    advisory fee during each of the three  fiscal years ended  December 31, 1999
    by $11,175.
(5) To  enhance  the net  income of the fund,  Wright  made a  reduction  of its
    advisory fee during each of the four fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 by
    $146,004, $154,396, $131,353 and $127,441, respectively.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

     The Trusts have engaged  Eaton Vance to act as the  administrator  for each
fund pursuant to separate  Administration  Agreements.  The Portfolio  Trust has
engaged Eaton Vance to act as the administrator for each portfolio pursuant to a
Portfolio  Administration  Agreement. For its services under the Trusts' and the
Portfolio  Trust's  Administration  Agreements,  Eaton  Vance  receives  monthly
administration fees. The following table sets forth the administration fee rates
paid for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999,  fees paid from the funds for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997, and from the Portfolio
Trust for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Fee Paid as a % of Average Daily        Administration Fees Paid by the funds
                                          Net Assets for the Fiscal Year         for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31
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                                               Ended December 31, 1999          1999             1998              1997
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
--------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>                 <C>                <C>              <C>
WBC                                                      0.02%               $ 24,115           $ 56,229         $279,719
SBCP                                                     0.09%(*)             220,457            253,446               -
WMBC                                                     0.12%(*)             212,534(1)          70,463           51,841
WIBC                                                     0.02%                 26,865             56,746          301,235
IBCP                                                     0.11%(*)             235,077            256,090               -


THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
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WUSTB                                                    0.02%               $ 10,513           $ 19,333         $ 63,450
USTP                                                     0.07%Z(*)             53,490             66,170               -
WNTB                                                     0.02%                 14,928             26,620          105,782
USGNTP                                                   0.07%(*)              74,857             91,438               -
WTRB                                                     0.07%(*)             101,757             92,690           81,582
WCIF                                                     0.02%                 20,783             27,077           83,305
CIP                                                      0.07%(*)             103,352             95,021               -
WTMM                                                     0.07%                 55,741             65,724           65,863

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(1) To enhance the net income of the fund,  the  administrator  waived its fees by
$113 for Institutional Shares.
(*)Adjusted to reflect a lower administration fee rate.

</TABLE>


     The Portfolio Trust did not commence  operations until May 1, 1997 and paid
no administration fees to Eaton Vance as of December 31, 1997.

     Eaton Vance is a business trust  organized under  Massachusetts  law. Eaton
Vance,  Inc.  ("EV")  serves as trustee of Eaton  Vance.  Eaton Vance and EV are
wholly  owned  subsidiaries  of Eaton  Vance  Corporation  ("EVC"),  a  Maryland
corporation and publicly held holding company.  EVC through its subsidiaries and
affiliates  engages  primarily  in  investment  management,  administration  and
marketing activities.

     In addition to the fees payable to the service providers  described herein,
the funds and  portfolios  are  responsible  for  usual and  customary  expenses
associated with their respective  operations not otherwise  payable by Wright or
Eaton Vance. These include,  among other things,  organization  expenses,  legal
fees,  audit and accounting  expenses,  insurance  costs,  the  compensation and
expenses of the Trustees,  interest,  taxes and extraordinary  expenses (such as
for litigation).  For each fund, such expenses also include printing and mailing
reports,  notices and proxy  statements to shareholders  and  registration  fees
under  federal  securities  laws and the cost of providing  required  notices to
state securities administrators.  For the portfolios, such expenses also include
registration  fees  under  foreign  securities  laws (for  WIBC)  and  brokerage
commissions.


     The Investment Advisory Contract and Portfolio Investment Advisory Contract
will remain in effect until February 28, 2002. The Investment  Advisory Contract
and the Portfolio  Investment  Advisory  Contract may be continued  from year to
year so long as such  continuance  is approved at least annually (i) by the vote
of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, the
Portfolio Trust, Eaton Vance or Wright cast in person at a meeting  specifically
called  for the  purpose  of  voting on such  approval  and (ii) by the Board of
Trustees  of the  Trust  or by  vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities of the respective funds or portfolios.  The Administration Agreements
may be  continued  from year to year  after  February  28,  2002 so long as such
continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Trustees. Each
agreement  may be  terminated  at any time  without  penalty  on sixty (60) days
written notice by the Board of Trustees or Directors of either party, or by vote
of the majority of the outstanding shares of the affected fund or portfolio, and
each agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. Each
agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless  disregard of its  obligations  or duties to the Trust or
Portfolio  Trust,  as the case may be, under such agreement on the part of Eaton
Vance or  Wright,  Eaton  Vance or  Wright  will not be  liable  to the Trust or
Portfolio Trust, as the case may be, for any loss incurred.

<PAGE>

CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT

     Investors  Bank & Trust  Company  ("IBT"),  200 Clarendon  Street,  Boston,
Massachusetts,  acts as custodian for the funds and the portfolios.  IBT has the
custody of all cash and  securities of the funds and  portfolios,  maintains the
funds' and  portfolios'  general  ledgers and computes the daily net asset value
per share.  In such capacity it attends to details in connection  with the sale,
exchange,  substitution,   transfer  or  other  dealings  with  the  funds'  and
portfolios'  investments,  receives and disburses all funds and performs various
other ministerial duties upon receipt of proper  instructions from the funds and
portfolios.  IBT also acts as  transfer  agent to the  portfolios  and keeps the
records of all purchases and redemptions of interests in the portfolios.

   PFPC, Inc., P.O. Box 9697, Providence, RI 02904 is the funds' transfer agent.


INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP,  200  Berkeley  Street,   Boston,   Massachusetts
02116-9698  are the  Trusts' and the  Portfolio  Trust's  independent  certified
public  accountants,  providing  audit  services,  tax return  preparation,  and
assistance and consultation  with respect to the preparation of filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



BROKERAGE ALLOCATION

     Wright places the portfolio security  transactions for each non-feeder fund
and portfolio,  which in some cases may be effected in block  transactions which
include other  accounts  managed by Wright.  Wright  provides  similar  services
directly for bank trust departments.  Wright seeks to execute portfolio security
transactions  on the  most  favorable  terms  and in the most  effective  manner
possible.  In seeking  best  execution,  Wright  will use its best  judgment  in
evaluating the terms of a transaction,  and will give  consideration  to various
relevant  factors,  including  without  limitation  the  size  and  type  of the
transaction,  the nature and  character  of the  markets for the  security,  the
confidentiality,  speed and  certainty of effective  execution  required for the
transaction,   the  reputation,   experience  and  financial  condition  of  the
broker-dealer and the value and quality of service rendered by the broker-dealer
in other  transactions,  and the  reasonableness of the brokerage  commission or
markup, if any.

     It is expected that on frequent  occasions there will be many broker-dealer
firms which will meet the foregoing  criteria for a particular  transaction.  In
selecting  among such  firms,  the funds may give  consideration  to those firms
which supply  brokerage and research  services,  quotations and  statistical and
other information to Wright for their use in servicing their accounts. The funds
may include  firms which  purchase  investment  services  from Wright.  The term
"brokerage and research services" includes advice as to the value of securities,
the  advisability  of investing in,  purchasing or selling  securities,  and the
availability  of securities or purchasers or sellers of  securities;  furnishing
analyses  and  reports  concerning  issuers,  industries,  securities,  economic
factors and trends,  portfolio  strategy and the  performance  of accounts;  and
effecting  securities  transactions and performing  functions incidental thereto
(such as clearance and settlement).  Such services and information may be useful
and of value to Wright in servicing  all or less than all of their  accounts and
the services and information  furnished by a particular firm may not necessarily
be used in connection with the account which paid brokerage  commissions to such
firm. The advisory fee paid by the non-feeder funds and the portfolios to Wright
is not  reduced  as a  consequence  of  Wright's  receipt of such  services  and
information.  While such  services  and  information  are not expected to reduce
Wright's normal research activities and expenses,  Wright would,  through use of
such services and  information,  avoid the  additional  expenses  which would be
incurred if it should  attempt to develop  comparable  services and  information
through its own staffs.

     Subject to the  requirement  that  Wright  use its best  efforts to seek to
execute each non-feeder fund's and portfolio's  portfolio security  transactions
at advantageous prices and at reasonably  competitive  commission rates, Wright,
as indicated  above,  is  authorized to consider as a factor in the selection of
any  broker-dealer  firm with whom portfolio  orders may be placed the fact that
such firm has sold or is  selling  shares  of the  funds or of other  investment
companies  sponsored  by Wright.  This policy is  consistent  with a rule of the
National  Association of Securities  Dealers,  Inc., which rule provides that no
firm which is a member of the Association may favor or disfavor the distribution
of shares of any particular  investment company or group of investment companies
on the basis of brokerage commissions received or expected by such firm from any
source.

     Under  the  Investment  Advisory  Contract  and  the  Portfolio  Investment
Advisory  Contract,  Wright has the  authority to pay  commissions  on portfolio
transactions  for brokerage  and research  services  exceeding  that which other
brokers or dealers  might  charge  provided  certain  conditions  are met.  This
authority will not be exercised, however, until the Prospectus or this Statement
of  Additional  Information  has been  supplemented  or amended to disclose  the
conditions under which Wright proposes to do so.
<PAGE>

     The  Investment  Advisory  Contract and the Portfolio  Investment  Advisory
Contract  expressly  recognizes the practices  which are provided for in Section
28(e) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 by authorizing  the selection of a
broker or dealer which charges a non-feeder fund or portfolio a commission which
is in excess of the amount of  commission  another  broker or dealer  would have
charged for effecting  that  transaction  if it is determined in good faith that
such  commission  was  reasonable  in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services which have been provided.

     During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997, the Equity
funds or their  corresponding  portfolios paid the following aggregate brokerage
commissions on portfolio transactions:

                        1999                1998                      1997*
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         WBC           $   -              $   -                    $ 224,234
         SBCP           485,035            421,219                      -
         WMBC           177,407             56,217                    53,114
         WIBC              -                  -                      779,120
         IBCP         1,336,210          1,084,219                       -

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     * For the period  from  January 1, 1997 to April 30,  1997 for WBC and WIBC
and for the period from May 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 for SBCP and IBCP.
     It is expected  that  purchases and sales of portfolio  investments  by the
Income  funds (or their  corresponding  portfolios)  will be with the issuers or
with major dealers in debt instruments  acting as principal,  and that the funds
(or  portfolios)  will  normally  pay no  brokerage  commissions.  The  cost  of
securities purchased from underwriters includes a disclosed,  fixed underwriting
commission or concession, and the prices for which securities are purchased from
and sold to dealers usually include an undisclosed  dealer mark-up or mark-down.
During the fiscal  years ended  December 31,  1999,  1998 and 1997,  none of the
Income funds paid brokerage commissions.


PRICING OF SHARES

ALL FUNDS EXCEPT WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND

     For a  description  of how  the  funds  value  their  Standard  Shares  and
Institutional  Shares, see "Information About Your Account - How the Funds Value
their Shares" in the funds' current Prospectus.  The funds value securities with
a  remaining  maturity  of 60 days or less by the  amortized  cost  method.  The
amortized cost method involves  initially valuing a security at its cost (or its
fair market  value on the  sixty-first  day prior to  maturity)  and  thereafter
assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, without
regard to unrealized  appreciation  or  depreciation  in the market value of the
security.

WRIGHT U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND

     Wright U.S.  Treasury  Money  Market Fund values its shares  three times on
each day the New York Stock  Exchange (the  "Exchange") is open at noon, at 3:00
p.m. and as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange - normally 4:00 p.m.
New York time.  The net asset value is determined by IBT (as agent for the fund)
in the  manner  authorized  by the  Trustees.  Portfolio  assets of the fund are
valued at  amortized  cost in an effort to  attempt to  maintain a constant  net
asset value of $1.00 per share,  which the Trustees have determined to be in the
best interests of the fund and its shareholders. The fund's use of the amortized
cost method to value the portfolio  securities is  conditioned on its compliance
with  conditions  contained  in a rule  issued by the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "Rule").

     Under the Rule, the Trustees are obligated, as a particular  responsibility
within  the  overall  duty  of  care  owed  to the  shareholders,  to  establish
procedures  reasonably  designed,  taking into account current market conditions
and the investment  objectives of the fund, to stabilize the net asset value per
share as computed for the purposes of distribution, redemption and repurchase at
$1.00 per share. The Trustees'  procedures include periodically  monitoring,  as
they  deem  appropriate  and at such  intervals  as are  reasonable  in light of
current market  conditions,  the extent of deviation  between the amortized cost
value per share and a net asset value per share based upon available indications
of  market  value  as well as  review  of the  methods  used  to  calculate  the
deviation. The Trustees will consider what steps, if any, should be taken in the
event of a  difference  of more  than 1/2 of 1%  between  such two  values.  The
Trustees will take such steps as they consider appropriate (e.g.,  redemption in
kind,  selling  prior to maturity  to realize  gains or losses or to shorten the
average portfolio maturity, withholding dividends or using market quotations) to
minimize any material  dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing
shareholders, which might arise from differences between the two values.
<PAGE>

     The  Rule  requires  that  the  fund's  investments,  including  repurchase
agreements,  be limited to those U.S.  dollar-denominated  instruments which are
determined  to  present  minimal  credit  risks  and  which  are at the  time of
acquisition rated by the requisite number of nationally  recognized  statistical
rating  organizations in one of the two highest short-term rating categories or,
in the case of any  instrument  that is not so rated,  of comparable  quality as
determined by Wright in accordance with procedures  established by the Trustees.
It also  calls for the fund to  maintain  a  dollar-weighted  average  portfolio
maturity (not more than 90 days)  appropriate  to its objective of maintaining a
stable net asset  value of $1.00 per share and  precludes  the  purchase  of any
instrument  with a  remaining  maturity  of  more  than  397  days.  Should  the
disposition  of  a  portfolio  security  result  in  a  dollar-weighted  average
portfolio  maturity  of more than 90 days,  the  fund's  available  cash will be
invested in such a manner as to reduce such  maturity to 90 days or less as soon
as reasonably practicable.

     It is the normal practice of Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund to hold
portfolio securities to maturity and to realize par value therefor unless a sale
or  other   disposition  is  mandated  by  redemption   requirements   or  other
extraordinary  circumstances.  Under the  amortized  cost  method of  valuation,
traditionally   employed  by   institutions   for   valuation  of  money  market
instruments,  neither the amount of daily  income nor the fund's net asset value
is affected by any unrealized  appreciation  or  depreciation on securities held
for the fund.  There can be no  assurance  that the  fund's  objectives  will be
achieved.

                                    * * *

     The funds and the  portfolios  will not price  securities  on the following
national holidays: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents' Day;
Good Friday;  Memorial Day;  Independence Day; Labor Day;  Thanksgiving Day; and
Christmas Day.

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

     Each Trust has adopted a  Distribution  Plan as defined in Rule 12b-1 under
the 1940 Act (the "Plan") on behalf of its funds  (except  Wright U.S.  Treasury
Money Market Fund) with respect to each fund's  Standard  Shares.  Each Plan was
approved  by the  Trustees,  including a majority  of the  Trustees  who are not
interested  persons  of the Trust and who have no direct or  indirect  financial
interests in the operation of the Trust's Plan (the "12b-1 Trustees") on January
22, 1997. Each Trust's Plan specifically  authorizes each fund to pay direct and
indirect  expenses  incurred by any separate  distributor or distributors  under
agreement with the Trust in activities  primarily intended to result in the sale
of its Standard  Shares.  The expenses of such  activities will not exceed 0.25%
per annum of each fund's average daily net assets  attributable  to the Standard
Shares.  Payments  under the Plan are  reflected  as an expense  in each  fund's
financial statements relating to the applicable class of shares.

     Each Trust has entered into a distribution  contract on behalf of its funds
with respect to the funds'  Standard  Shares and  Institutional  Shares with its
principal underwriter, Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. ("WISDI"), a
wholly owned  subsidiary  of Winthrop,  providing for WISDI to act as a separate
distributor of each fund's Standard Shares and Institutional Shares. Wright U.S.
Treasury Money Market Fund is not obligated to make any distribution payments to
WISDI under its Distribution Contract.

     Each fund, except Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, will pay 0.25% of
its  average  daily net assets  attributable  to Standard  Shares,  to WISDI for
distribution activities on behalf of the fund in connection with the sale of its
Standard  Shares.   WISDI  will  provide  on  a  quarterly  basis  documentation
concerning the expenses of such  activities.  Documented  expenses of a fund may
include  compensation  paid  to and  out-of-pocket  disbursements  of  officers,
employees or sales  representatives  of WISDI,  including  telephone  costs, the
printing  of  prospectuses  and reports  for other than  existing  shareholders,
preparation  and  distribution  of  sales  literature,  advertising  of any type
intended  to  enhance  the sale of  shares  of the fund  and  interest  or other
financing charges. Subject to the 0.25% per annum limitation imposed on Standard
Shares  by  each  Trust's  Plan,  a fund  may pay  separately  for  expenses  of
activities  primarily  intended  to  result in the sale of the  fund's  Standard
Shares.  It is contemplated  that the payments for distribution  described above
will be made directly to WISDI. If the distribution payments to WISDI exceed its
expenses, WISDI may realize a profit from these arrangements.  Peter M. Donovan,
President, Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee of each Trust and President and
a Director of Wright and Winthrop,  is Vice President,  Treasurer and a Director
of WISDI.  A.M. Moody, III, Vice President and a Trustee of the Trust and Senior
Vice President of Wright and Winthrop, is President and a Director of WISDI.

     It is the  opinion  of the  Trustees  and  officers  of each Trust that the
following are not expenses  primarily intended to result in the sale of Standard
Shares issued by any fund:  fees and expenses of registering  shares of the fund
under federal or state laws regulating the sale of securities; fees and expenses
of registering  the Trust as a  broker-dealer  or of registering an agent of the
Trust under federal or state laws  regulating  the sale of  securities;  fees of
registering,  at the  request  of the  Trust,  agents  or  representatives  of a
principal  underwriter  or  distributor  of any fund under federal or state laws
regulating the sale of securities,  provided that no sales  commission or "load"
is charged on sales of shares of the fund;  and fees and  expenses of  preparing
and setting in type the Trust's registration  statement under the Securities Act
of 1933. Should such expenses be deemed by a court or agency having jurisdiction
to be  expenses  primarily  intended  to result in the sale of  Standard  Shares
issued by a fund,  they will be  considered to be expenses  contemplated  by and
included in the Plan but not subject to the 0.25% per annum limitation described
herein.
<PAGE>

     Under each Trust's Plan,  the President or Vice President of the Trust will
provide to the Trustees for their review,  and the Trustees will review at least
quarterly,  a written  report  of the  amounts  expended  under the Plan and the
purposes  for which  such  expenditures  were made.  For the  fiscal  year ended
December 31, 1999, it is estimated that WISDI spent  approximately the following
amounts on behalf of The Wright Managed Investment Funds, including the funds in
the Trusts:


                  Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc.
                      Financial Summaries for the Year 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Printing      Travel     Commissions    Adminis-
                                                           & Mailing        &            &          tration
FUNDS - Standard Shares                       Promotional Prospectuses Entertainment Service Fees   & Other       TOTAL
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
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<S>                                           <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WBC) $177,271      $12,000       $10,909     $50,727      $21,818      $272,725
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC)    138,188        9,354         8,504      39,543       17,008       212,597
Wright International Blue Chip Equities
 Fund (WIBC)                                   242,664       16,426        14,933      69,439       29,866       373,329

THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
--------------------------------
Wright U.S. Treasury Fund (WUSTB)             $ 39,464      $ 2,671       $ 2,429     $11,293      $ 4,857      $ 60,714
Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund (WNTB)    82,119        5,559         5,053      23,499       10,107       126,337
Wright Total Return Bond Fund (WTRB)           172,625       11,685        10,623      49,397       21,246       265,577
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF)              104,993        7,107         6,461      30,044       12,922       161,528

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</TABLE>

     The following table shows the distribution  expenses allowable to WISDI and
paid by each fund during the year ended December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               Distribution   Distribution                                  Distribution     Distribution
                Distribution     Expenses     Expenses Paid                   Distribution    Expenses       Expenses Paid
                  Expenses         Paid     As a % of Fund's                    Expenses       Paid       As a % of Fund's
                  Allowable       by Fund   Average Net Asset Value            Allowable      By Fund     Average Net Asset Value
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST - Standard Shares              THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST - Standard Shares

<S>               <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>
  WBC             $353,111      $272,725         0.193%        WUSTB            130,579        60,714          0.116%
  WMBC             261,414       212,597         0.203%        WNTB             185,829       126,337          0.169%
  WIBC             373,329       373,329         0.250%        WTRB             265,577       265,577          0.250%
                                                               WCIF             209,823       161,528          0.192%
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</TABLE>

     Under its terms,  each  Trust's  Plan  remains in effect from year to year,
provided  such  continuance  is  approved  annually  by a vote of its  Trustees,
including  a  majority  of the 12b-1  Trustees.  Each Plan may not be amended to
increase  materially  the  amount  to be spent by the  applicable  class for the
services  described  therein  without  approval of a majority of the outstanding
Standard Shares and all material amendments of the Plan must also be approved by
the Trustees of the Trust in the manner described  above.  Each Trust's Plan may
be  terminated  as to each class at any time  without  payment of any penalty by
vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not  interested  persons
of the  Trust  and who have no  direct or  indirect  financial  interest  in the
operation  of the  Plan or by a vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities of the affected class.  If a Plan is terminated,  the respective fund
would stop paying the  distribution  fee with respect to the affected  class and
the Trustees would consider other methods of financing the  distribution  of the
fund's Standard  Shares.  So long as a Trust's Plan is in effect,  the selection
and nomination of Trustees who are not  interested  persons of the Trust will be
committed to the discretion of the Trustees who are not such interested persons.
The Trustees of each Trust have  determined  that in their  judgment  there is a
reasonable  likelihood  that the Plan will  benefit the Trust and the holders of
Standard Shares.


SERVICE PLANS

     The Service  Plans were  adopted on behalf of the funds by the  Trustees of
each Trust,  including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons
of the  Trust  and who have no  direct or  indirect  financial  interest  in the
operation  of the Trust's  Service  Plan (the "Plan  Trustees"),  on January 22,
1997, and will continue in effect from year to year,  provided such  continuance
is approved annually by a vote of the respective  Trust's Trustees,  including a
majority of the Plan  Trustees.  Each Service Plan may be terminated at any time
without  payment of any  penalty by vote of a majority  of the  Trustees  of the
appropriate  Trust who are not interested  persons of that Trust and who have no

<PAGE>

direct or indirect  financial interest in the operation of the Service Plan. The
Trustees  of each  Trust  have  determined  that in  their  judgment  there is a
reasonable  likelihood  that the  Service  Plan will  benefit  the funds in each
respective  Trust and each fund's holders of Standard  Shares and  Institutional
Shares.

     For the fiscal year ended  December 31,  1999,  the funds did not accrue or
pay any service fees.


CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE AND YIELD QUOTATIONS

     The average annual total return of each fund is determined for a particular
period by calculating the actual dollar amount of investment  return on a $1,000
investment  in the fund made at the maximum  public  offering  price (i.e.,  net
asset value) at the  beginning of the period,  and then  calculating  the annual
compounded  rate of return which would  produce that amount.  Total return for a
period of one year is equal to the actual return of the fund during that period.
This calculation  assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at
net asset value on the reinvestment dates during the period.

     The yield of each fund, other than Wright U.S.  Treasury Money Market Fund,
is computed by dividing  its net  investment  income per share  earned  during a
recent 30-day period by the maximum  offering price (i.e.,  net asset value) per
share on the last day of the period and annualizing the resulting figure (only a
single class of shares of each fund was  outstanding  as of December 31,  1999).
Net  investment  income per share is equal to the fund's  dividends and interest
earned during the period, with the resulting number being divided by the average
daily number of shares  outstanding and entitled to receive dividends during the
period.

     For the 30-day  period ended  December  31,  1999,  the yield of each fund,
other than Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       30-Day Period Ended                                             30-Day Period Ended
                                        December 31, 1999*                                               December 31, 1999*
                                     -----------------------                                       ----------------------------

THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST                                   THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
---------------------------------                                 ---------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                 <C>                                               <C>
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund        0.002%             Wright U.S. Treasury Fund                       5.55%
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund           0.213%             Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund           5.72%
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund      N/A             Wright Total Return Bond Fund                   6.09%
                                                                  Wright Current Income Fund                      6.60%

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</TABLE>

* according to the following formula:
                                            6
                  Yield  =  2  [ ( a-b  +  1)  - 1 ]
                                   ---
                                    cd

Where:
     a   =    dividends and interest earned during the period.
     b   =    expenses accrued for the period (after reductions).
     c   =    the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during
              the period.
     d   =    the maximum offering price per accumulation unit on the last day
              of the period.

 NOTE:  "a" has been  estimated  for debt  securities  other  than  mortgage
certificates  by dividing the year-end  market value times the yield to maturity
by 360.  "a" for  mortgage  securities,  such as GNMA's,  is the  actual  income
earned. Neither discount nor premium have been amortized.

     "b" has been estimated by dividing the actual expense  amounts for the year
by 360 or the number of days the fund was in existence.

     Because  each class of shares of each fund  bears its own fees and  certain
expenses, the classes will have different performance results.

                                * * *

<PAGE>


     From time to time,  quotations of Wright U.S.  Treasury Money Market Fund's
yield and effective yield may be included in advertisements or communications to
shareholders.  If a portion of the fund's expenses had not been subsidized,  the
fund would have had lower returns.  These performance  figures are calculated in
the following manner:

     A. Yield - the net annualized  yield based on a specified  7-calendar  days
calculated at simple interest rates.  Yield is calculated by determining the net
change,   exclusive  of  capital  changes,   in  the  value  of  a  hypothetical
pre-existing  account  having a  balance  of one share at the  beginning  of the
period,   subtracting  a  hypothetical   charge   reflecting   deductions   from
shareholders  accounts,  and dividing the difference by the value of the account
at the beginning of the base period to obtain the base period return.  The yield
is annualized by multiplying  the base period return by 365/7.  The yield figure
is stated to the  nearest  hundredth  of one  percent.  The yield of Wright U.S.
Treasury Money Market Fund for the seven-day  period ended December 31, 1999 was
4.69%.

     B. Effective  Yield - the net annualized  yield for a specified  7-calendar
days assuming a reinvestment  of the yield or  compounding.  Effective  yield is
calculated  by the same method as yield  except the  annualized  yield figure is
compounded  by adding 1,  raising  the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7,
and  subtracting  one from  the  result,  according  to the  following  formula:
Effective  Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1 )^365/7] - 1. The effective yield of
Wright U.S.  Treasury Money Market Fund for the seven-day  period ended December
31, 1999 was 4.80%.

     As  described  above,  yield and  effective  yield are based on  historical
earnings  and are  not  intended  to  indicate  future  performance.  Yield  and
effective yield will vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of
expenses.

     A fund's yield or total return may be compared to the Consumer  Price Index
and various  domestic  securities  indices.  A fund's  yield or total return and
comparisons with these indices may be used in advertisements  and in information
furnished to present or prospective shareholders.

     From time to time,  evaluations of a fund's performance made by independent
sources may be used in advertisements and in information furnished to present or
prospective   shareholders.   The  Lipper  performance   analysis  includes  the
reinvestment  of  dividends  and capital gain  distributions,  but does not take
sales  charges  into  consideration  and  is  prepared  without  regard  to  tax
consequences.

     The following  table shows the average annual total return of each fund for
the one, five and ten-year  periods ended  December 31, 1999 and the period from
inception to December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             Period Ended 12/31/99             Inception To      Inception
                                                      One Year   Five Years    Ten Years          12/31/99           Date
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THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
<S>                                     <C>              <C>         <C>          <C>                <C>           <C>
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (1)              5.75%       16.78%       11.40%             12.63%        1/04/83
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (3)                23.87%       24.82%       16.04%             15.98%        7/22/85
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (4)        34.26%       14.84%       10.19%             10.36%        9/14/89

THE WRIGHT MANAGED INCOME TRUST
Wright U.S. Treasury Fund (5)                           -3.97%        7.83%        7.53%              9.44%        7/25/83
Wright U.S. Government Near Term Fund (6)                1.91%        5.89%        6.12%              7.53%        7/25/83
Wright Total Return Bond Fund (7)                       -3.91%        7.19%        6.69%              8.85%        7/25/83
Wright Current Income Fund (8)                           0.52%        7.33%        7.10%              7.69%        4/15/87
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</TABLE>

(1)  If a portion of the WBC's  expenses had not been  subsidized  for the years
     ended  December  31,  1987,  1986 and 1984,  the fund  would have had lower
     returns.
(2)  If a portion  of the WJBC's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  during the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, 1987 and 1985, the fund would have had
     lower returns.
(3)  If a portion  of the WMBC's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  during the
     years ended December 31, 1996,  1995,  1990, 1989, 1988, 1987 and 1985, the
     fund would have had lower returns.
(4)  If a portion of the WIBC's  expenses had not been reduced during the fiscal
     years  ending  December  31,  1990 and 1989,  the fund would have had lower
     returns.
(5)  If a portion  of WUSTB's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  for the years
     ended December 31, 1996,  1995,  1993,  1992,  1987,1985 and 1984, the fund
     would have had lower returns.
(6)  If a portion of WNTB's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  during the year
     ended December 31, 1987, the fund would have had lower returns.
(7)  If a portion of WTRB's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  during the five
     years ended December 31, 1989, the fund would have had lower returns.
(8)  If a portion of WCIF's  expenses  had not been  subsidized  during the five
     years ended December 31, 1991, the fund would have had lower returns.

<PAGE>


TAXES

     In order to qualify as a regulated  investment company for any taxable year
under the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),  as described
in the funds' Prospectus,  each fund must meet certain requirements with respect
to the  sources  of its  income,  the  diversification  of its  assets,  and the
distribution of its income to shareholders.  In satisfying  these  requirements,
each feeder fund will treat itself as owning its proportionate  share of each of
its  corresponding  portfolio's  assets  and as  entitled  to the income of that
portfolio properly  attributable to such share. Because each feeder fund invests
in its  corresponding  portfolio,  each  portfolio  normally  must  satisfy  the
applicable  source of income and  diversification  requirements in order for the
feeder funds to satisfy them.  Each portfolio will allocate among its investors,
including the corresponding  feeder fund, the portfolio's net investment income,
net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction
or  credit  in a  manner  intended  to  comply  with  the  Code  and  applicable
regulations.  Each  portfolio  will make  moneys  available  for  withdrawal  at
appropriate times and in sufficient  amounts to enable the corresponding  feeder
fund to satisfy the tax  distribution  requirements the feeder fund must satisfy
in order to avoid liability for federal income and/or excise tax.

     As a partnership under the Code, each portfolio does not pay federal income
or excise taxes.  Each  portfolio also does not expect to be required to pay any
state income or  corporate  excise or franchise  taxes in  Massachusetts  or New
York.

     In order to avoid  federal  excise tax,  each fund must  distribute  (or be
deemed  to have  distributed)  by  December  31 of each year at least 98% of its
ordinary  income  for such  year,  at least 98% of the  excess  of its  realized
capital gains over its realized capital losses for the one-year period ending on
October  31 of  such  year,  after  reduction  by  any  available  capital  loss
carryforwards,  and 100% of any income and capital gains from the prior year (as
previously  computed)  that was not paid out  during  such year and on which the
fund paid no federal income tax.

     As  of  December  31,   1999,   the   following   funds  had  capital  loss
carryforwards, as determined for federal income tax purposes, of $60,136 (WTMM),
$10,819,336  (WNTB),  and  $1,091,554  (WCIF)  which in varying  amounts  expire
between  the years  2000 and 2007.  These  loss  carryforwards  will  reduce the
applicable fund's taxable income arising from future net realized capital gains,
if any,  to the  extent  they  are  permitted  to be used  under  the  Code  and
applicable  Treasury  regulations prior to their expiration dates, and thus will
reduce the  amounts  of the  future  distributions  to  shareholders  that would
otherwise be  necessary  in order to relieve that fund of liability  for federal
income tax.

     Any  dividends  received  deduction  with respect to  qualifying  dividends
received  from WBC or WMBC will be reduced to the extent the shares with respect
to which the dividends are received are treated as debt-financed  under the Code
and will be  eliminated if the shares are deemed to have been held for less than
a minimum period,  generally 46 days,  which must be satisfied over a prescribed
period immediately before and after the shares become ex-dividend. In particular
cases,  receipt of  distributions  qualifying  for the  deduction  may result in
liability for the alternative minimum tax and/or, for "extraordinary dividends,"
reduction of the tax basis (possibly  requiring current recognition of income to
the extent such basis would  otherwise be reduced  below zero) of the  corporate
shareholder's shares.

     International  Blue  Chip  Portfolio's   transactions  in  certain  foreign
currency  options,  futures or forward  contracts will be subject to special tax
rules,  the  effect of which may be to  accelerate  income to WIBC,  defer  fund
losses,  cause  adjustments  in the holding  periods of  securities  and convert
capital  gains or  losses  into  ordinary  income  or  losses.  These  rules may
therefore  affect the amount,  timing and character of WIBC's  distributions  to
shareholders.

     Certain  foreign  exchange  gains or losses  realized by the  portfolio and
allocated to WIBC may be treated as ordinary income and losses.  Certain uses of
foreign  currency and foreign  currency  contracts,  and equity  investments  by
International  Blue  Chip  Portfolio  in  certain  "passive  foreign  investment
companies," may be limited,  or in the latter case a tax election (if available)
may be made, in order to avoid the imposition of a tax on WIBC.

     An  Equity  fund  may  follow  the  tax   accounting   practice   known  as
equalization,  which  may  affect  the  amount,  timing  and  character  of  its
distributions to shareholders.

     Special  tax  rules  apply  to  IRA  and  other  retirement  plan  accounts
(including  penalties on certain  distributions  and other  transactions) and to
other special classes of investors, such as tax-exempt  organizations,  banks or
insurance  companies.  Investors  should  consult  their tax  advisers  for more
information.

     Redemptions  (including exchanges) and other dispositions of fund shares in
transactions that are treated as sales for tax purposes will generally result in
the recognition of taxable gain or loss by shareholders that are subject to tax,

<PAGE>

except in the case of WTMM  (provided  that WTMM has  maintained  a constant net
asset value).  Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers with reference
to  their  individual   circumstances   to  determine   whether  any  particular
redemption,  exchange or other disposition of fund shares is properly treated as
a sale for tax purposes,  as this discussion assumes. Any loss realized upon the
redemption, exchange or other sale of shares of a fund with a tax holding period
of six months or less will be treated as a long-term  capital loss to the extent
of any  distributions  of long-term  capital  gains  designated  as capital gain
dividends with respect to such shares.  All or a portion of a loss realized upon
the  redemption,  exchange or other sale of fund shares may be disallowed  under
"wash sale" rules to the extent shares of the same fund are purchased (including
shares acquired by means of reinvested dividends) within the period beginning 30
days  before and ending 30 days after the date of such  redemption,  exchange or
other sale.


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The audited financial  statements of, and the independent  auditors' report
for the funds and the Portfolios  appear in the funds' most recent annual report
to  shareholders  and are  incorporated  by  reference  into this  Statement  of
Additional  Information.  A copy of the funds'  annual report  accompanies  this
Statement of Additional Information.

     Registrant  incorporates by reference the audited financial information for
the funds and the  Portfolios  for the fiscal  year ended  December  31, 1999 as
previously filed  electronically  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 28, 2000 (Accession Number 0000715165-00-0000010).



<PAGE>


APPENDIX

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WRIGHT QUALITY RATINGS

     Wright Quality Ratings provide the means by which the fundamental  criteria
for the  measurement  of quality of an issuer's  securities  can be  objectively
evaluated.

     Each rating is based on  individual  measures of quality  grouped into four
components: (1) Investment Acceptance, (2) Financial Strength, (3) Profitability
and Stability,  and (4) Growth. The total rating is three letters and a numeral.
The three letters measure (1) Investment Acceptance, (2) Financial Strength, and
(3) Profitability and Stability. Each letter reflects a composite measurement of
eight individual standards which are summarized as A: Outstanding, B: Excellent,
C: Good, D: Fair,  L: Limited,  and N: Not Rated.  The numeral  rating  reflects
Growth and is a composite of eight individual standards ranging from 0 to 20.


EQUITY SECURITIES

     INVESTMENT  ACCEPTANCE  reflects the acceptability of a security by and its
marketability  among  investors,  and the adequacy of the floating supply of its
common shares for the investment of substantial funds.

     FINANCIAL  STRENGTH  represents  the amount,  adequacy and liquidity of the
corporation's resources in relation to current and potential  requirements.  Its
principal  components  are  aggregate  equity  and total  capital,  the ratio of
invested equity capital to debt, the adequacy of net working capital,  its fixed
charges coverage ratio and other appropriate criteria.

     PROFITABILITY  AND  STABILITY   measures  the  record  of  a  corporation's
management  in  terms  of (1) the  rate and  consistency  of the net  return  on
shareholders'  equity capital  investment at corporate  book value,  and (2) the
profits or losses of the corporation  during generally adverse economic periods,
including its ability to withstand adverse financial developments.

     GROWTH per common share of the corporation's equity capital,  earnings, and
dividends - rather than the  corporation's  overall  growth of dollar  sales and
income.

     These  ratings  are  determined  by  specific   quantitative   formulae.  A
distinguishing  characteristic  of these  ratings is that The Wright  Investment
Committee  must  review and  accept  each  rating.  The  Committee  may reduce a
computed rating of any company, but may not increase it.


DEBT SECURITIES

     Wright ratings for commercial paper,  corporate bonds and bank certificates
of  deposit  consist  of  the  two  central   positions  of  the  four  position
alphanumeric  corporate equity rating. The two central positions represent those
factors which are most applicable to fixed income and reserve  investments.  The
first, Financial Strength, represents the amount, the adequacy and the liquidity
of  the   corporation's   resources   in  relation  to  current  and   potential
requirements.  Its principal  components are aggregate equity and total capital,
the ratios of (a) invested  equity  capital,  and (b) long-term  debt,  total of
corporate capital,  the adequacy of net working capital,  fixed charges coverage
ratio and other appropriate criteria. The second letter represents Profitability
and Stability and measures the record of a corporation's management in terms of:
(a) the rate and consistency of the net return on  shareholders'  equity capital
investment  at  corporate  book  value,  and (b) the  profits  and losses of the
corporation  during  generally  adverse  economic  periods,  and its  ability to
withstand adverse financial developments.
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     The first  letter  rating of the Wright  four-part  alphanumeric  corporate
rating is not  included  in the  ratings  of  fixed-income  securities  since it
primarily  reflects the adequacy of the floating supply of the company's  common
shares for the investment of substantial funds. The numeric growth rating is not
included because this element is identified only with equity investments.


A-1 AND P-1 COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS BY S&P AND MOODY'S

     An S&P Commercial Paper Rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of
timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days.

     `A':  Issues  assigned  this  highest  rating  are  regarded  as having the
greatest  capacity for timely  payment.  Issues in this category are  delineated
with the  numbers 1, 2, and 3 to indicate  the  relative  degree of safety.  The
`A-1'  designation  indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment
is either  overwhelming  or very  strong.  Those  issues  determined  to possess
overwhelming  safety  characteristics  will  be  denoted  with a plus  (+)  sign
designation.

     The commercial paper rating is not a  recommendation  to purchase or sell a
security.  The ratings are based on current information  furnished to Standard &
Poor's by the issuer or obtained from other sources it considers  reliable.  The
ratings  may be changed,  suspended  or  withdrawn  as a result of changes in or
unavailability of such information.

     Issuers (or related  supporting  institutions)  rated P-1 by Moody's have a
superior  capacity  for  repayment of  short-term  promissory  obligations.  P-1
repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics:

     -- Leading market positions in well-established  industries.
     -- High rates of return on funds employed.
     -- Conservative  capitalization  structures with moderate  reliance on debt
        and ample asset protection.
     -- Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial  charges and
        high internal cash generation.
     -- Well-established access to a range of  financial  markets and assured
        sources of  alternate liquidity.


BOND RATINGS

     In  addition  to Wright  quality  ratings,  bonds or bond  insurers  may be
expected to have credit risk ratings assigned by the two major rating companies,
Moody's and S&P.  Moody's uses a  nine-symbol  system with Aaa being the highest
rating and C the lowest.  S&P uses a 10-symbol system that ranges from AAA to D.
Bonds within the top four categories of Moody's (Aaa, Aa, A, and Baa) and of S&P
(AAA, AA, A, and BBB) are considered to be of investment-grade quality. Bonds in
the lowest investment grade category (BBB) may have speculative characteristics.
Only the top three grades are acceptable for the taxable income funds. Note that
both S&P and Moody's  currently give their highest rating to issuers  insured by
the American  Municipal Bond Assurance  Corporation  (AMBAC) or by the Municipal
Bond Investors Assurance Corporation (MBIA).

     Bonds rated A by S&P have a strong  capacity to pay principal and interest,
although they are somewhat more  susceptible to the adverse effects of change in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher- rated categories. The
rating of AA is  accorded to issues  where the  capacity  to pay  principal  and
interest is very  strong and they  differ from AAA issues only in small  degree.
The AAA rating  indicates  an extremely  strong  capacity to pay  principal  and
interest.

     Bonds  rated A by Moody's are judged by Moody's to possess  many  favorable
investment  attributes  and are  considered  as upper medium grade  obligations.
Bonds  rated Aa by Moody's  are  judged by Moody's to be of high  quality by all
standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as
high-grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than Aaa  bonds  because  margins  of
protection may not be as large or fluctuations of protective  elements may be of
greater degree or there may be other  elements  present which make the long-term
risks appear somewhat larger. Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's are judged to be of the
best quality.  Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are
likely to change,  such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issuers.


NOTE RATINGS

     In addition to Wright quality ratings, municipal notes and other short-term
loans may be assigned  ratings by Moody's or Standard & Poor's.  Moody's ratings
for  municipal  notes  and  other  short-  term  loans  are  designated  Moody's
Investment  Grade (MIG).  This  distinction is in recognition of the differences
between  short-term and long-term credit risk. Loans bearing the designation MIG
1 are of the best quality, enjoying strong protection by establishing cash flows
of funds for their  servicing or by  established  and broad- based access to the
market for refinancing, or both. Loans bearing the designation MIG 2 are of high
quality,  with  margins  of  protection  ample  although  not so large as in the
preceding group.

     Standard & Poor's top ratings for  municipal  notes  issued  after July 29,
1984 are SP-1 and SP-2. The designation SP-1 indicates a very strong capacity to
pay  principal  and  interest.  A "+" is added for those  issues  determined  to
possess overwhelming safety  characteristics.  An "SP-2" designation indicates a
satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

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