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                                  Supplement to
                             Combined Prospectus of

                    Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund
                      Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
                  Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
                           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


                            dated April 30, 1999


Wright Junior Blue Chip Equities Fund was terminated  and  liquidated  effective
December 17, 1999.

     Effective  as of the  date of this  supplement,  the  above  Prospectus  is
revised as follows to reflect investment policy changes approved by the Trustees
of the funds on January 26, 2000:

     1. The disclosure under the caption "Wright Investors' Service, Inc. and
the  Approved  Investment  List" on page 1 of the Prospectus is revised by the
following disclosure:

     "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."

     2. The disclosure relating to Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund under
the caption  "Principal  Investment  Strategies"  on page 2 of the Prospectus is
revised by the following disclosure:

     "The portfolio's investments are control weighted.  Professional investment
personnel characterize the fund as a blend of growth and value. The portfolio is
managed to a benchmark,  which is the  Standard & Poor's  Mid-Cap 400 Index(S&P
Mid-Cap 400)."

     The second  sentence of the  paragraph  following the Total Return chart on
page 3 is deleted.

     3. The  disclosure  relating to Wright Major Blue Chip  Equities Fund under
the caption  "Principal  Investment  Strategies"  on page 6 of the Prospectus is
revised by the following disclosure:

     "The  fund's  portfolio  is  control  weighted.  The fund is  managed  to a
benchmark, which is the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)."

     The second  sentence of the  paragraph  following the Total Return chart on
page 7 is deleted.

     4. The disclosure relating to Wright  International Blue Chip Equities Fund
under the caption "Principal Investment  Strategies" on page 8 of the Prospectus
is revised by the deletion of the following disclosure:


     "The portfolio invests no more than 20% of its assets in any one country."

     5. The disclosure  relating to Wright U.S.  Treasury Fund under the caption
"Principal Investment Strategies" on page 10 of the Prospectus is revised by the
following disclosure:

     "The portfolio is managed to a benchmark, which is the Lehman U.S.
Treasury Bond Index"

     6. The  disclosure  relating  to Wright  Total  Return  Bond Fund under the
caption  "Principal  Investment  Strategies"  on  page 14 of the  Prospectus  is
revised by the following disclosure:

     "The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in U.S.  government  and
investment grade (rated "BBB" or higher)  corporate debt securities.  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"

     "The fund is managed to a benchmark, which is the Lehman U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index."

     7. The disclosure  relating to Wright Current Income Fund on page 16 of the
Prospectus is revised by the following disclosure:

     Under the caption  "Principal  Investment  Strategies" "The fund invests at
least 65% of its total assets in 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,  and corporate debt
securities."

     Under  the  caption  "Principal  Risks"  The  last  sentence  of the  first
paragraph is revised as follows:

     "Also, mortgage-related securities carry the following risks:"

     8. The  disclosure  relating to Wright U.S.  Treasury  Money Market Fund
on page 18 of the  Prospectus is revised by the following disclosure:

     Under the  caption  "Principal  Investment  Strategies"  "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 or government securities dealers that meet Wright credit
standards.

February 1, 2000


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                                  Supplement to
                 Combined Statement of Additional Information of

                     Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund
                      Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
                  Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
                            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


                              dated April 30, 1999


Wright Junior Blue Chip Equities Fund was terminated  and  liquidated  effective
December 17, 1999.

     Effective  as of the  date of  this  supplement,  the  above  Statement  of
Additional  Information  ("SAI") is  revised  as  follows to reflect  investment
policy changes approved by the Trustees of the funds on January 26, 2000:

     1. The  disclosure  under the  caption " Approved  Wright  Investment  List
(AWIL)" on page 2 of the SAI is revised by the following disclosure:

     " 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."

     2. The  disclosure  relating to Wright  Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund on
page 2 of the SAI is revised by the following disclosure:

     "Investments  are  control  weighted.   Professional  investment  personnel
characterize  Wright  Selected  Blue Chip Equities Fund as a blend of growth and
value.  The portfolio is managed to a benchmark,  which is the Standard & Poor's
Mid-Cap 400 Index (S&P Mid-Cap 400)."

     3. The disclosure  relating to Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund on page
3 of the SAI is revised by the following disclosure:

     "Investments in the fund's  portfolio are control  weighted in the selected
securities.  The fund is managed to a benchmark,  which is the Standard & Poor's
500 Index (S&P 500)."

     4. The disclosure relating to The International  Approved Wright Investment
List  (International  AWIL)  on page 3 of the SAI is  revised  by the  following
disclosure:

     " These  approximately  3800  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."

     5.  The disclosure relating to Wright U.S. Treasury Fund  on page 4 of the
 SAI is revised by the following disclosure:

     "The portfolio is managed to a benchmark, which is the Lehman U.S.Treasury
 Bond Index"

     6. The disclosure  relating to Wright Total Return Bond Fund on pages 4 and
5 of the SAI is revised by the following disclosure:

     "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.  Assets of this fund may be
invested 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 is being  managed to a  benchmark,  which is the
Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index."

     7.  The  disclosure relating to Wright U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund on
page 5 of the SAI is revised by the  deletion of the following disclosure:

 "However, at the present time, the Fund intends to invest only in U.S. Treasury
bills, notes and bonds and does not intend to invest in repurchase agreements."


February 1, 2000





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