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MFS WORLD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of the Allocation Committee under the "Management of the Fund -
Investment Adviser" section beginning on page 18 of the Prospectus is hereby
revised to reflect that, effective June 1, 1997, Robert J. Manning is the member
of the Allocation Committee responsible for the U.S. High Yield Fixed Income
Securities asset class. Mr. Manning is a Senior Vice President of Massachusetts
Financial Services Company ("MFS") and has been employed by MFS as a portfolio
manager since 1984.
The date of this Supplement is June 13, 1997.
