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STEIN ROE
MUTUAL FUNDS
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Building Wealth for
Generations [service mark]
May 9, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Stein Roe Investment Trust
File No. 33-11351 and 811-4978
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information with respect to the
series of Stein Roe Investment Trust designated Stein Roe
Growth Opportunities Fund do not differ from those filed in
the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed
electronically.
Sincerely,
STEIN ROE INVESTMENT TRUST
NICOLETTE D. PARRISH
Nicolette D. Parrish
Vice-President and Assistant Secretary
Stein Roe Mutual Funds One South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
60606-4685 312.368.7700
Liberty Securities Corporation, Distributor