AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS
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                     CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF

                       AIM GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND


                          Supplement dated May 24, 2000
                    to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2000

At a meeting held on May 23-24, 2000, the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment
Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of AIM Global Financial Services Fund (the
"Fund"), voted to request shareholders to approve certain proposals relating to
the restructuring of the Fund.

The Fund currently invests all of its investable assets in the Global Financial
Services Portfolio (the "Portfolio"). The Board approved a restructuring of the
Fund which will eliminate the Fund's current master-feeder structure and cause
the Fund to redeem its interest in the Portfolio. The Portfolio will then be
terminated. The Fund's investment strategies will be the same as the Portfolio's
current investment strategies. The Fund's portfolio managers will be the current
portfolio mangers of the Portfolio. The Board is requesting shareholder approval
of the following items related to the restructuring:


          -       A new advisory agreement between the Trust and A I M Advisors,
                  Inc. ("AIM"). The Board has concluded that the terms of the
                  new advisory agreement are substantially the same as the
                  advisory portion of the current advisory agreement with the
                  Portfolio, except: (1) AIM would directly manage the Fund's
                  investments and would receive an annual fee for the investment
                  advisory services that it provides to the Fund at a rate equal
                  to the combined rate of the fee charged to the Portfolio and
                  the fee charged to the Fund for administrative services; (2)
                  the proposed advisory agreement adds provisions relating to
                  certain functions that would be performed by AIM in connection
                  with the Fund's securities lending program and for which AIM
                  would receive compensation; and (3) the proposed advisory
                  agreement clarifies non-exclusivity provisions that are set
                  forth in the current advisory agreement;

         -        Changing the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions. The
                  proposed revisions to the Fund's fundamental investment
                  restrictions are described in a supplement to the Fund's
                  statement of additional information;

         -        Making the Fund's investment objective non-fundamental. The
                  investment objective would not be changed. If the investment
                  objective of the Fund becomes non-fundamental, it can be
                  changed in the future by the Board of Trustees of the Trust
                  without further approval by shareholders.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has called a meeting of the Fund's
shareholders to be held in September 2000 to vote on these and other proposals.
Only shareholders of record as of June 23, 2000 will be entitled to vote at the
meeting. Proposals that are approved are expected to become effective on or
about September 11, 2000.

The Board has also approved a new administrative services agreement between AIM
and the Fund. The administrative and accounting services to be provided to the
Fund are substantially the same services that AIM provides to the Portfolio and
the Fund under the current agreements.


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                     CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF

                         AIM GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND


                          Supplement dated May 24, 2000
                    to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2000

At a meeting held on May 23-24, 2000, the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment
Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of AIM Global Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund"),
voted to request shareholders to approve certain proposals relating to the
restructuring of the Fund.


The Fund currently invests all of its investable assets in the Global
Infrastructure Portfolio (the "Portfolio"). The Board approved a restructuring
of the Fund which will eliminate the Fund's current master-feeder structure and
cause the Fund to redeem its interest in the Portfolio. The Portfolio will then
be terminated. The Fund's investment strategies will be the same as the
Portfolio's current investment strategies. The Fund's portfolio managers will be
the current portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The Board is requesting
shareholder approval of the following items related to the restructuring:



          -       A new advisory agreement between the Trust and A I M Advisors,
                  Inc. ("AIM"). The Board has concluded that the terms of the
                  new advisory agreement are substantially the same as the
                  advisory portion of the current advisory agreement with the
                  Portfolio, except: (1) AIM would directly manage the Fund's
                  investments and would receive an annual fee for the investment
                  advisory services that it provides to the Fund at a rate equal
                  to the combined rate of the fee charged to the Portfolio and
                  the fee charged to the Fund for administrative services; (2)
                  the proposed advisory agreement adds provisions relating to
                  certain functions that would be performed by AIM in connection
                  with the Fund's securities lending program and for which AIM
                  would receive compensation; and (3) the proposed advisory
                  agreement clarifies non-exclusivity provisions that are set
                  forth in the current advisory agreement;

         -        Changing the Fund's fundamental investment restrictions. The
                  proposed revisions to the Fund's fundamental investment
                  restrictions are described in a supplement to the Fund's
                  statement of additional information;

         -        Making the Fund's investment objective non-fundamental. The
                  investment objective would not be changed. If the investment
                  objective of the Fund becomes non-fundamental, it can be
                  changed in the future by the Board of Trustees of the Trust
                  without further approval by shareholders.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has called a meeting of the Fund's
shareholders to be held in September 2000 to vote on these and other proposals.
Only shareholders of record as of June 23, 2000 will be entitled to vote at the
meeting. Proposals that are approved are expected to become effective on or
about September 11, 2000.

The Board has also approved a new administrative services agreement between AIM
and the Fund. The administrative and accounting services to be provided to the
Fund are substantially the same services that AIM provides to the Portfolio and
the Fund under the current agreements.




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                     CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES OF

                             AIM GLOBAL THEME FUNDS:
                 AIM GLOBAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FUND
                       AIM GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND
                           AIM GLOBAL HEALTH CARE FUND
                         AIM GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
                            AIM GLOBAL RESOURCES FUND
                AIM GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY FUND

                   (SERIES PORTFOLIOS OF AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS)

                          Supplement dated May 24, 2000
       to the Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 2000


At a meeting held on May 23-24, 2000, the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment
Funds (the "Trust") voted to request shareholder approval to amend the
fundamental investment restrictions of AIM Global Financial Services Fund and
AIM Global Infrastructure Fund (each, a "Fund"), both series portfolios of the
Trust. The Board of Trustees has called a meeting of the Fund's shareholders to
be held on or about September 1, 2000 to vote on these and other proposals. Only
shareholders of record as of June 23, 2000 will be entitled to vote at the
meeting. Proposals that are approved are expected to become effective on or
about September 11, 2000.

If shareholders approve the proposal to amend the Fund's fundamental investment
restrictions, each Fund will operate under the following fundamental investment
restrictions:

         (a)      The Fund is a "diversified company" as defined in the 1940
                  Act. The Fund will not purchase the securities of any issuer
                  if, as a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified
                  company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and the rules and
                  regulations promulgated thereunder, as such statute, rules,
                  and regulations are amended from time to time or are
                  interpreted from time to time by the SEC staff (collectively,
                  the "1940 Act Laws and Interpretations") or except to the
                  extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive
                  order or similar relief (collectively, with the 1940 Act Laws
                  and Interpretations, the "1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and
                  Exemptions"). In complying with this restriction, however, the
                  Fund may purchase securities of other investment companies to
                  the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and
                  Exemptions.

         (b)      The Fund may not borrow money or issue senior securities,
                  except as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and
                  Exemptions.

         (c)      The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers.
                  This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in
                  transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale
                  of its portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Fund
                  may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities
                  Act of 1933.

         (d)      AIM Global Financial Services Fund will concentrate (as such
                  term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws,
                  Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the
                  securities of domestic and foreign financial services
                  companies.

                  AIM Global Infrastructure Fund will concentrate (as such term
                  may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws,
                  Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the
                  securities of domestic and foreign infrastructure companies.

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         (e)      The Fund may not purchase real estate or sell real estate
                  unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or
                  other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund
                  from investing in issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise
                  engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or
                  investing in securities that are secured by real estate or
                  interests therein.

         (f)      The Fund may not purchase physical commodities or sell
                  physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership
                  of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not
                  prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving
                  futures contracts and options thereon or investing in
                  securities that are secured by physical commodities.

         (g)      The Fund may not make personal loans or loans of its assets to
                  persons who control or are under the common control with the
                  Fund, except to the extent permitted by 1940 Act Laws,
                  Interpretations and Exemptions. This restriction does not
                  prevent the Fund from, among other things, purchasing debt
                  obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, loaning its
                  assets to broker-dealers or institutional investors, or
                  investing in loans, including assignments and participation
                  interests.

         (h)      The Fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment
                  policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the
                  securities of a single open-end management investment company
                  with substantially the same fundamental investment objectives,
                  policies and restrictions as the Fund.

The investment restrictions set forth above provide the Funds with the ability
to operate under new interpretations of the 1940 Act or pursuant to exemptive
relief from the SEC without receiving prior shareholder approval of the change.
Even though the Funds have this flexibility, the Board of Trustees has adopted
internal guidelines for each Fund relating to certain of these restrictions
which the advisor must follow in managing the Funds. Any changes to these
guidelines, which are set forth below, require the approval of the Board of
Trustees.

If the shareholders approve the proposal to amend the Fund's non-fundamental
investment restrictions, the Fund will operate under the following
non-fundamental investment restrictions:

         1.       In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer
                  diversification, the Fund will not, with respect to 75% of its
                  total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other
                  than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or
                  any of its agencies or instrumentalities), if, as a result,
                  (i) more than 5% of the Fund's total assets would be invested
                  in the securities of that issuer, or (ii) the Fund would hold
                  more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that
                  issuer. The Fund may (i) purchase securities of other
                  investment companies as permitted by Section 12(d)(1) of the
                  1940 Act and (ii) invest its assets in securities of other
                  money market funds and lend money to other investment
                  companies and their series portfolios that have AIM or an
                  affiliate of AIM as an investment advisor (an "AIM Advised
                  Fund"), subject to the terms and conditions of any exemptive
                  orders issued by the SEC.

         2.       In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding
                  borrowing money and issuing senior securities, the Fund may
                  borrow money in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total
                  assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other
                  than borrowings). The Fund may borrow from banks,
                  broker-dealers or an AIM Advised Fund. The Fund may not borrow
                  for leveraging, but may borrow for temporary or emergency
                  purposes, in anticipation of or in response to adverse market
                  conditions, or for cash management purposes. The

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                  Fund may not purchase additional securities when any
                  borrowings from banks exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.

         3.       For purposes of AIM Global Financial Services Fund's
                  fundamental investment restriction regarding industry
                  concentration, financial services companies include those that
                  provide, and derive at least 40% of their revenues from,
                  financial services (such as commercial banks, insurance
                  companies, investment management companies, trust companies,
                  savings banks, insurance brokerages, securities brokerages,
                  investment banks, leasing companies, and real estate-related
                  companies).

                  For purposes of AIM Global Infrastructure Fund's fundamental
                  investment restriction regarding industry concentration,
                  infrastructure companies include those that design, develop,
                  or provide products and services significant to a country's
                  infrastructure, and derive at least 40% of their revenues from
                  these products and services (such as transportation systems,
                  communications equipment and services, nuclear power and other
                  energy sources, water supply, and oil, gas, and coal
                  exploration).

         4.       In complying with the fundamental restriction with regard to
                  making loans, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its total
                  assets and may lend money to an AIM Advised Fund, on such
                  terms and conditions as the SEC may require in an exemptive
                  order.

         5.       Notwithstanding the fundamental restriction with regard to
                  investing all assets in an open-end fund, the Fund may not
                  invest all of its assets in the securities of a single
                  open-end management investment company with the same
                  fundamental investment objectives, policies and restrictions
                  as the Fund.

If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later
change in percentage resulting from changes in values of assets will not be
considered a violation of the restriction.





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