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                              BRENTON MUTUAL FUNDS

                            Brenton Value Equity Fund
              Brenton Intermediate U.S. Government Securities Fund
                    Brenton U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     Supplement Dated January 1, 2000 to the Prospectus dated August 1, 1999


1. The following  information  supplements the disclosure concerning the Brenton
U.S.  Government  Money Market Fund (the "Money Market Fund") in the Prospectus,
as follows:

         As of January 1, 2000,  Brenton Bank (the  "Adviser")  will assume full
investment management responsibilities for the Money Market Fund and the Adviser
will no longer utilize the services of Northern Trust Company as  sub-investment
adviser  for that  Fund.  As of that date,  Northern  Trust  Company  will cease
providing  sub-investment  advisory services to the Fund and the Adviser will be
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Money Market Fund's portfolio.

         Accordingly,  the  information  contained on Page 26 of the  Prospectus
regarding the Sub-Adviser is superceded by the foregoing information.

2. The following  sentence is added as number (6) to the section entitled "Sales
Charge Waivers" on Page 23:

         Investors who buy shares  pursuant to a wrap-fee  program  offered by a
brokerdealer or other financial institution.

          INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE


                              BRENTON MUTUAL FUNDS

                    Brenton U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     Supplement Dated January 1, 2000 to the Prospectus dated August 1, 1999


The following information supplements the disclosure concerning the Brenton U.S.
Government  Money Market Fund (the "Money  Market Fund") in the  Prospectus,  as
follows:

         As of January 1, 2000,  Brenton Bank (the  "Adviser")  will assume full
investment management responsibilities for the Money Market Fund and the Adviser
will no longer utilize the services of Northern Trust Company as  sub-investment
adviser  for that  Fund.  As of that date,  Northern  Trust  Company  will cease
providing  sub-investment  advisory services to the Fund and the Adviser will be
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Money Market Fund's portfolio.

         Accordingly,  the  information  contained on Page 15 of the  Prospectus
regarding the Sub-Adviser is superceded by the foregoing information.


          INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE



                              BRENTON MUTUAL FUNDS

                            Brenton Value Equity Fund
              Brenton Intermediate U.S. Government Securities Fund
                    Brenton U.S. Government Money Market Fund

                     Supplement Dated January 1, 2000 to the
            Statement of Additional Information dated August 1, 1999


The following information supplements the disclosure concerning the Brenton U.S.
Government  Money  Market Fund (the "Money  Market  Fund") in the  Statement  of
Additional Information, as follows:

         As of January 1, 2000,  Brenton Bank (the  "Adviser")  will assume full
investment management responsibilities for the Money Market Fund and the Adviser
will no longer utilize the services of Northern Trust Company as  sub-investment
adviser  for that  Fund.  As of that date,  Northern  Trust  Company  will cease
providing  sub-investment  advisory services to the Fund and the Adviser will be
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Money Market Fund's portfolio.

         Accordingly,  the information  contained on Page 21 of the Statement of
Additional  Information regarding the Sub-Adviser is superceded by the foregoing
information.


          INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE



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