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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 1997.
Registration Nos. 033-54632 and 811-07340

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 41

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 42

THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(617) 557-0700

John E. Pelletier, c/o Funds Distributor, Inc.
60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to: Stephen K. West, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

[ ] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
[X] on December 17, 1997 pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.

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The Registrant has previously registered an indefinite number of its shares
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Registrant has filed Rule 24f-2
notices with respect to its series as follows: Tax Exempt Money Market and Tax
Exempt Bond Funds (for their fiscal years ended August 31, 1996) on October 29,
1996; Federal Money Market, Short Term Bond, Bond, Emerging Markets Equity and
International Equity Funds (for their fiscal years ended October 31, 1996) on
December 20, 1996; Prime Money Market Fund (for its fiscal year ended November
30, 1996) on January 17, 1997; European Equity, Japan Equity and Asia Growth
Funds (for their fiscal years ended December 31, 1996) on February 27, 1997; New
York Total Return Bond Fund (for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1997) on May
21, 1997; U.S. Equity and U.S. Small Company Funds (for their fiscal years ended
May 31, 1997) on July 22, 1997; and Diversified Fund (for its fiscal year ended
June 30, 1997) on August 28, 1997. The Registrant expects to file Rule 24f-2
notices with respect to its Disciplined Equity and U.S. Small Company
Opportunities Funds (for their fiscal years ending May 31, 1998) on or before
July 30, 1998; Global Strategic Income Fund (for its fiscal year ending October
31, 1997) on or before December 30, 1997; International Opportunities and Latin
American Equity Funds (for their fiscal years ending November 30, 1997) on or
before January 29, 1998; and Emerging Markets Debt Fund (for its fiscal year
ending December 31, 1997) on or before March 2, 1998.

The U.S. Equity, U.S. Small Company and Series Portfolios have also executed
this Registration Statement.

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THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(DISCIPLINED EQUITY, U.S. EQUITY, U.S. SMALL COMPANY AND
U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS)
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
(As Required by Rule 495)

PART A ITEM NUMBER: Prospectus Headings.

1. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.

2. SYNOPSIS: Introduction; Investor Expenses.

3. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Financial Highlights.

4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT: U.S. Equity Investment Process; Goal;
Investment Approach; Potential Risks and Rewards; Master/Feeder
Structure; Risk and Reward Elements.

5. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Cover Page; J.P. Morgan; Portfolio Management;
Management and Administration.

5A. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE: Performance.

6. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Investing Directly; Account and
Transaction Policies; Dividends and Distributions; Tax Considerations;
Master/Feeder Structure.

7. PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Introduction; Investing Directly;
Opening an Account; Adding to an Account; Account and Transaction
Policies.

8. REDEMPTION OR REPURCHASE: Selling Shares; Account and Transaction
Policies.

9. PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: Not Applicable.

PART B ITEM NUMBER: Statement of Additional Information Headings.

10. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Table of Contents.

12. GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY: General.

13. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES: Investment Objective and Policies;
Additional Investments; Investment Restrictions; Quality and
Diversification Requirements; Appendix A.

14. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Trustees and Officers.

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15. CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES: Description of
Shares.

16. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES: Investment Advisor; Distributor;
Co-Administrator; Services Agent; Custodian and Transfer Agent;
Shareholder Servicing; Eligible Institutions; Independent Accountants;
Expenses.

17. BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES: Portfolio Transactions.

18. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Massachusetts Trust; Description of
Shares.

19. PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Net Asset
Value; Purchase of Shares; Redemption of Shares; Exchange of Shares;
Dividends and Distributions.

20. TAX STATUS: Taxes.

21. UNDERWRITERS: Distributor.

22. CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA: Performance Data.

23. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial Statements.

PART C. Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the
appropriate items, so numbered, in Part C of this Registration Statement.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This post-effective amendment No. 41 to the Registrant's registration
statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-54632) is being filed with respect to The
JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity, U.S. Small Company and U.S. Small Company
Opportunities Funds, separate series of shares of the Registrant, for the
purpose of "simplifying" each Fund's prospectus; and with respect to The JPM
Pierpont Disciplined Equity Fund, to effectuate the registration of shares of an
additional series of shares of the Registrant.

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DECEMBER 17, 1997 PROSPECTUS

JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND

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Seeking to outperform U.S.
stock markets over the long
term through a disciplined
management approach

IN PROGRESS 10/9/97

This prospectus contains essential information for anyone investing in the fund.
Please read it carefully and keep it for reference.

Shares in the fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
any bank, government entity, or the FDIC.

As with all mutual funds, the fact that these shares are registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission does not mean that the commission approves
them as an investment or guarantees that the information in this prospectus is
correct or adequate. It is a criminal offense for anyone to state or suggest
otherwise.

Distributed by Funds Distributor, Inc. JP MORGAN

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CONTENTS
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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
U.S. equity investment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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The fund's goal, investment approach, risks, expenses, and performance
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JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
Fund description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Investor expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6
Investing in the JPM Pierpont Disciplined Equity Fund
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YOUR INVESTMENT
Investing through a financial professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an employer-sponsored retirement plan. . . . . . . 6
Investing through an IRA or Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Opening an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adding to an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selling shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Account and transaction policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dividends and distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tax considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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More about risk and the fund's business operations
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FUND DETAILS
Master/feeder structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Management and administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Risk and reward elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

FOR MORE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover

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INTRODUCTION
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JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
This fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks through another fund. As a
shareholder, you should anticipate risks and rewards beyond those of a typical
bond fund or a typical balanced fund.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST
The fund is designed for investors who:
- - are pursuing a long-term goal such as retirement
- - want to add a growth investment to further diversify a portfolio
- - want a fund that seeks to consistently outperform the market in which it
invests

The fund is NOT designed for investors who:
- - want a fund that pursues market trends or focuses only on particular
industries or sectors
- - require regular income or stability of principal
- - are pursuing a short-term goal or investing emergency reserves

J.P. MORGAN
Known for its commitment to proprietary research and its disciplined investment
strategies, J.P. Morgan is the asset management choice for many of the world's
most respected corporations, financial institutions, governments, and
individuals. Today, J.P. Morgan employs over 300 analysts and portfolio managers
around the world and has more than $225 billion in assets under management,
including assets managed by the fund's advisor, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York.

BEFORE YOU INVEST
Investors considering the fund should understand that:
- - The value of the fund's shares will fluctuate over time. You could lose money
if you sell when the fund's share price is lower than when you invested.
- - There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment goal.
- - Future returns will not necessarily resemble past performance.
- - The fund invests in another fund -- the master portfolio -- rather than
investing directly in individual securities.
- - The fund and the master portfolio both have an identical goal -- to provide
high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities.

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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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The JPM Pierpont Disciplined Equity fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks.

The investment philosophy, developed by the fund's advisor, focuses on stock
picking while largely avoiding sector or market-timing strategies. Also, under
normal market conditions, the fund will remain fully invested.

U.S. EQUITY INVESTMENT PROCESS
In managing the fund, J.P. Morgan employs a three-step process:

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
J.P. Morgan analysts develop proprietary fundamental research
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RESEARCH J.P. Morgan takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a
relatively long period -- often as much as five years -- rather than focusing on
near-term expectations. This approach is designed to provide insight into a
company's real growth potential. J.P. Morgan's in-house research is developed by
an extensive worldwide network of over 120 career analysts. The team of analysts
dedicated to U.S. equities includes more than 20 members, with an average of
over ten years of experience.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
Stocks in each industry are ranked with the help of models
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VALUATION The research findings allow J.P. Morgan to rank the companies in each
industry group according to their relative value. The greater a company's
estimated worth compared to the current market price of its stock, the more
undervalued the company. The valuation rankings are produced with the help of a
variety of models that quantify the research team's findings.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
Using research and valuations, the fund's management team chooses stocks for its
fund
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STOCK SELECTION The fund buys and sells stocks according to its own policies,
using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the management
team buys stocks that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them
when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the fund's
managers often consider a number of other criteria:

- - catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock's price
- - high potential reward compared to potential risk
- - temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

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JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
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REGISTRANT: THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
(THE JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND)

[GRAPHIC]
GOAL
The fund seeks to provide high total return from a broadly diversified
portfolio of equity securities.

[GRAPHIC]
INVESTMENT APPROACH
The fund invests primarily in large-capitalization U.S. companies. Industry by
industry, the fund's weightings are similar to those of the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index (S&P 500). The fund does not look to overweight or underweight
industries.

Within each industry, the fund overweights stocks that are ranked as undervalued
or fairly valued while underweighting or not holding stocks that appear
overvalued. (The process used to rank stocks according to their relative
valuations is described on page 2.)

[GRAPHIC]
POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS
The value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate in response
to movements in the stock market. Fund performance will also depend on the
effectiveness of J.P. Morgan's research and the management team's stock
picking decisions.

By owning a large number of stocks within the S&P 500, with an emphasis on those
that appear undervalued or fairly valued, and by tracking the industry
weightings of that index, the fund seeks returns that modestly but consistently
exceed those of the S&P 500 with virtually the same level of volatility.

The fund's securities are described in more detail on page 10, along with their
main risks, which may cause the fund's share price to decline, and the fund's
strategies to reduce these risks.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The fund's assets are managed by J.P. Morgan, which currently manages over $225
billion, including more than $X.X billion using the same strategy as the fund.

The portfolio management team is led by James C. Wiess, vice president, who has
been on the team since the fund's inception in January of 1997 and has been at
J.P. Morgan since 1992, and Timothy J. Devlin, vice president, who has been on
the team since X and has been at J.P. Morgan since X of 1996. Prior to managing
this fund, Mr. Wiess had been managing structured equity portfolios and Mr.
Devlin was an equity portfolio manager at Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management
Inc.

INVESTOR EXPENSES
The current expenses you should expect to pay as an investor in the fund are
shown at right. The fund has no sales, redemption, exchange, or account fees,
although some institutions may charge you a fee for shares you buy through them.
The annual fund expenses shown are deducted from fund assets prior to
performance calculations.

Footnotes for this section are shown on next page.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (%)
Management fees (actual) 0.35

Marketing (12b-1) fees none

Other expenses
(after reimbursement) 0.40
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
(AFTER REIMBURSEMENT) 0.75
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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.
YOUR COST($) 8 24 42 93
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PERFORMANCE
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Shows performance over time, for period ended
September 30, 1997
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1 yr. 5 yrs. Since 11/1/89(2)
JPM INSTITUTIONAL DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND(1)
(after expenses) n/a n/a n/a
PRIVATE ACCOUNT COMPOSITE(3)
(after expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
S&P 500 INDEX(4) (no expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx

TOTAL RETURNS (%) Shows changes in returns for period ended September 30, 1997
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3 mos. Since inception(5)

40%
20% [GRAPH]
0%
(20%)

/ / JPM Institutional Disciplined Equity Fund(1)
/ / Private Account Composite(3)
/ / S&P 500 Index(4)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN Shows changes in returns by calendar year
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

40%
20% [GRAPH]
0%
(20%)

/ / Private Account Composite(3)
/ / S&P 500 Index(4)

(1) As of the date of this prospectus, the fund has not commenced operations so
Performance reflects the performance of JPM Institutional Disciplined
Equity Fund (a separate feeder fund investing in the same master portfolio)
from 2/1/97 through 9/30/97.
(2) The inception date of the Private Account Composite is 11/1/89.
(3) The Private Account Composite reflects the historical performance of
discretionary investment management accounts under the management of the
fund's advisor with substantially similar objectives and policies as the
fund. The performance of the Private Account Composite does not represent
the fund's performance and should not be interpreted as indicative of the
fund's future performance.
(4) The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. stocks widely used as a
measure of overall stock market performance.
(5) JPM Institutional Disciplined Equity Fund commenced operations on 1/3/97
and performance is calculated as of 2/1/97.

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YOUR INVESTMENT
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For your convenience, the JPM Pierpont Funds offer
several ways to start and maintain fund investments.

INVESTING THROUGH A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL
If you work with a financial professional, either at J.P. Morgan or elsewhere,
he or she is prepared to handle your planning and transaction needs. Your
financial professional will be able to assist you in establishing your fund
account, executing transactions, and monitoring your investment. If your fund
investment is not held in the name of your financial professional and you prefer
to place a transaction order yourself, please use the instructions for investing
directly. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to financial professionals for services in
connection with fund investments.

INVESTING THROUGH AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLAN
Your fund investments are handled through your plan. Refer to your plan
materials or contact your benefits office for information on buying, selling, or
exchanging fund shares. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to firms that provide
recordkeeping or other services to your plan.

INVESTING THROUGH AN IRA OR ROLLOVER IRA
Please contact a J.P. Morgan Retirement Services Specialist at 1-888-576-4472
for information on J.P. Morgan's comprehensive IRA services, including lower
minimum investments.

INVESTING DIRECTLY
Investors may establish accounts without the help of an intermediary by using
the instructions below and at right:
- - Determine the amount you are investing. The minimum amount for initial
investments in the fund is $2,500 and for additional investments $500,
although these minimums may be less for some investors. For more
information on minimum investments, call 1-800-521-5411.
- - Complete the application, indicating how much of your investment you want
to allocate to which fund(s). Please apply now for any account privileges
you may want to use in the future, in order to avoid the delays associated
with adding them later on.
- - Mail in your application, making your initial investment as shown below.

For answers to any questions, please speak with a J.P. Morgan Funds Services
Representative at 1-800-521-5411.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK
- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.
- - Mail the check with your completed application to the Transfer Agent.

BY WIRE
- - Mail your completed application to the Shareholder Services Agent.
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to obtain an account number and to
place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL
BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.
- - After placing your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the amount of
your investment to:

State Street Bank & Trust Company
ROUTING NUMBER: 011-000-028
CREDIT: JPM Pierpont Funds
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9904-226-9
FFC: your account number, name of registered owner(s) and fund name

BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK
- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.
- - Mail the check with a completed investment slip to the Transfer Agent. If
you do not have an investment slip, attach a note indicating your account
number and how much you wish to invest in which fund(s).

BY WIRE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT
ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.

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- - Once you have placed your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the
amount of your investment as described on the previous page.

BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

SELLING SHARES

BY PHONE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent and place your request. Once your
request has been verified, a check for the net amount, payable to the
registered owner(s), will be mailed to the address of record. For checks
payable to any other party or mailed to any other address, please make your
request in writing (see below).

BY WIRE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to verify that the wire redemption
privilege is in place on your account. If it is not, a representative can
help you add it.
- - Place your wire request. If you are transferring money to a non-Morgan
account, you will need to provide the representative with the personal
identification number (PIN) that was provided to you when you opened your
fund account.

IN WRITING
- - Write a letter of instruction that includes the following information: The
name of the registered owner(s) of the account; the account number; the
fund name; the amount you want to sell; and the recipient's name and
address or wire information, if different from those of the account
registration.
- - Indicate whether you want the proceeds sent by check or by wire.
- - Make sure the letter is signed by an authorized party.
- - Mail the letter to the Shareholder Services Agent.

BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION POLICIES
TELEPHONE ORDERS The fund accepts telephone orders from all shareholders. To
guard against fraud, the fund requires shareholders to use a PIN, and may record
telephone orders or take other reasonable precautions. However, if the fund does
take such steps to ensure the authenticity of an order, you may bear any loss if
the order later proves fraudulent.

EXCHANGES You may exchange shares in this fund for shares in any other JPM
Pierpont or JPM Institutional mutual fund at no charge (subject to the
securities laws of your state). When making exchanges, it is important to
observe any applicable minimums. Keep in mind that for tax purposes, an exchange
is considered a sale.

A fund may alter, limit, or suspend its exchange policy at any time.

BUSINESS HOURS AND NAV CALCULATIONS The fund's regular business days and hours
are the same as those of the New York Stock Exchange. The fund calculates its
net asset value per share (NAV) every business day at 4:15 p.m. eastern time.

TIMING OF ORDERS Orders to buy or sell shares are executed at the next NAV
calculated after the order has been accepted. Orders are accepted until 4:00
p.m. eastern time every business day and are executed the same day, at that
day's NAV. The fund has the right to suspend redemption of shares and to
postpone payment of proceeds for up to seven days or as permitted by law.

TRANSFER AGENT SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGENT
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY J.P. MORGAN FUNDS SERVICES
P.O. Box 8411 522 Fifth Avenue
Boston, MA 02266-8411 New York, NY 10036
Attention: J.P. Morgan Funds Services 1-800-521-5411

Representatives are available 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on fund
business days.

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TIMING OF SETTLEMENTS When you buy shares, you will become the owner of record
when the fund receives your payment, generally the day following execution. When
you sell shares, the proceeds are generally available the day following
execution and will be forwarded according to your instructions.

When you sell shares that you recently purchased by check, your order will be
executed at the next NAV but the proceeds will not be available until your check
clears. This may take up to 15 days.

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS The fund sends monthly account statements as well as
confirmations after each purchase or sale of shares (except reinvestments).
Every six months the fund sends out an annual or semi-annual report, containing
information on the fund's holdings and a discussion of recent and anticipated
market conditions and fund performance.

ACCOUNTS WITH BELOW-MINIMUM BALANCES If your account balance falls below the
minimum for 30 days as a result of selling shares (and not because of
performance), the fund may request that you buy more shares or close your
account. If your account balance is still below the minimum 60 days after
notification, the fund may close out your account and send the proceeds to the
address of record.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
The fund typically pays income dividends once a year (usually in X) and makes
capital gains distributions, if any, once per year (usually in X). However, the
fund may make more or fewer payments in a given year, depending on its
investment results and its tax compliance situation. These dividends and
distributions consist of most or all of the fund's net investment income and net
realized capital gains.

Dividends and distributions are automatically paid in additional fund shares.
Alternatively, you may instruct your financial professional or J.P. Morgan Funds
Services to have them sent to you by check, credited to a separate account, or
invested in another JPM Pierpont Fund.

TAX CONSIDERATIONS
In general, selling shares, exchanging shares, and receiving distributions
(whether reinvested or taken in cash) are all taxable events. These transactions
typically create the following tax liabilities:

TRANSACTION TAX STATUS
Income dividends Ordinary income

Short-term capital gains Ordinary income
distributions

Long-term capital gains Capital gains
distributions

Sales or exchanges of shares Capital gains or losses
owned for more than one year

Sales or exchanges of shares Gains are treated as ordinary
owned for one year or less income; losses are subject
to special rules

Because long-term capital gains distributions are taxable as capital gains
regardless of how long you have owned your shares, you may want to avoid making
a substantial investment when the fund is about to declare a long-term capital
gains distribution.

Every January, the fund issues tax information on its distributions for the
previous year.

Any investor for whom the fund does not have a valid taxpayer identification
number will be subject to backup withholding for taxes.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred
accounts or other non-taxable entities.

Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult your tax
professional about your fund investment.

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FUND DETAILS
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MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE
As noted earlier, the fund is a "feeder" fund that invests in a master
portfolio. (Except where indicated, this prospectus uses the term "the fund" to
mean the feeder fund and its master portfolio taken together.)

The master portfolio accepts investments from other feeder funds, and the
feeders bear the master portfolio's expenses in proportion to their assets.
However, each feeder can set its own transaction minimums, fund-specific
expenses, and other conditions. This means that one feeder could offer access to
the same master portfolio on more attractive terms, or could experience better
performance, than another feeder. Information about other feeders is available
by calling 1-800-521-5411. Generally, when the master portfolio seeks a vote,
the fund will hold a shareholder meeting and cast its vote proportionately, as
instructed by its shareholders. Fund shareholders are entitled to one vote per
fund share.

The fund and its master portfolio expect to maintain consistent goals, but if
they do not, the fund will withdraw from the master portfolio, receiving its
assets either in cash or securities. The fund's trustees would then consider
whether the fund should hire its own investment adviser, invest in a different
master portfolio, or take other action.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
The fund and its master portfolio are governed by the same trustees. The
trustees are responsible for overseeing all business activities. The trustees
are assisted by Pierpont Group, Inc., which they own and operate on a cost
basis. Funds Distributor, as co-administrator, provides fund officers. J.P.
Morgan, as co-administrator, oversees the fund's other service providers.

The feeder fund and its master portfolio pay J.P. Morgan the following fees for
investment advisory and other services:

ADVISORY SERVICES 0.35% of the master
portfolio's average net assets

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Master portfolio's and fund's
(fee shared with Funds pro-rata portions of 0.09% of
Distributor, Inc.) the first $7 billion in J.P. Morgan-
advised portfolios, plus 0.04% of
average net assets over $7 billion

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 0.25% of the fund's average
net assets

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RISK AND REWARD ELEMENTS
This table identifies the main elements that make up the fund's overall risk and
reward characteristics (described on page 2). It also outlines the fund's
policies toward various securities, including those that are designed to
help the fund manage risk.
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POTENTIAL RISKS POTENTIAL REWARDS POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
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MARKET CONDITIONS
- - The fund's share price and - Stocks have generally outperformed - Under normal circumstances the fund plans
performance will fluctuate more stable investments (such as to remain fully invested, with at least
in response to stock market bonds and cash equivalents) over 65% in stocks; stock investments may
movements the long term include U.S. and foreign convertible
securities, preferred stocks, trust
or partnership interests, warrants,
rights, and investment company
securities

- The fund seeks to limit risk through
diversification

- During severe market downturns, the fund
has the option of investing up to 100%
of assets in investment-grade short-term
securities

MANAGEMENT CHOICES
- - The fund could underperform - The fund could outperform - J.P. Morgan focuses its active management
its benchmark due to its its benchmark due to these on securities selection, the area where
asset allocation and securities same choices it believes its commitment to research
choices can most enhance returns

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- - Currency exchange rate - Favorable exchange rate - The fund anticipates that its total
movements could reduce movements could generate foreign investments will not exceed 5%
gains or create losses gains or reduce losses of assets

- - The fund could lose money - Foreign investments, which - The fund actively manages the currency
because of foreign government represent a major portion of exposure of its foreign investments
actions, political instability, the world's securities, offer relative to its benchmark, and may hedge
or lack of adequate and attractive potential performance into the U.S. dollar from time to time
accurate information and opportunities for (see also "Derivatives")
diversification

DERIVATIVES
- - Derivatives such as futures, - Hedges that correlate well with - The fund uses derivatives for hedging and
options, and foreign currency underlying positions can reduce for risk management (i.e., to establish
forward contracts that are or eliminate losses at low cost or adjust exposure to particular
used for hedging the portfolio securities, markets or currencies); risk
or specific securities may not - The fund could make money and management may include management of the
fully offset the underlying protect against losses if fund's exposure relative to its benchmark
positions(1) management's analysis proves
correct - The fund only establishes hedges that it
- - Derivatives used for risk expects will be highly correlated with
management may not have the - Derivatives that involve leverage underlying positions
intended effects and may result could generate substantial gains
in losses or missed at low cost - While the fund may use derivatives that
opportunities incidentally involve leverage, it does
not use them for the specific purposes
- - Derivatives that involve leverage of leveraging the portfolio
could magnify losses

(1) A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an
underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment
based on the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or
sell securities that is granted in exchange for an agreed-upon sum. A
foreign currency forward contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given
currency on a future date and at a set price.

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POTENTIAL RISKS POTENTIAL REWARDS POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD

ILLIQUID HOLDINGS
- - The fund could have difficulty - These holdings may offer more - The fund may not invest more than 15% of
valuing these holdings precisely attractive yields or potential net assets in illiquid holdings
growth than comparable widely traded
- - The fund could be unable to sell securities - To maintain adequate liquidity, the fund
these holdings at the time or price may hold investment-grade short-term
it desired securities (including repurchase
agreements) and, for temporary or
extraordinary purposes, may borrow from
banks up to 331/3% of the value of its
total assets

WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED
DELIVERY SECURITIES
- - When the fund buys securities - The fund can take advantage - The fund uses segregated accounts to cover
before issue or for delayed delivery, of attractive transaction any leverage risk
it could be exposed to leverage risk opportunities
if it does not use segregated accounts

SHORT-TERM TRADING
- - Increased trading would raise the - The fund could realize gains - The fund anticipates a portfolio turnover
fund's brokerage and related costs in a short period of time rate of approximately 100%

- - Increased short-term capital gains - The fund could protect against - The fund generally avoids short-term
distributions would raise shareholders' losses if a stock is overvalued and trading, except to take advantage of
income tax liability its value later falls attractive or unexpected opportunities or
to meet demands generated by shareholder
activity
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FOR MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the fund, the following documents are
available free upon request:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS Contain performance data, information on portfolio
holdings, and a written analysis of market conditions and fund performance for
the fund's most recently completed fiscal year or half-year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) Provides a fuller technical and legal
description of the fund's policies, investment restrictions, and business
structure. This prospectus incorporates the SAI by reference.

Copies of the current versions of these documents may be obtained by contacting:

JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
J.P. Morgan Funds Services
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036

TELEPHONE: 1-800-521-5411

HEARING IMPAIRED: 1-888-468-4015

EMAIL: [email protected]

Text-only versions of these documents and this prospectus are available from
the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Washington, D.C. (1-800-SEC-0330) and may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from
the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The fund's investment company
registration numbers are 811-07340 and 033-54632.

JPM PIERPONT FUNDS AND
THE MORGAN TRADITION
The JPM Pierpont Funds combine a heritage of integrity and financial leadership
with comprehensive, sophisticated analysis and management techniques. Drawing on
J.P. Morgan's extensive experience and depth as an investment manager, the JPM
Pierpont Funds offer a broad array of distinctive opportunities for mutual fund
investors.

JPMORGAN
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JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
ADVISOR DISTRIBUTOR
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Funds Distributor, Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue 60 State Street
New York, NY 10036 Boston, MA 02109
1-800-521-5411 1-800-221-7930

PROSPPT-9712

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DECEMBER 17, 1997 PROSPECTUS

JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND

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Seeking to outperform U.S.
stock markets over the long
term through a disciplined
management approach

IN PROGRESS 10/9/97

This prospectus contains essential information for anyone investing in the fund.
Please read it carefully and keep it for reference.

Shares in the fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
any bank, government entity, or the FDIC.

Distributed by Funds Distributor, Inc. JP MORGAN

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CONTENTS
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2
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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH

U.S. equity investment process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

4
The fund's goal, investment approach, risks, expenses, and performance
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND

Fund description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Investor expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Financial highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6
Investing in the JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund
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YOUR INVESTMENT

Investing through a financial professional. . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an employer-sponsored retirement plan . . . . . 6
Investing through an IRA or Rollover IRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Opening an account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adding to an account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selling shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Account and transaction policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dividends and distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tax considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9
More about risk and the fund's business operations
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FUND DETAILS

Master/feeder structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Management and administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Risk and reward elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

FOR MORE INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

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INTRODUCTION
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND

This fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks through another fund. As a
shareholder, you should anticipate risks and rewards beyond those of a typical
bond fund or a typical balanced fund.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST

The fund is designed for investors who:

- - are pursuing a long-term goal such as retirement

- - want to add a growth investment to further diversify a portfolio

- - want a fund that seeks to consistently outperform the market in which it
invests

The fund is NOT designed for investors who:

- - want a fund that pursues market trends or focuses only on particular
industries or sectors

- - require regular income or stability of principal

- - are pursuing a short-term goal or investing emergency reserves

J.P. MORGAN

Known for its commitment to proprietary research and its disciplined investment
strategies, J.P. Morgan is the asset management choice for many of the world's
most respected corporations, financial institutions, governments, and
individuals. Today, J.P. Morgan employs over 300 analysts and portfolio managers
around the world and has more than $225 billion in assets under management,
including assets managed by the fund's advisor, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York.

BEFORE YOU INVEST

Investors considering the fund should understand that:

- - The value of the fund's shares will fluctuate over time. You could lose money
if you sell when the fund's share price is lower than when you invested.

- - There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment goal.

- - Future returns will not necessarily resemble past performance.

- - The fund invests in another fund -- the master portfolio -- rather than
investing directly in individual securities.

- - The fund and the master portfolio both have an identical goal -- to provide
high total return from a portfolio of selected stocks.

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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks.

U.S. EQUITY INVESTMENT PROCESS

In managing the fund, J.P. Morgan employs a three-step process:

[GRAPHIC]
FPO

J.P. Morgan analysts develop proprietary fundamental research
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RESEARCH J.P. Morgan takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a
relatively long period -- often as much as five years -- rather than focusing on
near-term expectations. This approach is designed to provide insight into a
company's real growth potential. J.P. Morgan's in-house research is developed by
an extensive worldwide network of over 120 career analysts. The team of analysts
dedicated to U.S. equities includes more than 20 members, with an average of
over ten years of experience.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO

Stocks in each industry are ranked with the help of models
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VALUATION The research findings allow J.P. Morgan to rank the companies in each
industry group according to their relative value. The greater a company's
estimated worth compared to the current market price of its stock, the more
undervalued the company. The valuation rankings are produced with the help of a
variety of models that quantify the research team's findings.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO

Using research and valuations, the fund's management team chooses stocks for its
fund
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STOCK SELECTION The fund buys and sells stocks according to its own policies,
using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the management
team buys stocks that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them
when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the fund's
managers often consider a number of other criteria:

- - catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock's price

- - high potential reward compared to potential risk

- - temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

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JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND TICKER SYMBOL: PPEQX
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REGISTRANT: THE JPM
PIERPONT FUNDS (THE
JPM PIERPONT U.S.
EQUITY FUND)

[GRAPHIC]
GOAL

The fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected stocks.

[GRAPHIC]
INVESTMENT APPROACH

The fund invests primarily in large-capitalization U.S. companies. Industry by
industry, the fund's weightings are similar to those of the Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index (S&P 500). The fund can moderately underweight or overweight
industries when it believes it will benefit performance.

Within each industry, the fund focuses on those stocks that are ranked as most
undervalued according to the investment process described on page 2. The fund
generally considers selling stocks that appear overvalued.

[GRAPHIC]
POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS

The value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate in response to movements
in the stock market. Fund performance will also depend on the effectiveness of
J.P. Morgan's research and the management team's stock picking decisions.

By emphasizing undervalued stocks, the fund has the potential to produce returns
that exceed those of the S&P 500. At the same time, by controlling the industry
weightings of the fund so they can differ only moderately from the industry
weightings of the S&P 500, the fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the
overall market, as represented by this index.

The fund's securities are described in more detail on page 10, along with their
main risks, which may cause the fund's share price to decline, and the fund's
strategies to reduce these risks.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

The fund's assets are managed by J.P. Morgan, which currently manages over $225
billion, including more than $X.X billion using the same strategy as the fund.

The portfolio management team is led by William B. Petersen and William M.
Riegel, Jr. Both are managing directors at J.P. Morgan and both have been on the
team since 1993. Mr. Petersen has been at J.P. Morgan since 1972, Mr. Riegel
since 1979. Both served as managers of U.S. equity portfolios prior to managing
this fund.

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INVESTOR EXPENSES

The current expenses you should expect to pay as an investor in the fund are
shown at right. The fund has no sales, redemption, exchange, or account fees,
although some institutions may charge you a fee for shares you buy through them.
The annual fund expenses shown are deducted from fund assets prior to
performance calculations.

Footnotes for this section are shown on next page

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)(%)
Management fees (actual) 0.40
Marketing (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.40
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 0.80
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

The example below uses the same assumptions as other fund prospectuses: $1,000
initial investment, 5% annual total return, expenses unchanged, all shares sold
at the end of each time period. The example is for comparison only; the fund's
actual return and expenses will be different.

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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.
YOUR COST($) 8 26 44 99
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PERFORMANCE

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Shows performance over time, for periods ended December 31, 1996
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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.(2)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND (after expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
S&P 500 INDEX(3) (no expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
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YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN Shows changes in returns by calendar year
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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
40%
20%
0% [GRAPH]
(20%)

- JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund - S&P 500 Index(3)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

PER-SHARE DATA For fiscal years ended May 31
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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR($) 14.23 12.04 14.54 16.51 18.21
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.42 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments (1.53) 2.49 2.20 1.90 2.13
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) (1.11) 2.95 2.64 2.34 2.50
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Less distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) (0.41) (0.45) (0.44) (0.45) (0.40)
Net realized gains ($) (0.67) -- (0.23) (0.19) (1.29)
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) (1.08) (0.45) (0.67) (0.64) (1.69)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR ($) 12.04 14.54 16.51 18.21 19.02
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TOTAL RETURN (%) (8.08) 25.12 18.75 14.81 14.60
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR ($ thousands) 24,970 27,677 40,032 55,144 109,246
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RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
EXPENSES (%) 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.91 0.90
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (%) 3.26 3.52 2.97 2.81 2.16
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE
TO EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) 0.34 0.45 0.41 0.38 0.19
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER (%) 29.46 17.76 23.20 43.26 99.20
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PER-SHARE DATA For fiscal years ended May 31
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR($) 19.02 19.30 19.38 19.42 22.15
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.38 0.27 0.32 0.38 0.25
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 1.35 1.32 2.17 4.23 4.72
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) 1.73 1.59 2.49 4.61 4.97
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Less distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) (0.36) (0.29) (0.28) (0.29) (0.36)
Net realized gains ($) (1.09) (1.22) (2.17) (1.59) (2.13)
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) (1.45) (1.51) (2.45) (1.88) (2.49)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR ($) 19.30 19.38 19.42 22.15 24.63
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TOTAL RETURN (%) 10.02 8.54 15.11 25.18 25.00
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR ($ thousands) 202,474 231,306 259,338 330,014 362,603
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RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
EXPENSES (%) 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.81 0.80
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (%) 2.20 1.43 1.74 1.87 1.13
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE
TO EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) 0.08 0.03 0.01 -- --
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER (%) 59.61 10.00(4) -- -- --
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The Financial Highlights above have been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, the
fund's independent accountants.

(1) The fund has a master/feeder structure as described on page 9. This table
shows the fund's expenses and its share of master portfolio expenses for
the past fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the fund's average net
assets.

(2) The fund commenced operations on 7/18/93. Returns reflect performance of
The Pierpont Equity Fund, the fund's predecessor, prior to that date. The
Pierpont Equity Fund commenced operations on 6/27/85.

(3) The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. stocks widely used as a
measure of overall stock market performance.

(4) Portfolio turnover reflects the period June 1, 1993 to July 18, 1993 and
has not been annualized. In July, 1993 the Fund's predecessor contributed
all of its investable assets to The Selected U.S. Equity Portfolio.

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YOUR INVESTMENT
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For your convenience, the JPM Pierpont Funds offer several ways to start and
maintain fund investments.

INVESTING THROUGH A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL

If you work with a financial professional, either at J.P. Morgan or elsewhere,
he or she is prepared to handle your planning and transaction needs. Your
financial professional will be able to assist you in establishing your fund
account, executing transactions, and monitoring your investment. If your fund
investment is not held in the name of your financial professional and you prefer
to place a transaction order yourself, please use the instructions for investing
directly. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to financial professionals for
services in connection with fund investments.

INVESTING THROUGH AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLAN

Your fund investments are handled through your plan. Refer to your plan
materials or contact your benefits office for information on buying, selling, or
exchanging fund shares. J.P. Morgan may pay fees to firms that provide
recordkeeping or other services to your plan.

INVESTING THROUGH AN IRA OR ROLLOVER IRA

Please contact a J.P. Morgan Retirement Services Specialist at 1-888-576-4472
for information on J.P. Morgan's comprehensive IRA services, including lower
minimum investments.

INVESTING DIRECTLY

Investors may establish accounts without the help of an intermediary by using
the instructions below and at right:

- - Determine the amount you are investing. The minimum amount for initial
investments in the fund is $2,500 and for additional investments $500,
although these minimums may be less for some investors. For more
information on minimum investments, call 1-800-521-5411.

- - Complete the application, indicating how much of your investment you want
to allocate to which fund(s). Please apply now for any account privileges
you may want to use in the future, in order to avoid the delays associated
with adding them later on.

- - Mail in your application, making your initial investment as shown below.

For answers to any questions, please speak with a J.P. Morgan Funds Services
Representative at 1-800-521-5411.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT

BY CHECK

- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.

- - Mail the check with your completed application to the Transfer Agent.

BY WIRE

- - Mail your completed application to the Shareholder Services Agent.

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to obtain an account number and to
place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL
BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.

- - After placing your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the amount of
your investment to:

State Street Bank & Trust Company
ROUTING NUMBER: 011-000-028
CREDIT: JPM Pierpont Funds
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9904-226-9
FFC: your account number, name of registered owner(s) and fund name

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT

BY CHECK

- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.

- - Mail the check with a completed investment slip to the Transfer Agent. If
you do not have an investment slip, attach a note indicating your account
number and how much you wish to invest in which fund(s).

BY WIRE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT
ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.

- - Once you have placed your purchase order, instruct

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your bank to wire the amount of your investment as described on the
previous page.

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

SELLING SHARES

BY PHONE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent and place your request. Once your
request has been verified, a check for the net amount, payable to the
registered owner(s), will be mailed to the address of record. For
checks payable to any other party or mailed to any other address,
please make your request in writing (see below).

BY WIRE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to verify that the wire redemption
privilege is in place on your account. If it is not, a representative can
help you add it.

- - Place your wire request. If you are transferring money to a non-Morgan
account, you will need to provide the representative with the personal
identification number (PIN) that was provided to you when you opened your
fund account.

IN WRITING

- - Write a letter of instruction that includes the following information: The
name of the registered owner(s) of the account; the account number; the
fund name; the amount you want to sell; and the recipient's name and
address or wire information, if different from those of the account
registration.

- - Indicate whether you want the proceeds sent by check or by wire.

- - Make sure the letter is signed by an authorized party. The Shareholder
Services Agent may require additional information, such as a signature
guarantee.

- - Mail the letter to the Shareholder Services Agent.

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION POLICIES

TELEPHONE ORDERS The fund accepts telephone orders from all shareholders. To
guard against fraud, the fund requires shareholders to use a PIN, and may record
telephone orders or take other reasonable precautions. However, if the fund does
take such steps to ensure the authenticity of an order, you may bear any loss if
the order later proves fraudulent.

A fund may alter, limit, or suspend its exchange policy at any time.

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TRANSFER AGENT SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGENT
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY J.P. MORGAN FUNDS SERVICES
P.O. Box 8411 522 Fifth Avenue
Boston, MA 02266-8411 New York, NY 10036
Attention: J.P. Morgan Funds Services 1-800-521-5411

Representatives are available 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on
fund business days.

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TIMING OF SETTLEMENTS When you buy shares, you will become the owner of record
when the fund receives your payment, generally the day following execution. When
you sell shares, the proceeds are generally available the day following
execution and will be forwarded according to your instructions.

When you sell shares that you recently purchased by check, your order will be
executed at the next NAV but the proceeds will not be available until your check
clears. This may take up to 15 days.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The fund typically pays income dividends four times a year (usually in X, X, X,
and X) and makes capital gains distributions, if any, once per year (usually in
X). However, the fund may make more or fewer payments in a given year, depending
on its investment results and its tax compliance situation. These dividends and
distributions consist of most or all of the fund's net investment income and net
realized capital gains.

Dividends and distributions are automatically reinvested in the fund.
Alternatively, you may instruct your financial professional or J.P. Morgan Funds
Services to have them sent to you by check, credited to a separate account, or
invested in another JPM Pierpont Fund.

TAX CONSIDERATIONS

In general, selling shares, exchanging shares, and receiving distributions
(whether reinvested or taken in cash) are all taxable events. These transactions
typically create the following tax liabilities:

TRANSACTION TAX STATUS
Income dividends Ordinary income

Short-term capital gains Ordinary income
distributions

Long-term capital gains Capital gains
distributions

Sales or exchanges of shares Capital gains or losses
owned for more than one year

Sales or exchanges of shares Gains are treated as ordinary
owned for one year or less income; losses are subject to
special rules

Because long-term capital gains distributions are taxable as capital gains
regardless of how long you have owned your shares, you may want to avoid
making a substantial investment when the fund is about to declare a long-term
capital gains distribution.

Every January, the fund issues tax information on its distributions for the
previous year.

Any investor for whom the fund does not have a valid taxpayer identification
number will be subject to backup withholding for taxes.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred
accounts or other non-taxable entities.

Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult your tax
professional about your fund investment.

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MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE

As noted earlier, the fund is a "feeder" fund that invests in a master
portfolio. (Except where indicated, this prospectus uses the term "the fund" to
mean the feeder fund and its master portfolio taken together.)

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The fund and its master portfolio are governed by the same trustees. The
trustees are responsible for overseeing all business activities. The trustees
are assisted by Pierpont Group, Inc., which they own and operate on a cost
basis. Funds Distributor, as co-administrator, provides fund officers. J.P.
Morgan, as co-administrator, oversees the fund's other service providers.

The fund and its master portfolio pay J.P. Morgan the following fees for
investment advisory and other services:

ADVISORY SERVICES 0.40% of the master portfolio's average net
assets

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Master portfolio's and fund's pro-rata
shared with Funds portions of 0.09% of the first $7 billion
Distributor, Inc.) in J.P. Morgan-advised portfolios,
plus 0.04% of average net assets
over $7 billion

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 0.25% of the fund's average net assets

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RISK AND REWARD ELEMENTS
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This table identifies the main elements that make up the fund's overall risk and
reward characteristics (described on page 2. It also outlines the fund's
policies toward various securities, including those that are designed to help
the fund manage risk.

POTENTIAL RISKS POTENTIAL REWARDS POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
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MARKET CONDITIONS
- - The fund's share price and - Stocks have generally outperformed - Under normal circumstances the fund plans
performance will fluctuate more stable investments to remain fully invested, with at least
in response to stock market (such as bonds and cash 65% in stocks; stock investments may
movements equivalents) over the long term include U.S. and foreign convertible
securities, preferred stocks, trust or
partnership interests, warrants, rights,
and investment company securities

- The fund seeks to limit risk through
diversification

- During severe market downturns, the fund
has the option of investing up to 100% of
assets in investment-grade short-term
securities

MANAGEMENT CHOICES
- - The fund could underperform - The fund could outperform - J.P. Morgan focuses its active management
its benchmark due to its its benchmark due to these on securities selection, the area where it
asset allocation and same choices believes its commitment to research can
securities choices most enhance returns

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- - Currency exchange rate - Favorable exchange rate - The fund anticipates that its total
movements could reduce movements could generate investments will not exceed 5% of assets
gains or create losses gains or reduce losses
- The fund actively manages the currency
- - The fund could lose money - Foreign investments, which exposure of its foreign investments
because of foreign represent a major portion of the relative to its benchmark, and may hedge
government actions, world's securities, offer into the U.S. dollar from time to time
political instability, attractive potential (see also "Derivatives")
or lack of performance and opportunities
adequate and accurate for diversification
information

DERIVATIVES
- - Derivatives such as futures, - Hedges that correlate well with - The fund uses derivatives for hedging
options, and foreign currency underlying positions can reduce (i.e., to establish or adjust exposure to
forward contracts that are or eliminate losses at low cost particular securities, markets or
used for hedging the portfolio currencies)
or specific securities may not - The fund could make money
fully offset the underlying and protect against losses if - The fund only establishes hedges that it
positions(1) management's analysis proves expects will be highly correlated with
correct underlying positions
- - Derivatives that involve
leverage could magnify losses - Derivatives that involve - While the fund may use derivatives that
leverage could generate incidentally involve leverage, it does
substantial gains at low cost not use them for the specific purposes
of leveraging the portfolio

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(1) A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an
underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment
based on the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell
securities that is granted in exchange for an agreed-upon sum. A foreign
currency forward contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a
future date and at a set price.

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ILLIQUID HOLDINGS
- - The fund could have - These holdings may offer more - The fund may not invest more than 15%
difficulty valuing attractive yields or potential of net assets in illiquid holdings
these holdings precisely growth than comparable widely
traded securities - To maintain adequate liquidity, the
fund may hold investment-grade short-term
securities (including repurchase
- - The fund could be unable to agreements) and, for temporary or
sell these holdings at the extraordinary purposes, may borrow from
time or price it desired banks up to 33 1/3% of the value of its
total assets

WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY
SECURITIES
- - When the fund buys securities - The fund can take advantage of - The fund uses segregated accounts to
before issue or for delayed attractive transaction cover any leverage risk
delivery, it could be exposed opportunities
to leverage risk if it does not
use segregated accounts

SHORT-TERM TRADING
- - Increased trading would raise - The fund anticipates a portfolio turnover
the fund's brokerage and - The fund could realize gains rate of approximately 100%
related costs in a short period of time
- The fund generally avoids short-term
- - Increased short-term capital - The fund could protect against trading, except to take advantage of
gains distributions would raise losses if a stock is overvalued attractive or unexpected opportunities
shareholders' income tax and its value later falls or to meet demands generated by
liability shareholder activity

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the fund, the following documents are
available free upon request:

Copies of the current versions of these documents may be obtained by contacting:

JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND
J.P. Morgan Funds Services
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036

TELEPHONE: 1-800-521-5411

HEARING IMPAIRED: 1-888-468-4015

EMAIL: [email protected]

JP MORGAN
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JPM PIERPONT FUNDS

ADVISOR DISTRIBUTOR
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Funds Distributor, Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue 60 State Street
New York, NY 10036 Boston, MA 02109
1-800-521-5411 1-800-221-7930

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DECEMBER 17, 1997 PROSPECTUS

JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND

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Seeking to outperform U.S.
stock markets over the long
term through a disciplined
management approach

IN PROGRESS 10/9/97

This prospectus contains essential information for anyone investing in the fund.
Please read it carefully and keep it for reference.

Shares in the fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
any bank, government entity, or the FDIC.

Distributed by Funds Distributor, Inc. JP MORGAN

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CONTENTS
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2
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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH

U.S. equity investment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

4
The fund's goal, investment approach, risks, expenses, and performance
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND

Fund description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Investor expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Financial highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6
Investing in the JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund
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YOUR INVESTMENT

Investing through a financial professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an employer-sponsored retirement plan. . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an IRA or Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Opening an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adding to an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selling shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Account and transaction policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dividends and distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tax considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

More about risk and the fund's business operations
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FUND DETAILS

Master/feeder structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Management and administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Risk and reward elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

FOR MORE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover

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INTRODUCTION
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND

This fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks through another fund. As a
shareholder, you should anticipate risks and rewards beyond those of a typical
bond fund or a typical balanced fund.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST

The fund is designed for investors who:
- - are pursuing a long-term goal such as retirement
- - want to add a growth investment to further diversify a portfolio
- - want a fund that seeks to consistently outperform the market in which it
invests

J.P. MORGAN

BEFORE YOU INVEST

Investors considering the fund should understand that:
- - The value of the fund's shares will fluctuate over time. You could lose money
if you sell when the fund's share price is lower than when you invested.
- - There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment goal.
- - Future returns will not necessarily resemble past performance.
- - The fund invests in another fund -- the master portfolio -- rather than
investing directly in individual securities.
- - The fund and the master portfolio both have an identical goal -- to provide
high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks.

U.S. EQUITY INVESTMENT PROCESS

In managing the fund, J.P. Morgan employs a three-step process:

[GRAPHICS]
FPO

J.P. Morgan analysts develop proprietary fundamental research

RESEARCH J.P. Morgan takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a
relatively long period often as much as five years rather than focusing on
near-term expectations. This approach is designed to provide insight into a
company's real growth potential. J.P. Morgan's in-house research is developed by
an extensive worldwide network of over 120 career analysts. The team of analysts
dedicated to U.S. equities includes more than 20 members, with an average of
over ten years of experience.

[GRAPHICS]
FPO

Stocks in each industry are ranked with the help of models

[GRAPHICS]
FPO

Using research and valuations, the fund's management team chooses stocks for its
fund

- - catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock's price
- - high potential reward compared to potential risk
- - temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

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JPM PIERPONT U.S.
SMALL COMPANY FUND TICKER SYMBOL: PPCAX
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REGISTRANT: THE JPM
PIERPONT FUNDS(THE
JPM PIERPONT U.S.
SMALL COMPANY FUND)

[GRAPHICS]
GOAL
The fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small
company stocks.

[GRAPHICS]
INVESTMENT APPROACH
The fund invests primarily in small and medium U.S. companies whose market
capitalization is greater than $100 million and less than $3 billion. Industry
by industry, the fund's weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2500
Index. The fund can moderately underweight or overweight industries
when it believes it will benefit performance.

Within each industry, the fund focuses on those stocks that are ranked as
most undervalued according to the process described on page 2. The fund
generally considers selling stocks that appear overvalued or have grown into
large-cap stocks.

[GRAPHICS]
POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS
The value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate in response to movements
in the stock market. Fund performance will also depend on the effectiveness of
J.P. Morgan's research and the management team's stock picking decisions.

Small- and medium-cap stocks have historically offered higher long-term growth
than large-cap stocks, and have also involved higher risks. The fund's small-cap
emphasis means it is likely to be more sensitive to economic news and is likely
to fall further in value during broad market downturns. The fund pursues returns
that exceed those of the Russell 2500 Index while seeking to limit its
volatility relative to this index.

The fund's securities are described in more detail on page 10, along with their
main risks, which may cause the fund's share price to decline, and the fund's
strategies to reduce these risks.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The fund's assets are managed by J.P. Morgan, which currently manages over $225
billion, including more than $X.X billion using the same strategy as the fund.

The portfolio management team is led by James B. Otness, managing director,
Michael J. Kelly, vice president, and Candice Eggerss, vice president. Mr.
Otness joined the team in February of 1993 and has been at J.P. Morgan since
1970. Mr. Kelly and Ms. Eggerss joined the team in May of 1996. Mr. Kelly has
been at J.P. Morgan since 1985 and Ms. Eggerss has been at J.P. Morgan since May
of 1996. Prior to managing this fund, both Mr. Otness and Mr. Kelly served as
managers of small- and medium-cap U.S. equity portfolios. Prior to managing this
fund Ms. Eggerss X.

Footnotes for this section are shown on next page.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (1) (%)
Management fees (actual) 0.60
Marketing (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses(2)
(after reimbursement) 0.30
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES(2)
(AFTER REIMBURSEMENT) 0.90
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
The example below uses the same assumptions as other fund prospectuses: $1,000
initial investment, 5% annual total return, expenses unchanged, all shares sold
at the end of each time period. The example is for comparison only; the fund's
actual return and expenses will be different.
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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.
YOUR COST($) 9 29 50 111
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PERFORMANCE

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (%) Shows performance over time, for periods ended March 31, 1997
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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.(3)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND (after expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
RUSSELL 2500 INDEX(4) (no expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
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YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN (%) Shows changes in returns by calendar year
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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
40%
20%
0%
(20%) [GRAPH]

- - JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund - Russell 2500 Index(4)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PER-SHARE DATA For fiscal years ended May 31

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD ($) 15.71 12.91 16.83 18.68 17.98
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(5) ($) (0.02) (0.03) (0.03) (0.02) (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investment ($) (2.13) 3.95 1.88 (0.33) 2.09
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) (2.15) 3.92 1.85 (0.35) 2.05
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Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) -- -- -- -- --
Net realized gain ($) (0.65) -- -- (0.35) --
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) (0.65) -- -- (0.35) --
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD ($) 12.91 16.83 18.68 17.98 20.03
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TOTAL RETURN (%) (14.25) 30.36 10.99 (1.90) 11.40
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD ($ thousands) 30,866 42,403 47,921 58,859 97,548
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RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
EXPENSES (%) 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.91 0.90
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (%) (0.15) (0.23) (0.18) (0.15) (0.25)
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE TO
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) 0.31 0.36 0.32 0.31 0.13
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER (%) 78.00 38.00 66.00 56.00 58.00
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD ($) 20.03 25.12 21.40 22.02 26.20
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(5) ($) (0.01) 0.20 0.22 0.26 0.18
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investment ($) 5.10 0.19 2.13 6.96 2.00
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) 5.09 0.39 2.35 7.22 2.18
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Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) -- (0.09) (0.21) (0.26) (0.21)
Net realized gain ($) -- (4.02) (1.52) (2.78) (2.13)
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) -- (4.11) (1.73) (3.04) (2.34)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD ($) 25.12 21.40 22.02 26.20 26.04

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TOTAL RETURN (%) 25.41 1.14 12.28 35.48 9.49
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD ($ thousands) 186,887 204,445 179,130 220,917 237,985
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RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
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EXPENSES (%) 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (%) (0.06) 0.75 1.02 1.10 0.71
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE TO
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) 0.05 0.20 0.22 0.13 0.13
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER (%) 50.00 14.00(6) -- -- --
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The Financial Highlights above have been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, the
fund's independent accountants.

(2) Without reimbursement other expenses and total operating expenses would
have been 0.43% and 1.03% respectively. This limit does not cover
extraordinary expenses and upon notice to shareholders may be revoked at
any time.

(3) The fund commenced operations on 7/18/93. Returns reflect performance of
The Capital Appreciation Fund, the fund's predecessor, prior to that date.
The Capital Appreciation Fund commenced operations on 6/27/85.

(4) The Russell 2500 Index is an unmanaged index of medium and small U.S.
stocks.

(5) Based on shares outstanding at the beginning and end of each fiscal period
except for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1991, where average shares
outstanding were used.

(6) Portfolio turnover reflects the period June 1, 1993 to July 18, 1993 and
has not been annualized. In July, 1993 the Fund's predecessor contributed
all of its investable assets to The U.S. Small Company Portfolio.

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YOUR INVESTMENT
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For your convenience, the JPM Pierpont Funds offer several ways to start and
maintain fund investments.

INVESTING THROUGH A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL

INVESTING THROUGH AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLAN

INVESTING THROUGH AN IRA OR ROLLOVER IRA

Please contact a J.P. Morgan Retirement Services Specialist at 1-888-576-4472
for information on J.P. Morgan's comprehensive IRA services, including lower
minimum investments.

INVESTING DIRECTLY

Investors may establish accounts without the help of an intermediary by using
the instructions below and at right:

- - Mail in your application, making your initial investment as shown below.

For answers to any questions, please speak with a J.P. Morgan Funds Services
Representative at 1-800-521-5411.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK

- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.

- - Mail the check with your completed application to the Transfer Agent.

BY WIRE

- - Mail your completed application to the Shareholder Services Agent.

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to obtain an account number and to
place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL
BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.

- - After placing your purchase order, instruct your bank to wire the amount of
your investment to:

State Street Bank & Trust Company
ROUTING NUMBER: 011-000-028
CREDIT: JPM Pierpont Funds
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9904-226-9
FFC: your account number, name of registered owner(s) and fund name

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK

- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.

BY WIRE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT
ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.

- - Once you have placed your purchase order, instruct

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your bank to wire the amount of your investment as described on the
previous page.

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

SELLING SHARES
BY PHONE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent and place your request. Once your
request has been verified, a check for the net amount, payable to the
registered owner(s), will be mailed to the address of record. For checks
payable to any other party or mailed to any other address, please make your
request in writing (see below).

BY WIRE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to verify that the wire redemption
privilege is in place on your account. If it is not, a representative can
help you add it.

IN WRITING

- - Indicate whether you want the proceeds sent by check or by wire.

- - Make sure the letter is signed by an authorized party The Shareholder
Services Agent may require additional information, such as a signature
guarantee.

- - Mail the letter to the Shareholder Services Agent.

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

ACCOUNT AND TRANSACTION POLICIES

A fund may alter, limit, or suspend its exchange policy at any time.

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TRANSFER AGENT SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGENT

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY J.P. MORGAN FUNDS SERVICES
P.O. Box 8411 522 Fifth Avenue
Boston, MA 02266-8411 New York, NY 10036
Attention: J.P. Morgan Funds Services 1-800-521-5411

Representatives are available 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on
fund business days.

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When you sell shares that you recently purchased by check, your order will be
executed at the next NAV but the proceeds will not be available until your check
clears. This may take up to 15 days.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
The fund typically pays income dividends twice a year (usually in X and X) and
makes capital gains distributions, if any, once per year (usually in X).
However, the fund may make more or fewer payments in a given year, depending on
its investment results and its tax compliance situation. These dividends and
distributions consist of most or all of the fund's net investment income and net
realized capital gains.

TRANSACTION TAX STATUS

Income dividends Ordinary income

Short-term capital gains Ordinary income
distributions

Long-term capital gains Capital gains
distributions

Sales or exchanges of shares Capital gains or losses
owned for more than one year

Sales or exchanges of shares Gains are treated as ordinary
owned for one year or less income; losses are subject
to special rules

Every January, the fund issues tax information on its distributions for the
previous year.

Any investor for whom the fund does not have a valid taxpayer identification
number will be subject to backup withholding for taxes.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred
accounts or other non-taxable entities.

Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult your tax
professional about your fund investment.

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FUND DETAILS
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MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The fund and its master portfolio pay J.P. Morgan the following fees for
investment advisory and other services:

ADVISORY SERVICES 0.60% of the master portfolio's
average net assets

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Master portfolio's and fund's
shared with Funds pro-rata portions of 0.09% of
Distributor, Inc.) the first $7 billion in J.P.
Morgan-advised portfolios, plus
0.04% of average net assets over $7
billion

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 0.25% of the fund's average net
assets

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- The fund seeks to limit risk through
diversification

- During severe market downturns, the fund
has the option of investing up to 100%
of assets in investment-grade short-term
securities

DERIVATIVES
- - Derivatives such as futures, - Hedges that correlate well with - The fund uses derivatives for hedging
options, and foreign currency underlying positions can reduce (i.e., to establish
forward contracts that are or eliminate losses at low cost or adjust exposure to particular
used for hedging the portfolio securities, markets or currencies)
or specific securities may not - The fund could make money and
fully offset the underlying protect against losses if
positions(1) management's analysis proves
correct - The fund only establishes hedges that it
- - Derivatives that involve leverage expects will be highly correlated with
could magnify losses - Derivatives that involve leverage underlying positions
could generate substantial gains
at low cost - While the fund may use derivatives that
incidentally involve leverage, it does
not use them for the specific purposes
of leveraging the portfolio

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ILLIQUID HOLDINGS
- - The fund could have difficulty - These holdings may offer more - The fund may not invest more than 15% of
valuing these holdings precisely attractive yields or potential net assets in illiquid holdings
growth than comparable widely traded
- - The fund could be unable to sell securities - To maintain adequate liquidity, the fund
these holdings at the time or price may hold investment-grade short-term
it desired securities (including repurchase
agreements) and, for temporary or
extraordinary purposes, may borrow from
banks up to 331/3% of the value of its
total assets

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For More Information

For investors who want more information on the fund, the following documents are
available free upon request:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS Contain performance data, information on portfolio
holdings, and a written analysis of market conditions and fund performance for
the fund s most recently completed fiscal year or half-year.

Copies of the current versions of these documents may be obtained by contacting:

JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND
J.P. Morgan Funds Services
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036

TELEPHONE: 1-800-521-5411

HEARING IMPAIRED: 1-888-468-4015

EMAIL: [email protected]

JPM PIERPONT FUNDS AND THE MORGAN TRADITION
The JPM Pierpont Funds combine a heritage of integrity and financial leadership
with comprehensive, sophisticated analysis and management techniques. Drawing on
J.P. Morgan's extensive experience and depth as an investment manager, the JPM
Pierpont Funds offer a broad array of distinctive opportunities for mutual fund
investors.

JP MORGAN
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JPM PIERPONT FUNDS

ADVISOR DISTRIBUTOR
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Funds Distributor, Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue 60 State Street
New York, NY 10036 Boston, MA 02109
1-800-521-5411 1-800-221-7930

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DECEMBER 17, 1997 PROSPECTUS

JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY
OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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Seeking to outperform U.S.
stock markets over the long
term through a disciplined
management approach

IN PROGRESS 10/9/97

This prospectus contains essential information for anyone investing in the fund.
Please read it carefully and keep it for reference.

Shares in the fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by
any bank, government entity, or the FDIC.

Distributed by Funds Distributor, Inc. JP MORGAN

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CONTENTS
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2
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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
U.S. equity investment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

4
The fund's goal, investment approach, risks, expenses, and performance
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Fund description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Investor expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Financial highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6
Investing in the JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund
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YOUR INVESTMENT
Investing through a financial professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an employer-sponsored retirement plan. . . . . . . . . 6
Investing through an IRA or Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Investing directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Opening an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adding to an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selling shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Account and transaction policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dividends and distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tax considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9
More about risk and the fund business operations
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FUND DETAILS
Master/feeder structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Management and administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Risk and reward elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover

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INTRODUCTION
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JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
This fund invests primarily in U.S. stocks through another fund. As a
shareholder, you should anticipate risks and rewards beyond those of a typical
bond fund or a typical balanced fund.

BEFORE YOU INVEST
Investors considering the fund should understand that:
- - The value of the fund's shares will fluctuate over time. You could lose money
if you sell when the fund's share price is lower than when you invested.
- - There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment goal.
- - Future returns will not necessarily resemble past performance.
- - The fund invests in another fund -- the master portfolio -- rather than
investing directly in individual securities.
- - The fund and the master portfolio both have an identical goal -- to provide
long-term growth from a portfolio of small company stocks.

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U.S. EQUITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities fund invests primarily in U.S.
stocks.

U.S. EQUITY INVESTMENT PROCESS
In managing the fund, J.P. Morgan employs a three-step process:

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
J.P. Morgan analysts develop proprietary fundamental research
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RESEARCH J.P. Morgan takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a
relatively long period -- often as much as five years -- rather than focusing on
near-term expectations. This approach is designed to provide insight into a
company's real growth potential. J.P. Morgan's in-house research is developed by
an extensive worldwide network of over 120 career analysts. The team of analysts
dedicated to U.S. equities includes more than 20 members, with an average of
over ten years of experience.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
Stocks in each industry are ranked with the help of models
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VALUATION The research findings allow J.P. Morgan to rank the companies in each
industry group according to their relative value. The greater a company's
estimated worth compared to the current market price of its stock, the more
undervalued the company. The valuation rankings are produced with the help of a
variety of models that quantify the research team's findings.

[GRAPHIC]
FPO
Using research and valuations, the fund's management team chooses stocks for its
fund
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STOCK SELECTION The fund buys and sells stocks according to its own policies,
using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the management
team buys stocks that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them
when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the fund's
managers often consider a number of other criteria:

- - catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock's price
- - high potential reward compared to potential risk
- - temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

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JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
REGISTRANT: The JPM Pierpont Funds
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THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND)

[GRAPHIC]
GOAL
The fund seeks to provide long-term growth from a portfolio of small company
stocks.

[GRAPHIC]
INVESTMENT APPROACH
The fund invests primarily in stocks of small U.S. companies whose market
capitalization is greater than $150 million and less than $2 billion, with
emphasis on those with a market capitalization of less than $1.25 billion
when purchased. While the fund holds stocks in many industries to reduce the
impact of poor performance in any one sector, it tends to emphasize industries
with higher growth potential and does not track the sector weightings of the
overall small company stock market.

In searching for companies, the fund combines the approach described on page 2
with a growth-oriented approach that focuses on each company's business
strategies and its competitive environment. The fund seeks to buy stocks when
they are undervalued or fairly valued and are poised for long-term growth.
Stocks become candidates for sale when they appear overvalued or when the
company is no longer a small-cap company, but the fund may also continue to hold
them if it believes further substantial growth is possible.

[GRAPHIC]
POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS
The value of your investment in the fund will fluctuate in response to movements
in the stock market. Fund performance will also depend on the effectiveness of
J.P. Morgan's research and the management team's stock picking decisions.

Small-cap stocks have historically offered higher long-term growth than medium-
or large-cap stocks, and have also involved higher risks. The fund's small-cap
emphasis means it is likely to be more sensitive to economic news and is likely
to fall further in value during broad market downturns. Because the fund seeks
to outperform the Russell 2000 Growth Index while not tracking its industry
weightings, investors should expect higher volatility compared to this index or
to more conservatively managed small-cap funds.

The fund's securities are described in more detail on page 10, along with their
main risks, which may cause the fund's share price to decline, and the fund's
strategies to reduce these risks.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The fund's assets are managed by J.P. Morgan, which currently manages over $225
billion, including more than $X.X billion using the same strategy as the fund.

The portfolio management team is led by Marian U. Pardo, managing director, who
has been on the team since the fund's inception in June of 1997 and has been at
J.P. Morgan since 1968. Prior to managing this fund, she managed equity and
convertible funds, large cap equity portfolios, as well as several institutional
portfolios.

Footnotes for this section are shown on next page.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(1)(%)

Management fees (actual) 0.60

Marketing (12b-1) fees none

Other expenses(2)
(after reimbursement) 0.60
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES(2)
(AFTER REIMBURSEMENT) 1.20
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1 yr. 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 10 yrs.
YOUR COST($) 12 38 66 145
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PERFORMANCE
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN Shows performance over time, for period ended
September 30, 1997
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1 yr. 3 yrs. Since 8/31/94(3)
JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY
OPPORTUNITIES FUND (after expenses) n/a n/a n/a
PRIVATE ACCOUNT COMPOSITE(4)
(after expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX(5)(no expenses) xx.xx xx.xx xx.xx

TOTAL RETURNS (%) Shows changes in returns for period ended September 30, 1997
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Since inception(6)

40%
20% [GRAPH]
0%
(20%)

/ / JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND
/ / PRIVATE ACCOUNT COMPOSITE(4)
/ / RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX(5)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN (%) SHOWS CHANGES IN RETURNS BY CALENDAR YEAR
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1994 1995 1996

40%
20% [GRAPH]
0%
(20%)

/ / Private Account Composite(4)
/ / Russell 2000 Growth Index(6)

(1) The fund has a master/feeder structure as described on page 9. This table
shows expenses and its share of master portfolio expenses for the fiscal
period ended 10/31/97, expressed as a percentage of average net assets,
after reimbursement for ordinary expenses over 1.20%.

(2) Without reimbursement, other expenses and total operating expenses would
have been x.xx% and x.xx% respectively. There is no guarantee that
reimbursement will continue beyond 10/31/98.

(3) The inception date of the Private Account Composite is 8/31/94.

(4) The Private Account Composite reflects the historical performance of
discretionary investment management accounts under the management of the
fund's advisor with substantially similar objectives and policies as the
fund. The performance of the Private Account Composite does not represent
the fund's performance and should not be interpreted as indicative of the
fund's future performance.

(5) The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index of small, growth-
oriented U.S. stocks.

(6) The fund commenced operations on 6/16/97 and performance is calculated as
of 7/1/97.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

PER-SHARE DATA For fiscal period ended October 31
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1997
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD ($) x.xx
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(5)($) x.xx
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment ($) x.xx
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ($) x.xx
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Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($) x.xx
Net realized gain ($) x.xx
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS ($) x.xx
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD ($) x.xx
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TOTAL RETURN (%) x.xx
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD ($ thousands) xxxxxx
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RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
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EXPENSES (%) x.xx
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME (loss) (%) x.xx
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DECREASE REFLECTED IN EXPENSE RATIO DUE TO
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (%) x.xx
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YOUR INVESTMENT
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For your convenience, the JPM Pierpont Funds offer several ways to start and
maintain fund investments.

INVESTING DIRECTLY
Investors may establish accounts without the help of an intermediary by using
the instructions below and at right:

- - Mail in your application, making your initial investment as shown below.

For answers to any questions, please speak with a J.P. Morgan Funds Services
Representative at 1-800-521-5411.

OPENING AN ACCOUNT
BY CHECK
- - Make out a check for the investment amount payable to JPM Pierpont Funds.
- - Mail the check with your completed application to the Transfer Agent.

State Street Bank & Trust Company
ROUTING NUMBER: 011-000-028
CREDIT: JPM Pierpont Funds
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9904-226-9
FFC: your account number, name of registered owner(s) and fund name

BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

BY WIRE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent to place a purchase order. FUNDS THAT
ARE WIRED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED UNINVESTED.
- - Once you have placed your purchase order, instruct

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- - your bank to wire the amount of your investment as described on the
previous page.

BY EXCHANGE

- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

SELLING SHARES

IN WRITING
- - Write a letter of instruction that includes the following information: The
name of the registered owner(s) of the account; the account number; the
fund name; the amount you want to sell; and the recipient's name and
address or wire information, if different from those of the account
registration.
- - Indicate whether you want the proceeds sent by check or by wire.
- - Make sure the letter is signed by an authorized party. The Shareholder
Services Agent may require additional information, such as a signature
guarantee.
- - Mail the letter to the Shareholder Services Agent.

BY EXCHANGE
- - Call the Shareholder Services Agent for an exchange.

A fund may alter, limit, or suspend its exchange policy at any time.

Representatives are available
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern
time on fund business days.

YOUR INVESTMENT 7

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TIMING OF SETTLEMENTS When you buy shares, you will become the owner of record
when the fund receives your payment, generally the day following execution. When
you sell shares, the proceeds are generally available the day following
execution and will be forwarded according to your instructions.

When you sell shares that you recently purchased by check, your order will be
executed at the next NAV but the proceeds will not be available until your check
clears. This may take up to 15 days.

TRANSACTION TAX STATUS

Income dividends Ordinary income

Short-term capital gains Ordinary income
distributions

Long-term capital gains Capital gains
distributions

Sales or exchanges of shares Capital gains or losses
owned for more than one year

Sales or exchanges of shares Gains are treated as ordinary
owned for one year or less income; losses are subject
to special rules

Every January, the fund issues tax information on its distributions for the
previous year.

Any investor for whom the fund does not have a valid taxpayer identification
number will be subject to backup withholding for taxes. The tax considerations
described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred accounts or other non-
taxable entities.

Because each investor's tax circumstances are unique, please consult your tax
professional about your fund investment.

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FUND DETAILS
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The fund and its master portfolio pay J.P. Morgan the following fees for
investment advisory and other services:

ADVISORY SERVICES 0.60% of the master portfolio's average net
assets

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Master portfolio's and fund's shared with
Fundspro-rata portions of 0.09% of
Distributor, Inc.)the first $7 billion in
J.P. Morgan-advised portfolios, plus 0.04% of
average net assets over $7 billion

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 0.25% of the fund's average net assets

FUND DETAILS 9

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- The fund seeks to limit risk through
diversification

- During severe market downturns, the fund
has the option of investing up to 100%
of assets in investment-grade short-term
securities

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the fund, the following documents
are available free upon request:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS Contain performance data, information on
portfolio holdings, and a written analysis of market conditions and fund
performance for the fund's most recently completed fiscal year or half-year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) Provides a fuller technical and
legal description of the fund's policies, investment restrictions, and
business structure. This prospectus incorporates the SAI by reference. Copies
of the current versions of these documents may be obtained by contacting:

JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
J.P. Morgan Funds Services
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036

TELEPHONE: 1-800-521-5411

HEARING IMPAIRED: 1-888-468-4015

EMAIL: [email protected]

Text-only versions of these documents and this prospectus are available from
the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Washington, D.C. (1-800-SEC-0330) and may be viewed on-screen or downloaded
from the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The fund's investment
company registration numbers are 811-07340 and 033-54632.

JPM PIERPONT FUNDS AND THE MORGAN TRADITION
The JPM Pierpont Funds combine a heritage of integrity and financial leadership
with comprehensive, sophisticated analysis and management techniques. Drawing
on J.P. Morgan's extensive experience and depth as an investment manager, the
JPM Pierpont Funds offer a broad array of distinctive opportunities for mutual
fund investors.

JPMORGAN

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JPM PIERPONT FUNDS

ADVISOR DISTRIBUTOR
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Funds Distributor, Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue 60 State Street
New York, NY 10036 Boston, MA 02109
1-800-521-5411 1-800-221-7930

PROSPPT-9712

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THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS

THE JPM PIERPONT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND
THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND
THE JPM U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

December 17, 1997

THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS, BUT CONTAINS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS
FOR THE FUND OR FUNDS LISTED ABOVE, AS SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH MAY
BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST FROM FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC., ATTENTION: THE JPM
PIERPONT FUNDS (800) 221-7930.

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Table of Contents

Page

General................................. 1
Investment Objectives and Policies...... 1
Investment Restrictions................. 18
Trustees and Officers................... 21
Investment Advisor...................... 26
Distributor............................. 29
Co-Administrator........................ 29
Services Agent.......................... 31
Custodian and Transfer Agent............ 32
Shareholder Servicing................... 32
Financial Professionals................. 34
Independent Accountants................. 34
Expenses................................ 34
Purchase of Shares...................... 35
Redemption of Shares.................... 35
Exchange of Shares...................... 36
Dividends and Distributions............. 37
Net Asset Value......................... 37
Performance Data........................ 38
Portfolio Transactions.................. 39
Massachusetts Trust..................... 41
Description of Shares................... 43
Special Information Concerning Investment
Structure............................... 45
Taxes................................... 46
Additional Information.................. 50
Financial Statements.................... 51
Appendix A - Description of
Securities Ratings...................... A-1

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GENERAL

This Statement of Additional Information relates only to The JPM
Pierpont Disciplined Equity Fund, The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund, The JPM
Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund and The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company
Opportunities Fund (collectively, the "Funds"). Each of the Funds is a series of
shares of beneficial interest of The JPM Pierpont Funds, an open-end management
investment company formed as a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"). In
addition to the Funds, the Trust consists of other series representing separate
investment funds (each a "JPM Pierpont Fund"). The other JPM Pierpont Funds are
covered by separate Statements of Additional Information.

This Statement of Additional Information describes the financial
history, investment objectives and policies, management and operation of each of
the Funds to enable investors to select the Funds which best suit their needs.
The JPM Pierpont Funds operate through a two-tier master-feeder investment fund
structure. Formerly, The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund and The JPM Pierpont U.S.
Small Company Fund operated as free-standing mutual funds and not through the
master-feeder structure. Where indicated in this Statement of Additional
Information, historical information for each of these Funds includes information
for their respective predecessor entities.

This Statement of Additional Information provides additional
information with respect to the Funds and should be read in conjunction with the
relevant Fund's current Prospectus (the "Prospectus"). The Funds' executive
offices are located at 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Unlike other mutual funds which directly acquire and manage their own
portfolio of securities, the Funds seek to achieve their investment objective by
investing all of their investable assets in a separate Master Portfolio (each a
"Portfolio"), a corresponding diversified open-end management investment company
having the same investment objective as the Fund. The Funds invest in the
Portfolios through a two-tier master-feeder investment fund structure. See
"Special Information Concerning Investment Structure."

The Portfolios are advised by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
("Morgan" or the "Advisor").

Investments in the Funds are not deposits or obligations of, or
guaranteed or endorsed by, Morgan or any other bank. Shares of the Funds are not
federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal
Reserve Board, or any other governmental agency. An investment in the Funds is
subject to risk that may cause the value of the investment to fluctuate, and
when the investment is redeemed, the value may be higher or lower than the
amount originally invested by the investor.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The following discussion supplements the information regarding the
investment objective of each of the Funds and the policies to be employed to
achieve this objective by their corresponding Portfolios as set forth above and
in the Prospectus. The investment objective of each Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio is identical. Accordingly, references below to a Fund also include the
Fund's corresponding Portfolio; similarly, references to a Portfolio also
include

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the corresponding Fund that invests in the Portfolio unless the context requires
otherwise.

The JPM Institutional Disciplined Equity Fund (the "Disciplined Equity Fund") is
designed for investors seeking enhanced total return relative to that of large
and medium sized companies, typically represented by the S&P 500 Index. The
Disciplined Equity Fund's investment objective is to provide high total return
from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Fund attempts to
achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in
The Disciplined Equity Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), a diversified open- end
management investment company having the same investment objective as the
Disciplined Equity Fund.

The Portfolio invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common
stocks and other equity securities. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio
expects to invest at least 65% of its total assets in such securities.

Investment Process for the Disciplined Equity Portfolio

Research: Morgan's more than 20 domestic equity analysts, each an
industry specialist with an average of over 10 years of experience, follow
approximately 600 medium and large capitalization U.S. companies. Their research
goal is to forecast intermediate-term earnings and prospective dividend growth
rates for the companies that they cover.

Valuation: The analysts' forecasts are converted into comparable
expected returns using a proprietary dividend discount model, which calculates
the intermediate-term earnings by comparing a company's current stock price with
its forecasted dividends and earnings. Within each sector, companies are ranked
according to their relative value and grouped into quintiles: those with the
highest expected returns (Quintile 1) are deemed the most undervalued relative
to their long-term earnings power, while those with the lowest expected returns
(Quintile 5) are deemed the most overvalued.

Stock Selection: A broadly diversified portfolio is constructed using
disciplined buy and sell rules. Purchases are allocated among stocks in the
first three quintiles. A stock that falls into the fourth and fifth quintiles
generally becomes a candidate for sale, either because its price has risen or
its fundamentals have deteriorated. The Portfolio's sector weightings are
matched to those of the S&P 500 Index, reflecting Morgan's belief that its
research has the potential to add value at the individual stock level, but not
at the sector level. Morgan also controls the Portfolio's exposure to style and
theme bets and maintains near-market security weightings in individual security
holdings. This process results in an investment portfolio containing
approximately 300 stocks.

The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund (the "U.S. Equity Fund") is designed
for investors who want an actively managed portfolio of selected equity
securities that seeks to outperform the S&P 500 Index. The U.S. Equity Fund's
investment objective is to provide a high total return from a portfolio of
selected equity securities. The Fund attempts to achieve its investment
objective by investing all of its investable assets in The U.S. Equity Portfolio
(the "Portfolio"), a

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diversified open-end management investment company having the same investment
objective as the U.S. Equity Fund.

In normal circumstances, at least 65% of the Portfolio's net assets
will be invested in equity securities consisting of common stocks and other
securities with equity characteristics comprised of preferred stock, warrants,
rights, convertible securities, trust certifications, limited partnership
interests and equity participations (collectively, "Equity Securities"). The
Portfolio's primary equity investments are the common stock of large and medium
sized U.S. corporations and, to a limited extent, similar securities of foreign
corporations.

Investment Process for the U.S. Equity Portfolio

Research: Morgan's more than 20 domestic equity analysts, each an
industry specialist with an average of over 10 years of experience, follow
approximately 700 predominantly large- and medium-sized U.S. companies --
approximately 500 of which form the universe for the Portfolio's investments.
Their research goal is to forecast normalized, longer term earnings and
dividends for the companies that they cover. In doing this, they may work in
concert with Morgan's international equity analysts in order to gain a broader
perspective for evaluating industries and companies in today's global economy.

Valuation: The analysts' forecasts are converted into comparable
expected returns using a proprietary dividend discount model, which calculates
the long-term earnings by comparing a company's current stock price with its
forecasted dividends and earnings. Within each sector, companies are ranked
according to their relative value and grouped into quintiles: those with the
highest expected returns (Quintile 1) are deemed the most undervalued relative
to their long-term earnings power, while those with the lowest expected returns
(Quintile 5) are deemed the most overvalued.

Stock Selection: A diversified portfolio is constructed using
disciplined buy and sell rules. Purchases are concentrated among first-quintile
stocks; the specific names selected reflect the portfolio manager's judgment
concerning the soundness of the underlying forecasts, the likelihood that the
perceived misvaluation will be corrected within a reasonable time frame, and the
magnitude of the risks versus the rewards. Once a stock falls into the third
quintile -- because its price has risen or its fundamentals have deteriorated --
it generally becomes a candidate for sale. The portfolio manager seeks to hold
sector weightings close to those of the S&P 500 Index, reflecting Morgan's
belief that its research has the potential to add value at the individual stock
level, but not at the sector level. Sector neutrality is also seen as a way to
help protect the portfolio from macroeconomic risks, and --together with
diversification -- represents an important element of Morgan's risk control
strategy. A dedicated trading desk handles all transactions for the Portfolio.

The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund (the "U.S. Small Company
Fund") is designed for investors who are willing to assume the somewhat higher
risk of investing in small companies in order to seek a higher return over time
than might be expected from a portfolio of stocks of large companies. The U.S.
Small Company Fund's investment objective is to provide a high total return from
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portfolio of Equity Securities of small companies. The Fund attempts to achieve
its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in The U.S.
Small Company Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), a diversified open-end management
investment company having the same investment objective as the U.S. Small
Company Fund.

The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing
primarily in the common stock of small U.S. companies included in the Russell
2500 Index, which is composed of 2,500 common stocks of U.S. companies with
market capitalizations ranging between $100 million and $3 billion.

Investment Process for the U.S. Small Company Portfolio

Research: Morgan's more than 20 domestic equity analysts, each an
industry specialist with an average of over 10 years of experience, continuously
monitor the small cap stocks in their respective sectors with the aim of
identifying companies that exhibit superior financial strength and operating
returns. Meetings with management and on-site visits play a key role in shaping
their assessments. Their research goal is to forecast normalized, long-term
earnings and dividends for the most attractive small cap companies among those
they monitor -- a universe that contains a total of approximately 600 names.
Because Morgan's analysts follow both the larger and smaller companies in their
industries -- in essence, covering their industries from top to bottom -- they
are able to bring broad perspective to the research they do on both.

Valuation: The analysts' forecasts are converted into comparable
expected returns using a proprietary dividend discount model, which calculates
the long-term earnings by comparing a company's current stock price with the its
forecasted dividends and earnings. Within each industry, companies are ranked
according to their relative value and grouped into quintiles: those with the
highest expected returns (Quintile 1) are deemed the most undervalued relative
to their long-term earnings power, while those with the lowest expected returns
(Quintile 5) are deemed the most overvalued.

Stock Selection: A diversified portfolio is constructed using
disciplined buy and sell rules. Purchases are concentrated among the stocks in
the top two quintiles of the rankings; the specific names selected reflect the
portfolio manager's judgment concerning the soundness of the underlying
forecasts, the likelihood that the perceived misevaluation will soon be
corrected, and the magnitude of the risks versus the rewards. Once a stock falls
into the third quintile -- because its price has risen or its fundamentals have
deteriorated -- it generally becomes a candidate for sale. The portfolio manager
seeks to hold sector weightings close to those of the Russell 2500 Index, the
Portfolio's benchmark, reflecting Morgan's belief that its research has the
potential to add value at the individual stock level, but not at the sector
level. Sector neutrality is also seen as a way to help to protect the portfolio
from macroeconomic risks, and -- together with diversification -- represents an
important element of Morgan's investment strategy.

The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund (the "U.S. Small
Company Fund") is designed for investors seeking an actively managed portfolio
of equity securities of companies with high growth potential. The Fund's

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investment objective is long term capital appreciation from a portfolio of
exchange-traded, over-the-counter ("OTC") and unlisted common and preferred
stocks, warrants, securities with warrants attached, rights, convertible
securities, trust certificates, limited partnership interests, depository
receipts and equity participations (collectively, "Equity Securities") of small
companies. The Fund attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing
all of its investable assets in The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio
(the "Portfolio"), a diversified open-end management investment company having
the same investment objective as the Fund.

The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing
in the equity securities of small U.S. companies included in the Russell 2000
Growth Index, which is composed of 2000 equity securities of companies with a
market capitalization of greater than $150 million and less than $2 million.

Investment Process for the U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio

Money Market Instruments

Although the Funds intend, under normal circumstances and to the extent
practicable, to be fully invested in equity securities, the Funds may invest in
money market instruments to the extent consistent with its investment objective
and policies. The Funds may make money market investments pending other
investment or settlement, for liquidity or in adverse market conditions. A
description of the various types of money market instruments that may be
purchased by the Funds appears below. Also see "Quality and Diversification
Requirements."

U.S. Treasury Securities. Each of the Funds may invest in direct
obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all
of which are backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and
credit of the United States.

Additional U.S. Government Obligations. Each of the Funds may invest in
obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or
instrumentalities. These obligations may or may not be backed by the "full faith
and credit" of the United States. Securities which are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States include obligations of the Government National
Mortgage Association, the Farmers Home Administration, and the Export-Import
Bank. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, each Fund must look principally to the federal agency issuing or
guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert
a claim against the United States itself in the event the agency or
instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Securities in which each Fund may
invest that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States
include, but are not limited to: (i) obligations of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Home Loan
Banks and the U.S. Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from
the U.S. Treasury to meet its obligations; (ii) securities issued by the Federal
National Mortgage Association, which are supported by the discretionary
authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency's obligations; and (iii)
obligations of the Federal Farm Credit System and the Student Loan Marketing

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Association, each of whose obligations may be satisfied only by the individual
credits of the issuing agency.

Foreign Government Obligations. Each of the Funds, subject to its
applicable investment policies, may also invest in short-term obligations of
foreign sovereign governments or of their agencies, instrumentalities,
authorities or political subdivisions. These securities may be denominated in
the U.S. dollar or in another currency. See "Foreign Investments."

Bank Obligations. Each of the Funds may invest in negotiable
certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances of (i) banks,
savings and loan associations and savings banks which have more than $2 billion
in total assets (the "Asset Limitation") and are organized under the laws of the
United States or any state, (ii) foreign branches of these banks or of foreign
banks of equivalent size (Euros) and (iii) U.S. branches of foreign banks of
equivalent size (Yankees). See "Foreign Investments." The Funds will not invest
in obligations for which the Advisor, or any of its affiliated persons, is the
ultimate obligor or accepting bank. Each of the Funds may also invest in
obligations of international banking institutions designated or supported by
national governments to promote economic reconstruction, development or trade
between nations (e.g., the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American
Development Bank, or the World Bank).

Commercial Paper. Each of the Funds may invest in commercial paper,
including master demand obligations. Master demand obligations are obligations
that provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid and permit
daily changes in the amount borrowed. Master demand obligations are governed by
agreements between the issuer and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
acting as agent, for no additional fee, in its capacity as investment advisor to
the Portfolios and as fiduciary for other clients for whom it exercises
investment discretion. The monies loaned to the borrower come from accounts
managed by the Advisor or its affiliates, pursuant to arrangements with such
accounts. Interest and principal payments are credited to such accounts. The
Advisor, acting as a fiduciary on behalf of its clients, has the right to
increase or decrease the amount provided to the borrower under an obligation.
The borrower has the right to pay without penalty all or any part of the
principal amount then outstanding on an obligation together with interest to the
date of payment. Since these obligations typically provide that the interest
rate is tied to the Federal Reserve commercial paper composite rate, the rate on
master demand obligations is subject to change. Repayment of a master demand
obligation to participating accounts depends on the ability of the borrower to
pay the accrued interest and principal of the obligation on demand which is
continuously monitored by the Advisor. Since master demand obligations typically
are not rated by credit rating agencies, the Funds may invest in such unrated
obligations only if at the time of an investment the obligation is determined by
the Advisor to have a credit quality which satisfies the Fund's quality
restrictions. See "Quality and Diversification Requirements." Although there is
no secondary market for master demand obligations, such obligations are
considered by the Funds to be liquid because they are payable upon demand. The
Funds do not have any specific percentage limitation on investments in master
demand obligations. It is possible that the issuer of a master demand obligation

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could be a client of Morgan to whom Morgan, in its capacity as a commercial
bank, has made a loan.

Repurchase Agreements. Each of the Funds may enter into repurchase
agreements with brokers, dealers or banks that meet the credit guidelines
approved by the Funds' Trustees. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a
security from a seller that has agreed to repurchase the same security at a
mutually agreed upon date and price. The resale price normally is in excess of
the purchase price, reflecting an agreed upon interest rate. This interest rate
is effective for the period of time the Fund is invested in the agreement and is
not related to the coupon rate on the underlying security. A repurchase
agreement may also be viewed as a fully collateralized loan of money by a Fund
to the seller. The period of these repurchase agreements will usually be short,
from overnight to one week, and at no time will the Funds invest in repurchase
agreements for more than thirteen months. The securities which are subject to
repurchase agreements, however, may have maturity dates in excess of thirteen
months from the effective date of the repurchase agreement. The Funds will
always receive securities as collateral whose market value is, and during the
entire term of the agreement remains, at least equal to 100% of the dollar
amount invested by the Funds in each agreement plus accrued interest, and the
Funds will make payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or upon
evidence of book entry transfer to the account of the Custodian. If the seller
defaults, a Fund might incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the
repurchase agreement declines and might incur disposition costs in connection
with liquidating the collateral. In addition, if bankruptcy proceedings are
commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization upon disposal
of the collateral by a Fund may be delayed or limited.

Each of the Funds may make investments in other debt securities with
remaining effective maturities of not more than thirteen months, including
without limitation corporate and foreign bonds, asset-backed securities and
other obligations described in this Statement of Additional Information.

Equity Investments

The Portfolios for the U.S. Equity, U.S. Small Company Funds and the
U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund (collectively, the "Equity Portfolios")
invest primarily in Equity Securities. The Equity Securities in which the Equity
Portfolios invest include those listed on any domestic or foreign securities
exchange or traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market as well as certain
restricted or unlisted securities.

Equity Securities. The Equity Securities in which the Equity Portfolios
may invest may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights.
Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company's capital structure.

The convertible securities in which the Equity Portfolios may invest
include any debt securities or preferred stock which may be converted into
common stock or which carry the right to purchase common stock. Convertible
securities entitle the holder to exchange the securities for a specified number
of shares of common stock, usually of the same company, at specified prices
within a certain period of time.

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The terms of any convertible security determine its ranking in a
company's capital structure. In the case of subordinated convertible debentures,
the holders' claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of
other creditors, and are senior to the claims of preferred and common
shareholders. In the case of convertible preferred stock, the holders' claims on
assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of all creditors and are
senior to the claims of common shareholders.

Common Stock Warrants

The Equity Portfolios may invest in common stock warrants that entitle
the holder to buy common stock from the issuer of the warrant at a specific
price (the strike price) for a specific period of time. The market price of
warrants may be substantially lower than the current market price of the
underlying common stock, yet warrants are subject to similar price fluctuations.
As a result, warrants may be more volatile investments than the underlying
common stock.

Warrants generally do not entitle the holder to dividends or voting
rights with respect to the underlying common stock and do not represent any
rights in the assets of the issuer company. A warrant will expire worthless if
it is not exercised on or prior to the expiration date.

Foreign Investments

The Funds may invest in certain foreign securities. The U.S. Equity
Fund may invest in equity securities of foreign corporations included in the S&P
500 Index or listed on a national securities exchange. The U.S. Small Company
Fund and The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund may invest in equity
securities of foreign issuers that are listed on a national securities exchange
or denominated or principally traded in the U.S. dollar. The Funds do not expect
to invest more than 5%, respectively, of their total assets at the time of
purchase in securities of foreign issuers.

Investors should realize that the value of the Funds' investments in
foreign securities may be adversely affected by changes in political or social
conditions, diplomatic relations, confiscatory taxation, expropriation,
nationalization, limitation on the removal of funds or assets, or imposition of
(or change in) exchange control or tax regulations in those foreign countries.
In addition, changes in government administrations or economic or monetary
policies in the United States or abroad could result in appreciation or
depreciation of portfolio securities and could favorably or unfavorably affect
the Funds' operations. Furthermore, the economies of individual foreign nations
may differ from the U.S. economy, whether favorably or unfavorably, in areas
such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital
reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position; it may
also be more difficult to obtain and enforce a judgment against a foreign
issuer. Any foreign investments made by the Funds must be made in compliance
with U.S. and foreign currency restrictions and tax laws restricting the amounts
and types of foreign investments.

Foreign investments may be made directly in securities of foreign
issuers or in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), European
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Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") or other similar
securities of foreign issuers. ADRs are securities, typically issued by a U.S.
financial institution (a "depositary"), that evidence ownership interests in a
security or a pool of securities issued by a foreign issuer and deposited with
the depositary. ADRs include American Depositary Shares and New York Shares.
EDRs are receipts issued by a European financial institution. GDRs, which are
sometimes referred to as Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs"), are
securities, typically issued by a non-U.S. financial institution, that evidence
ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities issued by either a
U.S. or foreign issuer. ADRs, EDRs, GDRs and CDRs may be available for
investment through "sponsored" or "unsponsored" facilities. A sponsored facility
is established jointly by the issuer of the security underlying the receipt and
a depositary, whereas an unsponsored facility may be established by a depositary
without participation by the issuer of the receipt's underlying security.

Holders of an unsponsored depositary receipt generally bear all costs
of the unsponsored facility. The depositary of an unsponsored facility
frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications
received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through to the
holders of the receipts voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

In addition, while the volume of transactions effected on foreign stock
exchanges has increased in recent years, in most cases it remains appreciably
below that of domestic security exchanges. Accordingly, the Portfolio's foreign
investments may be less liquid and their prices may be more volatile than
comparable investments in securities of U.S. companies. Moreover, the settlement
periods for foreign securities, which are often longer than those for securities
of U.S. issuers, may affect portfolio liquidity. In buying and selling
securities on foreign exchanges, purchasers normally pay fixed commissions that
are generally higher than the negotiated commissions charged in the United
States. In addition, there is generally less government supervision and
regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and issuers located in foreign
countries than in the United States.

Depository Receipts

Depository receipts are typically issued by a U.S. or foreign bank or
trust company and evidence ownership of underlying securities of a U.S. or
foreign issuer. Unsponsored programs are organized independently and without the
cooperation of the issuer of the underlying securities. As a result, available
information concerning the issuer may not be as current as for sponsored
depositary instruments, and their prices may be more volatile than if they were
sponsored by the issuers of the underlying securities.

Since investments in foreign securities may involve foreign currencies,
the value of a Fund's assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected
favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and in exchange control
regulations, including currency blockage. The Funds may enter into forward
commitments for the purchase or sale of foreign currencies in connection with
the settlement of foreign securities transactions or to manage the Funds'
currency exposure related to foreign investments.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions

Because the Portfolio may buy and sell securities and receive interest
and dividends in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Portfolio may enter
from time to time into foreign currency exchange transactions. The Portfolio
either enters into these transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot
rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or uses forward
contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. The cost of the Portfolio's
spot currency exchange transactions is generally the difference between the bid
and offer spot rate of the currency being purchased or sold.

A foreign currency forward exchange contract is an obligation by the
Portfolio to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be
any fixed number of days from the date of the contract. Foreign currency forward
exchange contracts establish an exchange rate at a future date. These contracts
are derivative instruments, as their value derives from the spot exchange rates
of the currencies underlying the contract. These contracts are entered into in
the interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial
banks) and their customers. A foreign currency forward exchange contract
generally has no deposit requirement and is traded at a net price without
commission. Neither spot transactions nor foreign currency forward exchange
contracts eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Portfolio's securities or
in foreign exchange rates, or prevent loss if the prices of these securities
should decline.

The Portfolio may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in
an attempt to protect against changes in foreign currency exchange rates between
the trade and settlement dates of specific securities transactions or
anticipated securities transactions. The Portfolio may also enter into forward
contracts to hedge against a change in foreign currency exchange rates that
would cause a decline in the value of existing investments denominated or
principally traded in a foreign currency. To do this, the Portfolio would enter
into a forward contract to sell the foreign currency in which the investment is
denominated or principally traded in exchange for U.S. dollars or in exchange
for another foreign currency. The Portfolio will only enter into forward
contracts to sell a foreign currency in exchange for another foreign currency if
the Advisor expects the foreign currency purchased to appreciate against the
U.S. dollar.

Although these transactions are intended to minimize the risk of loss
due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they
limit any potential gain that might be realized should the value of the hedged
currency increase. In addition, forward contracts that convert a foreign
currency into another foreign currency will cause the Portfolio to assume the
risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency purchased vis a vis the hedged
currency and the U.S. dollar. The precise matching of the forward contract
amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible
because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as
a consequence of market movements in the value of such securities between the
date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The
projection of currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the

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successful execution of a hedging strategy is highly uncertain.

Additional Investments

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities. Each of the Portfolios may
purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. For example,
delivery of and payment for these securities can take place a month or more
after the date of the purchase commitment. The purchase price and the interest
rate payable, if any, on the securities are fixed on the purchase commitment
date or at the time the settlement date is fixed. The value of such securities
is subject to market fluctuation and for money market instruments and other
fixed income securities no interest accrues to a Portfolio until settlement
takes place. At the time a Portfolio makes the commitment to purchase securities
on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, it will record the transaction,
reflect the value each day of such securities in determining its net asset
value, and calculate the maturity for the purposes of average maturity from that
date. At the time of settlement a when-issued security may be valued at less
than the purchase price. To facilitate such acquisitions, each Portfolio will
maintain with the Custodian a segregated account with liquid assets, consisting
of cash, U.S. Government securities or other appropriate securities, in an
amount at least equal to such commitments. On delivery dates for such
transactions, each Portfolio will meet its obligations from maturities or sales
of the securities held in the segregated account and/or from cash flow. If a
Portfolio chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security
prior to its acquisition, it could, as with the disposition of any other
portfolio obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. It is the
current policy of each Portfolio not to enter into when-issued commitments
exceeding in the aggregate 15% of the market value of the Portfolio's total
assets, less liabilities other than the obligations created by when-issued
commitments.

Investment Company Securities. Securities of other investment companies
may be acquired by each of the Funds and their corresponding Portfolios to the
extent permitted under the 1940 Act. These limits require that, as determined
immediately after a purchase is made, (i) not more than 5% of the value of a
Fund's total assets will be invested in the securities of any one investment
company, (ii) not more than 10% of the value of its total assets will be
invested in the aggregate in securities of investment companies as a group, and
(iii) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment
company will be owned by a Fund, provided however, that a Fund may invest all of
its investable assets in an open-end investment company that has the same
investment objective as the Fund (its corresponding Portfolio). As a shareholder
of another investment company, a Fund or Portfolio would bear, along with other
shareholders, its pro rata portion of the other investment company's expenses,
including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and
other expenses that a Fund or Portfolio bears directly in connection with its
own operations. The Funds and the Portfolios have applied for exemptive relief
from the SEC to permit the Portfolios to invest in affiliated investment
companies. If the requested relief is granted, the Portfolios would then be
permitted to invest in affiliated Funds, subject to certain conditions specified
in the applicable order.

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Reverse Repurchase Agreements. Each of the Portfolios may enter into
reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a Portfolio
sells a security and agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed
upon date and price. For purposes of the 1940 Act a reverse repurchase agreement
is also considered as the borrowing of money by the Portfolio and, therefore, a
form of leverage. The Portfolios will invest the proceeds of borrowings under
reverse repurchase agreements. In addition, a Portfolio will enter into a
reverse repurchase agreement only when the interest income to be earned from the
investment of the proceeds is greater than the interest expense of the
transaction. A Portfolio will not invest the proceeds of a reverse repurchase
agreement for a period which exceeds the duration of the reverse repurchase
agreement. Each Portfolio will establish and maintain with the Custodian a
separate account with a segregated portfolio of securities in an amount at least
equal to its purchase obligations under its reverse repurchase agreements. See
"Investment Restrictions" for each Portfolio's limitations on reverse repurchase
agreements and bank borrowings.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. Each of the Portfolios may lend its
securities if such loans are secured continuously by cash or equivalent
collateral or by a letter of credit in favor of the Portfolio at least equal at
all times to 100% of the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued
interest. While such securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Portfolio
any income accruing thereon. Loans will be subject to termination by the
Portfolios in the normal settlement time, generally three business days after
notice, or by the borrower on one day's notice. Borrowed securities must be
returned when the loan is terminated. Any gain or loss in the market price of
the borrowed securities which occurs during the term of the loan inures to a
Portfolio and its respective investors. The Portfolios may pay reasonable
finders' and custodial fees in connection with a loan. In addition, a Portfolio
will consider all facts and circumstances including the creditworthiness of the
borrowing financial institution, and no Portfolio will make any loans in excess
of one year. The Portfolios will not lend their securities to any officer,
Trustee, Director, employee or other affiliate of the Portfolios, the Advisor or
the Distributor, unless otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Privately Placed and Certain Unregistered Securities. A Portfolio may
not acquire any illiquid holdings if, as a result thereof, more than 15% of the
Portfolio's net assets would be in illiquid investments. Subject to this
non-fundamental policy limitation, the Portfolios may acquire investments that
are illiquid or have limited liquidity, such as private placements or
investments that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act") and cannot be offered for public sale in the United States
without first being registered under the 1933 Act. An illiquid investment is any
investment that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the normal course of
business at approximately the amount at which it is valued by a Portfolio. The
price a Portfolio pays for illiquid holdings or receives upon resale may be
lower than the price paid or received for similar holdings with a more liquid
market. Accordingly the valuation of these holdings will reflect any limitations
on their liquidity.

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investors without registration under the 1933 Act. These securities may be
determined to be liquid in accordance with guidelines established by the Advisor
and approved by the Trustees. The Trustees will monitor the Advisor's
implementation of these guidelines on a periodic basis.

As to illiquid investments, a Portfolio is subject to a risk that
should the Portfolio decide to sell them when a ready buyer is not available at
a price the Portfolio deems representative of their value, the value of the
Portfolio's net assets could be adversely affected. Where an illiquid security
must be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), before it may be sold, a Portfolio may be obligated to pay all or part of
the registration expenses, and a considerable period may elapse between the time
of the decision to sell and the time the Portfolio may be permitted to sell a
holding under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period,
adverse market conditions were to develop, a Portfolio might obtain a less
favorable price than prevailed when it decided to sell.

Quality and Diversification Requirements

Each of the Funds intends to meet the diversification requirements of
the 1940 Act. To meet these requirements, 75% of the assets of these Funds is
subject to the following fundamental limitations: (1) the Fund may not invest
more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer, except
obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and (2)
the Fund may not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any
one issuer. As for the other 25% of the Fund's assets not subject to the
limitation described above, there is no limitation on investment of these assets
under the 1940 Act, so that all of such assets may be invested in securities of
any one issuer. Investments not subject to the limitations described above could
involve an increased risk to a Fund should an issuer, or a state or its related
entities, be unable to make interest or principal payments or should the market
value of such securities decline.

The Funds will also comply with the diversification requirements imposed by
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for qualification as
a regulated investment company. See "Taxes."

The Funds may invest in convertible debt securities, for which there
are no specific quality requirements. In addition, at the time a Fund invests in
any commercial paper, bank obligation or repurchase agreement, the issuer must
have outstanding debt rated A or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, the
issuer's parent corporation, if any, must have outstanding commercial paper
rated Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by Standard & Poor's, or if no such ratings are
available, the investment must be of comparable quality in the Advisor's
opinion. At the time a Fund invests in any other short-term debt securities,
they must be rated A or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, or if unrated,
the investment must be of comparable quality in the Advisor's opinion.

In determining suitability of investment in a particular unrated
security, the Advisor takes into consideration asset and debt service coverage,
the purpose of the financing, history of the issuer, existence of other rated
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the issuer, and other relevant conditions, such as comparability to other
issuers.

Options and Futures Transactions

Each of the Portfolios may (a) purchase and sell exchange traded and
over-the-counter (OTC) put and call options on equity securities or indexes of
equity securities, (b) purchase and sell futures contracts on indexes of equity
securities and (c) purchase and sell put and call options on futures contracts
on indexes of equity securities. Each of these instruments is a derivative
instrument as its value derives from the underlying asset or index.

Each Portfolio may use futures contracts and options for hedging and
risk management purposes. See "Risk Management" below. The Portfolios may not
use futures contracts and options for speculation.

Each Portfolio may utilize options and futures contracts to manage its
exposure to changing interest rates and/or security prices. Some options and
futures strategies, including selling futures contracts and buying puts, tend to
hedge the Portfolio's investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies,
including buying futures contracts, writing puts and calls, and buying calls,
tend to increase market exposure. Options and futures contracts may be combined
with each other or with forward contracts in order to adjust the risk and return
characteristics of the Portfolio's overall strategy in a manner deemed
appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Portfolio's objective and
policies. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they
result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close
out.

The use of options and futures is a highly specialized activity which
involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with
ordinary portfolio securities transactions, and there can be no guarantee that
their use will increase a Portfolio's return. While the use of these instruments
by the Portfolio may reduce certain risks associated with owning its portfolio
securities, these techniques themselves entail certain other risks. If the
Advisor applies a strategy at an inappropriate time or judges market conditions
or trends incorrectly, options and futures strategies may lower the Portfolio's
return. Certain strategies limit the Portfolio's possibilities to realize gains
as well as limiting its exposure to losses. A Portfolio could also experience
losses if the prices of its options and futures positions were poorly correlated
with its other investments, or if it could not close out its positions because
of an illiquid secondary market. In addition, the Portfolio will incur
transaction costs, including trading commissions and option premiums, in
connection with its futures and options transactions and these transactions
could significantly increase the Portfolio's turnover rate.

Each Portfolio may purchase put and call options on securities, indexes
of securities and futures contracts, or purchase and sell futures contracts,
only if such options are written by other persons and if the aggregate premiums
paid on all such options which are held at any time do not exceed 20% of the
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such futures or options thereon held at any time do not exceed 5% of the
Portfolio's total assets.

Options

Purchasing Put and Call Options. By purchasing a put option, a Portfolio obtains
the right (but not the obligation) to sell the instrument underlying the option
at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Portfolio pays the
current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have
various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indexes
of securities, indexes of securities prices, and futures contracts. A Portfolio
may terminate its position in a put option it has purchased by allowing it to
expire or by exercising the option. A Portfolio may also close out a put option
position by entering into an offsetting transaction, if a liquid market exists.
If the option is allowed to expire, the Portfolio will lose the entire premium
it paid. If a Portfolio exercises a put option on a security, it will sell the
instrument underlying the option at the strike price. If a Portfolio exercises
an option on an index, settlement is in cash and does not involve the actual
sale of securities. If an option is American style, it may be exercised on any
day up to its expiration date. A European style option may be exercised only on
its expiration date.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the
price of the underlying instrument falls substantially. However, if the price of
the instrument underlying the option does not fall enough to offset the cost of
purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the
amount of the premium paid, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put
options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to
purchase, rather than sell, the instrument underlying the option at the option's
strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price
increases of the instrument underlying the option with risk limited to the cost
of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to
suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of
the option.

Selling (Writing) Put and Call Options. When a Portfolio writes a put option, it
takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In
return for receipt of the premium, the Portfolio assumes the obligation to pay
the strike price for the instrument underlying the option if the other party to
the option chooses to exercise it. A Portfolio may seek to terminate its
position in a put option it writes before exercise by purchasing an offsetting
option in the market at its current price. If the market is not liquid for a put
option the Portfolio has written, however, the Portfolio must continue to be
prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of
price changes, and must continue to post margin as discussed below.

If the price of the underlying instrument rises, a put writer would generally
expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the
premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely
that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the
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lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a
loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing and holding the
underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for
writing the option should offset a portion of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates a Portfolio to sell or deliver the
option's underlying instrument in return for the strike price upon exercise of
the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of
writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable
strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option
premium a call writer offsets part of the effect of a price decline. At the same
time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying
instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater,
a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

The writer of an exchange traded put or call option on a security, an
index of securities or a futures contract is required to deposit cash or
securities or a letter of credit as margin and to make mark to market payments
of variation margin as the position becomes unprofitable.

Options on Indexes. Options on securities indexes are similar to options on
securities, except that the exercise of securities index options is settled by
cash payment and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. In
addition, these options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of
securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in
a single security. A Portfolio, in purchasing or selling index options, is
subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio securities may not change as
much as an index because the Portfolio's investments generally will not match
the composition of an index.

For a number of reasons, a liquid market may not exist and thus a
Portfolio may not be able to close out an option position that it has previously
entered into. When a Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it will be relying on
its counterparty to perform its obligations, and the Portfolio may incur
additional losses if the counterparty is unable to perform.

Exchange Traded and OTC Options. All options purchased or sold by the Portfolios
will be traded on a securities exchange or will be purchased or sold by
securities dealers (OTC options) that meet creditworthiness standards approved
by the Portfolios' Board of Trustees. While exchange-traded options are
obligations of the Options Clearing Corporation, in the case of OTC options, a
Portfolio relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to perform if
the option is exercised. Thus, when a Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it
relies on the dealer from which it purchased the option to make or take delivery
of the underlying securities. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the
loss of the premium paid by the Portfolio as well as loss of the expected
benefit of the transaction.

Provided that a Portfolio has arrangements with certain qualified
dealers who agree that the Portfolio may repurchase any option it writes for a
maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula, a Portfolio may treat
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underlying securities used to cover written OTC options as liquid. In these
cases, the OTC option itself would only be considered illiquid to the extent
that the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value
of the option.

Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts. The Portfolios may purchase
or sell (write) futures contracts and purchase put and call options, including
put and call options on futures contracts. Futures contracts obligate the buyer
to take and the seller to make delivery at a future date of a specified quantity
of a financial instrument or an amount of cash based on the value of a
securities index. Currently, futures contracts are available on various types of
fixed income securities, including but not limited to U.S. Treasury bonds, notes
and bills, Eurodollar certificates of deposit and on indexes of fixed income
securities and indexes of equity securities.

Unlike a futures contract, which requires the parties to buy and sell a
security or make a cash settlement payment based on changes in a financial
instrument or securities index on an agreed date, an option on a futures
contract entitles its holder to decide on or before a future date whether to
enter into such a contract. If the holder decides not to exercise its option,
the holder may close out the option position by entering into an offsetting
transaction or may decide to let the option expire and forfeit the premium
thereon. The purchaser of an option on a futures contract pays a premium for the
option but makes no initial margin payments or daily payments of cash in the
nature of "variation" margin payments to reflect the change in the value of the
underlying contract as does a purchaser or seller of a futures contract.

The seller of an option on a futures contract receives the premium paid
by the purchaser and may be required to pay initial margin. Amounts equal to the
initial margin and any additional collateral required on any options on futures
contracts sold by a Portfolio are paid by the Portfolio into a segregated
account, in the name of the Futures Commission Merchant, as required by the 1940
Act and the SEC's interpretations thereunder.

Combined Positions. The Portfolios are permitted to purchase and write options
in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward
contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall
position. For example, a Portfolio may purchase a put option and write a call
option on the same underlying instrument, in order to construct a combined
position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures
contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option
at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in order to
reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price
increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they
result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close
out.

Correlation of Price Changes. Because there are a limited number of types of
exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely that the
standardized options and futures contracts available will not match a
Portfolio's current or anticipated investments exactly. A Portfolio may invest
in options and futures contracts based on securities with different issuers,
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characteristics from the securities in which it typically invests, which
involves a risk that the options or futures position will not track the
performance of the Portfolio's other investments.

Options and futures contracts prices can also diverge from the prices
of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the
Portfolio's investments well. Options and futures contracts prices are affected
by such factors as current and anticipated short term interest rates, changes in
volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration
of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect
correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and
futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how
options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price
fluctuation limits or trading halts. A Portfolio may purchase or sell options
and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it
wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for
differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this
may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a Portfolio's options or
futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the
positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not
offset by gains in other investments.

Liquidity of Options and Futures Contracts. There is no assurance a liquid
market will exist for any particular option or futures contract at any
particular time even if the contract is traded on an exchange. In addition,
exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options and futures
contracts and may halt trading if a contract's price moves up or down more than
the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation
limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible for a
Portfolio to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the
market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or
otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and
could potentially require a Portfolio to continue to hold a position until
delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, the
Portfolio's access to other assets held to cover its options or futures
positions could also be impaired. (See "Exchange Traded and OTC Options" above
for a discussion of the liquidity of options not traded on an exchange.)

Position Limits. Futures exchanges can limit the number of futures and options
on futures contracts that can be held or controlled by an entity. If an adequate
exemption cannot be obtained, a Portfolio or the Advisor may be required to
reduce the size of its futures and options positions or may not be able to trade
a certain futures or options contract in order to avoid exceeding such limits.

Asset Coverage for Futures Contracts and Options Positions. The Portfolios
intend to comply with Section 4.5 of the regulations under the Commodity
Exchange Act, which limits the extent to which a Portfolio can commit assets to
initial margin deposits and option premiums. In addition, the Portfolios will
comply with guidelines established by the SEC with respect to coverage of
options and futures contracts by mutual funds, and if the guidelines so require,
will set aside appropriate liquid assets in a segregated custodial account in
the amount

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prescribed. Securities held in a segregated account cannot be sold while the
futures contract or option is outstanding, unless they are replaced with other
suitable assets. As a result, there is a possibility that segregation of a large
percentage of a Portfolio's assets could impede portfolio management or the
Portfolio's ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Risk Management

The Portfolio for the Disciplined Equity Fund may employ non-hedging
risk management techniques. Risk management strategies are used to keep the Fund
fully invested and to reduce the transaction costs associated with cash flows
into and out of the Fund. The objective where equity futures are used to
"equitize" cash is to match the notional value of all futures contracts to the
Fund's cash balance. The notional value of futures and of the cash is monitored
daily. As the cash is invested in securities and/or paid out to participants in
redemptions, the Advisor simultaneously adjusts the futures positions. Through
such procedures, the Portfolio not only gains equity exposure from the use of
futures, but also benefits from increased flexibility in responding to client
cash flow needs. Additionally, because it can be less expensive to trade a list
of securities as a package or program trade rather than as a group of individual
orders, futures provide a means through which transaction costs can be reduced.
Such non-hedging risk management techniques are not speculative, but because
they involve leverage include, as do all leveraged transactions, the possibility
of losses as well as gains that are greater than if these techniques involved
the purchase and sale of the securities themselves rather than their synthetic
derivatives.

Portfolio Turnover

The table below sets forth the portfolio turnover rates for the
Portfolios corresponding to the Funds. A rate of 100% indicates that the
equivalent of all of the Portfolio's assets have been sold and reinvested in a
year. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of substantial net
capital gains or losses. To the extent net short term capital gains are
realized, any distributions resulting from such gains are considered ordinary
income for federal income tax purposes. See "Taxes" below.

The Disciplined Equity Portfolio (Disciplined Equity Fund) -- For the period
December 30, 1996 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 1997: 20%.

The U.S. Equity Portfolio (U.S. Equity Fund) -- For the fiscal year ended May
31, 1996: 85%. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997: 99%.

The U.S. Small Company Portfolio (U.S. Small Company Fund) -- For the fiscal
year ended May 31, 1996: 93%. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997: 98%.

The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio (U.S. Small Company Opportunities
Fund) -- For the fiscal period June 16, 1997 through October 31, 1997: __%.

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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The investment restrictions of each Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio are identical, unless otherwise specified. Accordingly, references
below to a Fund also include the Fund's corresponding Portfolio unless the
context requires otherwise; similarly, references to a Portfolio also include
its corresponding Fund unless the context requires otherwise.

The investment restrictions below have been adopted by the Trust with
respect to each Fund and by each corresponding Portfolio. Except where otherwise
noted, these investment restrictions are "fundamental" policies which, under the
1940 Act, may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund or Portfolio, as the case may be. A "majority of
the outstanding voting securities" is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of
(a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of
more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by
proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. The percentage
limitations contained in the restrictions below apply at the time of the
purchase of securities. Whenever a Fund is requested to vote on a change in the
fundamental investment restrictions of its corresponding Portfolio, the Trust
will hold a meeting of Fund shareholders and will cast its votes as instructed
by the Fund's shareholders.

Unless Sections 8(b)(1) and 13(a) of the 1940 Act or any SEC or SEC
staff interpretations thereof are amended or modified, the Disciplined Equity
Fund and its corresponding Portfolio may not:

1. Purchase any security if, as a result, more than 25% its total assets would
be invested in securities of issuers in any single industry. This limitation
shall not apply to securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest
by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

2. Issue senior securities. For purposes of this restriction, borrowing money in
accordance with paragraph 3 below, making loans in accordance with paragraph 7
below, the issuance of shares of beneficial interest in multiple classes or
series, the purchase or sale of options, futures contracts, forward commitments,
swaps and transactions in repurchase agreements are not deemed to be senior
securities.

3. Borrow money, except in amounts not to exceed one third of the Fund's total
assets (including the amount borrowed) (i) from banks for temporary or
short-term purposes or for the clearance of transactions, (ii) in connection
with the redemption of Fund shares or to finance failed settlements of portfolio
trades without immediately liquidating portfolio securities or other assets,
(iii) in order to fulfill commitments or plans to purchase additional securities
pending the anticipated sale of other portfolio securities or assets and (iv)
pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund.

4. Underwrite the securities of other issuers, except to the extent that, in
connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, the Fund may be deemed
to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act.

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5. Purchase or sell real estate except that the Fund may (i) acquire or lease
office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest
in real estate or interests therein, (iii) invest in securities that are secured
by real estate or interests therein, (iv) purchase and sell mortgage-related
securities and (v) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of
the ownership of securities.

6. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except the Fund may
purchase and sell financial futures contracts, options on financial futures
contracts and warrants and may enter into swap and forward commitment
transactions.

7. Make loans, except that the Fund (1) may lend portfolio securities with a
value not exceeding one-third of the Fund's net assets, (2) enter into
repurchase agreements, and (3) purchase all or a portion of an issue of debt
securities (including privately issued debt securities), bank loan participation
interests, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, debentures or
other securities, whether or not the purchase is made upon the original issuance
of the securities.

8. With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of an issuer
(other than the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or authorities
or repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities), if:

a. such purchase would cause more than 5% of the Fund's total assets to
be invested in the securities of such issuer; or

b. such purchase would cause the Fund to hold more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer.

(Although permitted to do so by restriction No. 3 above, the Fund has no
current intention to engage in borrowing for financial leverage.)

Each of the U.S. Equity Fund, the U.S. Small Company Fund and the U.S. Small
Company Opportunities Fund and their corresponding Portfolios may not:

1. Purchase the securities or other obligations of issuers conducting their
principal business activity in the same industry if, immediately after such
purchase the value of its investments in such industry would exceed 25% of the
value of the Fund's total assets; provided, however, that the Fund may invest
all or part of its investable assets in an open-end management investment
company with the same investment objective and restrictions as the Fund's. For
purposes of industry concentration, there is no percentage limitation with
respect to investments in U.S. Government securities;

2. Borrow money, except from banks for extraordinary or emergency purposes and
then only in amounts not to exceed 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets,
taken at cost, at the time of such borrowing. Mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate
any assets except in connection with any such borrowing and in amounts not to
exceed 10% of the value of the Fund's net assets at the time of such borrowing.
The Fund will not purchase securities while borrowings exceed 5% of the Fund's

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total assets; provided, however, that the Fund may increase its interest in an
open-end management investment company with the same investment objective and
restrictions as the Fund's while such borrowings are outstanding. This borrowing
provision is included to facilitate the orderly sale of portfolio securities,
for example, in the event of abnormally heavy redemption requests, and is not
for investment purposes. Collateral arrangements for premium and margin payments
in connection with the Fund's hedging activities are not deemed to be a pledge
of assets;

3. Purchase the securities or other obligations of any one issuer if,
immediately after such purchase, more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
assets would be invested in securities or other obligations of any one such
issuer; provided, however, that the Fund may invest all or part of its
investable assets in an open-end management investment company with the same
investment objective and restrictions as the Fund's. This limitation shall not
apply to issues of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and to
permitted investments of up to 25% of the Fund's total assets;

4. Purchase the securities of an issuer if, immediately after such purchase, the
Fund owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer;
provided, however, that the Fund may invest all or part of its investable assets
in an open-end management investment company with the same investment objective
and restrictions as the Fund's;

5. Make loans, except through the purchase or holding of debt obligations
(including privately placed securities), or the entering into of repurchase
agreements, or loans of portfolio securities in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective and policies (see "Investment Objectives and Policies");

6. Purchase or sell puts, calls, straddles, spreads, or any combination thereof,
real estate, commodities, or commodity contracts, except for the Fund's
interests in hedging activities as described under "Investment Objectives and
Policies"; or interests in oil, gas, or mineral exploration or development
programs. However, the Fund may purchase securities or commercial paper issued
by companies which invest in real estate or interests therein, including real
estate investment trusts;

7. Purchase securities on margin, make short sales of securities, or maintain a
short position, except in the course of the Fund's hedging activities, provided
that this restriction shall not be deemed to be applicable to the purchase or
sale of when-issued securities or delayed delivery securities;

8. Acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the
1940 Act;

9. Act as an underwriter of securities;

10. Issue any senior security, except as appropriate to evidence indebtedness
which the Fund is permitted to incur pursuant to Investment Restriction No. 2.
The Fund's arrangements in connection with its hedging activities as described
in "Investment Objectives and Policies" shall not be considered senior
securities for purposes hereof; or

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11. Purchase any equity security if, as a result, the Fund would then have more
than 5% of its total assets invested in securities of companies (including
predecessors) that have been in continuous operation for fewer than three years.

Non-Fundamental Investment Restrictions - Disciplined Equity Fund. The
investment restrictions described below are not fundamental policies of the Fund
and its corresponding Portfolio and may be changed by its respective Trustees.
These non-fundamental investment policies require that the Fund may not:

(i) Acquire securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the
1940 Act or any rule, order or interpretation thereunder, or in connection with
a merger, consolidation, reorganization, acquisition of assets or an offer of
exchange;

(ii) Acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more
than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven
calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the
Fund's net assets would be in investments that are illiquid;

(iii) Sell any security short, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.
Transactions in futures contracts and options shall not constitute selling
securities short; or

(iv) Purchase securities on margin, but the Fund may obtain such short term
credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions.

Non-Fundamental Investment Restrictions - U.S. Equity Fund, U.S. Small
Company Fund, U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund. The investment restriction
described below is not a fundamental policy of these Funds or their
corresponding Portfolios and may be changed by their respective Trustees. This
non-fundamental investment policy requires that each such Fund may not:

(i) acquire any illiquid securities, such as repurchase agreements with more
than seven days to maturity or fixed time deposits with a duration of over seven
calendar days, if as a result thereof, more than 15% of the market value of the
Fund's net assets would be in investments that are illiquid.

There will be no violation of any investment restriction if that
restriction is complied with at the time the relevant action is taken
notwithstanding a later change in market value of an investment, in net or total
assets, in the securities rating of the investment, or any other later change.

For purposes of fundamental investment restrictions regarding industry
concentration, Morgan may classify issuers by industry in accordance with
classifications set forth in the Directory of Companies Filing Annual Reports
With The Securities and Exchange Commission or other sources. In the absence of
such classification or if Morgan determines in good faith based on its own
information that the economic characteristics affecting a particular issuer make
it more appropriately considered to be engaged in a different industry, Morgan
may classify an issuer accordingly. For instance, personal credit finance
companies and business credit finance companies are deemed to be separate

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industries and wholly owned finance companies are considered to be in the
industry of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing
the activities of their parents.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Trustees

The Trustees of the Trust, who are also the Trustees of each of the
Portfolios, and the other Master Portfolios, as defined below, their business
addresses, principal occupations during the past five years and dates of birth
are set forth below.

FREDERICK S. ADDY--Trustee; Retired; Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since prior to April 1994, Amoco Corporation. His address is
5300 Arbutus Cove, Austin, TX 78746, and his date of birth is January 1, 1932.

WILLIAM G. BURNS--Trustee; Retired, Former Vice Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer, NYNEX. His address is 2200 Alaqua Drive, Longwood, FL 32779,
and his date of birth is November 2, 1932.

ARTHUR C. ESCHENLAUER--Trustee; Retired; Former Senior Vice President,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. His address is 14 Alta Vista Drive,
RD #2, Princeton, NJ 08540, and his date of birth is May 23, 1934.

MATTHEW HEALEY (*)--Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
Chairman, Pierpont Group, Inc., since prior to 1992. His address is Pine Tree
Club Estates, 10286 Saint Andrews Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436, and his date of
birth is August 23, 1937.

MICHAEL P. MALLARDI--Trustee; Retired; Senior Vice President, Capital
Cities/ABC, Inc. and President, Broadcast Group since prior to April 1996. His
address is 10 Charnwood Drive, Suffern, NY 10910, and his date of birth is March
17, 1934.
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(*) Mr. Healey is an "interested person" of the Trust, the Advisor and each
Portfolio as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.

The Trustees of the Trust are the same as the Trustees of each of the
Portfolios. A majority of the disinterested Trustees have adopted written
procedures reasonably appropriate to deal with potential conflicts of interest
arising from the fact that the same individuals are Trustees of the Trust, each
of the Portfolios and The JPM Institutional Funds, up to and including creating
a separate board of trustees.

Each Trustee is currently paid an annual fee of $75,000 (adjusted as of
April 1, 1997) for serving as Trustee of the Trust, each of the Master
Portfolios (as defined below), The JPM Institutional Funds and JPM Series Trust
and is reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with service as a Trustee.
The Trustees may hold various other directorships unrelated to these funds.

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Trustee compensation expenses accrued by the Trust for the calendar
year ended December 31, 1996 are set forth below.

TOTAL TRUSTEE
COMPENSATION ACCRUED
AGGREGATE BY THE MASTER
TRUSTEE PORTFOLIOS (*), THE
COMPENSATION JPM INSTITUTIONAL
ACCRUED BY THE FUNDS, JPM SERIES
TRUST DURING TRUST AND THE TRUST
NAME OF TRUSTEE 1996 DURING 1996 (***)
- --------------- --------------- -----------------

Frederick S. Addy, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
William G. Burns, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
Arthur C. Eschenlauer, Trustee $15,808 $65,000
Matthew Healey, Trustee (**) $15,808 $65,000
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Michael P. Mallardi, Trustee $15,808 $65,000

(*) Includes the Portfolios, The Prime Money Market Portfolio, The Federal Money
Market Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Money Market Portfolio, The Short Term Bond
Portfolio, The U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio, The
New York Total Return Bond Portfolio, The International Equity Portfolio, The
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, The Diversified Portfolio, The Non-U.S. Fixed
Income Portfolio, The Series Portfolio and Series Portfolio II (collectively the
"Master Portfolios").

(**) During 1996, Pierpont Group, Inc. paid Mr. Healey, in his role as Chairman
of Pierpont Group, Inc., compensation in the amount of $140,000, contributed
$21,000 to a defined contribution plan on his behalf and paid $21,500 in
insurance premiums for his benefit.

(***)No investment company within the fund complex has a pension or retirement
plan. Currently there are 18 investment companies (15 investment companies
comprising the Master Portfolios, the Trust, The JPM Institutional Funds and JPM
Series Trust) in the fund complex.

The Trustees, in addition to reviewing actions of the Trust's and the
Portfolios' various service providers, decide upon matters of general policy.
Each of the Portfolios and the Trust has entered into a Fund Services Agreement
with Pierpont Group, Inc. to assist the Trustees in exercising their overall
supervisory responsibilities over the affairs of the Portfolios and the Trust.
Pierpont Group, Inc. was organized in July 1989 to provide services for The
Pierpont Family of Funds, and the Trustees are the equal and sole shareholders
of Pierpont Group, Inc. The Trust and the Portfolios have agreed to pay Pierpont
Group, Inc. a fee in an amount representing its reasonable costs in performing
these services to the Trust, the Portfolios and certain other registered

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investment companies subject to similar agreements with Pierpont Group, Inc.
These costs are periodically reviewed by the Trustees.

The aggregate fees paid to Pierpont Group, Inc. by each Fund and its
corresponding Portfolio during the indicated fiscal years are set forth below:

Disciplined Equity Portfolio -- For the period December 30, 1996 (commencement
of operations) through May 31, 1997: $607.

U.S. Equity Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $25,316. For the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $20,190. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997:
$11,747.
The U.S. Equity Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $52,948.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $46,626. For the fiscal year ended May
31, 1997: $26,486.

U.S. Small Company Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $19,612. For
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $13,451. For the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997: $7,545.
The U.S. Small Company Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995:
$62,256. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $48,688. For the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1997: $31,320.

U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund -- For the fiscal period June 16, 1997
through October 31, 1997: $ ______.

The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio -- For the fiscal period June 16,
1997 through October 31, 1997: $ ______.

Officers

The Trust's and Portfolios' executive officers (listed below), other
than the Chief Executive Officer, are provided and compensated by Funds
Distributor, Inc. ("FDI"), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Boston
Institutional Group, Inc. The officers conduct and supervise the business
operations of the Trust and the Portfolios. The Trust and the Portfolios have no
employees.

The officers of the Trust and the Portfolios, their principal
occupations during the past five years and dates of birth are set forth below.
Unless otherwise specified, each officer holds the same position with the Trust,
each Portfolio and the other Master Portfolios. The business address of each of
the officers unless otherwise noted is Funds Distributor, Inc., 60 State Street,
Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

MATTHEW HEALEY; Chief Executive Officer; Chairman, Pierpont Group,
since prior to 1992. His address is Pine Tree Club Estates, 10286 Saint Andrews
Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436. His date of birth is August 23, 1937.

MARIE E. CONNOLLY; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of FDI, Premier Mutual
Fund Services, Inc., an affiliate of FDI ("Premier Mutual") and an officer of
certain investment companies advised or administered by the Dreyfus

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Corporation ("Dreyfus") or its affiliates. From December 1991 to July 1994, she
was President and Chief Compliance Officer of FDI. Her date of birth is August
1, 1957.

DOUGLAS C. CONROY; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Assistant Vice
President and Manager of Treasury Services and Administration of FDI and an
officer of certain investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or
its affiliates. Prior to April 1997, Mr. Conroy was Supervisor of Treasury
Services and Administration of FDI. From April 1993 to January 1995, Mr. Conroy
was a Senior Fund Accountant for Investors Bank & Trust Company. Prior to March
1993, Mr. Conroy was employed as a fund accountant at The Boston Company, Inc.
His date of birth is March 31, 1969.

JACQUELINE HENNING; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the
Portfolios only. Managing Director, State Street Cayman Trust Company, Ltd.
since October 1994. Prior to October 1994, Mrs. Henning was head of mutual funds
at Morgan Grenfell in Cayman and for five years was Managing Director of Bank
of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Cayman) Limited from September 1988 to September
1993. Address: P.O. Box 2508 GT, Elizabethan Square, 2nd Floor, Shedden Road,
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her date of birth is March 24, 1942.

RICHARD W. INGRAM; President and Treasurer. Executive Vice President
and Director of Client Services and Treasury Administration of FDI, Senior Vice
President of Premier Mutual and an officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc., RCM
Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain
investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or Harris Trust and
Savings Bank ("Harris") or their respective affiliates. Prior to April 1997, Mr.
Ingram was Senior Vice President and Director of Client Service and Treasury
Administration of FDI. From March 1994 to November 1995, Mr. Ingram was Vice
President and Division Manager of First Data Investor Services Group, Inc. From
1989 to 1994, Mr. Ingram was Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Tax
Director - Mutual Funds of The Boston Company, Inc. His date of birth is
September 15, 1955.

KAREN JACOPPO-WOOD; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Assistant Vice
President of FDI and an officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc. and RCM Equity Funds,
Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and Harris or their
respective affiliates. From June 1994 to January 1996, Ms. Jacoppo-Wood was a
Manager, SEC Registration, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. From 1988 to May 1994,
Ms. Jacoppo-Wood was a senior paralegal at The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
("TBCA"). Her date of birth is December 29, 1966.

ELIZABETH A. KEELEY; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Vice President
and Senior Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual and an officer of RCM Capital
Funds, Inc., RCM Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund,
Inc. and certain investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or
Harris or their respective affiliates. Prior to August 1996, Ms. Keeley was
Assistant Vice President and Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual. Prior to
September 1995, Ms. Keeley was enrolled at Fordham University School of Law and
received her JD in May 1995. Address: 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.
Her date of birth is September 14, 1969.

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CHRISTOPHER J. KELLEY; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FDI and Premier Mutual and an officer
of Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain investment
companies advised or administered by Harris or its affiliates. From April 1994
to July 1996, Mr. Kelley was Assistant Counsel at Forum Financial Group. From
1992 to 1994, Mr. Kelley was employed by Putnam Investments in legal and
compliance capacities. His date of birth is December 24, 1964.

LENORE J. MCCABE; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the
Portfolios only. Assistant Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company
since November 1994. Assigned as Operations Manager, State Street Cayman Trust
Company, Ltd. since February 1995. Prior to November, 1994, employed by Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. as Control Group Manager. Address: P.O. Box 2508
GT, Elizabethan Square, 2nd Floor, Shedden Road, George Town, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands. Her date of birth is May 31, 1961.

MARY A. NELSON; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Vice President and
Manager of Treasury Services and Administration of FDI and Premier Mutual, an
officer of RCM Capital Funds, Inc., RCM Equity Funds, Inc., Waterhouse Investors
Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain investment companies advised or
administered by Dreyfus or Harris or their respective affiliates. From 1989 to
1994, Ms. Nelson was an Assistant Vice President and Client Manager for The
Boston Company, Inc. Her date of birth is April 22, 1964.

MICHAEL S. PETRUCELLI; Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Senior Vice
President and Director of Strategic Client Initiatives for FDI since December
1996. From December 1989 through November 1996, Mr. Petrucelli was employed with
GE Investments where he held various financial, business development and
compliance positions. He also served as Treasurer of the GE Funds and as
Director of GE Investment Services. Address: 200 Park Avenue, New York, New
York, 10166. His date of birth is May 18, 1961.

JOSEPH F. TOWER III; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
and Director Of FDI. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Premier Mutual and an
officer of Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Fund, Inc. and certain
investment companies advised or administered by Dreyfus or its affiliates. Prior
to April 1997, Mr. Tower was Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of FDI. From July
1988 to November 1993, Mr. Tower was Financial Manager of The Boston Company,
Inc. His date of birth is June 13, 1962.

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

The Fund has not retained the services of an investment adviser because
the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its
investable assets in the Portfolio. Subject to the supervision of the
Portfolio's Trustees, Morgan makes the Portfolio's day-to-day investment
decisions, arranges for the execution of portfolio transactions and generally
manages the Portfolio's investments. The investment advisor to the Portfolios is
Morgan Guaranty Trust

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Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
("J.P. Morgan"), a bank holding company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Advisor, whose principal offices are at 60 Wall Street, New York,
New York 10260, is a New York trust company which conducts a general banking and
trust business. The Advisor is subject to regulation by the New York State
Banking Department and is a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. Through
offices in New York City and abroad, the Advisor offers a wide range of
services, primarily to governmental, institutional, corporate and high net worth
individual customers in the United States and throughout the world.

J.P. Morgan, through the Advisor and other subsidiaries, acts as
investment advisor to individuals, governments, corporations, employee benefit
plans, mutual funds and other institutional investors with combined assets under
management of more than $225 billion.

J.P. Morgan has a long history of service as adviser, underwriter and
lender to an extensive roster of major companies and as a financial advisor to
national governments. The firm, through its predecessor firms, has been in
business for over a century and has been managing investments since 1913.

The basis of the Advisor's investment process is fundamental investment
research as the firm believes that fundamentals should determine an asset's
value over the long term. J.P. Morgan currently employs over 100 full time
research analysts, among the largest research staffs in the money management
industry, in its investment management divisions located in New York, London,
Tokyo, Frankfurt, Melbourne and Singapore to cover companies, industries and
countries on site. In addition, the investment management divisions employ
approximately 300 capital market researchers, portfolio managers and traders.
The conclusions of the equity analysts' fundamental research is quantified into
a set of projected returns for individual companies through the use of a
dividend discount model. These returns are projected for 2 to 5 years to enable
analysts to take a longer term view. These returns, or normalized earnings, are
used to establish relative values among stocks in each industrial sector. These
values may not be the same as the markets' current valuations of these
companies. This provides the basis for ranking the attractiveness of the
companies in an industry according to five distinct quintiles or rankings. This
ranking is one of the factors considered in determining the stocks purchased and
sold in each sector. The Advisor's fixed income investment process is based on
analysis of real rates, sector diversification and quantitative and credit
analysis.

The investment advisory services the Advisor provides to the Portfolios
are not exclusive under the terms of the Advisory Agreements. The Advisor is
free to and does render similar investment advisory services to others. The
Advisor serves as investment advisor to personal investors and other investment
companies

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and acts as fiduciary for trusts, estates and employee benefit plans. Certain of
the assets of trusts and estates under management are invested in common trust
funds for which the Advisor serves as trustee. The accounts which are managed or
advised by the Advisor have varying investment objectives and the Advisor
invests assets of such accounts in investments substantially similar to, or the
same as, those which are expected to constitute the principal investments of the
Portfolios. Such accounts are supervised by officers and employees of the
Advisor who may also be acting in similar capacities for the Portfolios. See
"Portfolio Transactions."

Sector weightings are generally similar to a benchmark with the emphasis on
security selection as the method to achieve investment performance superior to
the benchmark. The benchmarks for the Portfolios in which the Funds invest are
currently: The Disciplined Equity Portfolio and The U.S. Equity Portfolio-- S&P
500 Index; The U.S. Small Company Portfolio--Russell 2500 Index; The U.S. Small
Company Opportunities Portfolio -- Russell 2000 Growth Index.

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., also a wholly owned subsidiary
of J.P. Morgan, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended, which manages employee benefit funds of corporations,
labor unions and state and local governments and the accounts of other
institutional investors, including investment companies. Certain of the assets
of employee benefit accounts under its management are invested in commingled
pension trust funds for which the Advisor serves as trustee. J.P. Morgan
Investment Management Inc. advises the Advisor on investment of the commingled
pension trust funds.

The Portfolios are managed by officers of the Advisor who, in acting for
their customers, including the Portfolios, do not discuss their investment
decisions with any personnel of J.P. Morgan or any personnel of other divisions
of the Advisor or with any of its affiliated persons, with the exception of J.P.
Morgan Investment Management Inc. and certain other investment management
affiliates of J.P. Morgan.

As compensation for the services rendered and related expenses such as
salaries of advisory personnel borne by the Advisor under the Advisory
Agreements, the Portfolio corresponding to each Fund has agreed to pay the
Advisor a fee, which is computed daily and may be paid monthly, equal to the
annual rates of each Portfolio's average daily net assets shown below.

Disciplined Equity: 0.35%

U.S. Equity: 0.40%

U.S. Small Company: 0.60%

U.S. Small Company Opportunities : 0.60%

The table below sets forth for each Fund listed the advisory fees paid
by its corresponding Portfolio to the Advisor for the fiscal period indicated.
See also the Fund's financial statements which are incorporated herein by
reference.

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The Disciplined Equity Portfolio (Disciplined Equity Fund) -- For the period
December 30, 1996 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 1997: $73,985.

The U.S. Equity Portfolio (U.S. Equity Fund) -- For the fiscal year ended May
31, 1995: $2,025,936. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $2,744,054. For
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997: $3,049,388.

The U.S. Small Company Portfolio (U.S. Small Company Fund) -- For the fiscal
year ended May 31, 1995: $3,514,331. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996:
$4,286,311. For the fiscal period ended May 31, 1997: $5,424,514.

The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio (U.S. Small Company Opportunities
Fund) -- For the fiscal year June 16, 1997 through October 31, 1997: $______.

The Investment Advisory Agreements provide that they will continue in
effect for a period of two years after execution only if specifically approved
thereafter annually in the same manner as the Distribution Agreement. See
"Distributor" below. Each of the Investment Advisory Agreements will terminate
automatically if assigned and is terminable at any time without penalty by a
vote of a majority of the Portfolio's Trustees, or by a vote of the holders of a
majority of the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities, on 60 days' written
notice to the Advisor and by the Advisor on 90 days' written notice to the
Portfolio. See "Additional Information."

The Glass-Steagall Act and other applicable laws generally prohibit
banks such as the Advisor from engaging in the business of underwriting or
distributing securities, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System has issued an interpretation to the effect that under these laws a bank
holding company registered under the federal Bank Holding Company Act or certain
subsidiaries thereof may not sponsor, organize, or control a registered open-end
investment company continuously engaged in the issuance of its shares, such as
the Trust. The interpretation does not prohibit a holding company or a
subsidiary thereof from acting as investment advisor and custodian to such an
investment company. The Advisor believes that it may perform the services for
the Portfolios contemplated by the Advisory Agreements without violation of the
Glass-Steagall Act or other applicable banking laws or regulations. State laws
on this issue may differ from the interpretation of relevant federal law, and
banks and financial institutions may be required to register as dealers pursuant
to state securities laws. However, it is possible that future changes in either
federal or state statutes and regulations concerning the permissible activities
of banks or trust companies, as well as further judicial or administrative
decisions and interpretations of present and future statutes and regulations,
might prevent the Advisor from continuing to perform such services for the
Portfolios.

If the Advisor were prohibited from acting as investment advisor to any
Portfolio, it is expected that the Trustees of the Portfolio would recommend to
investors that they approve the Portfolio's entering into a new investment
advisory agreement with another qualified investment advisor selected by the
Trustees.

Under separate agreements, Morgan also provides certain financial, fund
accounting and administrative services to the Trust and the Portfolios and

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shareholder services for the Trust. See "Services Agent" and "Shareholder
Servicing" below.

DISTRIBUTOR

FDI serves as the Trust's exclusive Distributor and holds itself
available to receive purchase orders for each of the Fund's shares. In that
capacity, FDI has been granted the right, as agent of the Trust, to solicit and
accept orders for the purchase of each of the Fund's shares in accordance with
the terms of the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and FDI. Under the
terms of the Distribution Agreement between FDI and the Trust, FDI receives no
compensation in its capacity as the Trust's distributor. FDI is a wholly owned
indirect subsidiary of Boston Institutional Group, Inc. FDI also serves as
exclusive placement agent for the Portfolio. FDI currently provides
administration and distribution services for a number of other investment
companies.

The Distribution Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to
each of the Funds for a period of two years after execution only if it is
approved at least annually thereafter (i) by a vote of the holders of a majority
of the Fund's outstanding shares or by its Trustees and (ii) by a vote of a
majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" (as
defined by the 1940 Act) of the parties to the Distribution Agreement, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval (see
"Trustees and Officers"). The Distribution Agreement will terminate
automatically if assigned by either party thereto and is terminable at any time
without penalty by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, a vote of
a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, or by
a vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares as defined
under "Additional Information," in any case without payment of any penalty on 60
days' written notice to the other party. The principal offices of FDI are
located at 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

CO-ADMINISTRATOR

Under Co-Administration Agreements with the Trust and the Portfolios
dated August 1, 1996, FDI also serves as the Trust's and the Portfolios'
Co-Administrator. The Co-Administration Agreements may be renewed or amended by
the respective Trustees without a shareholder vote. The Co-Administration
Agreements are terminable at any time without penalty by a vote of a majority of
the Trustees of the Trust or the Portfolios, as applicable, on not more than 60
days' written notice nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party.
The Co-Administrator may subcontract for the performance of its obligations,
provided, however, that unless the Trust or the Portfolios, as applicable,
expressly agrees in writing, the Co-Administrator shall be fully responsible for
the acts and omissions of any subcontractor as it would for its own acts or
omissions. See "Services Agent" below.

FDI provides office space, equipment and clerical personnel for
maintaining the organization and books and records of the Trust and the
Portfolio; (ii) provides officers for the Trust and the Portfolio; (iii)
prepares and files documents required for notification of state securities
administrators; (iv) reviews and files marketing and sales literature; (v) files
Portfolio

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regulatory documents and mails Portfolio communications to Trustees and
investors; and (vi) maintains related books and records.

For its services under the Co-Administration Agreements, each Fund and
Portfolio has agreed to pay FDI fees equal to its allocable share of an annual
complex-wide charge of $425,000 plus FDI's out-of-pocket expenses. The amount
allocable to each Fund or Portfolio is based on the ratio of its net assets to
the aggregate net assets of the Trust, the Master Portfolios and other
investment companies subject to similar agreements with FDI.

The table below sets forth for each Fund listed and its corresponding
Portfolio the administrative fees paid to FDI for the fiscal periods indicated.
See "Expenses" below for applicable expense limitations.

The Disciplined Equity Portfolio -- For the period December 30, 1996
(commencement of operations) through May 31, 1997: $520.

The U.S. Equity Portfolio -- For the period August 1, 1996 through May 31, 1997:
$16,536. The U.S. Equity Fund -- For the period August 1, 1996 through May 31,
1997:
$9,811.

The U.S. Small Company Portfolio -- For the period August 1, 1996 through May
31, 1997: $19,652.
The U.S. Small Company Fund -- For the period August 1, 1996 through May 31,
1997: $6,272.

The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio -- For the period June 16, 1997
through October 31, 1997: $_____.
The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund -- For the period June 16, 1997
through October 31, 1997: $_____.

The table below sets forth for each Fund listed and its corresponding
Portfolio the administrative fees paid to Signature Broker-Dealer Services, Inc.
(which provided distribution and administrative services to the Trust and
placement agent and administrative services to the Portfolios prior to August 1,
1996) for the fiscal periods indicated.

The U.S. Equity Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $32,670.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $62,404. For the period June 1, 1996
through July 31, 1996: $14,675.
U.S. Equity Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $61,903. For the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $59,656. For the period June 1, 1996 through
July 31, 1996: $6,776.

The U.S. Small Company Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995:
$38,215. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $65,079. For the period June
1, 1996 through July 31, 1996: $17,162.
U.S. Small Company Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $51,087. For
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $39,053. For the period June 1, 1996 through
July 31, 1996: $4,383.

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SERVICES AGENT

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and the Portfolios have entered into
Administrative Services Agreements (the "Services Agreements") with Morgan
effective December 29, 1995, as amended effective August 1, 1996, pursuant to
which Morgan is responsible for certain administrative and related services
provided to each Fund and its corresponding Portfolio. The Services Agreements
may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by the Trustees or Morgan, in
each case on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the
other party.

Under the Services Agreements, Morgan provides certain administrative
and related services to the Fund and the Portfolio, including services related
to tax compliance, preparation of financial statements, calculation of
performance data, oversight of service providers and certain regulatory and
Board of Trustee matters.

Under the amended Services Agreements, the Funds and the Portfolios
have agreed to pay Morgan fees equal to its allocable share of an annual
complex-wide charge. This charge is calculated daily based on the aggregate net
assets of the Master Portfolios and JPM Series Trust in accordance with the
following annual schedule: 0.09% on the first $7 billion of their aggregate
average daily net assets and 0.04% of their average daily net assets in excess
of $7 billion, less the complex-wide fees payable to FDI. The portion of this
charge payable by each Fund and Portfolio is determined by the proportionate
share that its net assets bear to the total net assets of the Trust, the Master
Portfolios, the other investors in the Master Portfolios for which Morgan
provides similar services and JPM Series Trust.

Under Administrative Services Agreements in effect from December 29,
1995 through July 31, 1996, with Morgan, each Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio paid Morgan a fee equal to its proportionate share of an annual
complex-wide charge. This charge was calculated daily based on the aggregate net
assets of the Master Portfolios in accordance with the following schedule: 0.06%
of the first $7 billion of the Master Portfolios' aggregate average daily net
assets, and 0.03% of the Master Portfolios' average daily net assets in excess
of $7 billion.

Prior to December 29, 1995, the Trust and each Portfolio had entered
into Financial and Fund Accounting Services Agreements with Morgan, the
provisions of which included certain of the activities described above and,
prior to September 1, 1995, also included reimbursement of usual and customary
expenses. The table below sets forth for each Fund listed and its corresponding
Portfolio the fees paid to Morgan, net of fee waivers and reimbursements, as
Services Agent. See "Expenses" below for applicable expense limitations.

The Disciplined Equity Portfolio -- For the period December 30, 1996
(commencement of operations) through May 31, 1997: $6,614.

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The U.S. Equity Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $236,537.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $138,134. For the fiscal year ended May
31, 1997: $232,617.
U.S. Equity Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $126,738. For the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $76,406. For the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997: $102,534.

The U.S. Small Company Portfolio -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995:
$241,373. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $144,277. For the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1997: $275,962.
U.S. Small Company Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $108,015. For
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $46,662. For the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997: $65,674.

CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT

State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), 225 Franklin
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as the Trust's and each of the
Portfolio's custodian and fund accounting agent and each Fund's transfer and
dividend disbursing agent. Pursuant to the Custodian Contracts, State Street is
responsible for maintaining the books of account and records of portfolio trans
actions and holding portfolio securities and cash. In the case of foreign assets
held outside the United States, the Custodian employs various subcustodians who
were approved by the Trustees of the Portfolios in accordance with the
regulations of the SEC. The Custodian maintains portfolio transaction records.
As Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent, State Street is responsible for
maintaining account records detailing the ownership of Fund shares and for
crediting income, capital gains and other changes in share ownership to
shareholder accounts.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

The Trust on behalf of each of the Funds has entered into a Shareholder
Servicing Agreement with Morgan pursuant to which Morgan acts as shareholder
servicing agent for its customers and for other Fund investors who are customers
of a financial professional. Under this agreement, Morgan is responsible for
performing shareholder account, administrative and servicing functions, which
include but are not limited to, answering inquiries regarding account status and
history, the manner in which purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may be
effected, and certain other matters pertaining to a Fund; assisting customers in
designating and changing dividend options, account designations and addresses;
providing necessary personnel and facilities to coordinate the establishment and
maintenance of shareholder accounts and records with the Funds' transfer agent;
transmitting purchase and redemption orders to the Funds' transfer agent and
arranging for the wiring or other transfer of funds to and from customer
accounts in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares; verifying
purchase and redemption orders, transfers among and changes in accounts;
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Distributor of the gross amount of purchase orders for Fund shares; and
providing other related services.

Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement, each Fund has agreed to pay
Morgan for these services a fee at the following annual rates (expressed as a
percentage of the average daily net asset values of Fund shares owned by or for
shareholders for whom Morgan is acting as shareholder servicing agent): U.S.
Equity and U.S. Small Company Funds, 0.25%. Morgan acts as shareholder servicing
agent for all shareholders.

The table below sets forth for each Fund listed the shareholder
servicing fees paid by each Fund to Morgan, net of fee waivers and
reimbursements, for the fiscal periods indicated. See "Expenses" below for
applicable expense limitations.

U.S. Equity Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $598,644. For the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $742,283. For the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997: $843,099.

U.S. Small Company Fund -- For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995: $456,271. For
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996: $488,236. For the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997: $540,244.

The U.S. Small Company Opportunities Portfolio -- For the period June 16, 1997
through October 31, 1997: $_____.

As discussed under "Investment Advisor," the Glass-Steagall Act and
other applicable laws and regulations limit the activities of bank holding
companies and certain of their subsidiaries in connection with registered
open-end investment companies. The activities of Morgan in acting as shareholder
servicing agent for Fund shareholders under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement
and providing administrative services to the Funds and the Portfolios under the
Services Agreements and in acting as Advisor to the Portfolios under the
Investment Advisory Agreements, may raise issues under these laws. However,
Morgan believes that it may properly perform these services and the other
activities described herein without violation of the Glass-Steagall Act or other
applicable banking laws or regulations.

If Morgan were prohibited from providing any of the services under the
Shareholder Servicing Agreement and the Services Agreements, the Trustees would
seek an alternative provider of such services. In such event, changes in the
operation of the Funds or the Portfolios might occur and a shareholder might no
longer be able to avail himself or herself of any services then being provided
to shareholders by Morgan.

The Fund may be sold to or through financial intermediaries who are
customers of Morgan ("financial professionals"), including financial
institutions and broker-dealers, that may be paid fees by Morgan or its
affiliates for services provided to their clients that invest in the Fund. See
"Financial Professionals" below. Organizations that provide recordkeeping or
other services to certain employee benefit or retirement plans that include the
Fund as an investment alternative may also be paid a fee.

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FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS

The services provided by financial professionals may include
establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts, processing purchase and
redemption transactions, arranging for bank wires, performing shareholder
subaccounting, answering client inquiries regarding the Trust, assisting clients
in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses, providing
periodic statements showing the client's account balance and integrating these
statements with those of other transactions and balances in the client's other
accounts serviced by the financial professional, transmitting proxy statements,
periodic reports, updated prospectuses and other communications to shareholders
and, with respect to meetings of shareholders, collecting, tabulating and
forwarding executed proxies and obtaining such other information and performing
such other services as Morgan or the financial professional's clients may
reasonably request and agree upon with the financial professional.

Although there is no sales charge levied directly by the Fund,
financial professionals may establish their own terms and conditions for
providing their services and may charge investors a transaction-based or other
fee for their services. Such charges may vary among financial professionals but
in all cases will be retained by the financial professional and not remitted to
the Fund or Morgan.

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The independent accountants of the Trust and the Portfolios are Price
Waterhouse LLP, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Price
Waterhouse LLP conducts an annual audit of the financial statements of each of
the Funds and the Portfolios, assists in the preparation and/or review of each
of the Fund's and the Portfolio's federal and state income tax returns and
consults with the Funds and the Portfolios as to matters of accounting and
federal and state income taxation.

EXPENSES

In addition to the fees payable to Pierpont Group, Inc., Morgan and FDI
under various agreements discussed under "Trustees and Officers," "Investment
Advisor," "Co-Administrator and Distributor," "Services Agent" and "Shareholder
Servicing" above, the Funds and the Portfolios are responsible for usual and
customary expenses associated with their respective operations. Such expenses
include organization expenses, legal fees, accounting expenses, insurance costs,
the compensation and expenses of the Trustees, registration fees under federal
securities laws, and extraordinary expenses applicable to the Funds or the
Portfolios. For the Funds, such expenses also include transfer, registrar and
dividend disbursing costs, the expenses of printing and mailing reports, notices
and proxy statements to Fund shareholders, and filing fees under state
securities laws. For the Portfolios, such expenses also include applicable
registration fees under foreign securities laws, custodian fees and brokerage
expenses. Under fee arrangements prior to September 1, 1995, Morgan as Services
Agent was responsible for reimbursements to the Trust and certain Portfolios and
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and customary expenses described above (excluding organization and extraordinary
expenses, custodian fees and brokerage expenses).

PURCHASE OF SHARES

Method of Purchase. Investors may open accounts with the Fund only
through the Distributor. All purchase transactions in Fund accounts are
processed by Morgan as shareholder servicing agent and the Fund is authorized to
accept any instructions relating to a Fund account from Morgan as shareholder
servicing agent for the customer. All purchase orders must be accepted by the
Distributor. Prospective investors who are not already customers of Morgan may
apply to become customers of Morgan for the sole purpose of Fund transactions.
There are no charges associated with becoming a Morgan customer for this
purpose. Morgan reserves the right to determine the customers that it will
accept, and the Trust reserves the right to determine the purchase orders that
it will accept.

References in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional
Information to customers of Morgan or a financial professional include customers
of their affiliates and references to transactions by customers with Morgan or a
financial professional include transactions with their affiliates. Only Fund
investors who are using the services of a financial institution acting as
shareholder servicing agent pursuant to an agreement with the Trust on behalf of
a Fund may make transactions in shares of a Fund.

Each Fund may, at its own option, accept securities in payment for
shares. The securities delivered in such a transaction are valued by the method
described in "Net Asset Value" as of the day the Fund receives the securities.
This is a taxable transaction to the shareholder. Securities may be accepted in
payment for shares only if they are, in the judgment of Morgan, appropriate
investments for the Fund's corresponding Portfolio. In addition, securities
accepted in payment for shares must: (i) meet the investment objective and
policies of the acquiring Fund's corresponding Portfolio; (ii) be acquired by
the applicable Fund for investment and not for resale (other than for resale to
the Fund's corresponding Portfolio); (iii) be liquid securities which are not
restricted as to transfer either by law or liquidity of market; and (iv) if
stock, have a value which is readily ascertainable as evidenced by a listing on
a stock exchange, OTC market or by readily available market quotations from a
dealer in such securities. Each Fund reserves the right to accept or reject at
its own option any and all securities offered in payment for its shares.

Prospective investors may purchase shares with the assistance of a
financial professional, and the financial professional may establish its own
minimums and charge the investor a fee for this service and other services it
provides to its customers. Morgan may pay fees to financial professionals for
services in connection with fund investments.

REDEMPTION OF SHARES

If the Trust on behalf of a Fund and its corresponding Portfolio
determine that it would be detrimental to the best interest of the remaining
shareholders of a Fund to make payment wholly or partly in cash, payment of the
redemption price may be made in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of
securities

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from the Portfolio, in lieu of cash, in conformity with the applicable rule of
the SEC. If shares are redeemed in kind, the redeeming shareholder might incur
transaction costs in converting the assets into cash. The method of valuing
portfolio securities is described under "Net Asset Value," and such valuation
will be made as of the same time the redemption price is determined. The Trust
on behalf of all of the Funds and their corresponding Portfolios have elected to
be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the Funds and
their corresponding Portfolios are obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up
to the lesser of $250,000 or one percent of the net asset value of the Fund
during any 90 day period for any one shareholder. The Trust will redeem Fund
shares in kind only if it has received a redemption in kind from the
corresponding Portfolio and therefore shareholders of the Fund that receive
redemptions in kind will receive securities of the Portfolio. The Portfolios
have advised the Trust that the Portfolios will not redeem in kind except in
circumstances in which a Fund is permitted to redeem in kind.

Further Redemption Information. Investors should be aware that
redemptions from the Fund may not be processed if a redemption request is not
submitted in proper form. To be in proper form, the Fund must have received the
shareholder's taxpayer identification number and address. In addition, if a
shareholder sends a check for the purchase of fund shares and shares are
purchased before the check has cleared, the transmittal of redemption proceeds
from the shares will occur upon clearance of the check which may take up to 15
days. The Trust, on behalf of a Fund, and the Portfolios reserve the right to
suspend the right of redemption and to postpone the date of payment upon
redemption as follows: (i) for up to seven days, (ii) during periods when the
New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than weekends and holidays or when
trading on such Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC by rule or
regulation, (iii) during periods in which an emergency, as determined by the
SEC, exists that causes disposal by the Portfolio of, or evaluation of the net
asset value of, its portfolio securities to be unreasonable or impracticable, or
(iv) for such other periods as the SEC may permit.

EXCHANGE OF SHARES

An investor may exchange shares from any JPM Pierpont Fund into any
other JPM Pierpont Fund or JPM Institutional Fund without charge. An exchange
may be made so long as after the exchange the investor has shares, in each fund
in which he or she remains an investor, with a value of at least that fund's
minimum investment amount. Shareholders should read the prospectus of the fund
into which they are exchanging and may only exchange between fund accounts that
are registered in the same name, address and taxpayer identification number.
Shares are exchanged on the basis of relative net asset value per share.
Exchanges are in effect redemptions from one fund and purchases of another fund
and the usual purchase and redemption procedures and requirements are applicable
to exchanges. Shareholders subject to federal income tax who exchange shares in
one fund for shares in another fund may recognize capital gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes. Shares of the Fund to be acquired are purchased for
settlement when the proceeds from redemption become available. In the case of
investors in certain states, state securities laws may restrict the availability
of the exchange privilege. The Trust reserves the right to discontinue, alter or
limit the exchange privilege at any time.

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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends consisting of substantially all the Fund's net investment
income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. The Fund may also declare an
additional dividend of net investment income in a given year to the extent
necessary to avoid the imposition of federal excise tax on the Fund.
Substantially all the realized net capital gains, if any, of the Fund are
declared and paid on an annual basis, except that an additional capital gains
distribution may be made in a given year to the extent necessary to avoid the
imposition of federal excise tax on the Fund. Declared dividends and
distributions are payable to shareholders of record on the record date.

Dividends and capital gains distributions paid by the Fund are
automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund unless the shareholder
has elected to have them paid in cash. Dividends and distributions to be paid in
cash are credited to the shareholder's account at Morgan or at his financial
professional or, in the case of certain Morgan customers, are mailed by check in
accordance with the customer's instructions. The Fund reserves the right to
discontinue, alter or limit the automatic reinvestment privilege at any time.

If a shareholder has elected to receive dividends and/or capital gain
distributions in cash and the postal or other delivery service is unable to
deliver checks to the shareholder's address of record, such shareholder's
distribution option will automatically be converted to having all dividend and
other distributions reinvested in additional shares. No interest will accrue on
amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks.

NET ASSET VALUE

Each of the Funds computes its net asset value once daily on Monday
through Friday as described under "Net Asset Value" in herein. The net asset
value will not be computed on the day the following legal holidays are observed:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
The Funds and the Portfolios may also close for purchases and redemptions at
such other times as may be determined by the Board of Trustees to the extent
permitted by applicable law. The days on which net asset value is determined are
the Funds' business days.

The net asset value of each Fund is equal to the value of the Fund's
investment in its corresponding Portfolio (which is equal to the Fund's pro rata
share of the total investment of the Fund and of any other investors in the
Portfolio less the Fund's pro rata share of the Portfolio's liabilities) less
the Fund's liabilities. The following is a discussion of the procedures used by
the Portfolios corresponding to each Fund in valuing their assets.

In the case of the Equity Portfolios, the value of investments listed
on a domestic securities exchange, other than options on stock indexes, is based
on the last sale prices on such exchange at 4:00 P.M. or, in the absence of
recorded sales, at the average of readily available closing bid and asked prices
on such exchange. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last
quoted sale price available before the time when net assets are valued. Unlisted

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securities are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices in the
OTC market. The value of each security for which readily available market
quotations exist is based on a decision as to the broadest and most
representative market for such security. For purposes of calculating net asset
value all assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will
be converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates available at the
time of valuation.

Options on stock indexes traded on national securities exchanges are
valued at the close of options trading on such exchanges which is currently 4:10
P.M., New York time. Stock index futures and related options, which are traded
on commodities exchanges, are valued at their last sales price as of the close
of such commodities exchanges which is currently 4:15 P.M., New York time.
Securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available
(including certain restricted and illiquid securities) are valued at fair value
in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision
and responsibility of the Trustees. Such procedures include the use of
independent pricing services which use prices based upon yields or prices of
securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to
values from dealers; and general market conditions. Short-term investments which
mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their original
maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior
to maturity, if their original maturity when acquired by the Portfolio was more
than 60 days, unless this is determined not to represent fair value by the
Trustees.

Trading in securities on most foreign exchanges and OTC markets is
normally completed before the close of the New York Stock Exchange and may also
take place on days on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed. If events
materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when the
exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when a Portfolio's net
asset value is calculated, such securities will be valued at fair value in
accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of
the Trustees.

PERFORMANCE DATA

From time to time, the Funds may quote performance in terms of actual
distributions, total return or capital appreciation in reports, sales literature
and advertisements published by the Trust. Shareholders may obtain current
performance information by calling Morgan at (800) 521-5411.

The Fund may make historical performance information available and may
compare its performance to other investments or relevant indexes, including the
benchmark indicated under "Investment Advisor" above or data from Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc., Micropal Inc., Morningstar Inc., Ibbotson Associates,
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, the Frank Russell Index and other industry publications.

Total Return Quotations. As required by regulations of the SEC, the
annualized total return of the Funds for a period is computed by assuming a
hypothetical initial payment of $1,000. It is then assumed that all of the
dividends and distributions by the Fund over the period are reinvested. It is
then assumed that at the end of the period, the entire amount is redeemed. The

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annualized total return is then calculated by determining the annual rate
required for the initial payment to grow to the amount which would have been
received upon redemption.

Aggregate total returns, reflecting the cumulative percentage change
over a measuring period, may also be calculated.

Historical performance information for periods prior to the
establishment of the U.S. Equity, U.S. Small Company, and U.S. Small Company
Opportunities Fund will be that of the respective predecessor free-standing fund
and will be presented in accordance with applicable SEC staff interpretations.

Below is set forth historical return information for the Funds or their
predecessors for the periods indicated:

Disciplined Equity Fund (5/31/97):

U.S. Equity Fund (5/31/97): Average annual total return, 1 year: 24.96%; average
annual total return, 5 years: 16.55%; average annual total return, 10 years:
14.47%; aggregate total return, 1 year: 24.96%; aggregate total return, 5 years:
115.04%; aggregate total return, 10 years: 286.43%.

U.S. Small Company Fund (5/31/97): Average annual total return, 1 year: 9.49%;
average annual total return, 5 years: 16.14%; average annual total return, 10
years: 11.10%; aggregate total return, 1 year: 9.49%; aggregate total return,
5 years: 111.27%; aggregate total return, 10 years: 186.46%.

U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund (5/31/97):

General. A Fund's performance will vary from time to time depending
upon market conditions, the composition of its corresponding Portfolio, and its
operating expenses. Consequently, any given performance quotation should not be
considered representative of a Fund's performance for any specified period in
the future. In addition, because performance will fluctuate, it may not provide
a basis for comparing an investment in a Fund with certain bank deposits or
other investments that pay a fixed yield or return for a stated period of time.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Advisor places orders for all Portfolios for all purchases and sales of
portfolio securities, enters into repurchase agreements, and may enter into
reverse repurchase agreements and execute loans of portfolio securities on
behalf of all the Portfolios. See "Investment Objectives and Policies."

Fixed income and debt securities and municipal bonds and notes are
generally traded at a net price with dealers acting as principal for their own
accounts without a stated commission. The price of the security usually includes
profit to the dealers. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a
fixed price which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter,
generally referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount. On occasion,
certain securities may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no
commissions or discounts are paid.

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In connection with portfolio transactions, the overriding objective is
to obtain the best execution of purchase and sale orders.

In selecting a broker, the Advisor considers a number of factors
including: the price per unit of the security; the broker's reliability for
prompt, accurate confirmations and on-time delivery of securities; the firm's
financial condition; as well as the commissions charged. A broker may be paid a
brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might have charged
for effecting the same transaction if, after considering the foregoing factors,
the Advisor decides that the broker chosen will provide the best execution. The
Advisor monitors the reasonableness of the brokerage commissions paid in light
of the execution received. The Trustees of each Portfolio review regularly the
reasonableness of commissions and other transaction costs incurred by the
Portfolios in light of facts and circumstances deemed relevant from time to
time, and, in that connection, will receive reports from the Advisor and
published data concerning transaction costs incurred by institutional investors
generally. Research services provided by brokers to which the Advisor has
allocated brokerage business in the past include economic statistics and
forecasting services, industry and company analyses, portfolio strategy
services, quantitative data, and consulting services from economists and
political analysts. Research services furnished by brokers are used for the
benefit of all the Advisor's clients and not solely or necessarily for the
benefit of an individual Portfolio. The Advisor believes that the value of
research services received is not determinable and does not significantly reduce
its expenses. The Portfolios do not reduce their fee to the Advisor by any
amount that might be attributable to the value of such services.

The Portfolios corresponding to the Funds paid the following
approximate brokerage commissions for the indicated fiscal periods:

Disciplined Equity (for the period December 30, 1996 (commencement of
operations) through May 31, 1997): $25,351.

U.S. Equity (May): 1997: $1,614,293; 1996: $1,375,696; 1995: $1,179,132.

U.S. Small Company (May): 1997: $2,174,321; 1996: $1,554,459; 1995: $1,217,016.

U.S. Small Company Opportunities (May): 1997: $______.

The increases in brokerage commissions reflected above were due to
increased portfolio activity and an increase in net investments by investors in
a Portfolio or its predecessor.

Subject to the overriding objective of obtaining the best execution of
orders, the Advisor may allocate a portion of a Portfolio's brokerage
transactions to affiliates of the Advisor. In order for affiliates of the
Advisor to effect any portfolio transactions for a Portfolio, the commissions,
fees or other remuneration received by such affiliates must be reasonable and
fair compared to the commissions, fees, or other remuneration paid to other
brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities

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being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of
time. Furthermore, the Trustees of each Portfolio, including a majority of the
Trustees who are not "interested persons," have adopted procedures which are
reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees, or other remuneration
paid to such affiliates are consistent with the foregoing standard.

Portfolio securities will not be purchased from or through or sold to
or through the Co-Administrator, the Distributor or the Advisor or any other
"affiliated person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Co-Administrator,
Distributor or Advisor when such entities are acting as principals, except to
the extent permitted by law. In addition, the Portfolios will not purchase
securities during the existence of any underwriting group relating thereto of
which the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor is a member, except to the
extent permitted by law.

On those occasions when the Advisor deems the purchase or sale of a
security to be in the best interests of a Portfolio as well as other customers
including other Portfolios, the Advisor to the extent permitted by applicable
laws and regulations, may, but is not obligated to, aggregate the securities to
be sold or purchased for a Portfolio with those to be sold or purchased for
other customers in order to obtain best execution, including lower brokerage
commissions if appropriate. In such event, allocation of the securities so
purchased or sold as well as any expenses incurred in the transaction will be
made by the Advisor in the manner it considers to be most equitable and
consistent with its fiduciary obligations to a Portfolio. In some instances,
this procedure might adversely affect a Portfolio.

If a Portfolio that writes options effects a closing purchase
transaction with respect to an option written by it, normally such transaction
will be executed by the same broker-dealer who executed the sale of the option.
The writing of options by a Portfolio will be subject to limitations established
by each of the exchanges governing the maximum number of options in each class
which may be written by a single investor or group of investors acting in
concert, regardless of whether the options are written on the same or different
exchanges or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more
brokers. The number of options which a Portfolio may write may be affected by
options written by the Advisor for other investment advisory clients. An
exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in excess of these
limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.

MASSACHUSETTS TRUST

The Trust is a trust fund of the type commonly known as a
"Massachusetts business trust" of which each Fund is a separate and distinct
series. A copy of the Declaration of Trust for the Trust is on file in the
office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Declaration of
Trust and the By-Laws of the Trust are designed to make the Trust similar in
most respects to a Massachusetts business corporation. The principal distinction
between the two forms concerns shareholder liability described below.

Effective October 10, 1996, the name of the Trust was changed from "The
Pierpont Funds" to "The JPM Pierpont Funds," and each Fund's name changed

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accordingly. Effective May 12, 1997, the name of the U.S. Equity Fund was
changed from "The JPM Pierpont Equity Fund" to "The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity
Fund", and the Fund's corresponding portfolio changed its name accordingly.
Effective May 12, 1997, the name of the U.S. Small Company Fund was changed from
"The JPM Pierpont Capital Appreciation Fund" to "The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small
Company Fund".

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under
certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations
of the trust which is not the case for a corporation. However, the Trust's
Declaration of Trust provides that the shareholders shall not be subject to any
personal liability for the acts or obligations of any Fund and that every
written agreement, obligation, instrument or undertaking made on behalf of any
Fund shall contain a provision to the effect that the shareholders are not
personally liable thereunder.

No personal liability will attach to the shareholders under any
undertaking containing such provision when adequate notice of such provision is
given, except possibly in a few jurisdictions. With respect to all types of
claims in the latter jurisdictions, (i) tort claims, (ii) contract claims where
the provision referred to is omitted from the undertaking, (iii) claims for
taxes, and (iv) certain statutory liabilities in other jurisdictions, a
shareholder may be held personally liable to the extent that claims are not
satisfied by the Fund. How ever, upon payment of such liability, the shareholder
will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Fund. The
Trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Trust in such a way so as to
avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for
liabilities of the Funds.

The Trust's Declaration of Trust further provides that the name of the
Trust refers to the Trustees collectively as Trustees, not as individuals or
personally, that no Trustee, officer, employee or agent of a Fund is liable to a
Fund or to a shareholder, and that no Trustee, officer, employee, or agent is
liable to any third persons in connection with the affairs of a Fund, except as
such liability may arise from his or its own bad faith, willful misfeasance,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or its duties to such third
persons. It also provides that all third persons shall look solely to Fund
property for satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of a
Fund. With the exceptions stated, the Trust's Declaration of Trust provides that
a Trustee, officer, employee, or agent is entitled to be indemnified against all
liability in connection with the affairs of a Fund.

The Trust shall continue without limitation of time subject to the
provisions in the Declaration of Trust concerning termination by action of the
shareholders or by action of the Trustees upon notice to the shareholders.

Shareholders of the Fund are entitled to one vote for each share and to
the appropriate fractional vote for each fractional share. There is no
cumulative voting. Shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are
fully paid and nonassessable by the Fund. The Trust has adopted a policy of not
issuing share certificates. The Trust does not intend to hold meetings of
shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action
by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Declaration
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Trust. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on removal of a
Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of ten percent of Trust
shares and will assist shareholders in communicating with each other as
prescribed in Section 16c of the 1940 Act.

The Portfolio is organized as a trust under the laws of the State of
New York. The Portfolio's Declaration of Trust provides that the Fund and other
entities investing in the Portfolio (e.g., other investment companies, insurance
company separate accounts and common and commingled trust funds) will each be
liable for all obligations of the Portfolio. However, the risk of the Fund
incurring financial loss on account of such liability is limited to
circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Portfolio
itself was unable to meet its obligations. Accordingly, the Trustees of the
Trust believe that neither the Fund nor its shareholders will be adversely
affected by reason of the Fund's investing in the Portfolio.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a
Massachusetts business trust in which each Fund represents a separate series of
shares of beneficial interest. See "Massachusetts Trust."

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited
number of full and fractional shares ($0.001 par value) of one or more series
and classes within any series and to divide or combine the shares (of any
series, if applicable) without changing the proportionate beneficial interest of
each shareholder in a Fund (or in the assets of other series, if applicable). To
date shares of 18 series have been authorized and are available for sale to the
public. Each share represents an equal proportional interest in a Fund with each
other share. Upon liquidation of a Fund, holders are entitled to share pro rata
in the net assets of a Fund available for distribution to such shareholders. See
"Massachusetts Trust." Shares of a Fund have no preemptive or conversion rights
and are fully paid and nonassessable. The rights of redemption and exchange are
described in the Prospectus and elsewhere in this Statement of Additional
Information.

The shareholders of the Trust are entitled to a full vote for each full
share held and to a fractional vote for each fractional share. Subject to the
1940 Act, the Trustees themselves have the power to alter the number and the
terms of office of the Trustees, to lengthen their own terms, or to make their
terms of unlimited duration subject to certain removal procedures, and appoint
their own successors, provided, however, that immediately after such appointment
the requisite majority of the Trustees have been elected by the shareholders of
the Trust. The voting rights of shareholders are not cumulative so that holders
of more than 50% of the shares voting can, if they choose, elect all Trustees
being selected while the shareholders of the remaining shares would be unable to
elect any Trustees. It is the intention of the Trust not to hold meetings of
shareholders annually. The Trustees may call meetings of shareholders for action
by shareholder vote as may be required by either the 1940 Act or the Trust's
Declaration of Trust.

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Shareholders of the Trust have the right, upon the declaration in
writing or vote of more than two-thirds of its outstanding shares, to remove a
Trustee. The Trustees will call a meeting of shareholders to vote on removal of
a Trustee upon the written request of the record holders of 10% of the Trust's
shares. In addition, whenever ten or more shareholders of record who have been
such for at least six months preceding the date of application, and who hold in
the aggregate either shares having a net asset value of at least $25,000 or at
least 1% of the Trust's outstanding shares, whichever is less, shall apply to
the Trustees in writing, stating that they wish to communicate with other
shareholders with a view to obtaining signatures to request a meeting for the
purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any Trustee or Trustees and
accompanied by a form of communication and request which they wish to transmit,
the Trustees shall within five business days after receipt of such application
either: (1) afford to such applicants access to a list of the names and
addresses of all shareholders as recorded on the books of the Trust; or (2)
inform such applicants as to the approximate number of shareholders of record,
and the approximate cost of mailing to them the proposed communication and form
of request. If the Trustees elect to follow the latter course, the Trustees,
upon the written request of such applicants, accompanied by a tender of the
material to be mailed and of the reasonable expenses of mailing, shall, with
reasonable promptness, mail such material to all shareholders of record at their
addresses as recorded on the books, unless within five business days after such
tender the Trustees shall mail to such applicants and file with the SEC,
together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement signed by
at least a majority of the Trustees to the effect that in their opinion either
such material contains untrue statements of fact or omits to state facts
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, or would be
in violation of applicable law, and specifying the basis of such opinion. After
opportunity for hearing upon the objections specified in the written statements
filed, the SEC may, and if demanded by the Trustees or by such applicants shall,
enter an order either sustaining one or more of such objections or refusing to
sustain any of them. If the SEC shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of
such objections, or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of
such objections, the SEC shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
that all objections so sustained have been met, and shall enter an order so
declaring, the Trustees shall mail copies of such material to all shareholders
with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such
tender.

The Trustees have authorized the issuance and sale to the public of
shares of 18 series of the Trust. The Trustees have no current intention to
create any classes within the initial series or any subsequent series. The
Trustees may, however, authorize the issuance of shares of additional series and
the creation of classes of shares within any series with such preferences,
privileges, limitations and voting and dividend rights as the Trustees may
determine. The proceeds from the issuance of any additional series would be
invested in separate, independently managed portfolios with distinct investment
objectives, policies and restrictions, and share purchase, redemption and net
asset valuation procedures. Any additional classes would be used to distinguish
among the rights of different categories of shareholders, as might be required
by future regulations or other unforeseen circumstances. All consideration
received by the Trust for shares of any additional series or class, and all
assets in which such consideration is invested, would belong to that series or
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the rights of creditors of the Trust and would be subject to the liabilities
related thereto. Shareholders of any additional series or class will approve the
adoption of any management contract or distribution plan relating to such series
or class and of any changes in the investment policies related thereto, to the
extent required by the 1940 Act.

For information relating to mandatory redemption of Fund shares or
their redemption at the option of the Trust under certain circumstances, see
"Redemption of Shares".

As of October 1, 1997, the following owned of record or, to the
knowledge of management, beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of:

U.S. Equity Fund--Forest Laboratories, Inc. (5.16%); and

U.S. Small Company Fund--Forest Laboratories, Inc. (6.29%).

The address of each owner listed above is c/o Morgan, 522 Fifth Avenue,
New York, New York 10036. As of the date of this Statement of Additional
Information, the officers and Trustees as a group owned less than 1% of the
shares of each Fund.

SPECIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING INVESTMENT STRUCTURE

Unlike other mutual funds which directly acquire and manage their own
portfolio of securities, the Fund is an open-end management investment company
which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its
investable assets in the Portfolio, a separate registered investment company
with the same investment objective as the Fund. The investment objective of the
Funds or Portfolios may be changed only with the approval of the holders of the
outstanding shares of the Fund and the Portfolio.

In addition to selling a beneficial interest to the Fund, the Portfolio
may sell beneficial interests to other mutual funds or institutional investors.
Such investors will invest in the Portfolio on the same terms and conditions and
will bear a proportionate share of the Portfolio's expenses. However, the other
investors investing in the Portfolio may sell shares of their own fund using a
different pricing structure than the Fund. Such different pricing structures may
result in differences in returns experienced by investors in other funds that
invest in the Portfolio. Such differences in returns are not uncommon and are
present in other mutual fund structures. Information concerning other holders of
interests in the Portfolio is available from Morgan at (800) 521-5411.

The Trust may withdraw the investment of the Fund from the Portfolio at
any time if the Board of Trustees of the Trust determines that it is in the best
interests of the Fund to do so. Upon any such withdrawal, the Board of Trustees
would consider what action might be taken, including the investment of all the
assets of the Fund in another pooled investment entity having the same
investment objective and restrictions as the Fund or the retaining of an
investment adviser to manage the Fund's assets in accordance with the investment
policies described below with respect to the Portfolio.

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Certain changes in a Portfolio's investment objective, policies or
restrictions, or a failure by a Fund's shareholders to approve a change in the
Portfolio's investment objective or restrictions, may require withdrawal of the
Fund's interest in the Portfolio. Any such withdrawal could result in a
distribution in kind of portfolio securities (as opposed to a cash distribution)
from the Portfolio which may or may not be readily marketable. The distribution
in kind may result in the Fund having a less diversified portfolio of
investments or adversely affect the Fund's liquidity, and the Fund could incur
brokerage, tax or other charges in converting the securities to cash.
Notwithstanding the above, there are other means for meeting shareholder
redemption requests, such as borrowing.

Smaller funds investing in a Portfolio may be materially affected by
the actions of larger funds investing in the Portfolio. For example, if a large
fund withdraws from the Portfolio, the remaining funds may subsequently
experience higher pro rata operating expenses, thereby producing lower returns.

Additionally, because a Portfolio would become smaller, it may become
less diversified, resulting in potentially increased portfolio risk (however,
these possibilities also exist for traditionally structured funds which have
large or institutional investors who may withdraw from a fund). Also, funds with
a greater pro rata ownership in the Portfolio could have effective voting
control of the operations of the Portfolio. Whenever the Fund is requested to
vote on matters pertaining to the Portfolio (other than a vote by the Fund to
continue the operation of the Portfolio upon the withdrawal of another investor
in the Portfolio), the Trust will hold a meeting of shareholders of the Fund and
will cast all of its votes proportionately as instructed by the Fund's
shareholders. The Trust will vote the shares held by Fund shareholders who do
not give voting instructions in the same proportion as the shares of Fund
shareholders who do give voting instructions. Shareholders of the Fund who do
not vote will have no effect on the outcome of such matters.

TAXES

Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Code. As a regulated investment company, a
Fund must, among other things, (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of stock and securities,
gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign
currency and other income (including but not limited to gains from options,
futures, and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of
investing in such stock, securities or foreign currency; (b) derive less than
30% of its gross income from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities,
options, futures or forward contracts (other than options, futures or forward
contracts on foreign currencies) held less than three months, or foreign
currencies (or options, futures or forward contracts on foreign currencies) held
less than three months, but only if such currencies (or options, futures or
forward contracts on foreign currencies) are not directly related to a Fund's
principal business of investing in stocks or securities (or options and futures
with respect to stocks or securities); and (c) diversify its holdings so that,
at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of
the Fund's total assets is represented by cash, cash items, U.S. Government
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regulated investment companies, and other securities limited, in respect of any
one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the Fund's total assets, and 10%
of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25%
of the value of its total assets is invested in the securities of any one issuer
(other than U.S. Government securities or securities of other regulated
investment companies). Effective as of July 1, 1998, the 30% of gross income
test described in (b) above will no longer apply to the Funds.

As a regulated investment company, a Fund (as opposed to its
shareholders) will not be subject to federal income taxes on the net investment
income and capital gain that it distributes to its shareholders, provided that
at least 90% of its net investment income and realized net short-term capital
gain in excess of net long-term capital loss for the taxable year is distributed
in accordance with the Code's timing requirements.

Under the Code, a Fund will be subject to a 4% excise tax on a portion
of its undistributed taxable income and capital gains if it fails to meet
certain distribution requirements by the end of the calendar year. Each Fund
intends to make distributions in a timely manner and accordingly does not expect
to be subject to the excise tax.

For federal income tax purposes, dividends that are declared by a Fund
in October, November or December as of a record date in such month and actually
paid in January of the following year will be treated as if they were paid on
December 31 of the year declared. Therefore, such dividends will be taxable to a
shareholder in the year declared rather than the year paid.

Distributions of net investment income, certain foreign currency gains,
and realized net short-term capital gain in excess of net long-term capital loss
(other than exempt interest dividends) are generally taxable to shareholders of
the Funds as ordinary income whether such distributions are taken in cash or
reinvested in additional shares. The Funds expect that a portion of these
distributions to corporate shareholders will be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction, subject to applicable limitations under the Code.
If dividend payments exceed income earned by a Fund, the overdistribution would
be considered a return of capital rather than a dividend payment. The Funds
intend to pay dividends in such a manner so as to minimize the possibility of a
return of capital. Distributions of net long-term capital gain (i.e., net
long-term capital gain in excess of net short-term capital loss) are taxable to
shareholders of a Fund as long-term capital gain, regardless of whether such
distributions are taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares and
regardless of how long a shareholder has held shares in the Fund. As a result of
the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (the "Act"), long-term capital
gain of an individual is generally subject to a maximum rate of 28% in respect
of a capital asset held directly by such individual for more than one year but
not more than eighteen months, and the maximum rate is reduced to 20% in respect
of a capital asset held in excess of 18 months. The Act authorizes the Treasury
department to promulgate regulations that would apply these rules in the case of
long-term capital gain distributions made by a Fund. In addition, no loss will
be allowed on the redemption or exchange of shares of a Fund if, within a period
beginning 30 days before the date of such redemption or exchange and ending 30

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days after such date, the shareholder acquires (such as through dividend
reinvestment) securities that are substantially identical to shares of the Fund.

Gains or losses on sales of portfolio securities will be treated as
long-term capital gains or losses if the securities have been held for more than
one year except in certain cases where a put is acquired or a call option is
written thereon or the straddle rules described below are otherwise applicable.
Other gains or losses on the sale of securities will be short-term capital gains
or losses. Gains and losses on the sale, lapse or other termination of options
on securities will be treated as gains and losses from the sale of securities.
Except as described below, if an option written by a Portfolio lapses or is
terminated through a closing transaction, such as a repurchase by the Portfolio
of the option from its holder, the Portfolio will realize a short-term capital
gain or loss, depending on whether the premium income is greater or less than
the amount paid by the Portfolio in the closing transaction. If securities are
purchased by a Portfolio pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it,
the Portfolio will subtract the premium received from its cost basis in the
securities purchased.

Any distribution of net investment income or capital gains will have
the effect of reducing the net asset value of Fund shares held by a shareholder
by the same amount as the distribution. If the net asset value of the shares is
reduced below a shareholder's cost as a result of such a distribution, the
distribution, although constituting a return of capital to the shareholder, will
be taxable as described above.

Any gain or loss realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares
by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will be treated as long-term
capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year, and
otherwise as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized by a
shareholder upon the redemption or exchange of shares in the Fund held for six
months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any
long-term capital gain distributions received by the shareholder with respect to
such shares. In addition, no loss will be allowed on the redemption or exchange
of shares of the Fund, if within a period beginning 30 days before the date of
such redemption or exchange and ending 30 days after such date, the shareholder
acquires (such as through dividend reinvestment) securities that are
substantially identical to shares of the Fund.

Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to disposition of foreign
currency or to certain foreign currency contracts, or to fluctuations in
exchange rates between the time a Portfolio accrues income or receivables or
expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time a
Portfolio actually collects such income or pays such liabilities, are generally
treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, gains or losses on the
disposition of debt securities held by a Portfolio, if any, denominated in
foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates
between the acquisition and disposition dates are also treated as ordinary
income or loss.

Forward currency contracts, options and futures contracts entered into
by a Portfolio may create "straddles" for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
this may affect the character and timing of gains or losses realized by the
Portfolio

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on forward currency contracts, options and futures contracts or on the
underlying securities. Certain straddles treated as short sales for tax purposes
may also result in the loss of the holding period of underlying securities for
purposes of the 30% of gross income test described above, and therefore, a
Portfolio's ability to enter into forward currency contracts, options and
futures contracts may be limited, under current law. Effective as of July 1,
1998, the 30% of gross income test will no longer apply to the Funds.

Certain options, futures and foreign currency contracts held by a
Portfolio at the end of each taxable year will be required to be "marked to
market" for federal income tax purposes -- i.e., treated as having been sold at
market value. For options and futures contracts, 60% of any gain or loss
recognized on these deemed sales and on actual dispositions will be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss, and the remainder will be treated as short-term
capital gain or loss regardless of how long the Portfolio has held such options
or futures. However, gain or loss recognized on certain foreign currency
contracts will be treated as ordinary income or loss.

The Equity Portfolios may invest in Equity Securities of foreign
issuers. If a Portfolio purchases shares in certain foreign corporations
(referred to as passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") under the Code),
the corresponding fund may be subject to federal income tax on a portion of an
"excess distribution" from such foreign corporation, including any gain from the
disposition of such shares, even though a portion of such income may have to be
distributed as a taxable dividend by the Fund to its shareholders. In addition,
certain interest charges may be imposed on a Fund as a result of such
distributions. Alternatively, a Fund may in some cases be permitted to include
each year in its income and distribute to shareholders a pro rata portion of the
foreign investment fund's income, whether or not distributed to the Fund.

For taxable years of the Portfolios beginning after 1997, the
Portfolios will be permitted to "mark to market" any marketable stock held by a
Portfolio in a PFIC. If a Portfolio made such an election, the corresponding
Fund would include in income each year an amount equal to its share of the
excess, if any, of the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of
the taxable year over the adjusted basis of such stock. The Fund would be
allowed a deduction for its share of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis
of the PFIC stock over its fair market value as of the close of the taxable
year, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains with respect to the
stock included by the Fund for prior taxable years.

Foreign Shareholders. Dividends of net investment income and
distributions of realized net short-term gain in excess of net long-term loss to
a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident alien individual,
fiduciary of a foreign trust or estate, foreign corporation or foreign
partnership (a "foreign shareholder") will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at
the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the dividends are effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business of the shareholder, in which case the
dividends will be subject to tax on a net income basis at the graduated rates
applicable to U.S. individuals or domestic corporations. Distributions treated
as long term capital gains to foreign shareholders will not be subject to U.S.
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distributions are effectively connected with the shareholder's trade or business
in the United States or, in the case of a shareholder who is a nonresident alien
individual, the shareholder was present in the United States for more than 182
days during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met.

If a correct and certified taxpayer identification number is not on
file, the Fund is required, subject to certain exemptions, to withhold 31% of
certain payments made or distributions declared to non-corporate shareholders.

In the case of a foreign shareholder who is a nonresident alien
individual or foreign entity, a Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal
income tax as "backup withholding" at the rate of 31% from distributions treated
as long-term capital gains and from the proceeds of redemptions, exchanges or
other dispositions of Fund shares unless IRS Form W-8 is provided. Transfers by
gift of shares of a Fund by a foreign shareholder who is a nonresident alien
individual will not be subject to U.S. federal gift tax, but the value of shares
of the Fund held by such a shareholder at his or her death will be includible in
his or her gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes. It is expected that the Funds may be subject to foreign
withholding taxes or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly
including, in some cases, capital gains) received from sources within foreign
countries.

State and Local Taxes. Each Fund may be subject to state or local taxes
in jurisdictions in which the Fund is deemed to be doing business. In addition,
the treatment of a Fund and its shareholders in those states which have income
tax laws might differ from treatment under the federal income tax laws.
Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to any state or
local taxes.

Other Taxation. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business
trust and, under current law, neither the Trust nor any Fund is liable for any
income or franchise tax in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provided that each
Fund continues to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M
of the Code. The Portfolios are organized as New York trusts. The Portfolios are
not subject to any federal income taxation or income or franchise tax in the
State of New York or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The investment by a Fund
in its corresponding Portfolio does not cause the Fund to be liable for any
income or franchise tax in the State of New York.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As used in this Statement of Additional Information and the Prospectus,
the term "majority of the outstanding voting securities" means the vote of (i)
67% or more of the Fund's shares or the Portfolio's outstanding voting
securities present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund's
outstanding shares or the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities are present
or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares
or the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.

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Telephone calls to the Funds, Morgan or Eligible Institutions as
shareholder servicing agent may be tape recorded. With respect to the securities
offered hereby, this Statement of Additional Information and the Prospectus do
not contain all the information included in the Trust's Registration Statement
filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the Trust's and the Portfolios'
Registration Statements filed under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the SEC, certain portions have been omitted. The Registration
Statements including the exhibits filed therewith may be examined at the office
of the SEC in Washington D.C.

Statements contained in this Statement of Additional Information and
the Prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or other document are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance, reference is made to the copy of
such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the applicable
Registration Statements. Each such statement is qualified in all respects by
such reference.

No dealer, salesman or any other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations, other than those contained in the
Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, in connection with the
offer contained therein and, if given or made, such other information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by any of the
Trust, the Funds or the Distributor. The Prospectus and this Statement of
Additional Information do not constitute an offer by any Fund or by the
Distributor to sell or solicit any offer to buy any of the securities offered
hereby in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful for the Fund or
the Distributor to make such offer in such jurisdictions.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following financial statements and the report thereon of Price
Waterhouse LLP of each Fund are incorporated herein by reference from their
respective annual report filings made with the SEC pursuant to Section 30(b) of
the 1940 Act and Rule 30b2-1 thereunder. Any of the following financial reports
are available without charge upon request by calling JP Morgan Funds Services at
(800) 521-5411. Each Fund's financial statements include the financial
statements of the Fund's corresponding Portfolio.

Date of Semi-Annual Date of Annual
Report; Date Semi- Report; Date Annual
Annual Report Filed; Report Filed; and
Name of Fund and Accession Number Accession Number
- --------------------------------- ------------------------ --------------------

The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity N/A 05/31/97
Fund 08/05/97
0000912057-97-026058
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small N/A 05/31/97
Company Fund 08/05/97
0000912057-97-026024
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APPENDIX A
Description of Security Ratings

STANDARD & POOR'S

Corporate and Municipal Bonds

AAA - Debt rated AAA has the highest ratings assigned by Standard & Poor's to a
debt obligation. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely
strong.

AA - Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal and differs from the highest rated issues only in a small degree.

A - Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for
debt in this category than for debt in higher rated categories.

BB - Debt rated BB is regarded as having less near-term vulnerability to default
than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could lead
to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

B - An obligation rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations
rated BB, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic
conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC - An obligation rated CCC is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is
dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the
obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of
adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely
to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC - An obligation rated CC is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C - The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition
has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation
are being continued.

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Commercial Paper, including Tax Exempt

A - Issues assigned this highest rating are regarded as having the greatest
capacity for timely payment. Issues in this category are further refined with
the designations 1, 2, and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.

A-1 - This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is very strong.

Short-Term Tax-Exempt Notes

SP-1 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating of SP-1 is the highest rating
assigned by Standard & Poor's and has a very strong or strong capacity to pay
principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety
characteristics are given a "plus" (+) designation.

SP-2 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating of SP-2 has a satisfactory capacity
to pay principal and interest.

MOODY'S

Corporate and Municipal Bonds

Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry
the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt
edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable
margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely
to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the
fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade
bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection
may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements
may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make
the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are
to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments
and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their
future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest
and principal payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded

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during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.

B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.

Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C - Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.

Commercial Paper, including Tax Exempt

Prime-1 - Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a
superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1
repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics:

- - Leading market positions in well established industries.
- - High rates of return on funds employed.
- - Conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and
ample asset protection. - Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial
charges and high internal cash generation. - Well established access to a range
of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

Short-Term Tax Exempt Notes

MIG-1 - The short-term tax-exempt note rating MIG-1 is the highest rating
assigned by Moody's for notes judged to be the best quality. Notes with this
rating enjoy strong protection from established cash flows of funds for their
servicing or from established and broad-based access to the market for
refinancing, or both.

MIG-2 - MIG-2 rated notes are of high quality but with margins of protection not
as large as MIG-1.

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PART C

ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Financial Statements

The following financial statements are included in Part A:

Financial Highlights: The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund
[The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund]

The following financial statements are incorporated by reference into Part B:

THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. EQUITY FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at May 31, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 1997

THE U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO
Schedule of Investments at May 31, 1997
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at May 31, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Supplementary Data Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 1997

THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at May 31, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 1997

THE U.S. SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO
Schedule of Investments at May 31, 1997
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at May 31, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 1997
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Supplementary Data Notes to Financial Statements May 31, 1997

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[The following financial statements are included in Part B:]

[THE JPM PIERPONT U.S. SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 1997 (unaudited)
Statement of Operations for the fiscal period ended October 31, 1997
(unaudited)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements October 31, 1997 (unaudited)]

[THE SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO
Schedule of Investments at October 31, 1997 (unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 1997 (unaudited)
Statement of Operations for the fiscal period ended October 31, 1997 (unaudited)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
Supplementary Data (unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements October 31, 1997 (unaudited)]

(b) Exhibits

Exhibit Number

1. Declaration of Trust, as amended, was filed as Exhibit No. 1 to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement filed on
September 27, 1996 (Accession Number 0000912057-96-021331).

1(a). Amendment No. 5 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Fifth Amended and
Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial
Interest.*

1(b). Amendment No. 6 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Sixth Amended and
Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial
Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
32 to the Registration Statement February 28, 1997 (Accession Number
0001016964-97-000038).

1(c). Amendment No. 7 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Seventh Amended
and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest was filed as Exhibit No. 1(c) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement filed on April 30, 1997
(Accession Number 0001019694-97-000063).

1(d) Amendment No. 8 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and Eighth Amended
and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest. (filed herewith)

2. Restated By-Laws of Registrant.*

6. Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Funds Distributor, Inc.
("FDI").*

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8. Custodian Contract between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company ("State Street").*

9(a). Co-Administration Agreement between Registrant and FDI.*

9(b). Restated Shareholder Servicing Agreement between Registrant and Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New York ("Morgan Guaranty") was filed as
Exhibit No. 9(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration
Statement filed on March 6, 1997 (Accession Number 0001019694-97-
000048).

9(c). Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and State
Street.*

9(d). Restated Administrative Services Agreement between Registrant and Morgan
Guaranty.*

9(e). Fund Services Agreement, as amended, between Registrant and Pierpont
Group, Inc.*

10. Opinion and consent of Sullivan & Cromwell.*

11. Consents of independent accountants. (to be filed by amendment)

13. Purchase agreements with respect to Registrant's initial shares.*

16. Schedule for computation of performance quotations.*

18. Powers of Attorney. (filed herewith)

27. Financial Data Schedules. (to be filed by amendment)
- ------------------------

* Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to
the Registration Statement filed on December 27, 1996 (Accession Number
0001016964-96-000066).

ITEM 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.

Not applicable.

ITEM 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.

Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.001 par value).
Title of Class: Number of Record Holders as of October 14, 1997.

The JPM Pierpont Prime Money Market Fund: 3,510
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Money Market Fund: 1,576
The JPM Pierpont Federal Money Market Fund: 327
The JPM Pierpont Short Term Bond Fund: 78
The JPM Pierpont Bond Fund: 638
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Bond Fund: 921

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The JPM Pierpont New York Total Return Bond Fund: 175
The JPM Pierpont Diversified Fund: 509
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund: 1,987
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund: 1,600
The JPM Pierpont International Equity Fund: 1,087
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Equity Fund: 1,022
The JPM Pierpont European Equity Fund: 65
The JPM Pierpont Asia Growth Fund: 35
The JPM Pierpont Japan Equity Fund: 24
The JPM Pierpont International Opportunities Fund: 355
The JPM Pierpont Global Strategic Income Fund: 2
The JPM Pierpont Latin American Equity Fund: 0
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Debt Fund: 20
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund: 437

ITEM 27. INDEMNIFICATION.

Reference is made to Section 5.3 of Registrant's Declaration of Trust and
Section 5 of Registrant's Distribution Agreement.

Registrant, its Trustees and officers are insured against certain expenses in
connection with the defense of claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings,
and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits
or proceedings.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), may be permitted to directors, trustees,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant and the principal underwriter
pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, trustee, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant
and the principal underwriter in connection with the successful defense of any
action, suite or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such
director, trustee, officer or controlling person or principal underwriter in
connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

ITEM 28. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.

Not Applicable.

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ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS.

(a) FDI, located at 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, is
the principal underwriter of the Registrant's shares.

FDI acts as principal underwriter of the following investment companies other
than the Registrant:

BJB Investment Funds
Burridge Funds
Foreign Fund, Inc.
Fremont Mutual Funds, Inc.
Harris Insight Funds Trust
H.T. Insight Funds, Inc. d/b/a Harris Insight Funds
LKCM Fund
Monetta Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
The Munder Framlington Funds Trust
The Munder Funds, Inc.
The Munder Funds Trust
The PanAgora Institutional Funds
RCM Capital Funds, Inc.
RCM Equity Funds, Inc.
The Skyline Funds
St. Clair Money Market Fund
Waterhouse Investors Cash Management Funds, Inc.
The JPM Institutional Funds
JPM Series Trust
JPM Series Trust II

FDI does not act as depositor or investment adviser of any investment companies.

FDI is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer
and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. FDI is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Institutional Group, Inc., a holding
company all of whose outstanding shares are owned by key employees.

(b) The information required by this Item 29(b) with respect to each director,
officer and partner of FDI is incorporated herein by reference to Schedule A of
Form BD filed by FDI with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1934 (SEC File No. 8-20518).

ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.

PIERPONT GROUP, INC.: 461 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (records
relating to its assisting the Trustees in carrying out their duties in
supervising the Registrant's affairs).

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MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK: 60 Wall Street, New York, New York
10260-0060, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 or 9 West 57th Street,
New York, New York 10019 (records relating to its functions as shareholder
servicing agent, and administrative services agent).

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY: 1776 Heritage Drive, North Quincy,
Massachusetts 02171 and 40 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 3Y8
(records relating to its functions as fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent).

FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.: 60 State Street, Suite 1300, Boston, Massachusetts
02109 (records relating to its functions as distributor and co-administrator).

ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

Not Applicable.

ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS.

(a) If the information called for by Item 5A of Form N-1A is contained in
the latest annual report to shareholders, the Registrant shall
furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered with a copy of
the Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders upon request
and without charge.

(b) The Registrant undertakes to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940
Act as though such provisions of the 1940 Act were applicable to the
Registrant, except that the request referred to in the third full
paragraph thereof may only be made by shareholders who hold in the
aggregate at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Registrant,
regardless of the net asset value of shares held by such requesting
shareholders.

(c) The Registrant undertakes to file a Post-Effective Amendment on
behalf of The JPM Pierpont Global Strategic Income Fund, The JPM
Pierpont Latin American Equity Fund, The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small
Company Opportunities Fund and The JPM Pierpont Disciplined Equity
Fund using financial statements which need not be certified, within
four to six months from the commencement of public investment
operations of such funds.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the
City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 20th day of October,
1997.

THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS

By /s/ Richard W. Ingram
-----------------------
Richard W. Ingram
President and Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on October 20, 1997.

/s/ Richard W. Ingram
- ------------------------------
Richard W. Ingram
President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Matthew Healey*
- -----------------------------
Matthew Healey
Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Frederick S. Addy*
- ------------------------------
Frederick S. Addy
Trustee

William G. Burns*
- ------------------------------
William G. Burns
Trustee

Arthur C. Eschenlauer*
- ------------------------------
Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee

Michael P. Mallardi*
- ------------------------------
Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee

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*By /s/ Richard W. Ingram
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Richard W. Ingram
as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Each Portfolio has duly caused this registration statement on Form N-1A
("Registration Statement") of The JPM Pierpont Funds (the "Trust") (File No.
33-54632) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized, in the City of George Town, Grand Cayman, on the 20th day of
October, 1997.

THE U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO, THE U.S. SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO AND THE SERIES
PORTFOLIO

/s/ Lenore J. McCabe
By -------------------------
Lenore J. McCabe
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust's
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on October 20, 1997.

Richard W. Ingram*
- ----------------------------
Richard W. Ingram
President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of the
Portfolios

Matthew Healey*
- ----------------------------
Matthew Healey
Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of
the Portfolios

Frederick S. Addy*
- ----------------------------
Frederick S. Addy
Trustee of the Portfolios

William G. Burns*
- ----------------------------
William G. Burns
Trustee of the Portfolios

Arthur C. Eschenlauer*
- ----------------------------
Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee of the Portfolios

Michael P. Mallardi*
- ----------------------------
Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee of the Portfolios

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/s/ Lenore J. McCabe
*By ------------------------
Lenore J. McCabe
as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
- ------------- ----------------------

EX-99.1d Amendment No. 8 to Declaration of Trust; Amendment and
Eighth Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of
Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest

EX-99.B18 Powers of Attorney

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JPM10D Appendix I

THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO DECLARATION OF TRUST

Amendment and
Eighth Amended and Restated Establishment and
Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest (par value $0.001 per share)
Dated October 8, 1997

Pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Declaration of Trust, dated as of
November 4, 1992, as amended (the "Declaration of Trust"), of The JPM Pierpont
Funds (the "Trust"), the Trustees of the Trust hereby designate one additional
series of Shares, such additional series together with the existing series of
Shares totalling twenty-one series of Shares (each a "Fund" and collectively the
"Funds") of the Trust.

1. The Funds shall be renamed and redesignated or designated as
follows:

The JPM Pierpont Federal Money Market Fund
The JPM Pierpont Prime Money Market Fund
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
The JPM Pierpont Bond Fund
The JPM Pierpont Tax Exempt Bond Fund
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Fund
The JPM Pierpont International Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont Short Term Bond Fund
The JPM Pierpont Diversified Fund
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont New York Total Return Bond Fund
The JPM Pierpont Asia Growth Fund
The JPM Pierpont Japan Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont European Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont Global Strategic Income Fund
The JPM Pierpont International Opportunities Fund
The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund
The JPM Pierpont Emerging Markets Debt Fund
The JPM Pierpont Latin American Equity Fund
The JPM Pierpont Disciplined Equity Fund

and shall have the following special and relative rights:

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2. Each Fund shall be authorized to hold cash, invest in securities,
instruments and other properties and use investment techniques as from time to
time described in the Trust's then currently effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 to the extent pertaining to the offering of
Shares of such Fund. Each Share of a Fund shall be redeemable, shall be entitled
to one vote (or fraction thereof in respect of a fractional share) on matters on
which Shares of the Fund shall be entitled to vote, shall represent a pro rata
beneficial interest in the assets allocated or belonging to the Fund, and shall
be entitled to receive its pro rata share of the net assets of the Fund upon
liquidation of the Fund, all as provided in Section 6.9 of the Declaration of
Trust. The proceeds of sales of Shares of a Fund, together with any income and
gain thereon, less any diminution or expenses thereof, shall irrevocably belong
to that Fund, unless otherwise required by law.

3. Shareholders of each Fund shall vote separately as a class on any
matter to the extent required by, and any matter shall be deemed to have been
effectively acted upon with respect to the Fund as provided in, Rule 18f-2, as
from time to time in effect, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or any successor rule, and by the Declaration of Trust.

4. The assets and liabilities of the Trust shall be allocated among the
Funds as set forth in Section 6.9 of the Declaration of Trust.

5. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.9 and Article IX of the
Declaration of Trust, the Trustees (including any successor Trustees) shall have
the right at any time and from time to time to reallocate assets and expenses,
to change the designation of any Fund, previously, now or hereafter created, or
otherwise to change the special and relative rights of any Fund or any such
other series of Shares.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument as of
the 8th day of October, 1997. This instrument may be executed by the Trustees on
separate counterparts but shall be effective only when signed by a majority of
the Trustees.

/s/ Frederick S. Addy
Frederick S. Addy

/s/ William G. Burns
William G. Burns

/s/ Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Arthur C. Eschenlauer

/s/ Matthew Healey
Matthew Healey

/s/ Michael P. Mallardi
Michael P. Mallardi

JPM10D

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew Healey, Richard
W. Ingram, Marie E. Connolly, Joseph F. Tower III, John E. Pelletier,
Elizabeth A. Keeley, Karen Jacoppo-Wood, Mary A. Nelson, Douglas C. Conroy,
Christopher J. Kelley, Michael S. Petrucelli, Jacqueline Henning and Lenore J.
McCabe, and each of them, with full powers of substitution as his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to execute in his name and on his behalf in any
and all capacities (i) the Registration Statements on Form N-1A, and any and
all amendments thereto, filed by The JPM Pierpont Funds, The JPM Institutional
Funds or JPM Series Trust (each a "Trust"); (ii) the Registration
Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed by any other investor
in any separate registered investment company (each such separate registered
investment company, a "Portfolio") in which The JPM Pierpont Funds or The JPM
Institutional Funds invest, in either case with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (iii) any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to
enable each Trust and Portfolio to comply with such Acts, the rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
corporate, securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and
the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms as his own act and deed any and
all acts that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof. Any one of such attorneys and agents have, and may
exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ Frederick S. Addy
Frederick S. Addy

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ William G. Burns
William G. Burns

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Arthur C. Eschenlauer

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Richard W. Ingram, Marie E.
Connolly, Joseph F. Tower III, John E. Pelletier, Elizabeth A. Keeley, Karen
Jacoppo-Wood, Mary A. Nelson, Douglas C. Conroy, Christopher J. Kelley, Michael
S. Petrucelli, Jacqueline Henning and Lenore J. McCabe, and each of them, with
full powers of substitution as his true and lawful attorneys and agents to
execute in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities (i) the
Registration Statements on Form N-1A, and any and all amendments thereto, filed
by The JPM Pierpont Funds, The JPM Institutional Funds or JPM Series Trust (each
a "Trust"); (ii) the Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments
thereto, filed by any other investor in any separate registered investment
company (each such separate registered investment company, a "Portfolio") in
which The JPM Pierpont Funds or The JPM Institutional Funds invest, in either
case with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (iii)
any and all instruments which such attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem
necessary or advisable to enable each Trust and Portfolio to comply with such
Acts, the rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the corporate, securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
jurisdiction, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms as his own act
and deed any and all acts that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Any one of such attorneys and agents
have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ Matthew Healey
Matthew Healey

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ Michael P. Mallardi
Michael P. Mallardi

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew Healey, Marie E.
Connolly, Joseph F. Tower III, John E. Pelletier, Elizabeth A. Keeley, Karen
Jacoppo-Wood, Mary A. Nelson, Douglas C. Conroy, Christopher J. Kelley, Michael
S. Petrucelli, Jacqueline Henning and Lenore J. McCabe, and each of them, with
full powers of substitution as his true and lawful attorneys and agents to
execute in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities (i) the
Registration Statements on Form N-1A, and any and all amendments thereto, filed
by The JPM Pierpont Funds, The JPM Institutional Funds or JPM Series Trust (each
a "Trust"); (ii) the Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments
thereto, filed by any other investor in any separate registered investment
company (each such separate registered investment company, a "Portfolio") in
which The JPM Pierpont Funds or The JPM Institutional Funds invest, in either
case with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (iii)
any and all instruments which such attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem
necessary or advisable to enable each Trust and Portfolio to comply with such
Acts, the rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the corporate, securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
jurisdiction, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms as his own act
and deed any and all acts that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Any one of such attorneys and agents
have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 8th
day of October, 1997 in Southampton, Bermuda.

/s/ Richard W. Ingram
Richard W. Ingram

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