STAGECOACH FUNDS, INC.
Small Cap Fund
Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class
Supplement dated August 19, 1999 to the
Prospectuses dated May 1, 1999
and
Supplement dated August 19, 1999 to the
Statement of Additional Information for
Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class
dated May 1, 1999
Effective August 2, 1999, Chris Greene replaces Kenneth Lee as a
portfolio manager for the day-to-day management of the Small Cap Fund.
Mr. Greene joined Wells Fargo Bank, N.A./Wells Capital Management
Incorporated ("Wells Fargo/WCM") in 1997, as a portfolio co-manager for
the Strategic Growth Fund and an analyst for the firm's small cap
equity team. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Greene provided fundamental
security analysis for Hambrecht & Quist, an investment banking firm
focusing on growth companies. Mr. Greene has over seven years of
investment experience and over two years of equity investment
management experience.
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August 19, 1999
Writer's Direct Dial Number
(202) 887-1537
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Stagecoach Funds, Inc.
Registration Nos. 33-42927; 811-6419
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration of Stagecoach Funds, Inc. under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, and the issuance of securities by it
under the Securities Act of 1933, and pursuant to 17 C.F.R.
230.497(e), we are transmitting herewith for filing a supplement
dated August 19, 1999 to the Prospectuses dated May 1, 1999 and the Statement
of Additional Information dated May 1, 1999 for the Class A, Class B, Class C
and Institutional Class shares of the Stagecoach Small Cap Fund (the "Fund").
This supplement is being filed to disclose a portfolio manager change
for the Fund.
If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at the number
indicated above.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Janis E. Fonda
Janis E. Fonda
