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WM VARIABLE TRUST
1201 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor
Seattle, Washington 98101
Supplement Dated June 23, 2000 to
Prospectus Dated March 1, 2000
1. EQUITY INCOME FUND (FORMERLY, BOND & STOCK FUND).
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Effective on August 1, 2000, the name of the Bond & Stock Fund will change to
the "Equity Income Fund," and the information relating to the Fund contained
under the heading "Risk/Return Summary -- Bond & Stock Fund" will be replaced
with the following:
OBJECTIVE -- This Fund seeks to provide a relatively high level of current
income while achieving long-term growth of income and capital.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS -- The Fund invests primarily in
dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. The Fund's investments may also
include bonds, convertible securities, U.S. Government securities, American
depository receipts (ADRs) and European depository receipts (EDRs), mortgage-
backed securities (including collateralized mortgage obligations), repurchase
agreements and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
In selecting investments for the Fund, WM Advisors looks for investments that
provide regular income in addition to some opportunity for capital
appreciation. Equity investments are typically made in "value" stocks
currently selling for less than WM Advisors believes they are worth.
Among the risks of investing in the Fund are:
o Market Risk o Derivatives Risk o Management Risk
o Credit Risk o Liquidity Risk o Smaller Company Risk
o Currency Risk o Foreign Investment Risk
2. PORTFOLIOS.
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Effective on August 1, 2000, each of the Portfolios may invest in the Equity
Income Fund to the same extent that it may invest in each of the other Equity
Funds.
3. CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, INCOME PORTFOLIO).
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Effective on August 1, 2000, the name of the Income Portfolio will change to
the "Conservative Balanced Portfolio," and the information relating to the
Portfolio contained under the heading "Risk/Return Summary -- Income
Portfolio" will be replaced with the following:
OBJECTIVE -- This Portfolio seeks to provide a high level of total return
(consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent
with a moderate degree of principal risk. In general, relative to the other
Portfolios, the Conservative Balanced Portfolio should offer the potential for
a medium to high level of income and the potential for a low to medium level
of capital growth with a medium level of principal risk.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS -- All of the Portfolios allocate
their assets among certain of the Funds to achieve their objectives. This
Portfolio invests between 40% and 80% of its net assets in a combination of
the Short Term Income, U.S. Government Securities, Income and Money Market
Funds and the WM High Yield Fund, and between 20% and 60% of its net assets in
the Equity Funds.
The Portfolio may invest up to 40% of its assets in each of the Money Market,
Short Term Income, U.S. Government Securities and Income Funds and up to 30%
of its net assets in the WM High Yield Fund. It may also invest up to 30% of
its assets in each of the Growth & Income, Equity Income, Growth Fund of the
Northwest, Growth, Mid Cap Stock, Small Cap Stock and International Growth
Funds.
The Portfolio may also invest in U.S. Government securities, short-term debt
rated A or higher, commercial paper (including master notes and bank
obligations), repurchase agreements and strategic transactions such as futures
contracts and options.
The Portfolio shares the principal risks of each of the Funds it invests in,
as well as Portfolio Risk.
THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE RETAINED WITH THE
PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
