CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), the
undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1. This filing is made on behalf of Janus Aspen Series. Registrant's 1933
Act No. is 33-63212 and Registrant's 1940 Act No. is 811-7736.
2. There are no changes to the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information from the forms of the Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information that were filed in Post-Effective Amendment No.
16 ("PEA No. 16") on April 28, 1998, pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the
1933 Act for the following portfolios:
Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Balanced Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Flexible Income Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Growth Portfolio - Institutional Shares
International Growth Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Short-Term Bond Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Institutional Shares
High-Yield Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Equity Income Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Growth and Income Portfolio - Institutional Shares
Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Balanced Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Flexible Income Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Growth Portfolio - Retirement Shares
International Growth Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Retirement Shares
High-Yield Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Money Market Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Equity Income Portfolio - Retirement Shares
Growth and Income Portfolio - Retirement Shares
(collectively, the "Portfolios")
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3. The text of PEA No. 16 has been filed electronically.
DATED: May 4, 1998
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
on behalf of the Portfolios
By:/s/Bonnie Howe
Bonnie M. Howe
Assistant Vice President
