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                                                               File No. 33-65822
                                                               File No. 811-7870

   
   As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 1996.
    

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM N-1A
                                     ------
     REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933          / X /
                                                                      
                      Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___                 /   /
                                                                      
   
                      Post-Effective Amendment No. 8                  / X /
    
                                                                      
                                     and/or

     REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  / X  /
                                                                      
                                                                      
   
                      Amendment No. 9                                 / X  /
    
                                                                      
                        (Check appropriate box or boxes)

                           PIONEER REAL ESTATE SHARES
            (Formerly, Pioneer Winthrop Real Estate Investment Fund)
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                  60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
                (Address of principal executive office) Zip Code

                                 (617) 742-7825
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

        Joseph P. Barri, Hale and Dorr, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

         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)(1)
               _X__on May 1, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
               ___75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
               ___on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

The Registrant has  registered an indefinite  number of shares  pursuant to Rule
24f-2 under the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Registrant has
filed its Rule 24f-2 Notice for its most recent fiscal year on or about February
28, 1996.
    


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                           PIONEER REAL ESTATE SHARES


            Cross-Reference Sheet Showing Location in Prospectus and
                     Statement of Additional Information of
             Information Required by Items of the Registration Form



Form N-1A Item Number and Caption                    Location

Part A

1.    Cover Page............................         Cover Page

2.    Synopsis..............................         Expense Information

3.    Condensed Financial Information.......         Financial Highlights

4.    General Description of Registrant.....         Investment Objectives and
                                                     Policies; Management of the
                                                     Fund; Fund Share
                                                     Alternatives

5.    Management of the Fund................         Management of the Fund

6.    Capital Stock and Other Securities....         Investment Objectives and
                                                     Policies; Fund Share
                                                     Alternatives

7.    Purchase of Securities Being Offered..         Fund Share Alternatives;
                                                     Distribution Plans;
                                                     Shareholder Services; How
                                                     to Buy Fund Shares

8.    Redemption or Repurchase..............         Fund Share Alternatives;
                                                     Shareholder Services; How
                                                     to Sell Fund Shares

9.    Pending Legal Proceedings.............         Not Applicable


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Form N-1A Item Number and Caption                    Location

Part B

10.   Cover Page............................         Cover Page

11.   Table of Contents.....................         Cover Page

12.   General Information and History.......         Cover Page; General
                                                     Information and History;
                                                     Certain Liabilities

13.   Investment Objectives and Policies....         Investment Policies and
                                                     Restrictions

14.   Management of the Fund................         Management of the Fund;
                                                     Advisory Services

15.   Control Persons and Principle Holders
        of Securities.......................         Management of the Fund

16.   Investment Advisory and Other
        Services............................         Management of the Fund;
                                                     Advisory Services;
                                                     Shareholder
                                                     Servicing/Transfer Agent;
                                                     Custodian; Independent
                                                     Public Accountant

17.   Brokerage Allocation and Other
        Practices...........................         Portfolio Transactions

18.   Capital Stock and Other Securities....         Methods of Accounting for
                                                     Profits or Losses from the
                                                     Sale of Securities;
                                                     Description of Shares;
                                                     Certain Liabilities


19.   Purchase Redemption and Pricing of
        Securities Being Offered............         Determination of Net Asset
                                                     Value; Letter of Intention;
                                                     Systematic Withdrawal Plan

20.   Tax Status............................         Tax Status
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21.   Underwriters..........................         Principal Underwriter;
                                                     Underwriting Agreement;
                                                     Distribution Plans

22.   Calculation of Performance Data.......         Investment Results

23.   Financial Statements..................         Financial Statements


Part C

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


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Pioneer Real

Estate Shares

Class A, Class B and Class C Shares
Prospectus
   
May 1, 1996
    

Pioneer Real Estate Shares (the "Fund") is a non-diversified open-end investment
company  seeking  primarily  long-term  growth of capital.  Current  income is a
secondary objective.  The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by
investing at least 75% of its total assets in a portfolio  consisting  primarily
of equity  securities  of real  estate  investment  trusts and other real estate
industry companies.

The Fund may also  invest up to 25% of its total  assets in debt  securities  of
real  estate  industry  companies,  mortgage-backed  securities  and  short-term
investments. In pursuit of its objectives, the Fund may employ active management
techniques  (including  futures  and  options)  in an  attempt  to  hedge  risks
associated with the Fund's investments in real estate equity  securities.  There
is,  of  course,  no  assurance  that  the  Fund  will  achieve  its  investment
objectives.

FUND  RETURNS AND SHARE  PRICES  FLUCTUATE  AND THE VALUE OF YOUR  ACCOUNT  UPON
REDEMPTION MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN YOUR PURCHASE PRICE.  SHARES IN THE FUND ARE
NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS  OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK OR OTHER
DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION,  AND THE SHARES ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT  INSURANCE  CORPORATION,   THE  FEDERAL  RESERVE  BOARD,  OR  ANY  OTHER
GOVERNMENT  AGENCY.  INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY COMPANIES
ENTAIL  RISKS IN ADDITION TO THOSE  CUSTOMARILY  ASSOCIATED  WITH  INVESTING  IN
SECURITIES  IN GENERAL.  THE FUND IS INTENDED FOR  INVESTORS  WHO CAN ACCEPT THE
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS INVESTMENTS AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.
SEE "INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES AND ASSOCIATED  RISKS" FOR A DISCUSSION
OF THESE RISKS.

   
This Prospectus provides  information about the Fund that you should know before
investing in the Fund. Please read and retain it for your future reference. More
information   about  the  Fund  is  included  in  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information,  also dated May 1, 1996, which is incorporated into this Prospectus
by reference.  A copy of the Statement of Additional Information may be obtained
free of charge by calling  Shareholder  Services at 1-800-225-6292 or by written
request  to the Fund at 60 State  Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts  02109.  Other
information  about the Fund has been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and is available upon request and without charge.
    



           TABLE OF CONTENTS                                          PAGE

I.       EXPENSE INFORMATION                                            2
II.      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                           3
III.     INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
         AND ASSOCIATED RISKS                                           4
IV.      MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND                                         6
V.       FUND SHARE ALTERNATIVES                                        7
VI.      SHARE PRICE                                                    7
VII.     HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES                                         7
       
VIII.    HOW TO SELL FUND SHARES                                       10
IX.      HOW TO EXCHANGE FUND SHARES                                   12
X.       DISTRIBUTION PLANS                                            12
XI.      DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND
            TAXATION                                                   13
XII.     SHAREHOLDER SERVICES                                          13
             Account and Confirmation Statements                       14
             Additional Investments                                    14
             Financial Reports and Tax Information                     14
             Distribution Options                                      14
             Directed Dividends                                        14
             Direct Deposit                                            14
             Voluntary Tax Withholding                                 14
             Telephone Transactions and Related Liabilities            14
             FactFoneSM                                                15
             Retirement Plans                                          15
             Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)              15
             Systematic Withdrawal Plans                               15
             Reinstatement Privilege (Class A only)                    15
XIII.    THE FUND                                                      15
XIV.     INVESTMENT RESULTS                                            16
         APPENDIX A: Certain Investment Practices                      16


THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR
ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE  ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.



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I.   EXPENSE INFORMATION

   
This table is designed to help you understand the charges and expenses that you,
as a shareholder,  will bear directly or indirectly when you invest in the Fund.
The  table  reflects  annual  operating  expenses  based on the  actual  Class A
expenses  incurred for the fiscal period ended December 31, 1995. Other expenses
for Class B and Class C shares  are based on  estimated  amounts  for the fiscal
period ended December 31, 1995 had such shares been outstanding.

 Shareholder Transaction Expenses:               Class A     Class B+   Class C+
 Maximum Initial Sales Charge on Purchases
(as a   percentage of offering price)             5.75%(1)    None         None
 Maximum Sales Charge on
   Reinvestment of Dividends                      None        None         None
 Maximum Deferred Sales Charge
  (as a percentage of original purchase price
    or redemption proceeds, as applicable)        None(1)     4.00%        1.00%
 Redemption Fee2                                  None        None         None
 Exchange Fee                                     None        None         None
Annual Operating Expenses (As a Percentage
  of Average Net Assets):
 Management Fee
   (after fee reduction)3                         0.20%       0.20%        0.20%
 12b-1 Fees                                       0.25%       1.00%        1.00%
    
 Other Expenses (including accounting and
   transfer agent fees, custodian fees and
   
   printing expenses)                             1.30%       1.30%        1.30%
Total Operating Expenses (after fee reduction)3   1.75%       2.30%        2.30%
                                                  =====                         
    

+Class B and Class C shares were first offered on January 31, 1996.

1  Purchases of $1 million or more and certain  purchases by  participants  in a
   "Group Plan" (as described under "How to Purchase Shares") are not subject to
   an initial sales  charge.  A contingent  deferred  sales charge of 1.00% may,
   however,  be charged on redemptions by such accounts of shares held less than
   12 months, as further  described under  "Redemptions and Repurchases" in this
   Prospectus.
2  Separate fees  (currently  $10 and $20,  respectively)  apply to domestic and
   international bank wire transfers of redemption proceeds.
   
3  Pioneering Management  Corporation ("PMC") has agreed not to impose a portion
   of its management fee and to make other  arrangements,  if necessary,  to the
   extent necessary to limit the operating expenses of the Class A shares of the
   Fund to 1.75% of its  average  daily net  assets;  the  portion of  fund-wide
   expenses  attributable  to Class B and Class C shares will be reduced only to
   the extent they are reduced for Class A shares.  This  agreement is voluntary
   and temporary and may be revised or terminated at any time.
    
   In the  absence of this  agreement,  annual  operating  expenses  would be as
follows:
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Annual Operating Expenses Absent Fee Reduction
  (As a Percentage of Average Net Assets)
   
Management Fee                              1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Total Operating Expenses                    1.75%   3.31%  3.31%
    

Example:

You would pay the following fees and expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a
5% annual return and constant expenses, with or without redemption at the end of
each time period:

                               One Year   Three Years   Five Years   Ten Years

   
Class A Shares                  $74         $109          $147         $252
Class B Shares*
- --Assuming complete
    
  redemption at end of
   
  period                        $65         $ 57          $153         $265
- --Assuming no redemption        $25         $ 77          $133         $265
    
Class C Shares**
- --Assuming complete
  redemption at end of
   
  period                        $35         $ 77          $133         $284
- --Assuming no redemption        $25         $ 77          $133         $284


 * Class B  shares  convert  to  Class A  shares  eight  years  after  purchase;
therefore,  Class A  expenses  are  used  after  year  eight.  ** Class C shares
redeemed  during the first year after  purchase  are subject to a 1%  contingent
deferred sales charge ("CDSC").
    

The example above assumes  reinvestment of all dividends and  distributions  and
that the percentage amounts listed under "Annual Operating  Expenses" remain the
same each year.

THE  EXAMPLE  IS  DESIGNED  FOR  INFORMATION  PURPOSES  ONLY,  AND SHOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED A  REPRESENTATION  OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES OR RETURN.  ACTUAL FUND
EXPENSES AND RETURN VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THOSE
SHOWN.



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For further information regarding management fees, 12b-1 fees and other expenses
of the Fund,  including  information  regarding  the basis  upon  which fees and
expenses are reduced or reallocated, see "Management of the Fund," "Distribution
Plans" and "How to Buy Fund Shares" in this  Prospectus  and  "Management of the
Fund" and  "Underwriting  Agreement and Distribution  Plans" in the Statement of
Additional  Information.  The  Fund's  payment  of a  12b-1  fee may  result  in
long-term  shareholders  paying more than the economic equivalent of the maximum
initial sales charge  permitted under the Rules of Fair Practice of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD").

The maximum sales charge is reduced on purchases of specified amounts of Class A
shares and the value of shares owned in other Pioneer mutual funds is taken into
account in determining the applicable initial sales charge. See "How to Buy Fund
Shares." No sales  charge is applied to  exchanges  of shares of other  publicly
available Pioneer mutual funds. See "How to Exchange Fund Shares."

II.  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   
The following  information has been derived from financial statements which have
been  audited  by  Arthur  Andersen  LLP,  independent  public  accountants,  in
connection with their audit of the Fund's financial statements.  Arthur Andersen
LLP's report on the Fund's financial  statements as of December 31, 1995 appears
in the  Fund's  Annual  Report,  which is  incorporated  by  reference  into the
Statement of Additional Information.  Class B and Class C shares are new classes
of shares;  no financial  highlights exist for either Class B or Class C shares.
The Annual Report includes more information about the Fund's  performance and is
available free of charge by calling Shareholder Services at 1- 800-225-6292.
    

Pioneer Real Estate Shares
For a Class A Share Outstanding Throughout the Period:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                 October 25, 1993
                                                                         July 1, 1994             (commencement
   
                                                  January 1, 1995          through                of operations)
    
                                                       through           December 31,                through
   
                                                 December 31, 1995          1994+                 June 30, 1994
                                                  -----------------         -----                --------------
    
<S>                                                  <C>                  <C>                       <C>    
Net asset value, beginning of period                 $ 11.38              $ 12.02                   $ 12.50
                                                     --------              -------                  -------

Increase (decrease) from investment operations--
   
 Net investment income                               $  0.32              $  0.21                  $  0.27
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
  investments                                           1.01                (0.48)                   (0.45)
                                                        ----                ------                   -------
Total increase (decrease) from
  investment operations                              $  1.33              $ (0.27)                 $ (0.18)
Distribution to shareholders from--
 Net investment income                                 (0.33)               (0.20)                   (0.27)
 In excess of net investment income                     0.227
 Paid-in capital                                        0.34                (0.15)                   (0.03)
 Net realized gain                                      ____                (0.02)                     --
                                                     ---------            ----------                 ------
    
Net increase (decrease) in net asset
   
  value                                             $   0.64              $ (0.64)                 $ (0.48)
                                                     --------              --------                 --------
Net asset value, end of period                       $ 11.02              $ 11.38                  $ 12.02
                                                      -------              -------                  -------
Total return*                                          12.11%               (2.16%)                  (1.47%)
Ratio of net operating expenses to
  average net assets                                    1.77%++              1.75%**                  1.71%**
Ratio of net investment income to
  average net assets                                    2.73%**              3.72%**                  3.73%**
Portfolio turnover rate                                 9.63%               17.40%**                 23.98%**
Net assets, end of period
  (in thousands)                                      $27,491              $28,068                  $29,584
Ratios assuming no reduction of fees or expenses--
 Net operating expenses                                 2.59%**              2.27%**                  2.15%**
 Net investment income                                  1.91%**              3.20%**                  3.28%**
Ratios assuming a reduction of fees and
  expenses by PMC and a reduction for
  expenses paid indirectly--
   Net operating expenses                               1.75%
   Net investment income                                2.75%
    

+        Subsequent to December 31, 1994, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed
         from June 30 to December 31.
   
++       Ratios include expenses paid indirectly.
    
*        Assumes  initial  investment  at net asset  value at the  beginning  of
         period,  reinvestment of all dividends,  and the complete redemption of
         the  investment  at the net asset value at the end of the period and no
         sales  charges.  Total  return  would be reduced if sales  charges were
         taken into account.

**       Annualized

</TABLE>

III.  INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

The Fund's primary investment  objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.
Current  income is a secondary  investment  objective.  The Fund  pursues  these
objectives by investing in a non-diversified  portfolio  consisting primarily of
equity  securities  of real  estate  investment  trusts  and other  real  estate
industry companies and, to a lesser extent, in debt securities of such companies
and in mortgage-backed securities.

Under normal circumstances, at least 75% of the Fund's total assets are invested
in equity  securities of real estate  investment trusts ("REITs") and other real
estate  industry  companies.  For  purposes of the Fund's  investments,  a "real
estate  industry  company" is a company  that  derives at least 50% of its gross
revenues  or  net  profits   from   either  (a)  the   ownership,   development,
construction,  financing,  management  or  sale  of  commercial,

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industrial or residential real estate or (b) products or services related to the
real estate industry like building  supplies or mortgage  servicing.  The equity
securities  of real  estate  industry  companies  in which the Fund will  invest
consist of common stock, shares of beneficial interest of real estate investment
trusts and securities with common stock characteristics, such as preferred stock
and  debt  securities   convertible  into  common  stock  ("Real  Estate  Equity
Securities").

The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in (a) debt securities of
real estate industry companies, (b) mortgage-backed securities, such as mortgage
pass-through  certificates,  real estate mortgage  investment  conduit ("REMIC")
certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and (c) short-term
investments (as listed below). See "Other Eligible Investments."

In pursuit of its  objectives,  the Fund may employ  certain  active  management
techniques  including  options on  securities  indices and futures  contracts on
securities and indices and options on such futures  contracts.  These techniques
may be employed in an attempt to hedge  interest rate or other risks  associated
with the  Fund's  portfolio  securities.  The risks  associated  with the Fund's
transactions   in   options,   futures,   REMICs,   CMOs  and  other   types  of
mortgage-backed  securities,  which are considered to be derivative  securities,
may include some or all of the following:  market risk,  leverage and volatility
risk,  correlation  risk,  credit risk and  liquidity and  valuation  risk.  See
Appendix A for a description  of these  investment  practices and securities and
associated risks.

For temporary  defensive  purposes,  the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total
assets in  short-term  investments  (as listed  below).  The Fund will  assume a
temporary defensive posture only when economic and other factors affect the real
estate  industry  market  to  such an  extent  that  PMC  believes  there  to be
extraordinary  risks in  being  substantially  invested  in Real  Estate  Equity
Securities.

As to any specific  investment in Real Estate Equity Securities,  PMC's analysis
will focus on evaluating the fundamental  value of an enterprise.  The Fund will
purchase securities for its portfolio when, in the judgment of PMC, their market
price appears to be less than their  fundamental value and/or which offer a high
level of current income consistent with reasonable investment risk. In selecting
specific  investments,  PMC will attempt to identify securities with significant
potential for appreciation relative to their downside exposure and/or which have
a timely record and high level of interest or dividend payments. In making these
determinations, PMC will take into account price-earnings ratios, cash flow, the
relationship  of asset  value to market  price of the  securities,  interest  or
dividend  payment  history and other factors which it may determine from time to
time  to be  relevant.  PMC  will  attempt  to  allocate  the  Fund's  portfolio
investments across regional economies and property types.


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Risk Factors Associated with the Real Estate Industry

Although  the Fund does not  invest  directly  in real  estate,  it does  invest
primarily in Real Estate Equity  Securities and does concentrate its investments
in the real estate industry,  and,  therefore,  an investment in the Fund may be
subject to certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate and
with the real estate  industry in general.  These risks  include,  among others:
possible  declines  in the value of real  estate;  risks  related to general and
local economic  conditions;  possible lack of  availability  of mortgage  funds;
overbuilding;  extended  vacancies  of  properties;  increases  in  competition,
property taxes and operating  expenses;  changes in zoning laws; costs resulting
from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from,
environmental problems;  casualty or condemnation losses; uninsured damages from
floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters; limitations on and variations in
rents; and changes in interest rates.

In addition,  if the Fund has rental  income or income from the  disposition  of
real property acquired as a result of a default on securities the Fund owns, the
receipt of such income may adversely affect its ability to retain its tax status
as a  regulated  investment  company.  See  "Tax  Status"  in the  Statement  of
Additional  Information.  Investments  by the Fund in  securities  of  companies
providing  mortgage  servicing  will be  subject  to the risks  associated  with
refinancings and their impact on servicing rights.

Real Estate Investment Trusts and Associated Risk Factors

The Fund may  invest  without  limitation  in shares of REITs.  REITs are pooled
investment  vehicles which invest  primarily in income  producing real estate or
real estate related loans or interests. REITs are generally classified as equity
REITs,  mortgage  REITs or a combination  of equity and mortgage  REITs.  Equity
REITs invest the majority of their assets  directly in real  property and derive
income  primarily  from the  collection of rents.  Equity REITs can also realize
capital gains by selling  properties  that have  appreciated in value.  Mortgage
REITs invest the majority of their  assets in real estate  mortgages  and derive
income from the collection of interest payments.  Like investment companies such
as the Fund, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders  provided
they comply with several  requirements of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate  share of
any expenses  paid by REITs in which it invests in addition to the expenses paid
by the Fund.

Investing  in REITs  involves  certain  unique  risks in addition to those risks
associated with investing in the real estate  industry in general.  Equity REITs
may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying  property owned by the
REITs,  while  mortgage  REITs may be  affected  by the  quality  of any  credit
extended.  REITs are dependent upon management skills, are not diversified,  and
are subject to the risks of financing projects.  REITs are subject to heavy cash
flow dependency, default by borrowers,  self-liquidation,  and the possibilities
of failing to qualify for the exemption  from tax for  distributed  income under
the Code and failing to maintain their  exemptions  from the Investment  Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").  REITs whose underlying assets include
long-term

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health care properties,  such as nursing,  retirement and assisted living homes,
may be impacted by federal regulations concerning the health care industry.

REITs (especially  mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When
interest  rates  decline,  the  value  of a  REIT's  investment  in  fixed  rate
obligations can be expected to rise.  Conversely,  when interest rates rise, the
value of a REIT's  investment  in fixed  rate  obligations  can be  expected  to
decline.  In contrast,  as interest rates on adjustable  rate mortgage loans are
reset periodically,  yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually
align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates,  causing the value
of such investments to fluctuate less  dramatically in response to interest rate
fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations.

Investing in REITs involves risks similar to those  associated with investing in
small capitalization companies.  REITs may have limited financial resources, may
trade less  frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt
or erratic price movements than larger company securities.  Historically,  small
capitalization  stocks, such as REITs, have been more volatile in price than the
larger  capitalization  stocks  included in the  Standard & Poor's  Index of 500
Common Stocks.

Other Eligible Investments

The Fund may  invest  up to 25% of its total  assets  in any of the  investments
described in this section.

Debt   Securities  of  Real  Estate  Industry   Companies  and   Mortgage-Backed
Securities.  The Fund may invest in debt securities (including  convertible debt
securities)  of real estate  industry  companies.  PMC intends to invest no more
than 5% of the  Fund's  net  assets  in debt  securities  rated,  at the time of
investment,  below Baa by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc. ("Moody's") or BBB by
Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("Standard & Poor's"),  commonly  referred to as
junk bonds, or, if unrated,  judged by PMC to be of at least comparable quality.
Securities  rated Baa by Moody's or BBB by Standard & Poor's and  securities  of
comparable quality, referred to as "medium grade" obligations,  have speculative
characteristics,  and changes in economic  conditions and other factors are more
likely to lead to weakened  capacity to pay  principal  and interest than is the
case for higher rated investment grade securities.  In the event a debt security
purchased by the Fund is subsequently  down graded below  investment  grade, PMC
will consider  whether the Fund should  continue to hold the  security.  See the
Statement of  Additional  Information  for a description  of the corporate  debt
ratings  assigned by Moody's and Standard & Poor's and the risks associated with
lower-rated debt securities.

The Fund may also invest in securities  that  directly or  indirectly  represent
participations  in, or are  collateralized  by and payable from,  mortgage loans
secured by real property ("Mortgage-Backed Securities").  Investing in Mortgage-
Backed Securities  involves certain unique risks in addition to those associated
with investing in the real estate  industry in general.  These risks include the
failure  of a  counter-party  to meet its

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commitments,  adverse  interest rate changes and the effects of  prepayments  on
mortgage  cash flows.  See  Appendix A for a more  complete  description  of the
characteristics of Mortgage-Backed Securities and associated risks.

Short-Term  Investments.   The  Fund  may  invest  in  short-  term  investments
consisting  of:  corporate  commercial  paper  and other  short-term  commercial
obligations,  in each case rated or issued by companies with similar  securities
outstanding that are rated Prime-1, Aa or better by Moody's or A-1, AA or better
by Standard & Poor's;  obligations  (including  certificates  of  deposit,  time
deposits,  demand  deposits and bankers'  acceptances)  of banks with securities
outstanding  that are rated  Prime-1,  Aa or better by  Moody's,  or A-1,  AA or
better by  Standard  & Poor's;  obligations  issued  or  guaranteed  by the U.S.
Government or its agencies or  instrumentalities  with remaining  maturities not
exceeding 18 months; and repurchase agreements.

Foreign Investments

The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in equity and debt  securities of
foreign real estate companies. See "Foreign Real Estate Companies and Associated
Risks" in the Statement of Additional Information for a description of the risks
associated with foreign investments.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities

The Fund  may  invest  up to 5% of its net  assets  in  securities  exempt  from
registration  and up to 15% of its  net  assets  in  illiquid  investments.  See
Appendix A for a description of the risks associated with these securities.

Non-Diversified Status

The Fund is "non-diversified" for purposes of the 1940 Act. As a non-diversified
mutual fund, the Fund may be more  susceptible to risks associated with a single
economic,  political or regulatory  occurrence than a diversified fund might be.
Like most other registered  investment  companies,  however, the Fund intends to
qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Code and therefore will be
subject to diversification limits, which generally require that, as of the close
of each quarter of its taxable  year,  (i) no more than 25% of its assets may be
invested  in the  securities  of a single  issuer  (except  for U.S.  Government
securities) and (ii) with respect to 50% of its total assets, no more than 5% of
its total assets may be invested in the  securities of a single  issuer  (except
for U.S. Government  securities) or invested in more than 10% of the outstanding
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Portfolio Turnover

PMC generally avoids  market-timing or speculating on broad market fluctuations.
Therefore,  except as  described  above,  the Fund will be  substantially  fully
invested  at all  times.  Changes in the  portfolio  may be made  promptly  when
determined to be advisable by reason of developments not foreseen at the time of
the initial investment decision,  and usually without reference to the length of
time a security has been held.  Accordingly,  portfolio  turnover  rates are not
considered a limiting  factor in the  execution  of  investment  decisions.  See
"Financial Highlights" for the Fund's actual turnover rates.

The Fund's investment objectives and certain investment  restrictions designated
as fundamental in the Statement of Additional  Information may be changed by the
Board of Trustees only with shareholder approval. ]

IV.  MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Fund's Board of Trustees has overall  responsibility  for the management and
supervision of the Fund. There are currently nine Trustees,  six of whom are not
"interested  persons" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. The Board meets at
least quarterly.  By virtue of the functions performed by Pioneering  Management
Corporation ("PMC") as investment adviser,  the Fund requires no employees other
than its executive officers,  all of whom receive their compensation from PMC or
other sources.  The Statement of Additional  Information  contains the names and
general  business and  professional  background  of each  Trustee and  executive
officer of the Fund.

   
The Manager
    

The Fund is managed under an investment  advisory  contract with PMC. PMC serves
as investment  adviser to the Fund and is responsible for the overall management
of the Fund's  business  affairs,  subject only to the authority of the Board of
Trustees. PMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Pioneer Group, Inc. ("PGI"), a
Delaware  corporation.  Pioneer Funds  Distributor,  Inc.  ("PFD"),  an indirect
wholly-owned  subsidiary of PGI, is the principal  underwriter  of shares of the
Fund.  John F. Cogan,  Jr.,  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Fund,
Chairman and a Director of PMC, Chairman of PFD, and President and a Director of
PGI,  beneficially owned  approximately 15% of the outstanding  capital stock of
PGI as of the date of this Prospectus.

Each domestic equity portfolio  managed by PMC,  including the Fund, is overseen
by the Domestic Equity Portfolio Management  Committee,  which consists of PMC's
most senior domestic equity professionals and a Portfolio Management  Committee,
which consists of PMC's domestic equity portfolio managers.  Both committees are
chaired by David D. Tripple,  PMC's President and Chief  Investment  Officer and
Executive Vice President of each Pioneer mutual fund. Mr. Robert Benson,  Senior
Vice President of PMC, has been responsible for day-to-day  portfolio  decisions
since  the  Fund's  inception.  Mr.  Benson  joined  PMC in  1974  and is a Vice
President of the Fund.
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The  executive  offices  of PMC,  PGI and PFD are  located  at 60 State  Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

   
Under the terms of its contract with the Fund,  PMC serves as the Fund's manager
and investment  adviser subject to the supervision of the Fund's  Trustees.  PMC
pays all the ordinary operating  expenses,  including executive salaries and the
rental of office space  relating to its services for the Fund with the exception
of the  following  which  are to be  paid  by the  Fund:  (a)  taxes  and  other
governmental  charges, if any; (b) interest on borrowed money, if any; (c) legal
fees and expenses;  (d) auditing fees; (e) insurance premiums; (f) dues and fees
for membership in trade  associations;  (g) fees and expenses of registering and
maintaining  registrations  by the Fund of its shares  with the SEC,  individual
states,  territories  and  foreign  jurisdictions  and of  preparing  reports to
government  agencies;  (h) fees and expenses of Trustees not affiliated  with or
interested  persons of PMC;  (i) fees and  expenses of the  custodian,  dividend
disbursing  agent,  transfer agent and  registrar;  (j) issue and transfer taxes
chargeable to the Fund in connection with  securities  transactions to which the
Fund is a party;  (k) costs of reports to shareholders,  shareholders'  meetings
and Trustees' meetings; (l) the cost of certificates  representing shares of the
Fund; (m) fund accounting,  pricing and appraisal  charges and related overhead;
and (n) distribution  fees in accordance with Rule 12b-1. The Fund also pays all
brokerage  commissions  and any taxes or other  charges in  connection  with its
portfolio  transactions.  In addition,  the expense of  organizing  the Fund and
initially  registering  and  qualifying  its  shares  under  federal  and  state
securities laws are being charged to the Fund's operations,  as an expense, over
a period not to exceed 60 months from the Fund's inception date.
    

Orders for the Fund's portfolio securities transactions are placed by PMC, which
strives  to  obtain  the best  price  and  execution  for each  transaction.  In
circumstances  in which two or more  broker-dealers  are in a position  to offer
comparable  prices and  execution,  consideration  may be given to  whether  the
broker-dealer provides investment research or brokerage services or sells shares
of the Fund or other  Pioneer  mutual  funds.  See the  Statement of  Additional
Information for a further description of PMC's brokerage allocation practices.

   
As compensation for its management and investment  advisory services and certain
expenses  which PMC incurs,  PMC is entitled to a management  fee equal to 1.00%
per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.  The fee is normally  computed
daily and paid monthly.  The management fee, which is greater than those paid by
most funds  includes  the  subadvisory  fee paid to BFS and  reflects  the added
complexity  and  additional  expenses  associated  with  analyzing  real  estate
investments and related securities.

During the fiscal period ended December 31, 1995, the Fund incurred  expenses of
$685,112, including management fees paid or payable to Pioneer Winthrop Advisors
("PWA") of $__________ for the period from January 1, 1995 through July 17, 1995
and

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management  fees paid or payable to PMC of  $_________  for the period from July
18, 1995 through December 31, 1995. PWA served as the Fund's investment  adviser
from October 23, 1993 through July 17, 1995. PMC has agreed temporarily to limit
its  management  fee as  described in "Expense  Information."  During the fiscal
period ended December 31, 1995,  the PMC expense  limitation  arrangement  and a
similar  arrangement  by PWA resulted in a reduction of expenses for the Fund of
$4,970.  This  agreement  is  voluntary  and  temporary  and may be  revised  or
terminated by PMC at any time.

The Real Estate  Subadviser.  BFS is an affiliate of the Boston  Financial Group
Limited Partnership,  a Massachusetts  limited partnership ("Boston Financial"),
which  together  with a  predecessor  business  have been engaged  since 1970 in
structuring  a  variety  of  real  estate  investment  programs.  Several  other
affiliates of BFS also provide a variety of financial, consulting and management
services to real estate  investors  and  developers.  As of December  31,  1995,
Boston  Financial had been  responsible for the acquisition of  approximately __
million square feet of office space and industrial space, ______ apartment units
and a collection of high quality  hotels,  resorts and inns located in __ states
and Canada at a cost of more than $__ billion.  Boston Financial has __ regional
offices located  throughout the U.S. and employs over _____ people,  all of whom
are involved in real estate  activities.  In its capacity as  subadviser  to the
Fund, BFS (i) identifies and analyzes real estate industry companies,  including
real estate  properties and other  permissible  investments  for the Fund,  (ii)
analyzes  market  conditions  affecting the real estate  industry  generally and
specific  geographical and securities markets in which the Fund may invest or is
invested,  (iii) continuously reviews and analyzes the investments in the Fund's
portfolio and (iv) furnishes advisory reports based on such analysis to PMC.

         Mr. Fred N. Pratt, Jr. has the ultimate  responsibility  for overseeing
the provisions of  subadvisory  services to the Fund. Mr. Pratt is President and
Chief Executive Officer of Boston Financial,  a Director of BFS and a Trustee of
the Fund. Mr. Pratt has worked in the real estate industry since 1969. Mr. David
Carter,  a Vice  President of BFS,  has been  primarily  responsibility  for the
day-to-day  provision of subadvisory  services to the Fund since March __, 1996.
Mr. Carter has worked as a real estate analyst since 19__.

         As compensation  for its subadvisory  services,  PMC (and not the Fund)
will pay BFS a  subadvisory  fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the Fund's  average
daily net  assets up to $27  million  and 0.50% of  average  daily net assets in
excess of $27 million.  After written notice to BFS, the subadvisory fee payable
by PMC to BFS would be reduced  proportionally to the extent that the management
fee paid by the Fund to PMC is reduced under PMC's voluntary expense  limitation
agreement  or to the  extent  that  PMC  elects  to  utilize  a  portion  of the
management fees paid to PMC by the Fund to make payments to third parties.

         The  executive  offices of BFS are located at 101 Arch Street,  Boston,
Massachusetts  02110. BFS has not previously served as an investment  adviser or
subadviser to a registered  investment company,  however, on March 5, 1996, at a
Special 

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Meeting of the Shareholders BFS was approved as the investment subadviser to the
Real Estate  Growth  Portfolio of Pioneer  Variable  Contracts  Trust.  BFS is a
registered  broker-dealer and may act as a broker in connection with the sale of
shares of the Fund under a selling agreement with PFD.
    

V.  FUND SHARE ALTERNATIVES

The Fund  continuously  offers three  Classes of shares  designated  as Class A,
Class B and Class C shares, as described more fully in "How to Buy Fund Shares."
If you do not specify in your instructions to the Fund which Class of shares you
wish  to  purchase,   exchange  or  redeem,  the  Fund  will  assume  that  your
instructions apply to Class A shares.

   
Class A Shares.  If you invest less than $1 million in Class A shares,  you will
pay an initial sales charge.  Certain  purchases may qualify for reduced initial
sales  charges.  If you invest $1  million  or more in Class A shares,  no sales
charge will be imposed at the time of purchase,  however, shares redeemed within
12 months of  purchase  may be subject to a CDSC.  Class A shares are subject to
distribution  and service  fees at a combined  annual rate of up to 0.25% of the
Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares.
    

Class B  Shares.  If you plan to  invest  up to  $250,000,  Class B  shares  are
available to you.  Class B shares are sold without an initial sales charge,  but
are subject to a CDSC of up to 4% if redeemed  within six years.  Class B shares
are subject to distribution  and service fees at a combined annual rate of 1.00%
of the Fund's  average  daily net assets  attributable  to Class B shares.  Your
entire  investment  in Class B shares is available to work for you from the time
you make your investment, but the higher distribution fee paid by Class B shares
will cause your Class B shares (until conversion) to have a higher expense ratio
and to pay lower  dividends,  to the  extent  dividends  are paid,  than Class A
shares.  Class B shares will automatically  convert to Class A shares,  based on
relative net asset value, eight years after the initial purchase.

Class C Shares. Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge, but are
subject to a 1% CDSC if they are redeemed  within the first year after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to distribution and service fees at a combined annual
rate of up to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class
C shares.  Your entire investment in Class C shares is available to work for you
from the time you make your investment,  but the higher distribution fee paid by
Class C shares will cause your Class C shares to have a higher expense ratio and
to pay lower  dividends,  to the extent dividends are paid, than Class A shares.
Class C shares have no conversion feature.

Selecting a Class of Shares.  The decision as to which Class to purchase depends
on the  amount  you  invest,  the  intended  length of the  investment  and your
personal  situation.  If you are making an investment that qualifies for reduced
sales charges,  you might  consider Class A shares.  If you prefer not to pay an
initial  sales charge on an  investment of $250,000 or less and you plan to hold
the investment for at least six years, you might 

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consider  Class B shares.  If you prefer not to pay an initial  sales charge and
you plan to hold your investment for one to eight years,  you may prefer Class C
shares.

Investment dealers or their  representatives may receive different  compensation
depending on which Class of shares they sell.  Shares may be exchanged  only for
shares of the same Class of another  Pioneer mutual fund and shares  acquired in
the exchange will continue to be subject to any CDSC applicable to the shares of
the Fund originally  purchased.  Shares sold outside the U.S. to persons who are
not U.S.  citizens may be subject to different  sales charges,  CDSCs and dealer
compensation arrangements in accordance with local laws and business practices.

VI.  SHARE PRICE

Shares of the Fund are sold at the public offering price, which is the net asset
value per share, plus any applicable sales charge. The net asset value per share
of each Class of the Fund  shares is  determined  by  dividing  the value of its
assets, less liabilities  attributable to that Class, by the number of shares of
that Class outstanding.  The net asset value is computed once daily, on each day
the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open, as of the close of regular
trading on the Exchange.

Securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange or market
where they are traded. Securities which have not traded on the date of valuation
or securities  for which sales prices are not  generally  reported are valued at
the mean between the current bid and asked prices.  Securities quoted in foreign
currencies  are  converted to U.S.  dollars  utilizing  foreign  exchange  rates
employed  by the Fund's  independent  pricing  services.  Generally,  trading in
foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to
the close of the Exchange.  The values of such  securities used in computing the
net asset value of the Fund's shares are  determined  as of such times.  Foreign
currency exchange rates are also generally  determined prior to the close of the
Exchange.  Occasionally,  events which affect the values of such  securities and
such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and
the close of the Exchange and will therefore not be reflected in the computation
of the Fund's net asset value. If events materially  affecting the value of such
securities  occur during such period,  then these securities are valued at their
fair value as determined  in good faith by the Trustees.  All assets of the Fund
for which there is no other  readily  available  valuation  method are valued at
their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees.

VII.  HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES

YOU MAY BUY FUND SHARES FROM ANY  SECURITIES  BROKER-  DEALER  WHICH HAS A SALES
AGREEMENT WITH PFD. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SECURITIES  BROKER-DEALER,  PLEASE CALL
1-800-225-6292.  SHARES WILL BE PURCHASED AT THE PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE, THAT IS,
THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PLUS ANY  APPLICABLE  SALES CHARGE,  NEXT COMPUTED
AFTER RECEIPT OF A PURCHASE ORDER, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW.
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The  minimum  initial  investment  is $1,000  for  Class A,  Class B and Class C
shares,  except as specified  below.  The minimum initial  investment is $50 for
Class A accounts being  established to utilize  monthly bank drafts,  government
allotments,  payroll  deduction and other similar  automatic  investment  plans.
Separate  minimum  investment  requirements  apply to  retirement  plans  and to
telephone  and wire  orders  placed by  broker-dealers;  and no sales  charge or
minimum  investment  requirements  apply to the  reinvestment  of  dividends  or
capital gains distributions.  The minimum subsequent investment is $50 for Class
A shares and $500 for Class B and C shares  except that the  subsequent  minimum
investment amount for Class B and C share accounts may be as little as $50 if an
automatic investment plan (see "Automatic Investment Plans") is established.
    

Telephone  Purchases.  Your  account  is  automatically  authorized  to have the
telephone  purchase  privilege  unless you  indicated  otherwise on your Account
Application  or by writing  to  Pioneering  Services  Corporation  ("PSC").  The
telephone  purchase  option  may be used to  purchase  additional  shares for an
existing  fund  account;  it may not be used to establish a new account.  Proper
account  identification will be required for each telephone purchase.  A maximum
of $25,000 per account may be  purchased by  telephone  each day. The  telephone
purchase  privilege  is  available  to IRA  accounts but may not be available to
other types of retirement plan accounts. Call PSC for more information.

You are strongly  urged to consult with your financial  representative  prior to
requesting  a telephone  purchase.  To purchase  shares by  telephone,  you must
establish your bank account of record by completing the  appropriate  section of
your Account  Application or an Account  Options Form.  PSC will  electronically
debit  the  amount  of each  purchase  from  this  predesignated  bank  account.
Telephone  purchases may not be made for 30 days after the establishment of your
bank of record or any change to your bank information.

Telephone  purchases  will be priced at the net asset value plus any  applicable
sales  charge  next  determined  after  PSC's  receipt of a  telephone  purchase
instruction  and receipt of good funds  (usually  three days after the  purchase
instruction).  You may always  elect to deliver  purchases  to PSC by mail.  See
"Telephone Transactions and Related Liabilities" for additional information.

Class A Shares

You may buy Class A shares at the public offering price as follows:

                                             Sales Charge as a % of
                                                                   Dealer
                                Net                               Allowance
                              Offering          Amount            as a % of
  Amount of Purchase            Price           Invested            Price
Less than $50,000               5.75%            6.10%              5.00%
$50,000 but less than
  $100,000                       4.50            4.71               4.00
$100,000 but less than
  $250,000                       3.50            3.63               3.00
$250,000 but less than
  $500,000                      2.50             2.56               2.00
$500,000 but less than
  $1,000,000                    2.00             2.04               1.75
$1 million or more              -0-               -0-             See Below

   
No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on  investments of $1 million
or more, or for investments by certain group plans ("Group Plans"), but for such
investments  a CDSC of 1.00% is imposed in the event of a redemption  of Class A
shares within 12 months of purchase.  See "Redemptions  and Repurchases"  below.
PFD may, in its discretion,  pay a commission to broker-dealers who initiate and
are  responsible  for such  purchases as follows:  1.00% on the first $1 million
invested; 0.50% on the next $4 million invested; and 0.10% on the excess over $5
million  invested.  These  commissions  shall not be payable if the purchaser is
affiliated with the broker-dealer or if the purchase represents the reinvestment
of a redemption made during the previous 12 calendar months.  Broker-dealers who
receive a commission  in  connection  with Class A share  purchases at net asset
value  by  401(a)  or  401(k)  retirement  plans  with  1,000  or more  eligible
participants  or with at least $10  million in plan  assets  will be required to
return any commissions paid or a pro rata portion thereof if the retirement plan
redeems  its  shares  within 12 months of  purchase.  See also "How to Sell Fund
Shares." In connection with PGI's acquisition of Mutual of Omaha Fund Management
Company and contingent upon the achievement of certain sales objectives, PFD may
pay to Mutual of Omaha  Investor  Services,  Inc. 50% of PFD's  retention of any
sales commission on sales of the Fund's shares through such dealer.
    

The schedule of sales charges above is applicable to purchases of Class A shares
of the Fund by (i) an  individual,  (ii) an individual and his or her spouse and
children  under the age of 21 and (iii) a trustee or other  fiduciary of a trust
estate or fiduciary  account or related  trusts or accounts  including  pension,
profit-sharing  and other employee benefit trusts qualified under Section 401 or
408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), although more
than one  beneficiary  is involved.  The sales  charges  applicable to a current
purchase of Class A shares of the Fund by a person listed above is determined by
adding the value of shares to be purchased to the  aggregate  value (at the then
current  offering  price) of shares of any of the  other  Pioneer  mutual  funds
previously purchased and then owned,  provided PFD is notified by such person or
his or her  broker-dealer  each time a  purchase  is made which  would  qualify.
Pioneer  mutual funds include all mutual funds for which PFD serves as principal
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Qualifying for a Reduced Sales Charge. Class A shares of the Fund may be sold at
a reduced or  eliminated  sales charge to certain  group plans  ("Group  Plans")
under which a sponsoring  organization makes  recommendations  to, permits group
solicitation of, or otherwise facilitates  purchases by, its employees,  members
or  participants.  Class A shares  of the Fund  may be sold at net  asset  value
without a sales charge to 401(k)  retirement plans with 100 or more participants
or at least  $500,000 in plan assets.  Class A shares of the Fund may be sold at
net asset value per share  without a sales  charge to  state-sponsored  Optional
Retirement  Program  (the  "Program")  participants  if  (i)  the  employer  has
authorized a limited  number of  investment  company  providers for the Program,
(ii) all authorized  investment  company providers offer their shares to Program
participants  at net asset  value,  (iii) the  employer has agreed in writing to
actively promote the authorized investment providers to Program participants and
(iv) the  Program  provides  for a matching  contribution  for each  participant
contribution. Information about such arrangements is available from PFD.
    

Class A shares of the Fund may also be sold at net asset value per share without
a sales  charge to: (a) current or former  Trustees and officers of the Fund and
partners and employees of its legal  counsel;  (b) current or former  directors,
officers,  employees  or sales  representatives  of PGI, its  subsidiaries;  (c)
current or former directors, officers, employees or sales representatives of any
subadviser or predecessor investment adviser to any investment company for which
PMC serves as an investment adviser,  and the subsidiaries or affiliates of such
persons;  (d) current or former  officers,  partners,  employees  or  registered
representatives of broker- dealers which have entered into sales agreements with
PFD; (e) members of the immediate  families of any of the persons above; (f) any
trust, custodian, pension, profit-sharing or other benefit plan of the foregoing
persons;  (g) insurance company separate  accounts;  (h) certain "wrap accounts"
for  the  benefit  of  clients  of  financial  planners  adhering  to  standards
established  by PFD;  (i) other funds and  accounts  for which PMC or any of its
affiliates  serves as  investment  adviser  or  manager;  and (j)  certain  unit
investment trusts. Shares so purchased are purchased for investment purposes and
may not be resold except through redemption or repurchase by or on behalf of the
Fund. The availability of this privilege is conditioned on the receipt by PFD of
written notification of eligibility. Class A shares of the Fund may also be sold
at  net  asset  value  without  a  sales  charge  in  connection   with  certain
reorganization,   liquidation  or  acquisition   transactions   involving  other
investment companies or personal holding companies.

Reduced sales  charges for Class A shares are available  through an agreement to
purchase a specified  quantity of Fund shares over a  designated  thirteen-month
period  by  completing  the  "Letter  of  Intention"   section  of  the  Account
Application.  Information about the "Letter of Intention"  procedure,  including
its terms, is contained on the back of the Account Application as well as in the
Statement  of   Additional   Information.   Investors   who  are  clients  of  a
broker-dealer  with a current  sales  agreement  with PFD may  purchase  Class A
shares of the Fund at net asset  value,  without a sales  charge,  to the extent
that the purchase price is paid out of proceeds from one or more  redemptions by
the investor of shares of certain other mutual funds. In order for a purchase to
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the investor must document to the  broker-dealer  that the  redemption  occurred
within 60 days  immediately  preceding the purchase of Class A shares;  that the
client paid a sales charge on the original purchase of the shares redeemed;  and
that the mutual  fund whose  shares  were  redeemed  also offers net asset value
purchases to redeeming  shareholders of any of the Pioneer mutual funds. Further
details may be obtained from PFD.

Class B Shares

You may buy Class B shares at net  asset  value  without  the  imposition  of an
initial  sales  charge;  however,  Class B shares  redeemed  within six years of
purchase  will be subject to a CDSC at the rates shown in the table  below.  The
charge will be assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current  market
value or the original  purchase cost of the shares being redeemed.  No CDSC will
be imposed on  increases  in account  value  above the initial  purchase  price,
including  shares  derived from the  reinvestment  of dividends or capital gains
distributions.

The amount of the CDSC, if any, will vary  depending on the number of years from
the time of purchase  until the time of  redemption  of Class B shares.  For the
purpose of  determining  the number of years from the time of any purchase,  all
payments during a quarter will be aggregated and deemed to have been made on the
first day of that quarter. In processing redemptions of Class B shares, the Fund
will first redeem  shares not subject to any CDSC,  and then shares held longest
during the six-year period. As a result, you will pay the lowest possible CDSC.

Year Since                            CDSC as a Percentage of Dollar
Purchase                                 Amount Subject to CDSC

First                                             4.0%
Second                                            4.0%
Third                                             3.0%
Fourth                                            3.0%
Fifth                                             2.0%
Sixth                                             1.0%
Seventh and thereafter                            none


Proceeds  from  the  CDSC  are  paid to PFD and are  used in whole or in part to
defray PFD's expenses related to providing  distribution-related services to the
Fund in  connection  with the sale of Class B shares,  including  the payment of
compensation to broker-dealers.

Class B shares will automatically  convert into Class A shares at the end of the
calendar  quarter that is eight years after the purchase  date,  except as noted
below.  Class B shares  acquired  by  exchange  from  Class B shares of  another
Pioneer  fund will  convert into Class A shares based on the date of the initial
purchase and the applicable CDSC.  Class B 

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shares acquired through  reinvestment of distributions will convert into Class A
shares  based on the date of the initial  purchase to which such shares  relate.
For this purpose,  Class B shares acquired through reinvestment of distributions
will be attributed to particular  purchases of Class B shares in accordance with
such  procedures as the Trustees may determine from time to time. The conversion
of Class B shares to Class A shares is subject to the continuing availability of
a ruling from the Internal  Revenue Service ("IRS") that such  conversions  will
not constitute taxable events for federal tax purposes.  The conversion of Class
B shares to Class A shares will not occur if such ruling is not  available  and,
therefore,  Class B shares would continue to be subject to higher  expenses than
Class A shares for an indeterminate period.

Class C Shares

You may buy Class C shares at net  asset  value  without  the  imposition  of an
initial  sales  charge;  however,  Class C shares  redeemed  within  one year of
purchase will be subject to a CDSC of 1.00%.  The charge will be assessed on the
amount equal to the lesser of the current market value or the original  purchase
cost of the shares  being  redeemed.  No CDSC will be imposed  on  increases  in
account value above the initial  purchase price,  including  shares derived from
the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.
Class C shares do not convert to any other Class of Fund shares.

For the purpose of determining  the time of any purchase,  all payments during a
quarter will be aggregated and deemed to have been made on the first day of that
quarter. In processing redemptions of Class C shares, the Fund will first redeem
shares not subject to any CDSC, and then shares held for the shortest  period of
time during the one-year period.  As a result,  you will pay the lowest possible
CDSC.

Proceeds  from  the  CDSC  are  paid to PFD and are  used in whole or in part to
defray PFD's expenses related to providing  distribution-related services to the
Fund in  connection  with the sale of Class C shares,  including  the payment of
compensation to broker-dealers.

Waiver or Reduction of Contingent  Deferred  Sales  Charge.  The CDSC on Class B
shares  may be  waived  or  reduced  for  non-retirement  accounts  if:  (a) the
redemption results from the death of all registered owners of an account (in the
case of UGMAs,  UTMAs and trust  accounts,  waiver applies upon the death of all
beneficial owners) or a total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 72
of the Code) of all registered owners occurring after the purchase of the shares
being  redeemed  or (b)  the  redemption  is  made in  connection  with  limited
automatic redemptions as set forth in "Systematic  Withdrawal Plans" (limited in
any  year  to 10% of the  value  of the  account  in the  Fund at the  time  the
withdrawal plan is established).

The CDSC on Class B shares may be waived or reduced for retirement plan accounts
if:  (a)  the  redemption  results  from  the  death  or a total  and  permanent
disability (as defined in Section 72 of the Code)  occurring  after the purchase
of  the  shares  being   redeemed  of  a 

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shareowner or  participant  in an  employer-sponsored  retirement  plan; (b) the
distribution is to a participant in an Individual  Retirement  Account  ("IRA"),
403(b)  or   employer-sponsored   retirement  plan,  is  part  of  a  series  of
substantially equal payments made over the life expectancy of the participant or
the joint life  expectancy of the  participant  and his or her beneficiary or as
scheduled periodic payments to a participant  (limited in any year to 10% of the
value  of the  participant's  account  at the time the  distribution  amount  is
established; a required minimum distribution due to the participant's attainment
of age 70-1/2 may exceed the 10% limit only if the distribution  amount is based
on plan assets held by Pioneer); (c) the distribution is from a 401(a) or 401(k)
retirement  plan  and is a return  of  excess  employee  deferrals  or  employee
contributions  or a qualifying  hardship  distribution as defined by the Code or
results from a termination of employment  (limited with respect to a termination
to 10% per year of the value of the plan's assets in the Fund as of the later of
the prior December 31 or the date the account was established  unless the plan's
assets are being rolled over to or  reinvested  in the same class of shares of a
Pioneer mutual fund subject to the CDSC of the shares  originally held); (d) the
distribution is from an IRA, 403(b) or employer-sponsored retirement plan and is
to be  rolled  over to or  reinvested  in the same  class of shares in a Pioneer
mutual fund and which will be subject to the  applicable  CDSC upon  redemption;
(e) the  distribution  is in the form of a loan to a participant in a plan which
permits loans (each  repayment of the loan will constitute a new sale which will
be subject to the applicable CDSC upon  redemption);  or (f) the distribution is
from a  qualified  defined  contribution  plan and  represents  a  participant's
directed transfer (provided that this privilege has been pre-authorized  through
a prior agreement with PFD regarding participant directed transfers).

The CDSC on Class C shares  and on any Class A shares  subject  to a CDSC may be
waived or reduced as follows:  (a) for  automatic  redemptions  as  described in
"Systematic  Withdrawal  Plans"  (limited  to 10% of the  value  of the  account
subject to the CDSC);  (b) if the  redemption  results from the death or a total
and permanent  disability (as defined in Section 72 of the Code) occurring after
the purchase of the shares being  redeemed of a shareowner or  participant in an
employer-sponsored  retirement plan; (c) if the distribution is part of a series
of substantially equal payments made over the life expectancy of the participant
or the joint life expectancy of the participant and his or her  beneficiary;  or
(d) if the distribution is to a participant in an employer-sponsored  retirement
plan and is (i) a return of excess employee  deferrals or contributions,  (ii) a
qualifying  hardship   distribution  as  defined  by  the  Code,  (iii)  from  a
termination of employment, (iv) in the form of a loan to a participant in a plan
which  permits  loans,  or (v) from a qualified  defined  contribution  plan and
represents a participant's  directed transfer  (provided that this privilege has
been  pre-authorized  through a prior  agreement with PFD regarding  participant
directed transfers).

The CDSC on Class B and Class C shares  and on any Class A shares  subject  to a
CDSC may be waived or  reduced  for either  non-retirement  or  retirement  plan
accounts if: (a) the  redemption is made by any state,  county,  or city, or any
instrumentality,  department,  authority, or agency thereof, which is prohibited
by applicable  laws from paying a CDSC in  connection  with the  acquisition  of
shares of any registered investment management

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company; or (b) the redemption is made pursuant to the Fund's right to liquidate
or involuntarily redeem shares in a shareowner's account.

Broker-Dealers.  An order for any Class of Fund  shares  received  by PFD from a
broker-dealer prior to the close of regular trading on the Exchange is confirmed
at the price  appropriate  for that Class as  determined at the close of regular
trading on the Exchange on the day the order is received,  provided the order is
received prior to PFD's close of business (usually,  5:30 p.m. Eastern Time). It
is the  responsibility of broker-dealers to transmit orders so that they will be
received by PFD prior to its close of business.

General.  The Fund reserves the right in its sole  discretion to withdraw all or
any  part  of the  offering  of  shares  when,  in the  judgment  of the  Fund's
management,  such  withdrawal  is in the best  interest of the Fund. An order to
purchase shares is not binding on, and may be rejected by, PFD until it has been
confirmed in writing by PFD and payment has been received.

VIII.  HOW TO SELL FUND SHARES

YOU CAN ARRANGE TO SELL  (REDEEM) FUND SHARES ON ANY DAY THE EXCHANGE IS OPEN BY
SELLING EITHER SOME OR ALL OF YOUR SHARES TO THE FUND.

You may sell your shares either  through your  broker-dealer  or directly to the
Fund. Please note the following:

o      If you are selling shares from a retirement  account,  you must make your
       request in writing  (except for exchanges to other  Pioneer  mutual funds
       which can be requested by phone or in writing).  Call 1-800-622- 0176 for
       more information.

o      If you are selling shares from a non-retirement  account, you may use any
       of the methods described below.

Your shares will be sold at the share price next calculated  after your order is
received in good order less any applicable CDSC. Sale proceeds generally will be
sent to you in cash,  normally within seven days after your order is received in
good order. The Fund reserves the right to withhold payment of the sale proceeds
until  checks  received  by the Fund in payment  for the shares  being sold have
cleared, which may take up to 15 calendar days from the purchase date.

In Writing. You may sell your shares by delivering a written request,  signed by
all registered  owners,  in good order to PSC,  however,  you must use a written
request,  including  a  signature  guarantee,  to sell your shares if any of the
following situations applies:

o      you wish to sell over $50,000 worth of shares,
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o      your account registration or address has changed within the last 30 days,

o      the check is not being mailed to the address on your account  (address of
       record),

o      the check is not being made out to the account owners, or

o      the sale proceeds are being  transferred to a Pioneer mutual fund account
       with a different registration.

Your  request  should  include  your name,  the Fund's  name,  your Fund account
number,  the Class of  shares to be  redeemed,  the  dollar  amount or number of
shares to be redeemed, and any other applicable requirements as described below.
Unless  instructed  otherwise,  PSC will  send the  proceeds  of the sale to the
address of record. Fiduciaries or corporations are required to submit additional
documents.
For more information, contact PSC at 1- 800-225-6292.

Written requests will not be processed until they are received in good order and
accepted  by PSC.  Good  order  means that  there are no  outstanding  claims or
requests to hold  redemptions on the account,  any  certificates are endorsed by
the record  owner(s)  exactly as the shares are registered and the  signature(s)
are guaranteed by eligible  guarantor.  You should be able to obtain a signature
guarantee from a bank, broker,  dealer,  credit union (if authorized under state
law),   securities   exchange  or   association,   clearing  agency  or  savings
association.  A notary public cannot  provide a signature  guarantee.  Signature
guarantees are not accepted by facsimile  ("fax").  For  additional  information
about the necessary  documentation for redemption by mail, please contact PSC at
1- 800-225-6292.

By  Telephone  or Fax.  Your  account is  automatically  authorized  to have the
telephone  redemption  privilege unless you indicated  otherwise on your Account
Application or by writing to PSC. Proper account identification will be required
for each telephone redemption.  The telephone redemption option is not available
to  retirement  plan  accounts.  A maximum of $50,000 per account per day may be
redeemed by  telephone  or fax and the  proceeds  may be received by check or by
bank wire or electronic  funds transfer.  To receive the proceeds by check:  the
check must be made payable  exactly as the account is  registered  and the check
must be sent to the address of record which must not have changed in the last 30
days. To receive the proceeds by bank wire or  electronic  funds  transfer:  the
proceeds  must be sent to the bank wire  address of record  which must have been
properly pre-  designated  either on your Account  Application  or on an Account
Options Form and which must not have  changed in the last 30 days.  To redeem by
fax, send your  redemption  request to  1-800-225-4240.  You may always elect to
deliver redemption  instructions to PSC by mail. See "Telephone Transactions and
Related  Liabilities" below.  Telephone  redemptions will be priced as described
above.  YOU ARE  STRONGLY  URGED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR  FINANCIAL  REPRESENTATIVE
PRIOR TO REQUESTING A TELEPHONE REDEMPTION.
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Selling Shares Through Your Broker-Dealer. The Fund has authorized PFD to act as
its agent in the repurchase of shares of the Fund from qualified  broker-dealers
and  reserves  the  right  to  terminate  this  procedure  at  any  time.   Your
broker-dealer  must  receive  your  request  before the close of business on the
Exchange  and  transmit it to PFD before PFD's close of business to receive that
day's  redemption  price.  Your  broker-dealer  is responsible for providing all
necessary documentation to PFD and may charge you for its services.

Small  Accounts.  The minimum  account  value is $500. If you hold shares of the
Fund in an  account  with a net asset  value of less than the  minimum  required
amount due to redemptions  or exchanges,  the Fund may redeem the shares held in
this account at net asset value if you have not increased the net asset value of
the account to at least the minimum  required amount within six months of notice
by the Fund to you of the Fund's intention to redeem the shares.

CDSC on Class A Shares. Purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more, or by
participants  in a Group Plan which were not subject to an initial sales charge,
may be  subject  to a CDSC upon  redemption.  A CDSC is  payable to PFD on these
investments in the event of a share  redemption  within 12 months  following the
share  purchase,  at the rate of 1% of the  lesser  of the  value of the  shares
redeemed  (exclusive of reinvested  dividend and capital gain  distributions) or
the total cost of such shares.  Shares  subject to the CDSC which are  exchanged
into another  Pioneer  mutual fund will continue to be subject to the CDSC until
the  original  12-month  period  expires.  However,  no  CDSC  is  payable  upon
redemption  with  respect  to Class A  shares  purchased  by  401(a)  or  401(k)
retirement  plans with 1,000 or more eligible  participants or with at least $10
million in plan assets.

General.  Redemptions may be suspended or payment postponed during any period in
which any of the following  conditions  exist: the Exchange is closed or trading
on the Exchange is restricted; an emergency exists as a result of which disposal
by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not
reasonably  practicable  for the Fund to fairly  determine  the value of the net
assets of its portfolio; or the SEC, by order, so permits.

Redemptions and repurchases are taxable  transactions to  shareholders.  The net
asset value per share received upon redemption or repurchase may be more or less
than the cost of shares to an  investor,  depending  on the market  value of the
portfolio at the time of redemption or repurchase.

IX.  HOW TO EXCHANGE FUND SHARES

Written  Exchanges.  You may  exchange  your  shares  by  sending  a  letter  of
instruction  to PSC. Your letter should  include your name, the name of the Fund
out of which you wish to exchange  and the name of the Pioneer  mutual fund into
which you wish to exchange, your fund account number(s),  the Class of shares to
be exchanged and the dollar amount

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or number of shares to be exchanged. Written exchange requests must be signed by
all record owner(s) exactly as the shares are registered.

Telephone  Exchanges.  Your  account  is  automatically  authorized  to have the
telephone  exchange  privilege  unless you  indicated  otherwise on your Account
Application or by writing to PSC. Proper account identification will be required
for each telephone  exchange.  Telephone  exchanges may not exceed  $500,000 per
account per day. Each  voice-requested or FactFoneSM  telephone exchange request
will be  recorded.  You are  strongly  urged  to  consult  with  your  financial
representative  prior  to  requesting  a  telephone  exchange.   See  "Telephone
Transactions and Related Liabilities" below.

Automatic  Exchanges.  You may  automatically  exchange  shares from one Pioneer
account for shares of the same Class in another  Pioneer account on a monthly or
quarterly  basis.  The  accounts  must  have  identical  registrations  and  the
originating  account must have a minimum balance of $5,000. The exchange will be
effective  on the day of the month  designated  on your Account  Application  or
Account Options Form.

General.  Exchanges  must be at least $1,000.  You may exchange your  investment
from one Class of Fund shares at net asset value,  without a sales  charge,  for
shares of the same  Class of any other  Pioneer  mutual  fund.  Not all  Pioneer
mutual funds offer more than one Class of shares.  A new Pioneer  account opened
through an exchange must have a  registration  identical to that on the original
account.

   
Shares  which would  normally be subject to a CDSC upon  redemption  will not be
charged the applicable  CDSC at the time of an exchange.  Shares  acquired in an
exchange will be subject to the CDSC of the shares originally held. For purposes
of determining  the amount of any  applicable  CDSC, the length of time you have
owned shares  acquired by exchange  will be measured  from the date you acquired
the original shares and will not be affected by any subsequent exchange.
    

Exchange  requests  received  by PSC  before  4:00  p.m.  Eastern  Time  will be
effective on that day if the requirements above have been met,  otherwise,  they
will be effective on the next  business  day.  PSC will process  exchanges  only
after receiving an exchange  request in good order.  There are currently no fees
or sales charges  imposed at the time of an exchange.  An exchange of shares may
be made only in states  where  legally  permitted.  For federal and  (generally)
state income tax purposes,  an exchange is considered to be a sale of the shares
of the Fund  exchanged and a purchase of shares in another  Pioneer mutual fund.
Therefore,  an  exchange  could  result  in a gain or loss on the  shares  sold,
depending  on the tax basis of these  shares and the timing of the  transaction,
and special tax rules may apply.

You should  consider the  differences  in objectives and policies of the Pioneer
mutual funds, as described in each fund's current prospectus,  before making any
exchange.  For the protection of the Fund's  performance and  shareholders,  the
Fund and PFD reserve the right to refuse any exchange  request or  restrict,  at
any time without  notice,  the number 

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and/or frequency of exchanges to prevent abuses of the exchange privilege.  Such
abuses  may arise  from  frequent  trading  in  response  to  short-term  market
fluctuations,  a pattern of trading by an individual or group that appears to be
an attempt to "time the market," or any other  exchange  request  which,  in the
view of  management,  will have a  detrimental  effect on the  Fund's  portfolio
management strategy or its operations. In addition, the Fund and PFD reserve the
right to charge a fee for exchanges or to modify,  limit, suspend or discontinue
the exchange privilege with notice to shareholders as required by law.

X.  DISTRIBUTION PLANS

The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution for each Class of shares (the "Class
A Plan," "Class B Plan," and "Class C Plan") in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under
the 1940 Act pursuant to which certain distribution fees are paid to PFD.

Pursuant  to  the  Class  A  Plan,  the  Fund  reimburses  PFD  for  its  actual
expenditures to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of
Class A shares or to provide services to holders of Class A shares, provided the
categories  of  expenses  for which  reimbursement  is made are  approved by the
Fund's  Board of  Trustees.  As of the  date of this  Prospectus,  the  Board of
Trustees has approved the following categories of expenses for Class A shares of
the Fund: (i) a service fee to be paid to qualified  broker-dealers in an amount
not to exceed  0.25% per annum of the Fund's  daily net assets  attributable  to
Class A shares; (ii) reimbursement to PFD for its expenditures for broker-dealer
commissions  and employee  compensation  on certain  sales of the Fund's Class A
shares with no initial  sales charge (See "How to Buy Fund  Shares");  and (iii)
reimbursement  to PFD for  expenses  incurred in  providing  services to Class A
shareholders  and supporting  broker-dealers  and other  organizations  (such as
banks and trust companies) in their efforts to provide such services.  Banks are
currently  prohibited  under the  Glass-  Steagall  Act from  providing  certain
underwriting or distribution  services.  If a bank was prohibited from acting in
any  capacity or  providing  any of the  described  services,  management  would
consider what action, if any, would be appropriate.

Expenditures  of the Fund pursuant to the Class A Plan are accrued daily and may
not exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets  attributable to Class A
shares.  Distribution  expenses of PFD are expected to substantially  exceed the
distribution  fees paid by the Fund in a given year. The Class A Plan may not be
amended to increase  materially the annual percentage  limitation of average net
assets which may be spent for the services described therein without approval of
the shareholders of the Fund.

   
Both the Class B Plan and the Class C Plan provide that the Fund will compensate
PFD by  paying a  distribution  fee at the  annual  rate of 0.75% of the  Fund's
average daily net assets  attributable  to the applicable  Class of shares and a
service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets
attributable  to that Class of  shares.  The  distribution  fee is  intended  to
compensate  PFD for its Class B and Class C  distribution  services to the Fund.
The service fee is intended to be additional compensation for
    

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personal services and/or account maintenance services with respect to Class B or
Class C shares.  PFD also  receives  the  proceeds  of any CDSC  imposed  on the
redemption of Class B or Class C shares.

   
Commissions  of 4% of the amount  invested in Class B shares,  equal to 3.75% of
the amount  invested and a first year's service fee equal to 0.25% of the amount
invested,  are paid to broker-dealers  who have selling agreements with PFD. PFD
may advance to dealers  the first year  service fee at a rate up to 0.25% of the
purchase price of such shares and, as compensation therefore, PFD may retain the
service  fee paid by the Fund with  respect  to such  shares  for the first year
after  purchase.  Commencing in the 13th month following the purchase of Class B
shares, dealers will become eligible for additional annual service fees of up to
0.25% of the net asset value of such shares.

Commissions of up to 1% of the amount invested in Class C shares,  consisting of
0.75% of the amount  invested  and a first  year's  service  fee of 0.25% of the
amount invested,  are paid to  broker-dealers  who have selling  agreements with
PFD. PFD may advance to dealers the first year service fee at a rate up to 0.25%
of the purchase  price of such shares and, as  compensation  therefore,  PFD may
retain the  service  fee paid by the Fund with  respect  to such  shares for the
first year after  purchase.  Commencing in the 13th month following the purchase
of  Class  C  shares,   dealers  will  become  eligible  for  additional  annual
distribution fees and services fees of up to 0.75% and 0.25%,  respectively,  of
the net asset value of such shares.
    

Dealers may from time to time be required to meet  certain  criteria in order to
receive  service fees.  PFD or its affiliates are entitled to retain all service
fees  payable  under the Class B Plan or the Class C Plan for which  there is no
dealer  of  record or for  which  qualification  standards  have not been met as
partial  consideration for personal services and/or account maintenance services
performed by PFD or its affiliates for shareowner accounts.

XI.  DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXATION

The Fund has elected to be treated,  has  qualified  and intends to qualify each
year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code, so that
it will not pay federal income taxes on income and capital gains  distributed to
shareholders at least annually.

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

   
The  Fund's  policy  is to pay to  shareholders  dividends  from net  investment
income,  if any,  quarterly  during the  months of March,  June,  September  and
December and to make  distributions from net long-term capital gains, if any, in
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short-term capital gains, if any, may be paid with such dividends; distributions
from income and/or  capital gains may also be made at such other times as may be
necessary to avoid federal  income or excise tax.  Dividends from the Fund's net
investment  income,  net  short-term  capital  gains,  and  certain  net foreign
exchange gains are taxable as ordinary income, and dividends from the Fund's net
long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains.

UNLESS SHAREHOLDERS  SPECIFY OTHERWISE,  ALL DISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
REINVESTED IN ADDITIONAL  FULL AND  FRACTIONAL  SHARES OF THE FUND.  FOR FEDERAL
INCOME TAX  PURPOSES,  ALL  DIVIDENDS  ARE TAXABLE AS DESCRIBED  ABOVE WHETHER A
SHAREOWNER  TAKES THEM IN CASH OR  REINVESTS  THEM IN  ADDITIONAL  SHARES OF THE
FUND.  INFORMATION  AS TO THE FEDERAL TAX STATUS OF DIVIDENDS AND  DISTRIBUTIONS
WILL BE  PROVIDED  ANNUALLY TO  SHAREHOLDERS.  FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION  ON THE
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS,  SEE "DISTRIBUTION  OPTIONS" AND
"DIRECTED DIVIDENDS" BELOW.
    

Distributions by the Fund of the dividend income it receives from U.S.  domestic
corporations, if any, may qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders,  subject to minimum holding- period requirements and
debt-financing restrictions under the Code.

Dividends and other distributions and the proceeds of redemptions,  exchanges or
repurchases of Fund shares paid to individuals and other non-exempt  payees will
be subject to a 31% backup  withholding of federal income tax if the Fund is not
provided  with the  shareowner's  correct  taxpayer  identification  number  and
certification  that the number is correct and the  shareowner  is not subject to
backup  withholding or if the Fund receives notice from the IRS or a broker that
such withholding applies. Please refer to the Account Application for additional
information.

The description  above relates only to U.S.  federal income tax consequences for
shareholders  who are U.S.  persons,  i.e.,  U.S.  citizens or residents or U.S.
corporations,  partnerships,  trusts  or  estates  and who are  subject  to U.S.
federal  income tax.  Non-U.S.  shareholders  and  tax-exempt  shareholders  are
subject to different tax treatment  that is not  described  above.  Shareholders
should  consult  their  own  tax  advisers  regarding  state,  local  and  other
applicable tax laws.

XII.  SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

PSC is the shareholder  services and transfer agent for shares of the Fund. PSC,
a Massachusetts corporation,  is a wholly owned subsidiary of PGI. PSC's offices
are located at 60 State Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts  02109, and inquiries to
PSC should be mailed to Pioneering Services Corporation,  P.O. Box 9014, Boston,
Massachusetts 02205-9014. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the "Custodian") serves
as the  custodian  of the Fund's  portfolio  securities  and other  assets.  The
principal  business  address of the Mutual Fund  Division of the Custodian is 40
Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Account and Confirmation Statements

PSC  maintains  an account  for each  shareholder  and all  transactions  of the
shareholder are recorded in this account.  Confirmation  statements  showing the
details  of  transactions  are  sent  to  shareholders  quarterly  for  dividend
reinvestment and  Investomatic  transactions and more frequently for other types
of transactions.  The Pioneer Combined Account Statement,  mailed quarterly,  is
available to all shareholders who have more than one Pioneer account.

Shareholders whose shares are held in the name of an investment broker-dealer or
other  party will not  normally  have an account  with the Fund and might not be
able to  utilize  some of the  services  available  to  shareholders  of record.
Examples of services that might not be available are investment or redemption of
shares by mail or  telephone,  automatic  reinvestment  of dividends and capital
gains distributions, systematic withdrawal plan, Letters of Intention, Rights of
Accumulation, telephone exchanges and redemptions, and newsletters.

Additional Investments

   
You may add to your  account  by  sending  a check  (minimum  of $50 for Class A
shares and $500 for Class B and Class C shares) to PSC (account number and Class
of shares should be clearly  indicated).  The bottom  portion of a  confirmation
statement may be used as a remittance slip to make additional investments.
    

Additions to your  account,  whether by check or through a Pioneer  Investomatic
Plan, are invested in full and  fractional  shares of the Fund at the applicable
offering price in effect as of the close of the Exchange on the day of receipt.

Automatic Investment Plans

You may  arrange  for  regular  automatic  investments  of $50 or  more  through
government/military   allotments,   payroll   deduction  or  through  a  Pioneer
Investomatic Plan. A Pioneer Investomatic Plan provides for monthly or quarterly
investments by means of a preauthorized electronic funds transfer or draft drawn
on a checking account.  Pioneer Investomatic Plan investments are voluntary, and
you may  discontinue  the Plan without  penalty upon 30 days' written  notice to
PSC.  PSC  acts  as  agent  for the  purchasers,  the  broker-dealer  and PFD in
maintaining Pioneer Investomatic Plans.

Financial Reports and Tax Information

As a shareowner,  you will receive financial reports at least  semiannually.  In
January of each year the Fund will mail to you information  about the tax status
of dividends and distributions.



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Distribution Options

Dividends  and  capital  gains  distributions,  if any,  will  automatically  be
invested in additional shares of the Fund, at the applicable net asset value per
share, unless you indicate another option on the Account Application.

Two  other  options  available  are (a)  dividends  in cash  and  capital  gains
distributions in additional  shares;  and (b) all dividends and distributions in
cash. These two options are not available,  however,  for retirement plans or an
account  with a net asset value of less than $500.  Changes in the  distribution
option may be made by written request to PSC.

Directed Dividends

You may elect (in writing) to have the dividends paid by one Pioneer mutual fund
account  invested  in a second  Pioneer  mutual  fund.  The value of this second
account must be at least $1,000 ($500 for Pioneer Fund or Pioneer II).  Invested
dividends  may be in any amount.  There are no fees or charges for this service.
Retirement  plan  shareholders  may  only  direct  dividends  to  accounts  with
identical  registrations;  e.g.,  PGI IRA Cust for John  Smith  may only go into
another account registered PGI IRA Cust for John Smith.

Direct Deposit

If you have elected to take  distributions,  whether  dividends or dividends and
capital gains, in cash, or have  established a Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan, you
may choose to have those cash  payments  deposited  directly  into your savings,
checking,  or NOW bank account. You may establish this service by completing the
appropriate section on the Account Application when opening a new account or the
Account Options Form for an existing account.

Voluntary Tax Withholding

You may request (in writing)  that PSC withhold 28% of the dividends and capital
gain  distributions  paid from an account (before any  reinvestment) and forward
the amount withheld to the Internal  Revenue Service as a credit against federal
income taxes.  This option is not available for retirement  plan accounts or for
accounts subject to backup withholding.

Telephone Transactions and Related Liabilities

   
Your  account  is  automatically   authorized  to  have  telephone   transaction
privileges  unless you  indicated  otherwise on your Account  Application  or by
writing to PSC. You may purchase, sell or exchange your Fund shares by telephone
by calling 1-800- 225-6292  between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on weekdays.  Computer-assisted  transactions are available to shareholders
who have pre-recorded certain bank
    

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information  (see  "FactFoneSM")  YOU ARE  STRONGLY  URGED TO CONSULT  WITH YOUR
FINANCIAL  REPRESENTATIVE  PRIOR TO REQUESTING  ANY TELEPHONE  TRANSACTION.  See
"share price" for more information.

To confirm that each transaction  instruction  received by telephone is genuine,
the Fund will record each telephone  transaction,  require the caller to provide
the  personal  identification  number  ("PIN")  for the  account  and send you a
written  confirmation of each telephone  transaction.  Different  procedures may
apply to accounts that are  registered to non-U.S.  citizens or that are held in
the name of an  institution  or in the name of an  investment  broker-dealer  or
other third-party.  If reasonable procedures, such as those described above, are
not  followed,  the Fund may be  liable  for any  loss  due to  unauthorized  or
fraudulent instructions.  In all other cases, neither the Fund, PSC nor PFD will
be  responsible  for the  authenticity  of  instructions  received by telephone,
therefore,  you bear the risk of loss for  unauthorized or fraudulent  telephone
transactions. The Fund may implement other procedures from time to time.

During times of economic  turmoil or market  volatility or as a result of severe
weather  or a natural  disaster,  it may be  difficult  to  contact  the Fund by
telephone to institute a redemption or exchange. You should communicate with the
Fund in writing if you are unable to reach the Fund by telephone.

FactFoneSM

   
FactFoneSM is an automated inquiry and telephone transaction system available to
Pioneer shareholders by dialing 1-800-225-4321.  FactFoneSM allows you to obtain
current  information  on your Pioneer  mutual fund accounts and to inquire about
the  prices  and yields of all  publicly  available  Pioneer  mutual  funds.  In
addition, you may use FactFoneSM to make computer-assisted  telephone purchases,
exchanges  and  redemptions  from your Pioneer  mutual fund accounts if you have
activated   your  PIN.   Telephone   purchases  and   redemptions   require  the
establishment  of a bank account of record.  You are  strongly  urged to consult
with  your   financial   representative   prior  to  requesting   any  telephone
transaction.  Shareholders  whose  accounts  are  registered  in the  name  of a
broker-dealer  or other third party may not be able to use FactFoneSM.  See "How
to Buy Fund  Shares,"  "How to Exchange  Fund Shares," "How to Sell Fund Shares"
and "Telephone Transactions and Related Liabilities." Call PSC for assistance.
    

Retirement Plans

Please  contact the Retirement  Plans  Department of PSC at  1-800-622-0176  for
information  relating to  retirement  plans for  business,  Simplified  Employee
Pension Plans,  Individual  Retirement  Accounts  (IRAs),  Section 401(k) salary
reduction  plans and Section  403(b)  retirement  plans for employees of certain
non-profit  organizations and public school systems,  all of which are available
in  conjunction   with   investments  in  the  Fund.  The  Account   Application
accompanying  this  Prospectus  should  not be used  to  establish  such  plans.
Separate applications are required.
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Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)

If you have a hearing  disability and your own TDD keyboard  equipment,  you can
call our TDD number  toll-free at 1-800-  225-1997,  week days from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, to contact our telephone  representatives with questions
about your account.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

   
If your  account  has a total  value of at least  $10,000,  you may  establish a
Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan  ("SWP")  providing  for fixed  payments at regular
intervals. Withdrawals will be limited to 10% of the value of the account at the
time the SWP is implemented if a CDSC is applicable. See "Waiver or Reduction of
Contingent  Deferred Sales Charge" for more information.  Periodic checks of $50
or more  will  be sent to you,  or any  person  designated  by you,  monthly  or
quarterly,  and your  periodic  redemptions  of shares  may be  taxable  to you.
Payments can be made either by check or by electronic  funds  transfer to a bank
account  designated  by you.  If you direct  that  withdrawal  checks be paid to
another  person after you have opened your account,  a signature  guarantee must
accompany your  instructions.  Purchases of Class A shares of the Fund at a time
when you have a SWP in effect may result in the  payment  of  unnecessary  sales
charges and may therefore be disadvantageous.
    

You may obtain  additional  information by calling PSC at  1-800-225-6292  or by
referring to the Statement of Additional Information.

Reinstatement Privilege (Class A Shares Only)

If you redeem all or part of your Class A shares of the Fund,  you may  reinvest
all or part of the  redemption  proceeds  without a sales  commission in Class A
shares  of the Fund if you send a written  request  to PSC not more than 90 days
after your shares were redeemed.  Your redemption proceeds will be reinvested at
the next  determined net asset value of the Class A shares of the Fund in effect
immediately  after  receipt of the written  request for  reinstatement.  You may
realize  a gain or loss for  federal  income  tax  purposes  as a result  of the
redemption,  and special tax rules may apply if a reinvestment  occurs.  You may
also reinvest in the Class A shares of certain other  Pioneer  mutual funds;  in
this case you must meet the  minimum  investment  requirement  for each fund you
enter.

The 90-day  reinstatement period may be extended by PFD for periods of up to one
year for shareholders  living in areas that have experienced a natural disaster,
such as a flood, hurricane, tornado, or earthquake.

THE OPTIONS AND SERVICES  AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS,  INCLUDING THE TERMS OF THE
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE AND THE PIONEER INVESTOMATIC PLAN, MAY BE REVISED, SUSPENDED,
OR TERMINATED AT ANY TIME BY PFD OR BY THE FUND.  YOU MAY ESTABLISH THE SERVICES
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT.  YOU MAY ALSO ESTABLISH OR
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REVISE  MANY OF THEM ON AN EXISTING  ACCOUNT BY  COMPLETING  AN ACCOUNT  OPTIONS
FORM, WHICH YOU MAY OBTAIN BY CALLING 1-800- 225-6292.

XIII.  THE FUND

The Fund, a non-diversified  open-end  management  investment  company (commonly
referred to as a mutual fund) was established as a Massachusetts  business trust
on July 1, 1993 and was  reorganized  as a Delaware  business trust on April 28,
1995 under an Agreement and  Declaration of Trust (the  "Declaration of Trust").
Prior to September 1, 1995,  the Fund was named  "Pioneer  Winthrop  Real Estate
Investment  Fund."  The Fund has  authorized  an  unlimited  number of shares of
beneficial  interest.  As an open-end investment company,  the Fund continuously
offers  its shares to the public and under  normal  conditions  must  redeem its
shares upon the demand of any shareowner at the then current net asset value per
share.  See "How to Sell Fund  Shares." The Fund is not  required,  and does not
intend,  to hold annual  shareowner  meetings  although  special meetings may be
called for the purpose of electing or removing  Trustees,  changing  fundamental
investment restrictions or approving a management contract.

The Fund reserves the right to create and issue additional series of shares. The
Trustees have the authority,  without further shareowner  approval,  to classify
and  reclassify  the shares of the Fund, or any  additional  series of the Fund,
into one or more classes.  As of the date of this Prospectus,  the Trustees have
authorized the issuance of three classes of shares,  designated Class A, Class B
and  Class C.  The  shares  of each  class  represent  an  interest  in the same
portfolio of investments of the Fund.  Each class has equal rights as to voting,
redemption,  dividends and  liquidation,  except that each class bears different
distribution  and  transfer  agent  fees and may bear  other  expenses  properly
attributable to the particular class.  Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders
have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Rule 12b-1  distribution  plans
adopted  by holders  of those  shares in  connection  with the  distribution  of
shares.

In addition to the  requirements  under  Delaware law, the  Declaration of Trust
provides that a shareholder of the Fund may bring a derivative  action on behalf
of the Fund only if the following conditions are met: (a) shareholders  eligible
to bring such derivative  action under Delaware law who hold at least 10% of the
outstanding  shares of the Fund, or 10% of the outstanding  shares of the series
or class  to which  such  action  relates,  shall  join in the  request  for the
Trustees  to  commence  such  action;  and (b) the  Trustees  must be afforded a
reasonable  amount of time to consider such shareholder  request and investigate
the basis of such claim.  The  Trustees  shall be entitled to retain  counsel or
other  advisers in  considering  the merits of the request and shall  require an
undertaking  by the  shareholders  making such request to reimburse the Fund for
the expense of any such advisers in the event that the Trustees determine not to
bring such action.



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When  issued and paid for in  accordance  with the terms of the  Prospectus  and
Statement  of  Additional  Information,  shares of the Fund are  fully-paid  and
non-assessable. Shares will remain on deposit with the Fund's transfer agent and
certificates will not normally be issued.  The Fund reserves the right to charge
a fee for the issuance of certificates.

XIV.  INVESTMENT RESULTS

The  average  annual  total  return  (for a  designated  period  of  time) on an
investment  in the Fund may be  included in  advertisements,  and  furnished  to
existing or prospective  shareholders.  The average annual total return for each
Class is  computed  in  accordance  with the  SEC's  standardized  formula.  The
calculation  for all  Classes  assumes the  reinvestment  of all  dividends  and
distributions  at net asset  value and does not reflect the impact of federal or
state income taxes. In addition,  for Class A shares the calculation assumes the
deduction of the maximum  sales charge of 5.75%;  for Class B and Class C shares
the  calculation  reflects the  deduction of any  applicable  CDSC.  The periods
illustrated  would  normally  include  one,  five and ten  years  (or  since the
commencement  of the  public  offering  of the  shares of a Class,  if  shorter)
through the most recent calendar quarter.

One or more additional  measures and  assumptions,  including but not limited to
historical   total  returns;   distribution   returns;   results  of  actual  or
hypothetical investments;  changes in dividends,  distributions or share values;
or any graphic  illustration of such data may also be used. These data may cover
any  period of the Fund's  existence  and may or may not  include  the impact of
sales charges, taxes or other factors.

Other   investments  or  savings   vehicles  and/or  unmanaged  market  indexes,
indicators of economic  activity or averages of mutual fund results may be cited
or compared  with the  investment  results of the Fund.  Rankings or listings by
magazines,  newspapers or independent  statistical or rating  services,  such as
Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc., may also be  referenced.  The Fund may also
include  securities  industry,  real estate industry or comparative  performance
information  in  advertising  or materials  marketing  the Fund's  shares.  Such
performance   information  may  include   rankings  or  listings  by  magazines,
newspapers,  or  independent  statistical  or ratings  services,  such as Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc. or Ibbotson Associates.

The Fund's  investment  results will vary from time to time  depending on market
conditions,  the composition of the Fund's  portfolio and operating  expenses of
the Fund.  All  quoted  investment  results  are  historical  and  should not be
considered  representative  of what an  investment  in the  Fund may earn in any
future period. For further information about the calculation methods and uses of
the Fund's investment results, see the Statement of Additional Information.

From  time  to  time,   the  Fund  may  include  in   advertisements   or  other
communications to existing or proposed  shareholders its respective  "yield" and
"effective  yield."  Whenever  yield  information  is  provided,  it  includes a
standardized  yield  calculation  computed by

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dividing the Fund's net  investment  income per share for a Class of Fund shares
during a base period of 30 days, or one month, by the maximum offering price per
share  for  that  Class of  shares  on the last  day of such  base  period.  The
resulting  "30-day yield" is then annualized as described  below. The Fund's net
investment  income per share for each Class is determined by dividing the Fund's
net  investment  income for that Class  during  the base  period by the  average
number of shares of that Class  entitled  to receive  dividends  during the base
period.  The Class's  30-day yield is then  "annualized"  by a computation  that
assumes that the Class's net  investment  income is earned and  reinvested for a
six-month  period at the same rate as during the 30-day base period and that the
resulting six-month income will be generated over an additional six months.

For more  information  about the calculation  methods used to compute the Fund's
investment results, see the Statement of Additional Information.

APPENDIX A: Certain Investment Practices

This Appendix  provides a brief  description of certain  securities in which the
Fund may  invest  and  certain  transactions  it may make.  For a more  complete
discussion  of  these  and  other  securities  and  practices,  see  "Investment
Objectives  and  Policies"  in this  Prospectus  and  "Investment  Policies  and
Restrictions" in the Statement of Additional Information.

Mortgage-Backed Securities and Associated Risks

The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its  total  assets  in  mortgage  pass-through
certificates and multiple-class  pass- through  securities,  such as real estate
mortgage investment conduits ("REMIC") pass-through certificates, collateralized
mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and stripped mortgage- backed securities ("SMBS"),
and other types of  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities  that may be  available in the
future.

Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through  Securities.  The Fund may invest in guaranteed
mortgage  pass-through  securities  which represent  participation  interests in
pools of  residential  mortgage  loans and are  issued by U.S.  Governmental  or
private lenders and guaranteed by the U.S.  Government or one of its agencies or
instrumentalities, including but not limited to the Government National Mortgage
Association  ("Ginnie Mae"), the Federal National Mortgage  Association ("Fannie
Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). Ginnie Mae
certificates  are  guaranteed  by the full faith and credit of the United States
government  for timely  payment of principal  and interest on the  certificates.
Fannie Mae certificates are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, a federally  chartered and
privately-owned  corporation  for full  and  timely  payment  of  principal  and
interest on the certificates. Freddie Mac certificates are guaranteed by Freddie
Mac, a corporate  instrumentality  of the United States  government,  for timely
payment of interest and the ultimate  collection of all principal of the related
mortgage loans.
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Multiple-Class  Pass-Through Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.
The  Fund may  also  invest  in CMOs and  REMIC  pass-through  or  participation
certificates, which may be issued by, among others, U.S. Government agencies and
instrumentalities  as well as private lenders.  CMOs and REMIC  certificates are
issued in multiple  classes and the  principal  of and  interest on the mortgage
assets may be allocated among the several classes of CMOs or REMIC  certificates
in various ways. Each class of CMOs or REMIC certificates,  often referred to as
a "tranche," is issued at a specific  adjustable or fixed interest rate and must
be fully retired no later than its final distribution date. Generally,  interest
is paid or accrues on all  classes  of CMOs or REMIC  certificates  on a monthly
basis.

Typically,  CMOs are  collateralized  by Ginnie  Mae,  Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
certificates  but also may be  collateralized  by other mortgage  assets such as
whole loans or private mortgage pass-through securities. Debt service on CMOs is
provided  from  payments of principal  and interest on  collateral  of mortgaged
assets and any reinvestment income thereon.

A REMIC is a CMO that  qualifies  for special tax  treatment  under the Code and
invests in certain mortgages primarily secured by interests in real property and
other  permitted  investments.  Investors may purchase  "regular" and "residual"
interest  shares of beneficial  interest in REMIC trusts  although the Fund does
not intend to invest in residual interests.

Risk Factors  Associated with  Mortgage-Backed  Securities.  As discussed above,
investing  in  Mortgage-Backed  Securities  involves  certain  unique  risks  in
addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in
general.  These  risks  include  the  failure  of a  counter-party  to meet  its
commitments,  adverse  interest rate changes and the effects of  prepayments  on
mortgage cash flows.  The Fund will not invest in the lowest tranche of CMOs and
REMIC certificates.  When interest rates decline,  the value of an investment in
fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely,  when interest rates
rise,  the value of an investment in fixed rate  obligations  can be expected to
decline.  In contrast,  as interest rates on adjustable  rate mortgage loans are
reset  periodically,  yields on investments  in such loans will gradually  align
themselves to reflect  changes in market  interest  rates,  causing the value of
such  investments  to fluctuate less  dramatically  in response to interest rate
fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations.

Further, the yield characteristics of Mortgage-Backed  Securities, such as those
in which the Fund may invest,  differ  from those of  traditional  fixed  income
securities.  The major differences  typically include more frequent interest and
principal payments (usually  monthly),  the adjustability of interest rates, and
the possibility that prepayments of principal may be made substantially  earlier
than their final distribution dates.

Prepayment  rates are  influenced  by changes in  current  interest  rates and a
variety  of  economic,  geographic,  social  and  other  factors  and  cannot be
predicted with  certainty.  Both  adjustable  rate mortgage loans and fixed rate
mortgage  loans may be subject to a greater rate of principal  prepayments  in a
declining   interest  rate  environment  and  to  a 

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lesser rate of principal prepayments in an increasing interest rate environment.
Under certain interest rate and prepayment rate scenarios,  the Fund may fail to
recoup fully its investment in Mortgage- Backed Securities  notwithstanding  any
direct or indirect  governmental  or agency  guarantee.  When the Fund reinvests
amounts representing payments and unscheduled  prepayments of principal,  it may
receive a rate of interest  that is lower than the rate on  existing  adjustable
rate mortgage pass-through  securities.  Thus, Mortgage- Backed Securities,  and
adjustable  rate mortgage  pass-through  securities in  particular,  may be less
effective than other types of U.S. Government  securities as a means of "locking
in" interest rates.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into  repurchase  agreements,  generally not exceeding  seven
days. In a repurchase  agreement,  an investor (e.g., the Fund) purchases a debt
security  from a  seller  which  undertakes  to  repurchase  the  security  at a
specified resale price on an agreed future date (ordinarily a week or less). The
resale price generally exceeds the purchase price by an amount which reflects an
agreed-upon  market  interest  rate  for the term of the  repurchase  agreement.
Repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund will be fully collateralized with
United States Treasury and/or U.S.  Government agency  obligations with a market
value of not less than 100% of the obligation,  valued daily. Collateral will be
held in a  segregated,  safekeeping  account for the benefit of the Fund. In the
event that a repurchase agreement is not fulfilled, the Fund could suffer a loss
to the extent that the value of the collateral  falls below the repurchase price
or if the Fund is prevented from realizing the value of the collateral by reason
of an order of a court with  jurisdiction  over an  insolvency  proceeding  with
respect to the other party to the repurchase agreement.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities

The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in "restricted securities" (i.e.,
securities that would be required to be registered  prior to distribution to the
public),   excluding  restricted  securities  eligible  for  resale  to  certain
institutional  investors  pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or
foreign  securities  which  are  offered  or sold  outside  the  United  States;
provided,  however,  that no more  than  15% of the  Fund's  net  assets  may be
invested in restricted securities including securities eligible for resale under
Rule  144A.  In  addition,  the Fund may  invest up to 15% of its net  assets in
illiquid investments, which includes securities that are not readily marketable,
repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than seven days.  The Board of Trustees
may adopt  guidelines and delegate to PMC the daily function of determining  and
monitoring  the liquidity of restricted  securities.  The Board,  however,  will
retain   sufficient   oversight   and  be   ultimately   responsible   for   the
determinations.

Since it is not possible to predict with  assurance  exactly how this market for
restricted  securities sold and offered under Rule 144A will develop,  the Board
will carefully monitor the Fund's  investments in these securities,  focusing on
such important factors,  among others, as valuation,  liquidity and availability
of information. This investment

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practice  could have the effect of increasing  the level of  illiquidity  in the
Fund  to the  extent  that  qualified  institutional  buyers  become  for a time
uninterested in purchasing these restricted securities.

Limitations  and Risks  Associated  with  Transactions  in Options  and  Futures
Contracts

The Fund may employ certain active  management  techniques  including options on
securities indices,  futures contracts and options on futures contacts.  Each of
these active  management  techniques  involves  transaction costs as well as (1)
liquidity  risk that  contractual  positions  cannot be easily closed out in the
event of market  changes  or  generally  in the  absence  of a liquid  secondary
market,  (2) correlation risk that changes in the value of hedging positions may
not match the  securities  market  fluctuations  intended to be hedged,  and (3)
market risk that an incorrect  prediction of securities  prices by PMC may cause
the Fund to perform less well than if such  positions had not been entered.  The
ability to terminate over-the-counter options is more limited than with exchange
traded  options and may involve  the risk that the  counter-party  to the option
will not fulfill its obligations.  The Fund will treat over-the-counter  options
(both  purchased  and  written) as illiquid  securities.  The use of options and
futures  contracts are highly  specialized  activities which involve  investment
techniques  and risks that are  different  from those  associated  with ordinary
portfolio  transactions.  The loss that may be  incurred by the Fund in entering
into futures  contracts and written  options  thereon is potentially  unlimited.
There is no limit on the percentage of the Fund's assets that may be invested in
futures  contracts and related options.  The Fund may not invest more than 5% of
its total assets in purchased options other than protective put options.

The Fund's  transactions  in options,  futures  contracts and options on futures
contracts may be limited by the requirements for  qualification of the Fund as a
regulated investment company for tax purposes. See "Tax Status" in the Statement
of Additional  Information.  Options on Securities Indices The Fund may purchase
put and call options on securities indices that are based on securities in which
it may  invest  in an  attempt  to  hedge  against  risks of  market-wide  price
fluctuations.

The Fund may purchase put options in an attempt to hedge against an  anticipated
decline in securities prices that might adversely affect the value of the Fund's
portfolio securities.  If the Fund purchases a put option on a securities index,
the amount of the payment it would  receive  upon  exercising  the option  would
depend on the extent of any decline in the level of the  securities  index below
the exercise price. Such payments would tend to offset a decline in the value of
the Fund's portfolio  securities.  However, if the level of the securities index
increases  and  remains  above  the  exercise  price  while  the put  option  is
outstanding,  the Fund will not be able to  profitably  exercise  the option and
will lose the amount of the premium and any transaction  costs. Such loss may be
partially offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities.
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The Fund may purchase call options on  securities  indices in an attempt to lock
in a favorable price on securities that it intends to buy in the future.  If the
Fund purchases a call option on a securities index, the amount of the payment it
receives upon  exercising the option depends on the extent of an increase in the
level of other securities  indices above the exercise price. Such payments would
in effect allow the Fund to benefit from  securities  market  appreciation  even
though  it  may  not  have  had  sufficient  cash  to  purchase  the  underlying
securities.  Such payments may also offset  increases in the price of securities
that the Fund  intends to purchase.  If,  however,  the level of the  securities
index  declines and remains  below the  exercise  price while the call option is
outstanding,  the Fund will not be able to exercise  the option  profitably  and
will lose the amount of the  premium  and  transaction  costs.  Such loss may be
partially  offset by a  reduction  in the price the Fund pays to buy  additional
securities for its portfolio.

The Fund may sell an option it has  purchased  or a similar  option prior to the
expiration  of the  purchased  option in order to close out its  position  in an
option  which  it has  purchased.  The Fund may also  allow  options  to  expire
unexercised, which would result in the loss of the premium paid.

Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts

To hedge against changes in securities  prices or interest  rates,  the Fund may
purchase and sell  various  kinds of futures  contracts,  and purchase and write
call and put options on any of such futures  contracts.  The Fund may also enter
into  closing  purchase  and  sale  transactions  with  respect  to any of  such
contracts and options.  The futures contracts may be based on various securities
and other financial instruments and indices. The Fund will engage in futures and
related options  transactions for bona fide hedging purposes as are permitted by
regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The Fund may not purchase or sell non-hedging  futures  contracts or purchase or
sell  related  non-hedging   options,   except  for  closing  purchase  or  sale
transactions.   These  transactions  involve  brokerage  costs,  require  margin
deposits  and,  in the case of  contracts  and  options  obligating  the Fund to
purchase  securities,  require  the  Fund to  segregate  assets  to  cover  such
contracts and options.  Perfect correlation between the Fund's futures positions
and  portfolio  positions  will be  difficult  to  achieve  because  no  futures
contracts based on corporate fixed-income securities are currently available.


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Pioneer Real Estate Shares
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OFFICERS
JOHN F. COGAN, JR., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
DAVID D. TRIPPLE, Executive Vice President
ROBERT W. BENSON, Vice President
STEPHEN G. KASNET, Vice President
WILLIAM H. KEOUGH, Treasurer
JOSEPH P. BARRI, Secretary

INVESTMENT ADVISER
PIONEERING MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

CUSTODIAN
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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                           PIONEER REAL ESTATE SHARES
                                 60 State Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02109

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   
                       Class A, Class B and Class C Shares

                                   May 1, 1996

This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus, but should be read
in  conjunction  with the  Prospectus  dated  May 1,  1996,  as  amended  and/or
supplemented from time to time (the "Prospectus"), of Pioneer Real Estate Shares
(the "Fund"). A copy of the Prospectus can be obtained free of charge by calling
1-800-225-6292  or by written  request to the Fund at 60 State  Street,  Boston,
Massachusetts  02109.  The most recent Annual Report to Shareholders is attached
to, and is hereby incorporated into, this Statement of Additional Information.
    

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                        Page

   
1.   General Fund Information and History................................  2
2.   Investment Policies and Restrictions................................  2
3.   Management of the Fund.............................................. 10
4.   Advisory Services................................................... 14
5.   Underwriting Agreement and Distribution Plan........................ 15
6.   Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent................................ 18
7.   Custodian........................................................... 19
8.   Principal Underwriter............................................... 19
9.   Independent Public Accountant....................................... 20
10.  Portfolio Transactions.............................................. 20
11.  Tax Status.......................................................... 21
12.  Description of Shares............................................... 24
13.  Certain Liabilities................................................. 25
14.  Determination of Net Asset Value.................................... 26
15.  Systematic Withdrawal Plan.......................................... 26
16.  Letter of Intention................................................. 27
17.  Investment Results.................................................. 27
18.  Financial Statements................................................ 30
    

     APPENDIX A - Description of Bond Ratings............................1-A
     APPENDIX B - Additional Pioneer Information.........................1-B
     APPENDIX C - Securities Indices ....................................1-C


          THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS
           AND IS AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
           ONLY IF PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS.

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1.       GENERAL FUND INFORMATION AND HISTORY

         Effective  September  1, 1995,  the Fund  changed its name from Pioneer
Winthrop Real Estate Investment Fund to Pioneer Real Estate Shares. On April 28,
1995,  the  Fund,  a  Delaware  business  trust,  acquired  all the  assets  and
liabilities of Pioneer  Winthrop Real Estate  Investment  Fund, a  Massachusetts
business  trust  (the  "Massachusetts  Trust"),  in  a  tax-free  reorganization
effected  for  the  sole  purpose  of  changing  the  Fund's   domicile  from  a
Massachusetts  business trust to a Delaware  business  trust. In connection with
the  reorganization,  the Fund adopted the  Massachusetts  Trust's  Registration
Statement on Form N-1A.

2.       INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS

         The Prospectus of the Fund,  identifies  the investment  objectives and
the principal  investment policies of the Fund. Other investment policies of the
Fund are set forth below.  Capitalized  terms not otherwise  defined herein have
the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities and Associated Risks

         As  described  in the  Prospectus,  the  Fund  may  make a  variety  of
investments,  including  corporate  debt  obligations  of real  estate  industry
companies  which may be  unrated  or rated in the lowest  rating  categories  by
Standard & Poor's  Ratings  Group  ("Standard & Poor's") or by Moody's  Investor
Services, Inc. ("Moody's") (i.e., ratings of BB or lower by Standard & Poor's or
Ba or lower by Moody's).  Bonds rated BB or Ba or below (or  comparable  unrated
securities)  are  commonly  referred  to as  "junk  bonds"  and  are  considered
speculative and may be questionable  as to principal and interest  payments.  In
some  cases,  such  bonds may be highly  speculative,  have poor  prospects  for
reaching investment standing and be in default. As a result,  investment in such
bonds  will  entail  greater   speculative  risks  than  those  associated  with
investment  in  investment-grade  bonds  (i.e.,  bonds  rated  BBB or  better by
Standard  & Poor's  or Baa or  better  by  Moody's).  The Fund  will  limit  its
investment in non-investment  grade corporate debt  obligations,  and comparable
unrated debt obligations,  to less than 5% of its net assets. See Appendix A for
a description of the ratings issued by investment rating services.

         The amount of junk bond  securities  outstanding  has  proliferated  in
conjunction  with the increase in merger and  acquisition  and leveraged  buyout
activity.  An  economic  downturn  could  severely  affect the ability of highly
leveraged   issuers  to  service  their  debt  obligations  or  to  repay  their
obligations upon maturity.  Factors having an adverse impact on the market value
of lower rated  securities  will have an adverse  effect on the Fund's net asset
value to the extent it invests in such  securities.  In  addition,  the Fund may
incur  additional  expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a
default in payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings.

         The secondary market for junk bond securities, which is concentrated in
relatively few market makers,  may not be as liquid as the secondary  market for
more highly rated  securities,  a factor which may have an adverse effect on the
Fund's  ability to dispose of a particular  security when  necessary to meet its
liquidity  needs.  Under adverse  market or economic  conditions,  the secondary
market for junk bond  securities  could  contract  further,  independent  of any
specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular  issuer.  As a result,
Pioneering Management  Corporation ("PMC"), the Fund's investment adviser, could
find it more  difficult  to sell  these  securities  or may be able to sell  the
securities  only at prices  lower than if such  securities  were widely  traded.
Prices realized upon the sale of such lower rated or unrated  securities,  under
these circumstances,  may be less than the prices used in calculating the Fund's
net asset value.

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         Certain  proposed  and recently  enacted  federal  laws  including  the
required  divestiture by federally  insured savings and loan associates of their
investments  in junk bonds and  proposals  designed to limit the use, or tax and
other advantages,  of junk bond securities could adversely affect the Fund's net
asset value and investment practices. Such proposals could also adversely affect
the  secondary  market for junk bond  securities,  the  financial  condition  of
issuers of these  securities and the value of outstanding  junk bond securities.
The form of such proposed  legislation and the  probability of such  legislation
being passed are uncertain.

         Since  investors  generally  perceive  that  there  are  greater  risks
associated  with the medium to lower rated  securities  of the type in which the
Fund may invest,  the yields and prices of such securities may tend to fluctuate
more than those for higher rated  securities.  In the lower quality  segments of
the  fixed-income   securities  market,   changes  in  perceptions  of  issuers'
creditworthiness  tend to occur more frequently and in a more pronounced  manner
than do changes in higher quality segments of the fixed-income securities market
resulting in greater yield and price volatility.

         Another factor which causes  fluctuations in the prices of fixed-income
securities is the supply and demand for similarly rated securities. In addition,
the prices of fixed-income securities fluctuate in response to the general level
of interest rates. Fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities subsequent
to their  acquisition  will not affect cash income from such securities but will
be reflected in the Fund's net asset value.

         Medium to lower rated and comparable  unrated  securities tend to offer
higher yields than higher rated securities with the same maturities  because the
historical  financial  condition of the issuers of such  securities may not have
been as strong as that of other issuers.  Since medium to lower rated securities
generally  involve  greater  risks of loss of income and  principal  than higher
rated  securities,  investors  should  consider  carefully  the  relative  risks
associated with investment in securities which carry medium to lower ratings and
in comparable unrated securities.  In addition to the risk of default, there are
the related  costs of recovery on defaulted  issues.  PMC will attempt to reduce
these risks through  diversification  of the Fund's portfolio and by analysis of
each issuer and its ability to make timely payments of income and principal,  as
well as broad economic trends in corporate developments.

Foreign Real Estate Companies and Associated Risks

         The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in securities of foreign
real estate  companies.  Such  investments  involve  certain risks which are not
typically  associated  with  investing  in  securities  of domestic  real estate
companies. Foreign companies are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and
financial  standards and  requirements  comparable to those applicable to United
States companies.  There may also be less government  supervision and regulation
of foreign securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies than exists in the
United States.  Interest and dividends paid by foreign issuers may be subject to
withholding  and other  foreign taxes which will decrease the net return on such
investments  as compared to interest and dividends  paid to the Fund by the U.S.
Government or by domestic companies.  In addition,  there may be the possibility
of  expropriation,   confiscatory  taxation,   political,   economic  or  social
instability,  or diplomatic  developments  which could affect assets of the Fund
invested in foreign securities.

         In  addition,  the value of foreign  securities  may also be  adversely
affected  by  fluctuations  in  the  relative  rates  of  exchange  between  the
currencies of different nations and exchange control 


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regulations.  There may be less  publicly  available  information  about foreign
companies  compared  to  reports  and  ratings  published  about  United  States
companies.  Foreign  securities  markets have  substantially less trading volume
than domestic  markets and securities of some foreign  companies are less liquid
and more  volatile  than  securities  of  comparable  United  States  companies.
Transaction costs on foreign  securities  exchanges are generally higher than in
the U.S.

         The Fund's investments in securities  denominated in foreign currencies
are also subject to currency risk, as the U.S. dollar value of these  securities
may be favorably or unfavorably affected by changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and exchange control  regulations.  Currency  exchange rates may fluctuate
significantly  over short  periods of time  causing,  among other  factors,  the
Fund's  net  asset  value to  fluctuate  as well.  Currency  exchange  rates are
generally  determined by forces of supply and demand and the perceived  relative
merits of investments in various countries, but can be affected unpredictable by
intervention  from U.S.  and foreign  governments  or central  banks,  political
events and currency control measures. PMC will take these and other factors into
consideration in managing the Fund's investments.

Securities Index Options

         The Fund may purchase  call and put options on  securities  indices for
the purpose of hedging against the risk of unfavorable price movements adversely
affecting the value of the Fund's  securities or securities  the Fund intends to
buy. Securities index options will not be used for speculative purposes.

         Options on stock  indices are traded on national  securities  exchanges
and  over-the-counter,  both in the United  States and in foreign  countries.  A
securities  index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the securities
included in the index.  For  example,  some stock  index  options are based on a
broad market index such as the S&P 500 or the Value Line Composite Index.  Index
options may also be based on a narrower  market  index such as the S&P 100 or on
an industry or market segment such as the AMEX Oil and Gas Index or the Computer
and Business Equipment Index.

         The Fund may  purchase  put  options  in  order  to  hedge  against  an
anticipated  decline in securities  prices that might adversely affect the value
of the Fund's  portfolio  securities.  If the Fund  purchases  a put option on a
securities index, the amount of the payment it would receive upon exercising the
option would depend on the extent of any decline in the level of the  securities
index below the exercise price.  Such payments would tend to offset a decline in
the  value of the  Fund's  portfolio  securities.  However,  if the level of the
securities  index  increases and remains above the exercise  price while the put
option is  outstanding,  the Fund will not be able to  profitably  exercise  the
option and will lose the amount of the premium and any transaction  costs.  Such
loss may be partially offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's portfolio
securities.

         The Fund may purchase call options on securities  indices in an attempt
to lock in a favorable price on securities that it intends to buy in the future.
If the Fund  purchases a call option on a  securities  index,  the amount of the
payment it  receives  upon  exercising  the  option  depends on the extent of an
increase in the level of other securities indices above the exercise price. Such
payments  would in  effect  allow the Fund to  benefit  from  securities  market
appreciation  even though it may not have had  sufficient  cash to purchase  the
underlying  securities.  Such payments may also offset increases in the price of
securities  that the Fund intends to  purchase.  If,  however,  the level of the
securities  index  declines and remains below the exercise  price while the call
option  is  outstanding,  the  Fund  will  not be able to  exercise  the  option
profitably and will lose the amount 


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of the premium and  transaction  costs.  Such loss may be partially  offset by a
reduction  in the  price  the Fund  pays to buy  additional  securities  for its
portfolio.

         The Fund may sell the securities index option it has purchased or write
a similar offsetting securities index option in order to close out a position in
a  securities   index  option  which  it  has  purchased.   These  closing  sale
transactions  enable the Fund to immediately realize gains or minimize losses on
its options  positions.  However,  there is no assurance that a liquid secondary
market on an options  exchange will exist for any particular  option,  or at any
particular  time,  and for some  options  no  secondary  market  may  exist.  In
addition,  securities  index  prices may be distorted  by  interruptions  in the
trading of securities of certain companies or of issuers in certain  industries,
or by  restrictions  that may be  imposed by an  exchange  on opening or closing
transactions,  or both,  which would disrupt  trading in options on such indices
and  preclude the Fund from  closing out its options  positions.  If the Fund is
unable to effect a closing sale  transaction with respect to options that it has
purchased, it would have to exercise the options in order to realize any profit.

         The hours of trading for  options  may not conform to the hours  during
which the  underlying  securities  are  traded.  To the extent  that the options
markets  close  before the markets for the  underlying  securities,  significant
price and rate movements can take place in the  underlying  markets that can not
be  reflected  in the  options  markets.  The  purchase  of  options is a highly
specialized  activity which involves  investment  techniques and risks different
from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.

         In addition to the risks of  imperfect  correlation  between the Fund's
portfolio and the index underlying the option,  the purchase of securities index
options  involves  the risk that the premium and  transaction  costs paid by the
Fund in  purchasing  an option  will be lost.  This  could  occur as a result of
unanticipated  movements in prices of the  securities  comprising the securities
index on which the option is based.

Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts

         To hedge against  changes in securities  prices,  the Fund may purchase
and sell various kinds of futures contracts,  and purchase and write (sell) call
and put options on any of such futures  contracts.  The Fund may also enter into
closing purchase and sale transactions with respect to any of such contracts and
options.  The futures contracts may be based on various securities (such as U.S.
Government  securities),  securities indices and other financial instruments and
indices.  The Fund will engage in futures and related options  transactions  for
bona fide hedging and,  although the Fund has no current  intention of doing so,
for non-hedging  purposes as described below. All futures contracts entered into
by the Fund are traded on U.S.  exchanges  or boards of trade that are  licensed
and regulated by the Commodity  Futures  Trading  Commission  (the "CFTC") or on
foreign exchanges.

         Futures Contracts.  A futures contract may generally be described as an
agreement between two parties to buy and sell particular  financial  instruments
for an agreed  price  during a  designated  month (or to deliver  the final cash
settlement  price,  in the case of a contract  relating to an index or otherwise
not calling for physical delivery at the end of trading in the contract).

         When interest  rates are rising or securities  prices are falling,  the
Fund can  seek to  offset  a  decline  in the  value  of its  current  portfolio
securities  through  the sale of  futures  contracts.  When  interest  rates are
falling or  securities  prices are rising,  the Fund,  through  the  purchase of
futures 


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contracts,  can  attempt to secure  better  rates or prices  than might later be
available in the market when it effects anticipated purchases.

         Positions  taken  in the  futures  markets  are  not  normally  held to
maturity but are instead liquidated  through  offsetting  transactions which may
result  in a  profit  or a loss.  A  clearing  corporation  associated  with the
exchange on which futures on  securities  are traded  guarantees  that, if still
open, the sale or purchase will be performed on the settlement date.

         Hedging  Strategies.  Hedging,  by use of futures  contracts,  seeks to
establish  with  more  certainty  the  effective  price  and rate of  return  on
portfolio  securities and securities  that the Fund owns or proposes to acquire.
The Fund may,  for  example,  take a "short"  position in the futures  market by
selling  futures  contracts  in order to hedge  against an  anticipated  rise in
interest  rates that would  adversely  affect the value of the Fund's  portfolio
securities. Such futures contracts may include contracts for the future delivery
of securities  held by the Fund or securities  with  characteristics  similar to
those of the Fund's portfolio securities.  If, in the opinion of PMC, there is a
sufficient  degree of correlation  between price trends for the Fund's portfolio
securities  and  futures   contracts  based  on  other  financial   instruments,
securities  indices or other indices,  the Fund may also enter into such futures
contracts as part of its hedging  strategy.  Although  under some  circumstances
prices of securities  in the Fund's  portfolio may be more or less volatile than
prices of such  futures  contracts,  PMC will  attempt to estimate the extent of
this volatility  difference based on historical  patterns and compensate for any
such  differential  by having the Fund enter into a greater or lesser  number of
futures contracts or by attempting to achieve only a partial hedge against price
changes  affecting  the  Fund's  securities  portfolio.  When  hedging  of  this
character is successful,  any depreciation in the value of portfolio  securities
will be  substantially  offset  by  appreciation  in the  value  of the  futures
position. On the other hand, any unanticipated  appreciation in the value of the
Fund's portfolio  securities  would be substantially  offset by a decline in the
value of the futures position.

         On other  occasions,  the Fund may take a "long" position by purchasing
futures  contracts.  This would be done, for example,  when the Fund anticipates
the subsequent purchase of particular securities when it has the necessary cash,
but  expects  the  prices or  currency  exchange  rates  then  available  in the
applicable  market to be less  favorable than prices or rates that are currently
available.

         Options on Futures  Contracts.  The acquisition of put and call options
on futures contracts will give the Fund the right (but not the obligation) for a
specified  price to sell or to purchase,  respectively,  the underlying  futures
contract at any time during the option period.  As the purchaser of an option on
a futures  contract,  the Fund  obtains the  benefit of the futures  position if
prices move in a favorable direction but limits its risk of loss in the event of
an unfavorable price movement to the loss of the premium and transaction costs.

         The writing of a call option on a futures contract  generates a premium
which may  partially  offset a decline  in the value of the  Fund's  assets.  By
writing a call option, the Fund becomes obligated,  in exchange for the premium,
to sell a futures  contract,  which may have a value  higher  than the  exercise
price. Conversely, the writing of a put option on a futures contract generates a
premium which may partially  offset an increase in the price of securities  that
the Fund intends to purchase.  However, the Fund becomes obligated to purchase a
futures contract which may have a value lower than the exercise price. Thus, the
loss incurred by the Fund in writing options on futures is potentially unlimited
and may  exceed  the  amount  of the  premium  received.  The  Fund  will  incur
transaction costs in connection with the writing of options on futures.

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         The holder or writer of an option on a futures  contract may  terminate
its position by selling or purchasing  an offsetting  option on the same series.
There is no guarantee that such closing transactions can be effected. The Fund's
ability to establish  and close out positions on such options will be subject to
the development and maintenance of a liquid market.

         Other  Considerations.  The Fund may  engage  in  futures  and  related
options  transactions  only for bona fide hedging and,  although the Fund has no
current intention of doing so, for non-hedging  purposes in accordance with CFTC
regulations  which permit principals of an investment  company  registered under
the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  to engage in
such transactions  without registering as commodity pool operators.  The Fund is
not permitted to engage in speculative futures trading.  The Fund will determine
that the price fluctuations in the futures contracts and options on futures used
for  hedging  purposes  are  substantially  related  to  price  fluctuations  in
securities held by the Fund or which it expects to purchase.  The Fund's futures
transactions  will be entered  into for  traditional  hedging  purposes -- i.e.,
futures  contracts  will be sold to  protect  against a decline  in the price of
securities that the Fund owns, or futures contracts will be purchased to protect
the Fund against an increase in the price of  securities it intends to purchase.
As evidence of this hedging intent,  the Fund expects that on 75% or more of the
occasions on which it takes a long  futures or option  position  (involving  the
purchase of futures contracts),  the Fund will have purchased, or will be in the
process of purchasing, equivalent amounts of related securities or assets in the
cash  market at the time when the  futures  or option  position  is closed  out.
However, in particular cases, when it is economically  advantageous for the Fund
to do so, a long  futures  position  may be  terminated  or an option may expire
without the corresponding purchase of securities or other assets.

         As an  alternative  to literal  compliance  with the bona fide  hedging
definition,  a CFTC  regulation  permits  the  Fund to elect  to  comply  with a
different test, under which the sum of the amounts of initial margin deposits on
the  Fund's  existing  non-hedging  futures  contracts  and  premiums  paid  for
non-hedging  options on futures  (net of the  amount the  positions  are "in the
money") would not exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund's total  assets.  As
noted  above,  the Fund has no current  intention of entering  into  non-hedging
futures  contracts and non-hedging  options on futures.  The Fund will engage in
transactions  in futures  contracts and related  options only to the extent such
transactions  are consistent with the  requirements of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code"),  for  maintaining  its  qualification  as a
regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes.

         Transaction costs associated with futures contracts and related options
involve  brokerage costs,  require margin deposits and, in the case of contracts
and  options  obligating  the Fund to purchase  securities,  require the Fund to
segregate assets to cover such contracts and options.

         While  transactions  in futures  contracts  and  options on futures may
reduce certain risks, such  transactions  themselves entail certain other risks.
Thus, while the Fund may benefit from the use of futures and options on futures,
unanticipated  changes in interest  rates or  securities  prices may result in a
poorer  overall  performance  for the Fund than if it had not  entered  into any
futures  contracts  or  options  transactions.  In  the  event  of an  imperfect
correlation  between  a  futures  position  and a  portfolio  position  which is
intended to be  protected,  the desired  protection  may not be obtained and the
Fund may be exposed to risk of loss.  The only  futures  contracts  available to
hedge the Fund's  portfolio are various futures on U.S.  Government  securities,
futures on a municipal securities index and stock index futures.

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<PAGE>

Repurchase Agreements

         The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with "primary dealers" in
U.S. Government  securities and member banks of the Federal Reserve System which
furnish  collateral  at least  equal in value or market  price to the  amount of
their repurchase obligation.  The Fund may also enter into repurchase agreements
involving certain foreign  government  securities.  The primary risk is that, if
the  seller  defaults,  the  Fund  might  suffer a loss to the  extent  that the
proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by
the Fund in connection with the related  repurchase  agreement are less than the
agreed-upon  repurchase price.  Another risk is that, in the event of bankruptcy
of the seller,  the Fund could be delayed in or prohibited from disposing of the
underlying  securities and other  collateral held by the Fund in connection with
the related  repurchase  agreement  pending  court  proceedings.  In  evaluating
whether to enter a repurchase agreement, the Manager will carefully consider the
creditworthiness  of the seller pursuant to procedures  reviewed and approved by
the Trustees.

Investment Restrictions

         The Fund has adopted certain additional  investment  restrictions which
may not be changed without the affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of
the Fund's outstanding voting securities. The Fund may not:

         (1)......Issue  senior  securities,  except as permitted by  paragraphs
(2), (6) and (7) below. For purposes of this restriction, the issuance of shares
of beneficial  interest in multiple  classes or series,  the purchase or sale of
options,   futures   contracts  and  options  on  futures   contracts,   forward
commitments,  forward  foreign  exchange  contracts,  repurchase  agreements and
reverse  repurchase  agreements  entered  into in  accordance  with  the  Fund's
investment  policy,  and the  pledge,  mortgage or  hypothecation  of the Fund's
assets  within the  meaning of  paragraph  (3) below are not deemed to be senior
securities.

         (2)......Borrow  money,  except from banks as a  temporary  measure for
extraordinary  emergency  purposes  and except  pursuant  to reverse  repurchase
agreements  and then only in amounts  not to exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund's  total
assets  (including the amount borrowed) taken at market value. The Fund will not
use  leverage  to  attempt  to  increase  income.  The Fund  will  not  purchase
securities  while   outstanding   borrowings   (including   reverse   repurchase
agreements) exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.

         (3)......Pledge,  mortgage, or hypothecate its assets, except to secure
indebtedness  permitted by paragraph  (2) above and then only if such  pledging,
mortgaging or  hypothecating  does not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund's total assets
taken at market value.

         (4)......Act  as  an  underwriter,   except  to  the  extent  that,  in
connection with the disposition of portfolio securities,  the Fund may be deemed
to be an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933.

         (5)......Purchase  or sell real estate,  including limited  partnership
interests,  except  that the Fund may invest in  securities  that are secured by
real estate or  interests  therein and may  purchase  and sell  mortgage-related
securities and may hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of
the ownership of securities.

                                      -8-
<PAGE>

         (6)......Make loans, except that the Fund may lend portfolio securities
in accordance with the Fund's investment  policies and may purchase or invest in
repurchase  agreements,  bank  certificates  of deposit,  all or a portion of an
issue  of  publicly  distributed  bonds,  bank  loan  participation  agreements,
bankers'  acceptances,  debentures  or  other  securities,  whether  or not  the
purchase is made upon the original issuance of the securities.

         (7)......Invest  in  commodities  or  commodity  contracts  or in puts,
calls, or combinations of both, except interest rate futures contracts,  options
on securities,  securities  indices,  currency and other financial  instruments,
futures  contracts  on  securities,   securities  indices,  currency  and  other
financial  instruments  and options on such futures  contracts,  forward foreign
currency exchange contracts,  forward commitments,  securities index put or call
warrants and repurchase  agreements  entered into in accordance  with the Fund's
investment policies.

         The Fund  will  invest  25% or more of its total  assets in  securities
issued by companies in the real estate industry. Except as noted in the previous
sentence,  it is the  fundamental  policy  of the  Fund not to  concentrate  its
investments  in  securities  of companies  in any  particular  industry.  In the
opinion  of the  staff  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  ("SEC"),
investments are  concentrated in a particular  industry if such investments (but
not  investments  in U.S.  Government  securities)  aggregate 25% or more of the
Fund's total assets.

         The Fund does not  intend to  invest  in or to enter  into any  forward
commitments,  forward foreign currency exchange  contracts,  reverse  repurchase
agreements,  options on securities or currency or securities  index put and call
warrants or to lend portfolio securities as described in fundamental  investment
restrictions (1), (2), (6) and (7) above, during the current fiscal year.

         In addition,  as a matter of  nonfundamental  investment  policy and in
connection  with the  offering  of its  shares in  various  states  and  foreign
countries, the Fund has agreed not to:

         (a)......Participate  on a  joint-and-several  basis in any  securities
trading account. The "bunching" of orders for the sale or purchase of marketable
portfolio  securities  with other  accounts  under the management of PMC to save
commissions  or to  average  prices  among  them is not  deemed  to  result in a
securities trading account.

         (b)......Purchase  securities  on margin or make short sales  unless by
virtue of its ownership of other  securities,  the Fund has the right to obtain,
without payment of additional  consideration,  securities equivalent in kind and
amount to the securities sold and, if the right is conditional, the sale is made
upon the same conditions,  except that a Fund may obtain such short-term credits
as may be necessary for the  clearance of purchases and sales of securities  and
in connection with  transactions  involving  forward foreign  currency  exchange
transactions.

         (c)......Purchase  a security if, as a result, (i) more than 10% of the
Fund's  assets  would  be  invested  in  securities  of  closed-end   investment
companies,  (ii)  such  purchase  would  result  in more  than  3% of the  total
outstanding  voting  securities of any one such  closed-end  investment  company
being  held by the Fund,  or (iii) more than 5% of the  Fund's  assets  would be
invested in any one such closed-end investment company;  provided,  however, the
Fund  can  exceed  such  limitations  in  connection  with a plan of  merger  or
consolidation  with or acquisition of substantially all the assets of such other
closed-end investment company. The Fund will not invest in the securities of any
open-end  investment  company,  except  in  connection  with a plan of merger or
consolidation  with or acquisition of substantially all the assets of such other
open-end investment company.

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<PAGE>

         (d)......Purchase  securities  of any issuer  which,  together with any
predecessor,  has a record of less than three years' continuous operations prior
to the purchase if such purchase would cause investments of the Fund in all such
issuers to exceed 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund.

         (e)......Invest   for  the  purpose  of  exercising   control  over  or
management of any company.

         (f)......Purchase  warrants  of any  issuer,  if,  as a result  of such
purchases,  more  than 2% of the  value  of the  Fund's  total  assets  would be
invested in warrants  which are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the
American  Stock Exchange or more than 5% of the value of the total assets of the
Fund would be  invested  in warrants  generally,  whether or not so listed.  For
these purposes,  warrants are to be valued at the lesser of cost or market,  but
warrants acquired by the Fund in units with or attached to debt securities shall
be deemed to be without value.

         (g)......Knowingly purchase or retain securities of an issuer if one or
more of the  Trustees or officers of the Fund or directors or officers of PMC or
any investment  management subsidiary of PMC individually owns beneficially more
than 0.5% and together own  beneficially  more than 5% of the securities of such
issuer.

         (h)......Purchase  interests  in oil,  gas or other  mineral  leases or
exploration programs;  however, this policy will not prohibit the acquisition of
securities of companies engaged in the production or transmission of oil, gas or
other minerals.  These  restrictions  may not be changed without the approval of
the regulatory agencies in such states or foreign countries.

         (i)......Purchase  any  security,  including  stripped  mortgage-backed
securities and any repurchase  agreement maturing in more than seven days, which
is  illiquid,  if more than 15% of the net  assets of the Fund,  taken at market
value, would be invested in such securities;  provided,  however,  that the Fund
may  invest up to 10% of its total  assets in shares of real  estate  investment
trusts that are illiquid.

         (j)......Invest  more  than  10%  of its  total  assets  in  restricted
securities, excluding restricted securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933; provided,  however, that no more than 15%
of the Fund's total assets may be invested in  restricted  securities  including
restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A.

         (k)......Write  covered  calls or put options with respect to more than
25% of the value of its total  assets or invest more than 5% of its total assets
in puts, calls, spreads, or straddles, other than protective put options.

3.       MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

   
         The  Fund's  Board of  Trustees  provides  broad  supervision  over the
affairs of the Fund.  The  officers of the Fund are  responsible  for the Fund's
operations.  The Trustees and  executive  officers of the Fund are listed below,
together  with  their  principal  occupations  during  the past five  years.  An
asterisk  indicates those Trustees who are interested persons of the Fund within
the meaning of the 1940 Act.
    


                                      -10-
<PAGE>

   
JOHN F. COGAN,  JR.*,  Chairman of the Board,  President and Trustee,  DOB: June
1926
      President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and a Director of The Pioneer Group,
Inc. ("PGI"); Chairman and a Director of PMC and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc.
("PFD");  Director of Pioneering Services Corporation  ("PSC"),  Pioneer Capital
Corporation  ("PCC") and  Forest-Starma (a Russian  corporation);  President and
Director of Pioneer Plans Corporation ("PPC"), Pioneer Investment Corp. ("PIC"),
Pioneer  Metals  and  Technology,  Inc.  ("PMT"),  Pioneer  International  Corp.
("PIntl"),  Pioneer First Russia,  Inc. ("First Russia") and Pioneer Omega, Inc.
("Omega");  Chairman  of the Board and  Director of Pioneer  Goldfields  Limited
("PGL") and Teberebie  Goldfields Limited;  Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
Pioneer Fonds Marketing,  GmbH ("Pioneer GmbH"); Member of the Supervisory Board
of Pioneer  First  Polish  Trust Fund Joint Stock  Company  ("PFPT");  Chairman,
President and Trustee of all of the Pioneer  mutual funds and Partner,  Hale and
Dorr (counsel to the Fund).

RICHARD H. EGDAHL, M.D., Trustee,  DOB: December 1926
Boston University Health Policy Institute, 53 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA  02115
      Professor of Management, Boston University School of Management; Professor
of Public  Health,  Boston  University  School of Public  Health;  Professor  of
Surgery,  Boston  University  School of Medicine;  Director,  Boston  University
Health Policy  Institute and Boston  University  Medical Center;  Executive Vice
President and Vice  Chairman of the Board,  University  Hospital;  Academic Vice
President for Health Affairs,  Boston  University;  Director,  Essex  Investment
Management  Company,  Inc.  (investment  adviser),  Health Payment Review,  Inc.
(health care  containment  software firm),  Mediplex Group,  Inc.  (nursing care
facilities firm),  Peer Review Analysis,  Inc. (health care facilities firm) and
Springer-Verlag  New  York,  Inc.  (publisher);   Honorary  Trustee,  Franciscan
Children's Hospital and Trustee of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.

MARGARET B.W. GRAHAM, Trustee,  DOB:  May 1947
The Keep, P.O. Box 110. Little Deer Isle, ME  04650
      Founding  Director,  Winthrop Group,  Inc.  (consulting  firm) since 1982;
Manager of Research  Operations,  Xerox Palo Alto Research Center,  from 1991 to
1994;  Professor of Operations  Management and Management of Technology,  Boston
University School of Management  ("BUSM"),  from 1989 to 1993 and Trustee of all
of the Pioneer mutual funds, except Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust.

JOHN W. KENDRICK, Trustee,  DOB:  July 1917
6363 Waterway Drive, Falls Church, VA  22044
      Professor  Emeritus and Adjunct  Scholar,  George  Washington  University;
Economic  Consultant and Director,  American  Productivity  and Quality  Center;
American  Enterprise  Institute and Trustee of all of the Pioneer  mutual funds,
except Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust.

MARGUERITE A. PIRET, Trustee,  DOB:  May 1948
One Boston Place, Suite 2635, Boston, MA 02108
      President,  Newbury,  Piret & Company,  Inc.  (merchant  banking firm) and
Trustee of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.
    

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<PAGE>

   
DAVID D. TRIPPLE*, Trustee and Executive Vice President,  DOB:  February 1944
      Executive  Vice  President  and  a  Director  of  PGI;  President,   Chief
Investment  Officer and a Director of PMC;  Director of PFD, PCC,  PIC,  PIntl ,
First Russia,  Omega and Pioneer SBIC Corporation,  Executive Vice President and
Trustee of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.

STEPHEN K. WEST, Trustee,  DOB: September 1928
125 Broad Street, New York, NY  10004
      Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell (law firm); Trustee, The Winthrop Focus Funds
(mutual funds) and Trustee of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.

JOHN WINTHROP, Trustee,  DOB:  June 1936
One North Adgers Wharf, Charleston, SC  29401
      President,  John Winthrop & Co., Inc. (private investment firm);  Director
of NUI Corp.; Trustee of Alliance Capital Reserves, Alliance Government Reserves
and Alliance Tax Exempt Reserves and Trustee of all of the Pioneer mutual funds,
except Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust.

STEPHEN G. KASNET, Trustee and Vice President, DOB:    May 1945
      Vice  President of The Pioneer  Group,  Inc. and President of Pioneer Real
Estate Advisors,  Inc. since 1995; Vice President of Pioneer Variable  Contracts
Trust; Managing Director, Winthrop Financial Associates and First Winthrop Corp.
from 1991 to 1995; Executive Vice President,  Cabot, Cabot & Forbes from 1989 to
1991.

FRED N. PRATT, JR., Trustee*,  DOB:
Boston Financial, 101 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110
      President and Chief Executive  Officer of Boston  Financial and a Director
of BFS.

ROBERT W. BENSON, Vice President,  DOB:  April 1947
      Senior Vice President of PMC; Vice President of Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund.
    

                                      -12-
<PAGE>

WILLIAM H. KEOUGH, Treasurer,  DOB:  April 1937
      Senior Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer and  Treasurer  of PGI;
Treasurer of PFD, PMC, PSC, PCC, PIC, PIntl,  PMT, PGL, First Russia,  Omega and
Pioneer SBIC Corporation;  Treasurer and Director of PPC and Treasurer of all of
the Pioneer mutual funds.

JOSEPH P. BARRI, Secretary, DOB: August 1946
      Secretary of PGI, PMC, PPC, PIC, PIntl, PMT, First Russia,  Omega and PCC;
Clerk of PFD and PSC; Partner, Hale and Dorr (counsel to the Fund) and Secretary
of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.

   
ERIC W. RECKARD, Assistant Treasurer, DOB:  June 1956
      Manager of Fund  Accounting  of PMC since May 1994,  Manager of  Auditing,
Compliance  and  Business  Analysis  for PGI  prior to May  1994  and  Assistant
Treasurer of all of the Pioneer mutual funds.
    

   
ROBERT P. NAULT, Assistant Secretary, DOB:   March 1964
      General  Counsel and  Assistant  Secretary  of PGI since  1995;  Assistant
Secretary of PMC, PIntl, PGL, First Russia,  Omega and all of the Pioneer mutual
funds; Assistant Clerk of PFD and PSC: and formerly of Hale and Dorr (counsel to
the Fund) where he most recently served as junior partner.
    

         The Fund's Amended and Restated  Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration
of Trust") provides that the holders of two-thirds of its outstanding shares may
vote to  remove  a  Trustee  of the Fund at any  meeting  of  shareholders.  See
"Description of Shares" below.  The business address of all officers is 60 State
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

   
         All of the  outstanding  capital  stock of PFD,  PMC and PSC is  owned,
directly or indirectly, by PGI, a publicly-owned Delaware corporation.  PMC, the
Fund's  investment  adviser,  serves as the  investment  adviser for the Pioneer
mutual funds listed below and manages the  investments of certain  institutional
accounts.
    

         The table below lists all the Pioneer mutual funds currently offered to
the public and the investment adviser and principal underwriter for each fund.

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<PAGE>

                                              Investment       Principal
Fund Name                                       Adviser       Underwriter

Pioneer International Growth Fund                 PMC             PFD
Pioneer Europe Fund                               PMC             PFD
Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund                     PMC             PFD
Pioneer India Fund                                PMC             PFD
Pioneer Capital Growth Fund                       PMC             PFD
Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund                              PMC             PFD
Pioneer Growth Shares                             PMC             PFD
Pioneer Small Company Fund                        PMC             PFD
Pioneer Gold Shares                               PMC             PFD
Pioneer Equity-Income Fund                        PMC             PFD
Pioneer Fund                                      PMC             PFD
Pioneer II                                        PMC             PFD
Pioneer Real Estate Shares                        PMC             PFD
Pioneer Short-Term Income Trust                   PMC             PFD
Pioneer America Income Trust                      PMC             PFD
Pioneer Bond Fund                                 PMC             PFD
Pioneer Income Fund                               PMC             PFD
Pioneer Intermediate Tax-Free Fund                PMC             PFD
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund                      PMC             PFD
Pioneer New York Triple Tax-Free Fund             PMC             PFD
   
Pioneer Massachusetts
 Double Tax-Free Fund                             PMC             PFD
    
Pioneer California Double Tax-Free Fund           PMC             PFD
Pioneer U.S. Government Money Fund                PMC             PFD
   
Pioneer Cash Reserves Fund                        PMC             PFD
    
Pioneer Interest Shares, Inc.                     PMC           Note 1
Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust                  PMC           Note 2

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Note 1   This fund is a closed-end fund.

Note 2   This is a series of eight  separate  portfolios  designed  to provide
         investment   vehicles  for  the  variable  annuity  and  variable  life
         insurance  contracts  of various  insurance  companies  or for  certain
         qualified pension plans.

   
         PMC also  manages  the  investments  of certain  institutional  private
accounts.  As of January 31, 1996,  to the  knowledge of the Fund, no officer or
Trustee of the Fund owned 5% or more of the  issued  and  outstanding  shares of
PGI, except Mr. Cogan who then owned  approximately  15% of such shares. As of a
date no earlier than 30 days prior to the date of this  Statement of  Additional
Information  ("SAI"),  the  Trustees  and  officers  of the  Fund  owned  in the
aggregate 2.61% of the outstanding  Class A shares of the Fund and there were no
shareholders  of record  who owned 5% or more of the Fund's  outstanding  voting
securities,  except Merrill,  Lynch,  Pierce,  Fenner & Smith Inc.,  Mutual Fund
Operations,  4800 Deer Lake  Drive  East,  Third  Floor,  Jacksonville,  Florida
32246-6484  owned 180,541 (8.03%) Class A shares of the Fund and PFD owned 8,390
Class B shares (100%) and 8,390 Class C shares of the Fund (100%).
    

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Remuneration of Trustees

   
         The  Fund  pays an  annual  trustees'  fee to each  Trustee  who is not
affiliated  with PGI, PMC, PFD or PSC consisting of two  components:  (a) a base
fee of $500 and (b) a  variable  fee,  calculated  on the  basis  of the  Fund's
average net assets, estimated to be approximately $28 for 1996. In addition, the
Fund pays a per meeting fee of $120 to each Trustee who is not  affiliated  with
PGI, PMC, PFD or PSC. The Fund also pays an annual committee  participation  fee
to each Trustee who serves as a member of any  committees  established to act on
behalf  of one or  more of the of  Pioneer  mutual  funds.  Committee  fees  are
allocated  to the Fund on the  basis of the  Fund's  average  net  assets.  Each
Trustee  who is a member of the Audit  Committee  for the Pioneer  mutual  funds
receives  an annual  fee equal to 10% of the  aggregate  annual  trustees'  fee,
except the Committee  Chairperson who receives an annual  trustees' fee equal to
20% of the aggregate annual trustees' fee. The 1996 fees for the Audit Committee
members and  Chairperson  are expected to be  approximately  $6,000 and $12,000,
respectively.  Members of the Pricing Committee for the Pioneer mutual funds, as
well as any other committee which renders  material  functional  services to the
Board of Trustees for the Pioneer mutual funds,  receives an annual fee equal to
5% of the annual  trustees'  fee,  except  the  Committee  Chairperson  who will
receive an annual  trustees' fee equal to 10% of the annual  trustees'  fee. The
1996 fees for the Pricing  Committee  members and Chairperson are expected to be
approximately $3,000 and $6,000, respectively.  Any such fees paid to affiliates
or interested  persons of PGI, PMC, PFD or PSC are  reimbursed to the Fund under
its Management Contract. The Fund pays no salaries of compensation to any of its
officers.

         The following  table provides  information  regarding the  compensation
paid by the Fund and the other Pioneer Funds to the Trustees for their  services
for the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year. The Fund paid no salaries or
compensation  to any of its officers.  The Fund paid an annual  trustees' fee of
$500 to each Trustee who was not  affiliated  with PMC, PFD or PSC as well as an
annual fee of $200 to each of the  Trustees who was a member of the Fund's Audit
Committee, except for the Chairman of such Committee, who received an annual fee
of $250.  The Fund also paid an annual  trustees'  fee of $500 plus  expenses to
each Trustee affiliated with PMC, PSC or PFD. Any such fees and expenses paid to
affiliates or interested  persons of PMC, PFD or PSC were reimbursed to the Fund
under its Management Contract.
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     Total Compensa-

                                                                                      tion from the
                                                            Pension or               Fund and other
                                     Aggregate              Retirement                funds in the
                                   Compensation              Benefits                Pioneer Family
TrusteeFrom the Fund*                 Accrued            of Mutual Funds**

<S>                                    <C>                      <C>                    <C>    
   
John F. Cogan, Jr.***                  $500                     0                      $11,000
David D. Tripple***                     500                     0                       11,000
Arthur J. Halleran, Jr._,***            500                     0                          500
Stephen G. Kasnet***                    500                     0                            0
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D.                 990                     0                       63,315
Margaret B.W. Graham                    990                     0                       63,315
John W. Kendrick                        990                     0                       62,398
Marguerite A. Piret                   1,232                     0                       76,704
Stephen K. West                       1,159                     0                       68,180
John Winthrop                         1,193                     0                       71,199
</TABLE>
    




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*     As of the Fund's most recent completed fiscal year.
**     For the calendar year ended December 31, 1995.
***   Pioneer Winthrop Advisers  ("PWA"),  which served as the Fund's investment
      manager prior to July 17, 1995, or PMC fully  reimbursed  the Fund and PMC
      fully reimbursed the other funds in the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds for
      compensation paid to Messrs.  Cogan and Tripple.  In addition,  PWA or PMC
      fully  reimbursed the Fund for compensation  paid to Messrs.  Halleran and
      Kasnet.
_     Mr. Halleran resigned as a Trustee effective July 17, 1995.

4. ADVISORY SERVICES

The Adviser.

   
   As stated in the  Prospectus,  PMC, 60 State Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts,
serves as the Fund's investment adviser.  The Management Contract expires on May
31, 1997 but it is renewable  annually after such date by the vote of a majority
of the Board of  Trustees  of the Fund  (including  a  majority  of the Board of
Trustees who are not parties to the contract or  interested  persons of any such
parties)  cast in person at a meeting  called for the  purpose of voting on such
renewal.  This contract  terminates  if assigned and may be  terminated  without
penalty by either party by vote of its Board of  Directors  or Trustees,  as the
case may be, or a majority of the Fund's  outstanding  voting securities and the
giving of sixty days' written notice.

   As  compensation  for its  investment  advisory and  management  services and
expenses incurred,  PMC is entitled to a management fee at the rate of 1.00% per
annum of the Fund's average daily net assets. The fee is normally computed daily
and paid  monthly.  PMC has  voluntarily  agreed  not to impose a portion of its
management fee and to make other  arrangements to the extent  necessary to limit
operating  expenses  of the  Class A shares  of the Fund to 1.75% of the  Fund's
average daily net assets; the portion of the Fund-wide expenses  attributable to
Class B and Class C shares  will be reduced  only to the extent they are reduced
for Class A shares. This agreement is voluntary and temporary and may be revised
or terminated at any time. From the Fund's inception  through July 17, 1995, PWA
served as investment  adviser to the Fund and PMC and Winthrop  Advisers Limited
Partnership  ("WALP") served as subadvisers to the Fund.  During the period that
PWA served as  adviser,  PWA  voluntarily  agreed not to impose a portion of its
management fee and to make other  arrangements to the extent  necessary to limit
the Fund's total expenses to 1.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

   For the periods from  October 25, 1993  through  June 30, 1994,  July 1, 1994
through  December 31, 1994 and January 1, 1995  through July 17, 1995,  the Fund
would have paid or accrued total  management  fees to PWA of $103,371,  $141,284
and  $_______,   respectively,   but  $45,812,   $73,158,   and   $____________,
respectively,  of such  fees  were  not  imposed  pursuant  to  PWA's  voluntary
agreement  described  above.  For the period from July 18, 1995 through December
31, 1995,  the Fund would have paid or accrued total  management  fees to PMC of
$_______,  but  $____________  of such fees was not  imposed  pursuant  to PMC's
voluntary agreement described above

   For the periods from  October 25, 1993  through  June 30, 1994,  July 1, 1994
through December 31, 1994 and January 1, 1995 through July 17, 1995, PWA paid or
accrued total subadvisory fees to PMC and WALP  approximately  $______,  $26,010
and $________, respectively.
    

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   PMC has agreed that if in any fiscal year the aggregate  expenses of the Fund
exceed the expense limitation  established by any state having jurisdiction over
the Fund,  PMC will reduce its  management  fee to the extent  required by state
law. The most restrictive  state expense limit currently  applicable to the Fund
provides that the Fund's  expenses in any fiscal year may not exceed 2.5% of the
first $30 million of average  daily net assets,  2.0% of the next $70 million of
such assets and 1.5% of such assets in excess of $100 million.  In the past, the
relevant state has granted relief for real estate  investment funds, such as the
Fund,  because of their higher  operations  costs,  and the Fund expects to seek
such relief to the extent it becomes necessary to do so.
    

   In an attempt to avoid any potential conflict with portfolio transactions for
the Fund,  PMC and the Fund have  adopted  extensive  restrictions  on  personal
securities  trading by personnel of PMC and its affiliates.  These  restrictions
include: pre-clearance of all personal securities transactions and a prohibition
of purchasing  initial public offerings of securities.  These restrictions are a
continuation  of the  basic  principle  that the  interests  of the Fund and its
shareholders come before those of PMC and its employees.

   
The Subadviser.

   Boston  Financial  Securities,   Inc.  ("BFS"),  101  Arch  Street,   Boston,
Massachusetts,  serves as the Fund's subadviser. The subadvisory agreement among
the Fund,  PMC and BFS expires on May 31, 1997 but is renewable  annually  after
such  date by the  vote of a  majority  of the  Board  of  Trustees  of the Fund
(including  a  majority  of the Board of  Trustees  who are not  parties  to the
contract of interested  persons of any such parties) cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such renewal.  This  contract  terminates if
assigned and may be  terminated  without  penalty by either party by vote of its
Board of Directors or Trustees,  as the case may be, or a majority of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities and the giving of 60 days' written notice.

   As compensation for its subadvisory services,  PMC will pay BFS a subadvisory
fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the  Fund's  average  daily net assets up to $27
million and 0.50% of average daily net assets in excess of $27 million.  The fee
is computed daily and paid monthly.  The  subadvisory  fee payable by PMC to BFS
will be reduced proportionally to the extent that the management fee paid by the
Fund to PMC is reduced under PMC's voluntary expense limitation  agreement or to
the extent that PMC, after written notice to BFS, elects to utilize a portion of
the  management  fees paid to PMC by the Fund to make payments to third parties.
[BFS is a  registered  broker-dealer  and may in the  future  act as a broker in
connection  with the sale of shares of the Fund under a selling  agreement  with
PFD.]

   As of December 31, 1995, the following  individuals  owned  beneficially more
than 10% of the outstanding common stock of BFS: Randolph G Hawthorne  (10.53%),
Fred N. Pratt,  Jr.  (12.17%),  William B Haynsworth  (10.96%),  Alvin H. Howell
(11.29%).  The address for each of these  individuals  is BFS,  101 Arch Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
    

5. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PLANS

   The Fund and Pioneer Funds  Distributor,  Inc. are parties to an Underwriting
Agreement.  See "Principal  Underwriter" below. The Trustees who were not at the
time they  voted  interested  persons  of the Fund,  as defined in the 1940 Act,
approved the Underwriting  Agreement.  The Underwriting  Agreement will continue
from  year  to year if  annually  approved  by the  Trustees.  The  Underwriting
Agreement provides that PFD will bear certain distribution expenses not borne by
the Fund.

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   PFD bears all expenses it incurs in providing services under the Underwriting
Agreement.   Such   expenses   include   compensation   to  its   employees  and
representatives  and to securities  dealers for  distribution  related  services
performed for the Fund.  PFD also pays certain  expenses in connection  with the
distribution of the Fund's shares, including the cost of preparing, printing and
distributing  advertising or promotional materials, and the cost of printing and
distributing prospectuses and supplements to prospective shareholders.  The Fund
bears the cost of registering its shares under federal and state securities law.

   The Fund  and PFD  have  agreed  to  indemnify  each  other  against  certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Under the  Underwriting  Agreement,  PFD will use its best  efforts in rendering
services to the Fund.

Class A Plan

   
   Pursuant to the Class A Plan the Fund reimburses PFD for its  expenditures in
financing certain  activities  primarily  intended to result in the sale of Fund
shares.  Certain categories of such expenditures have been approved by the Board
of Trustees and are set forth in the Prospectus. See "Distribution Plans" in the
Prospectus. The expenses of the Fund pursuant to the Class A Plan are accrued on
a fiscal year basis and may not  exceed,  the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets attributable to Class A.
    

Class B Plan

   
   The  Class B Plan  provides  that  the  Fund  will  pay  PFD,  as the  Fund's
distributor  for its Class B shares,  a distribution  fee accrued daily and paid
quarterly,  equal on an annual  basis to 0.75% of the Fund's  average  daily net
assets  attributable  to Class B shares and will pay PFD a service  fee equal to
0.25% of the  Fund's  average  daily net assets  attributable  to Class B shares
(which  PFD will in turn pay to  securities  dealers  which  enter  into a sales
agreement  with PFD at a rate of up to 0.25% of the  Fund's  average  daily  net
assets  attributable  to  Class B  shares  owned  by  investors  for  whom  that
securities  dealer  is the  holder or dealer of  record).  This  service  fee is
intended to be in consideration of personal services and/or account  maintenance
services rendered by the dealer with respect to Class B shares. PFD will advance
to dealers the first  year's  service fee at a rate equal to 0.25% of the amount
invested. As compensation  therefor,  PFD may retain the service fee paid by the
Fund with respect to such shares for the first year after  purchase.  Commencing
in the  thirteenth  month  following a purchase of Class B shares,  dealers will
become eligible for additional  service fees or other  compensation with respect
to such shares.  Dealers may from time to time be required to meet certain other
criteria in order to receive service fees. PFD or its affiliates are entitled to
retain all  service  fees  payable  under the Class B Plan for which there is no
dealer  of  record or for  which  qualification  standards  have not been met as
partial  consideration for personal services and/or account maintenance services
performed by PFD or its affiliates for shareholder accounts.
    

   The  purpose  of  distribution  payments  to PFD under the Class B Plan is to
compensate PFD for its distribution  services with respect to the Class B shares
of the Fund.  PFD pays  commissions  to dealers as well as  expenses of printing
prospectuses  and reports used for sales purposes,  expenses with respect to the
preparation  and  printing of sales  literature  and other  distribution-related
expenses,   including,   without  limitation,  the  cost  necessary  to  provide
distribution-related   services,  or  personnel,   travel  office  expenses  and
equipment.  The  Class B Plan  also  provides  that PFD will  receive  all CDSCs
attributable to Class B shares. (See "Distributions Plans" in the Prospectus.)

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Class C Plan

   
   The  Class C Plan  provides  that  the  Fund  will  pay  PFD,  as the  Fund's
distributor  for its Class C shares,  a distribution  fee accrued daily and paid
quarterly,  equal on an annual  basis to 0.75% of the Fund's  average  daily net
assets  attributable  to Class C shares and will pay PFD a service  fee equal to
0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. PFD
will in turn pay to securities  dealers which enter into a sales  agreement with
PFD a  distribution  fee and a service  fee at rates of up to 0.75%  and  0.25%,
respectively,  of the Fund's  average daily net assets  attributable  to Class C
shares  owned by  investors  for whom that  securities  dealer is the  holder or
dealer of record. The service fee is intended to be in consideration of personal
services and/or account maintenance services rendered by the dealer with respect
to Class C shares. PFD will advance to dealers the first year's service fee at a
rate equal to 0.25% of the amount invested.  As compensation  therefor,  PFD may
retain the  service  fee paid by the Fund with  respect  to such  shares for the
first year after  purchase.  Commencing  in the  thirteenth  month  following  a
purchase of Class C shares,  dealers will become eligible for additional service
fees at a rate of up to  0.25%  of the  net  asset  value  of  such  shares  and
additional  compensation at a rate of up to 0.75% of the net asset value of such
shares. Dealers may from time to time be required to meet certain other criteria
in order to receive  service fees.  PFD or its affiliates are entitled to retain
all service fees payable  under the Class C Plan for which there is no dealer of
record  or for  which  qualification  standards  have not  been  met as  partial
consideration  for  personal  services  and/or  account   maintenance   services
performed by PFD or its affiliates for shareholder accounts.
    

   The  purpose  of  distribution  payments  to PFD under the Class C Plan is to
compensate PFD for its distribution  services with respect to the Class C shares
of the Fund.  PFD pays  commissions  to dealers as well as  expenses of printing
prospectuses  and reports used for sales purposes,  expenses with respect to the
preparation  and  printing of sales  literature  and other  distribution-related
expenses,   including,   without  limitation,  the  cost  necessary  to  provide
distribution-related   services,  or  personnel,   travel  office  expenses  and
equipment.  The  Class C Plan  also  provides  that PFD will  receive  all CDSCs
attributable to Class C shares. (See "Distributions Plans" in the Prospectus.)

General

   In  accordance  with the terms of the  Plans,  PFD  provides  to the Fund for
review by the Trustees a quarterly  written report of the amounts expended under
the respective  Plan and the purpose for which such  expenditures  were made. In
the Trustees'  quarterly  review of the Plans,  they will consider the continued
appropriateness  and the  level  of  reimbursement  or  compensation  the  Plans
provide.

   No interested  person of the Fund,  nor any Trustee of the Fund who is not an
interested person of the Fund, has any direct or indirect  financial interest in
the  operation  of the Plans  except to the extent  that PFD and  certain of its
employees  may be deemed to have such an  interest  as a result of  receiving  a
portion of the  amounts  expended  under the Plans by the Fund and except to the
extent certain officers may have an interest in PFD's ultimate parent, PGI.

   The Plans were adopted by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees, including
all of the Trustees who are not, and were not at the time they voted, interested
persons  of the Fund,  as  defined in the 1940 Act (none of whom had or have any
direct or indirect  financial  interest in the operation of the Plans),  cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plans.  In approving
the Plans, the Trustees identified and considered a number of potential benefits

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which the Plans may  provide.  The Board of  Trustees  believes  that there is a
reasonable likelihood that the Plans will benefit the Fund and their current and
future shareholders.  Under their terms, the Plans remain in effect from year to
year provided such  continuance is approved  annually by vote of the Trustees in
the manner described above. The Plans may not be amended to increase  materially
the annual  percentage  limitation  of average net assets which may be spent for
the services described therein without approval of the shareholders of the Class
or Classes affected thereby,  and material  amendments of the Plans must also be
approved by the Trustees in the manner described above. A Plan may be terminated
at any time,  without  payment of any  penalty,  by vote of the  majority of the
Trustees  who are not  interested  persons  of the Fund and  have no  direct  or
indirect  financial  interest in the  operations of the Plan, or by a vote of "a
majority of the outstanding  voting  securities" of the respective  Class of the
Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act).  A Plan will  automatically  terminate in the
event of its "assignment" (as defined in the 1940 Act).

   
   During the period  October 25, 1993 through  June 30, 1994,  the Fund did not
incur any  distribution  fees pursuant to the Class A Plan.  The Fund  commenced
accruing  distribution  and service fees under the Class A Plan on July 1, 1994.
For the  periods  July 1, 1994  through  December  31,  1994 and January 1, 1995
through December 31, 1995, the Fund incurred total Class A distribution  fees of
$35,321  and  $61,755,   respectively.   Such  fees  will  be  paid  to  PFD  in
reimbursement of expenses  related to servicing of Class A shareholder  accounts
and to compensating  dealers and sales personnel.  The Fund has not incurred any
distribution fees pursuant to the Class B and Class C Plans. Class B and Class C
shares were first offered on January 31, 1996.
    

6. SHAREHOLDER SERVICING/TRANSFER AGENT

   
   The Fund has contracted with PSC, 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts,  to
act as  shareholder  servicing  agent and  transfer  agent  for the  Fund.  This
contract  terminates if assigned and may be terminated without penalty by either
party by vote of its Board of Directors  or  Trustees,  as the case may be, or a
majority of the Fund's  outstanding  voting  securities and the giving of ninety
days' written notice.
    

   Under the terms of its contract with the Fund,  PSC will service  shareholder
accounts,  and its duties will include:  (i) processing  sales,  redemptions and
exchanges of shares of the Fund; (ii)  distributing  dividends and capital gains
associated with Fund portfolio  accounts;  and (iii) maintaining account records
and responding to routine shareholder inquiries.

   PSC receives  from the Fund an annual fee of $22.00 for each Class A, Class B
and Class C  shareholder  account as  compensation  for the  services  described
above.  This fee is set at an amount  determined  by vote of a  majority  of the
Trustees  (including  a  majority  of the  Trustees  who are not  parties to the
contract with PSC or interested persons of any such parties) to be comparable to
fees for such services being paid by other investment companies.

7. CUSTODIAN

   Brown  Brothers  Harriman & Co. (the  "Custodian")  is the  custodian  of the
Fund's  assets.  The  Custodian's   responsibilities   include  safekeeping  and
controlling  the Fund's cash and  securities  in the United States as well as in
foreign  countries,  handling  the  receipt  and  delivery  of  securities,  and
collecting  interest and  dividends  on the Fund's  investments.  The  Custodian
fulfills its  function in foreign  countries  through a network of  subcustodian
banks located in the foreign countries (the "Subcustodians").

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   The  Custodian  does not  determine  the  investment  policies of the Fund or
decide which  securities it will buy or sell.  The Fund may invest in securities
issued  by the  Custodian,  deposit  cash in the  Custodian  and  deal  with the
Custodian as a principal in securities transactions. Portfolio securities may be
deposited into the Federal Reserve-Treasury  Department Book Entry System or the
Depository  Trust  Company  in  the  United  States  or  in  recognized  central
depositories in foreign countries.

8. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

   
   Pioneer Funds  Distributor,  Inc., 60 State  Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts,
serves  as the  principal  underwriter  for the  Fund  in  connection  with  the
continuous offering of its shares. The Fund will not generally issue Fund shares
for consideration  other than cash. At the Fund's sole discretion,  however,  it
may issue Fund shares for  consideration  other than cash in connection  with an
acquisition of portfolio  securities pursuant to a bona fide purchase of assets,
merger or reorganization  provided (i) securities meet the investment objectives
and  policies  of the Fund;  (ii) the  securities  are  acquired by the Fund for
investment and not for immediate resale; (iii) the securities are not restricted
as to transfer  either by law or  liquidity of market;  and (iv) the  securities
have a value  which  is  readily  ascertainable  (and  not  established  only by
evaluation  procedures) as evidenced by a listing on the American Stock Exchange
or the New York  Stock  Exchange,  or by  quotation  under  the  NASD  Automated
Quotation  System. An exchange of securities for Fund shares will generally be a
taxable transaction to the shareholder.
    

   The  redemption  price of shares of  beneficial  interest of the Fund may, at
PMC's  discretion,  be paid  in cash or  portfolio  securities.  The  Fund  has,
however,  elected to be governed  by Rule 18f-1  under the 1940 Act  pursuant to
which the Fund is obligated to redeem  shares solely in cash up to the lesser of
$250,000  or 1% of the Fund's net asset value  during any 90-day  period for any
one shareholder. Should the amount of redemptions by any shareholder exceed such
limitation,  the Fund will have the  option of  redeeming  the excess in cash or
portfolio  securities.  In the latter case,  the  securities  are taken at their
value  employed in determining  the Fund's net asset value. A shareholder  whose
shares  are  redeemed  in-kind  may  incur  brokerage  charges  in  selling  the
securities  received  in-kind.  The selection of such securities will be made in
such manner as the Board deems fair and reasonable.

   
   During the periods from October 25, 1993 through June 30, 1994,  July 1, 1994
through  December  31, 1994 and January 1, 1995 through  December 31, 1995,  net
underwriting  commissions  earned by PFD in connection with its offering of Fund
shares were approximately $66,304, $27,497 and $29,766.72. For the same periods,
commissions reallowed to dealers by PFD were approximately $1,124,000,  $186,213
and $1187,035.59, respectively.
    

9. INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   Arthur Andersen LLP is the Fund's independent  public  accountant,  providing
audit services,  tax return review, and assistance and consultation with respect
to the preparation of filings with the Commission.

10. PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

   
   All orders for the  purchase or sale of  portfolio  securities  are placed on
behalf of the Fund by PMC  pursuant to  authority  contained  in the  Management
Contract with PMC. In selecting brokers or dealers,  PMC considers other factors
relating to best execution,  including, but not
    


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limited to, the size and type of the  transaction;  the nature and  character of
the markets of the security to be purchased or sold;  the execution  efficiency,
settlement  capability,  and  financial  condition  of the dealer;  the dealer's
execution services rendered on a continuing basis; and the reasonableness of any
dealer spreads.  Most  transactions in foreign equity securities are executed by
broker-dealers  in foreign  countries in which  commission  rates are fixed and,
therefore,  are not  negotiable (as such rates are in the United States) and are
generally higher than in the United States.

   PMC may select dealers which provide  brokerage  and/or research  services to
the Fund and/or  other  investment  companies or accounts  managed by PMC.  Such
services may include advice concerning the value of securities; the advisability
of  investing  in,  purchasing  or  selling  securities;   the  availability  of
securities or the purchasers or sellers of securities;  furnishing  analyses and
reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends,
portfolio  strategy  and  performance  of  accounts;  and  effecting  securities
transactions and performing  functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and
settlement).  PMC  maintains a listing of dealers who provide such services on a
regular  basis.  However,  because many  transactions  on behalf of the Fund and
other  investment  companies or accounts  managed by PMC are placed with dealers
(including  dealers on the listing)  without  regard to the  furnishing  of such
services,  it is not possible to estimate the  proportion  of such  transactions
directed to such dealers solely because such services were provided.  Management
believes that no exact dollar value can be calculated for such services.

   The  research  received  from  dealers  may be  useful  to  PMC in  rendering
investment  management  services  to the  Fund as well  as to  other  investment
companies or accounts  managed by PMC,  although not all of such research may be
useful to the Fund. Conversely,  such information provided by brokers or dealers
who have  executed  transaction  orders on behalf of such other  accounts may be
useful to PMC in carrying out their obligations to the Fund. The receipt of such
research has not reduced PMC's normal independent research activities;  however,
it  enables  PMC to avoid the  additional  expenses  which  might  otherwise  be
incurred if they were to attempt to develop comparable information through their
own staffs.

   In circumstances where two or more broker-dealers offer comparable prices and
executions,  preference may be given to a broker-dealer which has sold shares of
the Fund as well as shares of other investment  companies or accounts managed by
PMC.  This  policy  does  not  imply  a  commitment  to  execute  all  portfolio
transactions  through  all  broker-dealers  that sell  shares  of the  Fund.  In
addition, if PMC determines in good faith that the amount of commissions charged
by a broker is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker, the Fund may pay commissions to such broker in
an amount greater than the amount another firm may charge.

   The Trustees periodically review PMC's performance of its responsibilities in
connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund.

   In  addition to serving as  investment  subadviser  to the Fund,  PMC acts as
investment  adviser  to other  mutual  funds in the  Pioneer  group and  private
accounts  with  investment  objectives  similar  to those of the Fund.  As such,
securities may meet investment objectives of the Fund, such other funds and such
private  accounts.  In such cases, the decision to recommend to purchase for one
fund or  account  rather  than  another  is based on a number  of  factors.  The
determining  factors in most cases are the  amount of  securities  of the issuer
then  outstanding,  the value of those securities and the market for them. Other
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recommendations  include other  investments which each fund or account presently
has in a particular industry or country and the availability of investment funds
in each fund or account.

   
   It is possible that, at times, identical securities will be held by more than
one fund and/or  account.  However,  the  position of any fund or account in the
same issue may vary and the  length of time that any fund or account  may choose
to hold its  investment in the same issue may likewise  vary. To the extent that
the Fund,  another Pioneer mutual fund or a private account managed by PMC seeks
to acquire the same security at about the same time, the Fund may not be able to
acquire as large a position in such security as it desires or it may have to pay
a higher price for the security.  Similarly,  the Fund may not be able to obtain
as large an execution of an order to sell or as high a price for any  particular
portfolio  security if PMC decides to sell on behalf of another account the same
portfolio  security at the same time. On the other hand, if the same  securities
are  bought  or sold at the same time by more than one  account,  the  resulting
participation  in volume  transactions  could produce better  executions for the
Fund or other  account.  In the event that more than one  account  purchases  or
sells the same  security on a given date,  the purchases and sales will normally
be made as  nearly  as  practicable  on a pro rata  basis in  proportion  to the
amounts desired to be purchased or sold by each.

   During the periods from October 25, 1993 through June 30, 1994,  July 1, 1994
through  December  31, 1994 and January 1, 1995 through  December 31, 1995,  the
Fund  paid or  accrued  aggregate  brokerage  and  underwriting  commissions  of
approximately $170,534, $213,710 and $18,000, respectively.
    

11.        TAX STATUS

   
   It is the Fund's policy to meet the  requirements of Subchapter M of the Code
for qualification as a regulated  investment company. If the Fund meets all such
requirements and distributes to its shareholders,  in accordance with the Code's
timing requirements, all investment company taxable income and net capital gain,
if any, which it receives,  the Fund will be relieved of the necessity of paying
federal income tax.
    

   In order to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M, the
Fund must,  among other  things,  derive at least 90% of its annual gross income
from  dividends,  interest,  gains from the sale or other  disposition of stock,
securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including gains from options,
futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing
in such stock, securities or currencies (the "90% income test"), limit its gains
from the sale of certain  investments  held for less than  three  months to less
than 30% of its annual gross income (the "30% test") and satisfy  certain annual
distribution and quarterly diversification requirements.

   Dividends  from net investment  income,  net  short-term  capital gains,  and
certain net foreign  exchange  gains are  taxable as  ordinary  income,  whether
received in cash or in additional  shares.  Dividends from net long-term capital
gains, if any, whether received in cash or additional shares, are taxable to the
Fund's  shareholders as long-term  capital gains for Federal income tax purposes
without  regard to the  length of time  shares of the Fund have been  held.  The
federal income tax status of all distributions  will be reported to shareholders
annually.

   Any  dividend  declared by the Fund in October,  November or December as of a
record  date in such a month  and paid  during  the  following  January  will be
treated for federal income tax purposes as received by  shareholders on December
31 of the calendar year in which it is declared.

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   For purposes of the  dividends-received  deduction available to corporations,
dividends  received by the Fund,  if any,  from U.S.  domestic  corporations  in
respect of any share of stock with a tax holding  period of at least 46 days (91
days in the case of certain  preferred  stock) in an  unleveraged  position  and
distributed  and designated by the Fund may be treated as qualifying  dividends.
Any  corporate   shareholder  should  consult  its  tax  adviser  regarding  the
possibility that its tax basis in its shares may be reduced,  for federal income
tax purposes,  by reason of "extraordinary  dividends"  received with respect to
the  shares.  Corporate  shareholders  must  meet  the  minimum  holding  period
requirement stated above (46 or 91 days), taking into account any holding-period
reductions  from certain  hedging or other  transactions  that  diminish risk of
loss,  with  respect to their Fund shares in order to qualify for the  deduction
and,  if they  borrow to  acquire  Fund  shares,  may be denied a portion of the
dividends-received  deduction.  The entire  qualifying  dividend,  including the
otherwise deductible amount, will be included in determining the excess (if any)
of a  corporation's  adjusted  current  earnings  over its  alternative  minimum
taxable  income,  which may  increase a  corporation's  alternative  minimum tax
liability.
    

   The Fund may be subject to  withholding  and other  taxes  imposed by foreign
countries  with  respect to  investments  in those  countries.  Tax  conventions
between certain  countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes.  The
Fund will not satisfy the requirements for passing through to shareholders their
pro rata  shares of  foreign  taxes paid by the Fund,  with the result  that its
shareholders  will not include such taxes in their gross incomes and will not be
entitled to a tax deduction or credit for such taxes on their own tax returns.

   Foreign  exchange  gains and losses  realized by the Fund in connection  with
certain  transactions  involving foreign currency-  denominated debt securities,
foreign currencies, or payables or receivables denominated in a foreign currency
are subject to Section 988 of the Code,  which  generally  causes such gains and
losses to be treated as  ordinary  income and losses and may affect the  amount,
timing and character of distributions to shareholders.

   If the Fund acquires the stock of certain non-U.S.  corporations that receive
at least 75% of their annual gross income from passive  sources (such as sources
that produce interest, dividend, rental, royalty or capital gain income) or hold
at  least  50% of  their  assets  in  such  passive  sources  ("passive  foreign
investment  companies"),  the Fund could be  subject  to Federal  income tax and
additional  interest  charges  on  "excess  distributions"  received  from  such
companies or gain from the sale of stock in such  companies,  even if all income
or gain actually received by the Fund is timely distributed to its shareholders.
The Fund  would not be able to pass  through to its  shareholders  any credit or
deduction for such a tax. In certain  cases,  an election may be available  that
would  ameliorate  these  adverse  tax  consequences.  The  Fund may  limit  its
investments  in  passive  foreign   investment   companies  and  will  undertake
appropriate  actions,  including  consideration of any available  elections,  to
limit its tax liability,  if any, or take other defensive action with respect to
such investments.

   Investment  in debt  obligations  that are at risk of or in default  presents
special tax issues for the Fund.  Tax rules are not entirely  clear about issues
such as when the Fund may cease to accrue  interest,  original issue discount or
market discount,  when and to what extent  deductions may be taken for bad debts
or worthless securities,  how payments received on obligations in default should
be  allocated  between  principal  and  income,  and whether  exchanges  of debt
obligations  in a workout  context are  taxable.  These and other issues will be
addressed by the Fund, in the event it invests in such  securities,  in order to
ensure  that it  distributes  sufficient  income  to  preserve  its  status as a
regulated  investment company and to avoid becoming subject to federal income or
excise tax.

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   Since, at the time of an investor's purchase of Fund shares, a portion of the
per share  net asset  value by which the  purchase  price is  determined  may be
represented by realized or unrealized  appreciation  in the Fund's  portfolio or
undistributed taxable income of the Fund, subsequent  distributions (or portions
thereof)  on such shares may be taxable to such  investor  even if the net asset
value of his shares is, as a result of the distributions, reduced below his cost
for such shares and the distributions (or portions thereof) in reality represent
a return of a portion of his investment.

   
   Redemptions  and  exchanges  are taxable  events.  Any loss realized upon the
redemption  or other sale of shares with a tax  holding  period of six months or
less will be treated as a  long-term  capital  loss to the extent of any amounts
treated as distributions of long-term capital gain with respect to such shares.

   In addition,  if Class A shares redeemed or exchanged have been held for less
than 91 days,  (a) in the case of a  reinvestment  at net asset  value the sales
charge paid on such shares is not  included in their tax basis under the Code if
a reinvestment occurs, and (2) in a case of an exchange, all or a portion of the
sales  charge paid on such  shares is not  included in their tax basis under the
Code,  to the extent a sales  charge  that would  otherwise  apply to the shares
received is reduced  pursuant to the exchange  privilege.  In either  case,  the
portion of the sales charge not included in the tax basis of the shares redeemed
or  surrendered  in an  exchange  is  included  in the tax  basis of the  shares
acquired in the reinvestment or exchange.  Losses on certain  redemptions may be
disallowed under "wash sale" rules in the event of other investments in the Fund
(including  those made pursuant to automatic  dividend  reinvestment)  within 30
days before or after a redemption or other sale of shares.

   For Federal income tax purposes, the Fund is permitted to carry forward a net
realized  capital loss in any year to offset  realized  capital  gains,  if any,
during the eight years following the year of the loss. To the extent  subsequent
net realized  capital gains are offset by such losses,  they would not result in
Federal  income tax liability to the Fund and are not expected to be distributed
as such to  shareholders.  As of December 31, 1995,  the Fund had a capital loss
carryforward of $584,636 which will expire in 2003.
    

   Different tax treatment,  including penalties on certain excess contributions
and deferrals,  certain  pre-retirement and post-retirement  distributions,  and
certain prohibited transactions, is accorded to accounts maintained as qualified
retirement  plans.  Shareholders  should  consult  their tax  advisers  for more
information.

   Provided that the Fund qualifies as a regulated  investment  company  ("RIC")
under  the  Code,  it will  not be  required  to pay any  Massachusetts  income,
corporate excise or franchise taxes.  Provided that the Fund qualifies as a RIC,
the Fund should also not be required to pay Delaware corporation income tax.

   Options written or purchased and futures  contracts  entered into by the Fund
on certain  securities  and  securities  indices may cause the Fund to recognize
gains or  losses  from  marking-to-market  at the end of its  taxable  year even
though such options may not have  lapsed,  been closed out, or exercised or such
futures contracts may not have been closed out or disposed of and may affect the
characterization  as long-term or  short-term  of some capital  gains and losses
realized  by the Fund.  Losses on certain  options or futures  contracts  and/or
offsetting  positions  (portfolio  securities or other positions with respect to
which the Fund's risk of loss is substantially diminished by one or more options
or futures  contracts)  may also be deferred under the tax 


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straddle  rules of the  Code,  which may also  affect  the  characterization  of
capital gains or losses from straddle positions and certain successor  positions
as long-term or  short-term.  The tax rules  applicable to options,  futures and
straddles  may affect the amount,  timing and character of the Fund's income and
loss and hence of its distributions to shareholders.

   
   Federal law requires that the Fund withhold (as "backup  withholding") 31% of
reportable  payments,  including  dividends,  capital  gain  dividends,  and the
proceeds of redemptions  (including exchanges) and repurchases,  to shareholders
who have not complied with Internal  Revenue  Service  ("IRS")  regulations.  In
order to avoid this withholding requirement,  shareholders must certify on their
Account Applications,  or on separate W-9 Forms, that the Social Security Number
or other Taxpayer Identification Number they provide is their correct number and
that they are not  currently  subject  to backup  withholding,  or that they are
exempt  from  backup  withholding.  The Fund may  nevertheless  be  required  to
withhold if it receives notice from the IRS or a broker that the number provided
is  incorrect  or backup  withholding  is  applicable  as a result  of  previous
underreporting of interest or dividend income.

   The description  above relates only to U.S.  federal income tax  consequences
for shareholders who are U.S. persons, i.e., U.S. citizens or residents and U.S.
domestic corporations,  partnerships,  trusts or estates, and who are subject to
U.S.  federal  income tax. The  description  does not address  special tax rules
applicable  to  certain  classes  of  investors,  such as  tax-exempt  entities,
insurance  companies,  and financial  institutions.  Shareholders should consult
their own tax advisers on these matters and on state, local and other applicable
tax laws. Investors other than U.S. persons may be subject to different U.S. tax
treatment,  including a possible 30% U.S. non-resident alien withholding tax (or
withholding  tax at a lower  treaty  rate) on any  amounts  treated as  ordinary
income.
    

12.        DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

         The  Fund's  Declaration  of Trust  permits  the Board of  Trustees  to
authorize the issuance of an unlimited  number of full and fractional  shares of
beneficial  interest  which  may be  divided  into such  separate  series as the
Trustees may  establish.  Currently,  the Fund consists of only one series.  The
Trustees may, however,  establish additional series of shares in the future, and
may divide or  combine  the  shares  into a greater  or lesser  number of shares
without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests in the Fund. The
Declaration  of Trust further  authorizes the Trustees to classify or reclassify
any  series  of the  shares  into one or more  classes.  Pursuant  thereto,  the
Trustees  have  authorized  the issuance of three classes of shares of the Fund,
designated as Class A, Class B and Class C shares.  Each share of a class of the
Fund  represents  an equal  proportionate  interest  in the  assets  of the Fund
allocable to that class.  Upon  liquidation  of the Fund,  shareholders  of each
class of the Fund  are  entitled  to share  pro rata in the  Fund's  net  assets
allocable to such class  available for  distribution to  shareholders.  The Fund
reserves the right to create and issue  additional  series or classes of shares,
in which case the shares of each class of a series would participate  equally in
the  earnings,  dividends and assets  allocable to that class of the  particular
series.


         Shareholders  are entitled to one vote for each share held and may vote
in the  election  of Trustees  and on other  matters  submitted  to a meeting of
shareholders.  Although  Trustees are not elected annually by the  shareholders,
shareholders have, under certain circumstances,  the right to remove one or more
Trustees.

         The  series of the Fund are  entitled  to vote  separately  to  approve
investment  advisory  agreements  or changes  in  investment  restrictions,  but
shareholders  of all series  vote  together in the 


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election  and  selection of Trustees  and  accountants.  Shares of all series or
classes of the Fund vote  together as a class on matters  that affect all series
or classes of the Fund in substantially the same manner. As to matters affecting
a single series or class,  shares of such series or class will vote  separately.
No amendment  adversely  affecting the rights of shareholders may be made to the
Fund's  Declaration of Trust without the  affirmative  vote of a majority of its
shares.  Shares have no preemptive or conversion  rights.  Shares are fully paid
and non-assessable by the Fund, except as stated below.

13.      CERTAIN LIABILITIES

         As a Delaware business trust, the Fund's operations are governed by its
Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust dated March 10,  1995, a copy of which has
been filed with the Fund's registration statement.

         Generally,  Delaware  business  trust  shareholders  are not personally
liable for  obligations  of the Delaware  business trust under Delaware law. The
Delaware  Business Trust Act (the "Delaware Act") provides that a shareholder of
a Delaware  business trust shall be entitled to the same limitation of liability
extended  to  shareholders  of  private  for-profit  corporations.   The  Fund's
Agreement and  Declaration  of Trust  expressly  provides that the Fund has been
organized under the Delaware Act and that the Agreement and Declaration of Trust
is to be governed by Delaware law. It is  nevertheless  possible that a Delaware
business trust,  such as the Fund,  might become a party to an action in another
state  whose  courts  refused to apply  Delaware  law, in which case the trust's
shareholders could be subject to personal liability.

         To guard against this risk, the Agreement and  Declaration of Trust (i)
contains an express disclaimer of shareholder  liability for acts or obligations
of the Fund and  provides  that notice of such  disclaimer  may be given in each
agreement, obligation and instrument entered into or executed by the Fund or its
Trustees,  (ii)  provides for the  indemnification  out of Fund  property of any
shareholders  held  personally  liable  for any  obligations  of the Fund or any
series of the Fund and (iii) provides that the Fund shall, upon request,  assume
the defense of any claim made against any  shareholder for any act or obligation
of the  Fund  and  satisfy  any  judgment  thereon.  Thus,  the  risk  of a Fund
shareholder  incurring  financial loss beyond his or her  investment  because of
shareholder  liability is limited to circumstances in which all of the following
factors  are  present:  (1) a court  refused  to  apply  Delaware  law;  (2) the
liability  arose  under  tort  law or,  if not,  no  contractual  limitation  of
liability  was in effect;  and (3) the Fund  itself  would be unable to meet its
obligations. In light of Delaware law, the nature of the Fund's business and the
nature of its assets,  the risk of personal  liability to a Fund  shareholder is
remote.

         The Agreement and  Declaration of Trust further  provides that the Fund
shall  indemnify  each of its  Trustees  and officers  against  liabilities  and
expenses reasonably incurred by them, in connection with, or arising out of, any
action,  suit or  proceeding,  threatened  against or otherwise  involving  such
Trustee or officer,  directly or indirectly, by reason of being or having been a
Trustee or officer of the Fund. The Agreement and  Declaration of Trust does not
authorize the Fund to indemnify any Trustee or officer  against any liability to
which  he or she  would  otherwise  be  subject  by  reason  of or  for  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of such person's
duties.

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14.      DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

         The net asset  value per share of each Class of the Fund is  determined
as of the close of regular trading  (currently 4:00 p.m.,  Eastern Time) on each
day on which the New York Stock  Exchange (the  "Exchange")  is open for regular
trading.  As of the  date of  this  Statement  of  Additional  Information,  the
Exchange is open for trading  every weekday  except for the following  holidays:
New Year's Day,  Presidents' Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence Day,
Labor Day,  Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The net asset value per share of
each Class of the Fund is also determined on any other day in which the level of
trading in its portfolio securities is sufficiently high so that the current net
asset  value per share might be  materially  affected by changes in the value of
its  portfolio  securities.  The Fund is not required to determine its net asset
value per share on any day in which no  purchase  orders  for the  shares of the
Fund are received and no shares are tendered for redemption.

         The net asset  value per share of each Class of the Fund is computed by
taking  the  value  of all of the  Class's  assets,  less its  liabilities,  and
dividing it by the number of outstanding shares for that Class.  Expenses of the
Fund  are  accrued  daily.  Securities  which  have  not  traded  on the date of
valuation or securities  for which sales prices are not  generally  reported are
valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices.  Securities  for which
no market quotations are readily available (including those the trading of which
has been  suspended) will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by
the Board of Trustees,  although the actual  computations may be made by persons
acting  pursuant to the direction of the Board.  The maximum  offering price per
Class A share is the net asset value per Class A share,  plus the maximum  sales
charge.  Class  B and  Class  C are  offered  at net  asset  value  without  the
imposition  of an initial  sales  charge,  but are subject to a CDSC.  See "Fund
Share Alternatives" in the Prospectus.

15.      SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN

   
         The  Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan  ("SWP")  is  designed  to  provide a
convenient  method of receiving fixed payments at regular  intervals from shares
of the Fund  deposited by the  applicant  under this Plan.  The  applicant  must
deposit or purchase for deposit with PSC shares of the Fund having a total value
of not less  than  $10,000.  Periodic  checks of $50 or more will be sent to the
applicant,  or any person  designated by him, monthly or quarterly.  Withdrawals
from Class B and Class C share  accounts are limited as described in "Systematic
Withdrawal  Plan" in the  Prospectus.  A designation of a third party to receive
checks requires an acceptable signature guarantee.
    

         Any income dividends or capital gains distributions on shares under the
Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan will be credited to the Plan account on the payment
date in full and fractional shares at the net asset value per share in effect on
the record date.

         Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan payments are made from the proceeds of the
redemption of shares  deposited under the Plan in a Plan account.  To the extent
that such redemptions for periodic withdrawals exceed dividend income reinvested
in the Plan account, such redemptions will reduce and may ultimately exhaust the
number  of  shares  deposited  in the  Plan  account.  Redemptions  are  taxable
transactions to shareholders. In addition, the amounts received by a shareholder
cannot  be  considered  as an actual  yield or  income on his or her  investment
because part of such payments may be a return of his or her investment.

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         The  Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan may be  terminated at any time (1) by
written notice to PSC or from PSC to the shareholder; (2) upon receipt by PSC of
appropriate  evidence of the  shareholder's  death; or (3) when all shares under
the Plan have been redeemed.

16.      LETTER OF INTENTION

         Purchases  in the Fund of $50,000 or more of Class A shares  (excluding
any  reinvestments of dividends and capital gains  distributions)  made within a
13-month period  pursuant to a Letter of Intention  provided by PFD will qualify
for a reduced  sales  charge.  Such reduced sales charge will be the charge that
would be applicable to the purchase of all Class A shares  purchased during such
13-month period pursuant to a Letter of Intention had such shares been purchased
all at once.  See "How to Buy Fund Shares" in the  Prospectus.  For  example,  a
person who signs a Letter of Intention  providing for a total investment in Fund
Class A shares of $50,000  over a 13-month  period would be charged at the 4.50%
sales charge rate with respect to all purchases  during that period.  Should the
amount actually  purchased  during the 13-month period be more or less than that
indicated  in the Letter,  an  adjustment  in the sales  charge will be made.  A
purchase not made pursuant to a Letter of Intention  may be included  thereafter
if the Letter is filed within 90 days of such purchase. Any shareholder may also
obtain the reduced  sales  charge by  including  the value (at current  offering
price)  of all his  shares  in the Fund and all other  Pioneer  open-end  mutual
funds,  except  direct  purchases of the Class A shares of Pioneer  Money Market
Trust,  held of record as of the date of his  Letter  of  Intention  as a credit
toward  determining the applicable  scale of sales charge for the Class A shares
to be purchased under the Letter of Intention.

         The Letter of Intention  authorizes PSC to escrow Class A shares having
a  purchase  price  equal  to 5% of  the  stated  investment  in the  Letter  of
Intention.  A Letter of Intention is not a binding  obligation upon the investor
to purchase,  or the Fund to sell,  the full amount  indicated  and the investor
should read the  provisions of the Letter of Intention  contained in the Account
Application carefully before signing.

17.      INVESTMENT RESULTS

         One of the primary  methods used to measure the Fund's  performance  is
"total return." "Total return" will normally  represent the percentage change in
value of an  account,  or of a  hypothetical  investment  in the Fund,  over any
period up to the lifetime of the Fund.  Total return  calculations  will usually
assume the  reinvestment  of all dividends and capital gains  distributions  and
will be expressed as a percentage  increase or decrease  from an initial  value,
for the entire  period or for one or more  specified  periods  within the entire
period.  Total return percentages for periods of less than one year will usually
be annualized;  total return  percentages  for periods longer than one year will
usually be  accompanied  by total  return  percentages  for each year within the
period and/or by the average annual compounded total return for the period.  The
income and capital  components  of a given return may be separated and portrayed
in a  variety  of ways in  order  to  illustrate  their  relative  significance.
Performance may also be portrayed in terms of cash or investment values, without
percentages. Past performance cannot guarantee any particular future result.

         The Fund's yield quotations and average annual total return  quotations
as they may appear in the Prospectus,  this Statement of Additional  Information
or  in  advertising  are  calculated  by  standard  methods  prescribed  by  the
Commission.

         With  respect to the  treatment  of discount and premium on mortgage or
other receivables-backed obligations which are expected to be subject to monthly
payments of principal and interest 


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("pay downs"), the Fund accounts for gain or loss attributable to actual monthly
pay downs as an increase or decrease to interest  income  during the period.  In
addition,  the Fund may elect (i) to amortize the discount or premium  remaining
on a  security,  based  on the cost of the  security,  to the  weighted  average
maturity date, if such information is available, or to the remaining term of the
security, if the weighted average maturity date is not available, or (ii) not to
amortize the remaining discount or premium on a security.

         Standardized  Average  Annual Total Return  Quotations.  Average annual
total  return  quotations  for each Class of Fund shares are computed by finding
the average  annual  compounded  rates of return that would cause a hypothetical
investment made on the first day of a designated  period (assuming all dividends
and  distributions  are reinvested) to equal the ending redeemable value of such
hypothetical  investment on the last day of the designated  period in accordance
with the following formula:

                           P(1+T)n  =  ERV

Where:            P        =     a hypothetical  initial payment of $1000,  less
                                 the  maximum  sales  load of $5.75  for Class A
                                 shares or the deduction of any CDSC  applicable
                                 to  Class  B or C  shares  as of the end of the
                                 period.

                  T        =     average annual total return

                  n        =     umber of years

                  ERV      =     ending  redeemable  value  of the  hypothetical
                                 $1000 initial  payment made at the beginning of
                                 the designated  period (or  fractional  portion
                                 thereof)

         For purposes of the above computation,  all dividends and distributions
made by the Fund are reinvested at net asset value during the designated period.
The average annual total return  quotation is determined to the nearest 1/100 of
1%.

         In determining the average annual total return  (calculated as provided
above), recurring fees, if any, that are charged to all shareholder accounts are
taken into  consideration.  For any account  fees that vary with the size of the
account,  the account fee used for purposes of the above  computation is assumed
to be the fee that would be charged to the Fund's mean account size.

   
         The average  annual  total return for shares of the Fund for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995 were:


                      1 Year     5 Years     10 Years       Life
                      ------     -------     --------       ----
    

   
Class A Shares        5.70%       N/A          N/A          0.86% *
Class B Shares        N/A         N/A          N/A          N/A **
Class C Shares        N/A         N/A          N/A          N/A **

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          *  Commencement of operations, October 25, 1993.
         **  Commencement of operations, January 31,1996.

         Class A share results reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.75

         No Class B or Class C shares  were  outstanding  prior to  January  31,
1996.
    

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         Other Quotations,  Comparisons,  and General Information.  From time to
time, in advertisements, in sales literature, or in reports to shareholders, the
past  performance  of the Fund may be illustrated  and/or  compared with that of
other  mutual funds with similar  investment  objectives,  and to stock or other
relevant  indices.  For  example,  the Fund's  total  return may be  compared to
averages or rankings  prepared by Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.,  a widely
recognized  independent  service which  monitors  mutual fund  performance;  the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock  Index ("S&P  500"),  an  unmanaged  index of common
stocks;  or the Dow Jones Industrial  Average,  a recognized  unmanaged index of
common stocks of 30 industrial companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

         In addition, the performance of the Fund may be compared to alternative
investment  or savings  vehicles  and/or to indexes or  indicators  of  economic
activity,  e.g., inflation or interest rates.  Performance rankings and listings
reported in newspapers or national business and financial publications,  such as
Barron's,  Business Week, Consumer's Digest, Consumer's Report, Financial World,
Forbes,  Fortune,   Investors  Business  Daily,   Kiplinger's  Personal  Finance
Magazine,  Lipper Real Estate Funds  Average,  Money  Magazine,  NAREIT All Reit
Index,  NAREIT  Equity Reit Index,  the New York Times,  RUSSELL-NACRIEF  Index,
Smart Money,  USA Today,  U.S. News and World Report,  The Wall Street  Journal,
Wilshire Real Estate  Securities  Trust and Worth may also be cited (if the Fund
is  listed  in any  such  publication)  or  used  for  comparison,  as  well  as
performance listings and rankings from various other sources including Bloomberg
Financial Systems,  CDA/Wiesenberger  Investment  Companies Service,  Donoghue's
Mutual Fund Almanac,  Investment  Company Data, Inc.,  Johnson's  Charts,  Kanon
Bloch Carre & Co., Micropal,  Inc.,  Morningstar,  Inc.,  Schabacker  Investment
Management, Towers Data Systems and Weisenberger Investment Companies Service.

         In addition, from time to time, quotations from articles from financial
publications,  such as those listed  above,  may be used in  advertisements,  in
sales literature or in reports to shareholders of the Fund.

Automated Information Line

         FactFoneSM,   Pioneer's  24-hour  automated  information  line,  allows
shareholders   to  dial   toll-free   1-800-225-4321   and  hear  recorded  fund
information, including:

       o        net asset value prices for all Pioneer mutual funds;

       o        annualized 30-day yields on Pioneer's bond funds;

       o        annualized  7-day yields and 7-day effective  (compound)  yields
                for Pioneer's money market funds; and

       o        dividends and capital gains  distributions on all Pioneer mutual
                funds.

   
Yields are calculated in accordance with standard formulas mandated by the SEC.
    

         In  addition,  by  using  a  personal  identification  number  ("PIN"),
shareholders  may enter  purchases,  exchanges  and  redemptions,  access  their
account balance and last three transactions and may order a duplicate statement.
See "FactFoneSM" in the Prospectus for more information

         All performance numbers  communicated through FactFoneSM represent past
performance;  figures for all quoted bond funds  include the maximum  applicable
sales  charge.  A  shareholder's  


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actual yield and total return will vary with  changing  market  conditions.  The
value of Class A, Class B and Class C shares  (except for Pioneer  money  market
funds,  which seek a stable $1.00 share  price) will also vary,  and they may be
worth more or less at redemption than their original cost.

18.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   
         The Fund's  audited  financial  statements  for the  fiscal  year ended
December 31, 1995 are included in the Fund's 1995 Annual Report to  Shareholders
which is hereby  incorporated  by reference  into this  Statement of  Additional
Information  and attached  hereto in reliance upon the report of Arthur Andersen
LLP, independent public accountants, as experts in accounting and auditing.
    



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                                  1__APPENDIX A

                           DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS


The rating systems  described  herein are believed to be the most recent ratings
systems  available from Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc. and Standard & Poor's
Ratings Group at the date of this  Statement of Additional  Information  for the
securities  listed.  Ratings are  generally  given to  securities at the time of
issuance.  While the rating  agencies may from time to time revise such ratings,
they  undertake  no  obligation  to do so,  and  the  ratings  indicated  do not
necessarily  represent  ratings  which will be given to these  securities on the
date of the Fund's fiscal year end.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

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
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.
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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.

Unrated:  Where no rating has been assigned or where a rating has been suspended
or withdrawn, it may be for reasons unrelated to the quality of the issue.

                        Should no rating be  assigned,  the reason may be one of
the following:

         1.     An application for rating was not received or accepted.

         2.     The  issue  or  issuer  belongs  to a  group  of  securities  or
                companies that are not rated as a matter of policy.

         3.     There is a lack of  essential  data  pertaining  to the issue or
                issuer.

         4.     The issue was privately  placed, in which case the rating is not
                published in Moody's publications.

Suspension or withdrawal may occur if new and material  circumstances arise, the
effects of which preclude satisfactory analysis; if there is no longer available
reasonable  up-to-date  data to permit a  judgment  to be  formed;  if a bond is
called for redemption; or for other reasons.

Note:  Those  bonds in the Aa, A, Baa,  Ba and B groups  which  Moody's  believe
possess the strongest  investment  attributes are designated by the symbols Aa1,
A1, Baa1 and B1.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Group1

AAA:  Bonds  rated AAA have the  highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's.
Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA:  Bonds  rated AA have a very  strong  capacity  to pay  interest  and  repay
principal and differ from the higher rated issues only in small degree.

A: Bonds rated A have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

BBB: Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest
and  repay  principal.   Whereas  they  normally  exhibit  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
bonds in this category than in higher rated categories.






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1 Rates all governmental  bodies having  $1,000,000 or more of debt outstanding,
unless adequate information is not available.

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BB, B, CCC, CC, C: Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C are regarded, on balance, as
predominantly  speculative  with  respect to capacity to pay  interest and repay
principal in  accordance  with the terms of the  obligation.  BB  indicates  the
lowest degree of speculation and the highest degree of  speculation.  While such
bonds will likely have some quality and  protective  characteristics,  these are
outweighed by large uncertainties of major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

D: Bonds  rated D are in payment  default.  The D rating  category  is used when
interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired,  unless Standard & Poor's believes that
such payments will be made during such grace period.

Plus (+) or Minus  (-):  The  ratings  from "AA" to "B" may be  modified  by the
addition  of a plus or minus  sign to show  relative  standing  within the major
rating categories.

Unrated:  Indicates  that no public  rating  has been  requested,  that there is
insufficient  information  on which to base a rating,  or that Standard & Poor's
does not rate a particular type of obligations as a matter of policy.



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                                   APPENDIX B


                         ADDITIONAL PIONEER INFORMATION


The Pioneer family of mutual funds was  established in 1928 with the creation of
Pioneer Fund. Pioneer is one of the oldest,  most respected and successful money
managers in the United States.

   
As of December 31, 1994,  PMC employed a  professional  investment  staff of 44,
with a  combined  average  of 15 years'  experience  in the  financial  services
industry.

At December 31, 1995, there were 637,060 non-retirement shareholder accounts and
345,309  retirement  shareholder  accounts in the Pioneer  mutual  funds.  Total
assets for all Pioneer mutual funds as of December 31, 1995 were $12,764,708,124
representing 982,369 shareholder accounts.
    



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                                   APPENDIX C
                               SECURITIES INDICES

                               Index Descriptions


   
The following  securities  indices are well-known,  unmanaged measures of market
performance. Advertisements and sales literature for the Fund may refer to these
indices or may present  comparisons  between the performance of the Fund and one
or more of the indices.  Other indices may be used, if appropriate.  The indices
Rare not available for direct investment.  The data presented is not meant to be
indicative of the  performance of the Fund,  reflects past  performance and does
not guarantee future results.

S&P 500
This index is a readily available, carefully constructed,  market value weighted
benchmark  of common  stock  performance.  Currently,  the S&P  Composite  Index
includes  500 of the  largest  stocks  (in terms of stock  market  value) in the
United States; prior to March 1957 it consisted of 90 of the largest stocks.

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
This is a total return index based on the performance of 30 blue chip stocks.

U.S. SMALL STOCK INDEX
This index is a market value  weighted  index of the ninth and tenth  deciles of
the New York Stock  Exchange  (NYSE),  plus stocks listed on the American  Stock
Exchange (AMEX) and over-the-counter  (OTC) with the same or less capitalization
as the upper bound of the NYSE ninth decile.

U.S. INFLATION
The  Consumer  Price  Index  for All Urban  Consumers  (CPI-U),  not  seasonally
adjusted, is used to measure inflation,  which is the rate of change of consumer
goods prices.  Unfortunately,  the  inflation  rate as derived by the CPI is not
measured  over the same period as the other asset  returns.  All of the security
returns are measured  from one  month-end to the next  month-end.  CPI commodity
prices are collected during the month.  Thus,  measured  inflation rates lag the
other  series  by about  one-half  month.  Prior to  January  1978,  the CPI (as
compared with CPI-U) was used.  Both inflation  measures are  constructed by the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC.

S&P/BARRA INDEXES
The S&P/BARRA Growth and Value Indexes are constructed by dividing the stocks in
the S&P 500 Index according to price-to-book  ratios.  The Growth Index contains
stocks with higher  price-to-book  ratios,  and the Value Index contains  stocks
with  lower  price-to-book   ratios.  Both  indexes  are  market  capitalization
weighted.

LONG-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS
The  total  returns  on  long-term  government  bonds  from  1977  to  1991  are
constructed  with data from The Wall Street Journal.  Over  1926-1976,  data are
obtained  from the  Government  bond file at the Center for Research in Security
Prices (CRSP), Graduate School of Business,  University of Chicago. Each year, a
one-bond  portfolio  with a term of  approximately  20  years  and a  reasonably
    

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current  coupon  was used,  and whose  returns  did not  reflect  potential  tax
benefits,  impaired  negotiability,  or special  redemption or call  privileges.
Where  callable  bonds had to be used,  the term of the bond was assumed to be a
simple  average of the maturity and first call dates minus the current date. The
bond was "held" for the calendar year and returns were  computed.  Total returns
for  1977-1991 are  calculated  as the change in the flat price or  and-interest
price.

INTERMEDIATE-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS
Total  returns  of the  intermediate-term  government  bonds for  1977-1991  are
calculated from The Wall Street Journal prices,  using the change in flat price.
Returns from 1934-1986 are obtained from the CRSP Government Bond File.

Each year,  one-bond  portfolios  are formed,  the bond  chosen is the  shortest
noncallable  bond with a maturity not less than 5 years, and this bond is "held"
for the  calendar  year.  Monthly  returns are  computed.  (Bonds with  impaired
negotiability or special redemption  privileges are omitted, as are partially or
fully  tax-exempt  bonds starting with 1943.) From  1934-1942,  almost all bonds
with maturities near 5 years were partially or full tax-exempt and were selected
using the rules described  above.  Personal tax rates were generally low in that
period,  so that yields on  tax-exempt  bonds were  similar to yields on taxable
bonds. From 1926-1933, there are few bonds suitable for construction of a series
with a 5-year  maturity.  For this period,  five year bond yield  estimates  are
used.

MSCI
Morgan  Stanley  Capital  International   Indices,   developed  by  the  Capital
International  S.A., are based on share prices of some 1470 companies  listed on
the stock exchanges around the world.

Countries in the MSCI EAFE Portfolio are:
Australia;  Austria;  Belgium;  Denmark;  Finland;  France;  Germany; Hong Kong;
Italy;  Japan;  Netherlands;  New Zealand;  Norway;  Singapore/Malaysia;  Spain;
Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom.

6 MONTH CDs
Data sources include the Federal Reserve Bulletin and The Wall Street Journal.

LONG-TERM U.S. CORPORATE BONDS
For  1969-1991,  corporate  bond total  returns are  represented  by the Salomon
Brothers Long-Term  High-Grade  Corporate Bond Index. Since most large corporate
bond  transactions  take place over the  counter,  a major dealer is the natural
source of these data. The index includes  nearly all Aaa- and Aa-rated bonds. If
a bond is  downgraded  during a  particular  month,  its return for the month is
included in the index before removing the bond from future portfolios.

Over  1926-1968  the total  returns  were  calculated  by  summing  the  capital
appreciation returns and the income returns. For the period 1946-1968,  Ibbotson
and Sinquefield  backdated the Salomon Brothers' index,  using Salomon Brothers'
monthly  yield  data with a  methodology  similar  to that used by  Salomon  for
1969-1991. Capital appreciation returns were calculated from yields assuming (at
the beginning of each monthly holding period) a 20-year  maturity,  a bond price
equal to par,  and a  coupon  equal to the  beginning-of-period  yield.  For the
period 1926-1945, the Standard and Poor's monthly High-Grade Corporate Composite
yield data were used,  assuming a 4 percent coupon and a 20-year  maturity.  The
conventional  present-value  formula  for  bond  price  for  the  beginning  and
end-of-month  prices was used.  (This formula is presented in Ross,  Stephen A.,
and Randolph W. Westerfield,  Corporate Finance, Times Mirror/Mosby,  St. Louis,
1990, p. 97 ["Level-Coupon Bonds"].) The monthly income return was assumed to be
one-twelfth the coupon.
    

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U.S. (30 DAY) TREASURY BILLS
For the U.S. Treasury bill index, data from The Wall Street Journal are used for
1977-1991;  the CRSP U.S.  Government  Bond File is the source until 1976.  Each
month a one-bill  portfolio  containing the  shortest-term  bill having not less
than one month to maturity is constructed. (The bill's original term to maturity
is not relevant.) To measure holding period returns for the one-bill  portfolio,
the bill is priced as of the last trading day of the previous  month-end  and as
of the last trading day of the current month.

NAREIT-EQUITY INDEX
All of the  data is  based  upon the last  closing  price of the  month  for all
tax-qualified  REITs  listed  on the  NYSE,  AMSE  and the  NASDAQ.  The data is
market-value-weighted.  Prior to 1987 REITs were added to the index the  January
following  their  listing.  Since 1987 Newly formed or listed REITs are added to
the total  shares  outstanding  figure in the month that the shares are  issued.
Only  common  shares  issued by the REIT are  included  in the index.  The total
return  calculation  is based upon the weighing at the  beginning of the period.
Only  those  REITs  listed for the  entire  period are used in the total  return
calculation.  Dividends are included in the month based upon their payment date.
There is no smoothing of income. Liquidating dividends, whether full or partial,
are treated as income.

RUSSELL 2000 SMALL STOCK INDEX
Index of the 2,000 smallest  stocks in the Russell 3000 Index (TM); the smallest
company has a market capitalization of approximately $13 million.
The Russell  30000 is comprised of the 3,000  largest US companies as determined
by market capitalization representing approximately 98% of the US equity market.
The largest company in the index has a market capitalization of $67 billion. The
Russell Indexes (TM) are reconstituted  annually as of June 1st, based on May 31
market capitalization rankings.

WILSHIRE REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INDEX
The Wilshire Real Estate  Securities  Index is a market  capitalization-weighted
index which measures the performance of more than 85 securities.

The index  contains  performance  data on five  major  categories  of  property;
office, retail, industrial, apartment and miscellaneous. Additionally, the Index
has real estate portfolio encumbered by 16% third party mortgages. The companies
in the WRESEC are 79% equity  and hybrid  REIT's and 21% real  estate  operating
companies. The capitalization is 47% NYSE, 33% AMEX and 20% OTC."

STANDARD & POOR'S MIDCAP 400 INDEX
The Standard and Poor's MidCap 400 Index is a  market-value-weighted  index. The
performance  data for the MidCap 400 Index were  calculated by taking the stocks
presently in the MidCap 400 Index and tracking them backwards in time as long as
there were prices reported.  No attempt was made to determine what stocks "might
have been"
in the  MidCap  400 Index five or ten years ago had it  existed.  Dividends  are
reinvested on a monthly basis prior to June 30, 1991, and are  reinvested  daily
thereafter.

The S&P MidCap 400 Index and the S&P 500 together represent approximately 85% of
the total market capitalization of stocks traded in the United States.

BANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Data sources include the U.S. League of Savings Institutions Sourcebook; average
annual yield on savings  deposits in FSLIC [FDIC] insured  savings  institutions
for the years 1963-1987 and The Wall Street Journal for the years 1988-1994.


Source: Ibbotson Associates

    

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                  PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - TOTAL RETURN PERCENT


   
          S&P 500       Dow      U.S. Small                  S&P/     S&P/   
                       Jones       Stock         U.S.       BARRA    BARRA
                    Industrials    Index      Inflation    Growth    Value
Dec 1928   43.61       55.38       39.69       -0.97         N/A      N/A
Dec 1929   -8.42      -13.64      -51.36        0.20         N/A      N/A
Dec 1930  -24.90      -30.22      -38.15       -6.03         N/A      N/A
Dec 1931  -43.34      -49.03      -49.75       -9.52         N/A      N/A
Dec 1932   -8.19      -16.88       -5.39      -10.30         N/A      N/A
Dec 1933   53.99       73.71      142.87        0.51         N/A      N/A
Dec 1934   -1.44        8.07       24.22        2.03         N/A      N/A
Dec 1935   47.67       43.77       40.19        2.99         N/A      N/A
Dec 1936   33.92       30.23       64.80        1.21         N/A      N/A
Dec 1937  -35.03      -28.88      -58.01        3.10         N/A      N/A
Dec 1938   31.12       33.16       32.80       -2.78         N/A      N/A
Dec 1939   -0.41        1.31        0.35       -0.48         N/A      N/A
Dec 1940   -9.78       -7.96       -5.16        0.96         N/A      N/A
Dec 1941  -11.59       -9.88       -9.00        9.72         N/A      N/A
Dec 1942   20.34       14.12       44.51        9.29         N/A      N/A
Dec 1943   25.90       19.06       88.37        3.16         N/A      N/A
Dec 1944   19.75       17.19       53.72        2.11         N/A      N/A
Dec 1945   36.44       31.60       73.61        2.25         N/A      N/A
Dec 1946   -8.07       -4.40      -11.63       18.16         N/A      N/A
Dec 1947    5.71        7.61        0.92        9.01         N/A      N/A
Dec 1948    5.50        4.27       -2.11        2.71         N/A      N/A
Dec 1949   18.79       20.92       19.75       -1.80         N/A      N/A
Dec 1950   31.71       26.40       38.75        5.79         N/A      N/A
Dec 1951   24.02       21.77        7.80        5.87         N/A      N/A
Dec 1952   18.37       14.58        3.03        0.88         N/A      N/A
Dec 1953   -0.99        2.02       -6.49        0.62         N/A      N/A
Dec 1954   52.62       51.25       60.58       -0.50         N/A      N/A
Dec 1955   31.56       26.58       20.44        0.37         N/A      N/A
Dec 1956    6.56        7.10        4.28        2.86         N/A      N/A
Dec 1957  -10.78       -8.63      -14.57        3.02         N/A      N/A
Dec 1958   43.36       39.31       64.89        1.76         N/A      N/A
Dec 1959   11.96       20.21       16.40        1.50         N/A      N/A
Dec 1960    0.47       -6.14       -3.29        1.48         N/A      N/A
Dec 1961   26.89       22.60       32.09        0.67         N/A      N/A
Dec 1962   -8.73       -7.43      -11.90        1.22         N/A      N/A
Dec 1963   22.80       20.83       23.57        1.65         N/A      N/A
Dec 1964   16.48       18.85       23.52        1.19         N/A      N/A
Dec 1965   12.45       14.39       41.75        1.92         N/A      N/A
Dec 1966  -10.06      -15.78       -7.01        3.35         N/A      N/A
Dec 1967   23.98       19.16       83.57        3.04         N/A      N/A
Dec 1968   11.06        7.93       35.97        4.72         N/A      N/A
    
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          S&P 500       Dow      U.S. Small                  S&P/     S&P/   
                       Jones       Stock         U.S.       BARRA    BARRA
                    Industrials    Index      Inflation    Growth    Value

   
Dec 1969   -8.50      -11.78      -25.05        6.11        N/A      N/A
Dec 1970    4.01        9.21      -17.43        5.49        N/A      N/A
Dec 1971   14.31        9.83       16.50        3.36        N/A      N/A
Dec 1972   18.98       18.48        4.43        3.41        N/A      N/A
Dec 1973  -14.66      -13.28      -30.90        8.80        N/A      N/A
Dec 1974  -26.47      -23.58      -19.95       12.20        N/A      N/A
Dec 1975   37.20       44.75       52.82        7.01       31.72    43.38
Dec 1976   23.84       22.82       57.38        4.81       13.84    34.93
Dec 1977   -7.18      -12.84       25.38        6.77      -11.82    -2.57
Dec 1978    6.56        2.79       23.46        9.03        6.78     6.16
Dec 1979   18.44       10.55       43.46       13.31       15.72    21.16
Dec 1980   32.42       22.17       39.88       12.40       39.40    23.59
Dec 1981   -4.91       -3.57       13.88        8.94       -9.81     0.02
Dec 1982   21.41       27.11       28.01        3.87       22.03    21.04
Dec 1983   22.51       25.97       39.67        3.80       16.24    28.89
Dec 1984    6.27        1.31       -6.67        3.95        2.33    10.52
Dec 1985   32.16       33.55       24.66        3.77       33.31    29.68
Dec 1986   18.47       27.10        6.85        1.13       14.50    21.67
Dec 1987    5.23        5.48       -9.30        4.41        6.50     3.68
Dec 1988   16.81       16.14       22.87        4.42       11.95    21.67
Dec 1989   31.49       32.19       10.18        4.65       36.40    26.13
Dec 1990   -3.17       -0.56      -21.56        6.11        0.20    -6.85
Dec 1991   30.55       24.19       44.63        3.06       38.37    22.56
Dec 1992    7.67        7.41       23.35        2.90        5.07    10.53
Dec 1993    9.99       16.94       20.98        2.75        1.68    18.60
Dec 1994    1.31        5.06        3.11        2.78        3.13    -0.64
Dec 1995   37.43       36.84       34.46        2.74       38.13    36.99
    


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                  PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - TOTAL RETURN PERCENT



                         Intermediate      MSCI               Long-
          Long-Term       -Term U.S.       EAFE        6     Term U.S.    U.S.
          U.S. Gov't      Government     - Net of    MONTH   Corporate  (30 Day)
            Bonds           Bonds          Taxes      CDs      Bonds    T- Bill 
     
   
Dec 1925     N/A              N/A           N/A       N/A      N/A      N/A
Dec 1926     7.77             5.38          N/A       N/A      7.37     3.27
Dec 1927     8.93             4.52          N/A       N/A      7.44     3.12
Dec 1928     0.1              0.92          N/A       N/A      2.84     3.56
Dec 1929     3.42             6.01          N/A       N/A      3.27     4.75
Dec 1930     4.66             6.72          N/A       N/A      7.98     2.41
Dec 1931    -5.31            -2.32          N/A       N/A      -1.85    1.07
Dec 1932    16.84             8.81          N/A       N/A      10.82    0.96
Dec 1933    -0.07             1.83          N/A       N/A      10.38    0.30
Dec 1934    10.03             9.00          N/A       N/A      13.84    0.16
Dec 1935     4.98             7.01          N/A       N/A      9.61     0.17
Dec 1936     7.52             3.06          N/A       N/A      6.74     0.18
Dec 1937     0.23             1.56          N/A       N/A      2.75     0.31
Dec 1938     5.53             6.23          N/A       N/A      6.13    -0.02
Dec 1939     5.94             4.52          N/A       N/A      3.97     0.02
Dec 1940     6.09             2.96          N/A       N/A      3.39     0.00
Dec 1941     0.93             0.50          N/A       N/A      2.73     0.06
Dec 1942     3.22             1.94          N/A       N/A      2.60     0.27
Dec 1943     2.08             2.81          N/A       N/A      2.83     0.35
Dec 1944     2.81             1.80          N/A       N/A      4.73     0.33
Dec 1945    10.73             2.22          N/A       N/A      4.08     0.33
Dec 1946    -0.10             1.00          N/A       N/A      1.72     0.35
Dec 1947    -2.62             0.91          N/A       N/A     -2.34     0.50
Dec 1948     3.40             1.85          N/A       N/A      4.14     0.81 
Dec 1949     6.45             2.32          N/A       N/A      3.31     1.10
Dec 1950     0.06             0.70          N/A       N/A      2.12     1.20
Dec 1951    -3.93             0.36          N/A       N/A     -2.69     1.49
Dec 1952     1.16             1.63          N/A       N/A      3.52     1.66
Dec 1953     3.64             3.23          N/A       N/A      3.41     1.82
Dec 1954     7.19             2.68          N/A       N/A      5.39     0.86
Dec 1955    -1.29            -0.65          N/A       N/A      0.48     1.57
Dec 1956    -5.59            -0.42          N/A       N/A     -6.81     2.46
Dec 1957     7.46             7.84          N/A       N/A      8.71     3.14
Dec 1958    -6.09            -1.29          N/A       N/A     -2.22     1.54
Dec 1959    -2.26            -0.39          N/A       N/A     -0.97     2.95
Dec 1960    13.78            11.76          N/A       N/A      9.07     2.66
Dec 1961     0.97             1.85          N/A       N/A      4.82     2.13
Dec 1962     6.89             5.56          N/A       N/A      7.95     2.73
Dec 1963     1.21             1.64          N/A       N/A      2.19     3.12
Dec 1964     3.51             4.04          N/A      4.18      4.77     3.54
Dec 1965     0.71             1.02          N/A      4.68     -0.46     3.93
    

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                  PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - TOTAL RETURN PERCENT


                         Intermediate      MSCI               Long-
          Long-Term       -Term U.S.       EAFE        6     Term U.S.    U.S.
          U.S. Gov't      Government     - Net of    MONTH   Corporate  (30 Day)
            Bonds           Bonds          Taxes      CDs      Bonds    T- Bill 
                                                                                
   
Dec 1966     3.65           4.69            N/A       5.75     0.20       4.76  
Dec 1967    -9.18           1.01            N/A       5.48    -4.95       4.21  
Dec 1968    -0.26           4.54            N/A       6.44     2.57       5.21 
Dec 1969    -5.07          -0.74            N/A       8.71    -8.09       6.58
Dec 1970    12.11          16.86          -11.66      7.06    18.37       6.52
Dec 1971    13.23           8.72           29.59      5.36    11.01       4.39
Dec 1972     5.69           5.16           36.35      5.38     7.26       3.84
Dec 1973    -1.11           4.61          -14.92      8.60     1.14       6.93
Dec 1974     4.35           5.69          -23.16     10.20    -3.06       8.00
Dec 1975     9.20           7.83           35.39      6.51    14.64       5.80
Dec 1976    16.75          12.87            2.54      5.22    18.65       5.08
Dec 1977    -0.69           1.41           18.06      6.12     1.71       5.12
Dec 1978    -1.18           3.49           32.62     10.21    -0.07       7.18
Dec 1979    -1.23           4.09            4.75     11.90    -4.18      10.38
Dec 1980    -3.95           3.91           22.58     12.33    -2.76      11.24
Dec 1981     1.86           9.45           -2.28     15.50    -1.24      14.71
Dec 1982    40.36          29.1            -1.86     12.18    42.56      10.54
Dec 1983     0.65           7.41           23.69      9.65     6.26       8.80
Dec 1984    15.48          14.02            7.38     10.65    16.86       9.85
Dec 1985    30.97          20.33           56.16      7.82    30.09       7.72
Dec 1986    24.53          15.14           69.44      6.30    19.85       6.16
Dec 1987    -2.71           2.90           24.63      6.58    -0.27       5.47
Dec 1988     9.67           6.10           28.27      8.15    10.70       6.35
Dec 1989    18.11          13.29           10.54      8.27    16.23       8.37
Dec 1990     6.18           9.73          -23.45      7.85     6.78       7.81
Dec 1991    19.3           15.46           12.13      4.95    19.89       5.60
Dec 1992     8.05           7.19          -12.17      3.27     9.39       3.51
Dec 1993    18.24          11.24           32.56      2.88    13.19       2.90
Dec 1994    -7.77          -5.14            7.78      5.40    -5.76       3.90
Dec 1995    31.67          16.8            11.21      5.21    26.39       5.60
    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                  PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - TOTAL RETURN PERCENT
     
                                           S & P    Bank
             NAREIT -  Russell  Wilshire   Midcap  Savings 
             Equity     2000  Real Estate   400    Account
     
   
Dec 1925        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      N/A
Dec 1926        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      N/A
Dec 1927        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      N/A
Dec 1928        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      N/A
Dec 1929        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      N/A
Dec 1930        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      5.30
Dec 1931        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      5.10
Dec 1932        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.10
Dec 1933        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.40
Dec 1934        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.50
Dec 1935        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.10
Dec 1936        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.20
Dec 1937        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.50
Dec 1938        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.50
Dec 1939        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.40
Dec 1940        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.30
Dec 1941        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.10
Dec 1942        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.00
Dec 1943        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.90
Dec 1944        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.80
Dec 1945        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.50
Dec 1946        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.20
Dec 1947        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.30
Dec 1948        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.30
Dec 1949        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.40
Dec 1950        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.50
Dec 1951        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.60
Dec 1952        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.70
Dec 1953        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.80
Dec 1954        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.90
Dec 1955        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      2.90
Dec 1956        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.00
Dec 1957        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.30
Dec 1958        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.38
Dec 1959        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.53
Dec 1960        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.86
Dec 1961        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      3.90
Dec 1962        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.08
Dec 1963        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.17
Dec 1964        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.19
Dec 1965        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.23
Dec 1966        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.45
Dec 1967        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.67
Dec 1968        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.68
Dec 1969        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      4.80
    
     

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                  PERFORMANCE STATISTICS - TOTAL RETURN PERCENT


                                           S & P    Bank
             NAREIT -  Russell  Wilshire   Midcap  Savings 
             Equity     2000  Real Estate   400    Account
          Bank Savings Account
     
   
Dec 1970        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      5.14
Dec 1971        N/A      N/A      N/A     N/A      5.30
Dec 1972        8.01     N/A      N/A     N/A      5.37
Dec 1973       -15.52    N/A      N/A     N/A      5.51
Dec 1974       -21.40    N/A      N/A     N/A      5.96
Dec 1975        19.30    N/A      N/A     N/A      6.21
Dec 1976        47.59    N/A      N/A     N/A      6.23
Dec 1977        22.42    N/A      N/A     N/A      6.39
Dec 1978        10.34    N/A      13.04   N/A      6.56
Dec 1979        35.86    43.09    70.81   N/A      7.29
Dec 1980        24.37    38.58    22.08   N/A      8.78
Dec 1981         6.00     2.03     7.18   N/A     10.71
Dec 1982        21.60    24.95    24.47   22.68   11.19
Dec 1983        30.64    29.13    27.61   26.10    9.71
Dec 1984        20.93    -7.30    20.64    1.18    9.92
Dec 1985        19.10    31.05    22.20   35.58    9.02
Dec 1986        19.16     5.68    20.30   16.21    7.84
Dec 1987        -3.64    -8.77    -7.86   -2.03    6.92
Dec 1988        13.49    24.89    24.18   20.87    7.20
Dec 1989         8.84    16.24     2.37   35.54    7.91
Dec 1990       -15.35   -19.51   -33.46   -5.12    7.80
Dec 1991        35.7     46.05    20.03    50.1    4.61
Dec 1992        14.59    18.41     7.36    11.91   2.89
Dec 1993        19.65    18.91    15.24    13.96   2.73
Dec 1994         3.17    -1.82     1.64    -3.57   4.96
Dec 1995        15.27    28.44    13.65    30.94   5.24
    
     
Source:  Ibbotson Associates
          
     
     
     

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                                     PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

              (a)     Financial Statements:

   
                      The   financial   statements   of   the   Registrant   are
                      incorporated  by  reference  from  the  Annual  Report  to
                      Shareholders  for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1995
                      (filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on
                      February __, 1996, Accession No. ________________.
    

              (b)     Exhibits:

                      1.1 Agreement and Declaration of Trust*

                      1.2 Certificate of Trust.***

                      1.3 Amendment to Certificate of Trust.***

                      1.4 Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust.***

                      1.5 Establishment and Designation of Classes.****

                      2. By-Laws.*

                      3. None.

                      4. None.

   
                      5.1. Management   Contract   between  the  Registrant  and
                           Pioneering Management Corporation.****

                      5.2. Form  of  Subadvisory  Agreement  by  and  among  the
                           Registrant,  Pioneering  Management  Corporation  and
                           Boston Financial Securities, Inc.+
    

                      6.1. Underwriting  Agreement  between the  Registrant  and
                           Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc.*

                      6.2. Form of Dealer Sales Agreement.**

                      7.   None.

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                      8.   Custodian  Agreement between the Registrant and Brown
                           Brothers Harriman & Co.*

                      9.   Investment  Company  Service  Agreement  between  the
                           Registrant and Pioneering Services Corporation.*

                     10.   Opinion and Consent of Counsel.***

   
                     11.   Consent of Independent Public Accountants.+
    

                     12.   None.

                     13.   Share Purchase Agreement.*

                     14.   None.

                     15.1  Distribution Plan relating to Class A shares.*

                     15.2  Distribution Plan relating to Class B shares.****

                     15.3  Distribution Plan relating to Class C shares.****

                     16.  None.

   
                     17. Financial Data Schedule.+
    

                     18. Multiple Class Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3.****

                     19. Powers of Attorney.* and +

- --------------

   
   + Filed herewith.
    
   * Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration
     Statement on April 25, 1995 and incorporated herein by
     reference.
  ** Filed  with  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  1 on  September  20,  1993  and
     incorporated herein by reference.
 *** Filed with Post-Effective  Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on
     November 8, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
**** Filed with Post-Effective  Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on
     November 14, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.

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

   
     The Pioneer Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation  ("PGI"),  owns 100% of the
outstanding  capital  stock of  Pioneering  Management  Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation ("PMC"),  Pioneering Services  Corporation ("PSC"),  Pioneer Capital
Corporation ("PCC"),  Pioneer Fonds Marketing GmbH ("GmbH"),  Pioneer SBIC Corp.
("SBIC"), Pioneer Associates,  Inc., Pioneer International Corporation,  Pioneer
Plans  Corporation  ("PPC"),  Pioneer  Goldfields  Limited ("PGL"),  and Pioneer
Investments Corporation ("PIC"), all Massachusetts  corporations.  PMC owns 100%
of the outstanding  capital stock of Pioneer Funds Distributor,  Inc. ("PFD"), a
Massachusetts  corporation.  PGI also owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock
of Pioneer Metals and Technology,  Inc.  ("PMT"),  a Delaware  corporation,  and
Pioneer First Polish Trust Fund Joint Stock Company ("First  Polish"),  a Polish
corporation.  PGI owns 90% of the  outstanding  shares of  Teberebie  Goldfields
Limited  ("TGL").   Pioneer  Fund,   Pioneer  II,  Pioneer  Bond  Fund,  Pioneer
Intermediate  Tax-Free Fund, Pioneer Growth Trust,  Pioneer Europe Fund, Pioneer
International  Growth Fund,  Pioneer  Short-Term Income Trust,  Pioneer Tax-Free
State Series Trust and Pioneer  America Income Trust (each of the  foregoing,  a
Massachusetts  business trust),  and Pioneer  Interest Shares,  Inc. (a Nebraska
corporation) and Pioneer Growth Shares, Pioneer Income Fund, Pioneer India Fund,
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund,  Pioneer  Emerging  Markets Fund,  Pioneer Mid-Cap
Fund,  Pioneer Money Market Trust,  Pioneer Small Company Fund, Pioneer Variable
Contracts Trust and the Registrant (each of the foregoing,  a Delaware  business
trust) are all parties to  management  contracts  with PMC. PCC owns 100% of the
outstanding  capital stock of SBIC.  SBIC is the sole general partner of Pioneer
Ventures  Limited  Partnership,  a Massachusetts  limited  partnership.  John F.
Cogan, Jr. owns approximately 15% of the outstanding shares of PGI. Mr. Cogan is
Chairman of the Board,  President and Trustee of the  Registrant  and of each of
the Pioneer mutual funds;  Director and President of PGI; President and Director
of PPC, PIC, Pioneer International Corporation and PMT; Director of PCC and PSC;
Chairman of the Board and Director of PMC, PFD and TGL; Chairman,  President and
Director of PGL; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GmbH;  Chairman and Member
of Supervisory Board of First Polish; and Chairman and Partner, Hale and Dorr.
    

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ITEM 26.      NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

                                          Number of Record Holders
     Title of Class                        as of December 29, 1995
     --------------                        -----------------------

  Class A Shares of Beneficial Interest           2,431
  Class B Shares of Beneficial Interest             0
  Class C Shares of Beneficial Interest             0


ITEM 27.      INDEMNIFICATION.

              Except for the Agreement and  Declaration of Trust dated March 10,
1995  establishing  the  Registrant as a Trust under  Delaware law,  there is no
contract,  arrangement or statute under which any director, officer, underwriter
or affiliated person of the Registrant is insured or indemnified.  The Agreement
and Declaration of Trust provides that no Trustee or officer will be indemnified
against any  liability  to which the  Registrant  would  otherwise be subject by
reason of or for willful  misfeasance,  bad faith,  gross negligence or reckless
disregard of such person's duties.

              Insofar  as  indemnification   for  liability  arising  under  the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),  may be available to directors,
officers and  controlling  persons of the  Registrant  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 Act and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event
that a claim  for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than the
payment of the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling  person of the Registrant in the  successful  defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,  officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities 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 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

ITEM 28.      BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.

              The business and other  connections  of the officers and directors
of the Registrant's investment adviser,  Pioneering Management Corporation,  are
listed on the Form ADV of Pioneering Management Corporation as currently on file
with  the  Commission  (File  No.  801-8255),   the  text  of  which  is  hereby
incorporated by reference.

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              The following sections of such Form ADV are incorporated herein by
reference:

              (a)  Items 1 and 2 of Part 2;

              (b)  Section IV, Business Background, of
                       each Schedule D.

ITEM 29.      PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER.

              (a)  See Item 25 above.

              (b)  Directors and Officers of PFD:

                       Positions and Offices        Positions and Offices
Name                   with Underwriter             with Registrant

John F. Cogan, Jr.     Director and Chairman        Chairman of the Board,
                                                    Chief Executive
                                                    Officer and Trustee

Robert L. Butler       Director and President       None

David D. Tripple       Director                     Executive Vice
                                                    President and Trustee

Steven M. Graziano     Senior Vice President        None

Stephen W. Long        Senior Vice President        None

John W. Drachman       Vice President               None

Barry G. Knight        Vice President               None

William A. Misata      Vice President               None

Anne W. Patenaude      Vice President               None

Elizabeth B. Rice      Vice President               None

Gail A. Smyth          Vice President               None

Constance D. Spiros    Vice President               None

Marcy Supovitz         Vice President               None

Steven R. Berke        Assistant                    None
                        Vice President

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Mary Sue Hoban         Assistant                    None
                        Vice President

William H. Keough      Treasurer                    Treasurer

Roy P. Rossi           Assistant Treasurer          None

Joseph P. Barri        Clerk                        Secretary

Robert P. Nault        Assistant Clerk              Assistant Secretary

   
Mary Kleeman           Vice President               None
    

              (c) Not applicable.

ITEM 30.      LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.

              The accounts and records are maintained at the Registrant's office
at 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts; contact the Treasurer.


ITEM 31.      MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

              The  Registrant is not a party to any  management-related  service
contract,  except as described in the  Prospectus  and  Statement of  Additional
Information.


ITEM 32.      UNDERTAKINGS.

              (a)     Not applicable.

              (b)     Not applicable.

              (c) The Registrant undertakes to deliver, or cause to be delivered
with the  Prospectus,  to each person to whom the  Prospectus is sent or given a
copy of the  Registrant's  report  to  shareholders  furnished  pursuant  to and
meeting the requirements of Rule 30d-1 under the Investment  Company Act of 1940
from which the specified  information is incorporated by reference,  unless such
person currently holds securities of the Registrant and otherwise has received a
copy of such report,  in which case the Registrant shall state in the Prospectus
that it will furnish,  without charge, a copy of such report on request, and the
name,  address and telephone  number of the person to whom such a request should
be directed.


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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
Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed
on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the City of
Boston and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 28th day of February, 1996.
    

                                        PIONEER REAL ESTATE SHARES



                                        By: /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr.
                                            John F. Cogan, Jr.
                                            President

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Post-Effective  Amendment has been signed below by the following  persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:

     Title and Signature                                     Date

Principal Executive Officer:                     )
                                                 )
                                                 )
John F. Cogan, Jr.*                              )
John F. Cogan, Jr., President                    )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Principal Financial and                          )
Accounting Officer:                              )
                                                 )
                                                 )
William H. Keough*                               )
William H. Keough, Treasurer                     )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Trustees:                                        )
                                                 )
John F. Cogan, Jr.*                              )
John F. Cogan, Jr.                               )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D.*                         )
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D.                          )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Margaret B. W. Graham*                           )
Margaret B. W. Graham                            )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Stephen G. Kasnet*                               )
Stephen G. Kasnet                                )
                                                 )
                                                 )
John W. Kendrick*                                )
John W. Kendrick                                 )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Marguerite A. Piret*                             )
Marguerite A. Piret                              )
                                                 )
                                                 )
                                                 )
   
Fred N. Pratt, Jr.*                              )
Fred N. Pratt, Jr.                               )
    
                                                 )
                                                 )
                                                 )
David D. Tripple*                                )
David D. Tripple                                 )
                                                 )
                                                 )
Stephen K. West*                                 )
Stephen K. West                                  )
                                                 )
                                                 )
John Winthrop*                                   )
John Winthrop                                    )

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* By: /s/ Joseph P. Barri                         February 28, 1996
     ---------------------
      Joseph P. Barri
      Attorney-in-fact
    


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number        Document Title

   
5.2.          Form  of  Subadvisory  Agreement  by  and  among  the  Registrant,
              Pioneering Management Corporation and Boston Financial Securities,
              Inc.

11.           Consent of Independent Public Accountants

17.           Financial Data Schedule

19.           Power of Attorney of Fred N. Pratt, Jr.
    





                                                                    APPENDIX A
                              SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

         SUBADVISORY  AGREEMENT  made as of the ____ day of March,  1996, by and
among  PIONEER  REAL ESTATE  SHARES,  a Delaware  business  trust (the  "Fund"),
PIONEERING  MANAGEMENT  CORPORATION,  a Delaware corporation (the "Manager") and
BOSTON   FINANCIAL   SECURITIES,   INC.,  a   Massachusetts   corporation   (the
"Subadviser").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS,  the  Fund  is an  open-end,  management  investment  company,
registered  under the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as amended  (the "1940
Act"),  and the Manager and the Subadviser are  investment  advisers  registered
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"); and

         WHEREAS,  pursuant  to  authority  granted to the Manager by the Fund's
Board of Trustees  and pursuant to the  provisions  of the  Management  Contract
dated as of September 26, 1995 between the Manager and the Fund (the "Management
Contract"),  the Manager has selected the Subadviser to act as a  sub-investment
adviser of the Fund and to provide  certain  other  services,  as more fully set
forth  below,  and to  perform  such  services  under the  terms and  conditions
hereinafter set forth;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  mutual  agreements  herein
contained, it is agreed as follow:

         1.       The Subadviser's Services.

         (a) The  Subadviser  shall,  to the extent  reasonably  required in the
conduct of the business of the Fund and upon request by the Fund or the Manager,
(i) identify,  analyze and make investment recommendations regarding real estate
industry  companies,  including the real estate properties and other permissible
investments  of the Fund,  (ii) analyze  market  conditions  affecting  the real
estate industry  generally and specific  geographical and securities  markets in
which the Fund may invest or is invested,  (iii) continuously review and analyze
the investments in the Fund's portfolio, and (iv) furnish to the Manager and the
Fund advisory reports based on such analysis.  The Subadviser shall use its best
efforts in the  preparation  of such  reports  and will  endeavor to consult the
persons and sources believed by it to have information available with respect to
the contents of such reports.

         The  Subadviser   shall  use  its  best  efforts  to  ensure  that  any
recommendations  it makes to the  Manager  regarding  the  purchase  and sale of
portfolio  securities  are in  compliance  with  the  provisions  of the  Fund's
Declaration  of Trust  and  By-laws  and the 1940 Act,  and with the  investment
objectives,  policies  and  restrictions  (including,  without  limitation,  the
requirements  of Subchapter M of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
for qualification as a regulated investment company) of the Fund, as each of the
same shall be from time to time in effect as set forth in the Fund's  Prospectus
and Statement of Additional  Information,  or any investment guidelines or other
instructions received in writing from the Manager, and subject, further, to such
policies and  instructions  as the Manager may from time to time  establish  and
deliver to the Subadviser.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the terms
of the Management Contract, the Manager is solely responsible for the day-to-day
management of the Fund's  investment  portfolio and for ensuring that the Fund's
investments comply with the Fund's Declaration of Trust and By-laws and the 1940
Act, and with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund.

         (b) The  Subadviser  shall  not be  responsible  for the  provision  of
administrative,  bookkeeping  or  accounting  services  to the  Fund,  except as
otherwise provided herein or as may be necessary for the Subadviser to supply to
the Manager,  the Fund or its Trustees the  information  required to be supplied
under this Agreement.

         (c) The Subadviser  shall maintain  separate books and detailed records
of all matters  pertaining  to the Fund (the "Fund's  Books and  Records").  The
Fund's  Books and  Records  shall be  available  to the Manager at any time upon
request and shall be  available  for  telecopying  without  delay to the Manager
during any day that the Fund is open for business.

         (d) The  Subadviser  shall  also  ensure  that its Access  Persons  (as
defined in the Fund's  Code of Ethics)  comply in all  respects  with the Fund's
Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time.

         (e) The Subadviser  shall inform the Manager and the Fund's Trustees on
a  current  basis  of  changes  in  investment  strategy  or  tactics  or in key
personnel. The Subadviser will make its officers and employees available to meet
with  the  Fund's  Trustees  at least  annually  on due  notice  to  review  the
investments of the Fund in light of current and prospective  economic and market
conditions.

         (f) From time to time as the  Manager or the  Trustees  of the Fund may
reasonably  request,  the Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager and to each of
the Fund's  Trustees  reports on securities held by the Fund, all in such detail
as the Manager or the Trustees may reasonably request.

         (g) It shall be the duty of the  Subadviser  to furnish to the Trustees
of the Fund such  information  as may  reasonably  be necessary in order for the
Trustees to evaluate this Agreement or any proposed  amendments  thereto for the
purposes of casting a vote pursuant to Section 8 hereof.

         2. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. The Subadviser will bear its own
costs  of  providing  services  hereunder.  Other  than as  herein  specifically
indicated,  the  Subadviser  shall  not be  responsible  for the  Fund's  or the
Manager's  expenses,  including brokerage and other expenses incurred in placing
orders for the purchase and sale of  securities.  Specifically,  the  Subadviser
will not be responsible for expenses of the Fund or the Manager, as the case may
be, including,  but not limited to, the following:  (i) charges and expenses for
determining from time to time the value of the Fund's net assets and the keeping
of its books and records and related overhead;  (ii) the charges and expenses of
auditors; (iii) the charges and expenses of any custodian,  transfer agent, plan
agent,  dividend  disbursing  agent and  registrar  appointed by the Fund;  (iv)
brokers'  commissions,  and issue and transfer taxes,  chargeable to the Fund in
connection  with  securities  transactions  to which  the  Fund is a party;  (v)
insurance  premiums,  interest  charges,  dues and fees for  membership in trade
associations  and all taxes and  corporate  fees payable by the Fund to federal,
state  or other  governmental  agencies;  (vi)  fees and  expenses  involved  in
registering and maintaining registrations of the Fund and/or its shares with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission"),  state  or blue  sky
securities  agencies  and  foreign  countries,   including  the  preparation  of
Prospectuses  and  Statements  of  Additional  Information  for filing  with the
Commission;  (vii) all expenses of shareholders'  and Trustees'  meetings and of
preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses, notices, proxy statements and
all reports to  shareholders  and to governmental  agencies;  (viii) charges and
expenses of legal counsel to the Fund and the Trustees;  (ix)  distribution fees
paid by the Fund in accordance  with Rule 12b-1  promulgated  by the  Commission
pursuant to the 1940 Act; (x) compensation and expenses of Trustees of the Fund.
The

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Fund or the Manager,  as the case may be, shall reimburse the Subadviser for any
such expenses or other expenses of the Fund or the Manager, as may be reasonably
incurred by such Subadviser on behalf of the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser
shall keep and supply to the Fund and the Manager  adequate  records of all such
expenses.

         3. Information  supplied by the Manager.  The Manager shall provide the
Subadviser  with the  Fund's  Declaration  of  Trust,  By-laws,  Prospectus  and
Statement of Additional Information, and instructions, as in effect from time to
time;  and the  Subadviser  shall have no  responsibility  for actions  taken in
reliance on any such documents.

         4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Subadviser represents
and  warrants to each of the Fund and the Manager  that it is  registered  as an
"investment adviser" under the Subadvisers Act and covenants that it will remain
so registered for the duration of this Agreement.

         The Subadviser has reviewed the  Registration  Statement of the Fund as
filed with the  Commission  and  represents  and  warrants  that with respect to
disclosure about the Subadviser or information  relating  directly or indirectly
to the Subadviser,  such Registration Statement contains, as of the date hereof,
no untrue  statement  of any  material  fact and does not omit any  statement of
material  fact which was required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading.

         Except as otherwise  provided in Section 1(a)  hereof,  the  Subadviser
agrees to comply with the  requirements of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and
the respective rules and regulations thereunder,  as applicable, as well as with
all other  applicable  Federal and state laws,  rules,  regulations and case law
that relate to the services and relationships described hereunder,  and with the
provisions of the Registration  Statement,  as amended or  supplemented,  of the
Fund.

         5. Subadviser's Compensation.  The Manager shall pay to the Subadviser,
as compensation for the Subadviser's  services  hereunder,  a fee equal to 0.25%
per annum of the  Fund's  average  daily net  assets up to $27  million  of such
assets and 0.50% per annum of average daily net assets in excess of $27 million.
Such fee  shall be  computed  daily and paid  monthly.  The Fund  shall  have no
responsibility for any fee payable to the Subadviser.

         The method of  determining  net assets of the Fund for purposes  hereof
shall be the same as the  method of  determining  net  assets  for  purposes  of
establishing  the offering and  redemption  price of Fund shares as described in
the Fund's  Prospectus.  If this Agreement shall be effective for only a portion
of a month,  the  aforesaid fee shall be prorated for that portion of such month
during which this Agreement is in effect.

         In the event that the  advisory  fee payable by the Fund to the Manager
shall be reduced or the Manager agrees,  after written notice to the Subadviser,
to utilize a portion of the advisory fee to make payments to a third party,  the
amount payable to the Subadviser  shall be likewise  reduced by a  proportionate
amount.  The  Subadviser  may from time to time  agree  not to  impose  all or a
portion of its fee otherwise  payable hereunder (in advance of the time such fee
or portion  thereof  would  otherwise  accrue).  Any such fee  reduction  may be
discontinued or modified by the Subadviser at any time.



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         6. Independent Contractor.  In the performance of its duties hereunder,
the  Subadviser is and shall be an independent  contractor and unless  otherwise
expressly  provided  herein or otherwise  authorized  in writing,  shall have no
authority to act for or represent  the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed to
be an agent of the Fund or of the Manager.

         7.  Assignment  and  Amendments.  This  Agreement  shall  automatically
terminate,  without  the  payment  of any  penalty,  in  the  event  of (i)  its
assignment, including any change of control of the Manager or the Subadviser, or
(ii) in the event of the termination of the Management  Contract;  provided that
such  termination  shall  not  relieve  the  Manager  or the  Subadviser  of any
liability incurred hereunder.

         The terms of this Agreement  shall not be changed unless such change is
approved at a meeting by the  affirmative  vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund and unless also approved by the affirmative  vote
of a majority of Trustees of the Fund voting in person,  including a majority of
the  Trustees  who are not  interested  persons of the Fund,  the Manager or the
Subadviser, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such change.

         8. Duration and  Termination.  This Agreement shall become effective as
of the date  first  above  written  and shall  remain in full  force and  effect
continually thereafter unless terminated automatically as set forth in Section 7
hereof or until terminated as follows:

         (a) The Fund or the Manager may at any time terminate this Agreement by
not more than sixty (60) days' nor less than  thirty (30) days'  written  notice
delivered or mailed by registered  mail,  postage  prepaid,  to the  Subadviser.
Action of the Fund under this  Subsection may be taken either (i) by vote of its
Trustees or (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund;

         (b) The Subadviser may at any time terminate this Agreement by not more
than sixty (60) days' nor less than thirty (30) days' written  notice  delivered
or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Manager; or

         (c) This Agreement shall automatically  terminate on May 31 of any year
beginning  on May 31, 1997,  in which its terms and renewal  shall not have been
approved  by (i) a majority  vote of the  Trustees of the Fund voting in person,
including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund,
the Manager or the Subadviser,  at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such  approval or (ii) the  affirmative  vote of a majority  of the  outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund;  provided,  however,  that if the continuance of
this Agreement is submitted to the  shareholders  of the Fund for their approval
and such  shareholders  fail to approve such  continuance  of this  Agreement as
provided  herein,  the Subadviser may continue to serve hereunder as to the Fund
in a  manner  consistent  with  the  1940  Act and  the  rules  and  regulations
thereunder.

         Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section shall be without
payment of any penalty.

         In the event of  termination  of this  Agreement  for any  reason,  the
Subadviser  shall,  immediately upon notice of termination or on such later date
as may be specified in such notice, cease all activity on behalf of the Fund and
with respect to any of its assets,  except as expressly directed by the Manager.
In addition,  the  Subadviser  shall deliver the Fund's Books and Records to the
Manager by such means and in accordance  with such schedule as the Manager shall
direct and shall otherwise cooperate,  as reasonably directed by the Manager, in
the transition of portfolio asset management to any successor of the Subadviser,
including the Manager.

         9.       Certain Definitions.  For the purposes of this Agreement:

         (a)  "Affirmative  vote  of  a  majority  of  the  outstanding   voting
securities  of the Fund"  means the  affirmative  vote,  at an annual or special
meeting of shareholders of the Fund, duly called and held, (a) of 67% or more of
the shares of the Fund  present (in person or by proxy) and  entitled to vote at
such meeting,  if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding  shares of the
Fund  entitled to vote at such  meeting are present (in person or by proxy),  or
(b) of more than 50% of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund entitled to vote at
such meeting, whichever is less.

         (b) "Interested  persons" and "Assignment"  shall have their respective
meanings as set forth in the 1940 Act, subject,  however,  to such exemptions as
may be granted by the Commission under said Act.

         10.   Liability  and   Indemnification.   In  the  absence  of  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Subadviser, or of
reckless  disregard  of its  obligations  and  duties  hereunder  (collectively,
"Malfeasance"),  the  Subadviser  shall not be subject to any  liability  to the
Manager or the Fund, to any  shareholder of the Fund, or to any person,  firm or
organization,  for any act or  omission  in the  course of, or  connected  with,
rendering services hereunder.  Nothing herein,  however, shall derogate from the
Subadviser's  obligations under federal and state securities laws (collectively,
the "Securities Laws").

         The Manager shall  indemnify the  Subadviser  for all  liabilities  and
related costs,  including  reasonable  attorney's fees, which the Subadviser may
sustain in connection  with the discharge  without  Malfeasance or negligence of
its  obligations  hereunder  and in accordance  with the  Securities  Laws.  The
Subadviser  shall  indemnify  the Manager and the Fund for all  liabilities  and
related costs,  including  reasonable  attorneys fees,  which either of them may
sustain  as a  result  of  the  Subadviser's  Malfeasance  or  violation  of the
Securities Laws.

         11.  Enforceability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement  which is
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction  shall, as to such  jurisdiction be
ineffective  to  the  extent  of  such  invalidity  or  uneforceability  without
rendering  invalid or  unenforceable  the remaining  terms or provisions of this
Agreement or affecting  the  validity or  enforceability  of any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

         12. Limitation of Liability.  The parties to this Agreement acknowledge
and agree that all litigation arising hereunder, whether direct or indirect, and
of any and every nature  whatsoever  shall be satisfied solely out of the assets
of the  portfolio  affected  thereby and that no  Trustee,  officer or holder of
shares of beneficial  interest of the Fund shall be personally liable for any of
the foregoing liabilities. The Fund's Certificate of Trust, as amended from time
to time,  is on file in the  Office  of the  Secretary  of State of the State of
Delaware. Such Certificate of Trust and the Fund's Declaration of Trust describe
in detail the respective  responsibilities  and  limitations on liability of the
Trustees, officers, and holders of shares of beneficial interest.

         13. Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the substantive laws of The  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts  and
the Subadviser consents to the jurisdiction of courts, both state or federal, in
Boston, Massachusetts, with respect to any dispute under this Agreement.

         14. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two
or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an  original,  but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be signed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.



ATTEST:                                     PIONEER REAL ESTATE SHARES



Name:  Joseph P. Barri                     Name:  John F. Cogan, Jr.
Title: Secretary                           Title: President


ATTEST:                                     PIONEERING MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION



Name:  Joseph P. Barri                      Name:  David D. Tripple
Title: Secretary                            Title: President


ATTEST:                                     BOSTON FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC.



Name:                                       Name:
Title:                                      Title


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the use of our report
dated  February 2, 1996  included in Pioneer  Real  Estate  Shares'  1995 Annual
Report  (and to all  references  to our firm)  included in or made a part of the
Pioneer Real Estate Shares Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 and Amendment No. 9 to
Registration Statement File Nos. 33-65822 and 811-7870, respectively.




                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Boston, Massachusetts
February 29, 1996



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     The undersigned  Trustee of Pioneer Real Estate Shares, a Delaware business
trust (the  "Trust"),  does hereby  constitute  and appoint John F. Cogan,  Jr.,
David D. Tripple,  Joseph P. Barri and Robert P. Nault,  and each of them acting
singly, to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorneys,  with full power to each
of them, and each of them acting  singly,  to sign in my capacity as Trustee any
and all amendments to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be filed by the
Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and
under the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),  with respect to
the offering of the Trust's shares of beneficial  interest and any and all other
documents and papers relating thereto, and generally to do all such things in my
name and on my behalf in the  capacity  as Trustee to enable the Trust to comply
with the 1940 Act and the 1933 Act, and all  requirements  of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder,  hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as
it may be signed by said  attorneys or each of them to any and all amendments to
said Registration Statement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder set my hand on this Instrument on this
28th day of February, 1996.





                                   Fred N. Pratt, Jr., as
                                   Trustee and not individually




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