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         Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2000
                                       1933 Act Registration File No.33-84762

                                                   1940 Act File No. 811-8648

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 11  [X]

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 14 [X]

WT MUTUAL FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE  19890
Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (800) 254-3948

Robert J. Christian, President
Wilmington Trust Company
1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:
Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA  19103

It is proposed that this filing will become effective
[_] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[_] on ________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
[_] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[_] on ________ pursuant to paragraph (a)1
[X] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
[_} on ________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:
[_]  This  post-effective  amendment  designates  a  new  effective  date  for a
     previously filed post-effective amendment.

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                              ROXBURY MID CAP FUND

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                         PROSPECTUS DATED _____________

This prospectus contains important information about the Fund, including
information on investment policies, risks and fees. For your own benefit and
protection, please read it before you invest, and keep it on hand for future
reference.

Like all mutual fund shares, these securities have not been approved or
disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and
Exchange Commission determined whether this prospectus is accurate or complete.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a criminal offense.

         PRESENTLY CLASS A SHARES OF THE FUND ARE BEING OFFERED ONLY TO
        CERTAIN PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE CLASS A SHARES AT NET ASSET
                VALUE. SEE "SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS."
           CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

A LOOK AT THE GOALS, STRATEGIES,    PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
RISKS AND EXPENSES OF THE           Summary...................................3
FUND.                               Fees and Expenses.........................4
                                    Adviser Prior Performance.................6
                                    Investment Objective......................7
                                    Primary Investment Strategies.............8
                                    Additional Risk Information...............9

DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE           MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
PROVIDERS.                          Investment Adviser.......................10
                                    Portfolio Manager........................11
                                    Service Providers........................11

POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR       SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
OPENING, MAINTAINING AND            How Share Price is Calculated............13
CLOSING AN ACCOUNT IN THE           Selecting the Correct Class of Shares....13
FUND.                               Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers......15
                                    Purchase of Shares.......................17
                                    Redemption of Shares.....................18
                                    Distributions............................18
                                    Taxes....................................18

DETAILS ON DISTRIBUTION PLANS,      DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES       Rule 12b-1 Fees..........................19
AND THE FUND'S MASTER/FEEDER        Shareholder Service Fees.................20
ARRANGEMENT.                        Master/Feeder Structure..................20

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

For information about key terms and concepts, look for our "PLAIN TALK"
explanations.

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                              ROXBURY MID CAP FUND

PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS A MUTUAL FUND?
         A mutual  fund  pools  shareholders'  money and,  using a  professional
         investment manager, invests in securities like stocks and bonds.
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SUMMARY

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT DOES "CAP" MEAN?
         Cap or the market  capitalization  of a company  means the stock market
         value of all of the outstanding shares of the company's common stock in
         the stock market.
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Investment  Objective      o    The   ROXBURY   MID   CAP  FUND  seeks  superior
                                long-term growth of capital.
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Investment Focus           o    Equity securities (generally common stocks)
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Share Price Volatility     o    Moderate to high
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Principal  Investment      o    The Fund  invests in  a diversified portfolio of
Strategies                      high growth companies  with  stocks that exhibit
                                consistent  above-average  growth prospects.
                           o    The Fund invests in equity securities (generally
                                common  stocks)  and  U.S.  corporations  with a
                                medium market  capitalization (those with market
                                capitalizations  similar to companies in the S&P
                                MidCap 400 Index).
                           o    The Fund operates as a "feeder fund" which means
                                that the Fund does not buy individual securities
                                directly. Instead, it invests in a corresponding
                                mutual  fund or  "master  fund,"  which  in turn
                                purchases the actual stock holdings.  The Fund's
                                master fund is the Mid-Cap Series (the "Series")
                                of WT Investment Trust I.
                           o    In a master/feeder  arrangement,  a feeder fund,
                                like the Fund, takes your investment dollars and
                                transfers them to an even larger pool,  like the
                                Series, for greater efficiency. The Fund and the
                                Series  have  the  same  investment   objective,
                                policies and  limitations.  When this prospectus
                                refers to investments of the Fund it is actually
                                referring to the investments of the Series.
                           o    The Adviser purchases stocks it believes exhibit
                                consistent,   above-average   earnings   growth,
                                superior  quality  and  attractive   risk/reward
                                characteristics. The Adviser analyzes the stocks
                                of  over  2000   companies   using  a  bottom-up
                                approach  to search for high  quality  companies
                                which are growing at substantially greater rates
                                than the  market's  average  rate.  The  Adviser
                                generally sells stocks when the  risk/rewards of
                                a stock turn negative, when company fundamentals
                                deteriorate,  or when a stock under performs the
                                market or its peer group.
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Principal Risks            The  Fund  is   subject   to   the   following  risks
                           summarized  below which are further  described  under
                           "Additional  Risk   Information."
                           o    The  prices  of  securities,  in which the  Fund
                                invests,  may fluctuate due to these  securities
                                being   traded   infrequently   and  in  limited
                                volumes.   There  may  also  be  less   publicly
                                available information about mid cap companies as
                                compared to larger companies.
                           o    There is no  guarantee  that the stock market or
                                the  stocks  that  the  Fund  buys  will  always
                                increase in value.  Therefore, it is possible to
                                lose money by investing in the Fund.
                           o    The  Fund's   share  price  will   fluctuate  in
                                response  to changes in the market  value of the
                                Fund's investments.  Market value will change as
                                a result of business  developments  affecting an
                                issuer as well as general  market  and  economic
                                conditions.
                           o    Growth-oriented investments may be more volatile
                                than  the  rest of the U.S.  stock  market  as a
                                whole.
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                           o    The  performance  of the Fund will depend on how
                                successfully  the Adviser pursues its investment
                                strategy.
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Investor  Profile          o    Investors who want the value of their investment
                                to grow and who are willing to accept
                                more  volatility  for the  possibility of higher
                                growth returns.
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FEES AND EXPENSES

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE FUND EXPENSES?
         Every  mutual  fund  has  operating  expenses  to pay for  professional
         advisory, distribution, administration and custody services. The Fund's
         expenses  in the table below are shown as a  percentage  of its average
         annual net assets.  Sales  charges are  deducted  once when you make or
         redeem your investment. Expenses are deducted from Fund assets.
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The table below  describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. The Fund offers different share classes to allow you to
maximize your potential return depending on your and your financial consultant's
current expectations for your investment in the Fund.

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE SALES CHARGES?
         The sales  charge or load that you pay is a  separate  fee based on how
         much you invest.  This fee  compensates  your financial  consultant for
         providing you with investment  assistance and on-going  service as well
         as handling all the paperwork  associated  with your investment and any
         subsequent  adjustments  you make.  For your  convenience,  the Fund is
         offered in several classes, giving you several ways to pay this fee.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHAREHOLDER  FEES (FEES PAID  DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT)                                        CLASS A    CLASS B(a)   CLASS C
                                                   -------    ----------   -------
<S>                                                <C>          <C>        <C>
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on             5.50%(b)       None       None
   purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
Maximum deferred sales charge                       None(c)     5.00%(d)   1.00%(e)
Maximum sales charge imposed on                      None         None       None
   reinvested dividends (and other
   distributions)
Redemption fee(f)                                    None         None       None
</TABLE>

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(a)     Class B shares convert to Class A shares automatically at the end of the
        eighth year (96th month) after purchase. Investors seeking to purchase
        Class B shares in amounts that exceed $250,000 should discuss with their
        financial consultant whether the purchase of another class would be more
        appropriate; such orders may be rejected by the Fund.

(b)     Reduced for purchases of $50,000 and more.

(c)     Class A shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (a
        "CDSC"); except certain purchases that are not subject to an initial
        sales charge may instead be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% of amounts
        redeemed within the first year of purchase. Such a CDSC may be waived in
        connection with redemptions to participants in certain fee-based
        programs.

(d)     5.00% during the first year, 4.00% during the second year, 3.00% during
        the third and fourth years, 2.00% during the fifth year, and 1.00%
        during the sixth year. Class B shares automatically convert into Class A
        shares at the end of the eighth year after purchase and thereafter will
        not be subject to a CDSC.

(e)     Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC only if redeemed within the
        first 18 months after purchase.

(f)     If you effect a redemption via wire transfer, you may be required to pay
        fees, including a $10 wire fee and other fees, that will be directly
        deducted from your redemption proceeds. If you request redemption checks
        to be sent by overnight mail, you may be required to pay a $10 fee that
        will be directly deducted from your redemption proceeds.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES 1
(EXPENSES THAT AREDEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)       CLASS A   CLASS B  CLASS C
                                                   -------   -------  -------
Management fees                                     0.75%     0.75%    0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fee                             None     0.75%    0.75%
Shareholder Service fee                             0.25%     0.25%    0.25%
Other expenses 2                                    0.55%     0.55%    0.55%
                                                    -----     -----    -----
Total Annual Operating Expenses                     1.55%     2.30%    2.30%
                                                    =====     =====    =====

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1 The table above and the example below each reflect the aggregate annual
  operating expenses of the Fund and the Series.
2 "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The table below shows what you
would pay if you invested $10,000 over the various time frames indicated. The
example assumes that:

o you reinvested all dividends and other distributions
o the average annual return was 5%
o the Fund's  maximum total  operating  expenses are charged and remain the same
  over the time periods
o you redeemed all of your investment at the end of the time period.

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Although your actual cost may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions,
your costs would be:

                                            1 YEAR     3 YEARS
                                            ------     -------

Class A 1                                    $699       $1,013

Class B                                      $233        $718

Class B (assuming complete redemption at
the end of the 1 year or 3 year period)2     $733       $1,018

Class C                                      $233        $718

Class C (assuming complete redemption at     $333        $718
the end of the 1 year or 3 year period)2

1  Assumes deduction at time of purchase of maximum sales charge.
2  Assumes deduction at redemption of maximum deferred sales charge.

THE ABOVE EXAMPLE IS FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF
THE FUND'S ACTUAL EXPENSES AND RETURNS, EITHER PAST OR FUTURE.

ADVISER PRIOR PERFORMANCE IN MID CAP ACCOUNTS
The table below shows relevant performance data for the Adviser and its
predecessors' investment advisory accounts (the "Accounts") during the seven
year period ended December 31, 1999, using the same investment approach
specified for the Fund described under "Investment Objective" and "Primary
Investment Strategies."

The results for the period January 31, 1993 through July 31, 1998 are the
results of Roxbury Capital Management Inc., the predecessor to Roxbury Capital
Management, LLC.

The Accounts constitute the portfolios managed by the Adviser (and its
predecessor) that have an investment strategy of investing in mid cap companies
and that have met certain basic criteria as to minimum account value,
discretionary status, tax-exempt status and period of management of more than
one month. The Accounts were managed for tax-exempt clients and, therefore, may
have been managed differently than for taxable clients. The Accounts were not
subject to the same types of expenses to which the Fund is subject, nor to the
diversification requirements, specific tax restrictions and investment
limitations imposed on the Fund by the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The performance of the Accounts may have been
adversely affected had they been subject to the same expenses, restrictions and
limitations. The Adviser believes that any adverse effect would not have been
significant. The results presented are not intended to predict or suggest the
return to be experienced by the Fund or the return you might achieve by
investing in the Fund. You should not rely on the following performance data as
an indication of future performance of the Adviser or of the Fund.

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                        TOTAL RETURN OF MID CAP ACCOUNTS

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     2nd Quarter  1st Quarter  1 Year   3 Years   5 Years    7 Years
                                        Ended        Ended      Ended    Ended     Ended      Ended
Average Annual Return for the         June 30,     Mar. 31,    Dec.31,  Dec.31,  Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
Periods Specified:                      2000         2000       1999     1999      1999       1999
                                        ----         ----       ----     ----      ----       ----

<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>
The Accounts (net of expenses)......   -3.067%       21.06%     25.64%   22.80%    26.69%     21.20%
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index...............   -3.30%       12.69%     14.77%   21.82%    23.05%     17.54%

</TABLE>

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Please read the following important notes concerning the Accounts:

1.   The results for the Accounts  reflect both income and capital  appreciation
     or  depreciation  (total  return).  Dividends  are  accounted for on a cash
     basis; other items of income are accounted for on an accrual basis. Returns
     are time-weighted and represent the dollar-weighted average of the Accounts
     with a minimum size of $ 500,000 since January 1, 1995.  Return figures are
     net of applicable fees and expenses (other than separate  custody fees). As
     of April 1, 1995, the Accounts were valued daily.

2.   The S&P Mid Cap 400 Index consists of 400 stocks chosen by Standard &
     Poor's for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. It is
     a market-value weighted unmanaged index (stock price times number of shares
     outstanding), with each stock's weight in the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index
     proportionate to its market value.

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         WHAT IS AN INDEX?
         An index is a broad  measure  of the market  performance  of a specific
         group of  securities  in a particular  market or securities in a market
         sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not have
         an adviser and does not pay any  commissions  or expenses.  If an index
         had expenses, its performance would be lower.
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SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING ADVISER INVESTMENT RETURNS: You should note that the
Fund will compute and disclose its average annual compounded rate of return
using the standard formula set forth in SEC rules, which differs in certain
respects from the method used to compute the returns for the Accounts noted
above. The SEC total return calculation method calls for computation and
disclosure of an average annual compounded rate of return for one, five and ten
year periods or shorter periods from inception. The SEC formula provides a rate
of return that equates a hypothetical initial investment of $10,000 to an ending
redeemable value. The returns shown for the Accounts are reduced to reflect the
deduction of advisory fees in accordance with the SEC calculation formula, which
requires that returns shown for a fund be net of advisory fees as well as all
other applicable fund operating expenses. Performance was calculated on a trade
date basis.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund and the Series seek superior long-term growth of capital.

For purposes of this investment objective, "superior" long-term growth of
capital means long-term growth of capital from an investment in a group of
mid-cap securities that exceeds the return of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index. This
investment objective may not be changed without shareholder approval. There is
no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

PRIMARY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE GROWTH FUNDS?
         Growth funds invest in the common  stock of  growth-oriented  companies
         seeking  maximum  growth of earnings and share price with little regard
         for dividend earnings. Generally, companies with high relative rates of
         growth tend to reinvest  more of their profits into the company and pay
         out  less to  shareholders  in the  form  of  dividends.  As a  result,
         investors  in growth  funds tend to receive most of their return in the
         form of capital appreciation.
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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets in
the Series. The Series, under normal market conditions, invests at least 100% of
its total assets in the following equity (or equity-related securities):

o    common stocks of U.S.  corporations  that are judged by the adviser to have
     strong  growth  characteristics  and,  with  respect to at least 65% of the
     Series'   total   assets,   have  a  market   capitalization   within   the
     capitialization range of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index;
o    American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), which are negotiable certificates
     held in a U.S. bank representing a specific number of shares of a foreign
     stock traded on a U.S. stock exchange. ADRs make it easier for Americans to
     invest in foreign companies, due to the widespread availability of
     dollar-denominated price information, lower transaction costs, and timely
     dividend distributions. An American Depository Share or ADS is the share
     issued under an American Depositary Receipt agreement which is actually
     traded;
o    securities convertible into the common stock of U.S. corporations described
     above;
o    options on common stock or options on stock indexes.

Mid-cap companies are those whose capitalization is similar to the market
capitalization of companies in the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index at the time of the
Fund's investment. The Adviser looks for quality, sustainable-growth stocks
within the mid-cap portion of the market. Mid-cap companies often have superior
long-term potential, a strong niche or franchise, and seasoned management. At
the time of initial purchase, an investment's market capitalization will fall
within the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index. Due to market price adjustments or other
events after the time of purchase, it is possible that an investment's market
capitalization may drift above or below this range. Nevertheless, companies
whose capitalization no longer meets this definition after purchase continue to
be considered to have a medium market capitalization for purposes of the 65%
policy. The Series is not limited to only mid-cap companies, and under normal
market conditions, may invest up to 35% of its assets in stocks of companies in
other capitalizations.

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The Adviser believes that over the long-term, companies that experience a higher
growth in earnings and cash flow per share will achieve higher investment
returns. By consistently investing in a diversified portfolio of high growth
companies and by applying valuation disciplines, the Adviser believes that
superior long-term investment returns can be achieved at an acceptable level of
risk.

The Adviser uses a bottom-up research analysis to identify potential investment
opportunities. This research process emphasizes an understanding of business
fundamentals, including but not limited to financial statement analysis,
underlying industry trends, competitive dynamics, and other relevant
information. Research is performed not only to identify new investment
opportunities but also on existing investments on an ongoing basis to determine
continued suitability.

The Adviser selects stocks it believes exhibit consistent, above average growth
prospects. Through research, the Adviser seeks to identify companies with sound
economic business models, reputable managements, strong competitive positions,
and the ability to grow their businesses in a variety of economic environments.
Additionally, all investments undergo a valuation analysis to estimate their
risk/reward characteristics.

The Adviser's research team analyzes a broad universe of over 2,000 companies to
identify potential research candidates. Companies are screened for several
metrics including but not limited to revenue and earnings growth, debt leverage,
operating margin characteristics, cash flow generation, and return on invested
capital. Companies which pass the screens are subject to more thorough research
to evaluate their investment suitability.

Final investment candidates are evaluated and approved by the Adviser's
investment committee based on individual investment merits, and within the
context of the Series' overall portfolio characteristics and diversification
guidelines. The Series may invest in up to 100 stocks. At the time of purchase
individual stock holdings may represent up to 5% of the Series' value. Due to
market price fluctuations individual stock holdings may exceed 5% of the value
of the total portfolio. The Series may over or underweight certain industries
and sectors based on the Adviser's opinion of their relative attractiveness. The
Series may not invest in more than 10% of the outstanding shares of a company.

In order to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Series may assume a temporary defensive position and invest without limit in
commercial paper and other money market instruments that are rated investment
grade. The result of this action may be that the Series will be unable to
achieve its investment objective. The Series also may use other strategies and
engage in other investment practices, which are described in detail in our
Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL RISK INFORMATION
The following is a list of certain risks that may apply to your investment in
the Fund. Further information about investment risk is available in our
Statement of Additional Information:

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o    MID-CAP COMPANIES RISK: The Series invests in mid-cap companies, which tend
     to be more vulnerable to adverse developments than larger companies.
o    MARKET RISK: The risk that the market value of a security may move up and
     down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The prices of equity securities
     change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective
     earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic
     conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
o    LIQUIDITY RISK: The risk that a security may lack sufficient liquidity in
     order to execute a buy or sell  program  without  significantly  moving the
     security's price. At times a security's price may experience  unusual price
     declines due to an imbalance  between  sellers and buyers of that security.
     Forced  liquidations  of the  Series  or other  funds  which  hold  similar
     securities  could result in adverse price  fluctuations  in securities held
     and in the overall Fund's value.
o    GROWTH-ORIENTED INVESTING RISK: The risk that an investment in a
     growth-oriented portfolio may be more volatile than the rest of the U.S.
     market as a whole.
o    DERIVATIVES RISK: Some of the Series' investments may be referred to as
     "derivatives" because their value depends on, or derives from, the value of
     an underlying asset, reference rate or index. These investments include
     options, futures contracts and similar investments that may be used in
     hedging and related income strategies. The market value of derivative
     instruments and securities is sometimes more volatile than that of other
     investments, and each type of derivative may pose its own special risks. As
     a fundamental policy, no more than 15% of the Series' total assets may at
     any time be committed or exposed to derivative strategies.
o    MASTER/FEEDER RISK: The master/feeder structure is relatively new and
     complex. While this structure is designed to reduce costs, it may not do
     so, and there may be operational or other complications. For example,
     large-scale redemptions by other feeders of their shares of the master fund
     could have adverse effects on a fund such as requiring the liquidation of a
     substantial portion of the master fund's holdings at a time when it could
     be disadvantageous to do so. Also, other feeders of a master fund may have
     a greater ownership interest in the master fund and, therefore, could have
     effective voting control over the operation of the master fund.
o    OPPORTUNITY RISK: The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity
     because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in less
     advantageous investments.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The Board of Trustees supervises the management, activities and affairs of the
Fund and has approved contracts with various financial organizations to provide,
among other services, the day-to-day management required by the Fund and its
shareholders. The Board of Trustees includes a member of the Roxbury Investment
Committee.

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INVESTMENT ADVISER
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         WHAT IS AN ADVISER?
         The  Adviser  makes   investment   decisions  for  a  mutual  fund  and
         continuously reviews,  supervises and administers the fund's investment
         program.  The Board of Trustees  supervises the Adviser and establishes
         policies that the Adviser must follow in its management activities.
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Roxbury Capital Management, LLC, 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Santa
Monica, California 90401, serves as the investment adviser for the Fund (by
managing the Series). Under an advisory agreement, Roxbury, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the Series in
accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. In addition
to serving as Adviser to the Series, Roxbury is engaged in a variety of
investment advisory activities, including the management of separately managed
accounts. The Series pays a monthly advisory fee to Roxbury at the annual rate
of 0.75% of the Series' first $1 billion of average daily net assets; 0.70% of
the Series' next $1 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.65% of the
Series' average daily net assets over $2 billion.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER
The  day-to-day  management  of the Series is the  responsibility  of  Roxbury's
Investment   Committee.   The  Investment  Committee  meets  regularly  to  make
investment decisions for the Series and relies on Roxbury's research team.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
The  following  chart  provides   information  on  the  Fund's  primary  service
providers.

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<CAPTION>

<S>                             <C>                                          <C>
Asset                                                                        Shareholder
Management                                                                   Services
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              ADVISER                                                                TRANSFER AGENT

  ROXBURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC                                                       PFPC INC.
      100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD                                                      400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
             SUITE 600                                                            WILMINGTON, DE 19809
      SANTA MONICA, CA 90401                                                            SUITE 108

                                                                              Handles shareholder services,
                                                                               including recordkeeping and
                                                                                 statements, payment of
   Manages the Fund's investment                                             distribution and processing of
            activities.                                                          buy and sell requests.

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                                              ROXBURY MID CAP FUND

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Fund                                                                         Asset
Operations                                                                   Safe Keeping
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         ADMINISTRATOR AND                                                              CUSTODIAN
         ACCOUNTING AGENT
                                                                                WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
             PFPC INC.                                                             RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
       400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY                                                     1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
       WILMINGTON, DE 19809                                                       WILMINGTON, DE 19890

Provides facilities, equipment and                                              Holds the Fund's assets,
      personnel to carry out                                                  settles all portfolio trades
administrative services related to                                              and collects most of the
the Fund and calculates the Fund's                                             valuation data required for
      NAV and distributions.                                                 calculating the Fund's NAV per
                                                                                         share.

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                                Distibution
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                                                  DISTRIBUTION

                                          PROVIDENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                                               3200 HORIZON DRIVE
                                           KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

                                         Distributes the Fund's shares.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
HOW SHARE PRICE IS CALCULATED
The Fund values its assets based on current market values when such values are
readily available. These prices normally are supplied by a pricing service. Any
assets held by the Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued
daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing
at the time that PFPC determines the Fund's daily net asset value. To determine
the value of those securities, PFPC may use a pricing service that takes into
account not only developments related to specific securities, but also
transactions in comparable securities. Securities that do not have a readily
available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of
the Board of Trustees. The Fund is subject to the risk that it has valued
certain of its stocks at a higher price than it can sell them.

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         WHAT IS THE NET ASSET VALUE or "NAV"?
                               NAV = ASSETS - LIABILITIES
                                     --------------------
                                      Outstanding Shares

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PFPC determines the NAV per share of the Fund as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), on each
Business Day (a day that the Exchange, the Transfer Agent and the Philadelphia
branch of the Federal Reserve Bank are open for business). The NAV is calculated
by adding the value of all securities and other assets in the Fund, deducting
its liabilities and dividing the balance by the number of outstanding shares in
the Fund.

Shares will not be priced on those days the Fund is closed. As of the date of
this prospectus, those days are:

     New Year's Day                Memorial Day            Veterans Day
     Martin Luther King, Jr. Day   Independence Day        Thanksgiving Day
     Presidents' Day               Labor Day               Christmas Day
     Good Friday                   Columbus Day

SELECTING THE CORRECT CLASS OF SHARES
This prospectus offers Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Each
class has its own cost structure, allowing you to choose the one that best meets
your requirements and current expectations. Your financial consultant can help
you decide which class is best for you. For estimated expenses of each class,
see the table under "Fees and Expenses" earlier in this prospectus.

CLASS A SHARES--INITIAL SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class A shares, you will incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase (a "front-end load") based on the dollar amount of your purchase. The
maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%, which is reduced for purchases of $50,000
and more. Sales charges also may be reduced by using the accumulation privilege
described under "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers." Class A

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shares are subject to an ongoing shareholder service fee of 0.25% of the Fund's
average net assets attributable to Class A shares. Class A shares will not be
subject to any contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC or "back end load") when
they are redeemed. Although some purchases may not be subject to an initial
sales charge, if the initial sales charge is waived, such purchases may be
subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year after
purchase. Class A shares also will be issued upon conversion of Class B shares,
as described below under "Class B Shares." The minimum initial investment in
Class A shares is $2,000.

Part of the front-end sales charge is paid directly to the selling broker-dealer
(the "dealer reallowance"). The remainder is retained by the distributor and may
be used either to promote the sale of the Fund's shares or to compensate the
distributor for its efforts to sell the shares of the Fund.
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<CAPTION>

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YOUR INVESTMENT            AS A PERCENTAGE OF OFFERING PRICE  AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR INVESTMENT
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>                                 <C>
$50,000 and less                         5.50%                               5.82%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
$50,000 up to $150,000                   5.00%                               5.26%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
$150,000 up to $250,000                  4.50%                               4.71%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
$250,000 up to $500,000                  3.50%                               3.63%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
$500,000 up to $1,000,000                3.00%                               3.09%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
Over $1,000,000                          0.00%                               0.00%
-------------------------- ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------
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CLASS B SHARES--DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class B shares, you will not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class B shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. The Rule 12b-1 distribution fee and
the shareholder service fee accrue daily and are paid monthly. Class B shares
are subject to a CDSC if you redeem them prior to the seventh year after
purchase. At the end of the eighth year after purchase, Class B shares will
automatically convert into Class A shares of the Fund, which are subject to the
shareholder service fee of 0.25%. Automatic conversion of Class B shares into
Class A shares will occur at least once a month on the basis of the relative net
asset values of the shares of the two classes on the conversion date, without
the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Conversion of Class B
shares to Class A shares will not be deemed a purchase or sale of the shares for
federal income tax purposes. Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends
and other distributions on Class B shares also will convert automatically to
Class A shares based on the portion of purchased shares that convert. The
minimum initial investment in Class B shares is $2,000.

CLASS C SHARES--PAY AS YOU GO
If you purchase Class C shares, you do not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class C shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. Class C shares also are subject to a
1.00% CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months of purchase. Although Class C
shares are subject to a CDSC for only 18 months (as compared to six years for
Class B), Class C shares have no conversion feature. Accordingly, if you
purchase Class C shares, those shares will be subject to the 0.75% distribution
fee and the 0.25% shareholder

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service fee for as long as you own your Class C shares. The minimum initial
investment in Class C shares is $2,000.

You may be subject to a CDSC upon redemption of your Class B and Class C shares
under the following conditions:

         o    Class B Shares

              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                YEARS AFTER PURCHASE       CDSC ON SHARES BEING REDEEMED
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      1st year                         5.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      2nd year                         4.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      3rd year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      4th year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      5th year                         2.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      6th year                         1.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      7th year                          None
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 After the 7th year                     None
              ---------------------------------------------------------------

         Class B shares will be automatically converted to Class A shares at the
         end of the eighth year (96th month) after purchase.

         o    Class C Shares

         If you redeem Class C shares within 18 months of purchase, you will be
         charged a CDSC of 1.00%. There is no CDSC imposed on Class C shares
         acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

The CDSC will be imposed on the lesser of the original purchase price or the net
asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of the redemption. CDSC
calculations are based on the specific shares involved, not the value of the
account. To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to
sell shares, we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject
to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these shares to meet your request, we will
sell your shares on a first-in, first-out basis. Your financial consultant or
institution may elect to waive some or all of the payment, thereby reducing or
eliminating the otherwise applicable CDSC.

OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES
The Fund may offer other classes of shares, from time to time, for special
purposes. These other classes, if offered, will not be available to the general
public, although they may appear in newspaper listings. When reviewing newspaper
listings, please remember that the class or classes listed may not be the class
you own and therefore the net asset value(s) listed may be different from the
net asset value of your shares.

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS

REDUCING SALES CHARGES ON YOUR CLASS A SHARES. There are several ways you can
combine multiple purchases of Class A shares to take advantage of the
breakpoints in the sales charge schedule. These can be combined in any manner:

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o    Accumulation privilege--lets you add the value of any Class A shares you
     and your immediate family already own to the amount of your next investment
     for purposes of calculating sales charges

o    Letter of intent--lets you purchase Class A shares over a 13-month period
     and receive the same sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at
     once. See the new account application and our Statement of Additional
     Information for terms and conditions.

To use these privileges, discuss your eligibility with your financial
consultant.

CDSC WAIVERS. In general, the CDSC may be waived on shares you sell for the
following reasons:

o    Payments through certain systematic retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Qualifying distributions from qualified retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Distributions from custodial accounts under section 403(b)(7) of the
     Internal Revenue Code as well as from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
     due to death, disability or attainment of age 59 1/2

o    Participation in certain fee-based programs

To use any of these waivers, contact your financial consultant.

REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE. If you sell shares of the Fund, you may invest some or
all of the proceeds in the Fund within 90 days without a sales charge. If you
paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you will be credited with the amount of
the CDSC. All accounts involved must have the same registration.

To use this privilege, contact your financial consultant.

NET ASSET VALUE PURCHASES. Class A shares may be sold at net asset value, with
only a $2,000 minimum initial investment, to:

o    Clients of financial consultants who exchange their shares from an
     unaffiliated investment company that has a comparable sales charge, so long
     as shares are purchased within 60 days of the redemption;

o    Trustees or other fiduciaries purchasing shares for certain retirement
     plans of organizations with 50 or more eligible employees and
     employer-sponsored benefit plans in connection with purchases of Fund
     shares made as a result of participant-directed exchanges between options
     in such a plan;

o    Investment advisers, financial planners and certain financial institutions
     that place trades for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients
     either individually or through a master account and who charge a
     management, consulting or other fee for their services;

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o    "Wrap accounts" for the benefit of clients of broker-dealers, financial
     institutions or financial planners having sales or service agreements with
     the distributor or another broker-dealer or financial institution with
     respect to sales of Fund shares;

o    Current or retired trustees, officers and employees of the Fund, the
     distributor, the transfer agent, the adviser and its members, certain
     family members of the above persons, and trusts or plans primarily for such
     persons or their family members;

o    Current or retired registered representatives or full-time employees and
     their spouses and minor children and plans of broker-dealers or other
     institutions that have selling agreements with the distributor; and

o    Such other persons as are determined by the adviser or distributor to have
     acquired shares under circumstances where the Fund has not incurred any
     sales expense.

PURCHASE OF SHARES
Investors may purchase shares of the Fund through financial intermediaries such
as financial consultants, securities brokers, dealers or benefit plan
administrators. Investors should contact their financial intermediary directly
for appropriate purchase instructions, as well as for information pertaining to
accounts and any servicing or transaction fees that may be charged. Some
financial intermediaries may appoint subagents.

The minimum initial investment in Class A, Class B or Class C shares is $2,000
(including IRAs) and $100 for subsequent investments. The adviser or the
distributor, at their discretion, may waive these minimums. See our Statement of
Additional Information for further details.

See "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers" for ways to make your initial
investment go farther.

Shares are sold at a public offering price based on the net asset value for the
class of shares selected. If your purchase order is received by the transfer
agent before the close of regular trading on the Exchange on any Business Day,
you will pay the next public offering price that is determined as of the close
of trading. Purchase orders received after the close of regular trading on the
Exchange will be priced as of the close of regular trading on the following
Business Day.

Any purchase order may be rejected if the Fund determines that accepting the
order would not be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders.

It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to transmit orders for
the purchase of shares by its customers to the Transfer Agent and to deliver
required funds on a timely basis, in accordance with the procedures stated
above.

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For information on other ways to purchase shares, including through an
individual retirement account (IRA), call the Transfer Agent at (800) 497-2960,
or see our Statement of Additional Information.

For information on an automatic investment plan or a payroll investment plan,
see our Statement of Additional Information.

REDEMPTION OF SHARES
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         HOW TO REDEEM (SELL) SHARES:
         o         By mail
         o         By telephone
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

If you purchased your shares through a financial intermediary, you should
contact the intermediary for information relating to redemptions. The Fund's
name and your account number should accompany any redemption requests.

SMALL ACCOUNTS: If the value of your Fund accounts falls below $500, the Fund
may ask you to increase your balance. If the account balance is still below $500
after 60 days, the Fund may close your account and send you the proceeds. The
Fund will not close your account if it falls below $500 solely as a result of a
reduction in your account's market value.

For information on other ways to redeem shares, please refer to our Statement of
Additional Information.

DISTRIBUTIONS
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS NET INVESTMENT INCOME?
         Net investment  income  consists of interest and dividends  earned by a
         fund on its investments less accrued expenses.
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Distributions from the net investment income of the Fund are declared and paid
annually to you. Any net capital gain realized by the Fund will be distributed
annually.

Distributions are payable to shareholders of record at the time distributions
are declared (including holders of shares being redeemed, but excluding holders
of shares being purchased). All distributions are reinvested in additional Fund
shares, unless you have elected to receive distributions in cash.

TAXES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX: As long as the Fund meets the requirements for being a
"regulated investment company," it pays no Federal income tax on the earnings
and gains it distributes to shareholders. While the Fund may invest in
securities that earn interest subject to Federal income tax and securities that
earn interest exempt from that tax, under normal conditions the Fund invests
primarily in taxable securities. The Fund will notify you following the end of
the calendar year of the amount of dividends and other distributions paid that
year.

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Dividends you receive from the Fund, whether reinvested in Fund shares or taken
as cash, are generally taxable to you as ordinary income. The Fund's
distributions of net capital gain, whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional Fund shares, are taxable to you as long-term capital gain, regardless
of the length of time you have held your shares. You should be aware that if
Fund shares are purchased shortly before the record date for any dividend or
capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and will
receive some portion of the price back as a taxable distribution. The Fund
anticipates the distribution of net capital gain.

It is a taxable event for you if you sell or exchange shares of the Fund.
Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you exchange,
you may have a taxable gain or loss on the transaction. You are responsible for
any tax liability generated by your transactions.

STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES: You should consult your tax advisers concerning
state and local taxes, which may have different consequences from those of the
Federal income tax law.

This section is only a summary of some important income tax considerations that
may affect your investment in the Fund. More information regarding those
considerations appears in our Statement of Additional Information. You are urged
to consult your tax adviser regarding the effects of an investment on your tax
situation.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
Provident Distributors, Inc. ("PDI") manages the Fund's distribution efforts and
enters into dealer agreements with financial consultants to sell fund shares.

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         HOW CAN YOUR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT HELP YOU?
         Your financial consultant is thoroughly familiar with the Fund and with
         Roxbury Capital Management. He or she can answer any questions you have
         now,  or in the  future,  about how the Fund  operates,  which class of
         shares is most appropriate for you and how the Roxbury investment style
         works and has performed for other investors.  Your financial consultant
         is a valuable and knowledgeable resource.
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RULE 12B-1 FEES
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         WHAT ARE 12b-1 FEES?
         12b-1 fees, charged by some funds, are deducted from fund assets to pay
         for marketing and advertising expenses or, more commonly, to compensate
         sales professionals for selling fund shares.
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The Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 that allows the Fund
to pay a fee to PDI for facilitating the sale and distribution of its shares.
Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees indirectly will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

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Rule 12b-1 permits a fund directly or indirectly to pay expenses associated with
the distribution of its shares and the servicing of its shareholders in
accordance with a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees and approved by its
shareholders. Pursuant to the Rule, the Board has approved, and the Fund has
entered into, a Distribution Plan with PDI, for the Class B and Class C shares.
Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund will pay distribution fees to PDI at a
maximum annual rate of 0.75% of its aggregate average daily net assets
attributable to its Class B and Class C shares.

The Distribution Plan provides that PDI may use the distribution fees received
from a class of shares to pay for the distribution and shareholder servicing
expenses of that class, including, but not limited to (i) incentive compensation
paid to the directors, officers and employees of, agents for and consultants to,
the distributor or any other broker-dealer or financial institution that engages
in the distribution of that class; and (ii) compensation to broker-dealers,
financial institutions or other persons for providing distribution assistance
with respect to that class. Distribution fees may also be used for (i) marketing
and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail
promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media
advertising for that class; (ii) costs of printing and distributing
prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and reports of the Fund to
prospective investors in that class; (iii) costs involved in preparing, printing
and distributing sales literature pertaining to the Fund and that class; and
(iv) costs involved in obtaining whatever information, analyses and reports with
respect to marketing and promotional activities that the Fund may, from time to
time, deem advisable with respect to the distribution of that class.
Distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are charged as
expenses of, respectively, Class B and Class C shares as accrued.

The distribution fees applicable to the Class B and Class C shares are designed
to permit you to purchase Class B and Class C shares through broker-dealers
without the assessment of a front-end sales charge and at the same time to
permit the distributor to compensate broker-dealers on an ongoing basis to
provide services to shareholders of the Class B and Class C shares attributable
to those broker-dealers.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICE FEES
The Board of Trustees has adopted a shareholder service plan authorizing the
Fund to pay service providers an annual fee not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets of each class of shares, to compensate service
providers who maintain a service relationship. Service activities provided under
this plan include (a) establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and
records, (b) answering shareholder inquiries, (c) assisting in share purchases
and redemptions, (d) providing statements and reports to shareholders, and (e)
providing other related services requested by shareholders.

MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE
Other institutional investors, including other mutual funds, may invest in the
Series. The master/feeder structure enables various institutional investors,
including the Fund, to pool their assets, which may be expected to result in
economies by spreading certain fixed costs over a larger asset base. Each
shareholder of a master fund, including the Series, will pay its proportionate
share of the master fund's expenses.

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For reasons relating to costs or a change in investment goal, among others, the
Fund could switch to another master fund or decide to manage its assets itself.
The Fund is not currently contemplating such a move.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE FUND, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE FREE UPON REQUEST:

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

Copies of these documents and answers to questions about the Fund may be
obtained without charge by contacting:

Roxbury Mid Cap Fund
c/o PFPC Inc.
400 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 108
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(800) 497-2960
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington,
D.C. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: [email protected],
or by writing the Public Reference Room of the SEC, Washington, DC, 20549-6009.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at 1-(800)-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the
Fund may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from the SEC's Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov.

              FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT, MAKING
              CHANGES TO EXISTING ACCOUNTS, PURCHASING, EXCHANGING
                OR REDEEMING SHARES, OR OTHER INVESTOR SERVICES,
                           PLEASE CALL (800) 497-2960.

The investment company registration number is 811-08648.

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                       ROXBURY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND

================================================================================

                         PROSPECTUS DATED ______________

This prospectus contains important information about the Fund, including
information on investment policies, risks and fees. For your own benefit and
protection, please read it before you invest, and keep it on hand for future
reference.

Like all mutual fund shares, these securities have not been approved or
disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and
Exchange Commission determined whether this prospectus is accurate or complete.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a criminal offense.

         PRESENTLY CLASS A SHARES OF THE FUND ARE BEING OFFERED ONLY TO
        CERTAIN PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE CLASS A SHARES AT NET ASSET
               VALUE. SEE "SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS."
           CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

A LOOK AT THE GOALS, STRATEGIES,   PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
RISKS AND EXPENSES OF THE          Summary....................................3
FUND.                              Fees and Expenses..........................4
                                   Adviser Prior Performance..................6
                                   Investment Objective.......................7
                                   Primary Investment Strategies..............7
                                   Additional Risk Information................9

DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE          MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
PROVIDERS.                         Investment Adviser........................10
                                   Portfolio Manager.........................11
                                   Service Providers.........................11

POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR      SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
OPENING, MAINTAINING AND           How Share Price is Calculated.............13
CLOSING AN ACCOUNT IN THE          Selecting the Correct Class of Shares.....13
FUND.                              Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers.......15
                                   Purchase of Shares........................17
                                   Redemption of Shares......................18
                                   Distributions.............................18
                                   Taxes.....................................18

DETAILS ON DISTRIBUTION PLANS,     DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES      Rule 12b-1 Fees...........................19
AND THE FUND'S MASTER/FEEDER       Shareholder Service Fees..................20
ARRANGEMENT.                       Master/Feeder Structure...................20


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

For  information  about  key  terms  and  concepts,  look for our  "PLAIN  TALK"
explanations.

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                       ROXBURY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND

PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS A MUTUAL FUND?
         A mutual  fund  pools  shareholders'  money and,  using a  professional
         investment manager, invests in securities like stocks and bonds.
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SUMMARY

Investment Objective       o    ROXBURY  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY   FUND   seeks
                                superior long-term growth of capital.
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Investment Focus o              Equity   securities   (generally  common  stocks
                                relating   to   the   science   and   technology
                                industries)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Share Price Volatility     o    Moderate to high
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Principal Investment       o    The Fund invests in a non-diversified  portfolio
                                which is focused  on 20-35  common  stocks  from
                                three of the fastest  growth  industries  in the
                                world:   healthcare,    telecommunications   and
                                technology.
                           o    The Fund operates as a "feeder fund" which means
                                that the Fund does not buy individual securities
                                directly. Instead, it invests in a corresponding
                                mutual  fund or  "master  fund,"  which  in turn
                                purchases the actual stock holdings.  The Fund's
                                master fund is the Science and Technology Series
                                (the "Series") of WT Investment Trust I.
                           o    In a master/feeder  arrangement,  a feeder fund,
                                like the Fund, takes your investment dollars and
                                transfers them to an even larger pool,  like the
                                Series, for greater efficiency. The Fund and the
                                Series  have  the  same  investment   objective,
                                policies and  limitations.  When this prospectus
                                refers to investments of the Fund it is actually
                                referring to the investments of the Series.
                           o    The   Adviser   purchases   stocks  it  believes
                                exhibit   consistent,   above-average   earnings
                                growth,    superior   quality   and   attractive
                                risk/reward    characteristics.    The   Adviser
                                analyzes the stocks of over 2000 companies using
                                a bottom-up  approach to search for high quality
                                companies  which are growing at about double the
                                market's  average  rate.  The Adviser  generally
                                sells  stocks when the  risk/rewards  of a stock
                                turn   negative,   when   company   fundamentals
                                deteriorate,  or when a stock under performs the
                                market or its peer group.
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Principal Risks            The Fund is subject to the following risks summarized
                           below,  which are further described under "Additional
                           Risk  Information."
                           o    The Series is classified  as  "non-diversified."
                                This means that this Series may invest a greater
                                percentage  of  its  assets  in  one  particular
                                issuer.  Consequently, a decline in value of the
                                securities  of a  single  issuer  would  have  a
                                greater  negative impact on the Fund than if the
                                Fund were diversified.  In addition,  the Series
                                will  focus on 25 to 30 stocks of  companies  in
                                the  science  and  technology  industries.  As a
                                result, the value of the Series' shares may vary
                                more  widely,  and the Series' may be subject to
                                greater  market  and  credit  risk  than  if the
                                Series invested more broadly.
                           o    The  Fund  may   invest  in   relatively   small
                                companies  with  small  market  capitalizations.
                                Such  companies  are  subject  to abrupt  market
                                movements  due to their  tendency  to be  thinly
                                traded and subject to greater business risk.
                           o    There is no  guarantee  that the stock market or
                                the  stocks  that  the  Fund  buys  will  always
                                increase in value.  Therefore, it is possible to
                                lose money by investing in the Fund.
                           o    The  Fund's   share  price  will   fluctuate  in
                                response  to changes in the market  value of the
                                Fund's investments.  Market value will change as
                                a result of business  developments  affecting an
                                issuer as well as general  market  and  economic
                                conditions.
                           o    Growth-oriented investments may be more volatile
                                than  the  rest of the U.S.  stock  market  as a
                                whole.
                           o    The  performance  of the Fund will depend on how
                                successfully  the adviser pursues its investment
                                strategy.
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Investor Profile           o    Investors   who  want   the   value   of   their
                                investment to grow and who are willing to accept
                                more  volatility  for the  possibility of higher
                                growth returns.
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FEES AND EXPENSES

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         WHAT ARE FUND EXPENSES?
         Every  mutual  fund  has  operating  expenses  to pay for  professional
         advisory, distribution, administration and custody services. The Fund's
         expenses  in the table below are shown as a  percentage  of its average
         annual net assets.  Sales  charges are  deducted  once when you make or
         redeem your investment. Expenses are deducted from Fund assets.
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The table below  describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. The Fund offers different share classes to allow you to
maximize your potential return depending on your and your financial consultant's
current expectations for your investment in the Fund.

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE SALES CHARGES?
         The sales  charge or load that you pay is a  separate  fee based on how
         much you invest.  This fee  compensates  your financial  consultant for
         providing you with investment  assistance and on-going  service as well
         as handling all the paperwork  associated  with your investment and any
         subsequent  adjustments  you make.  For your  convenience,  the Fund is
         offered in several classes, giving you several ways to pay this fee.
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SHAREHOLDER  FEES (FEES PAID  DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT)                                       CLASS A   CLASS B(a)   CLASS C
                                                  -------   ----------   -------
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on           5.50%(b)      None       None
purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
Maximum deferred sales charge                     None(c)    5.00%(d)   1.00%(e)
Maximum sales charge imposed on                    None        None       None
reinvested dividends (and other distributions)
Redemption fee(f)                                  None        None       None
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(a)      Class B shares convert to Class A shares automatically at the end of
         the eighth year (96th month) after purchase. Investors seeking to
         purchase Class B shares in amounts that exceed $250,000 should discuss
         with their financial consultant whether the purchase of another class
         would be more appropriate; such orders may be rejected by the Fund.
(b)      Reduced for purchases of $50,000 and more.
(c)      Class A shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (a
         "CDSC"); except certain purchases that are not subject to an initial
         sales charge may instead be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% of amounts
         redeemed within the first year of purchase. Such a CDSC may be waived
         in connection with redemptions to participants in certain fee-based
         programs.
(d)      5.00% during the first year, 4.00% during the second year, 3.00% during
         the third year and fourth year; 2.00% during the fifth year, and 1.00%
         during the sixth year. Class B shares automatically convert into Class
         A shares at the end of the eighth year after purchase and thereafter
         will not be subject to a CDSC.
(e)      Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC only if redeemed within the
         first 18 months after purchase.
(f)      If you effect a redemption via wire transfer, you may be required to
         pay fees, including a $10 wire fee and other fees, that will be
         directly deducted from your redemption proceeds. If you request
         redemption checks to be sent by overnight mail, you may be required to
         pay a $10 fee that will be directly deducted from your redemption
         proceeds.

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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES 1
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS) CLASS A   CLASS B    CLASS C
                                              -------   -------    -------
Management fees                                1.00%     1.00%      1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fee                        None     0.75%      0.75%
Shareholder Service fee                        0.25%     0.25%      0.25%
Other expenses 2                               0.55%     0.55%      0.55%
Total Annual Operating Expenses                1.80%     2.55%      2.55%
-------------------------
1 The table above and the example below each reflect the aggregate annual
  operating expenses of the Fund and the Series.
2 "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The table below shows what you
would pay if you invested $10,000 over the various time frames indicated. The
example assumes that:

o you reinvested all dividends and other distributions
o the average annual return was 5%
o the Fund's maximum total operating expenses are charged and remain the same
  over the time periods
o you redeemed all of your investment at the end of the time period.

Although your actual cost may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions,
your costs would be:

                                                   1 YEAR           3 YEARS
                                                   ------           -------
Class A 1                                           $723             $1,085

Class B                                             $258              $794

Class B (assuming complete redemption at
the end of the 1 year or 3 year period)2            $758             $1,094

Class C                                             $258              $794

Class C (assuming complete redemption at            $358              $794
the end of the 1 year or 3 year period)2

1  Assumes deduction at time of purchase of maximum sales charge.
2  Assumes deduction at redemption of maximum deferred sales charge.

THE ABOVE EXAMPLE IS FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF
THE FUND'S ACTUAL EXPENSES AND RETURNS, EITHER PAST OR FUTURE.

ADVISER PRIOR PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTS
The following material presents the performance of accounts managed by the
Adviser with an exclusive focus on stocks in the science and technology
industries. The Adviser recognized that

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science and technology companies have shown attractive returns over time and in
March 1999 began managing accounts with stocks chosen exclusively from these
industries.

The Science and Technology accounts ("Accounts") constitute the accounts managed
by the Adviser that have an identical or substantially similar investment
objective or investment approach as the Fund and that met certain basic criteria
as to minimum account value, discretionary status, and period of management of
more than one month. The Accounts reflect taxable and tax-exempt investors, as
will the Fund. The Accounts were not subject to the same types of expenses to
which the Fund is subject, nor to the diversification requirements, specific tax
restrictions and investment limitations imposed on the Fund by the Investment
Company Act of 1940, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The performance of
the Accounts may have been adversely affected had they been subject to the same
expenses, restrictions and limitations. The Adviser believes that any adverse
effect would not have been significant. The results presented are not intended
to predict or suggest the return to be experienced by the Fund or the return you
might achieve by investing in the Fund. You should not rely on the following
performance data as an indication of future performance of the Adviser of the
Fund.

                 TOTAL RETURN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTS
                               (INCEPTION 4/13/99)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               2nd Quarter  1st Quarter   1 Year   4th Quarter 3rd Quarter
                                  Ended        Ended      Ended       Ended       Ended
Average Return for               June 30,    Mar. 31,    Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,    Sept. 30,
the Periods Specified              2000        2000        1999       1999         1999
---------------------              ----        ----        ----       ----         ----

<S>                                <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>
The Accounts (net of expenses)    -8.37%      14.54%      86.70%     70.34%       11.22%
S&P 500 Index                     -2.66%       2.29%      21.03%     14.88%       -6.25%
</TABLE>

Please read the following important notes concerning the Accounts:

1.   The results for the Accounts reflect both income and capital appreciation
     or depreciation (total return). Dividends are accounted for on a cash
     basis; other items of income are accounted for on an accrual basis. Returns
     are time-weighted and represent the dollar-weighted average of Accounts
     with a minimum size of $500,000. Return figures are net hypothetical
     management fees of 1%, the highest fee the Advisor charges to manage
     Science and Technology Accounts. Accounts are valued daily.

2.   The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen by Standard & Poor for
     market size, liquidity and industry group representation. It is a
     market-value weighted unmanaged index (stock price times number of shares
     outstanding), with each stock's weight in the S&P 500 Index proportionate
     to its market value.

                                      -6-
<PAGE>

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         WHAT IS AN INDEX?
         An index is a broad  measure  of the market  performance  of a specific
         group of  securities  in a particular  market or securities in a market
         sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not have
         an adviser and does not pay any  commissions  or expenses.  If an index
         had expenses, its performance would be lower.
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     SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING ADVISER INVESTMENT RETURNS: You should note that
     the Fund will compute and disclose its average annual compounded rate of
     return using the standard formula set forth in SEC rules, which differs in
     certain respects from the method used to compute the returns for the
     Accounts noted above. The SEC total return calculation method calls for
     computation and disclosure of an average annual compounded rate of return
     for one, five and ten year periods or shorter periods from inception. The
     SEC formula provides a rate of return that equates a hypothetical initial
     investment of $10,000 to an ending redeemable value. The returns shown for
     the Accounts are reduced to reflect the deduction of advisory fees in
     accordance with the SEC calculation formula, which requires that returns
     shown for a fund be net of advisory fees as well as all other applicable
     fund operating expenses. Performance was calculated on a trade date basis.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund and the Series seek superior long-term growth of capital.

For purposes of this investment objective, "superior" long-term growth of
capital means long-term growth of capital from investments in securities of
companies in the healthcare, telecommunications and technology sectors with the
objective of achieving returns in excess of the S&P 500 Index returns. This
investment objective may not be changed without shareholder approval. There is
no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

PRIMARY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE GROWTH FUNDS?
         Growth funds invest in the common  stock of  growth-oriented  companies
         seeking  maximum  growth of earnings and share price with little regard
         for dividend earnings. Generally, companies with high relative rates of
         growth tend to reinvest  more of their profits into the company and pay
         out  less to  shareholders  in the  form  of  dividends.  As a  result,
         investors  in growth  funds tend to receive most of their return in the
         form of capital appreciation.
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The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio which seeks to achieve its investment
objective by investing its assets in the Series. The Series may invest up to
100% of its total assets in the following equity (or equity-related) securities:

o  common stocks of U.S. corporations;
o  securities convertible into the common stock of U.S. corporations;
o  American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), which are negotiable certificates held
   in a U.S.

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<PAGE>

   bankrepresenting a specific number of shares of a foreign stock traded on a
   U.S. stock exchange. ADRs make it easier for Americans to invest in foreign
   companies, due to the widespread availability of dollar-denominated price
   information, lower transaction costs, and timely dividend distributions. An
   American Depository Share or ADS is the share issued under an American
   Depositary Receipt agreement which is actually traded;

o  options on common stock or options on stock indexes. Options may not
   represent more than 15% of the Fund's market value.

o  Initial Public Offerings ("IPOs"). IPOs may not represent more than 15% of
   the Fund's market value.

The Series is a unique, non-diversified portfolio which is focused on 20 to 35
stocks from three of the fastest growth industries in the world: healthcare,
telecommunications and technology. This all capitalization portfolio
incorporates the Adviser's focus on industry leading growth companies in the
science and technology industries. The Adviser believes demographic trends and
technological developments will continue to generate strong, sustainable growth
rates and high returns on invested capital for the leading companies.

Investments are spread across the science and technology industries in varying
weights while balancing risk by investing in a mix of large and small
capitalization stocks. The Adviser believes that over the long-term, companies
that experience a higher growth in earnings and cash flow per share will achieve
higher investment returns. By applying valuation disciplines, the Adviser
believes that superior long-term investment returns can be achieved at an
acceptable level of risk.

The Adviser uses a bottom-up research analysis to identify potential investment
opportunities. The research process emphasizes an understanding of business
fundamentals, including but not limited to financial statement analysis,
underlying industry trends, competitive dynamics, and other relevant
information. The process also involves extensive company visits, interviews with
customers and suppliers and attending industry symposiums. Research is performed
not only to identify new investment opportunities but also on existing
investments on an ongoing basis to determine continued suitability.

The Adviser selects stocks it believes exhibit sustainable growth and expanding
returns on invested capital. Through research, the Adviser seeks to identify
companies with sound economic business models, reputable managements, strong
competitive positions, and the ability to grow their businesses in a variety of
economic environments. Additionally, all investments undergo a valuation
analysis to estimate their risk/reward characteristics.

The Adviser's research analyst team surveys a broad universe of over 2,000
companies to identify potential research candidates. Companies are screened for
several metrics including but not limited to revenue and earnings growth, debt
leverage, operating margin characteristics, cash flow generation, and return on
invested capital. Companies which pass the screens are subject to more thorough
research to evaluate their investment suitability.

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<PAGE>

Final investment candidates are evaluated and approved by the Adviser's
investment committee based on individual investment merits, and within the
context of the Series' overall portfolio characteristics and diversification
guidelines. The Series may invest in up to 100 stocks. The Series may not invest
in more than 10% of the outstanding shares of a company.

In order to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Series may assume a temporary defensive position and invest without limit in
commercial paper and other money market instruments that are rated investment
grade. The result of this action may be that the Series will be unable to
achieve its investment objective. The Series also may use other strategies and
engage in other investment practices, which are described in detail in our
Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL RISK INFORMATION
The following is a list of certain risks that may apply to your investment in
the Fund. Further information about investment risk is available in our
Statement of Additional Information:

o    INDUSTRY RISK: The Series will concentrate on investments in the
     healthcare, telecommunications and technology industries. The Series'
     investments in companies dependent on scientific and technological
     developments may be more volatile because of certain risks associated with
     these industries. Such risks include the short life cycles and competitive
     pressures of many of the products or services of theses companies, and the
     adverse impact of government regulation.
o    NON-DIVERSIFICATION RISK: The susceptibility of this Series to the risks
     associated with the particular industries in which it may invest most of
     its assets. Such risks include unsuccessful product or services and adverse
     impact by government regulation.
o    SMALL/MEDIUM SIZED COMPANY RISK: The risk of abrupt or erratic market
     movement of smaller companies. The Series may invest in such Companies that
     have small market capitalizations.
o    MARKET AND CREDIT RISK: The risk that the market value of a security may
     move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The prices of equity
     securities change in response to many factors including the historical and
     prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general
     economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market
     liquidity.
o    LIQUIDITY RISK: The risk that a security may lack sufficient liquidity in
     order to execute a buy or sell program without significantly moving the
     security's price. At times a security's price may experience unusual price
     declines due to an imbalance between sellers and buyers of that security.
     Forced liquidations of this Series or other funds which hold similar
     securities could result in adverse price fluctuations in securities held
     and the overall Series' value.
o    GROWTH-ORIENTED INVESTING RISK: The risk that an investment in a
     growth-oriented portfolio may be more volatile than the rest of the U.S.
     market as a whole.
o    DERIVATIVES RISK: Some of the Series' investments may be referred to as
     "derivatives" because their value depends on, or derives from, the value of
     an underlying asset, reference rate or index. These investments include
     options, futures contracts and similar investments that may be used in
     hedging and related income strategies. The market value of derivative

                                      -9-
<PAGE>

     instruments and securities is sometimes more volatile than that of other
     investments, and each type of derivative may pose its own special risks. As
     a fundamental policy, no more than 10% of the Series' total assets may at
     any time be committed or exposed to derivative strategies.
o    MASTER/FEEDER RISK: The master/feeder structure is relatively new and
     complex. While this structure is designed to reduce costs, it may not do
     so, and there may be operational or other complications. For example,
     large-scale redemptions by other feeders of their shares of the master fund
     could have adverse effects on a fund such as requiring the liquidation of a
     substantial portion of the master fund's holdings at a time when it could
     be disadvantageous to do so. Also, other feeders of a master fund may have
     a greater ownership interest in the master fund and, therefore, could have
     effective voting control over the operation of the master fund.
o    OPPORTUNITY RISK: The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity
     because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in less
     advantageous investments.
o    IPO RISK: The risk of investing in the initial public offerings of shares
     is greater than investing in mature public companies. In addition, since
     the Series may participate in IPOs, an investment in an IPO may have a
     magnified impact on the Fund's returns due to the Fund's small asset base.
     As the Fund's assets grow, it is probable that the effect of investments in
     IPOs on the Fund's total returns will decline, which may reduce the Fund's
     total returns.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The Board of Trustees supervises the management, activities and affairs of the
Fund and has approved contracts with various financial organizations to provide,
among other services, the day-to-day management required by the Fund and its
shareholders. The Board of Trustees includes a member of the Roxbury Investment
Committee.

INVESTMENT ADVISER
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS AN ADVISER?
         The  adviser  makes   investment   decisions  for  a  mutual  fund  and
         continuously reviews,  supervises and administers the fund's investment
         program.  The Board of Trustees  supervises the adviser and establishes
         policies that the adviser must follow in its management activities.
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Roxbury Capital Management, LLC, 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Santa
Monica, California 90401, serves as the investment adviser for the Fund (by
managing the Series). Under an advisory agreement, Roxbury, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the Series in
accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. In addition
to serving as Adviser to the Series, Roxbury is engaged in a variety of
investment advisory activities, including the management of separately managed
accounts. The Series pays a monthly advisory fee to Roxbury at the annual rate
of 1.00% of the Series' first $1 billion of average daily net assets; 0.95% of
the Series' next $1 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.90% of the
Series' average daily net assets over $2 billion.

                                      -10-
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PORTFOLIO MANAGER
The day-to-day management of the Series is the responsibility of Roxbury's
Investment Committee. The Investment Committee meets regularly to make
investment decisions for the Series and relies on Roxbury's research team.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
The  following  chart  provides   information  on  the  Fund's  primary  service
providers.

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<CAPTION>

<S>                             <C>                                          <C>
Asset                                                                        Shareholder
Management                                                                   Services
------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------

              ADVISER                                                                TRANSFER AGENT

  ROXBURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC                                                       PFPC INC.
      100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD                                                      400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
             SUITE 600                                                            WILMINGTON, DE 19809
      SANTA MONICA, CA 90401                                                            SUITE 108

                                                                              Handles shareholder services,
                                                                               including recordkeeping and
                                                                                 statements, payment of
   Manages the Fund's investment                                             distribution and processing of
            activities.                                                          buy and sell requests.

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


                                         ROXBURY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                      FUND

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

Fund                                                                         Asset
Operations                                                                   Safe Keeping
------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------

         ADMINISTRATOR AND                                                              CUSTODIAN
         ACCOUNTING AGENT
                                                                                WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
             PFPC INC.                                                             RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
       400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY                                                     1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
       WILMINGTON, DE 19809                                                       WILMINGTON, DE 19890

Provides facilities, equipment and                                              Holds the Fund's assets,
      personnel to carry out                                                  settles all portfolio trades
administrative services related to                                              and collects most of the
the Fund and calculates the Fund's                                             valuation data required for
      NAV and distributions.                                                 calculating the Fund's NAV per
                                                                                         share.

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                                Distibution
                                -------------------------------------------------

                                                  DISTRIBUTION

                                          PROVIDENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                                               3200 HORIZON DRIVE
                                           KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

                                         Distributes the Fund's shares.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
HOW SHARE PRICE IS CALCULATED
The Fund values its assets based on current market values when such values are
readily available. These prices normally are supplied by a pricing service. Any
assets held by the Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued
daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing
at the time that PFPC determines the Fund's daily net asset value. To determine
the value of those securities, PFPC may use a pricing service that takes into
account not only developments related to specific securities, but also
transactions in comparable securities. Securities that do not have a readily
available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of
the Board of Trustees. The Fund is subject to the risk that it has valued
certain of its stocks at a higher price than it can sell them.

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         WHAT IS THE NET ASSET VALUE or "NAV"?
                           NAV = ASSETS - LIABILITIES
                                 --------------------
                                 Outstanding Shares

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PFPC determines the NAV per share of the Fund as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), on each
Business Day (a day that the Exchange, the Transfer Agent and the Philadelphia
branch of the Federal Reserve Bank are open for business). The NAV is calculated
by adding the value of all securities and other assets in the Fund, deducting
its liabilities and dividing the balance by the number of outstanding shares in
the Fund.

Shares  will not be priced on those days the Fund is  closed.  As of the date of
this prospectus, those days are:

     New Year's Day                Memorial Day            Veterans Day
     Martin Luther King, Jr. Day   Independence Day        Thanksgiving Day
     Presidents' Day               Labor Day               Christmas Day
     Good Friday                   Columbus Day

SELECTING THE CORRECT CLASS OF SHARES
This prospectus offers Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Each
class has its own cost structure, allowing you to choose the one that best meets
your requirements and current expectations. Your financial consultant can help
you decide which class is best for you. For estimated expenses of each class,
see the table under "Fees and Expenses" earlier in this prospectus.

CLASS A SHARES--INITIAL SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class A shares, you will incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase (a "front-end load") based on the dollar amount of your purchase. The
maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%, which is reduced for purchases of $50,000
and more. Sales charges also may be reduced by using the accumulation privilege
described under "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers." Class A

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shares are subject to an ongoing shareholder service fee of 0.25% of the Fund's
average net assets attributable to Class A shares. Class A shares will not be
subject to any contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC or "back end load") when
they are redeemed. Although some purchases may not be subject to an initial
sales charge, if the initial sales charge is waived, such purchases may be
subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year after
purchase. Class A shares also will be issued upon conversion of Class B shares,
as described below under "Class B Shares." The minimum initial investment in
Class A shares is $2,000.

Part of the front-end sales charge is paid directly to the selling broker-dealer
(the "dealer reallowance"). The remainder is retained by the distributor and may
be used either to promote the sale of the Fund's shares or to compensate the
distributor for its efforts to sell the shares of the Fund.

--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
                                                          AS A PERCENTAGE
YOUR INVESTMENT                AS A PERCENTAGE OF             OF YOUR
                                 OFFERING PRICE             INVESTMENT
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
$50,000 and less                      5.50%                   5.82%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
$50,000 up to $150,000                5.00%                   5.26%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
$150,000 up to $250,000               4.50%                   4.71%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
$250,000 up to $500,000               3.50%                   3.63%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
$500,000 up to $1,000,000             3.00%                   3.09%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
Over $1,000,000                       0.00%                   0.00%
--------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------

CLASS B SHARES--DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class B shares, you will not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class B shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. The Rule 12b-1 distribution fee and
the shareholder service fee accrue daily and are paid monthly. Class B shares
are subject to a CDSC if you redeem them prior to the seventh year after
purchase. At the end of the eighth year (96th month) after purchase, Class B
shares will automatically convert into Class A shares of the Fund, which are
subject to the shareholder service fee of 0.25%. Automatic conversion of Class B
shares into Class A shares will occur at least once a month on the basis of the
relative net asset values of the shares of the two classes on the conversion
date, without the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Conversion
of Class B shares to Class A shares will not be deemed a purchase or sale of the
shares for federal income tax purposes. Shares purchased through reinvestment of
dividends and other distributions on Class B shares also will convert
automatically to Class A shares based on the portion of purchased shares that
convert. The minimum initial investment in Class B shares is $2,000.

CLASS C SHARES--PAY AS YOU GO

If you purchase Class C shares, you do not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class C shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. Class C shares also are subject to a
1.00% CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months of purchase. Although Class C
shares are subject to a CDSC for only 18 months (as compared to six years for
Class B), Class C shares have no conversion feature. Accordingly, if you
purchase Class C shares, those shares will be subject to the 0.75% distribution
fee and the 0.25% shareholder

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service fee for as long as you own your Class C shares. The minimum initial
investment in Class C shares is $2,000.

You may be subject to a CDSC upon redemption of your Class B and Class C shares
under the following conditions:

         o  Class B Shares
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                     YEARS AFTER                CDSC ON SHARES BEING
                      PURCHASE                        REDEEMED
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      1st year                         5.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      2nd year                         4.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      3rd year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      4th year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      5th year                         2.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      6th year                         1.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      7th year                          None
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 After the 7th year                     None
              ---------------------------------------------------------------

         Class B shares will be automatically converted to Class A shares at the
         end of the eighth year (96th month) after purchase.

         o  Class C Shares

         If you redeem Class C shares within 18 months of purchase, you will be
         charged a CDSC of 1.00%. There is no CDSC imposed on Class C shares
         acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

The CDSC will be imposed on the lesser of the original purchase price or the net
asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of the redemption. CDSC
calculations are based on the specific shares involved, not the value of the
account. To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to
sell shares, we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject
to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these shares to meet your request, we will
sell your shares on a first-in, first-out basis. Your financial consultant or
institution may elect to waive some or all of the payment, thereby reducing or
eliminating the otherwise applicable CDSC.

OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES
The Fund may offer other classes of shares, from time to time, for special
purposes. These other classes, if offered, will not be available to the general
public, although they may appear in newspaper listings. When reviewing newspaper
listings, please remember that the class or classes listed may not be the class
you own and therefore the net asset value(s) listed may be different from the
net asset value of your shares.

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS
REDUCING SALES CHARGES ON YOUR CLASS A SHARES. There are several ways you can
combine multiple purchases of Class A shares to take advantage of the
breakpoints in the sales charge schedule. These can be combined in any manner:

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o    Accumulation privilege--lets you add the value of any Class A shares you
     and your immediate family already own to the amount of your next investment
     for purposes of calculating sales charges

o    Letter of intent--lets you purchase Class A shares over a 13-month period
     and receive the same sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at
     once. See the new account application and our Statement of Additional
     Information for terms and conditions.

To use these privileges, discuss your eligibility with your financial
consultant.

CDSC WAIVERS. In general, the CDSC may be waived on shares you sell for the
following reasons:

o    Payments through certain systematic retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Qualifying distributions from qualified retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Distributions from custodial accounts under section 403(b)(7) of the
     Internal Revenue Code as well as from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
     due to death, disability or attainment of age 59 1/2

o    Participation in certain fee-based programs

To use any of these waivers, contact your financial consultant.

REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE. If you sell shares of the Fund, you may invest some or
all of the proceeds in the Fund within 90 days without a sales charge. If you
paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you will be credited with the amount of
the CDSC. All accounts involved must have the same registration.

To use this privilege, contact your financial consultant.

NET ASSET VALUE PURCHASES. Class A shares may be sold at net asset value, with
only a $2,000 minimum initial investment, to:

o    Clients of financial consultants who exchange their shares from an
     unaffiliated investment company that has a comparable sales charge, so long
     as shares are purchased within 60 days of the redemption;

o    Trustees or other fiduciaries purchasing shares for certain retirement
     plans of organizations with 50 or more eligible employees and
     employer-sponsored benefit plans in connection with purchases of Fund
     shares made as a result of participant-directed exchanges between options
     in such a plan;

o    Investment advisers, financial planners and certain financial institutions
     that place trades for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients
     either individually or through a master account and who charge a
     management, consulting or other fee for their services;

o    "Wrap accounts" for the benefit of clients of broker-dealers, financial
     institutions or financial planners having sales or service agreements with
     the distributor or another broker-dealer or financial institution with
     respect to sales of Fund shares;

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o    Current or retired trustees, officers and employees of the Fund, the
     distributor, the transfer agent, the adviser and its members, certain
     family members of the above persons, and trusts or plans primarily for such
     persons or their family members;

o    Current or retired registered representatives or full-time employees and
     their spouses and minor children and plans of broker-dealers or other
     institutions that have selling agreements with the distributor; and

o    Such other persons as are determined by the adviser or distributor to have
     acquired shares under circumstances where the Fund has not incurred any
     sales expense.

PURCHASE OF SHARES
Investors may purchase shares of the Fund through financial intermediaries such
as financial consultants, securities brokers, dealers or benefit plan
administrators. Investors should contact their financial intermediary directly
for appropriate purchase instructions, as well as for information pertaining to
accounts and any servicing or transaction fees that may be charged. Some
financial intermediaries may appoint subagents.

The minimum initial investment in Class A, Class B or Class C shares is $2,000
(including IRAs) and $100 for subsequent investments. The adviser or the
distributor, at their discretion, may waive these minimums. See our Statement of
Additional Information for further details.

See "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers" for ways to make your initial
investment go farther.

Shares are sold at a public offering price based on the net asset value for the
class of shares selected. If your purchase order is received by the Transfer
Agent before the close of regular trading on the Exchange on any Business Day,
you will pay the next public offering price that is determined as of the close
of trading. Purchase orders received after the close of regular trading on the
Exchange will be priced as of the close of regular trading on the following
Business Day.

Any purchase order may be rejected if the Fund determines that accepting the
order would not be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders.

It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to transmit orders for
the purchase of shares by its customers to the transfer agent and to deliver
required funds on a timely basis, in accordance with the procedures stated
above.

For information on other ways to purchase shares, including through an
individual retirement account (IRA), call the Transfer Agent at (800) 497-2960,
or see our Statement of Additional Information.

For information on an automatic investment plan or a payroll investment plan,
see our Statement of Additional Information.

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REDEMPTION OF SHARES
         PLAIN TALK
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         HOW TO REDEEM (SELL) SHARES:
         o    By mail
         o    By telephone
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If you purchased your shares through a financial intermediary, you should
contact the intermediary for information relating to redemptions. The Fund's
name and your account number should accompany any redemption requests.

SMALL ACCOUNTS: If the value of your Fund accounts falls below $500, the Fund
may ask you to increase your balance. If the account balance is still below $500
after 60 days, the Fund may close your account and send you the proceeds. The
Fund will not close your account if it falls below $500 solely as a result of a
reduction in your account's market value.

For information on other ways to redeem shares, please refer to our Statement of
Additional Information.

DISTRIBUTIONS
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS NET INVESTMENT INCOME?
         Net investment  income  consists of interest and dividends  earned by a
         fund on its investments less accrued expenses.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Distributions from the net investment income of the Fund are declared and paid
annually to you. Any net capital gain realized by the Fund will be distributed
annually.

Distributions are payable to shareholders of record at the time distributions
are declared (including holders of shares being redeemed, but excluding holders
of shares being purchased). All distributions are reinvested in additional Fund
shares, unless you have elected to receive distributions in cash.

TAXES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX: As long as the Fund meets the requirements for being a
"regulated investment company," it pays no Federal income tax on the earnings
and gains it distributes to shareholders. While the Fund may invest in
securities that earn interest subject to Federal income tax and securities that
earn interest exempt from that tax, under normal conditions the Fund invests
primarily in taxable securities. The Fund will notify you following the end of
the calendar year of the amount of dividends and other distributions paid that
year.

Dividends you receive from the Fund, whether reinvested in Fund shares or taken
as cash, are generally taxable to you as ordinary income. The Fund's
distributions of net capital gain, whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional Fund shares, are taxable to you as long-term capital gain, regardless
of the length of time you have held your shares. You should be aware that if
Fund shares are purchased shortly before the record date for any dividend or
capital gain

                                      -18-
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distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and will receive some
portion of the price back as a taxable distribution. The Fund anticipates the
distribution of net capital gain.

It is a taxable event for you if you sell or exchange shares of the Fund.
Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you exchange,
you may have a taxable gain or loss on the transaction. You are responsible for
any tax liability generated by your transactions.

STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES: You should consult your tax advisers concerning
state and local taxes, which may have different consequences from those of the
Federal income tax law.

This section is only a summary of some important income tax considerations that
may affect your investment in the Fund. More information regarding those
considerations appears in our Statement of Additional Information. You are urged
to consult your tax adviser regarding the effects of an investment on your tax
situation.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
Provident Distributors, Inc. ("PDI") manages the Fund's distribution efforts and
enters into dealer agreements with financial consultants to sell fund shares.

         PLAIN TALK
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         HOW CAN YOUR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT HELP YOU?
         Your financial consultant is thoroughly familiar with the Fund and with
         Roxbury Capital Management. He or she can answer any questions you have
         now,  or in the  future,  about how the Fund  operates,  which class of
         shares is most appropriate for you and how the Roxbury investment style
         works and has performed for other investors.  Your financial consultant
         is a valuable and knowledgeable resource.
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RULE 12B-1 FEES
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE 12b-1 FEES?
         12b-1 fees, charged by some funds, are deducted from fund assets to pay
         for marketing and advertising expenses or, more commonly, to compensate
         sales professionals for selling fund shares.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 that allows the Fund
to pay a fee to PDI for facilitating the sale and distribution of its shares.
Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees indirectly will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Rule 12b-1 permits a fund directly or indirectly to pay expenses associated with
the distribution of its shares and the servicing of its shareholders in
accordance with a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees and approved by its
shareholders. Pursuant to the Rule, the Board has approved, and the Fund has
entered into, a Distribution Plan with PDI, for the Class B and Class C shares.
Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund will pay distribution fees to PDI at a
maximum annual rate of 0.75% of its aggregate average daily net assets
attributable to its Class B and Class C shares.

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<PAGE>

The Distribution Plan provides that PDI may use the distribution fees received
from a class of shares to pay for the distribution and shareholder servicing
expenses of that class, including, but not limited to (i) incentive compensation
paid to the directors, officers and employees of, agents for and consultants to,
the distributor or any other broker-dealer or financial institution that engages
in the distribution of that class; and (ii) compensation to broker-dealers,
financial institutions or other persons for providing distribution assistance
with respect to that class. Distribution fees may also be used for (i) marketing
and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail
promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media
advertising for that class; (ii) costs of printing and distributing
prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and reports of the Fund to
prospective investors in that class; (iii) costs involved in preparing, printing
and distributing sales literature pertaining to the Fund and that class; and
(iv) costs involved in obtaining whatever information, analyses and reports with
respect to marketing and promotional activities that the Fund may, from time to
time, deem advisable with respect to the distribution of that class.
Distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are charged as
expenses of, respectively, Class B and Class C shares as accrued.

The distribution fees applicable to the Class B and Class C shares are designed
to permit you to purchase Class B and Class C shares through broker-dealers
without the assessment of a front-end sales charge and at the same time to
permit the distributor to compensate broker-dealers on an ongoing basis to
provide services to shareholders of the Class B and Class C shares attributable
to those broker-dealers.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICE FEES
The Board of Trustees has adopted a shareholder service plan authorizing the
Fund to pay service providers an annual fee not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets of each class of shares, to compensate service
providers who maintain a service relationship. Service activities provided under
this plan include (a) establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and
records, (b) answering shareholder inquiries, (c) assisting in share purchases
and redemptions, (d) providing statements and reports to shareholders, and (e)
providing other related services requested by shareholders.

MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE
Other institutional investors, including other mutual funds, may invest in the
Series. The master/feeder structure enables various institutional investors,
including the Fund, to pool their assets, which may be expected to result in
economies by spreading certain fixed costs over a larger asset base. Each
shareholder of a master fund, including the Series, will pay its proportionate
share of the master fund's expenses.

For reasons relating to costs or a change in investment goal, among others, the
Fund could switch to another master fund or decide to manage its assets itself.
The Fund is not currently contemplating such a move.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE FUND, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE FREE UPON REQUEST:

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

Copies of these documents and answers to questions about the Fund may be
obtained without charge by contacting:

Roxbury Science and Technology Fund
c/o PFPC Inc.
400 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 108
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(800) 497-2960
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington,
D.C. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the following E-Mail address: [email protected]
or by writing the Public Reference Room of the SEC, Washington, DC, 20549-6009.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at 1-(800)-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the
Fund may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from the SEC's Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov.

              FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT, MAKING
              CHANGES TO EXISTING ACCOUNTS, PURCHASING, EXCHANGING
                OR REDEEMING SHARES, OR OTHER INVESTOR SERVICES,
                           PLEASE CALL (800) 497-2960.

The investment company registration number is 811-08648.

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                        ROXBURY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FUND

================================================================================



                         PROSPECTUS DATED _____________

This prospectus contains important information about the Fund, including
information on investment policies, risks and fees. For your own benefit and
protection, please read it before you invest, and keep it on hand for future
reference.

Like all mutual fund shares, these securities have not been approved or
disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and
Exchange Commission determined whether this prospectus is accurate or complete.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a criminal offense.




         PRESENTLY CLASS A SHARES OF THE FUND ARE BEING OFFERED ONLY TO
        CERTAIN PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE CLASS A SHARES AT NET ASSET
               VALUE. SEE "SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS."
           CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED.

<PAGE>

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

A LOOK AT THE GOALS, STRATEGIES,   PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
RISKS AND EXPENSES OF THE          Summary.....................................3
FUND.                              Fees and Expenses...........................4
                                   Adviser Prior Performance...................5
                                   Investment Objective........................7
                                   Primary Investment Strategies...............7
                                   Additional Risk Information.................9

DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE          MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
PROVIDERS.                         Investment Adviser.........................10
                                   Portfolio Manager..........................10
                                   Service Providers..........................10

POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR      SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
OPENING, MAINTAINING AND           How Share Price is Calculated..............12
CLOSING AN ACCOUNT IN THE          Selecting the Correct Class of Shares......12
FUND.                              Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers........14
                                   Purchase of Shares.........................16
                                   Redemption of Shares.......................17
                                   Distributions..............................17
                                   Taxes......................................17

DETAILS ON DISTRIBUTION PLANS,     DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES      Rule 12b-1 Fees............................18
AND THE FUND'S MASTER/FEEDER       Shareholder Service Fees...................18
ARRANGEMENT.                       Master/Feeder Structure....................18


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

For information about key terms and concepts, look for our "PLAIN TALK"
explanations.

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                        ROXBURY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FUND

PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS A MUTUAL FUND?
         A mutual  fund  pools  shareholders'  money and,  using a  professional
         investment manager, invests in securities like stocks and bonds.
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SUMMARY

Investment Objective       o  ROXBURY  SOCIALLY  RESPONSIBLE FUND seeks superior
                              long-term growth of capital.
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Investment Focus           o  Equity securities (generally common stocks)
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Share Price Volatility     o  Moderate to high
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Principal Investment       o  The Fund  invests  in  stocks  which  the  adviser
Strategies                    believes   exhibit    consistent,    above-average
                              earnings growth,  industry leadership,  attractive
                              risk/reward   characteristics,    and   meet   the
                              community,  environment,  employees, and diversity
                              ("CEEDsTM") social criteria.
                           o  The Fund  operates as a "feeder  fund" which means
                              that the Fund does not buy  individual  securities
                              directly.  Instead,  it invests in a corresponding
                              mutual  fund  or  "master  fund,"  which  in  turn
                              purchases  the actual stock  holdings.  The Fund's
                              master  fund is the  Socially  Responsible  Series
                              (the "Series") of WT Investment Trust I.
                           o  In a  master/feeder  arrangement,  a feeder  fund,
                              like the Fund,  takes your investment  dollars and
                              transfers  them to an even larger  pool,  like the
                              Series, for greater  efficiency.  The Fund and the
                              Series   have  the  same   investment   objective,
                              policies  and  limitations.  When this  prospectus
                              refers to  investments  of the Fund it is actually
                              referring to the investments of the Series.
                           o  The Adviser  purchases  stocks it believes exhibit
                              consistent,    above-average    earnings   growth,
                              superior   quality  and   attractive   risk/reward
                              characteristics.  The Adviser  analyzes the stocks
                              of over 2000 companies using a bottom-up  approach
                              to search  for high  quality  companies  which are
                              growing at about double the market's average rate.
                              The  Adviser   generally  sells  stocks  when  the
                              risk/rewards  of  a  stock  turn  negative,   when
                              company  fundamentals  deteriorate,  when a  stock
                              under  performs  the  market or its peer  group or
                              when a stock  violates  CEEDsTM and other socially
                              responsible criteria.
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Principal Risks            The Fund is subject to the following risks summarized
                           below,  which are further described under "Additional
                           Risk  Information."
                           o  There is no guarantee that the stock market or the
                              stocks that the Fund buys will always  increase in
                              value.  Therefore, it is possible to lose money by
                              investing in the Fund.
                           o  The Fund's share price will  fluctuate in response
                              to  changes  in the  market  value  of the  Fund's
                              investments.  Market value will change as a result
                              of business  developments  affecting  an issuer as
                              well as general market and economic conditions.
                           o  Growth-oriented  investments  may be more volatile
                              than the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole.
                           o  The  performance  of the Fund  will  depend on how
                              successfully  the Adviser  pursues its  investment
                              strategy.   Because   the  Fund   avoids   certain
                              companies not considered socially responsible,  it
                              could  miss out on strong  performance  from those
                              companies.
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Investor Profile           o  Investors  who want the value of their  investment
                              to  grow  with  a  focus  on  companies   pursuing
                              socially  responsible policies and who are willing
                              to accept more  volatility for the  possibility of
                              higher growth returns.

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FEES AND EXPENSES

         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT ARE FUND EXPENSES?
         Every  mutual  fund  has  operating  expenses  to pay for  professional
         advisory, distribution, administration and custody services. The Fund's
         expenses  in the table below are shown as a  percentage  of its average
         annual net assets.  Sales  charges are  deducted  once when you make or
         redeem  your  investment.  Expenses  are  deducted  from  Fund  assets.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. The Fund offers different share classes to allow you to
maximize your potential return depending on your and your financial consultant's
current expectations for your investment in the Fund.

         PLAIN TALK
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         WHAT ARE SALES CHARGES?
         The sales  charge or load that you pay is a  separate  fee based on how
         much you invest.  This fee  compensates  your financial  consultant for
         providing you with investment  assistance and on-going  service as well
         as handling all the paperwork  associated  with your investment and any
         subsequent  adjustments  you make.  For your  convenience,  the Fund is
         offered in several classes, giving you several ways to pay this fee.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHAREHOLDER  FEES (FEES PAID  DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT)                                              CLASS A       CLASS B(a)       CLASS C
                                                         -------       ----------       -------
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>              <C>
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on                   5.50%(b)         None            None
   purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
Maximum deferred sales charge                            None(c)        5.00%(d)         1.00%(e)
Maximum sales charge imposed on                           None            None            None
   reinvested dividends (and other
   distributions)
Redemption fee(f)                                         None            None            None

---------------------
<FN>
(a)      Class B shares  convert to Class A shares  automatically  at the end of
         the eighth  year (96th  month)  after  purchase.  Investors  seeking to
         purchase Class B shares in amounts that exceed  $250,000 should discuss
         with their financial  consultant  whether the purchase of another class
         would be more appropriate; such orders may be rejected by the Fund.
(b)      Reduced for purchases of $50,000 and more.
(c)      Class A shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (a
         "CDSC");  except  certain  purchases that are not subject to an initial
         sales  charge  may  instead  be  subject  to a CDSC of 1.00% of amounts
         redeemed  within the first year of purchase.  Such a CDSC may be waived
         in connection with  redemptions to  participants  in certain  fee-based
         programs.
(d)      5.00% during the first year, 4.00% during the second year, 3.00% during
         the third year and fourth year;  2.00% during the fifth year, and 1.00%
         during the sixth year. Class B shares automatically  convert into Class
         A shares at the end of the eighth year after  purchase  and  thereafter
         will not be subject to a CDSC.
(e)      Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC only if redeemed  within the
         first 18 months after purchase.
(f)      If you effect a redemption  via wire  transfer,  you may be required to
         pay  fees,  including  a $10  wire fee and  other  fees,  that  will be
         directly  deducted  from  your  redemption  proceeds.  If  you  request
         redemption  checks to be sent by overnight mail, you may be required to
         pay a $10 fee that  will be  directly  deducted  from  your  redemption
         proceeds.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES 1
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)        CLASS A     CLASS B     CLASS C
                                                     -------     -------     -------
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>         <C>
Management fees                                       0.75%       0.75%       0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fee                               None       0.75%       0.75%
Shareholder Service fee                               0.25%       0.25%       0.25%
Other expenses 2                                      0.55%       0.55%       0.55%
                                                      -----       -----       -----
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES                       1.55%       2.30%       2.30%
                                                      =====       =====       =====
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<FN>
1        The table above and the example below each reflect the aggregate annual
         operating expenses of the Fund and the Series.
2        "Other expenses" are based on estimated  amounts for the current fiscal
         year.
</FN>
</TABLE>

EXAMPLE
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The table below shows what you
would pay if you invested $10,000 over the various time frames indicated. The
example assumes that:

o    you reinvested all dividends and other distributions
o    the average annual return was 5%
o    the Fund's maximum total operating expenses are charged and remain the same
     over the time periods
o    you redeemed all of your investment at the end of the time period.

Although  your actual cost may be higher or lower,  based on these  assumptions,
your costs would be:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               1 YEAR     3 YEARS
                                                                               ------     -------
<S>                                                                             <C>       <C>
Class A1                                                                        $699      $1,013

Class B                                                                         $233       $718

Class B (assuming complete redemption at the end of the 1 year or 3
year period)2                                                                   $733      $1,018

Class C                                                                         $233       $718

Class C (assuming complete redemption at the end of the 1 year or 3
year period)2                                                                   $333       $718
<FN>
1    Assumes deduction at time of purchase of maximum sales charge.
2    Assumes deduction at redemption of maximum deferred sales charge.
</FN>
</TABLE>

THE ABOVE EXAMPLE IS FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF
THE FUND'S ACTUAL EXPENSES AND RETURNS, EITHER PAST OR FUTURE.

ADVISER PRIOR PERFORMANCE

The table below shows relevant performance data for the Adviser and its
predecessors' investment advisory accounts (the "Accounts") during the ten year
period ended December 31, 1999, using the same investment approach specified for
the Fund described under "Investment Objective" and "Primary Investment
Strategies."

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The results for the period October 1, 1989 through July 31, 1998 are the results
of Roxbury Capital Management Inc., the predecessor to Roxbury Capital
Management, LLC.

The Accounts constitute the portfolios managed by the Adviser (and its
predecessor) that have an identical or substantially similar investment
objective or investment approach as the Fund and that have met certain basic
criteria as to minimum account value, discretionary status, tax-exempt status
and period of management of more than one month. The Accounts were managed for
tax-exempt clients and, therefore, may have been managed differently than for
taxable clients. The Accounts were not subject to the same types of expenses to
which the Fund is subject, nor to the diversification requirements, specific tax
restrictions and investment limitations imposed on the Fund by the Investment
Company Act of 1940, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The performance of
the Accounts may have been adversely affected had they been subject to the same
expenses, restrictions and limitations. The Adviser believes that any adverse
effect would not have been significant. The results presented are not intended
to predict or suggest the return to be experienced by the Fund or the return you
might achieve by investing in the Fund. You should not rely on the following
performance data as an indication of future performance of the Adviser or of the
Fund.

                            TOTAL RETURN OF ACCOUNTS

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     2nd Quarter     1st Quarter                                                       Date of
                                        Ended           Ended        1 Year Ended   3 Years Ended   5 Years Ended     Inception
Average Annual Return for the          June 30,        Mar. 31,        Dec. 31,        Dec. 31,        Dec. 31,        Oct. 1,
Periods Specified:                       2000            2000            1999            1999            1999           1990
                                         ----            ----            ----            ----            ----           ----

<S>                                     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>
The Accounts (net of expenses)....     -14.34%          7.14%           60.33%          45.35%          35.61%         25.48%
S&P 500 Index.....................      -2.66%          2.29%           21.03%          27.56%          28.55%         21.25%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
Please read the following important notes concerning the Accounts:

1.   The results for the Accounts  reflect both income and capital  appreciation
     or  depreciation  (total  return).  Dividends  are  accounted for on a cash
     basis; other items of income are accounted for on an accrual basis. Returns
     are time-weighted and represent the dollar-weighted average of the Accounts
     with a minimum size of $ 1,000,000  since January 1, 1995.  Return  figures
     are net of applicable fees and expenses (other than separate custody fees).
     As of April 1, 1995, the Accounts were valued daily.

2.   The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen by Standard & Poor's for
     market size, liquidity and industry group representation. It is a
     market-value weighted unmanaged index (stock price times number of shares
     outstanding), with each stock's weight in the S&P 500 Index proportionate
     to its market value.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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         WHAT IS AN INDEX?
         An index is a broad  measure  of the market  performance  of a specific
         group of  securities  in a particular  market or securities in a market
         sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not have
         an adviser and does not pay any  commissions  or expenses.  If an index
         had expenses, its performance would be lower.
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     SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING ADVISER INVESTMENT RETURNS: You should note that
     the Fund will compute and disclose its average annual compounded rate of
     return using the standard formula set forth in SEC rules, which differs in
     certain respects from the method used to compute the returns for the
     Accounts noted above. The SEC total return calculation method calls for
     computation and disclosure of an average annual compounded rate of return
     for one, five and ten year periods or shorter periods from inception. The
     SEC formula provides a rate of return that equates a hypothetical initial
     investment of $10,000 to an ending redeemable value. The returns shown for
     the Accounts are reduced to reflect the deduction of advisory fees in
     accordance with the SEC calculation formula, which requires that returns
     shown for a fund be net of advisory fees as well as all other applicable
     fund operating expenses. Performance was calculated on a trade date basis.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund and the Series seek superior long-term growth of capital.

For purposes of this investment objective, "superior" long-term growth of
capital means long-term growth of capital from an investment in the securities
primarily comprising the S&P 500 Index that exceeds the return of the S&P 500
Index. This investment objective may not be changed without shareholder
approval. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective.

PRIMARY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
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         WHAT ARE GROWTH FUNDS?
         Growth funds invest in the common  stock of  growth-oriented  companies
         seeking  maximum  growth of earnings and share price with little regard
         for dividend earnings. Generally, companies with high relative rates of
         growth tend to reinvest  more of their profits into the company and pay
         out  less to  shareholders  in the  form  of  dividends.  As a  result,
         investors  in growth  funds tend to receive most of their return in the
         form of capital appreciation.
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         WHAT ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FUNDS?
         Socially  Responsible  funds include  proactive  screens,  exclusionary
         screens, and proxy voting. Emphasis is placed on the CEEDs(TM) criteria
         of  community,  environment,  employees,  and  diversity.  Exclusionary
         screens  eliminate  those  companies  whose  primary  business  is  the
         production of alcoholic beverages,  tobacco,  gambling,  nuclear power,
         and military weapons.
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The Fund is a  non-diversified  portfolio  which seeks to achieve its investment
objective by investing its assets in the Series. The Series, under normal market
conditions,  may invest  100% of its total  assets in the  following  equity (or
equity-related) securities:
o    common stocks of U.S. corporations that are judged by the adviser to have
     strong growth characteristics;
o    American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), which are negotiable certificates
     held in a U.S. bank representing a specific number of shares of a foreign
     stock traded on a U.S. stock exchange. ADRs make it easier for Americans to
     invest in foreign companies, due to the widespread availability of
     dollar-denominated price information, lower transaction costs, and timely
     dividend distributions. An American Depository Share or ADS is the share
     issued under an American Depositary Receipt agreement which is actually
     traded;
o    securities convertible into the common stock of U.S. corporations described
     above;
o    options on common stock or options on stock indexes.

The Adviser looks for high quality, sustainable growth stocks while paying
careful attention to valuation. Research is bottom-up, emphasizing business
fundamentals, including financial statement analysis and industry and competitor
evaluations. The Adviser selects stocks it believes exhibit consistent,
above-average earnings growth, industry leadership, attractive risk/reward
characteristics and meet the CEEDs(TM) social criteria. These companies are
expected to generate consistent earnings growth in a variety of economic
environments.

The Adviser also seeks to provide a greater margin of safety and stability in
its investments. Rapid earnings growth is expected to translate ultimately into
superior total returns. Additionally, several valuation tools are used to avoid
over-paying for growth stocks. Over time, the Adviser believes these favorable
characteristics will produce better returns with less risk than many other
growth styles.

The Adviser's research team analyzes a broad universe of over 2,000 companies.
Industry specialists search for high-quality companies that are growing their
earnings at roughly double the market's average. Approximately 150 stocks pass
these initial screens and are subject to thorough research. Dominant market
share, strong financials, the power to price, significant free cash flow and
shareholder-oriented management are critical attributes or factors.

After applying the fundamental investment analysis, the research process for the
Series also includes proactive screens, exclusionary screens, and proxy voting,
with emphasis placed on the community, environment, employees, and diversity
(CEEDs(TM)). These screens permit identification of the companies that are not
only making a positive contribution to the community, environment, and
employees, but are also creating policies for superior long-term shareholder
returns. The Series excludes companies, based on data available to the Adviser,
whose primary business is the production of alcoholic beverages, the production
of tobacco products, gaming or lottery, weapons related contracting, or nuclear
power.

Final purchase candidates are selected by the Adviser's investment committee
based on attractive risk/reward characteristics, social criteria and
diversification guidelines. Certain industries may

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<PAGE>

be over or under-weighted by the adviser based upon favorable growth rates or
valuation parameters.

The Adviser generally sells stocks when the risk/reward characteristics of a
stock turn negative, company fundamentals deteriorate, the stock underperforms
the market or its peer group or the company violates the social criteria.

The  Fund's  investments  will emphasize  large cap growth stocks  (generally $5
     billion or more of market capitalization at the time of purchase), but also
     may include  small to medium cap stocks  (between $1 billion and $5 billion
     in total market  capitalization)  and special  situations  (expected stable
     return,   favorable  risk  charaterists,   typically   involving  corporate
     restructuring). The Fund may also use derivative securities from time
     to time in  order  to  manage  cash  flows  in and  out of the  Fund  while
     remaining fully invested.

In order to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Series may assume a temporary defensive position and invest without limit in
commercial paper and other money market instruments that are rated investment
grade. The result of this action may be that the Series will be unable to
achieve its investment objective. The series also may use other strategies and
engage in other investment practices, which are described in detail in our
Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL RISK INFORMATION
The following is a list of certain risks that may apply to your investment in
the Fund. Further information about investment risk is available in our
Statement of Additional Information:

o    MARKET RISK: The risk that the market value of a security may move up and
     down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The prices of equity securities
     change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective
     earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic
     conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.

o    INDUSTRY AND SECURITY RISK: The risk that the value of securities in a
     particular industry or the value of an individual stock will decline
     because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or
     for the individual company issuing the stock. Because the Series avoids
     investing in companies that do not meet socially responsible criteria, its
     exposure to certain industry sectors may be greater or less than similar
     funds or market indexes. This could affect the Fund's performance.

o    GROWTH-ORIENTED INVESTING RISK: The risk that an investment in a
     growth-oriented portfolio may be more volatile than the rest of the U.S.
     market as a whole.

o    DERIVATIVES RISK: Some of the Series' investments may be referred to as
     "derivatives" because their value depends on, or derives from, the value of
     an underlying asset, reference rate or index. These investments include
     options, futures contracts and similar investments that may be used in
     hedging and related income strategies. The market value of derivative
     instruments and securities is sometimes more volatile than that of other
     investments, and each type of derivative may pose its own special risks. As
     a fundamental policy, no more than 15% of the Series' total assets may at
     any time be committed or exposed to derivative strategies.

o    MASTER/FEEDER RISK: The master/feeder structure is relatively new and
     complex. While this structure is designed to reduce costs, it may not do
     so, and there may be operational or other complications. For example,
     large-scale redemptions by other feeders of their shares of the

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<PAGE>

     master fund could have adverse effects on a fund such as requiring the
     liquidation of a substantial portion of the master fund's holdings at a
     time when it could be disadvantageous to do so. Also, other feeders of a
     master fund may have a greater ownership interest in the master fund and,
     therefore, could have effective voting control over the operation of the
     master fund.
o    OPPORTUNITY RISK: The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity
     because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in less
     advantageous investments.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The Board of Trustees  supervises the management,  activities and affairs of the
Fund and has approved contracts with various financial organizations to provide,
among other  services,  the day-to-day  management  required by the Fund and its
shareholders.  The Board of Trustees includes a member of the Roxbury Investment
Committee.

INVESTMENT ADVISER
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         WHAT IS AN ADVISER?
         The  Adviser  makes   investment   decisions  for  a  mutual  fund  and
         continuously reviews,  supervises and administers the fund's investment
         program.  The Board of Trustees  supervises the Adviser and establishes
         policies that the adviser must follow in its management activities.
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Roxbury Capital Management, LLC, 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Santa
Monica, California 90401, serves as the investment adviser for the Fund (by
managing the Series). Under an advisory agreement, Roxbury, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the Series in
accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. In addition
to serving as Adviser to the Series, Roxbury is engaged in a variety of
investment advisory activities, including the management of separately managed
accounts. The Series pays a monthly advisory fee to Roxbury at the annual rate
of 0.75% of the Series' first $1 billion of average daily net assets; 0.70% of
the Series' next $1 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.65% of the
Series' average daily net assets over $2 billion.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER
The day-to-day management of the Series is the responsibility of Roxbury's
Investment Committee. The Investment Committee meets regularly to make
investment decisions for the Series and relies on Roxbury's research team.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
The following chart provides information on the Fund's primary service
providers.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Asset                                                                        Shareholder
Management                                                                   Services
<S>                             <C>                                          <C>
------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------

              ADVISER                                                                TRANSFER AGENT

  ROXBURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC                                                       PFPC INC.
      100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD                                                      400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
             SUITE 600                                                            WILMINGTON, DE 19809
      SANTA MONICA, CA 90401                                                            SUITE 108

                                                                              Handles shareholder services,
                                                                               including recordkeeping and
                                                                                 statements, payment of
   Manages the Fund's investment                                             distribution and processing of
            activities.                                                          buy and sell requests.

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



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

                                          ROXBURY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
                                                      FUND

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

Fund                                                                         Asset
Operations                                                                   Safe Keeping
------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------

         ADMINISTRATOR AND                                                              CUSTODIAN
         ACCOUNTING AGENT
                                                                                WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
             PFPC INC.                                                             RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
       400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY                                                     1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
       WILMINGTON, DE 19809                                                       WILMINGTON, DE 19890

Provides facilities, equipment and                                              Holds the Fund's assets,
      personnel to carry out                                                  settles all portfolio trades
administrative services related to                                              and collects most of the
the Fund and calculates the Fund's                                             valuation data required for
      NAV and distributions.                                                 calculating the Fund's NAV per
                                                                                         share.
------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------

                                Distibution

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

                                                  DISTRIBUTION

                                          PROVIDENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                                               3200 HORIZON DRIVE
                                           KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

                                         Distributes the Fund's shares.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
HOW SHARE PRICE IS CALCULATED
The Fund values its assets based on current market values when such values are
readily available. These prices normally are supplied by a pricing service. Any
assets held by the Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued
daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing
at the time that PFPC determines the Fund's daily net asset value. To determine
the value of those securities, PFPC may use a pricing service that takes into
account not only developments related to specific securities, but also
transactions in comparable securities. Securities that do not have a readily
available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of
the Board of Trustees. The Fund is subject to the risk that it has valued
certain of its stocks at a higher price than it can sell them.

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         WHAT IS THE NET ASSET VALUE or "NAV"?
                                            NAV = Assets - Liabilities
                                                  --------------------
                                                   Outstanding Shares

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PFPC determines the NAV per share of the Fund as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), on each
Business Day (a day that the Exchange, the Transfer Agent and the Philadelphia
branch of the Federal Reserve Bank are open for business). The NAV is calculated
by adding the value of all securities and other assets in the Fund, deducting
its liabilities and dividing the balance by the number of outstanding shares in
the Fund.

Shares will not be priced on those days the Fund is closed. As of the date of
this prospectus, those days are:

     New Year's Day                 Memorial Day        Veterans Day
     Martin Luther King, Jr. Day    Independence Day    Thanksgiving Day
     Presidents' Day                Labor Day           Christmas Day
     Good Friday                    Columbus Day

SELECTING THE CORRECT CLASS OF SHARES
This prospectus offers Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Each
class has its own cost structure, allowing you to choose the one that best meets
your requirements and current expectations. Your financial consultant can help
you decide which class is best for you. For estimated expenses of each class,
see the table under "Fees and Expenses" earlier in this prospectus.

CLASS A SHARES--INITIAL SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class A shares, you will incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase (a "front-end load") based on the dollar amount of your purchase. The
maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%, which is reduced for purchases of $50,000
and more. Sales charges also may be reduced by using the accumulation privilege
described under "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers." Class A shares are
subject to an ongoing shareholder service fee of 0.25% of the Fund's average net

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assets attributable to Class A shares. Class A shares will not be subject to any
contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC or "back end load") when they are
redeemed. Although some purchases may not be subject to an initial sales charge,
if the initial sales charge is waived, such purchases may be subject to a CDSC
of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year after purchase. Class A
shares also will be issued upon conversion of Class B shares, as described below
under "Class B Shares." The minimum initial investment in Class A shares is
$2,000.

Part of the front-end sales charge is paid directly to the selling broker-dealer
(the "dealer reallowance"). The remainder is retained by the distributor and may
be used either to promote the sale of the Fund's shares or to compensate the
distributor for its efforts to sell the shares of the Fund.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
YOUR INVESTMENT                                          AS A PERCENTAGE OF      AS A PERCENTAGE OF
                                                           OFFERING PRICE         YOUR INVESTMENT
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
<S>                                                            <C>                     <C>
$50,000 and less                                               5.50%                   5.82%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
$50,000 up to $150,000                                         5.00%                   5.26%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
$150,000 up to $250,000                                        4.50%                   4.71%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
$250,000 up to $500,000                                        3.50%                   3.63%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
$500,000 up to $1,000,000                                      3.00%                   3.09%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
Over $1,000,000                                                0.00%                   0.00%
------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
</TABLE>

CLASS B SHARES--DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
If you purchase Class B shares, you will not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class B shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. The Rule 12b-1 distribution fee and
the shareholder service fee accrue daily and are paid monthly. Class B shares
are subject to a CDSC if you redeem them prior to the seventh year after
purchase. At the end of the eighth year after purchase, Class B shares will
automatically convert into Class A shares of the Fund, which are subject to the
shareholder service fee of 0.25%. Automatic conversion of Class B shares into
Class A shares will occur at least once a month on the basis of the relative net
asset values of the shares of the two classes on the conversion date, without
the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Conversion of Class B
shares to Class A shares will not be deemed a purchase or sale of the shares for
federal income tax purposes. Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends
and other distributions on Class B shares also will convert automatically to
Class A shares based on the portion of purchased shares that convert. The
minimum initial investment in Class B shares is $2,000.

CLASS C SHARES--PAY AS YOU GO
If you purchase Class C shares, you do not incur a sales charge at the time of
purchase. However, Class C shares are subject to an ongoing Rule 12b-1
distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets and an ongoing shareholder
service fee of 0.25% of average net assets. Class C shares also are subject to a
1.00% CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months of purchase. Although Class C
shares are subject to a CDSC for only 18 months (as compared to six years for
Class B), Class C shares have no conversion feature. Accordingly, if you
purchase Class C shares, those shares will be subject to the 0.75% distribution
fee and the 0.25% shareholder

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<PAGE>

service fee for as long as you own your Class C shares. The minimum initial
investment in Class C shares is $2,000.

You may be subject to a CDSC upon redemption of your Class B and Class C shares
under the following conditions:

              o  Class B Shares
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                YEARS AFTER PURCHASE       CDSC ON SHARES BEING REDEEMED
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      1st year                         5.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      2nd year                         4.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      3rd year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      4th year                         3.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      5th year                         2.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      6th year                         1.00%
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                      7th year                          None
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 After the 7th year                     None
              ---------------------------------------------------------------

              Class B shares will be automatically converted to Class A shares
              at the end of the eighth year after purchase.

              o  Class C Shares
              If you redeem Class C shares within 18 months of purchase, you
              will be charged a CDSC of 1.00%. There is no CDSC imposed on Class
              C shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital
              gains.

The CDSC will be imposed on the lesser of the original purchase price or the net
asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of the redemption. CDSC
calculations are based on the specific shares involved, not the value of the
account. To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to
sell shares, we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject
to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these shares to meet your request, we will
sell your shares on a first-in, first-out basis. Your financial consultant or
institution may elect to waive some or all of the payment, thereby reducing or
eliminating the otherwise applicable CDSC.

OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES
The Fund may offer other classes of shares, from time to time, for special
purposes. These other classes, if offered, will not be available to the general
public, although they may appear in newspaper listings. When reviewing newspaper
listings, please remember that the class or classes listed may not be the class
you own and therefore the net asset value(s) listed may be different from the
net asset value of your shares.

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS

REDUCING SALES CHARGES ON YOUR CLASS A SHARES. There are several ways you can
combine multiple purchases of Class A shares to take advantage of the
breakpoints in the sales charge schedule. These can be combined in any manner:

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o    Accumulation privilege--lets you add the value of any Class A shares you
     and your immediate family already own to the amount of your next investment
     for purposes of calculating sales charges

o    Letter of intent--lets you purchase Class A shares over a 13-month period
     and receive the same sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at
     once. See the new account application and our Statement of Additional
     Information for terms and conditions.

To use these privileges, discuss your eligibility with your financial
consultant.

CDSC WAIVERS. In general, the CDSC may be waived on shares you sell for the
following reasons:

o    Payments through certain systematic retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Qualifying distributions from qualified retirement plans and other employee
     benefit plans

o    Distributions from custodial accounts under section 403(b)(7) of the
     Internal Revenue Code as well as from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
     due to death, disability or attainment of age 59 1/2

o    Participation in certain fee-based programs

To use any of these waivers, contact your financial consultant.

REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE. If you sell shares of the Fund, you may invest some or
all of the proceeds in the Fund within 90 days without a sales charge. If you
paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you will be credited with the amount of
the CDSC. All accounts involved must have the same registration.

To use this privilege, contact your financial consultant.

NET ASSET VALUE PURCHASES. Class A shares may be sold at net asset value, with
only a $2,000 minimum initial investment, to:

o    Clients of financial consultants who exchange their shares from an
     unaffiliated investment company that has a comparable sales charge, so long
     as shares are purchased within 60 days of the redemption;

o    Trustees or other fiduciaries purchasing shares for certain retirement
     plans of organizations with 50 or more eligible employees and
     employer-sponsored benefit plans in connection with purchases of Fund
     shares made as a result of participant-directed exchanges between options
     in such a plan;

o    Investment advisers, financial planners and certain financial institutions
     that place trades for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients
     either individually or through a master account and who charge a
     management, consulting or other fee for their services;

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o    "Wrap accounts" for the benefit of clients of broker-dealers, financial
     institutions or financial planners having sales or service agreements with
     the distributor or another broker-dealer or financial institution with
     respect to sales of Fund shares;

o    Current or retired trustees, officers and employees of the Fund, the
     distributor, the transfer agent, the adviser and its members, certain
     family members of the above persons, and trusts or plans primarily for such
     persons or their family members;

o    Current or retired registered representatives or full-time employees and
     their  spouses  and minor  children  and plans of  broker-dealers  or other
     institutions that have selling agreements with the distributor; and

o    Such other persons as are determined by the adviser or distributor to have
     acquired shares under circumstances where the Fund has not incurred any
     sales expense.

PURCHASE OF SHARES
Investors may purchase shares of the Fund through financial intermediaries such
as financial consultants, securities brokers, dealers or benefit plan
administrators. Investors should contact their financial intermediary directly
for appropriate purchase instructions, as well as for information pertaining to
accounts and any servicing or transaction fees that may be charged. Some
financial intermediaries may appoint subagents.

The minimum initial investment in Class A, Class B or Class C shares is $2,000
(including IRAs) and $100 for subsequent investments. The adviser or the
distributor, at their discretion, may waive these minimums. See our Statement of
Additional Information for further details.

See "Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers" for ways to make your initial
investment go farther.

Shares are sold at a public offering price based on the net asset value for the
class of shares selected. If your purchase order is received by the Transfer
Agent before the close of regular trading on the Exchange on any Business Day,
you will pay the next public offering price that is determined as of the close
of trading. Purchase orders received after the close of regular trading on the
Exchange will be priced as of the close of regular trading on the following
Business Day.

Any purchase order may be rejected if the Fund determines that accepting the
order would not be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders.

It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to transmit orders for
the purchase of shares by its customers to the Transfer Agent and to deliver
required funds on a timely basis, in accordance with the procedures stated
above.

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For information on other ways to purchase shares, including through an
individual retirement account (IRA), call the Transfer Agent at (800) 497-2960,
or see our Statement of Additional Information.

For information on an automatic investment plan or a payroll investment plan,
see our Statement of Additional Information.

REDEMPTION OF SHARES
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         HOW TO REDEEM (SELL) SHARES:
         o         By mail
         o         By telephone
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If you purchased your shares through a financial intermediary, you should
contact the intermediary for information relating to redemptions. The Fund's
name and your account number should accompany any redemption requests.

SMALL ACCOUNTS: If the value of your Fund accounts falls below $500, the Fund
may ask you to increase your balance. If the account balance is still below $500
after 60 days, the Fund may close your account and send you the proceeds. The
Fund will not close your account if it falls below $500 solely as a result of a
reduction in your account's market value.

For information on other ways to redeem shares, please refer to our Statement of
Additional Information.

DISTRIBUTIONS
         PLAIN TALK
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         WHAT IS NET INVESTMENT INCOME?
         Net investment  income  consists of interest and dividends  earned by a
         fund on its investments less accrued expenses.
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Distributions from the net investment income of the Fund are declared and paid
annually to you. Any net capital gain realized by the Fund will be distributed
annually.

Distributions are payable to shareholders of record at the time distributions
are declared (including holders of shares being redeemed, but excluding holders
of shares being purchased). All distributions are reinvested in additional Fund
shares, unless you have elected to receive distributions in cash.

TAXES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX: As long as the Fund meets the requirements for being a
"regulated investment company," it pays no Federal income tax on the earnings
and gains it distributes to shareholders. While the Fund may invest in
securities that earn interest subject to Federal income tax and securities that
earn interest exempt from that tax, under normal conditions the Fund invests
primarily in taxable securities. The Fund will notify you following the end of
the calendar year of the amount of dividends and other distributions paid that
year.

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Dividends you receive from the Fund, whether reinvested in Fund shares or taken
as cash, are generally taxable to you as ordinary income. The Fund's
distributions of net capital gain, whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional Fund shares, are taxable to you as long-term capital gain, regardless
of the length of time you have held your shares. You should be aware that if
Fund shares are purchased shortly before the record date for any dividend or
capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and will
receive some portion of the price back as a taxable distribution. The Fund
anticipates the distribution of net capital gain.

It is a taxable event for you if you sell or exchange shares of the Fund.
Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you exchange,
you may have a taxable gain or loss on the transaction. You are responsible for
any tax liability generated by your transactions.

STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES: You should consult your tax advisers concerning
state and local taxes, which may have different consequences from those of the
Federal income tax law.

This section is only a summary of some important income tax considerations that
may affect your investment in the Fund. More information regarding those
considerations appears in our Statement of Additional Information. You are urged
to consult your tax adviser regarding the effects of an investment on your tax
situation.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
Provident Distributors, Inc. ("PDI") manages the Fund's distribution efforts and
enters into dealer agreements with financial consultants to sell fund shares.

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         HOW CAN YOUR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT HELP YOU?
         Your financial consultant is thoroughly familiar with the Fund and with
         Roxbury Capital Management. He or she can answer any questions you have
         now,  or in the  future,  about how the Fund  operates,  which class of
         shares is most appropriate for you and how the Roxbury investment style
         works and has performed for other investors.  Your financial consultant
         is a valuable and knowledgeable resource.
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RULE 12B-1 FEES
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         WHAT ARE 12b-1 FEES?
         12b-1 fees, charged by some funds, are deducted from fund assets to pay
         for marketing and advertising expenses or, more commonly, to compensate
         sales professionals for selling fund shares.
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The Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 that allows the Fund
to pay a fee to PDI for facilitating the sale and distribution of its shares.
Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over
time these fees indirectly will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

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Rule 12b-1 permits a fund directly or indirectly to pay expenses associated with
the distribution of its shares and the servicing of its shareholders in
accordance with a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees and approved by its
shareholders. Pursuant to the Rule, the Board has approved, and the Fund has
entered into, a Distribution Plan with PDI, for the Class B and Class C shares.
Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund will pay distribution fees to PDI at a
maximum annual rate of 0.75% of its aggregate average daily net assets
attributable to its Class B and Class C shares.

The Distribution Plan provides that PDI may use the distribution fees received
from a class of shares to pay for the distribution and shareholder servicing
expenses of that class, including, but not limited to (i) incentive compensation
paid to the directors, officers and employees of, agents for and consultants to,
the distributor or any other broker-dealer or financial institution that engages
in the distribution of that class; and (ii) compensation to broker-dealers,
financial institutions or other persons for providing distribution assistance
with respect to that class. Distribution fees may also be used for (i) marketing
and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail
promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media
advertising for that class; (ii) costs of printing and distributing
prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and reports of the Fund to
prospective investors in that class; (iii) costs involved in preparing, printing
and distributing sales literature pertaining to the Fund and that class; and
(iv) costs involved in obtaining whatever information, analyses and reports with
respect to marketing and promotional activities that the Fund may, from time to
time, deem advisable with respect to the distribution of that class.
Distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are charged as
expenses of, respectively, Class B and Class C shares as accrued.

The distribution fees applicable to the Class B and Class C shares are designed
to permit you to purchase Class B and Class C shares through broker-dealers
without the assessment of a front-end sales charge and at the same time to
permit the distributor to compensate broker-dealers on an ongoing basis to
provide services to shareholders of the Class B and Class C shares attributable
to those broker-dealers.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICE FEES
The Board of Trustees has adopted a shareholder service plan authorizing the
Fund to pay service providers an annual fee not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets of each class of shares, to compensate service
providers who maintain a service relationship. Service activities provided under
this plan include (a) establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and
records, (b) answering shareholder inquiries, (c) assisting in share purchases
and redemptions, (d) providing statements and reports to shareholders, and (e)
providing other related services requested by shareholders.

MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE
Other institutional investors, including other mutual funds, may invest in the
Series. The master/feeder structure enables various institutional investors,
including the Fund, to pool their assets, which may be expected to result in
economies by spreading certain fixed costs over a larger asset base. Each
shareholder of a master fund, including the Series, will pay its proportionate
share of the master fund's expenses.

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For reasons relating to costs or a change in investment goal, among others,  the
Fund could switch to another  master fund or decide to manage its assets itself.
The Fund is not currently contemplating such a move.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE FUND, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE FREE UPON REQUEST:

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

Copies of these documents and answers to questions about the Fund may be
obtained without charge by contacting:

Roxbury Socially Responsible Fund
c/o PFPC Inc.
400 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 108
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(800) 497-2960
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington,
D.C. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the following E-Mail address: [email protected],
or by writing the Public Reference Room of the SEC, Washington, DC, 20549-6009.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at 1-(800)-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the
Fund may be viewed on-screen or downloaded from the SEC's Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov.

              FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT, MAKING
              CHANGES TO EXISTING ACCOUNTS, PURCHASING, EXCHANGING
                OR REDEEMING SHARES, OR OTHER INVESTOR SERVICES,
                           PLEASE CALL (800) 497-2960.

The investment company registration number is 811-08648.

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                        THE ROXBURY LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
                            THE ROXBURY MID CAP FUND
                     THE ROXBURY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
                      THE ROXBURY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FUND

                              400 Bellevue Parkway
                           Wilmington, Delaware 19809

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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                                  _________, 2000

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This Statement of Additional  Information is not a prospectus and should be read
in conjunction with each Fund's current  prospectus,  dated _________,  2000, as
amended  from time to time. A copy of the current  prospectuses  may be obtained
without charge, by writing to Provident Distributors, Inc. ("PDI"), 3200 Horizon
Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406, and from certain financial  professionals such
as  broker-dealers  that have entered into servicing  agreements  with PDI or by
calling (800) 497-2960.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION                                                           3
INVESTMENT POLICIES                                                           3
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS                                                        5
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS                                                         6
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES                           9
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES                                        9
Distribution of shares and Rule 12b-1 Plan                                   11
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES                                     12
CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES                                           13
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES                                   13
DIVIDENDS                                                                    16
TAXATION OF THE FUND                                                         16
CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                       18
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                         21
OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACT STRATEGIES                   A-1
APPENDIX B -- DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS                                        B-1


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                               GENERAL INFORMATION

This  Statement of  Additional  Information  relates to the Class A, Class B and
Class C shares of The Roxbury  Large Cap Growth Fund ("Large Cap Growth  Fund"),
the Roxbury Mid Cap Fund ("Mid Cap Fund"),  the Roxbury  Science and  Technology
Fund ("Science & Technology  Fund") and the Roxbury  Socially  Responsible  Fund
("Socially  Responsible  Fund") (each, a "Fund" and collectively,  the "Funds").
All  references to the Funds shall include  references to the Series (as defined
herein)  in which each Fund  invests.  With the  exception  of the  Science  and
Technology  Fund,  each Fund is a  diversified  series  of WT  Mutual  Fund (the
"Trust") , a registered  open-end  management  investment company organized as a
Delaware  business  trust.  The Trust was organized on June 1, 1994. The name of
the Trust was changed  from Kiewit  Mutual Fund to WT Mutual Fund on October 20,
1998.

                               INVESTMENT POLICIES

Each  Fund  seeks to meet  its  investment  objective  by  investing  all of its
investable  assets  in a  corresponding  series  of WT  Investment  Trust I (the
"Master") that has the same  investment  objective,  policies and limitations as
the investing Fund. Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Fund,  Science and Technology
Fund, and Socially Responsible Fund invest all of its investable assets in Large
Cap Growth Series,  Mid Cap Series,  Science and Technology  Series and Socially
Responsible Series (each, a "Series"), respectively.

The following  information  supplements the  information  concerning each Fund's
investment objective,  policies and limitations found in the prospectus.  Unless
otherwise  indicated,  it applies to each Fund  through  its  investment  in its
corresponding  Series.  Although each Fund invests principally in common stocks,
each may make other kinds of investments from time to time.

CASH  MANAGEMENT.  Each Fund may invest in cash and cash  equivalents  including
high-quality  money market instruments and money market funds in order to manage
cash flow in each Fund. Certain of these instruments are described below.

     o   MONEY MARKET  FUNDS.  Each Fund may invest in the  securities  of other
         money  market  mutual  funds,  within  the  limits  prescribed  by  the
         Investment  Company  Act  of  1940,  as  amended  ("1940  Act").  These
         limitations  currently  provide,  in part, that a Fund may not purchase
         shares of an investment  company if (a) such a purchase would cause the
         Fund to own in the  aggregate  more  than 3% of the  total  outstanding
         voting  stock of the  investment  company or (b) such a purchase  would
         cause the Fund to have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the
         investment  company or (c) more than 10% of the Fund's  total assets to
         be invested in the aggregate in all investment companies.

     o   U.S.  GOVERNMENT  OBLIGATIONS.  Each Fund may invest in debt securities
         issued  or  guaranteed  by  the  U.S.   Government,   its  agencies  or
         instrumentalities.   Although   all   obligations   of   agencies   and
         instrumentalities  are not  direct  obligations  of the U.S.  Treasury,
         payment of the interest and principal on these obligations is generally
         backed directly or indirectly by the U.S. government.

     o   COMMERCIAL PAPER. Each Fund may invest in commercial paper.  Commercial
         paper  consists of  short-term  (up to 270 days)  unsecured  promissory
         notes  issued  by  corporations  in  order  to  finance  their  current
         operations.  Each Fund may invest only in commercial paper rated A-1 or
         higher by S&P or Moody's or if not rated,  determined by the adviser to
         be of comparable quality. See "Appendix B - Description of Ratings."

     o   BANK  OBLIGATIONS.  Each  Fund may  invest  in U.S.  dollar-denominated
         obligations of major banks,  including  certificates of deposits,  time
         deposits and bankers'  acceptances  of major U.S. and foreign banks and
         their branches located outside of the United States,  of U.S.  branches
         of  foreign  banks,  of foreign  branches  of  foreign  banks,  of U.S.
         agencies of foreign banks and of wholly-owned  banking  subsidiaries of
         such foreign banks located in the U. S. Obligations of foreign branches
         of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of wholly owned subsidiaries of foreign
         banks may be general  obligations  of the parent  bank,  or the issuing
         branch or  subsidiary,  or both,  or may be  limited  by the terms of a
         specific obligation or by governmental regulation.

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         Because  such  obligations  are  issued by foreign  entities,  they are
         subject to the risks of foreign investing.

CONVERTIBLE  SECURITIES.  Convertible securities have characteristics similar to
both fixed income and equity securities.  Because of the conversion feature, the
market value of  convertible  securities  tends to move together with the market
value of the underlying stock. As a result, each Fund's selection of convertible
securities  is  based,  to  a  great  extent,   on  the  potential  for  capital
appreciation  that may exist in the underlying  stock.  The value of convertible
securities is also affected by prevailing  interest rates, the credit quality of
the issuers and any call provisions.

Each Fund may invest in convertible  securities  that are rated,  at the time of
purchase,  in the three highest  rating  categories  by a nationally  recognized
statistical  rating  organization  such as S&P or Moody's , or if  unrated,  are
determined  by  the  adviser  to  be  of  comparable  quality.  See  Appendix  B
"Description  of  Ratings."  Should  the  rating  of a  security  be  downgraded
subsequent to each Fund's purchase of the security,  the adviser, as applicable,
will  determine  whether it is in the best  interest  of each Fund to retain the
security.

DEBT  SECURITIES.  Debt  securities  represent money borrowed that obligates the
issuer (e.g., a corporation,  municipality,  government,  government  agency) to
repay the borrowed  amount at maturity  (when the obligation is due and payable)
and usually to pay the holder interest at specific times.

HEDGING  STRATEGIES.  Each Fund may engage in certain  hedging  strategies  that
involve options and futures. These hedging strategies are described in detail in
Appendix A.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES.  Each Fund may invest no more than 15% of its net assets in
securities  that at the time of purchase have legal or contractual  restrictions
on resale or are otherwise  illiquid.  If the limitations on illiquid securities
are exceeded,  other than by a change in market  values,  the condition  will be
reported by the adviser to the Board of Trustees.

OPTIONS ON  SECURITIES  AND  SECURITIES  INDEXES.  Each Fund may  purchase  call
options on securities  that the adviser intends to include in such Fund in order
to fix the cost of a future  purchase  or  attempt  to  enhance  return  by, for
example,  participating  in an anticipated  increase in the value of a security.
Each Fund may  purchase  put  options  to hedge  against a decline in the market
value of securities held in such Fund or in an attempt to enhance  return.  Each
Fund may write (sell) put and covered call options on  securities  in which they
are authorized to invest. Each Fund may also purchase put and call options,  and
write put and  covered  call  options on U.S.  securities  indexes.  Stock index
options serve to hedge against overall  fluctuations  in the securities  markets
rather than  anticipated  increases  or  decreases  in the value of a particular
security.  Of the  percentage of the total assets of each Fund that are invested
in equity (or  related)  securities,  each Fund may not invest  more than 10% of
such assets in covered call options on securities  and/or  options on securities
indices.

REPURCHASE  AGREEMENTS.  Each  Fund  may  invest  in  repurchase  agreements.  A
repurchase  agreement is a transaction in which a Fund purchases a security from
a bank or recognized securities dealer and simultaneously commits to resell that
security  to a bank or dealer at an agreed  date and price  reflecting  a market
rate of interest,  unrelated to the coupon rate or the maturity of the purchased
security.   While  it  is  not  possible  to  eliminate  all  risks  from  these
transactions  (particularly  the possibility of a decline in the market value of
the underlying securities, as well as delays and costs to each Fund if the other
party to the repurchase  agreement becomes  bankrupt),  it is the policy of each
Fund to limit  repurchase  transactions  to  primary  dealers  and  banks  whose
creditworthiness  has been  reviewed  and  found  satisfactory  by the  adviser.
Repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid
for purposes of each Fund's investment limitations.

RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold
to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act")
or an exemption from registration.  Restricted securities,  including securities
eligible for re-sale under 1933 Act Rule 144A,  that are determined to be liquid
are not  subject to this  limitation.  This  determination  is to be made by the
adviser  pursuant to  guidelines  adopted by the Board of Trustees.  Under these
guidelines, the adviser will consider the frequency of trades and quotes for the
security,   the  number  of  dealers  in,  and  potential  purchasers  for,  the
securities, dealer undertakings to make a market in the security, and the nature
of the security and of the  marketplace  trades.  In purchasing  such restricted
securities,  the  adviser  intends to purchase  securities  that are exempt from
registration under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act.

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SECURITIES LENDING. Each Fund may lend securities pursuant to agreements,  which
require that the loans be  continuously  secured by collateral  equal to 100% of
the market value of the loaned  securities.  Such  collateral  consists of cash,
securities of the U.S.  Government or its agencies,  or any  combination of cash
and such securities.  Such loans will not be made if, as a result, the aggregate
amount of all outstanding  securities  loans for each Fund exceeds  one-third of
the value of such Fund's total assets taken at fair market value. Each Fund will
continue to receive interest on the securities lent while simultaneously earning
interest on the investment of the cash collateral in U.S. Government securities.
However,  a Fund will  normally  pay  lending  fees to such  broker-dealers  and
related expenses from the interest earned on invested  collateral.  There may be
risks of delay in receiving additional  collateral or risks of delay in recovery
of the securities and even loss of rights in the collateral  should the borrower
of the securities fail  financially.  However,  loans are made only to borrowers
deemed by the adviser to be of good  standing  and when,  in the judgment of the
adviser,  the  consideration  that can be earned  currently from such securities
loans justifies the attendant risk.  Either party upon reasonable  notice to the
other party may terminate any loan.

                             INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

Except as otherwise provided, each Fund and its corresponding Series has adopted
the investment limitations set forth below.  Limitations which are designated as
fundamental  policies  may not be changed  without the  affirmative  vote of the
lessor of (i) 67% or more of the  shares  of a Fund  present  at a  shareholders
meeting if holders  of more than 50% of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund are
present in person or by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of
a Fund. If any percentage  restriction on investment or utilization of assets is
adhered  to at the time an  investment  is made,  a later  change in  percentage
resulting  from a change in the market values of a Fund's assets or  redemptions
of shares will not be considered a violation of the limitation.

Each Fund will not as a matter of fundamental policy:

1.   purchase the securities of any one issuer, if as a result,  more than 5% of
     a Fund's total assets would be invested in the  securities  of such issuer,
     or the  Fund  would  own or  hold  10% or more  of the  outstanding  voting
     securities of that issuer, provided that (1) each Fund may invest up to 25%
     of its  total  assets  without  regard  to  these  limitations;  (2)  these
     limitations  do not apply to  securities  issued or  guaranteed by the U.S.
     Government,   its  agencies  or   instrumentalities;   and  (3)  repurchase
     agreements  fully  collateralized  by U.S.  Government  obligations will be
     treated as U.S. Government obligations; (This restriction does not apply to
     the Science and Technology Fund.)

2.   purchase  securities  of any issuer if, as a result,  more than 25% of each
     Fund's  total  assets  would be invested in the  securities  of one or more
     issuers having their  principal  business  activities in the same industry,
     provided, that this limitation does not apply to debt obligations issued or
     guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (This
     restriction does not apply to the Science and Technology Fund.)

3.   borrow  money,  provided  that each Fund may borrow money for  temporary or
     emergency purposes, and then in an aggregate amount not in excess of 10% of
     a Fund's total assets;

4.   make loans to other persons,  except by (1) purchasing  debt  securities in
     accordance with its investment  objective,  policies and  limitations;  (2)
     entering into  repurchase  agreements;  or (3) engaging in securities  loan
     transactions;

5.   underwrite any issue of securities, except to the extent that a Fund may be
     considered to be acting as underwriter in connection  with the  disposition
     of any portfolio security;

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6.   purchase  or sell  real  estate,  provided  that  each  Fund may  invest in
     obligations  secured by real  estate or  interests  therein or  obligations
     issued by  companies  that  invest in real  estate  or  interests  therein,
     including real estate investment trusts;

7.   purchase or sell physical  commodities,  provided that each Fund may invest
     in, purchase, sell or enter into financial options and futures, forward and
     spot currency contracts,  swap transactions and other derivative  financial
     instruments; or

8.   issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.

THE INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE DO NOT PROHIBIT A FUND FROM INVESTING
ALL OR  SUBSTANTIALLY  ALL OF ITS  ASSETS IN THE  SHARES OF  ANOTHER  REGISTERED
OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANY SIMILAR TO ITS CORRESPONDING SERIES.

The following  non-fundamental policies apply to each Fund and may be changed by
the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Each Fund will not:

1.   make short sales of securities except short sales against the box;

2.   purchase  securities  on margin  except  for the use of  short-term  credit
     necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities;

3.   purchase  portfolio  securities if its outstanding  borrowings exceed 5% of
     the value of its total assets.

                              TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The Board of Trustees  supervises each Fund's activities and reviews contractual
arrangements  with the Funds' service  providers.  The Trustees and officers are
listed below. All persons named as Trustees and officers also serve in a similar
capacity  for the Master.  An asterisk  (*)  indicates  those  Trustees  who are
"interested persons" of the Trust.

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                                    POSITION(S)
                                    HELD WITH
NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF BIRTH     THE TRUST      PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
<S>                                   <C>          <C>
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ROBERT ARNOLD                         Trustee      Mr. Arnold founded, and currently co-manages,  R. H. Arnold & Co.,
152 W. 57th Street, 44th Floor                     Inc.,  an  investment  banking  company.  Prior to  forming  R. H.
New York, NY  10019                                Arnold  & Co.,  Inc.  in  1989,  Mr.  Arnold  was  Executive  Vice
Date of Birth: 3/44                                President  and a director  to  Cambrian  Capital  Corporation,  an
                                                   investment banking firm he co-founded in 1987.
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ROBERT J. CHRISTIAN*                  Trustee,     Mr.  Christian  has been Chief  Investment  Officer of  Wilmington
Rodney Square North                   President    Trust Company since  February 1996 and a Director of Rodney Square
1100 N. Market Street                              Management  Corporation  since 1996.  He was Chairman and Director
Wilmington, DE 19890                               of  PNC  Equity   Advisors   Company,   and  President  and  Chief
Date of Birth: 2/49                                Investment  Officer of PNC Asset  Management  Group Inc. from 1994
                                                   to 1996.  He was Chief  Investment  Officer  of PNC Bank from 1992
                                                   to 1996 and a Director of Provident  Capital  Management from 1993
                                                   to 1996.
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NICHOLAS A. GIORDANO                   Trustee     Mr.  Giordano  served as interim  President of LaSalle  University
1755 Governor's Way                                from  July  1998  through  June  1999  and  was a  consultant  for
Blue Bell, PA 19422                                financial  services  organizations from late 1997 through 1998. He
Date of Birth: 3/43                                served  as   president   and  chief   executive   officer  of  the
                                                   Philadelphia  Stock  Exchange from 1981 through  August 1997,  and
                                                   also  served  as  chairman  of the  board  of the  exchange's  two
                                                   subsidiaries:  Stock  Clearing  Corporation  of  Philadelphia  and
                                                   Philadelphia   Depository   Trust  Company.   Before  joining  the
                                                   Philadelphia   Stock  Exchange,   Mr.  Giordano  served  as  chief
                                                   financial  officer at two  brokerage
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                                    POSITION(S)
                                    HELD WITH
NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF BIRTH     THE TRUST      PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
<S>                                    <C>         <C>
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                                                   firms from 1968 to 1971. A certified public  accountant,  he began
                                                   his career at Price Waterhouse in 1965.
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JOHN J. QUINDLEN                       Trustee     Mr.  Quindlen  retired as Senior Vice  President - Finance of E.I.
313 Southwinds                                     duPont de  Nemours &  Company,  Inc.  (diversified  chemicals),  a
1250 W. Southwinds Blvd.                           position  held  from 1984 to 1993.  He  served as Chief  Financial
Vero Beach, FL  32963                              Officer  of E.I.  duPont de  Nemours & Company  from 1984  through
Date of Birth: 5/32                                June  1993.  He also  serves as a  Director  of St. Joe Paper Co.,
                                                   and as a Trustee of Kalmar Pooled Investment Trust.
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LOUIS KLEIN JR.                        Trustee     Mr.  Klein has been a  self-employed  financial  consultant  since
80 Butternut Lane                                  1991.  He has  served  as  Trustee  of  Manville  Personal  Injury
Stamford, CT  06903                                Settlement Trust since 1991.
Date of Birth: 5/35
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CLEMENT C. MOORE, II                   Trustee     Mr. Moore has been the Managing Partner,  Mariemont Holdings, LLC,
5804 Quaker Neck Road                              a commercial real estate holding and  development  company
Chestertown, MD 21620                              since 1980.
Date of Birth: 9/44
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ERIC BRUCKER                           Trustee     Mr.  Brucker has been the Dean of the College of Business,  Public
University of Maine                                Policy  and  Health at the  University  of Maine  since  September
Orono, ME  04473                                   1998.  Prior to 1998,  he was Dean of the School of  Management at
Date of Birth: 12/41                               the University of Michigan.
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                                    POSITION(S)
                                    HELD WITH
NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF BIRTH     THE TRUST      PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
<S>                                   <C>          <C>
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WILLIAM P. RICHARDS*                  Trustee      Mr. Richards is a Managing  Director and Senior  Portfolio  Manager
100 Wilshire Boulevard                             with  Roxbury  Capital  Management  LLC.  He has been with the firm
Suite 600                                          since 1998 and works with  foundation  and  endowment  accounts and
Santa Monica, CA  90401                            leads the firm's mutual fund group. Previously,  he was a principal
Date of Birth: 11/36                               at  Roger  Engemann  &  Associates,  and  Van  Deventer  & Hoc,  an
                                                   investment  management  firm.  Prior  to  that,  he  was  with  the
                                                   accounting firm Booz, Allen and Hamilton.
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ERIC K. CHEUNG                          Vice       Mr. Cheung has been a Vice  President at Wilmington  Trust Company
Rodney Square North                   President    since 1986.  From 1978 to 1986,  he was the Fund Manager for fixed
1100 N. Market Street                              income  assets of the Meritor  Financial  Group.  Since 1991,  Mr.
Wilmington, DE 19890                               Cheung has been the Division  Manager,  Fixed  Income  Products at
Date of Birth: 12/54                               Wilmington Trust Company.
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JOSEPH M. FAHEY, JR.                    Vice       Mr. Fahey has been a Vice President with Rodney Square  Management
Rodney Square North                   President    Corporation  ("RSMC")  since  1992.  He has  been a  Director  and
1100 North Market Street                           Secretary of RSMC since 1986 and was an Assistant  Vice  President
Wilmington, DE 19809                               from 1988 to 1992.
Date of Birth: 1/57
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PAT COLLETTI                            Vice       Mr.  Colletti has been Vice  President  and Director of Investment
400 Bellevue Parkway                  President    Accounting  and  Administration  of PFPC Inc.  since  April  1999.
Wilmington, DE 19809                     and       From 1986 to April 1999, he was Controller for the Reserve Funds.
Date of Birth: 11/58                  Treasurer
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GARY M. GARDNER                       Secretary    Mr.  Gardner has been a Senior Vice  President of PFPC Inc.  since
400 Bellevue Parkway                               January 1994.  Mr. Gardner  provided  legal and regulatory  advice
Wilmington, DE  19809                              to mutual  funds and their  management  for more than twenty years
Date of Birth: 2/51                                at Federated  Investors,  Inc.,  SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
                                                   and The Boston Company, Inc.
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</TABLE>

The fees and expenses of the Trustees  who are not  "interested  persons" of the
Trust  ("Independent  Trustees"),  as  defined  in the  1940 Act are paid by the
Trust. The following table shows the fees paid during the fiscal year ended June
30,  2000 to the  Independent  Trustees  for their  service to the Trust and the
total  compensation paid to the Trustees by the WT Fund Complex,  which consists
of the Trust and the Master.

[ON OCTOBER ___, 2000,  THE TRUSTEES AND THE OFFICERS OF THE TRUST,  AS A GROUP,
OWNED BENEFICIALLY, OR MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE OWNED BENEFICIALLY, LESS THAN 1% OF
HE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF THE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND.]

             TRUSTEES' FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999

                               COMPENSATION         TOTAL COMPENSATION
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE           FROM THE TRUST     FROM THE WT FUND COMPLEX
-------------------           --------------     ------------------------
Robert  Arnold                       $                      $
Eric Brucker                         $                      $
Nicholas Giordano                    $                      $
Louis Klein, Jr.                     $                      $
Clement C. Moore, II                 $                      $
John  Quindlen                       $                      $

The  Trust has an Audit  Committee  which has the  responsibility,  among  other
things, to (1) recommend the selection of the Trust's independent auditors;  (2)
review and approve the scope of the independent  auditors'  audit activity;  (3)
review  the  financial  statements  which  are the  subject  of the  independent
auditors' certifications; and (4) review with

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such independent  auditors the adequacy of the Trust's basic  accounting  system
and the effectiveness of the Trust's internal accounting controls.

               CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of the  date of this  Statement  of  Additional  Information,  the  following
shareholders were known to own beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares
of the Large Cap Growth Fund:

[INSERT 5% S/HS]

                     INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

ADVISORY SERVICES

Roxbury  Capital  Management,  LLC  ("Roxbury" or the  "adviser")  serves as the
investment adviser to each Series. An employee of Roxbury, Mr. Richards,  serves
as Trustee for the Trust.  The Large Cap Growth  Series pays a monthly  advisory
fee to Roxbury at the annual rate of 0.55% of that  Series'  first $1 billion of
average daily net assets;  0.50% of the Series' next $1 billion of average daily
net assets;  and 0.45% of the Series'  average daily net assets over $2 billion.
The Mid Cap  Series  and the  Socially  Responsible  Series  each pay a  monthly
advisory  fee to  Roxbury at the annual  rate of 0.75% of the  Series'  first $1
billion  of average  daily net  assets;  0.70% of the  Series'  next  billion of
average daily net assets; and 0.65% of the Series' average daily net assets over
$2 billion.  The Science and  Technology  Series pays a monthly  advisory fee to
Roxbury at the annual rate of 1.00% of the  Series'  first $1 billion in assets;
0.95% of the Series' next $1 billion of average daily net assets;  and 0.90% for
the Series' average daily net assets over $2 billion.

Roxbury has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee or reimburse  expenses
to the extent total operating  expenses,  as a percentage of average net assets,
exceed 1.30% for the Class A shares of Large Cap Growth Fund and 2.05% for Class
B and Class C shares of the Large Cap Growth  Fund.  With respect to the Mid Cap
Fund and Socially Responsible Fund, Roxbury has agreed to waive a portion of its
advisory fee or reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses,  as a
percentage  of average net assets,  exceed  1.55% for each Fund's Class A shares
and 2.30% for each  Fund's  Class B shares and Class C shares.  Roxbury has also
agreed to waive a portion  of its  advisory  fee or  reimburse  expenses  to the
extent total operating expenses,  as a percentage of average net assets,  exceed
1.80% for the Class A shares of the  Science and  Technology  Fund and 2.55% for
the Class B shares and Class C shares of the Science and Technology  Fund. These
undertakings  will remain in place until the Board of  Trustees  approves  their
terminations.

Under the terms of the  advisory  agreement,  Roxbury  agrees to: (a) direct the
investments  of each  Series,  subject to and in  accordance  with each  Series'
investment  objective,  policies and limitations set forth in its prospectus and
this Statement of Additional Information; (b) purchase and sell for each Series,
securities  and  other  investments  consistent  with  each  Series'  investment
objectives and policies;  (c) supply office facilities,  equipment and personnel
necessary for servicing the investments of each Series;  (d) pay the salaries of
all  personnel of each Series and the adviser  performing  services  relating to
research,  statistical and investment  activities on behalf of each Series;  (e)
make  available  and  provide  such   information  as  each  Series  and/or  its
administrator  may  reasonably  request  for  use  in  the  preparation  of  its
registration  statement,  reports and other documents required by any applicable
federal,  foreign or state  statutes or  regulations;  (f) make its officers and
employees  available to the Trustees and officers of the Trust for  consultation
and  discussion  regarding  the  management  of each  Series and its  investment
activities.  Additionally,  Roxbury  agrees to create and maintain all necessary
records in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining
to  the  various  functions  performed  by it  and  not  otherwise  created  and
maintained by another party pursuant to contract with the Trust. The adviser may
at any time or times, upon approval by the Board of Trustees,  enter into one or
more  sub-advisory  agreements with a sub-adviser  pursuant to which the adviser
delegates any or all of its duties as listed.

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For its services as adviser,  Roxbury received fees from Large Cap Growth Series
in the amount of $_____ for the period of November 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000.

The  agreement  provides  that the adviser  shall not be liable for any error of
judgment  or  mistake  of law or for any loss  suffered  by any of the Series in
connection with the matters to which the agreement relates, except to the extent
of a loss resulting from willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence on
its part in the performance of its obligations and duties under the agreement.

The salaries of any officers and Trustees of the Trust who are  affiliated  with
the adviser and the salaries of all personnel of the adviser performing services
for each Fund relating to research,  statistical  and investment  activities are
paid by the adviser.

CODE OF ETHICS

The  Board  of  Trustees  of the Fund and the  Master  and each of the  Master's
investment  advisers have adopted a consolidated code of ethics pursuant to Rule
17j-1 of 1940 Act.  The Code  significantly  restricts  the  personal  investing
activities  of  directors/trustees,  officers and  employees of each  investment
adviser,  the Fund and the Master who have access to  information  about  recent
portfolio  transactions..  Among other  provisions,  the code requires that such
directors/trustees,  officers and employees with access to information about the
purchase or sale of portfolio  securities obtain  pre-clearance before executing
personal trades.

ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Under separate Administration and Accounting Services Agreements, PFPC Inc., 400
Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809 performs certain administrative and
accounting  services  for the  Trust  and the  Master.  These  services  include
preparing   shareholder  reports,   providing  statistical  and  research  data,
assisting the adviser in  compliance  monitoring  activities,  and preparing and
filing  federal and state tax returns on behalf of the Trust and the Master.  In
addition,   PFPC  prepares  and  files  various  reports  with  the  appropriate
regulatory  agencies  and  prepares  materials  required by the SEC or any state
securities  commission  having  jurisdiction  over  the  Trust.  The  accounting
services performed by PFPC include  determining the net asset value per share of
each  Fund  and  Series  and  maintaining  records  relating  to the  securities
transactions of each Fund and Series. The Administration and Accounting Services
Agreements  provide  that PFPC and its  affiliates  shall not be liable  for any
error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust or the
Master,  except to the extent of a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad
faith or gross negligence on their part in the performance of their  obligations
and duties under the Administration and Accounting Services Agreements.

[PFPC:  PLEASE ADD  COMPENSATION  PAID TO PFPC WITH  RESPECT TO LARGE CAP GROWTH
SERIES FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDING 6/30/00]

ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS.  Ernst & Young LLP, serves as the independent  auditor to
the Trust and the Master,  providing  services  which  include (1)  auditing the
annual  financial  statements for each Fund and its  corresponding  Series,  (2)
assistance and  consultation  in connection with SEC filings and (3) preparation
of the annual federal income tax returns filed on behalf of the Trust.

LEGAL  COUNSEL.  Pepper  Hamilton  LLP,  3000 Two  Logan  Square,  18th and Arch
Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19103, serves as counsel to the Trust and the Master.

CUSTODIAN.  Wilmington  Trust  Company,  1100 N. Market Street,  Wilmington,  DE
19890, serves as the custodian.

TRANSFER  AGENT.  PFPC Inc.  ("PFPC"),  400  Bellevue  Parkway,  Wilmington,  DE
19809-0001, serves as the Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent.

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                   DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES AND RULE 12B-1 PLAN

Provident  Distributors,  Inc. ("PDI"),  3200 Horizon Drive, King of Prussia, PA
19406,   serves  as  the  underwriter  of  the  Trust's  shares  pursuant  to  a
Distribution Agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to the terms of the Distribution
Agreement, PDI is granted the right to sell the shares of the Trust as agent for
the Trust. Shares of the Trust are offered continuously.

Under the terms of the Distribution Agreement,  PDI agrees to use all reasonable
efforts to secure  purchasers for Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and to
pay expenses of printing and distributing prospectuses, statements of additional
information and reports  prepared for use in connection with the sale of Class B
and Class C shares of each fund and any other literature and advertising used in
connection with the offering,  out of the  compensation it receives  pursuant to
the Trust's Plan of Distribution  adopted  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act (the "12b-1 Plan").  PDI receives no underwriting  commissions or Rule 12b-1
fees in connection with the sale of the Trust's Class A shares.

The  Distribution  Agreement  provides  that  PDI,  in the  absence  of  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence in the performance of its duties or
by  reason  of  reckless  disregard  of its  obligations  and  duties  under the
Agreement,  will not be  liable  to the  Trust or its  shareholders  for  losses
arising in connection with the sale of Trust shares.

The  Distribution  Agreement  became  effective  as of  November 1, 1999 and was
amended on ________, 2000. The agreement continues in effect for a period of two
years.  Thereafter,  the agreement may continue in effect for successive  annual
periods provided such continuance is approved at least annually by a majority of
the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Distribution
Agreement terminates automatically in the event of an assignment.  The agreement
is also terminable  without payment of any penalty with respect to the Trust (i)
by vote of a  majority  of the  Trustees  of the  Trust  who are not  interested
persons of the Trust and who have no direct or  indirect  financial  interest in
the operation of any Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Trust or any agreements related to a
12b-1 Plan, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
applicable  Fund on sixty (60) days'  written  notice to PDI;  or (ii) by PDI on
sixty (60) days' written notice to the Trust.

PDI will be compensated for distribution  services  according to the Class B and
Class C 12b-1 Plans regardless of PDI's expenses.  The Class B and Class C 12b-1
Plans provide that PDI will be paid for  distribution  activities such as public
relations services,  telephone  services,  sales  presentations,  media charges,
preparation,  printing  and  mailing  advertising  and  sales  literature,  data
processing  necessary to support a distribution  effort and printing and mailing
of prospectuses to prospective shareholders.  Additionally,  PDI may pay certain
financial  institutions  such as banks or  broker-dealers  who have entered into
servicing  agreements  with PDI ("Service  Organizations")  and other  financial
institutions for distribution and shareholder servicing activities.  The Class B
and Class C 12b-1 Plans became effective as of November 1, 1999 and were amended
on _________, 2000.

When purchasing  Class A shares,  a sales charge will be incurred at the time of
purchase (a "front-end  load") based on the dollar  amount of the purchase.  The
maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%, which is reduced for purchases of $50,000
and more. Sales charges also may be reduced by using the accumulation  privilege
described  under "Sales Charge  Reductions  and Waiver".  Although  purchases of
$1,000,000 or more may not be subject to an initial sales charge, if the initial
sales charge is waived,  such purchases may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if the
shares are redeemed within one year after purchase.

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<PAGE>

Part of the front-end sales charge is paid directly to the selling broker-dealer
(the "dealer reallowance"). The remainder is retained by the distributor and may
be used either to promote the sale of each of the Fund's shares or to compensate
PDI for its efforts to sell the shares of each Fund.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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                                                                                              DEALER REALLOWANCE
YOUR INVESTMENT                      AS A PERCENTAGE OF        AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR        AS A PERCENTAGE OF
                                       OFFERING PRICE                 INVESTMENT                OFFERING PRICE
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<S>                                         <C>                         <C>                          <C>
$50,000 and less                            5.50%                       5.82%                        4.00%
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$50,000 up to $150,000                      5.00%                       5.26%                        3.50%
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$150,000 up to $250,000                     4.50%                       4.71%                        3.00%
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                                                                                              DEALER REALLOWANCE
YOUR INVESTMENT                      AS A PERCENTAGE OF        AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR        AS A PERCENTAGE OF
                                       OFFERING PRICE                 INVESTMENT                OFFERING PRICE
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$250,000 up to $500,000                     3.50%                       3.63%                        2.25%
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$500,000 up to $1,000,000                   3.00%                       3.09%                        1.74%
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Over $1,000,000                             0.00%                       0.00%                        0.00%
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</TABLE>

The Class B and Class C 12b-1 Plans  further  provide that payment shall be made
for any month only to the extent that such  payment does not exceed (i) 0.75% on
an annualized  basis of the respective  Class B and Class C shares'  average net
assets; and (ii) limitations set from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

Under the Class B and Class C 12b-1 Plans,  if any payments  made by the adviser
out of its  advisory  fee,  not to exceed the  amount of that fee,  to any third
parties  (including  banks),  including  payments for shareholder  servicing and
transfer agent functions,  were deemed to be indirect  financing by each Fund of
the  distribution of its shares,  such payments are authorized.  Each Series may
execute portfolio transactions with and purchase securities issued by depository
institutions  that receive  payments  under the 12b-1 Plans.  No preference  for
instruments issued by such depository  institutions is shown in the selection of
investments.

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                    BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

The adviser places all portfolio  transactions  on behalf of a Series.  Any debt
securities  purchased  and sold by a Series are  generally  traded on the dealer
market on a net basis (i.e.,  without  commission)  through  dealers  acting for
their own account and not as brokers, or otherwise involve transactions directly
with the issuer of the instrument. This means that a dealer (the securities firm
or bank dealing with a Series) makes a market for  securities by offering to buy
at one price and sell at a slightly  higher price.  The  difference  between the
prices is known as a spread.  When  securities  are  purchased  in  underwritten
offerings, they include a fixed amount of compensation to the underwriter.

The primary objective of the adviser in placing orders on behalf of a Series for
the  purchase  and sale of  securities  is to obtain best  execution at the most
favorable prices through responsible brokers or dealers and, where the spread or
commission rates are negotiable,  at competitive rates. In selecting a broker or
dealer,  the  adviser  considers,  among  other  things:  (i) the  price  of the
securities to be purchased or sold;  (ii) the rate of the spread or  commission;
(iii) the size and difficulty of the order; (iv) the nature and character of the
spread  or  commission  for the  securities  to be  purchased  or sold;  (v) the
reliability,  integrity,  financial condition, general execution and operational
capability  of the broker or dealer;  and (vi) the  quality of any  research  or
statistical  services  provided  by the  broker  or dealer to a Series or to the
adviser.

The adviser cannot  readily  determine the extent to which spreads or commission
rates or net prices  charged by  brokers or dealers  reflect  the value of their
research,  analysis,  advice and similar  services.  In such cases,  the adviser
receives  services it otherwise might have had to perform itself.  The research,
analysis,  advice and  similar  services  provided  by brokers or dealers can be
useful to the  adviser in  serving  its other  clients,  as well as in serving a
Series.  Conversely,  information  provided to the adviser by brokers or dealers
who have executed  transaction  orders on behalf of other clients of the adviser
may be useful in providing services to a Series.

[PFPC:  STATE THE BROKERAGE  COMMISSIONS PAID BY LARGE CAP GROWTH SERIES FOR THE
LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS.]

Some of the adviser's other clients may have investment  objectives and programs
similar to that of one or more of the Series. Occasionally, recommendations made
to  other  clients  may  result  in  their  purchasing  or  selling   securities
simultaneously with a particular Series. Consequently, the demand for securities
being  purchased or the supply of securities  being sold may increase,  and this
could have an adverse effect on the price of those securities.  It is the policy
of the adviser not to favor one client over another in making recommendations or
in placing  orders.  In the event of a  simultaneous  transaction,  purchases or
sales are averaged as to price,  transaction  costs are allocated among a Series
and other  clients  participating  in the  transaction  on a pro rata  basis and
purchases and sales are normally  allocated among a series and the other clients
as to amount  according to a formula  determined  prior to the execution of such
transactions.

                       CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES

The Trust issues three separate classes of shares,  Class A, Class B and Class C
shares for each  Fund.  The  shares of each  Fund,  when  issued and paid for in
accordance with the prospectus,  will be fully paid and  non-assessable  shares,
with  equal  voting  rights  and  no  preferences  as to  conversion,  exchange,
dividends, redemption or any other feature.

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<PAGE>

The separate classes of shares each represent interests in the same portfolio of
investments, have the same rights and are identical in all respects, except that
Class B and Class C shares bear Rule 12b-1 distribution expenses of 0.75% of the
average  net  assets  of the  respective  Class B and  Class C  shares  and have
exclusive  voting  rights with respect to the Rule 12b-1 Plan  pursuant to which
the Rule 12b-1 fee may be paid.  Each Class bears a  shareholder  service fee of
0.25% of the average net assets of the Class.  The net income  attributable to a
class of shares and the dividends  payable on such shares will be reduced by the
amount of any shareholder service or Rule 12b-1 fees; accordingly, the net asset
value of Class A, Class B and Class C shares  will be reduced by such  amount to
the extent a Fund has undistributed net income.

Shares of a Fund entitle holders to one vote per share and fractional  votes for
fractional  shares held. Shares have  non-cumulative  voting rights, do not have
preemptive  or  subscription  rights and are  transferable.  Each Fund and class
takes separate votes on matters  affecting only that Fund or class. For example,
a change in the fundamental  investment  policies for a Fund would be voted upon
only by shareholders of that Fund.

The Funds do not hold annual meetings of shareholders. The Trustees are required
to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of
removal of any Trustee when requested in writing to do so by the shareholders of
record owning not less than 10% of a Fund's outstanding shares.

                   PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

PURCHASE OF SHARES.

BY MAIL: You or your  financial  intermediary  may purchase  shares by sending a
check drawn on a U.S.  bank  payable to either  Roxbury  Large Cap Growth  Fund,
Roxbury Mid -Cap Fund,  Roxbury Science and Technology Fund or Roxbury  Socially
Responsible Fund, along with a completed application (included at the end of the
prospectus).  If a subsequent  investment  is being made,  the check should also
indicate your Fund account  number.  When you make purchases by check,  the Fund
may withhold  payment on redemptions  until it is reasonably  satisfied that the
funds are collected  (which can take up to 10 days). If you purchase shares with
a check that does not clear,  your  purchase  will be  canceled  and you will be
responsible for any losses or fees incurred in that transaction.  Send the check
and application to:

       BY REGULAR MAIL                          BY OVERNIGHT MAIL
       ---------------                          -----------------
       Roxbury Funds                            Roxbury Funds
       c/o PFPC Inc.                            c/o PFPC Inc.
       P.O. Box 8784                            400 Bellevue Parkway - Suite 108
       Wilmington, DE  19899                    Wilmington, DE  19809

BY WIRE:  You may purchase  shares by wiring  federal funds  readily  available.
Please  call  PFPC at  (800)  497-2960  for  instructions  and to make  specific
arrangements  before  making  a  purchase  by wire,  and if  making  an  initial
purchase, to also obtain an account number.

INDIVIDUAL  RETIREMENT  ACCOUNTS:  You  may  purchase  shares  of a  Fund  for a
tax-deferred  retirement plan such as an individual  retirement account ("IRA").
To order an  application  for an IRA and a brochure  describing a Fund IRA, call
the Transfer Agent at (800) 497-2960.  PFPC Trust Company, as custodian for each
IRA account  receives an annual fee of $10 per  account,  paid  directly to PFPC
Trust  Company by the IRA  shareholder.  If the fee is not paid by the due date,
the  appropriate  number  of  Fund  shares  owned  by the IRA  will be  redeemed
automatically as payment.

AUTOMATIC  INVESTMENT  PLAN:  You may purchase Fund shares  through an Automatic
Investment  Plan  ("AIP").  Under  the  AIP,  the  Transfer  Agent,  at  regular
intervals, will automatically debit your bank checking account in an amount

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of $50 or more (after the $2,000 minimum initial  investment).  You may elect to
invest the specified  amount  monthly,  bimonthly,  quarterly,  semiannually  or
annually.  The purchase of Fund shares will be effected at their  offering price
at the close of  regular  trading on the New York  Stock  Exchange  ("Exchange")
(currently  4:00 p.m.,  Eastern time), on or about the 20th day of the month. To
obtain an application  for the AIP, check the appropriate box of the application
or call the Transfer Agent at (800) 497-2960.

PAYROLL INVESTMENT PLAN: The Payroll Investment Plan ("PIP") permits you to make
regularly scheduled purchases of Fund shares through payroll deductions. To open
a PIP  account,  you  must  submit  a  completed  account  application,  payroll
deduction  form and the  minimum  initial  deposit  to your  employer's  payroll
department.  Then, a portion of your paycheck will  automatically be transferred
to your PIP account for as long as you wish to  participate  in the plan.  It is
the sole  responsibility  of your employer,  not the Fund, the distributor,  the
adviser or the transfer  agent, to arrange for  transactions  under the PIP. The
Fund reserves the right to vary its minimum purchase  requirements for employees
participating in a PIP.

REDEMPTION OF SHARES.

You or your financial  intermediary  may sell your shares on any Business Day as
described  below.  Redemptions are effected at the NAV next determined after the
Transfer Agent has received your redemption request. It is the responsibility of
your  financial  intermediary  to  transmit  redemption  orders and credit  your
account with redemption proceeds on a timely basis. Redemption checks are mailed
on the next Business Day following  receipt by the Transfer  Agent of redemption
instructions,  but never  later  than 7 days  following  such  receipt.  Amounts
redeemed  by wire  are  normally  wired  on the date of  receipt  of  redemption
instructions  (if received by the Transfer Agent before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time),
or the next  Business Day (if received  after 4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time,  or on a
non-Business Day), but never later than 7 days following such receipt.

BY  MAIL:  If you  redeem  your  shares  by  mail,  you  should  submit  written
instructions with a "signature  guarantee." A signature  guarantee  verifies the
authenticity of your signature.  When the fund requires a signature guarantee, a
medallion signature guarantee must be provided.  A medallion signature guarantee
may be obtained from a domestic bank or trust company,  broker, dealer, clearing
agency,  savings  association,   or  other  financial   institution,   which  is
participating  in a medallion  program  recognized  by the  Securities  Transfer
Association.  The three recognized  medallion  programs are Securities  Transfer
Agents Medallion Program (STAMP),  Stock Exchanges  Medallion Program (SEMP) and
New York Stock Exchange,  Inc. Medallion Signature Program (NYSE MSP). Signature
guarantees from financial  institutions,  which are not  participating in one of
these  programs  will not be  accepted.  You can  obtain  one from most  banking
institutions  or  securities  brokers,  but not from a Notary  Public.  You must
indicate  the Fund  name,  your  account  number  and  your  name.  The  written
instructions and signature guarantee should be mailed to:

        BY REGULAR MAIL                  BY OVERNIGHT MAIL
        Roxbury Funds                    Roxbury Funds
        c/o PFPC Inc.                    c/o PFPC Inc.
        P.O. Box 8784                    400 Bellevue Parkway - Suite 108
        Wilmington, DE  19809            Wilmington, DE  19809

BY TELEPHONE:  If you prefer to redeem your shares by telephone you may elect to
do so. However,  there are certain risks.  Each Fund has certain  safeguards and
procedures  to  confirm  the  identity  of  callers  and  to  confirm  that  the
instructions communicated are genuine. If such procedures are followed, you will
bear the risk of any losses.

BY WIRE:  Redemption proceeds may be wired to your predesignated bank account in
any  commercial  bank in the United States if the amount is $1,000 or more.  The
receiving bank may charge a fee for this service. Proceeds may also be mailed to
your bank or,  for  amounts  of  $10,000  or less,  mailed to your Fund  account
address of record if the address has been  established  for at least 60 days. In
order to authorize the Transfer Agent to mail  redemption  proceeds to your Fund
account address of record,  complete the appropriate  section of the Application
for Telephone  Redemptions  or include your Fund account  address of record when
you  submit  written  instructions.  You may change  the  account  that you have
designated to receive  amounts  redeemed at any time.  Any request to change the
account  designated to receive  redemption  proceeds  should be accompanied by a
guarantee of the shareholder's

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signature by an eligible institution.  A signature and a signature guarantee are
required  for each  person in whose  name the  account  is  registered.  Further
documentation  will  be  required  to  change  the  designated  account  when  a
corporation,  other  organization,   trust,  fiduciary  or  other  institutional
investor holds the Fund shares.

SYSTEMATIC  WITHDRAWAL  PLAN:  If you own Fund shares with a value of $10,000 or
more you may participate in the Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan ("SWP").  Under the
SWP, you may automatically redeem a portion of your account monthly,  bimonthly,
quarterly,  semiannually or annually.  The minimum withdrawal available is $100.
All the  redemptions of Fund shares,  including  bi-monthly  redemptions of Fund
shares,  will be effected at the NAV  determined on or about the 25th day of the
month.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REDEMPTIONS: If shares to be redeemed represent
a recent  investment made by check,  the Fund reserves the right not to make the
redemption  proceeds  available until it has reasonable  grounds to believe that
the check has been collected (which could take up to 10 days).

To ensure proper  authorization before redeeming Fund shares, the Transfer Agent
may require  additional  documents such as, but not restricted to, stock powers,
trust instruments, death certificates,  appointments as fiduciary,  certificates
of corporate  authority and waivers of tax required in some states when settling
estates.

When shares are held in the name of a corporation,  other  organization,  trust,
fiduciary or other  institutional  investor,  the Transfer  Agent  requires,  in
addition  to the  stock  power,  certified  evidence  of  authority  to sign the
necessary  instruments of transfer.  These  procedures are for the protection of
shareholders  and  should be  followed  to  ensure  prompt  payment.  Redemption
requests must not be conditional as to date or price of the redemption. Proceeds
of a redemption  will be sent within 7 days of acceptance of shares tendered for
redemption.  Delay may result if the purchase check has not yet cleared, but the
delay will be no longer  than  required to verify  that the  purchase  check has
cleared, and the Funds will act as quickly as possible to minimize delay.

The value of shares  redeemed  may be more or less than your cost,  depending on
the net asset value at the time of  redemption.  Redemption of shares may result
in tax consequences  (gain or loss) to you, and the proceeds of a redemption may
be subject to backup withholding.

Your right to redeem  shares and to receive  payment  therefore may be suspended
when (a) the  Exchange  is closed,  other than  customary  weekend  and  holiday
closings, (b) trading on the Exchange is restricted,  (c) an emergency exists as
a result of which it is not  reasonably  practicable  to  dispose  of the Fund's
securities or to determine the value of the Fund's net assets, or (d) ordered by
a governmental body having  jurisdiction over the Fund for the protection of the
Fund's  shareholders,  provided that applicable rules and regulations of the SEC
(or  any  succeeding  governmental  authority)  shall  govern  as to  whether  a
condition  described  in (b),  (c) or (d)  exists.  In case of such  suspension,
shareholders  of the Fund may  withdraw  their  requests for  redemption  or may
receive payment based on the net asset value of the Fund next  determined  after
the suspension is lifted.

Each Fund  reserves  the right,  if  conditions  exist which make cash  payments
undesirable,  to honor any request for  redemption by making payment in whole or
in part with readily marketable securities chosen by each Fund and valued in the
same way as they would be valued for purposes of  computing  the net asset value
of each  Fund.  If  payment  is made in  securities,  you may incur  transaction
expenses  in  converting  these  securities  into cash.  Each Fund has  elected,
however,  to be  governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, as a result of which
each  Fund is  obligated  to  redeem  shares  solely  in cash if the  redemption
requests are made by one shareholder  account up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1%
of the net  assets of that  particular  Fund  during  any  90-day  period.  This
election is irrevocable unless the SEC permits its withdrawal.

The net asset value per share of each Fund is  determined  by dividing the value
of each Fund's net assets by the total number of that Fund's shares outstanding.
This  determination  is made by PFPC, as of the close of regular  trading on the
Exchange  (currently  4:00  p.m.,  Eastern  time)  each  day a Fund is open  for
business.  A Fund is  considered  to be open  for  business  on  days  when  the
Exchange,  PFPC and the  Philadelphia  branch office of the Federal  Reserve are
open for business.

In valuing a Fund's assets,  a security  listed on the Exchange (and not subject
to restrictions against sale by the Funds on the Exchange) will be valued at its
last sale price on the Exchange on the day the  security is valued.  Lacking any

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sales on such day, the  security  will be valued at the mean between the closing
asked price and the closing bid price. Securities listed on other exchanges (and
not subject to restriction  against sale by the Funds on such exchanges) will be
similarly  valued,  using  quotations  on the  exchange on which the security is
traded most  extensively.  Unlisted  securities  that are quoted on the National
Association of Securities  Dealers' National Market System, for which there have
been  sales of such  securities  on such  day,  shall be valued at the last sale
price reported on such system on the day the security is valued. If there are no
such sales on such day,  the value shall be the mean  between the closing  asked
price and the  closing  bid price.  The value of such  securities  quoted on the
NASDAQ Stock Market System, but not listed on the National Market System,  shall
be valued at the mean between the closing asked price and the closing bid price.
Unlisted  securities  that are not quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market  System and
for which  over-the-counter  market  quotations  are readily  available  will be
valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices for such security in
the  over-the-counter  market.  Other unlisted securities (and listed securities
subject to  restriction  on sale) will be valued at fair value as  determined in
good faith  under the  direction  of the Board of Trustees  although  the actual
calculation  may be  done  by  others.  Short-term  investments  with  remaining
maturities of less than 61 days are valued at amortized cost.

                                    DIVIDENDS

Dividends  from each  Fund's  net  investment  income and  distributions  of net
short-term  capital  gain and net  capital  gain (the  excess  of net  long-term
capital gain over the  short-term  capital  loss)  realized by each Fund,  after
deducting any  available  capital loss  carryovers  are declared and paid to its
shareholders annually.

                              TAXATION OF THE FUND

GENERAL.  Each Fund is treated as a separate  corporation for federal income tax
purposes.  To qualify  or  continue  to qualify  for  treatment  as a  regulated
investment  company ("RIC") under the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"),  each Fund must  distribute to its  shareholders  for each taxable
year at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (consisting generally
of net investment  income and net short-term  capital gain and must meet several
additional   requirements.   For  each  Fund,  these  requirements  include  the
following:  (1) the Fund  must  derive at least  90% of its  gross  income  each
taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans
and  gains  from  the  sale  or  other  disposition  of  securities  or  foreign
currencies,  or other income (including gains from options,  futures and forward
contracts)  derived with respect to its business of investing in  securities  or
those  currencies;  (2) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year,
at least 50% of the value of its total  assets must be  represented  by cash and
cash  items,  U.S.  Government  securities,  securities  of other RICs and other
securities,  with these other securities  limited, in respect of any one issuer,
to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and
that  does not  represent  more  than  10% of the  issuer's  outstanding  voting
securities; and (3) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, not
more than 25% of the value of its total  assets may be  invested  in  securities
(other than U.S.  Government  securities or the securities of other RICs) of any
one issuer.

If a Fund failed to qualify for treatment as a RIC in any taxable year, it would
be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates and all distributions
from  earnings and profits,  including any  distributions  from net capital gain
(the excess of net long-term  capital gain over net  short-term  capital  loss),
would be taxable to its  shareholders as ordinary  income.  In addition,  a Fund
could be required to  recognize  unrealized  gains,  pay  substantial  taxes and
interest and make  substantial  distributions  before  qualifying  again for RIC
treatment.

Each Fund will be  subject  to a  nondeductible  4% excise  tax to the extent it
fails to  distribute by the end of any calendar  year  substantially  all of its
ordinary  income for that year and  capital  gain net  income  for the  one-year
period ending on October 31 of that year, plus certain other amounts.

Dividends and other distributions declared by each Fund in October,  November or
December of any year and payable to  shareholders  of record on a date in one of
those months will be deemed to have been paid by the Fund and received by you on
December  31 of that  year if they  are  paid  by a Fund  during  the  following
January.  Accordingly,  such  distributions will be taxed to you for the year in
which that December 31 falls.

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You should be aware that if Fund shares are purchased  shortly before the record
date for any dividend (other than an  exempt-interest  dividend) or capital gain
distribution,  you will pay full  price for the  shares  and will  receive  some
portion of the price back as a taxable distribution.

If a Fund makes a  distribution  to  shareholders  in excess of its  current and
accumulated  earnings and profits in any taxable year,  the excess  distribution
will be  treated  by you as a return of  capital to the extent of your tax basis
and thereafter as capital gain.

It is anticipated that all or a portion of the dividends from the net investment
income of a Fund will qualify for the  dividends-received  deduction  allowed to
corporations.  The  qualifying  portion may not exceed the  aggregate  dividends
received  by a Fund from U.S.  corporations.  However,  dividends  received by a
corporate  shareholder  and  deducted by it  pursuant to the  dividends-received
deduction  are  subject  indirectly  to the  federal  alternative  minimum  tax.
Moreover,  the  dividends-received  deduction  will be reduced to the extent the
shares  with  respect  to which  the  dividends  are  received  are  treated  as
debt-financed  and will be  eliminated  if those  shares are deemed to have been
held for less than 46 days. Distributions of net short-term capital gain and net
capital gain are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

Any loss realized by you on the  redemption of shares within six months from the
date of their purchase will be treated as a long-term,  instead of a short-term,
capital loss to the extent of any capital gain distributions to that shareholder
with respect to those shares.

HEDGING TRANSACTIONS.  The use of hedging strategies,  such as writing (selling)
and purchasing  options and futures contracts and entering into forward currency
contracts,  involves  complex rules that will  determine for federal  income tax
purposes the amount, character and timing of recognition of the gains and losses
each Fund  realizes  in  connection  therewith.  Gains from the  disposition  of
foreign  currencies  (except  certain  gains  that  may be  excluded  by  future
regulations)  and gains from  options,  futures and foreign  currency  contracts
derived by a Fund with  respect  to its  business  of  investing  in  securities
qualify as permissible income under the Income Requirement.

Futures and foreign  currency  contracts that are subject to section 1256 of the
Code (other than such contracts that are part of a "mixed straddle" with respect
to which a Fund has made an  election  not to have the  following  rules  apply)
("Section 1256 Contracts") and that are held by a Fund at the end of its taxable
year generally will be "marked-to-market" (that is, deemed to have been sold for
their market value) for federal  income tax  purposes.  Sixty percent of any net
gain or loss recognized on these deemed sales,  and 60% of any net realized gain
or loss from any actual  sales of  Section  1256  Contracts,  will be treated as
long-term  capital gain or loss,  and the balance will be treated as  short-term
capital  gain  or  loss.  As  of  the  date  of  this  Statement  of  Additional
Information,  it is not entirely clear whether that 60% portion will qualify for
the  reduced  maximum tax rates on  non-corporate  taxpayers'  net capital  gain
enacted by the Taxpayer  Relief Act of 1997 -- 20% (10% for taxpayers in the 15%
marginal tax bracket) for gain  recognized on capital  assets held for more than
18 months -instead of the 28% rate in effect before that legislation,  which now
applies to gain recognized on capital assets held for more than one year but not
more than 18 months.  However,  technical  correction  legislation passed by the
House of Representatives  late in 1997 would clarify that the lower rates apply.
Section 1256 Contracts also may be  marked-to-market  for purposes of the Excise
Tax.

Code  section  1092  (dealing  with  straddles)  also may affect the taxation of
options  and  futures  contracts  in which each Fund may  invest.  Section  1092
defines a "straddle" as offsetting  positions with respect to personal property;
for these purposes,  options and futures contracts are personal property.  Under
section  1092,  any loss  from  the  disposition  of a  position  in a  straddle
generally  may be deducted  only to the extent the loss  exceeds the  unrealized
gain on the offsetting  position(s) of the straddle.  Section 1092 also provides
certain "wash sale" rules,  which apply to transactions where a position is sold
at a loss and a new offsetting  position is acquired within a prescribed period,
and  "short  sale"  rules  applicable  to  straddles.  If a Fund  makes  certain
elections,  the amount,  character  and timing of the  recognition  of gains and
losses from the affected straddle positions would be determined under rules that
vary  according to the  elections  made.  Because only a few of the  regulations
implementing the straddle rules have been promulgated, the tax consequences to a
Fund of straddle transactions are not entirely clear.

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If a Fund has an  "appreciated  financial  position" --  generally,  an interest
(including an interest  through an option,  futures or forward contract or short
sale) with respect to any stock, debt instrument (other than "straight debt") or
partnership  interest the fair market value of which exceeds its adjusted  basis
-- and enters into a "constructive  sale" of the same or  substantially  similar
property, a Fund will be treated as having made an actual sale thereof, with the

result that gain will be recognized at that time. A constructive  sale generally
consists of a short sale, an offsetting  notional  principal contract or futures
or forward  contract  entered into by a Fund or a related person with respect to
the same or  substantially  similar  property.  In addition,  if the appreciated
financial position is itself a short sale or such a contract, acquisition of the
underlying  property  or  substantially   similar  property  will  be  deemed  a
constructive sale.

The foregoing tax  discussion  is a summary  included for general  informational
purposes only.  Each  shareholder is advised to consult its own tax adviser with
respect to the  specific  tax  consequences  to it of an  investment  in a Fund,
including the effect and  applicability of state,  local,  foreign and other tax
laws and the possible effects of changes in federal or other tax laws.

Shortly  after the end of each year,  PFPC  calculates  the  federal  income tax
status of all distributions  made during the year. In addition to federal income
tax,  shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on distributions from
a Fund.  You  should  consult  your tax  adviser  regarding  specific  questions
relating to federal, state and local taxes.

                     CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The  performance  of each Fund may be quoted in terms of its yield and its total
return in advertising and other promotional  materials.  Performance data quoted
represents past performance and is not intended to indicate future  performance.
Performance of each Fund will vary based on changes in market conditions and the
level of each Fund's expenses.  These performance  figures are calculated in the
following manner:

     A.  AVERAGE  ANNUAL  TOTAL RETURN is the average  annual  compound  rate of
return for the  periods  of one year,  five  years,  ten years and the life of a
Fund, where applicable,  all ended on the last day of a recent calendar quarter.
Average annual total return quotations  reflect changes in the price of a Fund's
shares, if any, and assume that all dividends during the respective periods were
reinvested in Fund shares.  Average annual total return is calculated by finding
the average annual  compound rates of return of a hypothetical  investment  over
such periods, according to the following formula (average annual total return is
then expressed as a percentage):

                                    T = (ERV/P)1/n - 1

          Where:   P        =       a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000

                   T        =       average annual total return

                   n        =       number of years

                   ERV      =       ending   redeemable  value:  ERV  is
                                    the   value,   at  the  end  of  the
                                    applicable period, of a hypothetical
                                    $1,000   investment   made   at  the
                                    beginning of the applicable period.

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     B. YIELD  CALCULATIONS.  From time to time, a Fund may advertise its yield.
Yield for a Fund is  calculated  by  dividing a Fund's  investment  income for a
30-day  period,  net of expenses,  by the average  number of shares  entitled to
receive dividends during that period according to the following formula:

                          YIELD = 2[((A-B)/CD + 1)6-1]

where:

    a   =   dividends and interest earned during the period;
    b   =   expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements);
    c   =   the average daily number of shares outstanding during the
            period that were entitled to receive dividends; and
    d   =   the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.

The  result  is  expressed  as an  annualized  percentage  (assuming  semiannual
compounding) of the maximum offering price per share at the end of the period.

Except  as noted  below,  in  determining  interest  earned  during  the  period
(variable "a" in the above formula), pfpc calculates the interest earned on each
debt  instrument  held  by a Fund  during  the  period  by:  (i)  computing  the
instrument's yield to maturity,  based on the value of the instrument (including
actual  accrued  interest) as of the last  business day of the period or, if the
instrument  was  purchased  during the period,  the purchase  price plus accrued
interest;  (ii) dividing the yield to maturity by 360; and (iii) multiplying the
resulting  quotient by the value of the  instrument  (including  actual  accrued
interest).  Once  interest  earned is  calculated  in this fashion for each debt
instrument held by a Fund,  interest earned during the period is then determined
by totaling the interest earned on all debt instruments held by the Fund.

For purposes of these  calculations,  the maturity of a debt instrument with one
or more call  provisions is assumed to be the next date on which the  instrument
reasonably  can be  expected to be called or, if none,  the  maturity  date.  In
general,  interest income is reduced with respect to debt instruments trading at
a premium  over their par value by  subtracting  a portion of the  premium  from
income on a daily basis, and increased with respect to debt instruments  trading
at a discount by adding a portion of the discount to daily income.

In  determining  dividends  earned  by  any  preferred  stock  or  other  equity
securities  held by each  Fund  during  the  period  (variable  "a" in the above
formula),  PFPC  accrues the  dividends  daily at their stated  dividend  rates.
Capital gains and losses generally are excluded from yield calculations.

Because yield  accounting  methods  differ from the  accounting  methods used to
calculate net investment income for other purposes, a Fund's yield may not equal
the dividend  income  actually  paid to investors or the net  investment  income
reported with respect to a Fund in the Fund's financial statements.

Yield  information  may be  useful  in  reviewing  a Fund's  performance  and in
providing a basis for comparison with other investment alternatives.  However, a
Fund's yields fluctuate,  unlike investments that pay a fixed interest rate over
a stated period of time. Investors should recognize that in periods of declining
interest  rates, a Fund's yields will tend to be somewhat higher than prevailing
market rates, and in periods of rising interest rates, a Fund's yields will tend
to be somewhat lower.  Also, when interest rates are falling,  the inflow of net
new  money to a Fund  from the  continuous  sale of its  shares  will  likely be
invested  in  instruments  producing  lower  yields than the balance of a Funds'
holdings,  thereby  reducing the current  yields of a Fund. In periods of rising
interest rates, the opposite can be expected to occur.

COMPARISON OF FUND PERFORMANCE.  A comparison of the quoted performance  offered
for various  investments  is valid only if performance is calculated in the same
manner.  Since  there are many  methods of  calculating  performance,  investors
should  consider the effects of the methods used to calculate  performance  when
comparing performance of each Fund with performance quoted with respect to other
investment companies or types of investments.  For example, it is useful to note
that yields reported on debt instruments are generally  prospective,  contrasted
with the historical yields reported by a Fund.

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In connection  with  communicating  its  performance  to current or  prospective
shareholders,  a Fund also may compare these figures to the performance of other
mutual  funds  tracked by mutual fund rating  services or to  unmanaged  indices
which  may  assume  reinvestment  of  dividends  but  generally  do not  reflect
deductions for administrative and management costs.

From time to time, in marketing and other literature,  a Fund's  performance may
be compared to the  performance  of broad groups of  comparable  mutual funds or
unmanaged  indexes of comparable  securities with similar  investment  goals, as
tracked by independent  organizations  such as Investment Company Data, Inc. (an
organization which

provides  performance  ranking  information  for broad classes of mutual funds),
Lipper Analytical  Services,  Inc. ("Lipper") (a mutual fund research firm which
analyzes  over 1,800  mutual  funds),  CDA  Investment  Technologies,  Inc.  (an
organization  which provides mutual fund  performance and ranking  information),
Morningstar,  Inc. (an organization  which analyzes over 2,400 mutual funds) and
other independent  organizations.  When Lipper's tracking results are used, each
Fund will be compared to Lipper's  appropriate  fund category,  that is, by fund
objective  and portfolio  holdings.  Rankings may be listed among one or more of
the  asset-size  classes  as  determined  by Lipper.  When other  organizations'
tracking  results  are used,  a Fund will be compared  to the  appropriate  fund
category,  that  is,  by  fund  objective  and  portfolio  holdings,  or to  the
appropriate volatility grouping, where volatility is a measure of a fund's risk.

Since the assets in all funds are always  changing,  a Fund may be ranked within
one asset-size  class at one time and in another  asset-size class at some other
time.  In  addition,  the  independent  organization  chosen  to  rank a Fund in
marketing and promotional literature may change from time to time depending upon
the basis of the  independent  organization's  categorizations  of mutual funds,
changes in a Fund's investment policies and investments, a Fund's asset size and
other factors deemed  relevant.  Advertisements  and other marketing  literature
will indicate the time period and Lipper  asset-size class or other  performance
ranking company criteria, as applicable, for the ranking in question.

Evaluations of Fund performance made by independent  sources may also be used in
advertisements  concerning a Fund,  including  reprints of or  selections  from,
editorials or articles about a Fund.  Sources for  performance  information  and
articles about a Fund may include the following:

BARRON'S,  a Dow Jones and  Company,  Inc.  business and  financial  weekly that
periodically reviews mutual fund performance data.

CDA INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., an organization that provides performance and
ranking  information through examining the dollar results of hypothetical mutual
fund investments and comparing these results against appropriate market indices.

CHANGING  TIMES,  THE  KIPLINGER   MAGAZINE,   a  monthly  investment   advisory
publication  that  periodically   features  the  performance  of  a  variety  of
securities.

CONSUMER  DIGEST, a monthly  business/financial  magazine that includes a "Money
Watch" section featuring financial news.

FINANCIAL WORLD, a general  business/financial  magazine that includes a "Market
Watch" department reporting on activities in the mutual fund industry.

FORBES,  a national  business  publication  that from time to time  reports  the
performance of specific investment companies in the mutual fund industry.

FORTUNE, a national business publication that periodically rates the performance
of a variety of mutual funds.

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IBC'S MONEY FUND REPORT, a weekly publication of IBC/Donoghue, Inc., of Ashland,
Massachusetts,  reporting on the performance of the nation's money market funds,
summarizing  money  market fund  activity,  and  including  certain  averages as
performance  benchmarks,  specifically  "IBC's Money Fund  Average,"  and "IBC's
Government Money Fund Average."

IBC'S MONEY FUND  DIRECTORY,  an annual  directory  ranking  money market mutual
funds.

INVESTMENT  COMPANY  DATA,  INC., an  independent  organization  which  provides
performance ranking information for broad classes of mutual funds.

INVESTOR'S  DAILY, a daily  newspaper  that features  financial,  economic,  and
business news.

LIPPER ANALYTICAL  SERVICES,  INC.'S MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE  ANALYSIS, a weekly
publication of industry-wide mutual fund averages by type of fund.

MONEY,  a monthly  magazine that from time to time features both specific  funds
and the mutual fund industry as a whole.

MUTUAL FUND VALUES,  a biweekly  Morningstar,  Inc.  publication  that  provides
ratings of mutual funds based on fund
performance risk and portfolio characteristics.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, a nationally  distributed  newspaper which regularly  covers
financial news.

PERSONAL  INVESTING  NEWS,  a monthly  news  publication  that often  reports on
investment opportunities and market conditions.

PERSONAL  INVESTOR,  a monthly investment  advisory  publication that includes a
"Mutual Funds Outlook" section  reporting on mutual fund  performance  measures,
yields, indices and portfolio holdings.

SUCCESS,  a monthly magazine  targeted to the world of entrepreneurs and growing
business, often featuring mutual fund performance data.

USA TODAY, the nation's number one daily newspaper.

U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, a national business weekly that periodically reports
mutual fund performance data.

WALL STREET  JOURNAL,  a Dow Jones and Company,  Inc.  newspaper  that regularly
covers financial news.

WIESENBERGER  INVESTMENT COMPANIES SERVICES, an annual compendium of information
about mutual funds and other investment companies, including comparative data on
funds' backgrounds,  management policies, salient features,  management results,
income and dividend records, and price ranges.

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial  statements and financial  highlights of Roxbury Large Cap
Growth Fund and its  corresponding  Series for the fiscal  period from March 14,
2000  (commencement  of  operations  through June 30,  2000,  as set forth in WT
Mutual Fund's annual report to shareholders, including the notes thereto and the
report of Ernst & Young LLP thereon, are incorporated herein by reference.  Also
incorporated  by reference is the audited  financial  statements  and  financial
highlights  of Large Cap Growth  Series for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000,
as set forth in the Master's annual report to shareholders.

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                                   APPENDIX A
            OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACT STRATEGIES

REGULATION  OF  THE  USE OF  OPTIONS,  FUTURES  AND  FORWARD  CURRENCY  CONTRACT
STRATEGIES.  As discussed in the prospectus, in managing the Series, the adviser
may engage in certain options,  futures and forward currency contract strategies
for certain bona fide hedging,  risk  management or other  portfolio  management
purposes.  Certain special  characteristics  of and risks  associated with using
these  strategies  are  discussed  below.  Use of  options,  futures and forward
currency contracts is subject to applicable  regulations and/or  interpretations
of the SEC and the  several  options  and  futures  exchanges  upon which  these
instruments  may be  traded.  The  Board  of  Trustees  has  adopted  investment
guidelines (described below) reflecting these regulations.

In addition to the products,  strategies  and risks  described  below and in the
prospectus,   the  adviser  expects  to  discover  additional  opportunities  in
connection  with  options,  futures and forward  currency  contracts.  These new
opportunities  may become  available as new  techniques  develop,  as regulatory
authorities  broaden the range of  permitted  transactions  and as new  options,
futures and forward currency contracts are developed. These opportunities may be
utilized to the extent they are consistent with each Fund's investment objective
and  limitations  and  permitted  by  applicable  regulatory  authorities.   The
registration statement for the Funds will be supplemented to the extent that new
products and strategies involve materially  different risks than those described
below and in the prospectus.

COVER  REQUIREMENTS.  The Series  will not use  leverage  in their  options  and
futures. Accordingly, each Series will comply with guidelines established by the
SEC with  respect to coverage of these  strategies  by either (1) setting  aside
cash or liquid,  unencumbered,  daily marked-to-market securities in one or more
segregated  accounts with the custodian in the prescribed amount; or (2) holding
securities  or other options or futures  contracts  whose values are expected to
offset ("cover") their obligations thereunder.  Securities, currencies, or other
options or futures  contracts  used for cover cannot be sold or closed out while
these strategies are outstanding,  unless they are replaced with similar assets.
As a result,  there is a  possibility  that the use of cover  involving  a large
percentage of a Series' assets could impede portfolio management, or the Series'
ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

OPTIONS STRATEGIES. Each Series may purchase and write (sell) only those options
on  securities  and  securities  indices  that  are  traded  on U.S.  exchanges.
Exchange-traded  options  in the U.S.  are  issued  by a  clearing  organization
affiliated with the exchange,  on which the option is listed,  which, in effect,
guarantees completion of every exchange-traded option transaction.

Each Series may purchase call options on securities in which it is authorized to
invest in order to fix the cost of a future  purchase.  Call options also may be
used as a means of  enhancing  returns  by,  for  example,  participating  in an
anticipated price increase of a security. In the event of a decline in the price
of the  underlying  security,  use of this  strategy  would  serve to limit  the
potential loss to a Series to the option premium paid; conversely, if the market
price of the  underlying  security  increases  above the exercise  price and the
Series  either sells or exercises  the option,  any profit  eventually  realized
would be reduced by the premium paid.

Each Series may  purchase  put options on  securities  that it holds in order to
hedge against a decline in the market value of the securities held or to enhance
return.  The put option enables a Series to sell the underlying  security at the
predetermined exercise price; thus, the potential for loss to a Series below the
exercise price is limited to the option premium paid. If the market price of the
underlying  security is higher than the  exercise  price of the put option,  any
profit the Series realizes on the sale of the security is reduced by the premium
paid for the put option less any amount for which the put option may be sold.

Each  Series may on  certain  occasions  wish to hedge  against a decline in the
market  value of  securities  that it holds at a time when put  options on those
particular  securities are not available for purchase.  At those times, a Series
may purchase a put option on other carefully selected  securities in which it is
authorized  to invest,  the values of which  historically  have a high degree of
positive  correlation  to the  value of the  securities  actually  held.  If the
adviser's  judgment is correct,  changes in the value of the put options  should
generally offset changes in the value of the securities  being hedged.  However,
the correlation between the two values may not be as close in these transactions
as in transactions  in which a Series  purchases a put option on a security that
it holds.  If the
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value of the  securities  underlying the put option falls below the value of the
portfolio securities, the put option may not provide complete protection against
a decline in the value of the portfolio securities.

Each  Series  may  write  covered  call  options  on  securities  in which it is
authorized to invest for hedging  purposes or to increase  return in the form of
premiums  received from the  purchasers of the options.  A call option gives the
purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation
to sell, the underlying security at the exercise price during the option period.
The strategy may be used to provide limited protection against a decrease in the
market price of the  security,  in an amount  equal to the premium  received for
security and the option is exercised, the corresponding Series will be obligated
to sell the security at less than its market value.

Each  Series may also write  covered put  options on  securities  in which it is
authorized  to invest.  A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right
to sell, and the writer (seller) the obligation to buy, the underlying  security
at the exercise price during the option period. So long as the obligation of the
writer  continues,  the  writer  may  be  assigned  an  exercise  notice  by the
broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring it to make payment of
the exercise price against delivery of the underlying security. The operation of
put options in other  respects,  including  their related risks and rewards,  is
substantially  identical  to that  of call  options.  If the put  option  is not
exercised, the Series will realize income in the amount of the premium received.
This technique  could be used to enhance current return during periods of market
uncertainty.  The risk in such a  transaction  would be that the market price of
the  underlying  securities  would  decline  below the  exercise  price less the
premiums received, in which case the Series would expect to suffer a loss.

Each Series may  purchase  put and call  options and write  covered put and call
options  on  indexes  in much the same  manner as the more  traditional  options
discussed above,  except that index options may serve as a hedge against overall
fluctuations  in  the  securities  markets  (or a  market  sector)  rather  than
anticipated  increases or decreases  in the value of a particular  security.  An
index assigns values to the securities included in the index and fluctuates with
changes in such values.  Settlements  of index  options are  effected  with cash
payments and do not involve delivery of securities.  Thus, upon settlement of an
index  option,  the purchaser  will realize,  and the writer will pay, an amount
based on the difference  between the exercise price and the closing price of the
index. The  effectiveness of hedging  techniques using index options will depend
on the extent to which price  movements  in the index  selected  correlate  with
price  movements  of  the  securities  in  which  the  Series  invests.  Perfect
correlation is not possible because the securities held or to be acquired by the
Series will not exactly  match the  composition  of indexes on which options are
purchased or written.

Each Series may purchase and write covered straddles on securities or indexes. A
long  straddle  is a  combination  of a call  and a put  purchased  on the  same
security  where  the  exercise  price  of the put is less  than or  equal to the
exercise price on the call. The Series would enter into a long straddle when the
adviser  believes that it is likely that prices will be more volatile during the
term of the options than is implied by the option pricing. A short straddle is a
combination  of a call and a put written on the same security where the exercise
price on the put is less than or equal to the  exercise  price of the call where
the same issue of the  security is  considered  "cover" for both the put and the
call.  The Series would enter into a short  straddle  when the adviser  believes
that it is  unlikely  that  prices  will be as  volatile  during the term of the
options as is implied by the option  pricing.  In such case, the Series will set
aside cash and/or liquid,  unencumbered  securities in a segregated account with
its  custodian  equivalent  in value to the amount,  if any, by which the put is
"in-the-money,"  that is,  that  amount by which the  exercise  price of the put
exceeds the current market value of the underlying  security.  Because straddles
involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more
difficult to open and close out.

Each Series may purchase put and call warrants  with values that vary  depending
on the change in the value of one or more specified indexes ("index  warrants").
An index warrant is usually issued by a bank or other financial  institution and
gives a Series the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive
upon exercise of the warrant a cash payment from the issuer of the warrant based
on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise.  In general,  if a
Series  holds a call warrant and the value of the  underlying  index rises above
the exercise  price of the warrant,  a Series will be entitled to receive a cash
payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference  between the value
of the index and the  exercise  price of the  warrant;  if a Series  holds a put
warrant
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and the value of the  underlying  index  falls,  a Series  will be  entitled  to
receive a cash payment  from the issuer upon  exercise  based on the  difference
between the exercise  price of the warrant and the value of the index.  A Series
holding a call warrant  would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at
any time when the  exercise  price is greater  than the value of the  underlying
index; a Series holding a put warrant would not be entitled to any payments when
the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying  index.  If a Series
does not exercise an index  warrant  prior to its  expiration,  then that Series
loses the amount of the purchase price that it paid for the warrant.

A Series will normally use index warrants as it may use index options. The risks
of a Series' use of index  warrants are generally  similar to those  relating to
its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index warrants are
issued in  limited  amounts  and are not  obligations  of a  regulated  clearing
agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution which
issues the warrant.  Also, index warrants generally have longer terms than index
options.  Index  warrants are not likely to be as liquid as index options backed
by a recognized  clearing agency.  In addition,  the terms of index warrants may
limit a Series' ability to exercise the warrants at any time or in any quantity.

OPTIONS  GUIDELINES.  In  view  of the  risks  involved  in  using  the  options
strategies  described  above,  each Series has adopted the following  investment
guidelines  to  govern  its  use of such  strategies;  these  guidelines  may be
modified by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval:

     (1)  each Series will write only covered options, and each such option will
          remain covered so long as each Series is obligated thereby; and

     (2)  each  Series  will  not  write  options   (whether  on  securities  or
          securities  indexes) if aggregate  exercise prices of previous written
          outstanding  options,  together with the value of assets used to cover
          all  outstanding  positions,  would  exceed  25% of the  corresponding
          Series' total net assets.

SPECIAL   CHARACTERISTICS  AND  RISKS  OF  OPTIONS  TRADING.   Each  Series  may
effectively terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into a
closing transaction.  If a Series wishes to terminate its obligation to purchase
or sell securities under a put or a call option it has written,  such Series may
purchase a put or a call option of the same series (that is, an option identical
in its  terms to the  option  previously  written).  This is known as a  closing
purchase transaction. Conversely, in order to terminate its right to purchase or
sell specified securities under a call or put option it has purchased,  a Series
may sell an option of the same  series as the  option  held.  This is known as a
closing sale transaction.  Closing  transactions  essentially permit a Series to
realize  profits or limit losses on its options  positions prior to the exercise
or expiration of the option.  If a Series is unable to effect a closing purchase
transaction  with respect to options it has  acquired,  that Series will have to
allow the options to expire  without  recovering  all or a portion of the option
premiums  paid. If a Series is unable to effect a closing  purchase  transaction
with respect to covered  options it has written,  the Series will not be able to
sell the  underlying  securities  or dispose of assets  used as cover  until the
options expire or are exercised,  and the Series may experience  material losses
due to losses on the option transaction itself and in the covering securities.

In considering  the use of options to enhance  returns or for hedging  purposes,
particular note should be taken of the following:

     (1)  The value of an option position will reflect,  among other things, the
          current  market price of the  underlying  security or index,  the time
          remaining until expiration,  the relationship of the exercise price to
          the market price,  the historical  price  volatility of the underlying
          security or index, and general market conditions. For this reason, the
          successful  use of  options  depends  upon the  adviser's  ability  to
          forecast  the  direction  of  price  fluctuations  in  the  underlying
          securities  markets or, in the case of index options,  fluctuations in
          the market sector represented by the selected index.

     (2)  Options  normally  have  expiration  dates  of up to three  years.  An
          American  style put or call option may be exercised at any time during
          the option  period  while a European  style put or call
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          option may be exercised only upon  expiration or during a fixed period
          prior to  expiration.  The exercise price of the options may be below,
          equal to or above the current market value of the underlying  security
          or index.  Purchased  options that expire  unexercised  have no value.
          Unless  an  option  purchased  by a Series  is  exercised  or unless a
          closing  transaction  is effected with respect to that  position,  the
          corresponding  Series will realize a loss in the amount of the premium
          paid and any transaction costs.

     (3)  A position in an  exchange-listed  option may be closed out only on an
          exchange  that  provides a  secondary  market for  identical  options.
          Although   a  Series   intends  to   purchase   or  write  only  those
          exchange-traded  options  for  which  there  appears  to  be a  liquid
          secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market
          will exist for any particular  option at any particular time. A liquid
          market may be absent if: (i) there is insufficient trading interest in
          the option;  (ii) the  exchange has imposed  restrictions  on trading,
          such as trading  halts,  trading  suspensions  or daily price  limits;
          (iii) normal  exchange  operations  have been  disrupted;  or (iv) the
          exchange has inadequate facilities to handle current trading volume.

     (4)  With certain  exceptions,  exchange listed options generally settle by
          physical  delivery  of the  underlying  security.  Index  options  are
          settled  exclusively in cash for the net amount,  if any, by which the
          option is "in-the-money" (where the value of the underlying instrument
          exceeds, in the case of a call option, or is less than, in the case of
          a put option, the exercise price of the option) at the time the option
          is  exercised.  If a Series  writes a call  option on an  index,  that
          Series will not know in advance the  difference,  if any,  between the
          closing value of the index on the exercise date and the exercise price
          of the call  option  itself  and thus will not know the amount of cash
          payable  upon  settlement.  If a  Series  holds an  index  option  and
          exercises it before the closing index value for that day is available,
          that Series runs the risk that the level of the  underlying  index may
          subsequently change.

     (5)  A Series'  activities  in the  options  markets may result in a higher
          Series turnover rate and additional brokerage costs; however, a Series
          also may save on  commissions  by using options as a hedge rather than
          buying or selling  individual  securities in anticipation  of, or as a
          result of, market movements.

FUTURES  AND  RELATED  OPTIONS  STRATEGIES.  Each  Series  may engage in futures
strategies  for certain  non-trading  bona fide  hedging,  risk  management  and
portfolio management purposes.

A Series may sell  securities  index  futures  contracts  in  anticipation  of a
general market or market sector decline that could  adversely  affect the market
value of the  Series'  securities  holdings.  To the extent  that a portion of a
Series' holdings  correlate with a given index, the sale of futures contracts on
that index  could  reduce the risks  associated  with a market  decline and thus
provide an alternative to the liquidation of securities positions.  For example,
if a Series  correctly  anticipates  a general  market  decline  and sells index
futures to hedge  against  this risk,  the gain in the futures  position  should
offset  some or all of the  decline  in the value of that  Series'  holdings.  A
Series may purchase  index futures  contracts if a significant  market or market
sector advance is anticipated. Such a purchase of a futures contract would serve
as a temporary substitute for the purchase of the underlying  securities,  which
may then be  purchased,  in an orderly  fashion.  This strategy may minimize the
effect of all or part of an increase in the market  price of  securities  that a
Series intends to purchase.  A rise in the price of the securities  should be in
part or wholly offset by gains in the futures position.

As in the case of a purchase of an index futures contract, a Series may purchase
a call option on an index futures  contract to hedge against a market advance in
securities that the corresponding  Series plans to acquire at a future date. The
Series may write covered put options on index futures as a partial  anticipatory
hedge,  and may write  covered call options on index  futures as a partial hedge
against a decline  in the  prices of  securities  held by that  Series.  This is
analogous to writing  covered call  options on  securities.  The Series also may
purchase put options on index futures contracts.  The purchase of put options on
index futures  contracts is analogous to the purchase of protective  put options
on  individual  securities  where a level of protection is sought below which no
additional economic loss would be incurred by the Series.

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FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS  GUIDELINES.  In view of the risks involved in using
the futures  strategies  that are described  above,  each Series has adopted the
following investment guidelines to govern its use of such strategies.  The Board
of Trustees may modify these guidelines without shareholder vote.

     (1)  Each Series will engage only in covered futures transactions, and each
          such  transaction  will  remain  covered  so long as  each  Series  is
          obligated thereby.

     (2)  Each Series will not write  options on futures  contracts if aggregate
          exercise prices of previously written  outstanding options (whether on
          securities or securities  indexes),  together with the value of assets
          used to cover all outstanding  futures positions,  would exceed 25% of
          its total net assets.

SPECIAL  CHARACTERISTICS  AND RISKS OF FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS  TRADING.  No
price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Instead, upon entering into
a futures contract,  each Series is required to deposit with its custodian, in a
segregated  account  in  the  name  of  the  futures  broker  through  whom  the
transaction is effected,  an amount of cash, U.S. Government securities or other
liquid  instruments  generally equal to 10% or less of the contract value.  This
amount is known as "initial  margin."  When  writing a call or a put option on a
futures  contract,  margin also must be deposited in accordance  with applicable
exchange  rules.  Unlike margin in securities  transactions,  initial  margin on
futures   contracts   does  not  involve   borrowing   to  finance  the  futures
transactions. Rather, initial margin on a futures contract is in the nature of a
performance  bond or good-faith  deposit on the contract that is returned to the
Series upon termination of the  transaction,  assuming all obligations have been
satisfied.  Under certain circumstances,  such as periods of high volatility,  a
Series  may be  required  by a futures  exchange  to  increase  the level of its
initial  margin  payment.  Additionally,  initial  margin  requirements  may  be
increased  generally in the future by regulatory  action.  Subsequent  payments,
called "variation  margin," to and from the broker, are made on a daily basis as
the value of the futures or options position varies, a process known as "marking
to market." For example, when a Series purchases a contract and the value of the
contract rises,  the Series receives from the broker a variation  margin payment
equal to that  increase  in  value.  Conversely,  if the  value  of the  futures
position declines,  the Series is required to make a variation margin payment to
the broker  equal to the  decline in value.  Variation  margin  does not involve
borrowing  to finance the futures  transaction,  but rather  represents  a daily
settlement of the Series' obligations to or from a clearing organization.

Buyers and  sellers of futures  positions  and  options  thereon  can enter into
offsetting closing  transactions,  similar to closing transactions on options on
securities,  by selling or purchasing an offsetting contract or option.  Futures
contracts or options thereon may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade
providing a secondary market for such futures contracts or options.

Under certain circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the
amount that the price of a futures contract or related option may vary either up
or down from the previous day's settlement  price. Once the daily limit has been
reached  in a  particular  contract,  no trades  may be made that day at a price
beyond  that  limit.  The daily  limit  governs  only price  movements  during a
particular  trading day and therefore does not limit potential  losses,  because
prices could move to the daily limit for several  consecutive  trading days with
little or no trading and  thereby  prevent  prompt  liquidation  of  unfavorable
positions.  In such  event,  it may not be  possible  for a  Series  to  close a
position and, in the event of adverse price movements,  the Series would have to
make daily cash  payments of variation  margin  (except in the case of purchased
options).  However,  if  futures  contracts  have been  used to hedge  portfolio
securities,  such  securities  will  not be  sold  until  the  contracts  can be
terminated.  In such circumstances,  an increase in the price of the securities,
if any,  may  partially or  completely  offset  losses on the futures  contract.
However,  there is no guarantee that the price of the securities  will, in fact,
correlate  with the price  movements in the contracts and thus provide an offset
to losses on the contracts.

In  considering  a  Series'  use  of  futures  contracts  and  related  options,
particular note should be taken of the following:

     (1)  Successful  use by a Series of futures  contracts and related  options
          will depend upon the  adviser's  ability to predict  movements  in the
          direction of the securities  markets,  which requires different skills
          and  techniques  than  predicting  changes in the prices of individual
          securities. Moreover, futures contracts relate not only to the current
          price  level of the  underlying
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          securities,  but also to anticipated price levels at some point in the
          future.  There is, in  addition,  the risk that the  movements  in the
          price of the futures contract will not correlate with the movements in
          the prices of the securities being hedged.  For example,  if the price
          of an  index  futures  contract  moves  less  than  the  price  of the
          securities  that are the  subject of the hedge,  the hedge will not be
          fully  effective,  but if the price of the securities being hedged has
          moved  in an  unfavorable  direction,  a  Series  would be in a better
          position  than  if it had  not  hedged  at all.  If the  price  of the
          securities  being  hedged  has  moved in a  favorable  direction,  the
          advantage may be partially  offset by losses in the futures  position.
          In addition,  if a Series has  insufficient  cash, it may have to sell
          assets to meet daily variation margin  requirements.  Any such sale of
          assets may or may not be made at prices that reflect a rising  market.
          Consequently,  a Series  may need to sell  assets  at a time when such
          sales are  disadvantageous to that Series. If the price of the futures
          contract  moves more than the price of the  underlying  securities,  a
          Series will experience either a loss or a gain on the futures contract
          that may or may not be completely  offset by movements in the price of
          the securities that are the subject of the hedge.

     (2)  In  addition  to  the  possibility  that  there  may  be an  imperfect
          correlation,  or no correlation at all, between price movements in the
          futures  position and the  securities  being hedged,  movements in the
          prices of futures contracts may not correlate perfectly with movements
          in the prices of the hedged securities due to price distortions in the
          futures market. There may be several reasons unrelated to the value of
          the underlying  securities that cause this situation to occur.  First,
          as noted above,  all participants in the futures market are subject to
          initial  and  variation  margin  requirements.  If,  to avoid  meeting
          additional margin deposit requirements or for other reasons, investors
          choose to close a  significant  number of  futures  contracts  through
          offsetting transactions,  distortions in the normal price relationship
          between  the  securities  and the futures  markets may occur.  Second,
          because the margin deposit requirements in the futures market are less
          onerous than margin  requirements in the securities market,  there may
          be increased  participation by speculators in the futures market. Such
          speculative  activity in the futures  market also may cause  temporary
          price  distortions.  As a result, a correct forecast of general market
          trends may not result in successful hedging through the use of futures
          contracts  over the  short  term.  In  addition,  activities  of large
          traders in both the futures and securities markets involving arbitrage
          and  other  investment   strategies  may  result  in  temporary  price
          distortions.

     (3)  Positions in futures  contracts  may be closed out only on an exchange
          or board of trade that  provides a secondary  market for such  futures
          contracts.  Although  the Series  intend to purchase  and sell futures
          only on  exchanges  or boards of trade  where  there  appears to be an
          active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary
          market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any  particular
          contract at any particular time. In such event, it may not be possible
          to  close a  futures  position,  and in the  event  of  adverse  price
          movements,  the Series would continue to be required to make variation
          margin payments.

     (4)  Like options on securities,  options on futures contracts have limited
          life.  The ability to establish  and close out options on futures will
          be subject to the  development  and  maintenance  of liquid  secondary
          markets on the relevant  exchanges or boards of trade. There can be no
          certainty that such markets for all options on futures  contracts will
          develop.

     (5)  Purchasers  of options on futures  contracts  pay a premium in cash at
          the time of purchase.  This amount and the  transaction  costs are all
          that is at risk.  Sellers of options  on futures  contracts,  however,
          must post initial  margin and are subject to  additional  margin calls
          that could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements.  In
          addition,  although the maximum amount at risk when a Series purchases
          an option  is the  premium  paid for the  option  and the  transaction
          costs,  there may be circumstances when the purchase of an option on a
          futures  contract would result in a loss to a Series when the use of a
          futures  contract  would not, such as when there is no movement in the
          level of the  underlying  index value or the  securities or currencies
          being hedged.

                                      A-6
<PAGE>

     (6)  As is the case with  options,  a  Series'  activities  in the  futures
          markets may result in a higher portfolio  turnover rate and additional
          transaction costs in the form of added brokerage commissions. However,
          a Series also may save on  commissions  by using futures  contracts or
          options  thereon as a hedge  rather than buying or selling  individual
          securities in anticipation of, or as a result of, market movements.

                                      A-7
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                                   APPENDIX B

                             DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

Moody's and S&P are private  services that provide ratings of the credit quality
of debt obligations. A description of the ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P to
the securities in which each Series may invest is discussed below. These ratings
represent  the  opinions  of these  rating  services  as to the  quality  of the
securities that they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized,  however,  that
ratings are  general  and are not  absolute  standards  of quality.  The adviser
attempts to discern  variations in credit rankings of the rating services and to
anticipate  changes in credit  ranking.  However,  subsequent  to  purchase by a
Series,  an issue of  securities  may  cease  to be rated or its  rating  may be
reduced  below the minimum  rating  required for  purchase by a Series.  In that
event,  the adviser  will  consider  whether it is in the best  interest of that
Series to continue to hold the securities.

MOODY'S RATINGS

CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS.

Aaa:  Bonds that 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
edged." 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 that 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 that make the
long-term risk appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A: Bonds that 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 some time in the future.

Baa: Bonds that 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.

CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL  COMMERCIAL  PAPER. The highest rating for corporate and
municipal commercial paper is "P-1" (Prime-1).  Issuers rated P-1 (or supporting
institutions)  have a superior  ability for repayment of senior  short-term debt
obligations.  P-1  repayment  ability  will  often be  evidenced  by many of the
following characteristics:

o  Leading market positions in well-established industries.

o  High rates of return on funds employed.

o  Conservative  capitalization  structure  with  moderate  reliance on debt and
   ample asset protection.

o  Broad  margins in  earnings  coverage  of fixed  financial  charges  and high
   internal cash generation.

o  Well-established  access to a range of financial  markets and assured sources
   of alternate liquidity.

                                      B-1
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MUNICIPAL  NOTES.  The  highest  ratings  for  state  and  municipal  short-term
obligations are "MIG 1," "MIG 2" and "MIG 3" (or "VMIG 1," "VMIG 2" and "VMIG 3"
in the case of an issue having a variable-rate demand feature). Notes rated "MIG
1" or "VMIG 1" are judged to be of the best  quality.  There is  present  strong
protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated
broad based access to the market for  refinancing.  Notes rated "MIG 2" or "VMIG
2" are of high quality,  with margins of protection  that are ample although not
so large  as in the  preceding  group.  Notes  rated  "MIG 3" or "VMIG 3" are of
favorable  quality,  with all security  elements  accounted  for but lacking the
undeniable strength of the preceding grades.  Liquidity and cash flow protection
may be narrow,  and  market  access  for  refinancing  is likely to be less well
established.

S&P RATINGS

CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS.

AAA:   Bonds  rated  AAA  are  highest  grade  debt  obligations.  This  rating
indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

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

A:     Bonds  rated  A  have  a  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
debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

CORPORATE AND  MUNICIPAL  COMMERCIAL  PAPER.  The "A-1" rating for corporate and
municipal  commercial paper indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is strong.  Those issues  determined to possess  extremely strong safety
characteristics will be rated "A-1+."

MUNICIPAL  NOTES. The "SP-1" rating reflects a very strong or strong capacity to
pay  principal  and interest.  Those issues  determined to possess  overwhelming
safety  characteristics  will be rated  "SP-1+."  The "SP-2"  rating  reflects a
satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

FITCH RATINGS

DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S HIGHEST STATE AND MUNICIPAL NOTES RATING.

AAA - Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality.
The  obligor  has an  exceptionally  strong  ability to pay  interest  and repay
principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.
AA - Bonds  considered to be investment  grade and of very high credit  quality.
The  obligor's  ability to pay  interest  and repay  principal  is very  strong,
although  not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA.
F-1+ - Issues  assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest  degree
of assurance for timely payment.
F-1 - Issues  assigned this rating  reflect an assurance of timely  payment only
slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

                                      B-2

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Item 23. Exhibits.

      Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit
      -----------       ----------------------
            (a)  (i)    Agreement and Declaration of Trust.(1)
                 (ii)   Certificate of Trust.(1)
                 (iii)  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated
                        October 7, 1994.(2)
                 (iv)   Certificate of Trust dated October 20, 1998.(4)

            (b)   By-Laws.(1)

            (c)   None.

            (d)  (i)    Form of Advisory Agreement between WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the Large Cap Core Series, Small Cap
                        Core Series, Short/Intermediate Series, Intermediate
                        Bond Series, Municipal Bond Series and International
                        Multi-Manager Series, and Wilmington Trust Company.(4)
                 (ii)   Form of Advisory Agreement between WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the Prime Money Market Series, Premier
                        Money Market Series, U.S. Government Series and the Tax
                        Exempt Series, and Rodney Square Management
                        Corporation.(4)
                 (iii)  Form of Advisory Agreement between WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the Large Cap Value Series, Small Cap
                        Value Series and Mid Cap Series and Cramer Rosenthal
                        McGlynn LLC.(4)
                 (iv)   Form of Advisory Agreement between WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the Large Cap Growth Series and Roxbury
                        Capital Management LLC.(4)
                 (v)    Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement among WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the International Multi-Manager Series,
                        Wilmington Trust Company and Clemente Capital, Inc.(4)
                 (vi)   Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement among WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the International Multi-Manager Series,
                        Wilmington Trust Company and Scudder, Kemper
                        Investments, Inc.(4)
                 (vii)  Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement among WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the International Multi-Manager Series,
                        Wilmington Trust Company and (d) Invista Capital
                        Management.(4)

                 (viii) Form of Advisory Agreement between WT Investment Trust
                        I, on behalf of the Mid Cap Series, the Socially
                        Responsible Series and the Science and Technology
                        Series, and Roxbury Capital Management LLC to be filed
                        by amendment.

            (e)         Distribution Agreement with Provident Distributors, Inc.
                        dated November 1, 1999 filed herewith.

            (f)         None.

            (g)  (i)    Custody Agreement with Wilmington Trust Company.(1) (ii)
                        Form of Sub-Custody Agreement between WT Investment
                        Trust I on behalf of the International Multi-Manager
                        Series and Bankers Trust Company.(4)

            (h)  (i)    Form of Transfer Agency Agreement with PFPC Inc. filed
                        herewith.
                 (ii)   Form of Administration and Accounting Services Agreement
                        with PFPC Inc. filed herewith.

            (i)         Opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP to be filed by amendment.

            (j)         Not applicable.

            (k)         Not applicable.

            (l)         Not applicable.

<PAGE>

            (m)  (i)    Form of Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
                        the Roxbury Portfolios to be filed by amendment.
                 (ii)   Form of Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
                        the Wilmington Portfolios.(5)

            (n)         Not applicable.

            (o)  (i)    Form of Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3.(5)

            (p)         Code of Ethics to be filed by amendment.

(1)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-1A
      on July 25, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with
      Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A of November 29, 1994 and is
      incorporated herein by reference.

(3)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with
      Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 on Form N1-A on September 30, 1998 and
      incorporated herein by reference.

(4)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with
      Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N1-A on August 12, 1999 and
      incorporated herein by reference.

(5)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with
      Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on Form N1-A on November 1, 1999 and
      incorporated herein by reference.

Item 24. Persons controlled by or under common control with the Fund.

      None.

Item 25. Indemnification.

Reference is made to Article VII of the Registrant's Agreement and Declaration
of Trust (Exhibit 23(a)(1)) and to Article X of the Registrant's By-Laws
(Exhibit 23(b)), which are incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to Rule
484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant furnishes the
following undertaking:

"Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to trustees, 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 by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
trustee, 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."

<PAGE>

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers.

(i)   Wilmington Trust Company ("WTC"), a Delaware corporation, serves as
      investment adviser to the Large Cap Core, Small Cap Core,
      Short/Intermediate, Intermediate Bond, Municipal Bond, and International
      Multi Manager Series of the Fund. It currently manages large institutional
      accounts and collective investment funds.

The directors and principal executive officers of WTC have held the following
positions of a substantial nature in the past two years:

                            Business or Other Connections of Principal Executive
Name                        Officers and Directors of WTC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Carolyn S. Burger           Principal, CB Associates, Inc.; Director, PJM
                            Interconnection, L.L.C. & Rodel, Inc.

Ted T. Cecala               Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilmington
                            Trust Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company

Richard R. Collins          Retired President and Chief Operating Officer,
                            American Life Insurance Company

Charles S. Crompton, Esq.   Attorney, Partner, Potter Anderson & Corroon (law
                            firm)

H. Stewart Dunn, Jr., Esq.  Attorney, Partner, Ivins, Phillips & Barker (law
                            firm)

Edward B. du Pont           Private investor; Director, E. I. du Pont de Nemours
                            and Company, Incorporated; Retired Chairman,
                            Atlantic Aviation Corporation

R. Keith Elliott            Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                            Officer, Hercules Incorporated; Director, PECO
                            Energy and Computer Task Group

Robert V. A. Harra, Jr.     President, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer,
                            Wilmington Trust Corporation and Wilmington Trust
                            Company

Andrew B. Kirkpatrick       Of Counsel to, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell (law
                            firm)

RexL.Mears                  President of Ray L. Mears & Sons, Inc. (farming
                            corporation)

Walter D. Mertz             Retired Senior Vice President, Wilmington Trust
                            Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company; Associate
                            Director

Hugh E. Miller              Retired Executive, Formerly Vice Chairman, ICI
                            Americas, Inc.; was with parent Imperial Chemicals
                            Industries PLC for 20 years until 1990 including
                            management positions in the United States and
                            Europe; Chairman and Director, MGI PHARMA, Inc.

Stacey J. Mobley            Senior Vice President of Communications, E. I. Du
                            Pont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated

G. Burton Pearson           Retired Senior Vice President of Wilmington Trust
                            Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company; Associate
                            Director

Leonard W. Quill            Formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
                            Wilmington Trust Corporation and Wilmington Trust
                            Company

<PAGE>

David P. Roselle            President, University of Delaware

H. Rodney Sharp, III        Retired Manager, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and
                            Company; Director, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and
                            Company

Thomas P. Sweeney, Esq.     Attorney, Partner, Richards, Layton & Finger (law
                            firm)

Mary Jornlin Theisen        Former New Castle County Executive

Robert W. Tunnell, Jr.      Managing Partner of Tunnell Companies, L.P., owner
                            and developer of real estate

(ii)  Rodney Square Management Corporation ("RSMC"), a Delaware corporation,
      serves as investment adviser to the Prime Money Market, U.S. Government,
      Tax Exempt and Premier Money Market Series of the Fund. RSMC is a wholly
      owned subsidiary of Wilmington Trust Company, also a Delaware corporation,
      which in turn is wholly owned by Wilmington Trust Corporation. Information
      as to the officers and directors of RSMC is included in its Form ADV filed
      on March 11, 1987 with the Securities and Exchange Commission File No.
      801-22071 and is incorporated by reference herein.

(iii) Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC ("CRM") serves as investment adviser to the
      Large Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Mid Cap Value Series of the Fund.
      Information as to the officers and directors of CRM is included in its
      Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and most
      recently supplemented on March 26, 1999. The Form ADV, File No. 801-55244
      is incorporated by reference herein.

(iv)  Roxbury Capital Management LLC ("Roxbury") serves as investment advisor to
      the Large Cap Growth Series, Mid Cap Series, Socially Responsible Series
      and Science and Technology Series of the Fund. Information as to the
      officers and directors of Roxbury is included in its Form ADV filed with
      the Securities and Exchange Commission and most recently supplemented on
      April 12, 1999. The Form ADV, File No. 801-55521 is incorporated by
      reference.

<PAGE>

Item 27 Principal Underwriter. Investment companies for which Provident
Distributors, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter:

      (a)   International Dollar Reserve Fund I, Ltd.
            Provident Institutional Funds Trust
            Columbia Common Stock Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Growth Fund, Inc.
            Columbia International Stock Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Special Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Small Cap Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Balanced Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Daily Income Company
            Columbia U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Fixed Income Securities Fund, Inc.
            Columbia Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            Columbia High Yield Fund, Inc.
            Columbia National Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            GAMNA Series Funds, Inc.
            WT Investment Trust
            Kalmar Pooled Investment Trust
            The RBB Fund, Inc.
            Robertson Stephens Investment Trust
            HT Insight Funds, Inc.
            Harris Insight Funds Trust
            Hilliard-Lyons Research Trust
            Warburg Pincus Trust
            ABN AMRO Funds
            Alleghany Funds
            BT Insurance Funds Trust
            First Choice Funds Trust
            Forward Funds, Inc.
            IAA Trust Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.
            IAA Trust Growth Fund, Inc.
            IAA Trust Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
            IAA Trust Taxable Fixed Income Series Fund, Inc.
            IBJ Funds Trust
            Light Index Funds, Inc.
            LKCM Funds
            Matthews International Funds
            McM Funds
            Metropolitan West Funds
            New Covenant Funds, Inc.
            Pictet Funds
            Smith Breeden Series Funds
            Smith Breeden Trust
            Stratton Growth Fund, Inc.
            Stratton Monthly Dividend REIT Shares, Inc.
            The Stratton Funds, Inc.
            The Galaxy Fund
            The Galaxy VIP Fund
            Galaxy Fund II
            The Govett Funds, Inc.
            Trainer, Wortham First Mutual Funds
            Undiscovered Managers Funds
            Wilshire Target Funds, Inc.
            Weiss, Peck & Greer Funds Trust
            Weiss, Peck & Greer International Fund
            WPG Growth and Income Fund
            WPG Growth Fund
            WPG Tudor Fund
            RWB/WPG U.S. Large Stock Fund
            Tomorrow Funds Retirement Trust

<PAGE>

            The BlackRock Funds, Inc. (Distributed by BlackRock Distributors,
            Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Provident Distributors, Inc.)

            Northern Funds Trust and Northern Institutional Funds Trust
            (Distributed by Northern Funds Distributors, LLC. a wholly owned
            subsidiary of Provident Distributors, Inc.)

            The Offit Investment Fund, Inc. (Distributed by Offit Funds
            Distributor, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Provident
            Distributors, Inc.)

            The Offit Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. (Distributed by Offit Funds
            Distributor, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Provident
            Distributors, Inc.)

      (b)   Reference is made to the caption "Distribution Arrangements" in the
            Prospectuses constituting Part A of this Registration Statement. The
            information required by this Item 27 with respect to each director
            of the underwriter is incorporated by reference to the Form BD filed
            by the Underwriter with the Securities and Exchange Commission
            pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended under
            the File Number indicated:

            Provident Distributors, Inc.          SEC File No. 8-46564


Item 28. Locations of Accounts and Records

All accounts and records are maintained by the Registrant, or on its behalf by
the Fund's administrator, transfer agent, dividend paying agent and accounting
services agent, PFPC, Inc., 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.

Item 29. Management Services.

There are no management-related service contracts not discussed in Part A or
Part B.

Item 30. Undertakings.

None.

<PAGE>

                                   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 No. 11 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, duly authorized, in the city of Wilmington, state of Delaware on
the 11th day of August, 2000.

                                        WT MUTUAL FUND

                                        BY:/s/ Robert J. Christian, President
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Robert J. Christian, President

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

Signature                                   Title              Date
---------                                   -----              ----

/s/ Robert J. Christian              Trustee, President        August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Robert J. Christian

/s/ John J. Quindlen *                     Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
John J. Quindlen

/s/ Robert H. Arnold *                     Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Robert H. Arnold

/s/ Nicholas A. Giordano *                 Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Nicholas A. Giordano

/s/ Pat Colletti                          Treasurer            August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Pat Colletti

/s/ Eric Brucker *                         Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Eric Brucker

/s/ Louis Klein, Jr. *                     Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Louis Klien, Jr.

/s/ Clement C. Moore, II *                 Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
Clement C. Moore, II

/s/ William P. Richards *                  Trustee             August 11, 2000
---------------------------
William P. Richards

By: /s/ Robert J. Christian
---------------------------
Robert J. Christian
Attorney-in-Fact

<PAGE>

EXHIBIT NO.          EXHIBIT INDEX
-----------          --------------

23 (e)      Distribution Agreement with Provident Distributors, Inc. dated
            November 1, 1999 filed herewith.

23 (h) (i)  Form of Transfer Agency Agreement with PFPC Inc. filed herewith.

       (ii) Form of Administration and Accounting Services Agreement with PFPC
            Inc. filed herewith.



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