497 1 s6440-13a.txt AXP NEW DIMENSIONS FUND - PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Prospectus Supplement - Feb. 11, 2005* AXP New Dimensions Fund(R) (Sept. 29, 2004) S-6440-99 X (9/04) Effective Feb. 11, 2005, the "Investment Manager" section has been revised to add the following two associate portfolio managers after Gordon Fines' description on page 9 of the prospectus: Michael E. Nance, Associate Portfolio Manager o Managed the Portfolio since 2005. o Joined AEFC in 2004. o Prior to that, Senior Portfolio Manager, Putnam Investments, 2001 to 2004; Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Kobrick Funds, 1999 to 2001. o Began investment career in 1993. o MBA, University of Chicago. Trisha C. Schuster, CFA, Associate Portfolio Manager o Managed the Portfolio since 2005. o Joined AEFC in 2002. o Prior to that, Portfolio Manager, Nicholas Applegate, 1998 to 2002. o Began investment career in 1993. o MBA, University of Southern California. The rest of the section remains unchanged. In addition to presenting the performance history of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund's primary benchmark, and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, the Fund will include the performance history of the Russell(R) 1000 Growth Index in its next report to shareholders and in future prospectuses, as a secondary benchmark. Russell(R) 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. S-6440-13 A (2/05) * Valid until next prospectus update. Destroy Sept. 30, 2005