Filed pursuant to Rule 497(e)under the
                                       Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
                                                         File No. 33-47287
                                                         File No. 811-6637


                                THE BRINSON FUNDS

                                  SUPPLEMENT TO
                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                             Dated February 11, 1998


The following  information  supplements and supersedes any contrary  information
contained in the Trust's Statement of Additional  Information.  Delete the third
complete  paragraph  in the  section  entitled  "Investment  Restrictions,"  and
replace it with the following:

      (i)   As to  75%  of  the  total  assets  of  each  Series,  purchase  the
            securities of any one issuer,  other than  securities  issued by the
            U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, if immediately
            after such purchase more than 5% of the value of the total assets of
            a Series would be invested in  securities  of such issuer (this does
            not apply to the Global Bond Fund or the U.S.
            Large Capitalization Equity Fund).


                   The date of this supplement is April 7, 1998.

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