WADDELL & REED ADVISORS FUNDS
6300 LAMAR AVENUE
P. O. BOX 29217
SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS 66201-9217
April 22, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington DC 20549
Re: | Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds (Registrant) |
File Nos. 333-82447 and 811-09435/CIK No. 1072962 |
On behalf of the Registrant, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information contained in the Registrants Prospectus dated October 31, 2012, and as supplemented April 5, 2013, and filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The purpose of this filing is to submit the data in XBRL format for the Registrant.
If you have any questions or comments concerning the foregoing, please contact me at 913-236-2227.
Very truly yours,
/s/Philip A. Shipp
Philip A. Shipp
Assistant Secretary
Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds Supplement dated April 5, 2013 to the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus dated October 31, 2012 and as supplemented January 2, 2013 and January 31, 2013 The following is added as a new paragraph following the second paragraph of the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Strategies" section on page 40 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus: The Fund may gain exposure to commodities, including precious metals, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments by investing in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund. Should the Fund invest in the Subsidiary, it would be expected to provide the Fund with exposure to investment returns from commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments within the limits of the federal tax requirements applicable to investment companies, such as the Fund. The Subsidiary is subject to the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund, except that unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary is able to invest without limitation in commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments and, to the extent the Subsidiary invests in derivative instruments, may use leveraged investment techniques. The following is added as a new paragraph following the last bullet point in the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Risks" section on page 42 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus:
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Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | WADDELL & REED ADVISORS FUNDS | |||
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2012 | |||
Supplement [Text Block] | wraf5_SupplementTextBlock | Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds Supplement dated April 5, 2013 to the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus dated October 31, 2012 and as supplemented January 2, 2013 and January 31, 2013 The following is added as a new paragraph following the second paragraph of the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Strategies" section on page 40 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus: The Fund may gain exposure to commodities, including precious metals, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments by investing in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund. Should the Fund invest in the Subsidiary, it would be expected to provide the Fund with exposure to investment returns from commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments within the limits of the federal tax requirements applicable to investment companies, such as the Fund. The Subsidiary is subject to the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund, except that unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary is able to invest without limitation in commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments and, to the extent the Subsidiary invests in derivative instruments, may use leveraged investment techniques. The following is added as a new paragraph following the last bullet point in the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Risks" section on page 42 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus:
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Supplement [Text Block] | wraf5_SupplementTextBlock | Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds Supplement dated April 5, 2013 to the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus dated October 31, 2012 and as supplemented January 2, 2013 and January 31, 2013 The following is added as a new paragraph following the second paragraph of the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Strategies" section on page 40 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus: The Fund may gain exposure to commodities, including precious metals, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments by investing in a subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund. Should the Fund invest in the Subsidiary, it would be expected to provide the Fund with exposure to investment returns from commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments within the limits of the federal tax requirements applicable to investment companies, such as the Fund. The Subsidiary is subject to the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund, except that unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary is able to invest without limitation in commodities, derivatives and commodity-linked instruments and, to the extent the Subsidiary invests in derivative instruments, may use leveraged investment techniques. The following is added as a new paragraph following the last bullet point in the "Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund — Principal Investment Risks" section on page 42 of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Equity Funds Prospectus:
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Document Type | Other |
Document Period End Date | Jun. 30, 2012 |
Registrant Name | WADDELL & REED ADVISORS FUNDS |
Central Index Key | 0001072962 |
Amendment Flag | false |
Document Creation Date | Apr. 05, 2013 |
Document Effective Date | Apr. 05, 2013 |
Prospectus Date | Oct. 31, 2012 |
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Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | WADDELL & REED ADVISORS FUNDS |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2012 |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Apr. 05, 2013 |
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