Incorporated herein by reference is a supplement to the Funds prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on June 21, 2013 (SEC Accession No. 0000225843-13-000097).
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Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund |
Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund |
The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies and management of the Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund is modified as stated below. |
Fund Summaries - Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund - Principal Investment Strategies. |
The fourth paragraph in this section of the Prospectus is modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may attempt to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, equity, credit and currency risk, using derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded futures and options, and other derivatives such as swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors), and may use derivative instruments for other investment purposes, such as replicating permitted investments, as long as such investments do not have the effect of leveraging portfolio risks. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so. |
Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund |
Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund |
The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies of the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund is modified as stated below. |
Fund Summaries - Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund - Principal Investment Strategies. |
The first sentence in the first paragraph of this section of the Prospectus is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed-income securities and in related derivatives, such as interest rate, credit, equity and foreign currency derivatives (futures, options, swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors). The first sentence in the fourth paragraph of this section of the Prospectus that begins with “The Fund may use derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded derivatives such as . . . .) . . .” is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may use derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded derivatives such as futures and options, and other derivatives such as swap agreements, options on swaps and interest rate caps and floors) in order to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, credit and currency risk. |
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Sentinel Balanced Fund
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Supplement [Text Block] | ck0000225843_SupplementTextBlock | The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Balanced Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies of the Sentinel Balanced Fund is modified as stated below. |
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Sentinel Balanced Fund |
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Fund Summaries - Sentinel Balanced Fund - Principal Investment Strategies . |
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The fifth paragraph in this section of the Prospectus is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may attempt to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, credit and currency risk, using derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded futures and options, and other derivatives such as swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors), and may use derivative instruments for other investment purposes, such as replicating permitted investments, as long as such investments do not have the effect of leveraging portfolio risks. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so. |
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Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund
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Supplement [Text Block] | ck0000225843_SupplementTextBlock | The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies and management of the Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund is modified as stated below. |
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund |
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Fund Summaries - Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund - Principal Investment Strategies. |
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The fourth paragraph in this section of the Prospectus is modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may attempt to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, equity, credit and currency risk, using derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded futures and options, and other derivatives such as swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors), and may use derivative instruments for other investment purposes, such as replicating permitted investments, as long as such investments do not have the effect of leveraging portfolio risks. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so. |
Sentinel Balanced Fund |
Sentinel Balanced Fund |
The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Balanced Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies of the Sentinel Balanced Fund is modified as stated below. |
Fund Summaries - Sentinel Balanced Fund - Principal Investment Strategies . |
The fifth paragraph in this section of the Prospectus is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may attempt to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, credit and currency risk, using derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded futures and options, and other derivatives such as swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors), and may use derivative instruments for other investment purposes, such as replicating permitted investments, as long as such investments do not have the effect of leveraging portfolio risks. The Fund is not required to use hedging and may choose not to do so. |
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Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund
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Supplement [Text Block] | ck0000225843_SupplementTextBlock | The Sentinel Funds Class A, Class C, Class S and Class I Supplement dated June 21, 2013 to the Prospectus dated March 30, 2013, as supplemented to date Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Effective immediately, the disclosure in the sections of the Prospectus relating to the investment strategies of the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund is modified as stated below. |
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund |
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Fund Summaries - Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund - Principal Investment Strategies. |
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The first sentence in the first paragraph of this section of the Prospectus is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed-income securities and in related derivatives, such as interest rate, credit, equity and foreign currency derivatives (futures, options, swaps, options on swaps, and caps and floors). The first sentence in the fourth paragraph of this section of the Prospectus that begins with “The Fund may use derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded derivatives such as . . . .) . . .” is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: The Fund may use derivative instruments (e.g., exchange-traded derivatives such as futures and options, and other derivatives such as swap agreements, options on swaps and interest rate caps and floors) in order to hedge various risks, such as interest rate, credit and currency risk. |
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Jun. 21, 2013
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Document Type | 497 |
Document Period End Date | Jun. 21, 2013 |
Registrant Name | SENTINEL GROUP FUNDS INC |
Central Index Key | 0000225843 |
Amendment Flag | false |
Document Creation Date | Jun. 21, 2013 |
Document Effective Date | Jun. 21, 2013 |
Prospectus Date | Mar. 30, 2013 |
Sentinel Balanced Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol | SEBLX |
Sentinel Balanced Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol | SBACX |
Sentinel Balanced Fund | CLASS I
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Trading Symbol | SIBLX |
Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol | SECMX |
Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol | SMKCX |
Sentinel Conservative Strategies Fund | Class I
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Trading Symbol | SCSIX |
Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol | SATRX |
Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol | SCTRX |
Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund | Class I
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Trading Symbol | SITRX |