November 11, 2002

                SUPPLEMENT TO THE JANUARY 28, 2002 PROSPECTUS OF
                               PIONEER VALUE FUND


MANAGEMENT

The following replaces the section entitled "Portfolio manager":

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio is the responsibility of J. Rodman
Wright, portfolio manager, and Sean Gavin, assistant portfolio manager. The
portfolio managers are supported by the domestic equity team. The team manages
other Pioneer mutual funds investing primarily in U.S. equity securities. The
portfolio managers may draw upon the research and investment management
expertise of the global research team, which provides fundamental research on
companies and includes members from Pioneer's affiliate, Pioneer Investment
Management Limited.

Mr. Wright is a senior vice president of Pioneer. He joined Pioneer in 1994
as an analyst and has been an investment professional since 1988. Mr. Gavin is a
vice president and joined Pioneer in 2002 as an assistant portfolio manager.
Prior to joining Pioneer, Mr. Gavin was employed as an analyst at Boston
Partners from 2000 to 2002 and at Delphi Management from 1998 to 2000.

John A. Carey, director of portfolio management and an executive vice president
of Pioneer, supervises the portfolio managers and the domestic equity team. Mr.
Carey joined Pioneer as an analyst and has been an investment professional since
1979.




















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