# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000929521
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-038424
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 2528
**Document Hash:** 0de66c2d652e1df8c008a86e70a62341
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-038424.hdr.sgml**: 20230214

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-038424

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230214

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230214

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230214

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000929521
- **IRS NUMBER:** 362692100
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-269554
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23626269

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3126349200

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Wanger Acorn (Series ID: S000008981)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000024403 | Wanger Acorn | WUSAX           |

**WANGER ADVISORS TRUST** 

(the "Registrant")

**1933 Act Registration No. 33-83548** 

**1940 Act Registration No. 811-08748** 

71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2500

Chicago, IL 60606

February 14, 2023

***BY EDGAR***

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the Registrant certifies that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. the form of statement of additional information dated February 10, 2023, relating to the issuance of
shares of the Registrant in connection with the reorganization of Wanger Select into Wanger Acorn, each a series of the Registrant, that would have been filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act would not have differed from
that contained in the most recent pre-effective amendment to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-14; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. the text of the most recent pre-effective amendment to the
Registrant's registration statement on Form N-14 was filed with the Commission via EDGAR on February 9, 2023 (File No. 333-269554) and became effective on
February 10, 2023 (Accession No. 9999999995-23-000382).

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| By: | /s/ Ryan C. Larrenaga |
|  | Ryan C. Larrenaga<br> Assistant Secretary |

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