[ARTICLE] 6
The New Market Fund
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] AUG-31-2000
[PERIOD-END] AUG-31-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 4973475
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 5179066
[RECEIVABLES] 11381
[ASSETS-OTHER] 802
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 34453
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 5361936
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 14961
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 14961
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 5182285
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 456593
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 279841
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] (14781)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (40901)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 205591
[NET-ASSETS] 5346975
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 58879
[INTEREST-INCOME] 12235
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 85895
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (14781)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 13465
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 83151
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 81835
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 207581
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 30829
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 2008878
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] (8038)
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] (54366)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 43177
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 159695
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 4323885
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 11.64
[PER-SHARE-NII] (0.03)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.10
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.60
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 11.71
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.99
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