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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information from the AIM Small Cap
Opportunities Class A Fund July 31, 2000 annual reports.
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<NAME> AIM SMALL CAP OPPORTUNITIES CLASS A FUND
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUL-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUL-31-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 802,520,275
<RECEIVABLES> 184,100,615
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<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 5,928,740
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<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 172,390,689
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<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 366,807,012
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 32,016,599
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 33,218,342
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (83,038)
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
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<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 2,174,036
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<EXPENSES-NET> (14,163,769)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (6,597,179)
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<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 370,114,808
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<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (28,496,145)
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