Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Aetna Income Shares:
We consent to the use of our report dated February 4, 2000, on the statement of
assets and liabilities of Aetna Bond VP as of December 31, 1999, and the related
statement of operations, statements of changes in net assets and financial
highlights for each of the years or periods presented, incorporated by reference
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 51, to Registration Statement (No. 333-05173) on
Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933.
We also consent to the references to our firm under the headings, "Financial
Highlights" in the prospectus and "Independent Auditors" in the statement of
additional information.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
August 1, 2000
