<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Kemper
Income and Capital Preservation Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
10/31/2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000055185
<NAME> KEMPER INCOME AND CAPITAL PRESERVATION FUND
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 001
<NAME> KEMPER INCOME AND CAPITAL PRESERVATION FUND
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> NOV-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 406,555,487
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 409,130,840
<RECEIVABLES> 6,690,011
<ASSETS-OTHER> 20,005
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 415,840,856
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 1,999,928
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,571,640
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 3,571,568
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 463,157,203
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 38,679,435
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 46,142,816
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 736,156
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (54,199,424)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 2,575,353
<NET-ASSETS> 412,269,288
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 32,391,997
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 5,308,633
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 27,083,364
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (34,850,511)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 28,637,353
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 20,870,206
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (19,735,072)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 36,324,891
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (112,200,128)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 13,242,065
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (83,922,047)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 655,943
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> (19,348,608)
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 2,353,939
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 328,232,222
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 8.06
<PER-SHARE-NII> .50
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (.09)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (.48)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 7.99
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.03
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