[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 729968
[NAME] OPPENHEIMER MULTIPLE STRATEGIES FUND- C
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<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-2000
[PERIOD-START] OCT-01-1999
[PERIOD-END] Mar-31-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 613,312,036
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 764,675,308
[RECEIVABLES] 7,480,708
[ASSETS-OTHER] 31,558
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 1,003,228
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 773,190,802
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 3,056,702
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 5,917,416
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 8,974,118
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 590,577,159
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 2,732,594
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 2,789,501
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 2,948,418
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 21,385,543
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 149,305,564
[NET-ASSETS] 38,777,352
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 3,513,122
[INTEREST-INCOME] 14,882,713
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 4,621,039
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 13,774,796
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 25,028,515
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 44,024,866
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 82,828,177
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 469,140
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 2,993,063
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 217,345
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 516,513
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 242,261
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 20,760,659
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 1,169,787
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 53,031,809
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 2,643,796
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 4,624,501
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 38,716,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 13.97
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.21
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 1.27
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.17
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 1.09
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.19
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.93
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
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