MANNING & NAPIER FUND INC
NSAR-B, 1996-12-20
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<CAPTION>




<S>                                         <C>   

Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases   None
Redemption Fees (1)                         None
   Exchange Fees (2)                        None    
        



(1)       A wire charge, currently $15, will be deducted by the Transfer Agent
        from  the amount of a wire redemption payment made at the request of a
        shareholder.    Such  amount  is not included in the "Annual Operating
    Expenses of the Series."
   (2)      A shareholder may effect up to four (4) exchanges in a twelve (12)
    month period without change.  Subsequent exchanges are subject to a fee of
    $15.    

ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES

The  following information provides (i) a tabular summary of expenses relating
to  the  annual  operating  expenses  of  the  Series  and  (ii)  an  example
illustrating the dollar cost of such expenses on a $1,000 investment.

Annual  Operating  Expenses  of  the  Series  (as a percentage of average net
assets):
       

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                                                 Tax Managed      
                                                 Series   (3)
                                                 ------------
<S>                                              <C> 

Management Fees After Reduction of Fees   (4)           0.00%    
12b-1 Fees                                              None
Other Expenses                                          1.20%    
                                                 ------------                 
Total Operating Expenses of the Series   (4)            1.20%
                                                 ============
        

You  would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a) 5.0%
annual return and b) redemptions at the end of each time period:

       

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                    1 year   3 years      5 years   10 years    
<S>                 <C>      <C>          <C>       <C>

Tax Managed Series  $    12  $     38     $     66  $     145    
        




   (3)  Tax Managed Series was engaged in active investment operations for the
      year ended October 31, 1996; therefore, actual management fees and other
    expenses are used above.    

   (4)     The Investment Advisor did not impose its management fee and paid a
       portion of the Fund's expenses.  If these expenses had been incurred by
        the Series, expenses would have been 2.50%, the limit imposed by state
        securities  law. Absent the fee waiver and assumption of expenses, the
    expenses paid on a $1,000 investment would have been:

       

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                    1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years
<S>                 <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>

Tax Managed Series  $    25  $     78  $    133  $     284    
        


     The fee waiver and assumption of expenses by the Advisor is voluntary and
may be terminated at any time.     However, the Advisor has agreed to continue
this waiver and assumption of expenses at least through the Series     current
fiscal year.    

The  purpose of the table above is to assist the investor in understanding the
various  costs  and  expenses  associated with investing in the Series.  For a
more complete description of the various costs and expenses illustrated above,
please refer to the Management section of this Prospectus.

THE  EXAMPLE  ABOVE  SHOULD  NOT  BE  CONSIDERED  A  REPRESENTATION  OF FUTURE
EXPENSES.  ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESSER THAN THOSE SHOWN.

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   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The  following  table  provides selected per share data and ratios for the Tax
Managed  Series.  The table is part of the Series' financial statements, which
are  included  in  the  Statement  of  Additional  Information incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus.

       

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TAX MANAGED SERIES                                       For the Year
                                                            Ended
                                                           10/31/96
                                                        --------------
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout
the period):
<S>                                                                                                       <C>

NET ASSET VALUE - BEGINNING OF PERIOD                   $       10.00 
                                                        --------------

Income from investment operations:
   Net investment loss                                          (0.02)
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
      on investments                                             1.65 
                                                        --------------

Total from investment operations                                 1.63 
                                                        --------------

NET ASSET VALUE - END OF PERIOD                         $       11.63 
                                                        ==============

Total return1                                                   16.30%

Ratios (to average net assets) / Supplemental Data:
    Expenses*                                                    1.20%
    Net investment loss*                                       (0.21%)

Portfolio turnover                                                 78%

Average commission rate paid                            $      0.0757 

NET ASSETS - END OF PERIOD (000's omitted)              $         224 
                                                        ==============

* The investment advisor did not impose its management fee and paid a portion
 of the Funds expenses.  If these expenses had been incurred by the Fund, 
 expenses would have been limited to that allowed by state securities law and 
 the net investment income per share and the ratios would have been as follows:

Net investment loss                                            ($0.14)

Ratios (to average net assets):
   Expenses                                                      2.50%
   Net investment loss                                         (1.51%)

1 Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated    


        



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To the Directors of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.
     and Shareholders of Blended Asset Series I,
     Blended Asset Series II, Flexible Yield Series I,
     Flexible Yield Series II, Flexible Yield Series III,
     Tax Managed Series, Defensive Series and
     Maximum Horizon Series:


In  planning  and performing our audits of the financial statements of Blended
Asset  Series  I,  Blended  Asset Series II, Flexible Yield Series I, Flexible
Yield  Series  II,  Flexible  Yield  Series III, Tax Managed Series, Defensive
Series  and  Maximum  Horizon  Series  (the  Funds)  (eight  of the portfolios
constituting  Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.) for the year ended October 31, 1996
(on  which  we have issued our reports dated November 19, 1996), we considered
their  internal  control  structure,  including  procedures  for  safeguarding
securities,  in  order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of
expressing  our  opinions  on  the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements  of  Form N_SAR, not to provide assurance on the internal control
structure.
The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining an
internal  control structure.  In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgments  by  management  are  required  to  assess the expected benefits and
related  costs  of internal control structure policies and procedures.  Two of
the objectives of an internal control structure are to provide management with
reasonable,  but  not  absolute, assurance that assets are safeguarded against
loss  from  unauthorized use or disposition and that transactions are executed
in  accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly to permit
preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Because  of  inherent limitations in any internal control structure, errors or
irregularities  may  occur  and  not  be  detected.    Also, projection of any
evaluation  of  the structure to future periods is subject to the risk that it
may  become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in  conditions  or  that  the
effectiveness of the design and operation may deteriorate.
Our  consideration  of  the  internal  control structure would not necessarily
disclose  all matters in the internal control structure that might be material
weaknesses  under standards established by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.  A material weakness is a condition in which the design or
operation  of the specific internal control structure elements does not reduce
to  a  relatively  low level the risk that errors or irregularities in amounts
that  would  be material in relation to the financial statements being audited
may  occur  and  not  be  detected  within a timely period by employees in the
normal  course  of  performing their assigned functions.  However, we noted no
matters  involving  the  internal  control structure, including procedures for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined
above as of October 31, 1996.
This  report  is intended solely for the information and use of management and
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

November 19, 1996





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