[ARTICLE] 6
[LEGEND]
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0000751173
[NAME] EXETER FUND, INC.
[SERIES]
[NAME] GLOBAL FIXED INCOME SERIES
[NUMBER] 10
[MULTIPLIER] 1
[CURRENCY] 1
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-2000
[PERIOD-START] JAN-01-2000
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-2000
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[EXCHANGE-RATE] 1
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 84843030
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 79145601
[RECEIVABLES] 1321126
[ASSETS-OTHER] 1590955
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
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[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 648046
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 648046
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 86572847
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 8599388
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 9679585
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 2288929
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (1761646)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (5690494)
[NET-ASSETS] 81409636
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 6324
[INTEREST-INCOME] 2849894
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 496298
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 2359920
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (826006)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (1730465)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (96551)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 574904
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 1655101
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (10251332)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] (1035640)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 70991
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[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 425469
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
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[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 85524292
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 9.47
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.26
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[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
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[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.16
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
