UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
This Rule 24f-2 Notice is filed on behalf of IDEX Series Fund (the "Fund")
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
1. Name and address of issuer:
IDEX Series Fund
570 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes)::
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 1940 Act File Number 811-4556
1933 Act File Number 33-2659
4.(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: October 31, 1998
4.(b) ( ) Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than
90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4.(c) ( ) Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $1,516,178,815
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal year: $1,094,609,487
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during
any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission: $ 341,079,964
(iv) Total available redemption credits
(add Items 5(ii) and 5 (iii): $1,435,689,451
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(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ 80,489,364
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years - if
Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ NONE
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): .000278
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item t(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): $ 22,376
6. Prepaid Shares N/A
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of
recision of Rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities
(number of shares or other units) deducted here: _________. If there
is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to
Rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which
this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future
fiscal years, then state that number here: __________.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D): $0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]: $22,376
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: CIK# - 0000787623 sent on 1/28/99
Method of Delivery:
(X) Wire Transfer
Mail or other means
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Thomas E. Pierpan
Thomas E. Pierpan
Vice President, Secretary
and Associate General Counsel
Date: January 29, 1999
