<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000796229
<NAME> GABELLI WESTWOOD FUNDS
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 5
<NAME> GABELLI WESTWOOD SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1
<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> 27135614
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 31630097
<RECEIVABLES> 1176919
<ASSETS-OTHER> 5064
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 1112215
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 33924295
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 319564
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 57203
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 376767
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 21187385
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 1481143
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 1145664
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (197470)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 8063130
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 4494483
<NET-ASSETS> 33547528
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 14583
<INTEREST-INCOME> 0
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 212053
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (197470)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 8439627
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (824289)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 7417868
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 1022838
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 705772
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 421729
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 51436
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 13186461
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 646341
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 141843
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 230057
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 28368523
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 17.77
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.13)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 5.80
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.79
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 22.65
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.50
</TABLE>
