<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from Standish, Ayer & Wood Investment Trust
form N-SAR for the year ended September 30, 2000
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 151
<NAME> Standish Tax-Sensitive Equity Fund Series
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 24,265,492
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 31,682,119
<RECEIVABLES> 49,607
<ASSETS-OTHER> 338,877
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 32,070,603
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 348,975
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 39,486
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 388,461
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 25,295,461
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 769,300
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 799,329
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 97,829
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (1,081,097)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 7,369,949
<NET-ASSETS> 31,682,142
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 320,753
<INTEREST-INCOME> 58,608
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 155,494
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 223,867
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 852,376
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 1,959,271
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 3,035,514
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (179,274)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 257,734
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (291,113)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 3,350
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 2,113,582
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 60,096
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (1,940,247)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 28,537,026
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