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<ARTICLE> 6
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<NAME> TOTAL RETURN US TREASURY FUND INC
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000 OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> APR-30-2000 APR-30-2000
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<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> (977450) (977450)
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> (977450) (977450)
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<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 270253693 270253693
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 11375726 18982918
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 12281815 16199531
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> (2736110) (2736110)
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (3714806) (3714806)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (15361309) (15361309)
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<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 7440736 7440736
<OTHER-INCOME> 0 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (963169) (963169)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 6477567 6477567
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (3511978) (3511978)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 7395398 7395398
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 10360987 10360987
<EQUALIZATION> 0 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (3730213) (4926629)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 717849 1077389
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<SHARES-REINVESTED> (1871032) (2632263)
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (17975837) (17975837)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 13390796 13390796
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 4648128 4648128
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> (556835) (556835)
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> (202828) (202828)
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 0 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (963169) (963169)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 109417412 151272048
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.35 9.35
<PER-SHARE-NII> .24 .24
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> .16 .16
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.32) (0.32)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.43 9.43
<EXPENSE-RATIO> .74 .74
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