WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000831809
<NAME> Hibernia Funds
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 050
<NAME> Hibernia Total Return Bond Fund
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Aug-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> Aug-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 79,319,374
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 76,778,635
<RECEIVABLES> 1,318,330
<ASSETS-OTHER> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 57,174
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 78,154,139
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 245,300
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 245,300
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 80,513,794
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 8,095,044
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 8,259,032
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 97,078
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (161,294)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (2,540,739)
<NET-ASSETS> 77,908,839
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 5,499,215
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (768,411)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 4,730,804
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (159,968)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (342,153)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 4,228,683
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (4,688,538)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 979,589
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (1,471,325)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 327,748
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (2,004,201)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 54,812
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (1,326)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 548,348
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 1,003,417
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 78,335,404
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.680
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.590
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.070)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.580)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.000
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.000
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.620
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.98
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.000
</TABLE>
