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<ARTICLE> 6
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 224,673,287
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 280,938,671
<RECEIVABLES> 263,879
<ASSETS-OTHER> 560
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 10,198
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<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 532,405
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 220,662,642
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 2,258,108
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 2,016,978
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 3,752,877
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 56,265,384
<NET-ASSETS> 280,680,903
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 3,703,756
<INTEREST-INCOME> 290,080
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (4,153,405)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (159,569)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 4,182,278
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (12,486,042)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (8,463,333)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (43,640)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (605,970)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 943,206
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (727,939)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 25,863
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (11,027,052)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 38,296
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 3,402,659
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 1,643,618
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 4,508,126
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 288,783,685
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 25.12
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.07)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.69)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.02)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.29)
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<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 24.05
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.69<F1>
<FN>
<F1>
Without the Manager's voluntary waiver of a portion of certain expenses
for this period, this fund would have had per share net investment income
of $(0.09) and a ratio of expenses to average net assets of 1.77%. The
amount waived was $45,530.
</FN>
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