[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873929
[NAME] Riggs Funds
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 012
[NAME] Riggs Prime Money Market Fund Class Y Shares
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] Apr-30-2001
[PERIOD-END] Oct-31-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 276,614,754
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 276,614,754
[RECEIVABLES] 2,486,096
[ASSETS-OTHER] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 279,100,850
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 1,672,675
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 1,672,275
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 277,717,297
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 237,975,932
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 323,360,755
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 580,035
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (869,157)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 0
[NET-ASSETS] 237,690,079
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0
[INTEREST-INCOME] 10,824,418
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] (1,242,144)
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 9,582,274
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (1,077)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 0
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 9,581,197
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (8,726,589)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 483,788,370
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (571,130,095)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 1,956,902
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (69,490,129)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 580,045
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] (868,080)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 832,534
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 1,681,825
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 299,334,942
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 1.000
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.030
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.000
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.030)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0.000
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 1.000
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0.71
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.000
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