[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873929
[NAME] Riggs Funds
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 071
[NAME] Riggs Bond Fund Class R Shares
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] Apr-30-2001
[PERIOD-END] Oct-31-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 39,014,333
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 38,514,331
[RECEIVABLES] 574,436
[ASSETS-OTHER] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 9,592,368
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 48,681,135
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 9,731,123
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 9,731,123
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 40,120,306
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 3,816,019
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 4,156,753
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (670,292)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (500,002)
[NET-ASSETS] 38,950,012
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,334,061
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] (178,612)
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 1,155,449
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (109,227)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 931,540
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 1,977,762
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (1,155,449)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 375,743
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (716,532)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 55
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (2,647,437)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] (561,065)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 151,793
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 314,215
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 40,148,220
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 10.010
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.050
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.200
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.050)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0.000
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 10.210
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0.88
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.000
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