[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000873929
[NAME] Riggs Funds
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 091
[NAME] Riggs Long Term Tax-Free Bond Fund R
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] Apr-30-2001
[PERIOD-END] Oct-31-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 59,375,262
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 59,963,076
[RECEIVABLES] 967,710
[ASSETS-OTHER] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 60,930,786
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 323,204
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 323,204
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 59,776,771
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 5,926,013
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 6,902,274
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 12
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 242,985
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 587,814
[NET-ASSETS] 60,607,582
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 0
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,768,888
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] (295,319)
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 1,473,569
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 107,794
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 1,199,325
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 2,780,688
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (1,473,557)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 121,142
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (1,097,650)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 247
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (8,511,660)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 135,191
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 241,060
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 488,167
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 63,758,641
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 10.010
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.230
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.220
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.230)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0.000
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 10.230
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0.92
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.000
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