As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 4, 1996
Registration Nos. 33-41694
811-6352
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 23
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
AETNA SERIES FUND, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
151 Farmington Avenue RC4A
Hartford, Connecticut 06156
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (860) 273-7834
Susan E. Bryant, Counsel
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
151 Farmington Avenue, RC4A
Hartford, Connecticut 06156
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
Raymond A. O'Hara III, Esq.
Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.
P.O. Box 5108
Westport, CT 06881
(203) 226-7866
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
space)
___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
_X_ on December 6, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
___ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
___ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
_X_ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Aetna Series Fund, Inc. has registered an indefinite number of its securities
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. The Registrant filed its Rule 24f-2 Notice for its
fiscal year ended October 31, 1995 on December 29, 1995.
AETNA SERIES FUND, INC.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
(as required by Rule 404 (c))
AETNA INDEX PLUS FUND PROSPECTUS
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PART A
N-1A
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Item No. Location
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1. Cover Page........................... Cover Page
2. Synopsis............................. Fee Tables; Highlights
3. Condensed Financial Information...... Not Applicable
4. General Description of Registrant.... Description of Index Plus;
Investment Techniques;
Risk Factors and Other
Considerations; Investment
Restrictions; General
Information
5. Management of the Fund............... Management of the Series;
Portfolio Management
5A. Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance...... Not Applicable
6. Capital Stock and Other Securities... General Information;
Shareholder Services;
Index Plus Distribu-
tions; Taxes
7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered. Shareholder Services;
Management of the Series;
Net Asset Value; Fees and
Charges (Adviser Class
Prospectus Only)
8. Redemption or Repurchase............. Shareholder Services;
Fees and Charges (Adviser
Class Prospectus Only)
9. Pending Legal Proceedings............ None - Not Applicable
PART B
10. Cover Page........................... Cover Page
11. Table of Contents.................... Table of Contents
12. General Information and History...... General Information
and History
13. Investment Objectives and Policies... Additional Investment
Restrictions and Policies
of Index Plus; Description
of Various Securities and
Investment Techniques
14. Management of the Fund............... Directors and Officers
of the Fund
15. Control Persons and Principal Holders Control Persons and
of Securities...................... Principal Holders of
Index Plus
16. Investment Advisory and Other The Investment Advisory
Services........................... Agreement; Subadvisory
Agreement; The Adminis-
trative Services Agreement;
Independent Auditors;
Custodian; Distribution
Arrangements; License
Agreement
17. Brokerage Allocation and Other Brokerage Allocation
Practices..........................
18. Capital Stock and Other Securities... Description of Shares
19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Net Asset Value; Sale
Securities Being Offered........... and Redemption of Shares;
Distribution Arrangements
20. Tax Status........................... Tax Status
21. Underwriters......................... Principal Underwriter;
Distribution Arrangements
22. Calculation of Performance Data..... Performance Information
23. Financial Statements................. Financial Statements
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PART C
Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the
appropriate Item, so numbered, in Part C of the Registration Statement.
PARTS A, B, AND C
The Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information and Part C are incorporated
into Part A, Part B and Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 15,
respectively, by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-41694), as filed
electronically on September 20, 1996.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the Registrant, Aetna Series Fund, Inc. certifies that it meets the requirements
of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 15 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-41694) and
has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized, in the City of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, on the 4th day
of December, 1996.
AETNA SERIES FUND, INC.
Registrant
By: Shaun P. Mathews*
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Shaun P. Mathews
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement has been signed
below by the following persons on December 4, 1996 in the capacities indicated.
Signature Title
Shaun P. Mathews* President and Director
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Shaun P. Mathews (Principal Executive Officer)
Morton Ehrlich* Director
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Morton Ehrlich
Maria T. Fighetti* Director
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Maria T. Fighetti
David L. Grove* Director
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David L. Grove
Daniel P. Kearney* Director
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Daniel P. Kearney
Timothy A. Holt* Director
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Timothy A. Holt
Sidney Koch* Director
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Sidney Koch
Corine T. Norgaard* Director
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Corine T. Norgaard
Richard G. Scheide* Director
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Richard G. Scheide
J. Scott Fox* Vice President and Treasurer
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J. Scott Fox (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
By: /s/ SUSAN E. BRYANT
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*Susan E. Bryant
Attorney-in-Fact
