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<NAME> INCOME & EQUITY FUND - A SHARES
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 4,487,001
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<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 55,330
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<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 23,574
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 78,904
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<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 2,346,864
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 241,688
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 256,806
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 20,309
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (58,523)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 89,765
<NET-ASSETS> 2,469,669
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 11,747
<INTEREST-INCOME> 122,892
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 43,158
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 91,481
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (57,842)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (23,326)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 10,313
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 52,189
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 10,974
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 29,072
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 2,980
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 892,428
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 1,675
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 681
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 16,384
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 2,556,364
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 10.39
<PER-SHARE-NII> .22
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (.18)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (.21)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
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<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.22
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.20
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