CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO
N-30D, 1995-09-06
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      10
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                                                                            
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June 30, 1995 (unaudited)                                                                                      

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<S>                                                                                                <C>
ASSETS                                                                                                         
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     Investments, at Value (Cost $82,343,453)                                                      $101,275,231
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     Cash                                                                                                 4,974
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     Receivable for Securities Sold                                                                     470,789
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     Dividends Receivable                                                                                12,298
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     Prepaid Expenses                                                                                       838
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     Interest Receivable                                                                                    655
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     Total Assets                                                                                   101,764,785
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LIABILITIES                                                                                                    
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     Due to Bankers Trust                                                                                33,690
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     Payable for Securities Purchased                                                                   568,170
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     Accrued Expenses and Accounts Payable                                                               13,103
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     Total Liabilities                                                                                  614,963
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NET ASSETS                                                                                         $101,149,822
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COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS                                                                                      
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     Paid-in Capital                                                                               $ 82,218,044
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     Net Unrealized Appreciation on Securities                                                       18,931,778
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NET ASSETS, JUNE 30, 1995                                                                          $101,149,822
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</TABLE>



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      11
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                                                                                        
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For the six months ended June 30, 1995 (unaudited)                                                             

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<S>                                                                                <C>              <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME                                                                                              
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     Dividends                                                                     $ 68,673                    
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     Interest                                                                       176,460                    
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     Total Investment Income                                                                        $   245,133
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EXPENSES                                                                                                       
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     Advisory Fee                                                                   266,768                    
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     Administration and Services Fee                                                 41,041                    
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     Professional Fees                                                               10,297                    
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     Insurance                                                                        1,329                    
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     Trustees Fees                                                                      732                    
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     Miscellaneous                                                                      823                    
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     Total Expenses                                                                 320,990                    
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     Less: Expenses Absorbed by Bankers Trust                                       (74,627)            246,363
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NET INVESTMENT (LOSS)                                                                                    (1,230)
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON SECURITIES                                                          
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     Net Realized Gain from Securities Transactions                                                   4,770,058
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     Net Unrealized Appreciation on Securities                                                       10,095,431
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES                                                       14,865,489
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS                                                          $14,864,259
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</TABLE>



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      12
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS                                                                             
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                                                                                For the six             For the
                                                                               months ended          year ended
                                                                              June 30, 1995            December
                                                                                (unaudited)            31, 1994
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<S>                                                                            <C>                  <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                                                              
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FROM OPERATIONS                                                                                                
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     Net Investment Income (Loss)                                              $     (1,230)        $    39,472
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     Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Securities Transactions                        4,770,058          (3,134,504)
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     Net Unrealized Appreciation on Securities                                   10,095,431           5,994,992
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     Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations                                  14,864,259           2,899,960
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FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS                                                                                      
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     Proceeds from Capital Invested                                              27,225,489          48,149,120
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     Value of Capital Withdrawn                                                 (14,574,256)        (14,490,487)
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     Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Transactions                        12,651,233          33,658,633
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     TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS                                                27,515,492          36,558,593
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NET ASSETS                                                                                                     
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     Beginning of Period                                                         73,634,330          37,075,737
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     End of Period                                                             $101,149,822         $73,634,330
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</TABLE>



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      13
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Contained below are selected ratios and supplemental data for each of the
periods indicated for the Capital Appreciation Portfolio.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                                 For the period
                                                                For the six         For the       March 9, 1993
                                                               months ended      year ended       (Commencement
                                                              June 30, 1995        December   of Operations) to
                                                                (unaudited)        31, 1994   December 31, 1993
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<S>                                                               <C>               <C>                 <C>
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets        (0.00)%*+          0.08%             0.38%*
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets                              0.60%*           0.60%             0.60%*
Decrease Reflected in Above Ratio of Expenses to Average
  Net Assets Due to Absorption of Expenses by Bankers Trust          0.18%*           0.23%             0.41%*
Portfolio Turnover Rate                                               112%             157%              137%
Net Assets, End of Period (000's omitted)                         $101,150          $73,634           $37,076
</TABLE>

* Annualized

+ Less than 0.01%


              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS                                               
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June 30, 1995 (unaudited)

SHARES              DESCRIPTION                                            VALUE
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    <S>             <C>                                             <C>
                    COMMON STOCKS - 95.03%                                      
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                    AMERICA'S CHANGING LEISURE TIME - 1.04%                     
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    27,500          La Quinta Inns                                  $    742,500
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    15,000          New World Communications (a)                         313,125
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                                                                       1,055,625
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                    AMERICA'S EDUCATIONAL CRISIS - 0.61%                        
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     9,700          Broderbund Software (a)                              618,375
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                    AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL RENAISSANCE - 4.71%                    
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    22,900          American Power Conversion (a)                        523,838
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    14,400          Input/Output (a)                                     518,400
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    18,500          KLA Instruments (a)                                1,429,125
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    77,300          Mentor Graphics (a)                                1,333,425
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    11,900          Vicor (a)                                            534,756
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    30,000          Westinghouse Air Brake (a)                           427,500
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                                                                       4,767,044
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                    CLIENT-SERVER COMPUTING - 9.25%                             
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    12,300          3Com Corp (a)                                        824,100
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    23,700          Bay Networks (a)                                     980,587
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    23,100          Ceridian (a)                                         851,812
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    23,900          Diamond Multimedia Systems (a)                       489,950
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    30,200          Informix (a)                                         766,325
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    27,100          Madge NV (a)                                         758,800
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    26,500          Micron Technology                                  1,454,188
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    29,400          Oak Technology (a)                                 1,080,450
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    18,500          Symantec (a)                                         534,188
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    41,400          Uunet Technologies (a)                             1,138,500
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    12,500          Wallace Computer Services                            479,687
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                                                                       9,358,587
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                    INTERACTIVE MEDIA - 4.03%                                   
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    11,100          Clear Channel Communications (a)                     714,562
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    12,200          Davidson & Associates (a)                            484,950
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    17,300          Electronic Arts (a)                                  469,262
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    30,500          Katz Media Group (a)                                 484,188
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    26,300          Lin Television (a)                                   884,338
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    37,100          Sinclair Broadcasting Group (a)                    1,038,800
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                                                                       4,076,100
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                    LIFE SCIENCES REVOLUTION - 3.38%                            
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     9,000          Genzyme (a)                                          360,000
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    33,600          Idexx Laboratories (a)                               873,600
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    14,200          Millipore                                            958,500
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    24,500          St. Jude Medical                                   1,228,062
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                                                                       3,420,162
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                    MOVE TO OUTSOURCING - 5.78%                                 
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    49,200          American Standard (a)                              1,346,850
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    18,900          Avnet                                                914,287
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    17,250          Credence Systems (a)                                 521,813
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    28,200          Paychex                                            1,022,250
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    20,600          Policy Management Systems (a)                        947,600
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    28,100          Solectron (a)                                        958,912
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     3,200          Teleflex                                             137,600
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                                                                       5,849,312
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                    NEW CONSUMER - 2.13%                                        
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    16,900          Blyth Industries (a)                                 720,362
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    63,900          Borders Group (a)                                    918,563
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    21,300          Revcod D.S. (a)                                      511,200
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                                                                       2,150,125
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                    NEW HEALTH CARE PARADIGM - 10.83%                           
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    29,000          Apria Healthcare Group (a)                           819,250
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</TABLE>



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      15
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS                                               
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June 30, 1995 (unaudited)

SHARES              DESCRIPTION                                            VALUE
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    <S>             <C>                                             <C>
    47,900          Boston Scientific (a)                           $  1,526,812
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    14,000          CareLine (a)                                         115,500
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    21,000          Caremark International (a)                           420,000
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     7,700          Cerner (a)                                           471,625
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    18,500          Guidant (a)                                          444,000
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    19,100          HBO & Co                                           1,040,950
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    32,000          Healthsource (a)                                   1,120,000
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    11,900          Medtronic                                            917,788
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    24,300          Mid Atlantic Medical Services (a)                    449,550
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    11,600          Nellcor (a)                                          522,000
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    19,900          Oxford Health Plans (a)                              940,275
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    26,600          Phycor (a)                                           934,325
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    31,500          Watson Pharmaceutical (a)                          1,228,500
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                                                                      10,950,575
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                    OTHER - 0.47%                                               
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    12,000          Seagate Technology (a)                               471,000
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                    OUR STRENGTHENING
                    FINANCIAL STRUCTURE - 1.84%                                 
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    23,900          Countrywide Credit Industries                        501,900
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     8,500          Green Tree Financial                                 377,188
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    22,600          The PMI Group                                        980,275
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                                                                       1,859,363
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                    PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT - 23.71%                           
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    20,600          Adobe Systems                                      1,194,800
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    20,400          Alliance Semiconductor (a)                           999,600
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    34,300          Altera (a)                                         1,483,475
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    27,600          Analog Devices (a)                                   938,400
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    30,000          Baan Company, N.V. (a)                               926,250
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    13,500          BMC Software (a)                                   1,042,875
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    55,600          Cheyenne Software (a)                              1,028,600
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    18,900          Cirrus Logic (a)                                   1,184,794
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    12,500          Cypress Semiconductor (a)                            506,250
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    36,000          Danka Business Systems - ADR                         870,750
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    16,200          Fore Systems (a)                                     490,050
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    22,700          Komag (a)                                          1,180,400
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    15,200          Lam Research (a)                                     972,800
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    14,500          Lattice Semiconductor (a)                            498,437
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     9,300          Linear Technology                                    613,800
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    58,300          LSI Logic (a)                                      2,280,987
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    15,000          Maxim Integrated Products                            765,000
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    11,900          Microchip Technology (a)                             432,863
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    50,200          National Semiconductor (a)                         1,393,050
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    14,000          Novellus Systems (a)                                 948,500
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    25,600          Parametrics Technology (a)                         1,273,600
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    24,200          Tencor Instruments (a)                               992,200
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    30,100          Teradyne (a)                                       1,967,788
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                                                                      23,985,269
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                    RE-ENERGIZING AMERICA - 0.51%                               
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    17,800          Petroleum Geo-Services (a)                           511,750
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                    SPECIAL SITUATIONS - 6.61%                                  
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    35,700          Atlantic Southeast Airlines                        1,075,462
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    34,300          Comair Holdings                                    1,299,113
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    15,400          Loewen Group                                         548,625
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    37,300          Pall                                                 829,925
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     9,900          Sealed Air (a)                                       435,600
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     9,900          Sigma Aldrich                                        486,338
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    25,700          Ultratech Stepper (a)                                905,925
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    22,200          Zilog (a)                                          1,107,225
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                                                                       6,688,213
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                    STORES OF VALUE - 6.03%                                     
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    13,600          Barnes & Noble (a)                                   462,400
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    40,500          Corporate Express (a)                                865,687
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</TABLE>



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      16
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS                                               
================================================================================
June 30, 1995 (unaudited)

SHARES              DESCRIPTION                                            VALUE
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<S>                 <C>                                             <C>
    29,000          General Nutrition (a)                           $  1,018,625
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    37,200          Heilig-Meyers                                        948,600
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    60,650          Staples (a)                                        1,751,269
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    30,100          Sunglass Hut International (a)                     1,053,500
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                                                                       6,100,081
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                    TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 13.30%                                 
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    38,000          ADC Telecommunications (a)                         1,358,500
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    30,000          Adtran (a)                                         1,005,000
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    19,100          Andrew (a)                                         1,105,412
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    10,800          Ascend Communications (a)                            545,400
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    10,100          Atmel (a)                                            559,287
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    24,200          Cascade Communications (a)                         1,046,650
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    46,500          Glenayre Technologies (a)                          2,371,500
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    16,900          LCI International (a)                                517,563
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    34,000          National Data Corp                                   786,250
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    16,300          Nera AS - ADR (a)                                    458,438
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    25,000          Tellabs (a)                                        1,203,125
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    12,600          Worldcom (a)                                         340,200
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    22,900          Xilinx (a)                                         2,152,600
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                                                                      13,449,925
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                    THE GREYING OF AMERICA - 0.80%                              
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    12,200          Cordis (a)                                           814,350
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $77,195,128)                                                  $ 96,125,856
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<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT              U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 5.09%                                 
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<S>                                                       <C>       <C>
$   67,000          5.65%, 7/06/95                                  $     66,948
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   136,000          5.60%, 7/13/95                                       135,748
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    52,000          5.60%, 8/17/95                                        51,618
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   102,000          5.625%, 8/24/95                                      101,139
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   107,000          5.595%, 8/31/95                                      106,067
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   749,000          5.775%, 9/07/95                                      741,626
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   883,000          5.60%, 9/14/95                                       873,331
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 1,324,000          5.83%, 9/21/95                                     1,308,230
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 1,794,000          5.60%, 10/19/95                                    1,764,668
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $5,148,325)                                                   $  5,149,375
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $82,343,453)                                        100.12%   $101,275,231
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets                      (0.12%)      (125,409)
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NET ASSETS                                                100.00%   $101,149,822
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</TABLE>

(a) Non-Income Producing Security



              See Notes to Financial Statements on Pages 19 and 20
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                         CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO                      19
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
===============================================================================


NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A. Organization

The Capital Appreciation Portfolio (the "Portfolio") is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), as amended, as an open-end
management investment company. The Portfolio was organized on October 28, 1992
as an unincorporated trust under the laws of New York and commenced operations
on March 9, 1993. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees (the
"Trustees") to issue beneficial interests in the Portfolio.

B. Security Valuation

The Portfolio's investments are valued each business day by an independent
pricing service (the "Service") approved by the Board of Trustees. Securities
traded on national exchanges or traded in the NASDAQ National Market System are
valued at the last sales prices reported at the close of business.
Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System
and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of
the bid and asked prices. Short-term obligations with remaining maturities of
60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which with accrued interest
approximates value. Securities for which quotations are not available are
stated at fair value as determined by the Board of Trustees.

C. Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis (date the order
to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes
amortization of premium and discount on investments. Realized gains and losses
from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis.

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses
from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among
the investors in the Portfolio at the time of such determination.

D. Federal Income Taxes

It is the Portfolio's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code applicable to it. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is
required.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
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NOTE 2 - FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Portfolio has entered into an Administration and Services Agreement with
Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust"). Under this Administration and Services
Agreement, Bankers Trust provides administrative, custody, transfer agency and
shareholder services to the Portfolio in return for a fee computed daily and
paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.10 of 1% of the Portfolio's average daily
net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 1995, this fee aggregated
$41,041.

The Portfolio has entered into an Advisory Agreement with Bankers Trust. Under
this Advisory Agreement, the Portfolio pays Bankers Trust an advisory fee
computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.65 of 1% of the
Portfolio's average daily net assets.  For the six months ended June 30, 1995,
this fee aggregated $266,768.

Bankers Trust has voluntarily undertaken to waive and reimburse expenses of the
Portfolio, to the extent necessary, to limit all expenses to 0.60 of 1% of the
average daily net assets of the Portfolio. For the six months ended June 30,
1995, expenses of the Portfolio have been reduced $74,627.

Certain trustees and officers of the Portfolio are also directors, officers
and/or employees of Signature. None of the trustees so affiliated received
compensation for services as trustee of the Portfolio. Similarly, none of the
Portfolio's officers received compensation from the Portfolio.

NOTE 3 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other
than short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 1995, were
$96,095,754 and $87,068,654, respectively. The aggregate gross unrealized
appreciation for all investments was $19,310,783 and the aggregate gross
unrealized depreciation for all investments was $379,005.


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