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SIGNATURE CHARLES RIZZO
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 6
CIK 895571
NAME BT CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO
PERIOD TYPE 12-MOS
FISCAL YEAR END 30-Sep-99
PERIOD END 30-Sep-99
INVESTMENTS AT COST 25,156,650
INVESTMENTS AT VALUE 30,469,785
RECEIVABLES 250,893
ASSETS OTHER 314
TOTAL ASSETS 30,720,992
PAYABLE FOR SECURITIES 1,941,053
OTHER ITEMS LIABILITIES 39,367
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,980,420
PAID IN CAPITAL COMMON 24,427,437
SHARES COMMON CURRENT 0
SHARES COMMON PRIOR 0
ACCUMULATED NII CURRENT 0
ACCUMULATED NET GAINS 0
OVERDISTRIBUTION GAINS 0
ACCUM APPREC OR DEPREC 5,313,135
NET ASSETS 28,740,572
DIVIDEND INCOME 167,342
INTEREST INCOME 0
OTHER INCOME 0
EXPENSES NET 149,778
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 17,564
REALIZED GAINS CURRENT 8,027,612
APPREC INCREASE CURRENT 1,426,127
NET CHANGE FROM OPS 9,471,303
DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME 0
DISTRIBUTIONS OF GAINS 0
DISTRIBUTIONS OTHER 0
NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD 0
NUMBER OF SHARES REDEEMED 0
SHARES REINVESTED 0
NET CHANGE IN ASSETS 3,051,250
UNDISTRIBUTED NII PRIOR 0
ACCUMULATED GAINS PRIOR 0
OVERDISTRIB NII PRIOR 0
OVERDIST NET GAINS PRIOR 0
GROSS ADVISORY FEES 158,218
GROSS EXPENSE 225,578
AVERAGE NET ASSETS 24,791,681
PER SHARE NAV BEGIN 0.00
PER SHARE NII 0.00
PER SHARE GAIN APPREC 0.00
PER SHARE DIVIDEND 0.00
PER SHARE DISTRIBUTIONS 0.00
RETURNS OF CAPITAL 0.00
PER SHARE NAV END 0.00
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