U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer: Bridgeway Fund, Inc.,
5650 Kirby Dr, Suite 141, Houston, Texas 77005-2443.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this
notice is filed: Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Social
Responsibility Portfolio, Ultra-Small Company Portfolio.
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8200.
Securities Act File Number: 33-72416.
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is
filed: June 30, 1997.
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180
days after the close of the fiscal year but before
termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration. [ ]
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under
rule 24f-2(a)(l), if applicable (see instruction A.5):
7. Number and aggregate sale price of securities of the
same class or series sold during the fiscal year which
had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal
year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of the
fiscal year: None.
8. Number and aggregate sale price of securities
registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2: None.
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration
pursuant to rule 24f-2: See 1,288,765.523;
$25,475,096.10.
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued
during the fiscal year in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans, if applicable (see instruction B.5):
21,312.00; $354,889.34.
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year: 1,505,758.11; $25,829,985.44
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration
pursuant to rule 24f-2 )from Item 9): $25,475,096.10.
(ii) Number and aggregate sale price of securities
issued during the fiscal year in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 10, if
applicable): $354,889.34.
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): $3,709,670.32.
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
and applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + 0.00.
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(v) Net aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i),
plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line (iv)](if
applicable): $22,102,315.12.
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
regulation (see Instruction C.5) / 3300.
(vii) Fee due [line (vi) multiplied by line (vii)]:
$6,703.13.
Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii),
(iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year. See
Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the
Commission's lockbox depository as described in section
3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other
Procedures(17 CFR 202.3a). [ ]. Date of mailing or wire
transfer of filing fees to Commission's lockbox
depository: .
Signatures
This report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* John N.R. Montgomery,
President
Date August 29, 1997
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