[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000351934
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND INC. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          SEP-30-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,226,870,393
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,727,060,416
[RECEIVABLES]                               38,967,357
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              57,492,200
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,823,519,973
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    43,354,706
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   63,223,518
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                        106,578,224
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,162,713,703
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       53,288,452
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       49,235,698
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    9,200,627
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     43,810,999
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   501,216,420
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,716,941,749
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           20,392,600
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           13,530,579
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              23,392,340
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     10,530,839
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    45,614,564
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  324,560,554
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      380,705,957
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    7,011,428
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    21,662,957
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      9,972,656
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  8,852,499
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          2,932,597
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     466,002,044
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                     13,747,541
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   56,562,896
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        8,151,351
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                             23,392,340
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       530,642,278
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            09.31
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.11
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.52
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.13
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.44
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.37
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.14
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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