[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000874835
[NAME] GREENWICH STREET SERIES FUND
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 5
   [NAME] TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      274,501,523
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     308,917,465
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,960,784
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              42,948,612
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             353,826,861
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       993,162
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   46,719,323
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         47,712,485
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   251,557,294
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       17,433,895
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       15,553,970
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    5,089,129
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     15,951,444
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    33,516,509
[NET-ASSETS]                               306,114,376
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            3,418,514
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,991,859
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,152,324
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      4,258,049
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    16,111,355
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (6,431,987)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       13,937,417
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    7,062,382
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     8,488,059
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,371,898
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    380,570
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            888,597
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      32,108,644
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      7,893,462
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    8,328,148
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          808,652
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,152,324
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       297,235,282
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.62
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.22
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.66
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.43
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.51
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.56
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.78
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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