[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-31-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-30-1999
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      256,582,960
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     330,690,286
[RECEIVABLES]                                  789,315
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              37,502,113
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             368,981,714
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   38,124,744
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         38,124,744
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   246,227,564
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       17,069,595
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       16,995,236
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    4,508,699
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      5,557,327
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    74,563,380
[NET-ASSETS]                               330,856,970
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            4,009,435
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              769,785
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,202,335
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,576,885
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     5,557,017
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   41,066,209
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       50,200,111
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    7,694,640
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    11,613,579
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        300,502
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,245,047
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,018,904
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      32,641,546
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      8,626,454
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   11,613,888
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,142,757
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,202,335
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       307,441,063
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.55
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.24
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.79
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.48
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.72
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              19.38
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.79
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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