[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 10
   [NAME] MFS TOTAL RETURN
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      444,766,310
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     461,960,134
[RECEIVABLES]                                7,346,845
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             469,306,979
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     6,650,509
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      382,692
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          7,033,201
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   402,761,283
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       28,475,906
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       17,220,795
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                   12,670,197
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     29,621,868
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    17,220,430
[NET-ASSETS]                               462,273,778
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            4,605,371
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           11,017,994
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,164,886
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     12,458,479
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    29,863,794
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (9,196,861)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       33,125,412
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    6,865,134
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    11,682,116
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     10,257,417
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    125,704
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,123,398
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      11,255,111
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      6,905,623
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   11,625,144
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,992,300
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,164,886
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       375,847,967
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            15.31
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.32
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.36
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.76
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              16.23
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.84
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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