[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000091157
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDS INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 01
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE. CLASS L
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   12-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      903,595,456
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,291,077,092
[RECEIVABLES]                               37,294,553
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              78,270,100
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,406,641,745
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     7,811,738
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   95,414,793
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                        103,226,531
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   917,016,718
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        3,632,650
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        2,469,984
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        8,872
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,074,268
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   387,481,636
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,303,415,214
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           24,850,938
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,399,361
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              10,624,906
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     15,625,393
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    69,968,356
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   75,404,104
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      160,997,853
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      303,425
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     3,638,107
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,444,291
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    487,633
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            206,008
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     218,369,252
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          7,476
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                       84,862
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        6,734,520
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                             10,624,906
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        52,722,554
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.05
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.09
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.24
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.10
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.06
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.22
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.67
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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