[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY PREMIUM TOTAL RETURN FUND, CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    2,991,385,925
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   4,164,418,526
[RECEIVABLES]                               23,956,266
[ASSETS-OTHER]                             551,623,866
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           4,739,998,658
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     3,526,174
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                  588,727,052
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                        592,253,226
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 2,901,431,680
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       37,557,037
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       31,770,378
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                     155,395,820
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    191,115,485
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                 1,210,594,087
[NET-ASSETS]                             4,147,745,432
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           76,679,657
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           31,517,880
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              53,977,834
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     54,219,703
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   246,317,401
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  491,156,780
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      791,693,884
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   44,640,266
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    12,555,088
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      7,107,852
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  3,453,293
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          2,132,100
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                   1,115,002,824
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,192,859
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    7,300,708
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                       19,865,936
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                             53,977,834
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       678,604,783
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            19.14
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.39
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          04.29
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.41
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.22
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              22.19
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.11
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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