[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 12
   [NAME] AIM CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      170,129,550
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     203,020,764
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,327,826
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                   1,865
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             204,350,455
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     1,286,793
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      218,068
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          1,504,861
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   171,026,896
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       15,991,259
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       10,490,779
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      322,959
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                   (1,390,078)
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    32,885,817
[NET-ASSETS]                               202,845,594
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              455,548
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,251,257
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,383,082
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        323,723
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     2,801,386
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   22,640,331
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       25,765,440
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      128,125
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      5,684,968
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    196,086
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             11,595
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      89,940,924
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        127,361
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                   4,191,464
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,294,096
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 88,986
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       162,007,711
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.76
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.02
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.91
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.01
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.68
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.85
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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