[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000351934
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND INC. CLASS Y
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          SEP-30-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               MAR-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,210,553,256
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,471,636,832
[RECEIVABLES]                                4,481,314
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     629
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,476,118,775
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     1,130,804
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   14,715,868
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         15,846,672
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,151,840,738
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        7,316,433
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        4,788,885
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    6,582,962
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     33,089,968
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   268,758,435
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,460,272,103
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           10,183,602
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            7,132,004
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              10,934,723
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,380,883
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    36,425,824
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   92,102,569
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      134,909,276
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    1,003,669
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     2,408,379
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      2,527,548
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     209,332,398
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                            3,807
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 10,934
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        60,675,090
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             9.32
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.07
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.94
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.16
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.44
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               9.73
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.82
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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