[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 10
   [NAME] MFS TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      243,620,317
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     270,037,257
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,746,433
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 369,740
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                               3,116,173
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     9,338,379
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      229,921
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          9,568,300
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   218,637,072
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       17,220,795
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       10,246,365
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                       6,907,451
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     11,623,317
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    26,417,290
[NET-ASSETS]                               263,585,130
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            2,880,738
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            5,695,940
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,670,536
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,906,142
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    11,632,148
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   15,804,046
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       34,342,336
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    3,166,892
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     1,937,784
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      6,821,186
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    230,566
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            383,810
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     129,055,737
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,430,635
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      403,787
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,556,167
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                             114,369
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,670,536
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       194,967,388
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.13
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.38
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.27
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.29
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.18
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.31
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.86
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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