[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000720506
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND INC. CLASS Z
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          AUG-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               AUG-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      398,624,779
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     541,392,736
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,733,810
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     502
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             544,127,048
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       722,125
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,288,346
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,010,471
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   383,604,155
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,056,263
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          803,045
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                           (534)
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     15,744,999
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   142,767,957
[NET-ASSETS]                               542,116,577
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            1,516,000
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              223,770
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               8,299,004
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                    (6,559,234)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    25,009,025
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                 (62,600,504)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                     (44,150,713)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                            0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     2,236,776
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        274,419
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     94,949
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             73,748
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      57,743,182
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   33,002,176
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        3,229,363
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              8,299,004
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        32,270,287
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            33.88
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                 (0.20)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (2.11)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        02.37
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              29.20
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.93
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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