[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] AMERICAN CAPITAL ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      155,597,080
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     194,133,884
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,441,743
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 541,569
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             197,117,196
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       186,796
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      347,455
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            534,251
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   144,884,307
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        9,883,658
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        6,744,697
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      615,283
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                         565,906
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     13,001,084
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                    12,595,829
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    38,536,804
[NET-ASSETS]                               196,582,945
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            1,351,251
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              377,460
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,113,428
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        615,283
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                             0
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   23,155,657
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       36,156,741
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      361,911
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     58,656,790
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  2,536,998
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            361,911
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      56,481,703
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        367,123
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   13,001,084
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,045,925
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,045,925
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       149,671,712
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            15.37
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.06
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          04.51
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.05
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              19.89
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.74
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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