<TABLE> <S> <C><ARTICLE>    6<CIK>    0000811869<NAME>    The AAL Mu<SERIES>    <NAME>    The AAL Capital Growth Fund Class B    <NUMBER>    12</SERIES><MULTIPLIER>    1<S>                                                      <C><PERIOD-TYPE>                                          6-MOS<PERIOD-START>                                   May-01-2000<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                Apr-30-2001<PERIOD-END>                                     Oct-31-2000<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                          2,351,489,968<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                         4,474,911,213<RECEIVABLES>                                     16,322,143<ASSETS-OTHER>                                       170,378<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                       0<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 4,491,403,734<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                                   0<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                                    0<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                          6,101,985<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                                6,101,985<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                            0<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                       2,105,903,421<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                              4,117,425<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                              3,941,085<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                          6,807,062<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                                     0<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                          249,170,021<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                                   0<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                       2,123,421,245<NET-ASSETS>                                     159,623,968<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                 18,353,980<INTEREST-INCOME>                                 12,447,398<OTHER-INCOME>                                             0<EXPENSES-NET>                                    20,726,443<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                           10,074,935<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                         257,716,028<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                      (123,454,866)<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                            144,336,097<EQUALIZATION>                                             0<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                                  0<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                                   0<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                      0<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                              315,658<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                        (139,318)<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                        0<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                           138,748,593<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                            3,842,038<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                        (8,545,649)<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                                    0<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                                 0<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                             11,716,646<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                         0<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                   20,726,443<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                             155,126,631<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                                  37.71<PER-SHARE-NII>                                       (0.09)<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                                 1.15<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                       0<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                                  0<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                       0<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                                    38.77<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                         1.84<FN></FN></TABLE>