<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Kemper
Samll Cap Value+Growth Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended 8/31/2000
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

<CIK> 0001072010
<NAME> KEMPER FUNDS TRUST

   <NUMBER> 030
   <NAME> KEMPER SMALL CAP VALUE+GROWTH FUND

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          AUG-31-2001
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               AUG-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                          924,379
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                         955,914
<RECEIVABLES>                                   66,766
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                            22,164
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,044,844
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                             0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                        8,670
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                              8,670
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                       989,147
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                           35,133
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                           35,094
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                            0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                         15,492
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                        31,535
<NET-ASSETS>                                 1,036,174
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                9,297
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                   10
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                  21,391
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                       (12,084)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                        15,771
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                       38,475
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                           42,162
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                            0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                           351
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                           1844
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                       1846
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                351
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                          42,160
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                        (7,695)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                        8,469
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                            7,302
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                106,549
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                           324,842
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             9.48
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                 (0.06)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                           0.52
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                            (0.01)
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               9.93
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   1.61