<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Kemper
Income and Capital Preservation Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
10/31/2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.

<CIK> 0000055185
<NAME> KEMPER INCOME AND CAPITAL PRESERVATION FUND

   <NUMBER> 003
   <NAME> KEMPER INCOME AND CAPITAL PRESERVATION FUND

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             NOV-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      406,555,487
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                     409,130,840
<RECEIVABLES>                                6,690,011
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                  20,005
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             415,840,856
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                     1,999,928
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                    1,571,640
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                          3,571,568
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                   463,157,203
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                        2,402,405
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                        2,469,432
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                      736,156
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                              0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                  (54,199,424)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                     2,575,353
<NET-ASSETS>                               412,269,288
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                    0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                           32,391,997
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                               5,308,633
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                     27,083,364
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                  (34,850,511)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                   28,637,353
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                       20,870,206
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                  (1,026,577)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                      8,908,742
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>               (10,172,179)
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                            744,889
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                    (83,922,047)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                        655,943
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                            0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                   (19,348,608)
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                        2,353,939
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                              5,343,173
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                        19,363,813
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             8.05
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                    .45
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                          (.09)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                        (.42)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               7.99
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   1.71