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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT DATED JUNE 30 2000


                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                               JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                 JUN-30-2000
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                       494,400,472
<RECEIVABLES>                                    882,318
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                         0
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<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               502,207,926
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                         185,375
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                                0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                        330,251
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                              515,626
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                        0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                     314,002,541
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                          5,035,758
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<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                        564,999
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                                 0
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                               0
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<OTHER-INCOME>                                         0
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<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                      32,437,257
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                     (2,598,719)
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<EQUALIZATION>                                         0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                     (1,756,675)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                               0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                  0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                          226,951
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<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                       (45,143,785)
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