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

<CIK> 0000823342
<NAME> KEMPER BLUE CHIP FUND

   <NUMBER> 001
   <NAME> KEMPER BLUE CHIP FUND

                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             NOV-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      956,080,667
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                   1,196,396,921
<RECEIVABLES>                                7,576,536
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                     629
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                           1,203,974,086
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                    10,587,895
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                    3,485,918
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                         14,073,813
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                   919,987,751
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                       29,909,730
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                       26,352,000
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                            0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                   240,316,254
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<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                            8,418,900
<INTEREST-INCOME>                            3,102,232
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                              16,970,981
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                    (5,449,849)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                    30,909,775
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                   53,432,133
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                       78,892,059
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                            0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                    20,180,311
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                    463,359,979
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<SHARES-REINVESTED>                         19,209,226
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                     274,891,430
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                              0
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<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
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