<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF IDEX MUTUAL FUNDS JCC CAPITAL APPRECIATION FOR THE PERIOD
ENDED APRIL 30, 2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.

<CIK>  0000787623
<NAME>  IDEX MUTUAL FUNDS

   <NUMBER> 071
   <NAME> IDEX JCC CAPITAL APPRECIATION/CLASS A
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY>  U.S. DOLLARS

                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         OCT-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                              APR-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                     1
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                         416,899
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                        408,715
<RECEIVABLES>                                   8,095
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                    224
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                417,034
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                       10,001
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                             0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                         949
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            10,950
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                     0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                      397,413
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                           4,929
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                           2,400
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                      (2,944)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                        19,786
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                            0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                       (8,171)
<NET-ASSETS>                                  406,084
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                  53
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                 564
<OTHER-INCOME>                                      0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                  3,052
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                        (2,435)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                       20,040
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>			    (42,434)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                         (24,829)
<EQUALIZATION>                                      0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                           0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                        5,433
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                               0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                       137,592
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                    34,958
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                             5,270
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                        284,942
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                          (970)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                      10,075
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                             0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                          0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                           1,438
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                 3,056
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                          147,177
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                           31.09
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                  0.05
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                          6.29
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                       (2.07)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                             35.36
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                  1.75