Exhibit 12(b)
        CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                     SARBANES-OXLEY ACT


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, each of the undersigned, being the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Sequoia Fund, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that, to the best of such officer's
knowledge, the Registrant's report on Form N CSR for the period ended
December 31, 2010 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in the Report.


Date:	March 1, 2011

By:	/s/ Robert D. Goldfarb
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President and Principal Executive Officer

By:	/s/ Joseph Quinones, Jr.
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Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer


This certification is furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Item 12(b) of
Form N-CSR and is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section.  This certification is not deemed to be incorporated
by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the
Registrant specifically incorporates this certification by reference.