CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND
                     SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT


I, Bruce N. Alpert,  Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
of The Westwood Funds (the "Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the "Report")  fully complies
                with  the   requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.     The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Registrant.


Date: December 8, 2005             /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
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                                   Bruce N. Alpert,
                                   Principal Executive Officer and Principal
                                   Financial Officer