Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned  hereby certifies in his capacity as Chief Executive  Officer of
Belport Capital Fund LLC (the "Fund"), that:

     (a)  the Annual Report of the Fund on Form 10-K for the year ended December
          31,  2002 (the  "Report")  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of
          Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (b)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  the  results  of
          operations of the Fund for such period.


Dated:  March 26, 2003



                                            /s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr.
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                                            Thomas E. Faust Jr.
                                            Chief Executive Officer