<ARTICLE> 6 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE AUDITED BALANCE SHEET DATED FEBRUARY 20, 1998 OF PIONEER INDEPENDENCE PLANS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH BALANCE SHEET. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001051008 <NAME> PIONEER INDEPENDENCE PLANS <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> OTHER <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> FEB-20-1998 <INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 100 <INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 100 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ASSETS-OTHER> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 100 <PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0 <SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 0 <SENIOR-EQUITY> 0 <PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 0 <SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 0 <SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 0 <ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0 <ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0 <ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 0 <NET-ASSETS> 100 <DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0 <INTEREST-INCOME> 0 <OTHER-INCOME> 0 <EXPENSES-NET> 0 <NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 0 <REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 0 <APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 0 <NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 0 <EQUALIZATION> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 10 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0 <SHARES-REINVESTED> 0 <NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 0 <ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0 <ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0 <OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0 <OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0 <GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <GROSS-EXPENSE> 0 <AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 0 <PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 0 <PER-SHARE-NII> 0 <PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0 <PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0 <PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0 <RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0 <PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.00 <EXPENSE-RATIO> 0 <AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0 <AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0