<ARTICLE> 6 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE UTEK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES' CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 3,548 <INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 4,110 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ASSETS-OTHER> 929 <OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,117 <PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0 <SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,432 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 1,432 <SENIOR-EQUITY> 0 <PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 2,136 <SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 2,782 <SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 2,782 <ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 1,147 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0 <ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 24 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0 <ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 350 <NET-ASSETS> 3,685 <DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0 <INTEREST-INCOME> 26 <OTHER-INCOME> 2,354 <EXPENSES-NET> 1,136 <NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 761 <REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 24 <APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (384) <NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 401 <EQUALIZATION> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0 <SHARES-REINVESTED> 0 <NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 401 <ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 387 <ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 734 <OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0 <OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0 <GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <GROSS-EXPENSE> 0 <AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 3,485 <PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> .001 <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> .001 <EXPENSE-RATIO> 0