SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02752 and 811-21299
Name of Fund: CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC , 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-7210
Date of fiscal year end: 03/31/2009
Date of reporting period: 04/01/2008 – 09/30/2008
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
Table of Contents | |
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A Letter to Shareholders | 3 |
Semi-Annual Report: | |
Disclosure of Expenses | 4 |
Current Seven-Day Yield | 4 |
Fund Financial Statements: | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 5 |
Statement of Operations | 5 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 6 |
Fund Financial Highlights | 7 |
Fund Notes to Financial Statements | 8 |
Master LLC Portfolio Summary | 10 |
Master LLC Financial Statements: | |
Schedule of Investments | 11 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 14 |
Statement of Operations | 14 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 15 |
Master LLC Financial Highlights | 15 |
Master LLC Notes to Financial Statements | 16 |
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement | 18 |
Officers and Directors | 22 |
Additional Information | 23 |
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2 | | CMA MONEY FUND | | SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 | | |
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A Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholder
It has been a tumultuous period for investors, marked by almost daily headlines related to the housing market turmoil, volatile energy prices, and the escalating credit crisis. The news took an extraordinarily heavy tone in September as the credit crisis boiled over and triggered unprecedented failures and consolidation in the financial sector, stoking fears of a market and economic collapse and prompting the largest government rescue plan since the Great Depression.
Through it all, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) has taken decisive action to restore liquidity and bolster financial market stability. Key moves included slashing the target federal funds rate 275 basis points (2.75%) between October 2007 and April 2008 and providing massive cash injections and lending programs. As the credit crisis took an extreme turn for the worse, the Fed, in concert with five other global central banks, cut interest rates by 50 basis points in early October in a rare move intended to stave off worldwide economic damage from the intensifying financial market turmoil. The U.S. economy managed to grow at a slow-but-positive pace through the second quarter of the year, though recent events almost certainly portend a global economic recession.
Against this backdrop, U.S. stocks experienced intense volatility and generally posted losses for the current reporting period, with small-cap stocks faring noticeably better than their larger counterparts. Non-U.S. markets followed the U.S. on the way down and, notably, decelerated at a faster pace than domestic equities — a stark reversal of recent years’ trends, when international stocks generally outpaced U.S. stocks.
Treasury securities also traded in a volatile fashion, but rallied overall (yields fell and prices correspondingly rose) amid an ongoing flight to quality. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which fell to 3.34% in March, climbed to the 4.20% range in mid-June as investors temporarily shifted out of Treasury issues in favor of riskier assets (such as stocks and other high-quality fixed income sectors), then declined again to 3.85% by period-end as the financial market contagion widened. Tax-exempt issues underperformed overall, as problems among municipal bond insurers and the collapse in the market for auction rate securities pressured the group throughout the course of the past year. At the same time, the above mentioned economic headwinds and malfunctioning credit markets led to considerable weakness in the high yield sector.
Facing unprecedented volatility and macro pressures, the major benchmark indexes generally recorded losses over the six- and 12-month reporting periods:
Total Returns as of September 30, 2008 | 6-month | 12-month |
U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index) | (10.87)% | (21.98)% |
Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index) | (0.54) | (14.48) |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | (22.35) | (30.50) |
Fixed income (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index)* | (1.50) | 3.65 |
Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index)* | (2.59) | (1.87) |
High yield bonds (Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)* | (6.77) | (10.51) |
* | Formerly a Lehman Brothers index. |
| Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For our most current views on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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| | THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT | | | | 3 |
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Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of this Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including sales charges, redemption fees and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including advisory fees, distribution fees including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The expense example below (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on April 1, 2008 and held through September 30, 2008) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in this Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the table are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
Expense Example | | | | | | |
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| | Actual | | | | Hypothetical2 | |
| Beginning | Ending | | | Beginning | Ending | |
| Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid | | Account Value | Account Value | Expenses Paid |
| April 1, 2008 | September 30, 2008 | During the Period1 | | April 1, 2008 | September 30, 2008 | During the Period1 |
CMA Money Fund | $1,000 | $1,012.00 | $2.82 | | $1,000 | $1,022.29 | $2.84 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.56%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table example reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the master fund in which it invests. |
2 | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
Current Seven-Day Yield | |
As of September 30, 2008 | 2.43% |
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4 | | CMA MONEY FUND | | SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | | CMA Money Fund |
Assets | | | | | |
Investment at value — Master Money LLC (the “Master LLC”) | | | | | |
(cost — $12,840,563,857) | | $ | | 12,840,563,857 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 383,072 | |
Contributions receivable from the Master LLC | | | | 139,363 | |
Other assets | | | | 163,732 | |
Total assets | | | | 12,841,250,024 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 2,833,226 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 1,882,926 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | | 799,168 | |
Capital shares redeemed payable | | | | 139,363 | |
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable | | | | 1,176 | |
Other liabilities | | | | 70,031 | |
Total liabilities | | | | 5,725,890 | |
Net Assets | | $ | | 12,835,524,134 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | | |
Par value, $0.10 per share, unlimited number of shares | | | | | |
authorized (12,834,865,601 shares issued | | | | | |
and outstanding) | | $ | | 1,283,486,560 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | 11,551,387,890 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | 134,472 | |
Accumulated net realized gain allocated from the | | | | | |
Master LLC | | | | 515,212 | |
Net Assets, $1.00 net asset value per share | | $ | | 12,835,524,134 | |
Statement of Operations | | |
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | | CMA Money Fund |
Investment Income | | | | | |
Net investment income allocated from the Master LLC: | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | | 205,247,409 | |
Expenses | | | | (9,936,614 | ) |
Total income | | | | 195,310,795 | |
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Expenses | | | | | |
Administration | | | | 17,436,167 | |
Distribution | | | | 8,645,184 | |
Transfer agent | | | | 2,469,383 | |
Registration | | | | 330,292 | |
Printing | | | | 98,055 | |
Professional | | | | 36,303 | |
Officer and Directors | | | | 5,817 | |
Miscellaneous | | | | 14,518 | |
Total expenses | | | | 29,035,719 | |
Net investment income | | | | 166,275,076 | |
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Realized Loss Allocated from the Master LLC | | | | | |
Net realized loss from investments | | | | (52,033 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | | 166,223,043 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | CMA Money Fund |
| | Six Months | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | Year Ended |
| | 2008 | | March 31, |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | (Unaudited) | | 2008 |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | | 166,275,076 | | | $ | | 520,469,257 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | (52,033 | ) | | | | 711,637 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | — | | | | | 302,888 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 166,223,043 | | | | | 521,483,782 | |
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Dividends to Shareholders From | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (166,275,076 | ) | | | | (520,469,257 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | 34,155,578,470 | | | | | 69,160,805,168 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | | 166,265,309 | | | | | 520,469,257 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | (36,359,276,606 | ) | | | | (64,760,806,460 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from share transactions | | | | (2,037,432,827 | ) | | | | 4,920,467,965 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | (2,037,484,860 | ) | | | | 4,921,482,490 | |
Beginning of period | | | | 14,873,008,994 | | | | | 9,951,526,504 | |
End of period | | $ | | 12,835,524,134 | | | $ | | 14,873,008,994 | |
End of period undistributed net investment income | | $ | | 134,472 | | | $ | | 134,472 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | CMA Money Fund |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2008 | | Year Ended March 31, |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | | 2006 | | | | 2005 | | | | 2004 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.0120 | | | | | | 0.0455 | | | | | 0.0460 | | | | | | 0.0313 | | | | | | 0.0120 | | | | | | 0.0063 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | (0.0000 | )1 | | | | | 0.0001 | | | | | 0.0007 | | | | | | (0.0000 | )1 | | | | | (0.0012 | ) | | | | | (0.0004 | ) |
Net increase from investment operations | | | | 0.0120 | | | | | | 0.0456 | | | | | 0.0467 | | | | | | 0.0313 | | | | | | 0.0108 | | | | | | 0.0059 | |
Dividends and distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.0120 | ) | | | | | (0.0455 | ) | | | | (0.0460 | ) | | | | | (0.0313 | ) | | | | | (0.0120 | ) | | | | | (0.0063 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | (0.0000 | )1 | | | | | (0.0000 | )1 | | | | | (0.0000 | )1 | | | | | (0.0001 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | (0.0120 | ) | | | | | (0.0455 | ) | | | | (0.0460 | ) | | | | | (0.0313 | ) | | | | | (0.0120 | ) | | | | | (0.0064 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | | | $ | | 1.00 | |
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Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return | | | | 1.20 | %2 | | | | | 4.65 | % | | | | 4.68 | % | | | | | 3.18 | % | | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | | 0.64 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 0.56 | %4 | | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | | 0.57 | % |
Net investment income | | | | 2.38 | %4 | | | | | 4.48 | % | | | | 4.62 | % | | | | | 3.13 | % | | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | | 0.68 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | | 12,835,524 | | | $ | | 14,873,009 | | | $ | | 9,951,527 | | | $ | | 7,935,443 | | | $ | | 7,737,111 | | | $ | | 10,860,354 | |
1 | Amount is less than $(0.0001) per share. |
2 | Aggregate total investment return. |
3 | Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
4 | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements | | CMA Money Fund |
1. Significant Accounting Policies:
CMA Money Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a no load, diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master Money LLC (the “Master LLC”), which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master LLC reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master LLC. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master LLC. The financial statements of the Master LLC, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The percentage of the Master LLC owned by the Fund at September 30, 2008 was 64.7%.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation of investments: The Fund records its investment in the Master LLC at fair value. Valuation of securities held by the Master LLC is discussed in Note 1 of the Master LLC’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report. The Fund seeks to maintain the net asset value per share at $1.00, although there is no assurance that it will be able to do so on a continuing basis.
| ● | Effective April 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows: |
- Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
- Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
- Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:
| | Investments in |
Valuation Inputs | | Securities |
Level 1 | | | | — |
Level 2 | | $ | | 12,840,563,857 |
Level 3 | | | | — |
Total | | $ | | 12,840,563,857 |
Investment Transactions and Net Investment Income: Investment transactions in the Master LLC are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the Master LLC’s income, expenses and realized gains and losses. In addition, the Fund accrues its own income and expenses.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income are declared and reinvested daily and paid monthly. Distributions of realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the years ended March 31, 2005 through March 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. In September 2008, FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation No. 45-4 (the “FSP”), “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161,” was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to require
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | CMA Money Fund |
disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of FAS 161, whereby disclosures required by FAS 161 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro-rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. Transactions with Affiliates:
The Fund has entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, the Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.
The Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Distribution Plan”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plan adopted by the Fund in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays the MLPF&S an ongoing distribution fee accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.125% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets for shareholders whose Fund accounts are serviced by MLPF&S or directly with the Fund’s transfer agent.
Financial Data Services, Inc. (“FDS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch and an affiliate of the Administrator, serves as transfer agent. Interest is earned by the Fund from FDS based on the difference, if any, between estimated and actual daily beneficial share activity, which results in uninvested net proceeds from sales of Fund shares.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Fund are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Administrator for compensation paid to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Capital Share Transactions:
The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed during the years corresponds to the amounts included in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for net proceeds from sale of shares, reinvestment of shares and cost of shares redeemed, respectively, since shares are recorded at $1.00 per share.
4. Subsequent Events:
On September 15, 2008, Bank of America Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch, one of the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The purchase has been approved by the directors of both companies. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close on or before December 31, 2008.
Effective October 1, 2008, BlackRock Investments, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, replaced MLPF&S as the sole distributor of the Fund. The distribution fee will not change as a result of this transaction.
On October 9, 2008, the Board approved the Fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury Department Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the “Program”). As a result of the Fund’s participating in the Program, shareholders will have federal insurance up to the lesser of the amount of a shareholder’s balance in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount held in the Fund on the date that a claim is filed for payment under the Program. Any increase in the number of shares in a shareholder’s balance after the close of business on September 19, 2008 and any future investments after a shareholder has closed his account will not be guaranteed. As a participant of the program, which expires December 18, 2008, the Fund has paid a participation fee of 0.01% of the Fund’s shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008.
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Portfolio Summary | | | | | | | | Master Money LLC |
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Portfolio Composition as a Percent of Net Assets | | | | | | | |
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| | As of | | |
| | 9/30/08 | | | | 3/31/08 | | |
Certificates of Deposit | | — | | | | | 2 | % | | |
Certificates of Deposit — Yankee* | | 35 | % | | | | 36 | | | |
Commercial Paper | | 49 | | | | | 47 | | | |
Corporate Notes | | 5 | | | | | 5 | | | |
Funding Agreements | | 5 | | | | | 4 | | | |
U.S. Government Agency & Instrumentality | | | | | | | | | | |
Obligations | | 4 | | | | | 6 | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | 2 | | | | | — | | | |
Total | | 100 | % | | | | 100 | % | | |
* | U.S. branches of foreign banks |
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Schedule of Investments September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | | Master Money LLC |
| | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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| | Par | | | | |
Issue | | (000) | | Value |
Certificate of Deposit — Yankee — 34.7% | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 10/02/08 | | $ | | 225,000 | | | $ | | 225,000,000 |
2.735%, 10/16/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 100,000,000 |
2.78%, 12/08/08 | | | | 149,000 | | | | | 149,000,000 |
2.845%, 12/08/08 | | | | 250,045 | | | | | 250,045,000 |
3.10%, 2/18/09 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 100,000,000 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.79%, 10/07/08 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 300,000,000 |
3%, 10/24/08 | | | | 212,540 | | | | | 212,540,000 |
3.185%, 12/24/08 | | | | 133,845 | | | | | 133,845,000 |
Bank of Montreal, Chicago, 2.903%, 11/10/08 (a) | | | | 183,880 | | | | | 183,880,000 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston, 2.64%, 10/07/08 | | | | 196,335 | | | | | 196,257,312 |
Bank of Scotland Plc, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.68%, 10/02/08 | | | | 583,000 | | | | | 582,930,333 |
2.891%, 10/27/08 (a) | | | | 88,450 | | | | | 88,450,000 |
2.93%, 11/17/08 | | | | 230,000 | | | | | 230,000,000 |
Barclays Bank Plc, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.85%, 10/01/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 100,000,000 |
2.78%, 10/09/08 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 200,000,000 |
2.75%, 11/21/08 | | | | 175,000 | | | | | 175,000,000 |
2.82%, 12/08/08 | | | | 198,153 | | | | | 198,153,000 |
Dexia Credit Local, NY, 2.80%, 10/10/08 | | | | 150,000 | | | | | 149,923,978 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA,NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.85%, 12/05/08 | | | | 289,000 | | | | | 289,000,000 |
3.10%, 12/23/08 | | | | 209,000 | | | | | 209,000,000 |
Lloyd’s Bank Plc NY, 2.62%, 11/12/08 | | | | 153,100 | | | | | 153,101,786 |
Nordea Bank Finland Plc, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.65%, 10/15/08 | | | | 56,190 | | | | | 56,190,000 |
4.82%, 10/17/08 | | | | 208,840 | | | | | 208,840,941 |
Rabobank Nederland NV, NY, 3.01%, 2/19/09 | | | | 116,000 | | | | | 116,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Scotland, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.80%, 11/20/08 | | | | 295,000 | | | | | 295,000,000 |
3.14%, 3/09/09 | | | | 260,000 | | | | | 260,000,000 |
SanPaolo IMI, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.77%, 10/03/08 | | | | 10,500 | | | | | 10,500,000 |
3.15%, 12/12/08 | | | | 215,000 | | | | | 215,000,000 |
3.17%, 12/29/08 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 200,000,000 |
Société Générale, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
3.11%, 10/24/08 | | | | 160,000 | | | | | 160,001,050 |
2.92%, 12/05/08 | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 50,000,000 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, NY: | | | | | | | | | |
2.83%, 12/05/08 | | | | 54,900 | | | | | 54,900,000 |
3%, 12/16/08 | | | | 29,050 | | | | | 29,050,000 |
3.03%, 1/15/09 | | | | 100,500 | | | | | 100,500,000 |
3.03%, 2/11/09 | | | | 61,000 | | | | | 61,000,000 |
3.04%, 2/20/09 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 200,000,000 |
UBS AG, Stamford: | | | | | | | | | |
2.86%, 12/10/08 | | | | 208,000 | | | | | 208,000,000 |
2.86%, 12/16/08 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 200,000,000 |
UniCredito Italiano Bank, NY, 2.95%, 11/19/08 | | | | 239,000 | | | | | 239,000,000 |
Total Certificates of Deposit — Yankee | | | | | | | | | 6,890,108,400 |
Commercial Paper (b) — 49.2% | | | | | | | | | |
APRECO, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.84%, 10/10/08 | | | | 30,087 | | | | | 30,063,265 |
4.25%, 10/22/08 | | | | 41,830 | | | | | 41,721,358 |
Amstel Funding Corp., 2.90%, 10/28/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,774,444 |
Amsterdam Funding Corp., 2.76%, 10/02/08 | | | | 11,090 | | | | | 11,088,300 |
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., | | | | | | | | | |
2.66%, 10/07/08 | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 49,974,139 |
Atlantis One Funding Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 10/01/08 | | | | 336,000 | | | | | 335,937,000 |
2.78%, 10/07/08 | | | | 275,000 | | | | | 274,851,347 |
2.80%, 10/09/08 | | | | 87,994 | | | | | 87,932,404 |
2.80%, 10/10/08 | | | | 82,315 | | | | | 82,250,977 |
BNP Paribas Finance, Inc., 2.755%, 12/09/08 | | | | 174,500 | | | | | 173,565,213 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria PU: | | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 10/08/08 | | | | 143,447 | | | | | 143,355,194 |
2.88%, 10/14/08 | | | | 85,000 | | | | | 84,904,800 |
Bank of America Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.741%, 12/08/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,474,642 |
2.912%, 12/16/08 | | | | 87,845 | | | | | 87,297,862 |
2.955%, 12/31/08 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 198,489,667 |
2.96%, 3/12/09 | | | | 247,600 | | | | | 244,281,610 |
Barton Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 10/01/08 | | | | 365,191 | | | | | 365,127,598 |
2.70%, 11/04/08 | | | | 5,315 | | | | | 5,301,048 |
CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.71%, 10/03/08 | | | | 227,200 | | | | | 227,148,691 |
2.70%, 11/10/08 | | | | 119,000 | | | | | 118,634,075 |
CHARTA, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
4.10%, 10/24/08 | | | | 160,000 | | | | | 159,562,667 |
2.81%, 11/04/08 | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 49,863,403 |
Cancara Asset Securitization LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 10/02/08 | | | | 28,000 | | | | | 27,995,722 |
2.75%, 11/06/08 | | | | 18,700 | | | | | 18,647,146 |
Citigroup Funding Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.90%, 12/09/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,436,111 |
2.90%, 12/11/08 | | | | 95,000 | | | | | 94,449,000 |
Clipper Receivables Co. LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.95% – 3.02%, 10/10/08 | | | | 110,000 | | | | | 109,907,917 |
2.775%, 10/16/08 | | | | 45,000 | | | | | 44,944,500 |
2.93%, 10/20/08 | | | | 150,500 | | | | | 150,255,019 |
DANSKE Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.735%, 12/09/08 | | | | 150,000 | | | | | 149,202,292 |
2.85%, 12/15/08 | | | | 178,899 | | | | | 177,822,624 |
Dexia Delaware LLC, 2.80%, 10/15/08 | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 64,924,167 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA: | | | | | | | | | |
3.02%, 10/20/08 | | | | 150,250 | | | | | 149,997,914 |
2.965%, 10/27/08 | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 49,888,812 |
2.73%, 12/04/08 | | | | 115,000 | | | | | 114,433,146 |
Erasmus Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
7%, 10/01/08 | | | | 122,000 | | | | | 121,976,278 |
2.75%, 10/08/08 | | | | 29,970 | | | | | 29,951,685 |
2.70%, 11/07/08 | | | | 71,250 | | | | | 71,046,937 |
| | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | | Master Money LLC |
| | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | |
| | Par | | | | |
Issue | | (000) | | Value |
Commercial Paper (b) (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
Fairway Finance Co., LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.73%, 10/14/08 | | $ | | 156,000 | | | $ | | 155,833,524 |
2.75%, 10/15/08 | | | | 37,500 | | | | | 37,457,031 |
4.40%, 10/31/08 | | | | 150,000 | | | | | 149,431,667 |
2.73%, 11/04/08 | | | | 76,607 | | | | | 76,403,672 |
Falcon Asset Securitization Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | |
2.65%, 10/01/08 | | | | 77,608 | | | | | 77,602,287 |
Galleon Capital LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 10/01/08 | | | | 83,000 | | | | | 82,982,708 |
2.90%, 10/10/08 | | | | 73,000 | | | | | 72,941,195 |
Govco LLC, 2.76%, 10/22/08 | | | | 80,000 | | | | | 79,865,067 |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC, 3.95%, 10/20/08 | | | | 356,399 | | | | | 355,616,902 |
KBC Financial Products International Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.79%, 10/10/08 | | | | 95,000 | | | | | 94,926,375 |
2.72%, 10/14/08 | | | | 56,400 | | | | | 56,340,341 |
2.865%, 10/22/08 | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 64,886,196 |
Kitty Hawk Funding Corp., 3.55%, 11/03/08 | | | | 41,000 | | | | | 40,862,536 |
Liberty Street Funding LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
7%, 10/01/08 | | | | 114,754 | | | | | 114,731,687 |
2.86%, 10/08/08 | | | | 44,000 | | | | | 43,972,036 |
Mazarin Funding Corp., 2.83%, 10/17/08 | | | | 80,000 | | | | | 79,893,089 |
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.85%, 10/10/08 | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 9,992,083 |
2.80%, 10/23/08 | | | | 35,000 | | | | | 34,937,389 |
2.83%, 10/27/08 | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 29,936,325 |
Old Line Funding, LLC, 2.77%, 10/21/08 | | | | 42,000 | | | | | 41,932,135 |
Palisades CP Program of the Citibank | | | | | | | | | |
Omni Master Trust, 2.80%, 10/16/08 | | | | 67,100 | | | | | 67,016,498 |
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Oesterreich AG: | | | | | | | | | |
2.95%, 10/03/08 | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 29,992,625 |
2.74%, 10/14/08 | | | | 124,000 | | | | | 123,867,871 |
2.90%, 10/15/08 | | | | 64,000 | | | | | 63,922,667 |
2.88%, 10/21/08 | | | | 182,350 | | | | | 182,043,652 |
2.83%, 10/27/08 | | | | 120,000 | | | | | 119,745,300 |
2.85%, 11/18/08 | | | | 183,000 | | | | | 182,290,112 |
2.84%, 12/10/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,439,889 |
Regency Markets No. 1 LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.85%, 10/10/08 | | | | 170,303 | | | | | 170,168,177 |
2.61%, 10/14/08 | | | | 45,000 | | | | | 44,954,325 |
2.81%, 10/15/08 | | | | 85,637 | | | | | 85,536,733 |
2.80%, 10/20/08 | | | | 52,000 | | | | | 51,919,111 |
Salisbury Receivables Co. LLC, 4%, 10/27/08 | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 49,850,000 |
SanPaolo IMI U.S. Financial Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.905%, 12/02/08 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,491,625 |
3.06%, 1/13/09 | | | | 137,950 | | | | | 136,718,796 |
Sheffield Receivables Corp., 3.85%, 10/20/08 | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 39,914,444 |
Société Générale North America Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.80%, 10/14/08 | | | | 210,250 | | | | | 210,021,061 |
2.80%, 10/23/08 | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 9,982,111 |
2.77%, 10/28/08 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 199,569,111 |
2.76%, 11/07/08 | | | | 58,800 | | | | | 58,628,696 |
Solitaire Funding LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 10/06/08 | | | | | 224,035 | | | | | 223,932,317 |
2.75%, 11/03/08 | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 199,480,555 |
Surrey Funding Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 10/22/08 | | | | | 104,500 | | | | | 104,327,575 |
2.75%, 10/07/08 | | | | | 13,000 | | | | | 12,993,049 |
Tempo Finance Corp., 8%, 10/01/08 | | | | 105,000 | | | | | 104,976,667 |
Thames Asset Global Securitization No. 1, Inc., | | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 11/07/08 | | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 64,742,708 |
Tulip Funding Corp., 5.65%, 10/06/08 | | | | 150,000 | | | | | 149,858,750 |
UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC, 2.82%, 10/30/08 | | | | 175,000 | | | | | 174,588,750 |
Westpac Banking Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.71%, 10/03/08 | | | | | 217,500 | | | | | 217,450,886 |
2.72%, 11/12/08 | | | | | 92,800 | | | | | 92,498,503 |
Windmill Funding Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.76%, 10/02/08 | | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 39,993,866 |
2.72%, 10/14/08 | | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,894,222 |
4%, 10/28/08 | | | | | 119,000 | | | | | 118,629,778 |
Total Commercial Paper | | | | | | | | | 9,774,463,649 |
Corporate Notes (a) — 4.9% | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal, Chicago, 2.988%, | | | | | | | | | |
10/05/09 (c) | | | | 181,840 | | | | | 181,840,000 |
Deutsche Bank, NY, 3.414%, 1/21/09 | | | | 154,760 | | | | | 154,760,000 |
HSBC USA, Inc., 3.188%, 5/15/09 | | | | 33,725 | | | | | 33,725,000 |
ING Bank, 3.132%, 8/24/09 | | | | 110,000 | | | | | 110,000,000 |
ING USA Global Funding, 3.514%, 6/19/09 | | | | 53,825 | | | | | 53,825,000 |
Lloyd’s TSB Bank Plc, 3.102%, 8/07/09 (c) | | | | 145,000 | | | | | 145,000,000 |
Nordea Bank AB, 3.149%, 8/24/09 (c) | | | | 137,450 | | | | | 137,450,000 |
Wachovia Bank, NA, 3.191%, 8/04/09 | | | | 117,600 | | | | | 117,600,000 |
Westpac Banking Corp., 2.878%, 10/10/08 | | | | 44,000 | | | | | 44,000,000 |
Total Corporate Notes | | | | | | | | | 978,200,000 |
Funding Agreements (a)(d) — 4.7% | | | | | | | | | |
Genworth Life Insurance Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
2.917%, 10/10/08 | | | | | 75,000 | | | | | 75,000,000 |
2.646%, 11/03/08 | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 50,000,000 |
2.646%, 12/01/08 | | | | | 110,000 | | | | | 110,000,000 |
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co., | | | | | | | | | |
3.386%, 10/21/08 | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 50,000,000 |
Jackson National Life Insurance Co., | | | | | | | | | |
2.986%, 5/01/09 | | | | | 55,000 | | | | | 55,000,000 |
MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut: | | | | | | | | | |
2.686%, 2/02/09 | | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 100,000,000 |
2.686%, 3/03/09 | | | | | 70,000 | | | | | 70,000,000 |
2.736%, 4/30/09 | | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 25,000,000 |
2.797%, 9/17/09 | | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 25,000,000 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., | | | | | | | | | |
2.686%, 4/01/09 | | | | | 165,000 | | | | | 165,000,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co., | | | | | | | | | |
2.998%, 4/13/09 | | | | | 203,995 | | | | | 203,995,000 |
Total Funding Agreements | | | | | | | | | 928,995,000 |
| | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (concluded) | | Master Money LLC |
| | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | |
| | | Par | | | | |
Issue | | (000) | | Value |
U.S. Government Agency & Instrumentality Obligations — 4.6% | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank Variable Rate Notes (a): | | | | | | | | | |
2.413%, 8/13/09 | | | $ | | 117,550 | | | $ | | 117,550,000 |
2.393%, 8/14/09 | | | | | 172,660 | | | | | 172,644,944 |
3.024%, 3/20/09 | | | | | 111,190 | | | | | 111,238,595 |
Freddie Mac Variable Rate Notes (a): | | | | | | | | | |
3.076%, 9/25/09 | | | | | 312,260 | | | | | 312,169,434 |
3.639%, 9/28/09 | | | | | 189,355 | | | | | 189,308,325 |
Total U.S. Government Agency & | | | | | | | | | |
Instrumentality Obligations | | | | | | | | | 902,911,298 |
Repurchase Agreements — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., purchased | | | | | | | | | |
on 9/30/08 to yield 0.40% to | | | | | | | | | |
10/01/08, repurchase price $264,677,941, | | | | | | | | | |
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips (e) due | | | | | | | | | |
5/15/20 to 5/15/25, Federal Home Loan | | | | | | | | | |
Bank, 4.375% due 3/17/10 | | | | 264,675 | | | | | 264,675,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., purchased | | | | | | | | | |
on 9/30/08 to yield 2% to | | | | | | | | | |
10/01/08, repurchase price $250,001,389, | | | | | | | | | |
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips (e) due | | | | | | | | | |
5/15/20 to 5/15/25, Federal Home Loan | | | | | | | | | |
Bank, 4.375% due 3/17/10 | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 25,000,000 |
UBS Securities LLC, purchased on 9/30/08 | | | | | | | | | |
to yield 1% to 10/01/08, repurchase price | | | | | | | | | |
$250,000,694, collateralized by Resolution | | | | | | | | | |
Funding Corp. Stripped Interest Payment due | | | | | | | | | |
1/15/18 to 10/25/26 | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 25,000,000 |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | | | 314,675,000 |
Total Investments (Cost — $19,789,353,347*) — 99.7% | | | | 19,789,353,347 |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | 62,810,326 |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | | $ | | 19,852,163,673 |
* | Cost for federal income tax purposes. |
(a) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
(b) | The interest rates shown reflect discount rates paid at the time of purchase. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) | Restricted securities as to resale, representing 4.7% of net assets, were as follows: |
| | Acquisition | | | | |
Issue | | Date | | Cost | | Value |
Genworth Life Insurance Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.917%, 10/10/08 | | 9/10/2007 | | $ | | 75,000,000 | | $ | | 75,000,000 |
2.646%, 11/03/08 | | 11/01/2007 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 |
2.646%, 12/01/08 | | 12/03/2007 | | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 110,000,000 |
ING USA Annuity and Life | | | | | | | | | | |
Insurance Co., 3.386%, 10/21/08 | | 6/30/2008 | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 |
Jackson National Life Insurance | | | | | | | | | | |
Co., 2.986%, 5/01/09 | | 5/01/2008 | | | | 55,000,000 | | | | 55,000,000 |
MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.686%, 2/02/09 | | 2/01/2008 | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 |
2.686%, 3/03/09 | | 3/03/2008 | | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 70,000,000 |
2.736%, 4/30/09 | | 5/01/2008 | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 |
2.797%, 9/17/09 | | 9/17/2008 | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.686%, 4/01/09 | | 4/01/2008 | | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 165,000,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co., | | | | | | | | | | |
2.998%, 4/13/09 | | 4/11/2008 | | | | 203,995,000 | | | | 203,995,000 |
Total | | | | $ | | 928,995,000 | | $ | | 928,995,000 |
(e) | Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities (STRIPS). |
• | Effective April 1, 2008, the Master LLC adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows: |
| • | Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities |
| • | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
| • | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Master LLC’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments) |
| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Master LLC’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements. The following table summarizes the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Master LLC’s investments: |
| | Investments in |
Valuation Inputs | | Securities |
Level 1 | | | | — |
Level 2 | | $ | | 19,789,353,347 |
Level 3 | | | | — |
Total | | $ | | 19,789,353,347 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | | Master Money LLC |
Assets | | | | | |
| |
Investments at value — unaffiliated | | | | | |
(cost — $19,789,353,347) | | $ | | 19,789,353,347 | |
Cash | | | | 906 | |
Interest receivable | | | | 65,689,474 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 428,420 | |
Total assets | | | | 19,855,472,147 | |
| |
| |
Liabilities | | | | | |
| |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | | 2,286,834 | |
Withdrawals payable to investors | | | | 294,251 | |
Other affiliates payable | | | | 170,735 | |
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable | | | | 1,867 | |
Other accrued expenses payable | | | | 554,787 | |
Total liabilities | | | | 3,308,474 | |
Net Assets | | $ | | 19,852,163,673 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | |
| |
Investors’ capital | | $ | | 19,852,163,673 | |
Statement of Operations | | |
Six Months Ended September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) | | Master Money LLC |
Investment Income | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | | 325,997,785 | |
|
Expenses | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | | 14,284,871 | |
Accounting services | | | | 923,907 | |
Custodian | | | | 240,059 | |
Officer and Directors | | | | 126,703 | |
Professional | | | | 74,424 | |
Printing | | | | 7,870 | |
Miscellaneous | | | | 123,671 | |
Total expenses | | | | 15,781,505 | |
Net investment income | | | | 310,216,280 | |
|
Realized Loss | | | | | |
Net realized loss from investments | | | | (78,942 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | | 310,137,338 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | Master Money LLC |
| | Six Months | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | Year Ended |
| | 2008 | | March 31, |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | (Unaudited) | | 2008 |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | | 310,216,280 | | | $ | | 961,981,703 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | (78,942 | ) | | | | 1,144,349 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | — | | | | | 1,010,466 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 310,137,338 | | | | | 964,136,518 | |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from contributions | | | | 75,191,764,567 | | | | | 156,702,061,364 | |
Fair value of withdrawals | | | | (78,786,363,141 | ) | | | | (152,073,126,815 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | | (3,594,598,574 | ) | | | | 4,628,934,549 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | (3,284,461,236 | ) | | | | 5,593,071,067 | |
Beginning of period | | | | 23,136,624,909 | | | | | 17,543,553,842 | |
End of period | | $ | | 19,852,163,673 | | | $ | | 23,136,624,909 | |
Financial Highlights | | Master Money LLC |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | 2008 | | Year Ended March 31, |
| | (Unaudited) | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return | | | | 1.41 | %1 | | | | 5.08 | % | | | | 5.11 | % | | | | 3.59 | % | | | | 1.64 | % | | | | 1.06 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 0.14 | %2 | | | | 0.14 | % | | | | 0.14 | % | | | | 0.15 | % | | | | 0.15 | % | | | | 0.15 | % |
Net investment income | | | | 2.80 | %2 | | | | 4.92 | % | | | | 5.05 | % | | | | 3.54 | % | | | | 1.60 | % | | | | 1.08 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | | 19,852,164 | | | $ | | 23,136,625 | | | $ | | 17,543,554 | | | $ | | 15,234,412 | | | $ | | 15,428,904 | | | $ | | 19,286,860 | |
1 | Aggregate total investment return. |
2 | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements | | Master Money LLC |
1. Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Money LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Directors to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC subject to certain limitations. Throughout this report, the Board of Trustees is referred to as the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Master LLC’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Master LLC:
Valuation of Investments: Master LLC securities are valued under the amortized cost method which approximates current market value in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. Under this method, securities are valued at cost when purchased and thereafter, a constant proportionate amortization of any discount or premium is recorded until the maturity of the security.
Repurchase Agreements: The Master LLC may invest in U.S. government and agency securities pursuant to repurchase agreements. Under such agreements, the counterparty agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the securities subject to the agreement at no less than the repurchase price. The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a segregated account by the Master LLC’s custodian. If the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, liquidation of the collateral by the Master LLC may be delayed or limited.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Master LLC amortizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.
Income Taxes: The Master LLC is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master LLC is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized gains and losses of the Master LLC. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Master LLC’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master LLC can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Master LLC is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for tax purposes, therefore it is not required to file income tax returns.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. In September 2008, FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation No. 45-4 (the “FSP”), “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161,” was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of FAS 161, whereby disclosures required by FAS 161 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Master LLC’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Master LLC are charged to that Master LLC. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates:
The Master LLC entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide investment advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.
The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Master LLC’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master LLC. For such services, the Master LLC pays the Advisor a monthly fee based upon the average daily value of the Master LLC’s net assets at the following annual rates: 0.25% of the Master LLC’s average daily net assets not exceeding $500 million; 0.175% of the average daily net assets in excess of $500 million, but not exceeding $1 billion; and 0.125% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
The Advisor has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation (“BIMC”), an affiliate of the Advisor, under which the Advisor pays BIMC, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Master LLC to the Advisor.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) | | Master Money LLC |
For the six months ended September 30, 2008, the Master LLC reimbursed the Advisor $175,226 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Master LLC reimburses the Advisor for compensation paid to the Master LLC’s Chief Compliance Officer.
3. Subsequent Event:
On September 15, 2008, Bank of America Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch, one of the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The purchase has been approved by the directors of both companies. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close on or before December 31, 2008.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement
CMA Money Fund (the “Fund”) currently invests all of its investable assets in the Master Money LLC (the “Master LLC”). Accordingly, the Fund does not require investment advisory services, since all investments are made at the Master LLC level.
The Board of Directors of the Master LLC met in person in April and June 2008 to consider the approval of the Master LLC’s investment advisory agreement entered into with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Board of the Master LLC also considered the approval of the subadvisory agreement between the Advisor and BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation (the “Subadvisor”) (the “Subadvisory Agreement”). The Advisor and the Subadvisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.” Since the Fund invests all of its investable assets in the Master LLC, the Board of Trustees of the Fund also considered the approval of the Agreements. For ease and clarity of presentation, the Board of Directors of the Master LLC and the Board of Trustees of the Fund, which are comprised of the same thirteen individuals, are herein referred to collectively as the “Boards,” the members of which are referred to as “Directors.”
Activities and Composition of the Boards
The Boards each consist of thirteen individuals, eleven of whom are not “interested persons” of either the Fund or the Master LLC as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Boards are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Fund and the Master LLC, as pertinent, and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Co-Chairs of each Board are both Independent Directors. The Boards established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Performance Oversight Committee, each of which is composed of, and chaired by, Independent Directors.
The Agreements
Upon the consummation of the combination of BlackRock’s investment management business with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s investment management business, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (the “Transaction”), the Master LLC entered into an Advisory Agreement with the Advisor with an initial two-year term and the Advisor entered into a Subadvisory Agreement with the Subadvisor with an initial two-year term. Consistent with the 1940 Act, prior to the expiration of each Agreement’s initial two-year term, the Boards are required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Fund and/or the Master LLC by the personnel of BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative services, shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Boards also received and assessed information regarding the services provided to the Fund and/or the Master LLC by certain unaffiliated service providers.
Throughout the year, the Boards, acting directly and through their committees, consider at each of their meetings factors that are relevant to their annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided to the Fund and/or Master LLC and their shareholders. Among the matters the Boards considered, as pertinent, were: (a) investment performance for one, three and five years, as applicable, against peer funds, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for underperformance, if applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other fees paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund and/or the Master LLC, such as transfer agency fees and fees for marketing and distribution; (c) Fund and/or Master LLC operating expenses; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to the Fund’s and the Master LLC’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) the Master LLC’s and the Fund’s compliance with their respective Code of Ethics and compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting guidelines approved by the Boards; (i) valuation and liquidity procedures; and (j) periodic overview of BlackRock’s business, including BlackRock’s response to the increasing scale of its business.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April 16, 2008 meeting at which approval of the Agreements was to be considered, the Boards requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Boards are engaged in an ongoing process with BlackRock to continuously review the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their deliberations. These materials included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on the Fund’s fees and expenses and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (“Peers”); (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and certain affiliates, including their other relationships with the Fund and/or the Master LLC, and a discussion of fall-out benefits; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment advisory fees charged to other clients, such as institutional and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients; (d) a report on economies of scale; (e) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares and the Master LLC’s interests; and (f) an internal comparison of management fees classified by Lipper, if applicable. At the April 16, 2008 meeting, the Boards requested and subsequently received from BlackRock (i) comprehensive analysis of total expenses on a fund-by-fund basis; (ii) further analysis of investment performance; (iii) further data regarding Fund and Master LLC profitability, Fund and Master LLC size and Fund and Master LLC fee levels; and (iv) additional information on sales and redemptions.
The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of the Fund’s shares, services related to the valuation and pricing of portfolio holdings of the Master LLC, and direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and the Master LLC. The Boards did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.
At an in-person meeting held on April 16, 2008, the Boards discussed and considered the proposed renewal of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions, the Boards requested and BlackRock provided additional information, as detailed above, in advance of the June 3 – 4, 2008 Board meeting. At the in-person meeting held on June 3 – 4, 2008, the Boards, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the continuation of (a) the Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and the Master LLC for a one-year term ending June 30, 2009 and (b) the Subadvisory Agreement between the Advisor and the Subadvisor for a one-year term ending June 30, 2009. The Boards considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to the Fund and the Master LLC, as applicable, including, among other factors: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund, the Master LLC and BlackRock portfolio management; (iii) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and certain affiliates from the relationships with the Fund and the Master LLC; and (iv) economies of scale.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services: The Boards, including the Independent Directors, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Fund and the Master LLC. The Boards compared the Fund’s performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds as classified by Lipper and the performance of at least one relevant index or combination of indices. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. The Boards also reviewed the materials provided by the Master LLC’s portfolio management team discussing Master LLC performance and the Master LLC’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.
The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally, and of the Master LLC’s portfolio management team; BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities; BlackRock’s use of technology; BlackRock’s commitment to compliance; and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards also reviewed BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the portfolio management team of the Master LLC and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent.
In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund/Master LLC. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund and the Master LLC with certain administrative, transfer agency, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund and the Master LLC by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund and the Master LLC. In addition to investment advisory services, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund and the Master LLC with other services, including, as pertinent, (a) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the statement of additional information and shareholder reports; (b) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (c) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (d) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (e) providing legal and compliance support; and (f) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Fund and the Master LLC, such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements. The Boards reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)
B. The Investment Performance of the Fund, the Master LLC and BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Directors, also reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund. In preparation for the April 16, 2008 meeting, the Boards were provided with reports, independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the Fund performance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper rankings. In connection with their review, the Boards received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund (and the related performance of the Master LLC) as compared to a representative group of similar funds as determined by Lipper and to all funds in the Fund’s applicable Lipper category. The Boards were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds. The Boards regularly review the performance of the Fund and the Master LLC throughout the year. The Boards attach more importance to performance over relatively long periods of time, typically three to five years.
The Boards noted with favor that BlackRock had generally avoided significant credit quality and liquidity issues in the challenging fixed-income market that prevailed during the past 18 months.
The Boards noted that the Fund performed above the median of its Peers in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.
C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from the Relationship with the Fund and the Master LLC: The Boards, including the Independent Directors, reviewed the Master LLC’s contractual advisory fee rates compared with the other funds in the Fund’s Lipper category. They also compared the Fund’s total expenses to those of other comparable funds. The Boards considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.
The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided to the Master LLC. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock and certain affiliates that provide services to the Master LLC. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Master LLC and each fund the Boards currently oversee for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to aggregated profitability data provided for the year ended December 31, 2005.
In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the Fund and the Master LLC by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution, as pertinent, of the Fund and the Master LLC and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of their analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund and the Master LLC and concluded that there was a reasonable basis for the allocation. The Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high-quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that are expected by the Boards.
The Boards noted that the Fund/Master LLC paid contractual advisory fees, prior to any expense reimbursements, lower than or equal to the median of its Peers. The Boards also took into account that the Master LLC’s advisory fee arrangement includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Master LLC increases, thereby allowing shareholders the potential to participate in economies of scale.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (concluded)
D. Economies of Scale: The Boards, including the Independent Directors, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund and the Master LLC increase and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Fund and the Master LLC to participate in these economies of scale.The Boards, including the Independent Directors, considered whether the shareholders would benefit from economies of scale and whether there was potential for future realization of economies with respect to the Fund and the Master LLC.The Boards considered that the funds in the BlackRock fund complex share common resources and, as a result, an increase in the overall size of the complex could permit each fund to incur lower expenses than it would otherwise as a stand-alone entity.The Boards also considered the anticipated efficiencies in the processes of BlackRock’s overall operations as it continues to add personnel and commit capital to expand the scale of operations.The Boards found, based on their review of comparable funds, that the Fund’s/Master LLC’s management fee is appropriate in light of the scale of the Fund/Master LLC.
E. Other Factors: The Boards also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock may derive from its relationship with the Fund and the Master LLC, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Fund and the Master LLC, including for administrative, transfer agency and distribution services. The Boards also noted that BlackRock may use third-party research, obtained by soft dollars generated by certain mutual fund transactions, to assist itself in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.
In connection with their consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and trade execution practices throughout the year.
Conclusion
The Boards approved the continuation of (a) the Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and the Master LLC with respect to the Fund/Master LLC for a one-year term ending June 30, 2009 and (b) the Subadvisory Agreement between the Advisor and Subadvisor for a one-year term ending June 30, 2009. Based upon their evaluation of all these factors in their totality, the Boards, including the Independent Directors, were satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and the Master LLC and the Fund’s shareholders. In arriving at a decision to approve the Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together. The Independent Directors were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for the Fund and the Master LLC reflect the results of several years of review by the Directors and predecessor Directors, and discussions between the Directors (and predecessor Directors) and BlackRock (and predecessor advisors). Certain aspects of the arrangements may be the subject of more attention in some years than in others, and the Directors’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.
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Officers and Directors
Ronald W. Forbes, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director Rodney D. Johnson, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director David O. Beim, Director Richard S. Davis, Director Henry Gabbay, Director Dr. Matina Horner, Director Herbert I. London, Director Cynthia A. Montgomery, Director Joseph P. Platt, Jr., Director Robert C. Robb, Jr., Director Toby Rosenblatt, Director Kenneth L. Urish, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director Frederick W. Winter, Director Donald C. Burke, Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Anne F. Ackerley, Vice President Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer Jay M. Fife, Treasurer Brian P. Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund/Master LLC Howard B. Surloff, Secretary |
Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02101
Transfer Agent Financial Data Services, Inc. 4800 Deer Lake Drive East Jacksonville, FL 32246
Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Princeton, NJ 08540
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Princeton, NJ 08540 |
Legal Counsel Sidley Austin LLP New York, NY 10019 |
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Additional Information |
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments |
The Fund/Master LLC files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s/Master LLC’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s/Master LLC’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
The Fund will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address.This practice is commonly called “householding” and it is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Fund at (800) 441-7762.
BlackRock Privacy Principles |
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, other than with respect to the Fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury Department Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds disclosed in this semi-annual report. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Total return information assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. For current month-end performance information, call (800) 882-0052. The Fund’s current 7-day yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total returns quoted. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
| | (a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
| | (b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
11(a) – | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
11(b) – | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
12(a)(1) – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
12(a)(2) – | Certifications – Attached hereto |
12(a)(3) – | Not Applicable |
12(b) – | Certifications – Attached hereto |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC
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By: | /s/ Donald C. Burke | |
| Donald C. Burke | |
| Chief Executive Officer of CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC | |
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Date: November 24, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Donald C. Burke | |
| Donald C. Burke | |
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC | |
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Date: November 24, 2008
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By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
| Neal J. Andrews | |
| Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of CMA Money Fund and Master Money LLC | |
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Date: November 24, 2008