We are pleased to provide you with this Annual Report for the Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series.
Economic growth, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), remained firmly above an annualized rate of 3% for the first three quarters of 2005 before slipping to 1.7% in the final quarter. The combination of higher oil prices and the lingering effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita temporarily hindered what otherwise had been resilient consumer spending. However, the economy — buoyed by above-average temperatures across most of the country — rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2006, with GDP growing at an annualized rate of 5.3%. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) continued to raise the federal funds rate in 25 basis point (0.25%) increments over the past year, bringing the target short-term rate to 4.75% at period-end. The Fed subsequently raised the target rate another 25 basis points on May 10.
The U.S. Treasury yield curve reacted accordingly during the period. Early in 2005, anticipating higher rates, the curve was positively sloped, with two-year Treasury notes yielding 3.73% and 10-year notes 4.45%. As the Fed continually removed accommodative policy, the curve flattened, largely as a result of shorter-term yields rising to a greater degree than longer-term yields. Recent strong economic data, combined with a Fed that is slightly more hawkish than the market anticipated, re-steepened the yield curve (which had been inverted between two and 10 years early in 2006) to 20 basis points at April month-end. The one-year London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) also rose considerably over the past 12 months from 3.71% to 5.33% at period-end.
For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund’s net yield was 3.73%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.63%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 57 days, compared to 66 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average portfolio maturity ranged from a low of 49 days to a high of 70 days.
For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund’s net yield was 3.68%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.64%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 52 days, compared to 50 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average portfolio maturity ranged from a low of 45 days to a high of 61 days.
Throughout the period, our average duration target was consistently in the 55 to 65 day range for the Premier Institutional Fund and in the 45 to 55 day range for Institutional Fund, although our portfolio composition varied. While we maintained a relatively short bias throughout the period, relative asset stability made it easier for us to target our weighted average maturity appropriately in the Institutional Fund. As the U.S. Treasury yield curve shifted and spreads changed, different sectors and asset classes became attractive. We were slightly more cautious early in the fiscal year, when it was apparent that several more Fed interest rate hikes were ahead. Along with variable rate products, we preferred to stay short on the curve, maximizing liquidity and attempting to adjust to rate hikes as quickly as possible.
Toward the second half of 2005, a lack of floating rate note supply in the market dictated more of a barbelled approach for the Funds. As issuance by the government-sponsored enterprises dropped, yield spreads on variable rate notes, including corporate and bank names, tightened significantly. Having little interest at those levels, we were forced to increase our commercial paper and overnight positions until better buying opportunities arose. We were beginning to favor longer maturities more than we had earlier, as we felt they offered the greatest potential for capital appreciation. We also saw value in two-year callable issues, believing volatility and swap spreads were at attractive levels and would trend lower once the Fed reached neutral policy. Heading into the fourth quarter of 2005, it seemed that higher home heating costs, when combined with already high gasoline prices, would soften consumer demand. If this were to occur, the spread between the federal funds rate and the two-year Treasury yield likely would invert, as the market would anticipate the end of the monetary tightening cycle.
Looking ahead, we believe there is a greater risk that the Fed will overshoot, as it often does, and raise the target federal funds rate too high. If that is the case, we see little value in the very front end of the yield curve. In the Institutional Fund, we have added some one-year fixed rate bank issues with yields above 5.25%, as we believe we are fairly compensated even in the event of an additional rate hike. As spreads on variable rate notes have reached more attractive levels, we have readdressed those sectors. However, we have focused exclusively on the prime rate and federal funds rate indexes, based on our belief that they will outperform the other indexes over the next 12 months. We still believe the spread on the federal funds rate versus the two-year Treasury note will invert; however,
the timing may be further out than we had originally anticipated. Therefore, we will look for the longer sectors to be more fairly priced before we begin to position the Funds for a stable-rate, low-volatility environment, which we anticipate by the second half of 2006.
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Government Fund’s net yield was 3.61%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.45%. The Fund’s average weighted maturity at April 30, 2006, was 46 days, compared to 49 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s weighted average maturity ranged from a low of 36 days to a high of 58 days.
Throughout the Fund’s fiscal year, a severe decline in assets (over one-third of the Fund’s assets), coupled with rising interest rates, hampered performance. At the beginning of the period, performance suffered as a result of a low liquidity base, which prevented the Fund’s yield from quickly tracking the movements in interest rates. However, after increasing the Fund’s liquidity profile, performance improved, particularly during periods of asset stability. As floating rate securities became a higher percentage of the Fund’s asset composition, it was difficult to reduce the portfolio’s weighted average maturity, as these securities’ interest rates reset in keeping with Fed rate hikes. Mixed economic signals in the third quarter of 2005 provided us with an opportunity to selectively add some longer-dated callable issues that made sense based on our interest rate forecasts. With prospects that the end of Fed tightening was drawing nearer, we believed that those securities were attractively priced relative to U.S. agency bulleted securities. We increased the Fund’s liquidity profile in the front end of the yield curve by not replacing maturing floating rate securities, as their reinvestment yield spreads had deteriorated to what we perceived were unattractive levels.
As we entered 2006, our investment posture was based on the expectation that the Fed would move to a more neutral stance. Signs of slowing consumer demand and rising energy prices gave us reason to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity into the low-50-day area. While not sacrificing liquidity, we selectively added longer-dated callable agency securities, which provided yields that exceeded the January federal funds target rate of 4.5%. As it became apparent during the first quarter that the new Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, would not cease raising rates, we were content to remain on the sidelines and limit our exposure to longer-dated securities. By the end of March, against a backdrop of stronger economic growth and the potential for inflation, the Fed continued its tightening bias, increasing the target federal funds rate to 4.75%, where it stood at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year. The Fed subsequently raised the target rate another 25 basis points at its meeting on May 10. While yields have moved commensurately higher, the lack of supply of both Treasury and agency issues has limited the attractiveness of these asset classes versus other short-term investments. Our overall strategy was to increase liquidity and reduce the Fund’s weighted average maturity as rates continued to rise. Consequently, we resisted reinvesting our maturing holdings into longer-dated securities, for which yields have exceeded financing levels.
Looking ahead, we are cautiously optimistic, as we believe that the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle is within sight, perhaps toward summer. Overall, the housing market continues to show signs of decline, and consumers are already facing higher gasoline prices. Conversely, the market has yet to see the type of explosive employment growth that would accompany a 4.8% gross domestic product growth rate in the first quarter of 2006. If we perceive that the Fed is at or near the end of its tightening cycle, we will look to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity by targeting our investments in the six-month to one-year sector. We believe that we can invest more of the Fund’s assets in higher-yielding securities in this manner rather than in the two-year sector, as the yield spread between the one- and the two-year segment of the curve at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year was less than 10 basis points.
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund’s net yield was 3.38%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.38%. The Fund’s weighted average maturity at April 30, 2006, was 27 days, compared to 41 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s weighted average maturity ranged from a low of 23 days to a high of 56 days. Our overall strategy was to maintain a conservative weighted average maturity, which was reflected in the portfolio’s weighted average maturity dipping into the 20 to low 30 day range for extended periods.
A strong economy and a reduction in the supply of short-term U.S. Treasury securities set the tone for our investment approach during the period. While our goal was to maintain a conservative strategy in a rising interest rate environment, limited supply and a relatively steep Treasury yield curve in the front end gave us little reason to reduce the portfolio’s duration profile.
As the period began, our strategy was to utilize four-week Treasury bills in an effort to increase the Fund’s liquidity, while selectively adding six-month bills for additional yield. During June 2005, a recurring theme of less frequent bill issuance and mid-month cash management bills (T-bills that matured in the middle of June) allowed the yield curve to remain modestly steep. Despite a moderate increase in Treasury bill supply in July, the prospects for reduced issuance loomed, which gave us little incentive to reduce the Fund’s weighted average maturity. Modest steepness in the front end of the yield curve favored a more bulleted approach as we weighted one- and three-month bills to remain competitive and to maintain the portfolio’s liquidity. By August, we reduced the Fund’s weighted average
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maturity to the high 20 day area as market conditions appeared oversold and there was little reason to extend it. After the sell-off that followed the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the Fed raised the target federal funds rate another 25 basis points, we extended the Fund’s average life to the high 40 day range as yields in the six-month segment of the curve rose to within a few basis points of the one-year sector.
During October, we reduced our duration profile to the 40-day area as the November Fed meeting approached and we prepared for year-end investor liquidity needs. We maintained a similar profile in November but began to focus on building liquidity for year-end earlier than in previous years. This required us to forgo the potential for better monthly performance. The year-end supply drought brought tremendous yield pressures on short-dated Treasury bills despite the Fed’s most recent interest rate increase. By late December, we were compelled to sell some short January bills at 150 basis points below the federal funds rate to generate gains to swap out of some of our lower-yielding assets into a mid-January cash management bill. Throughout this seasonal cash gyration, we believed that given the extremely tenuous nature of the assets, the Fund’s December performance would suffer and its yield in January would decline somewhat. By the end of December, the impact of the seasonal inflows caused the Fund’s weighted average maturity to drop to 27 days.
As we began 2006, we expected the Fed to be closer to a neutral stance. Signs of a slowing economy and higher energy costs gave us reason to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity to the low 40 day area. We initially added short-dated Treasury notes at substantial yield pickups to similarly dated bills primarily because of the increase in supply in Treasury notes (with the February refunding) and the anticipated collision with the Treasury debt ceiling (which ultimately was resolved in mid-March). As it became apparent that the new Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, would not cease raising rates, we were content to remain on the sidelines and reduce our exposure to longer-dated securities. By the end of March, against the backdrop of stronger economic growth and the potential for inflation, the Fed continued its tightening bias, increasing the target federal funds rate to 4.75%, where it stood at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year-end. The Fed subsequently raised the rate another 25 basis points at its meeting on May 10. Yields on Treasuries moved higher across the maturity spectrum by nearly 50 basis points during the first four months of 2006. On the supply front, there has been an overall increase in issuance, with longer-term securities dominating the calendar, while short-dated Treasury bill issuance actually declined. Higher federal income tax receipts limited the supply of bills, which held their yields well below financing levels. With these factors in mind, we allowed the Fund’s weighted average maturity to drift down to 27 days at the end of April, while we awaited signs of renewed supply and a steeper yield curve to dictate further extension of the portfolio’s maturity.
Looking ahead, we are cautiously optimistic, as we believe that the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle is within sight, perhaps toward summer. Overall, the housing market continues to show signs of decline, and consumers are already facing higher gas prices. Conversely, the market has yet to see the type of explosive employment growth that would accompany a 4.8% gross domestic product growth rate in the first quarter.
As we anticipated, the Fed continued its tightening bias with a 25 basis point hike in the federal funds rate in May. This, coupled with an expected increase in supply, should put pressure on rates. With front-end Treasury yields currently 20 basis points below financing levels and a relatively flat yield curve in the front end, there has been little incentive to extend the Fund’s duration. However, we would look to increase the Fund’s duration if we were to see signs that the economy is slowing and the Fed is approaching “neutrality.”
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund’s net yield was 2.64%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 3.47%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 16 days, compared to 21 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average maturity ranged from a low of 16 days to a high of 28 days.
The Fed continued its vigilance against the threat of inflation during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006. The Fed raised the target federal funds rate by 25 basis points at each of its eight Federal Open Market Committee meetings, as the rate rose to 4.75% by the end of the period. The Fed subsequently raised the rate another 25 basis points at its meeting of May 10. Aside from an occasional blip in the data, economic conditions remained robust over the period while a favorable employment situation and rising oil and commodity prices prompted inflation concerns. Therefore, short-term municipal bond rates continued to rise, causing the yield curve to continue to flatten. Recent rhetoric by various Fed officials has led market participants to believe that the current tightening policy is nearing an end, with an expected target federal funds rate of between 5% and 5.5%.
Given the uncertainty over the number of rate hikes remaining and coming into tax season, we maintained a conservative investment approach during the fiscal year. The Fund’s average life declined from approximately 23 to 16 days, slightly shorter than our peer group average of 21 days at period-end. Municipalities have been beneficiaries of the positive economic conditions amid a decline in borrowing needed to finance their daily operations. With little new municipal note issuance during the period, the after-tax yield advantage of municipal notes remained narrow relative to taxable bonds of comparable maturities. As a result, we concentrated on
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shorter-duration tax-exempt commercial paper as a method to lock in attractive yields over shorter periods of time. Despite their volatile nature, we also focused on variable rate demand note securities in an effort to take advantage of the series of interest rate hikes during the period, as the yields on these securities reset in line with the interest rate hikes.
As tax season comes to an end and in anticipation of the Fed’s actions at its meeting in May, we are monitoring economic conditions and remain prepared to adjust our investment strategy accordingly. Municipal note issuance, which has been very low in recent months, is expected to increase in the months ahead as municipalities address their annual budgeting needs. Our participation in those financings will depend upon expected Fed policy, together with the relative value that we believe their rates offer. Finally, we continue to closely monitor credit quality while looking to provide shareholders with an attractive tax-exempt yield.
We thank you for your investment in the Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Robert C. Doll
President and Trustee
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series | 
P. Michael Walsh
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund |
Kevin A. Schiatta
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | 
John Ng
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund |
June 22, 2006
Announcement to Shareholders
On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) entered into an agreement to contribute Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited), to BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with over $1 trillion in assets under management (based on combined assets under management as of March 31, 2006). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006, at which time the new company will operate under the BlackRock name. If approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and Fund shareholders, the combined company that results from the transaction is expected to become the investment adviser of the Funds.
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Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: operating expenses, including administration fees, and other Fund expenses. The following example (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on November 1, 2005 and held through April 30, 2006) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Funds and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first 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 second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the on-going expenses of investing in the Funds 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 second table 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, shareholders expenses would have been higher.
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| Premier Institutional Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021.20 | | | $ | 0.60 | |
| Institutional Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021.00 | | | $ | 1.15 | |
| Government Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.60 | | | $ | 1.10 | |
| Treasury Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.40 | | | $ | 1.15 | |
| Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,014.70 | | | $ | 1.10 | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Premier Institutional Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,024.20 | | | $ | 0.60 | |
| Institutional Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,023.65 | | | $ | 1.15 | |
| Government Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,023.70 | | | $ | 1.10 | |
| Treasury Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,023.65 | | | $ | 1.15 | |
| Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,023.70 | | | $ | 1.10 | |
| * | | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio (0.12% for Premier Institutional Fund, 0.23% for Institutional Fund, 0.22% for Government Fund, 0.23% for Treasury Fund and 0.22% for Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Since Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund are each a feeder fund, the expense table examples reflect the expenses of both the feeder fund and the master fund in which each invests. |
| ** | | 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. |
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Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
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Investment in the Master Premier Institutional Fund, at value (identified cost $16,848,218,888)
(Note 1a) | $ | 16,828,489,022 | |
| Prepaid expense | | 64,886 | |
| Total assets | | 16,828,553,908 | |
Liabilities:
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| Administration fee payable (Note 2) | | 1,342,151 | |
| Dividends payable | | 5,905,720 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 264,813 | |
| Total liabilities | | 7,512,684 | |
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price, based on
16,840,771,090 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 16,821,041,224 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
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| Paid-in capital | $ | 16,840,771,090 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss | | (2,701,915 | ) |
| Undistributed net investment income | | 2,701,915 | |
| Unrealized depreciation | | (19,729,866 | ) |
| Total | $ | 16,821,041,224 | |
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
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| Investment income allocated from the Master Premier Institutional Fund | $ | 712,091,806 | |
| Expenses allocated from Master Premier Institutional Fund | | (9,646,510 | ) |
| Total investment income | | 702,445,296 | |
Expenses:
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| Administration fee (Note 2) | | | | $ | 18,431,153 | | | | | |
| Insurance | | | | | 360,218 | | | | | |
| Legal and audit fees | | | | | 312,736 | | | | | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | | | | 231,907 | | | | | |
| Accounting services | | | | | 228,094 | | | | | |
| Printing and shareholder reports | | | | | 119,264 | | | | | |
| Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | | | | | 90,672 | | | | | |
| Registration fees | | | | | 68,728 | | | | | |
| Miscellaneous | | | | | 104,386 | | | | | |
| Total expense | | | | | 19,947,158 | | | | | |
| Waived administration fee (Note 2) | | | | | (6,747,955 | ) | | | 13,199,203 | |
| Net investment income | | 689,246,093 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
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| Net realized loss from investment transactions allocated from Master Premier Institutional Fund | | | | | (2,601,711 | ) | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 1,533,720 | | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | (1,067,991 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 688,178,102 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Operations:
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| Net investment income | | | | $ | 689,246,093 | | | $ | 608,679,181 | |
| Net realized loss from investment transactions | | | | | (2,601,711 | ) | | | (8,646 | ) |
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | | | 1,533,720 | | | | (20,575,587 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 688,178,102 | | | | 588,094,948 | |
| Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (686,644,382 | ) | | | (608,670,535 | ) |
| Capital share transactions (Note 3) | | | | | (1,932,596,203 | ) | | | (26,936,030,823 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets | | | | | (1,931,062,483 | ) | | | (26,956,606,410 | ) |
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Net Assets:
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| Beginning of year | | | | | 18,752,103,707 | | | | 45,708,710,117 | |
| End of year, including undistributed net investment income of $2,701,915 and $100,204 and accumulated capital losses of $2,701,915 and $100,204, respectively (Note 4) | | | | $ | 16,821,041,224 | | | $ | 18,752,103,707 | |
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Financial Highlights
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Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Income from Investment Operations:
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Net investment income | | | | | .037 | | | | .018 | | | | .011 | | | | .016 | | | | .030 | |
Less Distributions:
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (.037 | ) | | | (.018 | ) | | | (.011 | ) | | | (.016 | ) | | | (.030 | ) |
Dividends from net realized gain | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total Return | | | | | 3.79 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
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Net Assets, end of year (000) | | | | $16,821,041 | | $18,752,104 | | $45,708,710 | | $44,576,660 | | $46,368,190 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
(before waiver) | | | | | .16 | % | | | .17 | % | | | .16 | % | | | .16 | % | | | .17 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (after waiver) | | | | | .12 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | 3.70 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 2.82 | % |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | 3.74 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
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| Investment in the Master Institutional Fund, at value (identified cost $12,607,044,126) (Note 1a) | $ | 12,600,152,907 | |
| Prepaid expense | | 28,953 | |
| Total assets | | 12,600,181,860 | |
Liabilities:
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| Administration fee payable (Note 2) | | 1,575,945 | |
| Dividends payable | | 767,883 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 476,190 | |
| Total liabilities | | 2,820,018 | |
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 12,604,253,061 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 12,597,361,842 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
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| Paid-in capital | $ | 12,604,253,061 | |
| Unrealized depreciation | | (6,891,219 | ) |
| Total | $ | 12,597,361,842 | |
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
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| Interest and discount allocated from the Master Institutional Fund | $ | 414,377,191 | |
| Expenses allocated from Master Institutional Fund | | (5,489,727 | ) |
| Total investment income | $ | 408,887,464 | |
Expenses:
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| Administration fee (Note 2) | | 15,624,786 | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | 1,931,784 | |
| Accounting services | | 203,509 | |
| Registration fees | | 153,687 | |
| Legal and audit fees | | 141,644 | |
| Insurance | | 106,194 | |
| Printing and shareholder reports | | 63,267 | |
| Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | | 46,201 | |
| Miscellaneous | | 59,602 | |
| Total expense | | 18,330,674 | |
| Net investment income | | 390,556,790 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
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Net realized gain from investment transactions allocated from
Master Institutional Fund | | | | $ | 124,988 | | | | | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (2,947,090 | ) | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | (2,822,102 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 387,734,688 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 390,556,790 | | | $ | 176,971,601 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 124,988 | | | | 80,772 | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (2,947,090 | ) | | | (4,167,532 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 387,734,688 | | | | 172,884,841 | |
| Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (390,556,790 | ) | | | (176,971,601 | ) |
| Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (124,988 | ) | | | (80,772 | ) |
| Capital share transactions (Note 3) | | | | | 3,207,509,562 | | | | (1,204,061,810 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 3,204,562,472 | | | | (1,208,229,342 | ) |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 9,392,799,370 | | | | 10,601,028,712 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 12,597,361,842 | | | $ | 9,392,799,370 | |
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Financial Highlights
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| 2002
|
|---|
Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Income from Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | .037 | | | | .017 | | | | .010 | | | | .015 | | | | .029 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (.037 | ) | | | (.017 | ) | | | (.010 | ) | | | (.015 | ) | | | (.029 | ) |
Dividends from net realized gain | | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total Return | | | | | 3.74 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | .97 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 2.89 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of year (000) | | | | $12,597,362 | | $9,392,799 | | $10,601,029 | | $11,659,019 | | $12,834,914 |
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (before waiver) | | | | | .23 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .32 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (after waiver) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | .23 | % |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | 3.75 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | .96 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 2.73 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2.82 | % |
(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Schedule of Investments
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
U.S. Government Agency Issues — 34.0%
|
Fannie Mae | | | | $ | 100,000,000 | | | | 2.25 | % | | | 05/26/06 | | | $ | 99,813,393 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 08/08/06 | | | | 24,922,150 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 08/22/06 | | | | 4,982,325 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 09/20/06 | | | | 14,876,340 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 01/11/08 | | | | 4,971,920 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 02/08/08 | | | | 4,975,915 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks | | | | | 9,315,000 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 02/01/07 | | | | 9,238,477 | |
Federal Home
Loan Banks | | | | | 7,975,000 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 07/21/06 | | | | 7,940,715 | |
| | | | | | 20,480,000 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 09/14/06 | | | | 20,314,440 | |
| | | | | 14,865,000 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 09/15/06 | | | | 14,772,004 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 09/22/06 | | | | 14,931,915 | |
| | | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 11/08/06 | | | | 16,815,992 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 11/29/06 | | | | 14,831,910 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 01/10/07 | | | | 9,880,380 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 2.76 | | | | 01/26/07 | | | | 24,558,400 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 06/13/07 | | | | 9,865,030 | |
| | | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 09/14/07 | | | | 17,761,320 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 11/21/07 | | | | 4,981,620 | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 2.75 | | | | 08/15/06 | | | | 14,895,825 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 11/09/06 | | | | 24,683,575 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 09/28/07 | | | | 14,855,490 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 10/05/07 | | | | 14,883,465 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 10/11/07 | | | | 4,968,385 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 10/24/07 | | | | 4,965,430 | |
Freddie Mac
D/N | | | | | 243,690,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 05/02/06 | | | | 243,658,117 | |
| | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 06/05/06 | | | | 49,785,139 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.24 | | | | 10/17/06 | | | | 9,764,340 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.50 | | | | 10/23/06 | | | | 24,389,925 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.94 | | | | 12/29/06 | | | | 24,146,276 | |
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues
(Cost $753,696,396) | | 751,430,213 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Issues — Variable Rate — 26.0% |
Federal Farm
Credit Banks | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.76 | | | | 09/01/06 | | | | 74,997,270 | |
| | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 03/20/07 | | | | 99,989,156 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 06/01/07 | | | | 49,984,023 | |
Federal Home
Loan Banks | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.61 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 74,998,983 | |
| | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 05/19/06 | | | | 49,998,401 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 08/21/06 | | | | 49,990,864 | |
| | | | | 175,000,000 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 01/11/08 | | | | 174,942,614 | |
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues — Variable Rate
(Cost $574,901,311) | | 574,901,311 | |
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Repurchase Agreements — 39.4%
|
$ 40,000,000 | | | | ABN AMRO Bank N.V., New York Branch, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.50% to
05/01/06, repurchase price of $40,015,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes 4.375%
due 11/15/08. | | $ | 40,000,000 | |
105,000,000 | | | | Bank of America Securities LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by FHLB 3.45% — 5.60% due from 05/08/07 to 06/12/13, Fannie Mae 5.50% due 09/09/09, Freddie Mac 4.90% due 11/03/08 and Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupons due 10/15/12. | | | 105,000,000 | |
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Repurchase Agreements — (concluded)
|
$105,000,000 | | | | Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by FHLB 3.875% — 5.00%, due from 02/15/08 to 01/23/09. | | $ | 105,000,000 | |
105,000,000 | | | | Credit Suisse LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield
4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,562, collateralized by FHLB 3.375% due 09/14/07, Freddie Mac 5.75% due 01/15/12, and Resolution Trust Corp. 8.125% due 10/15/19. | | | 105,000,000 | |
103,092,000 | | | | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $103,132,807, collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.65% — 4.50% due from 01/19/07 to 02/15/11, and Freddie Mac 5.05% due 12/08/08. | | | 103,092,000 | |
105,000,000 | | | | HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.73% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,387, collateralized by Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupon — 8.875% due from 07/15/06 to 04/15/30, and Tennessee Valley Authority 5.375% due 11/13/08. | | | 105,000,000 | |
105,000,000 | | | | J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,562, collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.375% — 7.25%, due from 06/15/06 to 11/15/30, Freddie Mac 3.25% — 6.875% due 09/14/07 to 03/15/31, Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupon — 8.625% due from 10/15/06 to 10/15/21 and Tennessee Valley Authority 5.375% — 7.125% due from 11/13/08 to 05/01/30. | | | 105,000,000 | |
100,135,000 | | | | Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $100,174,637, collateralized by Fannie Mae 4.72% — 5.375% due from 03/15/10 to 02/16/11. | | | 100,135,000 | |
105,000,000 | | | | UBS Warburg LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by Freddie Mac 5.125% — 6.00%, due from 06/15/11 to 07/15/12, Farmer Mac 4.2501% due 07/29/08, and Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupons due 01/15/19. | | | 105,000,000 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $873,227,000) | | 873,227,000 | |
Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $2,201,824,707) | | 2,199,558,524 | |
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6% | | 13,640,053 | |
Net Assets — Equivalent to
$1.00 Per share on 2,215,464,760
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Outstanding — 100.0% | $ | 2,213,198,577 | |
| | | Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above. |
| | | At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $2,266,183 and is comprised of $0 in appreciation and $2,266,183 in depreciation. |
| * | | Repurchase Agreements bear interest payable at fixed dates or upon maturity. Some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are purchased on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other U.S. Government and Agency Issues bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investments in securities subject to repurchase agreements | | | | $ | 873,227,000 | | | | | |
| Investments in other marketable securities | | | | | 1,326,331,524 | | | | | |
| Total investments at value (identified cost $2,201,824,707) (Note 1a) | $ | 2,199,558,524 | |
| Cash | | 6,045,238 | |
| Interest receivable | | 6,508,809 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | 2,505,126 | |
| Prepaid expense | | 57,533 | |
| Total assets | | 2,214,675,230 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Advisory fee payable (Note 2) | | 375,843 | |
| Dividends payable | | 779,323 | |
| Payable for fund shares repurchased | | 216,317 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 105,170 | |
| Total liabilities | | 1,476,653 | |
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 2,215,464,760 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 2,213,198,577 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | $ | 2,215,464,760 | |
| Unrealized depreciation | | (2,266,183 | ) |
| Total | $ | 2,213,198,577 | |
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and discount earned | $ | 105,739,009 | |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | | | $ | 8,782,742 | | | | | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | | | | 243,424 | | | | | |
| Accounting and custodian services | | | | | 169,408 | | | | | |
| Registration fees | | | | | 57,069 | | | | | |
| Insurance | | | | | 52,324 | | | | | |
| Legal and audit fees | | | | | 47,742 | | | | | |
| Printing and shareholder reports | | | | | 19,417 | | | | | |
| Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | | | | | 14,545 | | | | | |
| Miscellaneous | | | | | 43,363 | | | | | |
| Total expense | | | | | 9,430,034 | | | | | |
| Waived investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | | | | (3,185,914 | ) | | | 6,244,120 | |
| Net investment income | | 99,494,889 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 2,873 | | | | | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (266,339 | ) | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized loss from investments | | (263,466 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 99,231,423 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Decrease in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 99,494,889 | | | $ | 76,543,133 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 2,873 | | | | 4,501 | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (266,339 | ) | | | (1,520,294 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 99,231,423 | | | | 75,027,340 | |
| Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (99,494,889 | ) | | | (76,543,133 | ) |
| Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (2,873 | ) | | | (4,501 | ) |
| Capital share transactions (Note 3) | | | | | (1,157,446,676 | ) | | | (2,186,601,832 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets | | | | | (1,157,713,015 | ) | | | (2,188,122,126 | ) |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 3,370,911,592 | | | | 5,559,033,718 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 2,213,198,577 | | | $ | 3,370,911,592 | |
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Financial Highlights
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| 2002
|
|---|
Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Income from Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | .036 | | | | .017 | | | | .009 | | | | .015 | | | | .028 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (.036 | ) | | | (.017 | ) | | | (.009 | ) | | | (.015 | ) | | | (.028 | ) |
Dividends from net realized gain | | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total Return | | | | | 3.67 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | .94 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 2.80 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of year (000) | | | | $2,213,199 | | $3,370,912 | | $5,559,034 | | $5,334,131 | | $4,780,983 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | .34 | % | | | .33 | % | | | .34 | % | | | .33 | % | | | .35 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | .22 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .24 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | 3.44 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | .82 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 2.59 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | 3.56 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | .93 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 2.70 | % |
(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Schedule of Investments
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
U.S. Government Issues — 99.4%
|
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | | $ | 17,000,000 | | | | 4.35 | % | | | 05/04/06 | | | $ | 16,993,837 | |
| | | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 32,988,014 | |
| | | | | 97,000,000 | | | | 4.54 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 96,963,302 | |
| | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.57 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 39,984,767 | |
| | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.39 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 34,957,320 | |
| | | | | 33,784,000 | | | | 4.40 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 33,742,755 | |
| | | | | 242,000 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 241,703 | |
| | | | | 36,000,000 | | | | 4.43 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 35,955,750 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.54 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 49,936,944 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 49,936,875 | |
| | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 39,949,389 | |
| | | | | 506,000 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 504,939 | |
| | | | | 832,000 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 830,254 | |
| | | | | 2,718,000 | | | | 4.46 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 2,712,276 | |
| | | | | 50,773,000 | | | | 4.48 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 50,665,705 | |
| | | | | 3,777,000 | | | | 4.49 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 3,769,001 | |
| | | | | 3,115,000 | | | | 4.53 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 3,108,344 | |
| | | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 32,902,045 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 4.48 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 14,955,250 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.49 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 49,850,500 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 49,849,333 | |
| | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 19,939,307 | |
| | | | | 8,103,000 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 8,078,394 | |
| | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 06/08/06 | | | | 19,912,125 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 06/22/06 | | | | 9,939,261 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 06/22/06 | | | | 9,939,088 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.34 | | | | 07/27/06 | | | | 9,889,160 | |
|
U.S. Government Issues — (concluded)
|
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | $ | 224,000,000 | | | | 2.00 | % | | | 05/15/06 | | | $ | 223,771,046 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 5,001,875 | |
| | | | | 225,000,000 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 05/31/06 | | | | 224,592,845 | |
| | | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 2.75 | | | | 06/30/06 | | | | 164,452,200 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 08/15/06 | | | | 4,963,865 | |
| | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 10/31/06 | | | | 4,940,235 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 11/30/06 | | | | 14,821,875 | |
Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $1,361,088,308) | | 1,361,039,579 | |
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6% | | 8,575,015 | |
Net Assets — Equivalent to
$1.00 Per share on 1,369,663,323
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Outstanding — 100.0% | $ | 1,369,614,594 | |
| | | Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above. At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $48,729 and is comprised of $313 in appreciation and $49,042 in depreciation. |
| * | | U.S. Treasury Bills are purchased on a discount basis: the interest rate shown is the discount paid at the time of the purchase by the Fund. |
| | | U.S. Treasury Notes bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Total investments at value (identified cost $1,361,088,308) (Note 1a) | $ | 1,361,039,579 | |
| Interest receivable | | 6,306,526 | |
| Cash | | 2,607,801 | |
| Prepaid expense | | 2,788 | |
| Total assets | | 1,369,956,694 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Advisory fee payable (Note 2) | | 218,772 | |
| Dividends payable | | 63,233 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 60,095 | |
| Total liabilities | | 342,100 | |
Net Assets:(Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 1,369,663,323 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 1,369,614,594 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | $ | 1,369,663,323 | |
| Unrealized depreciation | | (48,729 | ) |
| Total | $ | 1,369,614,594 | |
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and discount earned | $ | 50,353,176 | |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | | | $ | 4,630,105 | | | | | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | | | | 149,578 | | | | | |
| Accounting and custodian services | | | | | 131,199 | | | | | |
| Registration fees | | | | | 41,651 | | | | | |
| Legal and audit fees | | | | | 26,243 | | | | | |
| Insurance | | | | | 13,330 | | | | | |
| Printing and shareholder reports | | | | | 7,862 | | | | | |
| Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | | | | | 7,343 | | | | | |
| Miscellaneous | | | | | 34,052 | | | | | |
| Total expense | | | | | 5,041,363 | | | | | |
| Waived investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | | | | (1,801,702 | ) | | | 3,239,661 | |
| Net investment income | | 47,113,515 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 20,096 | | | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 68,712 | | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain from investments | | 88,808 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 47,202,323 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 47,113,515 | | | $ | 22,655,131 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 20,096 | | | | 21,802 | |
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | | | 68,712 | | | | (151,685 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 47,202,323 | | | | 22,525,248 | |
| Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (47,113,515 | ) | | | (22,655,131 | ) |
| Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (20,096 | ) | | | (21,802 | ) |
| Capital share transactions (Note 3) | | | | | (364,720,342 | ) | | | 390,344,207 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | (364,651,630 | ) | | | 390,192,522 | |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 1,734,266,224 | | | | 1,344,073,702 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 1,369,614,594 | | | $ | 1,734,266,224 | |
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Financial Highlights
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| 2002
|
|---|
Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Income from Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | .034 | | | | .015 | | | | .008 | | | | .014 | | | | .026 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (.034 | ) | | | (.015 | ) | | | (.008 | ) | | | (.014 | ) | | | (.026 | ) |
Dividends from net realized gain | | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total Return | | | | | 3.43 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | .80 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 2.60 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of year (000) | | | | $1,369,615 | | $1,734,266 | | $1,344,073 | | $1,487,986 | | $1,070,857 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | .36 | % | | | .36 | % | | | .36 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .36 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | .23 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .23 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | 3.20 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | .66 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 2.37 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | 3.33 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | .79 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 2.50 | % |
(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment in the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, at value (Note 1a) | $ | 14,063,476,128 | |
| Prepaid expense | | 28,741 | |
| Total assets | | 14,063,504,869 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Administration fee payable (Note 2) | | 1,867,792 | |
| Dividends payable | | 951,883 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 412,394 | |
| Total liabilities | | 3,232,069 | |
Net Assets:(Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 14,060,211,592 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14,060,272,800 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | $ | 14,060,303,754 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss | | (37,961 | ) |
| Undistributed net investment income | | 7,007 | |
| Total | $ | 14,060,272,800 | |
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest allocated from the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | $ | 428,063,839 | |
| Expenses allocated from Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | | (7,826,336 | ) |
| Total investment income | $ | 420,237,503 | |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Administration fee (Note 2) | $ | 22,353,411 | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | 1,297,148 | |
| Accounting services | | 309,900 | |
| Legal and audit fees | | 201,331 | |
| Insurance | | 127,006 | |
| Printing and shareholder reports | | 91,064 | |
| Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | | 67,367 | |
| Registration fees | | 3,420 | |
| Miscellaneous | | 52,389 | |
| Total expense | | 24,503,036 | |
| Net investment income | | 395,734,467 | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions allocated from the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | | 105,454 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 395,839,921 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Increase in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 395,734,467 | | | $ | 177,781,191 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | | | 105,454 | | | | (143,919 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 395,839,921 | | | | 177,637,272 | |
| Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4) | | | | | (395,733,963 | ) | | | (177,952,558 | ) |
| Capital share transactions (Note 3) | | | | | 1,441,592,795 | | | | 1,595,576,820 | |
| Net increase in net assets | | | | | 1,441,698,753 | | | | 1,595,261,534 | |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 12,618,574,047 | | | | 11,023,312,513 | |
End of year, including undistributed net investment income of
$7,007 and $7,007 and accumulated capital losses of $37,961 and $143,919, respectively (Note 1f and Note 4) | | | | $ | 14,060,272,800 | | | $ | 12,618,574,047 | |
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Financial Highlights
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| 2002
|
|---|
Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Income from Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | .026 | | | | .014 | | | | .008 | | | | .01 | | | | .02 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (.026 | ) | | | (.014 | ) | | | (.008 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Dividends from net realized gain | | | | | — | | | | — | (1) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total Return | | | | | 2.68 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | .85 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 2.01 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of year (000) | | | | $14,060,273 | | $12,618,574 | | $11,023,313 | | $8,185,521 | | $4,472,803 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | .22 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .22 | % | | | .38 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | .23 | % |
Ratio of net investment income, to average net assets (before waiver) | | | | | 2.66 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | .84 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.77 | % |
Ratio of net investment income, to average net assets (after waiver) | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.92 | % |
| (1) | | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management company. The Trust consists of five series, Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Government Fund, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, and Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, (collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.
The Premier Institutional, Institutional and Institutional Tax Exempt Funds (the “Feeder Funds“) invest all of their investable assets in interests in the Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Master Funds”), respectively, each a registered investment company having the same investment objective as the Feeder Funds.
The value of the Feeder Funds’ investments in the Master Funds reflect the Feeder Funds proportionate interest in the Master Funds (approximately 100% for each of the Feeder Funds at April 30, 2006). The results of operations and performance of the Feeder Funds are directly affected by the performance of the Master Funds.
The financial statements of the Master Funds, including their schedules of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(a) Valuation of securities by each of the Master Funds is discussed in Note 1(a) of the Master Funds Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. The value of the Government and Treasury Fund portfolio securities is determined on the basis of fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust. In determining fair value, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Other securities, if any, are valued at their fair value in the best judgement of Fund Asset Management L.P., (“FAM”) under procedures established by, and under the supervision of, the Trustees. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued by use of the amortized cost method.
For the purpose of valuation, the maturity of a variable rate demand instrument is deemed to be the next coupon date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted. In the case of a floating rate instrument, the remaining maturity is deemed to be the demand notice payment period.
The general partner of FAM is Princeton Services, Inc. (“PSI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), which is the limited partner.
(b) It is the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investments companies and to distribute all of its taxable and tax exempt income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
(c) Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (the trade date). Realized gains and losses on investments are computed on the basis of identified cost of security sold.
The Feeder Funds’ net investment income includes the Feeder Funds’ pro-rata share of the net investment income of the respective Master Funds.
The Government Fund and Treasury Fund record interest income (after adjustment for amortization of premium or accretion of discount) as earned.
(d) Prepaid registration fees are charged to income as the related shares are sold.
(e) Repurchase agreements — The Government Fund invests in U.S. Government & Agency securities pursuant to repurchase agreements with member banks of the Federal Reserve System or primary dealers in U.S. Government securities. Under such agreements, the bank or primary dealer agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The Government Fund takes possession of the underlying securities, marks to market such securities daily and, if necessary, receives additional securities to ensure that the contract is adequately collateralized.
(f) Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, for the year ended April 30, 2006, $504 has been reclassified between undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized loss as a result of permanent differences attributable to amortization methods on fixed income securities. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
(g) Reclassification — Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
2. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
FAM, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., provides investment advisory and corporate administrative services to the Government Fund and Treasury Fund for a fee, subject to certain limitations, at the annual rates listed below.
| | | | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets
|
|---|
Government Fund
and Treasury Fund | | | | .35% up to and including $500,000,000
plus .335% over $500,000,000 up to and
including $750,000,000
plus .32% over $750,000,000 up to and
including $1,000,000,000
plus .30% over $1,000,000,000 |
FAM has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees for the Government and Treasury Funds. The effective fee payable to FAM will be at the annual rate of 0.20% for each of the Government and Treasury Funds’ average daily net assets. FAM may discontinue waiver of the fee in whole or in part at any time without notice.
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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Notes to Financial Statements
For the year ended April 30, 2006, FAM waived a portion of its fees amounting to $3,185,914 for the Government Fund and $1,801,702 for the Treasury Fund.
FAM provides certain administrative services to the Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, for a fee at an annual rate of 0.10%, 0.15% and 0.15%, respectively, of average daily net assets. Effective May 13, 2005, FAM agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative fee for the Premier Institutional Fund. FAM may discontinue waiver of the fee in whole or in part at any time without notice.
For the year ended April 30, 2006, FAM waived a portion of its fees amounting to $6,747,955 for the Premier Institutional Fund.
All officers and certain trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) announced that they have reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch International Limited), and BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Merrill Lynch will hold a 49.8% stake and will have a 45% voting interest in the combined company. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The combined company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Merrill Lynch and BlackRock and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006.
3. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in the Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund, Government Fund and Treasury Fund ($.01 par value) and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund ($.10 par value) of a single class.
Transactions in shares at a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share were as follows:
Premier Institutional Fund
| | | | Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
| | Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
|
|---|
| Shares sold | | | | | 197,214,110,277 | | | | 409,003,732,801 | |
| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 583,771,028 | | | | 396,687,990 | |
| Total | | | | | 197,797,881,305 | | | | 409,400,420,791 | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | | (199,730,477,508 | ) | | | (436,336,451,614 | ) |
| Net decrease | | | | | (1,932,596,203 | ) | | | (26,936,030,823 | ) |
Institutional Fund
| | | | Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
| | Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
|
|---|
| Shares sold | | | | | 54,926,225,458 | | | | 64,523,326,797 | |
| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 369,334,316 | | | | 160,143,204 | |
| Total | | | | | 55,295,559,774 | | | | 64,683,470,001 | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | | (52,088,050,212 | ) | | | (65,887,531,811 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) | | | | | 3,207,509,562 | | | | (1,204,061,810 | ) |
Government Fund
| | | | Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
| | Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
|
|---|
| Shares sold | | | | | 15,167,906,009 | | | | 26,423,339,614 | |
| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 89,670,197 | | | | 71,155,209 | |
| Total | | | | | 15,257,576,206 | | | | 26,494,494,823 | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | | (16,415,022,882 | ) | | | (28,681,096,655 | ) |
| Net decrease | | | | | (1,157,446,676 | ) | | | (2,186,601,832 | ) |
Treasury Fund
| | | | Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
| | Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
|
|---|
| Shares sold | | | | | 4,238,900,282 | | | | 5,147,099,558 | |
| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 43,604,724 | | | | 20,635,432 | |
| Total | | | | | 4,282,505,006 | | | | 5,167,734,990 | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | | (4,647,225,348 | ) | | | (4,777,390,783 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) | | | | | (364,720,342 | ) | | | 390,344,207 | |
Tax-Exempt Fund
| | | | Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
| | Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
|
|---|
| Shares sold | | | | | 61,475,916,392 | | | | 52,247,986,025 | |
| Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 368,165,854 | | | | 162,686,441 | |
| Total | | | | | 61,844,082,246 | | | | 52,410,672,466 | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | | (60,402,489,451 | ) | | | (50,815,095,646 | ) |
| Net increase | | | | | 1,441,592,795 | | | | 1,595,576,820 | |
4. Distributions
The Funds declare dividends daily, pay dividends monthly and automatically reinvest such dividends in additional Fund shares at net asset value, unless shareholders request payment in cash. Dividends for the Premier Institutional, Institutional, Government and Treasury Funds are declared from the total net investment income plus or minus realized gains or losses, if any, on investments.
Dividends for the Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund are declared from net investment income excluding discounts earned other than original issue discounts. Net realized capital gains, if any, are normally distributed annually, after deducting prior years’ loss carryovers. The Fund may
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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Notes to Financial Statements
distribute capital gains more frequently than annually in order to maintain the Fund’s net asset value at $1.00 per share.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2006 and April 30, 2005 was as follows:
Premier Institutional Fund
|
|---|
| | | | 04/30/2006
| | 04/30/2005
|
|---|
Distributions paid from:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordinary income | | | | $ | 686,644,382 | | | $ | 608,670,535 | |
| Total taxable distributions | | | | $ | 686,644,382 | | | $ | 608,670,535 | |
Institutional Fund
|
|---|
| | | | 04/30/2006
| | 04/30/2005
|
|---|
Distributions paid from:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordinary income | | | | $ | 390,646,870 | | | $ | 177,052,373 | |
| Long-term capital gains | | | | $ | 34,908 | | | $ | — | |
| Total taxable distributions | | | | $ | 390,681,778 | | | $ | 177,052,373 | |
Government Fund
|
|---|
| | | | 04/30/2006
| | 04/30/2005
|
|---|
Distributions paid from:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordinary income | | | | $ | 99,497,473 | | | $ | 76,547,634 | |
| Long-term capital gains | | | | $ | 289 | | | $ | — | |
| Total taxable distributions | | | | $ | 99,497,762 | | | $ | 76,547,634 | |
Treasury Fund
|
|---|
| | | | 04/30/2006
| | 04/30/2005
|
|---|
Distributions paid from:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordinary income | | | | $ | 47,133,611 | | | $ | 22,676,933 | |
| Total taxable distributions | | | | $ | 47,133,611 | | | $ | 22,676,933 | |
Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
|
|---|
| | | | 04/30/2006
| | 04/30/2005
|
|---|
Distributions paid from:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Tax-exempt income | | | | $ | 395,733,963 | | | $ | 177,858,294 | |
| Long-term capital gains | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 94,264 | |
| Total tax-exempt distributions | | | | $ | 395,733,963 | | | $ | 177,952,558 | |
As of April 30, 2006, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Premier Institutional Fund
| |
|---|
| Undistributed ordinary income — net | | | | $ | 2,701,915 | |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | | | | | — | |
| Total undistributed earnings — net | | | | | 2,701,915 | |
| Capital loss carryforward | | | | | (2,701,915 | )* |
| Unrealized losses — net | | | | | (19,729,866 | ) |
| Total accumulated losses — net | | | | $ | (19,729,866 | ) |
| * | | On April 30, 2006, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,701,915 which expires in 2014. |
Institutional Fund
| |
|---|
| Undistributed ordinary income — net | | | | $ | — | |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | | | | | — | |
| Total undistributed earnings — net | | | | | — | |
| Capital loss carryforward | | | | | — | |
| Unrealized losses — net | | | | | (6,891,219 | ) |
| Total accumulated losses — net | | | | $ | (6,891,219 | ) |
Government Fund
| |
|---|
| Undistributed ordinary income — net | | | | $ | — | |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | | | | | — | |
| Total undistributed earnings — net | | | | | — | |
| Capital loss carryforward | | | | | — | |
| Unrealized losses — net | | | | | (2,266,183 | ) |
| Total accumulated losses — net | | | | $ | (2,266,183 | ) |
Treasury Fund
| |
|---|
| Undistributed ordinary income — net | | | | $ | — | |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | | | | | — | |
| Total undistributed earnings — net | | | | | — | |
| Capital loss carryforward | | | | | — | |
| Unrealized losses — net | | | | | (48,729 | ) |
| Total accumulated losses — net | | | | $ | (48,729 | ) |
Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
| |
|---|
| Undistributed ordinary income — net | | | | $ | 7,007 | |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | | | | | — | |
| Total undistributed earnings — net | | | | | 7,007 | |
| Capital loss carryforward | | | | | (37,961 | )* |
| Unrealized losses — net | | | | | — | |
| Total accumulated losses — net | | | | $ | (30,954 | ) |
| * | | On April 30, 2006, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $37,961 which expires in 2013. |
As of April 30, 2006, there were no significant differences between book and tax components of net assets for any of the Funds.
5. Trustees’ Fees
Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or its adviser is paid an annual retainer fee of $40,000 plus an additional fee of $2,500 for each board meeting attended. Effective January 1, 2005, the Chairman of the Board receives an additional annual retainer in the amount of $20,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer in the amount of $5,000. Trustees’ fees are allocated among the five series of the Trust based on the net assets under management.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Merrill Lynch Funds For
Institutions Series:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series (the “Trust”), consisting of Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Government Fund, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, and Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Funds”), each a separate series of the Trust, including the schedules of investments of Merrill Lynch Government Fund and Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, as of April 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Funds of Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series as of April 30, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 6.7% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.
The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.
None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Premier Institutional Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:
Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents
|
|
|---|
| Payable Dates: | | | | May 2005 | | | 81.50 | %* |
| | | | | June 2005 – December 2005 | | | 92.47 | %* |
| | | | | January 2006 – April 2006 | | | 88.71 | %* |
| * | | Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. |
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 7.6% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.
The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.
Additionally, the Fund paid long-term capital gain distributions of $0.000002779 per share to shareholders of record on April 30, 2006.
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Institutional Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:
Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents
|
|
|---|
| Payable Dates: | | | | May 2005 | | | 90.38 | %* |
| | | | | June 2005 – December 2005 | | | 93.44 | %* |
| | | | | January 2006 – April 2006 | | | 89.61 | %* |
| * | | Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. Additionally, there were Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains for Non-U.S. Residents of 0.06% for the period May 2005 through December 2005. |
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 37.4% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.
The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.
Additionally, the Fund paid long-term capital gain distributions of $0.000000131 per share to shareholders of record on April 30, 2006.
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Government Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:
| Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents | | | | | 99.31 | %* |
| * | | Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. |
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 99.97% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis. Additionally, at least 50% of the assets of the Fund were invested in Federal obligations at the end of each fiscal quarter.
The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.
None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Treasury Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:
| Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents | | | | | 99.22 | %* |
| Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains for Non-U.S. Residents | | | | | 00.03 | %* |
| * | | Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. |
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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
All of the net investment income distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.
For Federal income tax purposes, interest income derived from certain tax-exempt bonds (know as Private Activity Bonds) is treated as a tax preference item in computing the alternative minimum tax. In fiscal year 2006, the Fund attributed 18.30% of its earnings to Private Activity Bonds.
State laws vary as to whether and what percentage of the Fund’s dividend income may be exempt from state income tax, often based upon the percentage of the Fund’s income that is derived from investing in obligations issued within that state. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.
None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.
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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
U.S. Government & Agency Issues — 14.0% |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | $ | 80,000,000 | | | | 2.50 | % | | | 09/30/06 | | | $ | 79,190,640 | |
| | | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 4.38 | | | | 01/31/08 | | | | 31,723,744 | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | 162,000,000 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 09/20/06 | | | | 160,664,472 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 01/30/07 | | | | 24,684,100 | |
| | | | | 44,900,000 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 04/18/07 | | | | 44,443,412 | |
| | | | | 26,751,000 | | | | 4.38 | | | | 09/07/07 | | | | 26,456,070 | |
| | | | | 168,400,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 01/11/08 | | | | 167,454,266 | |
| | | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 02/08/08 | | | | 13,932,562 | |
Federal Home Loan Banks | | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 2.00 | | | | 07/07/06 | | | | 29,825,970 | |
| | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 09/08/06 | | | | 74,561,700 | |
| | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 3.13 | | | | 09/15/06 | | | | 99,253,100 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 11/15/06 | | | | 24,853,275 | |
| | | | | 155,000,000 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 11/29/06 | | | | 153,263,070 | |
| | | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 11/30/06 | | | | 32,721,513 | |
| | | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 12/29/06 | | | | 108,985,250 | |
| | | | | 127,000,000 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 01/10/07 | | | | 125,480,826 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 01/16/07 | | | | 49,491,150 | |
| | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 5.38 | | | | 02/15/07 | | | | 20,022,920 | |
| | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 03/07/07 | | | | 74,098,875 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 03/28/07 | | | | 24,659,575 | |
| | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 06/13/07 | | | | 52,284,659 | |
| | | | | 102,040,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 06/22/07 | | | | 100,708,888 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 09/14/07 | | | | 49,337,000 | |
| | | | | 39,155,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 09/26/07 | | | | 38,654,951 | |
| | | | | 13,205,000 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 10/18/07 | | | | 13,091,450 | |
| | | | | 31,890,000 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 01/04/08 | | | | 31,222,574 | |
| | | | | 27,280,000 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 01/25/08 | | | | 26,711,785 | |
| | | | | 34,050,000 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 02/01/08 | | | | 33,329,127 | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | 37,200,000 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 08/17/06 | | | | 36,923,494 | |
| | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 11/09/06 | | | | 197,730,000 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 11/15/06 | | | | 49,609,850 | |
| | | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 02/28/07 | | | | 69,456,660 | |
| | | | | 57,000,000 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 09/28/07 | | | | 56,450,862 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 10/05/07 | | | | 49,611,550 | |
| | | | | 55,200,000 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 10/05/07 | | | | 54,790,358 | |
| | | | | 72,300,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 10/11/07 | | | | 71,842,847 | |
| | | | | 51,000,000 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 10/24/07 | | | | 50,647,386 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agency Issues
(Cost $2,367,960,108) | | 2,348,169,931 | |
|
Euro Certificates of Deposit — 1.8% |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 06/29/06 | | | | 300,000,000 | |
Total Euro Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $300,000,000) | | 300,000,000 | |
|
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — 2.0% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 5.26 | | | | 04/11/07 | | | | 24,988,211 | |
Caylon | | | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 08/31/06 | | | | 59,803,718 | |
Credit Suisse, NY | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 06/27/06 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion
Bank, NY | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 3.82 | | | | 06/26/06 | | | | 50,000,374 | |
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $335,000,374) | | 334,792,303 | |
|
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate — 0.8% |
Barclays Bank Plc | | | | | 137,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 12/22/06 | | | | 136,984,705 | |
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate
(Cost $136,984,705) | | 136,984,705 | |
|
Bank Notes — Variable Rate — 6.2% |
American Express | | | | $ | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.98 | % | | | 11/22/06 | | | $ | 25,009,111 | |
Centurion Bank | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 12/01/06 | | | | 50,012,026 | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 08/10/06 | | | | 250,000,000 | |
| | | | | 482,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 01/16/07 | | | | 482,000,000 | |
| | | | | 240,000,000 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 02/23/07 | | | | 240,000,000 | |
Total Bank Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,047,021,137) | | 1,047,021,137 | |
|
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — 5.9% |
Arlo III Limited,
Series 2004 Notes (b) | | | | | 215,000,000 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 04/27/07 | | | | 215,000,000 | |
ASIF Global
Financing XXX (b) | | | | | 118,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 05/23/07 | | | | 118,004,366 | |
Bank of Ireland (b) | | | | | 53,800,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/18/07 | | | | 53,799,785 | |
Leaman Brothers
Holdings Inc. | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 05/22/07 | | | | 150,096,150 | |
Metropolitan | | | | | 125,500,000 | | | | 4.85 | | | | 05/07/07 | | | | 125,499,749 | |
Life Global Funding I (b) | | | | | 108,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 108,011,016 | |
Northern Rock Plc (b) | | | | | 215,000,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 04/09/07 | | | | 214,956,140 | |
Total Corporate Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $985,300,000) | | 985,367,206 | |
|
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — 23.8% |
CC (USA) Inc.,
(Centauri) (b) | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 149,999,567 | |
Cullinan
| | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 07/25/06 | | | | 99,999,000 | |
Finance Corp. (b) | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 09/25/06 | | | | 50,002,950 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 12/19/06 | | | | 49,999,000 | |
| | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.94 | | | | 03/26/07 | | | | 99,991,100 | |
Dorada
Finance Inc. (b) | | | | | 47,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 46,999,836 | |
Fifth Third Bank (b) | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/23/07 | | | | 300,008,100 | |
Harwood Street
Funding II, LLC | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 06/25/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
HSBC Finance Inc. | | | | | 247,000,000 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 05/23/07 | | | | 247,086,450 | |
K2 (USA) LLC (b) | | | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 79,999,846 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/17/06 | | | | 49,999,890 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 11/15/06 | | | | 50,000,500 | |
| | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 11/20/06 | | | | 35,000,070 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 12/08/06 | | | | 50,000,750 | |
| | | | | 116,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 12/12/06 | | | | 116,001,392 | |
Links Finance LLC (b) | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 05/02/06 | | | | 199,999,945 | |
| | | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 84,999,514 | |
| | | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 11/27/06 | | | | 80,002,560 | |
Premier Asset
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 09/15/06 | | | | 50,000,700 | |
Collateralized | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 12/15/06 | | | | 50,002,050 | |
Entity LLC | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 12/15/06 | | | | 49,999,450 | |
Premium Asset Trust, Series 2004-1 | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 4.94 | | | | 04/16/07 | | | | 150,021,900 | |
Racers Series 2004-1-MM
Trust Certificates (b) | | | | | 140,000,000 | �� | | | 5.00 | | | | 02/08/07 | | | | 140,000,000 | |
Sigma Finance Inc. (b) | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 05/16/06 | | | | 249,998,973 | |
| | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 09/12/06 | | | | 199,995,800 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 11/10/06 | | | | 50,002,450 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — (concluded) |
Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken AB | | | | $ | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | % | | | 05/09/07 | | | $ | 200,004,800 | |
Stanfield
| | | | | 51,200,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/09/06 | | | | 51,199,774 | |
Victoria
| | | | | 38,500,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 38,499,810 | |
Funding
| | | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 13,499,949 | |
LLC (b) | | | | | 97,135,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 12/15/06 | | | | 97,132,960 | |
Tango
| | | | | 105,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 09/20/06 | | | | 105,000,735 | |
Finance
| | | | | 63,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 10/25/06 | | | | 63,001,197 | |
Corporation (b) | | | | | 207,000,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 12/11/06 | | | | 206,997,555 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | | | 124,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 04/11/07 | | | | 123,995,908 | |
White Pine
| | | | | 79,500,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 09/12/06 | | | | 79,499,841 | |
Corporation LLC (b) | | | | | 79,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 11/20/06 | | | | 78,976,853 | |
Wind Master
Trust Notes 2006 -1 | | | | | 114,349,000 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 06/26/06 | | | | 114,349,000 | |
Total Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $4,002,068,999) | | 4,002,270,175 | |
|
Extendable Commercial Notes — 5.2% |
Ford Credit | | | | | 201,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 200,921,442 | |
Floorplan | | | | | 135,000,000 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 134,822,250 | |
| | | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 124,643,437 | |
KKR Pac Funding Trust | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 199,620,444 | |
Park Granada LLC | | | | | 85,176,000 | | | | 4.72 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 85,176,000 | |
Strand Capital LLC | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 74,970,687 | |
| | | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/05/06 | | | | 59,968,733 | |
Total Extendable Commercial Notes
(Cost $880,122,993) | | 880,122,993 | |
|
Master Notes — Variable Rate — 9.6% |
GE Life and Annuity
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 10/02/06 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
Assurance Co. (a) | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 11/01/06 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. (a) | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 10/10/06 | | | | 150,000,000 | |
Hartford Life
Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 12/01/06 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
ING USA Annuity
& Life Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 01/23/07 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
JP Morgan
Chase & Co. (a) | | | | | 360,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 05/16/06 | | | | 360,000,000 | |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (a) | | | | | 210,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 09/01/06 | | | | 210,000,000 | |
Monumental Life
Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 11/16/06 | | | | 90,000,000 | |
New York Life
| | | | | 136,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 10/18/06 | | | | 136,000,000 | |
Insurance Company (a) | | | | | 140,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 11/16/06 | | | | 140,000,000 | |
| | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 12/06/06 | | | | 250,000,000 | |
Travelers Insurance
Company (The) (a) | | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 03/01/07 | | | | 35,000,000 | |
Total Master Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,621,000,000) | | 1,621,000,000 | |
|
Commercial Paper — 7.8% |
Cobbler Funding LLC | | | | $ | 12,960,000 | | | | 4.70 | % | | | 05/10/06 | | | $ | 12,944,772 | |
| | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 99,672,000 | |
| | | | | 51,500,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 51,330,737 | |
Countrywide
| | | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 60,000,000 | |
Home Loan | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Grenadier
| | | | | 69,976,000 | | | | 4.72 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 69,911,778 | |
Funding Ltd | | | | | 100,286,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 06/02/06 | | | | 99,850,982 | |
New Center Asset Trust | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 199,739,444 | |
Polonius Inc | | | | | 158,778,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 158,322,307 | |
Rabobank
USA Financial Corp. | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
Romulus
Funding Corporation | | | | | 55,260,000 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 05/16/06 | | | | 55,148,098 | |
Strand Capital LLC | | | | | 153,000,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 152,858,093 | |
| | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 34,958,963 | |
| | | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 06/20/06 | | | | 16,882,181 | |
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,311,619,355) | | 1,311,619,355 | |
|
Commercial Paper — Variable Rate — 4.6% |
Morgan
| | | | | 197,200,000 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 11/17/06 | | | | 197,200,000 | |
Stanley | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 11/28/06 | | | | 250,000,000 | |
| | | | | 227,300,000 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 12/01/06 | | | | 227,300,000 | |
Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 11/28/06 | | | | 99,997,102 | |
Total Commercial Paper — Variable Rate
(Cost $774,497,102) | | 774,497,102 | |
|
Time Deposits — 7.6% |
National City
Bank — Ohio | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 300,000,000 | |
Societe
Generale | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
State Street
Bank & Trust | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 150,000,000 | |
SunTrust Bank,
Caymen | | | | | 626,290,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 626,290,000 | |
WestLB AG
Caymen | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Total Time Deposits
(Cost $1,276,290,000) | | 1,276,290,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
| Collateralized Advancements — 10.2% |
$250,000,000 | | | | Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $255,000,000, 0% – 8.00% due from 02/28/07 to 02/08/42. | | $ | 250,000,000 | |
300,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $306,000,000, 0% – 5.875% due from 04/15/09 to 01/03/41. | | | 300,000,000 | |
435,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $452,400,000, 0% – 14.75% due from 09/25/06 to 10/01/96. | | | 435,000,000 | |
140,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 5.00% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $145,600,000, 0% – 12.75% due from 08/15/08 to 12/01/15. | | | 140,000,000 | |
100,000,000 | | | | HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,003,250, 0% – 8.63% due from 12/15/09 to 12/15/50. | | | 100,000,000 | |
400,000,000 | | | | JP Morgan Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $416,001,400, 0% – 10.63% due from 04/05/07 to 07/15/33. | | | 400,000,000 | |
100,000,000 | | | | Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% – 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,510,000, 0% due from 11/25/35 to 02/35/36. | | | 100,000,000 | |
Total Collateralized Advancements
(Cost $1,725,000,000) | | | | | 1,725,000,000 | |
|
Money Market Funds — 1.3%
|
216,095,000 Merrill Lynch Liquidity Series, LLC
Money Market Series (c)(d) | | | | | 216,095,000 | |
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $216,095,000) | | | | | 216,095,000 | |
Total Investments — 100.8%
(Cost $16,978,959,773) | | | | | 16,959,229,907 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8%) | | | | | (130,739,794 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | $ | 16,828,490,113 | |
| | Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above. At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $19,729,866 and is comprised of $334,496 in appreciation and $20,064,362 in depreciation. |
| * | | Commercial Paper and some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are traded on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount rate paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation. |
| (a) | | Restricted securities — Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. |
| | Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security
| | | | Acquisition
Date
| | Cost
|
|---|
|
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.92%, 10/02/06 | | | | | 10/03/05 | | | $ | 50,000,000 | |
4.92%, 11/01/06 | | | | | 11/01/05 | | | $ | 50,000,000 | |
| |
Goldman Sachs Group
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.99%, 10/10/06 | | | | | 01/17/06 | | | $ | 150,000,000 | |
| |
Hartford Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.90%, 12/01/06 | | | | | 11/29/05 | | | $ | 50,000,000 | |
| |
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
5.03%, 01/23/07 | | | | | 12/23/05 | | | $ | 100,000,000 | |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.84%, 05/16/06 | | | | | 08/19/05 | | | $ | 360,000,000 | |
| |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.90%, 09/01/06 | | | | | 09/01/05 | | | $ | 210,000,000 | |
| |
Monumental Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.97%, 11/16/06 | | | | | 11/17/05 | | | $ | 90,000,000 | |
| |
New York Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.93%, 10/18/06 | | | | | 10/19/05 | | | $ | 136,000,000 | |
4.92%, 11/16/06 | | | | | 11/17/05 | | | $ | 140,000,000 | |
4.92%, 12/06/06 | | | | | 12/07/05 | | | $ | 250,000,000 | |
| |
Travelers Insurance Co. (The)
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 03/01/07 | | | | | 03/01/06 | | | $ | 35,000,000 | |
| | The fund invested in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $1,621,000,000 or 9.6% of net assets. |
| (b) | | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $3,752,080,973 or 22.3% of net assets. |
| (c) | | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust (such companies are defined as “Affiliated Companies” in section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) are as follows: |
Affiliate
| | | | Net
Activity
| | Dividend/
Interest
Income
|
|---|
|
Merrill Lynch Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series | | | | $ | 216,095,000 | | | $ | 97,588 | |
| (d) | | Security was purchased with the cash proceeds from securities loans. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | |
Total investments at value including securities loaned of $209,991,884
(identified cost $16,978,959,773) (Note 1a) | | | | $ | 16,959,229,907 | |
| Cash | | | | | 22,916,818 | |
| Interest receivable | | | | | 63,197,919 | |
| Securities lending income receivable | | | | | 5,950 | |
| Total assets | | | | | 17,045,350,594 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | |
| Payable upon return of securities loaned, at value | | | | | 216,095,000 | |
| Advisory fee payable (Note 2) | | | | | 691,743 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | | | 73,738 | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | 216,860,481 | |
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests | | | | $ | 16,828,490,113 | |
Sources of Net Assets:
| | | | | | |
| Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | | | | $ | 16,848,219,979 | |
| Net unrealized depreciation | | | | | (19,729,866 | ) |
| Total | | | | $ | 16,828,490,113 | |
Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and discount earned | $ | 711,994,259 | |
| Securities lending income (Note 1f) | | 97,588 | |
| Total income | | 712,091,847 | |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | 9,215,576 | |
| Accounting and custodian services | | 370,934 | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | 60,000 | |
| Total expense | | 9,646,510 | |
| Net investment income | | 702,445,337 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized loss from investment transactions | | | | $ | (2,601,711 | ) | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 1,533,720 | | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized loss from investments | | (1,067,991 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 701,377,346 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Decrease in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 702,445,337 | | | $ | 649,487,809 | |
| Net realized loss from investment transactions | | | | | (2,601,711 | ) | | | (8,646 | ) |
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | | | 1,533,720 | | | | (20,575,587 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 701,377,346 | | | | 628,903,576 | |
| |
Capital Transactions:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Contributions from feeders | | | | | 37,905,415,203 | | | | 85,810,743,809 | |
| Withdrawals from feeders | | | | | (40,537,583,639 | ) | | | (113,408,715,449 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | | | | | (2,632,168,436 | ) | | | (27,597,971,640 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets | | | | | (1,930,791,090 | ) | | | (26,969,068,064 | ) |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 18,759,281,203 | | | | 45,728,349,267 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 16,828,490,113 | | | $ | 18,759,281,203 | |
Master Premier Institutional Fund
Supplementary Data
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
|
|---|
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets | | | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | %(1) |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | | | | | 3.81 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.79 | %(1) |
| Net Assets, end of period (000) | | | | $ | 16,828,490 | | | $ | 18,759,281 | | | $ | 45,728,349 | | | $ | 44,595,647 | | | $ | 46,401,655 | |
| (1) | | On an annualized basis. |
| * | | Commencement of Operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
U.S. Government & Agency Issues — 6.5% | U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | $ | 20,000,000 | | | | 2.50 | % | | | 09/30/06 | | | $ | 19,797,660 | |
| | | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 4.38 | | | | 01/31/08 | | | | 17,844,606 | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 01/30/07 | | | | 14,810,460 | |
| | | | | 15,881,000 | | | | 3.13 | | | | 05/04/07 | | | | 15,562,919 | |
| | | | | 14,965,000 | | | | 3.38 | | | | 09/07/07 | | | | 14,618,665 | |
| | | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 4.38 | | | | 09/07/07 | | | | 13,845,650 | |
| | | | | 55,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 01/11/08 | | | | 54,691,120 | |
| | | | | 14,200,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 02/08/08 | | | | 14,131,599 | |
Federal Home Loan Banks | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 09/08/06 | | | | 24,853,900 | |
| | | | | 38,400,000 | | | | 3.13 | | | | 09/15/06 | | | | 38,111,731 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 11/29/06 | | | | 49,439,700 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 11/30/06 | | | | 14,873,415 | |
| | | | | 55,000,000 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 12/29/06 | | | | 54,492,625 | |
| | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 01/10/07 | | | | 34,581,330 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 01/16/07 | | | | 24,745,575 | |
| | | | | 11,130,000 | | | | 5.38 | | | | 02/15/07 | | | | 11,142,755 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 03/07/07 | | | | 24,699,625 | |
| | | | | 12,870,000 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 04/26/07 | | | | 12,600,258 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 06/22/07 | | | | 9,869,550 | |
| | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 07/13/07 | | | | 14,797,545 | |
| | | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 09/07/07 | | | | 17,794,008 | |
| | | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 09/26/07 | | | | 20,731,809 | |
| | | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 10/18/07 | | | | 6,939,807 | |
| | | | | 8,250,000 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 11/27/07 | | | | 8,044,319 | |
| | | | | 11,865,000 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 02/06/08 | | | | 11,516,169 | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 2.40 | | | | 07/28/06 | | | | 44,700,120 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 11/15/06 | | | | 24,804,925 | |
| | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 02/28/07 | | | | 29,767,140 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 3.18 | | | | 03/28/07 | | | | 9,821,620 | |
| | | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 05/24/07 | | | | 18,477,975 | |
| | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 09/18/07 | | | | 9,713,590 | |
| | | | | 25,750,000 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 09/28/07 | | | | 25,501,924 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 10/05/07 | | | | 24,805,775 | |
| | | | | 24,445,000 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 10/05/07 | | | | 24,263,219 | |
| | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.73 | | | | 10/19/07 | | | | 24,847,300 | |
| | | | | 35,300,000 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 10/24/07 | | | | 35,055,936 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agency Issues
(Cost $822,461,428) | | 816,296,324 | |
|
Certificates of Deposit — 0.8% |
First Tennessee Bank, N.A. | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 06/09/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $100,000,000) | | 100,000,000 | |
|
Euro Certificates of Deposit — 8.1% |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | | | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 4.79 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 400,000,000 | |
Alliance & Leceister plc | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.26 | | | | 04/10/07 | | | | 99,951,000 | |
Barclays Bank Plc | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 07/25/06 | | | | 49,866,000 | |
Caylon | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 5.04 | | | | 02/21/07 | | | | 74,832,000 | |
| | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 5.08 | | | | 02/26/07 | | | | 75,000,000 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 06/29/06 | | | | 300,000,000 | |
HBOS Treasury
Services, Plc | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 07/11/06 | | | | 24,928,250 | |
Total Euro Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $1,025,004,534) | | 1,024,577,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — 6.3% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY | | | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | 5.26 | % | | | 04/11/07 | | | $ | 49,977,000 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
of Commerce | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Caylon | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 08/31/06 | | | | 49,834,000 | |
Credit Suisse, NY | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
| | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 06/27/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
HBOS Treasury | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 06/30/06 | | | | 24,945,000 | |
Services, Plc | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.15 | | | | 03/27/07 | | | | 99,863,000 | |
SwedBank | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 5.20 | | | | 03/30/07 | | | | 74,930,250 | |
Toronto-Dominion | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 3.66 | | | | 06/06/06 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
Bank, NY | | | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 3.82 | | | | 06/20/06 | | | | 65,000,434 | |
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $789,999,809) | | 789,549,684 | |
|
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate — 11.9% |
Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group | | | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/07/07 | | | | 124,992,125 | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 07/17/06 | | | | 74,988,000 | |
Barclays Bank Plc | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 12/22/06 | | | | 249,972,090 | |
BNP Paribas, NY | | | | | 42,000,000 | | | | 4.79 | | | | 12/11/06 | | | | 41,996,753 | |
Dexia Credit Locale | | | | | 155,000,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 10/03/06 | | | | 154,988,278 | |
Nordea Bank, Finland | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 12/22/06 | | | | 199,981,290 | |
Royal Bank of
Canada, NY | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 12/27/06 | | | | 249,979,675 | |
Royal Bank of | | | | | 136,000,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 11/20/06 | | | | 135,988,666 | |
Scotland, NY | | | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 12/27/06 | | | | 164,982,056 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken
AB, NY | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 12/14/06 | | | | 99,982,256 | |
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,497,864,186) | | 1,497,851,189 | |
|
Bank Notes — Variable Rate — 4.4% |
Bank of | | | | | 87,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 08/10/06 | | | | 87,000,000 | |
America, N.A. | | | | | 413,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 01/16/07 | | | | 413,000,000 | |
National City | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank, Ohio | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 07/26/06 | | | | 50,003,151 | |
Total Bank Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $550,003,151) | | 550,003,151 | |
|
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — 4.2% |
ASIF Global
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financing XXX (b) | | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 05/23/07 | | | | 35,001,295 | |
Bank of Ireland | | | | | 30,200,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/18/07 | | | | 30,200,000 | |
General Electric
Capital Corp | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 05/17/07 | | | | 100,114,800 | |
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc (b) | | | | | 122,500,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 122,501,593 | |
HSBC Finance Inc. | | | | | 91,000,000 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 05/23/07 | | | | 91,031,850 | |
Metropolitan Life | | | | | 37,500,000 | | | | 4.85 | | | | 05/07/07 | | | | 37,499,925 | |
Global Funding I (b) | | | | | 28,000,000 | | | | 4.96 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 28,002,856 | |
Nationwide Building Society (b) | | | | | 31,500,000 | | | | 5.02 | | | | 04/27/07 | | | | 31,497,291 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 30 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — (concluded) |
Northern
Rock Plc (b) | | | | $ | 56,000,000 | | | | 4.94 | % | | | 04/09/07 | | | $ | 55,988,576 | |
Total Corporate Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $531,700,000) | | 531,838,186 | |
|
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — 8.1% |
American Express
Centurion Bank | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 01/09/07 | | | | 75,003,300 | |
American Honda
Finance Corp. (b) | | | | | 22,695,000 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 09/11/06 | | | | 22,711,751 | |
Beta Finance | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 05/17/06 | | | | 49,999,836 | |
Inc. (b) | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 10/11/06 | | | | 49,996,100 | |
| | | | | 112,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 10/17/06 | | | | 112,000,000 | |
CC (USA) Inc.,
(Centauri) (b) | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 10/18/06 | | | | 149,999,100 | |
Dorada
Finance Inc. (b) | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 5.01 | | | | 10/17/06 | | | | 49,999,800 | |
HSBC Finance Inc. | | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 10/27/06 | | | | 40,014,800 | |
Sigma | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 09/12/06 | | | | 99,997,900 | |
Finance Inc. (b) | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 10/19/06 | | | | 74,992,650 | |
Stanfield | | | | | 34,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/09/06 | | | | 33,999,850 | |
Victoria | | | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 19,999,901 | |
Finance LLC (b) | | | | | 59,000,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 12/15/06 | | | | 58,998,761 | |
Skandinaviska
Enskilda
Banken AB | | | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 05/09/07 | | | | 110,000,000 | |
Westpac
Banking Corp. | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 04/11/07 | | | | 24,999,175 | |
White Pine | | | | | 39,500,000 | | | | 4.79 | | | | 09/05/06 | | | | 39,501,975 | |
Corporation LLC (b) | | | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 09/12/06 | | | | 10,499,979 | |
Total Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,022,688,774) | | 1,022,714,878 | |
|
| Master Notes — Variable Rate — 4.8% |
GE Life and Annuity | | | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 10/02/06 | | | | 45,000,000 | |
Assurance Co. (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 10/10/06 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
Group Inc. (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hartford Life | | | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 80,000,000 | |
Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ING USA Annuity | | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 08/18/06 | | | | 30,000,000 | |
& Life Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | | |
Monumental Life | | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 11/16/06 | | | | 40,000,000 | |
Insurance Co. (a) | | | | | 130,000,000 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 04/24/07 | | | | 130,000,000 | |
| | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 05/24/07 | | | | 30,000,000 | |
New York Life | | | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/26/06 | | | | 45,000,000 | |
Insurance | | | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 10/18/06 | | | | 35,000,000 | |
Company (a) | | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 11/16/06 | | | | 40,000,000 | |
United of Omaha | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 5.07 | | | | 04/30/07 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Life Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Company (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Master Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $600,000,000) | | 600,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Paper — 29.7% |
Amstel Funding | | | | $ | 175,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | % | | | 05/30/06 | | | $ | 174,305,007 | |
Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amsterdam | | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 05/02/06 | | | | 39,994,767 | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barton Capital LLC | | | | | 150,435,000 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 150,298,250 | |
Cafco, LLC | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/03/06 | | | | 99,973,944 | |
| | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 39,984,300 | |
| | | | | 24,931,000 | | | | 4.72 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 24,898,313 | |
| | | | | 39,000,000 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 06/08/06 | | | | 38,799,107 | |
| | | | | 45,000,000 | | | �� | 4.88 | | | | 06/09/06 | | | | 44,762,100 | |
Chariot | | | | | 40,161,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/05/06 | | | | 40,139,715 | |
Funding LLC | | | | | 21,025,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/24/06 | | | | 20,958,777 | |
| | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/26/06 | | | | 74,743,229 | |
Ciesco LP | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 75,000,000 | |
Clipper Receivables | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 199,814,111 | |
Company, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Compass | | | | | 35,266,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 35,164,786 | |
Securitization LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CRC Funding LLC | | | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 4.70 | | | | 05/09/06 | | | | 119,874,667 | |
Danske Corp. | | | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 74,931,750 | |
Falcon Asset | | | | | 59,405,000 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 05/03/06 | | | | 59,389,357 | |
Securitization | | | | | 101,452,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 101,262,228 | |
FCAR Owner Trust | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.73 | | | | 05/03/06 | | | | 99,973,722 | |
Greyhawk | | | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 45,000,000 | |
Funding, LLC | | | | | 115,000,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 05/16/06 | | | | 114,768,562 | |
| | | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/22/06 | | | | 64,813,071 | |
ING (U.S.) | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 99,882,250 | |
Funding, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jupiter | | | | | 83,281,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/15/06 | | | | 83,125,218 | |
Securitization | | | | | 65,271,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/05/06 | | | | 65,236,406 | |
Corp. | | | | | 101,448,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 101,353,907 | |
| | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 49,933,194 | |
Kitty Hawk | | | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 49,836,000 | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Center | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/23/06 | | | | 99,701,167 | |
Asset Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Northern | | | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 39,963,600 | |
Rock Plc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Old Line | | | | | 14,591,000 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 05/08/06 | | | | 14,577,722 | |
Funding LLC | | | | | 61,259,000 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 05/17/06 | | | | 61,128,042 | |
Park Avenue | | | | | 104,000,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/03/06 | | | | 103,972,440 | |
Receivables Corp. | | | | | 51,000,000 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 05/25/06 | | | | 50,832,380 | |
Preferred | | | | | 75,292,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/02/06 | | | | 75,282,024 | |
Receivables | | | | | 25,936,000 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 05/04/06 | | | | 25,925,885 | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rabobank USA | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ranger Funding | | | | | 152,000,000 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 05/11/06 | | | | 151,798,600 | |
Co., LLC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sheffield | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 05/24/06 | | | | 299,057,000 | |
Receivables Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Solitaire | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 05/23/06 | | | | 99,701,167 | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
Issue
| | | | Face
Amount
| | Interest
Rate*
| | Maturity
Date
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
| Commercial Paper — (concluded) |
Thunder Bay | | | | $ | 25,146,000 | | | | 4.78 | % | | | 05/16/06 | | | $ | 25,095,917 | |
Funding LLC | | | | | 48,000,000 | | | | 4.79 | | | | 05/18/06 | | | | 47,891,427 | |
UBS Financial | | | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 4.67 | | | | 05/10/06 | | | | 249,708,125 | |
Del Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Windmill | | | | | 35,500,000 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 05/02/06 | | | | 35,495,355 | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | 74,390,000 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 06/05/06 | | | | 74,037,784 | |
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $3,742,385,373) | | 3,742,385,373 | |
|
Commercial Paper — Variable Rate — 1.3% |
Morgan | | | | | 45,500,000 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 11/17/06 | | | | 45,500,000 | |
Stanley | | | | | 24,400,000 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 12/01/06 | | | | 24,400,000 | |
Skandinaviska | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 11/28/06 | | | | 99,997,102 | |
Enskilda Banken | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Commercial Paper — Variable Rate
(Cost $169,897,102) | | 169,897,102 | |
|
| Time Deposits — 2.8% |
SunTrust Bank, | | | | | 351,721,000 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 05/01/06 | | | | 351,721,000 | |
Cayman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Time Deposits
(Cost $351,721,000) | | 351,721,000 | |
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Collateralized Advancements — 8.5% |
$250,000,000 | | | | Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $255,000,000, 0% – 9.46% due from 04/17/09 to 03/15/37. | | $ | 250,000,000 | |
175,000,000 | | | | Citigroup Global Markets Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $182,000,000, 4.25% – 8.13% due from 11/15/09 to 09/15/14. | | | 175,000,000 | |
300,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $306,000,000, 0% – 7.25% due from 10/15/27 to 10/12/38. | | | 300,000,000 | |
100,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.95% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,000,000, 7.13% – 9.98% due from 06/30/08 to 11/01/31. | | | 100,000,000 | |
150,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $156,000,000, 0% – 15.00% due from 11/15/05 to 12/15/15. | | | 150,000,000 | |
100,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 5.00% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $104,000,000, 0% – 12.50% due from 08/01/07 to 06/15/32. | | | 100,000,000 | |
Total Collateralized Advancements
(Cost $1,075,000,000) | | | | | 1,075,000,000 | |
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Repurchase Agreements — 2.2% |
$75,000,000 | | | | Credit Suisse, LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to
yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $75,029,750, collateralized by U.S. Treasury STRIPS 4.85% – 5.42% due from 02/15/08 to 11/15/23. | | $ | 75,000,000 | |
200,000,000 | | | | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.78% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $200,079,667, collateralized by Freddie Mac 4.50% – 5.625% due from 03/15/11 to 01/15/14, FHLB 3.40% – 3.50% due from 03/28/07 to 05/15/07 and Fannie Mae 5.00%
due 09/14/07. | | | 200,000,000 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $275,000,000) | | | | | 275,000,000 | |
Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost $12,553,725,357) | | | | | 12,546,834,137 | |
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.4% | | | | | 53,319,853 | |
Net Assets | | | | $ | 12,600,153,990 | |
| | Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above.
At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $6,891,220 and is comprised of $194,103 in appreciation and $7,085,323 in depreciation. |
| * | | Commercial Paper and some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are traded on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount rate paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation. |
| (a) | | Restricted securities — Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. |
| | Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security
| | | | Acquisition
Date
| | Cost
|
|---|
|
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.92%, 10/02/06 | | | | | 10/03/05 | | | $ | 45,000,000 | |
Goldman Sachs Group
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.99%, 10/10/06 | | | | | 01/17/06 | | | $ | 25,000,000 | |
Hartford Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.90%, 05/01/06 | | | | | 05/02/05 | | | $ | 80,000,000 | |
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.97%, 08/18/06 | | | | | 07/18/05 | | | $ | 30,000,000 | |
Monumental Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.97%, 11/16/06 | | | | | 11/17/05 | | | $ | 40,000,000 | |
4.99%, 04/24/07 | | | | | 04/28/06 | | | $ | 130,000,000 | |
5.16%, 05/24/07 | | | | | 04/28/06 | | | $ | 30,000,000 | |
New York Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.89%, 05/26/06 | | | | | 05/27/05 | | | $ | 45,000,000 | |
4.93%, 10/18/06 | | | | | 10/19/05 | | | $ | 35,000,000 | |
4.92%, 11/16/06 | | | | | 11/17/05 | | | $ | 40,000,000 | |
United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.
| | | | | | | | | | |
5.07%, 04/30/07 | | | | | 04/27/06 | | | $ | 100,000,000 | |
| | The fund invested in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $600,000,000 or 4.8% of net assets. |
| (b) | | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $1,083,189,139 or 8.6% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 32 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investments in securities subject to repurchase agreements | | | | $ | 275,000,000 | | | | | |
| Investments in other marketable securities | | | | | 12,271,834,137 | | | | | |
Total investments, at value
(identified cost $12,553,725,357) (Note 1a) | $ | 12,546,834,137 | |
| Cash | | 18,954,299 | |
| Interest receivable | | 34,944,607 | |
| Total assets | | 12,600,733,043 | |
| |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Advisory fee payable (Note 2) | | 525,315 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 53,738 | |
| Total liabilities | | 579,053 | |
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests | $ | 12,600,153,990 | |
Sources of Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | $ | 12,607,045,210 | |
| Net unrealized depreciation | | (6,891,220 | ) |
| Total | $ | 12,600,153,990 | |
Master Institutional Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and discount earned | $ | 414,377,232 | |
| |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | 5,208,262 | |
| Accounting and custodian services | | 221,465 | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fees | | 60,000 | |
| Total expense | | 5,489,727 | |
| Net investment income | | 408,887,505 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | $ | 124,988 | | | | | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (2,947,091 | ) | | | | |
| Net realized and unrealized loss from investments | | (2,822,103 | ) |
| |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 406,065,402 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | �� | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 408,887,505 | | | $ | 195,742,696 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | | 124,988 | | | | 80,772 | |
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (2,947,091 | ) | | | (4,167,531 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 406,065,402 | | | | 191,655,937 | |
| |
Capital Transactions:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Contributions from feeders | | | | | 12,614,652,561 | | | | 13,225,527,857 | |
| Withdrawals from feeders | | | | | (9,815,463,887 | ) | | | (14,625,457,769 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | | | | | 2,799,188,674 | | | | (1,399,929,912 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 3,205,254,076 | | | | (1,208,273,975 | ) |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 9,394,899,914 | | | | 10,603,173,889 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 12,600,153,990 | | | $ | 9,394,899,914 | |
Master Institutional Fund
Supplementary Data
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
|
|---|
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets | | | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | %(1) |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | | | | | 3.93 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.81 | %(1) |
| Net Assets, end of period (000) | | | | $ | 12,600,154 | | | $ | 9,394,900 | | | $ | 10,603,174 | | | $ | 11,662,227 | | | $ | 12,840,286 | |
| (1) | | On an annualized basis. |
| * | | Commencement of Operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 34 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Alabama — 2.3%
|
$7,500,000 | | | | Athens-Limestone County Health Care Auth VRDN 3.83% due 05/01/2015 (a) | | $ | 7,500,000 | |
1,470,000 | | | | Birmingham, Alabama Public Parks & Recreation Board Rev (YMCA Project) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2016 (a) | | | 1,470,000 | |
4,795,000 | | | | Birmingham, Alabama Waterworks & Sewer Board (Water & Sewer Rev Floaters — Series 947) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a) | | | 4,795,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | Columbia, Alabama IDB Rev (Alabama Power Co.) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2021 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | |
21,540,000 | | | | Columbia, Alabama IDB Rev (Alabama Power Co. Project — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 05/01/2022 (a) | | | 21,540,000 | |
35,000,000 | | | | Decatur, Alabama IDB Rev VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2036 (a) | | | 35,000,000 | |
7,040,000 | | | | Homewood, Alabama Medical Clinic Board Lease Rev (Lakeshore Foundation Project) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2024 (a) | | | 7,040,000 | |
| | | | Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Rev VRDN: | | | | |
30,000,000 | | | | (Series C-3) 3.82% due 02/01/2040 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | (Series C-4) 3.82% due 02/01/2040 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
93,600,000 | | | | (Series C-6) 3.83% due 02/01/2040 (a) | | | 93,600,000 | |
3,620,000 | | | | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Educational Bldg Auth Rev (American Christian Education) VRDN 3.85% due 01/01/2023 (a) | | | 3,620,000 | |
6,700,000 | | | | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama IDA Solid Waste Disposal Rev VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2020 (a) | | | 6,700,000 | |
| | | | University of Alabama General Rev VRDN: | | | | |
4,775,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 477) 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 4,775,000 | |
15,915,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.82% due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 15,915,000 | |
44,490,000 | | | | West Jefferson, Alabama IDB PCR (Alabama Power Co. Project) DDN 3.80% due 06/01/2028 (a) | | | 44,490,000 | |
Alaska — 1.0%
|
44,000,000 | | | | Alaska IDA Rev (ROCS RR II R 320) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 44,000,000 | |
7,400,000 | | | | Alaska Municipal Board Auth (ROCS RR II R 7525) VRDN 3.43% due 05/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 7,400,000 | |
4,135,000 | | | | Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. (Merlots — A-08) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2025 (a) | | | 4,135,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. (Veterans Mortgage Program) VRDN 3.42% due 12/01/2006 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
8,050,000 | | | | Alaska State International Airports Rev (ROCS RR II R 527) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 8,050,000 | |
4,985,000 | | | | Anchorage, Alaska (ROCS RR II R 6034) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 4,985,000 | |
| | | | Valdez, Alaska Marine Term Rev (Philips Project) FXRDN: | | | | |
27,000,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.00% due 06/01/2006 | | | 27,000,083 | |
18,375,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.00% due 06/01/2006 | | | 18,375,000 | |
11,360,000 | | | | Valdez, Alaska Marine Term Rev (Pipelines Project) DDN 3.81% due 06/01/2037 (a) | | | 11,360,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Arizona — 1.6%
|
2,620,000 | | | | Arizona State University Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 694) VRDN 3.84% due
09/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 2,620,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Arizona — (concluded)
|
$23,000,000 | | | | Maricopa County, Arizona IDA Health Facilities Rev (Putters — Series 420) VRDN 3.86% due 01/01/2010 (a)(b) | | $ | 23,000,000 | |
36,498,000 | | | | Maricopa County, Arizona IDA S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1165) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2006 (a)(b) | | | 36,498,000 | |
5,190,000 | | | | Mesa, Arizona Utility System Rev (Putters — Series 960) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,190,000 | |
53,935,000 | | | | Morgan Keegan Municipal Products Inc. (Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 02/02/2009 (a)(b) | | | 53,935,000 | |
4,675,000 | | | | Phoenix, Arizona Civic Corp. Excise Tax (Macon Trust — Series L) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2041 (a)(b) | | | 4,675,000 | |
| | | | Phoenix, Arizona Civic Corp. Distribution Rev VRDN: | | | | |
6,000,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1306) 3.87% due 01/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
6,800,000 | | | | (Series Z-11) 3.87% due 05/08/2034 (a)(b) | | | 6,800,000 | |
89,768,611 | | | | Phoenix, Arizona IDA S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.83% due 05/01/2006 | | | 89,768,611 | |
Arkansas — 1.2%
|
7,000,000 | | | | Arkansas State Development Finance Auth Environmental Facilities Rev (Teris LLC Project) VRDN 3.85% due 03/01/2021 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
3,750,000 | | | | Arkansas State Development Finance Auth M/F Housing Rev (Chapel Ridge — Series C) VRDN 3.90% due 05/01/2031 (a) | | | 3,750,000 | |
70,682,174 | | | | Arkansas State Development Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.87% due 09/01/2006 | | | 70,682,174 | |
40,821,000 | | | | Arkansas State Development Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1139) VRDN 3.87% due 02/01/2008 (a)(b) | | | 40,821,000 | |
| | | | Eclipse Funding Trust (Solar Eclipse — University of Arkansas) VRDN: | | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | (2006-0026) 3.83% due 11/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
7,335,000 | | | | (2006-0046) 3.83% due 03/01/2036 (a)(b) | | | 7,335,000 | |
16,806,000 | | | | Morgan Keegan Municipal Product Inc. Various States Trust Rcpts (Arkansas Development Finance Auth S/F) VRDN 3.90% due 09/01/2006 (a)(b) | | | 16,806,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | North Little Rock, Arkansas Health Facilities Board Rev (Baptist Health — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2021 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
6,650,000 | | | | Pulaski County, Arkansas Public Facilities Board M/F Rev (Chapel Ridge — South West) VRDN 3.88% due 10/01/2034 (a) | | | 6,650,000 | |
California — 0.8%
|
20,000,000 | | | | Access To Loans For Leasing Student Loan Corp. California Rev (Student Loan Program — Series V-A-2) VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2040 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
15,145,000 | | | | California State Department of Water Reservoir (Series F-3) DDN 3.80% due 05/01/2022 (a) | | | 15,145,000 | |
12,170,000 | | | | California State RAN 4.50% due 06/30/2006 | | | 12,199,428 | |
8,095,000 | | | | California State (Merlots — B-45) VRDN 3.81% due 10/01/2029 (a)(b) | | | 8,095,000 | |
6,575,000 | | | | Desert, California Community College (Merlots — Series D-02) VRDN 3.81% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 6,575,000 | |
32,920,844 | | | | Los Angles, California S/F Home Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.10% due 12/01/2006 | | | 32,920,844 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 | 35 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
| | | | | | | | | | |
California — (concluded)
|
$10,370,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates — California City & County Airports (Series 2001-136) DDN 3.80% due 12/06/2018 (a)(b) | | $ | 10,370,000 | |
Colorado — 2.0%
|
3,800,000 | | | | Arvada, Colorado Water Enterprise Rev VRDN 3.55% due 11/01/2020 (a) | | | 3,800,000 | |
7,305,000 | | | | Colorado Department of Transportation Rev (Putters — Series 318) VRDN 3.84%
due 06/15/2015 (a)(b) | | | 7,305,000 | |
11,680,000 | | | | Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (Charolette Jewish LLC Project — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2035 (a) | | | 11,680,000 | |
31,000,000 | | | | Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (National Jewish Board Program) VRDN 3.81% due 12/01/2034 (a) | | | 31,000,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (Student Housing — Fuller Project) VRDN 3.89% due 08/01/2035 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | |
2,475,000 | | | | Colorado Health Facilities Auth Rev (Christian Living Campus — Series C) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2037 (a) | | | 2,475,000 | |
5,295,000 | | | | Colorado State Board of Governors University Enterprise System Rev (Putters — Series 926) VRDN 3.55% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,295,000 | |
5,535,000 | | | | Denver, Colorado City & County Airport (Merlots — Series A-61) VRDN 3.87% due 11/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,535,000 | |
| | | | Denver, Colorado City & County Airport Rev VRDN: | | | | |
19,644,800 | | | | (Series A) 4.75% due 10/25/2008 (a) | | | 19,644,800 | |
415,400 | | | | (Series A) 4.75% due 10/25/2008 (a) | | | 415,400 | |
28,700,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.87% due 11/15/2024 (a) | | | 28,700,000 | |
27,400,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.88% due 11/15/2025 (a) | | | 27,398,630 | |
| | | | E-470 Public Highway Auth Colorado Rev VRDN: | | | | |
2,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 997) 3.87%
due 03/01/2036 (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | |
100,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1064) 3.87% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 100,000 | |
1,635,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1064) 3.87% due 09/01/2029 (a)(b) | | | 1,635,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series Z-13) 3.87% due 05/11/2027 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | |
| | | | El Paso County, Colorado Certificate Partnership VRDN: | | | | |
9,115,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 1050) 3.84% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 9,115,000 | |
7,925,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 2002) 3.84% due 12/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 7,925,000 | |
1,738,000 | | | | El Paso County, Colorado S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1136) VRDN 3.87% due 1/01/2008 (a)(b) | | | 1,738,000 | |
4,365,000 | | | | Erie, Colorado Certificate Partnership VRDN 3.85% due 11/01/2035 (a) | | | 4,365,000 | |
5,300,000 | | | | Goldsmith Metropolitan District Colorado VRDN 4.00% due 12/01/2034 (a) | | | 5,300,000 | |
11,410,000 | | | | Jefferson County, Colorado School District (ROCS RR II R 6048) VRDN 3.45% due 12/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 11,410,000 | |
13,250,000 | | | | Park Creek Metropolitan District Colorado Rev (Series S) VRDN 3.84% due 06/02/2008 (a) | | | 13,250,000 | |
6,785,000 | | | | Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Rev (Series 679) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2010 (a) | | | 6,785,000 | |
|
Colorado — (concluded)
|
$4,220,000 | | | | Summit County, Colorado School District (Putters — Series 646) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b) | | $ | 4,220,000 | |
15,940,000 | | | | Traer Creek, Colorado Metropolitan District Rev VRDN 3.83% due 10/01/2021 (a) | | | 15,940,000 | |
| | | | University of Colorado Enterprise Systems Rev VRDN: | | | | |
4,620,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050046 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 4,620,000 | |
6,990,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 862) 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,990,000 | |
10,450,000 | | | | Westminster, Colorado EDA Rev (North Huron Urban Renewal) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2028 (a) | | | 10,450,000 | |
Delaware — 0.4%
|
53,701,314 | | | | Goldman Sachs Pool Trust Delaware (Floaters — Series 2005-1) VRDN 3.93% due 06/02/2012 (a)(b) | | | 53,701,314 | |
District of Columbia — 1.5%
|
| | | | District of Columbia VRDN: | | | | |
34,870,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-05) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)(b) | | | 34,870,000 | |
31,775,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-06) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 31,775,000 | |
5,390,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-13) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 5,390,000 | |
5,780,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 895) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,780,000 | |
4,320,000 | | | | District of Columbia Rev (Washington Very SPL Arts) VRDN 3.90% due 01/01/2027 (a) | | | 4,320,000 | |
| | | | District of Columbia Rev Bond (American National Red Cross — Series 2000) CP: | | | | |
40,100,000 | | | | 3.21% due 05/04/2006 | | | 40,100,000 | |
40,000,000 | | | | 3.21% due 05/05/2006 | | | 40,000,000 | |
22,600,000 | | | | Metropolitan Washington D. C. Airports Auth Systems Rev (Eagle 20060009 CL-A) VRDN 3.88% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 22,600,000 | |
20,095,000 | | | | Washington D. C. Convention Center Auth Dedicated Tax Rev (Floater Certificates — Series 539) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 20,095,000 | |
Florida — 7.0%
|
7,225,000 | | | | Bay County, Florida Water System Rev (ROCS RR II R 3037) VRDN 3.43% due 09/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 7,225,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Wuesthoff Health System Inc. Project) VRDN 3.80% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
30,150,000 | | | | Broward County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Nova Southeastern — Series C) VRDN 3.79% due 04/01/20024 (a) | | | 30,150,000 | |
16,220,000 | | | | Broward County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (John Knox Village Project) DDN 3.85% due 09/01/2032 (a) | | | 16,220,000 | |
6,145,000 | | | | Duval County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership (Floaters — Series 1246) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2025 (a)(b) | | | 6,145,000 | |
21,305,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0008 (Solar Eclipse — Volusia County School Board Certificate Partnership) VRDN 3.83% due 08/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 21,305,000 | |
| | | | Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Azalea Trace Inc.) DDN: | | | | |
10,630,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.83% due 11/15/2015 (a) | | | 10,630,000 | |
25,395,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.83% due 11/15/2029 (a) | | | 25,395,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 36 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Florida — (continued)
|
$16,433,000 | | | | Florida Local Government Finance Community Pool Loan Program (Series B) CP 3.70% due 07/14/2006 | | $ | 16,433,000 | |
36,975,000 | | | | Florida State (Merlots — Series A-22) VRDN 3.35% due 07/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 36,975,000 | |
7,420,000 | | | | Florida State Board of Education (Putters — Series 473) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 7,420,000 | |
| | | | Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay VRDN: | | | | |
4,900,000 | | | | (Eagle 20030025 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2018 (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | |
4,500,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050057 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | |
10,100,000 | | | | Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay Municipal Security Trust Rcpts (Series 138) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 10,100,000 | |
| | | | Florida State Board of Education Public Education Municipal Securities Trust VRDN: | | | | |
44,080,000 | | | | (Series SGA 102) 3.82% due 06/01/2029 (a)(b) | | | 44,080,000 | |
10,900,000 | | | | (Series SGB 63-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 10,900,000 | |
2,920,000 | | | | FSU Financial Assistance Inc., Florida Educational Athletic Facilities Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGB 44-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2031 (a)(b) | | | 2,920,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Highlands County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Adventist Health System — Series C) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2021 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
6,600,000 | | | | Hillsborough County, Florida Housing Finance Auth M/F Rev (Meridian Pointe Apartments Projects) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2037 (a) | | | 6,600,000 | |
| | | | Jacksonville, Florida Economic Development Common Health Care Facilities Rev VRDN: | | | | |
14,385,000 | | | | 3.79% due 10/01/2015 (a) | | | 14,385,000 | |
20,300,000 | | | | 3.79% due 10/01/2025 (a) | | | 20,300,000 | |
| | | | Jacksonville, Florida PCR (Florida Power & Light — Series A) CP: | | | | |
14,600,000 | | | | 3.27% due 05/03/2006 | | | 14,600,000 | |
35,960,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/04/2006 | | | 35,960,000 | |
4,595,000 | | | | Jacksonville, Florida Sales Tax Rev (Merlots — Series B-26) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 4,595,000 | |
10,500,000 | | | | Jacksonville, Florida Health Facilities Auth Hospital Rev (Series A) DDN 3.67% due 08/15/2033 (a) | | | 10,500,000 | |
5,470,000 | | | | Jea, Florida Water & Sewer Systems Rev (Putters — Series 805) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,470,000 | |
| | | | Lee County, Florida Hospital Board Directors Rev (Member Health System) DDN: | | | | |
32,500,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.85% due 04/01/2025 (a) | | | 32,500,000 | |
55,605,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.85% due 04/01/2027 (a) | | | 55,605,000 | |
16,490,000 | | | | Lee County, Florida IDA Health Care Facilities Rev (Hope Hospice Project) DDN 3.79% due 10/01/2023 (a) | | | 16,490,000 | |
6,430,000 | | | | Lee County, Florida Transportation Facilities Rev (Floaters — 1247) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 6,430,000 | |
12,000,000 | | | | Leesburg, Florida Hospital Rev (The Villages Regional Hospital Project) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2036 (a) | | | 12,000,000 | |
|
Florida — (concluded)
|
$3,100,000 | | | | Miami-Dade County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 534) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2011 (a)(b) | | $ | 3,100,000 | |
| | | | Miami-Dade County, Florida Special Obligation VRDN: | | | | |
7,960,000 | | | | (Series Z-9) 3.87% due 04/17/2015 (a)(b) | | | 7,960,000 | |
325,000 | | | | (Series Z-9) 3.87% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 325,000 | |
1,640,000 | | | | (Series Z-12) 3.87% due 05/15/2015 (a)(b) | | | 1,640,000 | |
| | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A) DDN: | | | | |
35,955,000 | | | | (Series 2001-115) 3.82% due 01/15/2015 (a)(b) | | | 35,955,000 | |
8,155,000 | | | | (Series 2001-131) 3.82% due 08/04/2016 (a)(b) | | | 8,155,000 | |
9,695,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A — Series 2001-161) Florida State Board Education Capital Outlay VRDN 3.82% due 01/30/2019 (a)(b) | | | 9,695,000 | |
13,315,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A — Series 2001-160) Florida State Board Education Lottery VRDN 3.82% due 05/06/2010 (a)(b) | | | 13,315,000 | |
| | | | Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
30,590,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 531) 3.84% due 11/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 30,590,000 | |
14,550,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 830) 3.84% due 11/15/2022 (a)(b) | | | 14,550,000 | |
13,500,000 | | | | Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Presbyterian Retirement — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2028 (a) | | | 13,500,000 | |
| | | | Orange County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership VRDN: | | | | |
3,780,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 560) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 3,780,000 | |
3,500,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 738) 3.84% due 02/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | |
49,835,000 | | | | Palm Beach County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Bethesda Healthcare System Project) DDN 3.79% due 12/01/2031 (a) | | | 49,835,000 | |
6,270,000 | | | | Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth Florida Rev (Eagle 20060033 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a) | | | 6,270,000 | |
29,900,000 | | | | Pinellas County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Bayfront Projects) DDN 3.79% due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 29,900,000 | |
6,300,000 | | | | Polk County, Florida IDA IDR (Lifepath Hospice Project) VRDN 3.80% due 08/01/2028 (a) | | | 6,300,000 | |
204,985,000 | | | | Saint Lucie County, Florida PCR (Florida Power & Light Co. Project) DDN 3.81% due 09/01/2028 (a) | | | 204,985,000 | |
7,375,000 | | | | Tallahassee, Florida Energy System Rev (Eagle 20060018 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 7,375,000 | |
14,300,000 | | | | Tampa, Florida Sports Auth Rev Municipal Securities Rcpts (Series SGA 61) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 14,300,000 | |
2,995,000 | | | | Volusia County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Putters — Series 886) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 2,995,000 | |
5,645,000 | | | | Volusia County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 440) VRDN 3.85% due 10/15/2035 (a)(b) | | | 5,645,000 | |
3,490,000 | | | | West Palm Beach Florida Utilities Systems Rev (Floaters — Series 972) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 3,490,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Georgia — 2.8%
|
$4,620,000 | | | | Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev VRDN 3.90% due 09/01/2020 (a) | | $ | 4,620,000 | |
16,600,000 | | | | Appling County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Power Co. Hatch Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2029 (a) | | | 16,600,000 | |
20,400,000 | | | | Athens-Clarke County, Georgia University Government Development Auth Rev (University of Georgia Athletic Assn Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2031 (a) | | | 20,400,000 | |
5,190,000 | | | | Atlanta, Georgia Airport Passenger Facilities Charge Rev (Floaters — Series 1283) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 5,190,000 | |
14,690,000 | | | | Atlanta, Georgia Development Auth Student Housing Rev (Putters — Series 1046) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 14,690,000 | |
17,500,000 | | | | Atlanta, Georgia Tax Allocation (Atlantic Station) VRDN 3.90% due 12/01/2024 (a) | | | 17,500,000 | |
| | | | Atlanta, Georgia Urban Residential Finance Auth M/F Rev VRDN: | | | | |
7,000,000 | | | | (Lindbergh City Center Apartments) 3.87% due 11/01/2044 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | (M Street Apartments Project) 3.87% due 03/01/2043 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
| | | | Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev VRDN: | | | | |
24,750,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060094 CL-A) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b) | | | 24,750,000 | |
11,660,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050009 CL-A) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b) | | | 11,660,000 | |
7,685,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1273) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b) | | | 7,685,000 | |
5,260,000 | | | | Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev (Floating Rate Trust Rcpts — Series K-2) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b) | | | 5,260,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGA 145) VRDN 3.85% due 11/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | |
12,090,000 | | | | Burke County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Oglethorpe Power Corp. — Series B) DDN
3.79% due 01/01/2020 (a) | | | 12,090,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Clayton County, Georgia Development Auth Facilities Rev (Delta Airlines — Series C) VRDN 3.93% due 05/01/2035 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
9,150,000 | | | | Cobb County, Georgia Housing Auth M/F Housing Rev (Walton Reserve Apartments Project) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a) | | | 9,150,000 | |
9,905,000 | | | | Colquitt County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2023 (a) | | | 9,905,000 | |
16,425,000 | | | | Crisp County, Georgia Solid Waste Management Auth Rev VRDN 4.22% due 01/01/2023 (a) | | | 16,425,000 | |
13,000,000 | | | | Dekalb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Dekalb Medical Center Inc. Project) VRDN 3.80% due 09/01/2035 (a) | | | 13,000,000 | |
22,955,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — State of Georgia (Series 991001) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2017 (a)(b) | | | 22,955,000 | |
5,395,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0024 (Solar Eclipse — Atlanta Georgia Development Auth) VRDN 3.83% due 09/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,395,000 | |
|
Georgia — (concluded)
|
$10,080,000 | | | | Floyd County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Power Co. Hammond Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2026 (a) | | $ | 10,080,000 | |
| | | | Fulton County, Georgia Development Auth VRDN: | | | | |
8,000,000 | | | | (Shepherd Center Inc. Project) 3.80% due 09/01/2035 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
7,200,000 | | | | (Siemens Energy Inc. Project) 3.80% due 12/15/2014 (a) | | | 7,200,000 | |
1,645,000 | | | | Fulton County, Georgia Water & Sewer Rev (Eagle 720050005 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 1,645,000 | |
3,365,000 | | | | Gainsville & Hall County, Georgia Development Auth Rev (Atex Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 09/01/2023 (a) | | | 3,365,000 | |
| | | | Gainsville & Hall County, Georgia Development Auth Rev (Senior Living Facilities — Lanier) DDN: | | | | |
4,315,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.83% due 11/15/2010 (a) | | | 4,315,000 | |
4,150,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.83% due 11/15/2030 (a) | | | 4,150,000 | |
| | | | Georgia State Local Government Certificate Partnership (Macon Trust — Series 2002-0) VRDN: | | | | |
4,515,000 | | | | 3.88% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 4,515,000 | |
4,515,000 | | | | 3.88% due 06/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 4,515,000 | |
2,765,000 | | | | Gwinnett County, Georgia Development Auth Certificate Partnership (ROCS RR II R 6009) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 2,765,000 | |
| | | | Gwinnett County, Georgia Development Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
3,680,000 | | | | (Barcoview LLC Project) 3.95% due 07/01/2018 (a) | | | 3,680,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Wesleyan School Inc. Project) 3.80% due 09/01/2025 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
39,795,000 | | | | Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Central Georgia Health) DDN 3.79% due 05/01/2030 (a) | | | 39,795,000 | |
25,000,000 | | | | Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Medical Center — Central Georgia) VRDN 3.79% due 08/01/2035 (a) | | | 25,000,000 | |
19,950,000 | | | | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth Georgia Sales Tax Rev (Putters — Series 312) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 19,950,000 | |
9,405,000 | | | | Private Colleges & Universities Auth Rev (Mercer University Project) VRDN 3.89% due 10/01/2032 (a) | | | 9,405,000 | |
1,740,000 | | | | Thomaston-Upson County, Georgia IDA Rev (Thomaston Manufacturing Project) VRDN 3.95% due 12/01/2011 (a) | | | 1,740,000 | |
Hawaii — 0.3%
|
| | | | Hawaii State VRDN: | | | | |
14,300,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6062) 3.84% due 03/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 14,300,000 | |
1,985,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6504) 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 1,985,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | Hawaii State Development Budget & Financial Rev (Putters — Series 834) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2009 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | |
| | | | Honolulu Hawaii City & County VRDN: | | | | |
7,500,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050052 CL-A) 3.84% due 07/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 7,500,000 | |
3,072,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1115) 3.84% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 3,072,500 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 38 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Idaho — 0.1%
|
$4,250,000 | | | | Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Nonprofit Facilities Rev (Albertson College Project) VRDN 3.81% due 11/01/2021 (a) | | $ | 4,250,000 | |
6,050,000 | | | | Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Rev (Balmoral Apartments Project) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2032 (a) | | | 6,050,000 | |
1,145,000 | | | | Madison, Idaho EDC IDR (Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 08/01/2012 (a) | | | 1,145,000 | |
Illinois — 8.9%
|
2,015,000 | | | | Aurora, Illinois IDR (Aztech Engineering Inc. Project) VRDN 4.00% due 10/01/2018 (a) | | | 2,015,000 | |
24,082,500 | | | | Aurora, Illinois Kane Dupage County & Springfield Illinois Sangamon County S/F (Floaters — Series 1021) VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2006 (a)(b) | | | 24,082,500 | |
| | | | Aurora, Illinois S/F Mortgage Rev VRDN: | | | | |
57,730,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1152) 3.87% due 06/01/2040 (a)(b) | | | 57,730,000 | |
5,288,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1154) 3.87% due 06/01/2040 (a)(b) | | | 5,288,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois VRDN: | | | | |
4,800,000 | | | | (Eagle 20030006 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2042 (a)(b) | | | 4,800,000 | |
5,745,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1067) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 5,745,000 | |
3,380,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1110) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 3,380,000 | |
19,700,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1277) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 19,700,000 | |
13,200,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1278) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 13,200,000 | |
6,500,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1287) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | |
15,605,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1288) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 15,605,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois Board Education VRDN: | | | | |
2,360,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050058 CL-A) 3.84% due 12/01/2031 (a)(b) | | | 2,360,000 | |
5,050,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1063) 3.90% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 5,050,000 | |
3,300,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series Z-11) 3.87% due 11/12/2019 (a)(b) | | | 3,300,000 | |
11,435,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-15) 3.82% due 12/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 11,435,000 | |
1,905,000 | | | | (Series Z-8) 3.87% due 10/28/2025 (a)(b) | | | 1,905,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois IDR VRDN: | | | | |
7,000,000 | | | | (Enterprise Center VIII Project) 3.88% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
2,190,000 | | | | (Trendler Components Inc. Project) 3.92% due 11/01/2017 (a) | | | 2,190,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Facilities Rev (O’Hare Technical Center II Project) VRDN 3.88% due 03/01/2037 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Rev VRDN: | | | | |
31,900,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060020 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 31,900,000 | |
6,200,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060056 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 6,200,000 | |
31,680,000 | | | | (Eagle 720053025 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/03/2033 (a)(b) | | | 31,680,000 | |
5,215,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1284) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 5,215,000 | |
|
Illinois — (continued)
|
$5,300,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series D-12) 3.82% due 01/01/2025 (a)(b) | | $ | 5,300,000 | |
7,440,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 670) 3.87% due 01/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 7,440,000 | |
2,500,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 239) 3.88% due 01/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | |
10,900,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 494) 3.84% due 01/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 10,900,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 522) 3.84% due 01/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois Park District VRDN: | | | | |
7,070,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-61) 3.82% due 01/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 7,070,000 | |
11,415,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 521) 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 11,415,000 | |
2,890,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 974) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 2,890,000 | |
22,470,000 | | | | Chicago, Illinois Sales Tax Rev (Merlots — Series AAA) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | | 22,470,000 | |
3,900,000 | | | | Chicago, Illinois Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Rev (Groot Industries Inc. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 12/01/2015 (a) | | | 3,900,000 | |
| | | | Chicago, Illinois Wastewater Transmission Rev VRDN: | | | | |
10,050,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-125) 3.82% due 01/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 10,050,000 | |
2,380,000 | | | | (Series O) 3.84% due 01/01/2030 (a) | | | 2,380,000 | |
| | | | Cook County, Illinois VRDN: | | | | |
3,575,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-11) 3.82% due 11/15/2025 (a)(b) | | | 3,575,000 | |
2,400,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 559) 3.84% due 05/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 2,400,000 | |
6,270,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 566) 3.84% due 11/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,270,000 | |
1,925,000 | | | | Des Plaines, Illinois IDR (414 East Golf Road LLC Project) VRDN 3.95% due 05/01/2017 (a) | | | 1,925,000 | |
10,840,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Series 02-6002) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 10,840,000 | |
| | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Metropolitan Pier & Exposition (Series 02-6001) VRDN: | | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | 3.84% due 12/15/2028 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
6,150,000 | | | | 3.84% due 06/15/2042 (a)(b) | | | 6,150,000 | |
15,170,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0005 (Solar Eclipse — Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Rev VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 15,170,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0006 (Solar Eclipse — Illinois State) VRDN 3.83% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | |
15,595,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0007 (Solar Eclipse — Springfield, Illinois Electric Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 15,595,000 | |
2,425,000 | | | | Elgin, Illinois IDR (Starro Precision Products Inc.) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 2,425,000 | |
2,440,000 | | | | Illinois Development Finance Auth IDR (Design Automotive LLC Project) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2011 (a) | | | 2,440,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Development Finance Auth Rev (Palos Community Hospital) VRDN: | | | | |
12,000,000 | | | | 3.83% due 11/15/2011 (a) | | | 12,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.83% due 09/01/2015 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
45,700,000 | | | | 3.83% due 11/15/2024 (a) | | | 45,700,000 | |
1,795,000 | | | | Illinois Development Finance Auth IDR (Rockford College Project) VRDN 3.90% due 02/01/2021 (a) | | | 1,795,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Art Institute of Chicago) VRDN: | | | | |
28,250,000 | | | | 3.83% due 03/01/2027 (a) | | | 28,250,000 | |
23,250,000 | | | | 3.87% due 03/01/2027 (a) | | | 23,250,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 | 39 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Illinois — (continued)
|
$13,800,000 | | | | Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Concordia University River Project) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2031 (a) | | $ | 13,800,000 | |
9,600,000 | | | | Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Student Housing Rev (ITT State Street Corp. — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | | 9,600,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Central Dupage Health) VRDN: | | | | |
12,500,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.81% due 11/01/2038 (a) | | | 12,500,000 | |
25,300,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.81% due 11/01/2038 (a) | | | 25,300,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Mercy Alliance Project) VRDN 3.82% due 02/15/2035 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
25,500,000 | | | | Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Northwestern Member — Series B-1) DDN 3.81% due 08/15/2038 (a) | | | 25,500,000 | |
9,900,000 | | | | Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Rest Haven Christian Service — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2034 (a) | | | 9,900,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Central Dupage Health) DDN: | | | | |
46,025,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.83% due 11/01/2027 (a) | | | 46,025,000 | |
49,000,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.83% due 11/01/2027 (a) | | | 49,000,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Northwestern Member Hospital) DDN: | | | | |
2,060,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.81% due 06/01/2032 (a) | | | 2,060,000 | |
58,040,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.81% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 58,040,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.81% due 08/15/2032 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | |
16,695,000 | | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Memorial Health System) DDN 3.87% due 10/01/2022 (a) | | | 16,695,000 | |
12,275,000 | | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Palos Community Hospital — Series B) VRDN 3.83% due 12/01/2015 (a) | | | 12,275,000 | |
18,480,000 | | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Resurrection Health Care — Series B) VRDN 3.81% due 05/15/2035 (a) | | | 18,480,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 10/01/2010 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | Illinois State VRDN: | | | | |
4,295,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-124) 3.82% due 11/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 4,295,000 | |
4,975,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-05) 3.82% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 4,975,000 | �� |
28,900,000 | | | | Illinois State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 103) VRDN 3.82% due 08/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 28,900,000 | |
| | | | Illinois State Toll Highway Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
9,470,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 963) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 9,470,000 | |
6,965,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1014) 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,965,000 | |
7,430,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 4073) 3.84% due 01/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 7,430,000 | |
| | | | Illinois Student Assistance Loan Rev (Series A) VRDN: | | | | |
2,800,000 | | | | 3.90% due 09/01/2031 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
10,350,000 | | | | 3.90% due 09/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,350,000 | |
17,500,000 | | | | 3.90% due 09/01/2034 (a) | | | 17,500,000 | |
| | | | Lake County, Illinois Community School District VRDN: | | | | |
20,515,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series D-04) 3.82% due 11/01/2025 (a)(b) | | | 20,515,000 | |
|
Illinois — (concluded)
|
$5,800,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 329) 3.87% due 12/01/2014 (a)(b) | | $ | 5,800,000 | |
2,160,000 | | | | Macon County, Illinois Rev (Millikin University) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2031 (a) | | | 2,160,000 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Auth (Illinois Dedicated State Tax Rev) VRDN: | | | | |
3,500,000 | | | | (Eagle 20040030 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/15/2042 (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | |
755,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series Z-1) 3.87% due 10/08/2010 (a)(b) | | | 755,000 | |
6,245,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series Z-8) 3.87% due 12/24/2019 (a)(b) | | | 6,245,000 | |
2,600,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series Z-14) 3.87% due 12/30/2025 (a)(b) | | | 2,600,000 | |
18,005,000 | | | | (Series Z-5) 3.87% due 04/03/2034 (a)(b) | | | 18,005,000 | |
12,160,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Allegheny Co. Port Auth Rev Class A — Series 2001-121) VRDN 3.82% due 12/22/2009 (a)(b) | | | 12,160,000 | |
12,495,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Class A — Series 2001-124) VRDN 3.82% due 08/20/2014 (a)(b) | | | 12,495,000 | |
11,400,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Illinois Finance Auth Gas Light & Coke Co. — Series 2006-253) VRDN 3.85% due 05/12/2014 (a)(b) | | | 11,400,000 | |
9,500,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois Board of Education — Series 2005-237) VRDN 3.92% due 01/04/2024 (a)(b) | | | 9,500,000 | |
12,100,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Class A — Series 93) DDN 3.84% due 10/04/2012 (a)(b) | | | 12,100,000 | |
8,530,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport — Series 2005-248) VRDN 3.85% due 12/18/2013 (a)(b) | | | 8,530,000 | |
| | | | Regional Transportation Auth VRDN: | | | | |
2,950,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050003 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 2,950,000 | |
2,895,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050028 Cl-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 2,895,000 | |
32,732,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series D-818) 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 32,732,500 | |
13,510,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-24) 3.82% due 07/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 13,510,000 | |
4,910,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-41) 3.82% due 06/01/2017 (a)(b) | | | 4,910,000 | |
5,200,000 | | | | (Series O) 3.84% due 06/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 5,200,000 | |
20,100,000 | | | | Romeoville, Illinois Rev (Lewis University) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2036 (a) | | | 20,100,000 | |
4,075,000 | | | | Southern Illinois University Rev (Putters — Series 562) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 4,075,000 | |
11,090,000 | | | | Springfield, Illinois Election Rev (Eagle 20060026 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 11,090,000 | |
11,205,000 | | | | Will County, Illinois Community School District (Floaters — Series Z-13) VRDN 3.87% due 11/09/2021 (a)(b) | | | 11,205,000 | |
12,905,000 | | | | Will County, Illinois M/F Housing Rev (Woodlands Crest Hill) VRDN 3.88% due 02/15/2031 (a) | | | 12,905,000 | |
7,735,000 | | | | Will County, Illinois School District (Putters — Series 993) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2018 (a)(b) | | | 7,735,000 | |
Indiana — 2.5%
|
1,155,000 | | | | Allen County, Indiana EDR (Waterfurnace International Inc.) VRDN 3.97% due 11/01/2014 (a) | | | 1,155,000 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Indiana — (continued)
|
$7,005,000 | | | | Anderson, Indiana School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1093) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b) | | $ | 7,005,000 | |
6,305,000 | | | | Avon, Indiana 2000 Community Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1055) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,305,000 | |
3,475,000 | | | | Baugo, Indiana School Bldg Corp. (Floaters — Series 676) VRDN 3.84% due 01/15/2010 (a)(b) | | | 3,475,000 | |
845,000 | | | | Bloomington, Indiana EDR (Bloomington Square Project) VRDN 4.05% due 12/01/2008 (a) | | | 845,000 | |
2,000,000 | | | | Crawfordsville, Indiana EDR Rev (Performance Master LLC Project) VRDN 3.98% due 10/01/2018 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | |
6,660,000 | | | | Crown Point, Indiana Multi-School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1056) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,660,000 | |
1,720,000 | | | | Dearborn County, Indiana EDR (D& S Machine Products Inc.) VRDN 3.93% due 04/01/2018 (a) | | | 1,720,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0015 (Solar Eclipse — Wayne Township Indiana Marion County School) VRDN 3.83% due 07/15/2014 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
3,480,000 | | | | Elkhart County, Indiana (Putters — Series 553) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 3,480,000 | |
2,680,000 | | | | Elkhart County, Indiana EDR (Patriot Homes Inc. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 08/01/2012 (a) | | | 2,680,000 | |
6,555,000 | | | | Fort Wayne, Indiana EDR (Nemcomed Project) VRDN 3.92% due 11/01/2021 (a) | | | 6,555,000 | |
6,010,000 | | | | Greencastle, Indiana IDR (Crown Equipment Corp. Project) VRDN 3.89% due 02/01/2011 (a) | | | 6,010,000 | |
32,500,000 | | | | Indiana Bond Bank (Advance Funding Program) BAN 4.50% due 02/01/2007 | | | 32,780,682 | |
15,000,000 | | | | Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Auth Hospital Rev (Howard Regional Health System Project — Series A) DDN 3.87% due 01/01/2035 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | |
| | | | Indiana Health Facilities Auth Rev (Ascension Health Credit) FXRDN: | | | | |
8,000,000 | | | | (Series A-1) 2.74% due 07/03/2006 | | | 8,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series A-3) 3.35% due 01/30/2007 | | | 10,000,000 | |
8,700,000 | | | | Indiana Health Facilities Auth Rev (Margaret Mary Community Hospital — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2029 (a) | | | 8,700,000 | |
3,495,000 | | | | Indiana Municipal Power Agency (Power Supply System Rev — Floaters — Series 1108) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 3,495,000 | |
40,250,000 | | | | Indiana State Development Finance Environmental Rev (PSI Energy Inc. Project — Series B) VRDN 3.91% due 12/01/2038 (a) | | | 40,250,000 | |
8,760,000 | | | | Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev (Cathedral High) DDN 3.87% due 09/01/2026 (a) | | | 8,760,000 | |
1,850,000 | | | | Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev EDR (Indianapolis Urban League) VRDN 3.92% due 01/01/2020 (a) | | | 1,850,000 | |
19,520,000 | | | | Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev IDR (Republic Service Inc. Project) DDN 3.84% due 12/01/2032 (a) | | | 19,520,000 | |
|
Indiana — (concluded)
|
| | | | Indiana State Development Finance Auth Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc.) VRDN: | | | | |
$12,500,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.85% due 10/01/2025 (a) | | $ | 12,500,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.85% due 10/01/2025 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | Indiana State Finance Auth EDR (Goodwill Industry Michiana — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2026 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | |
19,040,000 | | | | Indiana State Office Bldge Community Facilities Rev (Merlots — Series B-17) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 19,040,000 | |
| | | | Indiana Transportation Finance Auth Highway Rev VRDN: | | | | |
2,336,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 942-D) 3.84% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 2,336,500 | |
1,995,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-21) 3.82% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 1,995,000 | |
6,315,000 | | | | Indiana University Rev (ROCS RR II R 6508) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 6,315,000 | |
3,860,000 | | | | Indianapolis, Indiana EDR (New Bridges Airports Project) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2035 (a) | | | 3,860,000 | |
43,500,000 | | | | Indianapolis, Indiana Gas Utility Rev CP 3.40% due 05/01/2006 | | | 43,500,000 | |
5,020,000 | | | | Indianapolis, Indiana Gas Utility Rev (Merlots — Series A-50) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,020,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | Indianapolis, Indiana Local Public Bond Bank (Floaters — Series Z-7) VRDN 3.87% due 09/09/2019 (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | |
2,295,000 | | | | Kendallville, Indiana EDR (Bollhoff Rivut Project) VRDN 3.92% due 02/01/2025 (a) | | | 2,295,000 | |
8,100,000 | | | | Madison, Indiana EDR (Arvin Sango Inc. Project) VRDN 3.86% due 08/01/2017 (a) | | | 8,100,000 | |
8,215,000 | | | | Mount Vernon of Hancock County, Indiana Multi-School Bldg Corp. (ROCS RR II R 2197) VRDN 3.84% due 01/15/2023 (a)(b) | | | 8,215,000 | |
5,805,000 | | | | Noblesville, Indiana Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1068) VRDN 3.55% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,805,000 | |
5,625,000 | | | | Shelbyville, Indiana Central Renovation School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1075) VRDN 3.55% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,625,000 | |
5,170,000 | | | | Sunman-Dearborn, Indiana High School Bldg
Corp. (Putters — Series 671) VRDN 3.84%
due 01/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,170,000 | |
Iowa — 1.1%
|
37,565,000 | | | | Iowa City, Iowa Rev (Act Inc.) DDN 3.92% due 04/01/2032 (a) | | | 37,565,000 | |
| | | | Iowa Finance Auth Retirement Community Rev (Series B) DDN: | | | | |
5,810,000 | | | | (Deerfield Retirement) 3.81% due 12/01/2033 (a) | | | 5,810,000 | |
6,500,000 | | | | (Wesley Retirement) 3.79% due 12/01/2033 (a) | | | 6,500,000 | |
| | | | Iowa Finance Auth Rev (Museum of Art Foundation) DDN: | | | | |
13,150,000 | | | | 3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | | 13,150,000 | |
14,500,000 | | | | 3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a) | | | 14,500,000 | |
7,180,000 | | | | Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (Buena Vista University Project) VRDN 3.96% due 12/01/2012 (a) | | | 7,180,000 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 | 41 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Iowa — (concluded)
|
| | | | Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (Private Colleges — Des Moines) DDN: | | | | |
$6,600,000 | | | | 3.87% due 10/01/2024 (a) | | $ | 6,600,000 | |
10,090,000 | | | | 3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a) | | | 10,090,000 | |
2,000,000 | | | | Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (University Dubuque — Series C) RAN 4.75% due 05/24/2006 | | | 2,001,214 | |
| | | | Louisa County, Iowa PCR (Iowa G&E Co) VRDN: | | | | |
3,900,000 | | | | 3.90% due 03/01/2017 (a) | | | 3,900,000 | |
19,500,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.90% due 09/01/2016 (a) | | | 19,500,000 | |
15,370,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Iowa Finance Auth Hospital Facilities Rev Health System — Series 26) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2010 (a) | | | 15,370,000 | |
11,810,000 | | | | Tobacco Settlement Auth Iowa (ROCS RR II R 456 CE) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2046 (a)(b) | | | 11,810,000 | |
Kansas — 0.7%
|
7,660,000 | | | | Johnson County, Kansas Public Bldg Community Lease Rev (Putters — Series 528) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2010 (a)(b) | | | 7,660,000 | |
5,160,000 | | | | Johnson County, Kansas School District Shawnee Mission (Putters — Series 512) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,160,000 | |
4,180,000 | | | | Kansas State Department Transportation Highway Rev (ROCS RR II R 6020) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 4,180,000 | |
11,300,000 | | | | Kansas State Development Finance Auth Lease Rev (Series 2-J) DDN 3.82% due 12/01/2034 (a) | | | 11,300,000 | |
23,300,000 | | | | Kansas State Development Finance Auth Lease Rev (Sisters of Charity — Series D) DDN 3.81% due 12/01/2031 (a) | | | 23,300,000 | |
3,640,000 | | | | Lawrence, Kansas Industrial Rev (Prosoco Inc. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.94% due 12/01/2018 (a) | | | 3,640,000 | |
4,200,000 | | | | Lenexa, Kansas M/F Housing Rev (Meadows Apartments Project — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2035 (a) | | | 4,200,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | Reno County & Labette County, Kansas S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 915) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2015 (a)(b) | | | 2,800,000 | |
33,250,000 | | | | University of Kansas Hospital Auth Health Facilities Rev DDN 3.82% due 09/01/2034 (a) | | | 33,250,000 | |
3,685,000 | | | | Wyandotte County, Kansas (ROCS RR II R 410 CE) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 3,685,000 | |
Kentucky — 2.7%
|
1,005,000 | | | | Boone County, Kentucky IBR (Diocesan Educational Projects) VRDN 3.98% due 11/01/2018 (a) | | | 1,005,000 | |
14,769,000 | | | | Breckinridge County, Kentucky Lease Program Rev (Kentucky Assn Countys Leasing — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 02/01/2032 (a) | | | 14,769,000 | |
2,400,000 | | | | Carroll County, Kentucky PCR CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006 | | | 2,400,000 | |
2,310,000 | | | | Crestview Hills, Kentucky IBR (Thomas More Project) VRDN 3.88% due 11/01/2018 (a) | | | 2,310,000 | |
1,165,000 | | | | Dayton, Kentucky IBR (Willow Green Project) VRDN 3.98% due 08/01/2020 (a) | | | 1,165,000 | |
4,030,000 | | | | Glasgow, Kentucky IBR (Felker Brothers Corp. Project) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2020 (a) | | | 4,030,000 | |
|
Kentucky — (concluded)
|
$2,700,000 | | | | Graves County, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a) | | $ | 2,700,000 | |
14,490,000 | | | | Hopkins County, Kentucky Hospital Rev (Floaters — Series 730) VRDN 3.84% due 11/15/2011 (a)(b) | | | 14,490,000 | |
| | | | Jefferson County, Kentucky PCR CP: | | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Series 92-A) 3.39% due 05/22/2006 | | | 5,000,000 | |
26,000,000 | | | | (Series 92-A) 3.50% due 05/23/2006 | | | 26,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series 93-A) 3.20% due 05/01/2006 | | | 10,000,000 | |
35,200,000 | | | | (Series 93-A) 3.27% due 05/03/2006 | | | 35,200,000 | |
36,900,000 | | | | Kenton County, Kentucky Airport Board of Special Facilities Rev (Airis Cincinnati — Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 36,900,000 | |
4,590,000 | | | | Kenton County, Kentucky Educational Rev (St. Pius X School District Projects) VRDN 3.88% due 06/01/2023 (a) | | | 4,590,000 | |
5,360,000 | | | | Kentucky State Turnpike Auth EDR (Floaters — Series 1061) VRDN 3.45% due 07/01/2018 (a)(b) | | | 5,360,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Kentucky State Turnpike Auth Resource Recovery Rev (Floaters — Series 488) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2007 (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | |
5,600,000 | | | | Louisville & Jefferson County, Kentucky (Sewer & Drain System Rev — ROCS RR II R 304) VRDN 3.84% due 05/15/2037 (a)(b) | | | 5,600,000 | |
7,400,000 | | | | Mercer County, Kentucky PCR (Kentucky Utility Co. Project — Series A) CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006 | | | 7,400,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Minor Lane Heights, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
2,400,000 | | | | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky PCR (Kentucky Utility Co. — Series A) CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006 | | | 2,400,000 | |
1,450,000 | | | | Ohio County, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a) | | | 1,450,000 | |
42,985,000 | | | | Shelby County, Kentucky Lease Rev (Series A) DDN 3.81% due 09/01/2034 (a) | | | 42,985,000 | |
| | | | Trimble County, Kentucky PCR CP: | | | | |
27,500,000 | | | | 3.20% due 05/01/2006 | | | 27,500,000 | |
35,000,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/01/2006 | | | 35,000,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/04/2006 | | | 30,000,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | 3.24% due 05/05/2006 | | | 30,000,000 | |
Louisiana — 2.9%
|
4,500,000 | | | | Calcasieu Parish Inc. of Louisiana IDB Rev (Hydroserve Westlake) VRDN 3.91% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 4,500,000 | |
6,000,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — New Orleans, Louisiana VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
3,620,000 | | | | East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mortgage Finance Auth S/F Rev (Floaters — Series 996) VRDN 3.90% due 06/02/2008 (a)(b) | | | 3,620,000 | |
| | | | Ernest N. Morial, New Orleans, Louisiana (Exhibit Hall Auth Special Tax) VRDN: | | | | |
8,100,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 4038) 3.87% due 07/15/2023 (a)(b) | | | 8,100,000 | |
10,575,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 4060) 3.55% due 07/15/2022 (a)(b) | | | 10,575,000 | |
37,486,625 | | | | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Home Mortgage
Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series B) FXRDN 4.11% due 12/01/2006 | | | 37,486,625 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 42 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Louisiana — (concluded)
|
$12,000,000 | | | | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Hospital Service Rev (Putters — Series 522) VRDN 3.86% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b) | | $ | 12,000,000 | |
13,970,000 | | | | Lafayett, Louisiana Utilities Rev (Merlots — Series B-23) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 13,970,000 | |
| | | | Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Rev VRDN: | | | | |
15,928,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1066) 3.90% due 03/01/2036 (a)(b) | | | 15,928,000 | |
41,831,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1069) 3.90% due 12/01/2047 (a)(b) | | | 41,831,500 | |
29,750,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1224) 3.88% due 12/01/2047 (a)(b) | | | 29,750,000 | |
4,204,672 | | | | Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Rev S/F FXRDN 4.86% due 06/08/2006 | | | 4,204,672 | |
2,360,000 | | | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth Rev (Northwestern State University Student Housing — Series A) VRDN 3.88% due 08/01/2034 (a) | | | 2,360,000 | |
| | | | Louisiana Public Facilities Auth (Air Products & Chemical Project) VRDN: | | | | |
18,650,000 | | | | 3.88% due 12/01/2038 (a) | | | 18,650,000 | |
3,400,000 | | | | 3.88% due 12/01/2039 (a) | | | 3,400,000 | |
| | | | Louisiana Public Facilities Auth Rev RAN: | | | | |
9,925,000 | | | | (Series B) 4.50% due 10/19/2006 | | | 9,992,663 | |
3,165,000 | | | | (Series C) 4.50% due 10/19/2006 | | | 3,186,577 | |
| | | | Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Rev VRDN: | | | | |
9,900,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060073 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 9,900,000 | |
56,430,000 | | | | (Eagle 0060030 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 56,430,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050038 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | |
31,890,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1127) 3.45% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 31,890,000 | |
7,655,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1065) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 7,655,000 | |
11,165,000 | | | | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College Board Supervisors Rev VRDN 3.81% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 11,165,000 | |
| | | | New Orleans, Louisiana Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev VRDN: | | | | |
13,490,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 990) 3.90% due 06/02/2008 (a)(b) | | | 13,490,000 | |
3,840,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1137) 3.95% due 12/01/2044 (a)(b) | | | 3,840,000 | |
4,400,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1185) 3.93% due 06/01/2006 (a)(b) | | | 4,400,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Saint James Parish, Louisiana PCR (Texaco Project — Series A) CP 3.32% due 05/11/2006 | | | 20,000,000 | |
Maine — 0.2%
|
360,000 | | | | Eastport, Maine IDR (Passamaquoddy Tribe) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2006 (a) | | | 360,000 | |
1,090,000 | | | | Grey, Maine Rev (Advance Realty Project) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2011 (a) | | | 1,090,000 | |
23,765,000 | | | | Maine Finance Auth Rev (Jackson Lab Issue — Series 2002) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2031 (a) | | | 23,765,000 | |
|
Maryland — 0.6%
|
| | | | Carroll County, Maryland Rev (Fairhaven & Copper) VRDN: | | | | |
$5,265,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.82% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | $ | 5,265,000 | |
2,645,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.80% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | | 2,645,000 | |
14,600,000 | | | | Maryland State Community Development Administration Department Housing FXRDN 3.12% due 11/24/2006 | | | 14,600,000 | |
| | | | Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Adventist Healthcare) VRDN: | | | | |
16,875,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.80% due 01/01/2035 (a) | | | 16,875,000 | |
16,000,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.82% due 01/01/2021 (a) | | | 16,000,000 | |
22,000,000 | | | | Montgomery County, Maryland EDR (Riderwood Village Inc. Project) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2034 (a) | | | 22,000,000 | |
Massachusetts — 3.4%
|
10,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Massachusetts (Series 2005-34) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State VRDN: | | | | |
28,631,000 | | | | (Floater Certificates — Series 716-D) 3.83% due 08/01/2018 (a)(b) | | | 28,631,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1015) 3.43% due 08/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | |
5,170,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1279) 3.83% due 03/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 5,170,000 | |
5,790,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6050) 3.84% due 09/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 5,790,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | (Series BB) 3.83% due 09/06/2013 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
3,950,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.83% due 08/01/2030 (a) | | | 3,950,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State Development Finance
Agency CP: | | | | |
40,000,000 | | | | 3.43% due 05/11/2006 | | | 40,000,000 | |
16,472,000 | | | | 3.35% due 05/16/2006 | | | 16,472,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency VRDN: | | | | |
8,645,000 | | | | (Bancroft School) 3.82% due 09/01/2031 (a) | | | 8,645,000 | |
9,850,000 | | | | (Cordis Mills LLC) 3.86% due 12/01/2032 (a) | | | 9,850,000 | |
3,945,000 | | | | (Dexter School Project) 3.82% due 05/01/2031 (a) | | | 3,945,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Fessenden School) 3.84% due 08/01/2031 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
14,195,000 | | | | (Gordon College) 3.82% due 09/01/2032 (a) | | | 14,195,000 | |
15,415,000 | | | | (Groton School) 3.84% due 03/01/2034 (a) | | | 15,415,000 | |
4,840,000 | | | | (Lesley University) 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a) | | | 4,840,000 | |
24,460,000 | | | | (Suffolk University Asset Guaranty) 3.87% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 24,460,000 | |
10,200,000 | | | | (Suffolk University — Series A) 3.84% due 07/01/2035 (a) | | | 10,200,000 | |
17,870,000 | | | | (Wentworth Institute of Technology) 3.82% due 10/01/2030 (a) | | | 17,870,000 | |
28,915,000 | | | | (Wentworth Institute of Technology) 3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a) | | | 28,915,000 | |
5,100,000 | | | | (Wilbraham & Monson Academy) 3.82% due 09/01/2036 (a) | | | 5,100,000 | |
7,860,000 | | | | Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev (The Boston Home Inc. — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a) | | | 7,860,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Massachusetts State IFA Rev (Groton School — Series B) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2028 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
34,000,000 | | | | Massachusetts State IFA Rev (New England Power Co. — Series 92) CP 3.30% due 05/22/2006 | | | 34,000,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State Local Bayerische Vereinsbank Agency CP: | | | | |
10,500,000 | | | | (Series 92) 3.50% due 05/23/2006 | | | 10,500,000 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Massachusetts — (concluded)
|
$40,000,000 | | | | (Series 93-A) 3.36% due 05/22/2006 | | $ | 40,000,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State School Bldg Auth Dedicated Sales Tax Rev VRDN: | | | | |
5,820,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060035 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b) | | | 5,820,000 | |
6,800,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060055 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b) | | | 6,800,000 | |
4,980,000 | | | | (Series L) 3.83% due 08/15/2013 (a) | | | 4,980,000 | |
| | | | Massachusetts State Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Rev VRDN: | | | | |
19,800,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060006 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 19,800,000 | |
8,400,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060011 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 8,400,000 | |
14,870,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-19) 3.81% due 01/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 14,870,000 | |
2,725,000 | | | | Massachusetts State Turnpike Auth Highway System Rev (ROCS RR ll R 536) VRDN 3.84%
due 01/01/2037 (a)(b) | | | 2,725,000 | |
16,400,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Series 2001-155) VRDN 3.84% due 04/28/2016 (a)(b) | | | 16,400,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Pembroke, Massachusetts BAN 4.00% due 08/03/2006 | | | 10,028,277 | |
1,800,000 | | | | University of Massachusetts (Bldg Auth Project — ROCS RR II R 6016) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2015 (a)(b) | | | 1,800,000 | |
Michigan — 3.1%
|
28,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Detroit Michigan Sewer Rev (Series — 2005-3) VRDN 3.83% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 28,000,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Michigan State Bldg Auth Rev (Series — 2005-33) VRDN 3.83% due 10/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | |
6,660,000 | | | | Chelsea, Michigan EDC Rev (Silver Maples Of Chelsea) VRDN 3.85% due 05/15/2028 (a) | | | 6,660,000 | |
5,745,000 | | | | Chippewa Valley, Michigan Schools (Floaters — Series 1081) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 5,745,000 | |
8,515,000 | | | | Dearborn, Michigan EDC Rev (Henry Ford Village) VRDN 3.87% due 10/01/2023 (a) | | | 8,515,000 | |
| | | | Detroit, Michigan City School District VRDN: | | | | |
18,500,000 | | | | (Eagle — 720050072 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 18,500,000 | |
24,140,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-17) 3.82% due 05/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 24,140,000 | |
40,635,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-113) 2.96% due 07/26/2006 (a)(b) | | | 40,635,000 | |
12,040,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-115) 3.82% due 04/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 12,040,000 | |
4,150,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1129) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 4,150,000 | |
2,495,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1140) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 2,495,000 | |
| | | | Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev VRDN: | | | | |
5,495,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-01) 3.82% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 5,495,000 | |
23,805,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-02) 3.82% due 07/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 23,805,000 | |
2,240,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-41) 3.82% due 07/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 2,240,000 | |
|
Michigan — (concluded)
|
| | | | Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts VRDN: | | | | |
$1,155,000 | | | | (Series 47) 3.84% due 07/01/2028 (a)(b) | | $ | 1,155,000 | |
6,500,000 | | | | (Series 53-A) 3.84% due 07/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | |
| | | | Eastern Michigan University Rev DDN: | | | | |
30,510,000 | | | | 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a) | | | 30,510,000 | |
25,000,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.82% due 06/01/2036 (a) | | | 25,000,000 | |
3,700,000 | | | | Lanse Creuse, Michigan Public Schools (Eagle 20060032 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 3,700,000 | |
5,915,000 | | | | Macomb County, Michigan Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Mount Clemens — Series A-2) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2020 (a) | | | 5,915,000 | |
| | | | Michigan State Higher Educational Facilities Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
6,000,000 | | | | (Adrian College) 3.84% due 03/01/2031 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | |
14,975,000 | | | | (Ave Maria School Project) 3.87% due 08/01/2026 (a) | | | 14,975,000 | |
14,935,000 | | | | Michigan State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Crittenton Hospital — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 03/01/2030 (a) | | | 14,935,000 | |
12,995,000 | | | | Michigan State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Merlots — Series K) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2023 (a)(b) | | | 12,995,000 | |
12,500,000 | | | | Michigan State Municipal (Series C) BAN 4.25% due 08/18/2006 | | | 12,544,169 | |
| | | | Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Rev (Detroit Symphony Project) DDN: | | | | |
23,455,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a) | | | 23,455,000 | |
10,550,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.81% due 06/01/2031 (a) | | | 10,550,000 | |
| | | | Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Rev VRDN: | | | | |
2,900,000 | | | | (North America Inc. Project) 4.01% due 04/01/2011 (a) | | | 2,900,000 | |
6,000,000 | | | | (Sur-Flo Plastics Inc. Project) 3.96% due 08/01/2025 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | |
4,230,000 | | | | (Weller Trunk Parts Project) 3.96% due 10/01/2029 (a) | | | 4,230,000 | |
10,665,000 | | | | Michigan State Trunk Line Fund (Eagle 720050042 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 10,665,000 | |
7,600,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Detroit Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev — Series 2001-166) VRDN 3.82% due 12/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 7,600,000 | |
15,965,000 | | | | Northern Michigan University Rev DDN 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a) | | | 15,965,000 | |
3,910,000 | | | | Oakland County, Michigan EDC Limited Obligation Rev (Su Dan Co. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 07/01/2024 (a) | | | 3,910,000 | |
5,765,000 | | | | Oakland University Michigan Rev (ROCS RR II R 2154) VRDN 3.43% due 05/15/2022 (a)(b) | | | 5,765,000 | |
2,670,000 | | | | Southfield, Michigan Library Bldg Auth (ROCS RR II R 7521) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 2,670,000 | |
6,140,000 | | | | Sturgis, Michigan Public School District (Putters — Series 728) VRDN 3.55% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,140,000 | |
6,600,000 | | | | Wayne County, Michigan Airport Auth Rev (Eagle 720053029 CL-A) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 6,600,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Minnesota — 1.9%
|
| | | | Dakota County, Minnesota Community Development Agency M/F Housing Rev DDN: | | | | |
$10,000,000 | | | | (Brentwood Hills Apartments Project — Series A) 3.83% due 09/01/2038 (a) | | $ | 10,000,000 | |
19,100,000 | | | | (Regatta Commons Project — Series A) 3.83% due 01/01/2038 (a) | | | 19,100,000 | |
16,757,500 | | | | Duluth, Minnesota EDA Health Care Facilities Rev (Floaters — Series 895) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2020 (a)(b) | | | 16,757,500 | |
2,800,000 | | | | Hennepin County, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Auth M/F Rev (Stone Arch Apartments Project) VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2035 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
2,500,000 | | | | Minneapolis, Minnesota Rev (Minnehaha Academy Project) DDN 3.92% due 05/01/2026 (a) | | | 2,500,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Minnesota Rural Water Finance Auth (Public Projects) BAN 4.25% due 09/15/2006 | | | 10,043,840 | |
2,160,000 | | | | Minnesota State (ROCS RR II R 4065) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 2,160,000 | |
| | | | Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities CP: | | | | |
21,000,000 | | | | (Series 00-A) 3.50% due 06/01/2006 | | | 21,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | (Series 00-A) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 20,000,000 | |
19,000,000 | | | | (Series 00-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 19,000,000 | |
31,400,000 | | | | (Series 01-A) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 31,400,000 | |
23,150,000 | | | | (Series 01-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 23,150,000 | |
9,100,000 | | | | (Series 88-F) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 9,100,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series 92-B) 3.50% due 06/01/2006 | | | 10,000,000 | |
56,200,000 | | | | (Series 92-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006 | | | 56,200,000 | |
16,555,000 | | | | University of Michigan (Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | | 16,555,000 | |
Misssissippi — 1.3%
|
41,700,000 | | | | Jackson County, Mississippi Port Facilities (Chevron Project) DDN 3.79% due 06/01/2023 (a) | | | 41,700,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Mississippi Business Finance Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Mississippi Power Co. Project) DDN 3.83% due 05/01/2028 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation VRDN: | | | | |
14,665,000 | | | | (Loan Program — Desoto County) 3.83% due 11/01/2022 (a) | | | 14,665,000 | |
11,595,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-16) 3.82% due 07/01/2031 (a)(b) | | | 11,595,000 | |
6,905,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6051) 3.84% due 01/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 6,905,000 | |
61,770,000 | | | | Mississippi Home Corp. S/F Rev (Floaters — Series 1212) VRDN 3.93% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b) | | | 61,770,000 | |
12,500,000 | | | | Mississippi Home Corp. Lease Purchase Rev VRDN 3.95% due 10/01/2007 (a) | | | 12,500,000 | |
25,938,000 | | | | Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Auth Rev (North Mississippi Health Service — Series 1) CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006 | | | 25,938,000 | |
Missouri — 1.7%
|
3,600,000 | | | | Jackson County, Missouri IDA Health Facilities Rev (Kansas City Hospice) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2030 (a) | | | 3,600,000 | |
10,065,000 | | | | Kansas City, Missouri Assistance Corp. Rev (Floaters — Series Z-15) VRDN 3.87% due 11/12/2025 (a)(b) | | | 10,065,000 | |
|
Missouri — (concluded)
|
$14,400,000 | | | | Missouri State Development Finance Board Lease Rev (Missouri Associate Municipal Utilities Lease) DDN 3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | $ | 14,400,000 | |
| | | | Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Auth DDN: | | | | |
3,500,000 | | | | (Bethesda Health Group) 3.87% due 08/01/2034 (a) | | | 3,500,000 | |
32,770,000 | | | | (Bethesda Health Group — Series A) 3.87% due 08/01/2031 (a) | | | 32,770,000 | |
25,900,000 | | | | (Christian Brothers — Series A) 3.87% due 10/01/2032 (a) | | | 25,900,000 | |
5,400,000 | | | | (De Smet Jesuit High School) 3.87% due 11/01/2027 (a) | | | 5,400,000 | |
6,800,000 | | | | (Drury College) 3.87% due 08/15/2024 (a) | | | 6,800,000 | |
7,395,000 | | | | (Ranken Technology College) 3.87% due 11/15/2017 (a) | | | 7,395,000 | |
13,415,000 | | | | (Rockhurst University) 3.82% due 11/01/2032 (a) | | | 13,415,000 | |
2,970,000 | | | | (State Louis University) 3.85% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 2,970,000 | |
15,380,000 | | | | (State Louis University — Series A) 3.50% due 10/01/2016 (a) | | | 15,380,000 | |
21,235,000 | | | | (State Louis University — Series B) 3.85% due 10/01/2024 (a) | | | 21,235,000 | |
| | | | Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev Pooled VRDN: | | | | |
8,925,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.89% due 08/01/2029 (a) | | | 8,925,000 | |
3,865,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.89% due 08/01/2029 (a) | | | 3,865,000 | |
| | | | Missouri State Higher & Educational Loan Auth Student Loan Rev VRDN: | | | | |
15,000,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.85% due 02/15/2041 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | |
32,100,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.85% due 06/01/2020 (a) | | | 32,100,000 | |
2,770,000 | | | | Missouri State Housing Development Community S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.30% due 05/15/2007 | | | 2,770,000 | |
14,160,000 | | | | Saint Louis, Missouri Airport Rev (Merlots — Series A-18) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2015 (a)(b) | | | 14,160,000 | |
4,050,000 | | | | Saint Louis, Missouri IDA M/F Housing Rev (Metro Lofts Apartments — Series C) VRDN 3.89% due 09/15/2036 (a) | | | 4,050,000 | |
Montana — 0.2%
|
10,725,000 | | | | Helena, Montana Higher Educational Rev (Carroll College Campus Housing) DDN 3.87% due 10/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,725,000 | |
18,475,000 | | | | Montana State Board Investment Municipal Finance FXRDN 3.65% due 03/01/2007 | | | 18,475,000 | |
Nebraska — 0.6%
|
2,650,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0025 (Solar Eclipse — Omaha Public Power) VRDN 3.83% due 02/01/2036 (a)(b) | | | 2,650,000 | |
24,600,000 | | | | Lincoln, Nebraska Electric System Rev CP 3.22% due 05/05/2006 | | | 24,600,000 | |
17,000,000 | | | | Nebraska Educational Finance Auth (Creighton University Project) DDN 3.82% due 07/01/2035 (a) | | | 17,000,000 | |
| | | | Nebraska Public Power Rev VRDN: | | | | |
3,235,000 | | | | (Eagle 20040014 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 3,235,000 | |
3,335,000 | | | | (Eagle 20041016 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 3,335,000 | |
21,800,000 | | | | Omaha Public Power Nebraska Electric Rev CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006 | | | 21,800,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Nebraska — (concluded)
|
$5,100,000 | | | | Omaha Public Power Nebraska Electric Rev (Floaters — Series 1289) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2036 (a)(b) | | $ | 5,100,000 | |
10,005,000 | | | | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Hospital Auth Rev (Regional West Medical Center) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2028 (a) | | | 10,005,000 | |
Nevada — 1.0%
|
| | | | Clark County, Nevada VRDN: | | | | |
6,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1282) 3.84% due 11/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
5,945,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 1035) 3.84% due 06/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 5,945,000 | |
| | | | Clark County, Nevada School District VRDN: | | | | |
5,865,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-02) 3.82% due 06/15/2019 (a)(b) | | | 5,865,000 | |
17,465,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1157) 3.84% due 06/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 17,465,000 | |
14,165,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 7018) 3.84% due 06/15/2020 (a)(b) | | | 14,165,000 | |
7,150,000 | | | | Director State Nevada Department of Business & Industry Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Republic Service Inc. Project) VDRN 4.08% due 12/01/2034 (a) | | | 7,150,000 | |
11,290,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Clark County, Nevada School District (Series 962804) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2015 (a)(b) | | | 11,290,000 | |
10,890,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0012 (Solar Eclipse — Clark County, Nevada School District) VRDN 3.60% due 12/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 10,890,000 | |
8,430,000 | | | | Henderson, Nevada (ROCS RR II R 489) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 8,430,000 | |
8,355,000 | | | | Las Vegas, Nevada Convention & Visitors Auth Rev (Putters — Series 802) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 8,355,000 | |
9,965,000 | | | | Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Water Distribution (Merlots — Series B-10) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 9,965,000 | |
5,295,000 | | | | Nevada System Higher Education University Rev (Putters — Series 1134) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,295,000 | |
22,655,000 | | | | Truckee Medows, Nevada Water Auth Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series 137) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 22,655,000 | |
5,260,000 | | | | University of Nevada Rev (Putters — Series 929) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,260,000 | |
New Hampshire — 0.8%
|
9,890,000 | | | | New Hampshire Health & Educational Auth Hospital Rev (Wentworth Douglass Hospital) DDN 3.92% due 01/01/2031 (a) | | | 9,890,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | New Hampshire Health & Educational Auth Rev (New Hampshire Institute of Art) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
| | | | New Hampshire Higher Educational & Health Facilities Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
5,138,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 772) 3.84% due 01/01/2017 (a)(b) | | | 5,138,500 | |
11,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 866) 3.84% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | |
3,360,000 | | | | New Hampshire State Business Finance Auth Industrial Facilities Rev (Wiggins Airways Inc.) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2033 (a) | | | 3,360,000 | |
|
New Hampshire — (concluded)
|
| | | | New Hampshire State Business Finance Auth PCR (New England Power — Series 90-A) CP: | | | | |
$41,850,000 | | | | 3.30% due 05/19/2006 | | $ | 41,850,000 | |
40,000,000 | | | | 3.55% due 05/23/2006 | | | 40,000,000 | |
New Mexico — 0.5%
|
5,160,000 | | | | Bernalillo County, New Mexico Gross Rcpts Tax Rev (Macon Trust) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 5,160,000 | |
6,490,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0034 (Solar Eclipse — New Mexico Finance Auth Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 12/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,490,000 | |
57,894,254 | | | | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Auth S/F Program FXRDN 4.83% due 06/01/2006 | | | 57,894,254 | |
New York — 3.1%
|
10,900,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0004 (Solar Eclipse — New York Convention Center Rev) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2027 (a)(b) | | | 10,900,000 | |
11,165,000 | | | | Metropolitan Transportation Auth New York Facilities Rev VRDN (Merlots — Series F) VRDN 3.81% due 07/01/2029 (a)(b) | | | 11,165,000 | |
40,000,000 | | | | Metropolitan Transportation Auth New York (Series A) CP 3.50% due 06/27/2006 | | | 40,000,000 | |
199,750,000 | | | | New York City IDA Rev (Bryant Park LLC — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 11/01/2039 (a) | | | 199,750,000 | |
40,000,000 | | | | New York City IDA Rev (Bryant Park LLC — Series A) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2039 (a) | | | 40,000,000 | |
18,000,000 | | | | New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth (Series 1) CP 3.65% due 08/17/2006 | | | 18,000,000 | |
| | | | New York State Power Auth CP: | | | | |
12,931,000 | | | | 3.36% due 05/01/2006 | | | 12,931,000 | |
18,850,000 | | | | (Series 2) 3.32% due 05/01/2006 | | | 18,850,000 | |
22,700,000 | | | | New York State Thruway & Highway Auth (ROCS RR II R 6046) VRDN 3.45% due 04/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 22,700,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | New York City Water Auth CP 3.45% due 06/01/2006 | | | 20,000,000 | |
| | | | Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. New York VRDN: | | | | |
33,905,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060066 CL-A) 3.83% due 10/15/2026 (a)(b) | | | 33,905,000 | |
5,280,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 565) 3.84% due 10/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,280,000 | |
North Carolina — 0.5%
|
3,300,000 | | | | Halifax County, North Carolina Industrial Facilities & PCR (Westmoreland) DDN 3.85% due 12/01/2019 (a) | | | 3,300,000 | |
9,900,000 | | | | North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency & System Rev (Merlots — Series A-22) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 9,900,000 | |
| | | | North Carolina Medical Care Community Health Care Facilities Rev DDN: | | | | |
14,275,000 | | | | (Adult Community Services — Series B) 3.83% due 11/15/2009 (a) | | | 14,275,000 | |
23,865,000 | | | | (Carol Woods Project) 3.75% due 04/01/2031 (a) | | | 23,865,000 | |
23,460,000 | | | | North Carolina State (Eagle 72005021 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 23,460,000 | |
North Dakota — 0.2%
|
32,435,000 | | | | Ward County, North Dakota Health Care Facilities Rev (Trinity Obligation Group — Series A) DDN 3.87% due 07/01/2029 (a) | | | 32,435,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Ohio — 4.8%
|
$8,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Cincinnati Ohio School District (Series 2003-34) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b) | | $ | 8,000,000 | |
5,035,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — University of Cincinnati Ohio General Rcpts (Series 2004-04) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,035,000 | |
4,995,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops Certificates Trust (Series 2004-23) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 4,995,000 | |
| | | | Cinncinnati, Ohio City School District VRDN: | | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Eagle 20040034 CL-A) 3.84% due 12/01/2031 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
4,405,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 682) 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 4,405,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Auth Cultural Facilities Rev (Playhouse Square Foundation Project) VRDN 3.79% due 11/15/2034 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
| | | | Clinton County, Ohio Hospital Rev VRDN: | | | | |
9,000,000 | | | | (McCullough-Hyde Project — Series B-1) 3.80% due 11/01/2020 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
8,685,000 | | | | (Series D-1) 3.80% due 12/01/2015 (a) | | | 8,685,000 | |
5,205,000 | | | | Columbus, Ohio City School District (ROCS RR II R 2128) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 5,205,000 | |
4,115,000 | | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio Civic Facilities Rev (Center For Families & Children) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2024 (a) | | | 4,115,000 | |
9,440,000 | | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Rev (Jennings Center Older Adults) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2023 (a) | | | 9,440,000 | |
| | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hospital Rev VRDN: | | | | |
21,830,000 | | | | (Metrohealth System Project) 3.82% due 03/01/2033 (a) | | | 21,830,000 | |
4,800,000 | | | | (Sisters Charity Health Systems) 3.82% due 11/01/2030 (a) | | | 4,800,000 | |
2,005,000 | | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio M/F Rev (State Vitus Village Apartments Project) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 2,005,000 | |
| | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio Rev (Cleveland Clinic) DDN: | | | | |
31,500,000 | | | | (Series B-1) 3.86% due 01/01/2039 (a) | | | 31,500,000 | |
12,500,000 | | | | (Series B-3) 3.86% due 01/01/2039 (a) | | | 12,500,000 | |
13,100,000 | | | | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio BAN 4.25% due 12/14/2006 | | | 13,170,880 | |
4,655,000 | | | | Deerfield Township, Ohio Tax Increment Rev (Series B) VRDN 3.83% due 12/01/2022 (a) | | | 4,655,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | Dover, Ohio Municipal Electric Systems BAN 4.50% due 01/11/2007 | | | 2,820,792 | |
15,000,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Cleveland Water — Series 983501) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2025 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | |
22,065,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Ohio State Turnpike Rev — Series 983502) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2020 (a)(b) | | | 22,065,000 | |
| | | | Franklin County, Ohio Hospital Rev (Childrens Hospital Project) VRDN: | | | | |
8,050,000 | | | | 3.80% due 11/01/2025 (a) | | | 8,050,000 | |
10,305,000 | | | | 3.80% due 11/01/2033 (a) | | | 10,305,000 | |
3,940,000 | | | | Franklin County, Ohio M/F Rev Community Housing Network VRDN 3.87% due 03/01/2027 (a) | | | 3,940,000 | |
32,210,000 | | | | Gallia County, Ohio Local School District BAN 4.50% due 06/15/2006 | | | 32,254,138 | |
5,000,000 | | | | Geauga County, Ohio BAN 4.00% due 08/29/2006 | | | 5,015,945 | |
|
Ohio — (continued)
|
$6,625,000 | | | | Geauga County, Ohio Rev (Sisters Of Notre Dame Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2016 (a) | | $ | 6,625,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | Hamilton County, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 09/15/2006 | | | 3,008,070 | |
2,600,000 | | | | Hamilton County, Ohio EDR (The General Protestant) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2017 (a) | | | 2,600,000 | |
| | | | Hamilton County, Ohio Student Housing Rev VRDN: | | | | |
11,570,000 | | | | (Block 3 Project) 3.84% due 08/01/2036 (a) | | | 11,570,000 | |
20,305,000 | | | | (Stratford Heights Project) 3.84% due 08/01/2036 (a) | | | 20,305,000 | |
1,150,000 | | | | Hamilton, Ohio BAN 4.25% due 01/25/2007 | | | 1,156,553 | |
7,999,000 | | | | Huber Heights, Ohio (Series A) BAN 4.50% due 03/15/2007 | | | 8,066,320 | |
7,500,000 | | | | Huron County, Ohio Hospital Facilities Rev (Norwalk Area Health System) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2027 (a) | | | 7,500,000 | |
9,935,000 | | | | Jackson, Ohio Hospital Facilities Rev (Health System Inc. Radianassurance) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2029 (a) | | | 9,935,000 | |
4,120,000 | | | | Licking County, Ohio IDR (Renosol Corp. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 4,120,000 | |
4,680,000 | | | | Lima, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 05/03/2007 | | | 4,713,696 | |
2,500,000 | | | | Marysville, Ohio School District BAN 4.00% due 05/25/2006 | | | 2,501,281 | |
21,500,000 | | | | Marysville, Ohio Wastewater Treatment System Rev BAN 4.50% due 12/21/2006 | | | 21,649,271 | |
1,600,000 | | | | Mentor, Ohio IDR (Risch Investments/Roll-Kraft Project) VRDN 3.95% due 08/01/2017 (a) | | | 1,600,000 | |
10,975,000 | | | | Middleburg Heights, Ohio Hospital Rev (Southwest General Health) VRDN 3.81% due 08/15/2022 (a) | | | 10,975,000 | |
1,265,000 | | | | Montgomery County, Ohio EDR (Benjamin & Marin Project — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2011 (a) | | | 1,265,000 | |
44,750,000 | | | | Montgomery County, Ohio Rev (Miami Valley Hospital — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 11/15/2022 (a) | | | 44,750,000 | |
| | | | Montogmery County, Ohio Rev (Series 98-B) CP: | | | | |
50,000,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/03/2006 | | | 50,000,000 | |
50,000,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/05/2006 | | | 50,000,000 | |
14,400,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Ohio State Turnpike Community Rev — Series 104) VRDN 3.82% due 11/14/2017 (a)(b) | | | 14,400,000 | |
8,236,000 | | | | New Albany, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 12/14/2006 | | | 8,290,448 | |
3,700,000 | | | | North Canton, Ohio Water System BAN 4.50% due 02/14/2007 | | | 3,731,139 | |
1,300,000 | | | | Ohio State Air Quality Development Auth Rev (Cincinnati Gas & Electric — Series B) VRDN 4.01% due 09/01/2030 (a) | | | 1,300,000 | |
8,120,000 | | | | Ohio State Air Quality Development Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 418) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a) | | | 8,120,000 | |
3,180,000 | | | | Ohio State Bldg Auth (Putters — Series 790) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 3,180,000 | |
7,320,000 | | | | Ohio State EDR (Goodwill Industrial Miami Valley Project) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a) | | | 7,320,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Ohio — (concluded)
|
$5,000,000 | | | | Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Community Rev (University of Ohio) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2026 (a) | | $ | 5,000,000 | |
| | | | Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Rev VRDN: | | | | |
3,500,000 | | | | (Antioch University) 3.83% due 02/01/2029 (a) | | | 3,500,000 | |
3,890,000 | | | | (Ashland University Project) 3.85% due 09/01/2024 (a) | | | 3,890,000 | |
3,300,000 | | | | Ohio State Solid Waste Rev (Republic Services Inc. Project) VRDN 4.08% due 11/01/2035 (a) | | | 3,300,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | Ohio State Water Development Auth PCR (First Energy General Corp. — Series A) DDN 3.79% due 05/15/2019 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
1,260,000 | | | | Ottowa County, Ohio IDR (Adrian Sand & Stone Project) VRDN 3.97% due 10/01/2008 (a) | | | 1,260,000 | |
7,180,000 | | | | Port Auth Columbiana County, Ohio IDR (Gei of Columbiana Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 7,180,000 | |
2,370,000 | | | | Princeton, Ohio City School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series 50-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2030 (a) | | | 2,370,000 | |
6,100,000 | | | | Richland County, Ohio Rev (Mansfield Area YMCA Project) VRDN 3.87% due 11/01/2019 (a) | | | 6,100,000 | |
8,705,000 | | | | Salem, Ohio Civic Facilities Rev (Salem Community Center Inc. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 06/01/2027 (a) | | | 8,705,000 | |
3,445,000 | | | | Shaker Heights, Ohio (Urban Renewal) BAN 4.50% due 12/08/2006 | | | 3,467,173 | |
| | | | South Lebanon Village, Ohio M/F Rev Housing (Pedcor Investments — Cedars) VRDN: | | | | |
7,700,000 | | | | (Series A) 4.05% due 09/01/2038 (a) | | | 7,700,000 | |
1,100,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.90% due 09/01/2038 (a) | | | 1,100,000 | |
10,690,000 | | | | Toledo, Ohio (Series 2) BAN 4.00% due 05/25/2006 | | | 10,696,515 | |
29,000,000 | | | | Trumbull County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Rev (Shepherd Valley Radianassurance) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2031 (a) | | | 29,000,000 | |
5,260,000 | | | | Washington Court House Ohio City School District (Putters — Series 1100) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a) | | | 5,260,000 | |
3,475,000 | | | | Willoughby, Ohio IDR (Kennedy Group Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 09/01/2018 (a) | | | 3,475,000 | |
| | | | Wood County, Ohio IDR VRDN: | | | | |
1,445,000 | | | | (GHT Property Management LLC Project) 3.93% due 08/01/2019 (a) | | | 1,445,000 | |
1,775,000 | | | | (TL INDS & AMPP Inc. Project) 3.97% due 05/01/2011 (a) | | | 1,775,000 | |
Oklahoma — 0.7%
|
1,965,000 | | | | Cleveland County, Oklahoma Development Auth Family Rev FXRDN 4.84% due 05/25/2006 | | | 1,965,000 | |
4,185,000 | | | | Cleveland County, Oklahoma Home Loan Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.94% due 04/25/2007 | | | 4,185,000 | |
| | | | Comanche County, Oklahoma Home Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN: | | | | |
20,287,882 | | | | 4.53% due 10/02/2006 | | | 20,287,882 | |
3,584,274 | | | | 3.69% due 05/01/2006 | | | 3,584,274 | |
|
Oklahoma — (concluded)
|
$2,000,000 | | | | Grand Gateway Home Finance Auth Oklahoma S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.63% due 06/01/2006 | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
2,590,000 | | | | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Putters — Series 743) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 2,590,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | Oklahoma Development Finance Auth Rev (ConocoPhilips Co. Project) FXRDN 3.45% due 12/01/2006 | | | 9,000,000 | |
18,415,000 | | | | Oklahoma Development Finance Auth Rev (Inverness Village — Continuing Care Retirement — Series C) DDN 3.87% due 02/01/2012 (a) | | | 18,415,000 | |
2,856,000 | | | | Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency S/F Rev FXRDN 4.10% due 08/31/2006 | | | 2,856,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Oklahoma State Capital Auth Facilities Rev (Higher Education Projects — Series D-3) DDN 3.82% due 07/01/2033 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | Payne County, Oklahoma EDA Student Housing Rev (Student Project — Series B) VRDN 3.72% due 07/01/2037 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | Tulsa County, Oklahoma Home Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1068) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2038 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | |
Oregon — 0.7%
|
10,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Portland Oregon (Series 2001-04) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2009 (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facilities Auth Rev (Senior Living Facilities — Mary’s Woods) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2029 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
8,085,000 | | | | Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital Facilities Auth Rev (Holladay Park Plaza Project) DDN 3.83% due 11/15/2033 (a) | | | 8,085,000 | |
3,035,000 | | | | Oregon State Development Administrative Services Certificate Partnership (ROCS RR II R 7017) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 3,035,000 | |
| | | | Oregon State EDR (Newsprint Co. Project — Series 202) DDN: | | | | |
21,900,000 | | | | 3.84% due 08/01/2025 (a) | | | 21,900,000 | |
18,600,000 | | | | 3.84% due 04/01/2026 (a) | | | 18,600,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | Oregon State Facilities Auth Rev (Oregon Episcopal School Projects — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2034 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
5,245,000 | | | | Oregon State Health Housing Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth (Assumption Village Project — Series A) VRDN 3.81% due 03/01/2033 (a) | | | 5,245,000 | |
7,750,000 | | | | Portland, Oregon EDR (Broadway Project — Series A) VRDN 3.81% due 04/01/2035 (a) | | | 7,750,000 | |
1,720,000 | | | | Portland, Oregon Sewer System Rev (Putters — Series 614) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a) | | | 1,720,000 | |
4,235,000 | | | | Tri-City, Oregon Rev (Putters — Series 787) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 4,235,000 | |
Pennsylvania — 2.7%
|
17,260,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Radnor Pennsylvania School District VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 17,260,000 | |
7,500,000 | | | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Hospital Development Auth Rev (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Series B-1) VRDN 3.92% due 12/15/2006 (a) | | | 7,500,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Pennsylvania — (concluded)
|
| | | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania IDA Health & Housing Facilities Rev (Longwood) DDN: | | | | |
$6,540,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.83% due 07/01/2027 (a) | | $ | 6,540,000 | |
21,755,000 | | | | (Series B) 3.83% due 07/01/2027 (a) | | | 21,755,000 | |
14,455,000 | | | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Series C-51) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2027 (a) | | | 14,455,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Auth Rev (Wesley Affiliated Services) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2038 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
| | | | Delaware Valley Pennsylvania Regional Finance Auth Local Government Rev VRDN: | | | | |
16,315,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060004 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 16,315,000 | |
19,700,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050086 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 19,700,000 | |
47,000,000 | | | | Emmaus, Pennsylvania General Auth Rev (Loan Program — Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2030 (a) | | | 47,000,000 | |
7,198,000 | | | | Erie County, Pennsylvania Auth Rev (Floaters — Series 820) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 7,198,000 | |
18,000,000 | | | | Langhorne Manor Boro, Pennsylvania Higher Educational & Health Auth Retirement Community Rev (Wesley Enhanced Living — Series A) DDN 3.83% due 10/01/2032 (a) | | | 18,000,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania IDA PCR (Peco — Series B) VRDN 3.85% due 10/01/2034 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | |
| | | | New Garden General Auth Pennsylvania Municipal Rev (Municipal Pooled Financing Program) VRDN: | | | | |
9,930,000 | | | | (Series I) 3.78% due 11/01/2029 (a) | | | 9,930,000 | |
34,425,000 | | | | (Series II) 3.78% due 12/01/2033 (a) | | | 34,425,000 | |
| | | | Pennsylvania EDF Auth Facilities Rev VRDN: | | | | |
13,000,000 | | | | (Merck & Co. Inc. West Point Project) 3.87% due 07/01/2031 (a) | | | 13,000,000 | |
8,100,000 | | | | (Wastewater Treatment Rev R&M Project — Series A) 3.93% due 10/01/2034 (a) | | | 8,100,000 | |
5,840,000 | | | | Pennsylvania State Public School Bldg Auth Lease Rev (Putters — Series 798) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2013 (a) | | | 5,840,000 | |
4,255,000 | | | | Pennsylvania State (ROCS RR II R 506) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 4,255,000 | |
8,430,000 | | | | Pennsylvania State Turnpike Community Turnpike Rev (Eagle 20040029 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2034 (a)(b) | | | 8,430,000 | |
29,000,000 | | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Airport Rev (Series C) VRDN 3.88% due 06/15/2025 (a) | | | 29,000,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gas Works Rev CP 3.32% due 05/11/2006 | | | 30,000,000 | |
| | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School District VRDN: | | | | |
17,940,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050039 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 17,940,000 | |
10,703,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 496) 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 10,703,000 | |
18,000,000 | | | | Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pennsylvania University Funding Obligations) BAN 5.00% due 04/26/2007 | | | 18,225,910 | |
6,000,000 | | | | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Auth Service Rev (Floaters — Series 1248) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2028 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
|
Puerto Rico — 0.2%
|
$21,900,000 | | | | Puerto Rico Commonwealth TRAN 4.50% due 07/28/2006 | | $ | 21,966,036 | |
Rhode Island — 0.4%
|
20,000,000 | | | | Lincoln, Rhode Island BAN 4.25% due 08/01/2006 | | | 20,061,480 | |
1,740,000 | | | | Rhode Island State EDC Airport Rev (Putters — Series 971) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2013 (a) | | | 1,740,000 | |
3,400,000 | | | | Rhode Island State EDC EDR (Immunex Rhode Island Corp. Sewer Project) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2023 (a) | | | 3,400,000 | |
| | | | Rhode Island State IFC IDR VRDN: | | | | |
1,050,000 | | | | (Gardener Specialty — Series A) 3.89% due 05/01/2021 (a) | | | 1,050,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | (Hall Real Estate LLC Project) 3.87% due 02/01/2021 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | |
15,530,000 | | | | Rhode Island State Health & Educational Bldg Corp. Rev (Hospital Financing-Care New England — Series A) DDN 3.80% due 09/01/2032 (a) | | | 15,530,000 | |
2,360,000 | | | | Rhode Island State Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. (Smith Bldg Development) VRDN 3.85% due 12/01/2028 (a) | | | 2,360,000 | |
7,830,000 | | | | Rhode Island State Providence Plantations Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 978) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2013 (a) | | | 7,830,000 | |
South Carolina — 1.2% |
12,100,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — South Carolina (Series 2002-32) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2010 (a)(b) | | | 12,100,000 | |
8,300,000 | | | | Berkeley County, South Carolina IDR (Nucor Corp. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2030 (a) | | | 8,300,000 | |
5,590,000 | | | | Columbus, South Carolina Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 574) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,590,000 | |
4,100,000 | | | | Darlington County, South Carolina IDR (Nucor Corp. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2029 (a) | | | 4,100,000 | |
17,620,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0064 (Solar Eclipse — South Carolina State Public Service Auth Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b) | | | 17,620,000 | |
| | | | Florence County, South Carolina Solid Waste Disposal & Wastewater Treatment Facilities Rev (Roche Carolina Inc. Project) DDN: | | | | |
20,850,000 | | | | 3.87% due 04/01/2026 (a) | | | 20,850,000 | |
11,700,000 | | | | 3.87% due 04/01/2028 (a) | | | 11,700,000 | |
5,240,000 | | | | Greenville Hospital System South Carolina Hospital Facilities Rev (ROCS RR II R 2025) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 5,240,000 | |
10,200,000 | | | | Medical University South Carolina Hospital Auth (Hospital Facilities Rev Certificates — Series A-5) VRDN 3.85% due 08/15/2027 (a) | | | 10,200,000 | |
| | | | South Carolina Jobs EDA EDR VRDN: | | | | |
4,595,000 | | | | (Corematerials Corp. Project) 3.93% due 04/01/2013 (a) | | | 4,595,000 | |
6,250,000 | | | | (Holcim US Inc. Project) 3.96% due 12/01/2033 (a) | | | 6,250,000 | |
630,000 | | | | (Parkway Products Inc. Project) 3.90% due 11/01/2007 (a) | | | 630,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | (Printing Co. Project) 3.95% due 07/01/2012 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
9,750,000 | | | | South Carolina Jobs EDA Health Facilities Rev (Episcopal Church Home) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a) | | | 9,750,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
South Carolina — (concluded) |
$12,780,000 | | | | South Carolina Jobs EDA Hospital Facilities Rev (Sisters of Charity Hospitals) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2032 (a) | | $ | 12,780,000 | |
2,960,000 | | | | South Carolina Jobs EDA Student Housing Rev (Putters — Series 650) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a) | | | 2,960,000 | |
4,545,000 | | | | South Carolina State Public Service Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 6007) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2022 (a) | | | 4,545,000 | |
| | | | South Carolina State Transportation Infrastructure Bank Rev VRDN: | | | | |
7,810,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1285) 3.84% due 10/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 7,810,000 | |
5,225,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 316) 3.84% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 5,225,000 | |
11,100,000 | | | | South Carolina State Transportation Infrastructure Bank Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 116) DDN 3.82% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b) | | | 11,100,000 | |
South Dakota — 0.0% |
6,000,000 | | | | South Dakota State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev (University Sioux Falls) VRDN 3.87% due 10/01/2034 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | |
Tennessee — 7.9% |
| | | | Blount County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth (Local Government Public Improvement) DDN: | | | | |
20,000,000 | | | | (Series A-1-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
16,070,000 | | | | (Series A-1-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 16,070,000 | |
11,490,000 | | | | (Series A-1-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2017 (a) | | | 11,490,000 | |
2,965,000 | | | | (Series A-1-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 2,965,000 | |
2,200,000 | | | | (Series A-1-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 2,200,000 | |
11,175,000 | | | | (Series A-2-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 11,175,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series A-2-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
5,100,000 | | | | (Series A-2-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a) | | | 5,100,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series A-2-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
33,100,000 | | | | (Series A-3-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a) | | | 33,100,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series A-5-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
5,700,000 | | | | (Series A-5-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2028 (a) | | | 5,700,000 | |
14,200,000 | | | | (Series D-1-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 14,200,000 | |
14,000,000 | | | | (Series D-1-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a) | | | 14,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series D-1-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Series D-1-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Series D-1-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
14,500,000 | | | | (Series D-2-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a) | | | 14,500,000 | |
11,000,000 | | | | (Series D-3-A) 3.81% due 06/01/2034 (a) | | | 11,000,000 | |
13,650,000 | | | | (Series D-5-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a) | | | 13,650,000 | |
8,200,000 | | | | (Series D-5-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 8,200,000 | |
4,500,000 | | | | (Series D-5-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 4,500,000 | |
4,175,000 | | | | (Series D-5-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2036 (a) | | | 4,175,000 | |
3,600,000 | | | | (Series D-5-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 3,600,000 | |
7,400,000 | | | | (Series D-6-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a) | | | 7,400,000 | |
13,350,000 | | | | Clarksville, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth DDN 3.80% due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 13,350,000 | |
2,000,000 | | | | Jackson, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board M/F Rev (Villages Old Hickory Project) FXRDN 3.85% due 12/01/2006 | | | 2,000,000 | |
| | | | Knox County, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev VRDN: | | | | |
6,870,000 | | | | (Cookeville Regional Project — Series A-2) 3.89% due 10/01/2026 (a) | | | 6,870,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | (Holston Long Term Care Project) 3.95% due 08/01/2015 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
|
Tennessee — (continued) |
$10,830,000 | | | | Knoxville, Tennessee Waste Water System Rev (ROCS RR II R 493) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2037 (a)(b) | | $ | 10,830,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | Lewisburg, Tennessee IDB Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project) VRDN 3.89% due 07/01/2033 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
14,000,000 | | | | Memphis, Tennessee Electric System Rev (Putters — Series 377) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | |
5,622,500 | | | | Memphis, Tennessee (Floaters — Series 1018) VRDN 3.45% due 10/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 5,622,500 | |
| | | | Memphis, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev (Not-For-Profit M/F Program) VRDN: | | | | |
2,040,000 | | | | 3.95% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 2,040,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.95% due 08/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
4,395,000 | | | | Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee Airport Auth Rev (Embraer Aircraft Services Project) VRDN 3.93% due 05/01/2030 (a) | | | 4,395,000 | |
1,980,000 | | | | Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee District Energy Systems Rev (ROCS RR II R 2072) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 1,980,000 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee IDB Educational Facilities Rev VRDN: | | | | |
8,950,000 | | | | (David Lipscomb University Project) 3.80% due 02/01/2023 (a) | | | 8,950,000 | |
14,000,000 | | | | (Franklin Road Academy Project) 3.80% due 10/01/2030 (a) | | | 14,000,000 | |
4,075,000 | | | | Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee Sports Auth Rev (Putters — Series 543) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 4,075,000 | |
| | | | Montgomery County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth (Tennessee County Loan Pool) DDN: | | | | |
151,550,000 | | | | 3.80% due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 151,550,000 | |
11,300,000 | | | | 3.80% due 02/01/2036 (a) | | | 11,300,000 | |
41,725,000 | | | | Morgan Keegan Municipals Products Inc. Various Trust Rcpts (Tennessee Housing Development Agency S/F Mortgage Rev) VRDN 3.90% due 08/09/2007 (a)(b) | | | 41,725,000 | |
| | | | Sevier County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth DDN: | | | | |
36,400,000 | | | | (Series IV-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a) | | | 36,400,000 | |
6,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | |
8,745,000 | | | | (Series IV-A-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 8,745,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-A-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
20,680,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a) | | | 20,680,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2019 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2013 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
7,400,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-4) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 7,400,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-5) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
6,845,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-6) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a) | | | 6,845,000 | |
4,800,000 | | | | (Series IV-B-10) 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a) | | | 4,800,000 | |
8,750,000 | | | | (Series IV-D-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a) | | | 8,750,000 | |
11,800,000 | | | | (Series IV-D-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 11,800,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-D-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
5,540,000 | | | | (Series IV-E-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a) | | | 5,540,000 | |
14,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-F-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2035 (a) | | | 14,000,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-F-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| 50 | MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Tennessee — (concluded) |
$10,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-G-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a) | | $ | 10,000,000 | |
9,100,000 | | | | (Series IV-G-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 9,100,000 | |
7,500,000 | | | | (Series IV-G-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a) | | | 7,500,000 | |
9,200,000 | | | | (Series IV-H-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a) | | | 9,200,000 | |
5,050,000 | | | | (Series IV-H-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a) | | | 5,050,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-I-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
4,930,000 | | | | (Series IV-I-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2015 (a) | | | 4,930,000 | |
18,000,000 | | | | (Series IV-J-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2028 (a) | | | 18,000,000 | |
| | | | Shelby County, Tennessee CP: | | | | |
38,500,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/04/2006 | | | 38,500,000 | |
63,500,000 | | | | 3.24% due 05/05/2006 | | | 63,500,000 | |
8,000,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/05/2006 | | | 8,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.34% due 05/17/2006 | | | 10,000,000 | |
17,500,000 | | | | 3.34% due 05/18/2006 | | | 17,500,000 | |
21,800,000 | | | | Shelby County, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev M/F Housing VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2024 (a) | | | 21,800,000 | |
4,620,000 | | | | Shelby County, Tennessee (ROCS RR II R 3023) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 4,620,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | Sumner County, Tennessee VRDN 3.79% due 06/01/2008 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
77,700,000 | | | | Tennergy Corp. Tennessee Gas Rev (Putters — Series 1258-Q) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 77,700,000 | |
28,980,000 | | | | Tennessee Housing Development Agency S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.66% due 08/10/2006 | | | 28,980,000 | |
Texas — 13.7% |
20,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Dallas, Texas Waterworks & Sewer Systems Rev (Series 1998-19) VRDN 3.85% due 07/04/2007 (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | |
15,750,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Houston, Texas Airport System (Series 1998-15) VRDN 3.90% due 07/05/2006 (a)(b) | | | 15,750,000 | |
9,510,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Keller, Texas Independent School District (Series 2001-26) VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2009 (a)(b) | | | 9,510,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas Rev (Series 1998-22) VRDN 3.85% due 01/02/2007 (a)(b) | | | 9,000,000 | |
24,884,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Texas A&M University Rev (Series 1999-5) VRDN 3.82% due
12/06/2006 (a)(b) | | | 24,884,000 | |
4,685,000 | | | | Alvin, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1021) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 4,685,000 | |
| | | | Austin, Texas Utility System Rev (Travis & Williamson Co. — Series A) CP: | | | | |
30,151,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/03/2006 | | | 30,151,000 | |
30,370,000 | | | | 3.26% due 05/05/2006 | | | 30,370,000 | |
| | | | Austin, Texas Water & Wastewater System Rev VRDN: | | | | |
3,080,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1114) 3.84% due 11/15/2029 (a)(b) | | | 3,080,000 | |
3,000,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1281) 3.84% due 05/15/2035 (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | |
9,990,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series B-27) 3.82% due 11/15/2026 (a)(b) | | | 9,990,000 | |
89,235,000 | | | | Bell County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Scott & White Member Hospital — Series 2001-2) DDN 3.81% due 08/15/2031 (a) | | | 89,235,000 | |
|
Texas — (continued) |
$4,835,000 | | | | Bexar County, Texas (Putters — Series 537) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2011 (a)(b) | | $ | 4,835,000 | |
17,000,000 | | | | Brazos River Auth Texas PCR (Series A) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2030 (a) | | | 17,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Brazos River, Texas Harbor Navigator District (BASF Corp. Project) VRDN 4.00% due 04/01/2037 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
| | | | Brazos River, Texas Harbor Navigator District (Brazoria County Environmental Facilities Rev Dow Chemical — Series A-2) DDN: | | | | |
6,600,000 | | | | 3.93% due 05/15/2033 (a) | | | 6,600,000 | |
5,300,000 | | | | 3.97% due 05/15/2033 (a) | | | 5,300,000 | |
6,770,000 | | | | Brownsville, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1059) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,770,000 | |
20,250,000 | | | | Brownsville, Texas Utility System Rev CP 3.40% due 05/01/2006 | | | 20,250,000 | |
8,400,000 | | | | Brownsville, Texas Utility System Rev (ROCS RR II R 4074) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 8,400,000 | |
5,645,000 | | | | Cameron County, Texas (Putters — Series 1028) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,645,000 | |
9,900,000 | | | | Central Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) VRDN 4.81% due 07/03/2006 (a) | | | 9,900,000 | |
2,575,000 | | | | Comal, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 756) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 2,575,000 | |
2,015,000 | | | | Corpus Christi, Texas IDC EDR (Texas Air Invention Co. Project) FXRDN 3.45% due 08/01/2006 | | | 2,015,000 | |
3,775,000 | | | | Corpus Christi, Texas Utility System Rev (ROCS RR II R 2149) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2024 (a) | | | 3,775,000 | |
| | | | Dallas Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Rev VRDN: | | | | |
8,400,000 | | | | (Eagle 20030020 CL-A) 3.88% due 11/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 8,400,000 | |
2,745,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 824) 3.87% due 11/01/2015 (a)(b) | | | 2,745,000 | |
4,545,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-13) 3.87% due 11/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 4,545,000 | |
| | | | Dallas, Texas Area Rapid Transportation Sales Tax Rev (Senior Sub Lien — Series 2001) CP: | | | | |
26,000,000 | | | | 3.19% due 05/01/2006 | | | 26,000,000 | |
10,700,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/04/2006 | | | 10,700,000 | |
| | | | Dallas, Texas Independent School District VRDN: | | | | |
3,245,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1073) 3.84% due 02/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 3,245,000 | |
4,475,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6038) 3.84% due 08/15/2024 (a)(b) | | | 4,475,000 | |
3,475,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6069) 3.87% due 08/15/2024 (a)(b) | | | 3,475,000 | |
5,105,000 | | | | Denton County, Texas (Putters — Series 675) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2010 (a)(b) | | | 5,105,000 | |
| | | | Denton, Texas Independent School District VRDN: | | | | |
4,067,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 951) 3.84% due 08/15/2033 (a)(b) | | | 4,067,500 | |
3,000,000 | | | | (Series 2005-A) 3.89% due 08/01/2035 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | |
13,350,000 | | | | Dickinson, Texas Independent School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGA-94) DDN 3.82% due 02/15/2028 (a)(b) | | | 13,350,000 | |
6,000,000 | | | | Eagle Mountain & Saginaw, Texas School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series —
SGA-141) VRDN 3.85% due 08/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES | APRIL 30, 2006 | 51 |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Texas — (continued) |
$12,000,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Texas State Turnpike Auth (Series 02-6004) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2042 (a)(b) | | $ | 12,000,000 | |
14,500,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0020 (Solar Eclipse — Humble, Texas Independent School District) VRDN 3.83% due 02/15/2030 (a)(b) | | | 14,500,000 | |
6,500,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0032 (Solar Eclipse — EL Paso County, Texas Hospital District) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2035 (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | |
6,695,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0036 (Solar Eclipse — Comal, Texas Independent School District) VRDN 3.83% due 02/01/2033 (a)(b) | | | 6,695,000 | |
10,540,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0040 (Solar Eclipse — Harris County, Texas) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 10,540,000 | |
3,610,000 | | | | El Paso, Texas (Putters — Series 1042) VRDN 3.84% due 05/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 3,610,000 | |
| | | | Galena Park, Texas Independent School District VRDN: | | | | |
6,765,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 2198) 3.43% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 6,765,000 | |
6,760,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 7523) 3.43% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b) | | | 6,760,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Environmental Facilities Rev (Air Products Project) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2039 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
| | | | Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Air Products Project) VRDN: | | | | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.88% due 06/01/2034 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
12,500,000 | | | | 3.88% due 03/01/2035 (a) | | | 12,500,000 | |
9,400,000 | | | | Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Texas — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2019 (a) | | | 9,400,000 | |
| | | | Harris County, Texas GO CP: | | | | |
13,480,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/03/2006 | | | 13,480,000 | |
24,000,000 | | | | 3.21% due 05/04/2006 | | | 24,000,000 | |
13,250,000 | | | | 3.22% due 05/04/2006 | | | 13,250,000 | |
| | | | Harris County, Houston, Texas Sports Auth Special Rev (Series Z-3) VRDN: | | | | |
585,000 | | | | 3.87% due 09/28/2025 (a) | | | 585,000 | |
13,490,000 | | | | 3.87% due 11/15/2025 (a) | | | 13,490,000 | |
| | | | Harris County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. DDN: | | | | |
30,000,000 | | | | (Methodist Hospital System — Series A) 3.60% due 12/01/2032 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | |
48,000,000 | | | | (St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital — Series B) 3.81% due 02/15/2031 (a) | | | 48,000,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | Harris County, Texas IDC Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Deer Park Refining Project) DDN 3.86% due 02/01/2023 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | |
| | | | Harris County, Texas Sales Tax Rev CP: | | | | |
6,000,000 | | | | 3.30% due 05/04/2006 | | | 6,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.40% due 05/04/2006 | | | 10,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | 3.30% due 05/15/2006 | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | Harris County, Texas VRDN: | | | | |
5,575,000 | | | | (Eagle 20026012 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2033 (a)(b) | | | 5,575,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | (Eagle 200600002 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | |
5,645,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1099) 3.84% due 08/15/2009 (a)(b) | | | 5,645,000 | |
|
Texas — (continued) |
$5,350,000 | | | | Houston, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1060) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2014 (a)(b) | | $ | 5,350,000 | |
41,000,000 | | | | Houston, Texas Independent School District (Schoolhouse) FXRDN 2.77% due 06/14/2006 | | | 41,000,000 | |
6,305,000 | | | | Houston, Texas (Putters — Series 1151) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,305,000 | |
| | | | Houston, Texas Utility System Rev VRDN: | | | | |
6,475,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 669) 3.84% due 05/15/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,475,000 | |
8,810,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 537) 3.84% due 05/15/2028 (a)(b) | | | 8,810,000 | |
6,590,000 | | | | (Series A) 3.84% due 05/25/2012 (a) | | | 6,590,000 | |
9,970,000 | | | | Houston, Texas Water & Sewer System Rev (Merlots — Series C-20) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2032 (a)(b) | | | 9,970,000 | |
| | | | Houston, Texas Water & Sewer System Rev (Series A) CP: | | | | |
15,000,000 | | | | 3.19% due 05/01/2006 | | | 15,000,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | 3.20% due 05/01/2006 | | | 15,000,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | 3.30% due 05/01/2006 | | | 15,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | 3.40% due 05/04/2006 | | | 20,000,000 | |
11,200,000 | | | | 3.68% due 06/29/2006 | | | 11,200,000 | |
11,875,000 | | | | Humble, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 7007) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2025 (a)(b) | | | 11,875,000 | |
4,195,000 | | | | Hutto, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 436) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2037 (a)(b) | | | 4,195,000 | |
10,405,000 | | | | Irving, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 782) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 10,405,000 | |
6,200,000 | | | | Jewett, Texas EDC IDR (Nucor Corp. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2038 (a) | | | 6,200,000 | |
33,700,000 | | | | Keller, Texas Independent School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 111) VRDN 3.82% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b) | | | 33,700,000 | |
7,165,000 | | | | Killeen, Texas Waterworks & Sewer Rev (Putters — Series 542) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2011 (a)(b) | | | 7,165,000 | |
6,025,000 | | | | Lancaster, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series 1300) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2034 (a)(b) | | | 6,025,000 | |
7,650,000 | | | | Liberty Hill, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 01/27/2014 (a)(b) | | | 7,650,000 | |
800,000 | | | | Longview, Texas Independent Corp. Rev (Collins Industry Inc. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2009 (a) | | | 800,000 | |
3,280,000 | | | | Lower Colorado River Auth Texas Transmission Contract Rev (Putters — Series 623) VRDN 3.84% due 11/15/2009 (a)(b) | | | 3,280,000 | |
1,990,000 | | | | Mansfield, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 704) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 1,990,000 | |
2,800,000 | | | | Mesquite, Texas Independent Development Corp. Rev (Morrison Products) VRDN 3.86% due 01/10/2010 (a) | | | 2,800,000 | |
621,000 | | | | Montgomery County, Texas IDC IDR (Sawyer Research Products Inc.) VRDN 3.97% due 02/04/2015 (a) | | | 621,000 | |
11,940,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Houston Independent School District) VRDN 3.92% due 01/09/2014 (a)(b) | | | 11,940,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Texas — (continued) |
| | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A VRDN: | | | | |
$13,460,000 | | | | (Series 105) 3.82% due 06/08/2020 (a)(b) | | $ | 13,460,000 | |
8,015,000 | | | | (Series 2001-13) 3.82% due 05/09/2017 (a)(b) | | | 8,015,000 | |
35,735,000 | | | | (Series 2001-123) 3.82% due 02/24/2009 (a)(b) | | | 35,735,000 | |
9,725,000 | | | | (Series 2001-141) 3.82% due 03/08/2017 (a)(b) | | | 9,725,000 | |
| | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Houston, Texas Water — Series 2001-111) DDN: | | | | |
12,780,000 | | | | 3.82% due 05/07/2019 (a)(b) | | | 12,780,000 | |
6,000,000 | | | | 3.82% due 05/17/2019 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | |
735,954 | | | | Nortex Housing Finance Corp. Texas S/F Rev (Series A) FXRDN 3.54% due 06/01/2006 | | | 735,954 | |
3,700,000 | | | | North Center Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Methodist Hospitals Dallas — Series B) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2015 (a) | | | 3,700,000 | |
6,825,000 | | | | North East Independent School District Texas (Putters — Series 390) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,825,000 | |
| | | | North Texas Turnway Auth Dallas (North Turnways System Rev) VRDN: | | | | |
9,900,000 | | | | (Eagle 20060028 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2040 (a)(b) | | | 9,900,000 | |
11,800,000 | | | | (Eagle 7200500025 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 11,800,000 | |
2,427,500 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1040) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 2,427,500 | |
2,435,000 | | | | Northside, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 6071) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2025 (a)(b) | | | 2,435,000 | |
| | | | Nueces River, Texas IDA PCR (San Miguel Electric Corp.) CP: | | | | |
60,200,000 | | | | 3.60% due 05/18/2006 | | | 60,200,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | 3.25% due 05/22/2006 | | | 15,000,000 | |
5,585,000 | | | | Pasadena, Texas (Putters — Series 1037) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,585,000 | |
2,985,000 | | | | Pflugerville, Texas (Putters — Series 594) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 2,985,000 | |
7,358,000 | | | | Pflugerville, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series 1058) VRDN 3.45% due 08/15/2018 (a)(b) | | | 7,358,000 | |
| | | | Port Arthur, Texas Naval District IDC Exempt Facilities Rev VRDN: | | | | |
44,000,000 | | | | (Air Products Project) 3.88% due 02/01/2041 (a) | | | 44,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | (Air Products & Chemical Project) 3.88% due 04/01/2035 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | (Atofina Project — Series B) 3.90% due 05/01/2038 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
15,000,000 | | | | (BASF Corp. Project — Series A) 3.90% due 05/01/2038 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | |
22,035,000 | | | | (Motiva Enterprises Project) 3.95% due 12/01/2027 (a) | | | 22,035,000 | |
| | | | Port Corpus Christi Auth Texas (Nueces County Solid Waste Disposal Rev — Flint Hills Resources) VRDN: | | | | |
3,000,000 | | | | 4.10% due 01/01/2030 (a) | | | 3,000,000 | |
25,000,000 | | | | (Series A) 4.10% due 07/01/2029 (a) | | | 25,000,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Red River Educational Finance Corp. Texas Rev VRDN 3.78% due 03/15/2035 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
4,555,000 | | | | Richardson, Texas (Putters — Series 872) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 4,555,000 | |
|
Texas — (concluded) |
$12,000,000 | | | | San Antonio, Texas Educational Facilities Corp. Rev (Trinity University) DDN 3.81% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | $ | 12,000,000 | |
5,800,000 | | | | San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas Rev (ROCS RR II R 6064) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 5,800,000 | |
| | | | San Antonio, Texas Water Rev VRDN: | | | | |
34,550,000 | | | | (Eagle 720053010 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/15/2036 (a)(b) | | | 34,550,000 | |
5,330,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 490) 3.84% due 05/15/2036 (a)(b) | | | 5,330,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | Southeast, Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 3.60% due 02/16/2007 | | | 9,000,000 | |
7,540,000 | | | | Southeast, Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1270) VRDN 3.87% due 03/01/2007 (a)(b) | | | 7,540,000 | |
15,910,000 | | | | Tarrant County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Cumberland Rest Project) DDN 3.83% due 08/15/2032 (a) | | | 15,910,000 | |
2,660,000 | | | | Texas State Department Housing & Community Affairs S/F Rev (Merlots — Series A-58) VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2028 (a)(b) | | | 2,660,000 | |
33,300,000 | | | | Texas State Department Transportation State Highway Federal Rev CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006 | | | 33,300,000 | |
26,500,000 | | | | Texas State Municipal Power Agency Rev CP 3.45% due 06/05/2006 | | | 26,500,000 | |
11,435,000 | | | | Texas State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGA-92) DDN 3.82% due 08/01/2029 (a)(b) | | | 11,435,000 | |
5,800,000 | | | | Texas State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGB-58-A) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 5,800,000 | |
| | | | Texas State VRDN: | | | | |
22,000,000 | | | | (College Student Loan) 2.85% due 07/01/2006 (a) | | | 22,000,000 | |
9,520,000 | | | | (College Student Loan) 3.35% due 02/01/2011 (a) | | | 9,520,000 | |
5,080,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050055 CL-A) 3.84% due 04/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 5,080,000 | |
3,310,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1016) 3.84% due 04/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 3,310,000 | |
6,025,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 4020) 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 6,025,000 | |
254,000,000 | | | | Texas State TRAN 4.50% due 08/31/2006 | | | 255,194,625 | |
6,000,000 | | | | Texas State Verterans Housing (Fund II — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | | 6,000,000 | |
6,270,000 | | | | Trinity River Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Community Waste Disposal Project) VRDN 3.86% due 05/01/2021 (a) | | | 6,270,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | University of North Texas Rev VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2034 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | |
6,690,000 | | | | University of Texas, University Rev VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a) | | | 6,690,000 | |
| | | | Upper Trinity Regional Water District Texas Water Rev VRDN: | | | | |
9,260,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series D-10) 3.82% due 08/01/2026 (a)(b) | | | 9,260,000 | |
2,880,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 579) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 2,880,000 | |
5,645,000 | | | | Victoria County, Texas Hospital Rev (Floaters — Series 959) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2016 (a)(b) | | | 5,645,000 | |
Utah — 2.2% |
96,940,000 | | | | Emery County, Utah PCR (Pacificorp Projects) DDN 3.81% due 11/01/2024 (a) | | | 96,940,000 | |
20,700,000 | | | | Intermountain Power Agency Utah (Series B-3) CP 3.20% due 05/03/2006 | | | 20,700,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Utah — (concluded) |
$2,425,000 | | | | Logan City, Utah Rev (Integrated System Inc. — Series A) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2014 (a) | | $ | 2,425,000 | |
| | | | Murray City, Utah Hospital Rev (Health Services Inc.) DDN: | | | | |
65,600,000 | | | | (Series C) 3.81% due 05/15/2036 (a) | | | 65,600,000 | |
35,000,000 | | | | (Series D) 3.80% due 05/15/2036 (a) | | | 35,000,000 | |
5,795,000 | | | | Utah Transportation Auth Sales Tax Rev (Putters — Series 1107) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,795,000 | |
| | | | Utah Water Finance Agency Rev VRDN: | | | | |
12,100,000 | | | | (Series A-4) 3.84% due 07/01/2029 (a) | | | 12,100,000 | |
7,450,000 | | | | (Series A-5) 3.84% due 10/01/2027 (a) | | | 7,450,000 | |
13,150,000 | | | | (Series A-6) 3.84% due 10/01/2030 (a) | | | 13,150,000 | |
12,000,000 | | | | (Series A-8) 3.84% due 07/01/2032 (a) | | | 12,000,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | (Series A-9) 3.84% due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
12,400,000 | | | | (Series A-11) 3.84% due 07/01/2031 (a) | | | 12,400,000 | |
13,100,000 | | | | (Series A-12) 3.83% due 10/01/2035 (a) | | | 13,100,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Weber County, Utah Hospital Rev (Health Services — Series A) VRDN 3.80% due 02/15/2031 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
Vermont — 0.1% |
1,365,000 | | | | Vermont EDA IDR (Huber & Suhner — Series A) VRDN 3.89% due 10/01/2016 (a) | | | 1,365,000 | |
5,800,000 | | | | Vermont Educational & Health Bldg Finance Agency Rev (Middlebury College Project — Series A) FXRDN 3.16% due 11/01/2006 | | | 5,800,000 | |
8,895,000 | | | | Vermont State Student Assistance Corp. (Student Loan Rev) VRDN 3.30% due 01/01/2008 (a) | | | 8,895,000 | |
Virginia — 1.4% |
7,000,000 | | | | Charles City County, Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 02/01/2029 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
3,395,000 | | | | Hampton, Virginia IDA Exempt Facilities Rev (USA Waste of Virginia Landfills) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2013 (a) | | | 3,395,000 | |
2,260,000 | | | | Loudoun County, Virginia Water & Sewer Rev (ROCS RR II R 6511) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 2,260,000 | |
| | | | Morgan Keegan Municipal Products Inc. (Various Trust Rcpts — Housing Development Auth) VRDN: | | | | |
20,050,000 | | | | (Series D) 3.90% due 12/01/2010 (a)(b) | | | 20,050,000 | |
35,000,000 | | | | (Series E) 3.84% due 12/01/2010 (a)(b) | | | 35,000,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Series 2001-159) VRDN 3.82% due 03/19/2015 (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | |
74,300,000 | | | | Norfolk, Virginia IDA Pool Finance (Sentara Health System Group) CP 3.34% due 05/01/2006 | | | 74,300,000 | |
3,170,000 | | | | Portsmouth, Virginia (ROCS RR II R 6054) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 3,170,000 | |
11,385,000 | | | | Suffolk, Virginia IDA Residential Care Facilities Rev (Lake Prince Center Project) VRDN 4.00% due 10/01/2031 (a) | | | 11,385,000 | |
25,000,000 | | | | Virginia State Housing Development Auth (Series C) FXRDN 3.03% due 05/16/2006 | | | 24,993,374 | |
Washington — 2.9% |
5,000,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops 2001-01 — King County, Washington VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2006 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
3,050,000 | | | | Bellevue, Washington (Eagle 20041011 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2043 (a)(b) | | | 3,050,000 | |
|
Washington — (continued) |
$4,480,000 | | | | Central Puget Sound Washington Regional Auth Sales & Use Tax Rev (Putters — Series 755) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b) | | $ | 4,480,000 | |
| | | | Clark County, Washington Public Utility
District VRDN: | | | | |
10,950,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-03) 3.82% due 01/01/2010 (a)(b) | | | 10,950,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-116) 3.35% due 01/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
5,540,000 | | | | Clark County, Washington (Putters — Series 540) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 5,540,000 | |
26,745,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Port of Seattle, Washington Passenger Facility Charge (Series 984705) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 26,745,000 | |
14,680,000 | | | | Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Washington State Public Power Supple System (Nuclear Project — Series 964702) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2011 (a)(b) | | | 14,680,000 | |
11,255,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0009 (Solar Eclipse — Washington State) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2030 (a)(b) | | | 11,255,000 | |
| | | | Goat Hill Property, Washington Lease Rev VRDN: | | | | |
4,790,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 705) 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 4,790,000 | |
1,335,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 2173) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 1,335,000 | |
3,495,000 | | | | Grant County, Washington Public Utility District Rev (ROCS RR II R 2039) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 3,495,000 | |
| | | | King County, Washington VRDN: | | | | |
5,665,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1015) 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,665,000 | |
6,220,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 2119) 3.84% due 06/01/2021 (a)(b) | | | 6,220,000 | |
23,600,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Series 2001-112) DDN 3.82% due 01/07/2021 (a)(b) | | | 23,600,000 | |
14,240,000 | | | | Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Washington State Motor Vehicle Fuel — Series 2001-112) DDN 3.92% due 09/04/2014 (a)(b) | | | 14,240,000 | |
| | | | Pierce County, Washington School District VRDN: | | | | |
2,995,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 1116) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 2,995,000 | |
5,200,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series D-09) 3.82% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 5,200,000 | |
| | | | Port Seattle, Washington Rev VRDN: | | | | |
985,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 329) 3.89% due 04/01/2016 (a)(b) | | | 985,000 | |
10,975,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 7015) 3.84% due 03/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 10,975,000 | |
5,655,000 | | | | Port Tacoma, Washington Rev (Merlots — Series 123) VRDN 3.89% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b) | | | 5,655,000 | |
| | | | Seattle, Washington Housing Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
2,420,000 | | | | (Newholly Project — Phase III) 3.86% due 12/01/2034 (a) | | | 2,420,000 | |
3,215,000 | | | | (Wedfewood Estates Project) 3.86% due 09/01/2036 (a) | | | 3,215,000 | |
9,680,000 | | | | Seattle, Washington Municipal Light & Power Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGA-85) DDN 3.82% due 10/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 9,680,000 | |
| | | | Seattle, Washington Municipal Light & Power
Rev VRDN: | | | | |
28,275,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-56) 3.82% due 03/01/2015 (a)(b) | | | 28,275,000 | |
6,755,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 668) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 6,755,000 | |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
Washington — (concluded) |
$18,500,000 | | | | Snohomish County, Washington Public Utility District (Electric Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — SGA-124) DDN 3.82% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b) | | $ | 18,500,000 | |
| | | | Snohomish County, Washington Public Utility District VRDN: | | | | |
5,210,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6031) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 5,210,000 | |
7,440,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 6055) 3.84% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 7,440,000 | |
5,715,000 | | | | Washington State Floating Certificate Trust — Austin Trust (Series 2002-C) GO VRDN 3.88% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b) | | | 5,715,000 | |
| | | | Washington State VRDN: | | | | |
21,890,000 | | | | (Eagle 720050037 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 21,890,000 | |
15,985,000 | | | | (Floaters — Series 389) 3.84% due 07/01/2018 (a)(b) | | | 15,985,000 | |
5,195,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-05) 3.82% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,195,000 | |
6,295,000 | | | | (Merlots — Series A-101) 3.82% due 07/01/2019 (a)(b) | | | 6,295,000 | |
6,770,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 748) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 6,770,000 | |
4,355,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1141) 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 4,355,000 | |
8,620,000 | | | | (ROCS RR II R 4077) 3.84% due 07/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 8,620,000 | |
5,680,000 | | | | Washington State EDF Auth Lease Rev (Merlots — Series D-08) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)(b) | | | 5,680,000 | |
| | | | Washington State EDR Auth Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project —
Series D) VRDN: | | | | |
9,000,000 | | | | 3.85% due 11/01/2017 (a) | | | 9,000,000 | |
4,000,000 | | | | 3.85% due 07/01/2027 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | |
8,750,000 | | | | Washington State EDR EDR (Mount Ainstar Resort — Series C) DDN 3.83% due 10/01/2023 (a) | | | 8,750,000 | |
9,000,000 | | | | Washington State Health Care Facilities Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 510 CE) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2038 (a)(b) | | | 9,000,000 | |
10,620,000 | | | | Washington State Housing Finance Community M/F Housing Rev (Country Club Apartments — Series A) DDN 3.84% due 08/01/2032 (a) | | | 10,620,000 | |
10,395,000 | | | | Washington State Housing Finance Community M/F Housing Rev (Merrill Gardens Renton — Series A) VRDN 3.92% due 12/01/2040 (a) | | | 10,395,000 | |
20,000,000 | | | | Washington State Housing Finance Community Nonprofit Rev (Wesley Homes Project — Series A) DDN 3.68% due 01/01/2036 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | |
West Virginia — 0.3% |
2,445,000 | | | | Cabell County, West Virginia Bldg Community Rev (Pressley Ridge Schools Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2022 (a) | | | 2,445,000 | |
15,500,000 | | | | Putnam County, West Virginia Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Project — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 04/01/2030 (a) | | | 15,500,000 | |
10,935,000 | | | | West Virginia State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Pallottine Health — Series A-1) VRDN 3.81% due 10/01/2033 (a) | | | 10,935,000 | |
5,000,000 | | | | West Virginia State (Putters — Series 1114) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | |
|
West Virginia — (concluded) |
$3,860,000 | | | | West Virginia University Rev (Merlots — Series A-15) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2028 (a)(b) | | $ | 3,860,000 | |
Wisconsin — 4.8% |
18,985,000 | | | | ABN-AMRO Muni Tops 2001-32 — Wisconsin State VRDN 3.85% due 05/01/2022 (a)(b) | | | 18,985,000 | |
16,500,000 | | | | Appleton, Wisconsin Area School District TRAN 4.00% due 09/29/2006 | | | 16,569,581 | |
15,000,000 | | | | Appleton, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev (Fox Cities Arts Center — Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 06/01/2036 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | |
10,295,000 | | | | Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0069 (Solar Eclipse — Wisconsin State Public Power Supply) VRDN 3.83% due 07/01/2035 (a)(b) | | | 10,295,000 | |
700,000 | | | | Janesville, Wisconsin IDR (Lamson & Sessions Co. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 09/01/2007 (a) | | | 700,000 | |
3,175,000 | | | | Manitowoc, Wisconsin Electric Rev (ROCS RR II R 2177) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b) | | | 3,175,000 | |
10,000,000 | | | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Lease Rev (University Wisconsin — Kenilworth Project) VRDN 3.77% due 09/01/2040 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
17,255,000 | | | | (Cathedral Place Package Facilities Project) 3.85% due 05/01/2025 (a) | | | 17,255,000 | |
3,575,000 | | | | (Wisconsin Humane Society Inc. Project) 3.95% due 03/01/2019 (a) | | | 3,575,000 | |
14,965,000 | | | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev (YMCA — Milwaukee Project) DDN 3.87%
due 07/01/2034 (a) | | | 14,965,000 | |
4,950,000 | | | | Northland Pines School District Wisconsin TRAN 4.25% due 10/12/2006 | | | 4,976,973 | |
2,305,000 | | | | Sturtevant, Wisconsin IDR (Andis Co. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2016 (a) | | | 2,305,000 | |
2,900,000 | | | | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Housing Auth Rev (Hart Park Square Project) VRDN 3.92% due 03/01/2034 (a) | | | 2,900,000 | |
12,745,000 | | | | West Allis, Wisconsin Rev (State Fair Park Exposition) VRDN 3.85% due 08/01/2028 (a) | | | 12,745,000 | |
| | | | Wisconsin State GO ECN CP: | | | | |
21,560,000 | | | | (Series 2000-B) 3.25% due 05/04/2006 | | | 21,560,000 | |
15,630,000 | | | | (Series 2000-B) 3.63% due 05/18/2006 | | | 15,630,000 | |
17,325,000 | | | | (Series 2000-B) 3.55% due 05/23/2006 | | | 17,325,000 | |
28,390,000 | | | | (Series 2000-C) 3.25% due 05/04/2006 | | | 28,390,000 | |
15,591,000 | | | | (Series 2000-C) 3.55% due 05/22/2006 | | | 15,591,000 | |
17,300,000 | | | | (Series 2002-A) 3.47% due 06/01/2006 | | | 17,300,000 | |
16,700,000 | | | | (Series 2004-A) 3.27% due 05/03/2006 | | | 16,700,000 | |
25,300,000 | | | | (Series 2004-A) 3.24% due 05/05/2006 | | | 25,300,000 | |
1,675,000 | | | | (Series 2004-A) 3.25% due 05/05/2006 | | | 1,675,000 | |
33,750,000 | | | | (Series 2004-A) 3.43% due 05/22/2006 | | | 33,750,000 | |
10,955,000 | | | | (Series 2006-A) 3.29% due 05/08/2006 | | | 10,955,000 | |
25,000,000 | | | | (Series 2006-A) 3.30% due 05/08/2006 | | | 25,000,000 | |
10,950,000 | | | | (Series 2006-A) 3.63% due 05/23/2006 | | | 10,950,000 | |
| | | | Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev DDN: | | | | |
21,120,000 | | | | (Gundersen Lutheran — Series A) 3.82% due 12/01/2015 (a) | | | 21,120,000 | |
30,645,000 | | | | (Gundersen Lutheran — Series B) 3.82% due 12/01/2029 (a) | | | 30,645,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
Face
Amount
| | | | Issue
| | Value
(Note 1a)
|
|---|
|
Wisconsin — (concluded) |
$18,170,000 | | | | (Lutheran College Project) 3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a) | | $ | 18,170,000 | |
8,040,000 | | | | (Prohealth Inc. — Series B) 3.82% due 08/15/2030 (a) | | | 8,040,000 | |
1,930,000 | | | | (Riverview Hospital Assn) 3.87% due 10/01/2030 (a) | | | 1,930,000 | |
| | | | Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev VRDN: | | | | |
6,500,000 | | | | (Attic Angel Obligated) 3.83% due 11/01/2028 (a) | | | 6,500,000 | |
1,750,000 | | | | (Hospicecare Holdings Inc.) 3.80% due 05/01/2030 (a) | | | 1,750,000 | |
7,000,000 | | | | (Lutheran College Project) 3.87% due 09/01/2031 (a) | | | 7,000,000 | |
11,500,000 | | | | (Marshfield — Series B) 3.83% due 01/15/2036 (a) | | | 11,500,000 | |
18,450,000 | | | | (Meriter Hospital Inc. Project) 3.87% due 12/01/2032 (a) | | | 18,450,000 | |
12,000,000 | | | | (Oakwood Village) 3.82% due 03/01/2035 (a) | | | 12,000,000 | |
6,075,000 | | | | (St. John’s Community) 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a) | | | 6,075,000 | |
| | | | Wisconsin State Petroleum Inspection Fee Rev Bonds CP: | | | | |
46,000,000 | | | | 3.27% due 05/03/2006 | | | 46,000,000 | |
16,300,000 | | | | 3.24% due 05/05/2006 | | | 16,300,000 | |
50,000,000 | | | | 3.45% due 05/22/2006 | | | 50,000,000 | |
30,000,000 | | | | 3.40% due 06/01/2006 | | | 30,000,000 | |
| | | | Wisconsin State VRDN: | | | | |
8,960,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 531) 3.84% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b) | | | 8,960,000 | |
6,735,000 | | | | (Putters — Series 1268) 3.84% due 05/01/2020 (a)(b) | | | 6,735,000 | |
Wyoming — 0.2%
|
| | | | Laramine County, Wyoming IDR (Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power Co.) VRDN: | | | | |
5,000,000 | | | | (Series 97-A) 3.94% due 03/01/2027 (a) | | | 5,000,000 | |
3,500,000 | | | | (Series 97-B) 3.94% due 09/01/2021 (a) | | | 3,500,000 | |
19,290,000 | | | | Uinta County, Wyoming PCR (Chevron) DDN 3.80% due 08/15/2020 (a) | | | 19,290,000 | |
Total Investments (Cost $14,495,841,567) — 103.1% | | 14,495,841,567 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.1%) | | (432,364,103 | ) |
Net Assets | $ | 14,063,477,464 | |
| (a) | | The interest rate is subject to change periodically based on a certain index. The rates shown are those in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate demand instruments, the next coupon date on which the interest is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation. |
| (b) | | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $4,561,343,314 or 32.4% of net assets. |
| | Note — Cost for federal income tax purposes is $14,495,841,567. |
Portfolio Abbreviations for Master Institutional
Tax-Exempt Fund
| Assn | | | | Association |
| Auth | | | | Authority |
| BAN | | | | Bond Anticipation Notes |
| Bldg | | | | Building |
| CP | | | | Commercial Paper |
| DDN | | | | Daily Demand Notes |
| ECN | | | | Extendable Commercial Notes |
| EDA | | | | Economic Development Authority |
| EDC | | | | Economic Development Corporation |
| EDR | | | | Economic Development Revenue |
| EDF | | | | Economic Development Financing |
| FXRDN | | | | Fixed Rate Demand Notes |
| GO | | | | General Obligation |
| IBR | | | | Industrial Building Revenue |
| IDC | | | | Industrial Development Corporation |
| IDA | | | | Industrial Development Authority |
| IDB | | | | Industrial Development Board |
| IDR | | | | Industrial Development Revenue |
| IFA | | | | Industrial Finance Agency |
| IFC | | | | Industrial Facilities Corporation |
| M/F | | | | Multi-Family |
| Merlots | | | | Municipal Extendible Receipts Liquidity Option Tender
Securities |
| Muni | | | | Municipal |
| PCR | | | | Pollution Control Revenue |
| Putters | | | | Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts |
| RAN | | | | Revenue Anticipation Notes |
| Rcpts | | | | Receipts |
| Rev | | | | Revenue |
| ROCS | | | | Reset Option Certificates |
| S/F | | | | Single Family |
| TRAN | | | | Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes |
| VRDN | | | | Variable Rate Demand Notes |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAssets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Total investments, at amortized cost and value (Note 1a) | $ | 14,495,841,567 | |
| Cash | | 7,097,920 | |
| Interest receivable | | 87,508,547 | |
| Receivable for investments sold | | 40,661,802 | |
| Total assets | | 14,631,109,836 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Advisory fee payable (Note 2) | | 622,597 | |
| Payable for investments purchased | | 566,942,837 | |
| Accrued expenses | | 66,938 | |
| Total liabilities | | 567,632,372 | |
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests | $ | 14,063,477,464 | |
Sources of Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | $ | 14,063,477,464 | |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of OperationsFor the Year Ended April 30, 2006
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and discount earned | $ | 428,064,126 | |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | 7,451,137 | |
| Accounting and custodian services | | 315,199 | |
| Dividend and transfer agency fee | | 60,000 | |
| Total expense | | 7,826,336 | |
| Net investment income | | 420,237,790 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | 105,454 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 420,343,244 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
|---|
Increase in Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | $ | 420,237,790 | | | $ | 198,953,488 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | | | 105,454 | | | | (143,919 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 420,343,244 | | | | 198,809,569 | |
| |
Capital Transactions:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Contributions from feeders | | | | | 16,789,526,446 | | | | 14,973,896,385 | |
| Withdrawals from feeders | | | | | (15,768,055,918 | ) | | | (13,576,470,785 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets from capital transactions | | | | | 1,021,470,528 | | | | 1,397,425,600 | |
| Net increase in net assets | | | | | 1,441,813,772 | | | | 1,596,235,169 | |
| |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | | | | | 12,621,663,692 | | | | 11,025,428,523 | |
| End of year | | | | $ | 14,063,477,464 | | | $ | 12,621,663,692 | |
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Supplementary Data
| | | | Year Ended April 30,
| |
|---|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
| 2003
|
| For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
|
|---|
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .05 | %(1) |
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | 2.82 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | %(1) |
| Net Assets, end of period (000) | | | | $ | 14,063,477 | | | $ | 12,621,664 | | | $ | 11,025,429 | | | $ | 8,187,221 | | | $ | 4,474,011 | |
| (1) | | On an annualized basis. |
| * | | Commencement of Operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Master Institutional Money Market Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Master Institutional Money Market Trust (the “Master Trust”) is organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue unlimited beneficial interests in the Master Trust. Beneficial interests in the Master Trust are issued solely in private placement transactions to accredited investors. The Master Trust consists of three series, Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, (collectively, the “Master Funds“).
The Master Trust’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Master Trust in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(a) The value of the Master Premier Institutional and Master Institutional Funds’ portfolio securities is determined on the basis of fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Master Trust. In determining fair value, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Other securities, if any, are valued at their fair value in the best judgement of Fund Asset Management, L.P. (“FAM”) under procedures established by, and under the supervision of, the Trustees. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days of less are valued by use of the amortized cost method. Master Institutional Tax-Exempt portfolio securities are carried at amortized cost which approximates market value.
For the purpose of valuation, the maturity of a variable rate demand instrument is deemed to be the next coupon date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted. In the case of a floating rate instrument, the remaining maturity is deemed to be the demand notice payment period.
The general partner of FAM is Princeton Services, Inc. (“PSI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), which is the limited partner.
(b) The Master Funds are treated as partnerships for Federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Master Funds for federal of state taxes on any taxable income of the Master Funds because each investor in the Master Funds is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes. Since the Master Funds’ investors are regulated investment companies that invest substantially all of their assets in the Master Funds, the Master Funds normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements under the Internal Revenue Code in order for their respective investors to satisfy them.
(c) Realized gains and losses on investments are computed on the basis of identified cost of the security sold.
(d) Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (the trade date). Interest income (after adjustments for amortization of premium or accretion of discount) is recorded as earned.
(e) Repurchase agreements — The Master Premier Institutional Fund and the Master Institutional Fund (the Funds“) invest in U.S. Government & Agency securities pursuant to repurchase agreements with member banks of the Federal Reserve System of primary dealers in U.S. Government securities. Under such agreements, the bank or primary dealer agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The Funds take possession of the underlying securities, marks to market such securities daily and, if necessary, receives additional securities to ensure that the contract is adequately collateralized.
(f) Securities lending — The Master Premier Institutional Fund and Master Institutional Fund may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Where the Funds receive securities as collateral for the loaned securities, they collect a fee from the borrower. The Funds typically receive the income on the loaned securities but do not receive the income on the collateral. Where the Funds receive cash collateral, it may invest such collateral and retain the amount earned on such investment, net of any amount rebated to the borrower. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within five business days. The Funds may pay reasonable finder’s, lending agent, administrative and custodial fees in connection with their loans. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Funds could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Funds also could suffer a loss where the value of the collateral falls below the market value of the borrowed securities, in the event of borrower default or in the event of losses on investments made with cash collateral.
2. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
FAM, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), manages each Master Fund’s investments under the overall supervision of The Board of Trustees of The Master Trust. Each Master Fund pays FAM a fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets.
The Funds have received an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to lend portfolio securities to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a subsidiary of ML&Co., or its affiliates. As of April 30, 2006, the Master Premier Institutional Fund and the Master Institutional Fund did not have any securities on loan to MLPF&S or its affiliates. Pursuant to that order, the Funds
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Master Institutional Money Market Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
have also retained Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, LLC (“MLIM, LLC”), an affiliate of FAM, as the securities lending agent for a fee based on a share of the returns on investment of cash collateral. MLIM, LLC may, on behalf of the Funds, invest cash collateral received by the Funds for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by MLIM, LLC or in registered money market funds advised by FAM or it affiliates. For the year ended April 30, 2006, MLIM, LLC received $42,379 in securities lending agent fees from the Master Premier Institutional Fund.
All officers and certain trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) announced that they have reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch International Limited), and BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Merrill Lynch will hold a 49.8% stake and will have a 45% voting interest in the combined company. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The combined company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Merrill Lynch and BlackRock and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees and Investors of Master Institutional Money Market Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Institutional Money Market Trust (the “Master Trust”), consisting of Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Master Funds”), each a separate series of the Master Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of April 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the supplementary data for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period January 14, 2002 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Master Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Master Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Master Funds of Master Institutional Money Market Trust as of April 30, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period January 14, 2002 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2006
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TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Name, Address & Age
|
|
|
| Position(s)
Held
with Fund
|
| Length
of Time
Served
|
| Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
| Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
|
|---|
Interested Trustee
|
Robert C. Doll, Jr.*
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, NJ 08543-9011
Age: 51 | | | | President
and
Trustee | | 2005 to
present | | President of MLIM/FAM-advised funds since 2005; President of MLIM and FAM since 2001; Co-Head (Americas Region) thereof from 2000 to 2001 and Senior Vice President from 1999 to 2001; President and Director of Princeton Services, Inc. (Princeton Services) since 2001; President of Princeton Administrators, L.P. (Princeton Administrators) since 2001; Chief Investment Officer of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. in 1999 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1991 to 1999. | | None |
| * Mr. Doll is director, trustee or member of an advisory board of certain other investment companies for which MLIM or FAM acts as investment advisor. Mr. Doll is an “interested person”, as described in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on his current positions with MLIM, FAM, Princeton Services and Princeton Administrators. The Director’s term is unlimited. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 or the year in which they turn 72. As Fund President, Mr. Doll serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. |
Name, Address & Age
|
|
|
| Position(s)
Held
with Fund
|
| Length
of Time
Served**
|
| Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
|
| Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
|
|---|
Independent Trustees
|
David O. Beim***
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 65 | | | | Trustee | | 4 years | | Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Chairman of Outward Bound U.S.A. from 1997 to 2001; Chairman of Wave Hill, Inc. since 1990; Trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002. | | None |
James T. Flynn
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 66 | | | | Trustee | | 11 years | | Chief Financial Officer of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995 and an employee of J.P. Morgan in various capacities from 1967 to 1995. | | None |
W. Carl Kester
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 54 | | | | Trustee | | 11 years | | Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration since 1999; member of the Faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981; Independent Consultant since 1978. | | None |
Karen P. Robards†
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 56 | | | | Trustee | | 4 years | | President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm since 1987; formerly an investment banker with Morgan Stanley for more than ten years; Director of Enable Medical Corp. since 1996; Director of AtriCure, Inc. since 2000; Director of CineMuse Inc. from 1996 to 2000; Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development, a not-for-profit organization, since 1987. | | None |
** Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified, until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns
72, or until his or her death, resignation, or removal as provided in the Fund’s by-laws or charter or by statute. |
| *** Chairman of Audit Committee. |
| † Chairman of the Board |
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TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS — Continued
Fund Officers* and Portfolio Managers
|
Barry F.X. Smith
Senior Vice President |
John Ng
Vice President & Portfolio Manager |
Kevin Schiatta
Vice President & Portfolio Manager |
P. Michael Walsh
Vice President & Portfolio Manager |
William M. Breen
Treasurer |
Donald C. Burke
Vice President |
Jeffrey Hiller
Chief Compliance Officer |
Alice A. Pellegrino
Secretary |
* Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
|
| Further information about the Trust’s Officers and Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-225-1576. |
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund 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 Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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ADMINISTRATOR & DISTRIBUTOR
Merrill Lynch Funds Distributor, Inc.
One Financial Center ��� 23rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fund Asset Management, L.P.
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011
CUSTODIAN & TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 8118
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8118
LEGAL COUNSEL
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance, which will fluctuate. An investment in the Funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds. Statements and other information herein are as dated and subject to change.
| Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-800-MER-FUND (1-800-637-3863). |
| Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: (1) David O. Beim, (2) W. Carl Kester, (3) James T. Flynn and (4) Karen P. Robards. |
| | The registrant’s board of directors has determined that David O. Beim, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR. |
| | Mr. Beim has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. For 25 years, Mr. Beim was an investment banker actively engaged in financial analysis for securities transactions and mergers. These transactions presented a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Registrant’s financial statements. Mr. Beim has also been a professor of finance and economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business for the past 12 years. |
| | Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Registrant’s financial statements. |
| | Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is the member of the Audit Committees of two privately held companies and a non-profit organization. |
| Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
| Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $26,700
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $26,400 |
| Merrill Lynch Government Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $34,900
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $34,600 |
| Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $37,400
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $37,000 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500 |
| Master Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $38,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $38,000 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500 |
| Master Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $63,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $63,000 |
| Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500 |
| Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Government Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Merrill Lynch Government Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,300
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Master Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Master Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250 |
The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
| Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Government Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Master Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
| Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0 |
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). However, such services will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $5,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.
(e)(2) 0%
(f) Not Applicable
| (g) | Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 – $3,439,633
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 – $9,780,582 |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $1,227,000, 0%
| Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable |
| Item 6 – | Schedule of Investments – Not Applicable |
| 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 – Not Applicable |
| Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
| Item 11(a) – | The registrant’s certifying officers have reasonably designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared. The registrant’s certifying officers have determined that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on our evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report. |
| Item 11(b) – | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal half-year of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Item 12 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
| 12(a)(1) – | Code of Ethics – See Item 2 |
| 12(a)(2) – | Certifications – Attached hereto |
| 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.
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust
| By: | /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
Robert C. Doll, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust |
Date: June 22, 2006
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.
| By: | /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
Robert C. Doll, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust |
Date: June 22, 2006
| By: | /s/ William M. Breen
William M. Breen,
Chief Financial Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust |
Date: June 22, 2006
