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<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

<strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong><br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts<br />

31 December 2006


Contents<br />

Chairman’s Letter 2<br />

Board of Directors 3<br />

Management and Administration 3<br />

Statement of Net Assets 4<br />

Three Year Asset Summary 16<br />

Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets 34<br />

Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding 42<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Asian Dragon Fund 60<br />

Asian Tiger Bond Fund 62<br />

Conservative Allocation Fund (Euro) 64<br />

Conservative Allocation Fund (US Dollar) 68<br />

Continental European Flexible Fund (1) 71<br />

Emerging Europe Fund 73<br />

Emerging Markets Fund 75<br />

Emerging Markets Bond Fund 77<br />

Euro Bond Fund 80<br />

Euro Corporate Bond Fund (1) 84<br />

Euro Reserve Fund 87<br />

Euro Short Duration Bond Fund (1) 89<br />

Euro-Markets Fund 91<br />

European Fund 92<br />

European Focus Fund 94<br />

European Growth Fund 95<br />

European Opportunities Fund 97<br />

European Value Fund 99<br />

Global Allocation Fund 100<br />

Global Bond Fund (Euro) 111<br />

Global Bond Fund (US Dollar) 114<br />

Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (2) 117<br />

Global Dynamic Equity Fund (2) 121<br />

Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (2) 129<br />

Global Equity Fund (1) 134<br />

Global Focus Fund 136<br />

Global Fundamental Value Fund 137<br />

Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro) 139<br />

Global Opportunities Fund 143<br />

Global SmallCap Fund 145<br />

India Fund (2) 148<br />

Japan Fund (3) 149<br />

Japan Opportunities Fund (3) 150<br />

Japan Value Fund (3) 151<br />

Latin American Fund 152<br />

New Energy Fund 154<br />

Pacific Equity Fund 156<br />

Sterling Reserve Fund 158<br />

Strategic Allocation Fund (Euro) 159<br />

Strategic Allocation Fund (US Dollar) 162<br />

UK Focus Fund 166<br />

United Kingdom Fund 167<br />

US Basic Value Fund 168<br />

US Dollar Core Bond Fund 170<br />

US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund 176<br />

US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund 180<br />

US Dollar Reserve Fund 184<br />

US Flexible Equity Fund 186<br />

US Focused Value Fund 188<br />

US Government Mortgage Fund 189<br />

US Growth Fund 191<br />

US Opportunities Fund 192<br />

US SmallCap Value Fund 194<br />

World Bond Fund 196<br />

World Energy Fund 199<br />

World Financials Fund 201<br />

World Gold Fund 203<br />

World Healthscience Fund 205<br />

World Income Fund 206<br />

World Mining Fund 210<br />

World Technology Fund 212<br />

Notes to the Financial Statements 213<br />

General Information 220<br />

Independent Auditor’s <strong>Report</strong> to the Shareholders 222<br />

(1), (2)<br />

and (3) See notes section<br />

Subscriptions may be made only on the basis of the current Prospectus, of which the most recent audited annual report and accounts and unaudited interim report and accounts form an integral<br />

part. Copies are available from Investor Services, the Transfer Agent, the Manager or any of the Distributors.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 1


Chairman’s Letter<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong><br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts<br />

31 December 2006<br />

In the year to 31 December 2006, the Company’s total net assets rose in value from US$ 40 billion to US$ 67.8 billion. This increase<br />

included net subscriptions to the Company’s <strong>Funds</strong> of US$ 17.3 billion.<br />

The first six months of 2006 proved to be a turbulent period for equity investors. Global stock markets turned downwards from May<br />

to June due to a sharp rise in investor risk aversion. This was primarily driven by concerns about the inflation outlook. Since then, the<br />

markets have rallied and most have ended the year higher in US dollar terms. Gains proved strongest in Europe and emerging<br />

markets, with Japan underperforming as solid economic growth and strong corporate earnings failed to translate into gains.<br />

Commodities in particular, experienced high levels of volatility with an increase early in the year followed by a significant mid-year<br />

pullback. Oil prices set a new all-time high in the summer before falling back by the year end. Utility, telecoms and materials stocks<br />

were the strongest performers. The utility sector was a notable beneficiary of robust merger and acquisition activity, with markets<br />

rewarding both acquirers and their targets. The technology sector was the laggard: several high-profile tech names reported a<br />

difficult environment.<br />

In contrast to stocks, bond prices experienced a more modest advance with the yield on the 10-year US Treasury starting the year at<br />

4.39% and ending at 4.71% (yields move in the opposite direction of prices, therefore a fall). In this environment, the Lehman Brothers<br />

Aggregate Bond Index posted a 4.33% return for the year in US dollar terms.<br />

I am pleased to inform you that the merger of the MLIM Group with BlackRock was successfully completed on 29 September 2006.<br />

As a result, a new independent company operating under the BlackRock name has been created. The BlackRock Group currently<br />

employs over 4,000 staff who provide investment management services for institutional and retail clients. The BlackRock Group had<br />

in excess of US 1.1 trillion of assets under management at 31 December 2006. The Company is managed by investment management<br />

companies which form part of the BlackRock Group.<br />

A full list of the changes to the Fund range and all other changes made to the Company since beginning of this year can be found in<br />

the Notes at the end of this document.<br />

Robert Fairbairn<br />

Chairman<br />

18 April 2007<br />

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Board of Directors<br />

Management<br />

and Administration continued<br />

Chairman<br />

Robert Fairbairn<br />

Chairman EMEA Australia<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited (formerly<br />

known as <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> Managers Limited)<br />

33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, UK<br />

Directors<br />

Donald Burke (appointed 20 June 2006)*<br />

Managing Director<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management, LLC (formerly known as<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> Managers L.P.)<br />

800 Scudders Mill Road<br />

Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536, USA<br />

James Charrington<br />

Managing Director, Head of Retail Business, EMEA Pacific<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited (formerly<br />

known as <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> Managers Limited)<br />

33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, UK<br />

Frank P. Le Feuvre<br />

Managing Director,<br />

BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited (formerly known as<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> Managers (Channel Islands) Limited),<br />

Forum House, Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE1 0BR,<br />

Channel Islands<br />

Emilio Novela Berlin<br />

Independent Director<br />

Paseo de la Castellana 40 bis – 4a Planta, 28046 Madrid, Spain 6<br />

Geoffrey Radcliffe<br />

Director and General Manager<br />

BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. (formerly known as <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong><br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Managers (Luxembourg) S.A.)<br />

6D route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Jean-Claude Wolter<br />

Avocat Honoraire<br />

232, rue Edith Cavell, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium<br />

Management and Administration<br />

Management Company<br />

BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.<br />

6D route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Advisers<br />

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.,<br />

(from 29 September 2006)<br />

40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, USA<br />

BlackRock <strong>International</strong>, Ltd (from 29 September 2006)<br />

40 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh EH3 8JB, Scotland<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management, LLC<br />

800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Manager and Principal Distributor<br />

BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited<br />

Forum House, Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE1 0BR,<br />

Channel Islands<br />

Investor Services<br />

Written Enquiries: BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management (UK) Limited,<br />

c/o BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.,<br />

P.O. Box 1058, L1010 Luxembourg<br />

All other enquiries: Telephone: + 44 207 743 3300,<br />

Fax: + 44 207 743 1143<br />

Custodian<br />

The Bank of New York Europe Limited, Luxembourg Branch<br />

Aerogolf Center, 1A Hoehenhof, L-1736 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Fund Accountant<br />

The Bank of New York Europe Limited, Luxembourg Branch<br />

Aerogolf Center, 1A Hoehenhof, L-1736 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Transfer Agent and Registrar<br />

J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A.<br />

6C, route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Independent Auditor<br />

PricewaterhouseCoopers S.à r.l.<br />

Réviseur d’entreprises<br />

400 route d’Esch, L-1471 Luxembourg<br />

Legal Advisers<br />

In Luxembourg<br />

Linklaters Loesch<br />

Avenue John F. Kennedy 35, L-1855 Luxembourg<br />

In India<br />

Nishith Desai Associates<br />

93-B Mittal Court, Nariman Point<br />

Mumbai-400 021, India<br />

Listing Agent<br />

J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A.<br />

6C, route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Paying Agents<br />

A list of Paying Agents is to be found on page 220<br />

Registered Office<br />

from 24 March 2006<br />

Aerogolf Center, 1A Hoehenhof, L-1736 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

until 24 March 2006<br />

6D route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited<br />

33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, UK<br />

*approved 18 July 2006 by CSSF; Andrew Donohue resigned effective 30 April 2006<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 3


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong> Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging<br />

Fund Name Notes Combined Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe<br />

US$ US$ US$ € US$ € €<br />

Assets<br />

Securities portfolio at cost<br />

Unrealised appreciation/(depreciation)<br />

Securities portfolio at market value<br />

Cash at bank<br />

Cash equivalents<br />

Interest and dividends receivable<br />

Receivable for investments sold<br />

Receivable for Fund shares subscribed<br />

Unrealised gain on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Other <strong>Investment</strong> Values<br />

Market Value of Purchased Options/Swaptions<br />

Restructuring expenses<br />

Other assets<br />

Total assets<br />

Liabilities<br />

Cash owed to bank<br />

Income distribution payable<br />

Payable for investments purchased<br />

Payable for Fund shares redeemed<br />

Unrealised loss on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Engagement of Written Options/Swaptions<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Total liabilities<br />

Total net assets<br />

53,301,529,229 370,575,826 77,058,125 99,592,093 12,290,493 168,248,941 3,166,457,090<br />

12,539,741,500 90,574,721 2,386,504 1,962,775 483,135 19,621,127 1,219,709,072<br />

2(a) 65,841,270,730 461,150,547 79,444,629 101,554,868 12,773,628 187,870,068 4,386,166,162<br />

1,172,001,094 5,225,453 10,350,627 1,385,424 243,090 9,227 7,014,817<br />

653,880,193 17,100,000 – 5,008,451 – – 308,200,000<br />

2(a) 135,033,813 226,719 1,575,033 705,304 57,417 29,497 13,934,931<br />

2(a) 182,106,427 964,483 – 30,123 – 4,370,238 6,074,796<br />

2(a) 358,269,340 708,966 807,698 188,403 150,596 145,146 40,587,487<br />

2(c) 4,478,277 – – – 10,886 – –<br />

2(c) 1,325,712 – 73,728 310,980 23,212 – –<br />

2(c) 3,730,158 – 284,891 – – – –<br />

2(c) 264,193,110 – – – – – 200,416,893<br />

2(c) 23,907,828 – 61 – – – –<br />

2(f) 410,641 5,369 1,777 328 143 423 15,746<br />

2(a,c) 851,804 – – – 9,514 – 6,463<br />

68,641,459,127 485,381,537 92,538,444 109,183,881 13,268,486 192,424,599 4,962,417,295<br />

78,762,252 235,593 1,936,936 402,073 250,432 2,271,393 –<br />

2(a) 8,306,775 322,037 115,622 140 637 299,466 –<br />

2(a) 350,616,012 157,630 – – – – –<br />

2(a) 213,961,910 2,369,934 172,709 355,008 18,568 69,498 22,897,131<br />

2(c) 7,520,009 – 19,946 38,489 – – 5,650,315<br />

2(c) 396,624 – – – – – –<br />

2(c) 29,337,494 – – 111,020 22,644 – –<br />

2(c) 49,379,290 – – – – – –<br />

2(a,c) 116,664,704 963,884 307,190 249,416 47,824 306,298 9,485,609<br />

854,945,070 4,049,078 2,552,403 1,156,146 340,105 2,946,655 38,033,055<br />

67,786,514,057 481,332,459 89,986,041 108,027,735 12,928,381 189,477,944 4,924,384,240<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Emerging Euro Euro Short<br />

Emerging Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global<br />

Markets Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation<br />

US$ US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$<br />

511,756,242 89,311,495 306,392,424 22,371,714 462,524,691 37,443,990 259,433,655 1,076,222,154 25,027,718 646,002,397 746,169,117 471,882,085 5,987,925,444<br />

114,136,546 4,208,150 (3,979,387) (321,739) (862,127) (388,658) 29,425,347 69,630,966 592,378 57,428,803 85,103,740 95,980,764 867,641,806<br />

625,892,788 93,519,645 302,413,037 22,049,975 461,662,564 37,055,332 288,859,002 1,145,853,120 25,620,096 703,431,200 831,272,857 567,862,849 6,855,567,250<br />

5,766,223 5,754,359 394,813 342,392 17,269,291 642,339 366,439 4,472,081 765,083 85,792 5,530,563 328,900 64,918,772<br />

13,700,000 – 9,000,000 – 28,000,000 – – – – – 58,000,000 – 7,382,349<br />

716,108 2,165,187 6,644,066 506,126 4,943,836 627,189 – 1,242,798 21,930 775,964 289,558 811,209 24,855,610<br />

1,373,322 104,185 – – – – 3,782,673 1,623,954 – 2,496,852 4,222,076 26,306,482 2,420,342<br />

7,170,110 61,055 899,875 35,489 1,783,937 316,560 185,944 3,493,076 23,774 2,992,767 7,273,344 1,709,113 41,042,611<br />

– – 221,933 20,949 – 11,910 – – – – – – 1,135,045<br />

– 61,645 353,060 19,744 – 9,029 – – – – – – 54,374<br />

23,918 – – – – – – 574 – 825 – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 24,725 – – – – – – – – – – 393,980<br />

3,328 878 3,271 156 7,518 2,001 4,718 6,407 – 551 12,327 9,503 37,717<br />

– – 5,482 5,607 – 8,988 – 561 3,894 326 – 37,148 –<br />

654,645,797 101,691,679 319,935,537 22,980,438 513,667,146 38,673,348 293,198,776 1,156,692,571 26,434,777 709,784,277 906,600,725 597,065,204 6,997,808,050<br />

8 1,069,965 5,031,183 – – 30,150 – – – 8,272,533 – 12,900,063 10,964<br />

– 233,935 26,467 277 – 1,304 2,436 – – – – 103,782 –<br />

10,118,017 – – – – – 3,578,546 – – – 18,361,737 4,537,947 4,209,360<br />

4,126,181 98,008 2,578,999 – 2,191,354 23,837 355,201 2,939,407 243,343 652,958 2,398,670 9,445,225 15,583,892<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 404,170 298,327 2,123 – 51,638 – – – – – – 7,749,475<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 41,420,403<br />

1,091,172 197,855 376,127 38,526 479,054 64,052 533,760 1,815,748 50,429 1,068,187 1,823,813 1,048,755 12,442,665<br />

15,335,378 2,003,933 8,311,103 40,926 2,670,408 170,981 4,469,943 4,755,155 293,772 9,993,678 22,584,220 28,035,772 81,416,759<br />

639,310,419 99,687,746 311,624,434 22,939,512 510,996,738 38,502,367 288,728,833 1,151,937,416 26,141,005 699,790,599 884,016,505 569,029,432 6,916,391,291<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 5


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € €<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

Number of A class UK distributor status shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of E class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

Number of E class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of E class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of J class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

Number of J class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

Number of Q class distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

Number of Q class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

Number of X class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of X class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details. (2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

– 10.74 8.70 9.17 – –<br />

– 498,204 19,630 21,691 – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– 10.75 8.57 9.15 – –<br />

– 695,839 360 10,981 – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

23.83 22.04 8.92 9.67 9.95 112.02<br />

11,843,473 2,026,027 2,269,994 396,905 12,297,748 37,542,416<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

£12.09 – – – £6.68 £75.43<br />

902,258 – – – 6,037,946 122,767<br />

– 10.88 8.14 8.63 – –<br />

– 552,755 55,713 42,236 – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

21.49 20.44 8.28 8.96 9.84 102.11<br />

2,233,058 192,325 245,940 41,203 122,926 424,143<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– 10.89 7.93 8.61 – –<br />

– 260,353 11,187 11,275 – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

21.19 20.22 7.98 8.94 9.85 101.04<br />

2,099,041 130,676 971,621 195,973 167,981 621,611<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 112.70<br />

– – – – – 354,035<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

23.29 21.57 8.64 9.36 9.88 107.65<br />

1,959,926 117,944 8,876,682 418,990 455,472 4,330,080<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 113.58<br />

– – – – – 86,518<br />

– 10.76 8.05 – – –<br />

– 1,149,108 570 – – –<br />

21.93 20.83 8.20 8.89 – 101.14<br />

1,819,937 103,612 75,868 257,326 – 13,160<br />

– – – – – 116.44<br />

– – – – – 701,621<br />

– – – – – –<br />

– – – – – –<br />

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Emerging Euro Euro Short<br />

Emerging Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global<br />

Markets Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation<br />

US$ US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$<br />

– 8.45 14.49 10.47 – 10.65 17.27 – – – – 44.55 –<br />

– 1,911,226 322,147 668 – 39,849 5,446 – – – – 42,209 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €26.55<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 1,287,520<br />

– 8.76 14.52 10.46 – 10.62 – – – – – – –<br />

– 697,586 86,028 1,077 – 1,928 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

24.23 9.51 17.25 10.89 73.16 11.79 17.41 77.72 13.92 19.73 84.99 45.59 35.62<br />

22,314,769 2,733,054 14,410,054 1,847,604 5,613,285 1,880,874 14,100,082 12,683,918 1,816,845 32,197,357 9,374,789 8,449,922 79,180,529<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €26.55<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 27,164,318<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – £19.57<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 1,039,121<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – £30.63 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 122,443 –<br />

– 8.46 14.19 9.91 – 10.28 – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,060,760 579,027 11,223 – 14,263 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

22.56 9.29 15.70 10.52 73.15 10.80 15.97 70.87 13.85 19.06 77.80 40.03 32.44<br />

617,440 179,778 318,335 2,964 120,278 53,933 111,467 158,951 3,904 570,697 69,859 650,910 30,951,977<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €24.18<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 1,994,557<br />

– 8.45 14.19 – – 10.04 – – – – – – –<br />

– 760,615 246,208 – – 27,640 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

22.14 9.24 15.52 10.43 70.01 10.69 15.87 70.22 13.93 18.98 77.40 39.55 32.07<br />

598,843 174,332 141,266 23,049 116,944 67,161 65,796 162,436 6,080 614,944 133,170 812,756 27,431,739<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €23.91<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 4,970,407<br />

– – – – – – – – – 19.83 – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – 1,027,783 – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

23.30 9.43 16.58 10.71 72.02 11.42 16.80 74.80 13.94 19.54 81.84 44.78 34.80<br />

3,022,552 1,103,464 1,893,587 225,322 1,138,577 1,209,888 2,158,772 1,706,446 50,628 1,098,404 555,309 482,202 8,472,685<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €27.01<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 3,406,137<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 8.45 14.16 – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 2,643,934 104,100 – – – – – – – – – –<br />

21.87 – 15.42 – 73.16 10.67 16.00 71.16 – – 77.01 40.89 33.18<br />

43,334 – 350,006 – 18,624 31,760 258,265 223,259 – – 338,017 2,363,349 15,918,799<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – €26.69<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 358,021<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 7


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name Notes (Euro) (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

€ US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Assets<br />

Securities portfolio at cost<br />

Unrealised appreciation/(depreciation)<br />

Securities portfolio at market value<br />

Cash at bank<br />

Cash equivalents<br />

Interest and dividends receivable<br />

Receivable for investments sold<br />

Receivable for Fund shares subscribed<br />

Unrealised gain on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Other <strong>Investment</strong> Values<br />

Market Value of Purchased Options/Swaptions<br />

Restructuring expenses<br />

Other assets<br />

Total assets<br />

143,274,148 111,418,089 59,315,340 312,292,542 262,915,924 385,173,137 3,495,208 336,590,600<br />

(2,858,746) 2,299,547 (266,923) 32,830,000 11,694,003 37,507,392 364,656 66,475,325<br />

2(a) 140,415,402 113,717,636 59,048,417 345,122,542 274,609,927 422,680,529 3,859,864 403,065,925<br />

643,359 30,474,046 3,989,657 6,105,389 22,615,796 4,720,681 34,036 9,588,539<br />

– – 39,948,177 – – – – –<br />

2(a) 2,037,429 2,370,044 1,059,686 396,241 451,170 114,391 2,289 429,700<br />

2(a) – – – 145,312 – – – –<br />

2(a) 1,128,540 322,290 1,478,626 889,540 3,831,274 36,192 – 1,300,362<br />

2(c) 430,166 293,634 536,035 510,322 72,731 – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(f) 5,266 2,760 – – – 5,071 35 4,994<br />

2(a,c) 276 246 – – 43 2,764 1,225 12,220<br />

144,660,438 147,180,656 106,060,598 353,169,346 301,580,941 427,559,628 3,897,449 414,401,740<br />

Liabilities<br />

Cash owed to bank<br />

Income distribution payable<br />

Payable for investments purchased<br />

Payable for Fund shares redeemed<br />

Unrealised loss on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Engagement of Written Options/Swaptions<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Total liabilities<br />

Total net assets<br />

274,922 – 2,215,349 737,629 – – – –<br />

2(a) 2,261 11,397 – – 2,571,770 – – –<br />

2(a) 501,636 – 1,209,486 647,164 – 40,705 – 1,014,166<br />

2(a) 61,876 140,049 32,884 1,398,845 101,162 751,037 – 104,799<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) 1,724 1,837 71,997 – – – – –<br />

2(c) 20,039 1,951,443 324,377 185,285 – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – 1,584,448 2,586,526 – – –<br />

2(a,c) 190,788 240,556 84,754 628,222 506,414 790,617 12,903 568,002<br />

1,053,246 2,345,282 3,938,847 5,181,593 5,765,872 1,582,359 12,903 1,686,967<br />

143,607,192 144,835,374 102,121,751 347,987,753 295,815,069 425,977,269 3,884,546 412,714,773<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

8 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

160,525,098 132,403,717 310,756,705 365,298,718 25,212,442,856 114,124,577,268 111,198,595,298 2,596,404,630 2,549,997,546 241,752,075 38,013,149 33,023,373 54,938,334<br />

(13,962,662) 10,998,658 83,504,459 167,766,981 3,522,361,244 13,125,681,432 4,913,200,702 1,196,800,786 305,125,223 96,845,223 (33,894) 630,676 3,360,408<br />

146,562,436 143,402,375 394,261,164 533,065,699 28,734,804,100 127,250,258,700 116,111,796,000 3,793,205,416 2,855,122,769 338,597,298 37,979,255 33,654,049 58,298,742<br />

1,562,782 2,176,118 17,716,440 21,256,309 92,613,265 1,302,285,335 2,819,428,836 5,003,714 166,213,267 10,015,111 5,413,008 645,667 2,649,199<br />

– 6,000,000 – – – – – – – – 2,001,847 – –<br />

2,570,743 184,162 572,551 303,494 11,782,745 187,716,285 69,737,910 9,540,553 1,741,000 130,365 321,710 233,280 460,086<br />

– 31,012 710,856 82,363 – 358,436,052 178,637,559 814,946 – – – – 1,871,456<br />

1,068,513 176,376 412,400 1,083,624 101,148,585 525,755,432 300,934,260 71,148,728 11,550,860 1,379,105 1,070,639 71,141 72,747<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – 18,381<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 44,054 77,453<br />

2,089,594 – – – 445,208 169,655 73,329,629 – – – – 20,449 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 18,197 30,474<br />

2,204 2,510 6,862 18,662 391,958 2,375,997 26,054 8,425 1,511 2,165 808 786 1,339<br />

– 290 16,792 165 33,438 – 4,630 – – 603 – – 15<br />

153,856,272 151,972,843 413,697,065 555,810,316 28,941,219,299 129,626,997,456 119,553,894,878 3,879,721,782 3,034,629,407 350,124,647 46,787,267 34,687,623 63,479,892<br />

860,570 – 22,545 45,916 – 11,084 – 857,879 – – – 588,411 –<br />

233,697 – – – – – 1,395,507 81,449 – – 48,530 – –<br />

2,800,000 655,029 901,401 254,401 – 176,443,300 – 42,437,394 – – – – –<br />

513,300 434,460 626,792 1,244,144 58,060,079 469,515,034 162,655,709 16,680,080 10,736,109 750,585 113,186 206,748 1,996,345<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 744 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 455 – – – – – – – – – – 284,997<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

267,488 345,684 736,971 1,980,697 54,415,379 253,887,542 189,365,709 6,490,809 5,226,995 644,913 49,065 96,413 148,905<br />

4,675,055 1,435,628 2,287,709 3,525,158 112,475,458 899,856,960 353,416,925 66,547,611 15,963,104 1,395,498 210,781 892,316 2,430,247<br />

149,181,217 150,537,215 411,409,356 552,285,158 28,828,743,841 128,727,140,496 119,200,477,953 3,813,174,171 3,018,666,303 348,729,149 46,576,486 33,795,307 61,049,645<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 9


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (Euro) (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

€ US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

Number of A class UK distributor status shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of E class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

Number of E class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of E class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of J class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

Number of J class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

Number of Q class distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

Number of Q class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

Number of X class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of X class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

16.33 16.98 – – – 6.57 – –<br />

43,423 143,173 – – – 47,090 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

16.33 16.97 – – – – – –<br />

31,503 40,375 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 10.41 – – –<br />

– – – – 9,549,020 – – –<br />

18.78 19.62 10.19 11.45 10.58 6.57 12.95 21.15<br />

6,466,507 5,633,092 8,591,922 17,457,495 6,417,942 46,659,212 300,000 14,096,540<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – £3.35 – –<br />

– – – – – 11,064,283 – –<br />

15.88 16.42 – – – – – –<br />

12,981 67,051 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 10.41 – – –<br />

– – – – 4,572,387 – – –<br />

17.12 17.84 10.19 11.35 10.56 6.51 – 20.34<br />

6,841 214,329 3,118 5,693,525 1,728,438 522,259 – 276,510<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

15.86 16.24 – – – – – –<br />

11,565 79,231 – – – – – –<br />

– 16.24 – – – – – –<br />

– 9,980 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 10.41 – – –<br />

– – – – 2,423,516 – – –<br />

16.91 17.65 – 11.33 10.55 6.49 – 19.85<br />

4,866 25,288 – 7,267,701 3,546,070 44,122 – 358,076<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – 10.22 – – – – –<br />

– – 589,391 – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

18.07 18.94 10.16 11.40 – 6.54 – 20.71<br />

1,072,768 739,632 833,884 101,191 – 5,777,700 – 376,942<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

15.84 16.38 – – – – – –<br />

1,000 95,161 – – – – – –<br />

16.82 17.56 – – – 6.52 – 20.71<br />

54,791 502,030 – – – 711,450 – 1,006,341<br />

– – – – – – – 22.01<br />

– – – – – – – 3,322,219<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details. (2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details. (3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

10 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

6.27 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

136,407 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.31 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

8,342,015 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

10.15 31.68 56.13 20.12 2,902.00 6,193.00 1,513.00 61.90 10.28 27.16 183.42 10.67 25.02<br />

5,209,462 4,123,042 5,815,570 20,938,899 8,052,625 16,851,481 56,407,744 56,023,567 255,152,845 8,803,451 156,384 1,751,291 2,043,030<br />

– – – – €20.05 €43.33 €10.56 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 5,371 933 1,740,981 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – £10.27 – £26.53 £6.48 £31.27 £5.26 – £173.13 – –<br />

– – – 127,316 – 31,876 4,512,753 609,023 130,154 – 44,483 – –<br />

6.48 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

913,943 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.44 29.09 51.76 19.63 2,653.00 5,666.00 1,488.00 55.48 9.77 24.89 183.12 9.88 22.83<br />

120,691 28,714 640,237 2,430,391 485,905 872,088 4,910,614 295,012 2,940,441 1,009,382 889 69,469 172,510<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.44 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

448,143 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.44 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

653,273 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.42 28.87 51.28 19.55 2,644.00 5,606.00 1,479.00 55.36 9.65 24.79 183.42 10.57 22.71<br />

117,501 52,260 482,609 3,857,019 316,428 1,005,880 8,731,461 568,196 4,934,868 883,484 1,074 3,645 62,635<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – €40.12 – – 10.35 – – – –<br />

– – – – – 618,975 – – 405,256 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.78 30.55 54.93 20.06 2,798.00 5,953.00 1,504.00 60.54 10.00 26.59 180.37 10.27 24.08<br />

1,882,526 489,025 47,231 264,859 903,640 1,035,811 2,624,481 3,924,455 31,402,759 1,135,276 54,314 770,703 44,277<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 62.63 – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 172,726 – – – – –<br />

6.05 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

48,925 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.19 28.72 52.83 – US$22.41 US$47.11 – 56.74 9.58 25.30 183.42 9.64 22.51<br />

40,786 91,070 463,640 – 295,778 341,909 – 212,694 26,705 1,282,027 186 672,026 155,398<br />

10.26 – – – – 6,348.00 – – – – – – –<br />

826,131 – – – – 253,020 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 11


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Notes Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Assets<br />

Securities portfolio at cost<br />

Unrealised appreciation/(depreciation)<br />

Securities portfolio at market value<br />

Cash at bank<br />

Cash equivalents<br />

Interest and dividends receivable<br />

Receivable for investments sold<br />

Receivable for Fund shares subscribed<br />

Unrealised gain on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Other <strong>Investment</strong> Values<br />

Market Value of Purchased Options/Swaptions<br />

Restructuring expenses<br />

Other assets<br />

Total assets<br />

Liabilities<br />

Cash owed to bank<br />

Income distribution payable<br />

Payable for investments purchased<br />

Payable for Fund shares redeemed<br />

Unrealised loss on:<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Engagement of Written Options/Swaptions<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Total liabilities<br />

Total net assets<br />

1,742,236 331,259,070 1,730,707,720 242,085,309 121,433,639 169,621,078 276,306,603 7,379,639,761<br />

523,011 62,475,746 351,131,956 230,353 1,912,546 (2,950,849) 249,832 1,127,587,672<br />

2(a) 2,265,247 393,734,816 2,081,839,676 242,315,662 123,346,185 166,670,229 276,556,435 8,507,227,433<br />

9,583 1,736,210 37,958,505 4,511,302 5,229,414 15,073,432 5,112,398 3,965,266<br />

– – – – – – 15,000,000 –<br />

2(a) 2,996 672,529 2,278,577 856,595 2,285,743 1,084,645 2,096,393 6,645,476<br />

2(a) – 1,256,976 – 1,031,989 – – – 44,450,861<br />

2(a) – 461,691 6,282,807 459,729 1,773,062 1,014,512 3,329,695 23,923,429<br />

2(c) – – – 287,860 – 12,250 – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – 376,250 – – – – –<br />

2(f) 19 5,097 34,926 2,006 3,266 2,473 4,504 23,728<br />

2(a,c) 266 – 32,005 616,492 – – – 7,603<br />

2,278,111 397,867,319 2,128,802,746 250,081,635 132,637,670 183,857,541 302,099,425 8,586,243,796<br />

– – – 5,621,905 – – – –<br />

2(a) – 1,117,834 60,522 155,239 368,543 21,704 – –<br />

2(a) – 600,000 – 18,501,004 – 18,381,172 – 53,714,507<br />

2(a) – 762,026 2,378,694 151,100 379,929 178,415 2,884,995 13,311,339<br />

2(c) – – – – – – – –<br />

2(c) – – – 184,492 – 26,944 – –<br />

2(c) – – 873,974 – 5,918 – – 15,961,048<br />

2(c) – – 3,787,913 – – – – –<br />

2(a,c) 3,928 637,354 3,256,712 395,364 246,732 242,999 285,427 12,842,129<br />

3,928 3,117,214 10,357,815 25,009,104 1,001,122 18,851,234 3,170,422 95,829,023<br />

2,274,183 394,750,105 2,118,444,931 225,072,531 131,636,548 165,006,307 298,929,003 8,490,414,773<br />

12 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

916,265,645 156,734,082 121,349,452 134,040,483 146,117,664 24,665,146 5,054,557,819 223,890,170 3,610,966,031 115,855,919 255,400,965 4,560,418,525 119,768,275<br />

119,047,376 (1,913,683) 10,759,728 14,013,260 7,088,947 240,824 777,726,007 56,217,993 2,064,478,502 16,012,983 6,443,689 2,536,260,061 2,100,326<br />

1,035,313,021 154,820,399 132,109,180 148,053,743 153,206,611 24,905,970 5,832,283,826 280,108,163 5,675,444,533 131,868,902 261,844,654 7,096,678,586 121,868,601<br />

21,914,582 2,739,344 309,382 3,135,853 1,843,204 2,587,071 127,811,254 12,982,941 232,897,493 1,248,489 64,999,306 125,727,460 1,698,210<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

981,064 396,957 65,869 8,968 104,925 414,721 5,602,891 141,536 1,446,543 5,557 5,078,065 6,964,400 32,070<br />

– 40,761,297 – – – – – – 8,294,982 2,580,377 – 1,264,984 3,746,181<br />

3,362,217 322,898 356,095 438,346 200,710 – 10,760,787 1,007,766 43,605,289 244,747 1,874,276 21,706,664 1,094,790<br />

– 129,374 – – – 43,970 – – – – 354,289 – –<br />

– – – – – 1,385 – – – – 62,564 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 15,750 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 22,923,825 – – 134,525 – –<br />

19,967 2,335 1,541 2,201 4,069 653 15,173 4,318 28,306 1,384 – 25,753 1,487<br />

253 26,512 – 339 13 108 3,240 206 – – 563 29,081 49<br />

1,061,591,104 199,199,116 132,842,067 151,639,450 155,359,532 27,953,878 5,976,477,171 317,168,755 5,961,717,146 135,949,456 334,363,992 7,252,396,928 128,441,388<br />

– – – 15 – 4,644 – – 10 – 24,668,684 – –<br />

29 204,378 – – – 10,636 – – – – 735,761 228,709 –<br />

– 97,891,577 – – – – – – 46,877,256 1,503,426 – 9,404,809 393,616<br />

4,924,646 150,236 209,832 1,173,347 246,079 1,367 14,271,696 4,756,306 18,924,721 673,648 9,184 23,891,656 1,310,222<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 86,171 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

665,452 134,148 – – – 33,993 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,639,542 162,845 287,613 328,746 323,896 45,081 9,994,513 660,331 10,007,781 325,991 486,976 12,201,944 314,081<br />

7,229,669 98,629,355 497,445 1,502,108 569,975 95,721 24,266,209 5,416,637 75,809,768 2,503,065 25,900,605 45,727,118 2,017,919<br />

1,054,361,435 100,569,761 132,344,622 150,137,342 154,789,557 27,858,157 5,952,210,962 311,752,118 5,885,907,378 133,446,391 308,463,387 7,206,669,810 126,423,469<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 13


Statement of Net Assets as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of A class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

Number of A class UK distributor status shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of B class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (D) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of C class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per C class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of C class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

Number of D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

Number of E class distributing (Q) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

Number of E class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per E class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of E class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

Number of J class distributing (M) shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

Number of J class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

Number of Q class distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

Number of Q class non-distributing shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

Number of X class shares outstanding<br />

Net asset value per X class Euro hedged share<br />

Number of X class Euro hedged shares outstanding<br />

– – 53.62 16.35 6.03 9.69 – –<br />

– – 46,530 679,256 580,030 329,240 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 16.42 6.09 9.73 – –<br />

– – – 494,182 6,403,295 66,369 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

15.16 58.58 53.62 21.98 17.59 11.02 149.31 18.61<br />

150,000 4,525,088 31,636,736 4,317,631 2,411,684 7,898,597 1,563,798 309,090,092<br />

– – €41.46 – – – – €14.32<br />

– – 1,332,835 – – – – 84,704,719<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– £58.41 £27.30 – – – – £9.48<br />

– 1,812,623 1,357,989 – – – – 9,106,502<br />

– – – 15.44 6.09 9.70 – –<br />

– – – 1,411,962 1,608,291 1,083,414 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 53.48 46.69 19.75 16.39 10.57 149.40 17.77<br />

– 26,994 1,146,601 995,893 260,599 1,272,823 69,483 5,437,263<br />

– – €35.96 – – – – €13.72<br />

– – 24,668 – – – – 96,981<br />

– – – 15.39 6.05 9.69 – –<br />

– – – 551,980 586,935 566,177 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 53.30 46.24 19.51 16.03 10.46 148.62 17.56<br />

– 21,309 613,053 1,370,344 450,506 1,126,797 60,550 4,272,955<br />

– – €35.61 – – – – €12.79<br />

– – 3,948 – – – – 392,074<br />

– – 53.67 – – – – 18.70<br />

– – 370,604 – – – – 5,989,877<br />

– – – – – – – €14.38<br />

– – – – – – – 1,342,650<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 56.37 52.34 21.37 17.21 10.71 147.28 18.29<br />

– 388,452 466,413 921,137 166,926 2,080,480 301,720 17,494,425<br />

– – €37.75 – – – – €13.58<br />

– – 622,477 – – – – 17,805,727<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 15.39 6.03 – – –<br />

– – – 400,756 2,850,671 – – –<br />

– 53.74 47.71 19.99 17.18 – 149.30 17.79<br />

– 8,346 2,420,445 291,847 107,666 – 10,893 800,244<br />

– – – 22.42 – 11.11 – –<br />

– – – 114,556 – 953,751 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

14 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– 9.51 – – – 47.20 – – – – 10.42 – –<br />

– 2,298,358 – – – 72,559 – – – – 850,217 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 9.51 – – – 47.07 – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,957,514 – – – 3,850 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

43.92 13.29 10.46 105.86 29.96 50.91 22.27 27.88 38.13 13.51 10.89 57.48 12.56<br />

20,688,800 1,137,816 7,653,369 1,277,586 3,845,563 450,524 226,728,524 8,443,383 144,705,418 7,356,664 1,654,124 112,396,648 5,579,537<br />

€33.97 €10.23 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,014,577 1,000,000 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

£22.37 – – – – – £11.27 – – – – £29.19 –<br />

2,796 – – – – – 2,221,054 – – – – 316,646 –<br />

– 10.03 – – – 48.14 – – – – 10.42 – –<br />

– 829,644 – – – 12,178 – – – – 1,858,852 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

40.70 12.94 9.82 96.80 27.95 – 20.99 26.40 34.92 12.89 10.77 52.82 11.82<br />

192,558 69,625 1,774,117 7,196 333,840 – 1,719,744 505,816 1,036,039 661,073 1,814,429 992,921 162,619<br />

€33.81 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

775 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.03 – – – 47.74 – – – – 10.44 – –<br />

– 401,097 – – – 11,088 – – – – 2,458,088 – –<br />

– 9.49 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 35,255 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

40.23 12.78 9.68 95.98 27.67 – 20.74 26.29 34.64 12.68 10.74 52.39 11.74<br />

113,677 204,356 1,562,268 22,189 266,083 – 3,722,253 560,699 1,611,801 600,879 3,701,824 1,539,811 118,448<br />

€30.27 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

4,700 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – 22.36 – 38.30 – – 57.74 –<br />

– – – – – – 1,427,784 – 449,691 – – 238,407 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

43.05 12.94 10.25 101.84 29.32 50.26 21.65 27.28 36.70 13.14 10.77 55.44 12.33<br />

975,583 159,187 1,323,722 93,604 128,714 3,976 14,693,455 731,742 5,924,434 1,299,690 43,483 7,331,379 2,854,948<br />

€35.01 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

655,130 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 10.43 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 16,943,655 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.01 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,265,046 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

41.65 13.08 10.04 95.58 28.58 – 20.74 27.22 34.71 12.60 – 52.60 12.07<br />

366,092 45,298 613,458 26,483 668,045 – 318,404 1,040,023 27,371 67,290 – 7,850 1,476,546<br />

– – – – – – 22.95 – 38.74 – – 59.12 –<br />

– – – – – – 16,733,575 – 1,033,058 – – 2,954,855 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 15


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006<br />

Classes A and B<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

Total net assets<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

481,332,459 89,986,041 108,027,735 12,928,381 189,477,944 4,924,384,240 639,310,419<br />

414,869,510 115,124,467 88,056,182 7,173,300 109,056,553 2,518,612,417 353,871,689<br />

298,486,298 94,313,222 13,586,461 8,666,379 – 781,750,253 231,722,135<br />

– 10.74 8.70 9.17 – – –<br />

– 10.54 8.76 8.91 – – –<br />

– 10.63 8.36 8.68 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– 10.75 8.57 9.15 – – –<br />

– 10.53 – 8.89 – – –<br />

– 10.62 7.98 8.67 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

23.83 22.04 8.92 9.67 9.95 112.02 24.23<br />

18.65 20.46 8.88 9.23 8.06 83.09 18.86<br />

15.79 19.57 8.41 8.92 – 48.85 13.95<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

£12.09 – – – £6.68 £75.43 –<br />

£10.78 – – – £5.54 £57.05 –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– 10.88 8.14 8.63 – – –<br />

– 10.68 8.22 8.39 – – –<br />

– 10.77 7.82 8.17 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

21.49 20.44 8.28 8.96 9.84 102.11 22.56<br />

16.98 19.16 8.33 8.66 8.06 76.50 17.73<br />

14.52 18.51 7.89 8.42 – 45.44 13.25<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

16 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

99,687,746 311,624,434 22,939,512 510,996,738 38,502,367 288,728,833 1,151,937,416 26,141,005 699,790,599 884,016,505 569,029,432 6,916,391,291 143,607,192<br />

76,972,134 192,460,526 11,764,336 462,140,172 55,905,192 472,182,537 597,927,758 3,295,411 124,127,013 886,982,358 581,786,543 3,606,158,458 157,924,822<br />

55,343,591 193,280,150 9,076,145 402,558,244 135,295,197 292,472,883 445,701,867 – 25,759,465 790,881,221 582,154,138 2,149,771,476 351,297,361<br />

8.45 14.49 10.47 – 10.65 17.27 – – – – 44.55 – 16.33<br />

8.05 14.91 10.83 – 10.77 14.68 – – – – 37.52 – 16.81<br />

7.67 14.67 – – 10.81 11.53 – – – – 30.54 – 16.66<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €26.55 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

8.76 14.52 10.46 – 10.62 – – – – – – – 16.33<br />

8.29 14.94 10.84 – 10.76 – – – – – – – 16.81<br />

– 14.69 – – 10.80 – – – – – – – 16.64<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.51 17.25 10.89 73.16 11.79 17.41 77.72 13.92 19.73 84.99 45.59 35.62 18.78<br />

8.61 17.29 10.91 71.70 11.68 14.79 64.44 10.98 16.21 69.56 38.40 31.17 18.83<br />

7.74 16.64 10.58 70.77 11.55 11.62 49.89 – 12.46 54.35 30.51 28.74 18.25<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €26.55 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €24.61 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – £19.57 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – £18.07 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – £30.63 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – £26.40 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

8.46 14.19 9.91 – 10.28 – – – – – – – 15.88<br />

8.05 14.59 10.24 – 10.38 – – – – – – – 16.35<br />

7.68 14.35 10.22 – 10.43 – – – – – – – 16.20<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.29 15.70 10.52 73.15 10.80 15.97 70.87 13.85 19.06 77.80 40.03 32.44 17.12<br />

8.50 15.90 10.65 71.70 10.81 13.70 59.34 – 15.81 64.32 34.05 28.68 17.33<br />

7.72 15.45 10.43 70.77 10.80 10.87 46.40 – 12.27 50.77 27.33 26.71 16.95<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €24.18 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €22.64 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 17


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes C, D, E and J<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C Euro class hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

(1)<br />

Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

– 10.89 7.93 8.61 – – –<br />

– 10.68 8.03 8.37 – – –<br />

– 10.77 7.63 8.20 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

21.19 20.22 7.98 8.94 9.85 101.04 22.14<br />

16.79 19.00 8.05 8.65 – 75.88 17.44<br />

14.39 18.40 7.71 8.46 – 45.17 13.07<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 112.70 –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

23.29 21.57 8.64 9.36 9.88 107.65 23.30<br />

18.32 20.13 8.64 8.98 8.06 80.24 18.22<br />

15.59 19.34 8.22 8.72 – 47.42 13.55<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 113.58 –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

18 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

8.45 14.19 – – 10.04 – – – – – – – 15.86<br />

8.05 14.60 – – 10.16 – – – – – – – 16.32<br />

7.67 14.36 10.23 – 10.20 – – – – – – – 16.18<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.24 15.52 10.43 70.01 10.69 15.87 70.22 13.93 18.98 77.40 39.55 32.07 16.91<br />

8.47 15.75 10.58 68.61 10.72 13.66 58.94 – 15.78 64.14 33.73 28.42 17.17<br />

7.72 15.35 10.39 67.72 10.73 10.86 46.11 – 12.28 50.74 27.12 26.54 16.84<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €23.91 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €22.44 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – 19.83 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.43 16.58 10.71 72.02 11.42 16.80 74.80 13.94 19.54 81.84 44.78 34.80 18.07<br />

8.58 16.71 10.78 70.76 11.37 14.35 62.33 – 16.12 67.31 37.91 30.61 18.21<br />

– 16.16 10.51 70.01 11.30 11.32 48.49 – 12.45 52.85 30.27 28.37 17.73<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €27.01 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €25.17 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 19


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes Q and X<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– 10.76 8.05 – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– 10.56 8.14 8.62 – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– 10.65 7.80 8.42 – – –<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

21.93 20.83 8.20 8.89 – 101.14 21.87<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.25 19.45 8.27 8.60 – 75.97 17.23<br />

31 December 2004<br />

14.68 18.70 7.93 8.41 – 45.22 12.91<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – 116.44 –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – 84.64 –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – 48.95 –<br />

Net asset value per X class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

20 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

8.45 14.16 – – – – – – – – – – 15.84<br />

8.04 14.56 – – – – – – – – – – 16.31<br />

7.67 14.32 – – 10.40 – – – – – – – 16.15<br />

– 15.42 – 73.16 10.67 16.00 71.16 – – 77.01 40.89 33.18 16.82<br />

– 15.69 – 71.70 10.71 13.72 59.52 – – 63.82 34.61 29.19 17.10<br />

– 15.32 – 70.77 10.72 10.87 46.49 – – 50.48 27.63 27.04 16.81<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – €26.69 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 21


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes A and B<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Total net assets<br />

31 December 2006<br />

144,835,374 102,121,751 347,987,753 295,815,069 425,977,269 3,884,546 412,714,773<br />

31 December 2005<br />

166,266,095 – – – 167,494,636 3,347,115 309,731,041<br />

31 December 2004<br />

174,299,122 – – – – – 328,023,032<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.98 – – – 6.57 – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.04 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

16.78 – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.97 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.03 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

16.78 – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – 10.41 – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

19.62 10.19 11.45 10.58 6.57 12.95 21.15<br />

31 December 2005<br />

19.19 – – – 5.66 11.16 17.21<br />

31 December 2004<br />

18.51 – – – – – 16.06<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – £3.35 – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – £3.29 – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.42 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

16.47 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

16.22 – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – 10.41 – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

17.84 10.19 11.35 10.56 6.51 – 20.34<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.62 – – – – – 16.72<br />

31 December 2004<br />

17.17 – – – – – 15.75<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1)<br />

Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

22 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

149,181,217 150,537,215 411,409,356 552,285,158 ¥28,828,743,841 ¥128,727,140,496 ¥119,200,477,953 3,813,174,171 3,018,666,303 348,729,149 46,576,486 33,795,307 61,049,645<br />

132,690,071 182,159,942 432,205,922 – US$340,384,497 US$2,039,429,255 US$413,494,407 2,034,704,104 553,484,493 245,305,918 37,074,728 53,997,049 66,346,200<br />

166,828,919 183,811,409 483,817,378 – US$249,122,045 US$1,379,448,316 – 493,657,283 111,662,094 154,081,694 51,159,061 46,626,682 102,495,515<br />

6.27 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.25 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.46 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.31 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.28 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.48 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

10.15 31.68 56.13 20.12 ¥2,902.00 ¥6,193.00 ¥1,513.00 61.90 10.28 27.16 183.42 10.67 25.02<br />

9.58 28.30 47.64 – US$25.20 US$65.15 US$12.42 42.54 7.81 23.76 176.70 10.47 22.86<br />

9.32 24.24 42.28 – US$19.89 US$47.73 – 27.58 6.45 18.74 169.81 9.23 21.69<br />

– – – – €20.05 €43.33 €10.56 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – £10.27 – £26.53 £6.48 £31.27 £5.26 – £173.13 – –<br />

– – – – – £37.88 – £24.50 – – £173.68 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.48 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.46 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.67 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.44 29.09 51.76 19.63 ¥2,653.00 ¥5,666.00 ¥1,488.00 55.48 9.77 24.89 183.12 9.88 22.83<br />

8.99 26.24 44.37 – US$23.27 US$60.20 US$12.33 38.51 7.50 21.99 176.36 9.79 21.07<br />

8.84 22.70 39.77 – US$18.55 US$44.53 – 25.22 6.26 17.51 169.48 8.72 20.19<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 23


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes C, D, E and J<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.24 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

16.29 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

16.04 – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.24 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

16.28 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – 10.41 – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

17.65 – 11.33 10.55 6.49 – 19.85<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.47 – – – 5.66 – 16.36<br />

31 December 2004<br />

17.07 – – – – – 15.45<br />

Net asset value per C Euro class hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– 10.22 – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

18.94 10.16 11.40 – 6.54 – 20.71<br />

31 December 2005<br />

18.61 – – – 5.66 – 16.94<br />

31 December 2004<br />

18.04 – – – – – 15.88<br />

Net asset value per E class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

24 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

6.44 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.42 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.63 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.44 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.43 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.42 28.87 51.28 19.55 ¥2,644.00 ¥5,606.00 ¥1,479.00 55.36 9.65 24.79 183.42 10.57 22.71<br />

8.99 26.11 44.09 – US$23.25 US$59.72 US$12.29 38.53 7.43 21.96 156.79 10.14 21.01<br />

8.87 22.64 39.63 – US$18.58 US$44.29 – 25.29 6.21 17.53 – 8.86 20.18<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – ¥40.12 – – 10.35 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.78 30.55 54.93 20.06 ¥2,798.00 ¥5,953.00 ¥1,504.00 60.54 10.00 26.59 180.37 10.27 24.08<br />

9.27 27.42 46.85 – US$24.42 US$62.94 US$12.40 41.82 7.64 23.38 174.19 10.13 22.10<br />

9.07 23.61 41.79 – US$19.37 US$46.33 – 27.25 6.34 18.53 167.81 8.97 21.08<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 62.63 – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 25


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes Q and X<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

16.38 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

16.43 – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

16.18 – – – – – –<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

17.56 – – – 6.52 – 20.71<br />

31 December 2005<br />

17.41 – – – – – 16.94<br />

31 December 2004<br />

17.03 – – – – – 15.88<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – 22.01<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – 17.64<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – 16.21<br />

Net asset value per X class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

26 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

6.05 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.03 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6.24 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

9.19 28.72 52.83 – ¥22.41 ¥47.11 – 56.74 9.58 25.30 183.42 9.64 22.51<br />

8.78 25.98 45.06 – US$23.34 US$59.63 – 39.10 7.37 22.28 176.69 9.58 20.82<br />

8.65 22.53 40.19 – US$18.59 US$44.22 – 25.46 6.16 17.68 169.80 8.54 20.00<br />

10.26 – – – – ¥6,348.00 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – US$65.59 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 27


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes A and B<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Total net assets<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class GBP hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per A class UK distributor status share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per B class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

2,274,183 394,750,105 2,118,444,931 225,072,531 131,636,548 165,006,307 298,929,003 8,490,414,773<br />

1,888,567 365,665,802 1,664,256,522 170,113,882 128,546,891 150,275,394 243,230,181 4,087,926,712<br />

– 285,198,970 2,469,246,038 92,788,059 238,388,243 178,899,704 235,387,868 710,701,465<br />

– – 53.62 16.35 6.03 9.69 – –<br />

– – 44.26 16.49 5.93 9.73 – –<br />

– – 43.22 16.65 6.33 9.94 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 16.42 6.09 9.73 – –<br />

– – – 16.50 5.98 9.75 – –<br />

– – – 16.64 6.39 9.94 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

15.16 58.58 53.62 21.98 17.59 11.02 149.31 18.61<br />

12.59 50.56 44.24 21.36 16.33 10.58 143.33 16.51<br />

– 42.12 43.20 21.01 16.35 10.45 139.95 14.70<br />

– – €41.46 – – – – €14.32<br />

– – €35.12 – – – – €13.09<br />

– – €34.56 – – – – €11.75<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– £58.41 £27.30 – – – – £9.48<br />

– £50.42 £25.68 – – – – £9.59<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 15.44 6.09 9.70 – –<br />

– – – 15.58 5.99 9.73 – –<br />

– – – 15.73 6.39 9.94 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 53.48 46.69 19.75 16.39 10.57 149.40 17.77<br />

– 46.63 38.91 19.39 15.37 10.25 143.42 15.92<br />

– 39.23 38.37 19.26 15.54 10.23 140.04 14.31<br />

– – €35.96 – – – – €13.72<br />

– – €30.75 – – – – €12.67<br />

– – €30.56 – – – – €11.49<br />

28 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

1,054,361,435 100,569,761 132,344,622 150,137,342 154,789,557 27,858,157 5,952,210,962 311,752,118 5,885,907,378 133,446,391 308,463,387 7,206,669,810 126,423,469<br />

808,216,639 115,864,638 185,289,342 143,320,582 182,296,663 43,822,210 4,115,778,935 453,913,162 3,441,670,950 150,150,194 151,074,311 3,541,552,887 119,334,450<br />

1,608,547,546 132,509,692 106,148,036 179,157,781 330,287,452 41,733,403 809,492,984 326,091,113 2,094,587,134 82,635,805 – 1,750,665,846 120,901,528<br />

– 9.51 – – – 47.20 – – – – 10.42 – –<br />

– 9.57 – – – 46.16 – – – – 10.16 – –<br />

– 9.79 – – – 50.06 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 9.51 – – – 47.07 – – – – – – –<br />

– 9.53 – – – 46.04 – – – – – – –<br />

– 9.76 – – – 49.93 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

43.92 13.29 10.46 105.86 29.96 50.91 22.27 27.88 38.13 13.51 10.89 57.48 12.56<br />

36.45 12.83 9.86 95.24 26.78 48.31 20.60 26.22 29.91 13.43 10.18 40.04 12.26<br />

35.11 12.63 9.22 84.73 24.50 51.07 13.78 21.38 22.82 12.39 – 28.23 11.93<br />

€33.97 €10.23 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

€28.95 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

€28.09 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

£22.37 – – – – – £11.27 – – – – £29.19 –<br />

£21.17 – – – – – £11.89 – – – – £23.18 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.03 – – – 48.14 – – – – 10.42 – –<br />

– 10.09 – – – 47.07 – – – – 10.16 – –<br />

– 10.32 – – – 51.06 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

40.70 12.94 9.82 96.80 27.95 – 20.99 26.40 34.92 12.89 10.77 52.82 11.82<br />

34.11 12.61 9.35 88.02 25.23 – 19.61 25.08 27.66 12.94 10.17 37.16 11.64<br />

33.19 12.54 8.82 79.00 23.31 – 13.25 20.66 21.31 12.04 – 26.47 11.44<br />

€33.81 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 29


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes C, D, E and J<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (D) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per C Euro class hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per D class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per D class Euro hedged non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class distributing (Q) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per E class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per J class distributing (M) share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

Net asset value per J class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

31 December 2005<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – 15.39 6.05 9.69 – –<br />

– – – 15.52 5.95 9.73 – –<br />

– – – 15.67 6.35 9.94 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 15.67 6.35 – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 53.30 46.24 19.51 16.03 10.46 148.62 17.56<br />

– 46.62 38.63 19.20 15.07 10.17 142.67 15.77<br />

– 39.33 38.19 19.13 15.28 10.18 139.31 14.22<br />

– – €35.61 – – – – €12.79<br />

– – €30.53 – – – – €11.84<br />

– – €30.42 – – – – €10.76<br />

– – 53.67 – – – – 18.70<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – €14.38<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 56.37 52.34 21.37 17.21 10.71 147.28 18.29<br />

– 48.90 43.40 20.88 16.05 10.34 141.74 16.31<br />

– 40.95 42.62 20.63 16.15 10.27 138.75 14.59<br />

– – €37.75 – – – – €13.58<br />

– – €32.13 – – – – €12.47<br />

– – €31.77 – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

30 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– 10.03 – – – 47.74 – – – – 10.44 – –<br />

– 10.10 – – – 46.69 – – – – 10.16 – –<br />

– 10.33 – – – 50.64 – – – – – – –<br />

– 9.49 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.33 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

40.23 12.78 9.68 95.98 27.67 – 20.74 26.29 34.64 12.68 10.74 52.39 11.74<br />

33.81 12.50 9.24 87.49 25.04 – 19.42 25.03 27.51 12.76 10.17 36.95 11.59<br />

32.97 12.45 8.75 78.72 23.20 – 13.15 20.67 21.25 11.91 – 26.39 11.41<br />

€30.27 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

€26.11 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

€25.65 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – 22.36 – 38.30 – – 57.74 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

43.05 12.94 10.25 101.84 29.32 50.26 21.65 27.28 36.70 13.14 10.77 55.44 12.33<br />

35.90 12.56 9.71 92.15 26.32 47.93 20.12 25.77 28.93 13.14 – 38.82 12.08<br />

34.76 12.42 9.12 82.30 24.20 50.91 13.53 21.13 22.18 12.17 – 27.51 11.81<br />

€35.01 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

€29.98 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 10.43 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 10.16 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 31


Three Year Asset Summary as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes Q and X<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Net asset value per Q class distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – 15.39 6.03 – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – 15.52 5.93 – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – 15.68 6.33 – – –<br />

Net asset value per Q class non-distributing share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– 53.74 47.71 19.99 17.18 – 149.30 17.79<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– 46.80 39.56 19.58 15.94 – 143.33 15.93<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– 39.33 38.82 19.40 15.95 – 139.95 14.31<br />

Net asset value per X class share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – 22.42 – 11.11 – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – 45.28 21.59 – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – 43.53 21.04 – – – –<br />

Net asset value per X class hedged share<br />

31 December 2006<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2005<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

31 December 2004<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

32 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– 10.01 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.07 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 10.30 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

41.65 13.08 10.04 95.58 28.58 – 20.74 27.22 34.71 12.60 – 52.60 12.07<br />

34.74 12.73 9.51 87.13 25.67 – 19.42 25.66 27.50 12.68 – 37.01 11.79<br />

33.63 12.62 8.93 78.40 23.60 – 13.15 20.99 21.19 11.83 – 26.36 11.51<br />

– – – – – – 22.95 – 38.74 – – 59.12 –<br />

– 13.18 10.04 – – – 20.85 – – – – 40.46 –<br />

– 12.83 9.24 – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 33


Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended<br />

31 December 2006<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong> Asian Conservative Conservative<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> US$<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation<br />

Fund Name Notes equivalent<br />

Combined<br />

US$<br />

Dragon<br />

US$<br />

Bond<br />

US$<br />

(Euro)<br />

€<br />

(US Dollar)<br />

US$<br />

Income<br />

Bank interest<br />

62,373,511 114,411 22,136 212,831 43,358<br />

Bond interest<br />

215,256,308 – 6,712,782 2,451,097 301,826<br />

Interest on cash equivalent<br />

18,072,165 412,149 – 64,426 23,021<br />

Dividends<br />

798,011,477 11,166,755 – 641,066 48,546<br />

Stock lending<br />

26,860,192 – – – –<br />

Total income<br />

2(b) 1,120,573,653 11,693,315 6,734,918 3,369,420 416,751<br />

Expenses<br />

Bank interest<br />

Custodian and Depositary fees<br />

Distribution fees<br />

Fund accounting fees<br />

Luxembourg tax<br />

Management fees<br />

Transfer agent fees<br />

Other charges<br />

Less <strong>Annual</strong> Management fee waiver<br />

Total expenses<br />

Net investment income/(deficit)<br />

Net profits/(losses) realised on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net profit/(loss) for the year<br />

Net change in unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net receipts as a result of issue of shares<br />

Net payments as a result of repurchase of shares<br />

Dividends paid<br />

Foreign exchange valuation movement<br />

Change in total net assets for the year<br />

Net assets at the beginning of the year<br />

Net assets at end of the year<br />

8,141,891 7,431 37,477 77,315 223<br />

5 16,669,021 271,193 42,693 77,234 27,707<br />

4 72,896,424 1,667,667 407,589 682,224 72,478<br />

6 7,716,818 57,768 12,993 17,355 1,636<br />

8 29,262,802 217,646 48,258 71,713 6,706<br />

4 904,968,257 6,303,466 907,605 1,749,918 165,637<br />

7 16,555,226 216,765 69,149 68,522 40,091<br />

9 26,823,432 208,828 49,370 63,413 6,072<br />

4 (387,498) – – (110,826) (49,077)<br />

1,082,646,373 8,950,764 1,575,134 2,696,868 271,473<br />

37,927,280 2,742,551 5,159,784 672,552 145,278<br />

3,942,609,347 68,230,041 (374,019) (719,376) 93,276<br />

79,069,250 – – – –<br />

21,825,238 – (23,010) (3,362,910) (244,780)<br />

(28,574,325) – (5,934) – –<br />

(1,094,004) – (73,728) 292,530 236,839<br />

281,010,507 (245,324) 1,391,823 364,879 66,458<br />

(27,969,807) (536,586) 6,587 (18,749) (54,750)<br />

4,304,803,486 70,190,682 6,081,503 (2,771,074) 242,321<br />

5,348,547,053 27,862,749 (1,025,720) 1,319,243 242,463<br />

(53,921,784) – – – –<br />

(3,757,071) – (33,152) (108,383) (3,988)<br />

(3,243,408) – (18,647) – –<br />

1,072,631 – 73,728 357,765 27,491<br />

(35,683,062) – 267,242 (141,179) (29,385)<br />

(219,478,210) (15,652) (10,415) 25,759 2,884<br />

63,530,162,078 358,160,628 81,355,064 162,549,671 16,542,110<br />

(46,288,835,520) (389,413,421) (110,022,053) (141,255,528) (11,260,326)<br />

15 (33,401,123) (322,037) (1,805,976) (4,721) (8,489)<br />

1,231,707,046<br />

27,777,972,116 66,462,949 (25,138,426) 19,971,553 5,755,081<br />

40,008,541,941 414,869,510 115,124,467 88,056,182 7,173,300<br />

67,786,514,057 481,332,459 89,986,041 108,027,735 12,928,381<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Continental Emerging Euro Euro Short<br />

European Emerging Emerging Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European<br />

Flexible (1) Europe Markets Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2)<br />

€ € US$ US$ € € € € € € €<br />

78,829 2,752,409 320,493 14,362 112,890 12,567 216,425 40,680 108,049 292,628 1,305<br />

– – – 6,191,568 7,800,491 716,328 17,071,473 1,461,387 – – –<br />

– 8,762,204 973,831 – 106,963 – 1,093,792 – – – –<br />

3,307,595 61,340,004 9,276,060 – – – – – 8,526,933 22,915,533 133,031<br />

125,312 – – – – – – – 711,363 745,493 –<br />

3,511,736 72,854,617 10,570,384 6,205,930 8,020,344 728,895 18,381,690 1,502,067 9,346,345 23,953,654 134,336<br />

27,166 447,469 113,497 15,683 13,758 196 30,836 16,328 56,824 69,063 143<br />

93,639 4,177,612 333,091 46,187 62,088 8,316 84,734 8,545 118,887 189,474 11,043<br />

40,162 3,316,252 587,532 486,268 456,006 17,336 187,844 95,735 260,105 905,824 929<br />

21,893 517,353 77,003 12,206 28,152 2,119 76,987 5,889 49,045 109,000 764<br />

87,465 2,013,805 299,257 47,416 112,976 9,131 60,735 22,248 185,597 461,128 2,666<br />

2,510,236 76,991,960 8,503,222 1,043,142 1,840,752 175,138 4,481,391 452,609 5,721,495 12,387,050 105,581<br />

55,695 997,868 330,271 84,944 183,207 27,567 223,607 52,817 183,373 237,616 11,257<br />

79,440 1,846,008 267,383 43,480 104,021 9,371 120,592 9,239 199,105 393,513 2,397<br />

– – – – – (52,540) – – – – (12,067)<br />

2,915,696 90,308,327 10,511,256 1,779,326 2,800,960 196,634 5,266,726 663,440 6,774,431 14,752,668 122,713<br />

596,040 (17,453,710) 59,128 4,426,604 5,219,384 532,261 13,114,964 838,657 2,571,914 9,200,986 11,623<br />

15,828,259 431,536,698 82,619,108 2,918,980 (1,214,962) 12,657 (611,323) (643,016) 78,235,569 124,852,551 1,119,478<br />

– 63,038,039 – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 11,984,290 – (25,628) 864,031 (20,665) – (63,067) – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – (2,182,077) (13,056)<br />

– – – (18,013) (931,391) 23 – (21,852) – – –<br />

(76,737) (706,219) 429,713 756,662 553,399 43,132 – 324,956 54,459 (257,918) (10,178)<br />

13,910 (2,964,339) (1,476,245) (210,350) 208,510 (17,970) 1,076 105,863 (112,458) (798,955) 8,043<br />

16,361,472 485,434,759 81,631,704 7,848,255 4,698,971 549,438 12,504,717 541,541 80,749,484 130,814,587 1,115,910<br />

9,774,559 597,533,928 36,003,938 738,712 (6,813,439) (571,903) (680,667) (156,774) (24,762,963) 28,647,372 423,361<br />

– (42,989,196) – – – – – – – – –<br />

– (5,650,315) – (13,945) 246,512 19,089 – 32,620 – – –<br />

– – – 7,314 – – – – – 881,520 5,851<br />

– – – 18,013 951,169 19,755 – 7,831 – – –<br />

– – 23,918 (582,380) (185,980) (2,118) – (126,927) – 574 –<br />

(7,116) 280,997 9,357 88,488 59,170 (51) – 1,809 4,192 (18,948) 163<br />

186,946,076 4,810,755,633 895,675,853 61,263,707 289,669,891 20,143,514 1,084,082,936 47,769,541 261,833,775 1,078,022,439 21,862,860<br />

(132,354,134) (3,439,593,983) (727,906,040) (43,837,771) (169,129,604) (8,979,975) (1,047,050,420) (65,457,587) (501,275,756) (684,337,886) (562,551)<br />

(299,466) – – (2,814,781) (332,782) (2,573) – (14,879) (2,436) – –<br />

80,421,391 2,405,771,823 285,438,730 22,715,612 119,163,908 11,175,176 48,856,566 (17,402,825) (183,453,704) 554,009,658 22,845,594<br />

109,056,553 2,518,612,417 353,871,689 76,972,134 192,460,526 11,764,336 462,140,172 55,905,192 472,182,537 597,927,758 3,295,411<br />

189,477,944 4,924,384,240 639,310,419 99,687,746 311,624,434 22,939,512 510,996,738 38,502,367 288,728,833 1,151,937,416 26,141,005<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 35


Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended<br />

31 December 2006 continued<br />

Global<br />

European European European Global Bond<br />

Fund Name Notes Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

€ € € US$ €<br />

Income<br />

Bank interest<br />

Bond interest<br />

Interest on cash equivalent<br />

Dividends<br />

Stock lending<br />

Total income<br />

Expenses<br />

Bank interest<br />

Custodian and Depositary fees<br />

Distribution fees<br />

Fund accounting fees<br />

Luxembourg tax<br />

Management fees<br />

Transfer agent fees<br />

Other charges<br />

Less <strong>Annual</strong> Management fee waiver<br />

Total expenses<br />

Net investment income/(deficit)<br />

Net profits/(losses) realised on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net profit/(loss) for the year<br />

Net change in unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net receipts as a result of issue of shares<br />

Net payments as a result of repurchase of shares<br />

Dividends paid<br />

Change in total net assets for the year<br />

Net assets at the beginning of the year<br />

Net assets at end of the year<br />

160,125 102,766 241,038 4,019,030 186,188<br />

– – – 75,761,625 4,618,789<br />

– 1,458,434 – 527,618 –<br />

7,823,549 14,194,975 18,013,854 55,158,463 –<br />

284,802 541,397 827,975 2,256,636 6,508<br />

2(b) 8,268,476 16,297,572 19,082,867 137,723,372 4,811,485<br />

61,613 12,429 7,310 2,115,520 57,149<br />

5 157,024 403,874 135,544 1,059,900 20,668<br />

4 287,265 813,543 1,660,083 23,359,559 182,724<br />

6 56,758 117,615 73,621 725,022 15,809<br />

8 257,870 459,552 290,587 2,852,948 63,355<br />

4 6,333,472 16,177,788 8,215,430 77,063,289 1,273,207<br />

7 100,606 573,455 191,988 860,998 76,563<br />

9 189,827 446,204 285,106 2,484,295 64,046<br />

4 (78,485) – – – –<br />

7,365,950 19,004,460 10,859,669 110,521,531 1,753,521<br />

902,526 (2,706,888) 8,223,198 27,201,841 3,057,964<br />

28,411,748 157,013,246 97,893,430 154,899,140 (5,007,250)<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – 10,595,141 (23,401)<br />

(138,819) – (935,088) 2,340,929 –<br />

– – – (31,252) (39,006)<br />

(384,846) (297,750) 257,211 48,349,594 3,936,669<br />

22,791 (542,206) (487,874) 1,071,024 1,734,724<br />

28,813,400 153,466,402 104,950,877 244,426,417 3,659,700<br />

47,665,578 10,564,417 (8,220,162) 485,680,460 (4,203,782)<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – 283,937 327,396<br />

– – – (4,979,243) –<br />

– – – 31,252 (1,724)<br />

825 – – (7,071,563) (663,969)<br />

(486) 10,739 (152,514) 16,876,484 1,563<br />

888,439,461 677,207,469 412,671,812 4,464,351,824 125,523,965<br />

(389,255,192) (844,214,880) (521,903,342) (1,889,366,735) (138,919,338)<br />

15 – – (103,782) – (41,441)<br />

575,663,586 (2,965,853) (12,757,111) 3,310,232,833 (14,317,630)<br />

124,127,013 886,982,358 581,786,543 3,606,158,458 157,924,822<br />

699,790,599 884,016,505 569,029,432 6,916,391,291 143,607,192<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental High Yield Global Global<br />

(US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2)<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ € US$ US$ US$<br />

263,975 69,431 145,241 147,369 41,305 1,167 332,709 586,076 148,055 556,888 401,921<br />

4,990,692 1,024,683 229,943 – – – – 9,347,724 – – –<br />

– 280,602 – – – – – – 239,288 – –<br />

– – 3,753,779 960,436 2,557,023 50,612 7,119,479 – 1,809,627 5,062,275 4,023,351<br />

7,840 – – – 47,388 – 308,627 – 2,798 130,832 –<br />

5,262,507 1,374,716 4,128,963 1,107,805 2,645,716 51,779 7,760,815 9,933,800 2,199,768 5,749,995 4,425,272<br />

28,965 46,293 139,768 1,010 3,919 55 25,262 274,089 27,337 74,710 6,226<br />

26,049 10,201 102,303 16,893 60,138 14,297 83,791 20,296 111,147 210,974 162,840<br />

271,391 3,390 1,228,888 251,555 73,735 – 376,706 266,713 160,960 913,833 918,867<br />

18,837 3,799 29,699 6,089 29,862 434 44,374 17,074 24,634 53,250 73,628<br />

67,581 17,799 134,856 24,859 113,479 1,824 144,285 65,246 92,690 201,133 166,297<br />

1,405,912 226,032 3,367,020 675,707 3,371,849 62,478 3,949,914 1,742,767 2,776,152 5,937,011 4,399,230<br />

149,428 14,939 54,080 16,893 125,228 2,994 102,147 136,197 217,846 163,313 52,130<br />

71,303 12,039 101,475 16,283 125,563 1,716 159,425 64,749 89,410 196,615 295,945<br />

– – – – – (14,281) – – – – –<br />

2,039,466 334,492 5,158,089 1,009,289 3,903,773 69,517 4,885,904 2,587,131 3,500,176 7,750,839 6,075,163<br />

3,223,041 1,040,224 (1,029,126) 98,516 (1,258,057) (17,738) 2,874,911 7,346,669 (1,300,408) (2,000,844) (1,649,891)<br />

2,125,301 76,093 6,172,836 (17,458) 21,701,928 501,938 26,289,195 91,237 37,343,731 60,183,139 42,871,994<br />

– – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(900) (647,878) 304,596 150,798 – – – 6,544 – – –<br />

– – (108,874) 184,860 – – – – – – –<br />

27,653 (198,804) – – – – – (53,694) – – –<br />

(4,048,462) 607,740 (530,359) 31,523 (122,854) 2,382 70,982 5,726,079 (91,577) (450,119) 13,302<br />

184,416 232,798 (1,052,945) 485,993 4,068 (1,929) (21,742) (1,138,663) (68,540) (789,445) (1,142,772)<br />

1,511,049 1,110,173 3,756,128 934,232 20,325,085 484,653 29,213,346 11,978,172 35,883,206 56,942,731 40,092,633<br />

4,407,279 (266,923) 32,830,000 11,694,003 27,124,758 52,777 43,882,192 (5,832,133) (20,519,801) 5,746,423 167,766,981<br />

– – – – – – – – – – –<br />

142,746 536,035 510,322 72,731 – – – 7,724 – – –<br />

– – 170,606 (870,642) – – – – – – –<br />

(1,837) (71,997) – – – – – 53,694 – – –<br />

(3,361,783) (324,377) (185,285) – – – – 1,551,800 (455) – –<br />

46,719 (38,855) 45,334 (21,595) 2,767 1 (182) (33,538) (5,142) (54,104) 76,031<br />

95,980,638 108,743,890 406,087,942 293,049,283 330,800,580 – 150,528,726 134,308,239 142,324,091 144,393,541 626,081,379<br />

(120,013,958) (7,566,195) (95,227,294) (6,471,173) (119,770,557) – (120,640,350) (122,343,368) (189,304,626) (227,825,157) (281,731,866)<br />

(141,574) – – (2,571,770) – – – (3,199,444) – – –<br />

(21,430,721) 102,121,751 347,987,753 295,815,069 258,482,633 537,431 102,983,732 16,491,146 (31,622,727) (20,796,566) 552,285,158<br />

166,266,095 – – – 167,494,636 3,347,115 309,731,041 132,690,071 182,159,942 432,205,922 –<br />

144,835,374 102,121,751 347,987,753 295,815,069 425,977,269 3,884,546 412,714,773 149,181,217 150,537,215 411,409,356 552,285,158<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 37


Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended<br />

31 December 2006 continued<br />

Japan Japan Latin New<br />

Fund Name Notes Japan (1) Opportunities (1) Value (1) American Energy<br />

¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$<br />

Income<br />

Bank interest<br />

Bond interest<br />

Interest on cash equivalent<br />

Dividends<br />

Stock lending<br />

Total income<br />

Expenses<br />

Bank interest<br />

Custodian and Depositary fees<br />

Distribution fees<br />

Fund accounting fees<br />

Luxembourg tax<br />

Management fees<br />

Transfer agent fees<br />

Other charges<br />

Less <strong>Annual</strong> Management fee waiver<br />

Total expenses<br />

Net investment income/(deficit)<br />

Net profits/(losses) realised on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net profit/(loss) for the year<br />

Net change in unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net receipts as a result of issue of shares<br />

Net payments as a result of repurchase of shares<br />

Dividends paid<br />

Change in total net assets for the year<br />

Net assets at the beginning of the year<br />

5,388,439 259,201,143 23,720 1,507,218 9,243,585<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

335,301,137 1,865,416,364 1,125,389,712 70,917,787 11,630,007<br />

18,597,975 35,165,815 34,227,733 2,548 2,346,785<br />

2(b) 359,287,551 2,159,783,322 1,159,641,165 72,427,553 23,220,377<br />

594,634 745,894 3,707,024 556,233 138,355<br />

5 8,873,262 40,026,728 15,696,051 1,102,447 421,877<br />

4 48,442,239 225,626,457 197,961,616 1,656,387 2,076,006<br />

6 4,298,818 24,452,628 12,720,553 418,499 323,081<br />

8 16,605,744 91,262,432 51,292,555 1,597,623 1,284,995<br />

4 474,878,992 3,099,563,058 1,383,409,675 53,743,260 41,342,983<br />

7 23,082,999 67,779,882 20,281,061 884,286 706,626<br />

9 15,648,799 87,410,590 43,341,412 1,454,857 1,084,177<br />

4 – – – – –<br />

592,425,487 3,636,867,669 1,728,409,947 61,413,592 47,378,100<br />

(233,137,936) (1,477,084,347) (568,768,782) 11,013,961 (24,157,723)<br />

6,533,647,211 21,651,088,935 5,569,499,442 293,103,804 (10,332,971)<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

510,917 309,863 138,242,906 (42,188) (863,747)<br />

(3,978,771) (29,404,660) (24,603,841) (3,402,428) (294,214)<br />

6,297,041,421 20,144,909,791 5,114,369,725 300,673,149 (35,648,655)<br />

(5,427,647,713) (53,903,538,294) 318,231,593 726,007,879 262,070,384<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

445,208 169,655 73,329,629 – –<br />

(3,872,007,836) (23,210,430,765) (4,680,605,283) (13,547) 25,509<br />

38,932,205,844 150,662,772,600 115,440,660,435 4,176,733,140 3,872,846,394<br />

(47,126,425,318) (204,779,149,728) (45,686,092,969) (3,424,849,105) (1,634,111,822)<br />

15 2 – (1,395,507) (81,449) –<br />

(11,196,388,392) (111,085,266,741) 70,578,497,623 1,778,470,067 2,465,181,810<br />

40,025,132,233 239,812,407,237 48,621,980,330 2,034,704,104 553,484,493<br />

Net assets at end of the year<br />

28,828,743,841 128,727,140,496 119,200,477,953 3,813,174,171 3,018,666,303<br />

(1) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Strategic Strategic US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar<br />

Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar<br />

Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar) Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve<br />

US$ £ € US$ £ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

766,682 53,487 86,675 143,059 1,639 233,413 1,983,258 60,213 99,685 30,058 319,173<br />

– 1,794,131 541,925 909,823 – – – 8,957,370 9,058,518 8,027,864 13,545,185<br />

– 189,953 – – – – – – – – 788,146<br />

4,410,628 – 408,819 579,942 38,842 10,471,090 24,442,021 – – – –<br />

75,210 – – – – – 3,013,596 20,328 – 121 –<br />

5,252,520 2,037,571 1,037,419 1,632,824 40,481 10,704,503 29,438,875 9,037,911 9,158,203 8,058,043 14,652,504<br />

90,273 12,176 65,171 56,923 10 2,010 89,655 26,251 28,761 4,947 3,857<br />

91,899 6,400 27,215 37,871 593 43,717 199,730 52,575 26,866 29,929 43,143<br />

967,031 20,379 149,308 94,920 – 103,134 2,190,637 822,734 441,169 491,748 94,941<br />

45,460 5,333 5,083 8,161 236 48,545 225,637 25,026 16,055 19,059 40,203<br />

177,184 4,404 19,531 31,524 1,048 202,525 828,907 97,773 62,945 66,829 32,109<br />

4,911,913 314,974 596,552 944,219 35,831 5,876,297 24,245,524 1,624,534 1,514,916 1,396,760 2,239,146<br />

186,426 28,776 54,698 67,008 1,525 140,089 346,308 131,428 95,006 99,453 154,473<br />

160,722 8,165 20,211 30,478 957 192,459 770,097 90,804 60,855 27,674 58,226<br />

– – – – (3,071) – – – – – –<br />

6,630,908 400,607 937,769 1,271,104 37,129 6,608,776 28,896,495 2,871,125 2,246,573 2,136,399 2,666,098<br />

(1,378,388) 1,636,964 99,650 361,720 3,352 4,095,727 542,380 6,166,786 6,911,630 5,921,644 11,986,406<br />

15,286,132 32 3,152,295 6,385,651 182,123 36,780,710 148,043,571 (391,832) (2,196,496) (1,753,815) (114,018)<br />

– – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – (193,209) (325,628) – – 829,276 (185,873) – 332,309 –<br />

– – (192) – – – 1,503,521 108,480 – (35,525) –<br />

– – (44,054) (77,453) – – – (216,864) – 64,886 –<br />

(57,458) – 635,741 52,298 – (52,537) 5,288,209 (8,851) 100,038 (87) –<br />

(398,261) – 138,015 (60,691) (51) 60,948 (471,770) (31,191) (7,692) 15,446 –<br />

13,452,025 1,636,996 3,788,246 6,335,897 185,424 40,884,848 155,735,187 5,440,655 4,807,480 4,544,858 11,872,388<br />

26,757,998 (71,343) (3,232,568) (204,175) 200,192 15,610,563 194,540,242 (36,647) 4,073,179 768,646 395,595<br />

– – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – (18,903) (13,642) – – – 430,646 – 130,413 –<br />

– – (28,212) (45,481) – – (6,516,289) 35,532 – 33,250 –<br />

– – 44,054 77,453 – – – (731,502) – (22,126) –<br />

– – (19,791) (563,597) – – (1,019,172) 2,552 (5,918) – –<br />

(76,826) – 3,358 10,468 – (4,599) 565,455 (52,561) (3) 675 –<br />

386,880,260 66,381,763 16,581,032 11,015,243 – 227,112,343 1,396,529,232 191,207,877 100,930,311 201,681,413 705,512,099<br />

(323,590,226) (57,999,156) (37,318,958) (21,908,721) – (253,401,018) (1,285,585,724) (140,185,370) (102,444,496) (191,600,520) (662,081,260)<br />

– (446,502) – – – (1,117,834) (60,522) (1,152,533) (4,270,896) (805,696) –<br />

103,423,231 9,501,758 (20,201,742) (5,296,555) 385,616 29,084,303 454,188,409 54,958,649 3,089,657 14,730,913 55,698,822<br />

245,305,918 37,074,728 53,997,049 66,346,200 1,888,567 365,665,802 1,664,256,522 170,113,882 128,546,891 150,275,394 243,230,181<br />

348,729,149 46,576,486 33,795,307 61,049,645 2,274,183 394,750,105 2,118,444,931 225,072,531 131,636,548 165,006,307 298,929,003<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 39


Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended<br />

31 December 2006 continued<br />

US US US<br />

Flexible Focused Government US US<br />

Fund Name Notes Equity Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

Income<br />

Bank interest<br />

Bond interest<br />

Interest on cash equivalent<br />

Dividends<br />

Stock lending<br />

Total income<br />

Expenses<br />

Bank interest<br />

Custodian and Depositary fees<br />

Distribution fees<br />

Fund accounting fees<br />

Luxembourg tax<br />

Management fees<br />

Transfer agent fees<br />

Other charges<br />

Less <strong>Annual</strong> Management fee waiver<br />

Total expenses<br />

Net investment income/(deficit)<br />

Net profits/(losses) realised on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net profit/(loss) for the year<br />

Net change in unrealised appreciation/(depreciation) on:<br />

<strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

Contract for difference<br />

Futures contracts<br />

Options contracts<br />

Swaps transactions<br />

Forward foreign exchange contracts<br />

Foreign currencies on other transactions<br />

Net receipts as a result of issue of shares<br />

Net payments as a result of repurchase of shares<br />

Dividends paid<br />

Change in total net assets for the year<br />

Net assets at the beginning of the year<br />

564,271 1,178,815 264,363 124,795 160,955<br />

– – 6,097,715 – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

70,090,476 11,266,917 – 1,319,193 685,827<br />

6,333,505 1,030,443 – 88,759 13,612<br />

2(b) 76,988,252 13,476,175 6,362,078 1,532,747 860,394<br />

427,323 299,355 311,024 77,006 76,636<br />

5 777,986 94,464 23,798 56,862 70,963<br />

4 4,437,535 531,768 359,945 474,439 131,904<br />

6 979,886 112,326 14,791 22,186 21,631<br />

8 3,935,359 418,047 48,351 83,823 83,772<br />

4 107,213,915 12,086,172 938,146 2,458,828 2,439,242<br />

7 1,061,026 202,631 73,390 96,931 195,214<br />

9 3,390,215 367,441 59,846 82,530 79,018<br />

4 – – – – –<br />

122,223,245 14,112,204 1,829,291 3,352,605 3,098,380<br />

(45,234,993) (636,029) 4,532,787 (1,819,858) (2,237,986)<br />

114,023,137 57,885,733 (239,612) 13,453,055 25,287,166<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – (235,897) – –<br />

– – – 38,023 –<br />

– – 86,171 – –<br />

213,063,293 3,785,769 362,603 (29,379) –<br />

(7,248,563) 106,899 (32,794) (16,944) (80,824)<br />

274,602,874 61,142,372 4,473,258 11,624,897 22,968,356<br />

717,695,602 104,693,412 (235,269) (5,487,612) (10,638,875)<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – 129,374 – –<br />

– – – – –<br />

– – (86,171) – –<br />

(23,082,603) (638,458) (134,148) – –<br />

33,873,881 250,288 65,978 1,788 –<br />

7,448,637,505 639,061,356 68,172,991 116,998,916 163,731,517<br />

(4,049,239,198) (558,364,145) (85,204,480) (176,082,709) (169,244,238)<br />

15 – (29) (2,476,410) – –<br />

4,402,488,061 246,144,796 (15,294,877) (52,944,720) 6,816,760<br />

4,087,926,712 808,216,639 115,864,638 185,289,342 143,320,582<br />

Net assets at end of the year<br />

8,490,414,773 1,054,361,435 100,569,761 132,344,622 150,137,342<br />

40 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US<br />

SmallCap World World World World World World World World Fund name – merged funds<br />

Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology Global Equity Diversified<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

158,534 42,527 11,685,208 464,278 8,255,221 61,747 188,771 8,875,916 168,306 54,521<br />

– 1,187,281 – – – – 13,497,788 – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,330,944 – 39,302,118 10,872,701 66,071,984 767,682 – 159,406,133 398,172 3,440,155<br />

77,758 – 2,334,499 1,210,047 731,106 96,163 – 1,770,618 19,891 118,562<br />

1,567,236 1,229,808 53,321,825 12,547,026 75,058,311 925,592 13,686,559 170,052,667 586,369 3,613,238<br />

15,808 7,962 773,805 329,724 184,773 54,411 164,429 137,378 21,784 14,332<br />

100,080 15,245 917,170 158,154 843,298 66,736 196,405 987,768 52,348 52,535<br />

437,442 17,023 2,776,023 954,878 1,844,276 358,494 1,225,098 3,200,535 335,589 224,615<br />

23,373 4,036 747,438 58,523 657,252 22,343 35,171 830,057 16,223 24,886<br />

88,723 13,643 2,694,969 220,800 2,540,710 84,435 144,958 3,125,459 66,364 96,257<br />

2,548,431 251,798 89,785,806 7,394,506 83,789,965 2,898,482 1,291,548 104,288,249 1,963,542 2,898,070<br />

110,823 29,683 1,237,399 188,459 1,088,270 130,561 86,366 1,399,742 131,256 97,945<br />

86,720 14,524 2,657,298 214,219 2,271,076 80,745 124,590 2,852,990 59,785 97,033<br />

– – – – – – – – – –<br />

3,411,400 353,914 101,589,908 9,519,263 93,219,620 3,696,207 3,268,565 116,822,178 2,646,891 3,505,673<br />

(1,844,164) 875,894 (48,268,083) 3,027,763 (18,161,309) (2,770,615) 10,417,994 53,230,489 (2,060,522) 107,565<br />

26,854,380 (30,680) 320,199,165 45,757,611 271,067,109 10,108,863 3,390,914 511,628,791 9,244,302 56,247,271<br />

– – – – – – – – – –<br />

– (7,899) – – – – (53,760) – – –<br />

– – – (29,398,679) 91,570 – (2,873) 1,716,312 (905,504) –<br />

– 158,424 – – – – (1,063) – – –<br />

– (401,082) (395,152) 24,744 885,102 79,053 (2,429,292) 1,354,449 (41) 12,230<br />

(67,850) 100,058 (1,904,902) (613,552) (2,445,775) (342,992) 945,987 (3,146,578) (76,833) 29,346<br />

24,942,366 694,715 269,631,028 18,797,887 251,436,697 7,074,309 12,267,907 564,783,463 6,201,402 56,396,412<br />

(6,359,540) 805,654 54,795,974 (24,914,800) 855,023,345 (8,528,013) 4,754,841 1,342,903,100 (2,026,012) (37,651,392)<br />

– – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 33,341 – – – – 354,289 – – –<br />

– – – 7,931,220 (6,570) – (63,153) (56,102) 57,145 –<br />

– (82,782) – – – – 62,564 – – –<br />

– 63,745 – – – – (111,682) – – –<br />

– 5,064 478,776 (8,267) 398,929 5,307 160,195 144,656 15,947 (1,696)<br />

92,683,967 10,411,350 5,459,976,324 415,070,677 6,557,590,235 154,595,347 224,934,373 6,726,665,780 173,445,181 57,793,865<br />

(138,773,899) (27,753,186) (3,948,450,075) (559,037,761) (5,220,206,208) (169,850,753) (76,360,290) (4,969,095,265) (170,604,644) (375,333,334)<br />

– (141,954) – – – – (8,609,968) (228,709) – –<br />

(27,507,106) (15,964,053) 1,836,432,027 (142,161,044) 2,444,236,428 (16,703,803) 157,389,076 3,665,116,923 7,089,019 (298,796,145)<br />

182,296,663 43,822,210 4,115,778,935 453,913,162 3,441,670,950 150,150,194 151,074,311 3,541,552,887 119,334,450 298,796,145<br />

154,789,557 27,858,157 5,952,210,962 311,752,118 5,885,907,378 133,446,391 308,463,387 7,206,669,810 126,423,469 –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 41


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006<br />

Classes A and B<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

A class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class Euro hedged distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class UK distributor status shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– 539,489 15,870 9,811 – – –<br />

– 125,177 51,388 26,338 – – –<br />

– (166,462) (47,628) (14,458) – – –<br />

– 498,204 19,630 21,691 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– 446,860 – 6,280 – – –<br />

– 623,198 690 8,239 – – –<br />

– (374,219) (330) (3,538) – – –<br />

– 695,839 360 10,981 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

12,880,727 2,548,397 4,169,796 127,404 2,315,719 24,912,932 15,994,420<br />

11,048,723 3,217,059 2,234,954 497,245 18,681,109 42,326,316 37,504,285<br />

(12,085,977) (3,739,429) (4,134,756) (227,744) (8,699,080) (29,696,832) (31,183,936)<br />

11,843,473 2,026,027 2,269,994 396,905 12,297,748 37,542,416 22,314,769<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

1,074,716 – – – 11,193,047 147,463 –<br />

1,606,450 – – – 459,347 116,005 –<br />

(1,778,908) – – – (5,614,448) (140,701) –<br />

902,258 – – – 6,037,946 122,767 –<br />

– 714,302 1 3,509 – – –<br />

– 128,510 55,713 55,990 – – –<br />

– (290,057) (1) (17,263) – – –<br />

– 552,755 55,713 42,236 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

2,979,740 374,221 1,089,121 1 2,500 515,360 730,838<br />

833,980 25,651 408,682 75,093 270,305 208,972 400,255<br />

(1,580,662) (207,547) (1,251,863) (33,891) (149,879) (300,189) (513,653)<br />

2,233,058 192,325 245,940 41,203 122,926 424,143 617,440<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

42 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

2,186,969 217,499 668 – 101,939 7,352 – – – – 220,775 – 40,485<br />

323,313 187,510 – – 2,795 20,421 – – – – 24,378 – 13,722<br />

(599,056) (82,862) – – (64,885) (22,327) – – – – (202,944) – (10,784)<br />

1,911,226 322,147 668 – 39,849 5,446 – – – – 42,209 – 43,423<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,295,084 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (7,564) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,287,520 –<br />

30,259 132,279 1,072 – 2,140 – – – – – – – 29,628<br />

829,503 52,703 3,731 – 4,402 – – – – – – – 62,503<br />

(162,176) (98,954) (3,726) – (4,614) – – – – – – – (60,628)<br />

697,586 86,028 1,077 – 1,928 – – – – – – – 31,503<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,662,127 7,893,970 698,440 5,632,437 3,354,774 29,218,784 7,940,464 300,000 6,814,543 11,313,618 10,673,031 46,698,133 5,870,038<br />

2,436,715 13,719,792 1,608,927 11,483,046 1,832,205 14,614,153 13,176,138 1,523,857 44,762,381 8,218,271 8,694,721 69,324,684 5,704,833<br />

(1,365,788) (7,203,708) (459,763) (11,502,198) (3,306,105) (29,732,855) (8,432,684) (7,012) (19,379,567) (10,157,100) (10,917,830) (36,842,288) (5,108,364)<br />

2,733,054 14,410,054 1,847,604 5,613,285 1,880,874 14,100,082 12,683,918 1,816,845 32,197,357 9,374,789 8,449,922 79,180,529 6,466,507<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 6,341,985 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 26,626,558 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (5,804,225) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 27,164,318 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,471,580 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,137,140 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (1,569,599) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,039,121 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 17,897 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 105,055 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – (509) – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 122,443 – –<br />

895,795 429,345 8,531 – 24,937 – – – – – – – 24,149<br />

364,708 381,406 4,892 – – – – – – – – – 4,156<br />

(199,743) (231,724) (2,200) – (10,674) – – – – – – – (15,324)<br />

1,060,760 579,027 11,223 – 14,263 – – – – – – – 12,981<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

94,391 229,607 66,519 75,278 130,205 159,272 119,943 – 326,225 127,001 727,429 24,312,145 2,013<br />

354,364 267,495 4,168 266,126 27,540 153,062 138,252 3,904 383,339 26,985 231,238 11,040,676 6,417<br />

(268,977) (178,767) (67,723) (221,126) (103,812) (200,867) (99,244) – (138,867) (84,127) (307,757) (4,400,844) (1,589)<br />

179,778 318,335 2,964 120,278 53,933 111,467 158,951 3,904 570,697 69,859 650,910 30,951,977 6,841<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 43


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes B, C, D and E<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C Euro class hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

D class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– 625,306 1 8,332 – – –<br />

– 61,104 16,131 14,944 – – –<br />

– (426,057) (4,945) (12,001) – – –<br />

– 260,353 11,187 11,275 – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

2,410,383 194,139 1,893,975 18,258 – 724,952 656,558<br />

1,707,109 78,952 2,259,777 271,997 236,584 573,142 614,445<br />

(2,018,451) (142,415) (3,182,131) (94,282) (68,603) (676,483) (672,160)<br />

2,099,041 130,676 971,621 195,973 167,981 621,611 598,843<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 354,035 –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 354,035 –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

877,953 98,294 2,881,565 281,052 12,407 3,492,017 1,455,728<br />

2,345,736 98,430 13,888,507 873,015 933,402 5,728,372 3,864,949<br />

(1,263,763) (78,780) (7,893,390) (735,077) (490,337) (4,890,309) (2,298,125)<br />

1,959,926 117,944 8,876,682 418,990 455,472 4,330,080 3,022,552<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

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Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 890,703 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,555,475 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (451,621) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 1,994,557 –<br />

495,940 365,423 – – 27,301 – – – – – – – 31,919<br />

516,130 46,426 967 – 27,046 – – – – – – – 2,000<br />

(251,455) (165,641) (967) – (26,707) – – – – – – – (22,354)<br />

760,615 246,208 – – 27,640 – – – – – – – 11,565<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

195,591 317,411 74,165 56,962 119,689 37,477 52,007 – 205,109 155,867 654,977 16,660,416 13,498<br />

141,825 163,476 – 360,879 130,258 78,437 161,075 29,509 606,422 109,532 474,267 15,398,722 6,140<br />

(163,084) (339,621) (51,116) (300,897) (182,786) (50,118) (50,646) (23,429) (196,587) (132,229) (316,488) (4,627,399) (14,772)<br />

174,332 141,266 23,049 116,944 67,161 65,796 162,436 6,080 614,944 133,170 812,756 27,431,739 4,866<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 2,733,170 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 3,739,677 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (1,502,440) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 4,970,407 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – 1,027,783 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – 1,027,783 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

201,469 1,214,068 235,802 651,368 1,014,567 2,238,598 896,212 – 328,811 719,205 391,015 3,509,662 2,368,302<br />

1,972,363 2,255,782 244,336 2,948,243 2,136,769 1,824,915 1,875,639 61,489 2,512,743 524,611 415,949 8,666,872 977,250<br />

(1,070,368) (1,576,263) (254,816) (2,461,034) (1,941,448) (1,904,741) (1,065,405) (10,861) (1,743,150) (688,507) (324,762) (3,703,849) (2,272,784)<br />

1,103,464 1,893,587 225,322 1,138,577 1,209,888 2,158,772 1,706,446 50,628 1,098,404 555,309 482,202 8,472,685 1,072,768<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 236,570 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 4,028,254 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (858,687) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 3,406,137 –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 45


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes J, Q and X<br />

Asian Conservative Conservative Continental<br />

Asian Tiger Allocation Allocation European Emerging Emerging<br />

Fund Name Dragon Bond (Euro) (US Dollar) Flexible (1) Europe Markets<br />

US$ US$ € US$ € € US$<br />

J class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

J class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – 172,490 –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – (85,972) –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – 86,518 –<br />

Q class distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– 1,706,605 570 1 – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– 12,334 – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– (569,831) – (1) – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– 1,149,108 570 – – – –<br />

Q class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

2,756,689 381,932 200,248 357,417 – 14,223 79,221<br />

Shares issued<br />

2,852 – – – – 230 –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(939,604) (278,320) (124,380) (100,091) – (1,293) (35,887)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

1,819,937 103,612 75,868 257,326 – 13,160 43,334<br />

X class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – 715,035 –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – 131,135 –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – (144,549) –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – 701,621 –<br />

X class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1)<br />

Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2)<br />

New Shares activated, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Emerging Euro Euro Short Global<br />

Markets Euro Corporate Euro Duration Euro- European European European European Global Bond<br />

Bond Bond Bond (1) Reserve Bond (1) Markets European Focus (2) Growth Opportunities Value Allocation (Euro)<br />

US$ € € € € € € € € € € US$ €<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

3,657,572 144,384 – – – – – – – – – – 1,000<br />

61,782 246 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(1,075,420) (40,530) – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

2,643,934 104,100 – – – – – – – – – – 1,000<br />

– 519,799 – 40,463 76,670 373,085 339,467 – – 523,558 2,926,303 18,445,703 109,498<br />

– – – 4,732 – – 1,371 – – – 2,367 4,632 –<br />

– (169,793) – (26,571) (44,910) (114,820) (117,579) – – (185,541) (565,321) (2,531,536) (54,707)<br />

– 350,006 – 18,624 31,760 258,265 223,259 – – 338,017 2,363,349 15,918,799 54,791<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 716,831 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – (358,810) –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – 358,021 –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

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Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes A and B<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

A class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

196,144 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

4,156 – – – 47,277 – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(57,127) – – – (187) – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

143,173 – – – 47,090 – –<br />

A class Euro hedged distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

A class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

45,178 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

77,210 – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(82,013) – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

40,375 – – – – – –<br />

A class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – 9,797,604 – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – (248,584) – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – 9,549,020 – – –<br />

A class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

6,791,470 – – – 14,851,571 300,000 11,649,991<br />

Shares issued<br />

4,266,777 9,324,323 23,013,689 6,426,554 38,506,884 – 7,511,675<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(5,425,155) (732,401) (5,556,194) (8,612) (6,699,243) – (5,065,126)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

5,633,092 8,591,922 17,457,495 6,417,942 46,659,212 300,000 14,096,540<br />

A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

A class UK distributor status shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – 14,715,567 – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – 474,135 – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – (4,125,419) – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – 11,064,283 – –<br />

B class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

76,225 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

14,461 – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(23,635) – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

67,051 – – – – – –<br />

B class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – 4,598,182 – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – (25,795) – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – 4,572,387 – – –<br />

B class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

104,925 – – – – – 264,147<br />

Shares issued<br />

160,461 3,118 6,817,633 1,739,940 609,865 – 45,914<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(51,057) – (1,124,108) (11,502) (87,606) – (33,551)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

214,329 3,118 5,693,525 1,728,438 522,259 – 276,510<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

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Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

833,752 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

49,808 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(747,153) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

136,407 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6,418,161 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

8,180,961 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(6,257,107) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

8,342,015 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

6,309,531 5,641,844 7,129,623 – 11,511,411 26,889,796 24,159,047 43,176,897 57,937,429 6,600,722 129,816 3,355,061 2,515,166<br />

4,501,843 4,135,591 2,475,751 33,548,908 11,845,176 17,567,567 56,801,210 73,638,986 334,416,601 13,092,757 183,664 928,336 262,889<br />

(5,601,912) (5,654,393) (3,789,804) (12,610,009) (15,303,962) (27,605,882) (24,552,513) (60,792,316) (137,201,185) (10,890,028) (157,096) (2,532,106) (735,025)<br />

5,209,462 4,123,042 5,815,570 20,938,899 8,052,625 16,851,481 56,407,744 56,023,567 255,152,845 8,803,451 156,384 1,751,291 2,043,030<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 5,371 933 1,852,981 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – (112,000) – – – – – –<br />

– – – – 5,371 933 1,740,981 – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 60,488 – 945,335 – – 43,789 – –<br />

– – – 135,961 – 148,421 5,369,884 599,271 1,615,947 – 112,520 – –<br />

– – – (8,645) – (177,033) (857,131) (935,583) (1,485,793) – (111,826) – –<br />

– – – 127,316 – 31,876 4,512,753 609,023 130,154 – 44,483 – –<br />

895,000 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

129,398 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(110,455) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

913,943 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

96,296 33,813 807,186 – 594,851 1,329,508 3,826,451 367,189 1,477,978 978,304 3,834 5,743 38,679<br />

69,816 13,503 128,520 3,695,399 165,170 393,398 2,701,166 286,047 2,622,800 402,980 251 92,046 177,479<br />

(45,421) (18,602) (295,469) (1,265,008) (274,116) (850,818) (1,617,003) (358,224) (1,160,337) (371,902) (3,196) (28,320) (43,648)<br />

120,691 28,714 640,237 2,430,391 485,905 872,088 4,910,614 295,012 2,940,441 1,009,382 889 69,469 172,510<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 49


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes B, C, D and E<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

C class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

52,431 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

42,904 – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(16,104) – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

79,231 – – – – – –<br />

C class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

6,127 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

6,924 – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(3,071) – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

9,980 – – – – – –<br />

C class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – 2,698,546 – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – (275,030) – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – 2,423,516 – – –<br />

C class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

25,692 – – – 4,481 – 410,208<br />

Shares issued<br />

12,965 – 9,612,436 3,610,894 39,643 – 120,789<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(13,369) – (2,344,735) (64,824) (2) – (172,921)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

25,288 – 7,267,701 3,546,070 44,122 – 358,076<br />

C Euro class hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

D class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– 589,391 – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– 589,391 – – – – –<br />

D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

E class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

E class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

621,849 – – – 3,143 – 344,713<br />

Shares issued<br />

450,145 846,508 252,725 – 6,817,670 – 220,233<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(332,362) (12,624) (151,534) – (1,043,113) – (188,004)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

739,632 833,884 101,191 – 5,777,700 – 376,942<br />

E class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

50 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

572,129 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

146,579 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(270,565) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

448,143 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

939,783 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

218,347 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(504,857) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

653,273 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

237,024 58,236 541,775 – 228,151 1,111,286 4,312,687 466,694 1,727,011 614,220 224 3 62,334<br />

103,362 25,614 193,497 6,586,965 218,426 667,700 6,860,754 694,201 6,075,346 593,653 1,353 3,645 935<br />

(222,885) (31,590) (252,663) (2,729,946) (130,149) (773,106) (2,441,980) (592,699) (2,867,489) (324,389) (503) (3) (634)<br />

117,501 52,260 482,609 3,857,019 316,428 1,005,880 8,731,461 568,196 4,934,868 883,484 1,074 3,645 62,635<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – 618,975 – – 1,090,763 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – (685,507) – – – –<br />

– – – – – 618,975 – – 405,256 – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

772,200 596,121 79,668 – 882,760 1,620,048 1,077,181 2,762,555 10,054,032 685,905 33,220 892,359 59,349<br />

2,675,413 443,363 31,101 289,408 1,163,829 1,036,205 2,911,391 6,770,104 47,474,366 1,301,797 75,707 558,782 36,707<br />

(1,565,087) (550,459) (63,538) (24,549) (1,142,949) (1,620,442) (1,364,091) (5,608,204) (26,125,639) (852,426) (54,613) (680,438) (51,779)<br />

1,882,526 489,025 47,231 264,859 903,640 1,035,811 2,624,481 3,924,455 31,402,759 1,135,276 54,314 770,703 44,277<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 51


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes J, Q and X<br />

Global Capital<br />

Global<br />

Global Securities Global Enhanced Global<br />

Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental<br />

Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value<br />

US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

J class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

J class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Q class distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

159,718 – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

298 – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(64,855) – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

95,161 – – – – – –<br />

Q class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

755,348 – – – – – 1,464,093<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – 763,089 – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

(253,318) – – – (51,639) – (457,752)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

502,030 – – – 711,450 – 1,006,341<br />

X class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – 3,822,219<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – (500,000)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – 3,322,219<br />

X class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – –<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

52 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Strategic Strategic<br />

High Yield Global Global Japan Japan Latin New Pacific Sterling Allocation Allocation<br />

Bond (Euro) Opportunities SmallCap India (2) Japan (3) Opportunities (3) Value (3) American Energy Equity Reserve (Euro) (US Dollar)<br />

€ US$ US$ US$ ¥ ¥ ¥ US$ US$ US$ £ € US$<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 261,031 – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – (88,305) – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 172,726 – – – – –<br />

56,925 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(8,000) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

48,925 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

81,653 143,856 646,444 – 409,603 508,387 – 264,546 37,066 1,678,270 186 1,019,253 259,845<br />

– – 455 – 266 1 – – – 700 – – –<br />

(40,867) (52,786) (183,259) – (114,091) (166,479) – (51,852) (10,361) (396,943) – (347,227) (104,447)<br />

40,786 91,070 463,640 – 295,778 341,909 – 212,694 26,705 1,282,027 186 672,026 155,398<br />

– – – – – 74,461 – – – – – – –<br />

875,000 – – – – 178,559 – – – – – – –<br />

(48,869) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

826,131 – – – – 253,020 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 53


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes A and B<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

A class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class Euro hedged distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

A class UK distributor status shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

B class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – 932,889 271,745 845,762 826,800 – –<br />

– – 550,234 568,377 27,260 170,086 – –<br />

– – (1,436,593) (160,866) (292,992) (667,646) – –<br />

– – 46,530 679,256 580,030 329,240 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – 28,211 7,526,303 4,647 – –<br />

– – – 605,609 4,722,609 370,240 – –<br />

– – – (139,638) (5,845,617) (308,518) – –<br />

– – – 494,182 6,403,295 66,369 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

150,000 4,988,069 29,935,118 4,581,107 1,626,828 9,304,085 1,331,834 177,173,666<br />

– 3,591,135 24,166,040 4,881,830 3,407,564 8,832,139 4,108,173 281,873,507<br />

– (4,054,116) (22,464,422) (5,145,306) (2,622,708) (10,237,627) (3,876,209) (149,957,081)<br />

150,000 4,525,088 31,636,736 4,317,631 2,411,684 7,898,597 1,563,798 309,090,092<br />

– – 759,329 – – – – 55,535,227<br />

– – 1,707,148 – – – – 115,226,954<br />

– – (1,133,642) – – – – (86,057,462)<br />

– – 1,332,835 – – – – 84,704,719<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 2,026,519 164,493 – – – – 2,498,616<br />

– 247,971 1,216,299 – – – – 7,286,531<br />

– (461,867) (22,803) – – – – (678,645)<br />

– 1,812,623 1,357,989 – – – – 9,106,502<br />

– – – 696,455 1,981,203 1,586,996 – –<br />

– – – 1,029,066 291,706 720,746 – –<br />

– – – (313,559) (664,618) (1,224,328) – –<br />

– – – 1,411,962 1,608,291 1,083,414 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 23,174 1,484,454 482,889 256,894 1,243,439 52,198 3,876,247<br />

– 10,226 179,791 652,868 106,400 1,722,144 221,713 2,776,398<br />

– (6,406) (517,644) (139,864) (102,695) (1,692,760) (204,428) (1,215,382)<br />

– 26,994 1,146,601 995,893 260,599 1,272,823 69,483 5,437,263<br />

54 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– 2,704,745 – – – 85,110 – – – – 361,987 – –<br />

– 31,977 – – – 6,837 – – – – 855,292 – –<br />

– (438,364) – – – (19,388) – – – – (367,062) – –<br />

– 2,298,358 – – – 72,559 – – – – 850,217 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 110,796 – – – 4,278 – – – – – – –<br />

– 2,271,896 – – – 150 – – – – – – –<br />

– (425,178) – – – (578) – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,957,514 – – – 3,850 – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

20,072,675 991,796 13,796,737 1,366,845 4,940,821 793,728 167,457,301 13,386,812 109,357,614 8,297,620 495,427 77,966,376 6,585,793<br />

13,155,207 2,059,095 8,806,796 1,413,387 2,999,618 163,324 211,901,884 11,949,810 175,035,878 9,196,418 1,884,765 120,666,871 11,041,195<br />

(12,539,082) (1,913,075) (14,950,164) (1,502,646) (4,094,876) (506,528) (152,630,661) (16,893,239) (139,688,074) (10,137,374) (726,068) (86,236,599) (12,047,451)<br />

20,688,800 1,137,816 7,653,369 1,277,586 3,845,563 450,524 226,728,524 8,443,383 144,705,418 7,356,664 1,654,124 112,396,648 5,579,537<br />

177,380 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,709,865 1,002,271 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(872,668) (2,271) – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,014,577 1,000,000 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

781 – – – – – 1,893,448 – – – – 896,903 –<br />

2,015 – – – – – 3,274,438 – – – – 1,330,192 –<br />

– – – – – – (2,946,832) – – – – (1,910,449) –<br />

2,796 – – – – – 2,221,054 – – – – 316,646 –<br />

– 1,479,594 – – – 12,506 – – – – 983,786 – –<br />

– 112,102 – – – 3,228 – – – – 1,473,015 – –<br />

– (762,052) – – – (3,556) – – – – (597,949) – –<br />

– 829,644 – – – 12,178 – – – – 1,858,852 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

275,916 120,681 1,528,731 8,834 409,246 – 1,538,165 446,387 1,084,575 856,074 936,170 997,592 224,516<br />

27,726 37,982 798,561 2,574 75,323 – 1,134,566 427,487 745,320 185,967 1,660,691 777,553 109,082<br />

(111,084) (89,038) (553,175) (4,212) (150,729) – (952,987) (368,058) (793,856) (380,968) (782,432) (782,224) (170,979)<br />

192,558 69,625 1,774,117 7,196 333,840 – 1,719,744 505,816 1,036,039 661,073 1,814,429 992,921 162,619<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 55


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes B, C, D and E<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

B class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (D) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

C Euro class hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

D class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

D class Euro hedged non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class distributing (Q) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

E class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

Shares issued<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – 18,400 – – – – 66,944<br />

– – 6,268 – – – – 96,192<br />

– – – – – – – (66,155)<br />

– – 24,668 – – – – 96,981<br />

– – – 389,166 638,373 373,359 – –<br />

– – – 340,275 972,568 978,888 – –<br />

– – – (177,461) (1,024,006) (786,070) – –<br />

– – – 551,980 586,935 566,177 – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 29,373 681,270 978,708 356,148 795,551 29,083 3,199,169<br />

– 19,109 295,774 808,309 233,535 1,603,459 168,716 2,785,758<br />

– (27,173) (363,991) (416,673) (139,177) (1,272,213) (137,249) (1,711,972)<br />

– 21,309 613,053 1,370,344 450,506 1,126,797 60,550 4,272,955<br />

– – 8,295 – – – – 176,823<br />

– – 3,228 – – – – 327,237<br />

– – (7,575) – – – – (111,986)<br />

– – 3,948 – – – – 392,074<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – 370,604 – – – – 6,534,405<br />

– – – – – – – (544,528)<br />

– – 370,604 – – – – 5,989,877<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 1,342,650<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – 1,342,650<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

– 164,657 475,133 212,187 137,538 375,172 269,107 6,481,266<br />

– 358,091 301,216 866,445 99,786 3,765,353 345,580 30,189,134<br />

– (134,296) (309,936) (157,495) (70,398) (2,060,045) (312,967) (19,175,975)<br />

– 388,452 466,413 921,137 166,926 2,080,480 301,720 17,494,425<br />

– – 245,000 – – – – 1,381,216<br />

– – 659,316 – – – – 27,166,628<br />

– – (281,839) – – – – (10,742,117)<br />

– – 622,477 – – – – 17,805,727<br />

56 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,520 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(745) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

775 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,101,831 – – – 8,792 – – – – 2,117,824 – –<br />

– 52,070 – – – 27,527 – – – – 1,964,393 – –<br />

– (752,804) – – – (25,231) – – – – (1,624,129) – –<br />

– 401,097 – – – 11,088 – – – – 2,458,088 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 47,565 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– (12,310) – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 35,255 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

142,160 29,379 1,047,484 7,300 358,905 – 2,626,727 470,061 1,354,300 741,807 3,093,959 1,278,887 95,480<br />

23,702 182,240 983,732 30,855 92,223 – 3,395,548 705,501 1,899,801 649,108 3,157,114 1,817,186 165,716<br />

(52,185) (7,263) (468,948) (15,966) (185,045) – (2,300,022) (614,863) (1,642,300) (790,036) (2,549,249) (1,556,262) (142,748)<br />

113,677 204,356 1,562,268 22,189 266,083 – 3,722,253 560,699 1,611,801 600,879 3,701,824 1,539,811 118,448<br />

3,800 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,900 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(1,000) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

4,700 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – 1,474,524 – 484,087 – – 267,629 –<br />

– – – – – – (46,740) – (34,396) – – (29,222) –<br />

– – – – – – 1,427,784 – 449,691 – – 238,407 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

1,057,994 56,527 1,342,732 83,753 163,793 7,353 9,853,609 1,742,152 3,537,241 1,287,069 – 4,025,069 680,588<br />

573,978 167,741 1,128,532 124,816 121,886 11,146 17,941,189 2,241,399 9,074,167 1,610,784 54,690 12,033,941 2,990,507<br />

(656,389) (65,081) (1,147,542) (114,965) (156,965) (14,523) (13,101,343) (3,251,809) (6,686,974) (1,598,163) (11,207) (8,727,631) (816,147)<br />

975,583 159,187 1,323,722 93,604 128,714 3,976 14,693,455 731,742 5,924,434 1,299,690 43,483 7,331,379 2,854,948<br />

7,550 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

913,013 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

(265,433) – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

655,130 – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 57


Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued<br />

Classes J, Q and X<br />

US US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US<br />

UK United Basic Core High Yield Low Duration US Dollar Flexible<br />

Fund Name Focus Kingdom Value Bond Bond Bond Reserve Equity<br />

£ £ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

J class distributing (M) shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

J class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Q class distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – 610,606 3,836,922 – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – 4,474 66,628 – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – (214,324) (1,052,879) – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – 400,756 2,850,671 – – –<br />

Q class non-distributing shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– 16,761 3,572,566 299,283 125,972 – 17,848 1,209,890<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – 13,815 – – – – 1,768<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– (8,415) (1,165,936) (7,436) (18,306) – (6,955) (411,414)<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– 8,346 2,420,445 291,847 107,666 – 10,893 800,244<br />

X class shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – 75,107 114,556 – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – 18,742 – – 1,013,499 – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – (93,849) – – (59,748) – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – 114,556 – 953,751 – –<br />

X class hedged shares<br />

Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares issued<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares repurchased<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

Shares outstanding at the end of the year<br />

– – – – – – – –<br />

58 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US US US<br />

Focused Government US US SmallCap World World World World World World World World<br />

Value Mortgage Growth Opportunities Value Bond Energy Financials Gold Healthscience Income Mining Technology<br />

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 6,876,655 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 10,924,900 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – (857,900) – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – 16,943,655 – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,913,675 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 22,631 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– (671,260) – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– 1,265,046 – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

511,796 90,042 908,218 46,023 1,026,383 – 446,142 1,365,601 27,388 98,869 – 8,450 2,261,227<br />

– – – – 219 – 455 – 500 – – – 413<br />

(145,704) (44,744) (294,760) (19,540) (358,557) – (128,193) (325,578) (517) (31,579) – (600) (785,094)<br />

366,092 45,298 613,458 26,483 668,045 – 318,404 1,040,023 27,371 67,290 – 7,850 1,476,546<br />

– 2,059,677 355,789 – – – 16,312,691 – – – – 3,534,440 –<br />

– – 87,608 – – – 5,215,164 – 1,033,058 – – 1,470,081 –<br />

– (2,059,677) (443,397) – – – (4,794,280) – – – – (2,049,666) –<br />

– – – – – – 16,733,575 – 1,033,058 – – 2,954,855 –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

– – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 59


Asian Dragon Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) / WARRANTS & RIGHTS<br />

Bermuda<br />

15,364,000 Asia Standard <strong>International</strong> Group 367,654 0.08<br />

5,636,200 Bio-Treat Technology 2,224,767 0.46<br />

886,000 Esprit Holdings 9,899,792 2.06<br />

2,905,000 Ports Design<br />

___________<br />

6,353,566<br />

______<br />

1.32<br />

___________<br />

18,845,779<br />

______<br />

3.92<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

5,728,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 3,692,013 0.77<br />

1,835,000 China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group 1,062,358 0.22<br />

1,074,000 Kingboard Chemical Holdings 4,221,220 0.88<br />

1,509,000 Morgan Stanley Asian Products (Call<br />

Wts 21/3/2007 – Tenaga Nasional) 4,656,216 0.96<br />

3,930,500 Shui On Land<br />

___________<br />

3,433,524<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

___________<br />

17,065,331<br />

______<br />

3.54<br />

China<br />

16,889,000 China Construction Bank 'H' 10,755,526 2.23<br />

1,144,500 China Merchants Bank 'H' 2,426,585 0.50<br />

10,434,000 China Petroleum & Chemical 'H' 9,665,089 2.01<br />

3,000,000 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 7,225,196 1.50<br />

11,198,000 China Telecom 6,137,232 1.28<br />

4,776,000 Harbin Power Equipment 'H' 5,480,897 1.14<br />

1,919,614 Shanghai Jin Jiang <strong>International</strong><br />

Hotels Group 'H' 921,182 0.19<br />

1,470,000 Zhaojin Mining Industry 'H' 2,935,158 0.61<br />

1,173,000 Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric 'H' 1,623,801 0.34<br />

8,524,000 Zijin Mining Group<br />

___________<br />

5,954,781<br />

______<br />

1.24<br />

___________<br />

53,125,447<br />

______<br />

11.04<br />

Hong Kong<br />

3,733,000 BOC Hong Kong Holdings 10,133,581 2.11<br />

1,152,000 Cheung Kong Holdings 14,191,025 2.95<br />

1,066,000 China Mobile 9,216,138 1.91<br />

9,232,000 China Power <strong>International</strong> Development 5,071,614 1.05<br />

8,500,000 CITIC <strong>International</strong> Financial Holdings 7,633,028 1.59<br />

350,000 Hang Seng Bank 4,786,563 0.99<br />

1,487,000 Hopewell Holdings 5,222,713 1.09<br />

1,807,000 Hysan Development 4,730,914 0.98<br />

2,437,460 New World Development 4,910,795 1.02<br />

2,684,000 Singamas Container Holdings<br />

___________<br />

1,225,839<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

___________<br />

67,122,210<br />

______<br />

13.95<br />

Indonesia<br />

2,813,000 Aneka Tambang 2,502,084 0.52<br />

3,990,000 Perusahaan Gas Negara<br />

___________<br />

5,146,038<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

___________<br />

7,648,122<br />

______<br />

1.59<br />

Malaysia<br />

4,540,500 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings 9,971,345 2.07<br />

1,051,000 Digi.Com 4,526,835 0.94<br />

464,000 IOI 2,419,269 0.50<br />

1,682,000 Tenaga Nasional<br />

___________<br />

5,195,183<br />

______<br />

1.08<br />

___________<br />

22,112,632<br />

______<br />

4.59<br />

Philippines<br />

4,843,820 Banco de Oro Universal Bank 4,546,332 0.94<br />

306,175 China Banking 4,248,092 0.88<br />

126,593,000 Filinvest Land 5,527,627 1.15<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

5,584,000 First Gen 6,437,380 1.34<br />

26,518,800 Megaworld (Rights) 127,697 0.03<br />

34,464,000 PNOC Energy Development<br />

___________<br />

3,410,537<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

___________<br />

24,297,665<br />

______<br />

5.05<br />

Singapore<br />

3,950,000 Banyan Tree Holdings 4,020,356 0.84<br />

1,046,000 Cerebos Pacific 2,388,595 0.50<br />

618,000 City Developments 5,120,767 1.06<br />

1,696,000 KS Energy Services 2,766,360 0.57<br />

3,628,370 MobileOne 5,089,708 1.06<br />

10,989,000 Pacific Shipping Trust (Unit) 4,642,853 0.96<br />

1,767,000 SembCorp Marine 3,919,749 0.81<br />

4,283,000 Suntec Real Estate <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Trust (Reit) 5,085,835 1.06<br />

703,000 United Overseas Bank 8,898,154 1.85<br />

2,952,000 Yellow Pages (Singapore)<br />

___________<br />

2,253,435<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

___________<br />

44,185,812<br />

______<br />

9.18<br />

South Korea<br />

267,800 Daegu Bank 4,580,500 0.95<br />

309,000 Daishin Securities (Pref) 5,251,952 1.09<br />

84,100 GS Engineering & Construction 7,517,997 1.56<br />

30,500 Hanil Cement Manufacturing 2,706,817 0.56<br />

16,000 KCC 4,982,803 1.04<br />

211,600 Kookmin Bank 17,049,146 3.54<br />

147,600 LG 4,739,536 0.99<br />

12,110 Lotte Shopping 5,028,478 1.04<br />

27,340 POSCO 9,087,871 1.89<br />

38,600 Samsung Electronics 25,453,817 5.29<br />

40,550 SK Telecom<br />

___________<br />

9,705,681<br />

______<br />

2.02<br />

___________<br />

96,104,598<br />

______<br />

19.97<br />

Taiwan<br />

5,515,920 Asia Cement 5,246,842 1.09<br />

4,614,480 Chunghwa Telecom 8,580,522 1.78<br />

3,742,380 D-Link 4,903,363 1.02<br />

2,111,000 Hung Poo Real Estate Development 2,493,832 0.52<br />

3,617,697 Lite-On Technology 4,889,860 1.02<br />

1,020,000 Novatek Microelectronics 4,616,475 0.96<br />

8,458,685 Shin Kong Financial Holding 9,110,208 1.89<br />

3,404,358 Siliconware Precision Industries 5,348,395 1.11<br />

4,555,000 Taiwan Mobile 4,724,147 0.98<br />

11,687,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 24,206,117 5.03<br />

4,999,000 Tatung 2,239,517 0.46<br />

6,912,313 Vanguard <strong>International</strong> Semiconductor<br />

___________<br />

5,185,857<br />

______<br />

1.08<br />

___________<br />

81,545,135<br />

______<br />

16.94<br />

Thailand<br />

2,702,500 Advanced Info Service 5,942,072 1.23<br />

3,360,400 Kiatnakin Bank – NVDR<br />

___________<br />

2,581,280<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

8,523,352<br />

______<br />

1.77<br />

United Kingdom<br />

2,643,900 Astro All Asia Networks 4,158,018 0.86<br />

281,000 UBS London ELN (Call Wts<br />

4/9/2009 – Bharat Forge)<br />

___________<br />

2,298,223<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

___________<br />

6,456,241<br />

______<br />

1.34<br />

60 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Asian Dragon Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United States<br />

458,500 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings<br />

(Call Wts 19/1/2009 – Pantaloon<br />

Retail India) 4,227,044 0.88<br />

247,900 MSDW Asia Securities Products<br />

(Call Wts 10/8/2007 – Bharti Airtel) 3,524,263 0.73<br />

4,067,000 MSDW Asia Securities Products<br />

(Call Wts 12/2/2007 – Chinatrust<br />

Financial Holding) 3,393,830 0.71<br />

2,204,000 MSDW Asia Securities Products (Call<br />

Wts 12/2/2007 – Lite-On Technology)<br />

___________<br />

2,973,086<br />

______<br />

0.61<br />

___________<br />

14,118,223<br />

______<br />

2.93<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

461,150,547<br />

______<br />

95.81<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

9,828,600 Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 461,150,547 95.81<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

20,181,912<br />

______<br />

4.19<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

481,332,459<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 32.9<br />

Information technology 17.5<br />

Telecommunication services 11.9<br />

Industrials 7.9<br />

Consumer discretionary 7.7<br />

Materials 5.9<br />

Utilities 5.5<br />

Energy 4.5<br />

Consumer staples 1.8<br />

Healthcare 0.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

4.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 61


Asian Tiger Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$1,850,000 AES China Generating 8.25%<br />

26/6/2010<br />

___________<br />

1,851,108<br />

______<br />

2.06<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$260,000 CLP Power Hong Kong Financing<br />

EMTN 6.25% 8/5/2012 271,726 0.30<br />

US$1,850,000 CNOOC Finance 2002 5.5% 21/5/2033 1,748,242 1.94<br />

US$750,000 Cosco Pacific Finance 2003 5.875%<br />

3/10/2013 759,243 0.84<br />

US$1,625,000 Galaxy Entertainment Finance 9.875%<br />

15/12/2012 1,746,251 1.94<br />

US$1,100,000 Hutchison Whampoa <strong>International</strong><br />

01/11 7% 16/2/2011 1,167,689 1.30<br />

US$1,000,000 JGSH Philippines 8% 18/1/2013 1,023,354 1.14<br />

US$1,700,000 PCCW HKT Capital 8% 15/11/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,869,766<br />

______<br />

2.08<br />

___________<br />

8,586,271<br />

______<br />

9.54<br />

Canada<br />

US$2,000,000 Sino-Forest 9.125% 17/8/2011<br />

___________<br />

2,166,550<br />

______<br />

2.41<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

US$1,000,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 7.75%<br />

8/2/2010 1,003,750 1.12<br />

US$1,800,000 CKWH-UT2 9.125% 31/5/2012<br />

(Perpetual) 2,057,866 2.29<br />

US$850,000 CMHI Finance Caymans 5.375%<br />

9/3/2015 834,465 0.93<br />

US$500,000 Equus Cayman Finance 5.5%<br />

12/9/2008 498,566 0.55<br />

US$900,000 Hongkong Land Finance EMTN 5.5%<br />

28/4/2014 898,081 1.00<br />

US$2,850,000 Hutchison Whampoa <strong>International</strong><br />

03/13 6.5% 13/2/2013 2,989,995 3.32<br />

US$3,000,000 Hutchison Whampoa <strong>International</strong><br />

03/33 6.25% 24/1/2014<br />

___________<br />

3,132,848<br />

______<br />

3.48<br />

___________<br />

11,415,571<br />

______<br />

12.69<br />

Hong Kong<br />

US$900,000 Bangkok Bank (Hong Kong) 9.025%<br />

15/3/2029 1,146,817 1.28<br />

US$875,000 Wing Hang Financial Holdings 5.25%<br />

10/10/2013<br />

___________<br />

865,584<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

___________<br />

2,012,401<br />

______<br />

2.24<br />

India<br />

US$525,000 Industrial Development Bank of India<br />

4.75% 3/3/2009 513,648 0.57<br />

US$750,000 Reliance Industries 10.375%<br />

24/6/2016<br />

___________<br />

986,049<br />

______<br />

1.10<br />

___________<br />

1,499,697<br />

______<br />

1.67<br />

Indonesia<br />

US$225,000 Republic of Indonesia 7.5% 15/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

248,120<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

Malaysia<br />

US$500,000 Malayan Banking 6.125% 6/7/2012 501,286 0.56<br />

US$600,000 Malaysia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 8.75% 1/6/2009 647,016 0.72<br />

US$1,000,000 MISC Capital 6.125% 1/7/2014 1,048,906 1.17<br />

US$450,000 Petronas Capital 7% 22/5/2012 485,616 0.54<br />

US$1,000,000 Petronas Capital '144A' 7% 22/5/2012 1,080,668 1.20<br />

US$1,200,000 RHB Bank 6.625% 25/1/2013 1,206,745 1.34<br />

US$1,250,000 Sarawak <strong>International</strong> 5.5% 3/8/2015 1,241,047 1.38<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$500,000 TM Global 5.25% 22/9/2014 497,553 0.55<br />

US$500,000 TNB Capital L 5.25% 5/5/2015<br />

___________<br />

488,263<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

7,197,100<br />

______<br />

8.00<br />

Mauritius<br />

US$200,000 MEI Euro Finance 8.75% 22/5/2010 198,289 0.22<br />

US$1,000,000 Tjiwi Kimia <strong>International</strong> Finance<br />

FRN 28/4/2015<br />

___________<br />

165,000<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

363,289<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$490,000 ALB Finance '144A' 9.25% 25/9/2013 486,938 0.54<br />

US$475,000 Excelcomindo Finance 8% 27/1/2009 485,232 0.54<br />

US$1,050,000 Indosat Finance 7.75% 5/11/2010 1,077,494 1.20<br />

US$290,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8%<br />

3/11/2015 289,376 0.32<br />

US$100,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8.5%<br />

16/4/2013 107,111 0.12<br />

US$500,000 Paiton Energy Funding 9.34%<br />

15/2/2014<br />

___________<br />

533,487<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

2,979,638<br />

______<br />

3.31<br />

Philippines<br />

US$1,000,000 National Power FRN 23/8/2011 1,129,049 1.25<br />

US$1,245,000 Philippine Long Distance Telephone<br />

11.375% 15/5/2012 1,546,912 1.72<br />

US$630,000 Philippine Long Distance Telephone<br />

EMTN 8.35% 6/3/2017 723,892 0.80<br />

US$1,100,000 Republic of Philippine 8.875%<br />

17/3/2015 1,307,625 1.45<br />

US$5,000,000 Republic of Philippine 9% 15/2/2013 5,800,000 6.45<br />

US$1,950,000 Republic of Philippine 9.5% 2/2/2030 2,605,687 2.90<br />

US$1,575,000 Republic of Philippine 9.875%<br />

15/1/2019<br />

___________<br />

2,060,613<br />

______<br />

2.29<br />

___________<br />

15,173,778<br />

______<br />

16.86<br />

Singapore<br />

US$250,000 DBS Bank (Singapore) 7.125%<br />

15/5/2011 268,235 0.30<br />

US$500,000 DBS Bank (Singapore) 7.875%<br />

10/8/2009 530,137 0.59<br />

US$450,000 Oversea-Chinese Banking 7.75%<br />

6/9/2011 495,447 0.55<br />

US$2,600,000 Singapore Telecommunications<br />

7.375% 1/12/2031 3,166,721 3.52<br />

US$1,050,000 SP PowerAssets 5% 22/10/2013 1,034,393 1.15<br />

US$1,050,000 United Overseas Bank 4.5% 2/7/2013<br />

___________<br />

999,403<br />

______<br />

1.11<br />

___________<br />

6,494,336<br />

______<br />

7.22<br />

South Korea<br />

US$1,000,000 Export-Import Bank of Korea<br />

5.125% 16/3/2015 ‡ 980,786 1.09<br />

US$1,600,000 Export-Import Bank of Korea<br />

5.25% 10/2/2014 1,586,890 1.76<br />

US$1,000,000 GS Caltex 5.5% 25/8/2014 994,056 1.10<br />

US$1,000,000 GS Caltex 7.75% 25/7/2011 1,088,809 1.21<br />

US$500,000 Hana Funding 8.748% 17/12/2012<br />

(Perpetual) 565,422 0.63<br />

US$750,000 Hanarotelecom 7% 1/2/2012 749,215 0.83<br />

US$480,000 Industrial Bank of Korea 3.5%<br />

11/6/2008 466,893 0.52<br />

US$3,400,000 Korea Development Bank 5.75%<br />

10/9/2013 ‡ 3,490,787 3.88<br />

US$2,950,000 Republic of Korea 4.875% 22/9/2014 ‡ 2,868,045 3.19<br />

US$1,000,000 Woori Bank 5.75% 13/3/2014<br />

___________<br />

1,005,081<br />

______<br />

1.12<br />

___________<br />

13,795,984<br />

______<br />

15.33<br />

(‡) Securities given in guarantee, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

62 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Asian Tiger Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Thailand<br />

US$600,000 Kasikornbank 8.25% 21/8/2016 697,554 0.78<br />

US$250,000 PTT 5.75% 1/8/2014<br />

___________<br />

255,294<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

___________<br />

952,848<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

US$900,000<br />

United States<br />

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold<br />

6.875% 1/2/2014<br />

___________<br />

925,875<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

Vietnam<br />

US$250,000 Socialist Republic of Vietnam 3.75/4%<br />

12/3/2028 (step-up coupon) 215,824 0.24<br />

US$1,650,000 Socialist Republic of Vietnam 6.875%<br />

15/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

1,780,640<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

___________<br />

1,996,464<br />

______<br />

2.22<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

77,659,030<br />

______<br />

86.30<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$300,000 PCCW Capital No 2 6%<br />

15/7/2013<br />

___________<br />

302,628<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

IDR12,000,000,000<br />

Indonesia<br />

Surabaya Agung Industri<br />

Pulp & Kertas 0% 9/12/1997<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Malaysia<br />

US$1,250,000 Tenaga Nasional 7.5% 1/11/2025<br />

___________<br />

1,482,971<br />

______<br />

1.65<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

1,785,599<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Total Portfolio 79,444,629 88.29<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

10,541,412<br />

______<br />

11.71<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

89,986,041<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

THB48,596,730 US$1,327,054 10/1/2007 42,851<br />

SGD3,875,006 US$2,501,664 10/1/2007 27,411<br />

¥149,002,305 €1,005,000 11/1/2007 (70,257)<br />

PHP81,856,000 US$1,633,200 11/1/2007 36,534<br />

¥447,789,001 €3,020,000 11/1/2007 (210,776)<br />

€3,965,000 ¥593,292,497 11/1/2007 231,381<br />

US$2,168,911 MYR7,730,000 12/1/2007 (22,433)<br />

CNY46,704,400 US$5,992,353 12/1/2007 (7,424)<br />

PHP63,535,000 US$1,277,599 12/1/2007 18,375<br />

THB47,325,000 US$1,341,792 12/1/2007 (7,739)<br />

TWD107,984,000 US$3,262,357 12/1/2007 54,246<br />

US$2,547,037 MYR9,070,000 12/1/2007 (24,178)<br />

IDR23,946,000,000 US$2,600,000 12/1/2007 59,826<br />

KRW2,948,640,000 US$3,183,797 12/1/2007 (11,240)<br />

MYR20,435,100 US$5,610,843 12/1/2007 182,216<br />

PHP61,800,000 US$1,232,549 12/1/2007 28,036<br />

US$1,619,310 TWD53,000,000 12/1/2007 (8,524)<br />

US$1,000,000 CNY7,820,000 12/1/2007 (2,093)<br />

US$1,000,000 MYR3,638,000 12/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(31,321)<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

284,891<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

16 US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007<br />

_________<br />

1,721,500<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

1,721,500<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss of US$19,946 attributed to this transaction is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Call Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

23,050 OTC EUR/JPY Put Option<br />

strike price €148<br />

expiring on 7/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

(18,647)<br />

______<br />

61<br />

Total Purchased Call Options<br />

___________<br />

(18,647)<br />

______<br />

61<br />

Note: Purchased Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Swap as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

US$3,000,000<br />

Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup)<br />

(Fund sells default protection on<br />

Republic of Indonesia 6.75% 10/3/2014;<br />

and receives Fixed 1.63%) (20/3//2011) 73,728<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 63


Conservative Allocation Fund (Euro)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

France<br />

55,000 LYXOR ETF Commodities CRB – ETF<br />

___________<br />

1,188,550<br />

______<br />

1.10<br />

Guernsey<br />

1,500,000 Rutley European Property<br />

___________<br />

1,500,000<br />

______<br />

1.39<br />

Ireland<br />

1,898 EETF – iShares DJ Euro STOXX 50 – ETF 78,596 0.07<br />

4,458 Ishares – iShares FTSE 100 – ETF 41,178 0.04<br />

3,824 iShares MSCI Japan Fund – ETF 41,159 0.04<br />

18,294 iShares S&P 500 Index Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

197,515<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

358,448<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

Luxembourg<br />

206,252 Goldman Sachs Global Currency<br />

Portfolio 'H' 2,087,268 1.93<br />

161,320 Morgan Stanley SICAV – Asian<br />

Property Fund<br />

___________<br />

2,168,391<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

___________<br />

4,255,659<br />

______<br />

3.94<br />

United Kingdom<br />

375,000 JPMorgan Asian <strong>Investment</strong> Trust 844,657 0.78<br />

296,232 Scottish Mortgage <strong>Investment</strong> Trust<br />

___________<br />

2,316,036<br />

______<br />

2.15<br />

___________<br />

3,160,693<br />

______<br />

2.93<br />

United States<br />

52,500 iShares Dow Jones US Telecommunications<br />

Sector Index Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

1,175,804<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

11,639,154<br />

______<br />

10.78<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

4,514 Delhaize Group 285,736 0.26<br />

11,332 InBev 565,353 0.52<br />

3,335 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

308,321<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

___________<br />

1,159,410<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

Bermuda<br />

3,000,000 Macquarie <strong>International</strong> Infrastructure<br />

Fund 1,462,509 1.35<br />

15,912 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

503,926<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

___________<br />

1,966,435<br />

______<br />

1.82<br />

Brazil<br />

24,639 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

473,791<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Canada<br />

1,256 Suncor Energy<br />

___________<br />

74,772<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

3,110 ACE<br />

___________<br />

143,433<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

Denmark<br />

10,811 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

363,306<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

Finland<br />

13,779 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

297,075<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

France<br />

1,930 Air Liquide 349,716 0.32<br />

2,444 Assurances Generales de France 288,392 0.27<br />

38,453 AXA 1,182,814 1.09<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

1,473 EDF – Electricite de France 81,310 0.08<br />

4,034 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 322,317 0.30<br />

3,715 Societe Generale 481,092 0.45<br />

12,269 Total<br />

___________<br />

672,955<br />

______<br />

0.62<br />

___________<br />

3,378,596<br />

______<br />

3.13<br />

Germany<br />

6,475 Altana 304,325 0.28<br />

8,903 Bayer 361,996 0.34<br />

6,640 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 288,906 0.27<br />

15,377 Deutsche Post 351,211 0.33<br />

3,371 Deutsche Postbank 215,643 0.20<br />

906 Fresenius Medical Care & Co 91,479 0.08<br />

9,162 Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermaerkte 248,015 0.23<br />

4,049 RWE 338,091 0.31<br />

9,927 SAP 399,661 0.37<br />

6,670 Siemens<br />

___________<br />

501,184<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

3,100,511<br />

______<br />

2.87<br />

Greece<br />

2,491 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization<br />

___________<br />

56,695<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

Guernsey<br />

20,165 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

595,023<br />

______<br />

0.55<br />

Ireland<br />

55,298 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

1,244,205<br />

______<br />

1.15<br />

Italy<br />

70,110 Banca Intesa 397,524 0.37<br />

18,669 ENI 476,806 0.44<br />

2,529 Fastweb 109,607 0.10<br />

31,291 Parmalat 101,618 0.10<br />

175,619 Telecom Italia 403,924 0.37<br />

72,235 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

480,854<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

1,970,333<br />

______<br />

1.82<br />

Japan<br />

7,800 Canon 333,603 0.31<br />

7,300 Credit Saison 191,059 0.18<br />

3,400 Denso 102,443 0.09<br />

83 KDDI 427,575 0.40<br />

68 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 529,578 0.49<br />

8,000 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

406,503<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

1,990,761<br />

______<br />

1.85<br />

Netherlands<br />

7,500 ABN AMRO Holding 183,225 0.17<br />

20,318 Aegon 293,798 0.27<br />

6,493 Randstad Holdings 340,233 0.32<br />

25,581 STMicroelectronics 359,925 0.33<br />

29,039 TNT 943,767 0.87<br />

13,821 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

287,615<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

___________<br />

2,408,563<br />

______<br />

2.23<br />

Norway<br />

24,370 DnB NOR<br />

___________<br />

262,498<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

South Korea<br />

1,503 Kookmin Bank<br />

___________<br />

91,860<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

Spain<br />

39,752 Banco Santander Central Hispano 559,311 0.52<br />

26,324 Telefonica<br />

___________<br />

423,290<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

982,601<br />

______<br />

0.91<br />

64 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Conservative Allocation Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Sweden<br />

14,524 Atlas Copco 'A' 371,891 0.34<br />

134,455 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 'B'<br />

___________<br />

410,454<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

782,345<br />

______<br />

0.72<br />

Switzerland<br />

8,737 Compagnie Financiere Richemont 'A' 386,023 0.36<br />

21,609 Credit Suisse Group 1,138,164 1.05<br />

5,034 Holcim 349,979 0.33<br />

534 Nestle 143,620 0.13<br />

11,538 Novartis 503,680 0.47<br />

987 Swisscom 282,333 0.26<br />

16,206 UBS<br />

___________<br />

745,752<br />

______<br />

0.69<br />

___________<br />

3,549,551<br />

______<br />

3.29<br />

Taiwan<br />

160,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing<br />

___________<br />

251,376<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

United Kingdom<br />

10,255 Anglo American 380,420 0.35<br />

33,683 Aviva 412,322 0.38<br />

36,996 BG Group 381,805 0.35<br />

37,742 British American Tobacco 803,177 0.74<br />

22,593 Cairn Energy 605,284 0.56<br />

21,974 Drax Group 267,026 0.25<br />

1,177 Enterprise Inns 23,715 0.02<br />

30,855 GlaxoSmithKline 617,559 0.57<br />

47,443 Home Retail Group 289,674 0.27<br />

49,284 Imperial Chemical Industries 331,740 0.31<br />

169,450 ITV 268,748 0.25<br />

35,411 Marks & Spencer Group 378,104 0.35<br />

5,106 NDS Group ADR 185,138 0.17<br />

14,146 Resolution 135,140 0.12<br />

14,015 Rio Tinto 567,279 0.52<br />

20,576 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 610,692 0.57<br />

19,817 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 528,257 0.49<br />

14,061 Standard Chartered 312,420 0.29<br />

50,977 Tullow Oil 302,142 0.28<br />

300,424 Vodafone Group 633,060 0.59<br />

20,957 Xstrata 795,835 0.74<br />

103,102 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

875,177<br />

______<br />

0.81<br />

___________<br />

9,704,714<br />

______<br />

8.98<br />

United States<br />

25,214 Abbott Laboratories 931,635 0.86<br />

17,873 Activision 238,343 0.22<br />

4,955 Capital One Financial 291,933 0.27<br />

30,846 Cisco Systems 643,688 0.60<br />

4,403 CIT Group 188,972 0.17<br />

12,052 ConocoPhillips 663,715 0.61<br />

6,479 Curtiss-Wright 185,873 0.17<br />

8,802 DR Horton 179,405 0.17<br />

7,179 DRS Technologies 285,842 0.26<br />

4,737 Eli Lilly & Co 186,347 0.17<br />

21,000 Hewlett-Packard 661,875 0.61<br />

24,372 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 855,414 0.79<br />

4,771 Medco Health Solutions 193,294 0.18<br />

7,937 Morgan Stanley 491,404 0.46<br />

9,814 National Oilwell Varco 459,098 0.43<br />

2,833 Praxair 128,015 0.12<br />

36,240 Sprint Nextel 526,433 0.49<br />

15,442 United Technologies 737,252 0.68<br />

8,288 Wyeth<br />

___________<br />

321,260<br />

______<br />

0.30<br />

___________<br />

8,169,798<br />

______<br />

7.56<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

43,017,652<br />

______<br />

39.81<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

€500,000 National Australia Bank EMTN<br />

FRN 27/7/2009 500,300 0.46<br />

€500,000 St George Bank EMTN FRN 10/8/2009 500,710 0.47<br />

€800,000 Torrens Trust '2006-1E A1' FRN 14/9/2037 801,208 0.74<br />

€500,000 Westpac Banking EMTN FRN 22/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

499,930<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

2,302,148<br />

______<br />

2.13<br />

Canada<br />

€625,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013<br />

___________<br />

626,920<br />

______<br />

0.58<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€75,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75% 3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

75,319<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

Denmark<br />

€500,000 Danske Bank EMTN FRN 7/8/2007 499,933 0.46<br />

€850,000 FIH Erhvervsbank EMTN FRN 3/11/2009 849,958 0.79<br />

€1,000,000 Nykredit Realkredit FRN 20/9/2013<br />

___________<br />

997,000<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

___________<br />

2,346,891<br />

______<br />

2.17<br />

France<br />

€200,000 Alcatel 4.375% 17/2/2009 200,087 0.19<br />

€200,000 Alstom 6.25% 3/3/2010 210,500 0.19<br />

€500,000 France Telecom EMTN FRN 28/11/2008 499,783 0.46<br />

€300,000 Gecina EMTN 3.625% 17/10/2007 298,344 0.28<br />

€350,000 Pernod-Ricard FRN 6/6/2011 350,080 0.32<br />

€250,000 RCI Banque EMTN FRN 6/7/2007<br />

___________<br />

249,848<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

1,808,642<br />

______<br />

1.67<br />

Germany<br />

€523,000 Bundesobligation '141' 4.25% 15/2/2008 524,982 0.49<br />

€561,000 Bundesobligation '142' 3% 11/4/2008 555,054 0.51<br />

€2,413,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4%<br />

4/1/2037 2,386,829 2.21<br />

€508,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '98' 5.25%<br />

4/1/2008 514,772 0.48<br />

€1,800,000 Bundesschatzanweisungen 2% 15/6/2007 1,786,410 1.65<br />

€80,000 Commerzbank EMTN 6.125% 25/10/2010 85,414 0.08<br />

€162,000 Commerzbank EMTN 6.5% 12/7/2010 173,092 0.16<br />

€170,000 Deutsche Bank 5.375% 27/3/2012 170,534 0.16<br />

€730,000 Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen<br />

Girozentrale '794' 4.75% 3/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

733,249<br />

______<br />

0.68<br />

___________<br />

6,930,336<br />

______<br />

6.42<br />

Guernsey<br />

€460,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5%<br />

30/11/2011 500,802 0.47<br />

€500,000 HSH N Finance Guernsey EMTN FRN<br />

10/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

500,151<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

1,000,953<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

India<br />

US$600,000 ICICI Bank 7.25% 31/10/2016 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

471,680<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Ireland<br />

€500,000 Bank of Ireland EMTN FRN 23/5/2007 499,946 0.46<br />

€500,000 GE Capital European Funding EMTN<br />

FRN 31/3/2008 500,075 0.46<br />

€500,000 Ulster Bank Finance FRN 27/6/2008<br />

___________<br />

500,185<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

___________<br />

1,500,206<br />

______<br />

1.39<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 65


Conservative Allocation Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Italy<br />

€700,000 Agrisecurities '2006-1 A2' FRN<br />

8/12/2023 700,151 0.65<br />

€2,015,000 Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 3.75%<br />

1/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

1,951,286<br />

______<br />

1.81<br />

___________<br />

2,651,437<br />

______<br />

2.46<br />

Japan<br />

US$400,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 291,416 0.27<br />

€200,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ EMTN<br />

3.5% 16/12/2015<br />

___________<br />

193,576<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

484,992<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Jersey<br />

US$210,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

166,320<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€300,000 Fiat Finance & Trade EMTN 6.25%<br />

24/2/2010 315,300 0.29<br />

€940,000 HypoVereinsbank Luxembourg 6%<br />

18/12/2008 967,507 0.90<br />

US$550,000 VTB Capital SA for Vneshtorgbank FRN<br />

1/8/2008<br />

___________<br />

417,583<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

1,700,390<br />

______<br />

1.58<br />

Netherlands<br />

€350,000 HeidelbergCement Finance EMTN<br />

6.375% 22/2/2007 351,033 0.33<br />

€500,000 ING Verzekeringen EMTN FRN 7/3/2008 500,253 0.46<br />

€300,000 LeasePlan 4.5% 8/11/2016 298,794 0.28<br />

€500,000 Popular Finance Europe EMTN FRN<br />

10/11/2008 499,873 0.46<br />

€500,000 Rabobank Nederland MTN1 FRN<br />

5/10/2009<br />

___________<br />

500,525<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

2,150,478<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Norway<br />

€500,000 Den Norske Bank EMTN FRN<br />

23/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

500,130<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

PLN15,040,000<br />

Poland<br />

Poland Government Bond '1015'<br />

6.25% 24/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

4,210,190<br />

______<br />

3.90<br />

South Africa<br />

ZAR29,000,000 Republic of South Africa 'R153' 13%<br />

31/8/2010<br />

___________<br />

3,622,962<br />

______<br />

3.35<br />

Spain<br />

€500,000 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria<br />

FRN 26/2/2009 500,235 0.47<br />

€500,000 Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de<br />

Madrid FRN 21/2/2008 500,060 0.46<br />

€500,000 Santander <strong>International</strong> Debt EMTN<br />

FRN 2/6/2008 500,075 0.46<br />

€500,000 Santander <strong>International</strong> Debt EMTN<br />

FRN 29/6/2009<br />

___________<br />

500,070<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

2,000,440<br />

______<br />

1.85<br />

Sweden<br />

€270,000 Scandinavian Airlines System EMTN 6%<br />

20/6/2008<br />

___________<br />

275,400<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

US$300,000<br />

United Arab Emirates<br />

Emirates Bank <strong>International</strong> EMTN<br />

FRN 7/12/2016<br />

___________<br />

228,160<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

€500,000 Abbey National Treasury Services<br />

(London) FRN 14/5/2008 500,900 0.47<br />

DM1,500,000 AMP UK Finance Services EMTN<br />

4.875% 27/11/2008 772,756 0.72<br />

€500,000 ANZ National <strong>International</strong> (London)<br />

EMTN FRN 21/9/2009 500,878 0.46<br />

US$450,000 Aviva EMTN FRN 19/6/2017 341,560 0.32<br />

€260,000 BAA EMTN 4.5% 30/9/2014 258,554 0.24<br />

€500,000 HBOS Treasury Services EMTN FRN<br />

23/6/2009 500,318 0.46<br />

€500,000 Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding II<br />

3.875% 22/2/2011 (Perpetual) 485,707 0.45<br />

€270,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6.5%<br />

27/3/2007 271,567 0.25<br />

€500,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN FRN<br />

2/10/2007 500,500 0.46<br />

€500,000 Northern Rock EMTN FRN 13/7/2009 500,945 0.46<br />

€900,000 Rolls-Royce Group EMTN 6.375%<br />

14/6/2007 909,423 0.84<br />

€570,000 Royal Bank of Scotland EMTN 4.5%<br />

28/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

575,671<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

___________<br />

6,118,779<br />

______<br />

5.66<br />

United States<br />

€500,000 Bank of America EMTN FRN<br />

20/11/2008 500,813 0.46<br />

€300,000 Citigroup EMTN FRN 10/11/2008 300,417 0.28<br />

€76,000 Dresdner Funding Trust II 5.79%<br />

30/6/2011 78,221 0.07<br />

€350,000 Fortune Brands 3.5% 30/1/2009 343,728 0.32<br />

€250,000 HSBC Bank USA NA (New York NY)<br />

EMTN FRN 9/7/2008 250,169 0.23<br />

€500,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co EMTN FRN<br />

2/3/2015 501,425 0.47<br />

US$2,000,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 15/3/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,501,604<br />

______<br />

1.39<br />

___________<br />

3,476,377<br />

______<br />

3.22<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

44,649,150<br />

______<br />

41.33<br />

COMMERCIAL PAPER<br />

Europe<br />

€1,000,000 Bank of Ireland 0% 8/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

998,993<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

Total Commercial Paper<br />

___________<br />

998,993<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

100,304,949<br />

______<br />

92.85<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

Belgium<br />

€1,250,000 B-Arena '2006-1 A' FRN 22/4/2044<br />

___________<br />

1,249,919<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

1,249,919<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

Total Portfolio 101,554,868 94.01<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

6,472,867<br />

______<br />

5.99<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

108,027,735<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

66 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Conservative Allocation Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

£1,278,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS Warburg)<br />

(Fund pays Floating GBP Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.9775%) (17/1/2036) 183,976<br />

€5,300,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 3.89%; and receives<br />

Floating EUR Libor 6-Month) (23/5/2011) (56,682)<br />

€1,450,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating Eur Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.555%) (23/5/2036) 100,390<br />

£3,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 1%; and receives default protection<br />

on iTraxx Europe HiVol Series 5 HI4) (20/6/2016) (62,268)<br />

£2,185,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 3.185%; and pays Floating<br />

GBP 30 Yr Retail Price Index) (23/5/2011) 84,922<br />

£2,395,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 4.38%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP 6-Month Libor Index) (20/9/2036) 109,952<br />

€3,400,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 4.1%; and pays Floating<br />

Euribor 6-Month Telerate Index) (2/10/2036) (96,682)<br />

£2,185,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating UK Retail Price Index All Items;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.055%) (11/10/2036) 12,292<br />

ZAR26,280,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 8.86%; and receives Floating US$ Libor<br />

BBA 3-Month) (12/10/2011) (37,022)<br />

€2,200,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe<br />

6 V1; and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 6,363<br />

€1,200,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 0.50%; and receives Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (6,669)<br />

PLN45,265,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating WIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.97%) (10/11/2009) 47,304<br />

PLN28,605,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Floating WIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and pays Fixed 5.06%) (10/11/2009) (30,439)<br />

€2,200,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 6,629<br />

€1,250,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (7,186)<br />

€300,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly coupon of Glitnir Banki hf. FRN,<br />

27/1/2010; and receives Fixed 0.51%) (20/12/2011) 2,964<br />

US$13,800,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.205%) (24/10/2010) 32,686<br />

€800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys default<br />

protection on Mittal Steel Company N.V. 0%;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.505%) (20/12/2011) (773)<br />

€800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells default<br />

protection on Clariant AG 4.25% 15/3/2008;<br />

and pays Fixed 0.46%) (20/12/2011) (613)<br />

PLN15,040,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS) (Fund receives<br />

Floating WIBOR 6-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 4.922%) (24/10/2015)<br />

__________<br />

21,836<br />

__________<br />

310,980<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Fixed interest 43.4<br />

Finance 12.0<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 10.8<br />

Energy 4.3<br />

Consumer discretionary 4.3<br />

Information technology 3.8<br />

Materials 3.5<br />

Industrials 3.4<br />

Healthcare 2.9<br />

Telecommunication services 2.7<br />

Consumer staples 2.0<br />

Utilities 0.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

6.0<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

12 Hang Seng January 2007 1,172,129<br />

(249) DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 (10,353,420)<br />

132 Eurex Euro Bund March 2007 15,330,480<br />

(47) Eurex E-Schatz March 2007 (4,863,090)<br />

(34) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (3,700,560)<br />

(50) FTSE 100 March 2007 (4,628,444)<br />

(4) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (3,422,850)<br />

(95) S&P 500 E-Mini March 2007 (5,172,286)<br />

(120) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (9,560,608)<br />

(142) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (11,572,575)<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (36,771,224)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss of €38,489 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€3,454,345 US$4,605,000 12/3/2007 (28,224)<br />

€191,859 GBP130,000 12/3/2007 (1,210)<br />

€50,270 ¥7,617,000 12/3/2007 1,393<br />

€4,287,577 PLN16,445,000 12/3/2007 3,684<br />

€3,524,908 ZAR33,610,000 12/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(86,663)<br />

Net unrealised loss (111,020)<br />

_______<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 67


Conservative Allocation Fund (US Dollar)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

France<br />

5,000 LYXOR ETF Commodities CRB – ETF<br />

___________<br />

142,433<br />

______<br />

1.11<br />

Ireland<br />

790 EETF – iShares DJ Euro STOXX 50 – ETF 43,124 0.33<br />

1,884 Ishares – iShares FTSE 100 – ETF 22,940 0.17<br />

1,616 iShares MSCI Japan Fund – ETF 22,928 0.18<br />

7,508 iShares S&P 500 Index Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

106,857<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

___________<br />

195,849<br />

______<br />

1.51<br />

Luxembourg<br />

55,054 Goldman Sachs Global Currency<br />

Portfolio 'I' 565,406 4.37<br />

10,229 Morgan Stanley SICAV – Asian Property<br />

Fund 181,258 1.40<br />

96 UBS-ETF DJ Japan Titans 100 – ETF<br />

___________<br />

6,053<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

752,717<br />

______<br />

5.82<br />

United Kingdom<br />

27,386 Scottish Mortgage <strong>Investment</strong> Trust 282,247 2.18<br />

4,750 iShares Dow Jones US Telecommunications<br />

Sector Index Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

140,244<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

___________<br />

422,491<br />

______<br />

3.27<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

1,513,490<br />

______<br />

11.71<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

1,545 InBev 101,608 0.78<br />

455 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

55,450<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

___________<br />

157,058<br />

______<br />

1.21<br />

Bermuda<br />

2,067 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

86,297<br />

______<br />

0.67<br />

Brazil<br />

3,236 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

82,033<br />

______<br />

0.63<br />

Canada<br />

1 Shoppers Drug Mart 43 0.00<br />

163 Suncor Energy<br />

___________<br />

12,792<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

12,835<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

400 ACE<br />

___________<br />

24,320<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

France<br />

3,353 AXA<br />

___________<br />

135,959<br />

______<br />

1.05<br />

Germany<br />

117 Fresenius Medical Care & Co<br />

___________<br />

15,573<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Guernsey<br />

2,622 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

101,996<br />

______<br />

0.79<br />

Ireland<br />

4,933 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

146,312<br />

______<br />

1.13<br />

Italy<br />

333 Fastweb 19,025 0.15<br />

4,266 Parmalat<br />

___________<br />

18,262<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

___________<br />

37,287<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Japan<br />

1,000 Canon 56,382 0.44<br />

1,000 Credit Saison 34,502 0.27<br />

400 Denso 15,888 0.12<br />

11 KDDI 74,702 0.58<br />

9 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 92,399 0.71<br />

1,000 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

66,985<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

___________<br />

340,858<br />

______<br />

2.64<br />

Netherlands<br />

980 ABN AMRO Holding 31,560 0.25<br />

2,358 TNT<br />

___________<br />

101,022<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

132,582<br />

______<br />

1.03<br />

Norway<br />

3,170 DnB NOR<br />

___________<br />

45,013<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

South Korea<br />

192 Kookmin Bank<br />

___________<br />

15,470<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Switzerland<br />

1,655 Credit Suisse Group 114,910 0.89<br />

74 Nestle 26,236 0.20<br />

2,112 UBS<br />

___________<br />

128,115<br />

______<br />

0.99<br />

___________<br />

269,261<br />

______<br />

2.08<br />

Taiwan<br />

22,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing<br />

___________<br />

45,566<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

United Kingdom<br />

4,908 British American Tobacco 137,682 1.06<br />

1,759 Cairn Energy 62,121 0.48<br />

669 NDS Group ADR 31,978 0.25<br />

745 Rio Tinto 39,751 0.31<br />

1,600 Xstrata 80,094 0.62<br />

9,247 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

103,471<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

___________<br />

455,097<br />

______<br />

3.52<br />

United States<br />

3,287 Abbott Laboratories 160,110 1.24<br />

2,318 Activision 40,750 0.32<br />

644 Capital One Financial 50,019 0.38<br />

4,007 Cisco Systems 110,233 0.85<br />

571 CIT Group 32,307 0.25<br />

1,566 ConocoPhillips 113,692 0.88<br />

846 Curtiss-Wright 31,996 0.25<br />

1,145 DR Horton 30,766 0.24<br />

933 DRS Technologies 48,973 0.38<br />

610 Eli Lilly & Co 31,635 0.24<br />

2,730 Hewlett-Packard 113,431 0.88<br />

3,166 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 146,491 1.13<br />

612 Medco Health Solutions 32,687 0.25<br />

1,029 Morgan Stanley 83,987 0.65<br />

1,338 National Oilwell Varco 82,514 0.64<br />

370 Praxair 22,041 0.17<br />

4,943 Sprint Nextel 94,659 0.73<br />

2,009 United Technologies 126,446 0.98<br />

1,130 Wyeth<br />

___________<br />

57,743<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

___________<br />

1,410,480<br />

______<br />

10.91<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

3,513,997<br />

______<br />

27.18<br />

68 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Conservative Allocation Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$210,000<br />

Australia<br />

National Australia Bank EMTN FRN<br />

15/3/2007<br />

___________<br />

210,142<br />

______<br />

1.62<br />

Canada<br />

€50,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013<br />

___________<br />

66,113<br />

______<br />

0.51<br />

France<br />

€30,000 Alcatel 4.375% 17/2/2009 39,564 0.31<br />

€50,000 Pernod-Ricard FRN 6/6/2011<br />

___________<br />

65,926<br />

______<br />

0.51<br />

___________<br />

105,490<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

Germany<br />

€202,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4%<br />

4/1/2037<br />

___________<br />

263,392<br />

______<br />

2.04<br />

Guernsey<br />

€30,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5%<br />

30/11/2011<br />

___________<br />

43,054<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥60,600,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.4%<br />

20/6/2017<br />

___________<br />

496,397<br />

______<br />

3.84<br />

Italy<br />

€215,000 Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 3.75%<br />

1/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

274,455<br />

______<br />

2.12<br />

Poland<br />

PLN1,670,000 Poland Government Bond '1015' 6.25%<br />

24/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

616,293<br />

______<br />

4.76<br />

South Africa<br />

ZAR3,000,000 Republic of South Africa 'R153' 13%<br />

31/8/2010<br />

___________<br />

494,090<br />

______<br />

3.82<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Sweden<br />

€20,000 Scandinavian Airlines System EMTN 6%<br />

20/6/2008<br />

___________<br />

26,892<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$205,000 HBOS Treasury Services EMTN FRN<br />

1/10/2007 205,143 1.59<br />

US$210,000 Northern Rock EMTN FRN 10/11/2008<br />

___________<br />

210,576<br />

______<br />

1.63<br />

___________<br />

415,719<br />

______<br />

3.22<br />

United States<br />

US$210,000 Bank of America MTNK 5.48%<br />

18/9/2009 210,345 1.63<br />

US$210,000 Berkshire Hathaway Finance FRN<br />

11/1/2008 210,333 1.63<br />

US$200,000 Citigroup FRN 4/6/2007 200,112 1.55<br />

US$250,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 18/1/2007 249,340 1.93<br />

US$1,100,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 22/2/2007 1,091,883 8.44<br />

US$500,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 1/3/2007 495,819 3.83<br />

US$1,100,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 8/3/2007 1,089,796 8.43<br />

US$500,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 15/3/2007 494,891 3.83<br />

US$485,000 US Treasury Bond 4% 30/9/2007 481,363 3.72<br />

US$210,000 Wells Fargo (Old) MTN FRN<br />

10/3/2008<br />

___________<br />

210,222<br />

______<br />

1.63<br />

___________<br />

4,734,104<br />

______<br />

36.62<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

7,746,141<br />

______<br />

59.91<br />

Total Portfolio 12,773,628 98.80<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

154,753<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

12,928,381<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Fixed interest 59.9<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 11.7<br />

Finance 7.7<br />

Information technology 3.9<br />

Consumer discretionary 2.8<br />

Energy 2.8<br />

Industrials 2.4<br />

Healthcare 2.3<br />

Consumer staples 2.2<br />

Materials 1.7<br />

Telecommunication services 1.5<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

1 Hang Seng January 2007 128,770<br />

3 Australian 3 Year Treasury Bond March 2007 222,624<br />

(4) DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 (219,246)<br />

15 Eurex Euro Bund March 2007 2,296,467<br />

(5) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (717,374)<br />

(1) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (1,128,058)<br />

(2) Nikkei 225 (SIMEX) March 2007 (145,289)<br />

(7) S&P 500 E-Mini March 2007 (502,425)<br />

(14) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (1,504,125)<br />

(12) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007<br />

_________<br />

(1,260,375)<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(2,829,031)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$10,886 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 69


Conservative Allocation Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

£79,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS Warburg)<br />

(Fund pays Floating GBP LIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.9775%) (17/1/2036) 17,026<br />

€300,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 3.89%; and receives<br />

Floating EUR LIBOR 6-Month) (23/5/2011) (4,229)<br />

€100,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating EUR LIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.555%) (23/5/2036) 9,127<br />

€200,000 Credit Default Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 1%; and receives<br />

default protection on iTraxx Europe<br />

HiVol Series 5 HI4) (20/6/2016) (5,472)<br />

£135,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 3.185%;<br />

and pays Floating GBP 30 Yr Retail<br />

Price Index) (23/5/2011) 6,917<br />

£210,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 4.38%;<br />

and receives Floating GBP 6-Month<br />

Libor Index) (20/9/2036) 12,709<br />

€300,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 4.1%;<br />

and pays Floating Eurobor 6-Month<br />

Telerate Index) (2/10/2036) (11,245)<br />

£135,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating UK Retail<br />

Price Index All Items;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.055%) (11/10/2036) 1,001<br />

ZAR2,720,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 8.86%;<br />

and receives Floating US$ Libor<br />

BBA 3-Month) (12/10/2011) (13,011)<br />

€200,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 763<br />

€100,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (67)<br />

PLN4,735,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating WIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.97%) (10/11/2009) 6,523<br />

PLN2,995,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund receives Floating WIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and pays Fixed 5.06%) (10/11/2011) (4,201)<br />

€200,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 794<br />

€110,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.50%; and receives<br />

Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (834)<br />

US$1,350,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.205%) (24/10/2010) 4,215<br />

PLN1,670,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund receives Floating WIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.922%) (24/10/2015)<br />

__________<br />

3,196<br />

__________<br />

23,212<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

€150,000 US$198,081 22/1/2007 (180)<br />

US$47,468 £25,000 22/1/2007 (1,616)<br />

US$503,545 ¥58,945,000 22/1/2007 6,478<br />

US$1,202,045 €925,000 22/1/2007 (18,344)<br />

US$637,347 PLN1,826,000 22/1/2007 9,452<br />

US$478,227 ZAR3,478,000 22/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(18,434)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(22,644)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

70 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Continental European Flexible Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Austria<br />

16,348 Bank Austria Creditanstalt<br />

___________<br />

1,958,490<br />

______<br />

1.03<br />

Belgium<br />

18,222 Umicore<br />

___________<br />

2,348,816<br />

______<br />

1.23<br />

Denmark<br />

109,973 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

3,695,666<br />

______<br />

1.95<br />

Finland<br />

154,795 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

3,337,380<br />

______<br />

1.76<br />

France<br />

74,103 Alten 2,087,482 1.10<br />

81,603 AXA 2,510,108 1.33<br />

125,662 Legrand 2,787,183 1.47<br />

40,931 Societe Generale 5,300,565 2.80<br />

95,228 Total 5,223,256 2.76<br />

14,962 Vallourec<br />

___________<br />

3,305,106<br />

______<br />

1.74<br />

___________<br />

21,213,700<br />

______<br />

11.20<br />

Germany<br />

30,837 Allianz SE 4,772,334 2.52<br />

34,337 Altana 1,613,839 0.85<br />

99,731 Bayer 4,055,062 2.14<br />

86,720 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 3,773,187 1.99<br />

36,432 Deutsche Postbank 2,330,555 1.23<br />

45,022 E.ON 4,629,612 2.45<br />

22,776 Fresenius (Pref) 3,708,161 1.96<br />

62,297 Hypo Real Estate Holding 2,974,059 1.57<br />

22,399 Interhyp 1,467,135 0.77<br />

21,976 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 2,866,110 1.51<br />

32,181 RWE 2,687,114 1.42<br />

129,227 Symrise<br />

___________<br />

2,519,926<br />

______<br />

1.33<br />

___________<br />

37,397,094<br />

______<br />

19.74<br />

Greece<br />

147,297 EFG Eurobank Ergasias 4,041,830 2.13<br />

87,226 Piraeus Bank<br />

___________<br />

2,130,059<br />

______<br />

1.13<br />

___________<br />

6,171,889<br />

______<br />

3.26<br />

Guernsey<br />

67,790 Eurocastle <strong>Investment</strong> 2,569,241 1.36<br />

191,372 KKR Private Equity Investors (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

3,295,262<br />

______<br />

1.74<br />

___________<br />

5,864,503<br />

______<br />

3.10<br />

Iceland<br />

290,360 Kaupthing Bank<br />

___________<br />

2,609,389<br />

______<br />

1.38<br />

Ireland<br />

186,978 Allied Irish Banks 4,207,005 2.22<br />

255,330 Anglo Irish Bank 4,011,234 2.12<br />

254,042 Grafton Group (Unit) 3,195,848 1.69<br />

173,786 Kingspan Group 3,493,099 1.84<br />

162,656 McInerney Holdings<br />

___________<br />

2,407,309<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

___________<br />

17,314,495<br />

______<br />

9.14<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Italy<br />

598,272 Banca Intesa 3,392,202 1.79<br />

153,255 ENI 3,914,133 2.07<br />

139,074 Saipem 2,752,274 1.45<br />

1,510,476 Telecom Italia 3,474,095 1.83<br />

881,087 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

5,868,039<br />

______<br />

3.10<br />

___________<br />

19,400,743<br />

______<br />

10.24<br />

Netherlands<br />

119,125 Mittal Steel<br />

___________<br />

3,816,765<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

Norway<br />

620,597 Acta Holding 2,476,637 1.31<br />

138,932 Statoil<br />

___________<br />

2,784,842<br />

______<br />

1.47<br />

___________<br />

5,261,479<br />

______<br />

2.78<br />

Spain<br />

85,745 Altadis 3,388,642 1.79<br />

265,452 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 4,836,535 2.55<br />

70,671 Inditex 2,871,363 1.51<br />

370,744 Telefonica<br />

___________<br />

5,961,564<br />

______<br />

3.15<br />

___________<br />

17,058,104<br />

______<br />

9.00<br />

Sweden<br />

149,188 Atlas Copco 'A' 3,820,002 2.02<br />

1,734,405 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 'B'<br />

___________<br />

5,294,663<br />

______<br />

2.79<br />

___________<br />

9,114,665<br />

______<br />

4.81<br />

Switzerland<br />

85,921 Compagnie Financiere Richemont 'A' 3,796,211 2.00<br />

106,962 Credit Suisse Group 5,633,780 2.97<br />

58,471 Holcim 4,065,082 2.15<br />

7,573 Nobel Biocare Holding (Bearer) 1,700,052 0.90<br />

166,001 Novartis 7,246,608 3.82<br />

124,556 UBS 5,731,698 3.02<br />

15,386 Zurich Financial Services<br />

___________<br />

3,133,459<br />

______<br />

1.66<br />

___________<br />

31,306,890<br />

______<br />

16.52<br />

Total Portfolio 187,870,068 99.15<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,607,876<br />

______<br />

0.85<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

189,477,944<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 71


Continental European Flexible Fund (1) continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 43.2<br />

Industrials 8.7<br />

Materials 8.7<br />

Energy 7.9<br />

Healthcare 7.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 6.8<br />

Utilities 5.6<br />

Telecommunication services 4.9<br />

Information technology 3.9<br />

Consumer staples 1.8<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.9<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

72 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Europe Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

United Kingdom<br />

615,000 Ukraine Opportunity Trust 5,014,981 0.10<br />

39,352,650 Black Sea Property Fund<br />

___________<br />

10,988,268<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

16,003,249<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Austria<br />

2,025,000 SkyEurope Holding<br />

___________<br />

5,771,250<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Bermuda<br />

20,397,300 West Siberian Resources – SDR<br />

___________<br />

16,469,267<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

4,082,802 Kingdom Hotel <strong>Investment</strong>s GDR<br />

___________<br />

26,944,078<br />

______<br />

0.55<br />

Cyprus<br />

7,512,539 Urals Energy Public 38,597,557 0.78<br />

1,262,500 XXI Century <strong>Investment</strong>s Public<br />

___________<br />

13,348,846<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

___________<br />

51,946,403<br />

______<br />

1.05<br />

Egypt<br />

600,000 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank GDR 4,460,290 0.09<br />

256,814 Orascom Construction Industries GDR<br />

___________<br />

18,759,909<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

23,220,199<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

Georgia<br />

560,319 Bank of Georgia GDR<br />

___________<br />

9,563,208<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

Hungary<br />

1,563,341 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas 134,254,021 2.73<br />

140,630 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas ADR 12,107,642 0.24<br />

8,588,147 OTP Bank 298,763,374 6.07<br />

262,180 OTP Bank GDR<br />

___________<br />

18,237,052<br />

______<br />

0.37<br />

___________<br />

463,362,089<br />

______<br />

9.41<br />

Israel<br />

1,149,002 Africa Israel <strong>Investment</strong>s 65,852,960 1.34<br />

8,300,071 Bank Hapoalim 29,619,554 0.60<br />

2,000,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR<br />

___________<br />

47,227,490<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

___________<br />

142,700,004<br />

______<br />

2.90<br />

Jersey<br />

836,600 Trader Media East GDR<br />

___________<br />

6,346,052<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

2,000,000 Halyk Savings Bank Kazakhstan GDR 33,376,318 0.68<br />

2,668,080 Kazkommertsbank GDR<br />

___________<br />

46,751,610<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

___________<br />

80,127,928<br />

______<br />

1.63<br />

Malaysia<br />

2,450,000 Steppe Cement<br />

___________<br />

8,391,661<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

Poland<br />

234,000 Bank Pekao 13,766,941 0.28<br />

793,642 Bank Zachodni WBK 46,547,591 0.95<br />

314,454 BRE Bank 27,336,506 0.56<br />

2,640,130 Getin Holding 8,595,632 0.17<br />

271,757 Grupa Kety 14,118,160 0.29<br />

180,505 IDMSA.PL 3,350,112 0.07<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

1,214,857 KGHM Polska Miedz 28,342,506 0.58<br />

5,150,468 Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen 63,704,917 1.29<br />

5,000,000 Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci<br />

Bank Polski 61,231,241 1.24<br />

9,579,286 Telekomunikacja Polska<br />

_____________<br />

61,302,006<br />

_____<br />

1.24<br />

_____________<br />

328,295,612<br />

_____<br />

6.67<br />

Russian Federation<br />

7,236,750 AFK Sistema GDR 175,662,596 3.57<br />

2,156,547 Evraz Group GDR 42,025,102 0.85<br />

445,558 Lebedyansky 'CLS' 27,038,337 0.55<br />

2,772,146 LUKOIL ADR 183,786,362 3.73<br />

457,447 MMC Norilsk Nickel 54,478,631 1.11<br />

1,971,219 MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR 236,253,206 4.80<br />

3,976,980 Mobile Telesystems ADR 152,225,147 3.09<br />

2,447,310 NLMK – Novolipetsk Steel GDR 43,161,615 0.88<br />

5,281,030 NovaTek OAO GDR 254,377,156 5.17<br />

9,231,500 OAO Gazprom 80,529,659 1.64<br />

3,138,890 OAO Gazprom ADR 109,526,618 2.22<br />

3,273,700 OAO Rosneft GDR 23,466,938 0.48<br />

90,000,000 OGK-3 'CLS' 8,363,043 0.17<br />

1,828,193 Polyus Gold ADR 67,258,864 1.37<br />

956,130 Polyus Gold 'CLS' 35,756,056 0.73<br />

67,910 Sberbank 177,720,928 3.61<br />

2,554,000 Sberbank 'CLS' (Pref) 111,009,785 2.25<br />

1,293,657 Seventh Continent 'CLS' 26,200,897 0.53<br />

108,110 Severstal GDR 914,380 0.02<br />

1,231,840 Sistema Hals GDR 12,427,727 0.25<br />

2,081,820 Surgutneftegaz ADR 121,596,101 2.47<br />

1,202,321 Surgutneftegaz ADR (Pref) 100,094,614 2.03<br />

4,400,000 TMK OAO 27,368,581 0.55<br />

258,500 TMK OAO GDR 6,863,005 0.14<br />

30,880 Transneft (Pref) 53,758,325 1.09<br />

910,800 Unified Energy System GDR 75,721,520 1.54<br />

2,728,033 Unified Energy System GDR 226,801,500 4.60<br />

727,910 Uralsvyazinform ADR 7,454,134 0.15<br />

2,265,640 Vimpel-Communications ADR 137,488,584 2.79<br />

850,000 Vozrozhdeniye Bank 'CLS' 36,751,878 0.75<br />

91,000 Vsmpo-Avisma<br />

_____________<br />

20,225,290<br />

_____<br />

0.41<br />

_____________<br />

2,636,306,579<br />

_____<br />

53.54<br />

Turkey<br />

4,194,650 Adana Cimento 'A' 17,567,797 0.36<br />

4,300,000 Aksigorta 12,352,340 0.25<br />

3,071,714 Alarko Holding 5,904,605 0.12<br />

21,814,080 Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings 26,119,736 0.53<br />

3,988,474 Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret 12,206,993 0.25<br />

10,778,856 Enka Insaat ve Sanayi 87,392,996 1.77<br />

17,793,083 Haci Omer Sabanci Holding 53,023,843 1.08<br />

16,787,447 Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi 26,140,246 0.53<br />

400,000 Koza Davetiyeleri Imalat Ithalat ve Ihracat 2,598,797 0.05<br />

2,808,655 Petrol Ofisi 6,907,023 0.14<br />

5,034,973 Sekerbank TAS 12,868,594 0.26<br />

4,945,000 Trakya Cam Sanayi 10,355,186 0.21<br />

3,237,649 Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine 42,069,964 0.85<br />

4,172,023 Turk Hava Yollari 13,664,808 0.28<br />

20,580,500 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet 79,011,258 1.60<br />

11,671,240 Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi 16,168,276 0.33<br />

38,142,940 Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao 'D' 136,195,520 2.77<br />

8,547,437 Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret<br />

_____________<br />

9,867,369<br />

_____<br />

0.20<br />

_____________<br />

570,415,351<br />

_____<br />

11.58<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 73


Emerging Europe Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

123,000 Ukraine Opportunity Trust (Wts 30/4/2012)<br />

___________<br />

303,232<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Total Common / Preferred Stocks (Shares) & Warrants 4,370,162,913<br />

___________ ______<br />

88.75<br />

Total Portfolio 4,386,166,162 89.07<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

538,218,078<br />

______<br />

10.93<br />

Total Net Assets (€) 4,924,384,240<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Energy 25.9<br />

Finance 24.6<br />

Telecommunication services 12.4<br />

Materials 11.6<br />

Utilities 6.3<br />

Industrials 3.5<br />

Consumer discretionary 2.5<br />

Consumer staples 1.1<br />

Healthcare 0.9<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 0.3<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

10.9<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

23,509 WIG 20 Index March 2007 204,555,205<br />

__________<br />

Total commitment 204,555,205<br />

__________<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss of €5,650,315 attributed to this transaction is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Contract for Difference as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

€<br />

Value<br />

€<br />

US$23,100,090<br />

Contract for Difference<br />

(Deutsche Securities)<br />

Gazprom (date of issuing<br />

12/1/2006)<br />

_________<br />

13,337,383<br />

__________<br />

200,416,893<br />

74 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Markets Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Bermuda<br />

8,362,400 Bio-Treat Technology<br />

___________<br />

3,300,876<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

Brazil<br />

10 All America Latina Logistica (Pref) 17 0.00<br />

778,300 All America Latina Logistica (Unit) 8,081,926 1.26<br />

585,088 Banco Bradesco ADR 23,584,897 3.69<br />

619,000,000 CESP – Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo<br />

'B' (Pref) 7,248,244 1.13<br />

162,180 Companhia de Bebidas das Americas<br />

ADR (Pref) 7,971,147 1.25<br />

609,656 Cyrela Brazil Realty 5,822,429 0.91<br />

231,280 Duratex (Pref) 3,596,485 0.56<br />

142,351,000 Lojas Americanas (Pref) 7,967,656 1.25<br />

506,590 Lojas Renner 7,284,456 1.14<br />

208,718 LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis 2,297,364 0.36<br />

226,740 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 20,975,717 3.28<br />

156,275 Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos<br />

Farmaceuticos 2,151,984 0.34<br />

304,229 Vivax (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

5,557,345<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

102,539,667<br />

______<br />

16.04<br />

China<br />

5,780,550 China Construction Bank 'H' 3,681,263 0.58<br />

1,492,000 China Merchants Bank 'H' 3,163,359 0.49<br />

9,046,000 China Petroleum & Chemical 'H' 8,379,374 1.31<br />

3,159,050 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 7,608,251 1.19<br />

8,662,000 Harbin Power Equipment 'H' 9,940,438 1.55<br />

19,990,000 Huadian Power <strong>International</strong> 'H' 7,869,674 1.23<br />

8,350,000 Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal 'H' 4,834,165 0.76<br />

6,033,710 Industrial & Commercial Bank<br />

of China 'H'<br />

___________<br />

3,749,333<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

49,225,857<br />

______<br />

7.70<br />

Egypt<br />

306,750 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank 3,116,044 0.49<br />

585,285 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank GDR<br />

___________<br />

5,735,793<br />

______<br />

0.89<br />

___________<br />

8,851,837<br />

______<br />

1.38<br />

Hong Kong<br />

1,326,700 China Mobile<br />

___________<br />

11,470,029<br />

______<br />

1.80<br />

Hungary<br />

180,020 OTP Bank<br />

___________<br />

8,255,954<br />

______<br />

1.29<br />

India<br />

150,818 Ansal Housing & Construct 1,196,688 0.19<br />

116,100 Bharat Heavy Electricals 6,035,593 0.94<br />

453,497 DS Kulkarni Developers 3,988,473 0.62<br />

895,690 IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects 7,795,513 1.22<br />

510,636 Nagarjuna Construction GDR 2,487,119 0.39<br />

481,100 Prajay Engineers Syndicate<br />

___________<br />

3,193,552<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

___________<br />

24,696,938<br />

______<br />

3.86<br />

Indonesia<br />

4,408,500 Perusahaan Gas Negara<br />

___________<br />

5,685,792<br />

______<br />

0.89<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Israel<br />

98,060 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 3,056,134 0.48<br />

195,779 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR<br />

___________<br />

6,094,600<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

___________<br />

9,150,734<br />

______<br />

1.43<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

153,570 Kazkommertsbank GDR<br />

___________<br />

3,547,467<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

Luxembourg<br />

87,080 Tenaris ADR<br />

___________<br />

4,342,680<br />

______<br />

0.68<br />

Malaysia<br />

3,722,000 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings 8,173,845 1.28<br />

782,000 Bursa Malaysia 1,783,820 0.28<br />

2,166,000 Tenaga Nasional<br />

___________<br />

6,690,111<br />

______<br />

1.04<br />

___________<br />

16,647,776<br />

______<br />

2.60<br />

Mexico<br />

430,577 America Movil SA de CV 'L' ADR 19,427,634 3.04<br />

1,967,872 Corp GEO SA de CV 'B' 9,833,195 1.54<br />

1,575,973 Empresas ICA SAB de CV 5,920,354 0.93<br />

69,818 Fomento Economico Mexicano SA<br />

de CV ADR 8,141,477 1.27<br />

223,790 Grupo Televisa ADR<br />

___________<br />

6,080,374<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

___________<br />

49,403,034<br />

______<br />

7.73<br />

Oman<br />

3,138,000 Bank Muscat<br />

___________<br />

9,372,987<br />

______<br />

1.47<br />

Philippines<br />

633,000 Ayala 7,620,282 1.19<br />

17,650,400 Robinsons Land<br />

___________<br />

5,852,255<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

___________<br />

13,472,537<br />

______<br />

2.11<br />

Poland<br />

476,250 Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci<br />

Bank Polski<br />

___________<br />

7,688,737<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

Russian Federation<br />

444,383 AFK Sistema GDR 14,220,256 2.22<br />

19,600 MMC Norilsk Nickel 3,077,200 0.48<br />

1,340,240 OAO Gazprom 15,412,760 2.41<br />

440,231 OAO Gazprom ADR 20,250,626 3.17<br />

62,650 Polyus Gold ADR 3,038,525 0.48<br />

66,300 Polyus Gold 'CLS' 3,268,590 0.51<br />

51,510 Surgutneftegaz ADR (Pref) 5,653,222 0.88<br />

83,100 Unified Energy System GDR<br />

___________<br />

9,107,760<br />

______<br />

1.43<br />

___________<br />

74,028,939<br />

______<br />

11.58<br />

South Africa<br />

2,977,940 FirstRand 9,458,782 1.48<br />

211,380 Kumba Iron Ore 3,364,575 0.53<br />

372,630 Nedbank Group 7,117,466 1.11<br />

409,060 Sasol 15,146,100 2.37<br />

486,260 Standard Bank Group 6,574,560 1.03<br />

316,751 Super Group 523,439 0.08<br />

337,220 Tiger Brands<br />

___________<br />

8,250,414<br />

______<br />

1.29<br />

___________<br />

50,435,336<br />

______<br />

7.89<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 75


Emerging Markets Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

South Korea<br />

303,440 Daishin Securities 7,670,891 1.20<br />

98,760 GS Engineering & Construction 8,828,507 1.38<br />

340,320 Industrial Bank of Korea 6,278,512 0.98<br />

20,789 KCC 6,474,218 1.01<br />

89,331 Kookmin Bank 7,197,624 1.13<br />

20,900 POSCO 6,947,202 1.09<br />

15,238 Samsung Electronics 10,048,323 1.57<br />

31,570 SK Telecom<br />

___________<br />

7,556,310<br />

______<br />

1.18<br />

___________<br />

61,001,587<br />

______<br />

9.54<br />

Taiwan<br />

16,165,000 Compal Electronics 14,409,209 2.25<br />

3,346,420 D-Link 4,384,566 0.69<br />

4,190,499 Lite-On Technology 5,664,088 0.89<br />

631,000 MediaTek 6,524,956 1.02<br />

1,283,000 Novatek Microelectronics 5,806,802 0.91<br />

5,970,375 Shin Kong Financial Holding 6,430,238 1.00<br />

8,286,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing<br />

___________<br />

17,161,965<br />

______<br />

2.68<br />

___________<br />

60,381,824<br />

______<br />

9.44<br />

Turkey<br />

2,140,916 Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings 3,379,516 0.53<br />

691,772 Enka Insaat ve Sanayi 7,394,179 1.16<br />

55,000 Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari<br />

Yatirimlar 2,783,677 0.43<br />

3,341,238 Hurriyet Gazetecilik 8,845,636 1.38<br />

1 Turkiye Is Bankasi 'C'<br />

___________<br />

5<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

22,403,013<br />

______<br />

3.50<br />

United Kingdom<br />

510,430 Deutsche Bank (London) (Call Wts<br />

3/1/2008 – Nagarjuna Construction)<br />

___________<br />

2,486,116<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

United States<br />

632,050 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings (Call<br />

Wts 19/1/2009 – Pantaloon Retail India) 5,827,052 0.91<br />

480,950 MSDW Asia Securities Products<br />

(Call Wts 11/4/2007 – Satyam<br />

Computer Services) 10,538,403 1.65<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

367,700 MSDW Asia Securities Products<br />

(Call Wts 10/8/2007 – Bharti Airtel) 5,227,396 0.82<br />

1,207,000 MSDW Asia Securities Products (Call<br />

Wts 24/12/2008 – Hindustan Lever)<br />

___________<br />

5,910,220<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

___________<br />

27,503,071<br />

______<br />

4.30<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

625,892,788<br />

______<br />

97.90<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

Brazil<br />

BRL28,000 Cia Vale do Rio Doce 0% (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Botswana<br />

3,104 KYS – Kgolo Yo Sechaba<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

South Africa<br />

317,505 Macmed Health Care<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 625,892,788 97.90<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

13,417,631<br />

______<br />

2.10<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

639,310,419<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 21.2<br />

Consumer discretionary 15.3<br />

Industrials 15.2<br />

Information technology 11.7<br />

Energy 11.1<br />

Utilities 6.5<br />

Healthcare 5.7<br />

Materials 4.8<br />

Telecommunication services 3.8<br />

Consumer staples 2.6<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.1<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date US$<br />

ZAR58,277,167 US$8,312,840 2/1/2007 25,215<br />

US$377,405 ZAR2,647,118 3/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(1,297)<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

23,918<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

76 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Markets Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Argentina<br />

US$1,105,460 Republic of Argentina 0% 15/12/2035 150,564 0.15<br />

US$1,277,730 Republic of Argentina 1.33/2.5%<br />

31/12/2038 (step-up coupon) 692,849 0.69<br />

US$3,131,673 Republic of Argentina 8.28%<br />

31/12/2033 3,394,734 3.41<br />

US$412,500 Republic of Argentina FRN 3/8/2012<br />

___________<br />

301,537<br />

______<br />

0.30<br />

___________<br />

4,539,684<br />

______<br />

4.55<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$250,000 AES China Generating 8.25%<br />

26/6/2010<br />

___________<br />

250,150<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

Brazil<br />

US$900,000 Brazilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 8% 15/1/2018 1,001,925 1.01<br />

US$400,000 Brazilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 10.125% 15/5/2027 562,580 0.56<br />

US$445,000 Brazilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 10.25% 17/6/2013 552,267 0.55<br />

US$4,525,000 Brazilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 10.5% 14/7/2014 5,770,506 5.79<br />

US$250,000 Caue Finance 8.875% 1/8/2015 282,000 0.28<br />

BRL1,900,000 Federative Republic of Brazil 12.5%<br />

5/1/2022<br />

___________<br />

1,015,261<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

___________<br />

9,184,539<br />

______<br />

9.21<br />

Bulgaria<br />

US$100,000 Republic of Bulgaria 8.25% 15/1/2015<br />

___________<br />

118,505<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Canada<br />

US$875,000 Sino-Forest 9.125% 17/8/2011<br />

___________<br />

947,866<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

US$450,000 Aes Dominicana Energia Finance<br />

11% 13/12/2015 472,500 0.47<br />

BRL1,100,000 Banco Bradesco (Cayman Islands)<br />

17.5% 10/12/2007 539,052 0.54<br />

US$400,000 CSN Islands IX 10.5% 15/1/2015 467,000 0.47<br />

US$1,550,000 Vale Overseas 6.875% 21/11/2036 1,587,307 1.59<br />

US$660,000 Vale Overseas 8.25% 17/1/2034<br />

___________<br />

782,625<br />

______<br />

0.79<br />

___________<br />

3,848,484<br />

______<br />

3.86<br />

Colombia<br />

US$650,000 Colombia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 7.375% 27/1/2017 701,350 0.70<br />

US$1,005,000 Republic of Colombia 7.375%<br />

18/9/2037 1,084,395 1.09<br />

US$940,000 Republic of Colombia 11.75%<br />

25/2/2020<br />

___________<br />

1,367,700<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

___________<br />

3,153,445<br />

______<br />

3.16<br />

US$808,803<br />

US$666,000<br />

US$700,000<br />

Dominican Republic<br />

Dominican Republic <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 9.04% 23/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

930,933<br />

______<br />

0.94<br />

Ecuador<br />

Ecuador Government <strong>International</strong> Bond<br />

10% 15/8/2030 (step-up coupon)<br />

___________<br />

510,656<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

Germany<br />

Dresdner Bank AG for Kyivstar GSM<br />

7.75% 27/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

729,337<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Hungary<br />

HUF215,000,000 Government of Hungary '08/E' 6.5%<br />

12/8/2008 1,105,693 1.11<br />

HUF600,000,000 Government of Hungary '16/C' 5.5%<br />

12/2/2016<br />

___________<br />

2,873,209<br />

______<br />

2.88<br />

___________<br />

3,978,902<br />

______<br />

3.99<br />

Indonesia<br />

US$400,000 Republic of Indonesia 7.5% 15/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

441,103<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Luxembourg<br />

US$2,050,000 Gaz Capital for Gazprom '144A' 6.212%<br />

22/11/2016 2,065,463 2.07<br />

US$2,300,000 Gazprom <strong>International</strong> 7.201%<br />

1/2/2020 2,427,857 2.43<br />

US$750,000 Gazprom <strong>International</strong> '144A' 7.201%<br />

1/2/2020 790,875 0.79<br />

US$1,140,000 RSHB Capital for Russian Agricultural<br />

Bank 7.175% 16/5/2013 1,204,011 1.21<br />

US$820,000 UBS Luxembourg SA for Vimpel<br />

Communications 8.25% 23/5/2016<br />

___________<br />

862,845<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

7,351,051<br />

______<br />

7.37<br />

Malaysia<br />

US$750,000 Tenaga Nasional 7.5% 1/11/2025<br />

___________<br />

889,782<br />

______<br />

0.89<br />

Mauritius<br />

US$250,000 MEI Euro Finance 8.75% 22/5/2010<br />

___________<br />

247,861<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

Mexico<br />

MXN49,000,000 Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds 'M7' 8%<br />

24/12/2008 4,584,196 4.60<br />

US$1,200,000 United Mexican States 8.125%<br />

30/12/2019 1,465,800 1.47<br />

US$3,120,000 United Mexican States MTN 8.3%<br />

15/8/2031 4,001,400 4.01<br />

US$4,350,000 United Mexican States MTNA 6.75%<br />

27/9/2034<br />

___________<br />

4,708,875<br />

______<br />

4.73<br />

___________<br />

14,760,271<br />

______<br />

14.81<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$1,000,000 ALB Finance '144A' 9.25% 25/9/2013 993,750 1.00<br />

US$250,000 Excelcomindo Finance 8% 27/1/2009 255,385 0.25<br />

US$450,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8%<br />

3/11/2015 449,033 0.45<br />

US$1,060,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8.5%<br />

16/4/2013<br />

___________<br />

1,135,377<br />

______<br />

1.14<br />

___________<br />

2,833,545<br />

______<br />

2.84<br />

Panama<br />

US$550,000 AES Panama '144A' 6.35% 21/12/2016 543,120 0.54<br />

US$620,000 Republic of Panama 7.25% 15/3/2015 676,420 0.68<br />

US$725,000 Republic of Panama 8.875% 30/9/2027<br />

___________<br />

928,000<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

___________<br />

2,147,540<br />

______<br />

2.15<br />

Peru<br />

US$724,800 Republic of Peru 5% 7/3/2017 720,886 0.72<br />

US$710,000 Republic of Peru 8.75% 21/11/2033 937,200 0.94<br />

US$2,830,000 Republic of Peru 9.875% 6/2/2015<br />

___________<br />

3,596,930<br />

______<br />

3.61<br />

___________<br />

5,255,016<br />

______<br />

5.27<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 77


Emerging Markets Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Philippines<br />

US$1,360,000 Republic of Philippine 8.875%<br />

17/3/2015 1,616,700 1.62<br />

US$4,785,000 Republic of Philippine 9% 15/2/2013 5,550,600 5.57<br />

US$1,625,000 Republic of Philippine 9.5% 2/2/2030<br />

___________<br />

2,171,406<br />

______<br />

2.18<br />

___________<br />

9,338,706<br />

______<br />

9.37<br />

US$2,615,000<br />

US$850,000<br />

US$550,000<br />

Russian Federation<br />

Russia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 5% 31/3/2030 2,955,408 2.97<br />

Russia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 11% 24/7/2018 1,228,887 1.23<br />

Russia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 12.75% 24/6/2028<br />

___________<br />

997,018<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

5,181,313<br />

______<br />

5.20<br />

Turkey<br />

US$2,880,000 Republic of Turkey 6.875% 17/3/2036 2,779,200 2.79<br />

US$1,450,000 Republic of Turkey 7% 5/6/2020 1,463,514 1.46<br />

US$1,300,000 Republic of Turkey 11.5% 23/1/2012 1,592,500 1.60<br />

TRY1,250,000 Turkey Government Bond 15%<br />

10/2/2010 799,106 0.80<br />

TRY850,000 Turkey Government Bond 20%<br />

17/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

606,264<br />

______<br />

0.61<br />

___________<br />

7,240,584<br />

______<br />

7.26<br />

US$650,000<br />

Ukraine<br />

Ukraine Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond '144A' 6.58% 21/11/2016<br />

___________<br />

652,275<br />

______<br />

0.65<br />

United States<br />

US$2,166,993 Citigroup Funding '144A' 0% 3/1/2012 2,298,382 2.31<br />

US$100,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold<br />

6.875% 1/2/2014<br />

___________<br />

102,875<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

2,401,257<br />

______<br />

2.41<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Uruguay<br />

US$914,722 Republic of Uruguay 7.875% 15/1/2033 1,023,803 1.03<br />

US$650,000 Republic of Uruguay 9.25% 17/5/2017<br />

___________<br />

796,250<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

___________<br />

1,820,053<br />

______<br />

1.83<br />

Venezuela<br />

US$1,170,000 Republic of Venezuela 5.375%<br />

7/8/2010 1,154,497 1.16<br />

US$2,140,000 Venezuela Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 7.65% 21/4/2025 2,334,740 2.34<br />

US$1,000,000 Venezuela Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 9.25% 15/9/2027<br />

___________<br />

1,277,550<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

___________<br />

4,766,787<br />

______<br />

4.78<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

93,519,645<br />

______<br />

93.81<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

Venezuela<br />

US$7,000 Republic of Venezuela 0% 15/4/2020<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 93,519,645 93.81<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

6,168,101<br />

______<br />

6.19<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

99,687,746<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

78 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Emerging Markets Bond Fund continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$3,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on United<br />

Mexican State; and receives 0.78%) (20/6/2011) 48,684<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (JP Morgan Chase)<br />

(Fund pays default default protection<br />

on Brasilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 12.25% 3/6/2030;<br />

and receives 1.65%) (20/3/2007) 3,433<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on<br />

Republic of Turkey 11.875% 15/1/2030;<br />

and receives 1.17%) (20/3/2007) 1,986<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (JP Morgan Chase)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on Russian<br />

Government <strong>International</strong> Bond 5% 31/3/2030;<br />

and receives 0.68%) (20/6/2007) 2,191<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on Colombia<br />

Government <strong>International</strong> Bond 10.375% 28/1/2033;<br />

and receives 1.8%) (20/4/2007) 5,351<br />

_______<br />

61,645<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

€1,607,000 US$2,117,946 10/1/2007 1,152<br />

MXN7,034,000 US$645,645 10/1/2007 2,301<br />

TRY955,000 US$638,796 10/1/2007 35,624<br />

US$1,910,918 €1,435,000 10/1/2007 18,631<br />

US$3,596,978 HUF764,384,500 10/1/2007 (409,365)<br />

US$4,810,961 MXN53,173,500 10/1/2007 (87,185)<br />

US$2,457,690 TRY3,645,000 10/1/2007 (116,404)<br />

US$5,028,647 ZAR36,405,000 10/1/2007 (176,021)<br />

ZAR13,948,000 US$1,990,519 10/1/2007 3,567<br />

€3,740,000 US$4,731,928 11/1/2007 200,095<br />

MXN20,000,000 US$1,837,644 11/1/2007 4,617<br />

PHP52,439,000 US$1,046,269 11/1/2007 23,404<br />

TRY2,935,503 €1,505,000 11/1/2007 87,759<br />

US$2,823,081 €2,240,000 11/1/2007 (130,858)<br />

US$2,131,348 TRY3,180,000 11/1/2007 (113,701)<br />

BRL8,005,000 US$3,690,377 12/1/2007 51,941<br />

€2,265,000 ZAR22,056,117 12/1/2007 (165,628)<br />

IDR27,630,000,000 US$3,000,000 12/1/2007 69,030<br />

MYR9,640,500 US$2,636,054 12/1/2007 96,890<br />

PHP18,560,000 US$376,700 12/1/2007 1,884<br />

THB31,000,000 US$878,659 12/1/2007 (4,792)<br />

TRY1,401,840 US$935,215 12/1/2007 54,179<br />

US$4,694,830 BRL10,153,800 12/1/2007 (52,047)<br />

US$2,085,648 IDR19,250,533,187 12/1/2007 (52,624)<br />

US$2,712,688 MYR9,710,000 12/1/2007 (39,958)<br />

US$878,934 THB31,000,000 12/1/2007 5,067<br />

ZAR21,757,213 €2,265,000 12/1/2007 122,903<br />

ZAR22,763,243 US$3,088,369 12/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

165,369<br />

Net unrealised loss (404,170)<br />

_______<br />

Put Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

15,900 OTC USD/TRY Put Option<br />

strike price $1.44<br />

expiring on 7/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

7,314<br />

______<br />

24,725<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

___________<br />

7,314<br />

______<br />

24,725<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 79


Euro Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Austria<br />

€875,000 Energie AG Oberoesterreich 4.5%<br />

4/3/2025 844,217 0.27<br />

DM1,000,000 Oesterreichische Kontrollbank 5.75%<br />

12/9/2007 517,584 0.17<br />

€5,600,000 Republic of Austria 3.5% 15/7/2015 5,416,619 1.74<br />

€1,000,000 Republic of Austria 4.125% 15/1/2014 1,010,600 0.32<br />

€14,000,000 Republic of Austria 4.3% 15/7/2014 14,312,588 4.59<br />

€6,438,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018 6,809,987 2.19<br />

€3,000,000 Republic of Austria EMTN 5.5%<br />

20/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

3,036,750<br />

______<br />

0.97<br />

___________<br />

31,948,345<br />

______<br />

10.25<br />

Belgium<br />

€1,000,000 Belgium Government Bond '45' 3%<br />

28/3/2010<br />

___________<br />

973,205<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

Canada<br />

€1,850,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013 1,855,684 0.60<br />

€556,459 Government of Canada 4.875%<br />

7/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

564,806<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

2,420,490<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€2,860,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75%<br />

3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

2,872,164<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

CZK80,000,000<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Czech Republic Government Bond<br />

'46' 3.75% 12/9/2020<br />

___________<br />

2,831,659<br />

______<br />

0.90<br />

Denmark<br />

€1,600,000 Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab<br />

4.35% 6/10/2011 (Perpetual) 1,585,624 0.51<br />

€800,000 Dong Energy 3.5% 29/6/2012<br />

___________<br />

767,744<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

2,353,368<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

Finland<br />

€1,000,000 Republic of Finland '1' 2.75% 15/9/2010<br />

___________<br />

961,305<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

France<br />

€600,000 Alcatel 4.375% 17/2/2009 600,261 0.19<br />

€600,000 Alstom 6.25% 3/3/2010 631,500 0.20<br />

€600,000 Banque Psa Finance EMTN 4.875%<br />

30/1/2007 600,402 0.19<br />

€1,255,000 BNP Paribas EMTN 5.25% 17/12/2012 1,324,546 0.43<br />

€1,000,000 Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette<br />

Sociale 4% 25/10/2014 997,300 0.32<br />

€533,875 Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette<br />

Sociale 5.125% 25/10/2008 544,510 0.17<br />

€500,000 Carrefour EMTN 3.625% 6/5/2013 480,208 0.15<br />

€620,000 Casino Guichard Perrachon EMTN<br />

4.75% 21/7/2011 621,535 0.20<br />

€2,350,000 CIF Euromortgage 4.625% 11/10/2012 2,415,495 0.78<br />

€650,000 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 4.25%<br />

31/5/2011 645,632 0.21<br />

€2,980,000 France Government Bond OAT 3.75%<br />

25/4/2021 2,883,831 0.93<br />

€6,000,000 France Government Bond OAT 4%<br />

25/4/2014 6,017,281 1.93<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€7,960,000 France Government Bond OAT 4%<br />

25/4/2055 7,880,320 2.53<br />

€2,000,000 France Government Bond OAT 4.75%<br />

25/4/2035 2,213,410 0.71<br />

€5,923,000 France Government Bond OAT 6.5%<br />

25/4/2011 6,516,999 2.09<br />

€2,000,000 France Government Bond OAT 8.5%<br />

25/10/2019 2,884,160 0.93<br />

€401,000 France Telecom EMTN 8.125%<br />

28/1/2033 544,965 0.17<br />

€900,000 Gecina EMTN 3.625% 17/10/2007 895,032 0.29<br />

€400,000 GIE Suez Alliance 5.5% 20/2/2009 410,400 0.13<br />

€750,000 Unibail EMTN 4% 29/10/2011<br />

___________<br />

737,985<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

39,845,772<br />

______<br />

12.79<br />

Germany<br />

€533,875 Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank<br />

'717' 4.75% 19/9/2007 536,731 0.17<br />

€8,000,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02' 5%<br />

4/7/2012 8,413,026 2.70<br />

€1,000,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '04' 3.75%<br />

4/1/2015 987,011 0.31<br />

€21,664,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4%<br />

4/1/2037 21,429,034 6.88<br />

€8,990,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 4%<br />

4/7/2016 9,027,950 2.90<br />

€15,000,000 Bundesschatzanweisungen 2.5%<br />

23/3/2007 14,964,750 4.80<br />

€500,000 DEPFA Deutsche Pfandbriefbank<br />

EMTN 3.25% 8/9/2009 491,355 0.16<br />

€4,000,000 Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation<br />

Linked 'I/L' 1.5% 15/4/2016 3,890,400 1.25<br />

DM1,000,000 Deutsche Postbank 5.75% 19/3/2009 528,713 0.17<br />

€870,000 HT1 Funding 6.352% 30/6/2017<br />

(Perpetual) 924,562 0.30<br />

€1,000,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau 3.5%<br />

4/7/2015 962,993 0.31<br />

€1,000,000 State of Hesse Germany '0003' 5.75%<br />

4/1/2011 1,063,143 0.34<br />

€522,584 State of Hesse Germany '9701' 5.75%<br />

30/1/2008<br />

___________<br />

531,980<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

___________<br />

63,751,648<br />

______<br />

20.46<br />

Greece<br />

€15,000,000 Republic of Greece 3.5% 20/4/2009 14,848,500 4.77<br />

€1,000,000 Republic of Greece 4.5% 20/9/2037<br />

___________<br />

1,009,050<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

___________<br />

15,857,550<br />

______<br />

5.09<br />

Guernsey<br />

€960,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5%<br />

30/11/2011 1,045,152 0.33<br />

€1,000,000 Credit Suisse Group Finance<br />

Guernsey 3.625% 23/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

958,895<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

2,004,047<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

Hungary<br />

€1,250,000 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas 3.875%<br />

5/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

1,130,377<br />

______<br />

0.36<br />

Iceland<br />

ISK131,000,000 Housing Financing Fund 3.75%<br />

15/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

1,285,831<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

80 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

€2,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 3.125%<br />

15/10/2015 1,864,600 0.60<br />

€1,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 3.625%<br />

15/10/2013 977,949 0.31<br />

€522,400 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 'EARN'<br />

5.75% 15/2/2007 523,450 0.17<br />

ITL4,965,000,000 <strong>International</strong> Bank for Reconstruction<br />

& Development EMTN 6.5%<br />

30/7/2007<br />

___________<br />

2,599,656<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

___________<br />

5,965,655<br />

______<br />

1.91<br />

Ireland<br />

€450,000 Depfa ACS Bank 4.375% 15/1/2015 458,212 0.15<br />

€2,950,000 German Postal Pensions Securitisation<br />

'2' 4.25% 18/1/2017<br />

___________<br />

2,969,145<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

___________<br />

3,427,357<br />

______<br />

1.10<br />

Italy<br />

€4,000,000 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti EMTN 3.75%<br />

31/1/2012 3,928,000 1.26<br />

€12,250,000 Republic of Italy 3% 15/1/2010 11,929,417 3.83<br />

€6,000,000 Republic of Italy 3.5% 15/3/2011 5,889,720 1.89<br />

€5,380,000 Republic of Italy 4% 1/2/2037 5,030,677 1.62<br />

€3,339,000 Republic of Italy 4.75% 1/2/2013 3,469,755 1.11<br />

€4,000,000 Republic of Italy 5% 1/2/2012 4,182,560 1.34<br />

€522,580 Republic of Italy 5.75% 10/7/2007 527,179 0.17<br />

€800,000 SanPaolo IMI EMTN 3.75% 9/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

786,392<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

35,743,700<br />

______<br />

11.47<br />

Japan<br />

US$800,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 582,833 0.19<br />

€700,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ EMTN<br />

3.5% 16/12/2015 677,516 0.22<br />

€1,200,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 1,176,210 0.37<br />

€1,500,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

1,502,325<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

___________<br />

3,938,884<br />

______<br />

1.26<br />

Jersey<br />

€665,000 ASIF III Jersey EMTN 5.125% 10/5/2007 667,824 0.21<br />

€361,000 Bawag Capital Finance Jersey 8.765%<br />

31/10/2010 (Perpetual) 397,893 0.13<br />

US$970,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual) 768,241 0.25<br />

€500,000 UBS (Jersey Branch) EMTN 4.5%<br />

16/9/2019<br />

___________<br />

503,645<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

___________<br />

2,337,603<br />

______<br />

0.75<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€900,000 Fiat Finance & Trade EMTN 6.25%<br />

24/2/2010 945,900 0.30<br />

€1,000,000 Gaz Capital for Gazprom 5.03%<br />

25/2/2014 1,008,420 0.32<br />

€550,000 JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA for<br />

Swiss Life 5% 16/11/2015 (Perpetual) 542,850 0.18<br />

€1,405,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 7.75%<br />

24/1/2033 1,673,678 0.54<br />

€300,000 Tyco <strong>International</strong> Group 6.125%<br />

4/4/2007<br />

___________<br />

301,827<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

4,472,675<br />

______<br />

1.44<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Netherlands<br />

€400,000 Allianz Finance 'XW' 4.375%<br />

17/2/2017 (Perpetual) 378,842 0.12<br />

€1,000,000 Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten<br />

EMTN 4% 15/7/2014 996,435 0.32<br />

€600,000 British American Tobacco Holdings<br />

The Netherlands EMTN 4.375%<br />

15/9/2014 590,949 0.19<br />

€1,000,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 1,013,655 0.33<br />

€1,250,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance EMTN 4.75% 31/5/2016 1,237,338 0.39<br />

€440,000 <strong>International</strong> Endesa EMTN 5.375%<br />

21/2/2013 462,928 0.15<br />

DM1,000,000 LKB Baden-Wuert Finance 6.5%<br />

15/9/2008 530,489 0.17<br />

€440,000 Munich Re Finance 6.75% 21/6/2023 493,209 0.16<br />

€1,000,000 Nederlandse Waterschapsbank EMTN<br />

4% 12/3/2013 998,750 0.32<br />

€2,000,000 Netherlands Government 3%<br />

15/7/2007 1,991,420 0.64<br />

€500,000 Netherlands Government 3%<br />

15/1/2010 487,280 0.15<br />

€8,975,000 Netherlands Government 3.75%<br />

15/7/2014 8,865,805 2.85<br />

€6,070,000 Netherlands Government 5%<br />

15/7/2011 6,336,352 2.03<br />

€1,150,000 ThyssenKrupp Finance Nederland<br />

7% 19/3/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,213,457<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

25,596,909<br />

______<br />

8.21<br />

PLN38,000,000<br />

Poland<br />

Poland Government Bond '1015'<br />

6.25% 24/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

10,637,449<br />

______<br />

3.41<br />

Portugal<br />

€5,000,000 Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT<br />

3.85% 15/4/2021<br />

___________<br />

4,849,000<br />

______<br />

1.56<br />

Spain<br />

€500,000 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria 4.5% 12/11/2015 503,500 0.16<br />

€875,000 Pastor Participaciones Preferentes S.A<br />

Unipersonal 4.564% 27/7/2010<br />

(Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

829,456<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

___________<br />

1,332,956<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Sweden<br />

€615,000 Scandinavian Airlines System<br />

EMTN 6% 20/6/2008 627,300 0.20<br />

€1,600,000 SKF 4.25% 13/12/2013<br />

___________<br />

1,573,688<br />

______<br />

0.51<br />

___________<br />

2,200,988<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

United Kingdom<br />

DM2,348,000 AMP UK Finance Services EMTN<br />

4.875% 27/11/2008 1,209,621 0.39<br />

€575,000 Anglian Water Services Financing<br />

EMTN 4.625% 7/10/2013 582,561 0.19<br />

€500,000 Barclays Bank EMTN 4.5% 4/3/2019 504,223 0.16<br />

€650,000 Chester Asset Receivables Dealings<br />

No 11 'A' 6.125% 15/10/2010 693,925 0.22<br />

€105,000 EDF Energy EMTN 4.375% 15/12/2010 105,761 0.03<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 81


Euro Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€350,000 Legal & General Group EMTN 4%<br />

8/6/2025 335,281 0.11<br />

€750,000 Lloyds TSB Bank 5.625% 15/7/2009<br />

(Perpetual) 773,509 0.25<br />

€750,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 752,468 0.24<br />

€550,000 National Grid Electricity Transmission<br />

EMTN 4.125% 18/9/2008 549,813 0.17<br />

€1,340,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN<br />

3.125% 26/1/2010 1,299,894 0.42<br />

€1,200,000 Old Mutual EMTN 5% 4/11/2015<br />

(Perpetual) 1,176,582 0.38<br />

€700,000 Prudential EMTN 5.75% 19/12/2021 741,650 0.24<br />

€750,000 Rolls-Royce Group EMTN 6.375%<br />

14/6/2007 757,852 0.24<br />

€605,000 Royal Bank of Scotland EMTN 4.5%<br />

28/1/2016 611,020 0.20<br />

€600,000 WPP 2005 6% 18/6/2008<br />

___________<br />

614,493<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

___________<br />

10,708,653<br />

______<br />

3.44<br />

United States<br />

€600,000 American Honda Finance EMTN<br />

3.75% 16/3/2011 587,745 0.19<br />

€700,000 Banca Popolare di Bergamo Capital<br />

Trust 8.364% 15/2/2011<br />

(Perpetual) (Pref) 795,337 0.26<br />

€750,000 Cargill EMTN 4.5% 29/9/2014 746,546 0.24<br />

€600,000 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust<br />

5.375% 11/4/2011 626,853 0.20<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€1,000,000 Citigroup 4.75% 10/2/2019 1,020,834 0.33<br />

€900,000 Fortune Brands 3.5% 30/1/2009 883,872 0.28<br />

€250,000 General Electric Capital EMTN 4.125%<br />

19/9/2035 234,087 0.07<br />

€500,000 General Electric Capital EMTN 4.375%<br />

20/1/2010 504,132 0.16<br />

€710,000 Goldman Sachs Group 4.75% 28/1/2014 725,513 0.23<br />

€2,300,000 New York Life Global Funding GMTN<br />

3.75% 19/10/2009 2,277,307 0.73<br />

€1,000,000 Parker Hannifin 3.5% 11/11/2010 971,471 0.31<br />

€1,350,000 SES Global Americas Holdings Group<br />

4.25% 17/12/2007 1,350,729 0.43<br />

US$6,000,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 15/3/2007 4,504,812 1.45<br />

US$6,200,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 4,735,236 1.52<br />

€2,750,000 WM Covered Bond Program EMTN<br />

4% 27/9/2016 2,698,822 0.87<br />

€300,000 Zurich Finance USA EMTN 4.5%<br />

17/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

302,151<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

22,965,447<br />

______<br />

7.37<br />

Total Portfolio 302,413,037 97.04<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

9,211,397<br />

______<br />

2.96<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

311,624,434<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

CHF4,000,000 €2,528,445 12/3/2007 (34,135)<br />

CZK77,917,514 €2,800,874 12/3/2007 26,333<br />

DKr3,145,000 €421,729 12/3/2007 78<br />

€2,500,000 CHF3,985,888 12/3/2007 14,490<br />

€5,585,485 CZK155,835,029 12/3/2007 (68,929)<br />

€368,960 £250,000 12/3/2007 (2,346)<br />

€596,976 ISK56,265,000 12/3/2007 9,386<br />

€10,833,007 PLN41,550,000 12/3/2007 9,309<br />

€12,536,721 US$16,750,000 12/3/2007 (130,605)<br />

¥420,000,000 €2,771,875 12/3/2007 (76,826)<br />

NOK21,410,000 €2,641,579 12/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(45,082)<br />

Net unrealised loss (298,327)<br />

_______<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

220 Eurex E-Schatz March 2007 22,763,400<br />

(12) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (10,268,549)<br />

(230) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (18,324,499)<br />

(85) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (6,927,245)<br />

(160) CME/IMM Eurodollar June 2008 (28,864,447)<br />

94 LIFFE 3 Month EURIBOR June 2007 22,547,075<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (19,074,265)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of €221,933 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

82 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro Bond Fund continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

£3,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays Bank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 4.18%; and receives Floating GBP Libor<br />

3-Month) (22/11/2055) 107,385<br />

£3,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 4.3325%; and receives Floating GBP Libor<br />

6-Month) (5/4/2036) 176,925<br />

€1,250,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund receives<br />

Fixed 0.2675%; and pays default protection on<br />

Sanofi Aventis 4.25% 15/9/2010) (20/3/2011) 7,243<br />

PLN55,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 5.37%; and receives<br />

Floating Wibor 6-Month) (18/9/2013) (304,305)<br />

PLN94,300,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 5.285%; and receives<br />

Floating Wibor 6-Month) (18/9/2010) 353,236<br />

£4,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating UK Retail<br />

Price Index All Items;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.055%) (11/10/2036) 22,503<br />

€8,100,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe<br />

6 V1; and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 23,427<br />

€4,650,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.50%; and receives Floating<br />

quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1)<br />

(20/12/2016) (25,842)<br />

€8,100,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 48,567<br />

€4,600,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (56,086)<br />

CZK80,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Deutsche Bank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 3.867%; and receives Floating Pibor<br />

6-Month) (12/9/2020) (11,430)<br />

€1,350,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund pays Fixed<br />

0.25%; and receives default protection on<br />

Akzo 4.25% 14/6/2011) (20/6/2011) (1,925)<br />

€1,350,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund pays Fixed<br />

0.36%; and receives default protection on SCA<br />

Finans AB) (20/6/2011) (8,899)<br />

€900,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly coupon of Glitnir Banki hf. FRN, 27/1/2010;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.51%) (20/12/2011) 8,893<br />

£7,200,000 Interest Rate Swaps (<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Capital Markets<br />

Bank) (Fund pays Fixed 5.09%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP Libor 6-Month) (7/9/2011) (11,137)<br />

£3,600,000 Interest Rate Swaps (<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Capital Markets<br />

Bank) (Fund pays Fixed 4.47%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP Libor 6-Month) (8/9/2036) (86,099)<br />

US$26,475,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs) (Fund pays<br />

Floating US$ Libor BBA 3-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 5.205%) (24/10/2010) 62,708<br />

€4,200,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys default<br />

protection on Mittal Steel Company N.V. 0%;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.505%) (20/12/2011) (4,058)<br />

€4,200,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells default<br />

protection on Clariant AG 4.25% 15/3/2008;<br />

and pays Fixed 0.46%) (20/12/2011) (3,216)<br />

PLN38,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS) (Fund receives<br />

Floating WIBOR 6-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 4.922%) (24/10/2015)<br />

_______<br />

55,170<br />

_______<br />

353,060<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 83


Euro Corporate Bond Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

€150,000 National Australia Bank EMTN 3.875%<br />

4/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

148,352<br />

______<br />

0.65<br />

Austria<br />

€100,000 BAWAG PSK – Bank fuer Arbeit und<br />

Wirtschaft und Oesterreichische<br />

Postsparkasse EMTN 4.35% 28/5/2013 99,118 0.43<br />

€130,000 Energie AG Oberoesterreich 4.5% 4/3/2025 125,427 0.55<br />

€100,000 Erste Bank der Oesterreichischenrkassen<br />

EMTN 5.25% 14/12/2011 104,495 0.46<br />

€100,000 Telekom Finanzmanagement EMTN 3.375%<br />

27/1/2010<br />

___________<br />

97,363<br />

______<br />

0.42<br />

___________<br />

426,403<br />

______<br />

1.86<br />

Belgium<br />

€100,000 Elia System Operator 4.75% 13/5/2014<br />

___________<br />

102,563<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Canada<br />

€175,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013<br />

___________<br />

175,538<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€290,000 Mizuho Financial Group (Cayman) 4.75%<br />

15/4/2014<br />

___________<br />

292,819<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

Denmark<br />

€261,000 Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab<br />

4.35% 6/10/2011 (Perpetual) 258,655 1.13<br />

€150,000 Dong Energy 3.5% 29/6/2012<br />

___________<br />

143,952<br />

______<br />

0.63<br />

___________<br />

402,607<br />

______<br />

1.76<br />

France<br />

€125,000 Alstom 6.25% 3/3/2010 131,563 0.57<br />

€100,000 Bouygues 4.75% 24/5/2016 100,921 0.44<br />

€100,000 Carrefour EMTN 3.625% 6/5/2013 96,042 0.42<br />

€275,000 Casino Guichard Perrachon EMTN<br />

4.75% 21/7/2011 275,681 1.20<br />

€150,000 CNP Assurances 4.75% 22/12/2016<br />

(Perpetual) 146,990 0.64<br />

€200,000 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 4.25%<br />

31/5/2011 198,656 0.87<br />

€150,000 Credit Logement 4.247% 5/4/2011<br />

(Perpetual) 148,977 0.65<br />

€66,000 France Telecom EMTN 3.625% 14/10/2015 61,418 0.27<br />

€100,000 France Telecom EMTN 7% 23/12/2009 107,706 0.47<br />

€37,000 France Telecom EMTN 8.125% 28/1/2033 50,284 0.22<br />

€90,000 Gecina EMTN 3.625% 17/10/2007 89,503 0.39<br />

€50,000 GIE Suez Alliance 5.5% 20/2/2009 51,300 0.22<br />

€100,000 Klepierre 4.25% 16/3/2016 96,697 0.42<br />

€100,000 Natixis EMTN 4.125% 20/1/2017 97,616 0.43<br />

€100,000 Pernod-Ricard 4.625% 6/12/2013 98,666 0.43<br />

€100,000 Societe Generale EMTN 5.625% 13/2/2012 106,369 0.46<br />

€110,000 Total Capital 'OCT' 3.875% 6/9/2011 108,746 0.48<br />

€40,000 TPSA Eurofinance France 4.625% 5/7/2011 40,123 0.17<br />

€135,000 Unibail EMTN 4% 29/10/2011 132,837 0.58<br />

€235,000 Veolia Environnement EMTN 4.875%<br />

28/5/2013<br />

___________<br />

239,256<br />

______<br />

1.04<br />

___________<br />

2,379,351<br />

______<br />

10.37<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Germany<br />

€200,000 Bertelsmann 4.375% 26/9/2012 198,697 0.87<br />

€585,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4%<br />

4/1/2037 578,655 2.52<br />

€500,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 3.75%<br />

4/1/2017 492,149 2.14<br />

€75,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 4%<br />

4/7/2016 75,317 0.33<br />

€350,000 Commerzbank EMTN 4.125% 13/9/2016 345,501 1.51<br />

€500,000 DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale '466'<br />

4.25% 23/1/2013 504,646 2.20<br />

€60,000 HT1 Funding 6.352% 30/6/2017 (Perpetual) 63,763 0.28<br />

€500,000 Muenchener Hypothekenbank '570'<br />

5.75% 3/9/2010 528,742 2.30<br />

€90,000 VW Financial Services EMTN 4.75%<br />

19/7/2011<br />

___________<br />

91,187<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

___________<br />

2,878,657<br />

______<br />

12.55<br />

Greece<br />

€100,000 Public Power 4.5% 12/3/2009<br />

___________<br />

100,476<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Guernsey<br />

€300,000 Credit Suisse Group Finance Guernsey<br />

3.625% 23/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

287,669<br />

______<br />

1.25<br />

Hungary<br />

€150,000 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas 3.875%<br />

5/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

135,645<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

Ireland<br />

€200,000 GE Capital European Funding EMTN<br />

4.125% 27/10/2016 197,610 0.86<br />

€300,000 German Postal Pensions Securitisation<br />

'2' 4.25% 18/1/2017 301,947 1.32<br />

€20,000 Irish Life & Permanent EMTN 6.25%<br />

15/2/2011<br />

___________<br />

21,408<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

520,965<br />

______<br />

2.27<br />

Italy<br />

€50,000 ACEA 4.875% 23/7/2014 50,981 0.22<br />

€200,000 SanPaolo IMI EMTN 3.75% 9/6/2015 196,598 0.86<br />

€250,000 UniCredito Italiano EMTN 4.5% 22/9/2019<br />

___________<br />

250,267<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

___________<br />

497,846<br />

______<br />

2.17<br />

Japan<br />

€100,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ EMTN<br />

3.5% 16/12/2015 96,788 0.42<br />

€275,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 269,548 1.18<br />

€200,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

200,310<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

566,646<br />

______<br />

2.47<br />

Jersey<br />

€57,000 Bawag Capital Finance Jersey 8.765%<br />

31/10/2010 (Perpetual) 62,825 0.27<br />

€200,000 HSBC Capital Funding (Jersey Channel<br />

Islands) 5.369% 24/3/2014 (Perpetual) 207,858 0.91<br />

US$325,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual) 257,400 1.12<br />

€170,000 UBS (Jersey Branch) EMTN 4.5%<br />

16/9/2019<br />

___________<br />

171,239<br />

______<br />

0.75<br />

___________<br />

699,322<br />

______<br />

3.05<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

84 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro Corporate Bond Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€100,000 Fiat Finance & Trade EMTN 6.25%<br />

24/2/2010 105,100 0.46<br />

€150,000 Gaz Capital for Gazprom 5.03% 25/2/2014 151,263 0.66<br />

€290,000 HypoVereinsbank Luxembourg 6%<br />

18/12/2008 298,486 1.30<br />

€150,000 JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA<br />

for Swiss Life 5% 16/11/2015 (Perpetual) 148,050 0.65<br />

€100,000 Merck Finanz 3.75% 7/12/2012 95,878 0.42<br />

€80,000 SES Global 4.5% 19/11/2008 79,632 0.35<br />

€100,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 5.875%<br />

24/1/2008 101,739 0.44<br />

€255,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 7.25%<br />

24/4/2012 282,800 1.23<br />

€195,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 7.75%<br />

24/1/2033<br />

___________<br />

232,290<br />

______<br />

1.01<br />

___________<br />

1,495,238<br />

______<br />

6.52<br />

Netherlands<br />

€140,000 ABN Amro Bank EMTN 4.625% 28/10/2013 143,685 0.63<br />

€125,000 Adecco <strong>International</strong> Financial Services<br />

4.5% 25/4/2013 124,003 0.54<br />

€60,000 Aegon EMTN 4.625% 16/4/2008 60,400 0.26<br />

€90,000 Allianz Finance 'XW' 4.375% 17/2/2017<br />

(Perpetual) 85,239 0.37<br />

€140,000 British American Tobacco Holdings The<br />

Netherlands EMTN 4.375% 15/9/2014 137,888 0.60<br />

€215,000 DaimlerChrysler <strong>International</strong> Finance<br />

EMTN 7% 21/3/2011 234,487 1.02<br />

€140,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong> Finance<br />

EMTN 4.75% 31/5/2016 138,582 0.60<br />

€130,000 E.ON <strong>International</strong> Finance EMTN 5.75%<br />

29/5/2009 134,515 0.59<br />

€215,000 ING Bank EMTN 4.625% 15/3/2019 217,694 0.95<br />

€50,000 ING Bank EMTN 5.875% 23/2/2011 53,285 0.23<br />

€80,000 ING Verzekeringen 6.25% 21/6/2021 85,899 0.38<br />

€175,000 Lanxess Finance 4.125% 21/6/2012 168,981 0.74<br />

€100,000 LeasePlan 4.5% 8/11/2016 99,598 0.44<br />

€170,000 Munich Re Finance 6.75% 21/6/2023 190,558 0.83<br />

€100,000 Nuon Finance EMTN 4.125% 17/12/2014 98,521 0.43<br />

€150,000 Red Electrica de Espana Finance EMTN<br />

4.75% 18/9/2013 153,941 0.67<br />

€55,000 Telefonica Europe EMTN 5.125% 14/2/2013 56,344 0.25<br />

€90,000 ThyssenKrupp Finance Nederland 7%<br />

19/3/2009 94,966 0.41<br />

€155,000 Urenco Finance 3.375% 7/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

149,962<br />

______<br />

0.65<br />

___________<br />

2,428,548<br />

______<br />

10.59<br />

Norway<br />

€270,000 DnB NORBank 7.068% 19/11/2012<br />

(Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

303,761<br />

______<br />

1.32<br />

Spain<br />

€100,000 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria<br />

4.5% 12/11/2015 100,700 0.44<br />

€125,000 Pastor Participaciones Preferentes S.A<br />

Unipersonal 4.564% 27/7/2010<br />

(Perpetual) 118,494 0.52<br />

€200,000 Telefonica Emisiones SAU EMTN 4.375%<br />

2/2/2016<br />

___________<br />

192,906<br />

______<br />

0.84<br />

___________<br />

412,100<br />

______<br />

1.80<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Sweden<br />

€200,000 If P&C Insurance 7.5% 30/3/2021 221,960 0.97<br />

€150,000 SKF 4.25% 13/12/2013 147,533 0.64<br />

€50,000 Vattenfall Treasury EMTN 6.125%<br />

21/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

50,733<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

420,226<br />

______<br />

1.83<br />

United Kingdom<br />

DM300,000 AMP UK Finance Services EMTN<br />

4.875% 27/11/2008 154,551 0.67<br />

€230,000 Anglian Water Services Financing EMTN<br />

4.625% 7/10/2013 233,025 1.01<br />

€90,000 BAA EMTN 4.5% 30/9/2014 89,500 0.39<br />

€100,000 Bank of Scotland EMTN 5.5% 27/7/2009 103,170 0.45<br />

€50,000 Barclays Bank EMTN 4.5% 4/3/2019 50,422 0.22<br />

€50,000 Barclays Bank EMTN 4.875% 31/3/2013 51,718 0.23<br />

€470,000 Chester Asset Receivables Dealings<br />

No 11 'A' 6.125% 15/10/2010 501,761 2.19<br />

€65,000 EDF Energy EMTN 4.375% 15/12/2010 65,471 0.28<br />

€100,000 Hammerson 4.875% 19/6/2015 100,016 0.44<br />

€175,000 HBOS EMTN 4.5% 18/3/2030 169,266 0.74<br />

€295,000 HSBC Holdings 3.625% 29/6/2020 278,866 1.22<br />

€50,000 Legal & General Group EMTN 4%<br />

8/6/2025 47,897 0.21<br />

€250,000 Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding II<br />

3.875% 22/2/2011 (Perpetual) 242,854 1.06<br />

€100,000 Lloyds TSB Bank 5.625% 15/7/2009<br />

(Perpetual) 103,134 0.45<br />

€210,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN 3.125%<br />

26/1/2010 203,715 0.89<br />

£100,000 Next 5.875% 12/10/2016 147,165 0.64<br />

€200,000 Old Mutual EMTN 5% 4/11/2015<br />

(Perpetual) 196,097 0.85<br />

€270,000 Prudential EMTN 5.75% 19/12/2021 286,065 1.25<br />

€100,000 Rolls-Royce Group EMTN 4.5% 16/3/2011 100,732 0.44<br />

€324,000 Royal Bank of Scotland EMTN 4.5%<br />

28/1/2016 327,224 1.42<br />

€150,000 Standard Chartered Bank EMTN 3.625%<br />

3/2/2017 144,661 0.63<br />

€80,000 Vodafone Group EMTN 5.125% 10/4/2015 81,484 0.36<br />

€120,000 WPP Group 4.375% 5/12/2013<br />

___________<br />

118,132<br />

______<br />

0.51<br />

___________<br />

3,796,926<br />

______<br />

16.55<br />

United States<br />

€100,000 American Honda Finance EMTN 3.75%<br />

16/3/2011 97,958 0.43<br />

€100,000 Banca Popolare di Bergamo Capital Trust<br />

8.364% 15/2/2011 (Perpetual) (Pref) 113,620 0.50<br />

€250,000 Bank of America EMTN 4% 28/3/2018 245,171 1.07<br />

€250,000 BNP Paribas Capital Trust IV 6.342%<br />

24/1/2012 (Perpetual) 270,373 1.18<br />

€160,000 Cargill EMTN 4.5% 29/9/2014 159,263 0.70<br />

€500,000 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 5.375%<br />

11/4/2011 522,378 2.28<br />

€120,000 Citigroup 3.875% 21/5/2010 119,107 0.52<br />

€205,000 Citigroup 5% 2/8/2019 215,547 0.94<br />

US$100,000 Comcast 6.5% 15/11/2035 76,651 0.33<br />

US$100,000 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding 8.5%<br />

18/1/2031 90,146 0.39<br />

€150,000 Fortune Brands 3.5% 30/1/2009 147,312 0.64<br />

€20,000 General Electric Capital EMTN 4.125%<br />

19/9/2035 18,727 0.08<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 85


Euro Corporate Bond Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€200,000 Goldman Sachs Group 4.75% 28/1/2014 204,370 0.89<br />

€155,000 IntesaBci Capital Trust 6.988%<br />

12/7/2011 (Perpetual) 170,168 0.74<br />

€200,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co EMTN 4.375%<br />

12/11/2019 198,366 0.87<br />

€300,000 New York Life Global Funding GMTN<br />

3.75% 19/10/2009 297,040 1.29<br />

€100,000 Parker Hannifin 3.5% 11/11/2010 97,147 0.42<br />

€50,000 Procter & Gamble 4.125% 7/12/2020 48,370 0.21<br />

€250,000 SLM Student Loan Trust 2003-7 '03-7'<br />

3.8% 17/6/2010 246,832 1.08<br />

US$125,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Finance 6.15%<br />

1/2/2036 92,412 0.40<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€50,000 Unicredito Italiano Capital Trust III<br />

4.028% 27/10/2015 (Perpetual) 46,642 0.20<br />

€100,000 Zurich Finance USA EMTN 4.5%<br />

17/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

100,717<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

3,578,317<br />

______<br />

15.60<br />

Total Portfolio 22,049,975 96.12<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

889,537<br />

______<br />

3.88<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

22,939,512<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

US$100,000 €75,598 4/1/2007 251<br />

€563,549 US$745,000 4/1/2007 (1,526)<br />

€148,060 £100,000 4/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(848)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(2,123)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

15 Eurex Euro Bund March 2007 1,742,100<br />

(25) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (2,721,000)<br />

(1) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (855,712)<br />

(24) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (1,955,928)<br />

(4) US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 (337,556)<br />

6 LIFFE 3 Month EURIBOR June 2007<br />

_________<br />

1,439,175<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(2,688,921)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of €20,949 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

£75,000 Interest Rate Swaps (UBS Warburg)<br />

(Fund pays Floating GBP Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 3.9775%) (17/1/2036) 10,797<br />

€100,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund receives<br />

Fixed 0.2675%; and pays default protection on<br />

Sanofi Aventis 4.25% 15/9/2010) (20/3/2011) 579<br />

€700,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 2,025<br />

€400,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (2,223)<br />

€700,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 2,109<br />

€400,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance of<br />

iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (2,299)<br />

€600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys default<br />

protection on Mittal Steel Company N.V. 0%;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.505%) (20/12/2011) (904)<br />

€600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells default<br />

protection on Clariant AG 4.25% 15/3/2008;<br />

and pays Fixed 0.46%) (20/12/2011) 2,156<br />

€1,250,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 3,766<br />

€710,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance of<br />

iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (4,082)<br />

€150,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund pays Fixed 0.25%;<br />

and receives default protection on Akzo 4.25% 14/6/2011)<br />

(20/6/2011) (214)<br />

€150,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund pays Fixed 0.36%;<br />

and receives default protection on SCA Finans AB)<br />

(20/6/2011) (989)<br />

€1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund Pays Fixed 0.40%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx<br />

EUR.5.EU5) (20/6/2011) 7,592<br />

€250,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly coupon of Glitnir Banki hf. FRN, 27/1/2010;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.51%) (20/12/2011) 2,470<br />

€600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys default<br />

protection on Pernod Ricard SA 4.625% 12/6/2013;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.51%) (20/12/2011) (580)<br />

€600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells default<br />

protection on Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 6.25%<br />

12/4/2018; and receives Fixed 0.38%) (20/12/2011) (459)<br />

_______<br />

19,744<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

86 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro Reserve Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

€10,000,000 Suncorp-Metway EMTN FRN<br />

20/10/2008 10,011,600 1.96<br />

€5,000,000 Torrens Trust '2006-1E A1' FRN<br />

14/9/2037<br />

___________<br />

5,007,549<br />

______<br />

0.98<br />

___________<br />

15,019,149<br />

______<br />

2.94<br />

Austria<br />

€6,000,000 Kommunalkredit Austria EMTN FRN<br />

14/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

6,003,600<br />

______<br />

1.17<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€5,000,000 BCP Finance Bank EMTN FRN<br />

6/7/2007 5,004,759 0.98<br />

€20,000,000 Caixa Geral de Depositos Finance<br />

(Cayman Islands) EMTN FRN<br />

24/4/2007 20,008,000 3.91<br />

€400,000 Pacific Life Funding EMTN 4.875%<br />

30/7/2007<br />

___________<br />

401,720<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

25,414,479<br />

______<br />

4.97<br />

Denmark<br />

€5,000,000 FIH Erhvervsbank EMTN FRN<br />

3/11/2009<br />

___________<br />

4,999,750<br />

______<br />

0.97<br />

Finland<br />

€6,500,000 OKO Bank EMTN FRN 18/3/2008<br />

___________<br />

6,499,675<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

France<br />

€5,000,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses<br />

d'Epargne et de Prevoyance<br />

EMTN FRN 23/5/2008 4,997,848 0.98<br />

€5,000,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses<br />

d'Epargne et de Prevoyance<br />

EMTN FRN 4/2/2009 5,000,750 0.98<br />

€5,000,000 Credit Agricole (London) EMTN FRN<br />

23/6/2008 4,998,350 0.98<br />

€2,450,000 Credit Agricole (London) EMTN FRN<br />

28/10/2009 2,446,301 0.47<br />

€5,000,000 Credit Agricole EMTN FRN<br />

11/7/2007 5,002,025 0.98<br />

€5,000,000 France Telecom EMTN 6%<br />

28/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

5,069,200<br />

______<br />

0.99<br />

___________<br />

27,514,474<br />

______<br />

5.38<br />

Germany<br />

€50,000 Deutsche Bank FRN 18/10/2010<br />

___________<br />

50,219<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Iceland<br />

€5,000,000 Glitnir Banki HF EMTN FRN<br />

31/5/2007 4,986,050 0.98<br />

€11,400,000 Kaupthing Bank EMTN FRN<br />

23/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

11,397,891<br />

______<br />

2.23<br />

___________<br />

16,383,941<br />

______<br />

3.21<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Ireland<br />

€10,000,000 GE Capital European Funding EMTN<br />

FRN 1/3/2010<br />

___________<br />

9,993,169<br />

______<br />

1.95<br />

Italy<br />

€5,000,000 Banca Intesa EMTN FRN 23/4/2008 5,012,250 0.98<br />

€4,466,923 SCIP – Societa Cartolarizzazione<br />

Immobili Pubblici '2 A5' FRN<br />

26/4/2025<br />

___________<br />

4,467,960<br />

______<br />

0.88<br />

___________<br />

9,480,210<br />

______<br />

1.86<br />

Japan<br />

€10,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation for<br />

Small and Medium Enterprise<br />

FRN 13/2/2009 10,046,603 1.97<br />

NLG14,670,000 Kansai Electric Power EMTN 5.75%<br />

30/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

6,703,820<br />

______<br />

1.31<br />

___________<br />

16,750,423<br />

______<br />

3.28<br />

Jersey<br />

€3,000,000 UBS (Jersey Branch) EMTN FRN<br />

17/11/2015<br />

___________<br />

3,001,140<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€10,000,000 IEB Finance 0% 11/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

9,694,000<br />

______<br />

1.90<br />

Netherlands<br />

€10,000,000 ABN Amro Bank EMTN FRN<br />

16/9/2011 10,012,300 1.96<br />

€5,000,000 Aegon EMTN 4.625% 16/4/2008 5,033,350 0.99<br />

€10,000,000 Allianz Finance II 4.625% 29/11/2007 10,058,800 1.97<br />

€10,550,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 10,694,060 2.09<br />

€4,132,000 Diageo Capital EMTN 3.875%<br />

6/1/2009 4,109,832 0.80<br />

€5,205,000 ING Groep EMTN 6% 1/8/2007 5,263,973 1.03<br />

€2,306,744 Match '2002-1 A1' FRN 29/10/2034 2,312,169 0.45<br />

€10,000,000 NIBC Bank EMTN FRN 12/2/2008 9,996,400 1.96<br />

€7,000,000 Nomura Europe Finance EMTN FRN<br />

27/2/2009 6,996,500 1.37<br />

€5,000,000 Popular Finance Europe EMTN FRN<br />

10/11/2008 4,998,733 0.98<br />

€5,000,000 RWE Finance EMTN 5.375%<br />

18/4/2008 5,080,725 0.99<br />

€10,000,000 Toyota Motor Finance Netherlands<br />

EMTN FRN 10/11/2008 10,004,855 1.96<br />

DM10,000,000 Westlb Finance Curaco EMTN FRN<br />

29/10/2008<br />

___________<br />

5,113,805<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

89,675,502<br />

______<br />

17.55<br />

New Zealand<br />

€10,000,000 Westpac Trust Securities NZ (London)<br />

EMTN FRN 7/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

9,999,024<br />

______<br />

1.96<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 87


Euro Reserve Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Spain<br />

€8,000,000 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria FRN 16/6/2008 8,007,440 1.57<br />

€5,000,000 BBVA Senior Finance SA Unipersonal<br />

EMTN FRN 28/9/2007 5,000,200 0.98<br />

€7,000,000 BPE Financiaciones '1' FRN<br />

30/7/2007 6,998,040 1.37<br />

€10,000,000 BPE Financiaciones DMTN FRN<br />

22/5/2009 9,995,527 1.95<br />

€12,000,000 Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad<br />

de Madrid FRN 21/2/2008 12,001,440 2.35<br />

€5,000,000 Santander <strong>International</strong> Debt EMTN<br />

FRN 25/1/2010<br />

___________<br />

4,994,850<br />

______<br />

0.98<br />

___________<br />

46,997,497<br />

______<br />

9.20<br />

Sweden<br />

€10,000,000 Swedbank Hypotek EMTN FRN<br />

18/1/2008 9,996,000 1.96<br />

€10,000,000 Swedish Housing Finance EMTN FRN<br />

14/9/2007 9,998,712 1.96<br />

€3,240,000 Vattenfall Treasury EMTN 6.125%<br />

21/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

3,287,482<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

___________<br />

23,282,194<br />

______<br />

4.56<br />

United Arab Emirates<br />

€700,000 Emirates Bank <strong>International</strong> EMTN<br />

FRN 15/6/2011<br />

___________<br />

699,475<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

United Kingdom<br />

€5,000,000 Abbey National FRN 28/6/2012 5,009,800 0.98<br />

€1,498,000 Abbey National Treasury Services<br />

(London) FRN 14/5/2008 1,500,696 0.29<br />

€4,000,000 Abbey National Treasury Services<br />

(London) FRN 27/5/2009 4,006,600 0.78<br />

€5,000,000 Bank of Scotland EMTN 5.125%<br />

5/12/2013 5,085,250 1.00<br />

€7,500,000 HBOS FRN 26/8/2010 (Perpetual) 7,668,750 1.50<br />

€5,000,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 4.5%<br />

23/1/2009 5,036,050 0.99<br />

€10,000,000 Rio Tinto Finance EMTN 5.125%<br />

10/5/2007 10,040,950 1.96<br />

€4,000,000 Royal Bank of Scotland MTN1 FRN<br />

7/10/2013 4,019,675 0.79<br />

€5,000,000 Tesco EMTN 5.25% 7/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

5,073,875<br />

______<br />

0.99<br />

___________<br />

47,441,646<br />

______<br />

9.28<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United States<br />

€10,000,000 American <strong>International</strong> Group<br />

EMTN FRN 26/4/2011 10,005,000 1.96<br />

€2,750,000 Bank of America EMTN FRN<br />

20/11/2008 2,754,469 0.54<br />

€15,000,000 Bank One NA (Columbus OH) EMTN<br />

FRN 27/5/2008 15,029,850 2.94<br />

€20,000,000 Citigroup 4.625% 14/11/2007 20,104,848 3.93<br />

€1,049,000 Coca-Cola Enterprises EMTN<br />

5.875% 8/3/2007 1,052,627 0.21<br />

€10,000,000 General Electric Capital EMTN<br />

5.125% 20/6/2007 10,050,250 1.97<br />

€2,000,000 Goldman Sachs Group 4.125%<br />

6/2/2008 2,003,893 0.39<br />

€7,000,000 Goldman Sachs Group EMTN FRN<br />

11/5/2011 7,009,450 1.37<br />

€5,000,000 HSBC Finance 5.875% 31/3/2008<br />

___________<br />

5,106,961<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

73,117,348<br />

______<br />

14.31<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

442,016,915<br />

______<br />

86.50<br />

COMMERCIAL PAPER<br />

France<br />

€2,000,000 Caixa Geral de Depositos (Paris)<br />

0% 13/12/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,921,965<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

Jersey<br />

€5,000,000 Amstel Euro Funding 0% 6/6/2007<br />

___________<br />

4,914,902<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

United Kingdom<br />

€8,000,000 Alliance & Leicester 0% 8/6/2007 7,862,130 1.54<br />

€5,000,000 Northern Rock 0% 10/4/2007<br />

___________<br />

4,946,652<br />

______<br />

0.97<br />

___________<br />

12,808,782<br />

______<br />

2.51<br />

Total Commercial Paper<br />

___________<br />

19,645,649<br />

______<br />

3.85<br />

Total Portfolio 461,662,564 90.35<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

49,334,174<br />

______<br />

9.65<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

510,996,738<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

88 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro Short Duration Bond Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

US$540,000 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group<br />

EMTN 5.5% 24/5/2011 414,614 1.08<br />

€500,000 Torrens Trust '2006-1E A1' FRN<br />

14/9/2037<br />

___________<br />

500,755<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

___________<br />

915,369<br />

______<br />

2.38<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€450,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75%<br />

3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

451,914<br />

______<br />

1.17<br />

Denmark<br />

€400,000 FIH Erhvervsbank EMTN FRN<br />

3/11/2009<br />

___________<br />

399,980<br />

______<br />

1.04<br />

France<br />

€3,450,000 French Treasury Note BTAN 3.5%<br />

12/9/2008 3,427,471 8.90<br />

€360,000 Gecina EMTN 3.625% 17/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

358,013<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

___________<br />

3,785,484<br />

______<br />

9.83<br />

Germany<br />

€100,000 Bundesobligation '141' 4.25%<br />

15/2/2008 100,379 0.26<br />

€7,856,000 Bundesobligation '142' 3% 11/4/2008 7,772,740 20.19<br />

€100,000 Bundesobligation '143' 3.5%<br />

10/10/2008 99,348 0.26<br />

€400,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

4% 4/1/2037<br />

___________<br />

395,662<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

___________<br />

8,368,129<br />

______<br />

21.73<br />

Greece<br />

€2,200,000 Hellenic Republic Government Bond<br />

2.9% 21/6/2008 2,168,100 5.63<br />

€3,500,000 Republic of Greece 3.4% 21/6/2009<br />

___________<br />

3,452,925<br />

______<br />

8.97<br />

___________<br />

5,621,025<br />

______<br />

14.60<br />

Iceland<br />

ISK19,000,000 Housing Financing Fund 3.75%<br />

15/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

186,495<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

Italy<br />

€782,000 Republic of Italy 3% 15/4/2009 767,596 2.00<br />

€5,000,000 Republic of Italy 3.75% 15/6/2009<br />

___________<br />

4,979,350<br />

______<br />

12.93<br />

___________<br />

5,746,946<br />

______<br />

14.93<br />

Japan<br />

US$200,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 145,708 0.38<br />

€500,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015<br />

___________<br />

490,087<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

___________<br />

635,795<br />

______<br />

1.65<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Jersey<br />

US$320,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

253,440<br />

______<br />

0.66<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€250,000 HypoVereinsbank Luxembourg 6%<br />

18/12/2008<br />

___________<br />

257,316<br />

______<br />

0.67<br />

Netherlands<br />

€300,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 304,096 0.79<br />

€100,000 LeasePlan 4.5% 8/11/2016 99,598 0.26<br />

€4,800,000 Netherlands Government 2.5%<br />

15/1/2008 4,734,875 12.30<br />

€400,000 Saint-Gobain Nederland 5.125%<br />

9/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

405,328<br />

______<br />

1.05<br />

___________<br />

5,543,897<br />

______<br />

14.40<br />

United Kingdom<br />

DM575,000 AMP UK Finance Services EMTN<br />

4.875% 27/11/2008 296,223 0.77<br />

€425,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN<br />

3.125% 26/1/2010 412,280 1.07<br />

€700,000 Permanent Financing '4A1' 5.1%<br />

11/6/2007 703,328 1.83<br />

€160,000 Prudential EMTN 5.75% 19/12/2021<br />

___________<br />

169,520<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

1,581,351<br />

______<br />

4.11<br />

United States<br />

€300,000 Fortune Brands 3.5% 30/1/2009 294,624 0.76<br />

US$260,000 ICI Wilmington 4.375% 1/12/2008 192,135 0.50<br />

€500,000 New York Life Global Funding<br />

GMTN 3.75% 19/10/2009 495,067 1.28<br />

€500,000 SES Global Americas Holdings<br />

Group 4.25% 17/12/2007 500,270 1.30<br />

US$2,000,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 2.5% 15/7/2016 1,527,496 3.97<br />

US$85,000 Weyerhaeuser 6.125% 15/3/2007 64,528 0.17<br />

US$300,000 Yum! Brands 7.65% 15/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

234,071<br />

______<br />

0.61<br />

___________<br />

3,308,191<br />

______<br />

8.59<br />

Total Portfolio 37,055,332 96.24<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,447,035<br />

______<br />

3.76<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

38,502,367<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(1)<br />

Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 89


Euro Short Duration Bond Fund (1) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

PLN10,800,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 5.37%; and receives<br />

Floating Wibor 6-Month) (18/9/2013) (59,756)<br />

PLN18,500,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 5.285%; and receives<br />

Floating Wibor 6-Month) (18/9/2010) 69,299<br />

£750,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating UK Retail<br />

Price Index All Items; and receives<br />

Fixed 3.055%) (11/10/2036) 4,219<br />

€1,300,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1; and receives<br />

Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 3,760<br />

€700,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.50%; and receives<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx<br />

Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (3,890)<br />

€1,300,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1; and receives<br />

Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 3,917<br />

€740,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.50%; and receives<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx<br />

Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (4,254)<br />

€646,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Deutsche Bank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 4.1016%; and receives<br />

Floating Euribor 6-Month) (1/12/2036) (33,899)<br />

£500,000 Interest Rate Swaps (RBS)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 4.58625%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP Libor 6-Month) (4/7/2036) (2,480)<br />

£200,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays<br />

Floating quarterly coupon of Glitnir<br />

Banki hf. FRN, 27/1/2010; and receives<br />

Fixed 0.51%) (20/12/2011) 1,976<br />

£1,600,000 Interest Rate Swaps (<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong><br />

Capital Markets Bank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 5.09%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP Libor 6-Month) (7/9/2011) (2,475)<br />

£800,000 Interest Rate Swaps (<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Capital<br />

Markets Bank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 4.47%; and receives<br />

Floating GBP Libor 6-Month) (8/9/2036) (19,133)<br />

€4,375,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs)<br />

(Fund pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.205%) (24/10/2010) 10,363<br />

€2,688,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Deutsche Bank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 3.86804%; and receives<br />

Floating Euribor 6-Month) (1/12/2011) 41,382<br />

_______<br />

9,029<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

CHF670,000 €423,515 12/3/2007 (5,718)<br />

€400,000 CHF637,742 12/3/2007 2,318<br />

€86,419 ISK8,145,000 12/3/2007 1,359<br />

€2,993,844 US$4,000,000 12/3/2007 (31,189)<br />

¥60,000,000 €395,982 12/3/2007 (10,975)<br />

NOK3,530,000 €435,534 12/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(7,433)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(51,638)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

71 Eurex E-Schatz March 2007 7,346,370<br />

8 Euro BUXL 30 Year Bond March 2007 788,480<br />

(7) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (761,880)<br />

(2) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (1,711,425)<br />

(38) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (3,027,526)<br />

(28) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (2,281,916)<br />

12 LIFFE 3 Month Euribor June 2007 2,878,350<br />

(17) June Eurodollar Future June 2007 (3,055,080)<br />

(20) CME/IMM Eurodollar June 2008<br />

_________<br />

(3,608,056)<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(3,432,683)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of €11,910 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

90 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Euro-Markets Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Luxembourg<br />

279,486 ProLogis European Properties ___________ 4,143,380 ______ 1.44<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong> ___________ 4,143,380 ______ 1.44<br />

COMMON & PREFFERED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Austria<br />

383,755 Telekom Austria ___________ 7,790,226 ______ 2.70<br />

Belgium<br />

107,286 KBC Groep 9,918,591 3.43<br />

34,011 Umicore ___________ 4,384,018 ______ 1.52<br />

___________ 14,302,609 ______ 4.95<br />

Finland<br />

285,632 Fortum 6,158,226 2.13<br />

337,040 Nokia ___________ 5,247,713 ______ 1.82<br />

___________ 11,405,939 ______ 3.95<br />

France<br />

32,095 Assurances Generales de France 3,787,210 1.31<br />

439,038 AXA 13,504,809 4.68<br />

74,227 Cap Gemini 3,533,205 1.22<br />

46,156 Groupe Danone 5,317,171 1.84<br />

304,105 Legrand 6,745,049 2.34<br />

30,137 PPR 3,402,467 1.18<br />

100,006 Societe Generale 12,950,777 4.49<br />

94,486 Total 5,182,557 1.79<br />

55,044 Vinci 5,325,507 1.84<br />

290,205 Vivendi ___________ 8,621,991 ______ 2.99<br />

___________ 68,370,743 ______ 23.68<br />

Germany<br />

135,291 Altana 6,358,677 2.20<br />

167,095 Bayer 6,794,083 2.35<br />

131,701 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 5,730,311 1.98<br />

60,935 Deutsche Postbank 3,898,012 1.35<br />

80,774 E.ON 8,305,990 2.88<br />

62,502 Fresenius Medical Care & Co 6,310,827 2.19<br />

149,864 Hypo Real Estate Holding 7,154,507 2.48<br />

5,524 Porsche (Pref) 5,325,467 1.85<br />

80,923 RWE* 6,757,070 2.34<br />

131,878 Siemens 9,909,313 3.43<br />

269,192 Symrise ___________ 5,249,244 ______ 1.82<br />

___________ 71,793,501 ______ 24.87<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Greece<br />

281,817 EFG Eurobank Ergasias 7,733,058 2.68<br />

361,066 Hellenic Telecommunications<br />

Organization 8,217,862 2.84<br />

130,783 Piraeus Bank ___________ 3,193,721 ______ 1.11<br />

___________ 19,144,641 ______ 6.63<br />

Ireland<br />

106,620 Allied Irish Banks ___________ 2,398,950 ______ 0.83<br />

Italy<br />

1,473,822 Banca Intesa 8,356,571 2.89<br />

776,648 Banca Intesa – RNC 4,263,798 1.48<br />

564,838 ENI 14,425,963 5.00<br />

1,310,577 UniCredito Italiano ___________ 8,724,863 ______ 3.02<br />

___________ 35,771,195 ______ 12.39<br />

Netherlands<br />

128,353 Koninklijke Numico 5,229,101 1.81<br />

204,896 Mittal Steel 6,564,868 2.27<br />

96,255 TomTom* ___________ 3,144,651 ______ 1.09<br />

___________ 14,938,620 ______ 5.17<br />

Spain<br />

204,342 Altadis 8,075,596 2.80<br />

251,408 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 4,580,654 1.59<br />

78,512 Endesa ___________ 2,808,374 ______ 0.97<br />

___________ 15,464,624 ______ 5.36<br />

Sweden<br />

413,387 Assa Abloy 'B' ___________ 6,732,725 ______ 2.33<br />

Switzerland<br />

102,297 Holcim 7,111,998 2.46<br />

126,741 Novartis 5,532,752 1.92<br />

28,045 Syngenta ___________ 3,957,099 ______ 1.37<br />

___________ 16,601,849 ______ 5.75<br />

Total Common & Preferred Stocks (Shares) ___________ 284,715,622 ______ 98.61<br />

Total Portfolio 288,859,002 100.05<br />

Other Net Liabilities ___________ (130,169) ______ (0.05)<br />

Total Net Assets (€) ___________ 288,728,833 ______ 100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 31.5<br />

Materials 11.9<br />

Industrials 9.8<br />

Utilities 8.3<br />

Consumer discretionary 8.0<br />

Energy 6.8<br />

Consumer staples 6.4<br />

Healthcare 6.3<br />

Telecommunication services 5.5<br />

Information technology 4.2<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 1.4<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(0.1)<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 91


European Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

239,836 Delhaize Group<br />

___________<br />

15,181,619<br />

______<br />

1.32<br />

Denmark<br />

582,812 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

19,585,523<br />

______<br />

1.70<br />

Finland<br />

726,733 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

15,668,363<br />

______<br />

1.36<br />

France<br />

104,590 Air Liquide 18,951,708 1.65<br />

103,776 Assurances Generales de France 12,245,568 1.06<br />

640,860 AXA 19,712,854 1.71<br />

350,421 Cap Gemini 16,680,040 1.45<br />

78,465 EDF – Electricite de France 4,331,268 0.37<br />

215,777 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 17,240,582 1.50<br />

201,615 Societe Generale 26,109,142 2.27<br />

664,001 Total<br />

___________<br />

36,420,455<br />

______<br />

3.16<br />

___________<br />

151,691,617<br />

______<br />

13.17<br />

Germany<br />

339,898 Altana 15,975,206 1.39<br />

469,370 Bayer 19,084,584 1.66<br />

334,242 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 14,542,869 1.26<br />

803,659 Deutsche Post 18,355,572 1.59<br />

179,700 Deutsche Postbank 11,495,409 1.00<br />

452,607 Praktiker Bau- und<br />

Heimwerkermaerkte 12,252,071 1.06<br />

212,912 RWE 17,778,152 1.54<br />

528,580 SAP 21,280,631 1.85<br />

360,562 Siemens<br />

___________<br />

27,092,629<br />

______<br />

2.35<br />

___________<br />

157,857,123<br />

______<br />

13.70<br />

Greece<br />

130,995 Hellenic Telecommunications<br />

Organization<br />

___________<br />

2,981,446<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

Ireland<br />

942,374 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

21,203,415<br />

______<br />

1.84<br />

Italy<br />

3,804,820 Banca Intesa 21,573,329 1.87<br />

1,003,161 ENI 25,620,732 2.22<br />

9,152,969 Telecom Italia* 21,051,829 1.83<br />

1,120,124 UniCredito Italiano 7,448,825 0.65<br />

2,926,511 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

19,490,563<br />

______<br />

1.69<br />

___________<br />

95,185,278<br />

______<br />

8.26<br />

Netherlands<br />

1,106,971 Aegon 16,006,801 1.39<br />

330,774 Randstad Holdings 17,332,558 1.50<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

1,379,400 STMicroelectronics 19,408,158 1.69<br />

590,407 TNT 19,188,227 1.67<br />

720,310 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

14,989,651<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

___________<br />

86,925,395<br />

______<br />

7.55<br />

Spain<br />

2,126,946 Banco Santander Central Hispano 29,926,130 2.60<br />

1,422,834 Telefonica<br />

___________<br />

22,879,171<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

___________<br />

52,805,301<br />

______<br />

4.58<br />

Sweden<br />

767,686 Atlas Copco 'A'* 19,656,824 1.71<br />

7,491,938 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 'B'<br />

___________<br />

22,870,833<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

___________<br />

42,527,657<br />

______<br />

3.69<br />

Switzerland<br />

471,581 Compagnie Financiere Richemont 'A' 20,835,663 1.81<br />

510,995 Credit Suisse Group 26,914,543 2.34<br />

260,763 Holcim 18,129,036 1.57<br />

625,792 Novartis 27,318,325 2.37<br />

49,913 Swisscom<br />

___________<br />

14,277,707<br />

______<br />

1.24<br />

___________<br />

107,475,274<br />

______<br />

9.33<br />

United Kingdom<br />

555,010 Anglo American 20,588,681 1.79<br />

1,829,639 Aviva 22,397,070 1.94<br />

1,913,321 BG Group 19,745,815 1.71<br />

440,039 Cairn Energy 11,788,982 1.02<br />

1,162,179 Drax Group 14,122,682 1.23<br />

63,477 Enterprise Inns 1,278,993 0.11<br />

1,620,645 GlaxoSmithKline 32,437,035 2.82<br />

2,478,718 Home Retail Group 15,134,391 1.31<br />

2,603,719 Imperial Chemical Industries 17,526,150 1.52<br />

8,102 Imperial Tobacco Group 242,517 0.02<br />

9,043,644 ITV 14,343,233 1.25<br />

1,921,280 Marks & Spencer Group 20,514,635 1.78<br />

764,618 Resolution 7,304,579 0.63<br />

449,605 Rio Tinto 18,198,457 1.58<br />

1,100,422 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 32,660,328 2.84<br />

1,079,602 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 28,778,668 2.50<br />

760,014 Standard Chartered 16,886,685 1.47<br />

2,748,817 Tullow Oil 16,292,318 1.41<br />

16,288,893 Vodafone Group 34,324,324 2.98<br />

454,184 Xstrata 17,247,494 1.50<br />

1,761,459 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

14,952,072<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

___________<br />

376,765,109<br />

______<br />

32.71<br />

Total Portfolio 1,145,853,120 99.47<br />

Other Net Asset<br />

___________<br />

6,084,296<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

Total Net Assets (€) 1,151,937,416<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

92 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


European Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 26.9<br />

Energy 12.0<br />

Consumer discretionary 11.4<br />

Materials 11.3<br />

Industrials 8.9<br />

Telecommunication services 8.3<br />

Information technology 6.9<br />

Healthcare 6.6<br />

Utilities 4.5<br />

Consumer staples 2.7<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.5<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

€<br />

€996,116 £668,558 4/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

574<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

574<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net<br />

Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 93


European Focus Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

16,652 Delhaize Group<br />

___________<br />

1,054,072<br />

______<br />

4.03<br />

Denmark<br />

32,165 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

1,080,912<br />

______<br />

4.14<br />

France<br />

33,789 AXA 1,039,349 3.98<br />

4,737 EDF – Electricite de France 261,482 1.00<br />

12,960 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 1,035,504 3.96<br />

7,977 Societe Generale<br />

___________<br />

1,033,021<br />

______<br />

3.95<br />

___________<br />

3,369,356<br />

______<br />

12.89<br />

Germany<br />

25,256 Bayer 1,026,909 3.93<br />

25,056 SAP 1,008,755 3.86<br />

14,007 Siemens<br />

___________<br />

1,052,486<br />

______<br />

4.02<br />

___________<br />

3,088,150<br />

______<br />

11.81<br />

Ireland<br />

47,713 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

1,073,542<br />

______<br />

4.11<br />

Italy<br />

316,812 Parmalat 1,028,847 3.94<br />

422,257 Telecom Italia 971,191 3.71<br />

150,848 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

1,004,648<br />

______<br />

3.84<br />

___________<br />

3,004,686<br />

______<br />

11.49<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Netherlands<br />

19,510 Randstad Holdings 1,022,324 3.91<br />

73,530 STMicroelectronics<br />

___________<br />

1,034,567<br />

______<br />

3.96<br />

___________<br />

2,056,891<br />

______<br />

7.87<br />

Spain<br />

72,504 Banco Santander Central Hispano 1,020,131 3.90<br />

52,396 Telefonica<br />

___________<br />

842,528<br />

______<br />

3.23<br />

___________<br />

1,862,659<br />

______<br />

7.13<br />

Sweden<br />

42,923 Atlas Copco 'A'<br />

___________<br />

1,099,056<br />

______<br />

4.20<br />

Switzerland<br />

18,953 Credit Suisse Group<br />

___________<br />

998,271<br />

______<br />

3.82<br />

United Kingdom<br />

26,625 Anglo American 987,682 3.78<br />

99,351 BG Group 1,025,320 3.92<br />

76,305 Burren Energy 1,005,658 3.85<br />

149,884 Imperial Chemical Industries 1,008,899 3.86<br />

96,654 Marks & Spencer Group 1,032,032 3.95<br />

153,573 Tullow Oil 910,232 3.48<br />

456,847 Vodafone Group<br />

___________<br />

962,678<br />

______<br />

3.68<br />

___________<br />

6,932,501<br />

______<br />

26.52<br />

Total Portfolio 25,620,096 98.01<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

520,909<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

26,141,005<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 27.7<br />

Industrials 12.1<br />

Materials 11.6<br />

Energy 11.2<br />

Telecommunication services 10.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 7.9<br />

Consumer staples 7.9<br />

Information technology 7.9<br />

Utilities 1.1<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.0<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

94 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


European Growth Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Finland<br />

481,634 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

10,384,029<br />

______<br />

1.49<br />

France<br />

31,758 Air Liquide 5,754,550 0.82<br />

251,496 Alten 7,084,642 1.01<br />

79,564 Assurances Generales de France 9,388,552 1.34<br />

235,181 Cap Gemini 11,194,616 1.60<br />

118,038 Groupe Danone 13,597,978 1.94<br />

166,117 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 13,272,748 1.90<br />

131,097 Societe Generale 16,977,061 2.43<br />

456,433 Total 25,035,350 3.58<br />

46,555 Vallourec*<br />

___________<br />

10,284,000<br />

______<br />

1.47<br />

___________<br />

112,589,497<br />

______<br />

16.09<br />

Germany<br />

69,378 Allianz SE 10,736,939 1.53<br />

284,126 Altana 13,353,922 1.91<br />

413,022 Bayer 16,793,475 2.40<br />

151,588 Deutsche Postbank 9,697,084 1.39<br />

70,017 Fresenius (Pref) 11,399,468 1.63<br />

59,969 Interhyp 3,927,969 0.56<br />

187,453 RWE 15,652,325 2.24<br />

416,132 SAP 16,753,474 2.39<br />

320,482 Siemens 24,081,017 3.44<br />

302,450 Symrise<br />

___________<br />

5,897,775<br />

______<br />

0.84<br />

___________<br />

128,293,448<br />

______<br />

18.33<br />

Greece<br />

415,090 EFG Eurobank Ergasias 11,390,070 1.63<br />

32,216 National Bank of Greece<br />

___________<br />

1,124,338<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

___________<br />

12,514,408<br />

______<br />

1.79<br />

Guernsey<br />

253,625 Eurocastle <strong>Investment</strong><br />

___________<br />

9,612,387<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

Ireland<br />

619,808 Allied Irish Banks 13,945,680 1.99<br />

707,740 Anglo Irish Bank 11,076,131 1.58<br />

920,337 Grafton Group (Unit) 11,577,839 1.66<br />

612,510 Kingspan Group 12,311,451 1.76<br />

380,311 McInerney Holdings<br />

___________<br />

5,628,603<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

___________<br />

54,539,704<br />

______<br />

7.79<br />

Italy<br />

300,218 Saipem 5,941,314 0.85<br />

8,571,267 Telecom Italia 19,713,914 2.82<br />

1,505,497 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

10,026,610<br />

______<br />

1.43<br />

___________<br />

35,681,838<br />

______<br />

5.10<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Netherlands<br />

209,737 Randstad Holdings 10,990,219 1.57<br />

743,232 STMicroelectronics 10,457,274 1.49<br />

272,398 TNT 8,852,935 1.26<br />

249,586 TomTom* 8,153,975 1.17<br />

608,138 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

12,655,352<br />

______<br />

1.81<br />

___________<br />

51,109,755<br />

______<br />

7.30<br />

Norway<br />

2,247,749 Acta Holding<br />

___________<br />

8,970,166<br />

______<br />

1.29<br />

Spain<br />

288,340 Inditex* 11,715,254 1.67<br />

1,212,886 Telefonica<br />

___________<br />

19,503,207<br />

______<br />

2.79<br />

___________<br />

31,218,461<br />

______<br />

4.46<br />

Sweden<br />

505,846 Atlas Copco 'A' 12,952,334 1.85<br />

6,696,181 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 'B'<br />

___________<br />

20,441,605<br />

______<br />

2.92<br />

___________<br />

33,393,939<br />

______<br />

4.77<br />

Switzerland<br />

772,364 ABB 10,470,453 1.50<br />

318,332 Compagnie Financiere Richemont 'A' 14,064,728 2.01<br />

194,746 Holcim 13,539,334 1.93<br />

37,019 Nobel Biocare Holding (Bearer) 8,310,341 1.19<br />

710,250 Novartis 31,005,255 4.43<br />

41,598 Zurich Financial Services<br />

___________<br />

8,471,703<br />

______<br />

1.21<br />

___________<br />

85,861,814<br />

______<br />

12.27<br />

United Kingdom<br />

522,927 Anglo American 19,398,528 2.77<br />

1,278,443 BG Group 13,193,760 1.89<br />

91,351 Enterprise Inns 1,840,624 0.26<br />

1,628,394 GlaxoSmithKline 32,592,130 4.66<br />

1,310,889 Marks & Spencer Group 13,997,132 2.00<br />

1,904,659 Tesco 11,473,337 1.64<br />

1,762,746 Tullow Oil 10,447,847 1.49<br />

6,708,322 Vodafone Group 14,135,928 2.02<br />

320,805 Xstrata<br />

___________<br />

12,182,468<br />

______<br />

1.74<br />

___________<br />

129,261,754<br />

______<br />

18.47<br />

Total Portfolio 703,431,200 100.52<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(3,640,601)<br />

______<br />

(0.52)<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

699,790,599<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 95


European Growth Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 19.9<br />

Industrials 14.7<br />

Healthcare 13.8<br />

Information technology 10.6<br />

Materials 10.4<br />

Energy 7.8<br />

Telecommunication services 7.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 6.7<br />

Consumer staples 5.3<br />

Utilities 3.7<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(0.5)<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

€<br />

€1,443,554 £962,151 4/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

825<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

825<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net<br />

Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

96 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


European Opportunities Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Guernsey<br />

6,351,137 Puma Brandenburg<br />

___________<br />

10,285,721<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

10,285,721<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Austria<br />

58,078 A-TEC Industries 5,952,995 0.67<br />

100,484 Palfinger 9,345,012 1.06<br />

577,988 Telekom Austria 11,733,156 1.33<br />

209,258 Wiener Staedtische Versicherung<br />

___________<br />

11,132,526<br />

______<br />

1.26<br />

___________<br />

38,163,689<br />

______<br />

4.32<br />

Belgium<br />

223,238 Ackermans & Van Haaren 14,030,508 1.59<br />

115,744 Icos Vision Systems 3,680,659 0.42<br />

141,412 KBC Groep 13,073,539 1.48<br />

100,038 Punch <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

8,883,374<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

39,668,080<br />

______<br />

4.49<br />

Bermuda<br />

259,919 Aquarius Platinum (UK Listing) 4,292,631 0.49<br />

7,452,187 RC Group Holdings<br />

___________<br />

9,433,148<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

___________<br />

13,725,779<br />

______<br />

1.55<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

2,644,500 Orchid Developments<br />

___________<br />

6,852,465<br />

______<br />

0.77<br />

Denmark<br />

137,007 Vestas Wind Systems<br />

___________<br />

4,392,782<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

France<br />

260,777 AXA 8,021,501 0.91<br />

82,212 Beneteau 6,749,605 0.76<br />

177,788 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 11,351,764 1.28<br />

685,612 Eutelsat Communications 9,941,374 1.13<br />

788,526 Ingenico 15,289,519 1.73<br />

189,810 Meetic 4,551,644 0.52<br />

120,345 Sanofi-Aventis 8,466,271 0.96<br />

105,203 SeLoger.com<br />

___________<br />

2,505,935<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

___________<br />

66,877,613<br />

______<br />

7.57<br />

Germany<br />

411,889 AWD Holding 13,188,686 1.49<br />

176,414 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 7,675,773 0.87<br />

437,422 Carl Zeiss Meditec 6,911,268 0.78<br />

97,927 DaimlerChrysler 4,582,984 0.52<br />

461,374 Deutsche Post 10,537,782 1.19<br />

231,184 Duerr 4,852,552 0.55<br />

54,592 E.ON 5,613,695 0.64<br />

189,329 Kloeckner & Co 6,211,884 0.70<br />

113,522 Linde 8,884,232 1.01<br />

289,829 Petrotec 4,782,178 0.54<br />

7,629 Porsche (Pref) 7,354,814 0.83<br />

107,069 Software 6,396,302 0.72<br />

288,927 Symrise 5,634,076 0.64<br />

297,499 Technotrans 6,991,226 0.79<br />

267,883 Telegate 4,805,821 0.54<br />

256,397 Verbio<br />

___________<br />

3,512,639<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

___________<br />

107,935,912<br />

______<br />

12.21<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Greece<br />

392,420 C Cardassilaris & Sons-Cardico 1,546,135 0.17<br />

561,210 Forthnet 6,061,068 0.69<br />

292,587 Hellenic Technodomiki Tev 2,475,286 0.28<br />

832,080 Sidenor Steel Production &<br />

Manufacturing<br />

___________<br />

7,388,870<br />

______<br />

0.84<br />

___________<br />

17,471,359<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

Ireland<br />

1,787,942 EcoSecurities Group<br />

___________<br />

6,017,497<br />

______<br />

0.68<br />

Italy<br />

107,089 Engineering Ingegneria Informatica 3,598,190 0.41<br />

662,619 Fiat 9,574,845 1.08<br />

389,121 Gas Plus 3,564,348 0.40<br />

11,109 Marazzi Group 106,091 0.01<br />

89,952 Mariella Burani 1,809,834 0.21<br />

740,124 Polynt 1,911,370 0.22<br />

141,954 SAES Getters 4,086,856 0.46<br />

2,106,290 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

14,027,891<br />

______<br />

1.59<br />

___________<br />

38,679,425<br />

______<br />

4.38<br />

Luxembourg<br />

802,805 SES Global – FDR<br />

___________<br />

10,853,924<br />

______<br />

1.23<br />

Netherlands<br />

356,227 ASM <strong>International</strong> 5,656,885 0.64<br />

59,952 Completel Europe 1,423,860 0.16<br />

190,001 Koninklijke Vopak 6,754,536 0.76<br />

202,923 Nutreco Holding 10,042,659 1.14<br />

43,573 Stork 1,730,720 0.19<br />

267,848 Ten Cate 6,187,289 0.70<br />

361,282 Unilever – CVA 7,518,278 0.85<br />

469,456 Wegener – CVA 5,037,263 0.57<br />

346,640 Wolters Kluwer<br />

___________<br />

7,574,084<br />

______<br />

0.86<br />

___________<br />

51,925,574<br />

______<br />

5.87<br />

Norway<br />

990,700 Cermaq 10,845,414 1.23<br />

91,517 Fred Olsen Energy 3,219,263 0.36<br />

149,166 Petroleum Geo-Services 2,637,152 0.30<br />

343,780 Statoil<br />

___________<br />

6,890,946<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

23,592,775<br />

______<br />

2.67<br />

Portugal<br />

735,138 Banco Espirito Santo 9,997,877 1.13<br />

1,715,438 Sonae Industria SGPS (New) 12,865,785 1.46<br />

6,182,049 Sonae SGPS<br />

___________<br />

9,273,073<br />

______<br />

1.05<br />

___________<br />

32,136,735<br />

______<br />

3.64<br />

Spain<br />

367,558 Altadis 14,525,892 1.64<br />

95,812 Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista 4,661,254 0.53<br />

218,455 Sogecable 5,834,933 0.66<br />

633,313 Telvent GIT<br />

___________<br />

6,994,643<br />

______<br />

0.79<br />

___________<br />

32,016,722<br />

______<br />

3.62<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 97


European Opportunities Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Sweden<br />

364,878 Aangpanneforeningen 'B' 5,932,582 0.67<br />

38,209 Acando 62,336 0.01<br />

701,902 BE Group 5,434,421 0.61<br />

880,481 rnb Retail and Brands<br />

___________<br />

6,378,815<br />

______<br />

0.72<br />

___________<br />

17,808,154<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

Switzerland<br />

93,000 Arpida 1,717,617 0.19<br />

936 Bank Sarasin & Compagnie 'B' 2,223,444 0.25<br />

4,979 Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 1,806,633 0.20<br />

98,295 Basler Kantonalbank 6,766,530 0.76<br />

122,619 Compagnie Financiere Tradition<br />

(Bearer) 14,022,532 1.59<br />

20,085 Galenica Holding 4,209,095 0.48<br />

17,399 Gurit Holding (Bearer) 11,403,859 1.29<br />

129,321 Holcim 8,990,789 1.02<br />

43,659 Implenia 697,740 0.08<br />

71,074 Komax Holding 6,735,699 0.76<br />

266,912 Schindler Holding 12,705,748 1.44<br />

16,020 Schweiter Technologies (Bearer) 3,633,664 0.41<br />

5,401 SGS 4,577,802 0.52<br />

26,865 St Galler Kantonalbank 8,553,498 0.97<br />

55,776 Zurich Financial Services<br />

___________<br />

11,359,144<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

___________<br />

99,403,794<br />

______<br />

11.24<br />

United Kingdom<br />

264,310 Air Berlin 4,361,115 0.49<br />

153,621 Anglo American 5,698,733 0.64<br />

8,675,838 Anite Group 10,529,870 1.19<br />

3,014,892 Blackstar Investors 4,632,127 0.52<br />

2,485,507 BTG 5,478,109 0.62<br />

690,105 Burren Energy 9,095,204 1.03<br />

986,646 Carphone Warehouse Group 4,613,654 0.52<br />

149,689 Dana Petroleum 2,793,154 0.32<br />

6,479,752 Dart Group 11,965,588 1.35<br />

680,159 Debt Free Direct Group 4,547,899 0.52<br />

2,117,427 Dignity 20,669,745 2.34<br />

1,443,086 Dyson Group 4,674,180 0.53<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

380,433 Gallaher Group 6,495,405 0.73<br />

1,077,400 Global Energy Development 1,981,517 0.22<br />

2,575,894 Group 4 Securicor 7,211,736 0.82<br />

441,325 Ladbrokes 2,748,834 0.31<br />

2,434,581 Man Group 18,952,751 2.14<br />

8,288,350 Mecom Group 9,133,848 1.03<br />

3,634,350 Microgen 2,949,696 0.33<br />

940,676 Prostrakan Group 1,568,961 0.18<br />

2,392,789 Punch Graphix 4,596,720 0.52<br />

504,091 SDL 1,769,761 0.20<br />

899,379 Surfcontrol 6,968,011 0.79<br />

5,525,076 Umbro 11,004,898 1.25<br />

913,477 Unibet Group – SDR 19,702,029 2.23<br />

1,519,742 Vanco 9,844,941 1.11<br />

533,007 Vedanta Resources 9,691,758 1.10<br />

744,096 Venture Production<br />

___________<br />

9,784,613<br />

______<br />

1.11<br />

___________<br />

213,464,857<br />

______<br />

24.14<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

820,987,136<br />

______<br />

92.87<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

831,272,857<br />

______<br />

94.03<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United Kingdom<br />

1,667,134 BETonSPORTS<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

United States<br />

132,000 Capital Development & <strong>Investment</strong><br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 831,272,857 94.03<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

52,743,648<br />

______<br />

5.97<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

884,016,505<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 18.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 18.3<br />

Industrials 18.0<br />

Information technology 11.4<br />

Materials 9.2<br />

Consumer staples 5.7<br />

Energy 4.6<br />

Healthcare 3.3<br />

Telecommunication services 2.6<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 1.2<br />

Utilities 1.1<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

6.0<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

98 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


European Value Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

343,487 AGFA-Gevaert<br />

___________<br />

6,629,299<br />

______<br />

1.17<br />

Denmark<br />

293,126 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

9,850,563<br />

______<br />

1.73<br />

Finland<br />

529,422 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

11,414,338<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

France<br />

231,903 BNP Paribas 19,259,544 3.38<br />

384,555 Credit Agricole 12,282,687 2.16<br />

174,781 EDF – Electricite de France 9,647,911 1.70<br />

121,334 Renault 11,071,727 1.95<br />

283,636 Total 15,557,435 2.73<br />

36,271 Vallourec<br />

___________<br />

8,012,264<br />

______<br />

1.41<br />

___________<br />

75,831,568<br />

______<br />

13.33<br />

Germany<br />

110,836 Allianz SE 17,152,979 3.01<br />

163,829 BASF 12,098,772 2.13<br />

196,993 Bayer 8,009,735 1.41<br />

198,334 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 8,629,512 1.52<br />

465,041 Deutsche Post 10,621,536 1.87<br />

177,917 E.ON 18,295,205 3.21<br />

174,773 Hochtief 9,647,470 1.69<br />

79,072 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 10,312,570 1.81<br />

115,040 RWE<br />

___________<br />

9,605,840<br />

______<br />

1.69<br />

___________<br />

104,373,619<br />

______<br />

18.34<br />

Guernsey<br />

519,652 KKR Private Equity Investors (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

8,947,964<br />

______<br />

1.57<br />

Hungary<br />

75,324 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas<br />

___________<br />

6,468,550<br />

______<br />

1.14<br />

Ireland<br />

556,716 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

12,526,110<br />

______<br />

2.20<br />

Italy<br />

2,087,806 Banca Intesa 11,837,860 2.08<br />

956,804 Capitalia 6,850,717 1.20<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

811,006 ENI 20,713,093 3.64<br />

2,887,400 Telecom Italia 6,641,020 1.17<br />

4,694,222 Telecom Italia – RNC 9,031,683 1.59<br />

1,948,754 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

12,978,702<br />

______<br />

2.28<br />

___________<br />

68,053,075<br />

______<br />

11.96<br />

Netherlands<br />

460,791 ING Groep – CVA 15,547,088 2.73<br />

348,147 Mittal Steel<br />

___________<br />

11,154,630<br />

______<br />

1.96<br />

___________<br />

26,701,718<br />

______<br />

4.69<br />

Norway<br />

408,879 Statoil*<br />

___________<br />

8,195,832<br />

______<br />

1.44<br />

Spain<br />

703,399 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya*<br />

Argentaria<br />

___________<br />

12,815,930<br />

______<br />

2.25<br />

Sweden<br />

557,735 Investor 'B'<br />

___________<br />

10,209,504<br />

______<br />

1.79<br />

Switzerland<br />

393,524 Credit Suisse Group 20,727,245 3.64<br />

176,368 Swiss Reinsurance 11,395,209 2.00<br />

279,082 UBS<br />

___________<br />

12,842,527<br />

______<br />

2.26<br />

___________<br />

44,964,981<br />

______<br />

7.90<br />

United Kingdom<br />

1,296,759 Aviva 15,873,952 2.79<br />

1,838,935 BAE Systems 11,659,368 2.05<br />

1,982,239 Barclays 21,549,285 3.79<br />

1,345,481 BP 11,370,968 2.00<br />

408,961 GlaxoSmithKline 8,185,310 1.44<br />

1,201,550 HBOS 20,255,467 3.56<br />

814,818 Prudential 8,487,940 1.49<br />

1,305,657 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 34,804,557 6.11<br />

13,616,478 Vodafone Group<br />

___________<br />

28,692,951<br />

______<br />

5.04<br />

___________<br />

160,879,798<br />

______<br />

28.27<br />

Total Portfolio 567,862,849 99.79<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,166,583<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

569,029,432<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 47.9<br />

Energy 16.9<br />

Utilities 8.6<br />

Telecommunication services 7.8<br />

Industrials 7.0<br />

Materials 5.5<br />

Consumer discretionary 4.6<br />

Healthcare 1.5<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 99


Global Allocation Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

7,222,500 Vietnam Enterprise <strong>Investment</strong>s 'C' 8,233,650 0.12<br />

339,344 Vietnam Enterprise <strong>Investment</strong>s 'R' 1,476,146 0.02<br />

6,100,000 Vietnam Opportunity Fund<br />

___________<br />

23,393,500<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

___________<br />

33,103,296<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

United States<br />

528,800 Consumer Staples Select Sector<br />

SPDR Fund – ETF 13,883,644 0.20<br />

530,000 Health Care Select Sector<br />

SPDR Fund – ETF 17,818,600 0.26<br />

214,800 iShares Dow Jones<br />

US Telecommunications<br />

Sector Index Fund – ETF 6,341,970 0.09<br />

22,000 iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund – ETF 1,028,500 0.02<br />

100,000 iShares MSCI South Korea Index<br />

Fund – ETF 4,942,000 0.07<br />

28,745 Korea Fund 985,379 0.01<br />

63,700 Telecom HOLDRs Trust – ETF 2,242,877 0.03<br />

723,900 Utilities Select Sector SPDR<br />

Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

26,617,803<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

73,860,773<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

106,964,069<br />

______<br />

1.55<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

395,000 BHP Billiton 7,894,383 0.11<br />

313,500 Coca-Cola Amatil 1,921,763 0.03<br />

563,500 Great Southern Plantations 1,255,289 0.02<br />

1,155,000 Macquarie Airports Management 3,284,620 0.05<br />

185,000 Macquarie Bank 11,534,916 0.17<br />

3,182,000 Macquarie Infrastructure Group 8,697,148 0.13<br />

179,000 Newcrest Mining 3,725,926 0.05<br />

125,000 Rio Tinto 7,336,677 0.11<br />

2,604,000 Sydney Roads Group 2,715,286 0.04<br />

681,600 Transurban Group 4,102,845 0.06<br />

78,000 Woodside Petroleum 2,348,195 0.03<br />

298,700 Zinifex<br />

___________<br />

4,433,662<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

59,250,710<br />

______<br />

0.86<br />

Austria<br />

48,200 Telekom Austria<br />

___________<br />

1,289,823<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

Belgium<br />

222,174 AGFA-Gevaert* 5,652,463 0.08<br />

1,470,000 RHJ <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

31,314,527<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

___________<br />

36,966,990<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

Bermuda<br />

5,300 Accenture 'A' 197,584 0.00<br />

1,709,000 Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings 5,309,843 0.08<br />

343,700 Endurance Specialty Holdings 12,682,530 0.18<br />

30,100 Everest Re Group 2,973,880 0.04<br />

772,528 Foster Wheeler 42,404,062 0.61<br />

225,869 IPC Holdings 7,137,686 0.10<br />

218,100 Platinum Underwriters Holdings 6,730,566 0.10<br />

131,800 RenaissanceRe Holdings 7,939,632 0.12<br />

400,219 Tyco <strong>International</strong> † 12,310,736 0.18<br />

79,900 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

3,335,825<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

101,022,344<br />

______<br />

1.46<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Brazil<br />

486,000 All America Latina Logistica (Unit) 5,046,660 0.07<br />

54,554,000 Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo<br />

Pao de Acucar (Pref) 1,915,650 0.03<br />

50,700 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR 2,486,328 0.04<br />

195,000 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR 4,943,250 0.07<br />

220,100 Companhia de Saneamento de Minas<br />

Gerais 2,582,438 0.04<br />

212,000 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio 4,438,595 0.07<br />

385,000 Datasul 3,552,459 0.05<br />

99,000 Localiza Rent A CAR 2,979,274 0.04<br />

209,600 Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil 3,377,162 0.05<br />

470,200 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 45,848,662 0.66<br />

4,900 Totvs 108,534 0.00<br />

29,700 Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos<br />

Brasileiros GDR 2,791,503 0.04<br />

105,600 Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas<br />

Gerais 'A' (Pref) 3,981,639 0.06<br />

870,700 Vivo Participacoes ADR<br />

___________<br />

3,587,284<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

87,639,438<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

Canada<br />

746,900 Alamos Gold 6,138,904 0.09<br />

117,628 Barrick Gold 3,605,530 0.05<br />

7,400 BCE 199,871 0.00<br />

2,936,300 Bema Gold 15,305,087 0.22<br />

317,000 Canadian Pacific Railway* 16,858,206 0.25<br />

457,400 Kinross Gold 5,446,083 0.08<br />

297,200 Nortel Networks 8,063,090 0.12<br />

57,800 Petro-Canada 2,366,379 0.04<br />

335,650 Rogers Communications 'B' 9,989,908 0.14<br />

3,700 Sun Life Financial 157,697 0.00<br />

80,100 Suncor Energy † 6,279,039 0.09<br />

47,700 Talisman Energy<br />

___________<br />

812,055<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

75,221,849<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

245,000 ACE 14,896,000 0.22<br />

4,284,800 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 2,761,791 0.04<br />

176,300 GlobalSantaFe 10,438,723 0.15<br />

49,600 Transocean 4,025,536 0.06<br />

82,000 XL Capital (Pref) 1,943,400 0.03<br />

322,800 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

23,341,668<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

___________<br />

57,407,118<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

Chile<br />

136,100 Banco Santander Chile ADR 6,599,489 0.10<br />

131,500 Enersis (Chile) ADR<br />

___________<br />

2,096,110<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

8,695,599<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

China<br />

147,600 China Communications Services 'H' 84,312 0.00<br />

85,331 China Life Insurance ADR 4,403,090 0.06<br />

5,443,100 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 13,109,154 0.19<br />

20,690,000 Guangshen Railway 'H' 14,107,786 0.21<br />

1,587,700 Hainan Meilan <strong>International</strong> Airport 'H' 921,229 0.01<br />

2,199,400 Jiangsu Express 'H' 1,383,680 0.02<br />

485,500 Ping An Insurance Group Company<br />

of China 'H' 2,688,963 0.04<br />

7,184,400 Shanghai Electric Group 'H' 3,022,461 0.04<br />

8,407,400 Xiamen <strong>International</strong> Port 'H' 2,120,022 0.03<br />

14,544,200 Yanzhou Coal Mining 'H'<br />

___________<br />

11,750,923<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

___________<br />

53,591,620<br />

______<br />

0.77<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

(†) Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

100 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Denmark<br />

250,677 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

11,105,242<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

Finland<br />

479,457 Fortum 13,626,540 0.20<br />

83,700 Nokia ADR<br />

___________<br />

1,717,524<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

15,344,064<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

France<br />

9,780 Alcatel ADR 140,245 0.00<br />

46,901 Assurances Generales de France 7,295,436 0.10<br />

180,580 BNP Paribas 19,769,535 0.29<br />

397,156 Credit Agricole 16,721,807 0.24<br />

172,862 EDF – Electricite de France 12,578,411 0.18<br />

405,000 France Telecom* 11,227,458 0.16<br />

153,436 Peugeot 10,183,895 0.15<br />

131,920 Renault 15,868,310 0.23<br />

325,505 Total 23,535,393 0.34<br />

37,362 Vallourec 10,879,602 0.16<br />

102,970 Vinci*<br />

___________<br />

13,132,543<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

141,332,635<br />

______<br />

2.04<br />

Germany<br />

87,294 Allianz SE 17,808,620 0.26<br />

162,029 BASF 15,773,585 0.23<br />

226,612 Bayer 12,146,116 0.18<br />

183,716 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 10,537,152 0.15<br />

402,408 Deutsche Post 12,115,738 0.18<br />

134,003 E.ON 18,164,419 0.26<br />

145,954 Hochtief 10,620,433 0.15<br />

58,113 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 9,990,901 0.14<br />

117,912 RWE<br />

___________<br />

12,978,713<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

120,135,677<br />

______<br />

1.74<br />

Hong Kong<br />

7,433,100 Beijing Enterprises Holdings 15,893,645 0.23<br />

635,000 Cheung Kong Holdings 7,822,310 0.11<br />

2,653,000 Denway Motors 1,075,153 0.02<br />

1,336,000 Hutchison Whampoa 13,587,227 0.20<br />

3,010,000 Lenovo Group 1,223,703 0.02<br />

1,008,700 Shanghai Industrial Holdings 2,149,042 0.03<br />

757,000 Sun Hung Kai Properties 8,701,877 0.13<br />

5,247,500 Tianjin Development Holdings 3,726,611 0.05<br />

1,567,000 Wharf Holdings<br />

___________<br />

5,796,013<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

59,975,581<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

Hungary<br />

75,343 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas<br />

___________<br />

8,529,727<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

India<br />

73,000 Bajaj Auto 4,322,807 0.06<br />

172,000 Container Corporation of India 8,264,975 0.12<br />

2,420,520 Gujarat Ambuja Cements 7,719,060 0.11<br />

109,600 Hindustan Petroleum 690,110 0.01<br />

303,000 Housing Development Finance 11,145,155 0.16<br />

218,000 Infosys Technologies 11,049,331 0.16<br />

407,000 Karnataka Bank 1,388,105 0.02<br />

85,750 Reliance Capital 1,176,904 0.02<br />

1,600,000 Reliance Communications 17,061,706 0.25<br />

115,762 Reliance Energy 1,361,112 0.02<br />

1,850,000 Reliance Industries 53,126,275 0.77<br />

1,815,900 Reliance Natural Resources 911,439 0.01<br />

218,000 State Bank of India 6,139,284 0.09<br />

312,955 Tata Motors 6,372,304 0.09<br />

81,700 Wockhardt<br />

___________<br />

646,691<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

131,375,258<br />

______<br />

1.90<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Ireland<br />

533,917 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

15,920,383<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Israel<br />

951,400 ECI Telecom 8,267,666 0.12<br />

69,090 Ectel 334,396 0.00<br />

79,413 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR<br />

___________<br />

2,472,127<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

11,074,189<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

Italy<br />

2,014,737 Banca Intesa 15,058,738 0.22<br />

1,012,087 Capitalia 9,552,522 0.14<br />

771,197 ENI 25,964,107 0.37<br />

2,812,872 Telecom Italia 8,528,349 0.12<br />

4,664,135 Telecom Italia – RNC 11,829,417 0.17<br />

1,881,488 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

16,518,205<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

87,451,338<br />

______<br />

1.26<br />

Japan<br />

2,900,200 Aioi Insurance 20,500,856 0.30<br />

534,600 Ajinomoto 7,076,564 0.10<br />

428,700 Asahi Glass 5,158,866 0.07<br />

1,020,000 Bank of Fukuoka* 7,450,487 0.11<br />

762,400 Bank of Yokohama 5,979,482 0.09<br />

285,000 Canon 16,068,836 0.23<br />

510 Coca-Cola Central Japan 3,974,165 0.06<br />

601,856 Coca-Cola West Holdings 13,953,365 0.20<br />

190,000 Credit Saison 6,555,446 0.09<br />

1,245 East Japan Railway 8,329,161 0.12<br />

26,500 Fanuc 2,613,595 0.04<br />

276,000 Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling 1,667,625 0.02<br />

110,000 Honda Motor 4,350,662 0.06<br />

76,700 House Foods 1,266,366 0.02<br />

2,070 Japan Tobacco 10,016,199 0.15<br />

508,000 JGC 8,742,221 0.13<br />

436,000 Kinden 3,533,276 0.05<br />

1,135,000 Kubota 10,525,488 0.15<br />

496,300 Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling 4,807,113 0.07<br />

1,015,000 Millea Holdings 35,874,024 0.52<br />

61,400 Ministop 1,051,472 0.02<br />

687,000 Mitsubishi 12,949,993 0.19<br />

715 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8,844,803 0.13<br />

2,703,008 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance 29,615,774 0.43<br />

155,000 Murata Manufacturing 10,500,074 0.15<br />

2,480,000 Nipponkoa Insurance 20,139,272 0.29<br />

405,000 Nomura Holdings 7,651,316 0.11<br />

11,050 NTT DoCoMo 17,481,750 0.25<br />

3,850 NTT Urban Development 7,451,665 0.11<br />

255 Okinawa Cellular Telephone 693,118 0.01<br />

1,445,000 Okumura 7,162,224 0.10<br />

89,000 Rinnai* 2,666,274 0.04<br />

215,950 Rohto Pharmaceutical 2,298,839 0.03<br />

385,000 Seven & I Holdings 11,987,461 0.17<br />

183,400 Shin-Etsu Chemical 12,300,490 0.18<br />

842,200 Shinsei Bank 4,961,101 0.07<br />

1,363,000 Sumitomo Chemical 10,586,742 0.15<br />

1,380 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 14,167,841 0.21<br />

750,000 Suzuki Motor 21,206,320 0.31<br />

325,000 Takeda Pharmaceutical 22,344,476 0.32<br />

303,800 Tanabe Seiyaku 3,975,419 0.06<br />

471,300 Toho (Tokyo) 8,527,086 0.12<br />

2,560,000 Tokyo Gas 13,636,673 0.20<br />

200,000 Toyota Industries<br />

___________<br />

9,206,236<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

___________<br />

439,850,216<br />

______<br />

6.36<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 101


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Malaysia<br />

465,000 British American Tobacco Malaysia 5,698,852 0.08<br />

1,874,300 IOI 9,772,491 0.14<br />

222,200 Malakoff 635,937 0.01<br />

1,110,900 Maxis Communications 3,210,876 0.05<br />

1,221,800 PLUS Expressways 972,870 0.01<br />

629,200 Telekom Malaysia 1,738,368 0.03<br />

4,140,050 Tenaga Nasional<br />

___________<br />

12,787,346<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

34,816,740<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

Mexico<br />

75,600 Fomento Economico Mexicano SA<br />

de CV ADR 8,815,716 0.13<br />

254,000 Grupo Televisa ADR<br />

___________<br />

6,901,180<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

15,716,896<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Netherlands<br />

45,000 Chicago Bridge & Iron (NY Shares) † 1,236,150 0.02<br />

292,000 European Aeronautic Defence & Space 10,042,552 0.15<br />

373,966 ING Groep – CVA 16,632,761 0.24<br />

234,646 Mittal Steel 9,910,437 0.14<br />

1 Mittal Steel 'A' (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

42<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

37,821,942<br />

______<br />

0.55<br />

Netherlands Antilles<br />

188,200 Schlumberger<br />

___________<br />

11,905,532<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

New Zealand<br />

329,000 Contact Energy 1,924,409 0.03<br />

437,600 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand<br />

___________<br />

1,495,174<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

3,419,583<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

Norway<br />

440,354 Statoil 11,636,071 0.17<br />

137,500 Telenor<br />

___________<br />

2,583,471<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

14,219,542<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

Panama<br />

256,400 McDermott <strong>International</strong> † ___________<br />

12,958,456<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

Puerto Rico<br />

18,686 Santander BanCorp<br />

___________<br />

333,545<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Singapore<br />

3,508,000 CapitaLand 14,190,383 0.21<br />

3,064,700 Fraser and Neave 8,997,945 0.13<br />

1,400,000 Keppel 16,076,205 0.23<br />

1,970,600 Keppel Land 8,871,364 0.13<br />

4,341,600 MobileOne 6,090,194 0.09<br />

1,125,000 Oversea-Chinese Banking 5,651,791 0.08<br />

3,360,000 Parkway Holdings 6,883,539 0.10<br />

10,136,250 Singapore Telecommunications<br />

___________<br />

21,691,720<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

88,453,141<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

South Africa<br />

195,600 Gold Fields ADR 3,659,676 0.05<br />

54,200 Sasol<br />

___________<br />

2,006,842<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

5,666,518<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

South Korea<br />

71,800 Cheil Industries 3,031,582 0.04<br />

65,900 CJ 7,939,782 0.12<br />

177,900 Daegu Bank 3,042,834 0.04<br />

131,000 Dongbu Insurance 3,487,801 0.05<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

247,000 Fine DNC 1,232,878 0.02<br />

69,100 Hana Financial Group 3,634,897 0.05<br />

226,280 Interflex 1,920,562 0.03<br />

88,000 Kookmin Bank 7,090,382 0.10<br />

240,100 Korea Electric Power 10,951,237 0.16<br />

502,300 Korean Reinsurance 6,862,337 0.10<br />

800,000 KT ADR 20,232,000 0.29<br />

235,000 KT&G 14,283,066 0.21<br />

49,700 Lotte Shopping GDR 1,008,910 0.01<br />

126,900 LS Cable 5,242,012 0.08<br />

515,900 Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance 3,524,069 0.05<br />

6,800 Nong Shim 2,084,774 0.03<br />

347,641 Paradise 1,477,179 0.02<br />

43,940 POSCO 14,605,744 0.21<br />

150,000 POSCO ADR 12,444,000 0.18<br />

212,800 Pusan Bank 2,655,429 0.04<br />

208,300 Samsung Fine Chemicals 5,220,960 0.08<br />

24,160 SK Telecom<br />

___________<br />

5,782,719<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

137,755,154<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Spain<br />

594,862 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria 14,287,353 0.21<br />

171,000 Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras<br />

de Transporte* 2,844,740 0.04<br />

14,547 Telefonica ADR<br />

___________<br />

925,335<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

18,057,428<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

Sweden<br />

760,927 Investor 'B' 18,362,192 0.27<br />

1,161,892 TeliaSonera<br />

___________<br />

9,614,244<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

___________<br />

27,976,436<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Switzerland<br />

376,847 Credit Suisse Group 26,165,211 0.38<br />

22,800 Nestle* 8,083,449 0.12<br />

167,521 Swiss Reinsurance 14,267,917 0.21<br />

256,461 UBS<br />

___________<br />

15,557,106<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

64,073,683<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

Taiwan<br />

3,059,540 Cathay Financial Holding 6,947,142 0.10<br />

5,342,080 Chinatrust Financial Holding 4,466,787 0.06<br />

1,827,000 Chunghwa Telecom 3,397,265 0.05<br />

792,886 Chunghwa Telecom ADR 15,461,277 0.23<br />

3,057,069 Delta Electronics 9,849,470 0.14<br />

3,782,100 Fubon Financial Holding 3,539,575 0.05<br />

3,660,069 SinoPac Financial Holdings 1,959,761 0.03<br />

2,923,887 Taishin Financial Holdings<br />

___________<br />

1,713,611<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

47,334,888<br />

______<br />

0.68<br />

Thailand<br />

533,000 Airports of Thailand 878,943 0.01<br />

1,512,900 Bangkok Expressway 1,027,791 0.01<br />

3,036,000 Hana Microelectronics 2,396,279 0.03<br />

6,400,000 Land & Houses 1,244,820 0.02<br />

1,280,104 PTT 7,577,783 0.11<br />

1,700,900 PTT Exploration & Production 4,626,832 0.07<br />

855,900 Siam Cement 6,128,220 0.09<br />

133,600 Siam City Cement 956,572 0.01<br />

5,750,000 Siam Commercial Bank 9,400,987 0.14<br />

598,000 Thai Union Frozen Products<br />

___________<br />

459,352<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

34,697,579<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

(†) Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

102 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

1,191,583 Aviva 19,228,136 0.28<br />

1,736,068 BAE Systems 14,509,834 0.21<br />

1,830,191 Barclays 26,227,708 0.38<br />

312,400 Cadbury Schweppes ADR 13,436,324 0.19<br />

137,000 Diageo ADR 10,933,970 0.16<br />

905,535 GlaxoSmithKline 23,891,618 0.35<br />

13,530 Guinness Peat Group 22,311 0.00<br />

2,530,882 Guinness Peat Group<br />

(New Zealand Listing) 4,341,502 0.06<br />

1,302,540 HBOS 28,945,333 0.42<br />

415,931 HSBC Holdings 7,630,404 0.11<br />

1,265,810 Kesa Electricals 8,430,036 0.12<br />

975,253 Prudential 13,392,020 0.19<br />

415,000 RHM 3,081,542 0.05<br />

39,200 Royal Dutch Shell ADR 2,760,464 0.04<br />

796,392 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 27,984,721 0.40<br />

13,843,581 Vodafone Group 38,454,392 0.56<br />

267,048 Vodafone Group ADR † ___________<br />

7,480,014<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

___________<br />

250,750,329<br />

______<br />

3.63<br />

United States<br />

2,135,300 3Com † 8,863,203 0.13<br />

112,305 Abbott Laboratories 5,470,377 0.08<br />

1,290 AboveNet (Call Wts 8/9/2008) 49,020 0.00<br />

1,519 AboveNet (Wts 8/9/2010) 39,494 0.00<br />

148,100 AES 3,258,200 0.05<br />

115,500 Aetna 5,026,560 0.07<br />

36,924 Agere Systems 726,664 0.01<br />

498,000 Alcoa 14,870,280 0.22<br />

95,144 Alliance One <strong>International</strong> 662,202 0.01<br />

128,050 Allstate 8,405,202 0.12<br />

164,700 Alltel 9,974,232 0.15<br />

120,090 Altria Group 10,327,740 0.15<br />

6,750 American Eagle Outfitters 211,410 0.00<br />

710,110 American <strong>International</strong> Group 50,907,786 0.74<br />

3,500 Ameriprise Financial 190,715 0.00<br />

42,700 AmerisourceBergen 1,921,927 0.03<br />

11,700 Amgen 801,684 0.01<br />

5,600 AMR 171,696 0.00<br />

80,400 Assurant 4,463,004 0.07<br />

333,900 AT&T 12,007,044 0.17<br />

16,300 Avaya 230,319 0.00<br />

106,400 Avon Products 3,539,928 0.05<br />

30,000 Baker Hughes 2,253,900 0.03<br />

261,952 Bank of America 14,064,203 0.20<br />

238,170 Bank of New York 9,474,403 0.14<br />

85,800 Bausch & Lomb † 4,538,820 0.07<br />

59,400 Baxter <strong>International</strong> 2,760,912 0.04<br />

1,100 Bear Stearns 180,279 0.00<br />

109,800 BellSouth 5,211,108 0.08<br />

10,000 Big Lots 233,900 0.00<br />

2,000 Boeing 178,180 0.00<br />

17,600 Borland Software 90,814 0.00<br />

97,400 Boston Scientific 1,667,488 0.03<br />

46,500 Bristol West Holdings 746,790 0.01<br />

154,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb 4,031,720 0.06<br />

937,350 CA † 21,484,062 0.31<br />

233,700 Career Education † 5,865,870 0.09<br />

79,600 Caremark Rx 4,540,384 0.07<br />

42,700 CBS 'B' † 1,348,466 0.02<br />

250,000 Chevron 18,480,000 0.27<br />

3,300 Chubb 175,758 0.00<br />

25,400 Cigna 3,360,420 0.05<br />

120,600 Cincinnati Bell 560,790 0.01<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

113,700 Cirrus Logic † 798,174 0.01<br />

1,359,650 Cisco Systems † 37,403,972 0.54<br />

2,900 CIT Group 164,082 0.00<br />

478,842 Citigroup 26,762,479 0.39<br />

177,000 CMS Energy 2,964,750 0.04<br />

207,600 Coca-Cola 10,095,588 0.15<br />

308,740 Comcast 'A' 13,229,478 0.19<br />

978,400 Comverse Technology † 20,688,268 0.30<br />

178,500 ConAgra Foods 4,835,565 0.07<br />

205,900 ConocoPhillips 14,948,340 0.22<br />

58,000 Consol Energy 1,877,460 0.03<br />

144,300 Constellation Brands 'A' 4,181,814 0.06<br />

5,100 Continental Airlines 'B' 213,690 0.00<br />

5,500 Countrywide Financial 236,775 0.00<br />

87,000 Crown Holdings 1,835,700 0.03<br />

468,500 CSX 16,420,925 0.24<br />

1,500 Cummins 178,815 0.00<br />

71,300 CVS 2,226,699 0.03<br />

44,400 Darwin Professional Underwriters 1,031,856 0.02<br />

49,200 Devon Energy 3,298,368 0.05<br />

15,200 Discovery Holding 'A' 245,936 0.00<br />

339,600 Dynegy 'A' 2,482,476 0.04<br />

2,900 Eaton 218,747 0.00<br />

188,300 eBay † 5,673,479 0.08<br />

70,600 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 3,447,398 0.05<br />

2,051,600 El Paso † 31,102,256 0.45<br />

3,150 El Paso (Pref) 4,185,562 0.06<br />

86,100 Eli Lilly & Co 4,465,146 0.07<br />

24,332 Embarq 1,286,676 0.02<br />

102,100 ENSCO <strong>International</strong> 5,194,848 0.08<br />

227,900 Extreme Networks † 961,738 0.01<br />

601,070 Exxon Mobil 46,336,486 0.67<br />

7,600 Family Dollar Stores 225,948 0.00<br />

120,200 Fannie Mae † 7,207,192 0.11<br />

20,400 FedEx 2,212,788 0.03<br />

97,300 Fifth Third Bancorp* 3,989,300 0.06<br />

120,100 Foundation Coal Holdings 3,793,959 0.06<br />

106,900 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 5,945,778 0.09<br />

153,100 General Communication 'A' 2,446,538 0.04<br />

15,000 General Dynamics 1,124,850 0.02<br />

1,769,300 General Electric 66,242,592 0.96<br />

3,900 General Mills 225,147 0.00<br />

275,900 Genesis Microchip † 2,872,119 0.04<br />

6,300 Genworth Financial 'A' 217,224 0.00<br />

1,000 Goldman Sachs Group 201,800 0.00<br />

136,400 Halliburton 4,242,040 0.06<br />

18,037 Hanesbrands 433,068 0.01<br />

68,700 Hartford Financial Services Group 6,416,580 0.09<br />

24,000 Health Management Associates 'A' 509,040 0.01<br />

93,330 Healthsouth 2,113,924 0.03<br />

90,800 Hess 4,569,964 0.07<br />

178,334 Hewlett-Packard 7,409,778 0.11<br />

39,700 Humana 2,195,807 0.03<br />

6,100 IAC/InterActiveCorp 228,811 0.00<br />

188,440 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 18,369,131 0.27<br />

30,518 Idearc 867,016 0.01<br />

294,000 Intel 6,015,240 0.09<br />

184,300 <strong>International</strong> Paper 6,284,630 0.09<br />

2,600 JC Penney 203,450 0.00<br />

90,125 JDS Uniphase 1,518,606 0.02<br />

409,030 Johnson & Johnson 27,073,696 0.39<br />

56,800 JPMorgan Chase & Co 2,769,568 0.04<br />

280,000 Key Energy Services 4,410,000 0.06<br />

17,200 King Pharmaceuticals 275,544 0.01<br />

305,500 Knight Capital Group 'A' † 5,978,635 0.09<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 103


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

2,900 Kohl’s 200,361 0.00<br />

6,300 Kraft Foods 'A' 224,658 0.00<br />

9,300 Kroger 213,993 0.00<br />

11,800 Lehman Brothers Holdings 924,530 0.01<br />

140,100 Lexmark <strong>International</strong> 'A' † 10,371,603 0.15<br />

21,347 Liberty Global 'A' 623,332 0.01<br />

21,649 Liberty Global 'C' 607,254 0.01<br />

7,570 Liberty Media – Capital 'A' 738,529 0.01<br />

37,850 Liberty Media – Interactive 'A' 822,102 0.01<br />

6,400 Limited Brands 187,904 0.00<br />

2,700 Lincoln National 179,361 0.00<br />

2,400 Lockheed Martin 221,184 0.00<br />

5,400 Loews 224,424 0.00<br />

3,200 Loews – Carolina Group 207,040 0.00<br />

618,000 Macquarie Infrastructure<br />

Company Trust 21,945,180 0.32<br />

93,300 Manor Care 4,386,966 0.06<br />

70,600 Marathon Oil 6,559,446 0.10<br />

587 Marco Polo (Private Company) 601,982 0.01<br />

87,500 Marsh & McLennan 2,721,250 0.04<br />

10,800 Mattel † 244,404 0.00<br />

7,500 McAfee 213,975 0.00<br />

30,800 McDonald’s † 1,372,756 0.02<br />

2,700 McGraw-Hill 184,680 0.00<br />

4,000 McKesson 203,440 0.00<br />

32,475 McLeodUSA (Wts 16/4/2007) 32 0.00<br />

74,700 Medco Health Solutions 3,989,727 0.06<br />

15,500 Mellon Financial 659,215 0.01<br />

225,800 Merck & Co 9,777,140 0.14<br />

90,500 Metlife (Pref) 2,758,440 0.04<br />

1,824,400 Microsoft 54,877,952 0.79<br />

202,600 Mirant 6,321,120 0.09<br />

51,000 Molson Coors Brewing 'B' † 3,905,580 0.06<br />

2,700 Morgan Stanley 220,374 0.00<br />

764,900 Motorola † 15,886,973 0.23<br />

102,000 Murphy Oil † 5,187,720 0.08<br />

5,700 National City 210,102 0.00<br />

56,900 National Oilwell Varco 3,509,023 0.05<br />

821,300 Newmont Mining 37,188,464 0.54<br />

19,900 Noble 1,526,927 0.02<br />

58,700 Noble Energy 2,900,367 0.04<br />

4,000 Nordstrom 196,800 0.00<br />

135,500 Norfolk Southern † 6,867,140 0.10<br />

56,500 Northern Trust 3,445,370 0.05<br />

3,000 Northrop Grumman 204,630 0.00<br />

1,480,400 Novell † 9,370,932 0.14<br />

118,927 NTL 3,018,367 0.04<br />

2,800 Nucor 153,888 0.00<br />

204,100 Occidental Petroleum 10,000,900 0.15<br />

4,200 Office Depot 162,288 0.00<br />

2,200 Omnicom Group 228,888 0.00<br />

457,600 Panera Bread 'A' † 25,918,464 0.38<br />

6,700 Pepsi Bottling Group 207,834 0.00<br />

62,300 PepsiAmericas 1,315,776 0.02<br />

709,201 Pfizer † 18,474,686 0.27<br />

4,200 PG&E 199,080 0.00<br />

49,800 Pogo Producing † 2,453,148 0.04<br />

222,100 PPL 7,973,390 0.12<br />

74,300 Procter & Gamble 4,797,551 0.07<br />

40,700 Prudential Financial 3,497,351 0.05<br />

371,100 Qualcomm 14,083,245 0.20<br />

150,500 Quanta Services † 2,975,385 0.04<br />

22,800 Qwest Communications <strong>International</strong> 191,976 0.00<br />

4,100 Raytheon 217,546 0.00<br />

7,200 Safeway 251,856 0.00<br />

144,300 Sara Lee 2,453,100 0.04<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

263,200 Schering-Plough 6,274,688 0.09<br />

1,100 Sears Holdings 185,460 0.00<br />

4,100 Sempra Energy 230,543 0.00<br />

162,600 Senomyx 2,165,832 0.03<br />

3,500 Sherwin-Williams 225,120 0.00<br />

224,100 Smurfit-Stone Container 2,406,834 0.04<br />

48,000 Southern Copper 2,575,200 0.04<br />

49,500 Spirit Aerosystems Holdings 'A' 1,590,435 0.02<br />

800,850 Sprint Nextel † 15,336,277 0.22<br />

3,500 SPX 217,070 0.00<br />

284,179 St Paul Travelers 15,374,084 0.22<br />

5,900 Staples 159,182 0.00<br />

70,000 Stone Energy 2,482,900 0.04<br />

1,171,500 Sun Microsystems 6,443,250 0.09<br />

69,710 Supervalu 2,521,411 0.04<br />

10,500 Symantec 223,230 0.00<br />

71,900 Tellabs † 750,636 0.01<br />

317,700 Tenet Healthcare † 2,239,785 0.03<br />

4,100 Terex 269,329 0.00<br />

346,400 TIBCO Software † 3,318,512 0.05<br />

54,848 Tim Hortons 1,601,013 0.02<br />

112,040 Time Warner 2,462,639 0.04<br />

7,100 TJX 204,693 0.00<br />

8,400 Total System Services 222,516 0.00<br />

48,450 Triad Hospitals 2,028,601 0.03<br />

30,361 Tronox 'B' 479,400 0.01<br />

134,100 TXU 7,264,197 0.11<br />

544,700 Unifi 1,252,810 0.02<br />

535,300 Union Pacific 49,327,895 0.71<br />

3,200 United States Steel 234,368 0.00<br />

117,800 UnitedHealth Group 6,334,106 0.09<br />

214,000 Valeant Pharmaceuticals <strong>International</strong> † 3,745,000 0.05<br />

35,088 Ventas (Reit) 1,473,696 0.02<br />

596,500 Verizon Communications 22,440,330 0.32<br />

75,933 Viacom 'B' 3,109,456 0.05<br />

98,200 Wachovia 5,625,878 0.08<br />

39,200 Walgreen 1,810,256 0.03<br />

57,030 Wal-Mart Stores 2,650,754 0.04<br />

48,100 Washington Mutual 2,209,714 0.03<br />

4,500 Waste Management 165,510 0.00<br />

59,900 Waters 2,936,298 0.04<br />

41,200 Watson Pharmaceuticals 1,076,556 0.02<br />

66,100 WellPoint 5,211,985 0.08<br />

317,800 Wells Fargo & Co 11,380,418 0.17<br />

40,500 Wendy's <strong>International</strong> † 1,357,155 0.02<br />

123,844 Windstream 1,752,393 0.03<br />

171,200 Wyeth 8,748,320 0.13<br />

12,600 Xerox<br />

___________<br />

215,460<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

1,245,020,559<br />

___________ ______<br />

18.00<br />

Total Common / Preferred Stocks<br />

(Shares) & Warrants 3,574,157,752<br />

___________ ______<br />

51.68<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

US$101,700 National Australia Bank 7.875%<br />

19/3/2007 (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

5,288,400<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

Bermuda<br />

SGD18,800,000 Bio-Treat Technology 0% 18/1/2013 13,001,892 0.19<br />

US$4,700,000 Hongkong Land CB 2005 2.75%<br />

21/12/2012 5,475,500 0.08<br />

US$19,600 IPC Holdings 7.25% 15/11/2008 571,340 0.01<br />

US$1,180,000 Noble Group 0.9% 20/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,212,450<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

20,261,182<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

104 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Brazil<br />

US$1,525,000 Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento<br />

Economico e Social 5.873%<br />

16/6/2008 1,509,445 0.02<br />

US$2,450,000 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio 9%<br />

1/11/2009<br />

___________<br />

2,603,125<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

4,112,570<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$2,160,000 Brilliance China Finance 0% 7/6/2011 2,243,808 0.03<br />

US$5,525,000 Mandra Forestry Finance 12%<br />

15/5/2013<br />

___________<br />

4,447,625<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

___________<br />

6,691,433<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

Canada<br />

US$420,000 Bema Gold 3.25% 25/2/2011 515,550 0.01<br />

C$13,150,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/9/2010 11,331,183 0.16<br />

US$2,400,000 Rogers Wireless FRN 15/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

2,454,000<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

14,300,733<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

¥1,385,000,000 ASIF II EMTN 1.2% 20/3/2008 11,721,495 0.17<br />

US$3,278,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 7.75%<br />

8/2/2010 3,290,293 0.05<br />

HKD34,420,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 'CHAO' 0%<br />

8/5/2011 4,804,665 0.07<br />

US$3,750,000 Hutchison Whampoa <strong>International</strong><br />

03/33 5.45% 24/11/2010 3,781,706 0.05<br />

US$2,200,000 YTL Power Finance Cayman 0%<br />

9/5/2010<br />

___________<br />

2,428,250<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

26,026,409<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

US$7,467,061<br />

Chile<br />

Empresa Electrica del Norte Grande<br />

(Chile) 6/7% 5/11/2017<br />

(step-up coupon)<br />

___________<br />

7,336,464<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

France<br />

€5,000,000 Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette<br />

Sociale 4% 25/10/2014 6,573,293 0.09<br />

€26,200,000 ERAP EMTN 3.375% 25/4/2008 34,312,813 0.49<br />

€38,600 Infogrames Entertainment 'WW' 4%<br />

1/4/2009 396,888 0.01<br />

€26,200,000 Unedic 3.5% 18/9/2008<br />

___________<br />

34,322,311<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

___________<br />

75,605,305<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

Germany<br />

€68,250,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 4%<br />

4/7/2016 90,348,155 1.31<br />

€15,000,000 Federal State of North Rhine<br />

Westphalia '387' 4.25% 16/2/2007 19,783,404 0.28<br />

€8,500,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau<br />

4.25% 4/7/2014 11,363,941 0.16<br />

£4,250,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau<br />

EMTN 4.5% 7/12/2008 8,215,970 0.12<br />

£2,500,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau<br />

EMTN 5.375% 7/12/2007 4,910,379 0.07<br />

¥2,785,000,000 Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale<br />

EMTN 0.45% 19/1/2009<br />

___________<br />

23,262,100<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

___________<br />

157,883,949<br />

______<br />

2.28<br />

Iceland<br />

ISK311,000,000 Iceland Rikisbref 7.25% 17/5/2013<br />

___________<br />

4,038,378<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

India<br />

US$1,600,000 Gujarat NRE Coke 0% 12/4/2011 1,352,000 0.02<br />

US$6,600,000 Housing Development Finance 0%<br />

27/9/2010 8,200,500 0.12<br />

US$2,900,000 Punj Lloyd 0% 8/4/2011 2,900,000 0.04<br />

US$4,250,000 Reliance Communications 0%<br />

10/5/2011 4,834,375 0.07<br />

US$1,375,000 Tata Motors '1' 0% 27/4/2009 2,083,125 0.03<br />

US$5,875,000 Tata Motors '2' 1% 27/4/2011 7,307,325 0.11<br />

US$8,060,000 ZEE Telefilms 0.5% 29/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

11,223,550<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

___________<br />

37,900,875<br />

______<br />

0.55<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

BRL28,496,545 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank '144A'<br />

0% 12/9/2008 10,914,924 0.16<br />

BRL34,760,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank '144A'<br />

0% 21/9/2010 10,496,169 0.15<br />

€30,500,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank<br />

4% 15/1/2007 40,195,591 0.58<br />

BRL13,500,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank EMTN<br />

0% 1/5/2008 5,399,387 0.08<br />

¥725,000,000 <strong>International</strong> Bank for Reconstruction &<br />

Development '670' 2%<br />

18/2/2008 6,208,098 0.09<br />

£825,000 <strong>International</strong> Bank for Reconstruction &<br />

Development EMTN 7.125%<br />

30/7/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,634,773<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

74,848,942<br />

______<br />

1.08<br />

Japan<br />

¥555,000,000 Bank of Kyoto '1' 1.9% 30/9/2009 8,250,974 0.12<br />

¥113,000,000 Mie Bank '2' 1% 31/10/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,149,502<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

9,400,476<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

Malaysia<br />

US$8,000,000 Feringghi Capital 0% 22/12/2009 8,220,000 0.12<br />

US$800,000 IOI Capital 'IOI' 0% 18/12/2011 814,960 0.01<br />

US$2,000,000 IOI <strong>Investment</strong> 0% 18/9/2009 3,500,000 0.05<br />

US$15,100,000 Rafflesia Capital 1.25% 4/10/2011<br />

___________<br />

16,232,500<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

28,767,460<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Mexico<br />

US$5,060,000 Vitro Envases Norteamerica 10.75%<br />

23/7/2011<br />

___________<br />

5,566,000<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$1,300,000 ASM <strong>International</strong> 4.25% 6/12/2011 1,506,700 0.02<br />

US$1,067,000 Fortis Insurance '144A' 7.75%<br />

26/1/2008 1,532,679 0.02<br />

€3,650,000 Infineon Technologies Holding 'IFX'<br />

4.25% 6/2/2007 4,815,103 0.07<br />

€5,250,000 Netherlands Government 3.75%<br />

15/7/2014<br />

___________<br />

6,836,443<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

14,690,925<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

NZ$6,250,000<br />

New Zealand<br />

New Zealand Government Bond '216'<br />

4.5% 15/2/2016<br />

___________<br />

6,016,326<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

Poland<br />

PLN36,000,000 Poland Government Bond 'CPI' 3%<br />

24/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

12,463,918<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 105


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Singapore<br />

SGD2,500,000 Somerset Global 0% 12/1/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,940,204<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

South Korea<br />

US$3,725,000 LG Telecom 8.25% 15/7/2009<br />

___________<br />

3,929,875<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

Sweden<br />

TRY9,250,000 Svensk Exportkredit EMTN 10.5%<br />

30/9/2015 5,074,503 0.08<br />

SEK179,750,000 Sweden Government Bond '3101' 4%<br />

1/12/2008<br />

___________<br />

31,981,677<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

37,056,180<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

Taiwan<br />

US$350,000 Shin Kong Financial Holding 0%<br />

17/6/2009 419,125 0.00<br />

US$5,000,000 Taiwan Cement 0% 3/3/2009<br />

___________<br />

8,175,000<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

___________<br />

8,594,125<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

United Kingdom<br />

BRL11,500,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 0%<br />

16/8/2010 7,661,338 0.11<br />

BRL36,000,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 0%<br />

17/8/2010 24,445,357 0.35<br />

BRL24,500,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA FRN<br />

17/8/2010 16,229,508 0.24<br />

£10,530,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/3/2011<br />

___________<br />

20,061,159<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

___________<br />

68,397,362<br />

______<br />

0.99<br />

United States<br />

£437,000 AES 8.375% 1/3/2011 901,838 0.01<br />

US$2,090,000 Calpine '144A' 8.75% 15/7/2013 2,257,200 0.03<br />

US$6,490,000 Calpine Generating '1' 9.07% 1/4/2009 6,684,700 0.10<br />

US$3,600,000 Calpine Generating 11.07% 1/4/2010 3,816,000 0.06<br />

US$1,190,000 Cell Genesys 3.125% 1/11/2011 901,425 0.01<br />

US$3,450,000 Conexant Systems 4% 1/2/2007 3,454,313 0.05<br />

US$1,210,000 Crown Cork & Seal 7.5% 15/12/2096 1,004,300 0.02<br />

US$110 Fannie Mae 5.375% 5/1/2008<br />

(Perpetual) (Pref) 11,016,995 0.16<br />

US$2,400,000 Fannie Mae 5.4% 1/2/2008 2,404,080 0.04<br />

US$24,750,000 Freddie Mac MTN 5.48% 16/5/2008 24,753,316 0.36<br />

US$480,000 GenCorp 5.75% 15/4/2007 498,600 0.01<br />

¥2,600,000,000 General Electric Capital FRN<br />

15/1/2010 21,882,928 0.32<br />

US$975,000 Lucent Technologies 8% 1/8/2031 979,875 0.02<br />

US$4,640,000 McMoRan Exploration 5.25%<br />

6/10/2011 4,999,600 0.07<br />

US$1,325,000 McMoRan Exploration '144A' 5.25%<br />

6/10/2011 1,427,687 0.02<br />

US$1,000,000 Nabi Biopharmaceuticals 2.875%<br />

15/4/2025 903,750 0.01<br />

US$3,025,000 Nextel Communications 5.25%<br />

15/1/2010 2,975,844 0.04<br />

US$712,484 Northwest Airlines '1999-3 B' 9.485%<br />

1/10/2016 157,192 0.00<br />

US$2,200,000 Tenet Healthcare 9.25% 1/2/2015 2,205,500 0.03<br />

US$885,000 Triad Acquisition 'B' 11.125%<br />

1/5/2013 845,175 0.01<br />

US$17,550,000 US Treasury Bond 3.5% 31/5/2007 17,445,112 0.25<br />

US$26,500,000 US Treasury Bond 3.625% 30/4/2007* 26,386,143 0.38<br />

US$6,400,000 US Treasury Bond 4% 15/6/2009 6,293,501 0.09<br />

US$78,725,000 US Treasury Bond 4.25% 15/11/2014* 76,375,547 1.10<br />

US$11,425,000 US Treasury Bond 4.375% 31/12/2007 11,358,946 0.16<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$52,775,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/11/2015* 51,950,391 0.75<br />

US$53,600,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016* 53,227,314 0.77<br />

US$143,750,000 US Treasury Bond 4.75% 31/3/2011* 143,952,141 2.08<br />

US$110,125,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 31/5/2011 110,873,509 1.60<br />

US$38,600,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 15/8/2016* 39,120,193 0.57<br />

US$55,550,000 US Treasury Bond 5.125% 15/5/2016* 57,190,458 0.83<br />

US$100,925,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

0.875% 15/4/2010 101,950,358 1.47<br />

US$66,500,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

1.875% 15/7/2015 ‡ 63,754,248 0.92<br />

US$231,725,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2016 223,596,527 3.23<br />

US$226,000,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.375% 15/4/2011 ‡ 225,081,875 3.26<br />

US$163,500,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016<br />

___________<br />

164,619,762<br />

______<br />

2.38<br />

1,467,246,343<br />

___________ ______<br />

21.21<br />

Total Bonds 2,098,363,834<br />

___________ ______<br />

30.34<br />

COMMERCIAL PAPER<br />

Germany<br />

US$50,000,000 Depfa Bank 0% 27/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

49,554,535<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

Ireland<br />

US$40,000,000 Bank of Ireland 0% 13/2/2007 39,726,780 0.58<br />

US$22,500,000 Irish Permanent Treasury 0%<br />

31/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

22,389,748<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

___________<br />

62,116,528<br />

______<br />

0.90<br />

United States<br />

US$47,264,000 Atlantic Asset Securitization 0%<br />

20/2/2007 46,892,037 0.68<br />

US$24,575,000 Atlantis One Funding 0%<br />

11/12/2006 24,383,113 0.35<br />

US$18,768,000 BankAmerica 0% 17/1/2007 18,715,286 0.27<br />

US$18,044,000 BankAmerica 0% 20/3/2007 17,826,389 0.26<br />

US$52,000,000 Calyon North America 0%<br />

12/2/2007 51,652,536 0.75<br />

US$25,679,000 Chariot Funding 0% 12/2/2007 25,507,413 0.37<br />

US$31,100,000 Ciesco 0% 17/1/2007 31,012,649 0.45<br />

US$2,250,000 CRC Funding 0% 8/1/2007 2,246,679 0.03<br />

US$40,000,000 CRC Funding 0% 23/1/2007 39,853,996 0.58<br />

US$40,000,000 CRC Funding 0% 25/1/2007 39,840,344 0.58<br />

US$50,000,000 Danske 0% 31/1/2007 49,754,995 0.72<br />

US$52,000,000 Falson Asset Securitization 0%<br />

12/2/2007 51,652,536 0.75<br />

US$50,000,000 Gemini Securitization 0% 1/2/2007 49,747,570 0.72<br />

US$8,538,000 Greyhawk Funding 0% 22/1/2007 8,507,708 0.12<br />

US$25,000,000 Greyhawk Funding 0% 25/1/2007 24,900,215 0.36<br />

US$44,000,000 ING US Funding 0% 8/2/2007 43,732,128 0.63<br />

US$23,848,000 Stadshypotek Delaware 0%<br />

22/1/2007 23,763,390 0.34<br />

US$12,798,000 Victory Receivables 0% 15/2/2007 12,706,782 0.18<br />

US$37,929,000 Windmill Fund I 0% 2/3/2007<br />

___________<br />

37,573,226<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

600,268,992<br />

______<br />

8.68<br />

Total Commercial Paper<br />

___________<br />

711,940,055<br />

______<br />

10.29<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market 6,491,425,710<br />

___________ ______<br />

93.86<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

(‡) Security given in guarantee, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

106 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securitites<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

China<br />

5,525 Mandra Forestry (Wts 15/5/2013)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Guernsey<br />

385,172 KKR Private Equity Investors (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

8,743,404<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

United States<br />

4,980 NCB Warrant Holding<br />

___________<br />

473,100<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares) & Warrants<br />

___________<br />

9,216,504<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

BONDS<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$5,845,000 Beijing Enterprises <strong>Investment</strong> 0%<br />

21/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

7,101,675<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

Canada<br />

C$1,325,000 Rogers Wireless 7.625% 15/12/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,260,641<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

Jersey<br />

US$12,400,000 UBS (Jersey Branch) EMTN 0%<br />

29/11/2010<br />

___________<br />

12,202,220<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

Malaysia<br />

MYR8,600,000 Berjaya Land 8% 15/8/2011 2,549,538 0.04<br />

MYR46,250,000 Government of Malaysia '386X' 8.6%<br />

1/12/2007 13,695,452 0.20<br />

MYR97,550,000 Government of Malaysia '4/05' 3.756%<br />

28/4/2011 27,711,498 0.40<br />

MYR17,000,000 Johor 'P2' 1% 31/7/2009 5,395,296 0.08<br />

MYR5,050,000 Resorts World 0% 19/9/2008<br />

___________<br />

1,584,833<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

50,936,617<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Unquoted Securitites<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United States<br />

US$24,500 Eksportfinans 19/10/2007 26,804,520 0.39<br />

US$460,000 General Nutrition Centers<br />

8.625% 15/1/2011 465,175 0.01<br />

US$32,185 Goldman Sachs Group 'S5XE' 0%<br />

20/6/2008 32,185,000 0.46<br />

US$17,285,000 Goldman Sachs Group 'TPX' 0%<br />

31/1/2007 19,172,436 0.28<br />

US$17,700,000 Goldman Sachs Group 'TPX' 0%<br />

16/2/2008 17,501,618 0.25<br />

US$32,185,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 'SX5E' 0%<br />

17/6/2008 32,410,295 0.47<br />

US$2,350,000 Metromedia Fiber Network 10%<br />

15/12/2009 (Defaulted) 0 0.00<br />

US$110,434,000 Morgan Stanley Group 'SPX' 0%<br />

5/3/2008 97,016,269 1.40<br />

US$5,100,000 Preferred Term Securitites XXII 'AI'<br />

FRN 22/9/2036 4,998,000 0.07<br />

US$55,000,000 Rabobank Nederland (New York)<br />

'TPX' 0% 28/1/2008 50,885,560 0.74<br />

US$2,400,000 Uno Restaurant 10% 15/2/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,985,010<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

283,423,883<br />

______<br />

4.10<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

354,925,036<br />

______<br />

5.13<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

364,141,540<br />

______<br />

5.26<br />

Total Portfolio 6,855,567,250 99.12<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

60,824,041<br />

______<br />

0.88<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) 6,916,391,291<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

Put Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

84 S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$410<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 (14,612) 172,200<br />

37 S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$405<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 (4,181) 70,670<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

69 S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$415<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007<br />

_________<br />

(7,081)<br />

_________<br />

151,110<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

_________<br />

(25,874)<br />

_________<br />

393,980<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 107


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Written Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(7,100) 3 Com Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 288,881 (337,250)<br />

(10,500) 3 Com Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 914,569 (105,000)<br />

(700) Andrx Group Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (65,112) (350,000)<br />

(374) Bausch & Lomb Call Option<br />

strike price US$45<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (55,118) (461,890)<br />

(484) Bausch & Lomb Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 77,351 (154,880)<br />

(590) Career Education Call Option<br />

strike price US$30<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 406,792 (4,425)<br />

(1,120) Career Education Call Option<br />

strike price US$35<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 500,624 (11,200)<br />

(410) Career Education Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 457,949 (41,000)<br />

(427) CBS Corporation Call Option<br />

strike price US$27.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (101,405) (179,340)<br />

(450) Chicago Bridge & Iron Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 56,020 (118,125)<br />

(1,040) Cirrus Logic Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (91,525) (208,000)<br />

(1,019) Cisco Systems Call Option<br />

strike price US$17.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (741,844) (1,024,095)<br />

(1,010) Cisco Systems Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (356,537) (510,050)<br />

(530) CA Call Option<br />

strike price US$30<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 174,627 (3,975)<br />

(9,304) Comverse Technology Call Option<br />

strike price US$17.50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (2,023,373) (5,163,720)<br />

(180) Comverse Technology Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (26,294) (70,200)<br />

(2,930) Corinthian Colleges Call Option<br />

strike price US$12.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 100,264 (410,200)<br />

(933) eBay Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (390,016) (1,114,935)<br />

(950) eBay Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 144,371 (783,750)<br />

(459) El Paso Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (5,807) (89,505)<br />

(2,067) Extreme Networks Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 116,786 (15,503)<br />

(266) Fannie Mae Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (131,144) (271,320)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(2,117) Genesis Microchip Call Option<br />

strike price US$10<br />

expiring on 16/6/2007 (48,699) (317,550)<br />

(3,055) Knight Capital Call Option<br />

strike price US$7.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (3,252,230) (3,696,550)<br />

(1,271) Lexmark <strong>International</strong> Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (2,332,018) (3,069,465)<br />

(1,050) Mattel Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (638,097) (808,500)<br />

(313) McDermott J Ray Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (1,564,566) (1,671,420)<br />

(530) McDermott J Ray Call Option<br />

strike price US$23.375<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (1,743,962) (2,166,375)<br />

(545) McDermott J Ray Call Option<br />

strike price US$26.625<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (1,629,815) (1,962,000)<br />

(3,695) McDonalds Call Option<br />

strike price US$35<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (2,133,749) (3,584,150)<br />

(227) Molson Coors Brewing Call Option<br />

strike price US$60<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (220,878) (381,360)<br />

(2,853) Motorola Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 204,436 (941,490)<br />

(4,448) Motorola Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 1,020,012 (77,840)<br />

(500) Murphy Oil Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 222,240 (91,250)<br />

(1,014) Norfolk Southern Call Option<br />

strike price US$40<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (497,365) (1,095,120)<br />

(1,101) Novell Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 69,021 (148,635)<br />

(13,590) Novell Call Option<br />

strike price US$7.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 1,310,454 (101,925)<br />

(1,090) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$60<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 427,818 (768,450)<br />

(1,085) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (194,541) (1,356,250)<br />

(340) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$55<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (36,729) (324,700)<br />

(1,408) Pfizer Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 101,364 (176,000)<br />

(5) Pogo Producing Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 2,693 (575)<br />

(784) Quanta Services Call Option<br />

strike price US$12.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (457,077) (572,320)<br />

(556) Quanta Services Call Option<br />

strike price US$10<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (452,024) (544,880)<br />

108 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Written Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(2,970) Sprint Nextel Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 513,220 (311,850)<br />

(801) Suncor Energy Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (1,546,306) (2,290,860)<br />

(719) Tellabs Call Option<br />

strike price US$12.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 129,056 (5,393)<br />

(1,361) Tenet Healthcare Call Option<br />

strike price US$7.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 220,920 (10,208)<br />

(3,142) TIBCO Software Call Option<br />

strike price US$7.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (284,287) (659,820)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(750) Tyco <strong>International</strong> Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (103,771) (438,750)<br />

(2,140) Valeant Pharmaceuticals <strong>International</strong> Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 28,950 (551,050)<br />

(1,047) Vodafone Group Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (683,696) (832,364)<br />

(367) Wendy's <strong>International</strong> Call Option<br />

strike price US$45<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

_________<br />

(768,142)<br />

_________<br />

(1,034,940)<br />

Total Written Call Options (15,087,707)<br />

_________<br />

(41,420,403)<br />

_________<br />

Note: Written Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Fixed interest 45.8<br />

Finance 14.2<br />

Industrials 7.5<br />

Energy 6.7<br />

Information technology 4.7<br />

Telecommunication services 4.2<br />

Materials 3.6<br />

Healthcare 3.1<br />

Consumer staples 3.0<br />

Consumer discretionary 2.6<br />

Utilities 2.1<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 1.6<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.9<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

41 DAX (EURO) March 2007 8,988,680<br />

46 DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 2,521,329<br />

101 FTSE 100 March 2007 12,324,617<br />

(107) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (120,702,249)<br />

15 Nikkei 225 (OSAKA) March 2007 2,179,959<br />

115 S&P 500 IDX March 2007 41,267,750<br />

177 S&P/TSX 60 March 2007 22,761,282<br />

6 TSE TOPIX March 2007 849,515<br />

12 CME/IMM Euro dollar September 2008 142,717,500<br />

(12) CME/IMM Euro dollar September 2009 (142,612,500)<br />

__________<br />

Total commitment<br />

__________<br />

(29,704,117)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$1,135,045 attributed to these transactions is included in<br />

the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

€26,824,818 US$35,460,478 12/1/2007 (84,470)<br />

CHF49,826,178 US$40,333,000 16/1/2007 555,432<br />

€120,927,006 US$159,500,000 19/1/2007 23,516<br />

¥6,238,592,055 US$53,870,348 31/1/2007 (1,212,844)<br />

IDR72,486,000,000 US$7,624,762 6/8/2007 262,802<br />

US$5,070,427 IDR47,447,000,000 6/8/2007<br />

________<br />

(92,518)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

________<br />

(548,082)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 109


Global Allocation Fund continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$1,030,000<br />

US$1,300,000<br />

US$1,300,000<br />

Credit Default Swaps (CSFB) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 1.12%; and receives default protection<br />

on United Mexican States 7.5% 8/4/2033)<br />

(20/5/2010) 25,755<br />

Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund<br />

pays Fixed 0.53%; and receives default protection<br />

on J.C. Penney Company Inc. 8% 1/3/2010)<br />

(20/9/2011) 1,208<br />

Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund<br />

pays Fixed 0.48%; and receives default protection<br />

on Whirlpool Corporation 7.75% 15/7/2016)<br />

(20/9/2011) 4,623<br />

US$1,300,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund<br />

pays Fixed 0.16%; and receives default protection<br />

on McDonalds Corporation 6% 15/4/2011)<br />

(20/9/2011) 1,586<br />

US$4,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.25%; and receives default<br />

protection on Carnival Corporation 6.65% 15/1/2028)<br />

(20/9/2011) 15,700<br />

€2,100,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 0.53%; and receives default protection on<br />

Daimler Chrysler 7.2% 1/9/2009) (20/6/2011)<br />

_______<br />

5,502<br />

_______<br />

54,374<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

GBP Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

£<br />

£12,676,000 US$24,924,753 15/3/2007 (15,457)<br />

US$987,347 £503,000 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(252)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(15,709)<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$30,838 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from GBP is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.5094 GBP<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

€<br />

€620,448,000 US$827,812,630 15/3/2007 (5,511,012)<br />

US$14,508,074 €10,899,000 15/3/2007<br />

________<br />

71,429<br />

Net unrealised loss (5,439,583)<br />

________<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$7,170,555 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these<br />

transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006,<br />

the exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

110 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

A$850,000 New South Wales Treasury '10RG' 7%<br />

1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

521,341<br />

______<br />

0.36<br />

Austria<br />

€392,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

414,650<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

Canada<br />

C$350,000 Canadian Government Bond 5%<br />

1/6/2037 263,478 0.18<br />

C$1,500,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/6/2016 972,819 0.68<br />

C$895,000 Government of Canada 4.5% 1/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

601,638<br />

______<br />

0.42<br />

___________<br />

1,837,935<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€540,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75%<br />

3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

542,297<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

Denmark<br />

DKK18,600,000 Nykredit Realkredit 4% 1/1/2008 2,490,746 1.73<br />

DKK10,700,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

1,402,633<br />

______<br />

0.98<br />

___________<br />

3,893,379<br />

______<br />

2.71<br />

France<br />

€2,140,000 France Government Bond OAT<br />

3.75% 25/4/2021 2,070,939 1.44<br />

€50,000 France Government Bond OAT 'OATE'<br />

2.25% 25/7/2020 56,168 0.04<br />

€1,000,000 France Treasury Bill BTF 0%<br />

28/12/2006<br />

___________<br />

1,000,000<br />

______<br />

0.70<br />

___________<br />

3,127,107<br />

______<br />

2.18<br />

Germany<br />

€12,000,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4% 16/2/2007 12,005,640 8.36<br />

€7,785,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5%<br />

8/10/2010 7,409,628 5.16<br />

€4,740,000 Bundesobligation '148' 3.5% 8/4/2011 4,663,209 3.25<br />

€5,270,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02'<br />

5% 4/7/2012 5,542,080 3.86<br />

€5,662,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03'<br />

4.75% 4/7/2034 6,278,746 4.37<br />

€5,745,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.25% 4/7/2015 5,467,349 3.81<br />

€3,775,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

4% 4/1/2037 3,734,057 2.60<br />

€510,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

3.75% 4/1/2017 501,992 0.35<br />

€10,240,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

4% 4/7/2016 10,283,227 7.16<br />

C$675,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau<br />

4.7% 2/6/2037<br />

___________<br />

448,768<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

56,334,696<br />

______<br />

39.23<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥843,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.9%<br />

26/1/2026<br />

___________<br />

5,249,480<br />

______<br />

3.66<br />

Ireland<br />

£650,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN 4.625%<br />

18/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

913,893<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Japan<br />

US$600,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 437,125 0.30<br />

£350,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75%<br />

8/12/2031 510,515 0.36<br />

¥270,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation for<br />

Municipal Enterprises 2% 9/5/2016 1,773,450 1.24<br />

€600,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 588,105 0.41<br />

€350,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

350,542<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

3,659,737<br />

______<br />

2.55<br />

Jersey<br />

US$620,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

491,041<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

Netherlands<br />

€500,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 506,827 0.35<br />

£460,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN<br />

7.625% 21/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

691,034<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

___________<br />

1,197,861<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

Portugal<br />

€15,000,000 Portugal Treasury Bill 0% 19/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

14,999,250<br />

______<br />

10.44<br />

Singapore<br />

SGD4,225,000 Singapore Government Bond 3.5%<br />

1/7/2012<br />

___________<br />

2,141,963<br />

______<br />

1.49<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$850,000 Credit Suisse (London) 7.9% 1/5/2007<br />

(Perpetual) 649,473 0.45<br />

£550,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6%<br />

12/11/2010 831,234 0.58<br />

€500,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 501,645 0.35<br />

£950,000 UK Treasury 4% 7/3/2009 1,381,214 0.96<br />

£325,000 UK Treasury 5% 7/3/2025 514,158 0.36<br />

£875,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 1,229,222 0.85<br />

£520,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/3/2011 751,526 0.52<br />

£735,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032 1,089,310 0.76<br />

£285,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.75% 7/3/2020 428,854 0.30<br />

£92,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

138,401<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

7,515,037<br />

______<br />

5.23<br />

United States<br />

US$1,100,000 ASIF Global Financing XVIII 3.85%<br />

26/11/2007 823,644 0.57<br />

US$1,640,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16'<br />

4.72% 15/5/2013 1,228,865 0.86<br />

US$1,065,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 817,833 0.57<br />

US$885,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities<br />

'1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 701,059 0.49<br />

US$1,425,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I<br />

'1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 1,089,770 0.76<br />

US$1,175,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 887,744 0.62<br />

US$960,000 CW Capital Cobalt Ltd '2006-C1 A4'<br />

5.223% 15/8/2048 720,405 0.50<br />

US$900,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2006-C A4' 4.98% 8/11/2011 681,689 0.47<br />

US$3,000,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 545,921 0.38<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 111


Global Bond Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$775,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.16% 15/11/2010 587,511 0.41<br />

US$1,170,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 866,447 0.60<br />

US$1,200,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust<br />

'2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 909,125 0.63<br />

US$975,000 Keycorp '2000-C1 A2' 7.727%<br />

17/5/2032 783,325 0.55<br />

US$1,070,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I<br />

'2006-IQ12 A4' 5.332% 15/12/2043 809,738 0.56<br />

US$520,000 Raytheon 6.75% 15/8/2007 397,377 0.28<br />

US$560,000 Socgen Real Estate '144A' 7.64%<br />

30/9/2007 (Perpetual) (Pref) 431,526 0.30<br />

US$710,000 US Treasury Bond 3.5% 15/2/2010 520,017 0.36<br />

US$3,800,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 30/11/2011 2,856,603 1.99<br />

US$735,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2016 549,434 0.38<br />

US$3,260,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 2,352,716 1.64<br />

US$11,440,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 8,617,505 6.00<br />

US$420,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 15/2/2012 321,554 0.22<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$1,020,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 15/8/2016 784,151 0.55<br />

US$1,340,000 US Treasury Bond 6.5% 15/11/2026 1,222,055 0.85<br />

US$1,926,000 US Treasury Bond 8% 15/11/2021 1,933,620 1.35<br />

US$1,935,000 US Treasury Bond 9.125% 15/5/2018 2,022,238 1.41<br />

US$1,330,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 946,017 0.66<br />

US$810,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 618,636 0.43<br />

US$1,120,000 Washington Mutual 4.375% 15/1/2008 840,658 0.59<br />

US$1,525,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-A A3' 5.01% 15/10/2010 1,154,583 0.80<br />

US$710,000 Yum! Brands 7.65% 15/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

553,969<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

37,575,735<br />

______<br />

26.17<br />

Total Portfolio 140,415,402 97.78<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

3,191,790<br />

______<br />

2.22<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

143,607,192<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

C$747,700 €493,638 10/1/2007 (5,035)<br />

C$339,600 US$301,002 10/1/2007 (6,330)<br />

CHF16,906,000 €10,638,987 10/1/2007 (123,089)<br />

CZK100,889,500 €3,558,430 10/1/2007 110,528<br />

€549,740 A$924,000 10/1/2007 (3,575)<br />

€3,119,230 C$4,635,512 10/1/2007 90,039<br />

€3,533,636 CZK98,559,000 10/1/2007 (50,572)<br />

€4,519,768 DKr33,697,524 10/1/2007 (762)<br />

€9,767,916 £6,595,637 10/1/2007 (51,312)<br />

€10,957,333 ¥1,679,926,500 10/1/2007 228,092<br />

€2,188,678 SGD4,361,000 10/1/2007 30,301<br />

€61,438,803 US$80,555,467 10/1/2007 353,547<br />

£806,900 €1,200,042 10/1/2007 1,227<br />

¥125,826,500 €808,412 10/1/2007 (4,792)<br />

¥526,795,000 US$4,502,160 10/1/2007 (49,492)<br />

SKr31,987,000 €3,524,072 10/1/2007 14,297<br />

US$280,135 A$365,000 10/1/2007 (6,145)<br />

US$13,504,067 CHF16,690,000 10/1/2007 (141,401)<br />

US$15,339,600 €11,914,286 10/1/2007 (282,258)<br />

US$3,440,329 SKr24,295,000 10/1/2007 (78,684)<br />

¥173,693,234 €1,170,000 11/1/2007 (60,598)<br />

¥175,955,000 US$1,497,502 11/1/2007 (11,662)<br />

NOK9,839,609 €1,195,000 11/1/2007 (1,483)<br />

SKr4,487,846 €495,000 11/1/2007 1,448<br />

SGD2,375,000 US$1,513,684 11/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

27,672<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(20,039)<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

(27) Eurex Euro Bund March 2007 (3,135,780)<br />

(45) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (4,897,800)<br />

11 Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 9,412,836<br />

(51) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (7,891,982)<br />

(171) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (13,623,867)<br />

(174) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (14,180,479)<br />

89 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 11,991,145<br />

(70) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007 (10,952,225)<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (33,278,152)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of €430,166 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

112 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Bond Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

US$8,100,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (1,724)<br />

¥163,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Deutsche Bank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating JPM Fixing<br />

LIBOR 6-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 1.505%) (18/12/2013) –<br />

¥52,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Deutsche Bank) (Fund<br />

pays Floating JPM Fixing LIBOR 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 2.385%) (18/12/2036) –<br />

__________<br />

(1,724)<br />

__________<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 113


Global Bond Fund (US Dollar)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

A$775,000 New South Wales Treasury '10RG' 7%<br />

1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

626,627<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Austria<br />

€2,725,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

3,799,697<br />

______<br />

2.63<br />

Canada<br />

C$1,420,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/6/2016 1,214,028 0.84<br />

C$1,690,000 Government of Canada 4.5% 1/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

1,497,609<br />

______<br />

1.03<br />

___________<br />

2,711,637<br />

______<br />

1.87<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€550,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75%<br />

3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

728,103<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

Denmark<br />

DKK16,300,000 Nykredit Realkredit 4% 1/1/2008 2,877,471 1.99<br />

DKK8,050,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

1,391,115<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

___________<br />

4,268,586<br />

______<br />

2.95<br />

France<br />

€2,030,000 France Government Bond OAT<br />

3.75% 25/4/2021 2,589,624 1.79<br />

€90,000 France Government Bond OAT<br />

'OATE' 2.25% 25/7/2020<br />

___________<br />

133,274<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

2,722,898<br />

______<br />

1.88<br />

Germany<br />

€8,473,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4%<br />

16/2/2007 11,174,509 7.72<br />

€6,500,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5%<br />

8/10/2010 8,155,270 5.63<br />

€2,600,000 Bundesobligation '148' 3.5%<br />

8/4/2011 3,371,841 2.33<br />

€5,468,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02'<br />

5% 4/7/2012 7,580,152 5.23<br />

€1,419,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03'<br />

4.75% 4/7/2034 2,074,305 1.43<br />

€1,676,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.25% 4/7/2015 2,102,558 1.45<br />

€840,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.5% 4/1/2016 1,071,177 0.74<br />

€5,157,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

4% 4/1/2037 6,724,318 4.64<br />

€4,500,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

4% 4/7/2016 5,957,021 4.11<br />

€450,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '99'<br />

3.75% 4/1/2009 591,862 0.41<br />

C$675,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau<br />

4.7% 2/6/2037<br />

___________<br />

591,592<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

___________<br />

49,394,605<br />

______<br />

34.10<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥493,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.9%<br />

26/1/2026<br />

___________<br />

4,047,058<br />

______<br />

2.79<br />

Ireland<br />

£575,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN<br />

4.625% 18/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

1,065,704<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Japan<br />

US$500,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 480,218 0.33<br />

¥75,000,000 Development Bank of Japan 1.7%<br />

20/9/2022 604,033 0.42<br />

£350,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75%<br />

8/12/2031 672,970 0.47<br />

€550,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 710,646 0.49<br />

€300,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

396,078<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

___________<br />

2,863,945<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

Jersey<br />

US$550,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

574,252<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Netherlands<br />

€590,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 788,369 0.55<br />

£420,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN<br />

7.625% 21/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

831,722<br />

______<br />

0.57<br />

___________<br />

1,620,091<br />

______<br />

1.12<br />

Singapore<br />

SGD3,900,000 Singapore Government Bond 3.5%<br />

1/7/2012<br />

___________<br />

2,606,463<br />

______<br />

1.80<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$760,000 Credit Suisse (London) 7.9%<br />

1/5/2007 (Perpetual) 765,543 0.53<br />

£310,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN<br />

6% 12/11/2010 617,603 0.42<br />

€500,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 661,277 0.46<br />

£700,000 UK Treasury 4% 7/3/2009 1,341,598 0.92<br />

£200,000 UK Treasury 5% 7/3/2025 417,091 0.29<br />

£325,000 UK Treasury 9% 12/7/2011 739,046 0.51<br />

£475,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 879,636 0.61<br />

£585,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032 1,142,897 0.79<br />

£415,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.75% 7/3/2020<br />

___________<br />

823,189<br />

______<br />

0.57<br />

___________<br />

7,387,880<br />

______<br />

5.10<br />

United States<br />

US$1,100,000 ASIF Global Financing XVIII 3.85%<br />

26/11/2007 1,085,810 0.75<br />

US$1,440,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16'<br />

4.72% 15/5/2013 1,422,450 0.98<br />

US$955,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 966,791 0.67<br />

US$820,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities<br />

'1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 856,326 0.59<br />

US$1,275,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I<br />

'1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 1,285,418 0.89<br />

US$900,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 896,410 0.62<br />

US$810,000 CW Capital Cobalt Ltd '2006-C1 A4'<br />

5.223% 15/8/2048 801,317 0.55<br />

US$800,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2006-C A4' 4.98% 8/11/2011 798,819 0.55<br />

US$2,700,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 647,718 0.45<br />

US$715,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.16% 15/11/2010 714,553 0.49<br />

US$1,090,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 1,064,135 0.73<br />

US$1,125,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust<br />

'2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 1,123,594 0.78<br />

114 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Bond Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$898,278 Keycorp '2000-C1 A2' 7.727%<br />

17/5/2032 951,398 0.66<br />

US$830,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I '2006-IQ12 A4'<br />

5.332% 15/12/2043 828,044 0.57<br />

US$210,000 Raytheon 6.75% 15/8/2007 211,560 0.15<br />

US$518,000 Socgen Real Estate '144A' 7.64%<br />

30/9/2007 (Perpetual) (Pref) 526,215 0.36<br />

US$900,000 US Treasury Bond 3.5% 15/2/2010 868,992 0.60<br />

US$665,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2016 655,336 0.45<br />

US$1,272,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 1,210,189 0.83<br />

US$365,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 362,462 0.25<br />

US$1,160,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 15/8/2016 1,175,633 0.81<br />

US$765,000 US Treasury Bond 6.125% 15/8/2029 892,480 0.62<br />

US$850,000 US Treasury Bond 6.5% 15/11/2026 1,021,926 0.71<br />

US$1,730,000 US Treasury Bond 8% 15/11/2021 2,289,682 1.58<br />

US$1,520,000 US Treasury Bond 9.125% 15/5/2018 2,094,157 1.45<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$955,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 895,499 0.62<br />

US$620,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 624,246 0.43<br />

US$1,000,000 Washington Mutual 4.375% 15/1/2008 989,500 0.68<br />

US$1,425,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-A A3' 5.01% 15/10/2010 1,422,278 0.98<br />

US$600,000 Yum! Brands 7.65% 15/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

617,152<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

___________<br />

29,300,090<br />

______<br />

20.23<br />

Total Portfolio 113,717,636 78.52<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

31,117,738<br />

______<br />

21.48<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

144,835,374<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

C$315,000 US$279,198 10/1/2007 (7,750)<br />

CHF16,051,000 US$12,984,218 10/1/2007 181,509<br />

CZK93,673,000 US$4,168,436 10/1/2007 323,770<br />

DKr16,879,300 US$2,965,850 10/1/2007 20,187<br />

€27,022,566 US$34,993,341 10/1/2007 640,420<br />

£1,291,398 US$2,496,758 10/1/2007 38,506<br />

HUF518,000 US$2,546 10/1/2007 169<br />

¥495,825,000 US$4,237,480 10/1/2007 (61,536)<br />

SKr31,366,000 US$4,444,234 10/1/2007 131,254<br />

US$907,753 A$1,175,000 10/1/2007 (20,119)<br />

US$3,837,609 C$4,337,694 10/1/2007 99,641<br />

US$12,783,001 CHF15,798,818 10/1/2007 (175,875)<br />

US$4,407,881 CZK96,132,000 10/1/2007 (202,250)<br />

US$7,216,877 DKr41,633,740 10/1/2007 (148,350)<br />

US$98,434,089 €76,556,814 10/1/2007 (2,518,841)<br />

US$10,940,912 £5,709,000 10/1/2007 (266,959)<br />

US$9,215,210 ¥1,069,758,500 10/1/2007 205,476<br />

US$3,224,379 SKr22,770,000 10/1/2007 (97,175)<br />

US$2,589,820 SGD4,026,000 10/1/2007 (37,803)<br />

¥161,074,496 €1,085,000 11/1/2007 (74,070)<br />

¥164,940,000 US$1,403,757 11/1/2007 (14,452)<br />

NOK9,098,552 €1,105,000 11/1/2007 (1,761)<br />

SKr3,989,196 €440,000 11/1/2007 1,716<br />

SGD2,140,000 US$1,363,909 11/1/2007<br />

________<br />

32,850<br />

Net unrealised loss (1,951,443)<br />

________<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

16 Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 2,449,565<br />

(55) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (7,891,115)<br />

12 Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 13,536,701<br />

(20) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (4,080,000)<br />

(118) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (12,393,688)<br />

(51) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (5,479,312)<br />

83 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 14,741,905<br />

(65) MSE 3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance June 2007 (13,406,565)<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (12,522,509)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$293,634 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 115


Global Bond Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$7,600,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays<br />

Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (2,133)<br />

¥43,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month; and receives<br />

Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (3,419)<br />

¥135,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 1.51% and receives JPY Fixing<br />

Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) 3,715<br />

__________<br />

(1,837)<br />

__________<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

116 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

£290,000 Insurance Australia Group 5.625%<br />

21/12/2026 426,384 0.42<br />

€450,000 Macquarie Bank EMTN FRN 20/6/2013 453,548 0.44<br />

€200,000 National Australia Bank EMTN FRN<br />

23/9/2014 200,600 0.20<br />

US$1,050,000 National Capital Trust II '144A' 5.486%<br />

23/3/2015 (Perpetual) 771,963 0.75<br />

£150,000 Stockland Finance Pty EMTN 5.625%<br />

25/10/2013<br />

___________<br />

221,292<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

2,073,787<br />

______<br />

2.03<br />

Austria<br />

€120,000 BAWAG PSK – Bank fuer Arbeit und<br />

Wirtschaft und Oesterreichische<br />

Postsparkasse EMTN 4.35%<br />

28/5/2013<br />

___________<br />

118,916<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

Canada<br />

€550,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013 551,690 0.54<br />

US$570,000 Royal Bank of Canada 5.65%<br />

20/7/2011<br />

___________<br />

440,677<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

___________<br />

992,367<br />

______<br />

0.97<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€350,000 Mizuho Financial Group (Cayman)<br />

4.75% 15/4/2014 353,386 0.35<br />

€250,000 Norinchukin Finance (Cayman) EMTN<br />

4.25% 28/9/2016 247,987 0.24<br />

US$650,000 Santander Central Hispano Issuances<br />

7.625% 3/11/2009 523,226 0.51<br />

US$140,000 Santander Central Hispano Issuances<br />

7.625% 14/9/2010<br />

___________<br />

114,879<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

___________<br />

1,239,478<br />

______<br />

1.21<br />

Denmark<br />

€743,000 Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab<br />

4.35% 6/10/2011 (Perpetual) 736,153 0.72<br />

£300,000 Danske Bank EMTN 5.684%<br />

15/2/2017 (Perpetual) 440,857 0.43<br />

€150,000 FIH Erhvervsbank EMTN FRN<br />

3/11/2009<br />

___________<br />

149,992<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

___________<br />

1,327,002<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

France<br />

€230,000 Alcatel 4.375% 17/2/2009 232,024 0.23<br />

€220,000 Alstom 6.25% 3/3/2010 231,550 0.23<br />

US$1,000,000 AXA '144A' 6.463% 14/12/2018<br />

(Perpetual) 749,336 0.73<br />

£850,000 AXA EMTN 6.667% 6/7/2016<br />

(Perpetual) 1,302,444 1.27<br />

US$150,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses<br />

d'Epargne et de Prevoyance 6.75%<br />

27/1/2012 (Perpetual) 116,481 0.11<br />

€100,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses<br />

d'Epargne et de Prevoyance EMTN<br />

5.25% 30/7/2014 (Perpetual) 103,201 0.10<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€200,000 Carrefour EMTN 3.625% 6/5/2013 192,191 0.19<br />

€230,000 Casino Guichard Perrachon EMTN<br />

4.75% 21/7/2011 230,496 0.23<br />

€500,000 CNP Assurances 4.75%<br />

22/12/2016 (Perpetual) 490,751 0.48<br />

€100,000 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain<br />

4.25% 31/5/2011 99,309 0.10<br />

€160,000 France Telecom EMTN 8.125%<br />

28/1/2033 217,346 0.21<br />

€350,000 Pernod-Ricard 4.625% 6/12/2013<br />

___________<br />

345,908<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

___________<br />

4,311,037<br />

______<br />

4.22<br />

Germany<br />

€1,000,000 Commerzbank EMTN 4.125%<br />

13/9/2016 986,895 0.97<br />

€750,000 HT1 Funding 6.352% 30/6/2017<br />

(Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

796,792<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

1,783,687<br />

______<br />

1.75<br />

Guernsey<br />

€150,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5%<br />

30/11/2011 163,395 0.16<br />

€400,000 Credit Suisse Group Finance<br />

Guernsey 3.625% 23/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

383,476<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

546,871<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

Hungary<br />

€475,000 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas 3.875%<br />

5/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

429,818<br />

______<br />

0.42<br />

India<br />

US$2,010,000 ICICI Bank 7.25% 31/10/2016<br />

(Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

1,580,129<br />

______<br />

1.54<br />

Ireland<br />

€100,000 Allied Irish Banks 7.5% 28/2/2011<br />

(Perpetual) 111,370 0.11<br />

€700,000 Anglo Irish Bank EMTN FRN 25/6/2014 704,375 0.69<br />

€750,000 Irish Life & Permanent EMTN FRN<br />

7/12/2015 748,135 0.73<br />

£200,000 Irish Nationwide Building Society<br />

EMTN 5.5% 10/1/2018 294,840 0.29<br />

£130,000 Lambay Capital Securities EMTN<br />

6.25% 16/6/2015 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

189,161<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

2,047,881<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

Italy<br />

€300,000 SanPaolo IMI EMTN 3.75% 9/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

294,996<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

Japan<br />

US$340,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 247,996 0.24<br />

€500,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ EMTN<br />

3.5% 16/12/2015 483,905 0.48<br />

€900,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 882,103 0.86<br />

€200,000 Shinsei Bank 3.75% 23/2/2016 194,108 0.19<br />

€500,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

500,755<br />

______<br />

0.49<br />

___________<br />

2,308,867<br />

______<br />

2.26<br />

(1) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 117


Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Jersey<br />

€90,000 Bawag Capital Finance Jersey<br />

8.765% 31/10/2010 (Perpetual) 99,198 0.10<br />

€250,000 HSBC Capital Funding<br />

(Jersey Channel Islands)<br />

5.3687% 24/3/2014 (Perpetual) 259,967 0.25<br />

€350,000 Lloyds TSB Capital 7.375%<br />

7/2/2012 (Perpetual) 394,860 0.39<br />

US$2,104,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual) 1,667,361 1.63<br />

€1,450,000 ProSecure Funding 4.668% 30/6/2016<br />

___________<br />

1,418,297<br />

______<br />

1.39<br />

___________<br />

3,839,683<br />

______<br />

3.76<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€150,000 Fiat Finance & Trade EMTN 6.25%<br />

24/2/2010 157,687 0.15<br />

€100,000 HypoVereinsbank Luxembourg 6%<br />

18/12/2008 102,926 0.10<br />

€350,000 JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA<br />

for Swiss Life 5%<br />

16/11/2015 (Perpetual) 345,355 0.34<br />

€150,000 Merck Finanz 3.75% 7/12/2012 143,780 0.14<br />

€280,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 7.75%<br />

24/1/2033 333,382 0.33<br />

US$1,350,000 VTB Capital SA for Vneshtorgbank<br />

FRN 1/8/2008<br />

___________<br />

1,024,977<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

2,108,107<br />

______<br />

2.06<br />

Mexico<br />

US$550,000 America Movil SA de CV 6.375%<br />

1/3/2035<br />

___________<br />

408,136<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$200,000 ABN Amro Bank EMTN FRN 9/3/2015 151,799 0.15<br />

€200,000 Allianz Finance 'XW' 4.375%<br />

17/2/2017 (Perpetual) 189,361 0.18<br />

€150,000 British American Tobacco Holdings<br />

The Netherlands EMTN 4.375%<br />

15/9/2014 147,548 0.14<br />

€200,000 Generali Finance 5.317%<br />

16/6/2016 (Perpetual) 201,102 0.20<br />

£900,000 Generali Finance 6.214%<br />

16/6/2016 (Perpetual) 1,336,940 1.31<br />

£100,000 ING Groep 5.14% 17/3/2016<br />

(Perpetual) 142,315 0.14<br />

€80,000 Koninklijke Ahold EMTN 5.875%<br />

9/5/2008 81,340 0.08<br />

€200,000 LeasePlan 4.5% 8/11/2016 199,154 0.19<br />

€160,000 Munich Re Finance 6.75% 21/6/2023 179,445 0.18<br />

€200,000 SNS Bank EMTN FRN 10/11/2015<br />

___________<br />

200,014<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

___________<br />

2,829,018<br />

______<br />

2.77<br />

Norway<br />

€125,000 DnB NORBank 7.068%<br />

19/11/2012 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

140,596<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

Spain<br />

€425,000 Pastor Participaciones Preferentes S.A<br />

Unipersonal 4.564%<br />

27/7/2010 (Perpetual) 402,360 0.40<br />

€150,000 Santander Perpetual 4.375%<br />

10/12/2014 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

146,794<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

___________<br />

549,154<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Sweden<br />

€400,000 If P&C Insurance 7.5% 30/3/2021 444,065 0.43<br />

€550,000 SKF 4.25% 13/12/2013<br />

___________<br />

540,128<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

___________<br />

984,193<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

US$550,000<br />

United Arab Emirates<br />

Emirates Bank <strong>International</strong><br />

EMTN FRN 7/12/2016<br />

___________<br />

418,293<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

United Kingdom<br />

€130,000 AIB UK 1 4.781%<br />

17/12/2014 (Perpetual) 124,236 0.12<br />

€160,000 Allied Domecq Financial Services<br />

GMTN 5.875% 12/6/2009 165,365 0.16<br />

£100,000 Amlin 6.5% 19/12/2026 146,612 0.14<br />

DM950,000 AMP UK Finance Services EMTN<br />

4.875% 27/11/2008 489,412 0.48<br />

£70,000 Anglo Irish Asset Finance 8.536%<br />

28/6/2011 (Perpetual) 115,281 0.11<br />

€970,000 Aviva 4.729% 28/11/2014 (Perpetual) 948,932 0.93<br />

€750,000 Aviva 5.25% 2/10/2023 781,672 0.77<br />

US$1,000,000 Aviva EMTN FRN 19/6/2017 759,023 0.74<br />

US$1,000,000 Barclays Bank 7.375%<br />

15/12/2011 (Perpetual) 820,140 0.80<br />

€110,000 Barclays Bank EMTN 4.75%<br />

15/3/2020 (Perpetual) 97,931 0.10<br />

€450,000 Britannia Building Society EMTN FRN<br />

18/5/2016 449,492 0.44<br />

£130,000 British Airways 8.75% 23/8/2016 213,169 0.21<br />

£600,000 BUPA Finance 6.125%<br />

16/9/2020 (Perpetual) 888,476 0.87<br />

US$500,000 Credit Suisse (London) 7.9%<br />

1/5/2007 (Perpetual) 382,043 0.37<br />

US$1,180,000 HBOS '144A' 5.375%<br />

1/11/2013 (Perpetual) 881,575 0.86<br />

US$200,000 HBOS 5.92% 1/10/2015<br />

(Perpetual) (Pref) 149,418 0.15<br />

€120,000 Legal & General Group EMTN 4%<br />

8/6/2025 114,921 0.11<br />

£900,000 Legal & General Group EMTN 5.875%<br />

1/4/2019 (Perpetual) 1,352,353 1.33<br />

€1,100,000 Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding II<br />

3.875% 22/2/2011 (Perpetual) 1,068,479 1.05<br />

£80,000 Lend Lease Europe Finance 6.125%<br />

12/10/2021 117,197 0.12<br />

€400,000 Lloyds TSB Bank 5.625%<br />

15/7/2009 (Perpetual) 412,924 0.40<br />

€200,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN<br />

3.125% 26/1/2010 194,003 0.19<br />

£50,000 Next 5.875% 12/10/2016 73,585 0.07<br />

€400,000 Old Mutual EMTN 5%<br />

4/11/2015 (Perpetual) 392,086 0.38<br />

€590,000 Prudential EMTN 5.75% 19/12/2021 624,919 0.61<br />

£440,000 Resolution 6.5864%<br />

25/4/2016 (Perpetual) 646,623 0.63<br />

£95,000 RL Finance Bonds EMTN 6.125%<br />

15/12/2015 (Perpetual) 137,718 0.14<br />

£1,045,000 SL Finance 6.546%<br />

6/1/2020 (Perpetual) 1,572,289 1.54<br />

£70,000 Standard Chartered Bank 8.103%<br />

11/5/2016 (Perpetual) 119,646 0.12<br />

US$1,000,000 Standard Chartered Bank EMTN<br />

FRN 9/6/2016<br />

___________<br />

760,316<br />

______<br />

0.75<br />

___________<br />

14,999,836<br />

______<br />

14.69<br />

118 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United States<br />

US$1,300,000 ABN Amro North American Holding<br />

Preferred Capital Repackage Trust I<br />

'144A' 6.523% 8/11/2012 (Perpetual) 1,034,182 1.01<br />

US$350,000 American Express 6.8% 1/9/2066 283,941 0.28<br />

US$320,000 ANZ Capital Trust II '144A' 5.36%<br />

15/12/2053 (Perpetual) 237,002 0.23<br />

US$350,000 AT&T 6.8% 15/5/2036 283,168 0.28<br />

€275,000 Banca Popolare di Bergamo Capital<br />

Trust 8.364% 15/2/2011<br />

(Perpetual) (Pref) 312,411 0.31<br />

€500,000 BNP Paribas Capital Trust IV 6.342%<br />

24/1/2012 (Perpetual) 540,580 0.53<br />

€100,000 CIT Group GMTN 4.25% 22/9/2011 99,246 0.10<br />

US$170,000 Citigroup 5.625% 27/8/2012 131,623 0.13<br />

US$380,000 Comcast 6.5% 15/11/2035 291,274 0.29<br />

£150,000 Commerzbank Capital Funding Trust I<br />

5.905% 12/4/2018 (Perpetual) 218,019 0.21<br />

US$170,000 COX Communications 5.45% 15/12/2014 125,752 0.12<br />

US$340,000 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding 8.5%<br />

18/1/2031 308,236 0.30<br />

US$140,000 Deutsche Bank Financial 5.375%<br />

2/3/2015 105,684 0.10<br />

US$200,000 Enterprise Products Operating 8.375%<br />

1/8/2066 164,788 0.16<br />

US$330,000 General Electric Capital EMTN 6%<br />

2/2/2046 249,384 0.25<br />

US$330,000 General Electric Capital MTNA 6.75%<br />

15/3/2032 287,990 0.28<br />

US$550,000 Genworth Financial 6.15% 15/11/2066 417,870 0.41<br />

US$170,000 Goldman Sachs Group 5.15% 15/1/2014 127,296 0.13<br />

US$180,000 Goldman Sachs Group 6.345%<br />

15/2/2034 138,842 0.14<br />

US$100,000 ICI Wilmington 4.375% 1/12/2008 73,936 0.07<br />

€200,000 IntesaBci Capital Trust 6.988%<br />

12/7/2011 (Perpetual) 219,702 0.22<br />

US$410,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.125%<br />

15/9/2014 306,626 0.30<br />

€150,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings EMTN<br />

FRN 4/5/2011 149,748 0.15<br />

€225,000 MPS Capital Trust I 7.99%<br />

7/2/2011 (Perpetual) 253,286 0.25<br />

US$170,000 New Cingular Wireless Services<br />

8.125% 1/5/2012 145,409 0.14<br />

€110,000 Pemex Project Funding Master<br />

Trust 6.625% 4/4/2010 117,307 0.12<br />

US$1,000,000 RBS Capital Trust I 4.709%<br />

1/7/2013 (Perpetual) (Pref) 722,688 0.71<br />

US$390,000 RBS Capital Trust III 5.512%<br />

30/9/2014 (Perpetual) 289,481 0.28<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$220,000 Sprint Capital 8.75% 15/3/2032 201,455 0.20<br />

US$250,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Finance<br />

6.15% 1/2/2036 185,310 0.18<br />

US$600,000 UBS (Stamford Branch) 5.875%<br />

15/7/2016 471,959 0.46<br />

US$200,000 UBS Preferred Funding Trust I<br />

8.622% 1/10/2010 (Perpetual) (Pref) 167,570 0.16<br />

US$1,200,000 Unicredito Italiano Capital Trust II<br />

'144A' 9.2% 5/10/2010 (Perpetual) 1,023,041 1.00<br />

€150,000 Unicredito Italiano Capital Trust III<br />

4.028% 27/10/2015 (Perpetual) 140,064 0.14<br />

US$150,000 Wachovia Bank NA (Old) 5.6%<br />

15/3/2016 115,265 0.11<br />

US$250,000 Wells Fargo & Co 5.125% 15/9/2016 185,933 0.18<br />

US$290,000 Westpac Capital Trust III '144A'<br />

5.819% 30/9/2013 (Perpetual) 218,314 0.21<br />

US$2,000,000 ZFS Finance USA Trust I '144A'<br />

6.45% 15/12/2065 1,551,805 1.52<br />

€550,000 Zurich Finance USA EMTN 4.5%<br />

17/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

554,301<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

12,450,488<br />

______<br />

12.20<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

57,782,340<br />

______<br />

56.58<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

France<br />

US$450,000 Societe Generale '144A' 5.75%<br />

20/4/2016<br />

___________<br />

347,788<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

US$990,000<br />

Jersey<br />

HSBC Capital Funding<br />

(Jersey Channel Islands) '144A' 4.61%<br />

27/6/2013 (Perpetual) (Pref)<br />

___________<br />

710,474<br />

______<br />

0.70<br />

United States<br />

US$260,000 Swiss Re Capital I 6.854%<br />

25/5/2016 (Perpetual) (Pref)<br />

___________<br />

207,815<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

1,266,077<br />

______<br />

1.24<br />

Total Portfolio 59,048,417 57.82<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

43,073,334<br />

______<br />

42.18<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

102,121,751<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 119


Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (1) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€3,600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Goldman Sachs) (Fund<br />

pays Fixed 1%; and receives default protection<br />

on iTraxx Europe HiVol CDS)<br />

(20/6/2016) (74,726)<br />

€1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 1%; and receives default protection<br />

on iTraxx Europe HiVol Series 5 HI4)<br />

(20/6/2016) (20,756)<br />

€350,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly coupon of Glitnir Banki hf. FRN,<br />

27/1/2010; and receives Fixed 0.51%)<br />

(20/12/2011) 3,457<br />

US$7,750,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Goldman Sachs) (Fund<br />

pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.205%) (24/10/2010) 18,356<br />

€1,600,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx<br />

Europe 6 V1; and receives Fixed 0.30%)<br />

(20/12/2011) 4,628<br />

€900,000 Credit Default Swaps (CitiBank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 0.50%; and receives Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1)<br />

(20/12/2016) (5,002)<br />

€5,350,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays<br />

Floating quarterly performance of iTraxx<br />

Europe 6 V1; and receives Fixed 0.30%)<br />

(20/12/2011) 16,120<br />

€3,030,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 0.50%; and receives Floating quarterly<br />

performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1)<br />

(20/12/2016) (17,419)<br />

€1,800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys<br />

default protection on Perod Ricard SA 4.625%<br />

12/6/2013; and receives Fixed 0.51%)<br />

(20/12/2011) (1,739)<br />

€1,800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells<br />

default protection on Imperial Tobacco Group<br />

PLC 6.25% 12/4/2018; and receives Fixed 0.38%)<br />

(20/12/2011) (1,378)<br />

€3,750,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Floating<br />

quarterly performance of iTraxx Europe 6 V1;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.30%) (20/12/2011) 11,299<br />

€2,120,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays Fixed 0.50%;<br />

and receives Floating quarterly performance<br />

of iTraxx Europe 6 V1) (20/12/2016) (12,186)<br />

€1,800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund buys<br />

default protection on Mittal Steel Company N.V. 0%;<br />

and receives Fixed 0.505%) (20/12/2011) (2,712)<br />

€2,800,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund sells default<br />

protection on Clariant AG 4.25% 15/3/2008;<br />

and pays Fixed 0.46%) (20/12/2011) 10,061<br />

_______<br />

(71,997)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

A$1,204,000 €710,119 12/3/2007 7,402<br />

CHF3,948,000 €2,495,575 12/3/2007 (33,691)<br />

CHF4,285,000 US$3,526,256 12/3/2007 5,270<br />

€1,508,652 C$2,307,000 12/3/2007 2,605<br />

€9,400,144 £6,367,877 12/3/2007 (57,571)<br />

€23,317,203 US$31,126,068 12/3/2007 (222,142)<br />

¥133,464,000 €880,823 12/3/2007 (24,413)<br />

US$5,689,020 €4,307,711 12/3/2007 (5,343)<br />

US$1,369,553 £695,000 12/3/2007<br />

________<br />

3,506<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

________<br />

(324,377)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

25 Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 2,907,500<br />

(69) Eurex E-Schatz March 2007 (7,141,845)<br />

12 Euro BUXL 30 Year Bund March 2007 1,186,320<br />

47 Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 5,119,711<br />

(6) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (5,134,274)<br />

(193) LIFFE Long Gilt March 2007 (31,075,443)<br />

(105) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (16,256,909)<br />

(273) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (21,769,798)<br />

(187) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (15,262,104)<br />

(16) US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 (1,353,637)<br />

40 LIFFE 3 Month Sterling September 2007 7,035,741<br />

45 LIFFE 3 Month Sterling March 2008<br />

_________<br />

7,916,884<br />

Total commitment (73,827,854)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of €536,035 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

120 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

441,600 Vietnam Enterprise <strong>Investment</strong>s 'C'<br />

___________<br />

503,424<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

United States<br />

39,000 Consumer Staples Select Sector<br />

SPDR Fund – ETF 1,023,945 0.29<br />

39,200 Health Care Select Sector<br />

SPDR Fund – ETF 1,317,904 0.38<br />

15,800 iShares Dow Jones US Telecommunications<br />

Sector Index Fund – ETF 466,495 0.13<br />

50,600 iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund – ETF 2,365,550 0.68<br />

83,500 iShares MSCI South Korea Index<br />

Fund – ETF 4,126,570 1.19<br />

4,700 Telecom HOLDRs Trust – ETF 165,487 0.05<br />

53,300 Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

1,959,841<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

___________<br />

11,425,792<br />

______<br />

3.28<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

11,929,216<br />

______<br />

3.42<br />

COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Australia<br />

32,000 BHP Billiton 639,545 0.18<br />

15,600 Coca-Cola Amatil 95,628 0.03<br />

45,800 Great Southern Plantations 102,027 0.03<br />

98,000 Macquarie Airports Management 278,695 0.08<br />

15,700 Macquarie Bank 978,909 0.28<br />

282,400 Macquarie Infrastructure Group 771,865 0.22<br />

13,600 Newcrest Mining 283,087 0.08<br />

10,700 Rio Tinto 628,020 0.18<br />

231,600 Sydney Roads Group 241,498 0.07<br />

62,000 Transurban Group 373,205 0.11<br />

6,800 Woodside Petroleum 204,714 0.06<br />

14,900 Zinifex<br />

___________<br />

221,164<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

4,818,357<br />

______<br />

1.38<br />

Austria<br />

4,300 Telekom Austria<br />

___________<br />

115,067<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

Belgium<br />

21,500 AGFA-Gevaert 546,994 0.16<br />

124,500 RHJ <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

2,652,149<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

___________<br />

3,199,143<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

Bermuda<br />

500 Accenture 'A' 18,640 0.01<br />

144,000 Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings 447,406 0.13<br />

30,900 Endurance Specialty Holdings 1,140,210 0.33<br />

2,700 Everest Re Group 266,760 0.08<br />

37,500 Foster Wheeler 2,058,375 0.59<br />

20,300 IPC Holdings 641,500 0.18<br />

18,100 Platinum Underwriters Holdings 558,566 0.16<br />

11,900 RenaissanceRe Holdings 716,856 0.20<br />

33,900 Tyco <strong>International</strong> 1,042,764 0.30<br />

6,300 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

263,025<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

7,154,102<br />

______<br />

2.06<br />

Brazil<br />

39,000 All America Latina Logistica (Unit) 404,979 0.12<br />

4,398,100 Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo<br />

Pao de Acucar (Pref) 154,438 0.04<br />

4,100 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR 201,064 0.06<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

13,000 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR 329,550 0.09<br />

17,700 Companhia de Saneamento<br />

de Minas Gerais 207,674 0.06<br />

17,800 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio 372,674 0.11<br />

30,900 Datasul 285,119 0.08<br />

7,600 Localiza Rent A CAR 228,712 0.07<br />

16,900 Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil 272,300 0.08<br />

14,600 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 1,350,646 0.39<br />

23,400 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 2,355,444 0.68<br />

400 Totvs 8,860 0.00<br />

2,400 Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos<br />

Brasileiros GDR 225,576 0.06<br />

8,100 Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais<br />

'A' (Pref) 305,410 0.09<br />

69,100 Vivo Participacoes ADR<br />

___________<br />

284,692<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

6,987,138<br />

______<br />

2.01<br />

Canada<br />

61,000 Alamos Gold 501,370 0.14<br />

7,200 Barrick Gold 220,680 0.06<br />

700 BCE 18,907 0.01<br />

259,000 Bema Gold 1,350,004 0.39<br />

19,100 Canadian Pacific Railway 1,015,740 0.29<br />

37,000 Kinross Gold 440,229 0.13<br />

26,100 Nortel Networks † 658,663 0.19<br />

5,200 Petro-Canada 212,892 0.06<br />

25,600 Rogers Communications 'B' 755,840 0.22<br />

300 Sun Life Financial 12,786 0.00<br />

5,800 Suncor Energy 454,689 0.13<br />

3,900 Talisman Energy<br />

___________<br />

66,394<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

___________<br />

5,708,194<br />

______<br />

1.64<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

22,000 ACE 1,337,600 0.38<br />

367,400 Chaoda Modern Agriculture 236,810 0.07<br />

13,900 GlobalSantaFe 823,019 0.24<br />

1,550 Noble 118,932 0.03<br />

3,950 Transocean 320,582 0.09<br />

29,000 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

2,096,990<br />

______<br />

0.60<br />

___________<br />

4,933,933<br />

______<br />

1.41<br />

Chile<br />

11,700 Banco Santander Chile ADR 567,333 0.17<br />

9,200 Enersis (Chile) ADR<br />

___________<br />

146,648<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

713,981<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

China<br />

12,100 China Communications Services 'H' 6,912 0.00<br />

2,999 China Life Insurance ADR 154,748 0.05<br />

484,500 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 1,166,869 0.34<br />

1,709,300 Guangshen Railway 'H' 1,165,512 0.34<br />

80,700 Hainan Meilan <strong>International</strong> Airport 'H' 46,824 0.01<br />

170,000 Jiangsu Express 'H' 106,950 0.03<br />

25,200 Ping An Insurance Group Company<br />

of China 'H' 139,571 0.04<br />

366,200 Shanghai Electric Group 'H' 154,060 0.04<br />

745,200 Xiamen <strong>International</strong> Port 'H' 187,911 0.05<br />

1,277,500 Yanzhou Coal Mining 'H'<br />

___________<br />

1,032,151<br />

______<br />

0.30<br />

___________<br />

4,161,508<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

Denmark<br />

25,094 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

1,111,689<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

(1) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

(†)<br />

Security pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 121


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Finland<br />

47,526 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

1,350,726<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

France<br />

6,131 Assurances Generales de France 953,675 0.27<br />

18,003 BNP Paribas 1,970,932 0.57<br />

40,610 Credit Agricole 1,709,838 0.49<br />

17,295 EDF – Electricite de France 1,258,481 0.36<br />

35,500 France Telecom 984,135 0.28<br />

15,659 Peugeot 1,039,323 0.30<br />

13,464 Renault 1,619,549 0.47<br />

32,541 Total 2,352,852 0.68<br />

3,722 Vallourec 1,083,825 0.31<br />

10,365 Vinci<br />

___________<br />

1,321,927<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

14,294,537<br />

______<br />

4.11<br />

Germany<br />

8,843 Allianz SE 1,804,037 0.52<br />

16,211 BASF 1,578,147 0.46<br />

22,066 Bayer 1,182,710 0.34<br />

18,364 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 1,053,279 0.30<br />

40,304 Deutsche Post 1,213,477 0.35<br />

13,379 E.ON 1,813,555 0.52<br />

14,894 Hochtief 1,083,771 0.31<br />

5,819 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 1,000,414 0.29<br />

11,788 RWE<br />

___________<br />

1,297,519<br />

______<br />

0.37<br />

___________<br />

12,026,909<br />

______<br />

3.46<br />

Hong Kong<br />

732,200 Beijing Enterprises Holdings 1,565,609 0.45<br />

52,300 Cheung Kong Holdings 644,263 0.19<br />

147,500 Denway Motors 59,776 0.02<br />

110,700 Hutchison Whampoa 1,125,828 0.32<br />

2,570,000 Lenovo Group 1,044,823 0.30<br />

82,200 Shanghai Industrial Holdings 175,128 0.05<br />

63,600 Sun Hung Kai Properties 731,096 0.21<br />

4,513,200 Tianjin Development Holdings 3,205,134 0.92<br />

140,000 Wharf Holdings<br />

___________<br />

517,831<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

___________<br />

9,069,488<br />

______<br />

2.61<br />

Hungary<br />

7,678 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas<br />

___________<br />

869,241<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

India<br />

6,300 Bajaj Auto 373,064 0.11<br />

14,600 Container Corporation of India 701,562 0.20<br />

127,100 Gujarat Ambuja Cements 405,323 0.11<br />

8,900 Hindustan Petroleum 56,040 0.02<br />

23,600 Housing Development Finance 868,071 0.25<br />

17,800 Infosys Technologies 902,193 0.26<br />

30,700 Karnataka Bank 104,705 0.03<br />

50 Reliance Capital 686 0.00<br />

143,500 Reliance Communications 1,530,222 0.44<br />

75 Reliance Energy 882 0.00<br />

127,000 Reliance Industries 3,647,047 1.05<br />

1,000 Reliance Natural Resources 502 0.00<br />

16,900 State Bank of India 475,935 0.14<br />

44,200 Tata Motors 899,988 0.26<br />

6,550 Wockhardt<br />

___________<br />

51,846<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

10,018,066<br />

______<br />

2.88<br />

Ireland<br />

53,419 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

1,592,852<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Israel<br />

53,500 ECI Telecom 464,915 0.13<br />

3,856 Ectel 18,663 0.01<br />

6,975 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR<br />

___________<br />

217,132<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

700,710<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

Italy<br />

201,788 Banca Intesa 1,508,223 0.43<br />

103,282 Capitalia 974,821 0.28<br />

76,998 ENI 2,592,313 0.75<br />

280,853 Telecom Italia 851,518 0.25<br />

476,836 Telecom Italia – RNC 1,209,376 0.35<br />

188,083 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

1,651,243<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

___________<br />

8,787,494<br />

______<br />

2.53<br />

Japan<br />

254,200 Aioi Insurance 1,796,882 0.52<br />

43,300 Ajinomoto 573,167 0.16<br />

30,200 Asahi Glass 363,419 0.10<br />

81,000 Bank of Fukuoka 591,656 0.17<br />

50,000 Bank of Kyoto 467,044 0.13<br />

55,300 Bank of Yokohama 433,716 0.12<br />

25,000 Canon 1,409,547 0.41<br />

42 Coca-Cola Central Japan 327,284 0.09<br />

54,077 Coca-Cola West Holdings 1,253,715 0.36<br />

16,000 Credit Saison 552,038 0.16<br />

100 East Japan Railway 669,009 0.19<br />

2,400 Fanuc 236,703 0.07<br />

16,000 Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling 96,674 0.03<br />

3,800 Hokuriku Electric Power 86,500 0.02<br />

7,600 Honda Motor 300,591 0.09<br />

5,500 House Foods 90,808 0.03<br />

165 Japan Tobacco 798,393 0.23<br />

48,123 JGC 828,153 0.24<br />

31,000 Kinden 251,219 0.07<br />

99,000 Kubota 918,082 0.26<br />

41,500 Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling 401,965 0.12<br />

88,500 Millea Holdings 3,127,932 0.90<br />

4,200 Ministop 71,925 0.02<br />

55,200 Mitsubishi 1,040,523 0.30<br />

40 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 494,814 0.14<br />

236,962 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance 2,596,298 0.75<br />

10,600 Murata Manufacturing 718,070 0.21<br />

214,600 Nipponkoa Insurance 1,742,697 0.50<br />

33,100 Nomura Holdings 625,330 0.18<br />

880 NTT DoCoMo 1,392,212 0.40<br />

230 NTT Urban Development 445,164 0.13<br />

16 Okinawa Cellular Telephone 43,490 0.01<br />

126,000 Okumura 624,526 0.18<br />

7,200 Rinnai 215,699 0.06<br />

15,100 Rohto Pharmaceutical 160,743 0.05<br />

33,000 Seven & I Holdings 1,027,497 0.30<br />

14,500 Shin-Etsu Chemical 972,503 0.28<br />

60,400 Shinsei Bank 355,795 0.10<br />

118,500 Sumitomo Chemical 920,417 0.26<br />

120 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1,231,986 0.35<br />

65,300 Suzuki Motor 1,846,364 0.53<br />

28,200 Takeda Pharmaceutical 1,938,813 0.56<br />

20,100 Tanabe Seiyaku 263,021 0.08<br />

39,000 Toho (Tokyo) 705,615 0.20<br />

212,000 Tokyo Gas 1,129,287 0.32<br />

17,200 Toyota Industries<br />

___________<br />

791,736<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

36,929,022<br />

______<br />

10.61<br />

122 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Malaysia<br />

36,600 British American Tobacco Malaysia 448,555 0.13<br />

173,200 IOI 903,055 0.26<br />

14,800 Malakoff 42,358 0.01<br />

66,600 Maxis Communications 192,496 0.06<br />

83,000 PLUS Expressways 66,090 0.02<br />

38,400 Telekom Malaysia 106,092 0.03<br />

251,925 Tenaga Nasional<br />

___________<br />

778,119<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

2,536,765<br />

______<br />

0.73<br />

Mexico<br />

6,400 Fomento Economico Mexicano SA<br />

de CV ADR 746,304 0.22<br />

45,000 Grupo Televisa ADR<br />

___________<br />

1,222,650<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

___________<br />

1,968,954<br />

______<br />

0.57<br />

Netherlands<br />

2,400 Chicago Bridge & Iron (NY Shares) † 65,928 0.02<br />

24,600 European Aeronautic Defence & Space 846,051 0.24<br />

37,416 ING Groep – CVA 1,664,139 0.48<br />

23,427 Mittal Steel<br />

___________<br />

989,456<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

___________<br />

3,565,574<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

Netherlands Antilles<br />

16,500 Schlumberger<br />

___________<br />

1,043,790<br />

______<br />

0.30<br />

New Zealand<br />

16,500 Contact Energy 96,513 0.03<br />

29,600 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand<br />

___________<br />

101,136<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

197,649<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

Norway<br />

44,549 Statoil 1,177,179 0.34<br />

12,100 Telenor<br />

___________<br />

227,345<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

___________<br />

1,404,524<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Panama<br />

5,850 McDermott <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

295,659<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

Puerto Rico<br />

1,600 Santander BanCorp<br />

___________<br />

28,560<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Singapore<br />

320,000 CapitaLand 1,294,448 0.37<br />

290,500 Fraser and Neave 852,907 0.25<br />

121,600 Keppel 1,396,333 0.40<br />

158,000 Keppel Land 711,294 0.20<br />

331,900 MobileOne 465,574 0.13<br />

87,000 Oversea-Chinese Banking 437,072 0.13<br />

254,625 Parkway Holdings 521,643 0.15<br />

897,175 Singapore Telecommunications<br />

___________<br />

1,919,967<br />

______<br />

0.55<br />

___________<br />

7,599,238<br />

______<br />

2.18<br />

South Africa<br />

16,000 Gold Fields ADR 299,360 0.08<br />

4,400 Sasol<br />

___________<br />

162,917<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

462,277<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

South Korea<br />

4,100 Cheil Industries 173,113 0.05<br />

3,800 CJ 457,833 0.13<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

16,000 Daegu Bank 273,667 0.08<br />

11,800 Dongbu Insurance 314,168 0.09<br />

21,000 Fine DNC 104,820 0.03<br />

6,200 Hana Financial Group 326,141 0.09<br />

18,019 Interflex 152,937 0.04<br />

7,700 Kookmin Bank 620,408 0.18<br />

17,100 Korea Electric Power 779,951 0.22<br />

45,100 Korean Reinsurance 616,149 0.18<br />

63,400 KT ADR 1,603,386 0.46<br />

18,900 KT&G 1,148,723 0.33<br />

7,200 LS Cable 297,419 0.09<br />

46,300 Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance 316,271 0.09<br />

300 Nong Shim 91,975 0.03<br />

30,392 Paradise 129,140 0.04<br />

3,200 POSCO 1,063,686 0.31<br />

10,100 POSCO ADR 837,896 0.24<br />

20,800 Pusan Bank 259,553 0.07<br />

1,200 SK Telecom<br />

___________<br />

287,221<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

9,854,457<br />

______<br />

2.83<br />

Spain<br />

59,565 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria 1,430,628 0.41<br />

14,200 Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras<br />

de Transporte<br />

___________<br />

236,230<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

___________<br />

1,666,858<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

Sweden<br />

69,809 Investor 'B' 1,684,585 0.48<br />

116,000 TeliaSonera<br />

___________<br />

959,859<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

___________<br />

2,644,444<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

Switzerland<br />

38,538 Credit Suisse Group 2,675,767 0.77<br />

16,726 Swiss Reinsurance 1,424,569 0.41<br />

25,616 UBS<br />

___________<br />

1,553,885<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

5,654,221<br />

______<br />

1.62<br />

Taiwan<br />

269,004 Cathay Financial Holding 610,814 0.18<br />

465,560 Chinatrust Financial Holding 389,279 0.11<br />

133,040 Chunghwa Telecom 247,385 0.07<br />

50,184 Chunghwa Telecom ADR 978,588 0.28<br />

243,045 Delta Electronics 783,059 0.23<br />

306,200 Fubon Financial Holding 286,565 0.08<br />

223,100 SinoPac Financial Holdings 119,457 0.03<br />

183,700 Taishin Financial Holdings<br />

___________<br />

107,662<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

3,522,809<br />

______<br />

1.01<br />

Thailand<br />

173,800 Airports of Thailand 286,605 0.08<br />

73,300 Bangkok Expressway 49,796 0.01<br />

155,300 Hana Microelectronics 122,576 0.04<br />

481,000 Land & Houses 93,556 0.03<br />

66,600 PTT 394,249 0.11<br />

114,400 PTT Exploration & Production 311,194 0.09<br />

44,400 Siam Cement 317,903 0.09<br />

7,300 Siam City Cement 52,268 0.02<br />

463,600 Siam Commercial Bank 757,965 0.22<br />

48,900 Thai Union Frozen Products<br />

___________<br />

37,562<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

2,423,674<br />

______<br />

0.70<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 123


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

118,680 Aviva 1,915,095 0.55<br />

173,771 BAE Systems 1,452,356 0.42<br />

183,000 Barclays 2,622,497 0.75<br />

27,200 Cadbury Schweppes ADR 1,169,872 0.34<br />

11,400 Diageo ADR 909,834 0.26<br />

82,589 GlaxoSmithKline 2,179,027 0.63<br />

660 Guinness Peat Group 1,088 0.00<br />

53,130 Guinness Peat Group<br />

(New Zealand Listing) 91,140 0.03<br />

132,921 HBOS 2,953,800 0.85<br />

33,500 HSBC Holdings 614,174 0.18<br />

126,541 Kesa Electricals 842,737 0.24<br />

97,652 Prudential 1,340,942 0.39<br />

35,000 RHM 259,889 0.07<br />

79,688 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 2,800,187 0.80<br />

1,067,700 Vodafone Group † 2,965,833 0.85<br />

117 Vodafone Group ADR † ___________<br />

3,277<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

22,121,748<br />

______<br />

6.36<br />

United States<br />

187,800 3Com † 779,520 0.22<br />

10,800 Abbott Laboratories 526,068 0.15<br />

14,600 AES 321,200 0.09<br />

9,300 Aetna 404,736 0.12<br />

3,000 Agere Systems 59,040 0.02<br />

35,800 Alcoa 1,068,988 0.31<br />

7,500 Alliance One <strong>International</strong> 52,200 0.02<br />

10,300 Allstate 676,092 0.19<br />

13,200 Alltel 799,392 0.23<br />

10,300 Altria Group 885,800 0.25<br />

600 American Eagle Outfitters 18,792 0.01<br />

55,700 American <strong>International</strong> Group 3,993,133 1.15<br />

400 Ameriprise Financial 21,796 0.01<br />

3,600 AmerisourceBergen 162,036 0.05<br />

1,400 Amgen 95,928 0.03<br />

400 AMR 12,264 0.00<br />

6,500 Assurant 360,815 0.10<br />

26,800 AT&T 963,728 0.28<br />

1,300 Avaya 18,369 0.01<br />

8,600 Avon Products 286,122 0.08<br />

2,350 Baker Hughes 176,556 0.05<br />

19,300 Bank of America 1,036,217 0.30<br />

18,400 Bank of New York 731,952 0.21<br />

6,900 Bausch & Lomb † 365,010 0.10<br />

6,200 Baxter <strong>International</strong> 288,176 0.08<br />

100 Bear Stearns 16,389 0.00<br />

8,800 BellSouth 417,648 0.12<br />

800 Big Lots 18,712 0.01<br />

200 Boeing 17,818 0.01<br />

3,000 Borland Software 15,480 0.00<br />

7,850 Boston Scientific 134,392 0.04<br />

4,000 Bristol West Holdings 64,240 0.02<br />

12,475 Bristol-Myers Squibb 326,596 0.09<br />

68,300 CA 1,565,436 0.45<br />

14,000 Career Education † 351,400 0.10<br />

6,250 Caremark Rx 356,500 0.10<br />

19,800 Chevron 1,463,616 0.42<br />

300 Chubb 15,978 0.00<br />

1,950 Cigna 257,985 0.07<br />

9,500 Cincinnati Bell 44,175 0.01<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

7,300 Cirrus Logic 51,246 0.01<br />

107,500 Cisco Systems 2,957,325 0.85<br />

200 CIT Group 11,316 0.00<br />

38,500 Citigroup 2,151,765 0.62<br />

15,900 CMS Energy 266,325 0.08<br />

15,600 Coca-Cola 758,628 0.22<br />

22,400 Comcast 'A' 959,838 0.28<br />

85,600 Comverse Technology † 1,810,012 0.52<br />

13,600 ConAgra Foods 368,424 0.11<br />

16,250 ConocoPhillips 1,179,750 0.34<br />

4,600 Consol Energy 148,902 0.04<br />

12,100 Constellation Brands 'A' 350,658 0.10<br />

400 Continental Airlines 'B' 16,760 0.00<br />

400 Countrywide Financial 17,220 0.00<br />

14,600 Crown Holdings 308,060 0.09<br />

29,100 CSX 1,019,955 0.29<br />

100 Cummins 11,921 0.00<br />

9,500 CVS 296,685 0.09<br />

3,600 Darwin Professional Underwriters 83,664 0.02<br />

3,950 Devon Energy 264,808 0.08<br />

1,600 Discovery Holding 'A' 25,888 0.01<br />

29,400 Dynegy 'A' 214,914 0.06<br />

300 Eaton 22,629 0.01<br />

15,900 eBay † 479,067 0.14<br />

7,100 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 346,693 0.10<br />

181,200 El Paso † 2,746,992 0.79<br />

7,500 Eli Lilly & Co 388,950 0.11<br />

1,985 Embarq 104,967 0.03<br />

8,100 ENSCO <strong>International</strong> 412,128 0.12<br />

13,900 Extreme Networks 58,658 0.02<br />

47,600 Exxon Mobil 3,669,484 1.05<br />

600 Family Dollar Stores 17,838 0.01<br />

9,500 Fannie Mae 569,620 0.16<br />

1,500 FedEx 162,705 0.05<br />

7,600 Fifth Third Bancorp 311,600 0.09<br />

9,500 Foundation Coal Holdings 300,105 0.09<br />

9,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 500,580 0.14<br />

17,500 General Communication 'A' 279,650 0.08<br />

2,200 General Dynamics 164,978 0.05<br />

149,300 General Electric 5,589,792 1.61<br />

400 General Mills 23,092 0.01<br />

23,100 Genesis Microchip † 240,471 0.07<br />

400 Genworth Financial 'A' 13,792 0.00<br />

100 Goldman Sachs Group 20,180 0.01<br />

10,700 Halliburton 332,770 0.10<br />

1,487 Hanesbrands 35,703 0.01<br />

5,600 Hartford Financial Services Group 523,040 0.15<br />

2,400 Health Management Associates 'A' 50,904 0.01<br />

6,780 Healthsouth 153,567 0.04<br />

7,150 Hess 359,860 0.10<br />

14,600 Hewlett-Packard 606,630 0.17<br />

3,100 Humana 171,461 0.05<br />

500 IAC/InterActiveCorp 18,755 0.01<br />

15,500 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 1,510,940 0.43<br />

2,316 Idearc 65,798 0.02<br />

22,500 Intel 460,350 0.13<br />

14,200 <strong>International</strong> Paper 484,220 0.14<br />

200 JC Penney 15,650 0.00<br />

7,550 JDS Uniphase 127,218 0.04<br />

35,200 Johnson & Johnson 2,329,888 0.67<br />

4,800 JPMorgan Chase & Co 234,048 0.07<br />

(†) Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

124 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

21,600 Key Energy Services 340,200 0.10<br />

1,000 King Pharmaceuticals 16,020 0.00<br />

300 Kohl's 20,727 0.01<br />

400 Kraft Foods 'A' 14,264 0.00<br />

700 Kroger 16,107 0.00<br />

1,300 Lehman Brothers Holdings 101,855 0.03<br />

8,500 Lexmark <strong>International</strong> 'A' 629,255 0.18<br />

2,152 Liberty Global 'A' 62,838 0.02<br />

2,187 Liberty Global 'C' 61,345 0.02<br />

860 Liberty Media – Capital 'A' 83,902 0.02<br />

4,000 Liberty Media – Interactive 'A' 86,880 0.03<br />

400 Limited Brands 11,744 0.00<br />

200 Lincoln National 13,286 0.00<br />

200 Lockheed Martin 18,432 0.01<br />

400 Loews 16,624 0.01<br />

400 Loews – Carolina Group 25,880 0.01<br />

48,200 Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust 1,711,582 0.49<br />

6,750 Manor Care 317,385 0.09<br />

5,575 Marathon Oil 517,973 0.15<br />

7,100 Marsh & McLennan 220,810 0.06<br />

10,600 Mattel 239,878 0.07<br />

600 McAfee 17,118 0.01<br />

19,900 McDonald's 886,943 0.26<br />

200 McGraw-Hill 13,680 0.00<br />

400 McKesson 20,344 0.01<br />

6,125 Medco Health Solutions 327,136 0.09<br />

1,300 Mellon Financial 55,289 0.02<br />

17,700 Merck & Co 766,410 0.22<br />

157,600 Microsoft 4,740,608 1.36<br />

16,400 Mirant 511,680 0.15<br />

4,700 Molson Coors Brewing 'B' 359,926 0.10<br />

200 Morgan Stanley 16,324 0.00<br />

62,400 Motorola † 1,296,048 0.37<br />

8,900 Murphy Oil † 452,654 0.13<br />

400 National City 14,744 0.00<br />

4,725 National Oilwell Varco 291,391 0.08<br />

66,500 Newmont Mining 3,011,120 0.87<br />

4,650 Noble Energy 229,757 0.07<br />

400 Nordstrom 19,680 0.01<br />

11,500 Norfolk Southern 582,820 0.17<br />

4,900 Northern Trust 298,802 0.09<br />

300 Northrop Grumman 20,463 0.01<br />

103,900 Novell † 657,687 0.19<br />

12,150 NTL 308,367 0.09<br />

200 Nucor 10,992 0.00<br />

16,100 Occidental Petroleum 788,900 0.23<br />

400 Office Depot 15,456 0.00<br />

200 Omnicom Group 20,808 0.01<br />

39,500 Panera Bread 'A' † 2,237,280 0.64<br />

400 Pepsi Bottling Group 12,408 0.00<br />

4,800 PepsiAmericas 101,376 0.03<br />

54,900 Pfizer 1,430,145 0.41<br />

300 PG&E 14,220 0.00<br />

4,400 Pogo Producing 216,744 0.06<br />

17,900 PPL 642,610 0.19<br />

6,200 Procter & Gamble 400,334 0.12<br />

3,200 Prudential Financial 274,976 0.08<br />

31,500 Qualcomm † 1,195,425 0.34<br />

12,300 Quanta Services 243,171 0.07<br />

1,800 Qwest Communications <strong>International</strong> 15,156 0.00<br />

400 Raytheon 21,224 0.01<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

500 Safeway 17,490 0.01<br />

12,100 Sara Lee 205,700 0.06<br />

20,700 Schering-Plough 493,488 0.14<br />

100 Sears Holdings 16,860 0.01<br />

200 Sempra Energy 11,246 0.00<br />

13,400 Senomyx 178,488 0.05<br />

400 Sherwin-Williams 25,728 0.01<br />

19,200 Smurfit-Stone Container 206,208 0.06<br />

3,200 Southern Copper 171,680 0.05<br />

3,700 Spirit Aerosystems Holdings 'A' 118,881 0.03<br />

69,500 Sprint Nextel † 1,330,925 0.38<br />

400 SPX 24,808 0.01<br />

22,900 St Paul Travelers 1,238,890 0.36<br />

400 Staples 10,792 0.00<br />

5,550 Stone Energy 196,859 0.06<br />

93,400 Sun Microsystems 513,700 0.15<br />

5,691 Supervalu 205,843 0.06<br />

800 Symantec 17,008 0.01<br />

28,900 Tenet Healthcare 203,745 0.06<br />

400 Terex 26,276 0.01<br />

21,900 TIBCO Software 209,802 0.06<br />

3,527 Tim Hortons 102,953 0.03<br />

13,600 Time Warner 298,928 0.09<br />

500 TJX 14,415 0.00<br />

600 Total System Services 15,894 0.00<br />

4,200 Triad Hospitals 175,854 0.05<br />

2,176 Tronox 'B' 34,359 0.01<br />

10,500 TXU 568,785 0.16<br />

41,900 Unifi 96,370 0.03<br />

42,300 Union Pacific 3,897,945 1.12<br />

400 United States Steel 29,296 0.01<br />

9,350 UnitedHealth Group 502,750 0.14<br />

18,500 Valeant Pharmaceuticals <strong>International</strong> † 323,750 0.09<br />

3,500 Ventas (Reit) 147,000 0.04<br />

46,000 Verizon Communications 1,730,520 0.50<br />

6,200 Viacom 'B' 253,890 0.07<br />

7,900 Wachovia 452,591 0.13<br />

4,800 Walgreen 221,664 0.06<br />

4,800 Wal-Mart Stores 223,104 0.06<br />

3,900 Washington Mutual 179,166 0.05<br />

400 Waste Management 14,712 0.00<br />

4,600 Waters 225,492 0.07<br />

3,100 Watson Pharmaceuticals 81,003 0.02<br />

4,875 WellPoint 384,394 0.11<br />

25,700 Wells Fargo & Co 920,317 0.26<br />

2,900 Wendy's <strong>International</strong> 97,179 0.03<br />

10,010 Windstream 141,642 0.04<br />

13,500 Wyeth 689,850 0.20<br />

500 Xerox<br />

___________<br />

8,550<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

100,673,125<br />

______<br />

28.93<br />

Total Common & Preferred Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

302,206,483<br />

______<br />

86.85<br />

BONDS<br />

Bermuda<br />

SGD500,000 Bio-Treat Technology 0% 18/1/2013 345,795 0.10<br />

US$90,000 Noble Group 0.9% 20/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

92,475<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

438,270<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 125


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$190,000 Brilliance China Finance 0% 7/6/2011<br />

___________<br />

197,372<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

Canada<br />

US$30,000 Bema Gold 3.25% 25/2/2011<br />

___________<br />

36,825<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

HKD3,090,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture<br />

'CHAO' 0% 8/5/2011 431,331 0.13<br />

US$200,000 YTL Power Finance Cayman 0%<br />

9/5/2010<br />

___________<br />

220,750<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

652,081<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

India<br />

US$100,000 Gujarat NRE Coke 0% 12/4/2011 84,500 0.02<br />

US$600,000 Housing Development Finance 0%<br />

27/9/2010 745,500 0.21<br />

US$500,000 Tata Motors '1' 0% 27/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

757,500<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

1,587,500<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Malaysia<br />

US$600,000 Feringghi Capital 0% 22/12/2009<br />

___________<br />

616,500<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

Taiwan<br />

US$30,000 Shin Kong Financial Holding 0%<br />

17/6/2009<br />

___________<br />

35,925<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

United States<br />

US$100,000 Cell Genesys 3.125% 1/11/2011 75,750 0.02<br />

US$1,100,000 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount<br />

Notes 0% 15/12/2006 1,100,000 0.32<br />

US$5,060,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 'Sx5e' 0%<br />

17/6/2008 5,095,420 1.46<br />

US$500,000 McMoRan Exploration 5.25%<br />

6/10/2011 538,750 0.15<br />

US$5,500,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 18/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

5,485,471<br />

______<br />

1.58<br />

___________<br />

12,295,391<br />

______<br />

3.53<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

15,859,864<br />

______<br />

4.56<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

329,995,563<br />

______<br />

94.83<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Guernsey<br />

33,875 KKR Private Equity Investors (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

768,963<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

768,963<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

BONDS<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

US$470,000 Beijing Enterprises <strong>Investment</strong> 0%<br />

21/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

571,050<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

Malaysia<br />

MYR750,000 Berjaya Land 8% 15/8/2011 222,343 0.06<br />

MYR450,000 Resorts World 0% 19/9/2008<br />

___________<br />

141,223<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

363,566<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

Norway<br />

US$1,500 Eksportfinans 3.5% 19/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,641,093<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

United States<br />

US$2,300 Goldman Sachs Group 'S5XE' 0%<br />

20/6/2008 2,300 0.00<br />

US$8,986,000 Morgan Stanley Group 'SPX' 0%<br />

5/3/2008 7,894,201 2.27<br />

US$4,200 Rabobank Nederland (New York)<br />

'TPX' 0% 28/1/2008<br />

___________<br />

3,885,806<br />

______<br />

1.12<br />

___________<br />

11,782,307<br />

______<br />

3.39<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

14,358,016<br />

______<br />

4.13<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

15,126,979<br />

______<br />

4.35<br />

Total Portfolio 345,122,542 99.18<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

2,865,211<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

347,987,753<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

126 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Written Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(1,568) 3 Com Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 70,864 (74,480)<br />

(838) 3 Com Call Option<br />

strike price US$5<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 74,417 (8,380)<br />

(24) Bausch & Lomb Call Option<br />

strike price US$45 (3,464) (29,640)<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008<br />

(36) Bausch & Lomb Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 5,761 (11,520)<br />

(64) Career Education Call Option<br />

strike price US$35<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 28,607 (640)<br />

(24) Chicago Bridge & Iron Call Option<br />

strike price US$25<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 2,988 (6,300)<br />

(828) Comverse Technology Call Option<br />

strike price US$17.50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (178,510) (459,540)<br />

(10) Comverse Technology Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (1,461) (3,900)<br />

(87) eBay Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (36,368) (103,965)<br />

(72) eBay Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 10,942 (59,400)<br />

(178) El Paso Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (2,713) (34,710)<br />

(173) Genesis Microchip Call Option<br />

strike price US$10<br />

expiring on 16/6/2007 (3,979) (25,950)<br />

(276) Motorola Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 19,549 (91,080)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(286) Motorola Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 64,915 (5,005)<br />

(36) Murphy Oil Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 16,001 (6,570)<br />

(130) Nortel Networks Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (38,092) (96,200)<br />

(950) Novell Call Option<br />

strike price US$7.50<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 92,045 (7,125)<br />

(130) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$60<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 52,616 (91,650)<br />

(102) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (18,289) (127,500)<br />

(35) Panera Bread Call Option<br />

strike price US$55<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 (3,781) (33,425)<br />

(315) Qualcomm Call Option<br />

strike price US$40<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 630 (159,075)<br />

(269) Sprint Nextel Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 46,484 (28,245)<br />

(137) Valeant Pharmaceuticals <strong>International</strong><br />

Call Option<br />

strike price US$15<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 1,840 (35,278)<br />

(60) Vodafone Group Call Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

(39,180)<br />

_________<br />

(47,700)<br />

Total Written Call Options<br />

___________<br />

161,820 (1,547,278)<br />

_________<br />

Note: Written Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Put Options Sold as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(3) S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$410<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 752 (6,150)<br />

(4) S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$405<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 452 (7,640)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(7) S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$900<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 3,644 (12,460)<br />

(7) S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$390<br />

expiring on 15/3/2007 3,939 (10,920)<br />

___________ _________<br />

Total Put Options<br />

___________<br />

8,786<br />

_________<br />

(37,170)<br />

Note: Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 127


Global Dynamic Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 25.0<br />

Industrials 12.8<br />

Energy 10.8<br />

Fixed interest 8.7<br />

Information technology 7.4<br />

Telecommunication services 6.7<br />

Materials 5.9<br />

Healthcare 5.0<br />

Consumer discretionary 4.9<br />

Consumer staples 4.8<br />

Utilities 3.8<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 3.4<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.8<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

3 Hang Seng January 2007 386,309<br />

20 SGX Singapore January 2007 958,309<br />

39 SGX TAIWAN January 2007 1,248,390<br />

8 DAX (EURO) March 2007 1,753,889<br />

34 DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 1,863,591<br />

8 FTSE 100 March 2007 976,207<br />

41 S&P 500 IDX March 2007 14,712,850<br />

24 S&P/TSX 60 March 2007 3,086,275<br />

10 SPI 200 March 2007 1,115,017<br />

48 TSE TOPIX March 2007<br />

_________<br />

6,796,121<br />

Total commitment 32,896,958<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$510,322 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

€2,330,566 US$3,080,841 12/1/2007 (7,339)<br />

US$3,821,854 ¥440,800,000 31/1/2007 101,234<br />

¥1,830,100,000 US$15,726,335 31/1/2007 (279,180)<br />

_______<br />

Net unrealised loss (185,285)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

128 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Australia<br />

20,974 AMP 167,341 0.06<br />

20,517 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group 457,212 0.15<br />

126,961 Brambles 1,286,760 0.44<br />

13,378 Coles Myer 147,952 0.05<br />

14,432 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 564,101 0.19<br />

364,960 Insurance Australia Group 1,830,710 0.62<br />

2,729 Macquarie Bank 170,156 0.06<br />

18,328 National Australia Bank 584,921 0.20<br />

9,015 QBE Insurance Group 205,453 0.07<br />

3,204 Rio Tinto 188,054 0.06<br />

459,309 Telstra 1,502,124 0.51<br />

16,798 Westfield Group 278,529 0.09<br />

20,549 Westpac Banking 393,481 0.13<br />

5,234 Woodside Petroleum 157,570 0.05<br />

13,255 Woolworths<br />

___________<br />

250,252<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

8,184,616<br />

______<br />

2.77<br />

Belgium<br />

5,946 Dexia 162,484 0.05<br />

12,132 Fortis 519,120 0.18<br />

1,901 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

231,673<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

913,277<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

Bermuda<br />

8,500 Cooper Industries 'A' 773,755 0.26<br />

4,700 Marvell Technology Group 91,214 0.03<br />

17,800 Tyco <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

547,528<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

1,412,497<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

Canada<br />

3,700 Alcan 179,692 0.06<br />

97,337 ARC Energy Trust (Unit) 1,870,091 0.63<br />

5,000 Bank of Montreal 296,459 0.10<br />

10,000 Bank of Nova Scotia 449,470 0.15<br />

3,200 Canadian Imperial Bank<br />

of Commerce (USA) 272,332 0.09<br />

43,024 Enerplus Resources Fund (Unit) 1,863,743 0.63<br />

62,589 Penn West Energy Trust (Unit) 1,905,117 0.65<br />

62,346 Precision Drilling Trust (Unit) 1,449,207 0.49<br />

13,000 Royal Bank of Canada 620,824 0.21<br />

5,700 Sun Life Financial 242,939 0.08<br />

1,994 Teck Cominco 'B' 148,704 0.05<br />

5,000 TransCanada 175,110 0.06<br />

122,414 Yellow Pagesome Fund (Unit)<br />

___________<br />

1,356,289<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

10,829,977<br />

______<br />

3.66<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

156,000 ASM Pacific Technology 869,030 0.29<br />

3,300 Transocean 267,828 0.09<br />

1,500 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

108,465<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

___________<br />

1,245,323<br />

______<br />

0.42<br />

Denmark<br />

5,510 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

244,099<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

Finland<br />

69,965 Nokia 1,436,007 0.49<br />

20,112 Uponor<br />

___________<br />

753,206<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

2,189,213<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

France<br />

1,997 Accor 154,658 0.05<br />

1,163 Air Liquide 277,795 0.10<br />

16,120 AXA 653,640 0.22<br />

8,055 BNP Paribas 881,845 0.30<br />

5,800 Carrefour 352,236 0.12<br />

3,008 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 253,178 0.09<br />

5,799 Credit Agricole 244,160 0.08<br />

16,377 France Telecom 454,005 0.15<br />

1,448 Lafarge 216,265 0.07<br />

1,792 Renault 215,555 0.07<br />

9,830 Sanofi-Aventis 911,601 0.31<br />

2,193 Schneider Electric 242,832 0.08<br />

8,595 Societe Generale 1,467,246 0.50<br />

9,843 Suez 508,888 0.17<br />

21,390 Total 1,546,588 0.52<br />

2,068 Vinci 263,748 0.09<br />

16,140 Vivendi<br />

___________<br />

632,111<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

9,276,351<br />

______<br />

3.14<br />

Germany<br />

4,874 BASF 474,486 0.16<br />

6,892 Bayer 369,402 0.12<br />

36,196 DaimlerChrysler 2,233,025 0.75<br />

4,912 Deutsche Bank 656,185 0.22<br />

7,365 Deutsche Post 221,746 0.08<br />

26,904 Deutsche Telekom 490,840 0.17<br />

21,172 E.ON 2,869,914 0.97<br />

11,908 MLP 236,088 0.08<br />

1,851 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 318,228 0.11<br />

4,222 RWE 464,721 0.16<br />

8,033 Siemens 795,676 0.27<br />

14,630 TUI<br />

___________<br />

291,983<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

9,422,294<br />

______<br />

3.19<br />

Greece<br />

34,892 Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries 897,827 0.30<br />

3,666 National Bank of Greece 168,657 0.06<br />

45,219 OPAP<br />

___________<br />

1,745,337<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

2,811,821<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

Hong Kong<br />

776,500 BOC Hong Kong Holdings 2,107,883 0.71<br />

17,000 Cheung Kong Holdings 209,416 0.07<br />

38,100 Hang Seng Bank 521,052 0.18<br />

24,000 Hutchison Whampoa 244,082 0.08<br />

15,000 Sun Hung Kai Properties<br />

___________<br />

172,428<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

3,254,861<br />

______<br />

1.10<br />

Ireland<br />

10,049 Allied Irish Banks 299,642 0.10<br />

11,169 Bank of Ireland<br />

___________<br />

257,656<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

557,298<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

Italy<br />

9,353 Assicurazioni Generali 411,675 0.14<br />

38,212 Banca Intesa 285,608 0.10<br />

16,446 Capitalia 155,225 0.05<br />

42,185 Enel 435,419 0.15<br />

25,440 ENI 856,496 0.29<br />

143,676 Mediaset 1,702,672 0.58<br />

10,880 SanPaolo IMI 252,997 0.08<br />

(1) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 129


Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

443,384 Telecom Italia 1,344,296 0.45<br />

58,890 Telecom Italia – RNC 149,360 0.05<br />

76,277 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

669,661<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

6,263,409<br />

______<br />

2.12<br />

Japan<br />

1,600 Advantest 91,827 0.03<br />

73,000 Amada 774,645 0.26<br />

20,400 Astellas Pharma 928,736 0.31<br />

9,600 Canon 541,266 0.18<br />

5,800 Chubu Electric Power 173,757 0.06<br />

30,600 Daiichi Sankyo 957,920 0.32<br />

13,000 Daiwa Securities Group 146,046 0.05<br />

1,552 eAccess 877,659 0.30<br />

189,000 Ebara 725,256 0.25<br />

15,100 Eisai 831,035 0.28<br />

19,000 Fujitsu 149,336 0.05<br />

7,000 Furukawa Electric 44,062 0.01<br />

13,000 Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries 44,087 0.02<br />

41,500 JFE Holdings 2,140,786 0.72<br />

6,800 Kansai Electric Power 183,687 0.06<br />

30,000 Kao 810,384 0.27<br />

15,000 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 56,424 0.02<br />

26,400 Konami 799,781 0.27<br />

49,100 Marui 573,503 0.19<br />

6,700 Millea Holdings 236,804 0.08<br />

11,900 Mitsubishi 224,316 0.08<br />

11,000 Mitsubishi Estate 285,107 0.10<br />

87 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1,076,221 0.36<br />

14,000 Mitsui & Co 209,707 0.07<br />

97 Mizuho Financial Group 693,834 0.23<br />

3,000 Nikon 65,891 0.02<br />

56,000 Nippon Steel 322,336 0.11<br />

78,700 Nissan Motor 949,043 0.32<br />

48,400 Nomura Holdings 914,379 0.31<br />

14 NTT Data 70,216 0.02<br />

166 NTT DoCoMo 262,622 0.09<br />

110,000 Obayashi 714,619 0.24<br />

16,300 Oracle (Japan) 755,795 0.26<br />

53,700 OSG 881,198 0.30<br />

68 Rakuten 31,759 0.01<br />

7,500 Seven & I Holdings 233,522 0.08<br />

3,400 Shin-Etsu Chemical 228,035 0.08<br />

7,700 Softbank 150,005 0.05<br />

8,900 Sony 381,966 0.13<br />

10,000 Sumitomo 149,875 0.05<br />

6,000 Sumitomo Heavy Industries 63,114 0.02<br />

62 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 636,526 0.22<br />

3,000 Sumitomo Realty & Development 96,438 0.03<br />

64,200 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 830,374 0.28<br />

54,110 Takefuji 2,144,684 0.73<br />

11,000 Tokyo Electric Power 356,384 0.12<br />

1,700 Tokyo Electron 134,189 0.05<br />

11,000 Tokyu 70,536 0.02<br />

155,000 TonenGeneral Sekiyu 1,537,837 0.52<br />

6,900 Toyota Motor 462,197 0.16<br />

25,000 Trend Micro 734,227 0.25<br />

156 Yahoo! Japan 62,225 0.02<br />

900 Yamada Denki<br />

___________<br />

76,494<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

26,892,672<br />

______<br />

9.09<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Luxembourg<br />

62,800 Stolt-Nielsen (Norvegian Listing)<br />

___________<br />

1,897,948<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

Netherlands<br />

17,750 ABN AMRO Holding 571,622 0.19<br />

14,081 Aegon 268,404 0.09<br />

2,659 Akzo Nobel 161,973 0.05<br />

18,337 ING Groep – CVA 815,569 0.28<br />

18,943 Koninklijke KPN 269,687 0.09<br />

45,437 Mittal Steel 1,919,063 0.65<br />

4,048 TNT 173,425 0.06<br />

78,216 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

2,145,630<br />

______<br />

0.73<br />

___________<br />

6,325,373<br />

______<br />

2.14<br />

Netherlands Antilles<br />

12,000 Schlumberger<br />

___________<br />

759,120<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

New Zealand<br />

399,122 Sky City Entertainment Group<br />

___________<br />

1,442,272<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

Norway<br />

7,393 Norsk Hydro 229,343 0.08<br />

6,900 Statoil<br />

___________<br />

182,328<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

411,671<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

Singapore<br />

335,000 ComfortDelgro 351,895 0.12<br />

19,000 DBS Group Holdings 280,159 0.09<br />

263,000 Singapore Press Holdings<br />

___________<br />

734,416<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

1,366,470<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

Spain<br />

8,104 Banco Popular Espanol 146,889 0.05<br />

56,609 Banco Santander Central Hispano 1,049,945 0.36<br />

32,308 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria 775,971 0.26<br />

49,727 Endesa 2,344,760 0.79<br />

7,732 Iberdrola 338,594 0.12<br />

8,724 Repsol<br />

___________<br />

302,338<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

___________<br />

4,958,497<br />

______<br />

1.68<br />

Sweden<br />

5,800 Hennes & Mauritz 'B' 292,186 0.10<br />

23,900 Nordea Bank 370,437 0.13<br />

5,800 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken 'A' 184,361 0.06<br />

6,300 Svenska Handelsbanken 'A' 191,527 0.06<br />

290,000 TeliaSonera 2,399,647 0.81<br />

2,600 Volvo 'B'<br />

___________<br />

178,936<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

3,617,094<br />

______<br />

1.22<br />

Switzerland<br />

20,077 ABB 358,782 0.12<br />

5,289 Ciba Specialty Chemicals 350,967 0.12<br />

17,782 Compagnie Financiere Richemont 'A' 1,035,668 0.35<br />

24,271 Credit Suisse Group 1,685,182 0.57<br />

358 Nestle 126,924 0.04<br />

11,377 Novartis 654,697 0.22<br />

6,987 Roche Holding (Genusscheine) 1,251,463 0.42<br />

701 SGS 783,231 0.27<br />

6,790 Swiss Reinsurance<br />

___________<br />

578,311<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

___________<br />

6,825,225<br />

______<br />

2.31<br />

130 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

111,589 Alliance Boots 1,834,625 0.62<br />

14,167 Anglo American 692,776 0.23<br />

15,554 AstraZeneca 837,852 0.28<br />

25,219 Aviva 406,950 0.14<br />

31,999 BAE Systems 267,444 0.09<br />

64,345 Barclays 922,101 0.31<br />

24,281 BHP Billiton 445,438 0.15<br />

197,621 BP 2,201,608 0.74<br />

22,119 British American Tobacco 620,496 0.21<br />

82,608 BT Group 488,934 0.17<br />

20,720 Cadbury Schweppes 222,291 0.08<br />

36,000 Centrica 250,530 0.09<br />

27,844 Diageo 547,970 0.19<br />

344,095 Electrocomponents 1,980,877 0.67<br />

121,040 GlaxoSmithKline 3,193,517 1.08<br />

37,679 HBOS 837,311 0.28<br />

113,709 HSBC Holdings 2,078,192 0.70<br />

6,853 Imperial Tobacco Group 270,407 0.09<br />

4,653 Land Securities Group 212,189 0.07<br />

64,525 Legal & General Group 199,503 0.07<br />

231,517 Lloyds TSB Group 2,597,408 0.88<br />

17,351 Man Group 178,057 0.06<br />

16,683 Marks & Spencer Group 234,820 0.08<br />

13,182 National Express Group 292,416 0.10<br />

26,909 National Grid 389,319 0.13<br />

51,675 Old Mutual 176,764 0.06<br />

126,615 Provident Financial 1,743,628 0.59<br />

24,023 Prudential 329,880 0.11<br />

6,049 Reckitt Benckiser 277,157 0.09<br />

12,516 Reed Elsevier 137,715 0.05<br />

10,442 Rio Tinto 557,153 0.19<br />

17,542 Rolls-Royce Group 154,190 0.05<br />

31,664 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 1,238,837 0.42<br />

38,138 Royal Dutch Shell 'A' 1,336,402 0.45<br />

27,355 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 961,238 0.32<br />

8,909 SABMiller 205,498 0.07<br />

8,526 Scottish & Southern Energy 260,098 0.09<br />

14,710 Scottish Power 216,001 0.07<br />

78,393 Tesco 622,496 0.21<br />

12,230 Unilever 342,843 0.12<br />

78,712 United Utilities 1,205,249 0.41<br />

521,748 Vodafone Group 1,449,300 0.49<br />

6,515 Wolseley<br />

___________<br />

157,695<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

33,575,175<br />

______<br />

11.35<br />

United States<br />

17,200 3M † 1,343,836 0.45<br />

32,600 Abbott Laboratories ‡ 1,587,946 0.54<br />

6,100 Adobe Systems 252,662 0.09<br />

5,500 Advanced Micro Devices 113,850 0.04<br />

1,400 Akamai Technologies 75,642 0.03<br />

60,800 Allied Capital ‡ 1,988,160 0.67<br />

5,400 Allstate † 354,456 0.12<br />

35,100 Altria Group † 3,018,600 1.02<br />

3,200 Amazon.Com 128,064 0.04<br />

43,000 American Capital Strategies † 1,990,470 0.67<br />

3,400 American Electric Power † 144,806 0.05<br />

9,700 American Express † 593,737 0.20<br />

19,500 American <strong>International</strong> Group † 1,397,955 0.47<br />

11,900 Amgen † 815,388 0.28<br />

1,000 Amylin Pharmaceuticals 36,220 0.01<br />

25,300 Analog Devices 836,924 0.28<br />

25,100 Anheuser-Busch † 1,238,936 0.42<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

24,700 Apartment <strong>Investment</strong> & Management<br />

'A' (Reit) 1,384,188 0.47<br />

8,600 Apple Computer 726,915 0.25<br />

11,900 Applied Materials 221,578 0.07<br />

64,000 AT&T ‡ 2,301,440 0.78<br />

4,100 Avon Products 136,407 0.05<br />

40,300 Bank of America † 2,163,707 0.73<br />

25,300 Bank of New York 1,006,434 0.34<br />

4,800 BB&T 211,968 0.07<br />

3,900 BEA Systems 49,101 0.02<br />

37,200 BellSouth † 1,765,512 0.60<br />

4,200 Best Buy 209,160 0.07<br />

5,800 Boeing 516,722 0.17<br />

85,400 Bristol-Myers Squibb † 2,235,772 0.76<br />

4,800 Broadcom 'A' 157,152 0.05<br />

4,200 CA 96,264 0.03<br />

2,200 Cablevision Systems 'A' 62,656 0.02<br />

20,300 Campbell Soup 793,730 0.27<br />

3,700 Cardinal Health 238,909 0.08<br />

5,800 Caterpillar 357,048 0.12<br />

29,100 CBS 'B' 918,978 0.31<br />

3,800 Celgene 218,272 0.07<br />

23,500 Chevron 1,737,120 0.59<br />

300 Chicago Mercantile Exchange<br />

Holdings 'A' 152,598 0.05<br />

1,400 Circuit City Stores 27,048 0.01<br />

62,000 Cisco Systems 1,705,620 0.58<br />

56,900 Citigroup † 3,180,141 1.08<br />

26,100 Clear Channel Communications 928,116 0.31<br />

3,900 Coach 170,625 0.06<br />

38,600 Coca-Cola 1,877,118 0.63<br />

1,400 Cognizant Technology Solutions 'A' 108,906 0.04<br />

20,700 Comcast 'A' 883,769 0.30<br />

4,500 ConAgra Foods 121,905 0.04<br />

15,800 Corning 296,724 0.10<br />

21,700 Crescent Real Estate Equities (Reit) 426,622 0.14<br />

1,500 Crown Castle <strong>International</strong> 48,675 0.02<br />

8,400 CVS 262,332 0.09<br />

22,200 Dell 558,552 0.19<br />

3,100 Dominion Resources (Virginia) 259,780 0.09<br />

25,700 Dow Chemical 1,030,827 0.35<br />

20,300 Dow Jones & Co 773,633 0.26<br />

29,700 DR Horton 798,039 0.27<br />

11,000 Duke Energy 365,530 0.12<br />

37,800 Duke Realty (Reit) 1,554,336 0.53<br />

31,200 Eastman Kodak 809,016 0.27<br />

10,400 Eaton 784,472 0.27<br />

10,800 eBay 325,404 0.11<br />

2,900 Edison <strong>International</strong> 132,878 0.04<br />

25,900 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 1,264,697 0.43<br />

3,100 Electronic Arts 158,255 0.05<br />

25,200 Eli Lilly & Co 1,306,872 0.44<br />

24,200 EMC (Massachusetts) 322,586 0.11<br />

7,300 Emerson Electric 323,755 0.11<br />

1,900 Entergy 175,503 0.06<br />

3,200 Equity Office Properties Trust (Reit) 154,048 0.05<br />

2,600 Equity Residential (Reit) 131,950 0.04<br />

5,800 Exelon 358,150 0.12<br />

43,000 Exxon Mobil † 3,314,870 1.12<br />

2,600 FedEx 282,022 0.10<br />

72,800 Fidelity National Financial 'A' 1,741,376 0.59<br />

4,200 Fifth Third Bancorp 172,200 0.06<br />

3,000 FirstEnergy 180,810 0.06<br />

3,200 FPL Group 175,200 0.06<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

(‡) Securities given in guarantee, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 131


Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (1) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

6,100 Freddie Mac 416,813 0.14<br />

14,100 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 784,242 0.27<br />

2,100 Gannett 127,953 0.04<br />

4,800 Genentech 390,960 0.13<br />

128,100 General Electric † 4,796,064 1.62<br />

3,000 General Mills 173,190 0.06<br />

30,300 General Motors 932,331 0.32<br />

4,600 Gilead Sciences 301,668 0.10<br />

2,200 Google 'A' 1,019,194 0.34<br />

8,900 Halliburton 276,790 0.09<br />

9,600 Harrah's Entertainment 795,072 0.27<br />

47,800 Health Care Property Investors (Reit) 1,739,442 0.59<br />

28,300 Hewlett-Packard 1,175,865 0.40<br />

3,000 HJ Heinz 135,090 0.05<br />

18,100 Home Depot 722,914 0.24<br />

26,700 Honeywell <strong>International</strong> 1,211,379 0.41<br />

13,400 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 1,306,232 0.44<br />

3,105 Idearc † 88,213 0.03<br />

51,000 Intel 1,043,460 0.35<br />

19,500 <strong>International</strong> Paper 664,950 0.22<br />

4,600 Interpublic Group of Companies 56,396 0.02<br />

31,400 iStar Financial (Reit) 1,506,258 0.51<br />

42,300 Johnson & Johnson † 2,799,837 0.95<br />

44,600 JPMorgan Chase & Co † 2,174,696 0.74<br />

3,400 Keycorp 129,948 0.04<br />

16,300 Kimberly-Clark 1,114,431 0.38<br />

3,100 Kohl's 214,179 0.07<br />

1,000 Las Vegas Sands 90,690 0.03<br />

26,800 Limited Brands 786,848 0.27<br />

13,100 Lincoln National 870,233 0.29<br />

15,000 Lowe's 468,150 0.16<br />

30,500 Marsh & McLennan 948,550 0.32<br />

25,700 Maxim Integrated Products 794,901 0.27<br />

31,400 McDonald's † 1,399,498 0.47<br />

2,500 Medimmune 81,000 0.03<br />

10,700 Medtronic 569,775 0.19<br />

20,600 Mellon Financial 876,118 0.30<br />

1,800 MEMC Electronic Materials 71,478 0.02<br />

40,400 Merck & Co † 1,749,320 0.59<br />

25,300 Microchip Technology 833,888 0.28<br />

78,100 Microsoft † 2,349,248 0.79<br />

5,500 Monsanto 287,265 0.10<br />

1,100 Monster Worldwide 51,744 0.02<br />

21,800 Motorola 452,786 0.15<br />

5,400 National City 199,044 0.07<br />

3,800 Network Appliance 151,544 0.05<br />

95,400 New York Community Bancorp † 1,549,296 0.52<br />

16,100 Newell Rubbermaid 468,027 0.16<br />

16,100 News 'A' 347,760 0.12<br />

2,800 NTL 71,064 0.02<br />

3,400 Nvidia 128,180 0.04<br />

2,900 Office Depot 112,056 0.04<br />

43,500 Oracle 752,115 0.25<br />

104,200 Pfizer † 2,714,410 0.92<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

3,100 PG&E 146,940 0.05<br />

16,500 Pitney Bowes 764,940 0.26<br />

7,300 Plum Creek Timber (Reit) 290,394 0.10<br />

12,300 Procter & Gamble 794,211 0.27<br />

2,100 Prologis (Reit) 127,512 0.04<br />

2,300 Public Service Enterprise Group 152,651 0.05<br />

16,400 Qwest Communications <strong>International</strong> 138,088 0.05<br />

4,100 Regions Financial 154,078 0.05<br />

10,800 Rohm & Haas 554,580 0.19<br />

6,300 RR Donnelley & Sons 225,036 0.08<br />

2,300 SanDisk 98,302 0.03<br />

56,500 Sara Lee † 960,500 0.32<br />

900 Sears Holdings 151,740 0.05<br />

1,900 Simon Property Group (Reit) 192,432 0.07<br />

13,000 Sirius Satellite Radio 47,072 0.02<br />

6,700 Southern 247,833 0.08<br />

24,900 Sprint Nextel 476,835 0.16<br />

6,100 St Paul Travelers 330,010 0.11<br />

7,500 Staples 202,350 0.07<br />

7,800 Starbucks 279,084 0.09<br />

35,700 Sun Microsystems 196,350 0.07<br />

3,000 SunTrust Banks 254,790 0.09<br />

22,100 Supervalu 799,357 0.27<br />

8,400 Target 483,084 0.16<br />

17,800 Temple-Inland 821,292 0.28<br />

15,800 Texas Instruments † 459,306 0.16<br />

21,300 Time Warner 468,174 0.16<br />

3,900 TXU 211,263 0.07<br />

12,400 UnitedHealth Group † 666,748 0.23<br />

15,600 US Bancorp 566,436 0.19<br />

75,800 Verizon Communications † 2,851,596 0.96<br />

1,300 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 48,841 0.02<br />

1,000 Vornado Realty Trust (Reit) 120,980 0.04<br />

17,000 Wachovia † 973,930 0.33<br />

10,300 Walgreen † 475,654 0.16<br />

18,300 Walt Disney 632,448 0.21<br />

47,000 Washington Mutual † 2,159,180 0.73<br />

25,700 Waste Management † 945,246 0.32<br />

28,000 Wells Fargo & Co † 1,002,680 0.34<br />

7,800 Western Union 174,876 0.06<br />

13,000 Weyerhaeuser † 922,870 0.31<br />

1,400 Whole Foods Market 65,800 0.02<br />

500 Wynn Resorts 46,923 0.02<br />

66,700 Xcel Energy † 1,538,102 0.52<br />

2,800 XM Satellite Radio Holdings 'A' 40,852 0.01<br />

12,800 Yahoo! † ___________<br />

327,808<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

___________<br />

129,933,374<br />

______<br />

43.92<br />

Total Portfolio 274,609,927 92.83<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

21,205,142<br />

______<br />

7.17<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

295,815,069<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(†)<br />

Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

132 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (1) continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Consumer discretionary 10.2<br />

Financials 26.0<br />

Information technology 8.8<br />

Industrials 8.6<br />

Healthcare 8.6<br />

Energy 8.0<br />

Consumer staples 7.1<br />

Telecommunication services 5.6<br />

Materials 5.1<br />

Utilities 4.8<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

7.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

39 DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 2,137,648<br />

52 FTSE 100 March 2007 6,345,347<br />

37 Nikkei 225 (SIMEX) March 2007 2,687,838<br />

30 S&P 500 IDX March 2007 10,765,500<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment 21,936,333<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$72,731 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Written Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(100) DJ Euro Stoxx Call Option<br />

strike price €4,000<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007 (117,529) (200,435)<br />

(400) DJ Euro Stoxx Call Option<br />

strike price €4,100<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007 (133,850) (383,074)<br />

(125) Nikkei 225 Call Option<br />

strike price ¥16,500<br />

expiring on 12/1/2007 (488,877) (766,446)<br />

(50) Euro FTSE Call Option<br />

strike price £6,075<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007 (60,390) (168,335)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(150) Euro FTSE Call Option<br />

strike price £6,225<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007 (21,803) (186,985)<br />

(125) S&P 500 Call Option<br />

strike price US$1,420<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (45,156) (216,250)<br />

(475) S&P 500 Call Option<br />

strike price US$1,425<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

(3,036)<br />

_________<br />

(665,000)<br />

Total Written Call Options<br />

___________<br />

(870,642) (2,586,526)<br />

_________<br />

Note: Written Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 133


Global Equity Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Ireland<br />

16,262 EETF – iShares DJ Euro STOXX 50 – ETF 887,700 0.21<br />

38,009 Ishares – iShares FTSE 100 – ETF 462,801 0.11<br />

32,611 iShares MSCI Japan Fund – ETF 462,693 0.11<br />

138,855 iShares S&P 500 Index Fund – ETF<br />

___________<br />

1,976,244<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

3,789,438<br />

______<br />

0.89<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

178,569 InBev 11,743,748 2.76<br />

52,549 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

6,404,106<br />

______<br />

1.50<br />

___________<br />

18,147,854<br />

______<br />

4.26<br />

Bermuda<br />

246,205 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

10,279,059<br />

______<br />

2.41<br />

Brazil<br />

382,300 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

9,691,305<br />

______<br />

2.28<br />

Canada<br />

19,700 Suncor Energy<br />

___________<br />

1,546,027<br />

______<br />

0.36<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

48,300 ACE<br />

___________<br />

2,936,640<br />

______<br />

0.69<br />

France<br />

404,260 AXA<br />

___________<br />

16,392,088<br />

______<br />

3.85<br />

Germany<br />

14,200 Fresenius Medical Care & Co<br />

___________<br />

1,890,026<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Guernsey<br />

317,000 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

12,331,300<br />

______<br />

2.89<br />

Ireland<br />

596,300 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

17,686,198<br />

______<br />

4.15<br />

Italy<br />

40,300 Fastweb 2,302,402 0.54<br />

490,386 Parmalat<br />

___________<br />

2,099,299<br />

______<br />

0.49<br />

___________<br />

4,401,701<br />

______<br />

1.03<br />

Japan<br />

122,000 Canon 6,878,590 1.62<br />

111,700 Credit Saison 3,853,912 0.90<br />

52,000 Denso 2,065,428 0.49<br />

1,287 KDDI 8,740,109 2.05<br />

1,070 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 10,985,210 2.58<br />

126,000 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

8,440,115<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

___________<br />

40,963,364<br />

______<br />

9.62<br />

Netherlands<br />

118,400 ABN AMRO Holding 3,812,961 0.89<br />

285,000 TNT<br />

___________<br />

12,209,992<br />

______<br />

2.87<br />

___________<br />

16,022,953<br />

______<br />

3.76<br />

Norway<br />

383,100 DnB NOR<br />

___________<br />

5,439,864<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

South Korea<br />

23,000 Kookmin Bank<br />

___________<br />

1,853,168<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Switzerland<br />

188,243 Credit Suisse Group 13,070,073 3.07<br />

8,900 Nestle 3,155,382 0.74<br />

255,200 UBS<br />

___________<br />

15,480,613<br />

______<br />

3.63<br />

___________<br />

31,706,068<br />

______<br />

7.44<br />

Taiwan<br />

2,533,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing<br />

___________<br />

5,246,350<br />

______<br />

1.23<br />

United Kingdom<br />

593,200 British American Tobacco 16,640,809 3.91<br />

212,600 Cairn Energy 7,508,194 1.76<br />

80,800 NDS Group ADR 3,862,240 0.91<br />

89,400 Rio Tinto 4,770,106 1.12<br />

194,800 Xstrata 9,751,472 2.29<br />

1,068,014 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

11,950,687<br />

______<br />

2.80<br />

___________<br />

54,483,508<br />

______<br />

12.79<br />

United States<br />

390,500 Abbott Laboratories 19,021,255 4.46<br />

280,100 Activision 4,924,158 1.16<br />

75,293 Capital One Financial 5,848,007 1.37<br />

468,771 Cisco Systems 12,895,890 3.03<br />

69,000 CIT Group 3,904,020 0.92<br />

189,200 ConocoPhillips 13,735,920 3.22<br />

102,200 Curtiss-Wright 3,865,204 0.91<br />

138,300 DR Horton 3,716,121 0.87<br />

112,700 DRS Technologies 5,915,623 1.39<br />

73,700 Eli Lilly & Co 3,822,082 0.90<br />

324,700 Hewlett-Packard 13,491,285 3.17<br />

377,110 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 17,448,880 4.10<br />

74,300 Medco Health Solutions 3,968,363 0.93<br />

124,300 Morgan Stanley 10,145,366 2.38<br />

154,759 National Oilwell Varco 9,543,988 2.24<br />

44,700 Praxair 2,662,779 0.62<br />

574,899 Sprint Nextel 11,009,316 2.58<br />

242,800 United Technologies 15,281,832 3.59<br />

130,597 Wyeth<br />

___________<br />

6,673,507<br />

______<br />

1.57<br />

___________<br />

167,873,596<br />

______<br />

39.41<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

418,891,069<br />

______<br />

98.34<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

422,680,507<br />

______<br />

99.23<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

24,000 World Access (Restricted)<br />

___________<br />

22<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

22<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 422,680,529 99.23<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

3,296,740<br />

______<br />

0.77<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

425,977,269<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

134 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Equity Fund (1) continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 27.7<br />

Information technology 14.0<br />

Consumer discretionary 12.5<br />

Energy 10.0<br />

Industrials 8.8<br />

Healthcare 8.3<br />

Consumer staples 7.9<br />

Telecommunication services 5.2<br />

Materials 3.9<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 0.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.8<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 135


Global Focus Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

678 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

82,627<br />

______<br />

2.13<br />

Bermuda<br />

2,333 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

97,403<br />

______<br />

2.51<br />

Brazil<br />

2,105 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

53,362<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

Canada<br />

1,710 Shoppers Drug Mart<br />

___________<br />

73,530<br />

______<br />

1.89<br />

Denmark<br />

1,598 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

70,793<br />

______<br />

1.82<br />

France<br />

2,871 AXA 116,414 3.00<br />

607 BNP Paribas<br />

___________<br />

66,453<br />

______<br />

1.71<br />

___________<br />

182,867<br />

______<br />

4.71<br />

Guernsey<br />

3,225 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

125,452<br />

______<br />

3.23<br />

Ireland<br />

5,924 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

175,705<br />

______<br />

4.52<br />

Japan<br />

800 Canon 45,106 1.16<br />

2,000 Hoya 78,093 2.01<br />

11 KDDI 74,702 1.92<br />

7 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 71,866 1.85<br />

1,600 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

107,176<br />

______<br />

2.76<br />

___________<br />

376,943<br />

______<br />

9.70<br />

Netherlands<br />

2,177 ING Groep – CVA 96,826 2.49<br />

2,301 TNT 98,580 2.54<br />

3,612 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

99,085<br />

______<br />

2.55<br />

___________<br />

294,491<br />

______<br />

7.58<br />

Spain<br />

3,049 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria<br />

___________<br />

73,231<br />

______<br />

1.89<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Switzerland<br />

1,169 Credit Suisse Group 81,166 2.09<br />

1,814 Novartis 104,388 2.69<br />

1,309 UBS<br />

___________<br />

79,405<br />

______<br />

2.04<br />

___________<br />

264,959<br />

______<br />

6.82<br />

Taiwan<br />

67,000 Far EasTone Telecommunications 75,964 1.96<br />

5,400 Taiwan Semiconductor<br />

Manufacturing ADR<br />

___________<br />

59,616<br />

______<br />

1.53<br />

___________<br />

135,580<br />

______<br />

3.49<br />

United Kingdom<br />

5,312 British American Tobacco 149,015 3.84<br />

729 Cairn Energy 25,745 0.66<br />

1,369 NDS Group ADR 65,438 1.69<br />

4,722 Tullow Oil 36,894 0.95<br />

1,734 Xstrata 86,802 2.23<br />

7,061 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

79,010<br />

______<br />

2.03<br />

___________<br />

442,904<br />

______<br />

11.40<br />

United States<br />

4,385 Abbott Laboratories 213,593 5.50<br />

2,400 Activision 42,192 1.09<br />

969 Capital One Financial 75,262 1.94<br />

1,988 ConocoPhillips 144,329 3.71<br />

1,450 Curtiss-Wright 54,839 1.41<br />

1,459 DR Horton 39,203 1.01<br />

1,964 Eli Lilly & Co 101,853 2.62<br />

1,861 Hewlett-Packard 77,325 1.99<br />

1,941 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 89,810 2.31<br />

1,040 Medco Health Solutions 55,546 1.43<br />

771 Morgan Stanley 62,929 1.62<br />

1,165 National Oilwell Varco 71,846 1.85<br />

2,372 Praxair 141,300 3.64<br />

6,340 Sprint Nextel 121,411 3.13<br />

1,884 United Technologies<br />

___________<br />

118,579<br />

______<br />

3.05<br />

___________<br />

1,410,017<br />

______<br />

36.30<br />

Total Portfolio 3,859,864 99.36<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

24,682<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

3,884,546<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 27.1<br />

Information technology 12.7<br />

Healthcare 12.2<br />

Energy 9.7<br />

Consumer staples 8.3<br />

Consumer discretionary 8.1<br />

Materials 7.2<br />

Telecommunication services 7.1<br />

Industrials 7.0<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.6<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

136 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Fundamental Value Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Australia<br />

79,072 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group 1,762,083 0.43<br />

496,100 Australian Worldwide Exploration 1,195,280 0.29<br />

205,446 Boral 1,238,291 0.30<br />

580,482 CSR 1,719,573 0.42<br />

186,149 Iluka Resources 977,874 0.24<br />

413,858 Multiplex Group<br />

___________<br />

1,304,442<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

8,197,543<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Belgium<br />

83,304 AGFA-Gevaert<br />

___________<br />

2,119,387<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

Bermuda<br />

166,300 Tyco <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

5,115,388<br />

______<br />

1.24<br />

Canada<br />

9,300 Nortel Networks<br />

___________<br />

252,123<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

87,200 GlobalSantaFe 5,163,112 1.25<br />

44,600 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

3,225,026<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

8,388,138<br />

______<br />

2.03<br />

Denmark<br />

52,536 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

2,327,397<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

Finland<br />

118,638 Fortum<br />

___________<br />

3,371,784<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

France<br />

13,527 Assurances Generales de France 2,104,121 0.51<br />

38,098 BNP Paribas 4,170,892 1.01<br />

66,045 Credit Agricole 2,780,750 0.68<br />

33,536 Peugeot 2,225,860 0.54<br />

24,425 Renault 2,938,019 0.71<br />

67,429 Total 4,875,403 1.18<br />

11,070 Vallourec<br />

___________<br />

3,223,521<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

22,318,566<br />

______<br />

5.41<br />

Germany<br />

14,339 Allianz SE 2,925,262 0.71<br />

28,499 BASF 2,774,389 0.67<br />

50,214 Bayer 2,691,407 0.65<br />

58,105 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 3,332,650 0.81<br />

133,173 Deutsche Post 4,009,585 0.97<br />

30,057 E.ON 4,074,296 0.99<br />

33,785 Hochtief 2,458,387 0.60<br />

15,142 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs 2,603,242 0.63<br />

24,717 RWE<br />

___________<br />

2,720,629<br />

______<br />

0.66<br />

___________<br />

27,589,847<br />

______<br />

6.69<br />

Hungary<br />

21,032 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas<br />

___________<br />

2,381,074<br />

______<br />

0.58<br />

Ireland<br />

141,732 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

4,203,757<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

Italy<br />

423,011 Banca Intesa 3,161,709 0.77<br />

204,005 Capitalia 1,925,489 0.47<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

149,022 ENI 5,017,166 1.22<br />

822,558 Telecom Italia 2,493,914 0.60<br />

1,011,831 Telecom Italia – RNC 2,566,257 0.62<br />

410,797 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

3,606,523<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

18,771,058<br />

______<br />

4.55<br />

Japan<br />

214,600 Asahi Breweries 3,440,246 0.83<br />

40,300 Canon 2,272,190 0.55<br />

53,000 Honda Motor 2,096,228 0.51<br />

144 KDDI 977,914 0.24<br />

130 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1,608,146 0.39<br />

121,000 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities 1,346,113 0.33<br />

83,400 Namco Bandai Holdings 1,224,690 0.30<br />

184,000 Nippon Mining Holdings 1,325,429 0.32<br />

180,000 Nissan Motor 2,170,618 0.52<br />

159,000 Sekisui House 2,318,785 0.56<br />

331,000 Sojitz 1,008,327 0.24<br />

181,000 Sompo Japan Insurance 2,216,187 0.54<br />

372,000 Sumitomo Metal Industries 1,618,446 0.39<br />

325 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 3,336,629 0.81<br />

23,500 Takeda Pharmaceutical 1,615,678 0.39<br />

50,800 Takefuji 2,013,490 0.49<br />

300,000 Tokyo Gas 1,598,048 0.39<br />

51,200 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

3,429,634<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

___________<br />

35,616,798<br />

______<br />

8.63<br />

Netherlands<br />

96,869 ING Groep – CVA 4,308,410 1.04<br />

80,891 Mittal Steel 3,416,488 0.83<br />

161,400 Unilever (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

4,422,360<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

___________<br />

12,147,258<br />

______<br />

2.94<br />

Norway<br />

105,935 Statoil<br />

___________<br />

2,799,264<br />

______<br />

0.68<br />

Singapore<br />

86,000 Keppel 987,538 0.24<br />

104,000 United Overseas Bank<br />

___________<br />

1,316,370<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

___________<br />

2,303,908<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

South Korea<br />

4,029 POSCO<br />

___________<br />

1,339,248<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

Spain<br />

139,836 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria<br />

___________<br />

3,358,571<br />

______<br />

0.81<br />

Sweden<br />

154,573 Investor 'B' 3,730,054 0.90<br />

288,926 TeliaSonera<br />

___________<br />

2,390,760<br />

______<br />

0.58<br />

___________<br />

6,120,814<br />

______<br />

1.48<br />

Switzerland<br />

58,623 Credit Suisse Group 4,070,308 0.98<br />

30,913 Swiss Reinsurance 2,632,889 0.64<br />

59,211 UBS<br />

___________<br />

3,591,781<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

10,294,978<br />

______<br />

2.49<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 137


Global Fundamental Value Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Taiwan<br />

1,185,000 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering 1,345,360 0.32<br />

1,453,276 Lite-On Technology 1,964,320 0.48<br />

1,057,000 Taiwan Mobile 1,096,251 0.26<br />

1,303,886 Vanguard <strong>International</strong> Semiconductor<br />

___________<br />

978,221<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

5,384,152<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

United Kingdom<br />

268,185 Aviva 4,327,602 1.05<br />

399,045 BAE Systems 3,335,167 0.81<br />

358,398 Barclays 5,136,053 1.24<br />

107,655 GlaxoSmithKline 2,840,368 0.69<br />

52,100 GlaxoSmithKline ADR 2,743,065 0.67<br />

216,178 HBOS 4,803,956 1.16<br />

265,611 Prudential 3,647,328 0.88<br />

173,723 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 6,104,518 1.48<br />

2,728,284 Vodafone Group<br />

___________<br />

7,578,567<br />

______<br />

1.84<br />

___________<br />

40,516,624<br />

______<br />

9.82<br />

United States<br />

95,300 Alcoa 2,845,658 0.69<br />

104,100 American <strong>International</strong> Group 7,462,929 1.81<br />

89,100 Analog Devices 2,947,428 0.72<br />

145,200 AT&T 5,221,392 1.27<br />

85,600 Bank of America 4,595,864 1.11<br />

128,800 Bank of New York 5,123,664 1.24<br />

80,200 Baxter <strong>International</strong> 3,727,696 0.90<br />

630,120 Borland Software 3,251,356 0.79<br />

83,000 Chevron 6,135,360 1.49<br />

124,600 Citigroup 6,963,894 1.69<br />

123,500 Comcast 'A' 5,238,870 1.27<br />

19,200 Computer Sciences 1,026,624 0.25<br />

10,900 Consol Energy 352,833 0.09<br />

95,700 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 4,673,031 1.13<br />

73,500 Exxon Mobil 5,666,115 1.37<br />

71,800 Foot Locker 1,565,240 0.38<br />

58,400 Gannett 3,558,312 0.86<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

75,700 Gap 1,493,561 0.36<br />

127,400 General Electric 4,769,856 1.16<br />

65,700 General Mills 3,792,861 0.92<br />

83,000 Genworth Financial 'A' 2,861,840 0.69<br />

56,600 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 5,517,368 1.34<br />

6,395 Idearc 181,682 0.04<br />

208,900 Interpublic Group of Companies 2,561,114 0.62<br />

31,200 Johnson & Johnson 2,065,128 0.50<br />

155,920 JPMorgan Chase & Co 7,602,659 1.84<br />

170,700 Kroger 3,927,807 0.95<br />

414,300 LSI Logic 3,836,418 0.93<br />

66,200 Morgan Stanley 5,403,244 1.31<br />

45,600 Motorola 947,112 0.23<br />

42,400 Northrop Grumman 2,892,104 0.70<br />

202,300 Packaging of America 4,531,520 1.10<br />

251,898 Parametric Technology 4,566,911 1.11<br />

53,000 Peabody Energy 2,165,580 0.53<br />

154,900 Pfizer 4,035,145 0.98<br />

75,500 Raytheon 4,006,030 0.97<br />

155,800 Sprint Nextel 2,983,570 0.72<br />

114,800 St Paul Travelers 6,210,680 1.50<br />

318,000 Sun Microsystems 1,749,000 0.42<br />

205,200 Time Warner 4,510,296 1.09<br />

280,700 Topps 2,523,493 0.61<br />

65,500 UAP Holding 1,662,390 0.40<br />

792,400 Unisys 6,164,872 1.49<br />

87,900 Verizon Communications 3,306,798 0.80<br />

55,500 Wachovia 3,179,595 0.77<br />

85,600 Waste Management 3,148,368 0.76<br />

303,800 Xerox<br />

___________<br />

5,194,980<br />

______<br />

1.26<br />

___________<br />

178,148,248<br />

______<br />

43.16<br />

Total Portfolio 403,065,925 97.66<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

9,648,848<br />

______<br />

2.34<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

412,714,773<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 33.2<br />

Energy 10.5<br />

Information technology 10.2<br />

Consumer discretionary 9.9<br />

Industrials 9.3<br />

Telecommunication services 6.9<br />

Materials 6.3<br />

Consumer staples 4.4<br />

Healthcare 4.1<br />

Utilities 2.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.3<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

138 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Belgium<br />

€925,000 Telenet Communications 9%<br />

15/12/2013<br />

___________<br />

1,019,813<br />

______<br />

0.69<br />

Bermuda<br />

€500,000 Central European Media Enterprises<br />

8.25% 15/5/2012 548,125 0.37<br />

€450,000 Central European Media Enterprises<br />

FRN 15/5/2012 469,294 0.31<br />

US$1,000,000 Intelsat Subsidiary Holding 8.625%<br />

15/1/2015<br />

___________<br />

792,688<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

___________<br />

1,810,107<br />

______<br />

1.21<br />

Canada<br />

US$500,000 Abitibi-Consolidated FRN 15/6/2011 362,209 0.24<br />

US$540,000 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals '144A'<br />

FRN 1/12/2013 416,787 0.28<br />

€350,000 Bombardier 7.25% 15/11/2016 357,350 0.24<br />

€675,000 Bombardier '144A' FRN 15/11/2013 682,425 0.46<br />

US$320,000 Bowater Canada Finance 7.95%<br />

15/11/2011 239,096 0.16<br />

US$1,000,000 Catalyst Paper 'D' 8.625% 15/6/2011 771,827 0.52<br />

US$1,000,000 Domtar 7.125% 15/8/2015 747,174 0.50<br />

US$500,000 Jean Coutu Group 7.625% 1/8/2012 401,085 0.27<br />

US$1,000,000 Nortel Networks '144A' FRN 15/7/2011 803,118 0.54<br />

US$600,000 North American Energy Partners<br />

8.75% 1/12/2011 459,683 0.31<br />

US$1,065,000 Nova Chemicals FRN 15/11/2013 813,918 0.54<br />

US$165,826 PCI Chemicals Canada 10%<br />

31/12/2008 131,448 0.09<br />

US$500,000 Quebecor Media 7.75% 15/3/2016 389,232 0.26<br />

US$500,000 Quebecor World Capital 6.125%<br />

15/11/2013 329,022 0.22<br />

US$525,000 Quebecor World Capital '144A' 8.75%<br />

15/3/2016 383,306 0.25<br />

US$450,000 Rogers Wireless 7.5% 15/3/2015 372,070 0.25<br />

US$750,000 Rogers Wireless 8% 15/12/2012 610,161 0.41<br />

US$500,000 Rogers Wireless FRN 15/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

387,810<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

___________<br />

8,657,721<br />

______<br />

5.80<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€750,000 BCM Ireland Finance FRN 15/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

780,234<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

Denmark<br />

€700,000 FS Funding 8.875% 15/5/2016 729,838 0.49<br />

€1,000,000 ISS Global EMTN 4.75% 18/9/2010 970,000 0.65<br />

€750,000 Nordic Telephone Company<br />

Holdings FRN 1/5/2016<br />

___________<br />

782,344<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

___________<br />

2,482,182<br />

______<br />

1.66<br />

France<br />

€1,350,000 Alcatel EMTN 6.375% 7/4/2014 1,453,815 0.98<br />

€350,000 Alstom FRN 13/3/2009 363,912 0.24<br />

€325,000 Ray Acquisition 9.375% 15/3/2015 371,312 0.25<br />

€600,000 Remy Cointreau 6.5% 1/7/2010 625,500 0.42<br />

€840,000 Rhodia FRN 15/10/2013 841,670 0.56<br />

€750,000 SPCM 8.25% 15/6/2013<br />

___________<br />

810,000<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

4,466,209<br />

______<br />

2.99<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Germany<br />

€735,000 Cognis 9.5% 15/5/2014 809,419 0.54<br />

€335,000 Gildemeister 9.75% 19/7/2011 373,106 0.25<br />

€325,000 Grohe Holding 8.625% 1/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

335,562<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

1,518,087<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

Guernsey<br />

€1,100,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5%<br />

30/11/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,198,230<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

US$1,000,000 NXP/NXP Funding '144A' 9.5%<br />

15/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

784,154<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

Ireland<br />

€475,000 Smurfit Kappa Funding 10.125%<br />

1/10/2012<br />

___________<br />

517,750<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

Luxembourg<br />

€690,000 Basell 8.375% 15/8/2015 743,475 0.50<br />

€840,000 Basell '144A' 8.375% 15/8/2015 905,100 0.61<br />

€425,000 Cablecom Luxembourg 9.375%<br />

15/4/2014 472,281 0.32<br />

€500,000 Colt Telecom Group 7.625%<br />

15/12/2009 509,375 0.34<br />

€665,000 Fiat Finance & Trade 6.625%<br />

15/2/2013 719,364 0.48<br />

€575,000 Kloeckner <strong>Investment</strong> 10.5%<br />

15/5/2015 684,250 0.46<br />

€180,000 Kloeckner Pentaplast 9.375%<br />

15/2/2012 191,475 0.13<br />

€750,000 Lighthouse <strong>International</strong> 8%<br />

30/4/2014 824,063 0.55<br />

€520,000 Safilo Capital <strong>International</strong> 9.625%<br />

15/5/2013 575,900 0.38<br />

€250,000 Wind Acquisition Finance 9.75%<br />

1/12/2015<br />

___________<br />

288,338<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

5,913,621<br />

______<br />

3.96<br />

Netherlands<br />

€750,000 Carmeuse Lime 10.75% 15/7/2012 816,563 0.55<br />

€1,760,000 Impress Holdings FRN 15/9/2013<br />

___________<br />

1,797,422<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

___________<br />

2,613,985<br />

______<br />

1.75<br />

Portugal<br />

€5,000,000 Portugal Treasury Bill 0% 19/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

4,991,750<br />

______<br />

3.35<br />

United Kingdom<br />

£890,000 Ashtead Holdings 12% 1/5/2014 1,572,961 1.05<br />

€400,000 Avis Finance FRN 31/7/2013 401,098 0.27<br />

€1,000,000 Corus Group 7.5% 1/10/2011 1,086,000 0.73<br />

€710,000 Eco-Bat Finance 10.125% 31/1/2013 784,550 0.53<br />

€245,000 Ineos Group Holdings 7.875%<br />

15/2/2016 233,546 0.16<br />

US$870,000 Ineos Group Holdings '144A' 8.5%<br />

15/2/2016 633,543 0.42<br />

€220,000 Invensys 9.875% 15/3/2011 244,200 0.16<br />

€541,000 NTL Cable 8.75% 15/4/2014 583,339 0.39<br />

US$250,000 NTL Cable 9.125% 15/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

201,254<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

___________<br />

5,740,491<br />

______<br />

3.85<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 139


Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United States<br />

US$400,000 Accellent 10.5% 1/12/2013 316,316 0.21<br />

£500,000 AES 8.375% 1/3/2011 782,762 0.52<br />

US$500,000 AES 8.875% 15/2/2011 408,670 0.27<br />

€975,000 AGCO 6.875% 15/4/2014 1,014,000 0.68<br />

€575,000 Ahold Finance USA EMTN<br />

5.875% 14/3/2012 604,641 0.41<br />

US$750,000 Allbritton Communications<br />

7.75% 15/12/2012 576,026 0.39<br />

US$750,000 Allied Waste North America<br />

7.875% 15/4/2013 589,538 0.40<br />

US$900,000 American Greetings 7.375% 1/6/2016 704,885 0.47<br />

US$1,000,000 American Real Estate Partners/<br />

American Real Estate Finance<br />

7.125% 15/2/2013 766,138 0.51<br />

US$1,000,000 American Real Estate Partners/<br />

American Real Estate Finance<br />

8.125% 1/6/2012 786,998 0.53<br />

US$500,000 American Tower 7.125% 15/10/2012 391,603 0.26<br />

US$250,000 Ashtead Capital '144A' 9% 15/8/2016 203,861 0.14<br />

US$1,000,000 Autonation 7% 15/4/2014 768,035 0.52<br />

US$250,000 Avis Budget Car Rental '144A'<br />

7.625% 15/5/2014 184,423 0.12<br />

US$750,000 Avis Budget Car Rental '144A'<br />

FRN 15/5/2014 550,425 0.37<br />

US$225,000 BCP Crystal US Holdings<br />

9.625% 15/6/2014 189,449 0.13<br />

€500,000 BCP Crystal US Holdings<br />

10.375% 15/6/2014 578,750 0.39<br />

US$250,000 Berry Plastics Holding '144A'<br />

8.875% 15/9/2014 193,431 0.13<br />

US$1,000,000 Berry Plastics Holding '144A'<br />

FRN 15/9/2014 771,827 0.52<br />

US$750,000 Boise Cascade FRN 15/10/2012 573,181 0.38<br />

US$750,000 Bowater FRN 15/3/2010 577,448 0.39<br />

US$1,000,000 Boyd Gaming 7.75% 15/12/2012 787,947 0.53<br />

US$250,000 Building Materials Corporation<br />

of America 7.75% 1/8/2014 172,571 0.12<br />

US$885,000 Building Materials Corporation<br />

of America 8% 1/12/2008 703,207 0.47<br />

US$200,000 Cablevision Systems 'B' 8% 15/4/2012 150,193 0.10<br />

US$1,200,000 Cablevision Systems 'B' FRN 1/4/2009 964,879 0.65<br />

US$1,000,000 CBD Media 8.625% 1/6/2011 781,309 0.52<br />

US$250,000 CBD Media Holdings 9.25% 15/7/2012 198,409 0.13<br />

US$500,000 CCO Holdings 8.75% 15/11/2013 395,870 0.27<br />

US$500,000 CCO Holdings FRN 15/12/2010 388,758 0.26<br />

US$900,000 Centennial Communications/<br />

Cellular Operating/Puerto Rico<br />

Operations 8.125% 1/2/2014 704,032 0.47<br />

US$2,435,000 Charter Communications Holdings II/<br />

Charter Communications Holdings II<br />

Capital 10.25% 15/9/2010 1,941,738 1.30<br />

US$375,000 Chattem 7% 1/3/2014 281,613 0.19<br />

€320,000 Chesapeake 7% 15/12/2014 302,400 0.20<br />

£195,000 Chesapeake 10.375% 15/11/2011 308,181 0.21<br />

€650,000 Chesapeake Energy 6.25% 15/1/2017 667,875 0.45<br />

US$250,000 Chukchansi Economic Development<br />

Authority '144A' 8% 15/11/2013 197,935 0.13<br />

US$250,000 Chukchansi Economic Development<br />

Authority '144A' FRN 15/11/2012 195,801 0.13<br />

US$750,000 Church & Dwight 6% 15/12/2012 558,959 0.37<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$1,500,000 Cincinnati Bell 7.25% 15/7/2013 1,183,342 0.79<br />

US$750,000 Communications & Power Industries<br />

8% 1/2/2012 580,293 0.39<br />

US$500,000 Constellation Brands 'B'<br />

8.125% 15/1/2012 395,396 0.27<br />

£450,000 Constellation Brands 'CEUR'<br />

8.5% 15/11/2009 713,701 0.48<br />

US$500,000 Copano Energy 8.125% 1/3/2016 394,447 0.26<br />

US$1,000,000 Corrections Corporation of America<br />

7.5% 1/5/2011 785,102 0.53<br />

US$17,964 Crown Castle <strong>International</strong><br />

6.25% 15/8/2012 747,762 0.50<br />

US$850,000 Del Monte 8.625% 15/12/2012 683,456 0.46<br />

US$500,000 Dex Media 8% 15/11/2013 392,551 0.26<br />

US$140,000 Dex Media East Finance 9.875%<br />

15/11/2009 111,507 0.07<br />

US$229,000 Dex Media East Finance 12.125%<br />

15/11/2012 191,731 0.13<br />

US$439,000 Dex Media West Finance 'B' 9.875%<br />

15/8/2013 364,640 0.24<br />

US$240,000 DI Finance/DynCorp <strong>International</strong> 'B'<br />

9.5% 15/2/2013 193,886 0.13<br />

US$340,000 DirecTV Holdings/DirecTV Financing<br />

8.375% 15/3/2013 269,514 0.18<br />

US$1,700,000 Dobson Cellular Systems<br />

8.375% 1/11/2011 1,365,300 0.92<br />

US$250,000 DRS Technologies 6.625% 1/2/2016 192,009 0.13<br />

US$500,000 DRS Technologies 6.875% 1/11/2013 384,017 0.26<br />

US$150,000 Dynegy Holdings 8.375% 1/5/2016 120,041 0.08<br />

US$1,000,000 Echostar DBS 7.125% 1/2/2016 761,397 0.51<br />

US$1,000,000 Edison Mission Energy 7.75%<br />

15/6/2016 807,859 0.54<br />

€340,000 El Paso 7.125% 6/5/2009 356,150 0.24<br />

US$1,000,000 El Paso Production Holding<br />

7.75% 1/6/2013 797,429 0.53<br />

US$750,000 Encore Acquisition 7.25% 1/12/2017 554,692 0.37<br />

US$250,000 Erico <strong>International</strong> 8.875% 1/3/2012 204,225 0.14<br />

US$1,045,000 ESI Tractebel Acquisition 'B'<br />

7.99% 30/12/2011 817,930 0.55<br />

US$1,000,000 Exco Resources (Old) 7.25% 15/1/2011 754,760 0.51<br />

US$700,000 Felcor Lodging 8.5% 1/6/2011 568,156 0.38<br />

US$195,000 Ferrellgas Partners Finance<br />

8.75% 15/6/2012 152,355 0.10<br />

US$200,000 Ford Motor 7.45% 16/7/2031 119,851 0.08<br />

US$750,000 Forest City Enterprises<br />

7.625% 1/6/2015 583,137 0.39<br />

US$2,400,000 Freescale Semiconductor '144A'<br />

9.125% 15/12/2014 1,811,424 1.21<br />

€500,000 Fresenius Medical Care Capital<br />

Trust V 7.375% 15/6/2011 551,250 0.37<br />

US$500,000 General Cable 9.5% 15/11/2010 403,929 0.27<br />

US$1,250,000 Geo Group 8.25% 15/7/2013 981,378 0.66<br />

US$1,000,000 Georgia-Pacific 8.125% 15/5/2011 800,273 0.54<br />

US$3,500,000 GMAC 6.875% 28/8/2012 2,734,808 1.83<br />

€1,005,000 GMAC EMTN 5.375% 6/6/2011 1,015,301 0.68<br />

US$400,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber '144A'<br />

8.625% 1/12/2011 314,041 0.21<br />

US$250,000 Graham Packaging 9.875% 15/10/2014 192,483 0.13<br />

US$720,000 Graphic Packaging <strong>International</strong><br />

9.5% 15/8/2013 576,197 0.39<br />

US$750,000 Houghton Mifflin 8.25% 1/2/2011 594,516 0.40<br />

140 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

€800,000 Huntsman <strong>International</strong><br />

10.125% 1/7/2009 816,000 0.55<br />

US$1,150,000 Intelsat '144A' 9% 15/6/2016 927,947 0.62<br />

US$667,000 Intelsat 9% 15/8/2014 536,944 0.36<br />

US$1,000,000 ION Media Networks '144A'<br />

FRN 15/1/2012 771,827 0.52<br />

£550,000 Iron Mountain 7.25% 15/4/2014 814,966 0.55<br />

US$250,000 IWO Holdings FRN 15/1/2012 194,379 0.13<br />

€500,000 Johnsondiversey 9.625% 15/5/2012 525,000 0.35<br />

€500,000 Kronos <strong>International</strong> 6.5% 15/4/2013 483,750 0.32<br />

US$1,000,000 Lamar Media 6.625% 15/8/2015 755,708 0.51<br />

US$600,000 Lear '144A' 8.75% 1/12/2016 442,047 0.30<br />

€550,000 Levi Strauss & Co 8.625% 1/4/2013 581,281 0.39<br />

US$500,000 Liberty Media 0.75% 30/3/2023 486,896 0.33<br />

US$170,000 Loral Spacecom 14% 15/11/2015 148,619 0.10<br />

US$1,175,000 Lyondell Chemical 8.25% 15/9/2016 940,321 0.63<br />

US$370,000 Mac-Gray 7.625% 15/8/2015 286,278 0.19<br />

US$500,000 Mediacom 9.5% 15/1/2013 392,551 0.26<br />

US$500,000 Mediacom Broadband 8.5% 15/10/2015 385,914 0.26<br />

US$1,300,000 Michaels Stores '144A'<br />

11.375% 1/11/2016 1,032,959 0.69<br />

US$1,000,000 Millennium America 9.25% 15/6/2008 788,421 0.53<br />

US$600,000 Mirant Americas Generation<br />

8.3% 1/5/2011 468,786 0.31<br />

US$975,000 Mirant North America<br />

7.375% 31/12/2013 755,903 0.51<br />

US$1,000,000 Mission Energy Holding<br />

13.5% 15/7/2008 840,097 0.56<br />

US$200,000 MSW Energy Holdings/MSW Energy<br />

Finance 8.5% 1/9/2010 158,538 0.11<br />

US$250,000 MSW Energy Holdings II/MSW Energy<br />

Finance II 'B' 7.375% 1/9/2010 194,379 0.13<br />

US$800,000 Mylan Laboratories 6.375% 15/8/2015 603,808 0.40<br />

US$500,000 Nalco 7.75% 15/11/2011 389,706 0.26<br />

US$500,000 Nalco 8.875% 15/11/2013 403,455 0.27<br />

€800,000 Nalco 9% 15/11/2013 878,000 0.59<br />

US$488,000 Nevada Power 9% 15/8/2013 401,668 0.27<br />

US$800,000 NewPage 10% 1/5/2012 643,253 0.43<br />

US$750,000 Nexstar Finance 7% 15/1/2014 537,624 0.36<br />

US$250,000 Nexstar Finance Holdings 0/11.375%<br />

1/4/2013 (step-up coupon) 170,911 0.11<br />

US$550,000 NRG Energy 7.25% 1/2/2014 421,376 0.28<br />

US$500,000 NRG Energy 7.375% 1/2/2016 382,121 0.26<br />

€250,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container<br />

6.75% 1/12/2014 251,875 0.17<br />

US$1,025,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container<br />

8.75% 15/11/2012 828,055 0.56<br />

US$374,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container<br />

8.875% 15/2/2009 291,500 0.20<br />

US$250,000 Parker Drilling 9.625% 1/10/2013 208,839 0.14<br />

US$1,000,000 Ply Gem Industries 9% 15/2/2012 648,563 0.43<br />

US$340,000 Pogo Producing 7.875% 1/5/2013 263,711 0.18<br />

US$250,000 PolyOne 10.625% 15/5/2010 201,965 0.14<br />

US$80,000 Poster Financial Group 8.75% 1/12/2011 63,263 0.04<br />

US$340,000 Premcor Refining Group 9.5% 1/2/2013 278,729 0.19<br />

US$1,500,000 Primedia 8% 15/5/2013 1,106,539 0.74<br />

US$2,200,000 Qwest 8.875% 15/3/2012 1,866,988 1.25<br />

US$750,000 Qwest FRN 15/6/2013 618,695 0.41<br />

US$250,000 Rainbow National Services '144A'<br />

8.75% 1/9/2012 200,305 0.13<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$1,000,000 Rainbow National Services '144A'<br />

10.375% 1/9/2014 846,734 0.57<br />

US$350,000 RBS Global & Rexnord '144A'<br />

11.75% 1/8/2016 278,768 0.19<br />

US$135,000 Reliant Energy 9.5% 15/7/2013 110,341 0.07<br />

US$350,000 RH Donnelley 6.875% 15/1/2013 241,599 0.16<br />

US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-1' 6.875% 15/1/2013 182,764 0.12<br />

US$500,000 Rural Cellular 8.25% 15/3/2012 396,818 0.27<br />

US$500,000 Rural Cellular 9.75% 15/1/2010 391,603 0.26<br />

US$1,000,000 Salem Communications<br />

7.75% 15/12/2010 773,724 0.52<br />

US$750,000 Sealy Mattress 8.25% 15/6/2014 597,360 0.40<br />

US$500,000 Select Medical 7.625% 1/2/2015 316,696 0.21<br />

US$1,000,000 SEMCO Energy 7.75% 15/5/2013 770,102 0.52<br />

US$1,600,000 Seneca Gaming 7.25% 1/5/2012 1,240,992 0.83<br />

US$350,000 Sierra Pacific Resources 8.625%<br />

15/3/2014 286,498 0.19<br />

US$1,000,000 Sinclair Broadcast Group 8%<br />

15/3/2012 786,998 0.53<br />

US$575,000 Smithfield Foods 'B' 8% 15/10/2009 457,976 0.31<br />

US$250,000 Southern Star Central 6.75% 1/3/2016 190,112 0.13<br />

US$800,000 Standard Aero Holdings 8.25% 1/9/2014 615,945 0.41<br />

US$1,000,000 Stanley-Martin Communities<br />

9.75% 15/8/2015 603,049 0.40<br />

US$375,000 Station Casinos 7.75% 15/8/2016 286,235 0.19<br />

US$500,000 Stone Energy '144A' FRN 15/7/2010 377,380 0.25<br />

US$535,000 Sungard Data Systems 9.125%<br />

15/8/2013 428,146 0.29<br />

US$400,000 Sungard Data Systems 9.87%<br />

15/8/2013 317,075 0.21<br />

US$250,000 Sungard Data Systems 10.25%<br />

15/8/2015 203,387 0.14<br />

US$65,000 Sungard Data Systems FRN<br />

15/8/2013 51,463 0.03<br />

US$1,000,000 Technical Olympic USA '144A'<br />

8.25% 1/4/2011 739,589 0.50<br />

US$235,000 Tenet Healthcare 6.875% 15/11/2031 143,499 0.10<br />

US$600,000 Tenneco 8.625% 15/11/2014 466,510 0.31<br />

US$1,000,000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 'B'<br />

8.875% 15/7/2012 860,957 0.58<br />

US$1,000,000 Triad Hospitals 7% 15/11/2013 767,086 0.51<br />

US$250,000 Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprise<br />

'144A' 9.125% 15/9/2014 194,853 0.13<br />

US$900,000 United Auto Group '144A'<br />

7.75% 15/12/2016 689,524 0.46<br />

US$105,000 United Rentals North America<br />

7.75% 15/11/2013 80,445 0.05<br />

US$600,000 Universal City Florida Holding I/II FRN<br />

1/5/2010 472,199 0.32<br />

US$1,000,000 Universal Compression 7.25%<br />

15/5/2010 766,138 0.51<br />

US$500,000 US Unwired 'B' 10% 15/6/2012 419,100 0.28<br />

US$750,000 Valor Telecommunications Enterprises<br />

7.75% 15/2/2015 615,139 0.41<br />

US$275,000 Vanguard Health Holding II<br />

9% 1/10/2014 212,253 0.14<br />

US$1,000,000 Verso Paper Holdings & Verson Paper<br />

'144A' 9.125% 1/8/2014 794,584 0.53<br />

US$200,000 Virgin River Casino/RBG LLC/B&BB<br />

9% 15/1/2012 157,779 0.11<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 141


Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

US$500,000 Vought Aircraft Industries 8% 15/7/2011 366,950 0.25<br />

US$500,000 Waste Services 9.5% 15/4/2014 397,292 0.27<br />

€350,000 WDAC Subsidiary 8.5% 1/12/2014 371,000 0.25<br />

US$1,000,000 Whiting Petroleum 7.25% 1/5/2013 758,553 0.51<br />

US$1,000,000 Wimar Opco '144A' 9.625% 15/12/2014 752,864 0.50<br />

US$1,000,000 Windstream '144A' 8.125% 1/8/2013 825,874 0.55<br />

US$1,175,000 Wynn Las Vegas/Wynn Las Vegas<br />

Capital 6.625% 1/12/2014<br />

___________<br />

890,185<br />

______<br />

0.60<br />

___________<br />

94,640,918<br />

______<br />

63.44<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

137,135,252<br />

______<br />

91.92<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

United Kingdom<br />

3,348 Ono Finance 'RCT' (Wts 1/5/2009)<br />

___________<br />

74,493<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

United States<br />

14,085 Healthsouth (Wts 16/1/2014) 8,547 0.01<br />

21,253 Loral Space & Communications 662,917 0.44<br />

1,128 Loral Spacecom (Pref)<br />

___________<br />

177,119<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

___________<br />

848,583<br />

______<br />

0.57<br />

Total Common / Preferred Stocks<br />

(Shares) & Warrants<br />

___________<br />

923,076<br />

______<br />

0.62<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

138,058,328<br />

______<br />

92.54<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

Canada<br />

C$250,000 Rogers Wireless 7.625% 15/12/2011<br />

___________<br />

180,433<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Ireland<br />

€540,000 BCM Ireland Preferred Equity '144A'<br />

10.597% 15/2/2017<br />

___________<br />

540,000<br />

______<br />

0.36<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Netherlands<br />

€4,200,000 Asset Repackaging Trust EMTN<br />

0% 21/12/2011 4,200,000 2.82<br />

€760,000 Impress Holdings '144A'<br />

9.25% 15/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

782,800<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

___________<br />

4,982,800<br />

______<br />

3.34<br />

United States<br />

€1,150,000 Momentive Performance Materials<br />

'144A' 9% 1/12/2014 1,175,875 0.79<br />

€1,000,000 Nielsen Finance/Nielsen Finance<br />

'144A' 9% 1/8/2014 1,090,000 0.73<br />

€500,000 Rockwood Specialties Group<br />

7.625% 15/11/2014 535,000 0.36<br />

€13,830,000 WinStar Communications<br />

12.75% 15/4/2010<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

2,800,875<br />

______<br />

1.88<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

8,504,108<br />

______<br />

5.70<br />

WARRANTS<br />

Luxembourg<br />

24,019 Avanti (Wts 14/6/2011) 0 0.00<br />

2,510 Carrier1 <strong>International</strong> (Wts 19/2/2009)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

United Kingdom<br />

33,600 Jazztel (Wts 15/7/2010)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Warrants<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

8,504,108<br />

______<br />

5.70<br />

Total Portfolio 146,562,436 98.24<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

2,618,781<br />

______<br />

1.76<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

149,181,217<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€97,145,802 US$125,333,600 10/1/2007 2,105,261<br />

€7,545,219 £5,065,000 10/1/2007 4,721<br />

£2,904,000 €4,321,198 10/1/2007 2,121<br />

US$700,000 €553,319 10/1/2007<br />

________<br />

(22,509)<br />

Net unrealised profit 2,089,594<br />

________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

142 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global Opportunities Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Guernsey<br />

238,195 Puma Brandenburg<br />

___________<br />

508,514<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

508,514<br />

______<br />

0.34<br />

COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Austria<br />

5,813 Palfinger 712,640 0.47<br />

58,266 Telekom Austria<br />

___________<br />

1,559,188<br />

______<br />

1.04<br />

___________<br />

2,271,828<br />

______<br />

1.51<br />

Belgium<br />

12,268 Ackermans & Van Haaren 1,016,404 0.68<br />

15,653 Icos Vision Systems 656,163 0.44<br />

18,700 KBC Groep 2,278,955 1.51<br />

7,610 Punch <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

890,809<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

4,842,331<br />

______<br />

3.22<br />

Bermuda<br />

26,122,000 Asia Standard <strong>International</strong> Group 625,089 0.41<br />

1,170,000 Bio-Treat Technology<br />

___________<br />

461,832<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

1,086,921<br />

______<br />

0.72<br />

Brazil<br />

80,000 Petroleo Brasileiro (Pref) 1,866,042 1.24<br />

70,000 Porto Seguro<br />

___________<br />

2,196,066<br />

______<br />

1.46<br />

___________<br />

4,062,108<br />

______<br />

2.70<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

54,800 UTi Worldwide<br />

___________<br />

1,655,503<br />

______<br />

1.10<br />

Canada<br />

30,300 Ultra Petroleum<br />

___________<br />

1,448,340<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

170,000 Heng Tai Consumables Group<br />

___________<br />

15,529<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

Denmark<br />

38,189 Vestas Wind Systems<br />

___________<br />

1,614,143<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

France<br />

36,464 AXA 1,478,556 0.98<br />

25,034 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 2,107,067 1.40<br />

81,212 Ingenico<br />

___________<br />

2,075,798<br />

______<br />

1.38<br />

___________<br />

5,661,421<br />

______<br />

3.76<br />

Germany<br />

32,936 BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke 1,889,066 1.25<br />

12,439 Verbio<br />

___________<br />

224,643<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

___________<br />

2,113,709<br />

______<br />

1.40<br />

Guernsey<br />

47,600 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

1,851,640<br />

______<br />

1.23<br />

Indonesia<br />

133,000 <strong>International</strong> Nickel Indonesia<br />

___________<br />

458,411<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

Italy<br />

259,091 UniCredito Italiano<br />

___________<br />

2,274,645<br />

______<br />

1.51<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Japan<br />

57,000 ADEKA 597,665 0.40<br />

109,120 DCM Japan Holdings 1,124,877 0.75<br />

29,260 Goldcrest 1,511,846 1.00<br />

119,200 OMC Card 933,879 0.62<br />

193,000 Sanken Electric 2,385,854 1.59<br />

109,500 Sato 1,948,899 1.29<br />

4,124 SKY Perfect Communications 2,526,474 1.68<br />

2,400 Sumida 48,270 0.03<br />

68,000 Suruga Bank<br />

___________<br />

843,473<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

___________<br />

11,921,237<br />

______<br />

7.92<br />

Luxembourg<br />

130,315 SES Global – FDR<br />

___________<br />

2,322,514<br />

______<br />

1.54<br />

Malaysia<br />

450,000 Gamuda<br />

___________<br />

650,326<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Mexico<br />

350,000 Corp GEO SA de CV 'B'<br />

___________<br />

1,748,903<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

Netherlands<br />

11,671 Nutreco Holding 761,400 0.50<br />

64,751 Wolters Kluwer<br />

___________<br />

1,865,027<br />

______<br />

1.24<br />

___________<br />

2,626,427<br />

______<br />

1.74<br />

Norway<br />

104,214 Cermaq 1,503,960 1.00<br />

61,869 Petroleum Geo-Services<br />

___________<br />

1,441,931<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

___________<br />

2,945,891<br />

______<br />

1.96<br />

Portugal<br />

204,898 Sonae Industria SGPS (New)<br />

___________<br />

2,025,751<br />

______<br />

1.35<br />

Singapore<br />

1,187,000 Banyan Tree Holdings 1,208,142 0.80<br />

534,000 KS Energy Services 871,012 0.58<br />

750,000 Yanlord Land Group<br />

___________<br />

1,242,905<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

___________<br />

3,322,059<br />

______<br />

2.21<br />

South Korea<br />

53,690 Daishin Securities (Pref) 912,548 0.61<br />

57,685 Dasan Networks 905,985 0.60<br />

10,800 GS Engineering & Construction 965,450 0.64<br />

40,000 Joongang Construction<br />

___________<br />

651,895<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

___________<br />

3,435,878<br />

______<br />

2.28<br />

Switzerland<br />

18,530 Holcim<br />

___________<br />

1,698,216<br />

______<br />

1.13<br />

United Kingdom<br />

304,563 Anite Group 487,277 0.32<br />

233,556 BTG 678,569 0.45<br />

172,841 Dignity 2,224,132 1.48<br />

217,748 Man Group 2,234,546 1.48<br />

724,633 Microgen 775,275 0.52<br />

89,474 Unibet Group – SDR 2,543,988 1.69<br />

103,819 United Utilities 1,589,690 1.06<br />

122,234 Vanco 1,043,812 0.69<br />

69,471 Venture Production<br />

___________<br />

1,204,219<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

___________<br />

12,781,508<br />

______<br />

8.49<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 143


Global Opportunities Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United States<br />

34,400 Actuant 'A' 1,656,360 1.10<br />

33,000 Advanced Medical Optics 1,169,190 0.78<br />

34,300 Airgas 1,404,242 0.93<br />

39,300 American Tower 'A' 1,459,995 0.97<br />

30,100 Armor Holdings 1,656,102 1.10<br />

29,600 Atwood Oceanics 1,451,584 0.96<br />

71,500 Ceridian 2,017,730 1.34<br />

20,800 Corporate Executive Board 1,852,198 1.23<br />

17,700 Diamond Offshore Drilling 1,410,690 0.94<br />

34,900 Dick's Sporting Goods 1,718,476 1.14<br />

20,600 Digene 985,092 0.65<br />

25,600 GameStop 'A' 1,423,616 0.95<br />

37,500 Gardner Denver 1,421,250 0.94<br />

114,100 Gartner 2,286,564 1.52<br />

23,200 GFI Group 1,448,840 0.96<br />

49,900 Global Payments 2,341,807 1.56<br />

31,500 Goodrich 1,439,235 0.96<br />

52,500 IMS Health 1,449,525 0.96<br />

108,400 Integrated Device Technology 1,699,712 1.13<br />

26,000 <strong>Investment</strong> Technology Group 1,124,760 0.75<br />

38,300 Investors Financial Services 1,640,006 1.09<br />

24,100 Joy Global 1,183,310 0.79<br />

25,200 Kyphon 1,040,760 0.69<br />

28,500 Laureate Education 1,402,086 0.93<br />

21,150 Life Time Fitness 1,038,042 0.69<br />

59,800 Massey Energy 1,390,948 0.92<br />

101,000 Microsemi 1,984,650 1.32<br />

59,800 Mobile Mini 1,657,656 1.10<br />

400,900 Move 2,269,094 1.51<br />

31,900 Nuveen <strong>Investment</strong>s 'A' 1,676,664 1.11<br />

34,300 Oshkosh Truck 1,655,661 1.10<br />

63,975 Range Resources 1,772,747 1.18<br />

45,550 Scientific Games 'A' 1,384,720 0.92<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

53,300 Signature Bank (New York NY) 1,660,295 1.10<br />

170,200 SonicWALL 1,446,700 0.96<br />

21,250 Station Casinos 1,735,700 1.15<br />

50,200 Superior Energy Services 1,646,058 1.09<br />

14,091 Synthes 1,680,663 1.12<br />

50,900 Transaction Systems Architects 1,678,173 1.12<br />

24,950 Ventana Medical Systems 1,083,578 0.72<br />

45,100 WebEx Communications 1,619,090 1.08<br />

21,200 WellCare Health Plans 1,482,516 0.98<br />

64,200 Wright Medical Group<br />

___________<br />

1,522,824<br />

______<br />

1.01<br />

___________<br />

67,068,909<br />

______<br />

44.55<br />

Total Common & Preferred Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

141,904,148<br />

______<br />

94.26<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

142,412,662<br />

______<br />

94.60<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

3,550,000 Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Japan<br />

129,100 HS Securities<br />

___________<br />

989,713<br />

______<br />

0.66<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

989,713<br />

______<br />

0.66<br />

Total Portfolio 143,402,375 95.26<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

7,134,840<br />

______<br />

4.74<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

150,537,215<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Consumer discretionary 18.4<br />

Finance 17.9<br />

Information technology 16.7<br />

Industrials 16.0<br />

Energy 9.1<br />

Healthcare 7.4<br />

Materials 4.3<br />

Telecommunication services 2.7<br />

Consumer staples 1.5<br />

Utilities 1.0<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 0.3<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

4.7<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

¥77,838,760 US$655,484 9/1/2007<br />

________<br />

(455)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

________<br />

(455)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net<br />

Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

144 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global SmallCap Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Hong Kong<br />

333,220 iShares Asia Trust – iShares<br />

FTSE/Xinhua A50 China<br />

Tracker – ETF ___________ 4,799,297 ______ 1.17<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong> ___________ 4,799,297 ______ 1.17<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Australia<br />

1,396,447 CFS Retail Property Trust (Unit) 2,570,283 0.63<br />

48,300 Cochlear 2,212,971 0.54<br />

449,700 Lion Nathan 2,898,769 0.70<br />

784,800 PaperlinX ___________ 2,436,420 ______ 0.59<br />

___________ 10,118,443 ______ 2.46<br />

Belgium<br />

109,500 AGFA-Gevaert ___________ 2,785,856 ______ 0.68<br />

Bermuda<br />

1,085,500 Clear Media 1,326,710 0.32<br />

47,800 Lazard 'A' 2,270,978 0.55<br />

251,640 Ports Design ___________ 550,365 ______ 0.14<br />

___________ 4,148,053 ______ 1.01<br />

Brazil<br />

170,600 Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias 2,305,297 0.56<br />

280,400 Companhia de Saneamento<br />

de Minas Gerais 3,289,939 0.80<br />

142,400 Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil ___________ 2,294,408 ______ 0.56<br />

___________ 7,889,644 ______ 1.92<br />

Canada<br />

3,800 Agnico-Eagle Mines 156,426 0.04<br />

68,100 Agnico-Eagle Mines 2,801,634 0.68<br />

86,800 AUR Resources 1,768,605 0.43<br />

103,800 Cinram <strong>International</strong> Income<br />

Fund (Unit)* 2,052,391 0.50<br />

2,800 Cognos 116,950 0.03<br />

64,825 Cognos 2,704,499 0.66<br />

813,400 Diagnocure 2,733,058 0.66<br />

163,300 Domtar 1,370,330 0.33<br />

310,700 Eldorado Gold 1,691,758 0.41<br />

262,700 Labopharm 1,520,930 0.37<br />

48,200 North American Energy Partners ___________ 784,023 ______ 0.19<br />

___________ 17,700,604 ______ 4.30<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

105,600 Subsea 7 ___________ 1,941,890 ______ 0.47<br />

China<br />

5,582,500 Shenzhen Expressway 'H' 3,354,039 0.81<br />

196,800 Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric 'H' ___________ 272,433 ______ 0.07<br />

___________ 3,626,472 ______ 0.88<br />

Denmark<br />

42,700 TrygVesta 3,266,027 0.79<br />

95,200 Vestas Wind Systems ___________ 4,023,839 ______ 0.98<br />

___________ 7,289,866 ______ 1.77<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Finland<br />

531,600 M-real 'B' 3,356,662 0.82<br />

48,475 Stockmann 'B' 2,324,065 0.56<br />

114,800 YIT ___________ 3,165,853 ______ 0.77<br />

___________ 8,846,580 ______ 2.15<br />

France<br />

29,925 Eurofins Scientific 2,165,677 0.53<br />

1,205,500 SCOR 3,543,719 0.86<br />

48,994 Trigano ___________ 2,533,660 ______ 0.61<br />

___________ 8,243,056 ______ 2.00<br />

Germany<br />

67,100 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 3,173,673 0.77<br />

160,000 Paion 1,740,047 0.42<br />

36,400 Petrotec ___________ 791,722 ______ 0.19<br />

___________ 5,705,442 ______ 1.38<br />

Hong Kong<br />

326,500 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing 3,591,466 0.87<br />

1,101,200 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China ___________ 2,125,103 ______ 0.52<br />

___________ 5,716,569 ______ 1.39<br />

India<br />

229,300 Pantaloon Retail India 2,120,880 0.52<br />

237,000 Satyam Computer Services (Demat) ___________ 2,590,226 ______ 0.63<br />

___________ 4,711,106 ______ 1.15<br />

Indonesia<br />

14,652,100 Surya Citra Media ___________ 1,303,263 ______ 0.32<br />

Ireland<br />

403,700 Greencore Group 2,447,957 0.59<br />

68,473 Ryanair Holdings ADR* ___________ 5,538,781 ______ 1.35<br />

___________ 7,986,738 ______ 1.94<br />

Israel<br />

89,200 Aladdin Knowledge Systems 1,691,232 0.41<br />

425,600 Frutarom ___________ 3,733,150 ______ 0.91<br />

___________ 5,424,382 ______ 1.32<br />

Italy<br />

248,800 Astaldi 1,856,325 0.45<br />

249,200 Milano Assicurazioni 2,026,844 0.50<br />

166,470 Permasteelisa 3,094,156 0.75<br />

88,900 Valentino Fashion Group ___________ 3,630,533 ______ 0.88<br />

___________ 10,607,858 ______ 2.58<br />

Japan<br />

536,000 Aioi Insurance 3,788,862 0.92<br />

254,700 Air Water 2,709,198 0.66<br />

102,300 Alpine Electronics 1,528,915 0.37<br />

218,500 Bank of Kyoto 2,040,982 0.50<br />

91,900 Capcom* 1,658,852 0.40<br />

2,875 Jupiter Telecommunications 2,322,597 0.56<br />

1,600 KK DaVinci Advisors 1,588,791 0.39<br />

122,800 Koito Manufacturing 1,852,864 0.45<br />

135,600 Komori 2,538,952 0.62<br />

85,600 Meitec* 2,600,433 0.63<br />

19,700 Point 1,296,396 0.31<br />

255,000 Taiyo Nippon Sanso 2,300,381 0.56<br />

398,000 Takuma 2,331,079 0.57<br />

294,500 Tokyu Land 2,780,628 0.68<br />

22,950 Yamada Denki ___________ 1,950,603 ______ 0.47<br />

___________ 33,289,533 ______ 8.09<br />

(<br />

* ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 145


Global SmallCap Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Luxembourg<br />

104,600 Acergy ___________ 2,002,950 ______ 0.49<br />

Malaysia<br />

7,889,310 AirAsia ___________ 3,375,704 ______ 0.82<br />

Mexico<br />

740,000 Embotelladoras Arca SA de CV 2,973,555 0.72<br />

684,100 Empresas ICA SAB de CV ___________ 2,569,913 ______ 0.62<br />

___________ 5,543,468 ______ 1.34<br />

Netherlands<br />

126,500 Endemol 2,870,062 0.70<br />

137,800 Koninklijke Wessanen – CVA 1,865,550 0.45<br />

83,500 Qiagen 1,268,365 0.31<br />

161,801 Tele Atlas ___________ 3,381,521 ______ 0.82<br />

___________ 9,385,498 ______ 2.28<br />

Norway<br />

1,280,400 DET Norske Oljeselskap 2,354,542 0.57<br />

388,700 Ocean RIG 2,865,355 0.70<br />

219,000 Prosafe ___________ 3,071,190 ______ 0.75<br />

___________ 8,291,087 ______ 2.02<br />

Philippines<br />

1,762,936 Bank of the Philippine Islands 2,284,155 0.55<br />

26,800 Philippine Long Distance Telephone ___________ 1,394,409 ______ 0.34<br />

___________ 3,678,564 ______ 0.89<br />

Singapore<br />

1,437,595 Parkway Holdings ___________ 2,945,161 ______ 0.72<br />

South Africa<br />

252,250 Massmart Holdings ___________ 2,533,580 ______ 0.62<br />

South Korea<br />

36,108 Dong-A Pharmaceutical 3,375,424 0.82<br />

2,357 Honam Petrochemical 176,218 0.04<br />

96,186 Kangwon Land ___________ 2,090,106 ______ 0.51<br />

___________ 5,641,748 ______ 1.37<br />

Spain<br />

25,540 Grupo Ferrovial* ___________ 2,491,379 ______ 0.60<br />

Sweden<br />

129,500 Boliden 3,332,714 0.81<br />

83,800 D Carnegie 1,771,722 0.43<br />

45,300 Rezidor Hotel Group ___________ 388,052 ______ 0.10<br />

___________ 5,492,488 ______ 1.34<br />

Switzerland<br />

138,900 Clariant 2,083,671 0.51<br />

22,600 Dufry Group 1,889,663 0.46<br />

15,936 Swiss Life Holding ___________ 3,990,858 ______ 0.97<br />

___________ 7,964,192 ______ 1.94<br />

Taiwan<br />

69 Waffer Technology ___________ 60 ______ 0.00<br />

Turkey<br />

104,500 Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii ___________ 3,236,267 ______ 0.79<br />

United Kingdom<br />

762,103 Amlin 4,865,999 1.18<br />

104,500 Dana Petroleum 2,570,446 0.63<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

2,011,200 Game Group 4,481,178 1.09<br />

187,500 Great Portland Estates 2,552,635 0.62<br />

25,000 Intertek Group 409,060 0.10<br />

187,800 JJB Sports 867,294 0.21<br />

769,500 Northern Foods 1,733,414 0.42<br />

342,700 Premier Foods 2,030,030 0.49<br />

735,300 QinetiQ 2,764,231 0.67<br />

431,400 SSL <strong>International</strong> 3,131,334 0.76<br />

188,100 Surfcontrol ___________ 1,921,065 ______ 0.47<br />

___________ 27,326,686 ______ 6.64<br />

United States<br />

29,700 Abercrombie & Fitch 'A' 2,100,384 0.51<br />

177,217 Activision 3,115,475 0.76<br />

56,700 Alexion Pharmaceuticals 2,299,752 0.56<br />

160,500 Ashford Hospitality Trust (Reit)* 1,996,620 0.49<br />

42,400 Atwood Oceanics 2,079,296 0.51<br />

270,800 BioMarin Pharmaceuticals 4,500,696 1.09<br />

41,393 Brush Engineered Materials 1,394,116 0.34<br />

87,800 Cadence Pharmaceuticals 1,104,524 0.27<br />

94,100 Cambrex 2,150,185 0.52<br />

121,500 Celanese 'A' 3,148,065 0.77<br />

69,275 Cheesecake Factory 1,729,728 0.42<br />

145,600 Cleco 3,704,064 0.90<br />

42,400 Cleveland-Cliffs 2,067,848 0.50<br />

116,200 Covanta Holding 2,544,780 0.62<br />

163,500 DiamondRock Hospitality (Reit) 2,944,635 0.72<br />

60,800 Digene 2,907,456 0.71<br />

40,100 Digital River 2,263,244 0.55<br />

43,100 Douglas Emmett (Reit) 1,124,479 0.27<br />

48,100 DSP Group 1,044,251 0.25<br />

452,400 Dynegy 'A' 3,307,044 0.80<br />

87,400 Emulex 1,731,394 0.42<br />

32,000 F5 Networks 2,398,400 0.58<br />

110,300 FTI Consulting 3,160,095 0.77<br />

22,700 GameStop 'A' 1,262,347 0.31<br />

40,300 Guitar Center 1,817,127 0.44<br />

173,600 Hanover Compressor 3,308,816 0.80<br />

30,500 Hansen Natural 1,031,510 0.25<br />

2,800 Heelys 91,689 0.02<br />

145,600 Human Genome Sciences 1,825,824 0.44<br />

58,800 Hyperion Solutions 2,145,024 0.52<br />

33,100 Iconix Brand Group 631,356 0.15<br />

203,150 Integrated Device Technology 3,185,392 0.77<br />

138,350 Interline Brands 3,143,312 0.76<br />

106,300 Inverness Medical Innovations 4,124,440 1.00<br />

96,815 Irwin Financial 2,206,414 0.54<br />

114,700 Knight Capital Group 'A' 2,244,679 0.55<br />

90,700 LKQ 2,134,171 0.52<br />

54,200 Lone Star Technologies 2,660,136 0.65<br />

66,350 Marvel Entertainment 1,802,066 0.44<br />

258,800 MoSys 2,468,952 0.60<br />

39,450 NAVTEQ 1,388,640 0.34<br />

146,200 Nektar Therapeutics 2,273,410 0.55<br />

64,400 Northeast Utilities 1,807,064 0.44<br />

427,200 Novell 2,704,176 0.66<br />

85,400 OMI 1,825,852 0.44<br />

117,600 Packaging of America 2,634,240 0.64<br />

24,400 Panera Bread 'A' 1,382,016 0.34<br />

31,250 Polo Ralph Lauren 2,457,813 0.60<br />

111,700 Power Integrations 2,546,760 0.62<br />

100,700 Regal Entertainment Group 'A' 2,171,092 0.53<br />

87,400 SBA Communications 'A' 2,400,004 0.58<br />

39,700 Scotts Miracle-Gro 'A' 2,074,722 0.50<br />

105,900 Shaw Group 3,555,063 0.86<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

146 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Global SmallCap Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

56,100 Sterling Financial/WA 1,916,937 0.47<br />

53,300 Stifel Financial 2,136,797 0.52<br />

101,750 Stratasys 3,263,123 0.79<br />

562,500 SupportSoft 3,105,000 0.75<br />

152,475 Sybase 3,825,598 0.93<br />

103,300 Trident Microsystems 1,925,512 0.47<br />

165,400 UAP Holding 4,197,852 1.02<br />

169,150 Urban Outfitters 3,963,185 0.96<br />

115,800 Venoco 2,084,400 0.51<br />

21,800 Veritas DGC 1,857,360 0.45<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

34,800 WebEx Communications 1,249,320 0.30<br />

227,250 webMethods 1,720,283 0.42<br />

47,500 Witness Systems ___________ 851,675 ______ 0.21<br />

___________ 152,217,680 ______ 36.99<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares) ___________ 389,461,867 ______ 94.66<br />

Total Portfolio 394,261,164 95.83<br />

Other Net Assets ___________ 17,148,192 ______ 4.17<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) ___________ 411,409,356 ______ 100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Industrials 17.1<br />

Consumer discretionary 15.0<br />

Finance 14.5<br />

Information technology 12.5<br />

Healthcare 9.7<br />

Materials 8.6<br />

Energy 7.3<br />

Consumer staples 6.0<br />

Utilities 2.9<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 1.2<br />

Telecommunication services 1.0<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

4.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 147


India Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & RIGHTS<br />

India<br />

251,910 ACC 6,188,391 1.12<br />

239,076 Aditya Birla Nuvo 6,743,093 1.22<br />

28,126 Aditya Birla Nuvo (Rights) 793,288 0.14<br />

335,562 Amtek Auto 2,715,675 0.49<br />

1,661,338 Amtek India 6,039,857 1.09<br />

21,964 Bajaj Auto 1,300,632 0.24<br />

20,267 BF Utilities 1,321,249 0.24<br />

193,002 Bharat Electronics 5,872,963 1.06<br />

230,700 Bharat Heavy Electricals 11,993,206 2.17<br />

302,587 Bharat Petroleum 2,312,671 0.42<br />

40,451 Bharati Shipyard 340,399 0.06<br />

814,951 Bharti Airtel 11,607,006 2.10<br />

851,075 Birla 6,539,397 1.18<br />

53,794 BL Kashyap & Sons 1,750,280 0.32<br />

147,596 Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing 2,559,485 0.46<br />

532,485 Century Textile & Industries 8,894,405 1.61<br />

786,790 Cipla (India) 4,471,161 0.81<br />

641,191 Colgate-Palmolive (India) 5,631,255 1.02<br />

2,244,557 Crompton Greaves 10,596,044 1.92<br />

873,759 DCM Shriram Consolidated 2,115,747 0.38<br />

164,692 Deccan Chronicle Holdings 2,850,736 0.52<br />

128,204 Dr Reddy's Laboratories 2,351,322 0.43<br />

1,840,871 Eveready Industries 2,674,109 0.48<br />

150,000 Geodesic Information Systems 611,123 0.11<br />

76,259 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals 2,005,094 0.36<br />

2,556,560 Graphite India 3,401,614 0.62<br />

251,147 Grasim Industries 15,906,907 2.88<br />

4,324,919 Gujarat Ambuja Cements 13,792,205 2.50<br />

436,948 HCL Technologies 6,337,370 1.15<br />

154,067 HDFC Bank 3,720,002 0.67<br />

1,128,720 Hindalco Industries 4,445,463 0.80<br />

234,420 Hindalco Industries 'PP' 648,457 0.12<br />

1,763,122 Hindustan Construction 5,861,787 1.06<br />

2,823,334 Hindustan Lever 13,813,449 2.50<br />

341,432 Hindustan Petroleum 2,149,869 0.39<br />

247,781 Housing Development Finance 9,114,052 1.65<br />

599,199 ICICI Bank 12,077,445 2.19<br />

256,128 ICICI Bank ADR 10,703,589 1.94<br />

221,215 I-Flex Solutions 9,753,356 1.77<br />

1,733,211 India Cements 9,206,817 1.67<br />

413,283 Indian Oil 4,205,709 0.76<br />

370,882 Indian Petrochemicals 2,418,739 0.44<br />

314,569 Indoco Remedies 2,413,851 0.44<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

33,176 Info Edge India 435,308 0.08<br />

730,165 Infosys Technologies 37,008,416 6.70<br />

77,250 Infosys Technologies ADR 4,225,575 0.77<br />

2,707,208 ITC 10,778,631 1.95<br />

554,706 Jaiprakash Associates 9,111,316 1.65<br />

639,177 Jindal Saw 5,592,613 1.01<br />

218,319 Kotak Mahindra Bank 1,973,408 0.36<br />

577,630 Lanco Infratech 3,313,893 0.60<br />

544,896 Larsen & Toubro 17,812,895 3.23<br />

100,675 Maharashtra Seamless 1,062,060 0.19<br />

243,137 Mahindra & Mahindra 4,993,841 0.90<br />

219,981 Maruti Udyog 4,621,437 0.84<br />

2,556,718 McLeod Russel India 5,670,671 1.03<br />

84,321 Nestle India 2,166,550 0.39<br />

209,590 Network 18 Fincap (Private Company) 124,990 0.02<br />

246,120 NRB Bearings 2,776,985 0.50<br />

2,500,810 NTPC 7,717,844 1.40<br />

463,993 Oil & Natural Gas 9,140,328 1.66<br />

221,365 Punjab National Bank 2,537,462 0.46<br />

185,561 Ranbaxy Laboratories 1,643,742 0.30<br />

2,275,710 Reliance Communications 24,267,184 4.39<br />

1,096,859 Reliance Industries 31,498,396 5.70<br />

2,307,519 S Kumars Nationwide 4,131,931 0.75<br />

1,312,002 Satyam Computer Services (Demat) 14,339,162 2.60<br />

1,295 Shree Renuka Sugars 13,070 0.00<br />

1,377,443 Steel Authority of India 2,773,257 0.50<br />

542,760 Sterlite Industries India 6,665,768 1.21<br />

93,289 Suzlon Energy 2,752,054 0.50<br />

444,738 Tata Consultancy Services 12,287,346 2.22<br />

501,686 Tata Motors 10,215,192 1.85<br />

244,522 Television Eighteen India 3,188,789 0.58<br />

720,871 Thermax 6,335,118 1.15<br />

903,007 Union Bank of India 2,505,061 0.45<br />

826,347 United Phosphorus 5,608,617 1.02<br />

496,579 UTI Bank 5,272,287 0.95<br />

2,118,611 Voltas 5,482,134 0.99<br />

688,469 Wipro 9,431,222 1.71<br />

812,379 Wire & Wireless India 1,383,045 0.25<br />

734,553 Zee News 1,175,483 0.21<br />

1,624,759 ZEE Telefilms<br />

___________<br />

10,783,349<br />

______<br />

1.95<br />

Total Portfolio 533,065,699 96.52<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

19,219,459<br />

______<br />

3.48<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

552,285,158<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(1) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Industrials 20.9<br />

Information technology 17.0<br />

Materials 15.0<br />

Energy 8.9<br />

Finance 8.7<br />

Consumer discretionary 8.0<br />

Consumer staples 7.0<br />

Telecommunication services 6.5<br />

Healthcare 2.3<br />

Utilities 2.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

3.5<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

148 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Japan Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Japan<br />

97,700 Astellas Pharma 528,557,000 1.83<br />

149,000 Bank of Fukuoka 129,332,000 0.45<br />

754,000 Bank of Yokohama 702,728,000 2.44<br />

115,700 Benesse 524,121,000 1.82<br />

84,500 Canon 566,150,000 1.96<br />

238,600 Casio Computer 644,220,000 2.23<br />

79,000 Chiyoda 184,070,000 0.64<br />

224,000 COMSYS Holdings 295,232,000 1.02<br />

179,900 Credit Saison 737,590,000 2.56<br />

251,000 Dainippon Screen Manufacturing 268,319,000 0.93<br />

109,500 Don Quijote 249,112,500 0.86<br />

197,900 EDION 349,293,500 1.21<br />

103,100 FamilyMart 334,044,000 1.16<br />

616,000 Haseko 262,416,000 0.91<br />

366,000 Hiroshima Bank 252,540,000 0.88<br />

138,900 Hitachi Maxell 246,547,500 0.85<br />

130,800 Honda Motor 614,760,000 2.13<br />

215,300 Hoya 998,992,000 3.47<br />

398 Inpex Holdings 389,244,000 1.35<br />

113,000 Iyo Bank 126,673,000 0.44<br />

127,900 JS Group 320,389,500 1.11<br />

1,219,000 Kajima 636,318,000 2.21<br />

197,100 Kansai Electric Power 632,691,000 2.19<br />

485,000 Kansai Paint 456,870,000 1.58<br />

1,621 KDDI 1,308,147,000 4.54<br />

109,100 Kokuyo 205,217,100 0.71<br />

58,300 Makita 212,795,000 0.74<br />

1,161,000 Mitsubishi Electric 1,260,846,000 4.37<br />

968 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1,422,960,000 4.94<br />

166,000 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities 219,452,000 0.76<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

421,000 Mitsui & Co 749,380,000 2.60<br />

3,016 Monex Beans Holdings 278,980,000 0.97<br />

1,175 NET One Systems* 184,475,000 0.64<br />

69,300 Nidec 637,560,000 2.21<br />

229,000 Nippon Electric Glass 572,500,000 1.99<br />

839 Nippon Paper Group 376,711,000 1.31<br />

1,135,000 Nippon Steel 776,340,000 2.69<br />

854,400 Nissan Motor 1,224,355,200 4.25<br />

750,000 Nisshin Steel 331,500,000 1.15<br />

426,000 NTN 454,542,000 1.58<br />

1,725 NTT Urban Development 396,750,000 1.38<br />

13,150 ORIX 453,017,500 1.57<br />

3,477 Rakuten 192,973,500 0.67<br />

4,919 SBI Holdings 197,251,900 0.68<br />

26,500 Shimamura 362,255,000 1.26<br />

28,100 Sumco 282,686,000 0.98<br />

313,800 Sumitomo Electric Industries 583,668,000 2.02<br />

1,281 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1,562,820,000 5.42<br />

34,950 T&D Holdings 275,056,500 0.95<br />

66,200 Takeda Pharmaceutical 540,854,000 1.88<br />

35,340 Takefuji 166,451,400 0.58<br />

76,400 Terumo 357,552,000 1.24<br />

434,000 Tokyu Land 486,948,000 1.69<br />

238,600 Toyota Motor 1,899,256,000 6.59<br />

224,000 Yokohama Rubber 160,832,000 0.56<br />

117,000 Zeon<br />

___________<br />

150,462,000<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

Total Portfolio 28,734,804,100 99.67<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

93,939,741<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

Total Net Assets (¥) 28,828,743,841<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

(1) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

( * ) Security lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 25.7<br />

Consumer discretionary 23.2<br />

Industrials 16.3<br />

Information technology 13.0<br />

Materials 7.3<br />

Healthcare 5.0<br />

Telecommunication services 4.5<br />

Utilities 2.2<br />

Energy 1.4<br />

Consumer staples 1.1<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.3<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€111,000 ¥16,846,814 15/3/2007 2,869<br />

¥463,242 €3,000 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(27)<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

2,842<br />

Note: The Yen equivalent – ¥445,208 of the net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 ¥ = 0.00638 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 149


Japan Opportunities Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Japan<br />

2,104,200 ADEKA 2,621,833,200 2.04<br />

430,600 Agrex 652,359,000 0.51<br />

932,800 Aica Kogyo 1,555,910,400 1.21<br />

269,600 Alpha (Japan)* 645,692,000 0.50<br />

809,500 Alps Logistics 1,708,045,000 1.33<br />

37,000 Azuma Shipping 15,429,000 0.01<br />

1,253,600 Belc 1,439,132,800 1.12<br />

114,600 Central Sports 344,946,000 0.27<br />

85,500 Dai-ichi Seiko 350,550,000 0.27<br />

2,712,300 Daiichikosho 3,927,410,400 3.05<br />

2,772,400 DCM Japan Holdings* 3,396,190,000 2.64<br />

908,700 ESPEC 1,377,589,200 1.07<br />

6,400 Fast Retailing 72,704,000 0.06<br />

112,000 Ferrotec 100,128,000 0.08<br />

625,300 Fuji Electronics 1,193,697,700 0.93<br />

191 GCA 170,754,000 0.13<br />

895,400 Goldcrest* 5,497,756,000 4.27<br />

1,001,900 HS Securities 912,730,900 0.71<br />

776,500 Idec (Japan)* 1,434,972,000 1.11<br />

273,700 Iriso Electronics 1,228,913,000 0.95<br />

2,312,000 Japan Aviation Electronics Industry 3,900,344,000 3.03<br />

17,900 Kitagawa Industries 42,333,500 0.03<br />

2,747,000 Laox 725,208,000 0.56<br />

537,300 Macnica 1,993,383,000 1.55<br />

2,263,900 MISUMI Group 5,161,692,000 4.01<br />

705,900 Mitsui High-Tec 1,046,849,700 0.81<br />

558,000 N E Chemcat 2,075,760,000 1.61<br />

7,084,000 Nachi-Fujikoshi* 4,689,608,000 3.64<br />

179,000 Nagano Keiki 297,140,000 0.23<br />

335,800 NBC 670,928,400 0.52<br />

4,845,000 Nice 2,093,040,000 1.63<br />

4,500,500 OMC Card 4,189,965,500 3.25<br />

1,400,300 OSG* 2,730,585,000 2.12<br />

45,700 Otsuka* 552,970,000 0.43<br />

1,165,000 Paltek 563,860,000 0.44<br />

932,800 Pigeon 1,944,888,000 1.51<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

1,225,400 Pocket Card 776,903,600 0.60<br />

77,400 Renaissance 116,254,800 0.09<br />

159,960 Resorttrust 502,274,400 0.39<br />

250,600 Riso Kagaku 587,657,000 0.46<br />

1,422,300 Roland 3,811,764,000 2.96<br />

267,000 Royal Holdings 418,389,000 0.33<br />

1,542,200 Saizeriya* 2,350,312,800 1.83<br />

4,198,000 Sanken Electric* 6,166,862,000 4.79<br />

4,679 Sanko Marketing Foods 856,257,000 0.67<br />

1,236,500 Sato* 2,615,197,500 2.03<br />

819,200 Sazaby League 2,457,600,000 1.91<br />

1,234,300 Seiren* 1,762,580,400 1.37<br />

616,000 SK Kaken 2,156,000,000 1.67<br />

80,720 SKY Perfect Communications* 5,876,416,000 4.56<br />

2,226,400 Sodick 2,426,776,000 1.89<br />

228,200 Sogo Medical 597,884,000 0.46<br />

8,214 SRI Sports 1,338,882,000 1.04<br />

560,000 Studio Alice 777,840,000 0.60<br />

631,900 Sumida 1,510,241,000 1.17<br />

1,452,000 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 3,484,800,000 2.71<br />

3,831,000 Suruga Bank 5,646,894,000 4.39<br />

2,724,000 T RAD 1,569,024,000 1.22<br />

11,854,000 Taiheiyo Cement 5,523,964,000 4.29<br />

240,300 Taiyo Kagaku 269,136,000 0.21<br />

1,802,000 Toda Kogyo 955,060,000 0.74<br />

389,000 Torishima Pump Manufacturing 385,888,000 0.30<br />

600,500 Toyo/Chuo-ku* 886,938,500 0.69<br />

1,583,300 Tsubaki Nakashima* 2,929,105,000 2.28<br />

3,013,000 Tsugami* 2,262,763,000 1.76<br />

92,700 VSN 340,209,000 0.26<br />

1,533,000 Yamato <strong>International</strong> 1,536,066,000 1.19<br />

787,800 Yokowo 1,090,315,200 0.85<br />

1,478,800 Zensho*<br />

_____________<br />

1,938,706,800<br />

_____<br />

1.51<br />

Total Portfolio 127,250,258,700 98.85<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

_____________<br />

1,476,881,796<br />

_____<br />

1.15<br />

Total Net Assets (¥) 128,727,140,496<br />

_____________<br />

100.00<br />

_____<br />

(1) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Consumer discretionary 33.1<br />

Industrials 24.6<br />

Information technology 18.2<br />

Materials 10.6<br />

Finance 9.1<br />

Consumer staples 3.1<br />

Technology 0.1<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

€<br />

€41,000 ¥6,219,056 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

1,083<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

1,083<br />

Note: The Yen equivalent – ¥169,655 of the net unrealised profit attributed to this transaction is<br />

included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 ¥ = 0.00638 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

150 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Japan Value Fund (1)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Japan<br />

1,587,000 Alpine Electronics 2,818,512,000 2.36<br />

798,000 Aoyama Trading 2,848,860,000 2.39<br />

1,906,000 Asahi Breweries 3,630,930,000 3.05<br />

3,651,000 Bank of Yokohama 3,402,732,000 2.86<br />

514,000 Canon 3,443,800,000 2.89<br />

2,614,000 COMSYS Holdings 3,445,252,000 2.89<br />

853,000 Daio Paper* 803,526,000 0.67<br />

553,000 Denso 2,610,160,000 2.19<br />

43,000 eAccess* 2,889,600,000 2.42<br />

1,341,000 EDION 2,366,865,000 1.99<br />

379,000 Hakuhodo DY Holdings 2,929,670,000 2.46<br />

808,000 Honda Motor 3,797,600,000 3.19<br />

5,900 KDDI 4,761,300,000 3.99<br />

2,500 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3,675,000,000 3.08<br />

2,167,000 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities 2,864,774,000 2.40<br />

136,000 Musashino Bank 780,640,000 0.65<br />

1,484,000 Namco Bandai Holdings 2,589,580,000 2.17<br />

3,056,000 Nippon Mining Holdings 2,615,936,000 2.20<br />

3,979 Nippon Paper Group 1,786,571,000 1.50<br />

7,390,000 Nishimatsu Construction* 2,904,270,000 2.44<br />

2,630,000 Nissan Motor 3,768,790,000 3.16<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (¥) %<br />

593,000 Sanyo Shinpan Finance 1,758,245,000 1.48<br />

1,042,000 Seiko Epson 3,016,590,000 2.53<br />

1,989,000 Sekisui House 3,446,937,000 2.89<br />

6,813,000 Sojitz 2,466,306,000 2.07<br />

2,302,000 Sompo Japan Insurance 3,349,410,000 2.81<br />

2,022,000 Sumitomo 3,601,182,000 3.02<br />

7,200,000 Sumitomo Metal Industries 3,722,400,000 3.12<br />

1,524,000 Sumitomo Metal Mining 2,327,148,000 1.95<br />

4,500 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 5,490,000,000 4.61<br />

341,000 Sumitomo Real Estate Sales 3,086,050,000 2.59<br />

459,000 Takeda Pharmaceutical 3,750,030,000 3.15<br />

508,600 Takefuji 2,395,506,000 2.01<br />

5,584,000 Tokyo Gas 3,534,672,000 2.97<br />

715,100 Tokyo Ohka Kogyo 2,374,132,000 1.99<br />

3,015,000 Tosoh 1,585,890,000 1.33<br />

783,000 Toyota Industries 4,283,010,000 3.59<br />

652,000 Toyota Motor<br />

_____________<br />

5,189,920,000<br />

______<br />

4.35<br />

Total Portfolio 116,111,796,000 97.41<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

_____________<br />

3,088,681,953<br />

______<br />

2.59<br />

Total Net Assets (¥) 119,200,477,953<br />

_____________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

(1)<br />

Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Consumer discretionary 30.6<br />

Finance 22.8<br />

Industrials 10.4<br />

Materials 10.2<br />

Information technology 7.8<br />

Telecommunication services 4.0<br />

Healthcare 3.2<br />

Consumer staples 3.1<br />

Utilities 3.1<br />

Energy 2.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.6<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date €<br />

€18,816,000 ¥2,858,024,729 15/3/2007 471,845<br />

¥55,972,362 €363,000 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(3,743)<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

468,102<br />

Note: The Yen equivalent – ¥73,329,629 of the net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 ¥ = 0.00638 € (see<br />

Note 2e).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 151


Latin American Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

United Kingdom<br />

4,671,200 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Latin American<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Trust<br />

_____________<br />

35,533,765<br />

_____<br />

0.93<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

_____________<br />

35,533,765<br />

_____<br />

0.93<br />

COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Argentina<br />

276,000 Banco Macro ADR 8,362,800 0.22<br />

270,831 Endesa Costanera 'B'<br />

_____________<br />

326,263<br />

_____<br />

0.01<br />

_____________<br />

8,689,063<br />

_____<br />

0.23<br />

Brazil<br />

6,455,000 All America Latina Logistica (Unit) 67,029,204 1.76<br />

7,370,000 Banco Bradesco ADR 297,084,700 7.79<br />

2,330,000 Banco Itau Holding Financeira ADR 84,579,000 2.22<br />

14,774,681 Brasil Telecom (Pref) 75,777 0.00<br />

2,265,000,000 CESP – Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo<br />

'B' (Pref) 26,522,248 0.70<br />

2,673,000 Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias 36,119,930 0.95<br />

14,350,000 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR 363,772,500 9.54<br />

140,000 Companhia de Bebidas<br />

das Americas ADR 6,168,400 0.16<br />

3,140,000 Companhia de Bebidas<br />

das Americas ADR (Pref) 154,331,000 4.05<br />

1,295,000 Companhia de Saneamento<br />

de Minas Gerais 15,194,262 0.40<br />

480,000 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio 10,049,649 0.26<br />

483,000 CPFL Energia ADR 19,827,150 0.52<br />

5,230,000 Cyrela Brazil Realty 49,948,337 1.31<br />

1,580,000 Datasul 14,578,923 0.38<br />

685,000 Diagnosticos da America 14,646,487 0.38<br />

910,000 Duratex (Pref) 14,150,820 0.37<br />

1,020,000 EDP – Energias do Brasil 15,765,808 0.41<br />

13,077,643 Empresa Nacional de Comercio Redito<br />

e Participacoes (Pref) 79,630 0.00<br />

1,285,000 Equatorial Energia (Unit) 11,345,316 0.30<br />

1,235,000 Gafisa 18,475,831 0.48<br />

313,000 Guararapes Confeccoes 15,613,349 0.41<br />

2,439,000 Klabin Segall 20,448,759 0.54<br />

267,000 Localiza Rent A CAR 8,035,012 0.21<br />

568,000,000 Lojas Americanas (Pref) 31,792,037 0.83<br />

3,250,000 Lojas Renner 46,733,021 1.23<br />

1,200,000 LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis 13,208,431 0.35<br />

1,300,000 Lupatech 19,484,778 0.51<br />

1,540,000 M Dias Branco 18,032,787 0.47<br />

5,020,000 Marcopolo (Pref) 13,990,164 0.37<br />

2,600,000 Natura Cosmeticos 36,716,628 0.96<br />

1,075,000 Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil 17,320,843 0.45<br />

370,000 Odontoprev 5,926,932 0.16<br />

3,970,000 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 367,264,700 9.63<br />

1,066,000 Porto Seguro 33,442,941 0.88<br />

1,111,000 Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos<br />

Farmaceuticos 15,299,016 0.40<br />

1,910,000 Suzano Papel e Celulose (Pref) 18,965,808 0.50<br />

860,000 Tam ADR 26,221,400 0.69<br />

1,560,000 Tele Norte Leste Participacoes 40,698,829 1.07<br />

1,400,000 Terna Participacoes (Unit) 15,803,279 0.41<br />

630,000 Totvs 13,954,426 0.37<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

1,165,000 Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos<br />

Brasileiros GDR 109,498,350 2.87<br />

2,680,000 Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais<br />

'A' (Pref) 101,049,180 2.65<br />

880,000 Vivax (Unit) 16,074,941 0.42<br />

1,540,000 Votorantim Celulose e Papel ADR 30,507,400 0.80<br />

2,760,000 Weg (Pref)<br />

_____________<br />

19,701,358<br />

_____<br />

0.52<br />

_____________<br />

2,275,529,341<br />

_____<br />

59.68<br />

Chile<br />

970,000 Banco Santander Chile ADR 47,035,300 1.23<br />

11,500,000 CENCOSUD – Centros Comerciales<br />

Sudamericanos 35,973,527 0.94<br />

985,000 Empresa Nacional de Electricidad<br />

(Chile) ADR 36,297,250 0.95<br />

1,515,000 Enersis (Chile) ADR 24,149,100 0.63<br />

4,290,000 Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 5,223,233 0.14<br />

822,930 Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas<br />

ADR 20,005,774 0.52<br />

2,800,000 La Polar 14,344,456 0.38<br />

560,000 Lan Airlines ADR 30,895,200 0.81<br />

1,350,000 Masisa ADR 13,567,500 0.36<br />

9,740,000 Ripley<br />

_____________<br />

11,667,242<br />

_____<br />

0.31<br />

_____________<br />

239,158,582<br />

_____<br />

6.27<br />

Colombia<br />

580,000 BanColombia ADR<br />

_____________<br />

18,299,000<br />

_____<br />

0.48<br />

Luxembourg<br />

2,025,000 Tenaris ADR 100,986,750 2.65<br />

635,000 Ternium ADR<br />

_____________<br />

18,726,150<br />

_____<br />

0.49<br />

_____________<br />

119,712,900<br />

_____<br />

3.14<br />

Mexico<br />

3,000,000 Alsea SAB de CV 16,170,942 0.42<br />

8,300,000 America Movil SA de CV 'L' ADR 374,496,000 9.82<br />

3,520,000 Cemex SAB de CV ADR 118,518,400 3.11<br />

4,910,000 Controladora Comercial Mexicana SA<br />

de CV 'UBC' (Unit) 12,314,813 0.32<br />

15,533,500 Corp GEO SA de CV 'B' 77,618,836 2.04<br />

950,000 Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV ADR 56,886,000 1.49<br />

5,900,000 Empresas ICA SAB de CV 22,164,142 0.58<br />

925,000 Fomento Economico Mexicano SA<br />

de CV ADR 107,864,250 2.83<br />

2,550,000 Grupo Famsa 'A' 11,677,632 0.31<br />

5,020,000 Grupo Televisa ADR 136,393,400 3.58<br />

3,035,000 Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB<br />

de CV 'A' 13,714,101 0.36<br />

29,156,374 Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV 'V'<br />

_____________<br />

126,374,376<br />

_____<br />

3.31<br />

_____________<br />

1,074,192,892<br />

_____<br />

28.17<br />

Panama<br />

477,000 Copa Holdings 'A'<br />

_____________<br />

22,089,870<br />

_____<br />

0.58<br />

Venezuela<br />

250,452 Sudamtex de Venezuela ADR<br />

_____________<br />

3<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Common & Preferred Stocks (Shares)<br />

_____________<br />

3,757,671,651<br />

_____<br />

98.55<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

_____________<br />

3,793,205,416<br />

_____<br />

99.48<br />

152 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Latin American Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

29,318 <strong>International</strong> Briquettes Holding<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 3,793,205,416 99.48<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

_____________<br />

19,968,755<br />

_____<br />

0.52<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

_____________<br />

3,813,174,171 100.00<br />

_____<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Materials 17.4<br />

Finance 16.6<br />

Consumer staples 14.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 12.8<br />

Energy 12.3<br />

Telecommunication services 10.9<br />

Utilities 6.8<br />

Industrials 6.0<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 0.9<br />

Information technology 0.8<br />

Healthcare 0.4<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.5<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 153


New Energy Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

7,744,118 Ceramic Fuel Cells 3,462,407 0.11<br />

1,500,749 Novera Energy<br />

___________<br />

1,481,899<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

4,944,306<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

Belgium<br />

376,522 Umicore<br />

___________<br />

63,977,967<br />

______<br />

2.12<br />

Bermuda<br />

800,000 Clean Air Power<br />

___________<br />

1,107,185<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

Brazil<br />

2,190,000 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio<br />

___________<br />

45,851,522<br />

______<br />

1.52<br />

Canada<br />

825,000 Algonquin Power Income Fund (Unit)* 7,001,163 0.23<br />

930,000 ATS Automation Tooling Systems 8,933,833 0.30<br />

16,395,706 Azure Dynamics 11,637,727 0.38<br />

1,940,000 Ballard Power Systems 11,081,416 0.37<br />

5,365,600 Canadian Hydro Developers 27,505,230 0.91<br />

2,684,400 Carmanah Technologies 6,868,845 0.23<br />

968,000 Dynetek Industries 1,384,406 0.05<br />

912,500 Polaris Geothermal 'A' 974,843 0.03<br />

1,931,500 Questair Technologies 2,163,307 0.07<br />

3,480,800 Railpower Technologies 4,888,174 0.16<br />

1,017,200 Western Geopower 148,983 0.00<br />

1,040,250 Xantrex Technology<br />

___________<br />

7,438,679<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

90,026,606<br />

______<br />

2.98<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

1,275,000 Suntech Power Holdings ADR<br />

___________<br />

43,860,000<br />

______<br />

1.45<br />

Denmark<br />

710,000 Novozymes 'B' 61,149,527 2.03<br />

6,018,058 Vestas Wind Systems*<br />

___________<br />

254,366,586<br />

______<br />

8.43<br />

___________<br />

315,516,113<br />

______<br />

10.46<br />

Finland<br />

1,702,000 Neste Oil*<br />

___________<br />

51,804,877<br />

______<br />

1.72<br />

France<br />

371,776 EDF Energies Nouvelles 19,843,409 0.66<br />

90,320 Sechilienne-Sidec 3,333,720 0.11<br />

137,356 Theolia<br />

___________<br />

2,225,290<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

___________<br />

25,402,419<br />

______<br />

0.84<br />

Germany<br />

400,500 Conergy* 25,447,008 0.84<br />

1,300,000 GEA Group 29,252,571 0.97<br />

212,500 Norddeutsche Affinerie* 5,952,577 0.20<br />

1,228,306 Q-Cells* 55,165,285 1.83<br />

403,223 REpower Systems 41,592,670 1.38<br />

2,689,668 Solarworld*<br />

___________<br />

168,769,044<br />

______<br />

5.59<br />

___________<br />

326,179,155<br />

______<br />

10.81<br />

India<br />

3,921,811 Suzlon Energy<br />

___________<br />

115,694,639<br />

______<br />

3.83<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Isle of Man<br />

1,993,000 Trading Emissions<br />

___________<br />

5,183,991<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

Jersey<br />

2,938,046 Camco <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

3,056,860<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

Norway<br />

1,744,365 Renewable Energy*<br />

___________<br />

32,077,326<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

South Africa<br />

3,150,000 Sasol<br />

___________<br />

116,633,783<br />

______<br />

3.86<br />

Spain<br />

878,000 Abengoa 32,395,492 1.07<br />

126,471 Acciona 23,365,292 0.78<br />

6,150,890 Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica<br />

___________<br />

169,380,559<br />

______<br />

5.61<br />

___________<br />

225,141,343<br />

______<br />

7.46<br />

United Kingdom<br />

777,753 Ceres Power Holdings 3,358,965 0.11<br />

2,680,330 Climate Exchange 27,229,501 0.90<br />

11,946,930 Clipper Windpower 139,193,227 4.61<br />

410,000 CMR Fuel Cells 1,324,009 0.04<br />

4,715,768 D1 Oils 15,691,454 0.52<br />

2,267,307 Freeplay Energy 1,357,536 0.05<br />

2,866,667 Infinity Bio-Energy 15,279,335 0.51<br />

5,733,334 Infinity Bio-Energy (Wts 23/5/2010) 2,752,000 0.09<br />

525,000 ITM Power 1,288,280 0.04<br />

2,552,000 Johnson Matthey 70,588,300 2.34<br />

90,000 Ocean Power Delivery 1,766,785 0.06<br />

530,000 Porvair 1,284,943 0.04<br />

2,178,500 Renova Energy<br />

___________<br />

8,510,434<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

___________<br />

289,624,769<br />

______<br />

9.59<br />

United States<br />

1,780,954 Active Power 4,719,528 0.16<br />

3,850,700 American Superconductor 37,736,860 1.25<br />

3,524,000 Archer-Daniels-Midland 113,895,680 3.77<br />

1,156,000 Cheniere Energy* 33,073,160 1.09<br />

2,317,100 Distributed Energy Systems* 8,480,586 0.28<br />

965,000 DTE Energy 46,889,350 1.55<br />

1,609,000 Energy Conversion Devices 55,253,060 1.83<br />

200,111 Enova Systems 838,706 0.03<br />

712,000 ESCO Technologies 32,410,240 1.07<br />

3,012,600 Evergreen Energy* 29,463,228 0.98<br />

4,183,400 Evergreen Solar* 31,752,006 1.05<br />

1,227,057 First Solar 36,774,898 1.22<br />

1,575,000 FPL Group 86,231,250 2.86<br />

10,162 Fuel Systems Solutions 226,511 0.01<br />

3,265,300 FuelCell Energy* 21,394,246 0.71<br />

775,000 Headwaters 18,724,000 0.62<br />

2,209,400 Itron 115,905,124 3.84<br />

2,586,597 Medis Technologies 45,601,705 1.51<br />

1,380,000 MEMC Electronic Materials 54,799,800 1.82<br />

1,070,400 Ocean Power Technologies 1,775,595 0.06<br />

1,518,433 Ormat Technologies 55,741,675 1.85<br />

6,489,900 Plug Power 25,051,014 0.83<br />

5,810,659 Polyfuel 5,532,331 0.18<br />

15,842,000 Rentech 60,358,020 2.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

154 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


New Energy Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

808,031 SatCon Technology 945,396 0.03<br />

1,940,000 Shaw Group 65,125,800 2.16<br />

6,054,903 Solar Integrated Technologies 4,397,947 0.15<br />

1,847,000 Sunpower 'A'* 68,819,220 2.28<br />

1,303,300 Syntroleum 4,601,822 0.15<br />

1,259,100 VeraSun Energy*<br />

_____________<br />

24,262,857<br />

_____<br />

0.80<br />

_____________<br />

1,090,781,615<br />

_____<br />

36.14<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares) & Warrants<br />

_____________<br />

2,846,864,476<br />

_____<br />

94.31<br />

BONDS<br />

Germany<br />

€19,555 Plambeck Neue Energien 6%<br />

15/3/2009<br />

_____________<br />

23,844<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Bonds<br />

_____________<br />

23,844<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

_____________<br />

2,846,888,320<br />

_____<br />

94.31<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Canada<br />

455,000 Polaris Geothermal (Wts 30/12/2006) 0 0.00<br />

4,000,000 Western Geopower (Restricted) 585,853 0.02<br />

600,000 Western Geopower (Wts 4/5/2007) 0 0.00<br />

250,000 Western Geopower (Wts 22/4/2008)<br />

(Restricted) 0 0.00<br />

4,000,000 Western Geopower (Wts 30/12/2008)<br />

_____________<br />

585,853<br />

_____<br />

0.02<br />

_____________<br />

1,171,706<br />

_____<br />

0.04<br />

United Kingdom<br />

2,704,000 Vienco 2,654,103 0.09<br />

242,800 Vienco Oil & Gas (Wts 27/3/2009)<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

_____________<br />

2,654,103<br />

_____<br />

0.09<br />

United States<br />

115,000 Homeland Renewable Energy 4,003,150 0.13<br />

23,000 Medis Technologies (Restricted) 405,490 0.01<br />

202,008 SatCon Technology (Wts 14/8/2010)<br />

(Restricted)<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

_____________<br />

4,408,640<br />

_____<br />

0.14<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

_____________<br />

8,234,449<br />

_____<br />

0.27<br />

Total Portfolio 2,855,122,769 94.58<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

_____________<br />

163,543,534<br />

_____<br />

5.42<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

_____________<br />

3,018,666,303 100.00<br />

_____<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Renewable energy 51.3<br />

Alternative fuels 22.3<br />

Enabling energy technology 8.6<br />

Automotive & Onsite energy generation 6.3<br />

Materials technology 5.9<br />

Energy storage 0.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

5.4<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 155


Pacific Equity Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

143,200 Billabong <strong>International</strong> 1,968,307 0.56<br />

205,800 Brambles 2,085,800 0.60<br />

75,900 Macquarie Bank 4,732,433 1.36<br />

24,100 Macquarie Capital Alliance Group 76,532 0.02<br />

769,900 Macquarie Capital Alliance Group<br />

(Wts 28/6/2007) 909,235 0.26<br />

51,800 Wesfarmers<br />

___________<br />

1,536,118<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

11,308,425<br />

______<br />

3.24<br />

Bermuda<br />

4,679,800 Cofco <strong>International</strong> 4,732,301 1.36<br />

526,800 Esprit Holdings 5,886,242 1.69<br />

1,264,000 Li & Fung<br />

___________<br />

3,935,364<br />

______<br />

1.13<br />

___________<br />

14,553,907<br />

______<br />

4.18<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

3,852,000 Chaoda Modern Agriculture<br />

___________<br />

2,482,827<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

China<br />

776,700 Angang Steel 'H' 1,139,149 0.33<br />

969,000 China Coal Energy 'H' 629,561 0.18<br />

88,100 China Communications Services 'H' 50,325 0.02<br />

2,279,700 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 5,490,426 1.57<br />

9,803,200 Dongfeng Motor Group 'H' 4,754,794 1.36<br />

4,453,400 Industrial & Commercial Bank<br />

of China 'H'<br />

___________<br />

2,767,333<br />

______<br />

0.79<br />

___________<br />

14,831,588<br />

______<br />

4.25<br />

Hong Kong<br />

12,438,000 Denway Motors 5,040,616 1.44<br />

318,246 Hutchison Whampoa 3,236,587 0.93<br />

996,300 Wharf Holdings<br />

___________<br />

3,685,110<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

___________<br />

11,962,313<br />

______<br />

3.43<br />

India<br />

550,000 Infrastructure Development Finance 968,685 0.28<br />

690,100 NTPC 2,129,744 0.61<br />

312,700 Reliance Communications 3,334,497 0.95<br />

328,700 Reliance Industries 9,439,247 2.71<br />

27,459 Reliance Petroleum 39,019 0.01<br />

250,000 Tata Steel<br />

___________<br />

2,725,806<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

18,636,998<br />

______<br />

5.34<br />

Japan<br />

1,022,800 Aioi Insurance 7,229,941 2.07<br />

242,400 Asahi Glass 2,916,980 0.84<br />

109,500 Canon 6,173,816 1.77<br />

65,000 Chiyoda Integre 1,531,568 0.44<br />

292,100 Chugai Pharmaceutical 6,034,591 1.73<br />

137,100 Daikin Industries 4,776,421 1.37<br />

200 Ebara 768 0.00<br />

19,000 Exedy 586,792 0.17<br />

160,900 Futaba Industrial 3,933,389 1.13<br />

143,000 Hisaka Works* 2,527,087 0.73<br />

101,000 Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical* 3,204,258 0.92<br />

132,000 Hitachi Plant Technologies 704,252 0.20<br />

216,000 Hitachi Transport System 2,263,017 0.65<br />

123,800 Honda Motor 4,896,472 1.40<br />

195,200 Hoya 7,621,888 2.19<br />

229,000 JGC 3,940,883 1.13<br />

183,000 Kandenko 1,065,668 0.31<br />

1,016,700 Kubota 9,428,426 2.70<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

230,000 Millea Holdings 8,129,089 2.33<br />

216,600 Mitsuba 1,709,724 0.49<br />

476,600 Mitsubishi 8,983,940 2.58<br />

892,900 Mitsubishi Rayon 6,011,150 1.72<br />

741,700 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance 8,126,509 2.33<br />

21,000 Miura 533,692 0.15<br />

470 Mizuho Financial Group 3,361,875 0.96<br />

90,700 Murata Manufacturing 6,144,237 1.76<br />

1,008,000 Okumura 4,996,209 1.43<br />

48,800 Rinnai 1,461,957 0.42<br />

48,200 Rohm 4,806,513 1.38<br />

113,000 Seven & I Holdings 3,518,398 1.01<br />

178,000 Sharp 3,070,709 0.88<br />

153,450 Shin-Etsu Chemical 10,291,768 2.95<br />

494,200 Shinsei Bank 2,911,157 0.84<br />

909,600 Sumitomo Chemical 7,065,077 2.03<br />

445 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 4,568,615 1.31<br />

230,000 Suzuki Motor 6,503,271 1.86<br />

221,000 Tadano 2,607,384 0.75<br />

226,900 Takeda Pharmaceutical 15,599,882 4.47<br />

198,000 Takuma 1,159,683 0.33<br />

203,200 Terumo 8,002,659 2.29<br />

703,600 Toda 2,990,074 0.86<br />

2,111,000 Tokyo Gas 11,244,929 3.22<br />

213,900 Toyota Industries 9,846,069 2.82<br />

10,200 Toyota Motor 683,247 0.20<br />

41,500 Trend Micro 1,218,816 0.35<br />

1,231,200 Ube Industries (Japan) 3,543,394 1.02<br />

190,000 Utoc<br />

___________<br />

629,962<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

218,556,206<br />

______<br />

62.67<br />

Malaysia<br />

690,400 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings<br />

___________<br />

1,516,180<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Singapore<br />

569,500 Keppel 6,539,571 1.88<br />

188,000 Oversea-Chinese Banking 944,477 0.27<br />

720,000 SIA Engineering<br />

___________<br />

2,019,965<br />

______<br />

0.58<br />

___________<br />

9,504,013<br />

______<br />

2.73<br />

South Korea<br />

47,000 Cheil Industries 1,984,461 0.57<br />

206,000 Halla Climate Control 2,736,777 0.79<br />

7,800 POSCO 2,592,736 0.74<br />

2,000 Samsung Electronics 1,318,851 0.38<br />

19,000 SK Telecom<br />

___________<br />

4,547,668<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

___________<br />

13,180,493<br />

______<br />

3.78<br />

Taiwan<br />

905,567 Delta Electronics 2,917,616 0.84<br />

636,000 HON HAI Precision Industry<br />

___________<br />

4,537,309<br />

______<br />

1.30<br />

___________<br />

7,454,925<br />

______<br />

2.14<br />

Thailand<br />

544,600 PTT<br />

___________<br />

3,223,848<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

United Kingdom<br />

6,637,230 Guinness Peat Group<br />

(New Zealand Listing)<br />

___________<br />

11,385,575<br />

______<br />

3.26<br />

Total Portfolio 338,597,298 97.09<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

10,131,851<br />

______<br />

2.91<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

348,729,149<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

156 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Pacific Equity Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Industrials 20.4<br />

Finance 17.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 15.6<br />

Information technology 10.0<br />

Materials 9.6<br />

Healthcare 9.4<br />

Energy 5.4<br />

Utilities 3.8<br />

Consumer staples 3.1<br />

Telecommunication services 2.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.9<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 157


Sterling Reserve Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

£1,400,000 Australia & New Zealand Banking<br />

Group EMTN FRN 27/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,399,965<br />

______<br />

3.00<br />

Canada<br />

£1,000,000 Bank of Nova Scotia EMTN FRN 7/7/2008 999,776 2.15<br />

£1,200,000 National Bank of Canada EMTN FRN<br />

14/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,201,814<br />

______<br />

2.58<br />

___________<br />

2,201,590<br />

______<br />

4.73<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

£1,005,000 New York Life Funding EMTN 5%<br />

20/10/2008<br />

___________<br />

996,024<br />

______<br />

2.14<br />

France<br />

£1,500,000 Credit Agricole (London) EMTN FRN<br />

22/6/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,500,076<br />

______<br />

3.22<br />

Ireland<br />

£1,510,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN FRN<br />

22/6/2010<br />

___________<br />

1,513,059<br />

______<br />

3.25<br />

Italy<br />

£1,420,000 UniCredito Italiano EMTN FRN<br />

29/4/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,420,419<br />

______<br />

3.05<br />

Japan<br />

£400,000 Japan Bank for <strong>International</strong><br />

Cooperation (Japan) 8% 5/2/2007 400,823 0.86<br />

£1,535,000 Kansai <strong>International</strong> Airport 7.375%<br />

24/9/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,554,633<br />

______<br />

3.34<br />

___________<br />

1,955,456<br />

______<br />

4.20<br />

Jersey<br />

£140,000 ASIF III Jersey EMTN 4.375%<br />

30/12/2008<br />

___________<br />

136,723<br />

______<br />

0.29<br />

Norway<br />

£92,000 Den Norske Bank EMTN FRN 8/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

92,133<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

Switzerland<br />

£155,000 Union Bank Switzerland (London) 8%<br />

8/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

155,046<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

United Kingdom<br />

£450,000 3i Group EMTN 6.875% 10/12/2007 455,103 0.98<br />

£260,000 Aire Valley Mortages '2004-1X 2A1'<br />

FRN 20/9/2034 260,112 0.56<br />

£2,000,000 Alliance & Leicester EMTN FRN<br />

10/10/2008 2,000,004 4.29<br />

£2,005,000 BP Capital Markets EMTN 5%<br />

27/12/2007 1,997,223 4.29<br />

£3,000,000 Clydesdale Bank EMTN FRN 31/3/2008 2,999,184 6.44<br />

£900,000 HSBC Bank EMTN FRN 23/3/2007 900,045 1.93<br />

£800,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 4.5%<br />

12/9/2008 786,779 1.69<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

£407,000 Nationwide Building Society EMTN<br />

5.625% 7/12/2007 407,427 0.87<br />

£2,100,000 Northern Rock EMTN FRN 16/1/2007 2,099,927 4.51<br />

£1,800,000 Royal Bank of Scotland EMTN FRN<br />

26/3/2007 (Perpetual) 1,800,900 3.87<br />

£1,300,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/3/2011<br />

___________<br />

1,261,624<br />

______<br />

2.71<br />

___________<br />

14,968,328<br />

______<br />

32.14<br />

United States<br />

£847,000 American Express Credit EMTN 5.5%<br />

24/9/2007 846,315 1.82<br />

£1,000,000 CIT Group EMTN 5.5% 15/12/2008 997,926 2.14<br />

£1,400,000 Citigroup EMTN FRN 26/3/2009 1,402,121 3.01<br />

£1,000,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co EMTN FRN<br />

7/12/2007<br />

___________<br />

999,860<br />

______<br />

2.15<br />

___________<br />

4,246,222<br />

______<br />

9.12<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

30,585,041<br />

______<br />

65.66<br />

COMMERCIAL PAPER<br />

Australia<br />

£1,000,000 Macquarie Bank 0% 29/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

995,474<br />

______<br />

2.14<br />

Germany<br />

£1,900,000 Dresdner Bank 0% 11/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,899,960<br />

______<br />

4.08<br />

United Kingdom<br />

£1,500,000 UBS 0% 14/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,499,015<br />

______<br />

3.22<br />

United States<br />

£2,000,000 Lloyds Bank 0% 11/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,999,965<br />

______<br />

4.29<br />

Total Commercial Paper<br />

___________<br />

6,394,414<br />

______<br />

13.73<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

36,979,455<br />

______<br />

79.39<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

United States<br />

£1,000,000 Wells Fargo & Co EMTN FRN 7/2/2011<br />

___________<br />

999,800<br />

______<br />

2.15<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

999,800<br />

______<br />

2.15<br />

Total Portfolio 37,979,255 81.54<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

8,597,231<br />

______<br />

18.46<br />

Total Net Assets (£)<br />

___________<br />

46,576,486<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

158 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Strategic Allocation Fund (Euro)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

France<br />

35,500 LYXOR ETF Commodities CRB – ETF<br />

___________<br />

767,155<br />

______<br />

2.27<br />

United Kingdom<br />

400,000 Melchior Japan <strong>Investment</strong> Trust 442,293 1.31<br />

92,270 Scottish Mortgage <strong>Investment</strong> Trust<br />

___________<br />

721,396<br />

______<br />

2.13<br />

___________<br />

1,163,689<br />

______<br />

3.44<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

1,930,844<br />

______<br />

5.71<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

4,382 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

405,116<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

Bermuda<br />

1,094,000 Macquarie <strong>International</strong><br />

Infrastructure Fund 533,328 1.58<br />

15,099 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

478,179<br />

______<br />

1.41<br />

___________<br />

1,011,507<br />

______<br />

2.99<br />

Brazil<br />

13,658 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

262,634<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

Canada<br />

10,954 Shoppers Drug Mart<br />

___________<br />

357,306<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

Denmark<br />

11,839 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

397,852<br />

______<br />

1.18<br />

France<br />

18,570 AXA 571,213 1.69<br />

3,936 BNP Paribas<br />

___________<br />

326,885<br />

______<br />

0.97<br />

___________<br />

898,098<br />

______<br />

2.66<br />

Guernsey<br />

20,878 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

616,062<br />

______<br />

1.82<br />

Ireland<br />

38,346 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

862,785<br />

______<br />

2.55<br />

Japan<br />

5,200 Canon 222,402 0.66<br />

13,100 Hoya 388,017 1.15<br />

71 KDDI 365,757 1.08<br />

45 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 350,456 1.04<br />

10,000 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

508,129<br />

______<br />

1.50<br />

___________<br />

1,834,761<br />

______<br />

5.43<br />

Netherlands<br />

14,079 ING Groep – CVA 475,025 1.41<br />

14,903 TNT 484,347 1.43<br />

23,389 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

486,725<br />

______<br />

1.44<br />

___________<br />

1,446,097<br />

______<br />

4.28<br />

Spain<br />

19,736 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria<br />

___________<br />

359,590<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

Switzerland<br />

7,552 Credit Suisse Group 397,770 1.18<br />

13,402 Novartis 585,051 1.73<br />

8,459 UBS<br />

___________<br />

389,258<br />

______<br />

1.15<br />

___________<br />

1,372,079<br />

______<br />

4.06<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Taiwan<br />

435,000 Far EasTone Telecommunications 374,114 1.10<br />

35,000 Taiwan Semiconductor<br />

Manufacturing ADR<br />

___________<br />

293,105<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

___________<br />

667,219<br />

______<br />

1.97<br />

United Kingdom<br />

34,397 British American Tobacco 731,993 2.17<br />

5,454 Cairn Energy 146,117 0.43<br />

8,842 NDS Group ADR 320,600 0.95<br />

30,292 Tullow Oil 179,542 0.53<br />

11,231 Xstrata 426,494 1.26<br />

45,661 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

387,592<br />

______<br />

1.15<br />

___________<br />

2,192,338<br />

______<br />

6.49<br />

United States<br />

28,368 Abbott Laboratories 1,048,172 3.10<br />

15,475 Activision 206,365 0.61<br />

6,261 Capital One Financial 368,878 1.09<br />

12,847 ConocoPhillips 707,496 2.09<br />

9,360 Curtiss-Wright 268,524 0.80<br />

9,429 DR Horton 192,185 0.57<br />

12,578 Eli Lilly & Co 494,800 1.46<br />

12,045 Hewlett-Packard 379,633 1.12<br />

12,040 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 422,583 1.25<br />

6,722 Medco Health Solutions 272,337 0.81<br />

4,982 Morgan Stanley 308,451 0.91<br />

7,551 National Oilwell Varco 353,235 1.05<br />

15,366 Praxair 694,343 2.06<br />

40,963 Sprint Nextel 595,040 1.76<br />

12,182 United Technologies<br />

___________<br />

581,609<br />

______<br />

1.72<br />

___________<br />

6,893,651<br />

______<br />

20.40<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

19,577,095<br />

______<br />

57.93<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

A$125,000<br />

Australia<br />

New South Wales Treasury<br />

'10RG' 7% 1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

76,668<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Austria<br />

€398,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

420,996<br />

______<br />

1.25<br />

Canada<br />

C$200,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/6/2016 129,709 0.38<br />

C$260,000 Government of Canada 4.5% 1/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

174,777<br />

______<br />

0.52<br />

___________<br />

304,486<br />

______<br />

0.90<br />

Denmark<br />

€1,050,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

137,642<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

France<br />

€255,000 France Government Bond OAT 3.75%<br />

25/4/2021 246,771 0.73<br />

€20,000 France Government Bond OAT 'OATE'<br />

2.25% 25/7/2020 22,467 0.07<br />

€390,000 French Treasury Note BTAN 3%<br />

12/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

384,778<br />

______<br />

1.14<br />

___________<br />

654,016<br />

______<br />

1.94<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 159


Strategic Allocation Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

Germany<br />

€2,099,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4% 16/2/2007 2,099,987 6.21<br />

€768,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5%<br />

8/10/2010 730,969 2.16<br />

€796,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02'<br />

5% 4/7/2012 837,096 2.48<br />

€418,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03'<br />

4.75% 4/7/2034 463,532 1.37<br />

€440,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.25% 4/7/2015 418,735 1.24<br />

€410,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

4% 4/1/2037 405,553 1.20<br />

€605,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

4% 4/7/2016<br />

___________<br />

607,554<br />

______<br />

1.80<br />

___________<br />

5,563,426<br />

______<br />

16.46<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥24,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.4%<br />

20/6/2017<br />

___________<br />

149,130<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Ireland<br />

C$100,000 Depfa ACS Bank EMTN 4.9%<br />

24/8/2035 67,194 0.20<br />

£75,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN<br />

4.625% 18/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

105,449<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

172,643<br />

______<br />

0.51<br />

Japan<br />

US$100,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 72,854 0.21<br />

¥54,000,000 Development Bank of Japan 1.7%<br />

20/9/2022 329,905 0.98<br />

£50,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75%<br />

8/12/2031 72,931 0.22<br />

¥170,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation for<br />

Municipal Enterprises 2% 9/5/2016 1,116,617 3.30<br />

€100,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 98,017 0.29<br />

€50,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

50,078<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

___________<br />

1,740,402<br />

______<br />

5.15<br />

US$90,000<br />

Jersey<br />

Old Mutual Capital Funding<br />

8% 22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

71,280<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

Netherlands<br />

€30,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 30,410 0.09<br />

£70,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN<br />

7.625% 21/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

105,157<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

135,567<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

SGD550,000<br />

Singapore<br />

Singapore Government Bond<br />

3.5% 1/7/2012<br />

___________<br />

278,835<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

United Kingdom<br />

£10,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN<br />

6% 12/11/2010 15,113 0.04<br />

€30,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 30,099 0.09<br />

£50,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 70,241 0.21<br />

£95,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032 140,795 0.42<br />

£35,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.75% 7/3/2020 52,666 0.15<br />

£82,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

123,358<br />

______<br />

0.37<br />

___________<br />

432,272<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (€) %<br />

United States<br />

US$210,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16'<br />

4.72% 15/5/2013 157,355 0.46<br />

US$140,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 107,509 0.32<br />

US$120,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities<br />

'1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 95,059 0.28<br />

US$200,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I<br />

'1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 152,950 0.45<br />

US$120,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 90,663 0.27<br />

US$90,000 CW Capital Cobalt Ltd '2006-C1 A4'<br />

5.223% 15/8/2048 67,538 0.20<br />

US$125,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2006-C A4' 4.98% 8/11/2011 94,679 0.28<br />

US$400,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 72,789 0.21<br />

US$100,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.16% 15/11/2010 75,808 0.22<br />

US$160,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 118,488 0.35<br />

US$150,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust<br />

'2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 113,641 0.34<br />

US$125,000 Keycorp '2000-C1 A2' 7.727%<br />

17/5/2032 100,426 0.30<br />

US$90,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I '2006-IQ12 A4'<br />

5.332% 15/12/2043 68,109 0.20<br />

US$30,000 Raytheon 6.75% 15/8/2007 22,926 0.07<br />

US$91,000 Socgen Real Estate '144A' 7.64%<br />

30/9/2007 (Perpetual) (Pref) 70,123 0.21<br />

US$55,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 41,430 0.12<br />

US$170,000 US Treasury Bond 8.875% 15/8/2017 172,456 0.51<br />

US$120,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 85,355 0.25<br />

US$75,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 57,281 0.17<br />

US$30,000 Washington Mutual 4.375% 15/1/2008 22,518 0.07<br />

US$200,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-A A3' 5.01% 15/10/2010 151,421 0.45<br />

US$90,000 Yum! Brands 7.65% 15/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

70,221<br />

______<br />

0.21<br />

___________<br />

2,008,745<br />

______<br />

5.94<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

12,146,108<br />

______<br />

35.94<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

33,654,047<br />

______<br />

99.58<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

3,300.00 World Access (Restricted)<br />

___________<br />

2<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

2<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 33,654,049 99.58<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

141,258<br />

______<br />

0.42<br />

Total Net Assets (€)<br />

___________<br />

33,795,307<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

160 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Strategic Allocation Fund (Euro) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

US$1,100,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays<br />

Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month; and<br />

receives Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (234)<br />

¥6,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month; and<br />

receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (362)<br />

¥18,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays<br />

Fixed 1.51% and receives JPY Fixing<br />

Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) 44,650<br />

_______<br />

44,054<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Fixed interest 35.9<br />

Finance 17.0<br />

Information technology 7.2<br />

Healthcare 7.1<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 5.7<br />

Energy 5.5<br />

Consumer staples 4.7<br />

Consumer discretionary 4.5<br />

Materials 4.1<br />

Telecommunication services 4.0<br />

Industrials 3.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.4<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date €<br />

29 SFE 3 Year Treasury Bond March 2007 1,632,466<br />

(25) DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 (1,039,500)<br />

(2) Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 (232,280)<br />

(5) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (544,200)<br />

9 LIFFE Long Gilt March 2007 1,449,248<br />

(5) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (773,724)<br />

(16) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (1,274,748)<br />

(2) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (162,994)<br />

7 US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 590,723<br />

12 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 1,616,784<br />

(9) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007<br />

_________<br />

(1,408,143)<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(146,368)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss of €744 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

€<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

€<br />

Value<br />

€<br />

7 S&P 100 Call Option<br />

strike price US$660<br />

expiring on 17/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,376<br />

______<br />

7,115<br />

Total Call Options<br />

___________<br />

1,376<br />

______<br />

7,115<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

C$50,000 US$44,317 10/1/2007 (932)<br />

CHF2,231,000 €1,403,974 10/1/2007 (16,243)<br />

CZK13,584,000 €479,308 10/1/2007 14,689<br />

€84,457 A$142,000 10/1/2007 (576)<br />

€429,232 C$638,274 10/1/2007 12,136<br />

€474,120 CZK13,224,000 10/1/2007 (6,785)<br />

€609,845 DKr4,546,752 10/1/2007 (103)<br />

€858,583 £581,000 10/1/2007 (6,379)<br />

€2,228,578 ¥343,680,510 10/1/2007 33,582<br />

€285,065 SGD568,000 10/1/2007 3,947<br />

€5,371,092 US$7,031,338 10/1/2007 39,225<br />

£105,000 US$200,131 10/1/2007 4,559<br />

¥71,040,000 US$607,131 10/1/2007 (6,674)<br />

SKr4,436,000 €488,723 10/1/2007 1,983<br />

US$34,537 A$45,000 10/1/2007 (758)<br />

US$1,800,273 CHF2,225,000 10/1/2007 (18,851)<br />

US$2,770,100 €2,117,523 10/1/2007 (16,954)<br />

US$463,761 SKr3,275,000 10/1/2007 (10,607)<br />

€35,000 ¥5,332,218 11/1/2007 942<br />

¥23,010,639 €155,000 11/1/2007 (8,028)<br />

¥23,730,000 US$201,959 11/1/2007 (1,573)<br />

NOK1,320,548 €160,000 11/1/2007 179<br />

SGD315,000 US$200,762 11/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

3,670<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

_______<br />

20,449<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Purchased Put Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

€<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

€<br />

Value<br />

€<br />

58 iShares Trust Russell Index Put Option<br />

strike price US$79<br />

expiring on 17/2/2007 (4,173) 8,469<br />

19 S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$1330<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

(26,797)<br />

______<br />

2,612<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

___________<br />

(29,588)<br />

______<br />

11,082<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 161


Strategic Allocation Fund (US Dollar)<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

France<br />

42,500 LYXOR ETF Commodities CRB – ETF<br />

___________<br />

1,210,684<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

United Kingdom<br />

500,000 Melchior Japan <strong>Investment</strong> Trust 728,799 1.19<br />

100,114 Scottish Mortgage <strong>Investment</strong> Trust<br />

___________<br />

1,031,799<br />

______<br />

1.69<br />

___________<br />

1,760,598<br />

______<br />

2.88<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

2,971,282<br />

______<br />

4.86<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

5,696 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

694,167<br />

______<br />

1.14<br />

Bermuda<br />

1,120,000 Macquarie <strong>International</strong><br />

Infrastructure Fund 719,776 1.18<br />

19,544 Weatherford <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

815,962<br />

______<br />

1.34<br />

___________<br />

1,535,738<br />

______<br />

2.52<br />

Brazil<br />

17,757 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

450,140<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Canada<br />

14,263 Shoppers Drug Mart<br />

___________<br />

613,308<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

Denmark<br />

13,737 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

608,563<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

France<br />

24,140 AXA 978,838 1.60<br />

5,115 BNP Paribas<br />

___________<br />

559,980<br />

______<br />

0.92<br />

___________<br />

1,538,818<br />

______<br />

2.52<br />

Guernsey<br />

27,843 Amdocs<br />

___________<br />

1,083,093<br />

______<br />

1.77<br />

Ireland<br />

49,572 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

1,470,301<br />

______<br />

2.41<br />

Japan<br />

7,100 Canon 400,311 0.65<br />

17,000 Hoya 663,791 1.09<br />

90 KDDI 611,196 1.00<br />

62 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 636,526 1.04<br />

13,100 Toyota Motor<br />

___________<br />

877,504<br />

______<br />

1.44<br />

___________<br />

3,189,328<br />

______<br />

5.22<br />

Netherlands<br />

18,303 ING Groep – CVA 814,056 1.33<br />

19,358 TNT 829,337 1.36<br />

30,484 Unilever – CVA<br />

___________<br />

836,241<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

___________<br />

2,479,634<br />

______<br />

4.06<br />

Spain<br />

25,177 BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya<br />

Argentaria<br />

___________<br />

604,699<br />

______<br />

0.99<br />

Switzerland<br />

9,812 Credit Suisse Group 681,266 1.12<br />

15,541 Novartis 894,318 1.46<br />

11,004 UBS<br />

___________<br />

667,510<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

___________<br />

2,243,094<br />

______<br />

3.67<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Taiwan<br />

551,000 Far EasTone Telecommunications 624,718 1.03<br />

45,500 Taiwan Semiconductor<br />

Manufacturing ADR<br />

___________<br />

502,320<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

___________<br />

1,127,038<br />

______<br />

1.85<br />

United Kingdom<br />

44,231 British American Tobacco 1,240,795 2.03<br />

6,874 Cairn Energy 242,763 0.40<br />

12,555 NDS Group ADR 600,129 0.98<br />

41,871 Tullow Oil 327,143 0.54<br />

14,615 Xstrata 731,611 1.20<br />

59,480 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

665,560<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

___________<br />

3,808,001<br />

______<br />

6.24<br />

United States<br />

36,920 Abbott Laboratories 1,798,373 2.95<br />

20,196 Activision 355,046 0.58<br />

8,121 Capital One Financial 630,758 1.03<br />

16,700 ConocoPhillips 1,212,420 1.99<br />

13,752 Curtiss-Wright 520,101 0.85<br />

12,261 DR Horton 329,453 0.54<br />

16,377 Eli Lilly & Co 849,311 1.39<br />

15,625 Hewlett-Packard 649,219 1.06<br />

15,595 <strong>International</strong> Game Technology 721,581 1.18<br />

8,739 Medco Health Solutions 466,750 0.76<br />

6,478 Morgan Stanley 528,734 0.87<br />

9,470 National Oilwell Varco 584,015 0.96<br />

19,858 Praxair 1,182,941 1.94<br />

53,256 Sprint Nextel 1,019,852 1.67<br />

16,658 United Technologies<br />

___________<br />

1,048,455<br />

______<br />

1.72<br />

___________<br />

11,897,009<br />

______<br />

19.49<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

33,342,931<br />

______<br />

54.62<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

A$175,000<br />

Australia<br />

New South Wales Treasury<br />

'10RG' 7% 1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

141,496<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Austria<br />

€506,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

705,558<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

Canada<br />

C$265,000 Government of Canada 4%<br />

1/6/2016 226,562 0.37<br />

C$320,000 Government of Canada 4.5%<br />

1/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

283,571<br />

______<br />

0.46<br />

___________<br />

510,133<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

Denmark<br />

DKr2,900,000 Nykredit Realkredit 4% 1/1/2008 511,943 0.84<br />

DKr1,450,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

250,573<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

___________<br />

762,516<br />

______<br />

1.25<br />

France<br />

€290,000 France Government Bond OAT<br />

3.75% 25/4/2021 369,946 0.61<br />

€25,000 France Government Bond OAT<br />

'OATE' 2.25% 25/7/2020<br />

___________<br />

37,021<br />

______<br />

0.06<br />

___________<br />

406,967<br />

______<br />

0.67<br />

162 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Strategic Allocation Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Germany<br />

€1,688,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4% 16/2/2007 2,226,197 3.65<br />

€1,022,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5%<br />

8/10/2010 1,282,259 2.10<br />

€1,064,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02'<br />

5% 4/7/2012 1,474,997 2.42<br />

€612,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03'<br />

4.75% 4/7/2034 894,626 1.46<br />

€545,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.25% 4/7/2015 683,708 1.12<br />

€663,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

4% 4/1/2037 864,499 1.42<br />

€740,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

4% 4/7/2016 979,599 1.60<br />

€940,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '99'<br />

3.75% 4/1/2009<br />

___________<br />

1,236,334<br />

______<br />

2.02<br />

___________<br />

9,642,219<br />

______<br />

15.79<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥106,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.4%<br />

20/6/2017 868,284 1.42<br />

¥60,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.9%<br />

26/1/2026<br />

___________<br />

492,543<br />

______<br />

0.81<br />

___________<br />

1,360,827<br />

______<br />

2.23<br />

Ireland<br />

C$120,000 Depfa ACS Bank EMTN 4.9%<br />

24/8/2035 106,295 0.18<br />

£100,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN<br />

4.625% 18/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

185,340<br />

______<br />

0.30<br />

___________<br />

291,635<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

Japan<br />

US$100,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 96,044 0.16<br />

¥23,000,000 Development Bank of Japan 1.7%<br />

20/9/2022 185,237 0.30<br />

£50,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75%<br />

8/12/2031 96,139 0.16<br />

¥140,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation for<br />

Municipal Enterprises 2% 9/5/2016 1,212,236 1.98<br />

€100,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 129,208 0.21<br />

€50,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

66,013<br />

______<br />

0.11<br />

___________<br />

1,784,877<br />

______<br />

2.92<br />

Jersey<br />

US$90,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8%<br />

22/12/2008 (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

93,969<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

Netherlands<br />

€80,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 106,897 0.17<br />

£70,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN<br />

7.625% 21/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

138,620<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

245,517<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Singapore<br />

SGD700,000 Singapore Government Bond 3.5%<br />

1/7/2012<br />

___________<br />

467,827<br />

______<br />

0.77<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

£30,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6%<br />

12/11/2010 59,768 0.10<br />

€100,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 132,255 0.22<br />

£50,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 92,593 0.15<br />

£140,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032 273,514 0.45<br />

£15,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.75% 7/3/2020 29,754 0.05<br />

£124,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

245,902<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

___________<br />

833,786<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

United States<br />

US$100,000 AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VII<br />

5.85% 1/8/2008 100,650 0.16<br />

US$250,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16'<br />

4.72% 15/5/2013 246,953 0.40<br />

US$180,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 182,222 0.30<br />

US$150,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities<br />

'1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 156,645 0.26<br />

US$250,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I<br />

'1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 252,043 0.41<br />

US$160,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 159,362 0.26<br />

US$140,000 CW Capital Cobalt Ltd '2006-C1 A4'<br />

5.223% 15/8/2048 138,499 0.23<br />

US$150,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust '2006-C A4'<br />

4.98% 8/11/2011 149,779 0.25<br />

US$500,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2'<br />

5% 1/8/2035 119,948 0.20<br />

US$130,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.16% 15/11/2010 129,919 0.21<br />

US$200,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 195,254 0.32<br />

US$200,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust<br />

'2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 199,750 0.33<br />

US$150,000 Keycorp '2000-C1 A2' 7.727%<br />

17/5/2032 158,870 0.26<br />

US$150,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I<br />

'2006-IQ12 A4' 5.332% 15/12/2043 149,646 0.24<br />

US$90,000 Raytheon 6.75% 15/8/2007 90,668 0.15<br />

US$131,000 Socgen Real Estate '144A' 7.64%<br />

30/9/2007 (Perpetual) (Pref) 133,077 0.22<br />

US$20,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2016 19,709 0.03<br />

US$251,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 238,803 0.39<br />

US$60,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 59,583 0.10<br />

US$150,000 US Treasury Bond 4.875% 15/8/2016 152,022 0.25<br />

US$346,000 US Treasury Bond 8% 15/11/2021 457,936 0.75<br />

US$275,000 US Treasury Bond 8.875% 15/8/2017 367,770 0.60<br />

US$85,000 US Treasury Bond 9.125% 15/5/2018 117,107 0.19<br />

US$180,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 168,785 0.28<br />

US$110,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 110,753 0.18<br />

US$100,000 Washington Mutual 4.375% 15/1/2008 98,950 0.16<br />

US$275,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-A A3' 5.01% 15/10/2010 274,475 0.45<br />

US$105,000 Yum! Brands 7.65% 15/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

108,002<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

___________<br />

4,737,180<br />

______<br />

7.76<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

21,984,507<br />

______<br />

36.01<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

58,298,720<br />

______<br />

95.49<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 163


Strategic Allocation Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

24,000 World Access (Restricted)<br />

___________<br />

22<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

22<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 58,298,742 95.49<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

2,750,903<br />

______<br />

4.51<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

61,049,645<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Fixed interest 36.0<br />

Finance 15.7<br />

Information technology 7.0<br />

Healthcare 6.6<br />

Energy 5.2<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 4.9<br />

Consumer staples 4.4<br />

Consumer discretionary 4.3<br />

Industrials 3.9<br />

Materials 3.9<br />

Telecommunication services 3.6<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

4.5<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

41 SFE 3 Year Treasury Bond March 2007 3,042,531<br />

(34) DJ Euro STOXX 50 March 2007 (1,863,591)<br />

(6) E-Mini Russell 2000 March 2007 (481,200)<br />

(3) Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 (459,293)<br />

(6) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (860,849)<br />

12 LIFFE Long Gilt March 2007 2,547,232<br />

(4) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (816,000)<br />

(23) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (2,415,719)<br />

(10) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (1,074,375)<br />

4 US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 445,000<br />

15 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 2,664,200<br />

(12) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007<br />

_________<br />

(2,475,058)<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(1,747,122)<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

C$55,000 US$48,749 10/1/2007 (1,353)<br />

CHF2,931,000 US$2,370,989 10/1/2007 33,144<br />

CZK17,546,000 US$780,933 10/1/2007 60,508<br />

DKr2,712,000 US$476,524 10/1/2007 3,243<br />

€4,366,395 US$5,635,235 10/1/2007 122,585<br />

£135,000 US$257,311 10/1/2007 7,720<br />

HUF96,000 US$472 10/1/2007 31<br />

¥91,740,000 US$784,040 10/1/2007 (11,386)<br />

SKr5,597,000 US$793,036 10/1/2007 23,421<br />

US$192,519 A$249,000 10/1/2007 (4,111)<br />

US$702,142 C$793,848 10/1/2007 18,051<br />

US$2,382,833 CHF2,945,000 10/1/2007 (32,784)<br />

US$742,946 CZK16,203,000 10/1/2007 (34,089)<br />

US$1,237,653 DKr7,139,100 10/1/2007 (25,292)<br />

US$17,254,357 €13,410,500 10/1/2007 (429,624)<br />

US$1,367,993 £719,000 10/1/2007 (43,543)<br />

US$3,632,874 ¥423,880,000 10/1/2007 62,866<br />

US$598,995 SKr4,230,000 10/1/2007 (18,052)<br />

US$477,612 SGD742,260 10/1/2007 (6,834)<br />

¥29,691,149 €200,000 11/1/2007 (13,653)<br />

¥30,640,000 US$260,768 11/1/2007 (2,685)<br />

NOK1,691,952 €205,000 11/1/2007 311<br />

SKr725,308 €80,000 11/1/2007 312<br />

SGD405,000 US$258,123 11/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

6,217<br />

Net unrealised loss (284,997)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$18,381 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

164 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Strategic Allocation Fund (US Dollar) continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$1,400,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (393)<br />

¥84,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (636)<br />

¥24,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 1.51% and receives<br />

JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) 78,482<br />

_______<br />

77,453<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

9 S&P 100 Call Option<br />

strike price US$660<br />

expiring on 17/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

2,502<br />

______<br />

12,060<br />

Total Call Options<br />

___________<br />

2,502<br />

______<br />

12,060<br />

Note: Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Purchased Put Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

74 iShares Trust Russell Index Put Option<br />

strike price $79<br />

expiring on 17/2/2007 (6,623) 14,245<br />

23 S&P 500 Put Option<br />

strike price US$1,330<br />

expiring on 19/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

(41,360)<br />

______<br />

4,169<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

___________<br />

(47,983)<br />

______<br />

18,414<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 165


UK Focus Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

4,300 Aquarius Platinum (UK Listing) 47,687 2.10<br />

20,000 Griffin Mining<br />

___________<br />

21,500<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

___________<br />

69,187<br />

______<br />

3.05<br />

United Kingdom<br />

9,000 3i Group 90,855 4.00<br />

13,026 BAE Systems 55,458 2.44<br />

14,381 Barclays 104,981 4.62<br />

17,924 BG Group 124,212 5.46<br />

24,300 BP 137,903 6.06<br />

6,669 British American Tobacco 95,300 4.19<br />

5,675 British Land 97,270 4.28<br />

3,100 Cairn Energy 55,769 2.45<br />

1,300 Carnival 33,644 1.48<br />

9,500 Charter 85,975 3.78<br />

7,607 Enterprise Inns 102,923 4.53<br />

10,421 HBOS 117,966 5.19<br />

10,000 Imprint 25,750 1.13<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

3,800 Kazakhmys 42,180 1.85<br />

3,435 Land Securities Group 79,795 3.51<br />

36,473 Man Group 190,663 8.38<br />

10,400 Prudential 72,748 3.20<br />

3,126 Reckitt Benckiser 72,961 3.21<br />

4,250 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 84,702 3.72<br />

5,210 Scottish & Southern Energy 80,964 3.56<br />

19,800 St James's Place 85,090 3.74<br />

5,210 Standard Chartered 77,733 3.42<br />

8,000 Xstrata 204,000 8.97<br />

13,547 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

77,218<br />

______<br />

3.39<br />

___________<br />

2,196,060<br />

______<br />

96.56<br />

Total Portfolio 2,265,247 99.61<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

8,936<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

Total Net Assets (£)<br />

___________<br />

2,274,183<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 44.1<br />

Energy 14.0<br />

Materials 13.9<br />

Consumer discretionary 9.4<br />

Consumer staples 7.4<br />

Industrials 7.3<br />

Utilities 3.5<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.4<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

166 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


United Kingdom Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Canada<br />

2,831,158 Bankers Petroleum 849,347 0.22<br />

1,330,178 Oilexco 4,190,061 1.06<br />

2,356,484 Sterling Resources<br />

___________<br />

1,985,714<br />

______<br />

0.50<br />

___________<br />

7,025,122<br />

______<br />

1.78<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

3,436,579 Charlemagne Capital<br />

___________<br />

2,809,403<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

Isle of Man<br />

6,787,595 Dawnay Day Treveria<br />

___________<br />

5,652,151<br />

______<br />

1.43<br />

Jersey<br />

659,285 Experian Group<br />

___________<br />

3,952,414<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

United Kingdom<br />

1,065,807 3i Group 10,759,322 2.73<br />

282,118 AstraZeneca 7,741,318 1.96<br />

1,586,235 Augean 2,149,348 0.55<br />

2,357,900 BAE Systems 10,038,759 2.54<br />

560,000 Barclays 4,088,000 1.04<br />

1,711,000 BG Group 11,857,230 3.00<br />

3,825,850 BP 21,711,699 5.50<br />

448,650 British American Tobacco 6,411,209 1.62<br />

680,245 Cairn Energy 12,237,608 3.10<br />

287,200 Carnival 7,432,736 1.88<br />

212,101 Charter 1,919,514 0.49<br />

2,062,070 Chrysalis Group 2,495,105 0.63<br />

1,942,353 Concateno 2,185,147 0.55<br />

450,000 CSR 2,925,000 0.74<br />

1,858,585 Debenhams 3,526,665 0.89<br />

531,474 Enterprise Inns 7,190,843 1.82<br />

1,652,840 Evolution Group 2,123,899 0.54<br />

867,200 GlaxoSmithKline 11,655,168 2.95<br />

1,188,432 Group NBT 2,465,996 0.63<br />

1,924,062 HBOS 21,780,382 5.52<br />

2,681,550 Hogg Robinson Group 2,788,812 0.71<br />

610,000 Home Retail Group 2,501,000 0.63<br />

1,604,792 HSBC Holdings 14,940,614 3.78<br />

9,485,840 Innovation Group 2,964,325 0.75<br />

1,766,455 IP Group 2,543,695 0.65<br />

933,330 Kazakhmys 10,359,963 2.63<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (£) %<br />

217,186 Land Securities Group 5,045,231 1.28<br />

1,734,581 M&C Saatchi 2,411,068 0.61<br />

2,745,170 Man Group 14,350,376 3.64<br />

2,004,833 Melrose 3,598,675 0.91<br />

1,150,000 Morgan Crucible 2,932,500 0.74<br />

1,665,000 Prudential 11,646,675 2.95<br />

4,444,745 PuriCore 2,577,952 0.65<br />

1,688,644 QinetiQ 3,233,753 0.82<br />

1,239,805 Regal Petroleum 2,101,469 0.53<br />

6,481,134 Regus Group 8,069,012 2.05<br />

634,893 Resolution 4,072,839 1.03<br />

1,473,280 Reuters Group 6,559,779 1.66<br />

987,501 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 19,680,895 4.99<br />

721,695 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 12,918,340 3.27<br />

1,760,734 Songbird Estates 'B' 6,153,765 1.56<br />

8,703,338 Spirent Communications 4,939,144 1.25<br />

2,703,118 St James's Place 11,616,650 2.94<br />

300,538 Standard Chartered 4,484,027 1.14<br />

1,409,712 Tullow Oil 5,610,654 1.42<br />

6,466,701 Vodafone Group 9,150,382 2.32<br />

900,223 Wolseley 11,099,750 2.81<br />

902,977 Xstrata 23,025,913 5.83<br />

1,793,600 Yell Group<br />

___________<br />

10,223,520<br />

______<br />

2.59<br />

___________<br />

374,295,726<br />

______<br />

94.82<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

393,734,816<br />

______<br />

99.74<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United Kingdom<br />

747,203 Epic Brand <strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 393,734,816 99.74<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,015,289<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

Total Net Assets (£)<br />

___________<br />

394,750,105<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 36.5<br />

Energy 18.6<br />

Industrials 12.6<br />

Consumer discretionary 10.7<br />

Materials 8.5<br />

Healthcare 5.6<br />

Information technology 3.4<br />

Telecommunication services 2.3<br />

Consumer staples 1.5<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.3<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 167


US Basic Value Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

1,715,200 Tyco <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

52,759,552<br />

______<br />

2.49<br />

Canada<br />

92,400 Nortel Networks<br />

___________<br />

2,506,829<br />

______<br />

0.12<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

647,300 GlobalSantaFe 38,326,633 1.81<br />

329,200 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

23,804,452<br />

______<br />

1.12<br />

___________<br />

62,131,085<br />

______<br />

2.93<br />

Japan<br />

360,300 Sony ADR<br />

___________<br />

15,528,930<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Netherlands<br />

663,600 Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV<br />

(NY Shares) 25,130,532 1.19<br />

1,450,300 Unilever (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

39,738,220<br />

______<br />

1.87<br />

___________<br />

64,868,752<br />

______<br />

3.06<br />

United Kingdom<br />

99,300 Cadbury Schweppes ADR 4,270,893 0.20<br />

579,000 GlaxoSmithKline ADR<br />

___________<br />

30,484,350<br />

______<br />

1.44<br />

___________<br />

34,755,243<br />

______<br />

1.64<br />

United States<br />

1,129,200 Alcoa 33,717,912 1.59<br />

345,900 Allstate 22,704,876 1.07<br />

804,600 American <strong>International</strong> Group 57,681,774 2.72<br />

369,700 Applied Materials 6,883,814 0.33<br />

882,900 AT&T 31,749,084 1.50<br />

781,554 Bank of America 41,961,634 1.98<br />

1,151,200 Bank of New York 45,794,736 2.16<br />

976,500 Baxter <strong>International</strong> † 45,387,720 2.14<br />

678,400 BellSouth 32,196,864 1.52<br />

427,500 BJ Services 12,483,000 0.59<br />

429,100 Chevron 31,719,072 1.50<br />

1,088,759 Citigroup 60,850,741 2.87<br />

1,273,700 Coca-Cola Enterprises 26,047,165 1.23<br />

863,200 Comcast 'A' † 36,616,944 1.73<br />

120,300 Consol Energy 3,894,111 0.18<br />

225,700 Deere & Co* 21,626,574 1.02<br />

122,700 Devon Energy 8,225,808 0.39<br />

197,100 Dominion Resources (Virginia) 16,516,980 0.78<br />

724,009 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 35,353,359 1.67<br />

1,324,600 Exxon Mobil 102,113,414 4.82<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

1,364,100 Fairchild Semiconductor <strong>International</strong> 23,230,623 1.10<br />

253,300 Gannett 15,433,569 0.73<br />

1,005,700 Gap † 19,842,461 0.94<br />

1,138,400 General Electric 42,621,696 2.01<br />

713,300 General Mills 41,178,809 1.94<br />

437,200 Genworth Financial 'A' 15,074,656 0.71<br />

454,300 Halliburton 14,128,730 0.67<br />

341,300 Hartford Financial Services Group † 31,877,420 1.50<br />

659,500 Hewlett-Packard 27,402,225 1.29<br />

652,500 Honeywell <strong>International</strong> 29,603,925 1.40<br />

696,300 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines † 67,875,324 3.20<br />

56,270 Idearc 1,598,631 0.08<br />

984,700 Intel 20,146,962 0.95<br />

2,310,800 Interpublic Group of Companies 28,330,408 1.34<br />

372,400 Johnson & Johnson 24,649,156 1.16<br />

1,553,200 JPMorgan Chase & Co 75,734,032 3.57<br />

619,400 Kimberly-Clark 42,348,378 2.00<br />

389,300 Kraft Foods 'A' 13,882,438 0.66<br />

454,400 Kroger 10,455,744 0.49<br />

3,191,100 LSI Logic 29,549,586 1.40<br />

519,900 Marsh & McLennan 16,168,890 0.76<br />

427,500 McDonald's 19,053,675 0.90<br />

659,800 Morgan Stanley 53,852,876 2.54<br />

805,900 Motorola 16,738,543 0.79<br />

538,100 Northrop Grumman † 36,703,801 1.73<br />

252,400 Peabody Energy 10,313,064 0.49<br />

1,633,000 Pfizer 42,539,650 2.01<br />

869,600 Raytheon* 46,140,976 2.18<br />

1,297,900 Schering-Plough 30,941,936 1.46<br />

532,800 Southern 19,708,272 0.93<br />

365,300 Sprint Nextel 6,995,495 0.33<br />

906,800 St Paul Travelers 49,057,880 2.32<br />

4,254,200 Sun Microsystems 23,398,100 1.10<br />

2,222,500 Time Warner 48,850,550 2.31<br />

3,892,700 Unisys 30,285,206 1.43<br />

880,100 Verizon Communications* 33,109,362 1.56<br />

805,900 Walt Disney 27,851,904 1.31<br />

1,631,000 Wells Fargo & Co † 58,406,110 2.76<br />

42,200 Wyeth 2,156,420 0.10<br />

1,668,200 Xerox<br />

___________<br />

28,526,220<br />

______<br />

1.35<br />

1,849,289,285<br />

___________ ______<br />

87.29<br />

Total Portfolio 2,081,839,676 98.27<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

36,605,255<br />

______<br />

1.73<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) 2,118,444,931<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

(†) Securities pledged, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

168 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Basic Value Fund continued<br />

Written Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(2,400) Baxter <strong>International</strong> Call Option<br />

strike price US$50<br />

expiring on 19/5/2007 25,943 (270,000)<br />

(3,649) Comcast Call Option<br />

strike price US$40<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (639,392) (1,112,945)<br />

(1,000) Deere Call Option<br />

strike price US$95<br />

expiring on 16/6/2007 (254,047) (790,000)<br />

(2,700) Gap Call Option<br />

strike price US$22.50<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 138,861 (87,750)<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

(1,100) Hartford Financial Services Call Option<br />

strike price US$95<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 (47,009) (277,750)<br />

(1,000) <strong>International</strong> Business Machines Call Option<br />

strike price US$90<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (553,298) (795,000)<br />

(751) Northrop Grumann Call Option<br />

strike price US$70<br />

expiring on 17/2/2007 2,566 (69,468)<br />

(3,500) Wells Fargo Call Option<br />

strike price US$35<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

247,905<br />

_________<br />

(385,000)<br />

Total Written Call Options<br />

___________<br />

(1,078,470) (3,787,913)<br />

_________<br />

Note: Written Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Purchased Put Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

2,400 Baxter <strong>International</strong> Put Option<br />

strike price US$45<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (221,619) 78,000<br />

1,000 Deere Put Option<br />

strike price US$85<br />

expiring on 17/3/2007 (276,970) 95,000<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

2,700 Gap Put Option<br />

strike price US$20<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 (37,987) 195,750<br />

1,000 <strong>International</strong> Business Machines<br />

strike price US$85<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

(185,590)<br />

_________<br />

7,500<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

___________<br />

(722,166)<br />

_________<br />

376,250<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 26.1<br />

Information technology 13.0<br />

Consumer discretionary 11.3<br />

Industrials 10.8<br />

Energy 10.5<br />

Consumer staples 8.4<br />

Healthcare 8.3<br />

Telecommunication services 4.9<br />

Materials 3.3<br />

Utilities 1.7<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.7<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

€<br />

€81,381,000 US$108,499,717 15/3/2007 (662,174)<br />

US$2,725,846 €2,062,000 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

(823)<br />

Net unrealised loss (662,997)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$873,974 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 169


US Dollar Core Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$500,000<br />

Austria<br />

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank<br />

EMTN 6% 19/5/2009<br />

___________<br />

513,555<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$155,000 Weatherford <strong>International</strong> 5.5%<br />

15/2/2016<br />

___________<br />

151,038<br />

______<br />

0.07<br />

Canada<br />

US$260,000 Petro-Canada 5.95% 15/5/2035 247,396 0.11<br />

US$195,000 TELUS 7.5% 1/6/2007<br />

___________<br />

196,495<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

443,891<br />

______<br />

0.20<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

US$265,000 Hutchison Whampoa <strong>International</strong><br />

03/33 '144A' 7.45% 24/11/2033 306,977 0.14<br />

US$1,000,000 Links Finance EMTN FRN 15/9/2010 1,000,030 0.44<br />

US$500,000 Sigma Finance '144A' FRN 31/3/2014<br />

___________<br />

502,416<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

___________<br />

1,809,423<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

US$500,000<br />

US$295,000<br />

US$500,000<br />

Germany<br />

L-Bank Landeskreditbank<br />

Baden-Wuerttemberg Foerderbank<br />

EMTN 4.875% 30/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

499,752<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

Corporacion Andina de Fomento<br />

6.875% 15/3/2012 314,344 0.14<br />

<strong>International</strong> Bank for Reconstruction<br />

& Development EMTN 7.125%<br />

21/6/2010<br />

___________<br />

534,950<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

849,294<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

Italy<br />

US$1,000,000 Republic of Italy 4.5% 21/1/2015<br />

___________<br />

972,000<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

US$500,000<br />

US$500,000<br />

US$500,000<br />

Japan<br />

Development Bank of Japan<br />

6.875% 30/11/2011 539,255 0.24<br />

Japan Bank for <strong>International</strong><br />

Cooperation (Japan) 7% 4/11/2009 525,345 0.23<br />

Japan Finance Corporation for<br />

Municipal Enterprises 5.875%<br />

14/3/2011<br />

___________<br />

517,485<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

1,582,085<br />

______<br />

0.70<br />

Luxembourg<br />

US$235,000 Telecom Italia Capital 6%<br />

30/9/2034<br />

___________<br />

211,994<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$500,000 Baden Wurt L-Finance 5.75%<br />

25/2/2008 502,773 0.22<br />

US$165,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 8.25% 15/6/2030 203,503 0.09<br />

US$500,000 Nederlandse Waterschapsbank EMTN<br />

6.125% 13/2/2008<br />

___________<br />

504,647<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

___________<br />

1,210,923<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

Norway<br />

US$2,100,000 Eksportfinans GMTN 5.125%<br />

26/10/2011<br />

___________<br />

2,106,590<br />

______<br />

0.94<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$205,000 Barclays Bank '144A' 8.55%<br />

15/6/2011 (Perpetual) (Pref) 229,602 0.10<br />

US$337,181 RMAC '2003-NS2A A2C' FRN<br />

12/9/2035<br />

___________<br />

337,654<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

___________<br />

567,256<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

United States<br />

US$600,000 ACE Securities '2005-ASP1 M1'<br />

FRN 25/9/2035 604,831 0.27<br />

US$1,450,000 ACE Securities '2005-HE6 A2B'<br />

FRN 25/10/2035 1,451,423 0.64<br />

US$1,875,000 ACE Securities '2006-NC3 A2A'<br />

FRN 25/12/2036 1,876,168 0.83<br />

US$1,595,274 Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust<br />

'2006-1 A1' FRN 25/1/2037 1,596,130 0.71<br />

US$500,000 AIG SunAmerica Global Financing IX<br />

5.1% 17/1/2007 499,960 0.22<br />

US$140,000 Alabama Power Capital Trust V 5.5%<br />

1/10/2042 140,135 0.06<br />

US$25,000 Ameren 4.263% 15/5/2007 24,871 0.01<br />

US$124,962 American Airlines 'AMBC' 3.857%<br />

9/7/2010 121,354 0.05<br />

US$275,000 American <strong>International</strong> Group 6.25%<br />

1/5/2036 293,602 0.13<br />

US$650,000 Ameriquest Mortgage Securities<br />

'2003-7 M1' FRN 25/8/2033 655,728 0.29<br />

US$250,000 Ameriquest Mortgage Securities<br />

'2004-R1 M2' FRN 25/2/2034 250,841 0.11<br />

US$25,936 Argent Securities '2004-W11 A3'<br />

FRN 25/11/2034 25,954 0.01<br />

US$235,000 AT&T 6.45% 15/6/2034 239,289 0.11<br />

US$230,000 BAC CAP TRUST V 5.625% 8/3/2035 218,000 0.09<br />

US$175,000 Bank of America 4.875% 15/9/2012 172,419 0.08<br />

US$1,600,000 Bank of America Commercial<br />

Mortgage '2001-1 B' 6.674%<br />

15/4/2036 1,687,042 0.75<br />

US$1,405,000 Bank of America Commercial<br />

Mortgage '2003-2 A3' 4.873%<br />

11/3/2041 1,382,626 0.61<br />

US$1,950,000 Bank of America Securities Auto<br />

Trust '2006-G1 A3' 5.18%<br />

18/6/2010 1,950,609 0.87<br />

US$2,075,000 Bank One Issuance Trust<br />

'2004-A1 A1' 3.45% 17/10/2011 2,009,654 0.89<br />

US$13,417 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities<br />

'2004-HE9 1A2' FRN 25/3/2032 13,417 0.01<br />

US$601,138 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities<br />

'2005-4 A' FRN 25/1/2036 601,770 0.27<br />

US$1,500,000 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities<br />

'2005-HE10 A2' FRN 25/11/2035 1,504,604 0.67<br />

US$550,000 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities<br />

'2005-SD1 1A2' FRN 25/7/2027 551,743 0.25<br />

US$1,900,173 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities<br />

'2006-HE8 1A1' FRN 25/10/2036 1,901,392 0.84<br />

US$1,710,000 Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '1998-C1 A2' 6.44%<br />

16/6/2030 1,730,929 0.77<br />

US$400,000 Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '2002-FL1A D' FRN<br />

3/8/2014 400,000 0.18<br />

US$60,000 BellSouth 6% 15/11/2034 57,805 0.03<br />

US$350,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb 5.875%<br />

15/11/2036 346,093 0.15<br />

170 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Core Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,525,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 1,543,829 0.69<br />

US$1,900,000 Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2006-NC5 A1' FRN 25/1/2037 1,901,046 0.84<br />

US$1,280,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '1999-2 A2' 7.198%<br />

15/1/2032 1,336,705 0.59<br />

US$300,000 Citigroup 5.625% 27/8/2012 306,210 0.14<br />

US$15,000 Comcast 5.85% 15/1/2010 15,228 0.01<br />

US$345,000 Comcast 6.5% 15/1/2017 361,110 0.16<br />

US$100,000 Consolidated Natural Gas 'A' 5%<br />

1/12/2014 96,407 0.04<br />

US$235,000 Continental Airlines '02-1' 6.563%<br />

15/2/2012 243,338 0.11<br />

US$1,767,372 Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust<br />

'2006-OC9 A1' FRN 25/9/2035 1,768,771 0.79<br />

US$50,059 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2003-BC3 A2' FRN 25/9/2033 50,091 0.02<br />

US$300,000 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2004-13 AF4' 4.583% 25/1/2033 296,073 0.13<br />

US$300,000 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2004-13 MF1' 5.071% 25/4/2035 293,827 0.13<br />

US$111,908 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2004-5 A' FRN 25/10/2034 113,150 0.05<br />

US$2,012,884 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2006-20 2A1' FRN 25/4/2037 2,014,137 0.89<br />

US$1,425,000 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2006-22 2A1' FRN 25/5/2037 1,425,887 0.63<br />

US$1,426,618 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2006-IM1 A1' FRN 25/4/2036 1,427,671 0.63<br />

US$185,000 COX Communications 7.125%<br />

1/10/2012 197,727 0.09<br />

US$206,292 Credit-Based Asset Servicing and<br />

Securitization '2005-CB2 AV2'<br />

FRN 25/4/2036 206,466 0.09<br />

US$1,485,939 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CP5 A1' 4.106% 15/12/2035 1,451,230 0.64<br />

US$1,320,000 CW Capital Cobalt '2006-C1 A4'<br />

5.223% 15/8/2048 1,305,850 0.58<br />

US$1,900,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2004-B A4' 3.71% 8/10/2009 1,875,234 0.83<br />

US$1,775,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2006-D A3' 4.98% 8/2/2011 1,770,008 0.79<br />

US$165,000 Developers Diversified Realty<br />

5.375% 15/10/2012 163,775 0.07<br />

US$105,000 Developers Diversified Realty MTN<br />

6.625% 15/1/2008 106,192 0.05<br />

US$1,318,704 DLJ Commercial Mortgage<br />

'1998-CG1 A1B' 6.41% 10/6/2031 1,331,485 0.59<br />

US$555,000 Fannie Mae 7.125% 15/1/2030 699,729 0.31<br />

US$5,520,288 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 1,324,293 0.59<br />

US$2,650,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '378 5' 5%<br />

1/7/2036 551,741 0.24<br />

US$6,100 Fannie Mae 'O' 7% 31/12/2007<br />

(Perpetual) 320,250 0.14<br />

US$24,885 Fannie Mae Pool '224275' 6%<br />

1/7/2008 24,951 0.01<br />

US$849,196 Fannie Mae Pool '256114' 4.5%<br />

1/1/2021 819,607 0.36<br />

US$904,209 Fannie Mae Pool '256154' 5%<br />

1/3/2021 889,421 0.39<br />

US$41,866 Fannie Mae Pool '256209' 4.5%<br />

1/4/2021 40,409 0.02<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$6,887,920 Fannie Mae Pool '256271' 6.5%<br />

1/6/2036 7,018,073 3.12<br />

US$1,819,163 Fannie Mae Pool '256436' 6%<br />

1/10/2036 1,831,954 0.81<br />

US$32,057 Fannie Mae Pool '273626' 6%<br />

1/2/2009 32,523 0.01<br />

US$27,812 Fannie Mae Pool '289232' 6%<br />

1/8/2009 27,995 0.01<br />

US$37,483 Fannie Mae Pool '332814' 6%<br />

1/7/2009 37,582 0.02<br />

US$37,909 Fannie Mae Pool '361040' 6%<br />

1/6/2011 38,158 0.02<br />

US$26,633 Fannie Mae Pool '420781' 6%<br />

1/6/2013 27,065 0.01<br />

US$53,300 Fannie Mae Pool '555250' 6%<br />

1/2/2018 54,133 0.02<br />

US$335,631 Fannie Mae Pool '679835' 6.5%<br />

1/11/2032 343,331 0.15<br />

US$4,632,743 Fannie Mae Pool '725594' 5.5%<br />

1/7/2034 4,587,896 2.04<br />

US$634,439 Fannie Mae Pool '725690' 6%<br />

1/8/2034 639,474 0.28<br />

US$833,297 Fannie Mae Pool '725704' 6%<br />

1/8/2034 840,689 0.37<br />

US$35,211 Fannie Mae Pool '729814' 5%<br />

1/1/2019 34,715 0.02<br />

US$104,206 Fannie Mae Pool '735389' 6.5%<br />

1/12/2034 106,273 0.05<br />

US$13,879 Fannie Mae Pool '789826' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 13,417 0.01<br />

US$933,189 Fannie Mae Pool '793181' 6%<br />

1/7/2019 946,750 0.42<br />

US$1,837,070 Fannie Mae Pool '794412' 6%<br />

1/9/2019 1,863,724 0.83<br />

US$915,024 Fannie Mae Pool '804967' 6%<br />

1/1/2020 928,320 0.41<br />

US$36,281 Fannie Mae Pool '813912' 5%<br />

1/11/2020 35,692 0.02<br />

US$498,005 Fannie Mae Pool '817840' 5%<br />

1/11/2021 489,860 0.22<br />

US$33,987 Fannie Mae Pool '821570' 6%<br />

1/5/2020 34,466 0.01<br />

US$37,918 Fannie Mae Pool '821758' 6%<br />

1/6/2020 38,469 0.02<br />

US$3,762,723 Fannie Mae Pool '835226' 5%<br />

1/8/2020 3,701,653 1.64<br />

US$62,068 Fannie Mae Pool '836147' 4.5%<br />

1/9/2020 59,924 0.03<br />

US$34,314 Fannie Mae Pool '836512' 4.5%<br />

1/10/2020 33,128 0.01<br />

US$291,763 Fannie Mae Pool '836865' 5%<br />

1/11/2035 282,053 0.13<br />

US$148,311 Fannie Mae Pool '845130' 4%<br />

1/12/2020 139,736 0.06<br />

US$824,745 Fannie Mae Pool '845139' 4.5%<br />

1/12/2020 796,253 0.35<br />

US$41,352 Fannie Mae Pool '845161' 5%<br />

1/1/2021 40,681 0.02<br />

US$39,053 Fannie Mae Pool '845167' 5%<br />

1/1/2021 38,415 0.02<br />

US$32,778 Fannie Mae Pool '845488' 5%<br />

1/6/2021 32,242 0.01<br />

US$43,827 Fannie Mae Pool '846447' 5%<br />

1/3/2021 43,111 0.02<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 171


US Dollar Core Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$415,076 Fannie Mae Pool '847086' 6%<br />

1/9/2035 418,758 0.19<br />

US$38,406 Fannie Mae Pool '847841' 5%<br />

1/2/2021 37,778 0.02<br />

US$105,278 Fannie Mae Pool '847926' 4.5%<br />

1/12/2020 101,641 0.05<br />

US$37,989 Fannie Mae Pool '851709' 5%<br />

1/1/2021 37,368 0.02<br />

US$718,717 Fannie Mae Pool '851886' 4%<br />

1/10/2020 677,166 0.30<br />

US$832,970 Fannie Mae Pool '852814' 5%<br />

1/2/2021 819,304 0.36<br />

US$128,044 Fannie Mae Pool '867391' 4.5%<br />

1/4/2021 123,589 0.05<br />

US$127,224 Fannie Mae Pool '870663' 4%<br />

1/11/2021 119,816 0.05<br />

US$40,252 Fannie Mae Pool '879128' 5%<br />

1/5/2021 39,593 0.02<br />

US$293,754 Fannie Mae Pool '879715' 4.5%<br />

1/2/2021 283,606 0.13<br />

US$653,478 Fannie Mae Pool '884334' 5%<br />

1/4/2021 642,872 0.29<br />

US$498,041 Fannie Mae Pool '885069' 5%<br />

1/5/2021 489,896 0.22<br />

US$192,159 Fannie Mae Pool '886392' 5%<br />

1/8/2021 189,016 0.08<br />

US$131,031 Fannie Mae Pool '891281' 6%<br />

1/9/2036 131,970 0.06<br />

US$639,793 Fannie Mae Pool '891428' 4.5%<br />

1/3/2021 617,690 0.27<br />

US$900,473 Fannie Mae Pool '891429' 5%<br />

1/3/2021 885,700 0.39<br />

US$279,203 Fannie Mae Pool '892975' 6.5%<br />

1/9/2036 284,395 0.13<br />

US$40,072 Fannie Mae Pool '894658' 5%<br />

1/11/2021 39,417 0.02<br />

US$41,284 Fannie Mae Pool '896905' 5%<br />

1/7/2021 40,609 0.02<br />

US$6,929,180 Fannie Mae Pool '897936' 5.5%<br />

1/8/2021 6,932,789 3.08<br />

US$36,219 Fannie Mae Pool '900114' 6%<br />

1/8/2036 36,479 0.02<br />

US$1,500,896 Fannie Mae Pool '900980' 6%<br />

1/9/2036 1,511,652 0.67<br />

US$1,407,412 Fannie Mae Pool '901426' 6%<br />

1/10/2036 1,417,498 0.63<br />

US$6,949,034 Fannie Mae Pool '901930' 5.5%<br />

1/10/2021 6,952,653 3.09<br />

US$173,979 Fannie Mae Pool '902174' 6%<br />

1/11/2036 175,225 0.08<br />

US$191,855 Fannie Mae Pool '902553' 5%<br />

1/11/2021 188,718 0.08<br />

US$40,562 Fannie Mae Pool '903522' 5%<br />

1/10/2021 39,904 0.02<br />

US$35,975 Fannie Mae Pool '905079' 6%<br />

1/11/2036 36,232 0.02<br />

US$1,500,000 Fannie Mae Pool '906718' 6%<br />

1/12/2036 1,510,750 0.67<br />

US$1,214,489 Fannie Mae Pool '908187' 6%<br />

1/12/2036 1,223,193 0.54<br />

US$2,709,245 Fannie Mae REMICS '2005-69 LE'<br />

5.5% 25/11/2033 2,713,851 1.21<br />

US$1,331,685 Fannie Mae REMICS '2006-53 BA'<br />

6% 25/2/2027 1,343,184 0.60<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$950,000 Fannie Mae REMICS '2006-53 PA'<br />

5.5% 25/12/2026 952,676 0.42<br />

US$240,162 First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset<br />

Backed Certificates '2004-FF10 A2'<br />

FRN 25/12/2032 240,729 0.11<br />

US$1,136,854 First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset<br />

Backed Certificates '2005-FF10 A6M'<br />

FRN 25/11/2035 1,138,543 0.51<br />

US$1,312,305 First Union National Bank – Bank of<br />

America Commercial Mortgage Trust<br />

'2001-C1 A2' 6.136% 15/3/2033 1,347,893 0.60<br />

US$2,525,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-C A3' 4.3% 15/8/2009 2,504,399 1.11<br />

US$1,300,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-B A4' 5.25% 15/9/2011 1,303,795 0.58<br />

US$463 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'A20431' 6%<br />

1/1/2034 467 0.00<br />

US$131,179 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'A26501' 5.5%<br />

1/9/2034 129,958 0.06<br />

US$1,632,729 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'A30721' 5.5%<br />

1/12/2034 1,617,536 0.72<br />

US$919,729 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'A35615' 6%<br />

1/6/2035 927,102 0.41<br />

US$3,043,931 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'A40879' 5%<br />

1/12/2035 2,940,722 1.31<br />

US$39,892 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'C62770' 7%<br />

1/1/2032 41,057 0.02<br />

US$238,895 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'G02180' 5%<br />

1/4/2036 230,818 0.10<br />

US$782,899 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'G08154' 5%<br />

1/7/2036 756,101 0.34<br />

US$1,566,565 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G1288'<br />

FRN 1/11/2036 1,583,194 0.70<br />

US$1,650,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G1381'<br />

FRN 1/12/2036 1,665,211 0.74<br />

US$1,725,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G1386'<br />

FRN 1/12/2036 1,736,185 0.77<br />

US$2,297,575 Freddie Mac REMICS '3020 MA' 5.5%<br />

15/4/2027 2,308,643 1.03<br />

US$730,896 Freddie Mac REMICS '3068 VA' 5.5%<br />

15/10/2016 732,695 0.33<br />

US$2,121,036 Freddie Mac REMICS '3087 VA' 5.5%<br />

15/3/2015 2,127,331 0.94<br />

US$1,270,392 Freddie Mac REMICS '3137 XP' 6%<br />

15/4/2036 1,295,665 0.58<br />

US$180,000 Freescale Semiconductor '144A'<br />

9.125% 15/12/2014 179,100 0.08<br />

US$75,000 Freescale Semiconductor '144A'<br />

FRN 15/12/2014 74,625 0.03<br />

US$1,600,000 Fremont Home Loan Trust<br />

'2005-E 2A2' FRN 25/1/2036 1,601,534 0.71<br />

US$1,700,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 1,659,660 0.74<br />

US$97,558 Ginnie Mae I Pool '542852' 6.5%<br />

15/6/2031 100,263 0.04<br />

US$1,625,971 GMAC Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '1998-C2 A2' 6.42%<br />

15/5/2035 1,646,735 0.73<br />

US$1,560,000 GMAC Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '2000-C3 A2' 6.957%<br />

15/9/2035 1,648,701 0.73<br />

US$1,290,000 GMAC Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '2001-C1 B' 6.67%<br />

15/4/2034 1,358,797 0.60<br />

172 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Core Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,100,000 GMAC Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '2004-C3 AAB' 4.702%<br />

10/12/2041 1,067,513 0.47<br />

US$1,350,000 GS Mortgage Securities II<br />

'2004-GG2 A5' 5.279% 10/8/2038 1,351,726 0.60<br />

US$950,000 GS Mortgage Securities II<br />

'2006-GG6 A2' 5.506% 10/4/2038 959,818 0.43<br />

US$1,680,308 Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2006-11 A1A' FRN 19/12/2036 1,684,717 0.75<br />

US$90,000 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust<br />

'2006-2 A2' 5.35% 15/3/2013 90,517 0.04<br />

US$227,250 Home Equity Asset Trust<br />

'2005-1 A2' FRN 25/5/2035 227,835 0.10<br />

US$177,814 Home Equity Asset Trust<br />

'2005-3 1A2' FRN 25/8/2035 178,001 0.08<br />

US$1,750,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2006-3 A3' 5.12%<br />

15/10/2010 1,748,906 0.78<br />

US$215,000 Honeywell <strong>International</strong> 5.7%<br />

15/3/2036 214,829 0.10<br />

US$105,000 HSBC Finance 5.875% 1/2/2009 106,581 0.05<br />

US$220,000 HSBC Finance 6.5% 15/11/2008 224,818 0.10<br />

US$1,740,185 HSI Asset Securitization Corporation<br />

Trust '2006-HE1 2A1' FRN<br />

25/10/2036 1,741,116 0.77<br />

US$231,993 Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner<br />

Trust '2004-3 1A4' FRN 25/11/2034 232,646 0.10<br />

US$350,000 Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner<br />

Trust '2004-3 M1' FRN 25/11/2034 351,301 0.16<br />

US$1,124,000 <strong>International</strong> Rectifier 4.25%<br />

15/7/2007 1,121,190 0.50<br />

US$400,697 Irwin Home Equity '2005-C 1A1'<br />

FRN 25/4/2030 401,074 0.18<br />

US$100,000 Jersey Central Power & Light 'WI'<br />

6.4% 15/5/2036 104,222 0.05<br />

US$1,375,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial<br />

Mortgage Securities '2001-CIB2 A3'<br />

6.429% 15/4/2035 1,437,372 0.64<br />

US$1,200,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial<br />

Mortgage Securities '2006-CB17 A4'<br />

5.429% 12/12/2043 1,207,319 0.54<br />

US$1,348,022 JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition<br />

'2006-HE3 A2' FRN 25/11/2036 1,348,862 0.60<br />

US$425,538 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust<br />

'2005-A2 4A1' 5.209% 25/4/2035 417,826 0.19<br />

US$130,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.891%<br />

1/9/2015 127,570 0.06<br />

US$147,000 Kern River Funding '144A' 4.893%<br />

30/4/2018 142,932 0.06<br />

US$1,175,896 LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage<br />

Trust '1998-C4 A1B' 6.21%<br />

15/10/2035 1,189,706 0.53<br />

US$1,375,000 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2000-C3 A2' 7.95%<br />

15/5/2025 1,471,151 0.65<br />

US$500,000 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2005-C3 A5' 4.739%<br />

15/7/2030 481,155 0.21<br />

US$1,380,000 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2006-C7 A2' 5.3%<br />

15/11/2038 1,384,962 0.62<br />

US$301,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings 7%<br />

1/2/2008 306,242 0.14<br />

US$85,000 MBNA 4.625% 15/9/2008 84,033 0.04<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$100,000 MBNA MTN 5.625% 30/11/2007 100,223 0.04<br />

US$500,000 Metlife 6.4% 15/12/2036 504,051 0.22<br />

US$100,000 Momentive Performance Materials<br />

'144A' 10.125% 1/12/2014 101,500 0.04<br />

US$500,000 Morgan Stanley 6.75% 15/4/2011 529,379 0.23<br />

US$1 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I<br />

'2004-WMC1 A3' FRN 25/6/2034 1 0.00<br />

US$232,443 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I<br />

'2005-HE1 A2MZ' FRN 25/12/2034 233,049 0.10<br />

US$88,436 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I<br />

'2005-NC2 A1MZ' FRN 25/3/2035 88,535 0.04<br />

US$91,711 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I<br />

'2005-NC2 A2MZ' FRN 25/3/2035 91,816 0.04<br />

US$1,625,000 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I<br />

'2006-HE8 A2A' FRN 25/10/2035 1,624,492 0.72<br />

US$1,280,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I<br />

'2006-IQ12 A4' 5.332%<br />

15/12/2043 1,280,000 0.57<br />

US$750,936 Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan<br />

Trust '2006-3AR 2A3' 5.901%<br />

25/3/2036 758,031 0.34<br />

US$1,410,000 Mortgage Capital Funding<br />

'1998-MC1 E' 7.06% 18/3/2030 1,430,084 0.64<br />

US$140,000 Motiva Enterprises '144A' 5.2%<br />

15/9/2012 138,548 0.06<br />

US$1,630,597 Nationslink Funding '1999-1 A2'<br />

6.316% 20/1/2031 1,651,563 0.73<br />

US$150,000 Nationwide Health Properties MTNC<br />

6.59% 7/7/2038 151,306 0.07<br />

US$195,000 Nevada Power 'N' 6.65% 1/4/2036 203,575 0.09<br />

US$48,576 New Century Home Equity Loan<br />

Trust '2004-3 A3' FRN<br />

25/11/2034 48,622 0.02<br />

US$434,419 New Century Home Equity Loan<br />

Trust '2005-2 A2MZ' FRN<br />

25/6/2035 435,318 0.19<br />

US$1,563,929 New Century Home Equity Loan<br />

Trust '2005-3 A2B' FRN<br />

25/7/2035 1,565,077 0.70<br />

US$150,000 New Cingular Wireless Services<br />

8.75% 1/3/2031 195,528 0.09<br />

US$270,000 News America 6.4% 15/12/2035 268,756 0.12<br />

US$140,000 News America 6.75% 9/1/2038 149,530 0.07<br />

US$1,109,499 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2005-A A3' 3.54%<br />

15/10/2008 1,103,082 0.49<br />

US$325,000 Northwest Pipeline 7% 15/6/2016 341,250 0.15<br />

US$157,332 Option One Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2003-4 A2' FRN 25/7/2033 157,746 0.07<br />

US$125,000 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 'B'<br />

2.75% 15/3/2007 124,251 0.05<br />

US$119,568 Park Place Securities<br />

'2005-WCH1 A1B' FRN 25/1/2036 119,828 0.05<br />

US$103,509 Park Place Securities<br />

'2005-WCH1 A3D' FRN 25/1/2036 103,746 0.05<br />

US$1,600,000 Peco Energy Transition Trust<br />

'2000-A A3' 7.625% 1/3/2010 1,680,040 0.75<br />

US$500,000 Pemex Project Funding Master<br />

Trust '144A' FRN 15/6/2010 514,500 0.23<br />

US$200,000 Progress Energy 5.625% 15/1/2016 199,850 0.09<br />

US$127,000 Public Service Company of New Mexico<br />

4.4% 15/9/2008 124,741 0.05<br />

US$1,009,490 RAAC Series '2005-SP2 2A' FRN<br />

25/6/2044 1,011,138 0.45<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 173


US Dollar Core Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$500,000 Raytheon 8.3% 1/3/2010 543,500 0.24<br />

US$905,219 Residential Accredit Loans<br />

'2005-QS12 A8' FRN 25/8/2035 906,223 0.40<br />

US$1,878,208 Residential Accredit Loans<br />

'2006-QA9 A1' FRN 25/11/2036 1,881,969 0.84<br />

US$349,433 Residential Asset Mortgage<br />

Products '2004-RS11 A2' FRN<br />

25/12/2033 350,663 0.16<br />

US$439,389 Residential Asset Mortgage<br />

Products '2005-RS3 AIA2' FRN<br />

25/3/2035 440,533 0.20<br />

US$1,700,000 Residential Asset Mortgage<br />

Products '2006-EFC2 A1' FRN<br />

25/12/2036 1,700,915 0.76<br />

US$190,198 Residential Asset Securities<br />

'2003-KS5 AIIB' FRN 25/7/2033 190,359 0.08<br />

US$265,000 Sierra Pacific Power 'M' 6% 15/5/2016 267,206 0.12<br />

US$2,060,888 SLM Student Loan Trust<br />

'2002-1 A2' FRN 25/4/2017 2,066,855 0.92<br />

US$1,250,000 Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust<br />

'2005-OPT3 A4' FRN 25/11/2035 1,253,580 0.56<br />

US$245,000 Southern California Edison 5.625%<br />

1/2/2036 238,028 0.11<br />

US$286,000 Southwest Airlines 7.875% 1/9/2007 290,255 0.13<br />

US$190,000 Sprint Capital 8.75% 15/3/2032 229,363 0.10<br />

US$172,363 Structured Asset Securities<br />

'2004-23XS 2A1' FRN 25/1/2035 172,883 0.08<br />

US$169,002 Structured Asset Securities<br />

'2005-GEL2 A' FRN 25/4/2035 169,200 0.08<br />

US$539,870 Structured Asset Securities<br />

'2005-OPT1 A4M' FRN 25/11/2035 540,476 0.24<br />

US$575,000 Time Warner 9.125% 15/1/2013 671,243 0.30<br />

US$165,000 UnitedHealth Group 5.8% 15/3/2036 163,040 0.07<br />

US$1,300,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 30/11/2011 1,289,539 0.57<br />

US$2,385,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 2,269,105 1.01<br />

US$1,000,000 US Treasury Bond 5.25% 15/11/2028 ‡ 1,049,765 0.47<br />

US$3,900,000 US Treasury Bond 5.375% 15/2/2031 4,180,923 1.86<br />

US$9,380,000 US Treasury Bond 6.25% 15/8/2023 10,804,038 4.80<br />

US$80,000 US Treasury Bond 6.625% 15/2/2027 97,581 0.04<br />

US$410,000 US Treasury Bond 7.25% 15/8/2022 514,518 0.23<br />

US$5,000 US Treasury Bond 8.125% 15/8/2019 6,545 0.00<br />

US$1,400,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 1.625% 15/1/2015 1,394,564 0.62<br />

US$680,840 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 2% 15/1/2026 640,362 0.28<br />

US$2,543,692 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 2.5% 15/7/2016 2,564,827 1.14<br />

US$500,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 3.5% 15/1/2011 603,640 0.27<br />

US$1,725,000 USAA Auto Owner Trust '2006-4 A3'<br />

5.01% 15/6/2011 1,721,227 0.76<br />

US$1,475,000 USAA Auto Owner Trust '2006-4 A4'<br />

4.98% 15/10/2012 1,472,234 0.65<br />

US$1,075,000 Wachovia Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-B A3' 4.79% 20/4/2010 1,070,690 0.48<br />

US$1,300,000 Wachovia Bank Commercial<br />

Mortgage Trust '2005-C20 A6A'<br />

5.11% 15/7/2042 1,288,787 0.57<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

US$1,130,000 Wachovia Bank Commercial<br />

Mortgage Trust '2006-C28 A4'<br />

5.572% 15/10/2048 1,147,651 0.51<br />

US$140,570 Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust<br />

'2004-2 A32' FRN 25/5/2034 140,761 0.06<br />

US$16,608 Whole Auto Loan Trust '2004-1 D'<br />

5.6% 15/3/2011 16,591 0.01<br />

US$1,650,000 World Omni Auto Receivables<br />

Trust '2005-B A3' 4.4% 20/4/2009 1,643,591 0.73<br />

US$260,000 Wyeth 6% 15/2/2036 267,437 0.12<br />

US$120,000 Xcel Energy 6.5% 1/7/2036 127,233 0.06<br />

US$305,000 Xerox 6.4% 15/3/2016<br />

___________<br />

313,006<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

___________<br />

222,766,441<br />

______<br />

98.98<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

233,684,242<br />

______<br />

103.83<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$600,000<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

Sigma Finance EMTN FRN<br />

15/8/2011<br />

___________<br />

600,000<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

United States<br />

US$1,639,580 Asset Backed Funding Certificates<br />

'2006-OPT3 A3A' FRN 25/11/2036 1,640,749 0.73<br />

US$600,000 Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2004-2 M1' FRN 25/7/2034 603,335 0.27<br />

US$1,385,000 First Union National Bank<br />

Commercial Mortgage '1999-C4 D'<br />

7.936% 15/12/2031 1,480,610 0.66<br />

US$100,000 Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through<br />

Trust '2005-1 M2' 5.507% 25/5/2035 98,177 0.04<br />

US$987,000 Structured Asset <strong>Investment</strong> Loan<br />

Trust '2003-BC6 M1' FRN 25/7/2033 990,369 0.44<br />

US$950,000 Structured Asset <strong>Investment</strong> Loan<br />

Trust '2003-BC7 M1' FRN<br />

25/7/2033 953,300 0.42<br />

US$180,000 Structured Asset <strong>Investment</strong> Loan<br />

Trust '2004-8 M4' FRN 25/9/2034 180,948 0.08<br />

US$2,082,635 Structured Asset Securities<br />

'2006-BC3 A2' FRN 25/10/2036<br />

___________<br />

2,083,932<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

___________<br />

8,031,420<br />

______<br />

3.57<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

8,631,420<br />

______<br />

3.83<br />

Total Portfolio 242,315,662 107.66<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(17,243,131)<br />

______<br />

(7.66)<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

225,072,531<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

(‡) Security given as guarantee, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

174 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Core Bond Fund continued<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$13,100,000<br />

US$18,000,000<br />

US$900,000<br />

Floating Total Return Swaps (Lehman Brothers)<br />

(Fund pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 1-Month -0.13%;<br />

an Index Floating Amount is calculated as follow:<br />

((100 + Total Return of Lehman US Treasury Index<br />

taken on first calendar day of each Month) - 1) *<br />

Notional Value. If such value is positive Fund will<br />

receive cash. If such value is negative Fund will pay<br />

such value in addition of its Floating Amount)<br />

(1/12/2006) (106,975)<br />

Floating Total Return Swaps (UBS) (Fund pays<br />

Floating US$ Libor 1-Month -0.06%; an Index<br />

Floating Amount is calculated as follow:<br />

((100 + since inception Total Return of Lehman<br />

MBS Fixed Rate Index taken at the beginning<br />

of each month) - 1) * Notional Value. If such value<br />

is positive Fund will receive cash. If such value<br />

is negative Fund will pay such value in addition<br />

of its Floating Amount) (1/1/2007) (50,490)<br />

Floating Total Return Swaps (Lehman Brothers)<br />

(Fund pays Floating US$ Libor BBA 1-Month -0.13%;<br />

an Index Floating Amount is calculated as follow:<br />

((100 + Total Return of Lehman US Treasury Index<br />

taken on first calendar day of each Month) - 1) *<br />

Notional Value. If such value is positive Fund<br />

will receive cash. If such value is negative<br />

Fund will pay such value in addition of its<br />

Floating Amount) (3/1/2007) –<br />

US$6,800,000<br />

US$13,400,000<br />

US$2,900,000<br />

US$4,000,000<br />

US$10,000,000<br />

US$10,500,000<br />

US$475,000<br />

US$600,000<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Lehman)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.215%) (20/10/2010) 27,486<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.229%) (24/10/2011) 74,852<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.2725%) (25/10/2009) 11,980<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.035%) (2/11/2011) (11,364)<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (JP Morgan Chase)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.897%) (12/12/2011) (84,540)<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.946%) (12/12/2011) (66,266)<br />

Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on Comcast<br />

Cable Communications 6.75% 30/1/2011;<br />

and receives Fixed 1.15%) (20/9/2008) 20,825<br />

Total Return Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund pays on TIP 15/1/2011; variable<br />

notional amount, Fixed interest rate 3.5%;<br />

and receives Fixed 4.17%) (15/1/2011)<br />

_______<br />

–<br />

(184,492)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

(419) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (44,047,375)<br />

109 US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 11,727,719<br />

15 US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 1,672,969<br />

(104) CME/IMM Euro Dollar June 2007 (24,642,800)<br />

(171) CME/IMM Euro Dollar September 2007 (40,584,713)<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (95,874,200)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$287,860 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 175


US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$100,000 Intelsat Intermediate Holding 0/9.25%<br />

1/2/2015 (step-up coupon) 77,000 0.06<br />

US$500,000 Intelsat Subsidiary Holding 8.25%<br />

15/1/2013 510,000 0.38<br />

US$315,000 ProtoStar I '144A' 0% 15/10/2012<br />

___________<br />

326,025<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

913,025<br />

______<br />

0.69<br />

Canada<br />

US$550,000 Abitibi-Consolidated 6% 20/6/2013 442,750 0.34<br />

US$210,000 Abitibi-Consolidated 8.55% 1/8/2010 200,550 0.15<br />

US$700,000 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals '144A'<br />

FRN 1/12/2013 712,250 0.54<br />

US$260,000 Bombardier '144A' 8% 15/11/2014 267,798 0.20<br />

US$1,380,000 Bowater Canada Finance 7.95%<br />

15/11/2011 1,359,300 1.03<br />

US$1,000,000 Catalyst Paper 'D' 8.625% 15/6/2011 1,017,500 0.77<br />

US$345,000 Compton Petroleum Finance 7.625%<br />

1/12/2013 334,650 0.26<br />

US$1,500,000 Domtar 7.125% 15/8/2015 1,477,500 1.12<br />

US$750,000 Jean Coutu Group 7.625% 1/8/2012 793,125 0.60<br />

US$810,000 Nortel Networks '144A' FRN<br />

15/7/2011 857,587 0.65<br />

US$300,000 North American Energy Partners<br />

8.75% 1/12/2011 303,000 0.23<br />

US$400,000 Nova Chemicals FRN 15/11/2013 403,000 0.31<br />

US$500,000 Novelis 'WI' 8.25% 15/2/2015 486,250 0.37<br />

US$535,000 OPTI Canada '144A' 8.25%<br />

15/12/2014 551,050 0.42<br />

US$1,000,000 Quebecor Media 7.75% 15/3/2016 1,026,250 0.78<br />

US$230,000 Quebecor World '144A' 9.75%<br />

15/1/2015 232,587 0.18<br />

US$500,000 Quebecor World Capital 6.125%<br />

15/11/2013 433,750 0.33<br />

US$280,000 Quebecor World Capital '144A'<br />

8.75% 15/3/2016 269,500 0.21<br />

US$1,000,000 Rogers Wireless 6.375% 1/3/2014 1,017,500 0.77<br />

US$500,000 Rogers Wireless FRN 15/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

511,250<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

12,697,147<br />

______<br />

9.65<br />

US$500,000<br />

US$330,000<br />

Denmark<br />

Nordic Telephone Company<br />

Holdings '144A' 8.875%<br />

1/5/2016<br />

___________<br />

537,500<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

France<br />

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique<br />

7.5% 15/5/2015<br />

___________<br />

333,300<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

US$275,000 MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance<br />

FRN 15/12/2011 237,875 0.18<br />

US$660,000 NXP/NXP Funding '144A' 7.875%<br />

15/10/2014 676,385 0.51<br />

US$545,000 NXP/NXP Funding '144A' 9.5%<br />

15/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

563,394<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

___________<br />

1,477,654<br />

______<br />

1.12<br />

Ireland<br />

US$500,000 Smurfit Kappa Funding 9.625%<br />

1/10/2012<br />

___________<br />

532,500<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$340,000<br />

US$170,000<br />

Marshall Island<br />

Navios Maritime Holdings<br />

'144A' 9.5% 15/12/2014<br />

___________<br />

337,674<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

Netherlands<br />

Impress Holdings '144A' FRN<br />

15/9/2013<br />

___________<br />

171,275<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$160,000 Britannia Bulk '144A' 11% 1/12/2011 151,000 0.12<br />

US$685,000 Ineos Group Holdings '144A'<br />

8.5% 15/2/2016 657,600 0.50<br />

US$837,000 Inmarsat Finance 7.625% 30/6/2012 868,387 0.66<br />

US$750,000 NTL Cable 9.125% 15/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

795,937<br />

______<br />

0.60<br />

___________<br />

2,472,924<br />

______<br />

1.88<br />

United States<br />

US$295,000 Accellent 10.5% 1/12/2013 307,538 0.23<br />

US$57,000 AES 8.875% 15/2/2011 61,418 0.05<br />

US$225,000 AES '144A' 9% 15/5/2015 243,000 0.18<br />

US$246,543 AES Eastern Energy '99-A' 9%<br />

2/1/2017 276,282 0.21<br />

US$110,000 Affinion Group 10.125% 15/10/2013 117,150 0.09<br />

US$375,000 Affinion Group 11.5% 15/10/2015 398,438 0.30<br />

US$420,000 Aleris <strong>International</strong> '144A' 9%<br />

15/12/2014 423,675 0.32<br />

US$750,000 Allbritton Communications 7.75%<br />

15/12/2012 759,375 0.58<br />

US$675,000 Allied Waste North America 7.875%<br />

15/4/2013 699,469 0.53<br />

US$380,000 American Real Estate Partners<br />

7.125% 15/2/2013 383,800 0.29<br />

US$140,000 Amkor Technology 7.75% 15/5/2013 129,675 0.10<br />

US$53,869 Archibald Candy 10% 1/11/2007 3,431 0.00<br />

US$300,000 Argo-Tech 9.25% 1/6/2011 313,500 0.24<br />

US$875,000 Ashtead Capital '144A' 9% 15/8/2016 940,625 0.71<br />

US$1,000,000 Autonation 7% 15/4/2014 1,012,500 0.77<br />

US$500,000 Avis Budget Car Rental '144A'<br />

7.625% 15/5/2014 486,250 0.37<br />

US$500,000 Avis Budget Car Rental '144A' FRN<br />

15/5/2014 483,750 0.37<br />

US$275,000 BCP Crystal US Holdings 9.625%<br />

15/6/2014 305,250 0.23<br />

US$275,000 Berry Petroleum 8.25% 1/11/2016 276,719 0.21<br />

US$175,000 Berry Plastics Holding '144A' 8.875%<br />

15/9/2014 178,500 0.14<br />

US$850,000 Berry Plastics Holding '144A' FRN<br />

15/9/2014 864,875 0.66<br />

US$1,000,000 Boise Cascade 7.125% 15/10/2014 972,500 0.74<br />

US$250,000 Boise Cascade FRN 15/10/2012 251,875 0.19<br />

US$125,000 Boyd Gaming 7.125% 1/2/2016 125,000 0.09<br />

US$600,000 Boyd Gaming 7.75% 15/12/2012 623,250 0.47<br />

US$300,000 Buffets Inc '144A' 12.5% 1/11/2014 303,750 0.23<br />

US$225,000 Building Materials Corporation of<br />

America 7.75% 1/8/2014 204,750 0.16<br />

US$250,000 Building Materials Corporation of<br />

America 8% 1/12/2008 261,875 0.20<br />

US$1,000,000 Building Materials Corporation of<br />

America 'B' 8% 15/10/2007 1,018,800 0.77<br />

US$140,000 Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse<br />

'144A' 11.125% 15/4/2014 137,200 0.10<br />

US$260,000 Cablevision Systems 'B' FRN 1/4/2009 275,600 0.21<br />

US$120,000 Caesars Entertainment 8.125%<br />

15/5/2011 126,000 0.10<br />

176 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$900,000 CBD Media Holdings 9.25% 15/7/2012 941,625 0.72<br />

US$175,000 CCM Merger '144A' 8% 1/8/2013 171,938 0.13<br />

US$200,000 Centennial Communications 8.125%<br />

1/2/2014 206,250 0.16<br />

US$475,000 Chaparral Energy 8.5% 1/12/2015 475,594 0.36<br />

US$750,000 Charter Communications Holdings II<br />

10.25% 15/9/2010 788,438 0.60<br />

US$630,000 Charter Communications Holdings II 'B'<br />

10.25% 15/9/2010 660,713 0.50<br />

US$475,000 Church & Dwight 6% 15/12/2012 466,688 0.35<br />

US$85,000 Citizens Communications 6.25%<br />

15/1/2013 83,831 0.06<br />

US$1,525,000 Compass Minerals <strong>International</strong> 'B'<br />

0/12% 1/6/2013 (step-up coupon) 1,460,188 1.11<br />

US$250,000 Conexant Systems '144A' FRN<br />

15/11/2010 255,000 0.19<br />

US$750,000 Constellation Brands 'B' 8.125%<br />

15/1/2012 781,875 0.59<br />

US$125,000 Cooper-Standard Automotive 7%<br />

15/12/2012 112,813 0.09<br />

US$500,000 Copano Energy 8.125% 1/3/2016 520,000 0.40<br />

US$250,000 Corrections Corporation of America<br />

7.5% 1/5/2011 258,750 0.20<br />

US$440,000 Cricket Communications '144A' 9.375%<br />

1/11/2014 466,400 0.35<br />

US$1,500,000 CSC Holdings 7.25% 15/7/2008 1,520,625 1.15<br />

US$500,000 Del Monte 6.75% 15/2/2015 497,500 0.38<br />

US$400,000 Del Monte 8.625% 15/12/2012 424,000 0.32<br />

US$1,000,000 Dex Media 8% 15/11/2013 1,035,000 0.79<br />

US$500,000 Dex Media East Finance 9.875%<br />

15/11/2009 525,000 0.40<br />

US$500,000 Dex Media West Finance 'B' 9.875%<br />

15/8/2013 547,500 0.42<br />

US$205,000 DI Finance/DynCorp <strong>International</strong> 'B'<br />

9.5% 15/2/2013 218,325 0.17<br />

US$150,000 DirecTV Holdings/DirecTV Financing<br />

8.375% 15/3/2013 156,750 0.12<br />

US$250,000 DRS Technologies 6.625% 1/2/2016 253,125 0.19<br />

US$750,000 DRS Technologies 6.875% 1/11/2013 759,375 0.58<br />

US$185,000 Dynegy Holdings 8.375% 1/5/2016 195,175 0.15<br />

US$800,000 Echostar DBS 7.125% 1/2/2016 803,000 0.61<br />

US$750,000 Edison Mission Energy 7.75%<br />

15/6/2016 798,750 0.61<br />

US$500,000 El Paso Performance-Linked Trust<br />

'144A' 7.75% 15/7/2011 531,250 0.40<br />

US$1,000,000 Encore Acquisition 7.25% 1/12/2017 975,000 0.74<br />

US$350,000 Erico <strong>International</strong> 8.875% 1/3/2012 376,922 0.29<br />

US$240,000 Esco '144A' 8.625% 15/12/2013 247,800 0.19<br />

US$1,093,000 ESI Tractebel Acquisition 'B' 7.99%<br />

30/12/2011 1,127,805 0.86<br />

US$500,000 Esterline Technologies 7.75%<br />

15/6/2013 512,500 0.39<br />

US$1,500,000 Felcor Lodging 8.5% 1/6/2011 1,605,000 1.22<br />

US$280,000 FiberTower '144A' 9% 15/11/2012 332,150 0.25<br />

US$745,000 Ford Motor 4.25% 15/12/2036 799,013 0.61<br />

US$860,000 Ford Motor 7.45% 16/7/2031 679,400 0.52<br />

US$140,000 Ford Motor Credit 5.7% 15/1/2010 134,374 0.10<br />

US$860,000 Ford Motor Credit 5.8% 12/1/2009 845,002 0.64<br />

US$590,000 Ford Motor Credit FRN 13/1/2012 585,468 0.44<br />

US$1,100,000 Forest City Enterprises 7.625%<br />

1/6/2015 1,127,500 0.86<br />

US$1,730,000 Freescale Semiconductor '144A'<br />

9.125% 15/12/2014 1,721,350 1.31<br />

US$200,000 Freescale Semiconductor '144A'<br />

FRN 15/12/2014 199,000 0.15<br />

US$535,000 General Motors 8.375% 15/7/2033 494,875 0.38<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,000,000 Geo Group 8.25% 15/7/2013 1,035,000 0.79<br />

US$750,000 Georgia-Pacific 8.125% 15/5/2011 791,250 0.60<br />

US$140,000 GMAC 6.75% 1/12/2014 144,188 0.11<br />

US$140,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 4%<br />

15/6/2034 246,116 0.19<br />

US$110,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 7.857%<br />

15/8/2011 110,412 0.08<br />

US$995,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber '144A'<br />

8.625% 1/12/2011 1,029,825 0.78<br />

US$800,000 Graphic Packaging <strong>International</strong><br />

8.5% 15/8/2011 832,000 0.63<br />

US$95,000 Graphic Packaging <strong>International</strong><br />

9.5% 15/8/2013 100,225 0.08<br />

US$455,000 Greektown Holdings '144A' 10.75%<br />

1/12/2013 477,750 0.36<br />

US$200,000 Harrah's Operating 5.75% 1/10/2017 167,366 0.13<br />

US$300,000 Host Marriott 'O' 6.375% 15/3/2015 297,375 0.23<br />

US$543,000 Huntsman <strong>International</strong> 9.875%<br />

1/3/2009 562,005 0.43<br />

US$885,000 Idearc '144A' 8% 15/11/2016 906,019 0.69<br />

US$290,000 Innophos 8.875% 15/8/2014 295,800 0.22<br />

US$250,000 Intelsat 9% 15/8/2014 265,312 0.20<br />

US$500,000 Intelsat '144A' 9% 15/6/2016 531,875 0.40<br />

US$1,000,000 ION Media Networks '144A' FRN<br />

15/1/2012 1,017,500 0.77<br />

US$250,000 K&F Acquisition 7.75% 15/11/2014 258,750 0.20<br />

US$500,000 Lamar Media 6.625% 15/8/2015 498,125 0.38<br />

US$570,000 Lear '144A' 8.75% 1/12/2016 553,613 0.42<br />

US$500,000 Levi Strauss & Co 8.875% 1/4/2016 525,000 0.40<br />

US$350,000 Liberty Media 0.75% 30/3/2023 449,313 0.34<br />

US$1,150,000 Lyondell Chemical 8.25% 15/9/2016 1,213,250 0.92<br />

US$555,000 Mac-Gray 7.625% 15/8/2015 566,100 0.43<br />

US$750,000 Mediacom 9.5% 15/1/2013 776,250 0.59<br />

US$60,000 Metaldyne 10% 1/11/2013 64,500 0.05<br />

US$620,000 MetroPCS Wireless '144A' 9.25%<br />

1/11/2014 651,000 0.49<br />

US$200,000 MGM Mirage 6% 1/10/2009 200,500 0.15<br />

US$550,000 Michaels Stores '144A' 10% 1/11/2014 574,750 0.44<br />

US$870,000 Michaels Stores '144A' 11.375%<br />

1/11/2016 911,325 0.69<br />

US$650,000 Millennium America 9.25% 15/6/2008 674,375 0.51<br />

US$1,000,000 Mirant North America 7.375%<br />

31/12/2013 1,022,059 0.78<br />

US$765,000 Momentive Performance Materials<br />

'144A' 10.125% 1/12/2014 776,475 0.59<br />

US$330,000 Momentive Performance Materials<br />

'144A' 11.5% 1/12/2016 327,525 0.25<br />

US$210,000 Mosaic Global Holdings '144A'<br />

7.625% 1/12/2016 218,662 0.17<br />

US$725,000 MSW Energy Holdings II/MSW Energy<br />

Finance II 'B' 7.375% 1/9/2010 743,125 0.56<br />

US$700,000 Mylan Laboratories 6.375% 15/8/2015 696,500 0.53<br />

US$1,125,000 Nalco 7.75% 15/11/2011 1,155,937 0.88<br />

US$40,000 NCO Group '144A' FRN 15/11/2013 39,900 0.03<br />

US$1,000,000 Neiman-Marcus Group 10.375%<br />

15/10/2015 1,120,000 0.85<br />

US$185,000 Network Communications 10.75%<br />

1/12/2013 187,775 0.14<br />

US$920,000 Nexstar Finance 7% 15/1/2014 869,400 0.66<br />

US$100,000 Nielsen Finance '144A' 0/12.5%<br />

1/8/2016 (step-up coupon) 69,375 0.05<br />

US$1,050,000 Nielsen Finance '144A' 10%<br />

1/8/2014 1,143,187 0.87<br />

US$125,000 Nortek (Old) 8.5% 1/9/2014 123,125 0.09<br />

US$525,000 NRG Energy 7.25% 1/2/2014 530,250 0.40<br />

US$500,000 NRG Energy 7.375% 1/2/2016 503,750 0.38<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 177


US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$950,000 Omnova Solutions 11.25%<br />

1/6/2010 1,026,000 0.78<br />

US$550,000 Overseas Shipholding Group<br />

8.25% 15/3/2013 580,937 0.44<br />

US$1,000,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container<br />

8.25% 15/5/2013 1,038,750 0.79<br />

US$750,000 Ply Gem Industries 9% 15/2/2012 641,250 0.49<br />

US$425,000 Pogo Producing 7.875% 1/5/2013 434,562 0.33<br />

US$85,000 Poster Financial Group 8.75%<br />

1/12/2011 88,612 0.07<br />

US$165,000 Pregis '144A' 12.375% 15/10/2013 179,438 0.14<br />

US$1,210,000 Primedia 8% 15/5/2013 1,176,725 0.89<br />

US$1,250,000 Quiksilver 6.875% 15/4/2015 1,237,500 0.94<br />

US$2,000,000 Qwest Communications <strong>International</strong><br />

FRN 15/2/2009 2,035,000 1.55<br />

US$750,000 Rainbow National Services<br />

'144A' 8.75% 1/9/2012 792,187 0.60<br />

US$415,000 RBS Global & Rexnord '144A'<br />

11.75% 1/8/2016 435,750 0.33<br />

US$920,000 Reliant Energy 9.5% 15/7/2013 991,300 0.75<br />

US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-1' 6.875% 15/1/2013 240,937 0.18<br />

US$375,000 RH Donnelley 'A-2' 6.875% 15/1/2013 361,406 0.27<br />

US$680,000 Rural Cellular 8.25% 15/3/2012 711,450 0.54<br />

US$1,000,000 Rural Cellular 9.75% 15/1/2010 1,032,500 0.78<br />

US$345,000 Sabine Pass LNG '144A' 7.5%<br />

30/11/2016 344,569 0.26<br />

US$1,250,000 Salem Communications 7.75%<br />

15/12/2010 1,275,000 0.97<br />

US$750,000 Select Medical 7.625% 1/2/2015 626,250 0.48<br />

US$620,000 SemGroup '144A' 8.75% 15/11/2015 626,200 0.48<br />

US$200,000 Seneca Gaming 7.25% 1/5/2012 204,500 0.16<br />

US$500,000 Sierra Pacific Power 'A' 8%<br />

1/6/2008 516,511 0.39<br />

US$750,000 Sinclair Broadcast Group 8%<br />

15/3/2012 778,125 0.59<br />

US$250,000 Sinclair Broadcast Group 8.75%<br />

15/12/2011 261,563 0.20<br />

US$575,000 Smurfit-Stone Container<br />

Enterprises 9.75% 1/2/2011 595,844 0.45<br />

US$1,000,000 Southern Natural Gas 8.875%<br />

15/3/2010 1,054,313 0.80<br />

US$250,000 Southern Star Central 6.75%<br />

1/3/2016 250,625 0.19<br />

US$300,000 Standard Aero Holdings 8.25%<br />

1/9/2014 304,500 0.23<br />

US$1,225,000 Stanley-Martin Communities 9.75%<br />

15/8/2015 998,875 0.76<br />

US$400,000 Station Casinos 7.75% 15/8/2016 402,500 0.31<br />

US$720,000 Stone Energy '144A' FRN 15/7/2010 716,400 0.54<br />

US$915,000 Sungard Data Systems 9.125%<br />

15/8/2013 965,325 0.73<br />

US$785,000 Sungard Data Systems FRN<br />

15/8/2013 819,344 0.62<br />

US$250,000 Swift & Co 12.5% 1/1/2010 256,875 0.20<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,000,000 Technical Olympic USA '144A'<br />

8.25% 1/4/2011 975,000 0.74<br />

US$488,618 Tenaska Alabama Partners '144A'<br />

7% 30/6/2021 488,209 0.37<br />

US$330,000 Tenet Healthcare 6.875% 15/11/2031 265,650 0.20<br />

US$70,000 Tenet Healthcare 9.25% 1/2/2015 70,175 0.05<br />

US$775,000 Tenneco 8.625% 15/11/2014 794,375 0.60<br />

US$240,000 Tennessee Gas Pipeline 7.625%<br />

1/4/2037 271,006 0.21<br />

US$60,000 Texas Industries 7.25% 15/7/2013 61,200 0.05<br />

US$100,000 Titan <strong>International</strong> '144A' 8%<br />

15/1/2012 101,125 0.08<br />

US$275,000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 'B'<br />

8.875% 15/7/2012 312,125 0.24<br />

US$80,000 Travelport '144A' 9.875% 1/9/2014 80,800 0.06<br />

US$10,000 Travelport '144A' 11.875% 1/9/2016 10,300 0.01<br />

US$150,000 Travelport '144A' FRN 1/9/2014 147,000 0.11<br />

US$750,000 Triad Hospitals 7% 15/11/2013 758,438 0.58<br />

US$250,000 Turning Stone Resort Casino<br />

Enterprise '144A' 9.125%<br />

15/9/2014 256,875 0.19<br />

US$555,000 United Auto Group '144A' 7.75%<br />

15/12/2016 560,550 0.43<br />

US$135,000 United Rentals North America<br />

7.75% 15/11/2013 136,350 0.10<br />

US$400,000 Universal City Florida Holding I/II<br />

FRN 1/5/2010 415,000 0.32<br />

US$1,250,000 Valor Telecommunications<br />

Enterprises 7.75% 15/2/2015 1,351,562 1.03<br />

US$250,000 Verso Paper Holdings & Verson<br />

Paper '144A' 9.125% 1/8/2014 261,875 0.20<br />

US$600,000 Vought Aircraft Industries 8%<br />

15/7/2011 580,500 0.44<br />

US$500,000 Waste Services 9.5% 15/4/2014 523,750 0.40<br />

US$35,000 West 9.5% 15/10/2014 35,175 0.03<br />

US$1,030,000 West 11% 15/10/2016 1,045,450 0.79<br />

US$1,000,000 Windstream '144A' 8.125%<br />

1/8/2013 1,088,750 0.83<br />

US$1,125,000 Wynn Las Vegas/Wynn Las Vegas<br />

Capital 6.625% 1/12/2014 1,123,594 0.85<br />

US$445,000 Young Broadcasting 10% 1/3/2011<br />

___________<br />

424,975<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

___________<br />

103,039,803<br />

______<br />

78.28<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

122,512,802<br />

______<br />

93.07<br />

PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

2,625 Loral Spacecom (Pref)<br />

___________<br />

543,375<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Total Preferred Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

543,375<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

123,056,177<br />

______<br />

93.48<br />

178 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

US$8,136,860 Australis Media 15.75%<br />

15/5/2003 (Defaulted)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Canada<br />

US$4,000,000 Consolidated Hydro 0% 15/7/2003<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Ireland<br />

€220,000 BCM Ireland Preferred Equity<br />

'144A' 10.597% 15/2/2017<br />

___________<br />

290,008<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

United States<br />

US$4,500,000 Breed Technologies 9.25% 15/4/2008 0 0.00<br />

US$3,000,000 Mid-American Waste Systems 12.25%<br />

15/2/2003 0 0.00<br />

US$4,000,000 Wheeling Pittsburg 9.25% 15/11/2007<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

290,008<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

8,000 Australis Media (Wts 4/6/2014)<br />

(Defaulted)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

United States<br />

974 Archibald Candy<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares) & Warrants<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

290,008<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

Total Portfolio 123,346,185 93.70<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

8,290,363<br />

______<br />

6.30<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

131,636,548<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

€497,400 US$661,823 10/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(5,918)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(5,918)<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net<br />

Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 179


US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$70,000 Intelsat Bermuda '144A' 9.25%<br />

15/6/2016<br />

___________<br />

75,600<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

Canada<br />

US$80,000 Compton Petroleum Finance 7.625%<br />

1/12/2013 77,600 0.05<br />

US$125,000 Rogers Wireless 7.5% 15/3/2015<br />

___________<br />

136,250<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

213,850<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

US$1,000,000 Links Finance EMTN FRN 15/9/2010 1,000,030 0.61<br />

US$30,000 Seagate Technology HDD Holdings<br />

6.8% 1/10/2016 30,300 0.02<br />

US$1,000,000 Sigma Finance EMTN FRN 15/8/2011 1,000,000 0.61<br />

US$500,000 Sigma Finance '144A' FRN 31/3/2014 502,416 0.30<br />

US$307,833 Systems 2001 Asset Trust '144A'<br />

6.664% 15/9/2013<br />

___________<br />

322,780<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

2,855,526<br />

______<br />

1.73<br />

Luxembourg<br />

US$485,000 Telecom Italia Capital 4% 15/11/2008 472,610 0.29<br />

US$425,000 Tyco <strong>International</strong> Group 6.125%<br />

1/11/2008 430,530 0.26<br />

US$75,000 Wind Acquisition Finance '144A'<br />

10.75% 1/12/2015<br />

___________<br />

85,688<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

988,828<br />

______<br />

0.60<br />

US$475,000<br />

US$240,000<br />

Netherlands<br />

Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong><br />

Finance 3.875% 22/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

464,873<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

United Kingdom<br />

HBOS Treasury Services '144A'<br />

3.5% 30/11/2007<br />

___________<br />

236,135<br />

______<br />

0.14<br />

United States<br />

US$1,493,026 ACE Securities '2006-FM2 A2A'<br />

FRN 25/8/2036 1,493,956 0.91<br />

US$1,071,233 Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust<br />

'2006-1 A1' FRN 25/1/2037 1,071,808 0.65<br />

US$124,962 American Airlines 'AMBC' 3.857%<br />

9/7/2010 121,354 0.07<br />

US$280,000 American Electric Power 4.709%<br />

16/8/2007 278,596 0.17<br />

US$400,000 American Electric Power 'C' 5.375%<br />

15/3/2010 400,152 0.24<br />

US$45,000 American Real Estate Partners 8.125%<br />

1/6/2012 46,688 0.03<br />

US$110,000 Appalachian Power FRN 29/6/2007 110,140 0.07<br />

US$535,000 AT&T 4.125% 15/9/2009 520,153 0.32<br />

US$1,250,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16'<br />

4.72% 15/5/2013 1,236,719 0.75<br />

US$686,705 Banc of America Mortgage Securities<br />

'2003-J 2A1' FRN 25/11/2033 674,574 0.41<br />

US$2,420,000 Bank of America Funding '2006-1 1A1'<br />

5.75% 25/1/2036 2,401,806 1.46<br />

US$325,000 Bank of New York 'BKNT' 3.8%<br />

1/2/2008 320,007 0.19<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$435,000 BellSouth FRN 15/11/2007 435,582 0.26<br />

US$359,259 Capital One Auto Finance Trust<br />

'2003-A A4A' 2.47% 15/1/2010 357,465 0.22<br />

US$30,000 CC Funding Trust I 6.9% 16/2/2007 30,040 0.02<br />

US$210,000 Centex MTNE FRN 1/8/2007 210,200 0.13<br />

US$134,999 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2003-A CTFS' 2.04% 15/12/2009 133,959 0.08<br />

US$1,489,236 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-A A3' 3.87% 15/6/2009 1,475,127 0.89<br />

US$80,000 Chesapeake Energy 6.375% 15/6/2015 79,600 0.05<br />

US$55,000 Cincinnati Bell 7.25% 15/7/2013 57,200 0.04<br />

US$180,000 Cisco Systems FRN 20/2/2009 180,261 0.11<br />

US$1,625,000 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust<br />

'2003-A8 A8' 3.5% 16/8/2010 1,582,344 0.96<br />

US$240,000 Citigroup 3.5% 1/2/2008 235,596 0.14<br />

US$750,000 Citigroup 4.25% 29/7/2009 734,550 0.45<br />

US$225,000 Comcast Cable Communications<br />

6.2% 15/11/2008 228,744 0.14<br />

US$140,000 Comcast Cable Communications<br />

8.375% 1/5/2007 141,336 0.09<br />

US$260,000 Comcast FRN 14/7/2009 260,730 0.16<br />

US$904,364 Commercial Mortgage Acceptance<br />

'1999-C1 A2' 7.03% 15/6/2031 932,771 0.57<br />

US$305,160 Commercial Mortgage Pass Through<br />

Certificates '2004-LB4A A1' 3.566%<br />

15/10/2037 302,308 0.18<br />

US$1,456,850 Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates<br />

'2005-16 2AF1' FRN 25/5/2036 1,458,009 0.88<br />

US$475,000 COX Communications 4.625%<br />

15/1/2010 465,504 0.28<br />

US$50,000 Crown Cork & Seal 7.375% 15/12/2026 47,000 0.03<br />

US$7,451,015 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2003-CPN1 ASP' 1.692137%<br />

15/3/2035 262,836 0.16<br />

US$712,793 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2004-C3 A2' 3.913% 15/7/2036 698,696 0.42<br />

US$1,000,000 CSX 7.45% 1/5/2007 1,006,297 0.61<br />

US$821,413 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2004-B A3' 3.18% 8/9/2008 818,109 0.50<br />

US$1,425,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.02% 8/7/2010 1,423,233 0.86<br />

US$385,000 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding 4.05%<br />

4/6/2008 376,958 0.23<br />

US$685,000 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding 4.75%<br />

15/1/2008 679,049 0.41<br />

US$923,169 Deutsche ALT-A Securities<br />

Incorporation Alternate Loan Trust<br />

'2006-AF1 A1' FRN 25/4/2036 924,000 0.56<br />

US$530,000 Dominion Resources 'A' 5.687%<br />

15/5/2008 531,041 0.32<br />

US$400,000 Dominion Resources 'D' 5.125%<br />

15/12/2009 ‡ 397,906 0.24<br />

US$880,000 DR Horton 7.5% 1/12/2007 895,808 0.54<br />

US$500,000 Enterprise Products Operating 4.95%<br />

1/6/2010 492,106 0.30<br />

US$55,000 Equistar Chemicals 10.125% 1/9/2008 58,713 0.04<br />

US$3,889,519 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5%<br />

1/8/2035 933,079 0.57<br />

US$1,382,961 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '377 2' 5%<br />

1/10/2036 322,870 0.20<br />

(‡) Security given as guarantee, see Note 14 for further details.<br />

180 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$74,662 Fannie Mae Pool '357352' 6.5%<br />

1/2/2033 76,374 0.05<br />

US$10,500,000 Fannie Mae Pool '5.5 1/07' 5.5% TBA 10,385,156 6.29<br />

US$132,009 Fannie Mae Pool '564233' 8%<br />

1/11/2030 139,289 0.08<br />

US$4,800,000 Fannie Mae Pool '6 1/07' 6% TBA 4,869,000 2.95<br />

US$3,000,000 Fannie Mae Pool '6.5 1/07' 6.5% TBA 3,056,250 1.85<br />

US$420,714 Fannie Mae Pool '683137' 8%<br />

1/7/2027 445,368 0.27<br />

US$3,252,389 Fannie Mae Pool '735661' 5.5%<br />

1/12/2017 3,262,185 1.98<br />

US$884,761 Fannie Mae Pool '745930' 7.5%<br />

1/9/2035 913,516 0.55<br />

US$1,424,650 Fannie Mae Pool '884781' FRN<br />

1/10/2036 1,434,100 0.87<br />

US$1,694,266 Fannie Mae Pool '884790' FRN<br />

1/10/2036 1,705,720 1.03<br />

US$3,000,000 Fannie Mae Pool '888024' 6.5%<br />

1/6/2035 3,055,781 1.85<br />

US$1,099,852 Fannie Mae Pool '903695' FRN<br />

1/10/2036 1,113,658 0.68<br />

US$975,000 Fannie Mae Pool '907606' FRN<br />

1/12/2036 977,742 0.59<br />

US$1,329,287 Fannie Mae REMICS '2003-17 QR' 4.5%<br />

25/11/2025 1,318,945 0.80<br />

US$771,178 Fannie Mae REMICS '2003-67 GL' 3%<br />

25/1/2025 754,044 0.46<br />

US$784,550 Fannie Mae REMICS '2005-70 GA' 5.5%<br />

25/12/2034 784,940 0.48<br />

US$2,392,828 Fannie Mae REMICS '2006-106 PA' 5.5%<br />

25/6/2030 2,400,128 1.45<br />

US$975,000 Fannie Mae-Aces '2006-M2 A1A' 4.855%<br />

25/8/2016 966,454 0.59<br />

US$1,757,076 First Horizon Asset Back Trust<br />

'2004-HE4 A2' 4.07% 25/7/2019 1,727,866 1.05<br />

US$904,032 First Union National Bank – Bank<br />

of America Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2001-C1 A2' 6.136%<br />

15/3/2033 928,548 0.56<br />

US$365,000 FleetBoston Financial 3.85%<br />

15/2/2008 359,546 0.22<br />

US$1,375,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-A A4' 3.72% 15/10/2009 1,353,440 0.82<br />

US$1,650,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-C A3' 4.3% 15/8/2009 1,636,538 0.99<br />

US$332,334 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'B11523' 5.5%<br />

1/12/2018 332,869 0.20<br />

US$772,946 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G1186'<br />

FRN 1/9/2036 777,156 0.47<br />

US$2,250,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G1386'<br />

FRN 1/12/2036 2,264,590 1.37<br />

US$2,925,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1G2552'<br />

FRN 1/11/2036 2,956,090 1.79<br />

US$1,700,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1J0183'<br />

FRN 1/11/2036 1,709,668 1.04<br />

US$2,875,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool '1J0223'<br />

FRN 1/12/2036 2,889,150 1.75<br />

US$1,100,000 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 'G1415'<br />

FRN 1/1/2037 1,109,453 0.67<br />

US$2,170,000 Freddie Mac REMICS '3063 YB' 5.5%<br />

15/6/2026 2,182,529 1.32<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,100,000 Fremont Home Loan Trust<br />

'2005-E 2A2' FRN 25/1/2036 1,101,054 0.67<br />

US$907,698 GCO Slims Trust '2006-1A NOTE'<br />

5.72% 1/3/2022 913,938 0.55<br />

US$1,170,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 1,142,236 0.69<br />

US$695,000 General Electric Capital MTNA<br />

3.75% 15/12/2009 671,127 0.41<br />

US$979,166 GMAC Commercial Mortgage<br />

Securities '1999-C1 A2' 6.175%<br />

15/5/2033 991,808 0.60<br />

US$865,000 Goldman Sachs Group 4.125%<br />

15/1/2008 855,471 0.52<br />

US$500,000 Goodrich 6.45% 15/4/2008 503,964 0.31<br />

US$6,280,852 Government National Mortgage<br />

Association '2002-94 XB'<br />

1.28226% 16/11/2007 52,526 0.03<br />

US$2,900,483 Greenwich Capital Commercial<br />

Funding '2002-C1 XP'<br />

2.156788% 11/1/2035 241,153 0.15<br />

US$900,033 Greenwich Capital Commercial<br />

Funding '2004-GG1 A2'<br />

3.835% 10/6/2036 893,575 0.54<br />

US$815,934 GSAA Trust '2004-10 AF2' 4.22%<br />

25/8/2034 808,808 0.49<br />

US$4,213,000 GSAA Trust '2005-12 AF2' 4.9716%<br />

25/9/2035 4,167,188 2.53<br />

US$1,650,000 GSAMP Trust '2005-AHL A3' FRN<br />

25/4/2035 1,667,899 1.01<br />

US$1,169,271 Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2006-11 A1A' FRN 19/12/2036 1,172,339 0.71<br />

US$757,164 Honda Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2004-3 A3' 2.91% 20/10/2008 750,156 0.45<br />

US$1,200,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 1,199,250 0.73<br />

US$535,000 HSBC Finance 4.125% 15/12/2008 524,700 0.32<br />

US$1,000,000 Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust<br />

'2006-AR41 A3' FRN 25/2/2037 1,000,839 0.61<br />

US$145,000 Intelsat '144A' 9% 15/6/2016 154,244 0.09<br />

US$1,856,715 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust<br />

'2005-A2 4A1' 5.209318%<br />

25/4/2035 1,823,068 1.11<br />

US$1,205,395 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust<br />

'2006-A2 5A3' 3.753592%<br />

25/11/2033 1,189,477 0.72<br />

US$700,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.625%<br />

1/5/2008 684,115 0.41<br />

US$350,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co 6.375%<br />

15/2/2008 353,037 0.21<br />

US$20,000 L-3 Communications 5.875%<br />

15/1/2015 19,400 0.01<br />

US$1,050,000 LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage<br />

Trust '1999-C1 A2' 6.78%<br />

15/6/2031 1,077,122 0.65<br />

US$8,366,940 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2002-C4 XCP' 1.61766%<br />

15/10/2035 293,829 0.18<br />

US$952,613 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage<br />

Trust '2004-C7 A1' 3.625%<br />

15/10/2029 930,667 0.56<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 181


US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$525,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings 3.6%<br />

13/3/2009 507,752 0.31<br />

US$250,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings 4%<br />

22/1/2008 246,661 0.15<br />

US$2,700,000 Luminent Mortgage Trust<br />

'2006-7 1A1' FRN 25/12/2036 2,700,000 1.64<br />

US$115,000 Lyondell Chemical 8.25% 15/9/2016 121,325 0.07<br />

US$220,000 MBNA MTN 5.625% 30/11/2007 220,490 0.13<br />

US$90,000 MGM Mirage 6% 1/10/2009 90,225 0.05<br />

US$490,000 Midamerican Energy Holdings 3.5%<br />

15/5/2008 477,963 0.29<br />

US$435,000 Midamerican Energy Holdings 4.625%<br />

1/10/2007 432,273 0.26<br />

US$95,000 Monumental Global Funding II '144A'<br />

3.85% 3/3/2008 93,280 0.06<br />

US$3,545,725 Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan<br />

Trust '2006-3AR 2A3'<br />

5.900569% 25/3/2036 3,579,225 2.17<br />

US$3,200,000 National Collegiate Student Loan<br />

Trust '2005-2 AIO'<br />

7.73% 25/3/2012 726,560 0.44<br />

US$7,156,970 National Collegiate Student Loan<br />

Trust '2005-GT1 AIO'<br />

6.75% 25/12/2009 1,325,597 0.80<br />

US$100,000 Nationwide Health Properties MTNC<br />

7.6% 20/11/2028 108,512 0.07<br />

US$200,000 News America 6.625% 9/1/2008 202,274 0.12<br />

US$120,000 News America 6.75% 9/1/2038 128,168 0.08<br />

US$760,000 Nisource Finance FRN 23/11/2009 760,718 0.46<br />

US$877,522 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2005-A A3' 3.54%<br />

15/10/2008 872,446 0.53<br />

US$1,389,606 Nomura Home Equity Loan<br />

'2006-WF1 A1' FRN 25/3/2036 1,390,621 0.84<br />

US$130,000 Norfolk Southern 7.35% 15/5/2007 130,922 0.08<br />

US$55,000 Northwest Pipeline 8.125% 1/3/2010 57,544 0.04<br />

US$1,058,075 Novastar Home Equity Loan<br />

'2005-4 A2A' FRN 25/1/2036 1,058,822 0.64<br />

US$830,000 Oracle FRN 13/1/2009 831,579 0.50<br />

US$1,000,000 Pemex Project Funding Master Trust<br />

'144A' FRN 15/6/2010 1,029,000 0.62<br />

US$214,211 Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through<br />

Trust '2004-5 AF2' 3.735%<br />

25/12/2034 213,565 0.13<br />

US$500,000 Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through<br />

Trust '2005-1 AF3' 4.142%<br />

25/5/2035 495,397 0.30<br />

US$300,000 Protective Life Secured Trust 2004-B<br />

MTN FRN 13/4/2007 300,120 0.18<br />

US$425,000 Prudential Financial MTN 3.75%<br />

1/5/2008 415,158 0.25<br />

US$500,000 Public Service Company of Colorado 'A'<br />

6.875% 15/7/2009 517,853 0.31<br />

US$440,000 Pulte Homes 4.875% 15/7/2009 433,643 0.26<br />

US$55,000 Qwest FRN 15/6/2013 59,813 0.04<br />

US$160,000 Raytheon 6.15% 1/11/2008 162,152 0.10<br />

US$45,000 Reliant Energy 6.75% 15/12/2014 44,213 0.03<br />

US$990,324 Residential Accredit Loans<br />

'2005-QS12 A8' FRN 25/8/2035 991,422 0.60<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,272,909 Residential Accredit Loans<br />

'2006-QA9 A1' FRN 25/11/2036 1,275,458 0.77<br />

US$2,177,065 Residential Asset Mortgage<br />

Products '2003-RZ3 A6' 3.4%<br />

25/3/2033 2,077,285 1.26<br />

US$845,000 Residential Capital 6.125%<br />

21/11/2008 849,723 0.52<br />

US$205,000 Rouse 3.625% 15/3/2009 195,096 0.12<br />

US$75,000 Seneca Gaming 7.25% 1/5/2012 76,687 0.05<br />

US$1,421,682 SLM Student Loan Trust '2002-1 A2'<br />

FRN 25/4/2017 1,425,798 0.86<br />

US$1,643,557 SLM Student Loan Trust '2002-4 A4'<br />

FRN 15/3/2017 1,649,931 1.00<br />

US$1,248,345 Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust<br />

'2003-2 A2' FRN 25/11/2033 1,258,853 0.76<br />

US$600,000 Southwest Airlines 7.875% 1/9/2007 608,926 0.37<br />

US$320,000 Sprint Capital 6.375% 1/5/2009 328,124 0.20<br />

US$235,000 St Paul Travelers 5.01% 16/8/2007 234,138 0.14<br />

US$150,000 Targa Resources '144A' 8.5%<br />

1/11/2013 151,875 0.09<br />

US$240,000 Time Warner 6.15% 1/5/2007 240,289 0.15<br />

US$680,000 Time Warner 8.18% 15/8/2007 690,925 0.42<br />

US$40,000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 'B'<br />

8.875% 15/7/2012 45,400 0.03<br />

US$2,050,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed<br />

Bonds 2.5% 15/7/2016 2,067,033 1.25<br />

US$350,000 Valero Energy 3.5% 1/4/2009 336,343 0.20<br />

US$70,000 Ventas Realty/Ventas Capital 6.625%<br />

15/10/2014 72,013 0.04<br />

US$250,000 Verizon Communications 5.35%<br />

15/2/2011 250,817 0.15<br />

US$280,000 Verizon Global Funding 4%<br />

15/1/2008 276,340 0.17<br />

US$485,000 Wachovia (Old) 6.15% 15/3/2009 494,550 0.30<br />

US$4,132,004 Washington Mutual '2004-AR3 A1'<br />

3.918% 25/6/2034 4,033,539 2.44<br />

US$340,000 WellPoint 3.75% 14/12/2007 334,757 0.20<br />

US$635,000 Wells Fargo & Co 4% 15/8/2008 622,353 0.38<br />

US$1,371,499 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed<br />

Securities Trust '2004-3 A1'<br />

4.75% 25/4/2019 1,326,068 0.80<br />

US$47,090 WFS Financial Owner Trust<br />

'2003-2 B' 2.48% 20/12/2010 46,756 0.03<br />

US$318,876 WFS Financial Owner Trust<br />

'2003-4 B' 2.73% 20/5/2011 314,891 0.19<br />

US$2,200,000 WFS Financial Owner Trust<br />

'2004-4 A4' 3.44% 17/5/2012 2,151,402 1.30<br />

US$33,214 Whole Auto Loan Trust '2004-1 D'<br />

5.6% 15/3/2011 33,181 0.02<br />

US$40,000 Williams 7.625% 15/7/2019 43,000 0.03<br />

US$130,000 Xcel Energy 3.4% 1/7/2008<br />

___________<br />

126,251<br />

______<br />

0.08<br />

___________<br />

155,277,158<br />

______<br />

94.11<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

160,111,970<br />

______<br />

97.04<br />

182 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

United States<br />

US$1,553,657 Asset Backed Funding Certificates<br />

'2006-OPT2 A3A' FRN 25/10/2036 1,554,495 0.94<br />

US$1,850,000 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust<br />

'2006-SN1A A2A' 5.4% 20/1/2009 1,851,688 1.12<br />

US$353,654 GSAA Trust '2006-8N N1' 6%<br />

26/10/2036 351,989 0.21<br />

US$1,772,236 Structured Asset <strong>Investment</strong> Loan<br />

Trust '2005-10 A3' FRN<br />

25/12/2035 1,773,616 1.08<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$1,025,748 Structured Asset <strong>Investment</strong> Loan<br />

Trust '2005-HE3 A3' FRN<br />

25/9/2035<br />

___________<br />

1,026,471<br />

______<br />

0.62<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

6,558,259<br />

______<br />

3.97<br />

Total Portfolio 166,670,229 101.01<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(1,663,922)<br />

______<br />

(1.01)<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

165,006,307<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$8,000,000<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (UBS SW)<br />

(Fund pays Floating USD LIBOR BBA 3-Months;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.0125%) (10/10/2010) (26,944)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

302 US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 61,641,027<br />

(192) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (20,184,000)<br />

(29) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (3,120,219)<br />

(10) US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 (1,115,313)<br />

(86) CME/IMM Euro Dollar December 2007<br />

__________<br />

(20,440,050)<br />

Total commitment<br />

__________<br />

16,781,445<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$12,250 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 183


US Dollar Reserve Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Australia<br />

US$4,200,041 ARMS II 'G2 A' FRN 10/10/2034 4,205,495 1.41<br />

US$10,000,000 Commonwealth Bank of Australia<br />

EMTN FRN 13/6/2007 10,004,500 3.34<br />

US$2,000,000 National Australia Bank EMTN<br />

FRN 22/10/2008 1,998,200 0.67<br />

US$4,000,000 Westpac Banking FRN 25/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

4,000,362<br />

______<br />

1.34<br />

___________<br />

20,208,557<br />

______<br />

6.76<br />

US$10,000,000<br />

US$10,000,000<br />

Canada<br />

Bank of Nova Scotia EMTN FRN<br />

22/5/2008<br />

___________<br />

9,995,550<br />

______<br />

3.34<br />

France<br />

Credit Agricole (London) EMTN<br />

FRN 22/6/2011<br />

___________<br />

9,996,121<br />

______<br />

3.35<br />

Germany<br />

US$4,000,000 Deutsche Bank FRN 21/3/2007 3,990,800 1.34<br />

US$4,503,000 Deutsche Bank FRN 27/3/2012<br />

___________<br />

4,508,435<br />

______<br />

1.51<br />

___________<br />

8,499,235<br />

______<br />

2.85<br />

US$1,000,000<br />

US$7,000,000<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

Council of Europe Development<br />

Bank EMTN 0% 19/2/2008<br />

___________<br />

943,800<br />

______<br />

0.32<br />

Ireland<br />

Irish Life & Permanent EMTN<br />

FRN 25/5/2010<br />

___________<br />

7,003,209<br />

______<br />

2.34<br />

Japan<br />

US$8,525,000 Hokuriku Electric Power 6.625%<br />

16/10/2007 8,590,557 2.87<br />

US$1,400,000 Kyushu Electric Power 7.25%<br />

16/5/2007 1,409,800 0.47<br />

US$6,305,000 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 6%<br />

25/3/2008<br />

___________<br />

6,363,517<br />

______<br />

2.13<br />

___________<br />

16,363,874<br />

______<br />

5.47<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$10,000,000 Nomura Europe Finance EMTN FRN<br />

5/7/2011 9,986,951 3.34<br />

US$8,000,000 SNS Bank EMTN FRN 18/6/2008<br />

___________<br />

8,019,120<br />

______<br />

2.68<br />

___________<br />

18,006,071<br />

______<br />

6.02<br />

US$5,000,000<br />

US$8,000,000<br />

US$10,000,000<br />

US$3,000,000<br />

Netherlands Antilles<br />

Westlb Finance Curaco EMTN FRN<br />

29/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

5,000,270<br />

______<br />

1.67<br />

New Zealand<br />

BNZ <strong>International</strong> Funding FRN<br />

30/3/2009<br />

___________<br />

8,002,045<br />

______<br />

2.68<br />

Norway<br />

Den Norske Bank EMTN FRN<br />

17/1/2007 10,000,450 3.35<br />

DnB NORBank '144A' FRN<br />

13/10/2009<br />

___________<br />

3,000,844<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

13,001,294<br />

______<br />

4.35<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

South Korea<br />

US$5,000,000 Export-Import Bank of Korea EMTN<br />

4.25% 27/11/2007 4,950,800 1.66<br />

US$2,000,000 Kookmin Bank EMTN 4.625%<br />

10/12/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,985,730<br />

______<br />

0.66<br />

___________<br />

6,936,530<br />

______<br />

2.32<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$5,000,000 Alliance & Leicester EMTN FRN<br />

4/4/2007 5,003,400 1.67<br />

US$5,000,000 Alliance & Leicester EMTN FRN<br />

17/4/2008 5,009,449 1.68<br />

US$5,000,000 Diageo Capital 3.375% 20/3/2008 4,883,950 1.63<br />

US$80,000 HBOS Treasury Services EMTN FRN<br />

4/4/2007<br />

___________<br />

80,013<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

___________<br />

14,976,812<br />

______<br />

5.01<br />

United States<br />

US$3,000,000 ACE Securities '2006-NC3 A2B' FRN<br />

25/12/2036 3,001,862 1.00<br />

US$3,690,000 AIG SunAmerica Global Financing IX<br />

5.1% 17/1/2007 3,689,705 1.23<br />

US$2,473,634 American Home Mortgage<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Trust '2004-3 6A3'<br />

4.48% 25/10/2034 2,459,365 0.82<br />

US$1,700,000 ASIF Global Financing XXVI 2.5%<br />

30/1/2007 1,695,795 0.57<br />

US$3,247,000 Bank of America FRN 18/12/2008 3,246,643 1.09<br />

US$2,000,000 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust '2006-A A2'<br />

5.3% 26/5/2009 2,001,202 0.67<br />

US$3,000,000 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-B A2' 5.28% 15/10/2009 2,998,125 1.00<br />

US$3,000,000 Cisco Systems FRN 20/2/2009 3,004,352 1.01<br />

US$4,097,000 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings<br />

6.5% 15/2/2008 4,148,918 1.39<br />

US$2,952,190 Countrywide Asset-Backed<br />

Certificates '2006-20 2A1' FRN<br />

25/4/2037 2,954,029 0.99<br />

US$1,000,000 Countrywide Home Loans MTNE<br />

7.23% 17/10/2008 1,031,828 0.35<br />

US$750,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust<br />

'2005-A A4' 3.74% 8/2/2010 738,386 0.25<br />

US$4,000,000 Discover Card Master Trust I<br />

'2005-3 A' FRN 15/5/2011 4,004,045 1.34<br />

US$2,100,000 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount<br />

Notes 0% 4/1/2007 2,097,840 0.70<br />

US$3,000,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-B A2A' 5.42% 15/7/2009 3,003,754 1.01<br />

US$2,288,842 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust<br />

'2006-2 A1' 5.36% 15/10/2010 2,290,939 0.77<br />

US$840,000 Home Depot FRN 16/12/2009 840,499 0.28<br />

US$250,000 HSBC Bank USA NA (New York NY)<br />

'BKNT' FRN 14/12/2009 250,926 0.08<br />

US$4,000,000 HSI Asset Securitization Corporation<br />

Trust '2006-HE1 2A2' FRN<br />

25/10/2036 4,047,966 1.35<br />

US$1,800,000 HSI Asset Securitization Corporation<br />

Trust '2006-HE2 2A2' FRN<br />

25/12/2036 1,786,500 0.60<br />

US$4,090,000 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2005-A A3' 3.98% 16/11/2009 4,047,300 1.35<br />

184 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Dollar Reserve Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$2,590,494 JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition<br />

'2006-HE3 A2' FRN 25/11/2036 2,592,108 0.87<br />

US$2,000,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings MTN FRN<br />

16/11/2009 2,001,254 0.67<br />

US$2,674,465 Nomura Asset Acceptance<br />

'2006-AR4 A1A' FRN 25/12/2036 2,679,739 0.90<br />

US$2,000,000 Pricoa Global Funding I '144A' FRN<br />

12/9/2008 2,000,098 0.67<br />

US$3,000,000 Residential Asset Mortgage Products<br />

'2006-RS6 A2' FRN 25/11/2036 3,001,864 1.00<br />

US$2,695,686 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables<br />

Trust '2006-NC3 A2A' FRN<br />

25/9/2036 2,697,134 0.90<br />

US$5,000,000 Stanfield Victoria Funding MTN FRN<br />

27/3/2008 5,003,097 1.67<br />

US$3,180,000 Textron Financial MTN FRN<br />

29/9/2009 3,182,569 1.06<br />

US$2,000,000 USAA Auto Owner Trust '2004-2 A4'<br />

3.58% 15/2/2011 1,975,465 0.66<br />

US$3,000,000 USAA Auto Owner Trust '2006-3 A2'<br />

5.47% 15/4/2009 3,005,229 1.01<br />

US$3,000,000 Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust<br />

'2006-A A2' 5.55% 20/11/2008 3,007,932 1.01<br />

US$3,000,000 Wachovia MTN FRN 1/12/2009 3,001,554 1.00<br />

US$3,000,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-B A2' 5.3% 15/7/2009<br />

___________<br />

2,998,125<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

90,486,147<br />

______<br />

30.27<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

229,419,515<br />

______<br />

76.75<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Iceland<br />

US$10,000,000 Glitnir Banki HF FRN 15/10/2008<br />

___________<br />

9,975,455<br />

______<br />

3.34<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$1,300,000 Holmes Master Issuer '2006-1A 2A'<br />

FRN 15/7/2021 1,301,672 0.44<br />

US$40,000 Lloyds TSB Bank EMTN 3.4%<br />

15/12/2007<br />

___________<br />

38,780<br />

______<br />

0.01<br />

___________<br />

1,340,452<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

United States<br />

US$2,000,000 First Tennessee Bank NA 'BKNT'<br />

FRN 18/5/2009 2,002,382 0.67<br />

US$2,770,000 Nationwide Life Global Funding I<br />

'144A' FRN 14/12/2010 2,771,561 0.93<br />

US$5,000,000 Toyota Motor Credit EMTN 2.85%<br />

18/9/2007 4,910,075 1.64<br />

US$3,000,000 Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust<br />

'2006-1 A2' 5.28% 20/4/2010<br />

___________<br />

3,000,887<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

___________<br />

12,684,905<br />

______<br />

4.24<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

24,000,812<br />

______<br />

8.03<br />

Total Portfolio 276,556,435 92.52<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

22,372,568<br />

______<br />

7.48<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

298,929,003<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

COMMERCIAL PAPER<br />

United States<br />

US$4,000,000 Bryant Park Funding 0% 20/2/2007 3,968,520 1.33<br />

US$3,000,000 CAFCO 0% 4/1/2007 2,997,343 1.00<br />

US$4,800,000 Fairway Finance 0% 9/1/2007 4,792,206 1.60<br />

US$2,300,000 PARCO – Park Avenue Receivables 0%<br />

31/1/2007 2,288,445 0.77<br />

US$3,400,000 Scaldis Capital 0% 25/1/2007 3,386,429 1.13<br />

US$1,220,000 Thunder Bay Funding 0% 5/1/2007 1,218,739 0.41<br />

US$2,500,000 Victory Receivables 0% 1/2/2007 2,487,378 0.83<br />

US$2,000,000 Victory Receivables 0% 8/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,997,048<br />

______<br />

0.67<br />

Total Commercial Paper<br />

___________<br />

23,136,108<br />

______<br />

7.74<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

252,555,623<br />

______<br />

84.49<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 185


US Flexible Equity Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

1,230,000 Abercrombie & Fitch 'A' 86,985,600 1.02<br />

2,260,000 Aetna 98,355,200 1.15<br />

2,460,000 Agilent Technologies 87,034,800 1.03<br />

1,000,000 Allstate 65,640,000 0.77<br />

3,960,000 Altera 78,685,200 0.93<br />

260,000 Altria Group 22,360,000 0.26<br />

120,000 AMBAC Financial Group 10,762,800 0.13<br />

2,870,000 American Eagle Outfitters 89,888,400 1.06<br />

150,000 American <strong>International</strong> Group 10,753,500 0.13<br />

840,000 AmerisourceBergen 37,808,400 0.45<br />

2,900,000 AMR 88,914,000 1.05<br />

1,100,000 Anadarko Petroleum 48,235,000 0.57<br />

5,520,000 Applied Materials 102,782,400 1.21<br />

560,000 Automatic Data Processing 27,630,400 0.33<br />

630,000 Autozone 73,691,100 0.87<br />

2,650,000 Avaya 37,444,500 0.44<br />

140,000 Avnet 3,652,600 0.04<br />

1,140,000 Bank of America 61,206,600 0.72<br />

940,000 Baxter <strong>International</strong> 43,691,200 0.51<br />

4,590,000 BEA Systems 57,788,100 0.68<br />

600,000 Bear Stearns 98,334,000 1.16<br />

130,000 Becton Dickinson & Co 9,154,600 0.11<br />

950,000 Biogen Idec 46,958,500 0.55<br />

870,000 BMC Software 28,275,000 0.33<br />

540,000 Brinker <strong>International</strong> 16,507,800 0.19<br />

770,000 Cadence Design Systems 13,890,800 0.16<br />

1,060,000 Campbell Soup* 41,446,000 0.49<br />

870,000 Cardinal Health* 56,175,900 0.66<br />

1,660,000 Caremark Rx* 94,686,400 1.12<br />

120,000 Carpenter Technology 12,325,200 0.14<br />

320,000 CenturyTel 14,080,000 0.17<br />

2,470,000 Chevron 182,582,400 2.15<br />

330,000 Chubb 17,575,800 0.21<br />

6,600,000 Cisco Systems 181,566,000 2.14<br />

4,420,000 Citigroup 247,033,800 2.91<br />

1,540,000 Compuware 13,151,600 0.15<br />

2,100,000 Continental Airlines 'B' 87,990,000 1.04<br />

1,250,000 Coventry Health Care 62,787,500 0.74<br />

2,020,000 CSX 70,801,000 0.83<br />

610,000 Cummins 72,718,100 0.86<br />

1,360,000 Devon Energy 91,174,400 1.07<br />

440,000 Dick's Sporting Goods 21,665,600 0.25<br />

3,910,000 DIRECTV Group 97,632,700 1.15<br />

2,260,000 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 110,355,800 1.30<br />

2,050,000 Electronic Data Systems 56,539,000 0.67<br />

4,720,000 Exxon Mobil 363,864,800 4.29<br />

30,000 First Marblehead 1,641,600 0.02<br />

1,390,000 Forest Laboratories 70,653,700 0.83<br />

1,160,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 64,519,200 0.76<br />

1,331,000 Frontier Oil 38,425,970 0.45<br />

4,030,000 General Electric 150,883,200 1.78<br />

3,150,000 General Motors 96,925,500 1.14<br />

650,000 Goldman Sachs Group* 131,170,000 1.54<br />

1,290,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 25,916,100 0.30<br />

1,370,000 Harley-Davidson 96,557,600 1.14<br />

3,800,000 Hewlett-Packard 157,890,000 1.86<br />

1,520,000 HJ Heinz 68,445,600 0.81<br />

320,000 Holly 16,675,200 0.20<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

1,440,000 Honeywell <strong>International</strong> 65,332,800 0.77<br />

1,089,957 Humana 60,285,522 0.71<br />

1,820,000 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 177,413,600 2.09<br />

210,000 Integrated Device Technology 3,292,800 0.04<br />

2,020,000 Intuit 62,074,600 0.73<br />

1,230,000 JC Penney 96,247,500 1.13<br />

2,970,000 Johnson & Johnson 196,584,300 2.32<br />

3,770,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co* 183,825,200 2.16<br />

1,430,000 Kohl's 98,798,700 1.16<br />

1,610,000 Kraft Foods 'A' 57,412,600 0.68<br />

960,000 Kroger 22,089,600 0.26<br />

370,000 Laboratory Corporation of America<br />

Holdings 27,346,700 0.32<br />

1,420,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings 111,257,000 1.31<br />

1,020,000 Lexmark <strong>International</strong> 'A' 75,510,600 0.89<br />

1,150,000 Lockheed Martin 105,984,000 1.25<br />

2,550,000 LSI Logic 23,613,000 0.28<br />

470,000 Lyondell Chemical 12,107,200 0.14<br />

760,000 Manitowoc 45,258,000 0.53<br />

1,140,000 Marathon Oil 105,917,400 1.25<br />

510,000 McAfee 14,550,300 0.17<br />

670,000 McKesson 34,076,200 0.40<br />

3,070,000 Merck & Co 132,931,000 1.57<br />

10,000 Meredith 566,600 0.01<br />

340,000 MGIC <strong>Investment</strong> 21,450,600 0.25<br />

2,480,000 Microsoft 74,598,400 0.88<br />

1,730,000 Morgan Stanley 141,202,600 1.66<br />

5,120,000 Motorola 106,342,400 1.25<br />

870,000 Mylan Laboratories* 17,391,300 0.20<br />

380,000 National Semiconductor 8,705,800 0.10<br />

520,000 NCR 22,334,000 0.26<br />

130,000 Noble Energy 6,423,300 0.08<br />

1,620,000 Nordstrom 79,704,000 0.94<br />

1,010,000 Northrop Grumman 68,892,100 0.81<br />

1,680,000 Novellus Systems 58,128,000 0.68<br />

1,620,000 Nucor* 89,035,200 1.05<br />

2,490,000 Nvidia 93,873,000 1.11<br />

2,110,000 Occidental Petroleum 103,390,000 1.22<br />

1,600,000 Office Depot 61,824,000 0.73<br />

790,000 Omnicom Group 82,191,600 0.97<br />

7,350,000 Oracle 127,081,500 1.50<br />

60,000 Pactiv 2,174,400 0.03<br />

1,640,000 Paychex 65,075,200 0.77<br />

7,620,000 Pfizer 198,501,000 2.34<br />

200,000 PMI Group 9,544,000 0.11<br />

710,000 Procter & Gamble 45,844,700 0.54<br />

1,040,000 Prudential Financial 89,367,200 1.05<br />

7,650,000 Qwest Communications <strong>International</strong> 64,413,000 0.76<br />

640,000 Raytheon 33,958,400 0.40<br />

870,000 Safeway* 30,432,600 0.36<br />

3,960,000 Schering-Plough 94,406,400 1.11<br />

90,000 Sherwin-Williams 5,788,800 0.07<br />

1,030,000 St Paul Travelers 55,723,000 0.66<br />

1,250,000 Sunoco 78,200,000 0.92<br />

2,810,000 Symantec 59,740,600 0.70<br />

730,000 Synopsys 19,673,500 0.23<br />

550,000 Tech Data 21,208,000 0.25<br />

310,000 Teradyne 4,696,500 0.06<br />

940,000 Tesoro 62,171,600 0.73<br />

1,760,000 TJX 50,740,800 0.60<br />

1,120,000 United States Steel 82,028,800 0.97<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

186 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Flexible Equity Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

340,000 UST 19,866,200 0.23<br />

1,820,000 Valero Energy 93,238,600 1.10<br />

3,650,000 Walt Disney 126,144,000 1.49<br />

610,000 Waste Management 22,435,800 0.26<br />

1,230,000 WellPoint 96,985,500 1.14<br />

28,100 World Access 25 0.00<br />

460,000 Xerox 7,866,000 0.09<br />

810,000 Xilinx 19,496,700 0.23<br />

130,000 Zimmer Holdings<br />

_____________<br />

10,176,400<br />

_____<br />

0.12<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

_____________<br />

8,507,226,917 100.20<br />

_____<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

573,000 World Access (Restricted)<br />

_____________<br />

516<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

_____________<br />

516<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 8,507,227,433 100.20<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

_____________<br />

(16,812,660)<br />

_____<br />

(0.20)<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

_____________<br />

8,490,414,773 200.20<br />

_____<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Information technology 22.3<br />

Healthcare 16.4<br />

Finance 14.8<br />

Consumer discretionary 14.2<br />

Energy 14.0<br />

Industrials 9.6<br />

Materials 4.4<br />

Consumer staples 3.6<br />

Telecommunication services 0.9<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(0.2)<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€1,692,927,000 US$2,257,410,498 15/3/2007 (14,037,105)<br />

US$296,121,162 €221,986,000 15/3/2007<br />

_________<br />

1,929,054<br />

Net unrealised loss (12,108,051)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$15,961,048 of the net unrealised loss attributed to this transaction<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 187


US Focused Value Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

864,000 Tyco <strong>International</strong><br />

___________<br />

26,576,640<br />

______<br />

2.52<br />

Canada<br />

63,700 Nortel Networks<br />

___________<br />

1,726,907<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

460,500 GlobalSantaFe 27,266,205 2.59<br />

212,000 XL Capital 'A'<br />

___________<br />

15,329,720<br />

______<br />

1.45<br />

___________<br />

42,595,925<br />

______<br />

4.04<br />

Netherlands<br />

818,700 Unilever (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

22,432,380<br />

______<br />

2.13<br />

United Kingdom<br />

352,000 GlaxoSmithKline ADR<br />

___________<br />

18,532,800<br />

______<br />

1.76<br />

United States<br />

483,700 Alcoa 14,443,282 1.37<br />

528,300 American <strong>International</strong> Group 37,873,827 3.59<br />

456,900 Analog Devices 15,114,252 1.43<br />

755,100 AT&T 27,153,396 2.58<br />

405,200 Bank of America 21,755,188 2.06<br />

654,700 Bank of New York 26,043,966 2.47<br />

406,900 Baxter <strong>International</strong> 18,912,712 1.79<br />

3,402,830 Borland Software 17,558,263 1.67<br />

437,600 Chevron 32,347,392 3.07<br />

674,400 Citigroup 37,692,216 3.57<br />

21,623 Coca-Cola Enterprises 442,190 0.04<br />

626,600 Comcast 'A' 26,580,372 2.52<br />

97,400 Computer Sciences 5,207,978 0.49<br />

60,300 Consol Energy 1,951,911 0.18<br />

485,100 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 23,687,433 2.25<br />

401,900 Exxon Mobil 30,982,471 2.94<br />

399,900 Foot Locker 8,717,820 0.83<br />

296,500 Gannett 18,065,745 1.71<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

405,100 Gap 7,992,623 0.76<br />

557,300 General Electric 20,865,312 1.98<br />

341,100 General Mills 19,691,703 1.87<br />

421,100 Genworth Financial 'A' 14,519,528 1.38<br />

287,500 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 28,025,500 2.66<br />

32,370 Idearc 919,632 0.09<br />

824,500 Interpublic Group of Companies 10,108,370 0.96<br />

158,200 Johnson & Johnson 10,471,258 0.99<br />

790,724 JPMorgan Chase & Co 38,555,702 3.66<br />

867,500 Kroger 19,961,175 1.89<br />

2,175,300 LSI Logic 20,143,278 1.91<br />

335,900 Morgan Stanley 27,416,158 2.60<br />

274,300 Motorola 5,697,211 0.54<br />

224,892 Northrop Grumman 15,339,883 1.45<br />

986,200 Packaging of America 22,090,880 2.09<br />

1,302,271 Parametric Technology 23,610,173 2.24<br />

253,700 Peabody Energy 10,366,182 0.98<br />

826,800 Pfizer 21,538,140 2.04<br />

401,100 Raytheon 21,282,366 2.02<br />

791,400 Sprint Nextel 15,155,310 1.44<br />

582,385 St Paul Travelers 31,507,029 2.99<br />

1,645,719 Sun Microsystems 9,051,454 0.86<br />

1,084,500 Time Warner 23,837,310 2.26<br />

1,994,481 Topps 17,930,384 1.70<br />

339,791 UAP Holding 8,623,896 0.82<br />

4,350,600 Unisys 33,847,668 3.21<br />

439,600 Verizon Communications 16,537,752 1.57<br />

380,600 Wachovia 21,804,574 2.07<br />

431,800 Waste Management 15,881,604 1.51<br />

1,529,000 Xerox<br />

___________<br />

26,145,900<br />

______<br />

2.48<br />

___________<br />

923,448,369<br />

______<br />

87.58<br />

Total Portfolio 1,035,313,021 98.19<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

19,048,414<br />

______<br />

1.81<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) 1,054,361,435<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 25.8<br />

Information technology 17.7<br />

Industrials 10.3<br />

Energy 9.8<br />

Consumer discretionary 9.1<br />

Consumer staples 7.6<br />

Healthcare 6.6<br />

Materials 5.7<br />

Telecommunication services 5.6<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.8<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

€<br />

€57,649,000 US$76,905,864 15/3/2007 (504,158)<br />

US$409,101 €310,000 15/3/2007<br />

________<br />

(654)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

________<br />

(504,812)<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$665,452 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

188 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Government Mortgage Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

United States<br />

US$1,337,378 Fannie Mae Interest Strip 6% 25/5/2036 273,832 0.27<br />

Fannie Mae Pool<br />

US$921,657 4.5% 1/8/2035 865,123 0.86<br />

US$6,500,000 4.5% TBA 6,127,375 6.10<br />

US$5,496,970 5% 1/2/2018 5,419,506 5.39<br />

US$2,129,819 5% 1/4/2018 2,099,805 2.09<br />

US$111,733 5% 1/6/2018 110,159 0.11<br />

US$2,642,524 5% 1/5/2019 2,602,379 2.59<br />

US$2,585,302 5% 1/11/2019 2,546,027 2.53<br />

US$492,247 5% 1/11/2020 484,258 0.48<br />

US$1,500,000 5% 1/4/2034 1,451,488 1.44<br />

US$4,589,092 5% 1/5/2034 4,440,675 4.42<br />

US$100,000 5% TBA 98,344 0.10<br />

US$861,390 5.5% 1/11/2017 863,985 0.86<br />

US$1,754,495 5.5% 1/1/2018 1,759,780 1.75<br />

US$123,048 5.5% 1/11/2018 123,363 0.12<br />

US$3,416,666 5.5% 1/5/2033 3,385,375 3.37<br />

US$4,622,595 5.5% 1/7/2033 4,580,259 4.55<br />

US$455,912 5.5% 1/8/2033 451,736 0.45<br />

US$2,213,919 5.5% 1/4/2034 2,193,785 2.18<br />

US$2,131 5.5% 1/5/2036 2,108 0.00<br />

US$9,700,000 5.5% TBA 9,618,657 9.57<br />

US$20,186 6% 1/10/2008 20,239 0.02<br />

US$57,050 6% 1/11/2010 57,659 0.06<br />

US$1,552 6% 1/4/2011 1,575 0.00<br />

US$13,443 6% 1/5/2011 13,641 0.01<br />

US$3,481 6% 1/6/2011 3,518 0.00<br />

US$3,932 6% 1/10/2011 3,974 0.00<br />

US$59,049 6% 1/12/2011 59,922 0.06<br />

US$60,629 6% 1/3/2012 61,595 0.06<br />

US$7,500 6% 1/7/2012 7,620 0.01<br />

US$26,360 6% 1/11/2012 26,781 0.03<br />

US$31,418 6% 1/3/2013 31,928 0.03<br />

US$108,488 6% 1/4/2013 110,217 0.10<br />

US$27,604 6% 1/5/2013 28,053 0.03<br />

US$22,686 6% 1/6/2013 23,055 0.02<br />

US$264,467 6% 1/9/2013 268,762 0.27<br />

US$405,659 6% 1/6/2014 412,246 0.41<br />

US$502,256 6% 1/1/2018 510,022 0.51<br />

US$5,999,998 6% 1/11/2036 6,042,185 6.01<br />

US$4,622,202 6% 1/12/2036 4,654,702 4.63<br />

US$12,100,000 6% TBA 12,189,157 12.12<br />

US$6,927 6.5% 1/9/2025 7,101 0.01<br />

US$11,373 6.5% 1/1/2026 11,677 0.01<br />

US$35,793 6.5% 1/2/2026 36,725 0.03<br />

US$2,905 6.5% 1/10/2027 2,983 0.00<br />

US$5,973 6.5% 1/11/2027 6,133 0.01<br />

US$1,106 6.5% 1/2/2028 1,135 0.00<br />

US$502,845 6.5% 1/7/2032 514,799 0.51<br />

US$600,000 6.5% TBA 611,250 0.61<br />

US$57,147 7% 1/10/2014 58,821 0.06<br />

US$108,448 7% 1/2/2015 111,625 0.11<br />

US$14,439 7% 1/3/2027 14,920 0.01<br />

US$117,906 7% 1/9/2029 121,621 0.13<br />

US$38,411 7% 1/10/2029 39,621 0.04<br />

US$176,494 7% 1/7/2032 181,714 0.18<br />

US$1,634 7.5% 1/8/2025 1,708 0.00<br />

US$8,722 7.5% 1/10/2025 9,114 0.01<br />

Fannie Mae Pool<br />

US$53,082 7.5% 1/6/2026 55,446 0.06<br />

US$14,280 7.5% 1/8/2026 14,919 0.01<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$7,381 7.5% 1/10/2026 7,711 0.01<br />

US$28,405 7.5% 1/2/2027 29,676 0.03<br />

US$7,051 7.5% 1/8/2027 7,366 0.01<br />

US$10,130 7.5% 1/9/2027 10,582 0.01<br />

US$7,161 7.5% 1/12/2027 7,481 0.01<br />

US$34,082 7.5% 1/7/2029 35,583 0.04<br />

US$3,764 7.5% 1/8/2029 3,930 0.00<br />

US$230,514 7.5% 1/10/2029 240,671 0.24<br />

US$27,566 8% 1/10/2022 29,112 0.03<br />

US$347 8% 1/10/2025 367 0.00<br />

US$2,636 8% 1/10/2026 2,792 0.00<br />

US$2,811 8% 1/3/2027 2,979 0.00<br />

US$8,640 8% 1/7/2027 9,157 0.01<br />

US$3,571 8% 1/5/2030 3,768 0.00<br />

US$1,015,507 FRN 1/9/2035 1,014,304 1.01<br />

US$3,515,412 FRN 1/11/2035 3,513,119 3.49<br />

US$5,544,308 Fannie Mae REMICS FRN<br />

25/6/2028 5,560,130 5.53<br />

US$300,000 FNCL 5% TBA 289,875 0.29<br />

Freddie Mac Gold Pool<br />

US$1,476,326 4.5% 1/9/2018 1,427,506 1.42<br />

US$1,788,149 4.5% 1/3/2019 1,726,434 1.72<br />

US$2,449,421 4.5% 1/6/2020 2,362,660 2.35<br />

US$355,401 4.5% 1/12/2020 342,813 0.34<br />

US$8,056,968 5% 1/5/2034 7,790,277 7.75<br />

US$122 5% 1/3/2036 118 0.00<br />

US$3,700,000 5% TBA 3,572,812 3.55<br />

US$4,744,551 5.5% 1/4/2033 4,702,473 4.68<br />

US$12,200,000 5.5% TBA 12,070,375 12.00<br />

US$10,268,659 6% 1/8/2034 10,356,764 10.30<br />

US$2,800,000 6% TBA 2,837,625 2.82<br />

US$1,708,484 6.5% 1/10/2029 1,751,802 1.74<br />

US$2,570 6.5% 1/7/2036 2,618 0.00<br />

Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool<br />

US$872,447 FRN 1/9/2036 883,534 0.88<br />

US$1,225,000 FRN 1/11/2036 1,231,966 1.23<br />

Ginnie Mae I Pool<br />

US$3,214,360 5.5% 15/7/2033 3,204,729 3.19<br />

US$4,700,000 6% TBA 4,766,094 4.74<br />

US$8,834 6.5% 15/3/2026 9,093 0.01<br />

US$126,489 6.5% 15/4/2026 130,191 0.13<br />

US$26,010 6.5% 15/2/2027 26,766 0.03<br />

US$14,224 6.5% 15/12/2027 14,631 0.01<br />

US$97,949 6.5% 15/1/2028 100,791 0.10<br />

US$135,665 6.5% 15/2/2028 139,603 0.14<br />

US$222,748 6.5% 15/3/2028 229,213 0.23<br />

US$23,252 6.5% 15/4/2028 23,927 0.03<br />

US$9,759 6.5% 15/5/2028 10,042 0.01<br />

US$157,499 6.5% 15/6/2028 162,071 0.16<br />

US$118,349 6.5% 15/7/2028 121,785 0.12<br />

US$406,967 6.5% 15/8/2028 418,780 0.42<br />

US$51,661 6.5% 15/9/2028 53,160 0.05<br />

US$19,530 7% 15/4/2024 20,190 0.02<br />

US$1,566 7% 15/5/2024 1,619 0.00<br />

US$20,592 7% 15/12/2025 21,298 0.02<br />

US$4,032 7% 15/1/2027 4,173 0.00<br />

US$24,758 7% 15/5/2027 25,624 0.03<br />

US$49,446 7% 15/8/2027 51,176 0.05<br />

US$18,088 7% 15/9/2027 18,721 0.02<br />

US$61,431 7% 15/10/2027 63,579 0.06<br />

US$115,794 7% 15/11/2027 119,846 0.11<br />

US$16,042 7% 15/12/2027 16,603 0.02<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 189


US Government Mortgage Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool<br />

US$24,122 7% 15/1/2028 24,938 0.02<br />

US$8,152 7% 15/2/2028 8,428 0.01<br />

US$19,601 7% 15/3/2028 20,264 0.02<br />

US$79,919 7% 15/4/2028 82,622 0.08<br />

US$4,672 7% 15/5/2028 4,830 0.01<br />

US$185,208 7% 15/6/2028 191,471 0.18<br />

US$16,481 7% 15/7/2028 17,038 0.01<br />

US$28,706 7% 15/8/2028 29,677 0.03<br />

US$14,556 7% 15/9/2028 15,049 0.02<br />

US$45,320 7% 15/10/2028 46,853 0.04<br />

US$12,134 7% 15/11/2028 12,545 0.01<br />

US$1,238 7% 15/3/2029 1,280 0.00<br />

US$10,184 7% 15/5/2029 10,531 0.01<br />

US$5,765 7% 15/7/2029 5,961 0.01<br />

US$2,083 7% 15/8/2029 2,154 0.00<br />

US$4,330 7% 15/8/2029 4,478 0.00<br />

US$4,910 7% 15/8/2029 5,077 0.01<br />

US$28,444 7% 15/8/2029 29,413 0.03<br />

US$34,589 7% 15/8/2029 35,767 0.04<br />

US$219,615 7% 15/8/2029 227,097 0.23<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool<br />

US$670,037 7% 15/11/2029 692,866 0.69<br />

US$15,876 7.5% 15/5/2029 16,571 0.02<br />

US$47,932 7.5% 15/8/2029 50,036 0.05<br />

US$73,560 7.5% 15/8/2030 76,793 0.07<br />

US$12,667 7.5% 15/1/2031 13,229 0.01<br />

US$13,198 7.5% 15/2/2031 13,783 0.01<br />

US$62,971 7.5% 15/6/2031 65,763 0.07<br />

US$184,373 8% 15/2/2031 195,468 0.19<br />

US$362,579 8% 15/3/2032 384,358 0.38<br />

US$1,500,000 Government National Mortgage<br />

Association 4.658% 16/3/2037 1,402,208 1.39<br />

US Treasury Bond<br />

US$2,900,000 4.5% 30/11/2011 2,876,664 2.86<br />

US$140,000 4.625% 30/9/2008 139,486 0.14<br />

US$700,000 4.875% 15/8/2016<br />

___________<br />

709,434<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

Total Portfolio 154,820,399 153.94<br />

Other Net Liabilities<br />

___________<br />

(54,250,638)<br />

______<br />

(53.94)<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

100,569,761<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

EUR Hedged Share Class<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

€<br />

€10,303,000 US$13,760,120 15/3/2007 (101,856)<br />

US$70,211 €53,000 15/3/2007<br />

_______<br />

91<br />

Net unrealised loss (101,765)<br />

_______<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

(23) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (2,474,656)<br />

(157) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (16,504,625)<br />

_________<br />

Total commitment (18,979,281)<br />

_________<br />

Note: The net profit of $129,374 attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The US$ equivalent – US$134,148 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions<br />

is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the<br />

exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 €<br />

(see Note 2e).<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$10,500,000<br />

US$6,100,000<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund receives Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and pays Fixed 5.234%) (24/10/2011) 34,451<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund receives Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and pays Fixed 4.95%) (12/12/2011) (37,430)<br />

US$18,300,000<br />

Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund receives Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and pays Fixed 4.985%) (12/20/2011) (83,192)<br />

_______<br />

(86,171)<br />

_______<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

190 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Growth Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

United States<br />

20,000 Abercrombie & Fitch 'A' 1,414,400 1.07<br />

37,000 Aetna 1,610,240 1.22<br />

45,000 Agilent Technologies 1,592,100 1.20<br />

70,000 Altera 1,390,900 1.05<br />

48,000 American Eagle Outfitters 1,503,360 1.14<br />

46,000 AMR 1,410,360 1.07<br />

45,000 Analog Devices 1,488,600 1.12<br />

92,000 Applied Materials 1,713,040 1.29<br />

13,000 Autozone 1,520,610 1.15<br />

102,000 Avaya 1,441,260 1.09<br />

21,000 Avery Dennison 1,442,070 1.09<br />

72,000 AVX 1,069,200 0.81<br />

33,000 Best Buy 1,643,400 1.24<br />

46,000 Brinker <strong>International</strong> 1,406,220 1.06<br />

36,000 Campbell Soup 1,407,600 1.06<br />

26,000 Cardinal Health 1,678,820 1.27<br />

30,000 Caremark Rx 1,711,200 1.29<br />

13,000 Carpenter Technology 1,335,230 1.01<br />

45,000 CB Richard Ellis Group 'A' 1,513,350 1.14<br />

161,000 Cisco Systems 4,429,110 3.35<br />

26,000 Citigroup 1,453,140 1.10<br />

6,000 Colgate-Palmolive 394,140 0.30<br />

151,000 Compuware 1,289,540 0.97<br />

35,000 Continental Airlines 'B' 1,466,500 1.11<br />

4,000 Convergys 95,840 0.07<br />

29,000 Coventry Health Care 1,456,670 1.10<br />

39,000 CSX 1,366,950 1.03<br />

12,000 Cummins 1,430,520 1.08<br />

13,000 Danaher 948,090 0.72<br />

26,000 Dick's Sporting Goods 1,280,240 0.97<br />

69,000 DIRECTV Group 1,722,930 1.30<br />

40,000 EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co 1,953,200 1.48<br />

56,000 Electronic Data Systems 1,544,480 1.17<br />

25,000 Exxon Mobil 1,927,250 1.46<br />

79,000 Fairchild Semiconductor <strong>International</strong> 1,345,370 1.02<br />

27,000 First Marblehead 1,477,440 1.12<br />

23,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 1,279,260 0.97<br />

45,000 Frontier Oil 1,299,150 0.98<br />

28,000 General Electric 1,048,320 0.79<br />

12,000 Goldman Sachs Group 2,421,600 1.83<br />

24,000 Harley-Davidson 1,691,520 1.28<br />

63,000 Hewlett-Packard 2,617,650 1.98<br />

33,000 HJ Heinz 1,485,990 1.12<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

24,000 Humana 1,327,440 1.00<br />

40,000 IBM – <strong>International</strong> Business Machines 3,899,200 2.95<br />

74,000 Integrated Device Technology 1,160,320 0.88<br />

47,000 Intuit 1,444,310 1.09<br />

20,000 ITT Educational Services 1,346,400 1.02<br />

22,000 JC Penney 1,721,500 1.30<br />

68,000 Johnson & Johnson 4,500,920 3.40<br />

26,000 Kohl's 1,796,340 1.36<br />

18,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings 1,410,300 1.06<br />

20,000 Lexmark <strong>International</strong> 'A' 1,480,600 1.12<br />

22,000 Lockheed Martin 2,027,520 1.53<br />

123,000 LSI Logic 1,138,980 0.86<br />

23,000 Manitowoc 1,369,650 1.03<br />

45,000 Marvel Entertainment 1,222,200 0.92<br />

49,000 McAfee 1,397,970 1.06<br />

41,000 Merck & Co 1,775,300 1.34<br />

101,000 Microsoft 3,038,080 2.29<br />

20,000 Morgan Stanley 1,632,400 1.23<br />

96,000 Motorola 1,993,920 1.51<br />

65,000 Mylan Laboratories 1,299,350 0.98<br />

58,000 National Semiconductor 1,328,780 1.00<br />

30,000 NCR 1,288,500 0.97<br />

20,000 Northrop Grumman 1,364,200 1.03<br />

42,000 Nvidia 1,583,400 1.20<br />

151,000 Oracle 2,610,790 1.97<br />

39,000 Paychex 1,547,520 1.17<br />

31,000 Pepsi Bottling Group 961,620 0.73<br />

72,000 Quanta Services 1,423,440 1.08<br />

85,000 Schering-Plough 2,026,400 1.53<br />

21,000 Sunoco 1,313,760 0.99<br />

52,000 Synopsys 1,401,400 1.06<br />

72,000 Teradyne 1,090,800 0.82<br />

22,000 Terex 1,445,180 1.09<br />

24,000 UST 1,402,320 1.06<br />

24,000 Valero Energy 1,229,520 0.93<br />

97,000 Vishay Intertechnology 1,334,720 1.01<br />

56,000 Walt Disney 1,935,360 1.46<br />

42,000 Waste Management 1,544,760 1.17<br />

22,000 WellPoint 1,734,700 1.31<br />

35,000 Xilinx<br />

___________<br />

842,450<br />

______<br />

0.64<br />

Total Portfolio 132,109,180 99.82<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

235,442<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

132,344,622<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Information technology 36.7<br />

Consumer discretionary 15.3<br />

Healthcare 14.4<br />

Industrials 13.8<br />

Finance 7.5<br />

Energy 4.4<br />

Consumer staples 4.3<br />

Materials 3.4<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

0.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 191


US Opportunities Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

56,100 Orient-Express Hotels 'A'<br />

___________<br />

2,659,701<br />

______<br />

1.77<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

43,600 UTi Worldwide<br />

___________<br />

1,317,152<br />

______<br />

0.88<br />

Canada<br />

44,500 Agrium<br />

___________<br />

1,402,640<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

Ireland<br />

649,100 SkillSoft ADR<br />

___________<br />

3,972,492<br />

______<br />

2.65<br />

Israel<br />

96,000 Aladdin Knowledge Systems<br />

___________<br />

1,820,160<br />

______<br />

1.21<br />

United States<br />

34,700 Actuant 'A' 1,670,805 1.11<br />

93,400 Adeza Biomedical 1,413,142 0.94<br />

30,300 Advisory Board 1,625,595 1.08<br />

11,100 Affiliated Managers Group 1,164,834 0.78<br />

56,400 Airgas 2,309,016 1.54<br />

245,900 Align Technology 3,437,682 2.29<br />

30,800 Armor Holdings 1,694,616 1.13<br />

34,000 Atwood Oceanics 1,667,360 1.11<br />

119,700 BE Aerospace 3,169,656 2.11<br />

90,100 Blackboard 2,730,931 1.82<br />

29,150 Bucyrus <strong>International</strong> 'A' 1,504,432 1.00<br />

22,200 CACI <strong>International</strong> 'A' 1,268,286 0.84<br />

33,200 Century Aluminum 1,493,004 0.99<br />

23,700 Childrens Place Retail Stores 1,546,188 1.03<br />

239,696 CKX 2,840,398 1.89<br />

65,475 Coldwater Creek 1,631,637 1.09<br />

31,400 Commvault Systems 613,870 0.41<br />

49,500 Comstock Resources 1,545,885 1.03<br />

82,400 Concur Technologies 1,317,576 0.88<br />

61,400 Cutera 1,646,134 1.10<br />

29,000 Cymer 1,301,810 0.87<br />

274,900 Diamondcluster <strong>International</strong> 3,422,505 2.28<br />

39,700 Dick's Sporting Goods 1,954,828 1.30<br />

62,200 Digene 2,974,404 1.98<br />

19,400 Diodes 697,042 0.46<br />

9,800 Double-Take Software 126,224 0.08<br />

72,600 e<strong>Funds</strong> 2,037,882 1.36<br />

59,700 EMS Technologies 1,220,865 0.81<br />

11,900 Evercore Partners 'A' 432,565 0.29<br />

49,134 ExlService Holdings 1,016,091 0.68<br />

59,100 Forrester Research 1,615,203 1.08<br />

103,900 Foundry Networks 1,577,202 1.05<br />

86,100 Gardner Denver 3,263,190 2.17<br />

75,100 Gartner 1,505,004 1.00<br />

83,700 Golfsmith <strong>International</strong> Holdings 783,432 0.52<br />

22,000 Greenhill & Co 1,631,520 1.09<br />

53,000 Healthcare Services Group 1,539,120 1.03<br />

4,400 Heelys 144,082 0.10<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

40,900 Hologic 1,938,251 1.29<br />

34,300 Home Diagnostics 370,011 0.25<br />

80,700 i2 Technologies 1,850,451 1.23<br />

70,800 IHS 'A' 2,810,052 1.87<br />

10,300 Intralase 231,235 0.15<br />

37,000 <strong>Investment</strong> Technology Group 1,600,620 1.07<br />

1,000 KBW 29,460 0.02<br />

46,500 Kyphon 1,920,450 1.28<br />

4,100 Ladish 149,240 0.10<br />

37,100 Laureate Education 1,825,171 1.22<br />

23,400 Life Time Fitness 1,148,472 0.76<br />

49,500 Massey Energy 1,151,370 0.77<br />

141,500 Micrel 1,552,255 1.03<br />

92,000 Microsemi 1,807,800 1.20<br />

440,600 Move 2,493,796 1.66<br />

58,000 Mueller Water Products 'A' 867,680 0.58<br />

31,700 Net 1 UEPS Technologies 935,150 0.62<br />

102,400 Noven Pharmaceuticals 2,643,958 1.76<br />

78,300 Occam Networks 1,195,641 0.80<br />

42,800 Oceaneering <strong>International</strong> 1,703,868 1.13<br />

30,400 Oshkosh Truck 1,467,408 0.98<br />

100,100 Outdoor Channel Holdings 1,276,275 0.85<br />

28,000 Panera Bread 'A' 1,585,920 1.06<br />

42,600 Parallel Petroleum 755,298 0.50<br />

50,300 Pediatrix Medical Group 2,462,688 1.64<br />

33,900 Pinnacle Entertainment 1,128,192 0.75<br />

50,200 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 1,814,228 1.21<br />

172,500 Santarus 1,340,325 0.89<br />

74,000 Scientific Games 'A' 2,249,600 1.50<br />

39,900 Signature Bank (New York NY) 1,242,885 0.83<br />

358,800 SonicWALL 3,049,800 2.03<br />

34,500 SonoSite 1,088,130 0.72<br />

47,100 SRA <strong>International</strong> 'A' 1,262,751 0.84<br />

66,200 Standard Microsystems 1,886,865 1.26<br />

67,300 Superior Energy Services 2,206,767 1.47<br />

68,800 Symbion 1,290,688 0.86<br />

96,400 Transaction Systems Architects 3,178,308 2.12<br />

13,000 Tween Brands 522,080 0.35<br />

56,700 Ultimate Software Group 1,333,017 0.89<br />

37,100 UMB Financial 1,375,668 0.92<br />

41,900 Vail Resorts 1,888,014 1.26<br />

23,400 Varian Semiconductor Equipment<br />

Associates 1,082,250 0.72<br />

41,800 VeriFone Holdings 1,491,006 0.99<br />

35,700 Watson Wyatt Worldwide 'A' 1,622,565 1.08<br />

30,900 WebEx Communications 1,109,310 0.74<br />

85,100 Wright Express 2,739,369 1.82<br />

112,700 Wright Medical Group<br />

___________<br />

2,673,244<br />

______<br />

1.78<br />

___________<br />

136,881,598<br />

______<br />

91.17<br />

Total Portfolio 148,053,743 98.61<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

2,083,599<br />

______<br />

1.39<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

150,137,342<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

192 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US Opportunities Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Information technology 33.8<br />

Healthcare 16.9<br />

Consumer discretionary 16.7<br />

Industrials 15.1<br />

Finance 6.7<br />

Energy 6.0<br />

Materials 3.4<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.4<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 193


US SmallCap Value Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

United States<br />

4,700 iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index<br />

Fund – ETF 392,920 0.25<br />

22,900 iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund – ETF 1,804,520 1.17<br />

39,100 iShares Russell Microcap Index<br />

Fund – ETF 2,306,313 1.49<br />

8,600 iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index<br />

Fund – ETF 572,760 0.37<br />

10,500 iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index<br />

Fund – ETF 798,630 0.52<br />

30,000 PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap<br />

Portfolio – ETF<br />

___________<br />

539,700<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

6,414,843<br />

______<br />

4.15<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

17,400 IPC Holdings 549,857 0.36<br />

80,100 WP Stewart & Co<br />

___________<br />

1,263,177<br />

______<br />

0.81<br />

___________<br />

1,813,034<br />

______<br />

1.17<br />

Canada<br />

165,700 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals 1,375,683 0.89<br />

22,900 Vitran<br />

___________<br />

391,687<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

1,767,370<br />

______<br />

1.14<br />

Netherlands<br />

46,400 Chicago Bridge & Iron (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

1,274,608<br />

______<br />

0.82<br />

United States<br />

54,000 1-800-FLOWERS.COM 'A' 331,020 0.21<br />

54,500 ADC Telecommunications 784,255 0.51<br />

48,900 Affymetrix 1,129,590 0.73<br />

234,600 Agile Software 1,440,444 0.93<br />

1,800 Allegiant Travel 50,472 0.03<br />

234,500 Allied Waste Industries 2,919,525 1.89<br />

13,300 Ambassadors Group 405,783 0.26<br />

20,600 Ambassadors <strong>International</strong> 946,570 0.61<br />

85,000 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings 1,627,750 1.05<br />

5,900 American National Insurance 675,550 0.44<br />

15,100 Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin 441,826 0.29<br />

263,800 Andrew 2,735,606 1.77<br />

13,500 Anixter <strong>International</strong> 741,555 0.48<br />

28,700 Applera – Celera Genomics Group 404,670 0.26<br />

7,500 Banner 336,750 0.22<br />

178,300 BISYS Group 2,321,466 1.50<br />

16,800 BJ's Wholesale Club 531,048 0.34<br />

16,400 Bob Evans Farms 567,440 0.37<br />

124,800 Bottomline Technologies 1,448,928 0.94<br />

52,900 Brandywine Realty Trust (Reit) 1,758,925 1.14<br />

29,800 Cabot Oil & Gas 1,821,674 1.18<br />

400 Capella Education 9,620 0.01<br />

66,000 Casella Waste Systems 'A' 814,440 0.53<br />

48,200 Casey's General Stores 1,147,594 0.74<br />

113,200 CNET Networks 1,041,440 0.67<br />

93,500 Colonial BancGroup 2,421,650 1.56<br />

180,500 Conseco 3,646,100 2.36<br />

65,600 Convergys 1,571,776 1.02<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

137,800 Corinthian Colleges 1,901,640 1.23<br />

187,700 Crescent Real Estate Equities (Reit) 3,690,182 2.38<br />

24,700 Curtiss-Wright 934,154 0.60<br />

111,900 Denbury Resources 3,127,605 2.02<br />

31,500 DexCom 311,850 0.20<br />

33,600 Dime Community Bancshares 482,496 0.31<br />

137,900 Dresser-Rand Group 3,363,381 2.17<br />

34,200 Dycom Industries 732,906 0.47<br />

99,600 EDO 2,359,524 1.52<br />

81,533 Emdeon 1,024,870 0.66<br />

33,800 Exelixis 304,876 0.20<br />

254,900 Extreme Networks 1,075,678 0.69<br />

7,200 FelCor Lodging Trust (Reit) 157,752 0.10<br />

19,650 Fidelity Bankshares 785,018 0.51<br />

20,600 First Merchants 572,268 0.37<br />

95,500 First Midwest Bancorp/IL 3,724,548 2.41<br />

9,800 FirstFed Financial 668,556 0.43<br />

142,100 Foot Locker 3,097,780 2.00<br />

10,400 Forest Oil 341,224 0.22<br />

35,600 Franklin Bank (Houston TX) 744,595 0.48<br />

243,700 Friedman Billings Ramsey<br />

Group 'A' (Reit) 1,954,474 1.26<br />

103,300 Furniture Brands <strong>International</strong>* 1,709,615 1.10<br />

140,800 Genesis Microchip 1,465,728 0.95<br />

21,000 Greater Bay Bancorp 560,070 0.36<br />

17,300 Harleysville Group 614,842 0.40<br />

29,700 Harte-Hanks 817,047 0.53<br />

24,900 HCC Insurance Holdings 797,547 0.52<br />

16,100 Healthcare Realty Trust (Reit) 637,238 0.41<br />

1,700 Heelys 55,668 0.04<br />

10,500 Heidrick & Struggles <strong>International</strong> 444,780 0.29<br />

8,700 Hewitt Associates 'A' 223,155 0.14<br />

110,000 Hooper Holmes 352,000 0.23<br />

42,200 Human Genome Sciences 529,188 0.34<br />

46,400 Informatica 571,184 0.37<br />

94,100 Ingram Micro 'A' 1,954,457 1.26<br />

171,000 InterVoice 1,267,110 0.82<br />

2,000 Isilon Systems 50,500 0.03<br />

11,700 Kansas City Southern 341,055 0.22<br />

114,400 Key Energy Services 1,801,800 1.16<br />

40,600 Knight Capital Group 'A' 794,542 0.51<br />

43,200 Leapfrog Enterprises 411,264 0.27<br />

78,100 Lexington Corporate Properties<br />

Trust (Reit) 1,728,353 1.12<br />

19,800 LifePoint Hospitals 671,814 0.43<br />

28,100 Marten Transport 512,544 0.33<br />

87,800 Maxygen 939,460 0.61<br />

93,800 Medicis Pharmaceutical 'A' 3,312,078 2.14<br />

71,600 Merge Technologies 466,832 0.30<br />

10,850 MetroCorp Bancshares 235,554 0.15<br />

9,400 Neenah Paper 335,862 0.22<br />

96,500 Neurogen 562,595 0.36<br />

389,700 Novell 2,466,801 1.59<br />

61,300 NPS Pharmaceuticals 275,850 0.18<br />

15,700 O'Charleys 337,393 0.22<br />

10,200 Odyssey HealthCare 135,864 0.09<br />

33,400 OGE Energy 1,343,014 0.87<br />

49,585 Old National Bancorp (Indiana) 955,503 0.62<br />

11,600 Omega Healthcare Investors (Reit) 205,784 0.13<br />

239,700 OraSure Technologies 2,027,862 1.31<br />

43,500 Plains Exploration & Production 2,059,725 1.33<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

194 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


US SmallCap Value Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

34,200 Playboy Enterprises 'B' 392,958 0.25<br />

41,100 Presidential Life 908,721 0.59<br />

8,900 Progress Software 251,247 0.16<br />

112,800 RadioShack 1,900,680 1.23<br />

32,400 Rayonier (Reit) 1,334,880 0.86<br />

18,300 Reliance Steel & Aluminum 723,948 0.47<br />

52,800 Rowan 1,756,656 1.14<br />

104,300 Sapient 576,779 0.38<br />

23,300 Scholastic 840,198 0.54<br />

51,100 Smithfield Foods 1,321,446 0.85<br />

252,900 Smurfit-Stone Container 2,716,146 1.76<br />

17,600 Spirit Aerosystems Holdings 'A' 565,488 0.37<br />

33,100 Steel Dynamics 1,083,363 0.70<br />

17,700 Sterling Financial/WA 604,809 0.39<br />

51,000 SupportSoft 281,520 0.18<br />

8,400 Swift Transportation 223,524 0.14<br />

232,800 Tellabs 2,430,432 1.57<br />

49,000 Tenet Healthcare 345,450 0.22<br />

59,900 Tetra Tech 1,095,571 0.71<br />

25,500 Texas Capital Bancshares 518,670 0.34<br />

90,300 Timken 2,698,164 1.74<br />

56,900 Triumph Group 3,008,303 1.94<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

71,600 United Rentals 1,847,996 1.19<br />

65,100 Universal Technical Institute 1,460,844 0.94<br />

20,000 US Xpress Enterprises 'A' 335,800 0.22<br />

162,400 Valassis Communications 2,356,424 1.52<br />

16,400 Valspar 459,036 0.30<br />

91,400 Vical 573,078 0.37<br />

77,300 Wabash National 1,166,457 0.75<br />

51,700 Waddell & Reed Financial 'A' 1,418,131 0.92<br />

157,100 webMethods 1,189,247 0.77<br />

61,600 Webster Financial 3,022,712 1.95<br />

229,200 Westell Technologies 'A' 591,336 0.38<br />

68,500 Wright Medical Group 1,624,820 1.05<br />

62,000 Zoran<br />

___________<br />

911,400<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

141,936,756<br />

______<br />

91.70<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

146,791,768<br />

______<br />

94.83<br />

Total Portfolio 153,206,611 98.98<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,582,946<br />

______<br />

1.02<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

154,789,557<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Finance 24.7<br />

Information technology 18.2<br />

Industrials 13.5<br />

Consumer discretionary 12.4<br />

Healthcare 10.6<br />

Energy 9.2<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 4.2<br />

Materials 3.4<br />

Consumer staples 1.9<br />

Utilities 0.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.0<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 195


World Bond Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

BONDS<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

A$225,000<br />

Australia<br />

New South Wales Treasury<br />

'10RG' 7% 1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

181,924<br />

______<br />

0.65<br />

Austria<br />

€100,000 BAWAG PSK – Bank fuer Arbeit<br />

und Wirtschaft und Oesterreichische<br />

Postsparkasse EMTN 4.35%<br />

28/5/2013 130,659 0.47<br />

€427,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65%<br />

15/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

595,402<br />

______<br />

2.14<br />

___________<br />

726,061<br />

______<br />

2.61<br />

Canada<br />

C$260,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/6/2016 222,287 0.80<br />

C$365,000 Government of Canada 4.5% 1/6/2015<br />

___________<br />

323,448<br />

______<br />

1.16<br />

___________<br />

545,735<br />

______<br />

1.96<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

€130,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75%<br />

3/4/2012<br />

___________<br />

172,097<br />

______<br />

0.62<br />

US$120,000<br />

DKr1,450,000<br />

Chile<br />

CODELCO – Corporacion Nacional<br />

del Cobre de Chile 6.375%<br />

30/11/2012<br />

___________<br />

125,596<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

Denmark<br />

Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

250,573<br />

______<br />

0.90<br />

France<br />

£40,000 AXA EMTN 6.6666% 6/7/2016<br />

(Perpetual) 80,792 0.29<br />

€150,000 BNP Paribas EMTN 5.25% 17/12/2012 208,690 0.75<br />

€50,000 Carrefour EMTN 3.625% 6/5/2013 63,302 0.23<br />

€90,000 CIF Euromortgage EMTN 4.5%<br />

10/12/2013 121,438 0.44<br />

€105,000 France Government Bond OAT 3.75%<br />

25/4/2021 133,946 0.48<br />

€25,000 France Government Bond OAT 'OATE'<br />

2.25% 25/7/2020 37,021 0.13<br />

€105,000 France Telecom EMTN 8.125%<br />

28/1/2033 188,105 0.67<br />

€100,000 Gecina EMTN 3.625% 17/10/2007<br />

___________<br />

131,094<br />

______<br />

0.47<br />

___________<br />

964,388<br />

______<br />

3.46<br />

Germany<br />

€364,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4% 16/2/2007 480,057 1.72<br />

€259,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5% 8/10/2010 324,956 1.17<br />

€1,120,000 Bundesobligation '148' 3.5% 8/4/2011 1,452,485 5.21<br />

€145,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02' 5%<br />

4/7/2012 201,010 0.72<br />

€95,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03' 4.75%<br />

4/7/2034 138,872 0.50<br />

€732,949 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4%<br />

4/1/2037 955,707 3.43<br />

€740,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 4%<br />

4/7/2016 979,599 3.52<br />

€430,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '99' 3.75%<br />

4/1/2009<br />

___________<br />

565,557<br />

______<br />

2.03<br />

___________<br />

5,098,243<br />

______<br />

18.30<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

¥60,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.9%<br />

26/1/2026 492,543 1.77<br />

US$440,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 4.125%<br />

15/9/2010<br />

___________<br />

428,142<br />

______<br />

1.53<br />

___________<br />

920,685<br />

______<br />

3.30<br />

Ireland<br />

C$130,000 Depfa ACS Bank EMTN 4.9%<br />

24/8/2035 115,153 0.41<br />

£100,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN 5.125%<br />

3/3/2015 192,358 0.69<br />

€100,000 German Postal Pensions<br />

Securitisation '2' 4.25% 18/1/2017<br />

___________<br />

132,677<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

___________<br />

440,188<br />

______<br />

1.58<br />

Japan<br />

£50,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75%<br />

8/12/2031 96,139 0.35<br />

¥70,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation<br />

for Municipal Enterprises 2%<br />

9/5/2016 606,118 2.18<br />

€100,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 129,208 0.46<br />

€50,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375%<br />

27/10/2014<br />

___________<br />

66,013<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

___________<br />

897,478<br />

______<br />

3.23<br />

Jersey<br />

€200,000 ASIF III Jersey EMTN 5.125%<br />

10/5/2007<br />

___________<br />

264,763<br />

______<br />

0.95<br />

Luxembourg<br />

US$300,000 Europaische Hypothekenbank SA<br />

Luxembourg EMTN 4.25%<br />

13/5/2010 292,607 1.05<br />

€100,000 JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA<br />

for Swiss Life 5% 16/11/2015<br />

(Perpetual) 130,108 0.47<br />

€95,000 Merck Finanz 3.75% 7/12/2012 120,069 0.43<br />

€90,000 SES Global 4.5% 19/11/2008 118,094 0.42<br />

€85,000 Telecom Italia Finance EMTN 7.25%<br />

24/4/2012 124,264 0.45<br />

€150,000 Tyco <strong>International</strong> Group 6.125%<br />

4/4/2007<br />

___________<br />

198,937<br />

______<br />

0.71<br />

___________<br />

984,079<br />

______<br />

3.53<br />

Netherlands<br />

€100,000 Adecco <strong>International</strong> Financial<br />

Services 4.5% 25/4/2013 130,771 0.47<br />

€75,000 British American Tobacco Holdings<br />

The Netherlands EMTN 4.375%<br />

15/9/2014 97,375 0.35<br />

£50,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN<br />

7.625% 21/8/2007<br />

___________<br />

99,014<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

___________<br />

327,160<br />

______<br />

1.17<br />

Singapore<br />

SGD675,000 Singapore Government Bond 3.5%<br />

1/7/2012<br />

___________<br />

451,119<br />

______<br />

1.62<br />

196 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Bond Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Spain<br />

€50,000 Pastor Participaciones Preferentes S.A<br />

Unipersonal 4.564% 27/7/2010<br />

(Perpetual) 62,480 0.22<br />

£80,000 Telefonica Emisiones SAU EMTN<br />

5.375% 2/2/2018<br />

___________<br />

149,419<br />

______<br />

0.54<br />

___________<br />

211,899<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

United Kingdom<br />

€110,000 Allied Domecq Financial Services<br />

GMTN 5.875% 12/6/2009 149,866 0.54<br />

€100,000 Anglian Water Services Financing<br />

EMTN 4.625% 7/10/2013 133,555 0.48<br />

£40,000 Emap 6.25% 9/12/2013 78,526 0.28<br />

US$500,000 Granite Master Issuer '2005-1 A3'<br />

FRN 20/12/2024 500,238 1.79<br />

US$71,681 Granite Mortgages '2002-1 1A2' FRN<br />

20/7/2019 71,697 0.26<br />

€100,000 Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding II<br />

3.875% 22/2/2011 (Perpetual) 128,054 0.46<br />

£80,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6%<br />

12/11/2010 159,382 0.57<br />

€120,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6.5%<br />

27/3/2007 159,104 0.57<br />

€125,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 165,319 0.59<br />

£25,000 UK Treasury 5% 7/3/2025 52,136 0.19<br />

£35,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032<br />

___________<br />

68,379<br />

______<br />

0.25<br />

___________<br />

1,666,256<br />

______<br />

5.98<br />

United States<br />

US$80,000 BAE Systems Holdings '144A' 4.75%<br />

15/8/2010 77,943 0.28<br />

US$140,000 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2006-6 A4' 5.356% 10/10/2045 140,171 0.50<br />

US$45,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb 5.875%<br />

15/11/2036 44,498 0.16<br />

US$180,000 Capco America Securitization<br />

'1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 182,222 0.65<br />

US$150,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities<br />

'1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 156,645 0.56<br />

US$250,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I<br />

'1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 252,043 0.90<br />

US$300,000 Citigroup 6% 21/2/2012 311,010 1.12<br />

US$350,000 Citigroup FRN 4/6/2007 350,196 1.26<br />

US$115,000 Comcast 6.5% 15/11/2035 116,206 0.42<br />

US$175,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities<br />

'2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 174,302 0.62<br />

US$150,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust '2006-C A4'<br />

4.98% 8/11/2011 149,779 0.54<br />

US$508,055 Fannie Mae Pool '893147' 5.5%<br />

1/8/2036 502,572 1.80<br />

US$500,541 Fannie Mae Pool '903708' 5.5%<br />

1/11/2036 495,139 1.78<br />

US$500,000 Fannie Mae Pool '905854' 6%<br />

1/1/2037 503,583 1.81<br />

US$500,000 Fannie Mae Pool '906694' 6%<br />

1/12/2036 503,583 1.81<br />

US$707,507 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'G12454' 5.5%<br />

1/11/2021 707,212 2.54<br />

US$702,515 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 'J03831' 5%<br />

1/11/2021 690,367 2.48<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$200,000 Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage<br />

'2005-C1 A2' 4.353% 10/6/2048 195,254 0.70<br />

US$500,000 General Electric Capital MTNA FRN<br />

28/7/2008 501,088 1.80<br />

US$200,000 Honda Auto Receivables Owner<br />

Trust '2006-3 A3' 5.12% 15/10/2010 199,750 0.72<br />

US$500,000 HSBC Bank USA NA (New York NY)<br />

'BKNT' FRN 10/6/2009 501,893 1.80<br />

US$90,000 HSBC Finance 6.4% 17/6/2008 91,488 0.33<br />

US$175,000 Keycorp '2000-C1 A2' 7.727%<br />

17/5/2032 185,349 0.66<br />

US$150,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I '2006-IQ12 A4'<br />

5.332% 15/12/2043 149,647 0.54<br />

US$170,000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I<br />

'2000-LIFE A2' 7.57% 15/11/2036 178,918 0.64<br />

US$200,000 Pfizer 5.625% 15/4/2009 202,310 0.73<br />

US$110,000 Raytheon 6.75% 15/8/2007 110,817 0.40<br />

US$150,000 Salomon Brothers Mortgage<br />

Securities VII '2000-C1 A2' 7.52%<br />

18/12/2009 157,906 0.57<br />

US$132,000 Socgen Real Estate '144A' 7.64%<br />

30/9/2007 (Perpetual) (Pref) 134,093 0.48<br />

US$601,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 571,795 2.05<br />

US$425,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 422,045 1.51<br />

US$65,000 US Treasury Bond 8% 15/11/2021 86,029 0.31<br />

US$260,000 US Treasury Bond 9.125% 15/5/2018 358,211 1.29<br />

US$180,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 168,785 0.61<br />

US$120,000 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 120,822 0.43<br />

US$400,000 Wells Fargo (Old) MTN FRN 10/3/2008 400,423 1.44<br />

US$275,000 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust<br />

'2006-A A3' 5.01% 15/10/2010 274,475 0.98<br />

€100,000 Zurich Finance USA EMTN 4.5%<br />

17/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

132,767<br />

______<br />

0.48<br />

___________<br />

10,501,336<br />

______<br />

37.70<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

___________<br />

24,729,580<br />

______<br />

88.77<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

BONDS<br />

United States<br />

US$165,000 First Union National Bank Commercial<br />

Mortgage '1999-C4 D' 7.936%<br />

15/12/2031<br />

___________<br />

176,390<br />

______<br />

0.63<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

176,390<br />

______<br />

0.63<br />

Total Portfolio 24,905,970 89.40<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

2,952,187<br />

______<br />

10.60<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

27,858,157<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 197


World Bond Fund continued<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

A$97,106 US$75,711 10/1/2007 971<br />

C$190,000 US$166,324 10/1/2007 (2,594)<br />

CHF3,703,000 US$3,081,781 10/1/2007 (44,418)<br />

DKr5,769,300 US$1,013,720 10/1/2007 6,900<br />

€6,326,200 US$8,206,277 10/1/2007 135,873<br />

£357,570 US$694,306 10/1/2007 7,673<br />

HUF7,314,000 US$37,908 10/1/2007 427<br />

¥473,663,000 US$4,059,469 10/1/2007 (70,179)<br />

MXN815,000 US$75,185 10/1/2007 (110)<br />

NOK319,000 US$52,016 10/1/2007 (990)<br />

PLN269,000 US$93,431 10/1/2007 (967)<br />

SKr8,392,000 US$1,227,685 10/1/2007 (3,509)<br />

SGD96,000 US$62,356 10/1/2007 299<br />

TWD4,223,000 US$131,149 10/1/2007 (1,469)<br />

US$145,574 A$187,000 10/1/2007 (2,096)<br />

US$311,737 C$353,582 10/1/2007 7,041<br />

US$2,961,347 CHF3,660,000 10/1/2007 (40,744)<br />

US$1,156,701 DKr6,520,713 10/1/2007 3,153<br />

US$9,138,110 €6,922,160 10/1/2007 10,087<br />

US$278,325 £145,500 10/1/2007 (7,319)<br />

US$686,105 ¥79,166,573 10/1/2007 19,347<br />

US$842,558 SKr5,950,000 10/1/2007 (25,393)<br />

US$448,362 SGD697,000 10/1/2007 (6,545)<br />

ZAR616,000 US$87,435 10/1/2007 632<br />

¥29,691,149 €200,000 11/1/2007 (13,653)<br />

¥61,615,000 US$523,864 11/1/2007 (4,876)<br />

NOK1,646,796 €200,000 11/1/2007 (319)<br />

SKr725,308 €80,000 11/1/2007 312<br />

SGD490,000 US$313,262 11/1/2007 6,556<br />

KRW361,114,451 US$395,525 12/1/2007 (6,988)<br />

THB2,103,000 US$59,189 12/1/2007 93<br />

US$58,094 THB2,103,000 12/1/2007<br />

_______<br />

(1,188)<br />

Net unrealised loss<br />

_______<br />

(33,993)<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

(1) Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 (153,098)<br />

(8) Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 (1,147,799)<br />

(5) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (1,020,000)<br />

(36) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (3,781,125)<br />

5 US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 537,188<br />

1 US Treasury 30 Year Bond March 2007 111,250<br />

15 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 2,664,200<br />

(5) CME/IMM Euro Dollar June 2007 (1,184,563)<br />

(12) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007<br />

_________<br />

(2,475,058)<br />

Total commitment<br />

_________<br />

(6,449,005)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of US$43,970 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

€275,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 0.2675%;<br />

and pays default protection on<br />

Sanofi Aventis 4.25% 15/9/2010)<br />

(20/3/2011) 2,102<br />

€150,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.25%;<br />

and receives default protection<br />

on Akzo 4.25% 14/6/2011) (20/6/2011) (282)<br />

€150,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citigroup)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 0.36%;<br />

and receives default protection<br />

on SCA Finans AB) (20/6/2011) (1,303)<br />

€100,000 Credit Default Swaps (UBS)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 0.51%; and<br />

pays default protection on Gutnir<br />

Bank MF) (20/12/2011) 1,302<br />

US$1,400,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays)<br />

(Fund pays Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (393)<br />

¥8,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (701)<br />

¥24,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 1.51% and receives<br />

JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013)<br />

_______<br />

660<br />

_______<br />

1,385<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

198 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Energy Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

71,000,000 Titan Petrochemicals Group<br />

_____________<br />

4,658,553<br />

_____<br />

0.08<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

640,000 China Biodiesel <strong>International</strong> Holding<br />

_____________<br />

1,237,534<br />

_____<br />

0.02<br />

Canada<br />

1,300,000 Addax Petroleum 36,400,448 0.61<br />

1,235,000 Cameco 49,838,373 0.84<br />

2,126,200 Canadian Natural Resources 112,803,822 1.90<br />

1,836,700 Canadian Oil Sands Trust (Unit) 51,396,585 0.86<br />

1,700,000 Enbridge 58,936,848 0.99<br />

9,472,433 First Calgary Petroleums 56,250,706 0.94<br />

5,412,600 Nexen* 293,316,568 4.93<br />

2,528,667 Niko Resources 181,039,224 3.04<br />

2,000,000 OPTI Canada 33,617,644 0.56<br />

1,235,300 Petro-Canada 50,574,185 0.85<br />

2,832,800 Suncor Energy 222,313,907 3.73<br />

1,485,000 SXR Uranium One* 20,713,492 0.35<br />

2,300,000 Synenco Energy 'A' 27,722,064 0.47<br />

8,026,600 Talisman Energy* 136,646,520 2.30<br />

1,733,000 Ultra Petroleum 82,837,400 1.39<br />

14,116,000 UrAsia Energy 65,186,319 1.10<br />

8,046,450 Ur-Energy 27,036,405 0.45<br />

12,776,200 UTS Energy 49,422,881 0.83<br />

6,741,948 Win Energy<br />

_____________<br />

5,692,349<br />

_____<br />

0.10<br />

_____________<br />

1,561,745,740<br />

_____<br />

26.24<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

1,074,369 Transocean<br />

_____________<br />

87,195,788<br />

_____<br />

1.47<br />

China<br />

69,099,500 China Shenhua Energy 'H'<br />

_____________<br />

166,419,133<br />

_____<br />

2.80<br />

France<br />

2,000,000 Total<br />

_____________<br />

144,608,489<br />

_____<br />

2.43<br />

Hungary<br />

553,500 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas<br />

_____________<br />

62,662,808<br />

_____<br />

1.05<br />

India<br />

12,745,952 Cairn India 46,107,852 0.77<br />

3,000,000 Reliance Industries<br />

_____________<br />

86,150,716<br />

_____<br />

1.45<br />

_____________<br />

132,258,568<br />

_____<br />

2.22<br />

Italy<br />

5,000,000 ENI<br />

_____________<br />

168,336,409<br />

_____<br />

2.83<br />

Netherlands Antilles<br />

3,958,800 Schlumberger<br />

_____________<br />

250,433,688<br />

_____<br />

4.21<br />

Russian Federation<br />

6,437,000 OAO Rosneft GDR<br />

_____________<br />

60,829,650<br />

_____<br />

1.02<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

South Africa<br />

2,000,000 Sasol*<br />

_____________<br />

74,053,196<br />

_____<br />

1.24<br />

Switzerland<br />

371,566 Petroplus Holdings<br />

_____________<br />

22,661,292<br />

_____<br />

0.38<br />

United Kingdom<br />

5,976,000 BG Group 81,298,940 1.37<br />

3,250,000 BHP Billiton 59,621,614 1.00<br />

7,500,000 BP 83,554,181 1.40<br />

3,353,914 Cairn Energy 118,447,022 1.99<br />

2,811,600 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 98,797,880 1.66<br />

12,275,285 Sibir Energy<br />

_____________<br />

103,619,406<br />

_____<br />

1.74<br />

_____________<br />

545,339,043<br />

_____<br />

9.16<br />

United States<br />

2,495,000 Anadarko Petroleum 109,405,750 1.84<br />

1,482,000 Baker Hughes 111,342,660 1.87<br />

2,150,000 Chevron 158,928,000 2.67<br />

1,850,000 ConocoPhillips 134,310,000 2.26<br />

4,924,386 Denbury Resources 137,636,589 2.31<br />

2,474,000 Devon Energy 165,856,960 2.79<br />

3,030,000 Exxon Mobil 233,582,700 3.92<br />

2,618,000 Halliburton 81,419,800 1.37<br />

1,000,000 Hess 50,330,000 0.85<br />

21 Hugoton Royalty Trust 521 0.00<br />

1,608,200 Marathon Oil 149,417,862 2.51<br />

1,645,956 National Oilwell Varco 101,506,107 1.71<br />

2,290,000 Newfield Exploration 106,347,600 1.79<br />

6,046,341 Occidental Petroleum 296,270,709 4.98<br />

5,206,800 Peabody Energy 212,749,848 3.57<br />

1,187,000 Plains Exploration & Production 56,204,450 0.94<br />

2,351,000 Range Resources 65,146,210 1.09<br />

2,897,200 Southwestern Energy 102,966,488 1.73<br />

3,294,096 Valero Energy 168,756,538 2.83<br />

2,276,700 XTO Energy*<br />

_____________<br />

107,665,143<br />

_____<br />

1.81<br />

_____________<br />

2,549,843,935<br />

_____<br />

42.84<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

_____________<br />

5,832,283,826<br />

_____<br />

97.99<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

WARRANTS<br />

Canada<br />

415,625 Win Energy (Wts 19/7/2008)<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

_____________<br />

0<br />

_____<br />

0.00<br />

Total Portfolio 5,832,283,826 97.99<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

_____________<br />

119,927,136<br />

_____<br />

2.01<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

_____________<br />

5,952,210,962 100.00<br />

_____<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 199


World Energy Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Exploration & Production 48.6<br />

Integrated oil 21.8<br />

Oil services 10.7<br />

Coal & Uranium 9.1<br />

Refining & Marketing 5.7<br />

Distribution 1.1<br />

Diversified minerals 1.0<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

2.0<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

200 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Financials Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Belgium<br />

41,575 Fortis 1,778,967 0.57<br />

4,300 KBC Groep<br />

___________<br />

524,038<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

___________<br />

2,303,005<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Bermuda<br />

12,700 Everest Re Group 1,254,760 0.40<br />

2,028,100 Hopson Development Holdings 5,740,300 1.84<br />

82,500 RenaissanceRe Holdings<br />

___________<br />

4,969,800<br />

______<br />

1.60<br />

___________<br />

11,964,860<br />

______<br />

3.84<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

159,200 ACE 9,679,360 3.10<br />

4,959,000 China Resources Land<br />

___________<br />

5,939,724<br />

______<br />

1.91<br />

___________<br />

15,619,084<br />

______<br />

5.01<br />

China<br />

4,800,100 Beijing Capital Land 'H' 2,457,853 0.79<br />

1,012,000 Industrial & Commercial Bank<br />

of China 'H' 628,854 0.20<br />

11,343,900 Shanghai Forte Land 'H'<br />

___________<br />

5,078,835<br />

______<br />

1.63<br />

___________<br />

8,165,542<br />

______<br />

2.62<br />

Denmark<br />

74,600 Danske Bank<br />

___________<br />

3,304,855<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

Egypt<br />

86,400 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank<br />

___________<br />

877,673<br />

______<br />

0.28<br />

France<br />

119,500 AXA 4,845,531 1.55<br />

42,400 BNP Paribas<br />

___________<br />

4,641,867<br />

______<br />

1.49<br />

___________<br />

9,487,398<br />

______<br />

3.04<br />

Germany<br />

51,701 Hannover Rueckversicherung<br />

___________<br />

2,390,813<br />

______<br />

0.77<br />

India<br />

62,100 ICICI Bank<br />

___________<br />

1,251,687<br />

______<br />

0.40<br />

Indonesia<br />

2,280,200 Bank Central Asia 1,318,313 0.42<br />

3,014,500 Bank Mandiri Persero<br />

___________<br />

971,976<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

___________<br />

2,290,289<br />

______<br />

0.73<br />

Ireland<br />

105,000 Allied Irish Banks<br />

___________<br />

3,130,899<br />

______<br />

1.00<br />

Japan<br />

185,000 Daiichi Commodities 1,164,496 0.37<br />

117,600 Japan General Estate 3,384,529 1.08<br />

100 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1,237,035 0.40<br />

43,900 Nomura Holdings 829,365 0.27<br />

130 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1,334,652 0.43<br />

57,800 Sumitomo Real Estate Sales 4,401,910 1.41<br />

373 Sunwood 825,523 0.26<br />

254,000 Takagi Securities 1,049,494 0.34<br />

408,500 Toyo Securities<br />

___________<br />

1,639,741<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

___________<br />

15,866,745<br />

______<br />

5.09<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Netherlands<br />

85,600 ING Groep – CVA<br />

___________<br />

3,807,203<br />

______<br />

1.22<br />

South Korea<br />

267,400 Daegu Bank 4,573,658 1.47<br />

226,900 Dongbu Insurance 6,041,084 1.94<br />

60,239 Hana Financial Group 3,168,778 1.02<br />

98,800 Industrial Bank of Korea 1,822,746 0.58<br />

57,600 Kookmin Bank 4,640,977 1.49<br />

532,612 Korean Reinsurance 7,276,454 2.33<br />

879,400 Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance 6,007,107 1.93<br />

108,000 Shinhan Financial Group<br />

___________<br />

5,518,519<br />

______<br />

1.77<br />

___________<br />

39,049,323<br />

______<br />

12.53<br />

Spain<br />

303,400 Banco Santander Central Hispano<br />

___________<br />

5,627,258<br />

______<br />

1.80<br />

Switzerland<br />

101,000 UBS<br />

___________<br />

6,126,732<br />

______<br />

1.97<br />

Turkey<br />

249,450 Akbank<br />

___________<br />

1,518,560<br />

______<br />

0.49<br />

United Kingdom<br />

341,300 Barclays 4,891,029 1.57<br />

247,100 HSBC Holdings 4,516,099 1.45<br />

250,300 Kensington Group 3,881,763 1.24<br />

277,200 Lloyds TSB Group 3,109,929 1.00<br />

162,800 Northern Rock 3,764,790 1.21<br />

290,800 Provident Financial<br />

___________<br />

4,004,637<br />

______<br />

1.28<br />

___________<br />

24,168,247<br />

______<br />

7.75<br />

United States<br />

58,800 Affiliated Managers Group 6,170,472 1.98<br />

71,090 Allstate 4,666,348 1.50<br />

74,242 American Express 4,544,353 1.46<br />

147,950 American Home Mortgage<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> (Reit) 5,209,319 1.67<br />

204,229 American <strong>International</strong> Group 14,641,177 4.70<br />

306,159 Bank of America 16,437,677 5.27<br />

75,370 Capital One Financial 5,853,988 1.88<br />

299,443 Citigroup 16,735,869 5.37<br />

2,600 Equity Office Properties Trust (Reit) 125,164 0.04<br />

80,300 Fannie Mae 4,814,788 1.54<br />

89,061 Hartford Financial Services Group 8,318,297 2.67<br />

279,300 JPMorgan Chase & Co 13,618,668 4.37<br />

66,100 Lehman Brothers Holdings 5,178,935 1.66<br />

59,169 Prudential Financial 5,084,392 1.63<br />

205,246 Wachovia<br />

___________<br />

11,758,543<br />

______<br />

3.77<br />

___________<br />

123,157,990<br />

______<br />

39.51<br />

Total Portfolio 280,108,163 89.85<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

31,643,955<br />

______<br />

10.15<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

311,752,118<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 201


World Financials Fund continued<br />

Purchased Call Options as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

889 Bear Stearns Call Option<br />

strike price US$100<br />

expiring on 19/1/2008 2,667,991 6,094,095<br />

750 Goldman Sachs Call Option<br />

strike price US$115<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 3,077,371 6,528,750<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

707 Goldman Sachs Call Option<br />

strike price US$125<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007 3,219,924 5,450,970<br />

781 Goldman Sachs Call Option<br />

strike price US$140<br />

expiring on 20/1/2007<br />

___________<br />

2,723,538<br />

_________<br />

4,850,010<br />

Total Purchased Call Options<br />

___________<br />

11,688,825 22,923,825<br />

_________<br />

Note: Purchased Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Insurance 24.1<br />

Commercial banks 22.6<br />

Diversified financial services 16.8<br />

Real estate management & development 7.8<br />

Capital markets 7.1<br />

Consumer finance 4.6<br />

Thrifts & mortgage finance 4.0<br />

Real estate investment trusts 1.7<br />

Household durables 1.1<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

10.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

202 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Gold Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

Jersey<br />

1,850,000 Lyxor Gold Bullion Securities – ETF<br />

___________<br />

116,365,000<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

116,365,000<br />

______<br />

1.98<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

60,000,000 Austindo Resources 1,374,516 0.02<br />

22,811,000 Ballarat Goldfields 5,045,485 0.09<br />

28,000,000 Bendigo Mining 17,252,548 0.29<br />

3,000,000 Bolnisi Gold 7,251,758 0.12<br />

12,000,000 Kimberley Diamond 8,768,465 0.15<br />

10,000,000 Mintails 2,527,846 0.04<br />

16,250,000 Newcrest Mining 338,247,492 5.75<br />

87,500,000 Oxiana* 219,112,884 3.72<br />

19,500,000 Perseverance* 5,699,502 0.10<br />

6,000,000 Sino Gold*<br />

___________<br />

34,599,889<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

639,880,385<br />

______<br />

10.87<br />

Bermuda<br />

490,000 Aquarius Platinum (UK Listing)<br />

___________<br />

10,667,648<br />

______<br />

0.18<br />

Canada<br />

2,400,000 Aber Diamond* 87,402,430 1.48<br />

4,000,000 Agnico-Eagle Mines 164,659,257 2.80<br />

1,750,000 Banro 22,615,663 0.38<br />

15,750,000 Barrick Gold 482,737,500 8.20<br />

10,000,000 Bema Gold 52,123,718 0.89<br />

11,000,000 Centerra Gold 127,560,955 2.17<br />

7,250,000 Eldorado Gold 39,476,178 0.67<br />

850,000 First Quantum Minerals* 44,598,087 0.76<br />

14,700,000 Goldcorp* 417,937,452 7.10<br />

10,150,000 High River Gold Mines 18,276,471 0.31<br />

3,150,000 Iamgold 27,844,404 0.47<br />

1,850,000 Jaguar Mining 10,758,594 0.18<br />

137,500 Jaguar Mining (Wts 31/12/2007) 355,389 0.01<br />

18,000,000 Kinross Gold 214,318,946 3.64<br />

400,000 Linear Gold 2,136,642 0.04<br />

1,900,000 Meridian Gold 52,365,814 0.89<br />

3,300,000 Orezone Resources 4,691,135 0.08<br />

2,562,100 Teal Exploration & Mining<br />

___________<br />

8,829,499<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

1,778,688,134<br />

___________ ______<br />

30.22<br />

China<br />

6,150,000 Zhaojin Mining Industry 'H' 12,279,745 0.21<br />

350,000,000 Zijin Mining Group<br />

___________<br />

244,506,484<br />

______<br />

4.15<br />

___________<br />

256,786,229<br />

______<br />

4.36<br />

Jersey<br />

3,000,000 Highland Gold Mining 9,422,850 0.16<br />

6,000,000 Randgold Resources ADR<br />

___________<br />

139,040,000<br />

______<br />

2.36<br />

___________<br />

148,462,850<br />

______<br />

2.52<br />

Mexico<br />

12,821,600 Industrias Penoles SA de CV<br />

___________<br />

116,959,531<br />

______<br />

1.99<br />

Papua New Guinea<br />

92,500,000 Lihir Gold<br />

___________<br />

227,980,093<br />

______<br />

3.88<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Peru<br />

6,250,000 Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR 173,625,000 2.95<br />

740,658 Gold Fields La Cima 'I'<br />

___________<br />

5,213,196<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

___________<br />

178,838,196<br />

______<br />

3.04<br />

Russian Federation<br />

2,085,425 Polyus Gold ADR<br />

___________<br />

101,143,113<br />

______<br />

1.72<br />

South Africa<br />

5,954,892 African Rainbow Minerals 86,052,121 1.46<br />

500,000 Anglo Platinum 61,238,608 1.04<br />

1,409,276 AngloGold Ashanti 66,536,990 1.13<br />

2,415,000 AngloGold Ashanti ADR* 112,635,600 1.91<br />

3,000,000 DRDGOLD ADR 2,730,000 0.05<br />

11,500,000 Gold Fields 218,423,161 3.71<br />

6,250,000 Gold Fields ADR 116,937,500 1.99<br />

11,670,000 Harmony Gold Mining 185,670,096 3.15<br />

4,580,000 Harmony Gold Mining ADR* 71,814,400 1.22<br />

14,000,000 Impala Platinum Holdings 368,563,376 6.26<br />

4,500,000 Mvelaphanda Resources<br />

___________<br />

25,109,811<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

1,315,711,663<br />

___________ ______<br />

22.35<br />

United Kingdom<br />

1,000,000 Anglo American 48,900,667 0.83<br />

15,438,975 Hochschild Mining 122,444,953 2.08<br />

2,000,000 Lonmin 118,178,249 2.01<br />

3,777,500 Peter Hambro Mining<br />

___________<br />

74,971,584<br />

______<br />

1.27<br />

___________<br />

364,495,453<br />

______<br />

6.19<br />

United States<br />

3,200,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 177,984,000 3.02<br />

5,000,000 Newmont Mining<br />

___________<br />

226,400,000<br />

______<br />

3.85<br />

___________<br />

404,384,000<br />

______<br />

6.87<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares) & Warrants 5,543,997,295<br />

___________ ______<br />

94.19<br />

BONDS<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$8,400,000 Peter Hambro Mining Group Finance<br />

7.125% 11/8/2010<br />

___________<br />

13,939,800<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Total Bonds<br />

___________<br />

13,939,800<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market 5,674,302,095<br />

___________ ______<br />

96.40<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Canada<br />

1,768,037 Silver Bear (Restricted) 1,142,438 0.02<br />

2,250,000 Thistle Mining (Wts 9/1/2009)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

1,142,438<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

Total Portfolio 5,675,444,533 96.42<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

210,462,845<br />

______<br />

3.58<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) 5,885,907,378<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 203


World Gold Fund continued<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Gold 77.4<br />

Platinum 9.5<br />

Silver 4.1<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> funds 2.0<br />

Diamonds 1.6<br />

Diversified 1.0<br />

Copper 0.8<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

3.6<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

204 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Healthscience Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Austria<br />

50,000 Intercell<br />

___________<br />

1,136,963<br />

______<br />

0.85<br />

Bermuda<br />

16,000 Warner Chilcott 'A'<br />

___________<br />

218,400<br />

______<br />

0.16<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

17,000 Mindray Medical <strong>International</strong> ADR<br />

___________<br />

415,820<br />

______<br />

0.31<br />

Denmark<br />

65,600 Genmab<br />

___________<br />

4,437,528<br />

______<br />

3.33<br />

France<br />

53,000 Sanofi-Aventis<br />

___________<br />

4,915,041<br />

______<br />

3.68<br />

Germany<br />

60,000 Bayer<br />

___________<br />

3,215,924<br />

______<br />

2.41<br />

India<br />

80,000 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals 1,090,119 0.81<br />

135,000 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries<br />

___________<br />

2,998,352<br />

______<br />

2.25<br />

___________<br />

4,088,471<br />

______<br />

3.06<br />

Japan<br />

25,000 Chugai Pharmaceutical 516,483 0.39<br />

50,000 Kyorin<br />

___________<br />

586,119<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

___________<br />

1,102,602<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

Netherlands<br />

200,000 Pharming Group<br />

___________<br />

1,107,303<br />

______<br />

0.83<br />

Sweden<br />

51,000 Elekta 'B'<br />

___________<br />

1,068,960<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

Switzerland<br />

125,000 Novartis 7,193,213 5.39<br />

30,000 Roche Holding (Genusscheine) 5,373,391 4.03<br />

4,000 Speedel Holding<br />

___________<br />

521,354<br />

______<br />

0.39<br />

___________<br />

13,087,958<br />

______<br />

9.81<br />

United Kingdom<br />

100,000 Shire<br />

___________<br />

2,078,916<br />

______<br />

1.56<br />

United States<br />

174,000 Abbott Laboratories 8,475,540 6.35<br />

10,000 Aetna 435,200 0.33<br />

14,000 AmerisourceBergen 630,140 0.47<br />

9,000 Arthrocare 364,230 0.27<br />

15,000 Aspect Medical Systems 286,650 0.22<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

34,000 Boston Scientific 582,080 0.44<br />

9,000 Cardinal Health 581,130 0.44<br />

25,000 Caremark Rx 1,426,000 1.07<br />

107,000 Celgene 6,146,080 4.61<br />

30,000 Cephalon 2,076,600 1.56<br />

90,000 Cerner 4,192,200 3.14<br />

6,000 Charles River Laboratories <strong>International</strong> 261,240 0.20<br />

87,600 Covance 5,203,440 3.90<br />

50,000 Cytyc 1,421,000 1.06<br />

15,000 DaVita 850,200 0.64<br />

100,000 DexCom 990,000 0.74<br />

42,000 Emageon 652,260 0.49<br />

408,100 Emdeon 5,129,817 3.84<br />

163,600 Exelixis 1,475,672 1.11<br />

19,000 Genentech 1,547,550 1.16<br />

43,300 Gen-Probe 2,258,528 1.69<br />

14,500 Gilead Sciences 950,910 0.71<br />

100,800 Hansen Medical 1,222,704 0.92<br />

35,000 HemoSense 148,750 0.11<br />

162,000 Hologic 7,677,180 5.75<br />

5,000 Human Genome Sciences 62,700 0.05<br />

86,000 Intuitive Surgical 8,345,440 6.25<br />

2,500 Laboratory Corporation of America<br />

Holdings 184,775 0.14<br />

115,500 Medarex 1,718,640 1.29<br />

45,000 Medimmune 1,458,000 1.09<br />

12,000 PDL BioPharma 243,480 0.18<br />

107,200 Progenics Pharmaceuticals 2,789,344 2.09<br />

3,000 Quest Diagnostics 160,080 0.12<br />

70,000 Schering-Plough 1,668,800 1.25<br />

15,000 Somaxon Pharmaceuticals 210,000 0.16<br />

210,000 SonoSite 6,623,400 4.96<br />

20,000 St Jude Medical 733,400 0.55<br />

10,000 Stryker 551,600 0.41<br />

10,000 SuperGen 50,700 0.04<br />

54,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific 2,456,460 1.84<br />

25,000 Thoratec 445,250 0.33<br />

110,100 UnitedHealth Group 5,920,077 4.44<br />

4,000 Varian 184,080 0.14<br />

9,000 Ventana Medical Systems 390,870 0.29<br />

109,500 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 4,113,915 3.08<br />

39,100 Vical 245,157 0.18<br />

36,100 WebMD Health 'A'*<br />

___________<br />

1,453,747<br />

______<br />

1.09<br />

___________<br />

94,995,016<br />

______<br />

71.19<br />

Total Portfolio 131,868,902 98.82<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

1,577,489<br />

______<br />

1.18<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

133,446,391<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Pharmaceuticals 38.3<br />

Healthcare products 25.1<br />

Biotechnology 12.9<br />

Healthcare services 12.9<br />

Medical technolgy 9.6<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.2<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 205


World Income Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Argentina<br />

US$400,000 Republic of Argentina 0% 15/12/2035 54,480 0.02<br />

US$3,187,500 Republic of Argentina 1.33/2.5%<br />

31/12/2038 (step-up coupon) 1,728,422 0.56<br />

US$945,621 Republic of Argentina 8.28%<br />

31/12/2033<br />

___________<br />

1,025,053<br />

______<br />

0.33<br />

___________<br />

2,807,955<br />

______<br />

0.91<br />

A$580,000<br />

Australia<br />

New South Wales Treasury '10RG'<br />

7% 1/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

468,960<br />

______<br />

0.15<br />

Bermuda<br />

US$1,075,000 AES China Generating 8.25%<br />

26/6/2010<br />

___________<br />

1,075,644<br />

______<br />

0.35<br />

US$4,000,000<br />

US$250,000<br />

Brazil<br />

Brazilian Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 10.5% 14/7/2014<br />

___________<br />

5,101,000<br />

______<br />

1.65<br />

British Virgin Islands<br />

Galaxy Entertainment Finance FRN<br />

15/12/2010<br />

___________<br />

265,373<br />

______<br />

0.09<br />

Canada<br />

US$500,000 Ainsworth Lumber 7.25% 1/10/2012 396,250 0.13<br />

US$25,000 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals '144A'<br />

7.75% 1/4/2014 21,875 0.01<br />

C$1,275,000 Canadian Government Bond 5%<br />

1/6/2037 1,265,279 0.41<br />

US$750,000 Domtar 7.125% 15/8/2015 738,750 0.24<br />

US$375,000 Fairfax Financial Holdings 7.75%<br />

26/4/2012 371,250 0.12<br />

C$7,835,000 Government of Canada 5% 1/6/2014 7,142,763 2.31<br />

US$700,000 Nova Chemicals FRN 15/11/2013 705,250 0.23<br />

US$300,000 Quebecor Media 7.75% 15/3/2016 307,875 0.10<br />

US$175,000 Quebecor World Capital '144A'<br />

8.75% 15/3/2016<br />

___________<br />

168,438<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

11,117,730<br />

______<br />

3.60<br />

US$620,000<br />

BRL3,300,000<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

Aes Dominicana Energia Finance<br />

11% 13/12/2015 651,000 0.21<br />

Banco Bradesco (Cayman Islands)<br />

17.5% 10/12/2007<br />

___________<br />

1,617,155<br />

______<br />

0.53<br />

___________<br />

2,268,155<br />

______<br />

0.74<br />

Colombia<br />

US$1,000,000 Colombia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 7.375% 27/1/2017 1,079,000 0.35<br />

US$1,440,000 Republic of Colombia 7.375%<br />

18/9/2037 1,553,760 0.50<br />

US$1,000,000 Republic of Colombia 8.125%<br />

21/5/2024 1,154,000 0.38<br />

US$810,000 Republic of Colombia 11.75%<br />

25/2/2020<br />

___________<br />

1,178,550<br />

______<br />

0.38<br />

___________<br />

4,965,310<br />

______<br />

1.61<br />

Denmark<br />

DKK10,550,000 Kingdom of Denmark 4% 15/11/2010 1,870,286 0.61<br />

DKK34,100,000 Nykredit Realkredit 4% 1/1/2008 6,019,740 1.95<br />

DKK17,150,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN<br />

1/10/2038<br />

___________<br />

2,963,679<br />

______<br />

0.96<br />

___________<br />

10,853,705<br />

______<br />

3.52<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$704,686<br />

Dominican Republic<br />

Dominican Republic <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 9.04% 23/1/2018<br />

___________<br />

811,093<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

France<br />

€346,592 France Government Bond OAT<br />

'OATE' 2.25% 25/7/2020<br />

___________<br />

513,241<br />

______<br />

0.17<br />

Germany<br />

€7,125,000 Bundesobligation '145' 3.5%<br />

9/10/2009 9,298,766 3.02<br />

€15,890,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03'<br />

4.75% 4/7/2034 23,228,124 7.53<br />

€10,745,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '04'<br />

3.75% 4/1/2015 13,980,265 4.53<br />

€1,540,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05'<br />

3.5% 4/1/2016 1,963,824 0.64<br />

€1,075,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06'<br />

4% 4/7/2016 1,423,066 0.46<br />

US$500,000 Dresdner Bank AG for Kyivstar GSM<br />

7.75% 27/4/2012 520,955 0.17<br />

€11,200,000 Eurohypo '2194' 3.25% 26/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

13,827,614<br />

______<br />

4.48<br />

___________<br />

64,242,614<br />

______<br />

20.83<br />

Hungary<br />

HUF600,000,000 Government of Hungary '16/C'<br />

5.5% 12/2/2016<br />

___________<br />

2,873,209<br />

______<br />

0.93<br />

Iceland<br />

ISK105,898,352 Housing Financing Fund 3.75%<br />

15/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

1,370,270<br />

______<br />

0.44<br />

Indonesia<br />

US$1,200,000 Republic of Indonesia 7.5%<br />

15/1/2016<br />

___________<br />

1,323,309<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Ireland<br />

€279,576 JSG Holding 11.5% 1/10/2015<br />

___________<br />

385,605<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

Japan<br />

¥85,500,000 Japan Government Thirty Year Bond<br />

'20' 2.5% 20/9/2035<br />

___________<br />

752,842<br />

______<br />

0.24<br />

US$700,000<br />

Luxembourg<br />

Gaz Capital for Gazprom '144A'<br />

6.212% 22/11/2016<br />

___________<br />

705,280<br />

______<br />

0.23<br />

Mexico<br />

MXN77,000,000 Mexican Bonos 'MI10' 9% 20/12/2012 7,661,120 2.48<br />

MXN26,206,000 Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds 'MI10'<br />

9.5% 18/12/2014 2,716,511 0.88<br />

US$1,440,000 United Mexican States 6.625%<br />

3/3/2015 1,558,800 0.51<br />

US$2,040,000 United Mexican States MTN 8.3%<br />

15/8/2031 2,616,300 0.85<br />

US$5,000,000 United Mexican States MTNA 6.75%<br />

27/9/2034<br />

___________<br />

5,412,500<br />

______<br />

1.75<br />

___________<br />

19,965,231<br />

______<br />

6.47<br />

Netherlands<br />

US$760,000 ALB Finance '144A' 9.25% 25/9/2013 755,250 0.24<br />

US$700,000 Excelcomindo Finance 8% 27/1/2009 715,079 0.23<br />

US$450,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8%<br />

3/11/2015 449,032 0.15<br />

US$150,000 Kazkommerts <strong>International</strong> 8.5%<br />

16/4/2013<br />

___________<br />

160,666<br />

______<br />

0.05<br />

___________<br />

2,080,027<br />

______<br />

0.67<br />

206 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Income Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Norway<br />

NOK15,700,000 Norway Government Bond 5%<br />

15/5/2015 2,626,500 0.85<br />

NOK30,750,000 Norway Government Bond 6.5%<br />

15/5/2013<br />

___________<br />

5,488,455<br />

______<br />

1.78<br />

___________<br />

8,114,955<br />

______<br />

2.63<br />

Peru<br />

US$380,000 Republic of Peru 8.75% 21/11/2033 501,600 0.16<br />

US$2,510,000 Republic of Peru 9.875% 6/2/2015<br />

___________<br />

3,190,210<br />

______<br />

1.04<br />

___________<br />

3,691,810<br />

______<br />

1.20<br />

Philippines<br />

US$475,000 Republic of Philippine 7.75%<br />

14/1/2031 541,500 0.17<br />

US$1,525,000 Republic of Philippine 8.875%<br />

17/3/2015<br />

___________<br />

1,812,844<br />

______<br />

0.59<br />

___________<br />

2,354,344<br />

______<br />

0.76<br />

US$2,060,000<br />

US$1,100,000<br />

Russian Federation<br />

Russia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 12.75% 24/6/2028 3,734,286 1.21<br />

Russia Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond '144A' 12.75% 24/6/2028<br />

___________<br />

1,993,750<br />

______<br />

0.65<br />

___________<br />

5,728,036<br />

______<br />

1.86<br />

South Africa<br />

ZAR11,750,000 Republic of South Africa 'R153' 13%<br />

31/8/2010 1,935,184 0.63<br />

ZAR17,000,000 Republic of South Africa 'R194' 10%<br />

28/2/2008<br />

___________<br />

2,464,282<br />

______<br />

0.80<br />

___________<br />

4,399,466<br />

______<br />

1.43<br />

Spain<br />

€1,510,000 Spain Government Bond 4.2%<br />

30/7/2013 2,018,874 0.66<br />

€4,075,000 Spain Government Bond 4.4%<br />

31/1/2015<br />

___________<br />

5,527,357<br />

______<br />

1.79<br />

___________<br />

7,546,231<br />

______<br />

2.45<br />

SEK21,550,000<br />

Sweden<br />

Sweden Government Bond '1049'<br />

4.5% 12/8/2015<br />

___________<br />

3,302,586<br />

______<br />

1.07<br />

Turkey<br />

US$850,000 Republic of Turkey 7% 5/6/2020 857,922 0.28<br />

TRY6,600,000 Turkey Government Bond 15%<br />

10/2/2010<br />

___________<br />

4,219,281<br />

______<br />

1.37<br />

___________<br />

5,077,203<br />

______<br />

1.65<br />

United Kingdom<br />

US$250,000 NTL Cable 9.125% 15/8/2016 265,313 0.08<br />

£400,000 UK Treasury 5% 7/3/2025 834,181 0.27<br />

£3,225,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 5,972,264 1.94<br />

£300,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/3/2008 587,762 0.19<br />

£3,900,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/9/2014<br />

___________<br />

7,734,005<br />

______<br />

2.51<br />

___________<br />

15,393,525<br />

______<br />

4.99<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

United States<br />

US$250,000 Ahern Rentals 9.25% 15/8/2013 261,875 0.08<br />

US$250,000 Alliant Techsystems 6.75% 1/4/2016 250,625 0.08<br />

US$250,000 American Tire Distributors FRN<br />

1/4/2012 240,000 0.08<br />

US$250,000 Ashtead Capital '144A' 9% 15/8/2016 268,750 0.09<br />

US$350,000 Ashton Woods USA 9.5% 1/10/2015 316,750 0.10<br />

US$3,050,000 BA Credit Card Trust<br />

'2006-A16 A16' 4.72% 15/5/2013 3,012,828 0.98<br />

US$3,200,000 Bank One Issuance Trust<br />

'2002-A5 A5' FRN 15/6/2010 3,205,565 1.04<br />

US$3,775,000 Bank One Issuance Trust<br />

'2003-A10 A10' FRN 15/6/2011 3,785,903 1.23<br />

US$180,000 Barrington Broadcasting Group<br />

'144A' 10.5% 15/8/2014 183,825 0.06<br />

US$170,000 Berry Plastics Holding '144A'<br />

8.875% 15/9/2014 173,400 0.06<br />

US$900,000 Boyd Gaming 7.125% 1/2/2016 900,000 0.29<br />

US$75,000 Cablevision Systems 'B' 8% 15/4/2012 74,250 0.02<br />

US$4,525,000 Chase Issuance Trust '2005-A3 A'<br />

FRN 17/10/2011 4,531,557 1.47<br />

US$2,200,000 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2005-B A4' 4.88% 15/6/2012 2,191,743 0.71<br />

US$7,704,863 Citigroup Funding '144A' 0%<br />

3/1/2012 8,172,024 2.65<br />

US$250,000 Copano Energy 8.125% 1/3/2016 260,000 0.08<br />

US$250,000 Corrections Corporation of America<br />

6.75% 31/1/2014 253,750 0.08<br />

US$250,000 DRS Technologies 6.625% 1/2/2016 253,125 0.08<br />

US$500,000 Dycom Industries 8.125% 15/10/2015 520,000 0.17<br />

US$120,000 Dynegy Holdings 8.375% 1/5/2016 126,600 0.04<br />

US$150,000 Equistar Chemicals 10.625% 1/5/2011 160,500 0.05<br />

US$195,000 Ferrellgas Partners Finance 8.75%<br />

15/6/2012 200,850 0.07<br />

US$2,945,000 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust<br />

'2006-C A3' 5.16% 15/11/2010 2,943,159 0.95<br />

US$580,000 Graphic Packaging <strong>International</strong><br />

9.5% 15/8/2013 611,900 0.20<br />

US$750,000 Host Marriott 'Q' 6.75% 1/6/2016 754,688 0.24<br />

US$400,000 Indalex Holding '144A' 11.5%<br />

1/2/2014 420,000 0.14<br />

US$950,000 ION Media Networks '144A' FRN<br />

15/1/2012 966,625 0.31<br />

US$500,000 Levi Strauss & Co 8.875% 1/4/2016 525,000 0.17<br />

US$390,000 Little Traverse Bay Bands of<br />

Odawa Indians '144A'<br />

10.25% 15/2/2014 393,900 0.13<br />

US$185,000 Mac-Gray 7.625% 15/8/2015 188,700 0.06<br />

US$3,700,000 MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust<br />

'2006-A4 A4' FRN 15/9/2011 3,704,763 1.20<br />

US$750,000 MGM Mirage 6.75% 1/4/2013 736,875 0.24<br />

US$700,000 Mirant North America 7.375%<br />

31/12/2013 714,677 0.23<br />

US$500,000 Nielsen Finance '144A' 10%<br />

1/8/2014 544,375 0.18<br />

US$300,000 NRG Energy 7.25% 1/2/2014 303,000 0.10<br />

US$250,000 NRG Energy 7.375% 1/2/2016 251,875 0.08<br />

US$550,000 Omnova Solutions 11.25% 1/6/2010 594,000 0.19<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 207


World Income Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$435,000 Packaging Dynamics Finance '144A'<br />

10% 1/5/2016 437,175 0.14<br />

US$1,700,000 Peco Energy Transition Trust<br />

'2001-A A1' 6.52% 31/12/2010 1,775,660 0.58<br />

US$250,000 Ply Gem Industries 9% 15/2/2012 213,750 0.07<br />

US$200,000 Pogo Producing 7.875% 1/5/2013 204,500 0.07<br />

US$500,000 Qwest 7.5% 1/10/2014 532,500 0.17<br />

US$275,000 RathGibson 11.25% 15/2/2014 292,875 0.09<br />

US$600,000 Reliant Energy 9.5% 15/7/2013 646,500 0.21<br />

US$1,882,143 Residential Asset Mortgage Products<br />

'2006-RZ2 A1' FRN 25/5/2036 1,883,562 0.61<br />

US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-1' 6.875% 15/1/2013 240,937 0.08<br />

US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-2' 6.875% 15/1/2013 240,937 0.08<br />

US$250,000 San Pasqual Casino '144A' 8%<br />

15/9/2013 258,125 0.08<br />

US$2,550,000 SLM Student Loan Trust '2005-1 A2'<br />

FRN 27/4/2020 2,542,541 0.82<br />

US$250,000 Stanley-Martin Communities 9.75%<br />

15/8/2015 223,750 0.07<br />

US$500,000 Station Casinos 6.625% 15/3/2018 431,250 0.14<br />

US$825,000 Station Casinos 7.75% 15/8/2016 830,156 0.27<br />

US$550,000 Superior Essex Communications 9%<br />

15/4/2012 574,750 0.19<br />

US$180,000 Telcordia Technologies '144A' 10%<br />

15/3/2013 159,300 0.05<br />

US$250,000 Turning Stone Resort Casino<br />

Enterprise '144A' 9.125%<br />

15/9/2014 256,875 0.08<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

US$3,000,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 18/1/2007 2,992,075 0.97<br />

US$3,505,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 30/11/2011 3,473,510 1.13<br />

US$1,899,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 1,806,721 0.59<br />

US$800,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625%<br />

15/11/2016 794,437 0.26<br />

US$2,235,673 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2% 15/1/2026 2,096,380 0.68<br />

US$1,319,710 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds<br />

2.5% 15/7/2016 1,328,748 0.43<br />

US$1,718,325 Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust<br />

'2006-2 A1' FRN 25/7/2036<br />

___________<br />

1,719,279<br />

______<br />

0.56<br />

___________<br />

68,953,750<br />

______<br />

22.35<br />

Uruguay<br />

US$1,815,000 Republic of Uruguay 9.25%<br />

17/5/2017<br />

___________<br />

2,223,375<br />

______<br />

0.72<br />

Venezuela<br />

US$1,020,000 Venezuela Government <strong>International</strong><br />

Bond 7.65% 21/4/2025<br />

___________<br />

1,112,820<br />

______<br />

0.36<br />

Total Portfolio 261,844,654 84.89<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

46,618,733<br />

______<br />

15.11<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

308,463,387<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

Swaps as at 31 December 2006<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Nominal<br />

Value<br />

Description<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

US$2,500,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citigroup)<br />

(Fund pays default protection on<br />

Republic of Indonesia 6.75% 10/3/2014;<br />

and receives Fixed 1.63%) (20/3//2011) 61,440<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 0.78%; and pays default<br />

protection on United Mexican States<br />

7.50% 8/4/2033) (20/6/2011) 16,228<br />

¥94,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month;<br />

and receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (8,248)<br />

¥292,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund pays Fixed 1.51% and receives JPY<br />

Fixing Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) (9,625)<br />

US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank)<br />

(Fund receives Fixed 0.46%; and pays<br />

default protection on United Mexican<br />

States 7.50% 8/4/2033) (20/10/2011)<br />

_______<br />

2,769<br />

_______<br />

62,564<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Call Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Call<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

loss<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

29,525,165 OTC USD/KRW Call Option<br />

strike price $1,000<br />

expiring on 20/3/2007<br />

___________<br />

(10)<br />

_________<br />

56,088<br />

Total Call Options<br />

___________<br />

(10)<br />

_________<br />

56,088<br />

Note: Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Put Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006<br />

Par Value<br />

Subject<br />

to Put<br />

US$<br />

Issuer<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

Value<br />

US$<br />

83,600 OTC EUR/JPY Put Option<br />

strike price €148<br />

expiring on 7/2/2007 (86,281) 220<br />

50,300 OTC USD/TRY Put Option<br />

strike price US$1.44<br />

expiring on 7/2/2007<br />

___________<br />

23,138<br />

_________<br />

78,217<br />

Total Purchased Put Options<br />

___________<br />

(63,143)<br />

_________<br />

78,437<br />

Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

208 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Income Fund continued<br />

Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions<br />

as at 31 December 2006<br />

Purchases<br />

Sales Value date<br />

Unrealised<br />

profit/(loss)<br />

US$<br />

A$7,844,000 US$6,147,555 10/1/2007 46,683<br />

C$3,140,000 US$2,774,209 10/1/2007 (68,343)<br />

CZK14,361,500 US$664,442 10/1/2007 24,281<br />

€111,148,056 US$141,692,259 10/1/2007 4,874,993<br />

£7,312,000 US$14,348,175 10/1/2007 6,695<br />

HUF149,620,000 US$769,640 10/1/2007 14,559<br />

ISK19,985,000 US$282,913 10/1/2007 (2,696)<br />

¥345,474,822 €2,310,000 10/1/2007 (136,458)<br />

¥8,873,145,700 US$76,030,173 10/1/2007 (1,298,650)<br />

NZD445,000 US$291,287 10/1/2007 21,445<br />

PLN17,242,500 US$5,722,803 10/1/2007 203,980<br />

SKr4,150,000 US$603,896 10/1/2007 1,482<br />

SGD6,109,838 US$3,937,482 10/1/2007 50,186<br />

TRY1,200,000 US$809,116 10/1/2007 38,322<br />

US$5,506,460 A$7,083,000 10/1/2007 (86,833)<br />

US$5,993,831 C$6,790,000 10/1/2007 142,611<br />

US$3,008,837 DKr17,020,500 10/1/2007 (2,179)<br />

US$101,376,874 €78,800,546 10/1/2007 (2,534,788)<br />

US$11,601,710 £6,105,500 10/1/2007 (384,566)<br />

US$2,530,661 HUF544,625,000 10/1/2007 (323,864)<br />

US$2,000,444 ISK138,787,000 10/1/2007 54,459<br />

US$771,211 ¥91,104,500 10/1/2007 3,910<br />

US$8,644,926 MXN95,590,500 10/1/2007 (160,516)<br />

US$8,047,984 NOK53,000,000 10/1/2007 (429,695)<br />

US$3,995,592 PLN12,000,000 10/1/2007 (129,181)<br />

US$18,588,232 ZAR136,227,000 10/1/2007 (887,565)<br />

ZAR43,781,100 US$6,248,001 10/1/2007 11,197<br />

€3,605,000 ¥539,450,397 11/1/2007 210,157<br />

€11,495,000 US$14,543,720 11/1/2007 615,000<br />

IDR2,275,000,000 US$243,576 11/1/2007 9,145<br />

¥534,480,905 €3,605,000 11/1/2007 (252,016)<br />

¥520,000,000 US$4,462,075 11/1/2007 (82,069)<br />

MXN100,080,000 US$9,195,571 11/1/2007 23,104<br />

NOK18,974,422 €2,295,000 11/1/2007 8,728<br />

PHP155,163,000 US$3,113,037 11/1/2007 52,045<br />

SKr8,306,420 €915,000 11/1/2007 5,128<br />

TRY9,167,350 €4,700,000 11/1/2007 274,064<br />

US$8,765,414 €6,955,000 11/1/2007 (406,304)<br />

US$13,782,966 TRY20,510,000 11/1/2007 (696,899)<br />

BRL34,700,000 US$15,995,222 12/1/2007 226,945<br />

€7,005,000 ZAR68,213,289 12/1/2007 (512,240)<br />

IDR69,075,000,000 US$7,500,000 12/1/2007 172,575<br />

KRW2,377,627,500 US$2,542,041 12/1/2007 16,141<br />

MXN12,815,000 US$1,181,555 12/1/2007 (1,167)<br />

MYR32,780,000 US$8,961,635 12/1/2007 331,026<br />

PHP143,895,000 US$2,883,905 12/1/2007 51,238<br />

THB111,235,000 US$3,107,817 12/1/2007 27,814<br />

TRY1,361,250 US$908,136 12/1/2007 52,610<br />

US$17,975,928 BRL38,936,950 12/1/2007 (227,003)<br />

US$4,801,824 IDR44,306,136,000 12/1/2007 (119,525)<br />

US$9,210,136 MYR32,810,000 12/1/2007 (91,030)<br />

US$3,153,813 THB111,235,000 12/1/2007 18,182<br />

ZAR67,288,863 €7,005,000 12/1/2007 380,105<br />

ZAR73,010,116 US$9,923,127 12/1/2007 512,811<br />

TRY2,295,000 US$1,500,000 12/3/2007 86,594<br />

US$1,536,505 TRY2,295,000 12/3/2007 (50,089)<br />

US$6,207,460 DKr34,966,000 18/4/2007 (1,677)<br />

TRY8,481,200 US$5,200,000 21/8/2007<br />

________<br />

332,888<br />

Net unrealised profit<br />

________<br />

15,750<br />

Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006<br />

Number<br />

Expiration Value<br />

of Contracts<br />

Contract/Description<br />

date US$<br />

(53) Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 (8,114,184)<br />

75 Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 10,760,612<br />

(2) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (2,256,117)<br />

(80) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (16,320,000)<br />

(192) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (20,166,000)<br />

(35) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (3,760,313)<br />

173 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 30,727,104<br />

(140) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007 (28,875,678)<br />

(53) CME/IMM Euro Dollar June 2008<br />

__________<br />

(12,604,725)<br />

Total commitment<br />

__________<br />

(50,609,301)<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit of U$354,289 attributed to these transactions is included in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of<br />

Net Assets (see Note 2c).<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 209


World Mining Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS<br />

Australia<br />

45,000,000 Alumina 225,373,252 3.13<br />

3,600,000 Aquila Resources 9,612,134 0.13<br />

1,200,000 Energy Resources of Australia 19,717,197 0.27<br />

21,500,000 Gindalbie Metals 12,653,053 0.18<br />

8,000,000 Iluka Resources 42,025,436 0.58<br />

2,000,000 Minara Resources 9,242,436 0.13<br />

5,000,000 Murchison Metals 4,858,204 0.07<br />

32,500,000 Oxiana* 81,384,785 1.13<br />

1,500,000 Paladin Resources* 10,545,857 0.15<br />

2,000,000 Perilya 8,657,872 0.12<br />

5,275,605 Riversdale Mining 8,960,069 0.12<br />

4,000,000 Straits Resources 11,154,120 0.15<br />

16,000,000 Zinifex<br />

___________<br />

237,491,113<br />

______<br />

3.30<br />

___________<br />

681,675,528<br />

______<br />

9.46<br />

Bermuda<br />

7,658,000 Griffin Mining<br />

___________<br />

16,160,876<br />

______<br />

0.22<br />

Brazil<br />

1,000,000 Bradespar (Pref) 47,306,792 0.66<br />

2,057,500 Cia Vale do Rio Doce (Pref) 52,136,183 0.72<br />

22,700,000 Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR<br />

___________<br />

575,445,000<br />

______<br />

7.98<br />

___________<br />

674,887,975<br />

______<br />

9.36<br />

Canada<br />

1,500,000 Aber Diamond* 54,626,518 0.76<br />

4,550,000 Alcan 220,720,500 3.06<br />

4,800,000 Amerigo Resources 8,891,186 0.12<br />

2,050,000 AUR Resources 41,770,053 0.58<br />

2,850,000 Barrick Gold 87,352,500 1.21<br />

2,270,000 Cameco 91,605,755 1.27<br />

6,500,000 Chariot Resources* 3,304,041 0.05<br />

1,560,000 First Quantum Minerals 81,850,607 1.14<br />

250,000 FNX Mining 3,879,125 0.05<br />

1,600,000 Goldcorp* 45,489,791 0.63<br />

380,000 Ivanhoe Mines 3,758,422 0.05<br />

2,600,000 Ivernia 3,225,640 0.05<br />

1,000,000 Kinross Gold 11,906,608 0.17<br />

2,500,000 LionOre Mining <strong>International</strong>* 28,280,348 0.39<br />

1,098,310 Platmin 5,411,775 0.08<br />

4,639,000 Spur Ventures 2,358,068 0.03<br />

752,000 Spur Ventures (Wts 28/7/2007) 129,577 0.00<br />

4,300,000 Teck Cominco 'B'* 320,675,454 4.45<br />

1,725,000 Uranium Participation 16,548,341 0.23<br />

275,000 Uranium Participation (Wts 14/9/2008) 971,397 0.01<br />

1,500,000 UrAsia Energy<br />

___________<br />

6,926,854<br />

______<br />

0.10<br />

1,039,682,560<br />

___________ ______<br />

14.43<br />

China<br />

60,000,000 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 144,503,911 2.00<br />

30,000,000 Jiangxi Copper 'H' 30,529,539 0.42<br />

80,000,000 Zijin Mining Group<br />

___________<br />

55,887,196<br />

______<br />

0.78<br />

___________<br />

230,920,646<br />

______<br />

3.20<br />

France<br />

480,675 Eramet<br />

___________<br />

76,352,936<br />

______<br />

1.06<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

Isle of Man<br />

800,000 Nikanor<br />

___________<br />

9,579,898<br />

______<br />

0.13<br />

Mexico<br />

17,000,000 Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 'B'<br />

___________<br />

62,484,336<br />

______<br />

0.87<br />

Peru<br />

2,750,000 Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR 76,395,000 1.06<br />

5,043,364 Minsur 10,586,359 0.15<br />

1,300,000 Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde<br />

___________<br />

18,525,000<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

___________<br />

105,506,359<br />

______<br />

1.47<br />

Russian Federation<br />

1,850,000 MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR<br />

___________<br />

292,300,000<br />

______<br />

4.06<br />

South Africa<br />

4,900,000 African Rainbow Minerals 70,808,235 0.98<br />

1,850,000 Anglo Platinum* 226,582,848 3.14<br />

250,000 AngloGold Ashanti 11,803,399 0.16<br />

331,943 AngloGold Ashanti ADR* 15,481,821 0.22<br />

6,850,905 Gold Fields 130,121,420 1.81<br />

4,149,095 Gold Fields ADR* 77,629,567 1.08<br />

4,812,162 Harmony Gold Mining 76,561,661 1.06<br />

4,187,838 Harmony Gold Mining ADR* 65,665,300 0.91<br />

16,000,000 Impala Platinum Holdings* 421,215,286 5.85<br />

3,000,000 Kumba Iron Ore 47,751,563 0.66<br />

2,400,000 Kumba Resources 19,229,394 0.27<br />

8,050,000 Metorex 18,658,521 0.26<br />

300,000 Palabora Mining<br />

___________<br />

2,468,058<br />

______<br />

0.03<br />

1,183,977,073<br />

___________ ______<br />

16.43<br />

United Kingdom<br />

9,000,000 Anglo American 440,106,007 6.11<br />

6,000,000 Antofagasta 59,952,886 0.83<br />

2,015,000 Aquarius Platinum (UK Listing) 43,867,982 0.61<br />

18,000,000 Aricom 21,908,127 0.30<br />

23,000,000 BHP Billiton 421,937,574 5.86<br />

3,500,000 Kazakhmys 76,266,196 1.06<br />

2,521,066 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> World Mining Trust<br />

(Wts 27/2/2009) 2,412,681 0.03<br />

10,000,000 Rio Tinto 533,568,905 7.40<br />

3,800,000 Vedanta Resources 91,083,628 1.26<br />

8,000,000 Xstrata<br />

___________<br />

400,471,142<br />

______<br />

5.56<br />

2,091,575,128<br />

___________ ______<br />

29.02<br />

United States<br />

9,150,000 Alcoa 273,219,000 3.79<br />

2,000,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 111,240,000 1.54<br />

700,000 Newmont Mining 31,696,000 0.44<br />

1,500,000 Peabody Energy 61,290,000 0.85<br />

2,300,000 Southern Copper<br />

___________<br />

123,395,000<br />

______<br />

1.71<br />

___________<br />

600,840,000<br />

______<br />

8.33<br />

Total Transferable Securities Admitted<br />

to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or<br />

Dealt in on Another Regulated Market 7,065,943,315<br />

___________ ______<br />

98.04<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

210 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


World Mining Fund continued<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Switzerland<br />

1,500,000 Highland African Mining<br />

(Convertible 1/1/2009)<br />

___________<br />

1,500,000<br />

______<br />

0.02<br />

United States<br />

1,206,346 GEM Diamond Mining 'B' 15,682,498 0.22<br />

1,042,521 GEM Diamond Mining 'Tranche 1'<br />

___________<br />

13,552,773<br />

______<br />

0.19<br />

___________<br />

29,235,271<br />

______<br />

0.41<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

30,735,271<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Unquoted Securities<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

BONDS<br />

Brazil<br />

BRL6,750 Cia Vale do Rio Doce 0% (Perpetual)<br />

___________<br />

0<br />

______<br />

0.00<br />

Total Unquoted Securities<br />

___________<br />

30,735,271<br />

______<br />

0.43<br />

Total Portfolio 7,096,678,586 98.47<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

109,991,224<br />

______<br />

1.53<br />

Total Net Assets (US$) 7,206,669,810<br />

___________ ______<br />

100.00<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Diversified 41.6<br />

Gold 11.7<br />

Aluminium 10.0<br />

Platinum 9.6<br />

Copper 7.9<br />

Nickel 5.6<br />

Zinc 3.6<br />

Coal 3.1<br />

Uranium 2.0<br />

Iron ore 1.3<br />

Diamonds 1.2<br />

Industrial minerals 0.9<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

1.5<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 211


World Technology Fund<br />

Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

FUNDS<br />

United States<br />

1,000 Internet HOLDRs Trust – ETF<br />

___________<br />

52,690<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

Total <strong>Funds</strong><br />

___________<br />

52,690<br />

______<br />

0.04<br />

COMMON STOCKS (SHARES)<br />

Bermuda<br />

229,200 Marvell Technology Group<br />

___________<br />

4,448,130<br />

______<br />

3.52<br />

Canada<br />

44,100 Celestica<br />

___________<br />

344,988<br />

______<br />

0.27<br />

Cayman Islands<br />

42,500 Garmin* 2,404,650 1.90<br />

34,400 Seagate Technology<br />

___________<br />

917,104<br />

______<br />

0.73<br />

___________<br />

3,321,754<br />

______<br />

2.63<br />

Germany<br />

69,600 Qimonda ADR<br />

___________<br />

1,242,360<br />

______<br />

0.98<br />

Netherlands<br />

30,700 STMicroelectronics (NY Shares)<br />

___________<br />

570,406<br />

______<br />

0.45<br />

South Korea<br />

1,100 Samsung Electronics<br />

___________<br />

725,368<br />

______<br />

0.58<br />

Taiwan<br />

23,300 AU Optronics ADR<br />

___________<br />

324,802<br />

______<br />

0.26<br />

United States<br />

44,900 Activision 789,342 0.62<br />

22,700 ADC Telecommunications 326,653 0.26<br />

31,900 Advanced Micro Devices 660,330 0.52<br />

7,700 Analog Devices 254,716 0.20<br />

10,800 Apple Computer 912,870 0.72<br />

105,700 aQuantive 2,611,847 2.07<br />

140,600 Avanex 268,546 0.21<br />

58,400 Brightpoint 791,904 0.63<br />

42,700 Broadcom 'A' 1,397,998 1.11<br />

66,300 Checkfree 2,691,780 2.13<br />

74,985 Ciena 2,141,572 1.69<br />

56,100 Circuit City Stores 1,083,852 0.86<br />

69,400 Cisco Systems 1,909,194 1.51<br />

78,000 Commvault Systems 1,524,900 1.21<br />

Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange<br />

Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market<br />

Holding Description Value (US$) %<br />

372,300 Corning 6,991,794 5.53<br />

109,300 Dell 2,749,988 2.18<br />

76,300 Directed Electronics 874,398 0.69<br />

118,700 eBay 3,576,431 2.83<br />

121,600 Electronic Arts 6,207,680 4.91<br />

248,100 EMC (Massachusetts) 3,307,173 2.62<br />

126,700 Foundry Networks 1,923,306 1.52<br />

66,800 Genesis Microchip 695,388 0.55<br />

136,100 Global Payments 6,387,173 5.05<br />

4,200 Google 'A' 1,945,734 1.54<br />

16,800 GSI Commerce 324,070 0.26<br />

288,800 Intel 5,908,848 4.67<br />

24,400 Jabil Circuit 597,068 0.47<br />

109,600 JDS Uniphase 1,846,760 1.46<br />

117,000 Juniper Networks 2,233,530 1.77<br />

68,300 Maxim Integrated Products 2,112,519 1.67<br />

110,000 MEMC Electronic Materials 4,368,100 3.46<br />

29,400 Microchip Technology 969,024 0.77<br />

66,700 Micron Technology 939,136 0.74<br />

14,200 Microsoft 427,136 0.34<br />

103,600 Monster Worldwide 4,873,344 3.85<br />

63,000 Motorola 1,308,510 1.04<br />

78,700 MRV Communications 274,663 0.22<br />

183,600 Novatel Wireless 1,784,592 1.41<br />

252,600 Novell 1,598,958 1.26<br />

25,900 Oracle 447,811 0.35<br />

51,700 Paychex 2,051,456 1.62<br />

199,200 Qualcomm 7,559,640 5.98<br />

152,100 Red Hat 3,477,006 2.75<br />

53,900 SanDisk 2,303,686 1.82<br />

33,200 Sirf Technology Holdings 865,192 0.68<br />

537,600 Sirius Satellite Radio 1,946,596 1.54<br />

42,700 Symantec 907,802 0.72<br />

122,400 Trident Microsystems 2,281,536 1.80<br />

12,800 Volterra Semiconductor 195,712 0.15<br />

65,600 Western Digital 1,374,320 1.09<br />

227,900 Yahoo!<br />

___________<br />

5,836,519<br />

______<br />

4.62<br />

___________<br />

110,838,103<br />

______<br />

87.67<br />

Total Common Stocks (Shares)<br />

___________<br />

121,815,911<br />

______<br />

96.36<br />

Total Portfolio 121,868,601 96.40<br />

Other Net Assets<br />

___________<br />

4,554,868<br />

______<br />

3.60<br />

Total Net Assets (US$)<br />

___________<br />

126,423,469<br />

______<br />

100.00<br />

( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details.<br />

Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006<br />

% of net<br />

assets<br />

Semiconductors & Semiconductor 21.9<br />

Communications equipment 21.2<br />

Software 12.2<br />

Internet software & Services 11.1<br />

Computers & Peripherals 10.6<br />

IT services 8.8<br />

Commercial services & Supplies 3.9<br />

Household durables 2.6<br />

Electronic equipment & Instruments 1.6<br />

Media 1.5<br />

Specialty retail 0.8<br />

Internet & Catalog retail 0.2<br />

Other net assets<br />

___________<br />

3.6<br />

___________<br />

100.0<br />

212 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Notes to the Financial Statements<br />

1. Organisation<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> “the Company” is<br />

an open-ended investment company (Société d’Investissement<br />

à Capital Variable or SICAV) and formed under Part I of the<br />

Luxembourg Law dated 20 December 2002 (the “2002 Law”).<br />

The merger of the MLIM Group with BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”)<br />

completed on 29 September 2006. As a result, a management<br />

company under the BlackRock name has been created. The<br />

Company is managed by investment companies which form part of<br />

the BlackRock Group.<br />

As at 29 December 2006, the Company offered shares in<br />

61 <strong>Funds</strong>. Each Fund is a separate pool of assets and is<br />

represented by separate shares of each Fund which are divided<br />

into share classes representing different charging structures:<br />

Classes of Shares<br />

Class ‘A’ – distributing (monthly and daily) – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only,<br />

and non-distributing;<br />

Class A UK Distributor Status Distributing shares (annual<br />

distribution) – for the following funds only:<br />

Asian Dragon, Continental European Flexible, Emerging Europe,<br />

European Value, Global Equity (28 April 2006), India (28 April<br />

2006) Japan Opportunities, Japan Value, Latin American, New<br />

Energy (28 February 2006), Sterling Reserve, United Kingdom,<br />

US Basic Value, US Flexible Equity, US Focused Value, World<br />

Energy and World Mining <strong>Funds</strong>;<br />

Class ‘B’ – distributing (daily) – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only, and nondistributing;<br />

Class ‘C’ – distributing (monthly and daily) – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only,<br />

and non-distributing – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only;<br />

Class ‘D’ – non-distributing – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only;<br />

Class ‘E’ – non-distributing;<br />

Class ‘J’ – distributing (monthly), and non-distributing (available<br />

to certain subscribers – certain <strong>Funds</strong> only);<br />

Class ‘Q’ (grandfathered share class available to investors<br />

previously holding shares in other <strong>Funds</strong> sponsored by entities<br />

within the BlackRock Group. Within the Company they are no<br />

longer available for subscription) – distributing and nondistributing<br />

– certain <strong>Funds</strong> only; and<br />

Class ‘X’ – non-distributing – (available to certain subscribers) –<br />

certain <strong>Funds</strong> only.<br />

Hedged share classes divided into Class A Shares, Class B<br />

Shares, Class C Shares, Class D Shares, Class E Shares and<br />

Class X (certain funds only) are available to holders of shares<br />

denominated in the additional dealing currency of the following<br />

funds only: Global Allocation, Global Enhanced Equity Yield<br />

(activated 15 December 2006), Japan, Japan Opportunities, Japan<br />

Value (Class X activated 29 May 2006 and Class E activated<br />

2 October 2006), US Basic Value, US Flexible Equity (Class D<br />

activated 22 June 2006), US Focused Value, US Government<br />

Mortgage (Classes A, B, C and E activated 29 May 2006) and<br />

Class X for US Government Mortgage (activated 16 August 2006).<br />

The classes of shares have similar right in the Company but<br />

carry different charging structures, which are more fully<br />

described in the Company’s Prospectus.<br />

India Fund<br />

Effective 28 April 2006, the India Fund of <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Specialist<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> ('MLSIF') was merged with MLIIF India Fund<br />

of the Company. The ownership of <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> India Equities<br />

Fund (Mauritius) Limited (the 'Subsidiary'), a wholly owned<br />

subsidiary of MLSIF transferred to the Company effective<br />

28 April 2006.<br />

The subsidiary was incorporated on 1 September 2004, under<br />

the laws of Mauritius as an open ended investment company<br />

with limited liability. Currently, the Subsidiary benefits from<br />

relief of India/Mauritius double tax treaty. This might change in<br />

the future.<br />

The MLIIF India Fund invests substantially all of its net assets in<br />

India through the Mauritian Subsidiary in accordance with its<br />

investment objectives and policies.<br />

All assets and liabilities, income and expenses of the Subsidiary<br />

are consolidated in the statement of net assets and operations<br />

of the Company. All investments held by the Subsidiary are<br />

disclosed in the Accounts of the Company.<br />

Share Class launches:<br />

• Effective 28 April 2006, the US Government Mortgage Fund<br />

launched Class A Euro hedged share class.<br />

• On 19 May 2006, Class D were launched (but not all activated)<br />

for the following <strong>Funds</strong>:<br />

Emerging Europe, Emerging Markets, Euro-Markets, European,<br />

European Growth, European Opportunities, Global Capital<br />

Securities Absolute Return (activated 1 December 2006), Japan,<br />

Japan Opportunities, Latin American, New Energy, Pacific Equity,<br />

US Flexible Equity, World Gold, World Mining and World Energy<br />

<strong>Funds</strong>, and US Flexible Equity Fund hedged share class.<br />

• Effective 29 May 2006, Japan, Japan Opportunities, and Japan<br />

Value <strong>Funds</strong> – Class A – hedged share classes were made<br />

available.<br />

• Effective 17 November 2006, the US Basic Fund launched<br />

Class D (non distributing) share class;<br />

• Effective 22 November 2006, the US Flexible Equity Fund<br />

launched Class X share class;<br />

• Effective 1 December 2006, the Japan Value Fund launched<br />

Euro hedged share version of Class E share class and,<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 213


Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

• Effective 15 December 2006, the Global Enhanced Equity Yield<br />

Fund made available hedged share versions of Class A and E.<br />

Dealing Currency launches:<br />

• Effective 1 December 2006, the Asian Tiger Bond, US Dollar<br />

Core Bond, US Dollar High Yield Bond, US Government<br />

Mortgage and World Bond <strong>Funds</strong> launched Class E shares<br />

with a Euro dealing currency.<br />

Activation of new share classes<br />

Effective 29 May 2006, Classes A, B, C and E were activated for<br />

the European Focus Fund. Dealing currencies in Euro and US$<br />

are available.<br />

Fund Launches<br />

• On 28 February 2006, Global Dynamic Equity Fund –<br />

denominated in USD, was launched;<br />

• On 28 April 2006, Global Capital Securities Absolute Return<br />

Fund – denominated in EUR, was launched;<br />

• On 2 May 2006, India Fund – denominated in USD, was<br />

launched. In normal market conditions, this Fund invests<br />

exclusively via the subsidiary – <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> India Equities<br />

Fund (Mauritius) Limited;<br />

• On 13 October 2006, Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund –<br />

denominated in USD, was launched.<br />

Fund Name Changes<br />

Effective 31 July 2006, the Corporate Bond Fund (Euro), changed<br />

its name to Euro Corporate Bond Fund;<br />

Effective 2 October 2006, the Short Duration Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

changed its name to Euro Short Duration Bond Fund, the Global<br />

Equity Core Fund changed its name to Global Equity Fund and<br />

Continental European Growth Fund changed its name to<br />

Continental European Flexible Fund.<br />

Fund Mergers<br />

Effective 8 September 2006, the following <strong>Funds</strong> from the MLB (S)<br />

(LUX) <strong>International</strong> Portfolios series merged into MLIIF:<br />

MLB(S) (LUX) Worldwide Equity Portfolio (USD) into MLIIF Global<br />

Equity Core Fund (renamed to Global Equity Fund);<br />

MLB(S) (LUX) Balanced Portfolio (Euro) into MLIIF Strategic<br />

Allocation (Euro) Fund;<br />

MLB(S) (LUX) Balanced Portfolio (USD) into MLIIF Strategic<br />

Allocation (US Dollar) Fund;<br />

MLB(S) (LUX) Fixed Income Portfolio (Euro) into MLIIF Euro<br />

Bond Fund; and<br />

MLB(S) (LUX) Fixed Income Portfolio (USD) into MLIIF US Dollar<br />

Core Bond Fund.<br />

Effective 29 September 2006, the Global Equity Diversified Fund<br />

merged into the Global Equity Core Fund (renamed to Global<br />

Equity Fund).<br />

Japanese <strong>Funds</strong> – Base Currency change<br />

With effect from 29 May 2006 the following <strong>Funds</strong> changed their<br />

base currency from US$ to Yen using an exchange rate of 1US$<br />

= ¥111.8882<br />

• Japan, Japan Opportunities and Japan Value <strong>Funds</strong>.<br />

For the purposes of these accounts, the “net assets at the<br />

beginning of the period”, as documented in the Statement of<br />

Operations and Changes in Net Assets, have been restated<br />

using the 30 December 2005 year end exchange rate of 1US$ =<br />

¥117.588.<br />

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies<br />

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with<br />

the format and regulations prescribed by the Luxembourg<br />

authorities for Luxembourg investment companies and the<br />

following significant accounting policies:<br />

(a) Valuation of <strong>Investment</strong>s and Other Assets<br />

The Company’s investments and other assets are valued as<br />

follows:<br />

• the market values of quoted securities forming any particular<br />

Fund’s portfolio are determined by the last known prices<br />

upon close of the exchange on which those securities or<br />

assets are traded or admitted for trading. For quoted<br />

securities traded on markets closing after the time of the<br />

valuation pricing slots on 29 December 2006, last known<br />

prices as of this time or such other time may be used. Where<br />

such quoted securities are quoted or dealt in on or by more<br />

than one stock exchange or regulated market the Directors<br />

may in their discretion select one of such stock exchanges or<br />

regulated markets for such purposes;<br />

However, on the advice of the Manager, the Board of<br />

Directors has identified certain investments held by the<br />

Company, for which the quoted market values do not<br />

represent the fair market value due to market illiquidity or<br />

restrictions in the repatriation of capital. In recognition of<br />

this, the Board of Directors has on the advice of the Manager<br />

and local brokers, applied a discount to the market prices to<br />

reflect their estimated realisable value. The valuation of these<br />

investments and the discounts applied are subject to regular<br />

review by the Board;<br />

• securities lending: securities are delivered to a third party<br />

broker as per lending agent BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management LLC instructions, the assets of which continue<br />

to be valued as part of the portfolio of the Fund;<br />

• the valuation of unquoted securities (securities not traded on<br />

or admitted to any official stock exchange or any regulated<br />

market), or in the case of securities so traded or admitted<br />

214 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

where the last known price is not considered to reflect their<br />

true value, the Directors will value the securities concerned<br />

with prudence and in good faith on the basis of their expected<br />

disposal or acquisition price;<br />

• contracts for difference are valued at nominal value and the<br />

market value is included in the Statement of Net Assets as<br />

Other <strong>Investment</strong> Values;<br />

• liquid assets and money market instruments may be valued<br />

at nominal values plus any accrued interest or on an<br />

amortised cost basis;<br />

• cash, bills payable on demand and other debts are valued at<br />

their nominal amount, unless it appears unlikely that such<br />

nominal amount is obtainable;<br />

• assets which include in particular interest and dividends<br />

receivable, receivable for investments sold, receivable for<br />

Fund shares subscribed and restructuring expenses, are<br />

valued at nominal value; and<br />

• liabilities, which include in particular income distribution<br />

payable, payable for investments purchased, payable for Fund<br />

shares redeemed are valued at nominal value.<br />

(b) Income from <strong>Investment</strong>s<br />

The Company takes credit for income from its investments on<br />

the following basis:<br />

• on fixed deposits, bonds and mortgage backed securities on<br />

a time apportionment basis;<br />

• premiums on bonds and mortgage backed securities being<br />

amortised to maturity;<br />

• on other stocks on the basis of the dividends declared; and<br />

• securities lending: income is received from securities lending<br />

on a monthly basis.<br />

(c) Financial Instruments<br />

During the year, the Company has entered into a number of<br />

forward foreign exchange and futures contracts. Open forward<br />

foreign exchange and futures contracts are valued at the cost to<br />

close the contracts on the accounting date. Surpluses/deficits<br />

arising from these and closed unsettled contracts are taken to<br />

unrealised profit/loss and are included under assets or<br />

liabilities (as appropriate) in the Statement of Net Assets on<br />

pages 4 to 15.<br />

The Company can write call and put options and purchase call<br />

and put options. When the Company writes an option, an<br />

amount equal to the premium received by the Company is<br />

reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of<br />

the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the<br />

current value of the option written (certain <strong>Funds</strong> only). For the<br />

Global Enhanced Equity Fund, the current market value is<br />

calculated on the mid price of the option, subject to approval by<br />

the Pricing Committee. When a security is sold through an<br />

exercise of an option, the related premium received (or paid) is<br />

deducted from (or added to) the basis of the security sold. When<br />

an option expires (or the Company enters into a closing<br />

transaction), the Company realises a gain or loss on the option<br />

to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to<br />

the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the<br />

premium paid or received).<br />

The Company has entered into swap agreements to exchange<br />

the return generated by one instrument for the return generated<br />

by another investment. The swaps are marked to market daily<br />

based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if<br />

any, is recorded as unrealised appreciation or depreciation in<br />

the Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets.<br />

Realised gains or losses on maturity or termination of the<br />

swaps are presented in the Statement of Operations and<br />

Changes in Net Assets on pages 34 to 41.<br />

Securities repurchase (or reverse repurchase) transactions are<br />

treated as lending (or, respectively, borrowing) operations<br />

guaranteed by the underlying securities. These are operations<br />

by which the assignor assigns to another person (the assignee)<br />

ownership of the securities and by which the assignor<br />

undertakes irrevocably to repurchase the securities and the<br />

assignee undertakes irrevocably to resell them, at an agreed<br />

price and date. Securities repurchase agreements are valued at<br />

their purchase price expressed in the original currency and are<br />

presented in the Statement of Net Assets as Other <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Values.<br />

(d) Foreign Exchange<br />

The cost of investments in currencies other than the currency of<br />

denomination of the respective Fund has been translated at the<br />

rates of exchange ruling at the time of purchase. The market<br />

value of investments and other assets in currencies other than<br />

the currency of denomination of the respective Fund has been<br />

translated at the exchange rate prevailing at 13:00 in<br />

Luxembourg on 29 December 2006.<br />

(e) Total Consolidated Figures<br />

The consolidated figures of the Company are expressed in US$<br />

and include the total of the financial statements of the different<br />

<strong>Funds</strong>. For the Statement of Net Assets, the exchange rate<br />

prevailing at 13:00 in Luxembourg as at 29 December 2006:<br />

1 US$ = 0.7586 Euros = 0.5094 Sterling = 118.8325 Yen. For the<br />

Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, the<br />

exchange rate is the average rate calculated over the year:<br />

1 US$ = 0.7973 Euros = 0.5437 Sterling = 116.548 Yen. These<br />

figures are presented for information purposes only.<br />

(f) Restructuring Expenses<br />

Restructuring expenses are being amortised over periods not<br />

exceeding five years. The amount of unamortised restructuring<br />

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Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

expenses as at 29 December 2006 was US$410,641 in the<br />

Statement of Net Assets on pages 4 to 15.<br />

The expenses incurred in the merger between Global Equity<br />

Diversified Fund and Global Equity Fund amounted to US$5,000.<br />

These expenses were borne by the surviving Fund.<br />

3. Management Company<br />

BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. has been appointed by the<br />

Company to act as its management company. The Management<br />

Company is authorised to act as a fund management company<br />

in accordance with Chapter 13 of the law of 20 December 2002.<br />

The Company has signed a management company agreement<br />

(the “Fund Management Agreement”) with the Management<br />

Company and the <strong>Investment</strong> Manager. Under this agreement,<br />

the Management Company is entrusted with the day-to-day<br />

management of the Company, with responsibility for performing<br />

directly or by way of delegation all operational functions relating<br />

to the Company’s investment management, administration, and<br />

the marketing of the <strong>Funds</strong>.<br />

In agreement with the Company, the Management Company has<br />

decided to delegate several of its functions as is further<br />

described in the Prospectus.<br />

The Directors of the Management Company are: Frank P. Le<br />

Feuvre, James Stratford and Geoffrey Radcliffe.<br />

BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary<br />

within the BlackRock Group. It is regulated by the Commission<br />

de Surveillance du Secteur Financier.<br />

4. Management and Distribution Fees<br />

During the year the Company paid Management and Distribution<br />

fees to BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited who acted as<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Manager and Principal Distributor.<br />

Out of its Management fees, BlackRock (Channel Islands) paid<br />

the fees of the <strong>Investment</strong> Advisers.<br />

The level of Management fees varies from 0.40% to 2.00%<br />

according to which Fund the investor buys and, with the exception<br />

of some Q shares and all D and X shares, is the same for all<br />

classes of Shares within each Fund. The level of Distribution fees<br />

varies from 0% to 1.25% according to which Fund and which<br />

Class the investors buy. The Management and Distribution fees<br />

per Share Class per Fund are disclosed in detail in the<br />

prospectus and simplified prospectus of the Company.<br />

The <strong>Investment</strong> Manager may rebate all or part of its<br />

Management fee as described in Appendix C of the current<br />

prospectus.<br />

During the year, the following <strong>Funds</strong> were subject to a<br />

Management Fee Waiver: Conservative Allocation (Euro),<br />

Conservative Allocation (US Dollar), Corporate Bond (Euro),<br />

European Growth, European Focus, Global Focus and UK Focus<br />

<strong>Funds</strong>.<br />

5. Custodian and Depository Fees<br />

Throughout the year the Custodian of the Company was The<br />

Bank of New York Europe Limited, Luxembourg Branch. The<br />

Company paid a combination of fees based upon net asset value,<br />

and the number and location of transactions. The total fees<br />

amounted to approximately 0.03% per annum of the Company’s<br />

average net asset value during the year. However, the actual<br />

level charged varies from time to time for each Fund according<br />

to the asset allocation and the level of transactions.<br />

6. Fund Accounting Fees<br />

Throughout the year, the Fund accountant of the Company was<br />

The Bank of New York Europe Limited, Luxembourg Branch. The<br />

Company paid Fund Accounting fees based on a tiered net asset<br />

value tariff, specific Fund Accounting functions and subject to<br />

minimum fee values. The total fees paid amounted to<br />

approximately 0.01% per annum of the Company’s average net<br />

asset value.<br />

7. Transfer Agent Fees<br />

Throughout the year, the Transfer Agent and Registrar was J.P.<br />

Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. The Company paid the Transfer<br />

Agent fees based on the volume of transactions, number of<br />

holdings and maintenance fees. The total fees paid amounted to<br />

approximately 0.03% per annum of the Company’s average net<br />

asset value.<br />

8. Tax Status<br />

Luxembourg<br />

The Company is registered under Luxembourg law as an<br />

investment company. Accordingly, no Luxembourg income or<br />

capital gains tax is at present payable by the Company. However,<br />

it is subject to an annual “taxe d’abonnement” calculated at an<br />

annual rate of 0.05%, and in the case of the Reserve <strong>Funds</strong> and<br />

all Class X shares, of 0.01% of the net asset value of each Fund<br />

at the end of each quarter.<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Distributor Status<br />

The Directors intend to apply in respect of each accounting<br />

period for certification of the UK Distributor Status Sterling<br />

Denominated Class A Shares in the United Kingdom as a<br />

distributing share class for United Kingdom tax purposes.<br />

However, no guarantee can be given that such certification will<br />

be obtained. In respect of the accounting year-end 31 December<br />

2005, certification as a distributing share class for United<br />

Kingdom tax purposes was granted by the United Kingdom<br />

Inland Revenue.<br />

9. Other Charges<br />

The Company pays certain expenses of the Management<br />

Company, the Paying Agents, the Fund Accountant, the<br />

Custodian, Principal Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Manager and other distributors and agents, and<br />

expenses incurred in operating the Investor Services. The<br />

Company pays all other expenses incurred in its operation (see<br />

prospectus) including fees and expenses of the Directors (see<br />

paragraph 6 of Appendix C of the prospectus) and exchange<br />

costs arising from the calculation of the dealing prices in the<br />

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Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

additional Dealing Currencies (such exchange costs being met<br />

by the relevant Fund).<br />

Each Fund is charged with all fees and expenses specifically<br />

attributable to it. If a fee or an expense is attributable solely to a<br />

particular class of Shares of a Fund, then these will be borne by<br />

Shares of that class only. Other expenses are allocated between<br />

the <strong>Funds</strong> on an equitable basis, normally pro rata to their<br />

respective Net Asset Values. Fees and expenses are normally<br />

charged first against investment income.<br />

In Italy, additional expenses incurred by the Paying Agents or<br />

other entities responsible for processing Share transactions for<br />

and on behalf of Italian Shareholders may be charged to those<br />

Shareholders directly.<br />

Throughout the year, the total “Other charges“ paid by the<br />

Company amounted to approximately 0.05% per annum of<br />

average net asset value.<br />

10. <strong>Investment</strong> Advice<br />

BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited has delegated investment<br />

advice and management as follows. BlackRock (Channel<br />

Islands) Limited has delegated some management and<br />

investment advice to the <strong>Investment</strong> Advisers: BlackRock<br />

Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock <strong>International</strong>, Ltd,<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management LLC, and BlackRock<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited as described in the<br />

Prospectus.<br />

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc provides investment<br />

advice on the following <strong>Funds</strong>:<br />

Asian Tiger Bond Fund<br />

Emerging Markets Bond Fund<br />

Global Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

Global Bond Fund (US Dollar)<br />

Global High Yield Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

US Dollar Core Bond Fund<br />

US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund<br />

US Dollar Low Duration Bond Fund<br />

US Dollar Reserve Fund<br />

US Government Mortgage Fund<br />

World Bond Fund<br />

World Income Fund<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management LLC provides investment<br />

advice on the following <strong>Funds</strong>:<br />

Emerging Markets Fund<br />

Global Allocation Fund<br />

Global Dynamic Equity Fund<br />

Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund<br />

Global SmallCap Fund<br />

Latin American Fund<br />

Pacific Equity Fund<br />

US Basic Value Fund<br />

US Flexible Equity Fund<br />

US Focused Value Fund<br />

US Growth Fund<br />

US SmallCap Value Fund<br />

World Financials Fund<br />

World Healthscience Fund<br />

World Technology Fund<br />

BlackRock <strong>International</strong> Ltd and BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management (UK) Ltd provides investment advice to Global<br />

Opportunities Fund.<br />

BlackRock <strong>International</strong> Ltd provides investment advice to<br />

US Opportunities Fund.<br />

In the case of the following <strong>Funds</strong>, BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management (UK) Limited has in turn sub-delegated some<br />

functions to BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd:<br />

Japan Fund<br />

Japan Opportunities Fund<br />

Japan Value Fund<br />

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. has in turn subdelegated<br />

some functions to BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management (UK) Ltd, BlackRock <strong>International</strong> Ltd, BlackRock<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Management (Australia) and BlackRock Japan Co.,<br />

Ltd for the following <strong>Funds</strong>:<br />

Global Bond Fund (Euro)<br />

Global Bond Fund (US Dollar)<br />

World Bond Fund<br />

For the remaining <strong>Funds</strong>, BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management<br />

(UK) Limited are the <strong>Investment</strong> Adviser.<br />

11. Transactions with Connected Persons<br />

The Company’s Management Company, BlackRock (Luxembourg)<br />

S.A., <strong>Investment</strong> Manager, BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited<br />

and <strong>Investment</strong> Advisers and <strong>Investment</strong> Advisers BlackRock<br />

Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock <strong>International</strong>, Ltd,<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management LLC, BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Management (UK), and BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management<br />

(Australia) are subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc, the principal<br />

shareholders of which are <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> & Co., Inc. and the PNC<br />

Bank N.A.. When arranging transactions of securities for the<br />

Company, other BlackRock companies may have provided<br />

securities, brokerage, foreign exchange banking and other<br />

services or may have acted as principal on their usual terms and<br />

may benefit from them. Commission has been paid to brokers and<br />

agents in accordance with the relevant market practice and the<br />

benefit of any bulk or other commission discounts provided by<br />

brokers or agents has been passed on to the Company. The<br />

services of BlackRock companies (including broker dealers) were<br />

used by the <strong>Investment</strong> Advisers where it was considered<br />

appropriate to do so and provided that their commissions and<br />

other terms of business are generally comparable with those<br />

available from unassociated brokers and agents in the markets<br />

concerned, and that this is consistant with the above policy of<br />

obtaining best results.<br />

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Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

During the year there have been no transactions which were<br />

outside the ordinary course of business or which were not on<br />

normal commercial terms. The total aggregate value of<br />

transactions of the Company effected through BlackRock<br />

companies was US$6,948,698,862. The percentage of such<br />

transactions in value compared to the total transactions during<br />

the year amounted to 1.12% and the brokerage commission paid<br />

in relation to these transactions totalled US$14,318,421. The<br />

average rate of commission so paid was 0.21%.<br />

The following transactions were entered into by a Director of the<br />

Company during the course of the financial period under review:<br />

Mr James Charrington – purchased 1,463.85 shares of MLIIF<br />

European Focus Fund.<br />

All transactions were entered into in the ordinary course of<br />

business and under normal commercial terms.<br />

12. Soft Commission Arrangements<br />

The <strong>Investment</strong> Adviser, BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management<br />

LLC, has entered into soft commission arrangements with<br />

brokers under which certain goods and services used to support<br />

investment decision making were received by the <strong>Investment</strong><br />

Adviser. The <strong>Investment</strong> Adviser does not make direct payment<br />

for these services but transacts an agreed amount of business<br />

with the brokers on behalf of the Company. Commission is paid<br />

from the Company on these transactions.<br />

The goods and services utilised for the Company include<br />

computer hardware and software used for economic analysis<br />

and portfolio analysis including valuation and performance<br />

measurement, market analysis, and data and quotation<br />

services.<br />

13. Securities Lending<br />

The Company has entered into securities lending with<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management, LLC. Under this agreement,<br />

the Company may lend portions of its securities portfolio to third<br />

parties, subject to certain conditions, including adequate<br />

collateral. Such lending may only be effected via recognised<br />

clearing houses, or through the intermediary of prime financial<br />

institutions that specialise in such activities, in the terms and<br />

conditions agreed with them, including collateral. Such<br />

transactions may not be entered into for longer than 30 days. If<br />

the loan of securities exceeds 50% of the securities portfolio of<br />

the Fund concerned, it may only be effected on condition that it<br />

is possible to terminate the loan contract with immediate effect.<br />

Under such agreement, the Company may direct the cash<br />

collateral to be invested in approved securities, resulting in<br />

income earned.<br />

The income earned from the securities lending program is shown<br />

in the specific Fund’s Statement of Operations and Changes in<br />

Net Assets on pages 34 to 41. As at 29 December 2006 the total<br />

valuation of securities on loan is US$1,836,263,628 and the<br />

market value of invested collateral is US$1,988,678,236.<br />

The collateral consists of cash which has been reinvested 44%<br />

in Corporate Bonds (with a rating of A-1 or equivalent) and 56%<br />

in commercial papers, and time deposits. This collateral is held<br />

by the Custodian and is not reflected in the financial statements.<br />

The table below provides the value of securities on loan which<br />

are evidenced by a “*“ in the relevant Fund’s portfolio, at a Fund<br />

level as at 29 December 2006:<br />

Euro-Markets Fund<br />

European Fund<br />

European Growth Fund<br />

European Value Fund<br />

Global Allocation Fund<br />

Global SmallCap Fund<br />

Japan Fund<br />

Japan Opportunities Fund<br />

Japan Value Fund<br />

New Energy Fund<br />

Pacific Equity Fund<br />

US Basic Value Fund<br />

US Flexible Equity Fund<br />

US SmallCap Value Fund<br />

World Energy Fund<br />

World Gold Fund<br />

World Healthscience Fund<br />

World Mining Fund<br />

World Technology Fund<br />

US$10,959,004<br />

US$18,878,547<br />

US$19,788,637<br />

US$14,892,043<br />

US$305,775,082<br />

US$12,789,187<br />

US$228,565<br />

US$45,508,421<br />

US$41,725,745<br />

US$411,608,419<br />

US$4,394,867<br />

US$79,714,400<br />

US$511,605,000<br />

US$1,357,100<br />

US$121,155,400<br />

US$109,395,570<br />

US$2,214,850<br />

US$122,122,751<br />

US$2,150,040<br />

14. Securities Pledged or Given in Guarantee<br />

Underlying securities of written call options which are pledged<br />

are evidenced by a “†“ in the portfolios of the <strong>Funds</strong>. As at<br />

29 December 2006, the value of these securities amounts to<br />

US$258,480,175.<br />

Securities which have been given as guarantee for futures<br />

transactions, are evidenced by a “‡“ in the portfolios of the<br />

<strong>Funds</strong>. As at 29 December 2006, the value of these securities<br />

amounts to US$10,139,871.<br />

15. Dividends<br />

The Directors’ current policy is to retain and reinvest all net<br />

income except for income from the Distributing <strong>Funds</strong> and<br />

income from the UK Distributor Status <strong>Funds</strong>. For the<br />

Distributing <strong>Funds</strong> and UK Distributor Status <strong>Funds</strong>, the policy<br />

is to distribute substantially all the investment income for the<br />

period after deduction of expenses. Effective 2 October 2006, the<br />

dividend policy was amended so that the Directors may also<br />

determine if and to what extent dividends may include<br />

distributions from both realized and unrealized capital gains.<br />

For those <strong>Funds</strong> which offer Distributing Shares, the frequency<br />

at which the dividend payment is made is determined by the<br />

Fund type, with dividends normally paid as follows:<br />

• Monthly on the Bond Distributing <strong>Funds</strong> where there is<br />

income to distribute.<br />

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Notes to the Financial Statements continued<br />

• Quarterly on the Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund (and such<br />

other <strong>Funds</strong> as the Directors may determine from time to<br />

time) where there is income to distribute.<br />

• <strong>Annual</strong>ly on the Equity Distributing <strong>Funds</strong>, at the discretion of<br />

the Directors. UK Distributor Status Equity <strong>Funds</strong> will pay an<br />

annual dividend, if there is income to distribute.<br />

Those Distributing Shares which pay dividends monthly are<br />

further divided into Shares as follows:<br />

• Those Shares for which dividends are calculated daily are<br />

known as Distributing (D) Shares.<br />

• Those Shares for which dividends are calculated monthly are<br />

known as Distributing (M) Shares.<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Mexican Income Dollar Portfolio<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Mexican Income Peso Portfolio<br />

• Effective 22 February 2007, the European Focus Fund<br />

launched Class A UK Distributor Status shares; and<br />

• Effective 26 February 2007, the India Fund launched Class D<br />

– Euro Share Class.<br />

• Effective 14 March 2007, the US Focus Value Fund launched<br />

Class D.<br />

• Effective 20 March 2007, the UK Focus Fund launched Class A<br />

UK Distributor Status Distributing shares.<br />

Investors may choose to hold either Distributing (M) Shares or<br />

Distributing (D) Shares but may not hold both.<br />

Distributor Shares with quarterly dividend payment are known<br />

as Distributing (Q) Shares.<br />

Distributing Shares with annual dividend payment are known as<br />

Distributing (A) shares.<br />

The declaration and payments of dividends and the reinvestment<br />

options available to shareholders is set out in the Prospectus.<br />

16. Changes to Management Fees<br />

• Effective 29 May 2006, the Management fee for Euro Bond<br />

Fund was reduced from 1.00% to 0.75%<br />

(apart from Class Q where the fee remains at 1.15%).<br />

• Effective 29 May 2006, the European Focus Fund activated<br />

Classes A, B, C and E with a Management fee rate of 1.75%.<br />

• Effective 30 September 2006, the Management fee for Euro<br />

Short Duration Bond Fund was reduced from 1.00% to 0.75%<br />

(apart from Class Q where the fee remains at 1.00%)<br />

17. Change of Registered Office<br />

From 24 March 2006, the Registered Office of the Company has<br />

changed from 6D, route de Trèves, L-2633 Senningerberg,<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to Aerogolf Center, 1A, Hoehenhof,<br />

L-1736, Senningerberg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.<br />

18. Subsequent Events<br />

• Effective 31 January 2007 the Fixed Income Global<br />

Opportunities Fund, denominated in USD was launched; and<br />

• Effective 2 February 2007, the assets of the following Cayman<br />

Island funds were transferred to create Local Emerging<br />

Markets Short Duration Bond Fund, denominated in US$:<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Developing Limited Maturity Portfolio (Local<br />

Currency)<br />

<strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Developing Limited Maturity Portfolio (USD)<br />

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General Information<br />

Current Prospectus<br />

The Company’s Prospectus, and simplified prospectus dated October 2006, along with copies of the Application Form may be<br />

obtained from the Investor Service Centre, the Manager or any of the Representatives or Distributors. Copies of the Company’s<br />

Articles of Association and the <strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> and <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts may also be obtained free of charge from any of these<br />

offices and from the Paying Agents.<br />

Representatives<br />

The representative in Hong Kong is BlackRock (Hong Kong) Limited, II/F York House No 15, Queens Road, Central Hong Kong. The<br />

representative in Switzerland is BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited (London), Zurich Branch, Dreikönigstrasse 31a,<br />

CH-8002, Zurich. The representative in Poland is <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Polska Sp. z o.o., al. Jerozolimskie 65/79, 00-697 Warsaw, Poland.<br />

Authorised Status<br />

The Company is an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities (“UCITS”) under the Luxembourg law of 20<br />

December 2002. Regulatory consents have been obtained or appropriate notifications have been made for the distribution of shares<br />

of the Company’s <strong>Funds</strong> in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Chile (certain <strong>Funds</strong> only), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,<br />

Gibraltar, Greece (certain <strong>Funds</strong> only), Guernsey, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Korea, Macau, Malta (certain <strong>Funds</strong> only),<br />

Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Peru (certain <strong>Funds</strong> only), Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (certain<br />

<strong>Funds</strong> only) and the United Kingdom. Shares in the Company may also be offered in Japan by private placement.<br />

Paying Agents<br />

Austria<br />

Raiffeisen Zentralbank<br />

Österreich AG<br />

Am Stadtpark 9<br />

A-1030 Vienna<br />

Belgium<br />

Citibank Bank nv/sa<br />

Boulevard General Jacques<br />

263g<br />

B-1050 Brussels<br />

Germany<br />

Commerzbank AG<br />

Kaiserplatz<br />

D-60261 Frankfurt am Main<br />

(and branches)<br />

Luxembourg<br />

Central Paying Agent<br />

J.P. Morgan Bank<br />

Luxembourg S.A.<br />

European Bank<br />

& Business Centre<br />

6C, route de Trèves<br />

L-2633, Senningerberg<br />

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg<br />

Italy<br />

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.<br />

Piazza San Carlo 156<br />

I-10121 Turin<br />

Banca Popolare Commercio e<br />

Industria Spa<br />

Via della Moscova 33<br />

I-20121 Milan<br />

Poland<br />

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie<br />

S.A.<br />

ul. Senatorska 16<br />

PL-00-923 Warsaw<br />

Switzerland<br />

HSBC Private Bank (Suisse)<br />

S.A.<br />

Paradeplatz 5<br />

CH-8001 Zürich<br />

United Kingdom<br />

UBS Warburg<br />

(a financial services group<br />

of UBS A.G.)<br />

1, Finsbury Avenue<br />

London EC2M 2PP<br />

Attention: Corporate Action -<br />

Paying Agency<br />

BNP Paribas Securities<br />

Services<br />

Succursale di Milano – Via<br />

Ansperto 5<br />

I-20121 Milan<br />

2SBanca S.p.A.<br />

Via Alassio IIC<br />

I-10126 Turin<br />

220 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


General Information continued<br />

Mauritius Subsidiary<br />

Indian <strong>Investment</strong> Adviser<br />

DSP <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> Fund Managers Limited<br />

Tulsiani Chambers, West Wing, 11th Floor<br />

Nariman Point<br />

Mumbai-400 021<br />

India<br />

Mauritian Administrator<br />

IFS <strong>International</strong> Financial Services Limited<br />

IFS Court<br />

Twenty Eight Cybercity<br />

Ebene<br />

Mauritius<br />

<strong>Investment</strong> Manager<br />

BlackRock <strong>Investment</strong> Management (UK) Limited<br />

33 King William Street<br />

London EC4R 9AS<br />

England<br />

Legal Adviser<br />

In Mauritius<br />

Navin Proag and Anupama Basanta Lala<br />

Citilaw Chambers<br />

Cathedral Square<br />

Port Louis<br />

Mauritius<br />

Publication of Prices and Notices to Shareholders<br />

Notices of General Meetings are given by publication in the Recueil Spécial du Mémorial and the d’Wort in Luxembourg, in the<br />

Financial Times in London, and also in newspapers in Frankfurt, Vienna and Zurich. Financial notices are given by publication in the<br />

Financial Times in London, and also in Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Vienna and Zurich. The previous Dealing Day’s prices for Shares may<br />

be obtained during business hours from the Investor Service Centre. They will also be published in such countries as required under<br />

applicable law and at the discretion of the Directors in a number of newspapers worldwide. The Company cannot accept any<br />

responsibility for error or delay in the publication or non-publication of prices. Historic dealing prices for all Shares are available from<br />

the Fund Accountant or the Investor Service Centre.<br />

Purchases and Sales<br />

A detailed list of investments purchased and sold for any Fund during the year is available upon request, free of charge, from the<br />

Registered office, or the offices of the Representatives as mentioned above.<br />

Disclosure Policy<br />

Details of month end holdings and valuations for all MLIIF Sub-<strong>Funds</strong> will be made available upon request from the Investor Service<br />

Centre to any MLIIF Shareholder no earlier than 20 calendar days after a given month end. MLIIF reserves the right to require<br />

Shareholders to sign an appropriate non-disclosure document prior to providing such information.<br />

<strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 221


Auditor’s <strong>Report</strong> to the Shareholders<br />

To the Shareholders of <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong><br />

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> (the “SICAV”) and of each<br />

of its sub-funds, which comprise the statement of net assets and the portfolios of investments as at 31 December 2006 and the<br />

statement of operations and changes in net assets for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and<br />

other explanatory notes to the financial statements.<br />

Board of Directors of the SICAV responsibility for the financial statements<br />

The Board of Directors of the SICAV is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in<br />

accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation of the financial statements. This<br />

responsibility includes: designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of<br />

financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate<br />

accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.<br />

Responsibility of the Auditor<br />

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance<br />

with <strong>International</strong> Standards on Auditing as adopted by the “Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises”. Those standards require that we<br />

comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements<br />

are free from material misstatement.<br />

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The<br />

procedures selected depend on the Auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the<br />

financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the Auditor considers internal control relevant<br />

to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate<br />

in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control.<br />

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates<br />

made by the Board of Directors of the SICAV, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe<br />

that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.<br />

Opinion<br />

In our opinion, these financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong><br />

<strong>Funds</strong> and of each of its sub-funds as of 31 December 2006, and of the results of their operations and changes in their net assets for<br />

the year then ended in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation of the financial<br />

statements.<br />

Other matter<br />

Supplementary information included in the annual report has been reviewed in the context of our mandate but has not been subject<br />

to specific audit procedures carried out in accordance with the standards described above. Consequently, we express no opinion on<br />

such information. However, we have no observation to make concerning such information in the context of the financial statements<br />

taken as a whole.<br />

PricewaterhouseCoopers S.à r.l. Luxembourg, 18 April 2007<br />

Réviseur d’entreprises<br />

Represented by<br />

John Parkhouse<br />

222 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>


FOR MORE INFORMATION<br />

Tel: +44 (0)20 7743 3000<br />

blackrock.com/international<br />

PRISMA 06/1306 MLIIF AR ENG 1206

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