Global Allocation Fund continued Swaps as at 31 December 2006 Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ US$1,030,000 US$1,300,000 US$1,300,000 Credit Default Swaps (CSFB) (Fund pays Fixed 1.12%; and receives default protection on United Mexican States 7.5% 8/4/2033) (20/5/2010) 25,755 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays Fixed 0.53%; and receives default protection on J.C. Penney Company Inc. 8% 1/3/2010) (20/9/2011) 1,208 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays Fixed 0.48%; and receives default protection on Whirlpool Corporation 7.75% 15/7/2016) (20/9/2011) 4,623 US$1,300,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays Fixed 0.16%; and receives default protection on McDonalds Corporation 6% 15/4/2011) (20/9/2011) 1,586 US$4,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays Fixed 0.25%; and receives default protection on Carnival Corporation 6.65% 15/1/2028) (20/9/2011) 15,700 €2,100,000 Credit Default Swaps (JPMorganChase) (Fund pays Fixed 0.53%; and receives default protection on Daimler Chrysler 7.2% 1/9/2009) (20/6/2011) _______ 5,502 _______ 54,374 Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). GBP Hedged Share Class Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions as at 31 December 2006 Purchases Sales Value date Unrealised loss £ £12,676,000 US$24,924,753 15/3/2007 (15,457) US$987,347 £503,000 15/3/2007 _______ (252) Net unrealised loss _______ (15,709) Note: The US$ equivalent – US$30,838 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the exchange rate used to convert from GBP is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.5094 GBP (see Note 2e). EUR Hedged Share Class Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions as at 31 December 2006 Unrealised profit/(loss) Purchases Sales Value date € €620,448,000 US$827,812,630 15/3/2007 (5,511,012) US$14,508,074 €10,899,000 15/3/2007 ________ 71,429 Net unrealised loss (5,439,583) ________ Note: The US$ equivalent – US$7,170,555 of the net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). As at the 29 December 2006, the exchange rate used to convert from € is the year-end exchange rate of: 1 US$ = 0.7586 € (see Note 2e). 110 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>
Global Bond Fund (Euro) Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (€) % BONDS Australia A$850,000 New South Wales Treasury '10RG' 7% 1/12/2010 ___________ 521,341 ______ 0.36 Austria €392,000 Republic of Austria '2' 4.65% 15/1/2018 ___________ 414,650 ______ 0.29 Canada C$350,000 Canadian Government Bond 5% 1/6/2037 263,478 0.18 C$1,500,000 Government of Canada 4% 1/6/2016 972,819 0.68 C$895,000 Government of Canada 4.5% 1/6/2015 ___________ 601,638 ______ 0.42 ___________ 1,837,935 ______ 1.28 Cayman Islands €540,000 CAM <strong>International</strong> EMTN 5.75% 3/4/2012 ___________ 542,297 ______ 0.38 Denmark DKK18,600,000 Nykredit Realkredit 4% 1/1/2008 2,490,746 1.73 DKK10,700,000 Realkredit Danmark '83D' FRN 1/10/2038 ___________ 1,402,633 ______ 0.98 ___________ 3,893,379 ______ 2.71 France €2,140,000 France Government Bond OAT 3.75% 25/4/2021 2,070,939 1.44 €50,000 France Government Bond OAT 'OATE' 2.25% 25/7/2020 56,168 0.04 €1,000,000 France Treasury Bill BTF 0% 28/12/2006 ___________ 1,000,000 ______ 0.70 ___________ 3,127,107 ______ 2.18 Germany €12,000,000 Bundesobligation '139' 4% 16/2/2007 12,005,640 8.36 €7,785,000 Bundesobligation '147' 2.5% 8/10/2010 7,409,628 5.16 €4,740,000 Bundesobligation '148' 3.5% 8/4/2011 4,663,209 3.25 €5,270,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '02' 5% 4/7/2012 5,542,080 3.86 €5,662,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '03' 4.75% 4/7/2034 6,278,746 4.37 €5,745,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 3.25% 4/7/2015 5,467,349 3.81 €3,775,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '05' 4% 4/1/2037 3,734,057 2.60 €510,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 3.75% 4/1/2017 501,992 0.35 €10,240,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland '06' 4% 4/7/2016 10,283,227 7.16 C$675,000 Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau 4.7% 2/6/2037 ___________ 448,768 ______ 0.31 ___________ 56,334,696 ______ 39.23 <strong>International</strong> ¥843,000,000 European <strong>Investment</strong> Bank 1.9% 26/1/2026 ___________ 5,249,480 ______ 3.66 Ireland £650,000 GE Capital UK Funding EMTN 4.625% 18/1/2016 ___________ 913,893 ______ 0.64 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (€) % Japan US$600,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 437,125 0.30 £350,000 East Japan Railway EMTN 4.75% 8/12/2031 510,515 0.36 ¥270,000,000 Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises 2% 9/5/2016 1,773,450 1.24 €600,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 588,105 0.41 €350,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375% 27/10/2014 ___________ 350,542 ______ 0.24 ___________ 3,659,737 ______ 2.55 Jersey US$620,000 Old Mutual Capital Funding 8% 22/12/2008 (Perpetual) ___________ 491,041 ______ 0.34 Netherlands €500,000 Deutsche Telekom <strong>International</strong> Finance 7.5% 29/5/2007 506,827 0.35 £460,000 ICI <strong>Investment</strong>s Netherlands EMTN 7.625% 21/8/2007 ___________ 691,034 ______ 0.48 ___________ 1,197,861 ______ 0.83 Portugal €15,000,000 Portugal Treasury Bill 0% 19/1/2007 ___________ 14,999,250 ______ 10.44 Singapore SGD4,225,000 Singapore Government Bond 3.5% 1/7/2012 ___________ 2,141,963 ______ 1.49 United Kingdom US$850,000 Credit Suisse (London) 7.9% 1/5/2007 (Perpetual) 649,473 0.45 £550,000 MBNA Europe Funding EMTN 6% 12/11/2010 831,234 0.58 €500,000 mmO2 EMTN 6.375% 25/1/2007 501,645 0.35 £950,000 UK Treasury 4% 7/3/2009 1,381,214 0.96 £325,000 UK Treasury 5% 7/3/2025 514,158 0.36 £875,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4% 7/9/2016 1,229,222 0.85 £520,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/3/2011 751,526 0.52 £735,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.25% 7/6/2032 1,089,310 0.76 £285,000 United Kingdom Gilt 4.75% 7/3/2020 428,854 0.30 £92,000 United Kingdom Gilt 5% 7/9/2014 ___________ 138,401 ______ 0.10 ___________ 7,515,037 ______ 5.23 United States US$1,100,000 ASIF Global Financing XVIII 3.85% 26/11/2007 823,644 0.57 US$1,640,000 BA Credit Card Trust '2006-A16 A16' 4.72% 15/5/2013 1,228,865 0.86 US$1,065,000 Capco America Securitization '1998-D7 A1B' 6.26% 15/10/2030 817,833 0.57 US$885,000 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities '1999-2 A2' 7.198% 15/1/2032 701,059 0.49 US$1,425,000 Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I '1998-2 A' 6.05% 15/1/2010 1,089,770 0.76 US$1,175,000 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities '2002-CKS4 A2' 5.183% 15/11/2036 887,744 0.62 US$960,000 CW Capital Cobalt Ltd '2006-C1 A4' 5.223% 15/8/2048 720,405 0.50 US$900,000 Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust '2006-C A4' 4.98% 8/11/2011 681,689 0.47 US$3,000,000 Fannie Mae Interest Strip '360 2' 5% 1/8/2035 545,921 0.38 The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements. <strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 111