World Financials Fund continued Purchased Call Options as at 31 December 2006 Par Value Subject to Call US$ Issuer Unrealised profit US$ Value US$ 889 Bear Stearns Call Option strike price US$100 expiring on 19/1/2008 2,667,991 6,094,095 750 Goldman Sachs Call Option strike price US$115 expiring on 20/1/2007 3,077,371 6,528,750 Par Value Subject to Call US$ Issuer Unrealised profit US$ Value US$ 707 Goldman Sachs Call Option strike price US$125 expiring on 20/1/2007 3,219,924 5,450,970 781 Goldman Sachs Call Option strike price US$140 expiring on 20/1/2007 ___________ 2,723,538 _________ 4,850,010 Total Purchased Call Options ___________ 11,688,825 22,923,825 _________ Note: Purchased Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006 % of net assets Insurance 24.1 Commercial banks 22.6 Diversified financial services 16.8 Real estate management & development 7.8 Capital markets 7.1 Consumer finance 4.6 Thrifts & mortgage finance 4.0 Real estate investment trusts 1.7 Household durables 1.1 Other net assets ___________ 10.2 ___________ 100.0 202 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>
World Gold Fund Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (US$) % FUNDS Jersey 1,850,000 Lyxor Gold Bullion Securities – ETF ___________ 116,365,000 ______ 1.98 Total <strong>Funds</strong> ___________ 116,365,000 ______ 1.98 COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS Australia 60,000,000 Austindo Resources 1,374,516 0.02 22,811,000 Ballarat Goldfields 5,045,485 0.09 28,000,000 Bendigo Mining 17,252,548 0.29 3,000,000 Bolnisi Gold 7,251,758 0.12 12,000,000 Kimberley Diamond 8,768,465 0.15 10,000,000 Mintails 2,527,846 0.04 16,250,000 Newcrest Mining 338,247,492 5.75 87,500,000 Oxiana* 219,112,884 3.72 19,500,000 Perseverance* 5,699,502 0.10 6,000,000 Sino Gold* ___________ 34,599,889 ______ 0.59 ___________ 639,880,385 ______ 10.87 Bermuda 490,000 Aquarius Platinum (UK Listing) ___________ 10,667,648 ______ 0.18 Canada 2,400,000 Aber Diamond* 87,402,430 1.48 4,000,000 Agnico-Eagle Mines 164,659,257 2.80 1,750,000 Banro 22,615,663 0.38 15,750,000 Barrick Gold 482,737,500 8.20 10,000,000 Bema Gold 52,123,718 0.89 11,000,000 Centerra Gold 127,560,955 2.17 7,250,000 Eldorado Gold 39,476,178 0.67 850,000 First Quantum Minerals* 44,598,087 0.76 14,700,000 Goldcorp* 417,937,452 7.10 10,150,000 High River Gold Mines 18,276,471 0.31 3,150,000 Iamgold 27,844,404 0.47 1,850,000 Jaguar Mining 10,758,594 0.18 137,500 Jaguar Mining (Wts 31/12/2007) 355,389 0.01 18,000,000 Kinross Gold 214,318,946 3.64 400,000 Linear Gold 2,136,642 0.04 1,900,000 Meridian Gold 52,365,814 0.89 3,300,000 Orezone Resources 4,691,135 0.08 2,562,100 Teal Exploration & Mining ___________ 8,829,499 ______ 0.15 1,778,688,134 ___________ ______ 30.22 China 6,150,000 Zhaojin Mining Industry 'H' 12,279,745 0.21 350,000,000 Zijin Mining Group ___________ 244,506,484 ______ 4.15 ___________ 256,786,229 ______ 4.36 Jersey 3,000,000 Highland Gold Mining 9,422,850 0.16 6,000,000 Randgold Resources ADR ___________ 139,040,000 ______ 2.36 ___________ 148,462,850 ______ 2.52 Mexico 12,821,600 Industrias Penoles SA de CV ___________ 116,959,531 ______ 1.99 Papua New Guinea 92,500,000 Lihir Gold ___________ 227,980,093 ______ 3.88 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (US$) % Peru 6,250,000 Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR 173,625,000 2.95 740,658 Gold Fields La Cima 'I' ___________ 5,213,196 ______ 0.09 ___________ 178,838,196 ______ 3.04 Russian Federation 2,085,425 Polyus Gold ADR ___________ 101,143,113 ______ 1.72 South Africa 5,954,892 African Rainbow Minerals 86,052,121 1.46 500,000 Anglo Platinum 61,238,608 1.04 1,409,276 AngloGold Ashanti 66,536,990 1.13 2,415,000 AngloGold Ashanti ADR* 112,635,600 1.91 3,000,000 DRDGOLD ADR 2,730,000 0.05 11,500,000 Gold Fields 218,423,161 3.71 6,250,000 Gold Fields ADR 116,937,500 1.99 11,670,000 Harmony Gold Mining 185,670,096 3.15 4,580,000 Harmony Gold Mining ADR* 71,814,400 1.22 14,000,000 Impala Platinum Holdings 368,563,376 6.26 4,500,000 Mvelaphanda Resources ___________ 25,109,811 ______ 0.43 1,315,711,663 ___________ ______ 22.35 United Kingdom 1,000,000 Anglo American 48,900,667 0.83 15,438,975 Hochschild Mining 122,444,953 2.08 2,000,000 Lonmin 118,178,249 2.01 3,777,500 Peter Hambro Mining ___________ 74,971,584 ______ 1.27 ___________ 364,495,453 ______ 6.19 United States 3,200,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 'B' 177,984,000 3.02 5,000,000 Newmont Mining ___________ 226,400,000 ______ 3.85 ___________ 404,384,000 ______ 6.87 Total Common Stocks (Shares) & Warrants 5,543,997,295 ___________ ______ 94.19 BONDS United Kingdom US$8,400,000 Peter Hambro Mining Group Finance 7.125% 11/8/2010 ___________ 13,939,800 ______ 0.23 Total Bonds ___________ 13,939,800 ______ 0.23 Total Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market 5,674,302,095 ___________ ______ 96.40 Unquoted Securities COMMON STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS Canada 1,768,037 Silver Bear (Restricted) 1,142,438 0.02 2,250,000 Thistle Mining (Wts 9/1/2009) ___________ 0 ______ 0.00 Total Unquoted Securities ___________ 1,142,438 ______ 0.02 Total Portfolio 5,675,444,533 96.42 Other Net Assets ___________ 210,462,845 ______ 3.58 Total Net Assets (US$) 5,885,907,378 ___________ ______ 100.00 ( * ) Securities lent, see Note 13 for further details. 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 203