World Income Fund continued 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$) % US$435,000 Packaging Dynamics Finance '144A' 10% 1/5/2016 437,175 0.14 US$1,700,000 Peco Energy Transition Trust '2001-A A1' 6.52% 31/12/2010 1,775,660 0.58 US$250,000 Ply Gem Industries 9% 15/2/2012 213,750 0.07 US$200,000 Pogo Producing 7.875% 1/5/2013 204,500 0.07 US$500,000 Qwest 7.5% 1/10/2014 532,500 0.17 US$275,000 RathGibson 11.25% 15/2/2014 292,875 0.09 US$600,000 Reliant Energy 9.5% 15/7/2013 646,500 0.21 US$1,882,143 Residential Asset Mortgage Products '2006-RZ2 A1' FRN 25/5/2036 1,883,562 0.61 US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-1' 6.875% 15/1/2013 240,937 0.08 US$250,000 RH Donnelley 'A-2' 6.875% 15/1/2013 240,937 0.08 US$250,000 San Pasqual Casino '144A' 8% 15/9/2013 258,125 0.08 US$2,550,000 SLM Student Loan Trust '2005-1 A2' FRN 27/4/2020 2,542,541 0.82 US$250,000 Stanley-Martin Communities 9.75% 15/8/2015 223,750 0.07 US$500,000 Station Casinos 6.625% 15/3/2018 431,250 0.14 US$825,000 Station Casinos 7.75% 15/8/2016 830,156 0.27 US$550,000 Superior Essex Communications 9% 15/4/2012 574,750 0.19 US$180,000 Telcordia Technologies '144A' 10% 15/3/2013 159,300 0.05 US$250,000 Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprise '144A' 9.125% 15/9/2014 256,875 0.08 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (US$) % US$3,000,000 US Treasury Bill 0% 18/1/2007 2,992,075 0.97 US$3,505,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 30/11/2011 3,473,510 1.13 US$1,899,000 US Treasury Bond 4.5% 15/2/2036 1,806,721 0.59 US$800,000 US Treasury Bond 4.625% 15/11/2016 794,437 0.26 US$2,235,673 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 2% 15/1/2026 2,096,380 0.68 US$1,319,710 US Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 2.5% 15/7/2016 1,328,748 0.43 US$1,718,325 Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust '2006-2 A1' FRN 25/7/2036 ___________ 1,719,279 ______ 0.56 ___________ 68,953,750 ______ 22.35 Uruguay US$1,815,000 Republic of Uruguay 9.25% 17/5/2017 ___________ 2,223,375 ______ 0.72 Venezuela US$1,020,000 Venezuela Government <strong>International</strong> Bond 7.65% 21/4/2025 ___________ 1,112,820 ______ 0.36 Total Portfolio 261,844,654 84.89 Other Net Assets ___________ 46,618,733 ______ 15.11 Total Net Assets (US$) ___________ 308,463,387 ______ 100.00 Swaps as at 31 December 2006 Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ US$2,500,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citigroup) (Fund pays default protection on Republic of Indonesia 6.75% 10/3/2014; and receives Fixed 1.63%) (20/3//2011) 61,440 US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Morgan Stanley) (Fund receives Fixed 0.78%; and pays default protection on United Mexican States 7.50% 8/4/2033) (20/6/2011) 16,228 ¥94,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month; and receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (8,248) ¥292,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays Fixed 1.51% and receives JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) (9,625) US$1,000,000 Credit Default Swaps (Citibank) (Fund receives Fixed 0.46%; and pays default protection on United Mexican States 7.50% 8/4/2033) (20/10/2011) _______ 2,769 _______ 62,564 Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). Call Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006 Par Value Subject to Call US$ Issuer Unrealised loss US$ Value US$ 29,525,165 OTC USD/KRW Call Option strike price $1,000 expiring on 20/3/2007 ___________ (10) _________ 56,088 Total Call Options ___________ (10) _________ 56,088 Note: Call Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). Put Options Purchased as at 31 December 2006 Par Value Subject to Put US$ Issuer Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ Value US$ 83,600 OTC EUR/JPY Put Option strike price €148 expiring on 7/2/2007 (86,281) 220 50,300 OTC USD/TRY Put Option strike price US$1.44 expiring on 7/2/2007 ___________ 23,138 _________ 78,217 Total Purchased Put Options ___________ (63,143) _________ 78,437 Note: Purchased Put Options are included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). 208 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>
World Income Fund continued Open Forward Foreign Exchange Transactions as at 31 December 2006 Purchases Sales Value date Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ A$7,844,000 US$6,147,555 10/1/2007 46,683 C$3,140,000 US$2,774,209 10/1/2007 (68,343) CZK14,361,500 US$664,442 10/1/2007 24,281 €111,148,056 US$141,692,259 10/1/2007 4,874,993 £7,312,000 US$14,348,175 10/1/2007 6,695 HUF149,620,000 US$769,640 10/1/2007 14,559 ISK19,985,000 US$282,913 10/1/2007 (2,696) ¥345,474,822 €2,310,000 10/1/2007 (136,458) ¥8,873,145,700 US$76,030,173 10/1/2007 (1,298,650) NZD445,000 US$291,287 10/1/2007 21,445 PLN17,242,500 US$5,722,803 10/1/2007 203,980 SKr4,150,000 US$603,896 10/1/2007 1,482 SGD6,109,838 US$3,937,482 10/1/2007 50,186 TRY1,200,000 US$809,116 10/1/2007 38,322 US$5,506,460 A$7,083,000 10/1/2007 (86,833) US$5,993,831 C$6,790,000 10/1/2007 142,611 US$3,008,837 DKr17,020,500 10/1/2007 (2,179) US$101,376,874 €78,800,546 10/1/2007 (2,534,788) US$11,601,710 £6,105,500 10/1/2007 (384,566) US$2,530,661 HUF544,625,000 10/1/2007 (323,864) US$2,000,444 ISK138,787,000 10/1/2007 54,459 US$771,211 ¥91,104,500 10/1/2007 3,910 US$8,644,926 MXN95,590,500 10/1/2007 (160,516) US$8,047,984 NOK53,000,000 10/1/2007 (429,695) US$3,995,592 PLN12,000,000 10/1/2007 (129,181) US$18,588,232 ZAR136,227,000 10/1/2007 (887,565) ZAR43,781,100 US$6,248,001 10/1/2007 11,197 €3,605,000 ¥539,450,397 11/1/2007 210,157 €11,495,000 US$14,543,720 11/1/2007 615,000 IDR2,275,000,000 US$243,576 11/1/2007 9,145 ¥534,480,905 €3,605,000 11/1/2007 (252,016) ¥520,000,000 US$4,462,075 11/1/2007 (82,069) MXN100,080,000 US$9,195,571 11/1/2007 23,104 NOK18,974,422 €2,295,000 11/1/2007 8,728 PHP155,163,000 US$3,113,037 11/1/2007 52,045 SKr8,306,420 €915,000 11/1/2007 5,128 TRY9,167,350 €4,700,000 11/1/2007 274,064 US$8,765,414 €6,955,000 11/1/2007 (406,304) US$13,782,966 TRY20,510,000 11/1/2007 (696,899) BRL34,700,000 US$15,995,222 12/1/2007 226,945 €7,005,000 ZAR68,213,289 12/1/2007 (512,240) IDR69,075,000,000 US$7,500,000 12/1/2007 172,575 KRW2,377,627,500 US$2,542,041 12/1/2007 16,141 MXN12,815,000 US$1,181,555 12/1/2007 (1,167) MYR32,780,000 US$8,961,635 12/1/2007 331,026 PHP143,895,000 US$2,883,905 12/1/2007 51,238 THB111,235,000 US$3,107,817 12/1/2007 27,814 TRY1,361,250 US$908,136 12/1/2007 52,610 US$17,975,928 BRL38,936,950 12/1/2007 (227,003) US$4,801,824 IDR44,306,136,000 12/1/2007 (119,525) US$9,210,136 MYR32,810,000 12/1/2007 (91,030) US$3,153,813 THB111,235,000 12/1/2007 18,182 ZAR67,288,863 €7,005,000 12/1/2007 380,105 ZAR73,010,116 US$9,923,127 12/1/2007 512,811 TRY2,295,000 US$1,500,000 12/3/2007 86,594 US$1,536,505 TRY2,295,000 12/3/2007 (50,089) US$6,207,460 DKr34,966,000 18/4/2007 (1,677) TRY8,481,200 US$5,200,000 21/8/2007 ________ 332,888 Net unrealised profit ________ 15,750 Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006 Number Expiration Value of Contracts Contract/Description date US$ (53) Eurex Euro-Bund March 2007 (8,114,184) 75 Euro DTB BOBL March 2007 10,760,612 (2) Japanese Government Bond (TSE) March 2007 (2,256,117) (80) US Treasury 2 Year Note March 2007 (16,320,000) (192) US Treasury 5 Year Note March 2007 (20,166,000) (35) US Treasury 10 Year Note March 2007 (3,760,313) 173 Australian 90 Day Treasury Bill June 2007 30,727,104 (140) MSE 3 Month Canadian Banker Acceptance June 2007 (28,875,678) (53) CME/IMM Euro Dollar June 2008 __________ (12,604,725) Total commitment __________ (50,609,301) Note: The net unrealised profit of U$354,289 attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). Note: The net unrealised profit attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). 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 209
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