Emerging Europe 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 (€) % United Kingdom 123,000 Ukraine Opportunity Trust (Wts 30/4/2012) ___________ 303,232 ______ 0.01 Total Common / Preferred Stocks (Shares) & Warrants 4,370,162,913 ___________ ______ 88.75 Total Portfolio 4,386,166,162 89.07 Other Net Assets ___________ 538,218,078 ______ 10.93 Total Net Assets (€) 4,924,384,240 ___________ ______ 100.00 Sector Breakdown as at 31 December 2006 % of net assets Energy 25.9 Finance 24.6 Telecommunication services 12.4 Materials 11.6 Utilities 6.3 Industrials 3.5 Consumer discretionary 2.5 Consumer staples 1.1 Healthcare 0.9 <strong>Investment</strong> funds 0.3 Other net assets ___________ 10.9 ___________ 100.0 Open Futures Contracts as at 31 December 2006 Number Expiration Value of Contracts Contract/Description date € 23,509 WIG 20 Index March 2007 204,555,205 __________ Total commitment 204,555,205 __________ Note: The net unrealised loss of €5,650,315 attributed to this transaction is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). Contract for Difference as at 31 December 2006 Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit € Value € US$23,100,090 Contract for Difference (Deutsche Securities) Gazprom (date of issuing 12/1/2006) _________ 13,337,383 __________ 200,416,893 74 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>
Emerging Markets Fund Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (US$) % COMMON / PREFERRED STOCKS (SHARES) & WARRANTS Bermuda 8,362,400 Bio-Treat Technology ___________ 3,300,876 ______ 0.52 Brazil 10 All America Latina Logistica (Pref) 17 0.00 778,300 All America Latina Logistica (Unit) 8,081,926 1.26 585,088 Banco Bradesco ADR 23,584,897 3.69 619,000,000 CESP – Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo 'B' (Pref) 7,248,244 1.13 162,180 Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR (Pref) 7,971,147 1.25 609,656 Cyrela Brazil Realty 5,822,429 0.91 231,280 Duratex (Pref) 3,596,485 0.56 142,351,000 Lojas Americanas (Pref) 7,967,656 1.25 506,590 Lojas Renner 7,284,456 1.14 208,718 LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis 2,297,364 0.36 226,740 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR 20,975,717 3.28 156,275 Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos Farmaceuticos 2,151,984 0.34 304,229 Vivax (Unit) ___________ 5,557,345 ______ 0.87 ___________ 102,539,667 ______ 16.04 China 5,780,550 China Construction Bank 'H' 3,681,263 0.58 1,492,000 China Merchants Bank 'H' 3,163,359 0.49 9,046,000 China Petroleum & Chemical 'H' 8,379,374 1.31 3,159,050 China Shenhua Energy 'H' 7,608,251 1.19 8,662,000 Harbin Power Equipment 'H' 9,940,438 1.55 19,990,000 Huadian Power <strong>International</strong> 'H' 7,869,674 1.23 8,350,000 Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal 'H' 4,834,165 0.76 6,033,710 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China 'H' ___________ 3,749,333 ______ 0.59 ___________ 49,225,857 ______ 7.70 Egypt 306,750 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank 3,116,044 0.49 585,285 Commercial <strong>International</strong> Bank GDR ___________ 5,735,793 ______ 0.89 ___________ 8,851,837 ______ 1.38 Hong Kong 1,326,700 China Mobile ___________ 11,470,029 ______ 1.80 Hungary 180,020 OTP Bank ___________ 8,255,954 ______ 1.29 India 150,818 Ansal Housing & Construct 1,196,688 0.19 116,100 Bharat Heavy Electricals 6,035,593 0.94 453,497 DS Kulkarni Developers 3,988,473 0.62 895,690 IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects 7,795,513 1.22 510,636 Nagarjuna Construction GDR 2,487,119 0.39 481,100 Prajay Engineers Syndicate ___________ 3,193,552 ______ 0.50 ___________ 24,696,938 ______ 3.86 Indonesia 4,408,500 Perusahaan Gas Negara ___________ 5,685,792 ______ 0.89 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (US$) % Israel 98,060 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 3,056,134 0.48 195,779 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR ___________ 6,094,600 ______ 0.95 ___________ 9,150,734 ______ 1.43 Kazakhstan 153,570 Kazkommertsbank GDR ___________ 3,547,467 ______ 0.56 Luxembourg 87,080 Tenaris ADR ___________ 4,342,680 ______ 0.68 Malaysia 3,722,000 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings 8,173,845 1.28 782,000 Bursa Malaysia 1,783,820 0.28 2,166,000 Tenaga Nasional ___________ 6,690,111 ______ 1.04 ___________ 16,647,776 ______ 2.60 Mexico 430,577 America Movil SA de CV 'L' ADR 19,427,634 3.04 1,967,872 Corp GEO SA de CV 'B' 9,833,195 1.54 1,575,973 Empresas ICA SAB de CV 5,920,354 0.93 69,818 Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV ADR 8,141,477 1.27 223,790 Grupo Televisa ADR ___________ 6,080,374 ______ 0.95 ___________ 49,403,034 ______ 7.73 Oman 3,138,000 Bank Muscat ___________ 9,372,987 ______ 1.47 Philippines 633,000 Ayala 7,620,282 1.19 17,650,400 Robinsons Land ___________ 5,852,255 ______ 0.92 ___________ 13,472,537 ______ 2.11 Poland 476,250 Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski ___________ 7,688,737 ______ 1.20 Russian Federation 444,383 AFK Sistema GDR 14,220,256 2.22 19,600 MMC Norilsk Nickel 3,077,200 0.48 1,340,240 OAO Gazprom 15,412,760 2.41 440,231 OAO Gazprom ADR 20,250,626 3.17 62,650 Polyus Gold ADR 3,038,525 0.48 66,300 Polyus Gold 'CLS' 3,268,590 0.51 51,510 Surgutneftegaz ADR (Pref) 5,653,222 0.88 83,100 Unified Energy System GDR ___________ 9,107,760 ______ 1.43 ___________ 74,028,939 ______ 11.58 South Africa 2,977,940 FirstRand 9,458,782 1.48 211,380 Kumba Iron Ore 3,364,575 0.53 372,630 Nedbank Group 7,117,466 1.11 409,060 Sasol 15,146,100 2.37 486,260 Standard Bank Group 6,574,560 1.03 316,751 Super Group 523,439 0.08 337,220 Tiger Brands ___________ 8,250,414 ______ 1.29 ___________ 50,435,336 ______ 7.89 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 75