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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM N-CSR

 


 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-09381

 


 

PayPal Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

2211 North First Street, San Jose, California   95131
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Edward Fong, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 376-7400

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2005

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2005

 


 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 



Shareholder Expenses

PayPal Money Market Fund

 

As a shareholder of the PayPal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line under the Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for the Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line under the Fund in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

Fund


  

Beginning Account

Value

(July 1, 2005)


  

Ending Account

Value

(December 31, 2005)


  

Annualized

Expense Ratio†


   

Expenses Paid

During Period*

(July 1 to

December 31, 2005)


PayPal Money Market Fund

                          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,018.90    0.10 %   $ 0.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.72    0.10       0.51

 

This ratio includes the Fund’s share of expenses charged to the corresponding Master Portfolio.

 

* Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days).


PayPal Money Market Fund

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2005

 

ASSETS

        

Investments:

        

In Money Market Master Portfolio (“Master Portfolio”), at value (Note 1)

   $ 464,711,439  

Receivables:

        

Due from PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (Note 2)

     17,711  
    


Total Assets

     464,729,150  
    


LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Distribution to shareholders

     1,575,452  

Accrued trustees’ fees

     6,216  

Accrued expenses

     64  
    


Total Liabilities

     1,581,732  
    


NET ASSETS

   $ 463,147,418  
    


Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

     463,136,823  

Undistributed net investment income

     10,774  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (179 )
    


NET ASSETS

   $ 463,147,418  
    


Shares outstanding

     463,136,587  
    


Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 1.00  
    


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


PayPal Money Market Fund

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2005

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIO

        

Interest

   $ 10,547,801  

Expenses (a)

     (174,943 )
    


Net investment income allocated from Master Portfolio

     10,372,858  
    


FUND EXPENSES (Note 2)

        

Management fees

     3,386,853  

Trustees’ fees

     24,090  

Compliance fees

     21,535  

Insurance

     19,038  
    


Total fund expenses

     3,451,516  
    


Fees and expenses reimbursed by PPAM (Note 2)

     (3,386,853 )
    


Total net expenses

     64,663  
    


Net investment income

     10,308,195  
    


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIO

        

Net realized gain

     1,257  
    


Net gain on investments

     1,257  
    


NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 10,309,452  
    


 

(a) Net of investment advisory fee waivers by the Master Portfolio’s investment adviser in the amount of $134,387.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


PayPal Money Market Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

For the

year ended

December 31, 2005


   

For the

year ended

December 31, 2004


 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 10,308,195     $ 2,643,480  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,257       (65 )
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     10,309,452       2,643,415  
    


 


Distributions to shareholders:

                

From net investment income

     (10,307,965 )     (2,643,480 )
    


 


Total distributions to shareholders

     (10,307,965 )     (2,643,480 )
    


 


Capital share transactions (Note 3):

                

Proceeds from shares sold

     401,380,616       1,540,318,874  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     9,134,156       2,300,667  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (168,420,525 )     (1,522,439,338 )
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     242,094,247       20,180,203  
    


 


Increase in net assets

     242,095,734       20,180,138  

NET ASSETS:

                

Beginning of year

     221,051,684       200,871,546  
    


 


End of year

   $ 463,147,418     $ 221,051,684  
    


 


Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 10,774     $ 9,173  
    


 


SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED:

                

Shares sold

     401,380,616       1,540,318,874  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     9,134,156       2,300,667  

Shares redeemed

     (168,420,525 )     (1,522,439,338 )
    


 


Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     242,094,247       20,180,203  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


PayPal Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    

Year ended

Dec. 31, 2005


   

Year ended

Dec. 31, 2004


   

Year ended

Dec. 31, 2003


   

Year ended

Dec. 31, 2002


   

Year ended

Dec. 31, 2001


 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
    


 


 


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income

     0.03       0.01       0.01       0.02       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)     0.00 (a)
    


 


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

     0.03       0.01       0.01       0.02       0.03  
    


 


 


 


 


Less distributions from:

                                        

Net investment income

     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total distributions

     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of year

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
    


 


 


 


 


Total return

     3.27 %     1.37 %     1.16 %     1.85 %     2.86 %
    


 


 


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000s)

   $ 463,147     $ 221,052     $ 200,872     $ 169,357     $ 82,207  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(b)

     0.08 %     0.08 %     0.11 %     0.10 %     1.46 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived fees(b)

     1.22 %     1.93 %     1.91 %     1.90 %     1.90 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

     3.34 %     1.37 %     1.14 %     1.80 %     2.80 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to waived fees(b)

     2.20 %     (0.48 )%     (0.66 )%     0.00 %(a)     2.36 %
(a) Rounds to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

 

(b) These ratios include the Fund’s share of expenses charged to the Money Market Master Portfolio.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


PAYPAL MONEY MARKET FUND

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PayPal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), is a diversified series of PayPal Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund changed its name from PayPal Money Market Reserve Fund, effective January 22, 2002. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Declaration of Trust on June 3, 1999.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of income consistent with stability of capital and liquidity.

 

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Investment Policy and Security Valuation

 

The Fund invests all of its assets in the Money Market Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) a separate series of Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”). The Master Portfolio has the same investment objective as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio reflects the Fund’s interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio (7.37% as of December 31, 2005). The method by which MIP values its securities is discussed in Note 1 of the Master Portfolio’s Notes to the Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

 

The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master Portfolio. The financial statements of the Master Portfolio, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

 

Security Transactions and Income Recognition

 

The Fund records daily its proportionate interest in the net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Master Portfolio.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income of the Fund are declared daily and distributed monthly. Distributions to shareholders from any net realized capital gains are declared and distributed annually, generally in December. Such distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Due to the timing of dividends and distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains (losses) for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Fund.


Federal Income Taxes

 

The Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If so qualified, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes its net income to shareholders.

 

The Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined in the Code, and to distribute annually all of its investment company taxable income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

As of December 31, 2005, the components of Distributable Earnings on a tax basis were as follows: Undistributed Ordinary Income of $10,774, Capital Losses and Other Losses of $179.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during 2005 and 2004 for the Fund were as follows: ordinary income of $10,307,965 and $2,643,480 for the Money Market Fund, respectively.

 

From November 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, the Fund incurred net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Fund has elected to defer these losses of $179 and treat them as arising in the year ending December 31, 2006.

 

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (“PPAM” or “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”), serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. For both its advisory and administrative services, beginning March 1, 2005, PPAM is paid a “unified” fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to March 1, 2005, the fee was an annual rate of 1.80%. Under an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and PPAM, PPAM provides, or arranges to be provided to the Fund, administration, transfer agency, pricing, custodial, auditing and legal services, and is responsible for payment of all of the operating expenses of the Fund except Master Portfolio expenses, brokerage fees, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, within the meaning of the 1940 Act, (and their legal counsel, if any), the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer (and certain fees and expenses of legal counsel relating to the Fund’s Compliance Program, if any), the Fund’s portion of the trustee and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance premium and extraordinary expenses. The Fund also pays a fee equal to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets payable at the Master Portfolio level to Barclays Global Fund Advisors, the investment adviser to the Master Portfolio.

 

Prior to March 1, 2005, PPAM contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s net operating expenses to an annual rate of 1.50%, excluding brokerage fees, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses. In addition, PPAM has voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund’s net operating expenses, excluding the fees of the Independent Trustees (and their independent legal counsel, if any), the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer (and certain fees and expenses of legal counsel relating to the Fund’s Compliance Program, if any) and the Fund’s portion of the trustees and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance premium, to an annual rate of 0.10%. As a result of the voluntary expense limit, PPAM currently does not receive an investment advisory fee. With the prior approval of the Board of Trustees, PPAM may terminate the voluntary expense limit at any time. PPAM waived expenses totaling $3,386,853 or 1.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

PPAM also serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and dividend distribution agent and provides shareholder services. PayPal serves as an agent for PPAM in providing shareholder services.

 

Investors Bank & Trust Company (the “Administrator”) provides custodian and administrative services to the Fund. Services provided by the Administrator include, but are not limited to: general supervision of the non-investment operations and coordination of other services provided to the Fund, maintaining documents and records required to be kept by the Fund; preparing or assisting in the preparation of regulatory filings, prospectuses and shareholder reports; and preparing and disseminating material for meetings of the Board of Trustees and shareholders. PPAM compensates the Administrator for services performed.


3. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

As of December 31, 2005, there was an unlimited number of shares of $0.01 par value capital stock authorized by the Fund. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund is disclosed in detail in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

PayPal Money Market Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the PayPal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), a series of PayPal Funds, at December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

February 16, 2006


PAYPAL MONEY MARKET FUND

 

PROXY VOTING (Unaudited)

 

The Fund invests all of its assets in the Master Portfolio. Consequentially, the Fund did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which it was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The Fund filed a Form N-PX, for the twelve months ended June 30, 2005, which is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-888-215-5506, and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The proxy voting record for the Master Portfolio can be found in the MIP’s Form N-PX, which is available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). MIP’s CIK # is 0000915092.


PayPal Money Market Fund

Management of the Fund (Unaudited)

 

Disinterested Trustees1

 

Name, Year of Birth


  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust


 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served


  

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund

Complex

Overseen by

Trustee


  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years;

Other Directorships Held by Trustee


Kevin T. Hamilton,

Born in 1961

   Trustee and
Chairman2
  Since 1999    One    President, Rice Hall James & Associates (investment advisor) (January 2002 – present); formerly, Principal and Portfolio Manager, Messner & Smith Investment Management Limited (1999-2001).

Richard D. Kernan,

Born in 1945

   Trustee3   Since 2002    One    Chief Financial Officer, Acacia Pacific Holdings, Inc. (private investment firm) (2003-present); Associate, Sinclair Ventures, LLC (private investment firm) (2001-2003); Chief Financial Officer, Claims, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (2000-2001); Associate, Sinclair Ventures, LLC (1999-2000).

Gregory N. River,

Born in 1954

   Trustee   Since 1999    One    Senior Vice President, Callan Associates Inc. (investment management consulting) (2003-present); President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Foursis System Sales, Inc. (2002-present) (digital print hardware and software manufacturer); Vice President, Off-Road Capital (private investments) (2000-2001); Founder, Owner, and President, Paladin Consulting Company (1991-2000).

 

1 Disinterested Trustees are those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

2 Served as Chairman since 2004.

 

3 Mr. Kernan served as an Advisory Trustee from January 2001 through August 2002.

 

Interested Trustees1

 

Name, Year of Birth


  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust


  

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served


  

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund

Complex

Overseen by

Trustee


  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years;

Other Directorships Held by Trustee


John T. Story,2

Born in 1940

   Trustee    Since 1999    One    Director of Finance, PayPal, Inc., (2003-present); Executive Vice President, PayPal, Inc., (1999-2003).

 

1 Interested Trustees are those Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

2 Mr. Story is deemed to be an “interested” Trustee of the Trust because of his affiliation with PayPal, Inc., the parent of PayPal Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.


Principal Officers

 

Name, Year of Birth


  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust


  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served


  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years; Other

Directorships Held


John T. Story,

Born in 1940

   President    Since 2000    See Interested Trustee table.

Edward Fong,

Born in 1963

   Treasurer
and Chief
Financial
Officer
   Since 2003    Director of Treasury, PayPal, Inc. (September 2005–present); Treasurer, PayPal, Inc. (January 2003–September 2005); Director and Treasurer, PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (2004-present); President, PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (January 2003–present); Assistant Treasurer, eBay, Inc. (1999-January 2003).

John Muller,

Born in 1961

   Secretary    Since 2001    General Counsel, PayPal, Inc. and PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (2000-present); Director, PayPal Asset Management, Inc. (August 2001-present); Partner, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (San Francisco) (1998-2000).

George Jones,

Born in 1969

   Chief
Compliance

Officer
   Since 2004    Director, Regulatory Compliance, PayPal Inc. (March 2004-present), Director and Senior Compliance Officer, UBS AG (New York & London) (January 1999-February 2004).


MONEY MARKET MASTER PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2005

 

Security


   Face Amount

   Value

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT—2.54%

             

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

3.56%, 03/14/06

   $ 50,000,000    $ 50,000,000

3.79%, 06/19/06

     50,000,000      49,997,741

Svenska Handelsbanken NY

             

4.50%, 10/16/06

     25,000,000      25,000,000

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     35,000,000      35,000,000
           

TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
(Cost: $159,997,741)

            159,997,741
           

COMMERCIAL PAPER—6.31%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     50,000,000      49,217,778

CC USA Inc.

             

3.76%, 01/23/06

     50,000,000      49,879,889

3.93%, 02/24/06

     65,500,000      65,106,727

4.23%, 04/21/06

     45,000,000      44,413,087

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.76%, 01/26/06

     10,000,000      9,972,844

Grampian Funding LLC

             

3.74%, 01/13/06

     90,000,000      89,878,450

K2 USA LLC

             

3.85%, 02/07/06

     74,600,000      74,297,227

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     15,000,000      14,833,600
           

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
(Cost: $397,599,602)

            397,599,602
           

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES—1.43%

             

K2 USA LLC

             

3.57%, 03/16/06(1)

     15,000,000      15,000,000

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     50,000,000      50,159,679

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.50%, 10/16/06(1)

     25,000,000      25,000,000
           

TOTAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
(Cost: $90,159,679)

            90,159,679
           

TIME DEPOSITS—6.55%

             

Branch Banking & Trust

             

4.02%, 01/03/06

     250,000,000      250,000,000

Regions Bank

             

4.02%, 01/03/06

     162,500,000      162,500,000
           

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
(Cost: $412,500,000)

            412,500,000
           

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES—65.64%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.36%, 12/08/06(1)

     11,000,000      11,005,507

4.37%, 11/09/06(1)

     20,000,000      20,010,187

4.37%, 12/27/06(1)

     50,000,000      50,000,000

4.39%, 01/12/07(1)

     35,000,000      35,018,818


4.43%, 01/16/07(1)

   25,000,000    25,012,931

American Express Bank

         

4.33%, 07/19/06

   40,000,000    40,000,000

4.34%, 09/27/06

   90,000,000    90,000,000

American Express Centurion Bank

         

4.34%, 06/29/06

   35,000,000    35,000,000

4.34%, 09/27/06

   60,000,000    60,000,000

American Express Credit Corp.

         

4.42%, 02/28/06

   31,000,000    31,002,173

ANZ National International Ltd.

         

4.31%, 12/29/06(1)

   75,000,000    75,000,000

ASIF Global Financing

         

4.34%, 08/11/06(1)

   25,000,000    25,001,998

4.38%, 01/23/07(1)

   75,000,000    74,996,257

4.55%, 05/30/06(1)

   61,500,000    61,540,898

4.56%, 12/11/06(1)

   90,000,000    90,072,387

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

         

4.35%, 01/23/07(1)

   35,000,000    35,000,000

Bank of Ireland

         

4.34%, 12/20/06(1)

   70,000,000    70,000,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

         

4.32%, 09/29/06

   35,000,000    34,992,555

Banque Nationale de Paris

         

4.25%, 10/04/06

   20,000,000    19,995,934

Beta Finance Inc.

         

4.33%, 04/25/06(1)

   30,000,000    29,997,000

4.33%, 05/25/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,999,459

CC USA Inc.

         

4.32%, 06/15/06(1)

   55,000,000    54,997,499

4.33%, 05/25/06(1)

   25,000,000    24,998,973

4.34%, 03/23/06(1)

   25,000,000    25,000,048

4.35%, 07/14/06(1)

   15,000,000    15,001,574

Commodore CDO Ltd. 2003-2A Class A1MM

         

4.56%, 06/13/06(1)

   25,000,000    25,000,000

Credit Suisse First Boston NY

         

4.31%, 05/09/06

   50,000,000    50,000,000

4.35%, 07/19/06

   75,000,000    75,000,000

4.35%, 09/26/06

   100,000,000    100,000,000

DEPFA Bank PLC

         

4.50%, 12/15/06

   100,000,000    100,000,000

Descartes Funding Trust

         

4.37%, 11/15/06(1)

   45,000,000    45,000,000

Dexia Credit Local

         

4.33%, 08/30/06

   35,000,000    34,995,359

Dorada Finance Inc.

         

4.33%, 06/26/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,999,321

Five Finance Inc.

         

4.32%, 09/15/06(1)

   30,000,000    29,995,759

4.33%, 05/25/06(1)

   22,000,000    21,999,096

4.34%, 06/26/06(1)

   14,000,000    13,999,320

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

         

4.32%, 02/10/06

   15,000,000    15,000,000

4.32%, 02/13/06

   15,000,000    15,000,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

         

4.57%, 10/24/06(1)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

Holmes Financing PLC Series 2005-9 Class 1A

         

4.36%, 12/15/06(1)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

         

4.39%, 05/04/06

   15,000,000    15,004,117

ING USA Annuity & Life Insurance Funding Agreement

         

4.57%, 12/18/06(1)(2)

   20,000,000    20,000,000

Jordan Brick Co. Inc.

         

4.38%, 01/03/06(1)

   18,000,000    18,000,000


K2 USA LLC

         

4.25%, 06/02/06(1)

   35,000,000    34,998,533

4.32%, 09/11/06(1)

   100,000,000    99,989,630

Lakeline Austin Development Ltd.

         

4.40%, 01/03/06(1)

   9,800,000    9,800,000

Leafs LLC

         

4.37%, 02/21/06(1)

   19,971,050    19,971,050

LEEK Finance Series 14A Class A1

         

4.37%, 01/23/06

   4,835,872    4,835,872

Links Finance LLC

         

4.32%, 01/20/06(1)

   35,000,000    34,999,556

4.32%, 10/16/06(1)

   82,000,000    81,990,234

Lothian Mortgages PLC Series 4A Class A1

         

4.37%, 01/24/06(1)

   25,000,000    25,000,000

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

         

4.35%, 12/15/06

   60,000,000    60,000,000

4.47%, 02/20/06

   30,000,000    30,004,935

Metropolitan Life Insurance Funding Agreement

         

4.24%, 07/18/06(1)(2)

   25,000,000    25,000,000

Monumental Global Funding II

         

4.53%, 12/27/06(1)

   100,000,000    100,008,042

Natexis Banques Populaires

         

4.35%, 01/12/07(1)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

National City Bank

         

4.26%, 01/06/06

   20,000,000    19,999,917

Nationwide Building Society

         

4.58%, 10/27/06(1)

   100,000,000    100,000,000

Nordea Bank AB

         

4.34%, 01/11/07(1)

   75,000,000    75,000,000

Nordea Bank PLC

         

4.23%, 10/02/06

   75,000,000    74,986,653

Northern Rock PLC

         

4.32%, 11/03/06(1)

   70,000,000    70,000,000

Permanent Financing PLC Series 8 Class 1A

         

4.32%, 06/12/06(1)

   37,000,000    37,000,067

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

         

4.30%, 11/13/06

   50,000,000    49,998,353

Royal Bank of Scotland

         

4.23%, 04/05/06

   76,250,000    76,241,832

4.33%, 08/30/06

   100,000,000    99,986,739

Sedna Finance Inc.

         

4.34%, 09/20/06(1)

   15,000,000    15,000,000

Sigma Finance Inc.

         

4.00%, 08/11/06(1)

   75,000,000    74,976,738

4.33%, 08/15/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,999,067

4.35%, 03/20/06(1)

   20,000,000    20,000,329

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

         

4.36%, 11/16/06(1)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

Societe Generale

         

4.26%, 01/02/07(1)

   30,000,000    30,000,000

4.30%, 06/13/06

   30,000,000    29,997,270

Tango Finance Corp.

         

4.32%, 06/12/06(1)

   50,000,000    49,997,769

4.33%, 05/26/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,999,094

4.33%, 09/25/06(1)

   30,000,000    29,996,718

Trap Rock Industry Inc.

         

4.40%, 01/03/06(1)

   20,390,000    20,390,000

Travelers Insurance Co. Funding Agreement

         

4.36%, 02/03/06(1)(2)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

4.45%, 08/18/06(1)(2)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

         

4.52%, 03/28/06(1)

   50,000,000    50,000,000

US Bank N.A.

         

4.31%, 09/29/06

   15,000,000    14,997,062


Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc. Series 2004-HM1A Class A

         

4.37%, 01/25/06(1)

   65,450,999    65,450,999

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc. Series 2004-HM2A Class AMM

         

4.37%, 01/25/06(1)

   72,107,202    72,107,202

Westpac Banking Corp.

         

4.49%, 01/11/07

   70,000,000    70,000,000

WhistleJacket Capital LLC

         

4.32%, 02/15/06(1)

   20,000,000    19,999,364

4.33%, 06/22/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,999,289

4.33%, 07/28/06(1)

   15,000,000    14,997,857

4.33%, 10/16/06(1)

   100,000,000    99,991,889

4.33%, 10/20/06(1)

   25,000,000    24,994,365

4.33%, 11/22/06(1)

   75,000,000    74,981,733

White Pine Finance LLC

         

4.32%, 03/15/06(1)

   46,000,000    45,997,334

4.32%, 07/17/06(1)

   50,000,000    49,994,425

4.32%, 09/15/06(1)

   46,000,000    45,995,122

Winston Funding Ltd. Series 2003-1 Class A1MA

         

4.26%, 01/23/06(1)

   100,000,000    100,000,000
         

TOTAL VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES
(Cost: $4,137,312,209)

        4,137,312,209
         

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—17.29%

         

Banc of America Securities LLC Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.10%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $100,045,556 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $102,000,001, 4.50% to 6.00%, 5/1/33 to 11/1/35).

   100,000,000    100,000,000

Bank of America Securities LLC Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.30%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,019,111 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $40,800,000, 5.00%, 8/1/35 to 1/1/36).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.25%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,018,889 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $40,801,003, 4.21% to 4.77%, 1/1/33 to 5/1/35).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Goldman Sachs & Co. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.33%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,019,244 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $40,800,000, 4.25% to 5.19%, 4/1/34 to 9/1/35).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.40%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $250,122,222 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $262,500,001, 0.00% to 10.00%, 1/1/06 to 12/31/35).(3)

   250,000,000    250,000,000

JP Morgan Securities Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.29%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,019,067 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $40,801,409, 2.84% to 5.50%, 4/1/23 to 12/1/35).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.35%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $100,048,333 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $104,993,464, 2.73% to 4.58%, 5/15/07 to 9/25/35).(3)

   100,000,000    100,000,000

Lehman Brothers Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.20%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,018,667 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $40,800,562, 3.15% to 7.41%, 11/1/11 to 6/1/44).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.39%, due 6/28/06, maturity value $150,073,167 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $154,504,756, 4.50% to 8.00%, 12/31/06 to 6/1/25).(2)(3)

   150,000,000    150,000,000

Merrill Lynch Government Securities Inc. Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.28%, due 1/3/06, maturity value $40,019,022 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $41,201,372, 4.00% to 6.00%, 10/25/11 to 5/25/34).

   40,000,000    40,000,000

Morgan Stanley Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.45%, due 1/22/07, maturity value $250,123,611 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $257,841,442, 0.00% to 10.00%, 1/1/06 to 12/31/35).(2)(3)

   250,000,000    250,000,000


    

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(Cost: $1,090,000,000)

     1,090,000,000
    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 99.76%
(Cost: $6,287,569,231)

     6,287,569,231
    

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.24 %

     15,013,769
    

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 6,302,583,000
    


(1) This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(2) The investment adviser has determined that this security or a portion of these securities is “illiquid,” in that it cannot be sold within seven (7) days for approximately the value at which it is carried in the Master Portfolio.

 

(3) The credit exposure of the collateral is viewed as unsecured debt of the counterparty.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


MONEY MARKET MASTER PORTFOLIO

Portfolio Allocation (Unaudited)

December 31, 2005

 

Asset Type    


   Value

  

% of Net

Assets


 

Variable & Floating Rate Notes

   $ 4,137,312,209    65.64 %

Repurchase Agreements

     1,090,000,000    17.29  

Time Deposits

     412,500,000    6.55  

Commercial Paper

     397,599,602    6.31  

Certificates of Deposit

     159,997,741    2.54  

Medium-Term Notes

     90,159,679    1.43  

Other Net Assets

     15,013,769    0.24  
    

  

TOTAL

   $ 6,302,583,000    100.00 %
    

  

 

This table is not part of the financial statements.


Money Market Master Portfolio

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2005

 

ASSETS

      

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at amortized cost which approximates value (Note 1)

   $ 5,197,569,231

Repurchase agreements, at value and cost (Note 1)

     1,090,000,000
    

Cash

     3,268

Receivables:

      

Interest

     15,549,343
    

Total Assets

     6,303,121,842
    

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     538,842
    

Total Liabilities

     538,842
    

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,302,583,000
    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Money Market Master Portfolio

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2005

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Interest from unaffiliated issuers

   $ 240,993,254  
    


Total investment income

     240,993,254  
    


EXPENSES (Note 2)

        

Investment advisory fees

     7,249,677  
    


Total expenses

     7,249,677  

Less investment advisory fees waived

     (3,436,517 )
    


Net expenses

     3,813,160  
    


Net investment income

     237,180,094  
    


REALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Net realized gain from sale of investments in unaffiliated issuers

     35,169  
    


Net realized gain

     35,169  
    


NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 237,215,263  
    


 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Money Market Master Portfolio

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

For the

year ended

December 31, 2005


   

For the

year ended

December 31, 2004


 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 237,180,094     $ 75,589,172  

Net realized gain (loss)

     35,169       (3,023 )
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     237,215,263       75,586,149  
    


 


Interestholder transactions:

                

Contributions

     58,641,619,347       27,939,964,264  

Withdrawals

     (58,107,077,434 )     (27,213,733,782 )
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from interestholder transactions

     534,541,913       726,230,482  
    


 


Increase in net assets

     771,757,176       801,816,631  

NET ASSETS:

                

Beginning of year

     5,530,825,824       4,729,009,193  
    


 


End of year

   $ 6,302,583,000     $ 5,530,825,824  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


MONEY MARKET MASTER PORTFOLIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust. As of December 31, 2005, MIP offered the following separate portfolios: Active Stock, Bond Index, CoreAlpha Bond, Government Money Market, LifePath Retirement, LifePath 2010, LifePath 2020, LifePath 2030, LifePath 2040, Money Market, Prime Money Market, S&P 500 Index and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolios.

 

These financial statements relate only to the Money Market Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”).

 

Under MIP’s organizational documents, the Master Portfolio’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Master Portfolio. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Master Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

 

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by MIP in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

SECURITY VALUATION

 

The Master Portfolio uses the amortized cost method of valuation to determine the value of its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost and accreting or amortizing any discount or premium, respectively, over the period until maturity, approximates market value.

 

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. The Master Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using a constant yield to maturity method.

 

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

In general, MIP believes that the Master Portfolio has and will continue to be operated in a manner so as to qualify it as a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes. Provided that the Master Portfolio so qualifies, it will not be subject to any federal income tax on its income and gain (if any). However, each interestholder in the Master Portfolio will be taxed on its distributive share of the Master Portfolio’s taxable income in determining its federal income tax liability. As a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes, the Master Portfolio will be deemed to have “passed through” to its interestholders any interest, dividends, gains or losses of the Master Portfolio for such purposes. The determination of such share will be made in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and regulations promulgated thereunder.


It is intended that the Master Portfolio’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an entity electing and qualifying as a “regulated investment company” under the Code can continue to qualify by investing substantially all of its assets through the Master Portfolio, provided that the regulated investment company meets other requirements for such qualification not within the control of the Master Portfolio (e.g., distributing at least 90% of the regulated investment company’s “investment company taxable income” annually).

 

As of December 31, 2005, the Master Portfolio’s cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was the same as for financial statement purposes.

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

The Master Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with banks and securities dealers. These transactions involve the purchase of securities with a simultaneous commitment to resell the securities to the bank or the dealer at an agreed-upon date and price. A repurchase agreement is accounted for as an investment by the Master Portfolio, collateralized by securities, which are delivered to the Master Portfolio’s custodian, or to an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. The securities are marked-to-market daily and additional securities are acquired as needed, to ensure that their value equals or exceeds the repurchase price plus accrued interest.

 

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Contract with the Master Portfolio, Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BGFA”) provides investment advisory services to the Master Portfolio. BGFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by Barclays Bank PLC. BGFA is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio, as compensation for investment advisory services. From time to time, BGFA may waive such fees in whole or in part. Any such waiver will reduce the expenses of the Master Portfolio and, accordingly, have a favorable impact on its performance. For the year ended December 31, 2005, BGFA waived investment advisory fees of $3,436,517 for the Master Portfolio.

 

Investors Bank & Trust Company (“IBT”) serves as the custodian and sub-administrator of the Master Portfolio. IBT will not be entitled to receive fees for its custodial services, so long as it is entitled to receive a separate fee from Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“BGI”) for its services as sub-administrator of the Master Portfolio.

 

SEI Investments Distribution Company (“SEI”) is the sponsor and placement agent for the Master Portfolio. SEI does not receive any fee from the Master Portfolio for acting as placement agent.

 

MIP has entered into an administration services arrangement with BGI, which has agreed to provide general administration services, such as managing and coordinating third-party service relationships (e.g., the Master Portfolio’s custodian, financial printer, legal counsel and independent registered public accounting firm), to the Master Portfolio. BGI is not entitled to compensation for providing administration services to the Master Portfolio, for so long as BGI is entitled to compensation for providing administration services to corresponding feeder funds that invest substantially all of their assets in the Master Portfolio, or BGI (or an affiliate) receives investment advisory fees from the Master Portfolio. BGI may delegate certain of its administration duties to sub-administrators.

 

Certain officers and trustees of MIP are also officers of BGI. As of December 31, 2005, these officers of BGI collectively owned less than 1% of MIP’s outstanding beneficial interests.


3. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights for the Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

    

Year Ended

December 31,

2005


   

Year Ended

December 31,

2004


   

Year Ended

December 31,

2003


   

Year Ended

December 31,

2002


   

Year Ended

December 31,

2001


 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

   0.05 %   0.05 %   0.10 %   0.10 %   0.10 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived fees

   0.10 %   0.10 %   n/a     n/a     n/a  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

   3.27 %   1.40 %   1.15 %   1.80 %   3.66 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to waived fees

   3.22 %   1.35 %   n/a     n/a     n/a  

Total return

   3.28 %   1.39 %   1.16 %   1.84 %   4.23 %


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Interestholders and Board of Trustees of

Master Investment Portfolio:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Money Market Master Portfolio, a portfolio of Master Investment Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”), at December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Master Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

February 16, 2006


MONEY MARKET MASTER PORTFOLIO

TRUSTEE INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Master Portfolio. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, retires, or his or her successor is elected and qualified. Each Officer serves until his or her successor is chosen and qualified.

 

Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”), Barclays Global Investors Funds (“BGIF”), iShares Trust and iShares, Inc. are considered to be members of the same fund complex, as defined in Form N-1A under the 1940 Act. Each Trustee of MIP also serves as a Trustee for BGIF and oversees 25 portfolios within the fund complex. In addition, Lee T. Kranefuss and Richard K. Lyons each serves as a Trustee for iShares Trust and as a Director for iShares, Inc. and oversees 126 portfolios within the fund complex.

 

Unless otherwise noted in the tables below, the address for each Trustee is 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Additional information about the Master Portfolio’s Trustees may be found in Part B of the Master Portfolio’s Registration Statement, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-877-244-1544.

 

Interested Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Year of Birth


  

Position(s), Length of Service


  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years


  

Other Public Company and
Investment Company Directorships


*Lee T. Kranefuss,

1961

   Trustee (since 2001), President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2002).    Chief Executive Officer (since 2003) of the Intermediary Investor and Exchange Traded Products Business of BGI; Chief Executive Officer (1997-2003) of the Intermediary Investor Business of BGI.    Trustee (since 2001) of MIP; Trustee (since 2003) of iShares Trust; Director (since 2003) of iShares, Inc.
Michael A. Latham, 1965    Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2003).    Chief Operating Officer (since 2004) of the Intermediary Investor Business of BGI; Director (2000-2004) of Mutual Fund Delivery of the Intermediary Investor Business of BGI.    None.

* Lee T. Kranefuss is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust because he serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Intermediary Investor Business of BGI, the administrator of the Master Portfolio and the parent company of BGFA, the investment adviser of the Master Portfolio.

 

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Year of Birth


  

Position(s), Length of Service


  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years


  

Other Public Company and
Investment Company Directorships


Mary G. F. Bitterman,

1944

   Trustee (since 2001).    President (since 2004) and Director (since 2002) of the Bernard Osher Foundation; Director (2003-2004) of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes; President and Chief Executive Officer (2002-2003) of The James Irvine Foundation; President and Chief Executive Officer (1993-2002) of KQED, Inc.    Trustee (since 2001) of MIP; Director (since 1984) and Lead Independent Director (since 2000) of Bank of Hawaii.

Jack S. Euphrat,

1922

   Trustee (since 1993).    Private Investor.    None.

Richard K. Lyons,

1961

   Trustee (since 2001).    Executive Associate Dean (since 2005), Sylvan Coleman Chair in Finance (since 2004), Acting Dean (2004-2005) and Professor (since 1993), University of California, Berkeley: Haas School of Business; Consultant for IMF, World Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, and Citibank N.A. (since 2000).    Trustee (since 2001) of MIP; Director (since 2003) of the BGI Cayman Prime Money Market Fund, Ltd.; Trustee (since 1995) and Chairman of the Matthews Asian Funds (oversees 8 portfolios); Trustee (since 2000) of iShares Trust; Director (since 2002) of iShares, Inc.


Name,
Year of Birth


  

Position(s), Length of Service


  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years


  

Other Public Company and Investment
Company Directorships


Leo Soong,

1946

   Trustee (since 2000).    President (since 2002) of Trinity Products LLC; Managing Director (since 1989) of CG Roxane LLC (water company); Co-Founder of Crystal Geyser Water Co. (President through 1999).    Trustee (since 2000) of MIP; Vice Chairman (since 2005) of the California Pacific Medical Center; Director (since 1990) of the California State Automobile Association; Director (since 2002) of the American Automobile Association.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

[Note: Insert a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).]

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any substantive amendment to its code of ethics during the semi-annual period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the semi-annual period covered by this report.

 

The registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of its code of ethics by mail when requested by telephone at (888) 215-5506 or by email at service@paypal.com.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that its one audit committee financial expert, Richard D. Kernan, is “independent” for purposes of this Item.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

The following table details the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

     FYE 12/31/2004

   FYE 12/31/2005

Audit Fees

   $ 12,625    $ 13,350

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0    $ 0

Tax Fees

   $ 5,135    $ 5,475

All Other Fees

   $ 0    $ 0

 

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant. All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant. (If more than 50 percent of the accountant’s hours were spent to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, state how many hours were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.)

 

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not the adviser to the master portfolio) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees


   FYE 12/31/2004

   FYE 12/31/2005

Registrant

   0    0

Registrant’s Investment Adviser and affiliates

   0    0

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

See Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated. Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The President and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the disclosure controls and procedures of the registrant (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in the attached certification, Section 4(a).

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics was filed as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH to its Form N-CSR filed on March 22, 2005, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(a) (2) Section 302 Certification letters are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT hereto.

 

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached as Exhibit 99.906.CERT hereto.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PayPal Funds

 

By:   /s/ John T. Story
    John T. Story, President

 

Date: March 1, 2006

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:   /s/ John T. Story
    John T. Story, President

 

Date: March 1, 2006

 

 

By:   /s/ Edward Fong
    Edward Fong, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date: March 1, 2006