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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  811-5149
 811-10631

Name of Fund: Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Master Institutional Money Market Trust
Master Premier Institutional Fund
Master Institutional Fund
Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, NJ 08543-9011

Name and address of agent for service: Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 282-2800

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/06

Date of reporting period: 05/01/05 – 04/30/06

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders





Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide you with this Annual Report for the Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series.

Economic Environment

Economic growth, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), remained firmly above an annualized rate of 3% for the first three quarters of 2005 before slipping to 1.7% in the final quarter. The combination of higher oil prices and the lingering effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita temporarily hindered what otherwise had been resilient consumer spending. However, the economy — buoyed by above-average temperatures across most of the country — rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2006, with GDP growing at an annualized rate of 5.3%. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) continued to raise the federal funds rate in 25 basis point (0.25%) increments over the past year, bringing the target short-term rate to 4.75% at period-end. The Fed subsequently raised the target rate another 25 basis points on May 10.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve reacted accordingly during the period. Early in 2005, anticipating higher rates, the curve was positively sloped, with two-year Treasury notes yielding 3.73% and 10-year notes 4.45%. As the Fed continually removed accommodative policy, the curve flattened, largely as a result of shorter-term yields rising to a greater degree than longer-term yields. Recent strong economic data, combined with a Fed that is slightly more hawkish than the market anticipated, re-steepened the yield curve (which had been inverted between two and 10 years early in 2006) to 20 basis points at April month-end. The one-year London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) also rose considerably over the past 12 months from 3.71% to 5.33% at period-end.

Portfolio Matters

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund’s net yield was 3.73%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.63%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 57 days, compared to 66 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average portfolio maturity ranged from a low of 49 days to a high of 70 days.

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund’s net yield was 3.68%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.64%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 52 days, compared to 50 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average portfolio maturity ranged from a low of 45 days to a high of 61 days.

Throughout the period, our average duration target was consistently in the 55 to 65 day range for the Premier Institutional Fund and in the 45 to 55 day range for Institutional Fund, although our portfolio composition varied. While we maintained a relatively short bias throughout the period, relative asset stability made it easier for us to target our weighted average maturity appropriately in the Institutional Fund. As the U.S. Treasury yield curve shifted and spreads changed, different sectors and asset classes became attractive. We were slightly more cautious early in the fiscal year, when it was apparent that several more Fed interest rate hikes were ahead. Along with variable rate products, we preferred to stay short on the curve, maximizing liquidity and attempting to adjust to rate hikes as quickly as possible.

Toward the second half of 2005, a lack of floating rate note supply in the market dictated more of a barbelled approach for the Funds. As issuance by the government-sponsored enterprises dropped, yield spreads on variable rate notes, including corporate and bank names, tightened significantly. Having little interest at those levels, we were forced to increase our commercial paper and overnight positions until better buying opportunities arose. We were beginning to favor longer maturities more than we had earlier, as we felt they offered the greatest potential for capital appreciation. We also saw value in two-year callable issues, believing volatility and swap spreads were at attractive levels and would trend lower once the Fed reached neutral policy. Heading into the fourth quarter of 2005, it seemed that higher home heating costs, when combined with already high gasoline prices, would soften consumer demand. If this were to occur, the spread between the federal funds rate and the two-year Treasury yield likely would invert, as the market would anticipate the end of the monetary tightening cycle.

Looking ahead, we believe there is a greater risk that the Fed will overshoot, as it often does, and raise the target federal funds rate too high. If that is the case, we see little value in the very front end of the yield curve. In the Institutional Fund, we have added some one-year fixed rate bank issues with yields above 5.25%, as we believe we are fairly compensated even in the event of an additional rate hike. As spreads on variable rate notes have reached more attractive levels, we have readdressed those sectors. However, we have focused exclusively on the prime rate and federal funds rate indexes, based on our belief that they will outperform the other indexes over the next 12 months. We still believe the spread on the federal funds rate versus the two-year Treasury note will invert; however,

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the timing may be further out than we had originally anticipated. Therefore, we will look for the longer sectors to be more fairly priced before we begin to position the Funds for a stable-rate, low-volatility environment, which we anticipate by the second half of 2006.

Merrill Lynch Government Fund

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Government Fund’s net yield was 3.61%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.45%. The Fund’s average weighted maturity at April 30, 2006, was 46 days, compared to 49 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s weighted average maturity ranged from a low of 36 days to a high of 58 days.

Throughout the Fund’s fiscal year, a severe decline in assets (over one-third of the Fund’s assets), coupled with rising interest rates, hampered performance. At the beginning of the period, performance suffered as a result of a low liquidity base, which prevented the Fund’s yield from quickly tracking the movements in interest rates. However, after increasing the Fund’s liquidity profile, performance improved, particularly during periods of asset stability. As floating rate securities became a higher percentage of the Fund’s asset composition, it was difficult to reduce the portfolio’s weighted average maturity, as these securities’ interest rates reset in keeping with Fed rate hikes. Mixed economic signals in the third quarter of 2005 provided us with an opportunity to selectively add some longer-dated callable issues that made sense based on our interest rate forecasts. With prospects that the end of Fed tightening was drawing nearer, we believed that those securities were attractively priced relative to U.S. agency bulleted securities. We increased the Fund’s liquidity profile in the front end of the yield curve by not replacing maturing floating rate securities, as their reinvestment yield spreads had deteriorated to what we perceived were unattractive levels.

As we entered 2006, our investment posture was based on the expectation that the Fed would move to a more neutral stance. Signs of slowing consumer demand and rising energy prices gave us reason to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity into the low-50-day area. While not sacrificing liquidity, we selectively added longer-dated callable agency securities, which provided yields that exceeded the January federal funds target rate of 4.5%. As it became apparent during the first quarter that the new Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, would not cease raising rates, we were content to remain on the sidelines and limit our exposure to longer-dated securities. By the end of March, against a backdrop of stronger economic growth and the potential for inflation, the Fed continued its tightening bias, increasing the target federal funds rate to 4.75%, where it stood at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year. The Fed subsequently raised the target rate another 25 basis points at its meeting on May 10. While yields have moved commensurately higher, the lack of supply of both Treasury and agency issues has limited the attractiveness of these asset classes versus other short-term investments. Our overall strategy was to increase liquidity and reduce the Fund’s weighted average maturity as rates continued to rise. Consequently, we resisted reinvesting our maturing holdings into longer-dated securities, for which yields have exceeded financing levels.

Looking ahead, we are cautiously optimistic, as we believe that the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle is within sight, perhaps toward summer. Overall, the housing market continues to show signs of decline, and consumers are already facing higher gasoline prices. Conversely, the market has yet to see the type of explosive employment growth that would accompany a 4.8% gross domestic product growth rate in the first quarter of 2006. If we perceive that the Fed is at or near the end of its tightening cycle, we will look to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity by targeting our investments in the six-month to one-year sector. We believe that we can invest more of the Fund’s assets in higher-yielding securities in this manner rather than in the two-year sector, as the yield spread between the one- and the two-year segment of the curve at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year was less than 10 basis points.

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund’s net yield was 3.38%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 4.38%. The Fund’s weighted average maturity at April 30, 2006, was 27 days, compared to 41 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s weighted average maturity ranged from a low of 23 days to a high of 56 days. Our overall strategy was to maintain a conservative weighted average maturity, which was reflected in the portfolio’s weighted average maturity dipping into the 20 to low 30 day range for extended periods.

A strong economy and a reduction in the supply of short-term U.S. Treasury securities set the tone for our investment approach during the period. While our goal was to maintain a conservative strategy in a rising interest rate environment, limited supply and a relatively steep Treasury yield curve in the front end gave us little reason to reduce the portfolio’s duration profile.

As the period began, our strategy was to utilize four-week Treasury bills in an effort to increase the Fund’s liquidity, while selectively adding six-month bills for additional yield. During June 2005, a recurring theme of less frequent bill issuance and mid-month cash management bills (T-bills that matured in the middle of June) allowed the yield curve to remain modestly steep. Despite a moderate increase in Treasury bill supply in July, the prospects for reduced issuance loomed, which gave us little incentive to reduce the Fund’s weighted average maturity. Modest steepness in the front end of the yield curve favored a more bulleted approach as we weighted one- and three-month bills to remain competitive and to maintain the portfolio’s liquidity. By August, we reduced the Fund’s weighted average

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maturity to the high 20 day area as market conditions appeared oversold and there was little reason to extend it. After the sell-off that followed the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the Fed raised the target federal funds rate another 25 basis points, we extended the Fund’s average life to the high 40 day range as yields in the six-month segment of the curve rose to within a few basis points of the one-year sector.

During October, we reduced our duration profile to the 40-day area as the November Fed meeting approached and we prepared for year-end investor liquidity needs. We maintained a similar profile in November but began to focus on building liquidity for year-end earlier than in previous years. This required us to forgo the potential for better monthly performance. The year-end supply drought brought tremendous yield pressures on short-dated Treasury bills despite the Fed’s most recent interest rate increase. By late December, we were compelled to sell some short January bills at 150 basis points below the federal funds rate to generate gains to swap out of some of our lower-yielding assets into a mid-January cash management bill. Throughout this seasonal cash gyration, we believed that given the extremely tenuous nature of the assets, the Fund’s December performance would suffer and its yield in January would decline somewhat. By the end of December, the impact of the seasonal inflows caused the Fund’s weighted average maturity to drop to 27 days.

As we began 2006, we expected the Fed to be closer to a neutral stance. Signs of a slowing economy and higher energy costs gave us reason to extend the Fund’s weighted average maturity to the low 40 day area. We initially added short-dated Treasury notes at substantial yield pickups to similarly dated bills primarily because of the increase in supply in Treasury notes (with the February refunding) and the anticipated collision with the Treasury debt ceiling (which ultimately was resolved in mid-March). As it became apparent that the new Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, would not cease raising rates, we were content to remain on the sidelines and reduce our exposure to longer-dated securities. By the end of March, against the backdrop of stronger economic growth and the potential for inflation, the Fed continued its tightening bias, increasing the target federal funds rate to 4.75%, where it stood at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year-end. The Fed subsequently raised the rate another 25 basis points at its meeting on May 10. Yields on Treasuries moved higher across the maturity spectrum by nearly 50 basis points during the first four months of 2006. On the supply front, there has been an overall increase in issuance, with longer-term securities dominating the calendar, while short-dated Treasury bill issuance actually declined. Higher federal income tax receipts limited the supply of bills, which held their yields well below financing levels. With these factors in mind, we allowed the Fund’s weighted average maturity to drift down to 27 days at the end of April, while we awaited signs of renewed supply and a steeper yield curve to dictate further extension of the portfolio’s maturity.

Looking ahead, we are cautiously optimistic, as we believe that the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle is within sight, perhaps toward summer. Overall, the housing market continues to show signs of decline, and consumers are already facing higher gas prices. Conversely, the market has yet to see the type of explosive employment growth that would accompany a 4.8% gross domestic product growth rate in the first quarter.

As we anticipated, the Fed continued its tightening bias with a 25 basis point hike in the federal funds rate in May. This, coupled with an expected increase in supply, should put pressure on rates. With front-end Treasury yields currently 20 basis points below financing levels and a relatively flat yield curve in the front end, there has been little incentive to extend the Fund’s duration. However, we would look to increase the Fund’s duration if we were to see signs that the economy is slowing and the Fed is approaching “neutrality.”

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

For the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006, Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund’s net yield was 2.64%. The Fund’s seven-day net annualized yield as of April 30, 2006, was 3.47%. The Fund’s average portfolio maturity at April 30, 2006, was 16 days, compared to 21 days at October 31, 2005. During the period, the Fund’s average maturity ranged from a low of 16 days to a high of 28 days.

The Fed continued its vigilance against the threat of inflation during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2006. The Fed raised the target federal funds rate by 25 basis points at each of its eight Federal Open Market Committee meetings, as the rate rose to 4.75% by the end of the period. The Fed subsequently raised the rate another 25 basis points at its meeting of May 10. Aside from an occasional blip in the data, economic conditions remained robust over the period while a favorable employment situation and rising oil and commodity prices prompted inflation concerns. Therefore, short-term municipal bond rates continued to rise, causing the yield curve to continue to flatten. Recent rhetoric by various Fed officials has led market participants to believe that the current tightening policy is nearing an end, with an expected target federal funds rate of between 5% and 5.5%.

Given the uncertainty over the number of rate hikes remaining and coming into tax season, we maintained a conservative investment approach during the fiscal year. The Fund’s average life declined from approximately 23 to 16 days, slightly shorter than our peer group average of 21 days at period-end. Municipalities have been beneficiaries of the positive economic conditions amid a decline in borrowing needed to finance their daily operations. With little new municipal note issuance during the period, the after-tax yield advantage of municipal notes remained narrow relative to taxable bonds of comparable maturities. As a result, we concentrated on

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shorter-duration tax-exempt commercial paper as a method to lock in attractive yields over shorter periods of time. Despite their volatile nature, we also focused on variable rate demand note securities in an effort to take advantage of the series of interest rate hikes during the period, as the yields on these securities reset in line with the interest rate hikes.

As tax season comes to an end and in anticipation of the Fed’s actions at its meeting in May, we are monitoring economic conditions and remain prepared to adjust our investment strategy accordingly. Municipal note issuance, which has been very low in recent months, is expected to increase in the months ahead as municipalities address their annual budgeting needs. Our participation in those financings will depend upon expected Fed policy, together with the relative value that we believe their rates offer. Finally, we continue to closely monitor credit quality while looking to provide shareholders with an attractive tax-exempt yield.

We thank you for your investment in the Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Doll
President and Trustee
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series


P. Michael Walsh
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund



Kevin A. Schiatta
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund


John Ng
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund

June 22, 2006


Announcement to Shareholders

On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) entered into an agreement to contribute Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited), to BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with over $1 trillion in assets under management (based on combined assets under management as of March 31, 2006). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006, at which time the new company will operate under the BlackRock name. If approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and Fund shareholders, the combined company that results from the transaction is expected to become the investment adviser of the Funds.

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Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: operating expenses, including administration fees, and other Fund expenses. The following example (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on November 1, 2005 and held through April 30, 2006) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Funds and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The first table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the on-going expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.

The expenses shown in the table are intended to highlight shareholders ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholders expenses would have been higher.




   
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2005
   
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2006
   
Expenses Paid
During the Period*
November 1, 2005 to
April 30, 2006
Actual
                                                         
Premier Institutional Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,021.20           $ 0.60   
Institutional Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,021.00           $ 1.15   
Government Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,020.60           $ 1.10   
Treasury Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,019.40           $ 1.15   
Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,014.70           $ 1.10   
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)**
                                                         
Premier Institutional Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,024.20           $ 0.60   
Institutional Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,023.65           $ 1.15   
Government Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,023.70           $ 1.10   
Treasury Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,023.65           $ 1.15   
Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
                 $ 1,000           $ 1,023.70           $ 1.10   
 
  Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio (0.12% for Premier Institutional Fund, 0.23% for Institutional Fund, 0.22% for Government Fund, 0.23% for Treasury Fund and 0.22% for Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Since Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund are each a feeder fund, the expense table examples reflect the expenses of both the feeder fund and the master fund in which each invests.

** 
  Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by 365.

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Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                                 
Investment in the Master Premier Institutional Fund, at value (identified cost $16,848,218,888)
(Note 1a)
  $ 16,828,489,022   
Prepaid expense
     64,886   
Total assets
     16,828,553,908   
Liabilities:
                                                 
Administration fee payable (Note 2)
     1,342,151   
Dividends payable
     5,905,720   
Accrued expenses
     264,813   
Total liabilities
     7,512,684   
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price, based on
16,840,771,090 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 16,821,041,224   
Net Assets Consist of:
                                             
Paid-in capital
  $ 16,840,771,090   
Accumulated net realized loss
     (2,701,915 )  
Undistributed net investment income
     2,701,915   
Unrealized depreciation
     (19,729,866 )  
Total
  $ 16,821,041,224   
 


Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                                 
Investment income allocated from the Master Premier Institutional Fund
  $ 712,091,806   
Expenses allocated from Master Premier Institutional Fund
     (9,646,510 )  
Total investment income
     702,445,296   
Expenses:
                                                 
Administration fee (Note 2)
                 $ 18,431,153                       
Insurance
                    360,218                       
Legal and audit fees
                    312,736                       
Dividend and transfer agency fees
                    231,907                       
Accounting services
                    228,094                       
Printing and shareholder reports
                    119,264                       
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
                    90,672                       
Registration fees
                    68,728                       
Miscellaneous
                    104,386                       
Total expense
                    19,947,158                       
Waived administration fee (Note 2)
                    (6,747,955 )             13,199,203   
Net investment income
     689,246,093   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
                                             
Net realized loss from investment transactions allocated from Master Premier Institutional Fund
                    (2,601,711 )                      
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
                    1,533,720                       
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
     (1,067,991 )  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 688,178,102   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
Decrease in Net Assets:
                                             
 
Operations:
                                             
Net investment income
                 $ 689,246,093           $ 608,679,181   
Net realized loss from investment transactions
                    (2,601,711 )             (8,646 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
                    1,533,720              (20,575,587 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    688,178,102              588,094,948   
Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (686,644,382 )             (608,670,535 )  
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
                    (1,932,596,203 )             (26,936,030,823 )  
Net decrease in net assets
                    (1,931,062,483 )             (26,956,606,410 )  
 
Net Assets:
                                             
Beginning of year
                    18,752,103,707              45,708,710,117   
End of year, including undistributed net investment income of $2,701,915 and $100,204 and accumulated capital losses of $2,701,915 and $100,204, respectively (Note 4)
                 $ 16,821,041,224           $ 18,752,103,707   
 


Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Financial Highlights


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
Net Asset Value, beginning of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Income from Investment Operations:
                                                                                                             
Net investment income
                    .037               .018               .011               .016               .030    
Less Distributions:
                                                                                                             
Dividends from net investment income
                    (.037 )             (.018 )             (.011 )             (.016 )             (.030 )  
Dividends from net realized gain
                                                (1)                              
Net Asset Value, end of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Total Return
                    3.79 %             1.78 %             1.06 %             1.61 %             3.00 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                                                                                             
Net Assets, end of year (000)
              
$16,821,041
    
$18,752,104
    
$45,708,710
    
$44,576,660
    
$46,368,190
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
(before waiver)
                    .16 %             .17 %             .16 %             .16 %             .17 %  
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (after waiver)
                    .12 %                                                          
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (before waiver)
                    3.70 %             1.68 %             1.04 %             1.59 %             2.82 %  
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (after waiver)
                    3.74 %                                                          

(1)    Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                             
Investment in the Master Institutional Fund, at value (identified cost $12,607,044,126) (Note 1a)
  $ 12,600,152,907   
Prepaid expense
     28,953   
Total assets
     12,600,181,860   
Liabilities:
                                             
Administration fee payable (Note 2)
     1,575,945   
Dividends payable
     767,883   
Accrued expenses
     476,190   
Total liabilities
     2,820,018   
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 12,604,253,061 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 12,597,361,842   
Net Assets Consist of:
                                             
Paid-in capital
  $ 12,604,253,061   
Unrealized depreciation
     (6,891,219 )  
Total
  $ 12,597,361,842   
 


Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                             
Interest and discount allocated from the Master Institutional Fund
  $ 414,377,191   
Expenses allocated from Master Institutional Fund
     (5,489,727 )  
Total investment income
  $ 408,887,464   
Expenses:
                                             
Administration fee (Note 2)
     15,624,786   
Dividend and transfer agency fees
     1,931,784   
Accounting services
     203,509   
Registration fees
     153,687   
Legal and audit fees
     141,644   
Insurance
     106,194   
Printing and shareholder reports
     63,267   
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
     46,201   
Miscellaneous
     59,602   
Total expense
     18,330,674   
Net investment income
     390,556,790   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
                                             
Net realized gain from investment transactions allocated from
Master Institutional Fund
                 $ 124,988                       
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (2,947,090 )                      
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
     (2,822,102 )  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 387,734,688   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
                                             
 
Operations:
                                             
Net investment income
                 $ 390,556,790           $ 176,971,601   
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    124,988              80,772   
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (2,947,090 )             (4,167,532 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    387,734,688              172,884,841   
Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (390,556,790 )             (176,971,601 )  
Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (124,988 )             (80,772 )  
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
                    3,207,509,562              (1,204,061,810 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                    3,204,562,472              (1,208,229,342 )  
 
Net Assets:
                                             
Beginning of year
                    9,392,799,370              10,601,028,712   
End of year
                 $ 12,597,361,842           $ 9,392,799,370   
 


Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Financial Highlights


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
Net Asset Value, beginning of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Income from Investment Operations:
                                                                                                             
Net investment income
                    .037               .017               .010               .015               .029    
Less Distributions:
                                                                                                             
Dividends from net investment income
                    (.037 )             (.017 )             (.010 )             (.015 )             (.029 )  
Dividends from net realized gain
                    (1)                           (1)                              
Net Asset Value, end of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Total Return
                    3.74 %             1.72 %             .97 %             1.54 %             2.89 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                                                                                             
Net Assets, end of year (000)
              
$12,597,362
    
$9,392,799
    
$10,601,029
    
$11,659,019
    
$12,834,914
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (before waiver)
                    .23 %             .23 %             .23 %             .23 %             .32 %  
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets (after waiver)
                                                                            .23 %  
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets (before waiver)
                    3.75 %             1.69 %             .96 %             1.53 %             2.73 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver)
                                                                            2.82 %  
 

(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Schedule of Investments

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
U.S. Government Agency Issues  —  34.0%
Fannie Mae
                 $ 100,000,000              2.25 %             05/26/06           $ 99,813,393   
 
                    25,000,000              4.00              08/08/06              24,922,150   
 
                    5,000,000              4.00              08/22/06              4,982,325   
 
                    15,000,000              3.00              09/20/06              14,876,340   
 
                    5,000,000              4.88              01/11/08              4,971,920   
 
                    5,000,000              4.96              02/08/08              4,975,915   
Federal Farm Credit Banks
                    9,315,000              4.10              02/01/07              9,238,477   
Federal Home
Loan Banks
                    7,975,000              3.25              07/21/06              7,940,715   
                         20,480,000                2.95              09/14/06              20,314,440   
 
                    14,865,000              3.50              09/15/06              14,772,004   
 
                    15,000,000              4.00              09/22/06              14,931,915   
 
                    17,000,000              3.10              11/08/06              16,815,992   
 
                    15,000,000              3.25              11/29/06              14,831,910   
 
                    10,000,000              3.45              01/10/07              9,880,380   
 
                    25,000,000              2.76              01/26/07              24,558,400   
 
                    10,000,000              4.00              06/13/07              9,865,030   
 
                    18,000,000              4.21              09/14/07              17,761,320   
 
                    5,000,000              5.00              11/21/07              4,981,620   
Freddie Mac
                    15,000,000              2.75              08/15/06              14,895,825   
 
                    25,000,000              3.00              11/09/06              24,683,575   
 
                    15,000,000              4.45              09/28/07              14,855,490   
 
                    15,000,000              4.60              10/05/07              14,883,465   
 
                    5,000,000              4.71              10/11/07              4,968,385   
 
                    5,000,000              4.75              10/24/07              4,965,430   
Freddie Mac
D/N
                    243,690,000              4.71              05/02/06              243,658,117   
                         50,000,000                4.42              06/05/06              49,785,139   
 
                    10,000,000              4.24              10/17/06              9,764,340   
 
                    25,000,000              4.50              10/23/06              24,389,925   
 
                    25,000,000              4.94              12/29/06              24,146,276   
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues
(Cost $753,696,396)
     751,430,213   
 
                                                                                         
U.S. Government Agency Issues — Variable Rate — 26.0%
Federal Farm
Credit Banks
                    75,000,000              4.76              09/01/06              74,997,270   
                         100,000,000                4.75              03/20/07              99,989,156   
 
                    50,000,000              4.74              06/01/07              49,984,023   
Federal Home
Loan Banks
                    75,000,000              4.61              05/10/06              74,998,983   
                         50,000,000                4.65              05/19/06              49,998,401   
 
                    50,000,000              4.82              08/21/06              49,990,864   
 
                    175,000,000              4.74              01/11/08              174,942,614   
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues — Variable Rate
(Cost $574,901,311)
     574,901,311   
 
Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Repurchase Agreements — 39.4%
$ 40,000,000
              
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., New York Branch, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.50% to
05/01/06, repurchase price of $40,015,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes 4.375%
due 11/15/08.
       $ 40,000,000   
105,000,000
              
Bank of America Securities LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by FHLB 3.45% — 5.60% due from 05/08/07 to 06/12/13, Fannie Mae 5.50% due 09/09/09, Freddie Mac 4.90% due 11/03/08 and Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupons due 10/15/12.
          105,000,000   
 
Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Repurchase Agreements — (concluded)
$105,000,000
              
Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by FHLB 3.875% — 5.00%, due from 02/15/08 to 01/23/09.
       $ 105,000,000   
105,000,000
              
Credit Suisse LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield
4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,562, collateralized by FHLB 3.375% due 09/14/07, Freddie Mac 5.75% due 01/15/12, and Resolution Trust Corp. 8.125% due 10/15/19.
          105,000,000   
103,092,000
              
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $103,132,807, collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.65% — 4.50% due from 01/19/07 to 02/15/11, and Freddie Mac 5.05% due 12/08/08.
          103,092,000   
105,000,000
              
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.73% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,387, collateralized by Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupon — 8.875% due from 07/15/06 to 04/15/30, and Tennessee Valley Authority 5.375% due 11/13/08.
          105,000,000   
105,000,000
              
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,562, collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.375% — 7.25%, due from 06/15/06 to 11/15/30, Freddie Mac 3.25% — 6.875% due 09/14/07 to 03/15/31, Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupon — 8.625% due from 10/15/06 to 10/15/21 and Tennessee Valley Authority 5.375% — 7.125% due from 11/13/08 to 05/01/30.
          105,000,000   
100,135,000
              
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.75% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $100,174,637, collateralized by Fannie Mae 4.72% — 5.375% due from 03/15/10 to 02/16/11.
          100,135,000   
105,000,000
              
UBS Warburg LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $105,041,650, collateralized by Freddie Mac 5.125% — 6.00%, due from 06/15/11 to 07/15/12, Farmer Mac 4.2501% due 07/29/08, and Resolution Trust Corp. zero coupons due 01/15/19.
          105,000,000   
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $873,227,000)
     873,227,000   
Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $2,201,824,707)
     2,199,558,524   
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6%
     13,640,053   
Net Assets — Equivalent to
$1.00 Per share on 2,215,464,760
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Outstanding — 100.0%
  $ 2,213,198,577   
 
 
  Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above.
 
  At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $2,266,183 and is comprised of $0 in appreciation and $2,266,183 in depreciation.
  Repurchase Agreements bear interest payable at fixed dates or upon maturity. Some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are purchased on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other U.S. Government and Agency Issues bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation.

 
  D/N — Discount Note

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                                 
Investments in securities subject to repurchase agreements
                 $ 873,227,000                       
Investments in other marketable securities
                    1,326,331,524                       
Total investments at value (identified cost $2,201,824,707) (Note 1a)
  $ 2,199,558,524   
Cash
     6,045,238   
Interest receivable
     6,508,809   
Receivable for fund shares sold
     2,505,126   
Prepaid expense
     57,533   
Total assets
     2,214,675,230   
Liabilities:
                                                 
Advisory fee payable (Note 2)
     375,843   
Dividends payable
     779,323   
Payable for fund shares repurchased
     216,317   
Accrued expenses
     105,170   
Total liabilities
     1,476,653   
Net Assets: (Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 2,215,464,760 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 2,213,198,577   
Net Assets Consist of:
                                                 
Paid-in capital
  $ 2,215,464,760   
Unrealized depreciation
     (2,266,183 )  
Total
  $ 2,213,198,577   
 


Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                             
Interest and discount earned
  $ 105,739,009   
Expenses:
                                             
Investment advisory fee (Note 2)
                 $ 8,782,742                       
Dividend and transfer agency fees
                    243,424                       
Accounting and custodian services
                    169,408                       
Registration fees
                    57,069                       
Insurance
                    52,324                       
Legal and audit fees
                    47,742                       
Printing and shareholder reports
                    19,417                       
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
                    14,545                       
Miscellaneous
                    43,363                       
Total expense
                    9,430,034                       
Waived investment advisory fee (Note 2)
                    (3,185,914 )             6,244,120   
Net investment income
     99,494,889   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
                                             
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    2,873                       
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (266,339 )                      
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments
     (263,466 )  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 99,231,423   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
Decrease in Net Assets:
                                             
 
Operations:
                                             
Net investment income
                 $ 99,494,889           $ 76,543,133   
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    2,873              4,501   
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (266,339 )             (1,520,294 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    99,231,423              75,027,340   
Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (99,494,889 )             (76,543,133 )  
Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (2,873 )             (4,501 )  
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
                    (1,157,446,676 )             (2,186,601,832 )  
Net decrease in net assets
                    (1,157,713,015 )             (2,188,122,126 )  
 
Net Assets:
                                             
Beginning of year
                    3,370,911,592              5,559,033,718   
End of year
                 $ 2,213,198,577           $ 3,370,911,592   
 


Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Financial Highlights


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
Net Asset Value, beginning of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Income from Investment Operations:
                                                                                                             
Net investment income
                    .036               .017               .009               .015               .028    
Less Distributions:
                                                                                                             
Dividends from net investment income
                    (.036 )             (.017 )             (.009 )             (.015 )             (.028 )  
Dividends from net realized gain
                    (1)                           (1)                              
Net Asset Value, end of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Total Return
                    3.67 %             1.67 %             .94 %             1.52 %             2.80 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                                                                                             
Net Assets, end of year (000)
              
$2,213,199
    
$3,370,912
    
$5,559,034
    
$5,334,131
    
$4,780,983
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver)
                    .34 %             .33 %             .34 %             .33 %             .35 %  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver)
                    .22 %             .22 %             .23 %             .22 %             .24 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (before waiver)
                    3.44 %             1.47 %             .82 %             1.39 %             2.59 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver)
                    3.56 %             1.58 %             .93 %             1.50 %             2.70 %  
 

(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Schedule of Investments

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
U.S. Government Issues — 99.4%
U.S. Treasury Bills
                 $ 17,000,000              4.35 %             05/04/06           $ 16,993,837   
 
                    33,000,000              4.36              05/04/06              32,988,014   
 
                    97,000,000              4.54              05/04/06              96,963,302   
 
                    40,000,000              4.57              05/04/06              39,984,767   
 
                    35,000,000              4.39              05/11/06              34,957,320   
 
                    33,784,000              4.40              05/11/06              33,742,755   
 
                    242,000              4.42              05/11/06              241,703   
 
                    36,000,000              4.43              05/11/06              35,955,750   
 
                    50,000,000              4.54              05/11/06              49,936,944   
 
                    50,000,000              4.55              05/11/06              49,936,875   
 
                    40,000,000              4.56              05/11/06              39,949,389   
 
                    506,000              4.44              05/18/06              504,939   
 
                    832,000              4.45              05/18/06              830,254   
 
                    2,718,000              4.46              05/18/06              2,712,276   
 
                    50,773,000              4.48              05/18/06              50,665,705   
 
                    3,777,000              4.49              05/18/06              3,769,001   
 
                    3,115,000              4.53              05/18/06              3,108,344   
 
                    33,000,000              4.45              05/25/06              32,902,045   
 
                    15,000,000              4.48              05/25/06              14,955,250   
 
                    50,000,000              4.49              05/25/06              49,850,500   
 
                    50,000,000              4.52              05/25/06              49,849,333   
 
                    20,000,000              4.55              05/25/06              19,939,307   
 
                    8,103,000              4.56              05/25/06              8,078,394   
 
                    20,000,000              4.16              06/08/06              19,912,125   
 
                    10,000,000              4.21              06/22/06              9,939,261   
 
                    10,000,000              4.22              06/22/06              9,939,088   
 
                    10,000,000              4.34              07/27/06              9,889,160   
 
U.S. Government Issues — (concluded)
U.S. Treasury Notes
                 $ 224,000,000              2.00 %             05/15/06           $ 223,771,046   
 
                    5,000,000              4.63              05/15/06              5,001,875   
 
                    225,000,000              2.50              05/31/06              224,592,845   
 
                    165,000,000              2.75              06/30/06              164,452,200   
 
                    5,000,000              2.38              08/15/06              4,963,865   
 
                    5,000,000              2.50              10/31/06              4,940,235   
 
                    15,000,000              2.88              11/30/06              14,821,875   
Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $1,361,088,308)
     1,361,039,579   
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6%
     8,575,015   
Net Assets — Equivalent to
$1.00 Per share on 1,369,663,323
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Outstanding — 100.0%
  $ 1,369,614,594   
 
 
  Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above. At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $48,729 and is comprised of $313 in appreciation and $49,042 in depreciation.

  U.S. Treasury Bills are purchased on a discount basis: the interest rate shown is the discount paid at the time of the purchase by the Fund.

 
  U.S. Treasury Notes bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                             
Total investments at value (identified cost $1,361,088,308) (Note 1a)
  $ 1,361,039,579   
Interest receivable
     6,306,526   
Cash
     2,607,801   
Prepaid expense
     2,788   
Total assets
     1,369,956,694   
Liabilities:
                                             
Advisory fee payable (Note 2)
     218,772   
Dividends payable
     63,233   
Accrued expenses
     60,095   
Total liabilities
     342,100   
Net Assets:(Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 1,369,663,323 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 1,369,614,594   
Net Assets Consist of:
                                             
Paid-in capital
  $ 1,369,663,323   
Unrealized depreciation
     (48,729 )  
Total
  $ 1,369,614,594   
 


Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                             
Interest and discount earned
  $ 50,353,176   
Expenses:
                                             
Investment advisory fee (Note 2)
                 $ 4,630,105                       
Dividend and transfer agency fees
                    149,578                       
Accounting and custodian services
                    131,199                       
Registration fees
                    41,651                       
Legal and audit fees
                    26,243                       
Insurance
                    13,330                       
Printing and shareholder reports
                    7,862                       
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
                    7,343                       
Miscellaneous
                    34,052                       
Total expense
                    5,041,363                       
Waived investment advisory fee (Note 2)
                    (1,801,702 )             3,239,661   
Net investment income
     47,113,515   
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:
                                             
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    20,096                       
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
                    68,712                       
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments
     88,808   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 47,202,323   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
                                             
 
Operations:
                                             
Net investment income
                 $ 47,113,515           $ 22,655,131   
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    20,096              21,802   
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
                    68,712              (151,685 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    47,202,323              22,525,248   
Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (47,113,515 )             (22,655,131 )  
Net realized gain distributed to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (20,096 )             (21,802 )  
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
                    (364,720,342 )             390,344,207   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                    (364,651,630 )             390,192,522   
 
Net Assets:
                                             
Beginning of year
                    1,734,266,224              1,344,073,702   
End of year
                 $ 1,369,614,594           $ 1,734,266,224   
 


Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Financial Highlights


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
Net Asset Value, beginning of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Income from Investment Operations:
                                                                                                             
Net investment income
                    .034               .015               .008               .014               .026    
Less Distributions:
                                                                                                             
Dividends from net investment income
                    (.034 )             (.015 )             (.008 )             (.014 )             (.026 )  
Dividends from net realized gain
                    (1)                                                          
Net Asset Value, end of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Total Return
                    3.43 %             1.52 %             .80 %             1.37 %             2.60 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                                                                                             
Net Assets, end of year (000)
              
$1,369,615
    
$1,734,266
    
$1,344,073
    
$1,487,986
    
$1,070,857
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver)
                    .36 %             .36 %             .36 %             .35 %             .36 %  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver)
                    .23 %             .23 %             .23 %             .22 %             .23 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (before waiver)
                    3.20 %             1.45 %             .66 %             1.19 %             2.37 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (after waiver)
                    3.33 %             1.58 %             .79 %             1.32 %             2.50 %  
 

(1) Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                             
Investment in the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, at value (Note 1a)
  $ 14,063,476,128   
Prepaid expense
     28,741   
Total assets
     14,063,504,869   
Liabilities:
                                                 
Administration fee payable (Note 2)
     1,867,792   
Dividends payable
     951,883   
Accrued expenses
     412,394   
Total liabilities
     3,232,069   
Net Assets:(Equivalent to $1.00 per share, offering and redemption price,
based on 14,060,211,592 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 14,060,272,800   
Net Assets Consist of:
                                             
Paid-in capital
  $ 14,060,303,754   
Accumulated net realized loss
     (37,961 )  
Undistributed net investment income
     7,007   
Total
  $ 14,060,272,800   
 


Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                             
Interest allocated from the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
  $ 428,063,839   
Expenses allocated from Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
     (7,826,336 )  
Total investment income
  $ 420,237,503   
Expenses:
                                             
Administration fee (Note 2)
  $ 22,353,411   
Dividend and transfer agency fees
     1,297,148   
Accounting services
     309,900   
Legal and audit fees
     201,331   
Insurance
     127,006   
Printing and shareholder reports
     91,064   
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
     67,367   
Registration fees
     3,420   
Miscellaneous
     52,389   
Total expense
     24,503,036   
Net investment income
     395,734,467   
Net realized gain on investment transactions allocated from the Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
     105,454   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 395,839,921   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
Increase in Net Assets:
                                             
 
Operations:
                                             
Net investment income
                 $ 395,734,467           $ 177,781,191   
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions
                    105,454              (143,919 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    395,839,921              177,637,272   
Total declared as dividends to shareholders (Note 4)
                    (395,733,963 )             (177,952,558 )  
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
                    1,441,592,795              1,595,576,820   
Net increase in net assets
                    1,441,698,753              1,595,261,534   
 
Net Assets:
                                             
Beginning of year
                    12,618,574,047              11,023,312,513   
End of year, including undistributed net investment income of
$7,007 and $7,007 and accumulated capital losses of $37,961 and $143,919, respectively (Note 1f and Note 4)
                 $ 14,060,272,800           $ 12,618,574,047   
 


Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Financial Highlights


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
Net Asset Value, beginning of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Income from Investment Operations:
                                                                                                             
Net investment income
                    .026               .014               .008               .01               .02    
Less Distributions:
                                                                                                             
Dividends from net investment income
                    (.026 )             (.014 )             (.008 )             (.01 )             (.02 )  
Dividends from net realized gain
                                  (1)                                            
Net Asset Value, end of year
                 $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00           $ 1.00   
Total Return
                    2.68 %             1.38 %             .85 %             1.23 %             2.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                                                                                             
Net Assets, end of year (000)
              
$14,060,273
    
$12,618,574
    
$11,023,313
    
$8,185,521
    
$4,472,803
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waiver)
                    .22 %             .22 %             .22 %             .22 %             .38 %  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (after waiver)
                                                                            .23 %  
Ratio of net investment income, to average net assets (before waiver)
                    2.66 %             1.40 %             .84 %             1.19 %             1.77 %  
Ratio of net investment income, to average net assets (after waiver)
                                                                            1.92 %  
 
(1) 
  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Notes to Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management company. The Trust consists of five series, Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Government Fund, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, and Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, (collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.

The Premier Institutional, Institutional and Institutional Tax Exempt Funds (the “Feeder Funds“) invest all of their investable assets in interests in the Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Master Funds”), respectively, each a registered investment company having the same investment objective as the Feeder Funds.

The value of the Feeder Funds’ investments in the Master Funds reflect the Feeder Funds proportionate interest in the Master Funds (approximately 100% for each of the Feeder Funds at April 30, 2006). The results of operations and performance of the Feeder Funds are directly affected by the performance of the Master Funds.

The financial statements of the Master Funds, including their schedules of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(a) Valuation of securities by each of the Master Funds is discussed in Note 1(a) of the Master Funds Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. The value of the Government and Treasury Fund portfolio securities is determined on the basis of fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust. In determining fair value, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Other securities, if any, are valued at their fair value in the best judgement of Fund Asset Management L.P., (“FAM”) under procedures established by, and under the supervision of, the Trustees. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued by use of the amortized cost method.

For the purpose of valuation, the maturity of a variable rate demand instrument is deemed to be the next coupon date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted. In the case of a floating rate instrument, the remaining maturity is deemed to be the demand notice payment period.

The general partner of FAM is Princeton Services, Inc. (“PSI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), which is the limited partner.

(b) It is the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investments companies and to distribute all of its taxable and tax exempt income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

(c) Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (the trade date). Realized gains and losses on investments are computed on the basis of identified cost of security sold.

The Feeder Funds’ net investment income includes the Feeder Funds’ pro-rata share of the net investment income of the respective Master Funds.

The Government Fund and Treasury Fund record interest income (after adjustment for amortization of premium or accretion of discount) as earned.

(d) Prepaid registration fees are charged to income as the related shares are sold.

(e) Repurchase agreements — The Government Fund invests in U.S. Government & Agency securities pursuant to repurchase agreements with member banks of the Federal Reserve System or primary dealers in U.S. Government securities. Under such agreements, the bank or primary dealer agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The Government Fund takes possession of the underlying securities, marks to market such securities daily and, if necessary, receives additional securities to ensure that the contract is adequately collateralized.

(f) Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, for the year ended April 30, 2006, $504 has been reclassified between undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized loss as a result of permanent differences attributable to amortization methods on fixed income securities. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

(g) Reclassification — Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

2. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

FAM, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., provides investment advisory and corporate administrative services to the Government Fund and Treasury Fund for a fee, subject to certain limitations, at the annual rates listed below.


 
         Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets
Government Fund
and Treasury Fund
              
.35% up to and including $500,000,000
plus .335% over $500,000,000 up to and
including $750,000,000
plus .32% over $750,000,000 up to and
including $1,000,000,000
plus .30% over $1,000,000,000
 

FAM has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees for the Government and Treasury Funds. The effective fee payable to FAM will be at the annual rate of 0.20% for each of the Government and Treasury Funds’ average daily net assets. FAM may discontinue waiver of the fee in whole or in part at any time without notice.

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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Notes to Financial Statements

For the year ended April 30, 2006, FAM waived a portion of its fees amounting to $3,185,914 for the Government Fund and $1,801,702 for the Treasury Fund.

FAM provides certain administrative services to the Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, for a fee at an annual rate of 0.10%, 0.15% and 0.15%, respectively, of average daily net assets. Effective May 13, 2005, FAM agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative fee for the Premier Institutional Fund. FAM may discontinue waiver of the fee in whole or in part at any time without notice.

For the year ended April 30, 2006, FAM waived a portion of its fees amounting to $6,747,955 for the Premier Institutional Fund.

All officers and certain trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) announced that they have reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch International Limited), and BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Merrill Lynch will hold a 49.8% stake and will have a 45% voting interest in the combined company. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The combined company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Merrill Lynch and BlackRock and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006.

3. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in the Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund, Government Fund and Treasury Fund ($.01 par value) and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund ($.10 par value) of a single class.

Transactions in shares at a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share were as follows:

Premier Institutional Fund
         Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
     Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
Shares sold
                    197,214,110,277              409,003,732,801   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends
                    583,771,028              396,687,990   
Total
                    197,797,881,305              409,400,420,791   
Shares redeemed
                    (199,730,477,508 )             (436,336,451,614 )  
Net decrease
                    (1,932,596,203 )             (26,936,030,823 )  
 

Institutional Fund
         Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
     Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
Shares sold
                    54,926,225,458              64,523,326,797   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends
                    369,334,316              160,143,204   
Total
                    55,295,559,774              64,683,470,001   
Shares redeemed
                    (52,088,050,212 )             (65,887,531,811 )  
Net increase (decrease)
                    3,207,509,562              (1,204,061,810 )  
 

Government Fund
         Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
     Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
Shares sold
                    15,167,906,009              26,423,339,614   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends
                    89,670,197              71,155,209   
Total
                    15,257,576,206              26,494,494,823   
Shares redeemed
                    (16,415,022,882 )             (28,681,096,655 )  
Net decrease
                    (1,157,446,676 )             (2,186,601,832 )  
 

Treasury Fund
         Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
     Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
Shares sold
                    4,238,900,282              5,147,099,558   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends
                    43,604,724              20,635,432   
Total
                    4,282,505,006              5,167,734,990   
Shares redeemed
                    (4,647,225,348 )             (4,777,390,783 )  
Net increase (decrease)
                    (364,720,342 )             390,344,207   
 

Tax-Exempt Fund
         Year
Ended
April 30,
2006
     Year
Ended
April 30,
2005
Shares sold
                    61,475,916,392              52,247,986,025   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends
                    368,165,854              162,686,441   
Total
                    61,844,082,246              52,410,672,466   
Shares redeemed
                    (60,402,489,451 )             (50,815,095,646 )  
Net increase
                    1,441,592,795              1,595,576,820   
 

4. Distributions

The Funds declare dividends daily, pay dividends monthly and automatically reinvest such dividends in additional Fund shares at net asset value, unless shareholders request payment in cash. Dividends for the Premier Institutional, Institutional, Government and Treasury Funds are declared from the total net investment income plus or minus realized gains or losses, if any, on investments.

Dividends for the Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund are declared from net investment income excluding discounts earned other than original issue discounts. Net realized capital gains, if any, are normally distributed annually, after deducting prior years’ loss carryovers. The Fund may

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Notes to Financial Statements


distribute capital gains more frequently than annually in order to maintain the Fund’s net asset value at $1.00 per share.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2006 and April 30, 2005 was as follows:

Premier Institutional Fund

 
         04/30/2006
     04/30/2005
Distributions paid from:
                                                 
Ordinary income
                 $ 686,644,382           $ 608,670,535   
Total taxable distributions
                 $ 686,644,382           $ 608,670,535   
 

Institutional Fund

 
         04/30/2006
     04/30/2005
Distributions paid from:
                                                 
Ordinary income
                 $ 390,646,870           $ 177,052,373   
Long-term capital gains
                 $ 34,908           $    
Total taxable distributions
                 $ 390,681,778           $ 177,052,373   
 

Government Fund

 
         04/30/2006
     04/30/2005
Distributions paid from:
                                                 
Ordinary income
                 $ 99,497,473           $ 76,547,634   
Long-term capital gains
                 $ 289            $    
Total taxable distributions
                 $ 99,497,762           $ 76,547,634   
 

Treasury Fund

 
         04/30/2006
     04/30/2005
Distributions paid from:
                                                 
Ordinary income
                 $ 47,133,611           $ 22,676,933   
Total taxable distributions
                 $ 47,133,611           $ 22,676,933   
 

Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 
         04/30/2006
     04/30/2005
Distributions paid from:
                                                 
Tax-exempt income
                 $ 395,733,963           $ 177,858,294   
Long-term capital gains
                 $            $ 94,264   
Total tax-exempt distributions
                 $ 395,733,963           $ 177,952,558   
 

As of April 30, 2006, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Premier Institutional Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
                 $ 2,701,915   
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net
                       
Total undistributed earnings — net
                    2,701,915   
Capital loss carryforward
                    (2,701,915 )*  
Unrealized losses — net
                    (19,729,866 )  
Total accumulated losses — net
                 $ (19,729,866 )  
 
  On April 30, 2006, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,701,915 which expires in 2014.

Institutional Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
                 $    
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net
                       
Total undistributed earnings — net
                       
Capital loss carryforward
                       
Unrealized losses — net
                    (6,891,219 )  
Total accumulated losses — net
                 $ (6,891,219 )  
 

Government Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
                 $    
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net
                       
Total undistributed earnings — net
                       
Capital loss carryforward
                       
Unrealized losses — net
                    (2,266,183 )  
Total accumulated losses — net
                 $ (2,266,183 )  
 

Treasury Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
                 $    
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net
                       
Total undistributed earnings — net
                       
Capital loss carryforward
                       
Unrealized losses — net
                    (48,729 )  
Total accumulated losses — net
                 $ (48,729 )  
 

Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
                 $ 7,007   
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net
                       
Total undistributed earnings — net
                    7,007   
Capital loss carryforward
                    (37,961 )*  
Unrealized losses — net
                       
Total accumulated losses — net
                 $ (30,954 )  
 
  On April 30, 2006, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $37,961 which expires in 2013.

As of April 30, 2006, there were no significant differences between book and tax components of net assets for any of the Funds.

5. Trustees’ Fees

Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or its adviser is paid an annual retainer fee of $40,000 plus an additional fee of $2,500 for each board meeting attended. Effective January 1, 2005, the Chairman of the Board receives an additional annual retainer in the amount of $20,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer in the amount of $5,000. Trustees’ fees are allocated among the five series of the Trust based on the net assets under management.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Merrill Lynch Funds For
Institutions Series:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series (the “Trust”), consisting of Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund, Merrill Lynch Government Fund, Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, and Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Funds”), each a separate series of the Trust, including the schedules of investments of Merrill Lynch Government Fund and Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund, as of April 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Funds of Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series as of April 30, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their 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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

June 22, 2006

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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund

Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 6.7% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Premier Institutional Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents

Payable Dates:
              
May 2005
          81.50 %*  
 
              
June 2005 – December 2005
          92.47 %*  
 
              
January 2006 – April 2006
          88.71 %*  
 
*  
  Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund

Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 7.6% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

Additionally, the Fund paid long-term capital gain distributions of $0.000002779 per share to shareholders of record on April 30, 2006.

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Institutional Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents

Payable Dates:
              
May 2005
          90.38 %*  
 
              
June 2005 – December 2005
          93.44 %*  
 
              
January 2006 – April 2006
          89.61 %*  
 
*  
  Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. Additionally, there were Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains for Non-U.S. Residents of 0.06% for the period May 2005 through December 2005.

Merrill Lynch Government Fund

Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 37.4% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis.

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

Additionally, the Fund paid long-term capital gain distributions of $0.000000131 per share to shareholders of record on April 30, 2006.

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Government Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents
                    99.31 %*  
 
*  
  Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund

Of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, 99.97% was attributable to Federal obligations. In calculating the foregoing percentage, Fund expenses have been allocated on a pro rata basis. Additionally, at least 50% of the assets of the Fund were invested in Federal obligations at the end of each fiscal quarter.

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by Treasury Fund for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006:

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents
                    99.22 %*  
Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains for Non-U.S. Residents
                    00.03 %*  
 
*  
  Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

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Merrill Lynch Funds For Institutions Series
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

All of the net investment income distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.

For Federal income tax purposes, interest income derived from certain tax-exempt bonds (know as Private Activity Bonds) is treated as a tax preference item in computing the alternative minimum tax. In fiscal year 2006, the Fund attributed 18.30% of its earnings to Private Activity Bonds.

State laws vary as to whether and what percentage of the Fund’s dividend income may be exempt from state income tax, often based upon the percentage of the Fund’s income that is derived from investing in obligations issued within that state. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

None of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year were attributable to taxable capital gains.

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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
U.S. Government & Agency Issues — 14.0%
U.S. Treasury Notes
                 $ 80,000,000              2.50 %             09/30/06           $ 79,190,640   
 
                    32,000,000              4.38              01/31/08              31,723,744   
Fannie Mae
                    162,000,000              3.00              09/20/06              160,664,472   
 
                    25,000,000              3.55              01/30/07              24,684,100   
 
                    44,900,000              4.10              04/18/07              44,443,412   
 
                    26,751,000              4.38              09/07/07              26,456,070   
 
                    168,400,000              4.88              01/11/08              167,454,266   
 
                    14,000,000              4.96              02/08/08              13,932,562   
Federal Home Loan Banks
                    30,000,000              2.00              07/07/06              29,825,970   
 
                    75,000,000              3.50              09/08/06              74,561,700   
 
                    100,000,000              3.13              09/15/06              99,253,100   
 
                    25,000,000              4.13              11/15/06              24,853,275   
 
                    155,000,000              3.25              11/29/06              153,263,070   
 
                    33,000,000              3.75              11/30/06              32,721,513   
 
                    110,000,000              3.80              12/29/06              108,985,250   
 
                    127,000,000              3.45              01/10/07              125,480,826   
 
                    50,000,000              3.75              01/16/07              49,491,150   
 
                    20,000,000              5.38              02/15/07              20,022,920   
 
                    75,000,000              3.75              03/07/07              74,098,875   
 
                    25,000,000              3.65              03/28/07              24,659,575   
 
                    53,000,000              4.00              06/13/07              52,284,659   
 
                    102,040,000              4.00              06/22/07              100,708,888   
 
                    50,000,000              4.21              09/14/07              49,337,000   
 
                    39,155,000              4.25              09/26/07              38,654,951   
 
                    13,205,000              4.56              10/18/07              13,091,450   
 
                    31,890,000              3.85              01/04/08              31,222,574   
 
                    27,280,000              3.90              01/25/08              26,711,785   
 
                    34,050,000              3.94              02/01/08              33,329,127   
Freddie Mac
                    37,200,000              2.63              08/17/06              36,923,494   
 
                    200,000,000              3.01              11/09/06              197,730,000   
 
                    50,000,000              3.75              11/15/06              49,609,850   
 
                    70,000,000              4.25              02/28/07              69,456,660   
 
                    57,000,000              4.45              09/28/07              56,450,862   
 
                    50,000,000              4.60              10/05/07              49,611,550   
 
                    55,200,000              4.63              10/05/07              54,790,358   
 
                    72,300,000              4.71              10/11/07              71,842,847   
 
                    51,000,000              4.75              10/24/07              50,647,386   
Total U.S. Government & Agency Issues
(Cost $2,367,960,108)
     2,348,169,931   
 
Euro Certificates of Deposit — 1.8%
Deutsche Bank AG
                    300,000,000              5.00              06/29/06              300,000,000   
Total Euro Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $300,000,000)
     300,000,000   
 
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — 2.0%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY
                    25,000,000              5.26              04/11/07              24,988,211   
Caylon
                    60,000,000              4.25              08/31/06              59,803,718   
Credit Suisse, NY
                    200,000,000              5.01              06/27/06              200,000,000   
Toronto-Dominion
Bank, NY
                    50,000,000              3.82              06/26/06              50,000,374   
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $335,000,374)
     334,792,303   
 
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate — 0.8%
Barclays Bank Plc
                    137,000,000              4.89              12/22/06              136,984,705   
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate
(Cost $136,984,705)
     136,984,705   
 
Bank Notes — Variable Rate — 6.2%
American Express
                 $ 25,000,000              4.98 %             11/22/06           $ 25,009,111   
Centurion Bank
                    50,000,000              4.84              12/01/06              50,012,026   
Bank of America, N.A.
                    250,000,000              4.81              08/10/06              250,000,000   
 
                    482,000,000              4.82              01/16/07              482,000,000   
 
                    240,000,000              4.86              02/23/07              240,000,000   
Total Bank Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,047,021,137)
     1,047,021,137   
 
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — 5.9%
Arlo III Limited,
Series 2004 Notes (b)
                    215,000,000              5.16              04/27/07              215,000,000   
ASIF Global
Financing XXX (b)
                    118,000,000              4.96              05/23/07              118,004,366   
Bank of Ireland (b)
                    53,800,000              4.89              05/18/07              53,799,785   
Leaman Brothers
Holdings Inc.
                    150,000,000              5.01              05/22/07              150,096,150   
Metropolitan
                    125,500,000              4.85              05/07/07              125,499,749   
Life Global Funding I (b)
                    108,000,000              4.96              05/15/07              108,011,016   
Northern Rock Plc (b)
                    215,000,000              4.87              04/09/07              214,956,140   
Total Corporate Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $985,300,000)
     985,367,206   
 
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — 23.8%
CC (USA) Inc.,
(Centauri) (b)
                    150,000,000              4.82              05/15/06              149,999,567   
Cullinan
                    100,000,000              4.93              07/25/06              99,999,000   
Finance Corp. (b)
                    50,000,000              4.93              09/25/06              50,002,950   
 
                    50,000,000              4.87              12/19/06              49,999,000   
 
                    100,000,000              4.94              03/26/07              99,991,100   
Dorada
Finance Inc. (b)
                    47,000,000              4.82              05/18/06              46,999,836   
Fifth Third Bank (b)
                    300,000,000              4.93              05/23/07              300,008,100   
Harwood Street
Funding II, LLC
                    100,000,000              5.01              06/25/06              100,000,000   
HSBC Finance Inc.
                    247,000,000              4.98              05/23/07              247,086,450   
K2 (USA) LLC (b)
                    80,000,000              4.82              05/15/06              79,999,846   
 
                    50,000,000              4.82              05/17/06              49,999,890   
 
                    50,000,000              4.82              11/15/06              50,000,500   
 
                    35,000,000              4.82              11/20/06              35,000,070   
 
                    50,000,000              4.82              12/08/06              50,000,750   
 
                    116,000,000              4.82              12/12/06              116,001,392   
Links Finance LLC (b)
                    200,000,000              4.83              05/02/06              199,999,945   
 
                    85,000,000              4.82              05/22/06              84,999,514   
 
                    80,000,000              4.96              11/27/06              80,002,560   
Premier Asset
                    50,000,000              4.88              09/15/06              50,000,700   
Collateralized
                    50,000,000              4.83              12/15/06              50,002,050   
Entity LLC
                    50,000,000              4.86              12/15/06              49,999,450   
Premium Asset Trust, Series 2004-1
                    150,000,000              4.94              04/16/07              150,021,900   
Racers Series 2004-1-MM
Trust Certificates (b)
                    140,000,000              5.00              02/08/07              140,000,000   
Sigma Finance Inc. (b)
                    250,000,000              4.83              05/16/06              249,998,973   
 
                    200,000,000              4.86              09/12/06              199,995,800   
 
                    50,000,000              4.81              11/10/06              50,002,450   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — (concluded)
Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken AB
                 $ 200,000,000              4.84 %             05/09/07           $ 200,004,800   
Stanfield
                    51,200,000              4.81              05/09/06              51,199,774   
Victoria
                    38,500,000              4.93              05/10/06              38,499,810   
Funding
                    13,500,000              4.82              05/15/06              13,499,949   
LLC (b)
                    97,135,000              4.82              12/15/06              97,132,960   
Tango
                    105,000,000              4.88              09/20/06              105,000,735   
Finance
                    63,000,000              4.82              10/25/06              63,001,197   
Corporation (b)
                    207,000,000              4.83              12/11/06              206,997,555   
Westpac Banking Corp.
                    124,000,000              4.90              04/11/07              123,995,908   
White Pine
                    79,500,000              4.82              09/12/06              79,499,841   
Corporation LLC (b)
                    79,000,000              4.82              11/20/06              78,976,853   
Wind Master
Trust Notes 2006 -1
                    114,349,000              4.99              06/26/06              114,349,000   
Total Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $4,002,068,999)
     4,002,270,175   
 
Extendable Commercial Notes — 5.2%
Ford Credit
                    201,000,000              4.69              05/04/06              200,921,442   
Floorplan
                    135,000,000              4.74              05/11/06              134,822,250   
 
                    125,000,000              4.89              05/22/06              124,643,437   
KKR Pac Funding Trust
                    200,000,000              4.88              05/15/06              199,620,444   
Park Granada LLC
                    85,176,000              4.72              05/01/06              85,176,000   
Strand Capital LLC
                    75,000,000              4.69              05/04/06              74,970,687   
 
                    60,000,000              4.69              05/05/06              59,968,733   
Total Extendable Commercial Notes
(Cost $880,122,993)
     880,122,993   
 
Master Notes — Variable Rate — 9.6%
GE Life and Annuity
                    50,000,000              4.92              10/02/06              50,000,000   
Assurance Co. (a)
                    50,000,000              4.92              11/01/06              50,000,000   
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. (a)
                    150,000,000              4.99              10/10/06              150,000,000   
Hartford Life
Insurance Co. (a)
                    50,000,000              4.90              12/01/06              50,000,000   
ING USA Annuity
& Life Insurance Co. (a)
                    100,000,000              5.03              01/23/07              100,000,000   
JP Morgan
Chase & Co. (a)
                    360,000,000              4.84              05/16/06              360,000,000   
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (a)
                    210,000,000              4.90              09/01/06              210,000,000   
Monumental Life
Insurance Co. (a)
                    90,000,000              4.97              11/16/06              90,000,000   
New York Life
                    136,000,000              4.93              10/18/06              136,000,000   
Insurance Company (a)
                    140,000,000              4.92              11/16/06              140,000,000   
 
                    250,000,000              4.92              12/06/06              250,000,000   
Travelers Insurance
Company (The) (a)
                    35,000,000              4.88              03/01/07              35,000,000   
Total Master Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,621,000,000)
     1,621,000,000   
 
Commercial Paper — 7.8%
Cobbler Funding LLC
                 $ 12,960,000              4.70 %             05/10/06           $ 12,944,772   
 
                    100,000,000              4.92              05/25/06              99,672,000   
 
                    51,500,000              4.93              05/25/06              51,330,737   
Countrywide
                    60,000,000              4.92              05/01/06              60,000,000   
Home Loan
                    100,000,000              4.93              05/01/06              100,000,000   
Grenadier
                    69,976,000              4.72              05/08/06              69,911,778   
Funding Ltd
                    100,286,000              4.88              06/02/06              99,850,982   
New Center Asset Trust
                    200,000,000              4.69              05/11/06              199,739,444   
Polonius Inc
                    158,778,000              4.92              05/22/06              158,322,307   
Rabobank
USA Financial Corp.
                    200,000,000              4.87              05/01/06              200,000,000   
Romulus
Funding Corporation
                    55,260,000              4.86              05/16/06              55,148,098   
Strand Capital LLC
                    153,000,000              4.77              05/08/06              152,858,093   
 
                    35,000,000              4.69              05/10/06              34,958,963   
 
                    17,000,000              4.99              06/20/06              16,882,181   
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,311,619,355)
     1,311,619,355   
 
Commercial Paper — Variable Rate — 4.6%
Morgan
                    197,200,000              4.95              11/17/06              197,200,000   
Stanley
                    250,000,000              4.95              11/28/06              250,000,000   
 
                    227,300,000              4.95              12/01/06              227,300,000   
Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken
                    100,000,000              4.97              11/28/06              99,997,102   
Total Commercial Paper — Variable Rate
(Cost $774,497,102)
     774,497,102   
 
Time Deposits — 7.6%
National City
Bank — Ohio
                    300,000,000              4.84              05/01/06              300,000,000   
Societe
Generale
                    100,000,000              4.88              05/01/06              100,000,000   
State Street
Bank & Trust
                    150,000,000              4.88              05/01/06              150,000,000   
SunTrust Bank,
Caymen
                    626,290,000              4.83              05/01/06              626,290,000   
WestLB AG
Caymen
                    100,000,000              4.90              05/01/06              100,000,000   
Total Time Deposits
(Cost $1,276,290,000)
     1,276,290,000   
 
                                                                         
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Premier Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Collateralized Advancements — 10.2%
$250,000,000
              
Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $255,000,000, 0% – 8.00% due from 02/28/07 to 02/08/42.
       $ 250,000,000   
300,000,000
              
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $306,000,000, 0% – 5.875% due from 04/15/09 to 01/03/41.
          300,000,000   
435,000,000
              
Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $452,400,000, 0% – 14.75% due from 09/25/06 to 10/01/96.
          435,000,000   
140,000,000
              
Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 5.00% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $145,600,000, 0% – 12.75% due from 08/15/08 to 12/01/15.
          140,000,000   
100,000,000
              
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,003,250, 0% – 8.63% due from 12/15/09 to 12/15/50.
          100,000,000   
400,000,000
              
JP Morgan Securities Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $416,001,400, 0% – 10.63% due from 04/05/07 to 07/15/33.
          400,000,000   
100,000,000
              
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% – 05/01/06, collateralized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,510,000, 0% due from 11/25/35 to 02/35/36.
          100,000,000   
 
Total Collateralized Advancements
(Cost $1,725,000,000)
                    1,725,000,000   
 
Money Market Funds — 1.3%
 216,095,000 Merrill Lynch Liquidity Series, LLC
Money Market Series (c)(d)
                    216,095,000   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $216,095,000)
                    216,095,000   
Total Investments — 100.8%
(Cost $16,978,959,773)
                    16,959,229,907   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8%)
                    (130,739,794 )  
Net Assets
                 $ 16,828,490,113   
 
  Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above. At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $19,729,866 and is comprised of $334,496 in appreciation and $20,064,362 in depreciation.

*
  Commercial Paper and some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are traded on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount rate paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation.

(a)
  Restricted securities — Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

  Additional information on each holding is as follows:

Security
 
         Acquisition
Date
 
     Cost
 
 
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co.
                                         
4.92%, 10/02/06
                    10/03/05           $ 50,000,000   
4.92%, 11/01/06
                    11/01/05           $ 50,000,000   
 
Goldman Sachs Group
                                         
4.99%, 10/10/06
                    01/17/06           $ 150,000,000   
 
Hartford Life Insurance Co.
                                                 
4.90%, 12/01/06
                    11/29/05           $ 50,000,000   
 
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co.
                                                 
5.03%, 01/23/07
                    12/23/05           $ 100,000,000   
 
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
                                         
4.84%, 05/16/06
                    08/19/05           $ 360,000,000   
 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.90%, 09/01/06
                    09/01/05           $ 210,000,000   
 
Monumental Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.97%, 11/16/06
                    11/17/05           $ 90,000,000   
 
New York Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.93%, 10/18/06
                    10/19/05           $ 136,000,000   
4.92%, 11/16/06
                    11/17/05           $ 140,000,000   
4.92%, 12/06/06
                    12/07/05           $ 250,000,000   
 
Travelers Insurance Co. (The)
                                         
4.88%, 03/01/07
                    03/01/06           $ 35,000,000   
 
  The fund invested in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $1,621,000,000 or 9.6% of net assets.

(b)
  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $3,752,080,973 or 22.3% of net assets.

(c)
  Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust (such companies are defined as “Affiliated Companies” in section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) are as follows:

Affiliate
 
         Net
Activity
 
     Dividend/
Interest
Income
 
 
Merrill Lynch Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series
                 $ 216,095,000           $ 97,588   
 
(d)
  Security was purchased with the cash proceeds from securities loans.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                         
Total investments at value including securities loaned of $209,991,884
(identified cost $16,978,959,773) (Note 1a)
                 $ 16,959,229,907   
Cash
                    22,916,818   
Interest receivable
                    63,197,919   
Securities lending income receivable
                    5,950   
Total assets
                    17,045,350,594   
Liabilities:
                         
Payable upon return of securities loaned, at value
                    216,095,000   
Advisory fee payable (Note 2)
                    691,743   
Accrued expenses
                    73,738   
Total liabilities
                    216,860,481   
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests
                 $ 16,828,490,113   
Sources of Net Assets:
                         
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
                 $ 16,848,219,979   
Net unrealized depreciation
                    (19,729,866 )  
Total
                 $ 16,828,490,113   
 


Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                             
Interest and discount earned
  $ 711,994,259   
Securities lending income (Note 1f)
     97,588   
Total income
     712,091,847   
Expenses:
                                             
Investment advisory fee (Note 2)
     9,215,576   
Accounting and custodian services
     370,934   
Dividend and transfer agency fees
     60,000   
Total expense
     9,646,510   
Net investment income
     702,445,337   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
                                             
Net realized loss from investment transactions
                 $ (2,601,711 )                  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
                    1,533,720                   
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments
     (1,067,991 )  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 701,377,346   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


    


Master Premier Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
   



   
2006
   
2005
Decrease in Net Assets:
                                         
 
Operations:
                                         
Net investment income
                 $ 702,445,337           $ 649,487,809   
Net realized loss from investment transactions
                    (2,601,711 )             (8,646 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
                    1,533,720              (20,575,587 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    701,377,346              628,903,576   
 
Capital Transactions:
                                         
Contributions from feeders
                    37,905,415,203              85,810,743,809   
Withdrawals from feeders
                    (40,537,583,639 )             (113,408,715,449 )  
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
                    (2,632,168,436 )             (27,597,971,640 )  
Net decrease in net assets
                    (1,930,791,090 )             (26,969,068,064 )  
 
Net Assets:
                                         
Beginning of year
                    18,759,281,203              45,728,349,267   
End of year
                 $ 16,828,490,113           $ 18,759,281,203   
 


Master Premier Institutional Fund
Supplementary Data


 
         Year Ended April 30,
   



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets
                    .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %(1)
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
                    3.81 %             1.80 %             1.15 %             1.70 %             1.79 %(1)
Net Assets, end of period (000)
                 $ 16,828,490           $ 18,759,281           $ 45,728,349           $ 44,595,647           $ 46,401,655   
 
(1)
  On an annualized basis.

*
  Commencement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
U.S. Government & Agency Issues — 6.5%
U.S. Treasury Notes
                 $ 20,000,000              2.50 %             09/30/06           $ 19,797,660   
 
                    18,000,000              4.38              01/31/08              17,844,606   
Fannie Mae
                    15,000,000              3.55              01/30/07              14,810,460   
 
                    15,881,000              3.13              05/04/07              15,562,919   
 
                    14,965,000              3.38              09/07/07              14,618,665   
 
                    14,000,000              4.38              09/07/07              13,845,650   
 
                    55,000,000              4.88              01/11/08              54,691,120   
 
                    14,200,000              4.96              02/08/08              14,131,599   
Federal Home Loan Banks
                    25,000,000              3.50              09/08/06              24,853,900   
 
                    38,400,000              3.13              09/15/06              38,111,731   
 
                    50,000,000              3.25              11/29/06              49,439,700   
 
                    15,000,000              3.75              11/30/06              14,873,415   
 
                    55,000,000              3.80              12/29/06              54,492,625   
 
                    35,000,000              3.45              01/10/07              34,581,330   
 
                    25,000,000              3.75              01/16/07              24,745,575   
 
                    11,130,000              5.38              02/15/07              11,142,755   
 
                    25,000,000              3.75              03/07/07              24,699,625   
 
                    12,870,000              3.00              04/26/07              12,600,258   
 
                    10,000,000              4.00              06/22/07              9,869,550   
 
                    15,000,000              4.00              07/13/07              14,797,545   
 
                    18,000,000              4.00              09/07/07              17,794,008   
 
                    21,000,000              4.25              09/26/07              20,731,809   
 
                    7,000,000              4.56              10/18/07              6,939,807   
 
                    8,250,000              3.50              11/27/07              8,044,319   
 
                    11,865,000              3.40              02/06/08              11,516,169   
Freddie Mac
                    45,000,000              2.40              07/28/06              44,700,120   
 
                    25,000,000              3.75              11/15/06              24,804,925   
 
                    30,000,000              4.25              02/28/07              29,767,140   
 
                    10,000,000              3.18              03/28/07              9,821,620   
 
                    19,000,000              2.50              05/24/07              18,477,975   
 
                    10,000,000              3.00              09/18/07              9,713,590   
 
                    25,750,000              4.45              09/28/07              25,501,924   
 
                    25,000,000              4.60              10/05/07              24,805,775   
 
                    24,445,000              4.63              10/05/07              24,263,219   
 
                    25,000,000              4.73              10/19/07              24,847,300   
 
                    35,300,000              4.75              10/24/07              35,055,936   
Total U.S. Government & Agency Issues
(Cost $822,461,428)
     816,296,324   
 
Certificates of Deposit — 0.8%
First Tennessee Bank, N.A.
                    100,000,000              4.92              06/09/06              100,000,000   
Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $100,000,000)
     100,000,000   
 
Euro Certificates of Deposit — 8.1%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
                    400,000,000              4.79              05/10/06              400,000,000   
Alliance & Leceister plc
                    100,000,000              5.26              04/10/07              99,951,000   
Barclays Bank Plc
                    50,000,000              4.06              07/25/06              49,866,000   
Caylon
                    75,000,000              5.04              02/21/07              74,832,000   
 
                    75,000,000              5.08              02/26/07              75,000,000   
Deutsche Bank AG
                    300,000,000              5.00              06/29/06              300,000,000   
HBOS Treasury
Services, Plc
                    25,000,000              3.75              07/11/06              24,928,250   
Total Euro Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $1,025,004,534)
     1,024,577,250   
 
                                                                         
 
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — 6.3%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY
                 $ 50,000,000              5.26 %             04/11/07           $ 49,977,000   
Canadian Imperial Bank
                    100,000,000              4.98              05/15/07              100,000,000   
of Commerce
                                                                         
Caylon
                    50,000,000              4.25              08/31/06              49,834,000   
Credit Suisse, NY
                    200,000,000              4.90              05/22/06              200,000,000   
 
                    100,000,000              5.01              06/27/06              100,000,000   
HBOS Treasury
                    25,000,000              3.85              06/30/06              24,945,000   
Services, Plc
                    100,000,000              5.15              03/27/07              99,863,000   
SwedBank
                    75,000,000              5.20              03/30/07              74,930,250   
Toronto-Dominion
                    25,000,000              3.66              06/06/06              25,000,000   
Bank, NY
                    65,000,000              3.82              06/20/06              65,000,434   
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $789,999,809)
     789,549,684   
 
Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate — 11.9%
Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
                    125,000,000              4.82              05/07/07              124,992,125   
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A., NY
                    75,000,000              5.00              07/17/06              74,988,000   
Barclays Bank Plc
                    250,000,000              4.89              12/22/06              249,972,090   
BNP Paribas, NY
                    42,000,000              4.79              12/11/06              41,996,753   
Dexia Credit Locale
                    155,000,000              4.77              10/03/06              154,988,278   
Nordea Bank, Finland
                    200,000,000              4.81              12/22/06              199,981,290   
Royal Bank of
Canada, NY
                    250,000,000              4.81              12/27/06              249,979,675   
Royal Bank of
                    136,000,000              4.87              11/20/06              135,988,666   
Scotland, NY
                    165,000,000              4.90              12/27/06              164,982,056   
Svenska Handelsbanken
AB, NY
                    100,000,000              4.84              12/14/06              99,982,256   
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,497,864,186)
     1,497,851,189   
 
Bank Notes — Variable Rate — 4.4%
Bank of
                    87,000,000              4.81              08/10/06              87,000,000   
America, N.A.
                    413,000,000              4.82              01/16/07              413,000,000   
National City
                                                                         
Bank, Ohio
                    50,000,000              4.97              07/26/06              50,003,151   
Total Bank Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $550,003,151)
     550,003,151   
 
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — 4.2%
ASIF Global
                                                                                         
Financing XXX (b)
                    35,000,000              4.96              05/23/07              35,001,295   
Bank of Ireland
                    30,200,000              4.89              05/18/07              30,200,000   
General Electric
Capital Corp
                    100,000,000              5.00              05/17/07              100,114,800   
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc (b)
                    122,500,000              4.92              05/15/07              122,501,593   
HSBC Finance Inc.
                    91,000,000              4.98              05/23/07              91,031,850   
Metropolitan Life
                    37,500,000              4.85              05/07/07              37,499,925   
Global Funding I (b)
                    28,000,000              4.96              05/15/07              28,002,856   
Nationwide Building Society (b)
                    31,500,000              5.02              04/27/07              31,497,291   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Corporate Notes — Variable Rate — (concluded)
Northern
Rock Plc (b)
                 $ 56,000,000              4.94 %             04/09/07           $ 55,988,576   
Total Corporate Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $531,700,000)
     531,838,186   
 
Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate — 8.1%
American Express
Centurion Bank
                    75,000,000              4.81              01/09/07              75,003,300   
American Honda
Finance Corp. (b)
                    22,695,000              5.06              09/11/06              22,711,751   
Beta Finance
                    50,000,000              4.82              05/17/06              49,999,836   
Inc. (b)
                    50,000,000              4.97              10/11/06              49,996,100   
 
                    112,000,000              5.01              10/17/06              112,000,000   
CC (USA) Inc.,
(Centauri) (b)
                    150,000,000              5.01              10/18/06              149,999,100   
Dorada
Finance Inc. (b)
                    50,000,000              5.01              10/17/06              49,999,800   
HSBC Finance Inc.
                    40,000,000              5.16              10/27/06              40,014,800   
Sigma
                    100,000,000              4.86              09/12/06              99,997,900   
Finance Inc. (b)
                    75,000,000              5.03              10/19/06              74,992,650   
Stanfield
                    34,000,000              4.81              05/09/06              33,999,850   
Victoria
                    20,000,000              4.93              05/10/06              19,999,901   
Finance LLC (b)
                    59,000,000              4.82              12/15/06              58,998,761   
Skandinaviska
Enskilda
Banken AB
                    110,000,000              4.84              05/09/07              110,000,000   
Westpac
Banking Corp.
                    25,000,000              4.90              04/11/07              24,999,175   
White Pine
                    39,500,000              4.79              09/05/06              39,501,975   
Corporation LLC (b)
                    10,500,000              4.82              09/12/06              10,499,979   
Total Medium Term Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $1,022,688,774)
     1,022,714,878   
 
Master Notes — Variable Rate — 4.8%
GE Life and Annuity
                    45,000,000              4.92              10/02/06              45,000,000   
Assurance Co. (a)
                                                                         
Goldman Sachs
                    25,000,000              4.99              10/10/06              25,000,000   
Group Inc. (a)
                                                                         
Hartford Life
                    80,000,000              4.90              05/01/06              80,000,000   
Insurance Co. (a)
                                                                         
ING USA Annuity
                    30,000,000              4.97              08/18/06              30,000,000   
& Life Insurance Co. (a)
                                                                         
Monumental Life
                    40,000,000              4.97              11/16/06              40,000,000   
Insurance Co. (a)
                    130,000,000              4.99              04/24/07              130,000,000   
 
                    30,000,000              5.16              05/24/07              30,000,000   
New York Life
                    45,000,000              4.89              05/26/06              45,000,000   
Insurance
                    35,000,000              4.93              10/18/06              35,000,000   
Company (a)
                    40,000,000              4.92              11/16/06              40,000,000   
United of Omaha
                    100,000,000              5.07              04/30/07              100,000,000   
Life Insurance
                                                                                     
Company (a)
                                                                         
Total Master Notes — Variable Rate
(Cost $600,000,000)
     600,000,000   
 
                                                                         
 
Commercial Paper — 29.7%
Amstel Funding
                 $ 175,000,000              4.93 %             05/30/06           $ 174,305,007   
Corporation
                                                                         
Amsterdam
                    40,000,000              4.71              05/02/06              39,994,767   
Funding Corp.
                                                                         
Barton Capital LLC
                    150,435,000              4.68              05/08/06              150,298,250   
Cafco, LLC
                    100,000,000              4.69              05/03/06              99,973,944   
 
                    40,000,000              4.71              05/04/06              39,984,300   
 
                    24,931,000              4.72              05/11/06              24,898,313   
 
                    39,000,000              4.88              06/08/06              38,799,107   
 
                    45,000,000              4.88              06/09/06              44,762,100   
Chariot
                    40,161,000              4.77              05/05/06              40,139,715   
Funding LLC
                    21,025,000              4.93              05/24/06              20,958,777   
 
                    75,000,000              4.93              05/26/06              74,743,229   
Ciesco LP
                    75,000,000              4.69              05/01/06              75,000,000   
Clipper Receivables
                    200,000,000              4.78              05/08/06              199,814,111   
Company, LLC
                                                                         
Compass
                    35,266,000              4.92              05/22/06              35,164,786   
Securitization LLC
                                                                         
CRC Funding LLC
                    120,000,000              4.70              05/09/06              119,874,667   
Danske Corp.
                    75,000,000              4.68              05/08/06              74,931,750   
Falcon Asset
                    59,405,000              4.74              05/03/06              59,389,357   
Securitization
                    101,452,000              4.81              05/15/06              101,262,228   
FCAR Owner Trust
                    100,000,000              4.73              05/03/06              99,973,722   
Greyhawk
                    45,000,000              4.78              05/01/06              45,000,000   
Funding, LLC
                    115,000,000              4.83              05/16/06              114,768,562   
 
                    65,000,000              4.93              05/22/06              64,813,071   
ING (U.S.)
                    100,000,000              4.71              05/10/06              99,882,250   
Funding, LLC
                                                                         
Jupiter
                    83,281,000              4.81              05/15/06              83,125,218   
Securitization
                    65,271,000              4.77              05/05/06              65,236,406   
Corp.
                    101,448,000              4.77              05/08/06              101,353,907   
 
                    50,000,000              4.81              05/11/06              49,933,194   
Kitty Hawk
                    50,000,000              4.92              05/25/06              49,836,000   
Funding Corp.
                                                                         
New Center
                    100,000,000              4.89              05/23/06              99,701,167   
Asset Trust
                                                                         
Northern
                    40,000,000              4.68              05/08/06              39,963,600   
Rock Plc
                                                                         
Old Line
                    14,591,000              4.68              05/08/06              14,577,722   
Funding LLC
                    61,259,000              4.81              05/17/06              61,128,042   
Park Avenue
                    104,000,000              4.77              05/03/06              103,972,440   
Receivables Corp.
                    51,000,000              4.93              05/25/06              50,832,380   
Preferred
                    75,292,000              4.77              05/02/06              75,282,024   
Receivables
                    25,936,000              4.68              05/04/06              25,925,885   
Funding Corp.
                                                                         
Rabobank USA
                    100,000,000              4.87              05/01/06              100,000,000   
Financial Corp.
                                                                         
Ranger Funding
                    152,000,000              4.77              05/11/06              151,798,600   
Co., LLC
                                                                         
Sheffield
                    300,000,000              4.92              05/24/06              299,057,000   
Receivables Corp.
                                                                         
Solitaire
                    100,000,000              4.89              05/23/06              99,701,167   
Funding Corp.
                                                                         

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Issue
 
         Face
Amount
 
     Interest
Rate*
 
     Maturity
Date
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Commercial Paper — (concluded)
Thunder Bay
                 $ 25,146,000              4.78 %             05/16/06           $ 25,095,917   
Funding LLC
                    48,000,000              4.79              05/18/06              47,891,427   
UBS Financial
                    250,000,000              4.67              05/10/06              249,708,125   
Del Corp.
                                                                         
Windmill
                    35,500,000              4.71              05/02/06              35,495,355   
Funding Corp.
                    74,390,000              4.87              06/05/06              74,037,784   
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $3,742,385,373)
     3,742,385,373   
 
Commercial Paper — Variable Rate — 1.3%
Morgan
                    45,500,000              4.95              11/17/06              45,500,000   
Stanley
                    24,400,000              4.95              12/01/06              24,400,000   
Skandinaviska
                    100,000,000              4.97              11/28/06              99,997,102   
Enskilda Banken
                                                                         
Total Commercial Paper — Variable Rate
(Cost $169,897,102)
     169,897,102   
 
Time Deposits — 2.8%
SunTrust Bank,
                    351,721,000              4.83              05/01/06              351,721,000   
Cayman
                                                                         
Total Time Deposits
(Cost $351,721,000)
     351,721,000   
 
Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Collateralized Advancements — 8.5%
$250,000,000
              
Barclays Capital Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.93% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $255,000,000, 0% – 9.46% due from 04/17/09 to 03/15/37.
       $ 250,000,000   
175,000,000
              
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $182,000,000, 4.25% – 8.13% due from 11/15/09 to 09/15/14.
          175,000,000   
300,000,000
              
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.94% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $306,000,000, 0% – 7.25% due from 10/15/27 to 10/12/38.
          300,000,000   
100,000,000
              
Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.95% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $102,000,000, 7.13% – 9.98% due from 06/30/08 to 11/01/31.
          100,000,000   
150,000,000
              
Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.98% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $156,000,000, 0% – 15.00% due from 11/15/05 to 12/15/15.
          150,000,000   
100,000,000
              
Goldman Sachs & Company, purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 5.00% to 05/01/06, collaterlized by corporate obligations with an aggregate value of $104,000,000, 0% – 12.50% due from 08/01/07 to 06/15/32.
          100,000,000   
 
Total Collateralized Advancements
(Cost $1,075,000,000)
                    1,075,000,000   
 
Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Repurchase Agreements — 2.2%
$75,000,000
              
Credit Suisse, LLC, purchased on 04/28/06 to
yield 4.76% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $75,029,750, collateralized by U.S. Treasury STRIPS 4.85% – 5.42% due from 02/15/08 to 11/15/23.
       $     75,000,000   
200,000,000
              
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., purchased on 04/28/06 to yield 4.78% to 05/01/06, repurchase price of $200,079,667, collateralized by Freddie Mac 4.50% – 5.625% due from 03/15/11 to 01/15/14, FHLB 3.40% – 3.50% due from 03/28/07 to 05/15/07 and Fannie Mae 5.00%
due 09/14/07.
          200,000,000   
 
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $275,000,000)
                    275,000,000   
Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost $12,553,725,357)
                    12,546,834,137   
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.4%
                    53,319,853   
Net Assets
                 $ 12,600,153,990   
 
  Note — Costs for federal income tax purposes are the same as those shown above.
At April 30, 2006, net unrealized depreciation amounted to $6,891,220 and is comprised of $194,103 in appreciation and $7,085,323 in depreciation.

*
  Commercial Paper and some U.S. Government and Agency Issues are traded on a discount basis; the interest rate shown is the discount rate paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity; the rates shown are the rates in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate instruments, the next date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation.

(a)
  Restricted securities — Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

  Additional information on each holding is as follows:

Security
 
         Acquisition
Date
 
     Cost
 
 
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co.
                                         
4.92%, 10/02/06
                    10/03/05           $ 45,000,000   
Goldman Sachs Group
                                         
4.99%, 10/10/06
                    01/17/06           $ 25,000,000   
Hartford Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.90%, 05/01/06
                    05/02/05           $ 80,000,000   
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.97%, 08/18/06
                    07/18/05           $ 30,000,000   
Monumental Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.97%, 11/16/06
                    11/17/05           $ 40,000,000   
4.99%, 04/24/07
                    04/28/06           $ 130,000,000   
5.16%, 05/24/07
                    04/28/06           $ 30,000,000   
New York Life Insurance Co.
                                         
4.89%, 05/26/06
                    05/27/05           $ 45,000,000   
4.93%, 10/18/06
                    10/19/05           $ 35,000,000   
4.92%, 11/16/06
                    11/17/05           $ 40,000,000   
United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.
                                                 
5.07%, 04/30/07
                    04/27/06           $ 100,000,000   
 
  The fund invested in securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $600,000,000 or 4.8% of net assets.

(b)
  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $1,083,189,139 or 8.6% of net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006



Master Institutional Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                         
Investments in securities subject to repurchase agreements
                 $ 275,000,000                   
Investments in other marketable securities
                    12,271,834,137                   
Total investments, at value
(identified cost $12,553,725,357) (Note 1a)
  $ 12,546,834,137   
Cash
     18,954,299   
Interest receivable
     34,944,607   
Total assets
     12,600,733,043   
 
Liabilities:
                                         
Advisory fee payable (Note 2)
     525,315   
Accrued expenses
     53,738   
Total liabilities
     579,053   
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests
  $ 12,600,153,990   
Sources of Net Assets:
                                         
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 12,607,045,210   
Net unrealized depreciation
     (6,891,220 )  
Total
  $ 12,600,153,990   
 


Master Institutional Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                         
Interest and discount earned
  $ 414,377,232   
 
Expenses:
                                         
Investment advisory fee (Note 2)
     5,208,262   
Accounting and custodian services
     221,465   
Dividend and transfer agency fees
     60,000   
Total expense
     5,489,727   
Net investment income
     408,887,505   
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
                                         
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                 $ 124,988                       
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (2,947,091 )                      
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments
     (2,822,103 )  
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 406,065,402   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
   



   
2006
   
2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
                                         
 
Operations:
                                         
Net investment income
                 $ 408,887,505           $ 195,742,696   
Net realized gain from investment transactions
                    124,988              80,772   
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
                    (2,947,091 )             (4,167,531 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    406,065,402              191,655,937   
 
Capital Transactions:
                                         
Contributions from feeders
                    12,614,652,561              13,225,527,857   
Withdrawals from feeders
                    (9,815,463,887 )             (14,625,457,769 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
                    2,799,188,674              (1,399,929,912 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                    3,205,254,076              (1,208,273,975 )  
 
Net Assets:
                                         
Beginning of year
                    9,394,899,914              10,603,173,889   
End of year
                 $ 12,600,153,990           $ 9,394,899,914   
 


Master Institutional Fund
Supplementary Data


 
         Year Ended April 30,
   



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets
                    .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %(1)
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
                    3.93 %             1.87 %             1.14 %             1.71 %             1.81 %(1)  
Net Assets, end of period (000)
                 $ 12,600,154           $ 9,394,900           $ 10,603,174           $ 11,662,227           $ 12,840,286   
 
(1)
  On an annualized basis.

*
  Commencement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Alabama — 2.3%
$7,500,000
              
Athens-Limestone County Health Care Auth VRDN 3.83% due 05/01/2015 (a)
       $ 7,500,000   
1,470,000
              
Birmingham, Alabama Public Parks & Recreation Board Rev (YMCA Project) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2016 (a)
          1,470,000   
4,795,000
              
Birmingham, Alabama Waterworks & Sewer Board (Water & Sewer Rev Floaters — Series 947) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)
          4,795,000   
30,000,000
              
Columbia, Alabama IDB Rev (Alabama Power Co.) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2021 (a)
          30,000,000   
21,540,000
              
Columbia, Alabama IDB Rev (Alabama Power Co. Project — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 05/01/2022 (a)
          21,540,000   
35,000,000
              
Decatur, Alabama IDB Rev VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2036 (a)
          35,000,000   
7,040,000
              
Homewood, Alabama Medical Clinic Board Lease Rev (Lakeshore Foundation Project) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2024 (a)
          7,040,000   
 
              
Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Rev VRDN:
                   
30,000,000
              
(Series C-3) 3.82% due 02/01/2040 (a)
          30,000,000   
20,000,000
              
(Series C-4) 3.82% due 02/01/2040 (a)
          20,000,000   
93,600,000
              
(Series C-6) 3.83% due 02/01/2040 (a)
          93,600,000   
3,620,000
              
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Educational Bldg Auth Rev (American Christian Education) VRDN 3.85% due 01/01/2023 (a)
          3,620,000   
6,700,000
              
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama IDA Solid Waste Disposal Rev VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2020 (a)
          6,700,000   
 
              
University of Alabama General Rev VRDN:
                   
4,775,000
              
(Putters — Series 477) 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b)
          4,775,000   
15,915,000
              
(Series C) 3.82% due 07/01/2034 (a)
          15,915,000   
44,490,000
              
West Jefferson, Alabama IDB PCR (Alabama Power Co. Project) DDN 3.80% due 06/01/2028 (a)
          44,490,000   
Alaska — 1.0%
44,000,000
              
Alaska IDA Rev (ROCS RR II R 320) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2034 (a)(b)
          44,000,000   
7,400,000
              
Alaska Municipal Board Auth (ROCS RR II R 7525) VRDN 3.43% due 05/01/2024 (a)(b)
          7,400,000   
4,135,000
              
Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. (Merlots — A-08) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2025 (a)
          4,135,000   
20,000,000
              
Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. (Veterans Mortgage Program) VRDN 3.42% due 12/01/2006 (a)
          20,000,000   
8,050,000
              
Alaska State International Airports Rev (ROCS RR II R 527) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b)
          8,050,000   
4,985,000
              
Anchorage, Alaska (ROCS RR II R 6034) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b)
          4,985,000   
 
              
Valdez, Alaska Marine Term Rev (Philips Project) FXRDN:
                   
27,000,000
              
(Series A) 3.00% due 06/01/2006
          27,000,083   
18,375,000
              
(Series B) 3.00% due 06/01/2006
          18,375,000   
11,360,000
              
Valdez, Alaska Marine Term Rev (Pipelines Project) DDN 3.81% due 06/01/2037 (a)
          11,360,000   
 
                                                 
Arizona — 1.6%
2,620,000
              
Arizona State University Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 694) VRDN 3.84% due
09/01/2012 (a)(b)
          2,620,000   
 
                                                 
Arizona — (concluded)
$23,000,000
              
Maricopa County, Arizona IDA Health Facilities Rev (Putters — Series 420) VRDN 3.86% due 01/01/2010 (a)(b)
       $ 23,000,000   
36,498,000
              
Maricopa County, Arizona IDA S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1165) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2006 (a)(b)
          36,498,000   
5,190,000
              
Mesa, Arizona Utility System Rev (Putters — Series 960) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,190,000   
53,935,000
              
Morgan Keegan Municipal Products Inc. (Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 02/02/2009 (a)(b)
          53,935,000   
4,675,000
              
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Corp. Excise Tax (Macon Trust — Series L) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2041 (a)(b)
          4,675,000   
 
              
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Corp. Distribution Rev VRDN:
                   
6,000,000
              
(Putters — Series 1306) 3.87% due 01/01/2026 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   
6,800,000
              
(Series Z-11) 3.87% due 05/08/2034 (a)(b)
          6,800,000   
89,768,611
              
Phoenix, Arizona IDA S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.83% due 05/01/2006
          89,768,611   
Arkansas — 1.2%
7,000,000
              
Arkansas State Development Finance Auth Environmental Facilities Rev (Teris LLC Project) VRDN 3.85% due 03/01/2021 (a)
          7,000,000   
3,750,000
              
Arkansas State Development Finance Auth M/F Housing Rev (Chapel Ridge — Series C) VRDN 3.90% due 05/01/2031 (a)
          3,750,000   
70,682,174
              
Arkansas State Development Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.87% due 09/01/2006
          70,682,174   
40,821,000
              
Arkansas State Development Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1139) VRDN 3.87% due 02/01/2008 (a)(b)
          40,821,000   
 
              
Eclipse Funding Trust (Solar Eclipse — University of Arkansas) VRDN:
                   
5,000,000
              
(2006-0026) 3.83% due 11/01/2034 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
7,335,000
              
(2006-0046) 3.83% due 03/01/2036 (a)(b)
          7,335,000   
16,806,000
              
Morgan Keegan Municipal Product Inc. Various States Trust Rcpts (Arkansas Development Finance Auth S/F) VRDN 3.90% due 09/01/2006 (a)(b)
          16,806,000   
10,000,000
              
North Little Rock, Arkansas Health Facilities Board Rev (Baptist Health — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2021 (a)
          10,000,000   
6,650,000
              
Pulaski County, Arkansas Public Facilities Board M/F Rev (Chapel Ridge — South West) VRDN 3.88% due 10/01/2034 (a)
          6,650,000   
California — 0.8%
20,000,000
              
Access To Loans For Leasing Student Loan Corp. California Rev (Student Loan Program — Series V-A-2) VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2040 (a)
          20,000,000   
15,145,000
              
California State Department of Water Reservoir (Series F-3) DDN 3.80% due 05/01/2022 (a)
          15,145,000   
12,170,000
              
California State RAN 4.50% due 06/30/2006
          12,199,428   
8,095,000
              
California State (Merlots — B-45) VRDN 3.81% due 10/01/2029 (a)(b)
          8,095,000   
6,575,000
              
Desert, California Community College (Merlots — Series D-02) VRDN 3.81% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b)
          6,575,000   
32,920,844
              
Los Angles, California S/F Home Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.10% due 12/01/2006
          32,920,844   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 35


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
                                                 
California — (concluded)
$10,370,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates — California City & County Airports (Series 2001-136) DDN 3.80% due 12/06/2018 (a)(b)
       $ 10,370,000   
Colorado — 2.0%
3,800,000
              
Arvada, Colorado Water Enterprise Rev VRDN 3.55% due 11/01/2020 (a)
          3,800,000   
7,305,000
              
Colorado Department of Transportation Rev (Putters — Series 318) VRDN 3.84%
due 06/15/2015 (a)(b)
          7,305,000   
11,680,000
              
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (Charolette Jewish LLC Project — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2035 (a)
          11,680,000   
31,000,000
              
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (National Jewish Board Program) VRDN 3.81% due 12/01/2034 (a)
          31,000,000   
15,000,000
              
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth Rev (Student Housing — Fuller Project) VRDN 3.89% due 08/01/2035 (a)
          15,000,000   
2,475,000
              
Colorado Health Facilities Auth Rev (Christian Living Campus — Series C) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2037 (a)
          2,475,000   
5,295,000
              
Colorado State Board of Governors University Enterprise System Rev (Putters — Series 926) VRDN 3.55% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,295,000   
5,535,000
              
Denver, Colorado City & County Airport (Merlots — Series A-61) VRDN 3.87% due 11/15/2012 (a)(b)
          5,535,000   
 
              
Denver, Colorado City & County Airport Rev VRDN:
                   
19,644,800
              
(Series A) 4.75% due 10/25/2008 (a)
          19,644,800   
415,400
              
(Series A) 4.75% due 10/25/2008 (a)
          415,400   
28,700,000
              
(Series B) 3.87% due 11/15/2024 (a)
          28,700,000   
27,400,000
              
(Series C) 3.88% due 11/15/2025 (a)
          27,398,630   
 
              
E-470 Public Highway Auth Colorado Rev VRDN:
                   
2,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series 997) 3.87%
due 03/01/2036 (a)(b)
          2,000,000   
100,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1064) 3.87% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b)
          100,000   
1,635,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1064) 3.87% due 09/01/2029 (a)(b)
          1,635,000   
15,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series Z-13) 3.87% due 05/11/2027 (a)(b)
          15,000,000   
 
              
El Paso County, Colorado Certificate Partnership VRDN:
                   
9,115,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 1050) 3.84% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b)
          9,115,000   
7,925,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 2002) 3.84% due 12/01/2019 (a)(b)
          7,925,000   
1,738,000
              
El Paso County, Colorado S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1136) VRDN 3.87% due 1/01/2008 (a)(b)
          1,738,000   
4,365,000
              
Erie, Colorado Certificate Partnership VRDN 3.85% due 11/01/2035 (a)
          4,365,000   
5,300,000
              
Goldsmith Metropolitan District Colorado VRDN 4.00% due 12/01/2034 (a)
          5,300,000   
11,410,000
              
Jefferson County, Colorado School District (ROCS RR II R 6048) VRDN 3.45% due 12/15/2012 (a)(b)
          11,410,000   
13,250,000
              
Park Creek Metropolitan District Colorado Rev (Series S) VRDN 3.84% due 06/02/2008 (a)
          13,250,000   
6,785,000
              
Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Rev (Series 679) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2010 (a)
          6,785,000   
 
Colorado — (concluded)
$4,220,000
              
Summit County, Colorado School District (Putters — Series 646) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b)
       $ 4,220,000   
15,940,000
              
Traer Creek, Colorado Metropolitan District Rev VRDN 3.83% due 10/01/2021 (a)
          15,940,000   
 
              
University of Colorado Enterprise Systems Rev VRDN:
                   
4,620,000
              
(Eagle 720050046 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2030 (a)(b)
          4,620,000   
6,990,000
              
(Putters — Series 862) 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b)
          6,990,000   
10,450,000
              
Westminster, Colorado EDA Rev (North Huron Urban Renewal) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2028 (a)
          10,450,000   
Delaware — 0.4%
53,701,314
              
Goldman Sachs Pool Trust Delaware (Floaters — Series 2005-1) VRDN 3.93% due 06/02/2012 (a)(b)
          53,701,314   
District of Columbia — 1.5%
 
              
District of Columbia VRDN:
                   
34,870,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-05) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)(b)
          34,870,000   
31,775,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-06) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)(b)
          31,775,000   
5,390,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-13) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)(b)
          5,390,000   
5,780,000
              
(Putters — Series 895) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,780,000   
4,320,000
              
District of Columbia Rev (Washington Very SPL Arts) VRDN 3.90% due 01/01/2027 (a)
          4,320,000   
 
              
District of Columbia Rev Bond (American National Red Cross — Series 2000) CP:
                   
40,100,000
              
3.21% due 05/04/2006
          40,100,000   
40,000,000
              
3.21% due 05/05/2006
          40,000,000   
22,600,000
              
Metropolitan Washington D. C. Airports Auth Systems Rev (Eagle 20060009 CL-A) VRDN 3.88% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b)
          22,600,000   
20,095,000
              
Washington D. C. Convention Center Auth Dedicated Tax Rev (Floater Certificates — Series 539) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b)
          20,095,000   
Florida — 7.0%
7,225,000
              
Bay County, Florida Water System Rev (ROCS RR II R 3037) VRDN 3.43% due 09/01/2022 (a)(b)
          7,225,000   
5,000,000
              
Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Wuesthoff Health System Inc. Project) VRDN 3.80% due 01/01/2034 (a)
          5,000,000   
30,150,000
              
Broward County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Nova Southeastern — Series C) VRDN 3.79% due 04/01/20024 (a)
          30,150,000   
16,220,000
              
Broward County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (John Knox Village Project) DDN 3.85% due 09/01/2032 (a)
          16,220,000   
6,145,000
              
Duval County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership (Floaters — Series 1246) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2025 (a)(b)
          6,145,000   
21,305,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0008 (Solar Eclipse — Volusia County School Board Certificate Partnership) VRDN 3.83% due 08/01/2013 (a)(b)
          21,305,000   
 
              
Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Azalea Trace Inc.) DDN:
                   
10,630,000
              
(Series A) 3.83% due 11/15/2015 (a)
          10,630,000   
25,395,000
              
(Series B) 3.83% due 11/15/2029 (a)
          25,395,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Florida — (continued)
$16,433,000
              
Florida Local Government Finance Community Pool Loan Program (Series B) CP 3.70% due 07/14/2006
       $ 16,433,000   
36,975,000
              
Florida State (Merlots — Series A-22) VRDN 3.35% due 07/01/2027 (a)(b)
          36,975,000   
7,420,000
              
Florida State Board of Education (Putters — Series 473) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2011 (a)(b)
          7,420,000   
 
              
Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay VRDN:
                   
4,900,000
              
(Eagle 20030025 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2018 (a)(b)
          4,900,000   
4,500,000
              
(Eagle 720050057 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b)
          4,500,000   
10,100,000
              
Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay Municipal Security Trust Rcpts (Series 138) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2032 (a)(b)
          10,100,000   
 
              
Florida State Board of Education Public Education Municipal Securities Trust VRDN:
                   
44,080,000
              
(Series SGA 102) 3.82% due 06/01/2029 (a)(b)
          44,080,000   
10,900,000
              
(Series SGB 63-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b)
          10,900,000   
2,920,000
              
FSU Financial Assistance Inc., Florida Educational Athletic Facilities Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGB 44-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2031 (a)(b)
          2,920,000   
5,000,000
              
Highlands County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Adventist Health System — Series C) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2021 (a)
          5,000,000   
6,600,000
              
Hillsborough County, Florida Housing Finance Auth M/F Rev (Meridian Pointe Apartments Projects) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2037 (a)
          6,600,000   
 
              
Jacksonville, Florida Economic Development Common Health Care Facilities Rev VRDN:
                   
14,385,000
              
3.79% due 10/01/2015 (a)
          14,385,000   
20,300,000
              
3.79% due 10/01/2025 (a)
          20,300,000   
 
              
Jacksonville, Florida PCR (Florida Power & Light — Series A) CP:
                   
14,600,000
              
3.27% due 05/03/2006
          14,600,000   
35,960,000
              
3.25% due 05/04/2006
          35,960,000   
4,595,000
              
Jacksonville, Florida Sales Tax Rev (Merlots — Series B-26) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b)
          4,595,000   
10,500,000
              
Jacksonville, Florida Health Facilities Auth Hospital Rev (Series A) DDN 3.67% due 08/15/2033 (a)
          10,500,000   
5,470,000
              
Jea, Florida Water & Sewer Systems Rev (Putters — Series 805) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b)
          5,470,000   
 
              
Lee County, Florida Hospital Board Directors Rev (Member Health System) DDN:
                   
32,500,000
              
(Series A) 3.85% due 04/01/2025 (a)
          32,500,000   
55,605,000
              
(Series B) 3.85% due 04/01/2027 (a)
          55,605,000   
16,490,000
              
Lee County, Florida IDA Health Care Facilities Rev (Hope Hospice Project) DDN 3.79% due 10/01/2023 (a)
          16,490,000   
6,430,000
              
Lee County, Florida Transportation Facilities Rev (Floaters — 1247) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b)
          6,430,000   
12,000,000
              
Leesburg, Florida Hospital Rev (The Villages Regional Hospital Project) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2036 (a)
          12,000,000   
 
Florida — (concluded)
$3,100,000
              
Miami-Dade County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 534) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2011 (a)(b)
       $ 3,100,000   
 
              
Miami-Dade County, Florida Special Obligation VRDN:
                   
7,960,000
              
(Series Z-9) 3.87% due 04/17/2015 (a)(b)
          7,960,000   
325,000
              
(Series Z-9) 3.87% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b)
          325,000   
1,640,000
              
(Series Z-12) 3.87% due 05/15/2015 (a)(b)
          1,640,000   
 
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A) DDN:
                   
35,955,000
              
(Series 2001-115) 3.82% due 01/15/2015 (a)(b)
          35,955,000   
8,155,000
              
(Series 2001-131) 3.82% due 08/04/2016 (a)(b)
          8,155,000   
9,695,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A — Series 2001-161) Florida State Board Education Capital Outlay VRDN 3.82% due 01/30/2019 (a)(b)
          9,695,000   
13,315,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Class A — Series 2001-160) Florida State Board Education Lottery VRDN 3.82% due 05/06/2010 (a)(b)
          13,315,000   
 
              
Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
30,590,000
              
(Floaters — Series 531) 3.84% due 11/15/2021 (a)(b)
          30,590,000   
14,550,000
              
(Floaters — Series 830) 3.84% due 11/15/2022 (a)(b)
          14,550,000   
13,500,000
              
Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Presbyterian Retirement — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2028 (a)
          13,500,000   
 
              
Orange County, Florida School Board Certificate Partnership VRDN:
                   
3,780,000
              
(Putters — Series 560) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b)
          3,780,000   
3,500,000
              
(Putters — Series 738) 3.84% due 02/01/2013 (a)(b)
          3,500,000   
49,835,000
              
Palm Beach County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Bethesda Healthcare System Project) DDN 3.79% due 12/01/2031 (a)
          49,835,000   
6,270,000
              
Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth Florida Rev (Eagle 20060033 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a)
          6,270,000   
29,900,000
              
Pinellas County, Florida Health Facilities Auth Rev (Bayfront Projects) DDN 3.79% due 07/01/2034 (a)
          29,900,000   
6,300,000
              
Polk County, Florida IDA IDR (Lifepath Hospice Project) VRDN 3.80% due 08/01/2028 (a)
          6,300,000   
204,985,000
              
Saint Lucie County, Florida PCR (Florida Power & Light Co. Project) DDN 3.81% due 09/01/2028 (a)
          204,985,000   
7,375,000
              
Tallahassee, Florida Energy System Rev (Eagle 20060018 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a)(b)
          7,375,000   
14,300,000
              
Tampa, Florida Sports Auth Rev Municipal Securities Rcpts (Series SGA 61) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2027 (a)(b)
          14,300,000   
2,995,000
              
Volusia County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Putters — Series 886) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b)
          2,995,000   
5,645,000
              
Volusia County, Florida Educational Facilities Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 440) VRDN 3.85% due 10/15/2035 (a)(b)
          5,645,000   
3,490,000
              
West Palm Beach Florida Utilities Systems Rev (Floaters — Series 972) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2034 (a)(b)
          3,490,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 37


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Georgia — 2.8%
$4,620,000
              
Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev VRDN 3.90% due 09/01/2020 (a)
       $ 4,620,000   
16,600,000
              
Appling County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Power Co. Hatch Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2029 (a)
          16,600,000   
20,400,000
              
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia University Government Development Auth Rev (University of Georgia Athletic Assn Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2031 (a)
          20,400,000   
5,190,000
              
Atlanta, Georgia Airport Passenger Facilities Charge Rev (Floaters — Series 1283) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b)
          5,190,000   
14,690,000
              
Atlanta, Georgia Development Auth Student Housing Rev (Putters — Series 1046) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2013 (a)(b)
          14,690,000   
17,500,000
              
Atlanta, Georgia Tax Allocation (Atlantic Station) VRDN 3.90% due 12/01/2024 (a)
          17,500,000   
 
              
Atlanta, Georgia Urban Residential Finance Auth M/F Rev VRDN:
                   
7,000,000
              
(Lindbergh City Center Apartments) 3.87% due 11/01/2044 (a)
          7,000,000   
7,000,000
              
(M Street Apartments Project) 3.87% due 03/01/2043 (a)
          7,000,000   
 
              
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev VRDN:
                   
24,750,000
              
(Eagle 20060094 CL-A) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b)
          24,750,000   
11,660,000
              
(Eagle 720050009 CL-A) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b)
          11,660,000   
7,685,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1273) 3.84% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b)
          7,685,000   
5,260,000
              
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev (Floating Rate Trust Rcpts — Series K-2) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2043 (a)(b)
          5,260,000   
3,000,000
              
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGA 145) VRDN 3.85% due 11/01/2033 (a)(b)
          3,000,000   
12,090,000
              
Burke County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Oglethorpe Power Corp. — Series B) DDN
3.79% due 01/01/2020 (a)
          12,090,000   
10,000,000
              
Clayton County, Georgia Development Auth Facilities Rev (Delta Airlines — Series C) VRDN 3.93% due 05/01/2035 (a)
          10,000,000   
9,150,000
              
Cobb County, Georgia Housing Auth M/F Housing Rev (Walton Reserve Apartments Project) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a)
          9,150,000   
9,905,000
              
Colquitt County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2023 (a)
          9,905,000   
16,425,000
              
Crisp County, Georgia Solid Waste Management Auth Rev VRDN 4.22% due 01/01/2023 (a)
          16,425,000   
13,000,000
              
Dekalb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Dekalb Medical Center Inc. Project) VRDN 3.80% due 09/01/2035 (a)
          13,000,000   
22,955,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — State of Georgia (Series 991001) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2017 (a)(b)
          22,955,000   
5,395,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0024 (Solar Eclipse — Atlanta Georgia Development Auth) VRDN 3.83% due 09/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,395,000   
 
Georgia — (concluded)
$10,080,000
              
Floyd County, Georgia Development Auth PCR (Power Co. Hammond Project) DDN 3.79% due 09/01/2026 (a)
       $ 10,080,000   
 
              
Fulton County, Georgia Development Auth VRDN:
                   
8,000,000
              
(Shepherd Center Inc. Project) 3.80% due 09/01/2035 (a)
          8,000,000   
7,200,000
              
(Siemens Energy Inc. Project) 3.80% due 12/15/2014 (a)
          7,200,000   
1,645,000
              
Fulton County, Georgia Water & Sewer Rev (Eagle 720050005 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b)
          1,645,000   
3,365,000
              
Gainsville & Hall County, Georgia Development Auth Rev (Atex Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 09/01/2023 (a)
          3,365,000   
 
              
Gainsville & Hall County, Georgia Development Auth Rev (Senior Living Facilities — Lanier) DDN:
                   
4,315,000
              
(Series A) 3.83% due 11/15/2010 (a)
          4,315,000   
4,150,000
              
(Series C) 3.83% due 11/15/2030 (a)
          4,150,000   
 
              
Georgia State Local Government Certificate Partnership (Macon Trust — Series 2002-0) VRDN:
                   
4,515,000
              
3.88% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b)
          4,515,000   
4,515,000
              
3.88% due 06/01/2028 (a)(b)
          4,515,000   
2,765,000
              
Gwinnett County, Georgia Development Auth Certificate Partnership (ROCS RR II R 6009) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2021 (a)(b)
          2,765,000   
 
              
Gwinnett County, Georgia Development Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
3,680,000
              
(Barcoview LLC Project) 3.95% due 07/01/2018 (a)
          3,680,000   
5,000,000
              
(Wesleyan School Inc. Project) 3.80% due 09/01/2025 (a)
          5,000,000   
39,795,000
              
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Central Georgia Health) DDN 3.79% due 05/01/2030 (a)
          39,795,000   
25,000,000
              
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Hospital Auth Rev (Medical Center — Central Georgia) VRDN 3.79% due 08/01/2035 (a)
          25,000,000   
19,950,000
              
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth Georgia Sales Tax Rev (Putters — Series 312) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2021 (a)(b)
          19,950,000   
9,405,000
              
Private Colleges & Universities Auth Rev (Mercer University Project) VRDN 3.89% due 10/01/2032 (a)
          9,405,000   
1,740,000
              
Thomaston-Upson County, Georgia IDA Rev (Thomaston Manufacturing Project) VRDN 3.95% due 12/01/2011 (a)
          1,740,000   
Hawaii —  0.3%
 
              
Hawaii State VRDN:
                   
14,300,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6062) 3.84% due 03/01/2026 (a)(b)
          14,300,000   
1,985,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6504) 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b)
          1,985,000   
15,000,000
              
Hawaii State Development Budget & Financial Rev (Putters — Series 834) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2009 (a)(b)
          15,000,000   
 
              
Honolulu Hawaii City & County VRDN:
                   
7,500,000
              
(Eagle 720050052 CL-A) 3.84% due 07/01/2024 (a)(b)
          7,500,000   
3,072,500
              
(Floaters — Series 1115) 3.84% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b)
          3,072,500   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Idaho — 0.1%
$4,250,000
              
Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Nonprofit Facilities Rev (Albertson College Project) VRDN 3.81% due 11/01/2021 (a)
       $ 4,250,000   
6,050,000
              
Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Rev (Balmoral Apartments Project) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2032 (a)
          6,050,000   
1,145,000
              
Madison, Idaho EDC IDR (Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 08/01/2012 (a)
          1,145,000   
Illinois — 8.9%
2,015,000
              
Aurora, Illinois IDR (Aztech Engineering Inc. Project) VRDN 4.00% due 10/01/2018 (a)
          2,015,000   
24,082,500
              
Aurora, Illinois Kane Dupage County & Springfield Illinois Sangamon County S/F (Floaters — Series 1021) VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2006 (a)(b)
          24,082,500   
 
              
Aurora, Illinois S/F Mortgage Rev VRDN:
                   
57,730,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1152) 3.87% due 06/01/2040 (a)(b)
          57,730,000   
5,288,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1154) 3.87% due 06/01/2040 (a)(b)
          5,288,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois VRDN:
                   
4,800,000
              
(Eagle 20030006 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2042 (a)(b)
          4,800,000   
5,745,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1067) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b)
          5,745,000   
3,380,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1110) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b)
          3,380,000   
19,700,000
              
(Putters — Series 1277) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          19,700,000   
13,200,000
              
(Putters — Series 1278) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          13,200,000   
6,500,000
              
(Putters — Series 1287) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          6,500,000   
15,605,000
              
(Putters — Series 1288) 3.84% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          15,605,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois Board Education VRDN:
                   
2,360,000
              
(Eagle 720050058 CL-A) 3.84% due 12/01/2031 (a)(b)
          2,360,000   
5,050,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1063) 3.90% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b)
          5,050,000   
3,300,000
              
(Floaters — Series Z-11) 3.87% due 11/12/2019 (a)(b)
          3,300,000   
11,435,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-15) 3.82% due 12/01/2027 (a)(b)
          11,435,000   
1,905,000
              
(Series Z-8) 3.87% due 10/28/2025 (a)(b)
          1,905,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois IDR VRDN:
                   
7,000,000
              
(Enterprise Center VIII Project) 3.88% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          7,000,000   
2,190,000
              
(Trendler Components Inc. Project) 3.92% due 11/01/2017 (a)
          2,190,000   
8,000,000
              
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Facilities Rev (O’Hare Technical Center II Project) VRDN 3.88% due 03/01/2037 (a)
          8,000,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Rev VRDN:
                   
31,900,000
              
(Eagle 20060020 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b)
          31,900,000   
6,200,000
              
(Eagle 20060056 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b)
          6,200,000   
31,680,000
              
(Eagle 720053025 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/03/2033 (a)(b)
          31,680,000   
5,215,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1284) 3.84% due 01/01/2033 (a)(b)
          5,215,000   
 
Illinois — (continued)
$5,300,000
              
(Merlots — Series D-12) 3.82% due 01/01/2025 (a)(b)
       $ 5,300,000   
7,440,000
              
(Putters — Series 670) 3.87% due 01/01/2012 (a)(b)
          7,440,000   
2,500,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 239) 3.88% due 01/01/2022 (a)(b)
          2,500,000   
10,900,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 494) 3.84% due 01/01/2026 (a)(b)
          10,900,000   
5,000,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 522) 3.84% due 01/01/2023 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois Park District VRDN:
                   
7,070,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-61) 3.82% due 01/01/2021 (a)(b)
          7,070,000   
11,415,000
              
(Putters — Series 521) 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b)
          11,415,000   
2,890,000
              
(Putters — Series 974) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          2,890,000   
22,470,000
              
Chicago, Illinois Sales Tax Rev (Merlots — Series AAA) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2034 (a)
          22,470,000   
3,900,000
              
Chicago, Illinois Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Rev (Groot Industries Inc. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 12/01/2015 (a)
          3,900,000   
 
              
Chicago, Illinois Wastewater Transmission Rev VRDN:
                   
10,050,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-125) 3.82% due 01/01/2030 (a)(b)
          10,050,000   
2,380,000
              
(Series O) 3.84% due 01/01/2030 (a)
          2,380,000   
 
              
Cook County, Illinois VRDN:
                   
3,575,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-11) 3.82% due 11/15/2025 (a)(b)
          3,575,000   
2,400,000
              
(Putters — Series 559) 3.84% due 05/15/2012 (a)(b)
          2,400,000   
6,270,000
              
(Putters — Series 566) 3.84% due 11/15/2012 (a)(b)
          6,270,000   
1,925,000
              
Des Plaines, Illinois IDR (414 East Golf Road LLC Project) VRDN 3.95% due 05/01/2017 (a)
          1,925,000   
10,840,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Series 02-6002) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2022 (a)(b)
          10,840,000   
 
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Metropolitan Pier & Exposition (Series 02-6001) VRDN:
                   
5,000,000
              
3.84% due 12/15/2028 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
6,150,000
              
3.84% due 06/15/2042 (a)(b)
          6,150,000   
15,170,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0005 (Solar Eclipse — Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Rev VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          15,170,000   
4,000,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0006 (Solar Eclipse — Illinois State) VRDN 3.83% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b)
          4,000,000   
15,595,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0007 (Solar Eclipse — Springfield, Illinois Electric Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2030 (a)(b)
          15,595,000   
2,425,000
              
Elgin, Illinois IDR (Starro Precision Products Inc.) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          2,425,000   
2,440,000
              
Illinois Development Finance Auth IDR (Design Automotive LLC Project) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2011 (a)
          2,440,000   
 
              
Illinois Development Finance Auth Rev (Palos Community Hospital) VRDN:
                   
12,000,000
              
3.83% due 11/15/2011 (a)
          12,000,000   
10,000,000
              
3.83% due 09/01/2015 (a)
          10,000,000   
45,700,000
              
3.83% due 11/15/2024 (a)
          45,700,000   
1,795,000
              
Illinois Development Finance Auth IDR (Rockford College Project) VRDN 3.90% due 02/01/2021 (a)
          1,795,000   
 
              
Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Art Institute of Chicago) VRDN:
                   
28,250,000
              
3.83% due 03/01/2027 (a)
          28,250,000   
23,250,000
              
3.87% due 03/01/2027 (a)
          23,250,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 39


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Illinois — (continued)
$13,800,000
              
Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Concordia University River Project) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2031 (a)
       $ 13,800,000   
9,600,000
              
Illinois Educational Facilities Auth Student Housing Rev (ITT State Street Corp. — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2033 (a)
          9,600,000   
 
              
Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Central Dupage Health) VRDN:
                   
12,500,000
              
(Series B) 3.81% due 11/01/2038 (a)
          12,500,000   
25,300,000
              
(Series C) 3.81% due 11/01/2038 (a)
          25,300,000   
7,000,000
              
Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Mercy Alliance Project) VRDN 3.82% due 02/15/2035 (a)
          7,000,000   
25,500,000
              
Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Northwestern Member — Series B-1) DDN 3.81% due 08/15/2038 (a)
          25,500,000   
9,900,000
              
Illinois Finance Auth Rev (Rest Haven Christian Service — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2034 (a)
          9,900,000   
 
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Central Dupage Health) DDN:
                   
46,025,000
              
(Series B) 3.83% due 11/01/2027 (a)
          46,025,000   
49,000,000
              
(Series C) 3.83% due 11/01/2027 (a)
          49,000,000   
 
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Northwestern Member Hospital) DDN:
                   
2,060,000
              
(Series B) 3.81% due 06/01/2032 (a)
          2,060,000   
58,040,000
              
(Series B) 3.81% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          58,040,000   
30,000,000
              
(Series C) 3.81% due 08/15/2032 (a)
          30,000,000   
16,695,000
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Memorial Health System) DDN 3.87% due 10/01/2022 (a)
          16,695,000   
12,275,000
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Palos Community Hospital — Series B) VRDN 3.83% due 12/01/2015 (a)
          12,275,000   
18,480,000
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Resurrection Health Care — Series B) VRDN 3.81% due 05/15/2035 (a)
          18,480,000   
10,000,000
              
Illinois Health Facilities Auth Rev (Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 10/01/2010 (a)
          10,000,000   
 
              
Illinois State VRDN:
                   
4,295,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-124) 3.82% due 11/01/2026 (a)(b)
          4,295,000   
4,975,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-05) 3.82% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b)
          4,975,000   
28,900,000
              
Illinois State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 103) VRDN 3.82% due 08/01/2024 (a)(b)
          28,900,000   
 
              
Illinois State Toll Highway Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
9,470,000
              
(Putters — Series 963) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          9,470,000   
6,965,000
              
(Putters — Series 1014) 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b)
          6,965,000   
7,430,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 4073) 3.84% due 01/01/2023 (a)(b)
          7,430,000   
 
              
Illinois Student Assistance Loan Rev (Series A) VRDN:
                   
2,800,000
              
3.90% due 09/01/2031 (a)
          2,800,000   
10,350,000
              
3.90% due 09/01/2032 (a)
          10,350,000   
17,500,000
              
3.90% due 09/01/2034 (a)
          17,500,000   
 
              
Lake County, Illinois Community School District VRDN:
                   
20,515,000
              
(Merlots — Series D-04) 3.82% due 11/01/2025 (a)(b)
          20,515,000   
 
Illinois — (concluded)
$5,800,000
              
(Putters — Series 329) 3.87% due 12/01/2014 (a)(b)
       $ 5,800,000   
2,160,000
              
Macon County, Illinois Rev (Millikin University) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2031 (a)
          2,160,000   
 
              
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Auth (Illinois Dedicated State Tax Rev) VRDN:
                   
3,500,000
              
(Eagle 20040030 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/15/2042 (a)(b)
          3,500,000   
755,000
              
(Floaters — Series Z-1) 3.87% due 10/08/2010 (a)(b)
          755,000   
6,245,000
              
(Floaters — Series Z-8) 3.87% due 12/24/2019 (a)(b)
          6,245,000   
2,600,000
              
(Floaters — Series Z-14) 3.87% due 12/30/2025 (a)(b)
          2,600,000   
18,005,000
              
(Series Z-5) 3.87% due 04/03/2034 (a)(b)
          18,005,000   
12,160,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Allegheny Co. Port Auth Rev Class A — Series 2001-121) VRDN 3.82% due 12/22/2009 (a)(b)
          12,160,000   
12,495,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Class A — Series 2001-124) VRDN 3.82% due 08/20/2014 (a)(b)
          12,495,000   
11,400,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Illinois Finance Auth Gas Light & Coke Co. — Series 2006-253) VRDN 3.85% due 05/12/2014 (a)(b)
          11,400,000   
9,500,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois Board of Education — Series 2005-237) VRDN 3.92% due 01/04/2024 (a)(b)
          9,500,000   
12,100,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Class A — Series 93) DDN 3.84% due 10/04/2012 (a)(b)
          12,100,000   
8,530,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates (Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport — Series 2005-248) VRDN 3.85% due 12/18/2013 (a)(b)
          8,530,000   
 
              
Regional Transportation Auth VRDN:
                   
2,950,000
              
(Eagle 720050003 CL-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2034 (a)(b)
          2,950,000   
2,895,000
              
(Eagle 720050028 Cl-A) 3.84% due 06/01/2027 (a)(b)
          2,895,000   
32,732,500
              
(Floaters — Series D-818) 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a)(b)
          32,732,500   
13,510,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-24) 3.82% due 07/01/2032 (a)(b)
          13,510,000   
4,910,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-41) 3.82% due 06/01/2017 (a)(b)
          4,910,000   
5,200,000
              
(Series O) 3.84% due 06/01/2033 (a)(b)
          5,200,000   
20,100,000
              
Romeoville, Illinois Rev (Lewis University) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2036 (a)
          20,100,000   
4,075,000
              
Southern Illinois University Rev (Putters — Series 562) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2012 (a)(b)
          4,075,000   
11,090,000
              
Springfield, Illinois Election Rev (Eagle 20060026 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2035 (a)(b)
          11,090,000   
11,205,000
              
Will County, Illinois Community School District (Floaters — Series Z-13) VRDN 3.87% due 11/09/2021 (a)(b)
          11,205,000   
12,905,000
              
Will County, Illinois M/F Housing Rev (Woodlands Crest Hill) VRDN 3.88% due 02/15/2031 (a)
          12,905,000   
7,735,000
              
Will County, Illinois School District (Putters — Series 993) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2018 (a)(b)
          7,735,000   
Indiana —  2.5%
1,155,000
              
Allen County, Indiana EDR (Waterfurnace International Inc.) VRDN 3.97% due 11/01/2014 (a)
          1,155,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Indiana — (continued)
$7,005,000
              
Anderson, Indiana School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1093) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b)
       $ 7,005,000   
6,305,000
              
Avon, Indiana 2000 Community Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1055) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b)
          6,305,000   
3,475,000
              
Baugo, Indiana School Bldg Corp. (Floaters — Series 676) VRDN 3.84% due 01/15/2010 (a)(b)
          3,475,000   
845,000
              
Bloomington, Indiana EDR (Bloomington Square Project) VRDN 4.05% due 12/01/2008 (a)
          845,000   
2,000,000
              
Crawfordsville, Indiana EDR Rev (Performance Master LLC Project) VRDN 3.98% due 10/01/2018 (a)
          2,000,000   
6,660,000
              
Crown Point, Indiana Multi-School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1056) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b)
          6,660,000   
1,720,000
              
Dearborn County, Indiana EDR (D& S Machine Products Inc.) VRDN 3.93% due 04/01/2018 (a)
          1,720,000   
5,000,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0015 (Solar Eclipse — Wayne Township Indiana Marion County School) VRDN 3.83% due 07/15/2014 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
3,480,000
              
Elkhart County, Indiana (Putters — Series 553) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b)
          3,480,000   
2,680,000
              
Elkhart County, Indiana EDR (Patriot Homes Inc. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 08/01/2012 (a)
          2,680,000   
6,555,000
              
Fort Wayne, Indiana EDR (Nemcomed Project) VRDN 3.92% due 11/01/2021 (a)
          6,555,000   
6,010,000
              
Greencastle, Indiana IDR (Crown Equipment Corp. Project) VRDN 3.89% due 02/01/2011 (a)
          6,010,000   
32,500,000
              
Indiana Bond Bank (Advance Funding Program) BAN 4.50% due 02/01/2007
          32,780,682   
15,000,000
              
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Auth Hospital Rev (Howard Regional Health System Project — Series A) DDN 3.87% due 01/01/2035 (a)
          15,000,000   
 
              
Indiana Health Facilities Auth Rev (Ascension Health Credit) FXRDN:
                   
8,000,000
              
(Series A-1) 2.74% due 07/03/2006
          8,000,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series A-3) 3.35% due 01/30/2007
          10,000,000   
8,700,000
              
Indiana Health Facilities Auth Rev (Margaret Mary Community Hospital — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2029 (a)
          8,700,000   
3,495,000
              
Indiana Municipal Power Agency (Power Supply System Rev — Floaters — Series 1108) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2032 (a)(b)
          3,495,000   
40,250,000
              
Indiana State Development Finance Environmental Rev (PSI Energy Inc. Project — Series B) VRDN 3.91% due 12/01/2038 (a)
          40,250,000   
8,760,000
              
Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev (Cathedral High) DDN 3.87% due 09/01/2026 (a)
          8,760,000   
1,850,000
              
Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev EDR (Indianapolis Urban League) VRDN 3.92% due 01/01/2020 (a)
          1,850,000   
19,520,000
              
Indiana State Development Finance Auth Rev IDR (Republic Service Inc. Project) DDN 3.84% due 12/01/2032 (a)
          19,520,000   
 
Indiana — (concluded)
 
              
Indiana State Development Finance Auth Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc.) VRDN:
                   
$12,500,000
              
(Series A) 3.85% due 10/01/2025 (a)
       $ 12,500,000   
7,000,000
              
(Series B) 3.85% due 10/01/2025 (a)
          7,000,000   
3,000,000
              
Indiana State Finance Auth EDR (Goodwill Industry Michiana — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2026 (a)
          3,000,000   
19,040,000
              
Indiana State Office Bldge Community Facilities Rev (Merlots — Series B-17) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b)
          19,040,000   
 
              
Indiana Transportation Finance Auth Highway Rev VRDN:
                   
2,336,500
              
(Floaters — Series 942-D) 3.84% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b)
          2,336,500   
1,995,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-21) 3.82% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b)
          1,995,000   
6,315,000
              
Indiana University Rev (ROCS RR II R 6508) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2021 (a)(b)
          6,315,000   
3,860,000
              
Indianapolis, Indiana EDR (New Bridges Airports Project) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2035 (a)
          3,860,000   
43,500,000
              
Indianapolis, Indiana Gas Utility Rev CP 3.40% due 05/01/2006
          43,500,000   
5,020,000
              
Indianapolis, Indiana Gas Utility Rev (Merlots — Series A-50) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,020,000   
4,000,000
              
Indianapolis, Indiana Local Public Bond Bank (Floaters — Series Z-7) VRDN 3.87% due 09/09/2019 (a)(b)
          4,000,000   
2,295,000
              
Kendallville, Indiana EDR (Bollhoff Rivut Project) VRDN 3.92% due 02/01/2025 (a)
          2,295,000   
8,100,000
              
Madison, Indiana EDR (Arvin Sango Inc. Project) VRDN 3.86% due 08/01/2017 (a)
          8,100,000   
8,215,000
              
Mount Vernon of Hancock County, Indiana Multi-School Bldg Corp. (ROCS RR II R 2197) VRDN 3.84% due 01/15/2023 (a)(b)
          8,215,000   
5,805,000
              
Noblesville, Indiana Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1068) VRDN 3.55% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,805,000   
5,625,000
              
Shelbyville, Indiana Central Renovation School Bldg Corp. (Putters — Series 1075) VRDN 3.55% due 07/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,625,000   
5,170,000
              
Sunman-Dearborn, Indiana High School Bldg
Corp. (Putters — Series 671) VRDN 3.84%
due 01/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,170,000   
Iowa — 1.1%
37,565,000
              
Iowa City, Iowa Rev (Act Inc.) DDN 3.92% due 04/01/2032 (a)
          37,565,000   
 
              
Iowa Finance Auth Retirement Community Rev (Series B) DDN:
                   
5,810,000
              
(Deerfield Retirement) 3.81% due 12/01/2033 (a)
          5,810,000   
6,500,000
              
(Wesley Retirement) 3.79% due 12/01/2033 (a)
          6,500,000   
 
              
Iowa Finance Auth Rev (Museum of Art Foundation) DDN:
                   
13,150,000
              
3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a)
          13,150,000   
14,500,000
              
3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a)
          14,500,000   
7,180,000
              
Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (Buena Vista University Project) VRDN 3.96% due 12/01/2012 (a)
          7,180,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 41


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Iowa — (concluded)
 
              
Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (Private Colleges — Des Moines) DDN:
                   
$6,600,000
              
3.87% due 10/01/2024 (a)
       $ 6,600,000   
10,090,000
              
3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a)
          10,090,000   
2,000,000
              
Iowa Higher Educational Loan Auth Rev (University Dubuque — Series C) RAN 4.75% due 05/24/2006
          2,001,214   
 
              
Louisa County, Iowa PCR (Iowa G&E Co) VRDN:
                   
3,900,000
              
3.90% due 03/01/2017 (a)
          3,900,000   
19,500,000
              
(Series A) 3.90% due 09/01/2016 (a)
          19,500,000   
15,370,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Iowa Finance Auth Hospital Facilities Rev Health System — Series 26) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2010 (a)
          15,370,000   
11,810,000
              
Tobacco Settlement Auth Iowa (ROCS RR II R 456 CE) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2046 (a)(b)
          11,810,000   
Kansas — 0.7%
7,660,000
              
Johnson County, Kansas Public Bldg Community Lease Rev (Putters — Series 528) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2010 (a)(b)
          7,660,000   
5,160,000
              
Johnson County, Kansas School District Shawnee Mission (Putters — Series 512) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b)
          5,160,000   
4,180,000
              
Kansas State Department Transportation Highway Rev (ROCS RR II R 6020) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2019 (a)(b)
          4,180,000   
11,300,000
              
Kansas State Development Finance Auth Lease Rev (Series 2-J) DDN 3.82% due 12/01/2034 (a)
          11,300,000   
23,300,000
              
Kansas State Development Finance Auth Lease Rev (Sisters of Charity — Series D) DDN 3.81% due 12/01/2031 (a)
          23,300,000   
3,640,000
              
Lawrence, Kansas Industrial Rev (Prosoco Inc. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.94% due 12/01/2018 (a)
          3,640,000   
4,200,000
              
Lenexa, Kansas M/F Housing Rev (Meadows Apartments Project — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2035 (a)
          4,200,000   
2,800,000
              
Reno County & Labette County, Kansas S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 915) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2015 (a)(b)
          2,800,000   
33,250,000
              
University of Kansas Hospital Auth Health Facilities Rev DDN 3.82% due 09/01/2034 (a)
          33,250,000   
3,685,000
              
Wyandotte County, Kansas (ROCS RR II R 410 CE) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2020 (a)(b)
          3,685,000   
Kentucky — 2.7%
1,005,000
              
Boone County, Kentucky IBR (Diocesan Educational Projects) VRDN 3.98% due 11/01/2018 (a)
          1,005,000   
14,769,000
              
Breckinridge County, Kentucky Lease Program Rev (Kentucky Assn Countys Leasing — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 02/01/2032 (a)
          14,769,000   
2,400,000
              
Carroll County, Kentucky PCR CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006
          2,400,000   
2,310,000
              
Crestview Hills, Kentucky IBR (Thomas More Project) VRDN 3.88% due 11/01/2018 (a)
          2,310,000   
1,165,000
              
Dayton, Kentucky IBR (Willow Green Project) VRDN 3.98% due 08/01/2020 (a)
          1,165,000   
4,030,000
              
Glasgow, Kentucky IBR (Felker Brothers Corp. Project) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2020 (a)
          4,030,000   
 
Kentucky — (concluded)
$2,700,000
              
Graves County, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a)
       $ 2,700,000   
14,490,000
              
Hopkins County, Kentucky Hospital Rev (Floaters — Series 730) VRDN 3.84% due 11/15/2011 (a)(b)
          14,490,000   
 
              
Jefferson County, Kentucky PCR CP:
                   
5,000,000
              
(Series 92-A) 3.39% due 05/22/2006
          5,000,000   
26,000,000
              
(Series 92-A) 3.50% due 05/23/2006
          26,000,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series 93-A) 3.20% due 05/01/2006
          10,000,000   
35,200,000
              
(Series 93-A) 3.27% due 05/03/2006
          35,200,000   
36,900,000
              
Kenton County, Kentucky Airport Board of Special Facilities Rev (Airis Cincinnati — Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          36,900,000   
4,590,000
              
Kenton County, Kentucky Educational Rev (St. Pius X School District Projects) VRDN 3.88% due 06/01/2023 (a)
          4,590,000   
5,360,000
              
Kentucky State Turnpike Auth EDR (Floaters — Series 1061) VRDN 3.45% due 07/01/2018 (a)(b)
          5,360,000   
20,000,000
              
Kentucky State Turnpike Auth Resource Recovery Rev (Floaters — Series 488) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2007 (a)(b)
          20,000,000   
5,600,000
              
Louisville & Jefferson County, Kentucky (Sewer & Drain System Rev — ROCS RR II R 304) VRDN 3.84% due 05/15/2037 (a)(b)
          5,600,000   
7,400,000
              
Mercer County, Kentucky PCR (Kentucky Utility Co. Project — Series A) CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006
          7,400,000   
5,000,000
              
Minor Lane Heights, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a)
          5,000,000   
2,400,000
              
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky PCR (Kentucky Utility Co. — Series A) CP 3.42% due 05/15/2006
          2,400,000   
1,450,000
              
Ohio County, Kentucky Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Kentucky LLC Project) VRDN 3.89% due 03/01/2021 (a)
          1,450,000   
42,985,000
              
Shelby County, Kentucky Lease Rev (Series A) DDN 3.81% due 09/01/2034 (a)
          42,985,000   
 
              
Trimble County, Kentucky PCR CP:
                   
27,500,000
              
3.20% due 05/01/2006
          27,500,000   
35,000,000
              
3.25% due 05/01/2006
          35,000,000   
30,000,000
              
3.25% due 05/04/2006
          30,000,000   
30,000,000
              
3.24% due 05/05/2006
          30,000,000   
Louisiana —  2.9%
4,500,000
              
Calcasieu Parish Inc. of Louisiana IDB Rev (Hydroserve Westlake) VRDN 3.91% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          4,500,000   
6,000,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — New Orleans, Louisiana VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2021 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   
3,620,000
              
East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mortgage Finance Auth S/F Rev (Floaters — Series 996) VRDN 3.90% due 06/02/2008 (a)(b)
          3,620,000   
 
              
Ernest N. Morial, New Orleans, Louisiana (Exhibit Hall Auth Special Tax) VRDN:
                   
8,100,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 4038) 3.87% due 07/15/2023 (a)(b)
          8,100,000   
10,575,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 4060) 3.55% due 07/15/2022 (a)(b)
          10,575,000   
37,486,625
              
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Home Mortgage
Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series B) FXRDN 4.11% due 12/01/2006
          37,486,625   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Louisiana — (concluded)
$12,000,000
              
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Hospital Service Rev (Putters — Series 522) VRDN 3.86% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b)
       $ 12,000,000   
13,970,000
              
Lafayett, Louisiana Utilities Rev (Merlots — Series B-23) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2028 (a)(b)
          13,970,000   
 
              
Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Rev VRDN:
                   
15,928,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1066) 3.90% due 03/01/2036 (a)(b)
          15,928,000   
41,831,500
              
(Floaters — Series 1069) 3.90% due 12/01/2047 (a)(b)
          41,831,500   
29,750,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1224) 3.88% due 12/01/2047 (a)(b)
          29,750,000   
4,204,672
              
Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Rev S/F FXRDN 4.86% due 06/08/2006
          4,204,672   
2,360,000
              
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth Rev (Northwestern State University Student Housing — Series A) VRDN 3.88% due 08/01/2034 (a)
          2,360,000   
 
              
Louisiana Public Facilities Auth (Air Products & Chemical Project) VRDN:
                   
18,650,000
              
3.88% due 12/01/2038 (a)
          18,650,000   
3,400,000
              
3.88% due 12/01/2039 (a)
          3,400,000   
 
              
Louisiana Public Facilities Auth Rev RAN:
                   
9,925,000
              
(Series B) 4.50% due 10/19/2006
          9,992,663   
3,165,000
              
(Series C) 4.50% due 10/19/2006
          3,186,577   
 
              
Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Rev VRDN:
                   
9,900,000
              
(Eagle 20060073 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b)
          9,900,000   
56,430,000
              
(Eagle 0060030 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b)
          56,430,000   
30,000,000
              
(Eagle 720050038 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b)
          30,000,000   
31,890,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1127) 3.45% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b)
          31,890,000   
7,655,000
              
(Putters — Series 1065) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b)
          7,655,000   
11,165,000
              
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College Board Supervisors Rev VRDN 3.81% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          11,165,000   
 
              
New Orleans, Louisiana Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev VRDN:
                   
13,490,000
              
(Floaters — Series 990) 3.90% due 06/02/2008 (a)(b)
          13,490,000   
3,840,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1137) 3.95% due 12/01/2044 (a)(b)
          3,840,000   
4,400,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1185) 3.93% due 06/01/2006 (a)(b)
          4,400,000   
20,000,000
              
Saint James Parish, Louisiana PCR (Texaco Project — Series A) CP 3.32% due 05/11/2006
          20,000,000   
Maine — 0.2%
360,000
              
Eastport, Maine IDR (Passamaquoddy Tribe) VRDN 3.90% due 11/01/2006 (a)
          360,000   
1,090,000
              
Grey, Maine Rev (Advance Realty Project) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2011 (a)
          1,090,000   
23,765,000
              
Maine Finance Auth Rev (Jackson Lab Issue — Series 2002) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2031 (a)
          23,765,000   
 
Maryland — 0.6%
 
              
Carroll County, Maryland Rev (Fairhaven & Copper) VRDN:
                   
$5,265,000
              
(Series A) 3.82% due 01/01/2034 (a)
       $ 5,265,000   
2,645,000
              
(Series B) 3.80% due 01/01/2034 (a)
          2,645,000   
14,600,000
              
Maryland State Community Development Administration Department Housing FXRDN 3.12% due 11/24/2006
          14,600,000   
 
              
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Auth Rev (Adventist Healthcare) VRDN:
                   
16,875,000
              
(Series A) 3.80% due 01/01/2035 (a)
          16,875,000   
16,000,000
              
(Series B) 3.82% due 01/01/2021 (a)
          16,000,000   
22,000,000
              
Montgomery County, Maryland EDR (Riderwood Village Inc. Project) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2034 (a)
          22,000,000   
Massachusetts — 3.4%
10,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Massachusetts (Series 2005-34) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b)
          10,000,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State VRDN:
                   
28,631,000
              
(Floater Certificates — Series 716-D) 3.83% due 08/01/2018 (a)(b)
          28,631,000   
3,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1015) 3.43% due 08/01/2021 (a)(b)
          3,000,000   
5,170,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1279) 3.83% due 03/01/2023 (a)(b)
          5,170,000   
5,790,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6050) 3.84% due 09/01/2022 (a)(b)
          5,790,000   
8,000,000
              
(Series BB) 3.83% due 09/06/2013 (a)
          8,000,000   
3,950,000
              
(Series C) 3.83% due 08/01/2030 (a)
          3,950,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State Development Finance
Agency CP:
                   
40,000,000
              
3.43% due 05/11/2006
          40,000,000   
16,472,000
              
3.35% due 05/16/2006
          16,472,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency VRDN:
                   
8,645,000
              
(Bancroft School) 3.82% due 09/01/2031 (a)
          8,645,000   
9,850,000
              
(Cordis Mills LLC) 3.86% due 12/01/2032 (a)
          9,850,000   
3,945,000
              
(Dexter School Project) 3.82% due 05/01/2031 (a)
          3,945,000   
10,000,000
              
(Fessenden School) 3.84% due 08/01/2031 (a)
          10,000,000   
14,195,000
              
(Gordon College) 3.82% due 09/01/2032 (a)
          14,195,000   
15,415,000
              
(Groton School) 3.84% due 03/01/2034 (a)
          15,415,000   
4,840,000
              
(Lesley University) 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a)
          4,840,000   
24,460,000
              
(Suffolk University Asset Guaranty) 3.87% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          24,460,000   
10,200,000
              
(Suffolk University — Series A) 3.84% due 07/01/2035 (a)
          10,200,000   
17,870,000
              
(Wentworth Institute of Technology) 3.82% due 10/01/2030 (a)
          17,870,000   
28,915,000
              
(Wentworth Institute of Technology) 3.87% due 10/01/2033 (a)
          28,915,000   
5,100,000
              
(Wilbraham & Monson Academy) 3.82% due 09/01/2036 (a)
          5,100,000   
7,860,000
              
Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev (The Boston Home Inc. — Series B) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a)
          7,860,000   
20,000,000
              
Massachusetts State IFA Rev (Groton School — Series B) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2028 (a)
          20,000,000   
34,000,000
              
Massachusetts State IFA Rev (New England Power Co. — Series 92) CP 3.30% due 05/22/2006
          34,000,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State Local Bayerische Vereinsbank Agency CP:
                   
10,500,000
              
(Series 92) 3.50% due 05/23/2006
          10,500,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 43


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Massachusetts  — (concluded)
$40,000,000
              
(Series 93-A) 3.36% due 05/22/2006
       $ 40,000,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State School Bldg Auth Dedicated Sales Tax Rev VRDN:
                   
5,820,000
              
(Eagle 20060035 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b)
          5,820,000   
6,800,000
              
(Eagle 20060055 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b)
          6,800,000   
4,980,000
              
(Series L) 3.83% due 08/15/2013 (a)
          4,980,000   
 
              
Massachusetts State Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Rev VRDN:
                   
19,800,000
              
(Eagle 20060006 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b)
          19,800,000   
8,400,000
              
(Eagle 20060011 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)(b)
          8,400,000   
14,870,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-19) 3.81% due 01/01/2028 (a)(b)
          14,870,000   
2,725,000
              
Massachusetts State Turnpike Auth Highway System Rev (ROCS RR ll R 536) VRDN 3.84%
due 01/01/2037 (a)(b)
          2,725,000   
16,400,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Series 2001-155) VRDN 3.84% due 04/28/2016 (a)(b)
          16,400,000   
10,000,000
              
Pembroke, Massachusetts BAN 4.00% due 08/03/2006
          10,028,277   
1,800,000
              
University of Massachusetts (Bldg Auth Project — ROCS RR II R 6016) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2015 (a)(b)
          1,800,000   
Michigan — 3.1%
28,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Detroit Michigan Sewer Rev (Series — 2005-3) VRDN 3.83% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b)
          28,000,000   
7,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Michigan State Bldg Auth Rev (Series — 2005-33) VRDN 3.83% due 10/15/2013 (a)(b)
          7,000,000   
6,660,000
              
Chelsea, Michigan EDC Rev (Silver Maples Of Chelsea) VRDN 3.85% due 05/15/2028 (a)
          6,660,000   
5,745,000
              
Chippewa Valley, Michigan Schools (Floaters — Series 1081) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2034 (a)(b)
          5,745,000   
8,515,000
              
Dearborn, Michigan EDC Rev (Henry Ford Village) VRDN 3.87% due 10/01/2023 (a)
          8,515,000   
 
              
Detroit, Michigan City School District VRDN:
                   
18,500,000
              
(Eagle — 720050072 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/01/2032 (a)(b)
          18,500,000   
24,140,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-17) 3.82% due 05/01/2032 (a)(b)
          24,140,000   
40,635,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-113) 2.96% due 07/26/2006 (a)(b)
          40,635,000   
12,040,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-115) 3.82% due 04/01/2019 (a)(b)
          12,040,000   
4,150,000
              
(Putters — Series 1129) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b)
          4,150,000   
2,495,000
              
(Putters — Series 1140) 3.84% due 05/01/2013 (a)(b)
          2,495,000   
 
              
Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev VRDN:
                   
5,495,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-01) 3.82% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b)
          5,495,000   
23,805,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-02) 3.82% due 07/01/2028 (a)(b)
          23,805,000   
2,240,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-41) 3.82% due 07/01/2026 (a)(b)
          2,240,000   
 
Michigan — (concluded)
 
              
Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts VRDN:
                   
$1,155,000
              
(Series 47) 3.84% due 07/01/2028 (a)(b)
       $ 1,155,000   
6,500,000
              
(Series 53-A) 3.84% due 07/01/2032 (a)(b)
          6,500,000   
 
              
Eastern Michigan University Rev DDN:
                   
30,510,000
              
3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a)
          30,510,000   
25,000,000
              
(Series A) 3.82% due 06/01/2036 (a)
          25,000,000   
3,700,000
              
Lanse Creuse, Michigan Public Schools (Eagle 20060032 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2035 (a)(b)
          3,700,000   
5,915,000
              
Macomb County, Michigan Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Mount Clemens — Series A-2) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2020 (a)
          5,915,000   
 
              
Michigan State Higher Educational Facilities Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
6,000,000
              
(Adrian College) 3.84% due 03/01/2031 (a)
          6,000,000   
14,975,000
              
(Ave Maria School Project) 3.87% due 08/01/2026 (a)
          14,975,000   
14,935,000
              
Michigan State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Crittenton Hospital — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 03/01/2030 (a)
          14,935,000   
12,995,000
              
Michigan State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Merlots — Series K) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2023 (a)(b)
          12,995,000   
12,500,000
              
Michigan State Municipal (Series C) BAN 4.25% due 08/18/2006
          12,544,169   
 
              
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Rev (Detroit Symphony Project) DDN:
                   
23,455,000
              
(Series A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a)
          23,455,000   
10,550,000
              
(Series B) 3.81% due 06/01/2031 (a)
          10,550,000   
 
              
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Rev VRDN:
                   
2,900,000
              
(North America Inc. Project) 4.01% due 04/01/2011 (a)
          2,900,000   
6,000,000
              
(Sur-Flo Plastics Inc. Project) 3.96% due 08/01/2025 (a)
          6,000,000   
4,230,000
              
(Weller Trunk Parts Project) 3.96% due 10/01/2029 (a)
          4,230,000   
10,665,000
              
Michigan State Trunk Line Fund (Eagle 720050042 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2021 (a)(b)
          10,665,000   
7,600,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Detroit Michigan Sewer Disposal Rev — Series 2001-166) VRDN 3.82% due 12/15/2021 (a)(b)
          7,600,000   
15,965,000
              
Northern Michigan University Rev DDN 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a)
          15,965,000   
3,910,000
              
Oakland County, Michigan EDC Limited Obligation Rev (Su Dan Co. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 07/01/2024 (a)
          3,910,000   
5,765,000
              
Oakland University Michigan Rev (ROCS RR II R 2154) VRDN 3.43% due 05/15/2022 (a)(b)
          5,765,000   
2,670,000
              
Southfield, Michigan Library Bldg Auth (ROCS RR II R 7521) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2023 (a)(b)
          2,670,000   
6,140,000
              
Sturgis, Michigan Public School District (Putters — Series 728) VRDN 3.55% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b)
          6,140,000   
6,600,000
              
Wayne County, Michigan Airport Auth Rev (Eagle 720053029 CL-A) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2034 (a)(b)
          6,600,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Minnesota — 1.9%
 
              
Dakota County, Minnesota Community Development Agency M/F Housing Rev DDN:
                   
$10,000,000
              
(Brentwood Hills Apartments Project — Series A) 3.83% due 09/01/2038 (a)
       $ 10,000,000   
19,100,000
              
(Regatta Commons Project — Series A) 3.83% due 01/01/2038 (a)
          19,100,000   
16,757,500
              
Duluth, Minnesota EDA Health Care Facilities Rev (Floaters — Series 895) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2020 (a)(b)
          16,757,500   
2,800,000
              
Hennepin County, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Auth M/F Rev (Stone Arch Apartments Project) VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2035 (a)
          2,800,000   
2,500,000
              
Minneapolis, Minnesota Rev (Minnehaha Academy Project) DDN 3.92% due 05/01/2026 (a)
          2,500,000   
10,000,000
              
Minnesota Rural Water Finance Auth (Public Projects) BAN 4.25% due 09/15/2006
          10,043,840   
2,160,000
              
Minnesota State (ROCS RR II R 4065) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b)
          2,160,000   
 
              
Rochester, Minnesota Health Care Facilities CP:
                   
21,000,000
              
(Series 00-A) 3.50% due 06/01/2006
          21,000,000   
20,000,000
              
(Series 00-A) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          20,000,000   
19,000,000
              
(Series 00-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          19,000,000   
31,400,000
              
(Series 01-A) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          31,400,000   
23,150,000
              
(Series 01-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          23,150,000   
9,100,000
              
(Series 88-F) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          9,100,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series 92-B) 3.50% due 06/01/2006
          10,000,000   
56,200,000
              
(Series 92-B) 3.70% due 07/13/2006
          56,200,000   
16,555,000
              
University of Michigan (Series A) VRDN 3.90% due 01/01/2034 (a)
          16,555,000   
Misssissippi — 1.3%
41,700,000
              
Jackson County, Mississippi Port Facilities (Chevron Project) DDN 3.79% due 06/01/2023 (a)
          41,700,000   
10,000,000
              
Mississippi Business Finance Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Mississippi Power Co. Project) DDN 3.83% due 05/01/2028 (a)
          10,000,000   
 
              
Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation VRDN:
                   
14,665,000
              
(Loan Program — Desoto County) 3.83% due 11/01/2022 (a)
          14,665,000   
11,595,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-16) 3.82% due 07/01/2031 (a)(b)
          11,595,000   
6,905,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6051) 3.84% due 01/01/2022 (a)(b)
          6,905,000   
61,770,000
              
Mississippi Home Corp. S/F Rev (Floaters — Series 1212) VRDN 3.93% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b)
          61,770,000   
12,500,000
              
Mississippi Home Corp. Lease Purchase Rev VRDN 3.95% due 10/01/2007 (a)
          12,500,000   
25,938,000
              
Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Auth Rev (North Mississippi Health Service — Series 1) CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006
          25,938,000   
Missouri — 1.7%
3,600,000
              
Jackson County, Missouri IDA Health Facilities Rev (Kansas City Hospice) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2030 (a)
          3,600,000   
10,065,000
              
Kansas City, Missouri Assistance Corp. Rev (Floaters — Series Z-15) VRDN 3.87% due 11/12/2025 (a)(b)
          10,065,000   
 
Missouri — (concluded)
$14,400,000
              
Missouri State Development Finance Board Lease Rev (Missouri Associate Municipal Utilities Lease) DDN 3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a)
       $ 14,400,000   
 
              
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Auth DDN:
                   
3,500,000
              
(Bethesda Health Group) 3.87% due 08/01/2034 (a)
          3,500,000   
32,770,000
              
(Bethesda Health Group — Series A) 3.87% due 08/01/2031 (a)
          32,770,000   
25,900,000
              
(Christian Brothers — Series A) 3.87% due 10/01/2032 (a)
          25,900,000   
5,400,000
              
(De Smet Jesuit High School) 3.87% due 11/01/2027 (a)
          5,400,000   
6,800,000
              
(Drury College) 3.87% due 08/15/2024 (a)
          6,800,000   
7,395,000
              
(Ranken Technology College) 3.87% due 11/15/2017 (a)
          7,395,000   
13,415,000
              
(Rockhurst University) 3.82% due 11/01/2032 (a)
          13,415,000   
2,970,000
              
(State Louis University) 3.85% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          2,970,000   
15,380,000
              
(State Louis University — Series A) 3.50% due 10/01/2016 (a)
          15,380,000   
21,235,000
              
(State Louis University — Series B) 3.85% due 10/01/2024 (a)
          21,235,000   
 
              
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev Pooled VRDN:
                   
8,925,000
              
(Series B) 3.89% due 08/01/2029 (a)
          8,925,000   
3,865,000
              
(Series C) 3.89% due 08/01/2029 (a)
          3,865,000   
 
              
Missouri State Higher & Educational Loan Auth Student Loan Rev VRDN:
                   
15,000,000
              
(Series A) 3.85% due 02/15/2041 (a)
          15,000,000   
32,100,000
              
(Series B) 3.85% due 06/01/2020 (a)
          32,100,000   
2,770,000
              
Missouri State Housing Development Community S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.30% due 05/15/2007
          2,770,000   
14,160,000
              
Saint Louis, Missouri Airport Rev (Merlots — Series A-18) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2015 (a)(b)
          14,160,000   
4,050,000
              
Saint Louis, Missouri IDA M/F Housing Rev (Metro Lofts Apartments — Series C) VRDN 3.89% due 09/15/2036 (a)
          4,050,000   
Montana — 0.2%
10,725,000
              
Helena, Montana Higher Educational Rev (Carroll College Campus Housing) DDN 3.87% due 10/01/2032 (a)
          10,725,000   
18,475,000
              
Montana State Board Investment Municipal Finance FXRDN 3.65% due 03/01/2007
          18,475,000   
Nebraska — 0.6%
2,650,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0025 (Solar Eclipse — Omaha Public Power) VRDN 3.83% due 02/01/2036 (a)(b)
          2,650,000   
24,600,000
              
Lincoln, Nebraska Electric System Rev CP 3.22% due 05/05/2006
          24,600,000   
17,000,000
              
Nebraska Educational Finance Auth (Creighton University Project) DDN 3.82% due 07/01/2035 (a)
          17,000,000   
 
              
Nebraska Public Power Rev VRDN:
                   
3,235,000
              
(Eagle 20040014 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b)
          3,235,000   
3,335,000
              
(Eagle 20041016 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b)
          3,335,000   
21,800,000
              
Omaha Public Power Nebraska Electric Rev CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006
          21,800,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 45


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Nebraska — (concluded)
$5,100,000
              
Omaha Public Power Nebraska Electric Rev (Floaters — Series 1289) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2036 (a)(b)
       $ 5,100,000   
10,005,000
              
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Hospital Auth Rev (Regional West Medical Center) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2028 (a)
          10,005,000   
Nevada — 1.0%
 
              
Clark County, Nevada VRDN:
                   
6,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1282) 3.84% due 11/01/2035 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   
5,945,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 1035) 3.84% due 06/01/2021 (a)(b)
          5,945,000   
 
              
Clark County, Nevada School District VRDN:
                   
5,865,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-02) 3.82% due 06/15/2019 (a)(b)
          5,865,000   
17,465,000
              
(Putters — Series 1157) 3.84% due 06/15/2013 (a)(b)
          17,465,000   
14,165,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 7018) 3.84% due 06/15/2020 (a)(b)
          14,165,000   
7,150,000
              
Director State Nevada Department of Business & Industry Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Republic Service Inc. Project) VDRN 4.08% due 12/01/2034 (a)
          7,150,000   
11,290,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Clark County, Nevada School District (Series 962804) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2015 (a)(b)
          11,290,000   
10,890,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0012 (Solar Eclipse — Clark County, Nevada School District) VRDN 3.60% due 12/15/2013 (a)(b)
          10,890,000   
8,430,000
              
Henderson, Nevada (ROCS RR II R 489) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2035 (a)(b)
          8,430,000   
8,355,000
              
Las Vegas, Nevada Convention & Visitors Auth Rev (Putters — Series 802) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          8,355,000   
9,965,000
              
Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Water Distribution (Merlots — Series B-10) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2024 (a)(b)
          9,965,000   
5,295,000
              
Nevada System Higher Education University Rev (Putters — Series 1134) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,295,000   
22,655,000
              
Truckee Medows, Nevada Water Auth Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series 137) VRDN 3.82% due 07/01/2030 (a)(b)
          22,655,000   
5,260,000
              
University of Nevada Rev (Putters — Series 929) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,260,000   
New Hampshire — 0.8%
9,890,000
              
New Hampshire Health & Educational Auth Hospital Rev (Wentworth Douglass Hospital) DDN 3.92% due 01/01/2031 (a)
          9,890,000   
7,000,000
              
New Hampshire Health & Educational Auth Rev (New Hampshire Institute of Art) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2035 (a)
          7,000,000   
 
              
New Hampshire Higher Educational & Health Facilities Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
5,138,500
              
(Floaters — Series 772) 3.84% due 01/01/2017 (a)(b)
          5,138,500   
11,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series 866) 3.84% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b)
          11,000,000   
3,360,000
              
New Hampshire State Business Finance Auth Industrial Facilities Rev (Wiggins Airways Inc.) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2033 (a)
          3,360,000   
 
New Hampshire  — (concluded)
 
              
New Hampshire State Business Finance Auth PCR (New England Power — Series 90-A) CP:
                   
$41,850,000
              
3.30% due 05/19/2006
       $ 41,850,000   
40,000,000
              
3.55% due 05/23/2006
          40,000,000   
New Mexico — 0.5%
5,160,000
              
Bernalillo County, New Mexico Gross Rcpts Tax Rev (Macon Trust) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b)
          5,160,000   
6,490,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0034 (Solar Eclipse — New Mexico Finance Auth Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 12/15/2013 (a)(b)
          6,490,000   
57,894,254
              
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Auth S/F Program FXRDN 4.83% due 06/01/2006
          57,894,254   
New York  — 3.1%
10,900,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0004 (Solar Eclipse — New York Convention Center Rev) VRDN 3.82% due 11/15/2027 (a)(b)
          10,900,000   
11,165,000
              
Metropolitan Transportation Auth New York Facilities Rev VRDN (Merlots — Series F) VRDN 3.81% due 07/01/2029 (a)(b)
          11,165,000   
40,000,000
              
Metropolitan Transportation Auth New York (Series A) CP 3.50% due 06/27/2006
          40,000,000   
199,750,000
              
New York City IDA Rev (Bryant Park LLC — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 11/01/2039 (a)
          199,750,000   
40,000,000
              
New York City IDA Rev (Bryant Park LLC — Series A) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2039 (a)
          40,000,000   
18,000,000
              
New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth (Series 1) CP 3.65% due 08/17/2006
          18,000,000   
 
              
New York State Power Auth CP:
                   
12,931,000
              
3.36% due 05/01/2006
          12,931,000   
18,850,000
              
(Series 2) 3.32% due 05/01/2006
          18,850,000   
22,700,000
              
New York State Thruway & Highway Auth (ROCS RR II R 6046) VRDN 3.45% due 04/01/2019 (a)(b)
          22,700,000   
20,000,000
              
New York City Water Auth CP 3.45% due 06/01/2006
          20,000,000   
 
              
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. New York VRDN:
                   
33,905,000
              
(Eagle 20060066 CL-A) 3.83% due 10/15/2026 (a)(b)
          33,905,000   
5,280,000
              
(Putters — Series 565) 3.84% due 10/15/2012 (a)(b)
          5,280,000   
North Carolina — 0.5%
3,300,000
              
Halifax County, North Carolina Industrial Facilities & PCR (Westmoreland) DDN 3.85% due 12/01/2019 (a)
          3,300,000   
9,900,000
              
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency & System Rev (Merlots — Series A-22) VRDN 3.82% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b)
          9,900,000   
 
              
North Carolina Medical Care Community Health Care Facilities Rev DDN:
                   
14,275,000
              
(Adult Community Services — Series B) 3.83% due 11/15/2009 (a)
          14,275,000   
23,865,000
              
(Carol Woods Project) 3.75% due 04/01/2031 (a)
          23,865,000   
23,460,000
              
North Carolina State (Eagle 72005021 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2020 (a)(b)
          23,460,000   
North Dakota — 0.2%
32,435,000
              
Ward County, North Dakota Health Care Facilities Rev (Trinity Obligation Group — Series A) DDN 3.87% due 07/01/2029 (a)
          32,435,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

46 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Ohio — 4.8%
$8,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Cincinnati Ohio School District (Series 2003-34) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b)
       $ 8,000,000   
5,035,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — University of Cincinnati Ohio General Rcpts (Series 2004-04) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2012 (a)(b)
          5,035,000   
4,995,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops Certificates Trust (Series 2004-23) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b)
          4,995,000   
 
              
Cinncinnati, Ohio City School District VRDN:
                   
5,000,000
              
(Eagle 20040034 CL-A) 3.84% due 12/01/2031 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
4,405,000
              
(Putters — Series 682) 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b)
          4,405,000   
5,000,000
              
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Ohio Port Auth Cultural Facilities Rev (Playhouse Square Foundation Project) VRDN 3.79% due 11/15/2034 (a)
          5,000,000   
 
              
Clinton County, Ohio Hospital Rev VRDN:
                   
9,000,000
              
(McCullough-Hyde Project — Series B-1) 3.80% due 11/01/2020 (a)
          9,000,000   
8,685,000
              
(Series D-1) 3.80% due 12/01/2015 (a)
          8,685,000   
5,205,000
              
Columbus, Ohio City School District (ROCS RR II R 2128) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2021 (a)(b)
          5,205,000   
4,115,000
              
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Civic Facilities Rev (Center For Families & Children) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2024 (a)
          4,115,000   
9,440,000
              
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Rev (Jennings Center Older Adults) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2023 (a)
          9,440,000   
 
              
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hospital Rev VRDN:
                   
21,830,000
              
(Metrohealth System Project) 3.82% due 03/01/2033 (a)
          21,830,000   
4,800,000
              
(Sisters Charity Health Systems) 3.82% due 11/01/2030 (a)
          4,800,000   
2,005,000
              
Cuyahoga County, Ohio M/F Rev (State Vitus Village Apartments Project) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          2,005,000   
 
              
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Rev (Cleveland Clinic) DDN:
                   
31,500,000
              
(Series B-1) 3.86% due 01/01/2039 (a)
          31,500,000   
12,500,000
              
(Series B-3) 3.86% due 01/01/2039 (a)
          12,500,000   
13,100,000
              
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio BAN 4.25% due 12/14/2006
          13,170,880   
4,655,000
              
Deerfield Township, Ohio Tax Increment Rev (Series B) VRDN 3.83% due 12/01/2022 (a)
          4,655,000   
2,800,000
              
Dover, Ohio Municipal Electric Systems BAN 4.50% due 01/11/2007
          2,820,792   
15,000,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Cleveland Water — Series 983501) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2025 (a)(b)
          15,000,000   
22,065,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust (Ohio State Turnpike Rev — Series 983502) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2020 (a)(b)
          22,065,000   
 
              
Franklin County, Ohio Hospital Rev (Childrens Hospital Project) VRDN:
                   
8,050,000
              
3.80% due 11/01/2025 (a)
          8,050,000   
10,305,000
              
3.80% due 11/01/2033 (a)
          10,305,000   
3,940,000
              
Franklin County, Ohio M/F Rev Community Housing Network VRDN 3.87% due 03/01/2027 (a)
          3,940,000   
32,210,000
              
Gallia County, Ohio Local School District BAN 4.50% due 06/15/2006
          32,254,138   
5,000,000
              
Geauga County, Ohio BAN 4.00% due 08/29/2006
          5,015,945   
 
Ohio — (continued)
$6,625,000
              
Geauga County, Ohio Rev (Sisters Of Notre Dame Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2016 (a)
       $ 6,625,000   
3,000,000
              
Hamilton County, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 09/15/2006
          3,008,070   
2,600,000
              
Hamilton County, Ohio EDR (The General Protestant) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2017 (a)
          2,600,000   
 
              
Hamilton County, Ohio Student Housing Rev VRDN:
                   
11,570,000
              
(Block 3 Project) 3.84% due 08/01/2036 (a)
          11,570,000   
20,305,000
              
(Stratford Heights Project) 3.84% due 08/01/2036 (a)
          20,305,000   
1,150,000
              
Hamilton, Ohio BAN 4.25% due 01/25/2007
          1,156,553   
7,999,000
              
Huber Heights, Ohio (Series A) BAN 4.50% due 03/15/2007
          8,066,320   
7,500,000
              
Huron County, Ohio Hospital Facilities Rev (Norwalk Area Health System) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2027 (a)
          7,500,000   
9,935,000
              
Jackson, Ohio Hospital Facilities Rev (Health System Inc. Radianassurance) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2029 (a)
          9,935,000   
4,120,000
              
Licking County, Ohio IDR (Renosol Corp. Project) VRDN 3.96% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          4,120,000   
4,680,000
              
Lima, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 05/03/2007
          4,713,696   
2,500,000
              
Marysville, Ohio School District BAN 4.00% due 05/25/2006
          2,501,281   
21,500,000
              
Marysville, Ohio Wastewater Treatment System Rev BAN 4.50% due 12/21/2006
          21,649,271   
1,600,000
              
Mentor, Ohio IDR (Risch Investments/Roll-Kraft Project) VRDN 3.95% due 08/01/2017 (a)
          1,600,000   
10,975,000
              
Middleburg Heights, Ohio Hospital Rev (Southwest General Health) VRDN 3.81% due 08/15/2022 (a)
          10,975,000   
1,265,000
              
Montgomery County, Ohio EDR (Benjamin & Marin Project — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2011 (a)
          1,265,000   
44,750,000
              
Montgomery County, Ohio Rev (Miami Valley Hospital — Series A) DDN 3.81% due 11/15/2022 (a)
          44,750,000   
 
              
Montogmery County, Ohio Rev (Series 98-B) CP:
                   
50,000,000
              
3.22% due 05/03/2006
          50,000,000   
50,000,000
              
3.22% due 05/05/2006
          50,000,000   
14,400,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Ohio State Turnpike Community Rev — Series 104) VRDN 3.82% due 11/14/2017 (a)(b)
          14,400,000   
8,236,000
              
New Albany, Ohio BAN 4.50% due 12/14/2006
          8,290,448   
3,700,000
              
North Canton, Ohio Water System BAN 4.50% due 02/14/2007
          3,731,139   
1,300,000
              
Ohio State Air Quality Development Auth Rev (Cincinnati Gas & Electric — Series B) VRDN 4.01% due 09/01/2030 (a)
          1,300,000   
8,120,000
              
Ohio State Air Quality Development Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 418) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2034 (a)
          8,120,000   
3,180,000
              
Ohio State Bldg Auth (Putters — Series 790) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)(b)
          3,180,000   
7,320,000
              
Ohio State EDR (Goodwill Industrial Miami Valley Project) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a)
          7,320,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 47


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Ohio — (concluded)
$5,000,000
              
Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Community Rev (University of Ohio) VRDN 3.85% due 06/01/2026 (a)
       $ 5,000,000   
 
              
Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Rev VRDN:
                   
3,500,000
              
(Antioch University) 3.83% due 02/01/2029 (a)
          3,500,000   
3,890,000
              
(Ashland University Project) 3.85% due 09/01/2024 (a)
          3,890,000   
3,300,000
              
Ohio State Solid Waste Rev (Republic Services Inc. Project) VRDN 4.08% due 11/01/2035 (a)
          3,300,000   
7,000,000
              
Ohio State Water Development Auth PCR (First Energy General Corp. — Series A) DDN 3.79% due 05/15/2019 (a)
          7,000,000   
1,260,000
              
Ottowa County, Ohio IDR (Adrian Sand & Stone Project) VRDN 3.97% due 10/01/2008 (a)
          1,260,000   
7,180,000
              
Port Auth Columbiana County, Ohio IDR (Gei of Columbiana Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          7,180,000   
2,370,000
              
Princeton, Ohio City School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series 50-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2030 (a)
          2,370,000   
6,100,000
              
Richland County, Ohio Rev (Mansfield Area YMCA Project) VRDN 3.87% due 11/01/2019 (a)
          6,100,000   
8,705,000
              
Salem, Ohio Civic Facilities Rev (Salem Community Center Inc. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 06/01/2027 (a)
          8,705,000   
3,445,000
              
Shaker Heights, Ohio (Urban Renewal) BAN 4.50% due 12/08/2006
          3,467,173   
 
              
South Lebanon Village, Ohio M/F Rev Housing (Pedcor Investments — Cedars) VRDN:
                   
7,700,000
              
(Series A) 4.05% due 09/01/2038 (a)
          7,700,000   
1,100,000
              
(Series B) 3.90% due 09/01/2038 (a)
          1,100,000   
10,690,000
              
Toledo, Ohio (Series 2) BAN 4.00% due 05/25/2006
          10,696,515   
29,000,000
              
Trumbull County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Rev (Shepherd Valley Radianassurance) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2031 (a)
          29,000,000   
5,260,000
              
Washington Court House Ohio City School District (Putters — Series 1100) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a)
          5,260,000   
3,475,000
              
Willoughby, Ohio IDR (Kennedy Group Inc. Project) VRDN 3.92% due 09/01/2018 (a)
          3,475,000   
 
              
Wood County, Ohio IDR VRDN:
                   
1,445,000
              
(GHT Property Management LLC Project) 3.93% due 08/01/2019 (a)
          1,445,000   
1,775,000
              
(TL INDS & AMPP Inc. Project) 3.97% due 05/01/2011 (a)
          1,775,000   
Oklahoma — 0.7%
1,965,000
              
Cleveland County, Oklahoma Development Auth Family Rev FXRDN 4.84% due 05/25/2006
          1,965,000   
4,185,000
              
Cleveland County, Oklahoma Home Loan Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.94% due 04/25/2007
          4,185,000   
 
              
Comanche County, Oklahoma Home Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN:
                   
20,287,882
              
4.53% due 10/02/2006
          20,287,882   
3,584,274
              
3.69% due 05/01/2006
          3,584,274   
 
Oklahoma — (concluded)
$2,000,000
              
Grand Gateway Home Finance Auth Oklahoma S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) FXRDN 4.63% due 06/01/2006
       $ 2,000,000   
2,590,000
              
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Putters — Series 743) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b)
          2,590,000   
9,000,000
              
Oklahoma Development Finance Auth Rev (ConocoPhilips Co. Project) FXRDN 3.45% due 12/01/2006
          9,000,000   
18,415,000
              
Oklahoma Development Finance Auth Rev (Inverness Village — Continuing Care Retirement — Series C) DDN 3.87% due 02/01/2012 (a)
          18,415,000   
2,856,000
              
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency S/F Rev FXRDN 4.10% due 08/31/2006
          2,856,000   
20,000,000
              
Oklahoma State Capital Auth Facilities Rev (Higher Education Projects — Series D-3) DDN 3.82% due 07/01/2033 (a)
          20,000,000   
9,000,000
              
Payne County, Oklahoma EDA Student Housing Rev (Student Project — Series B) VRDN 3.72% due 07/01/2037 (a)
          9,000,000   
3,000,000
              
Tulsa County, Oklahoma Home Finance Auth S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1068) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2038 (a)
          3,000,000   
Oregon — 0.7%
10,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Portland Oregon (Series 2001-04) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2009 (a)(b)
          10,000,000   
10,000,000
              
Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facilities Auth Rev (Senior Living Facilities — Mary’s Woods) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2029 (a)
          10,000,000   
8,085,000
              
Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital Facilities Auth Rev (Holladay Park Plaza Project) DDN 3.83% due 11/15/2033 (a)
          8,085,000   
3,035,000
              
Oregon State Development Administrative Services Certificate Partnership (ROCS RR II R 7017) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2023 (a)(b)
          3,035,000   
 
              
Oregon State EDR (Newsprint Co. Project — Series 202) DDN:
                   
21,900,000
              
3.84% due 08/01/2025 (a)
          21,900,000   
18,600,000
              
3.84% due 04/01/2026 (a)
          18,600,000   
7,000,000
              
Oregon State Facilities Auth Rev (Oregon Episcopal School Projects — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2034 (a)
          7,000,000   
5,245,000
              
Oregon State Health Housing Educational & Cultural Facilities Auth (Assumption Village Project — Series A) VRDN 3.81% due 03/01/2033 (a)
          5,245,000   
7,750,000
              
Portland, Oregon EDR (Broadway Project — Series A) VRDN 3.81% due 04/01/2035 (a)
          7,750,000   
1,720,000
              
Portland, Oregon Sewer System Rev (Putters — Series 614) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2012 (a)
          1,720,000   
4,235,000
              
Tri-City, Oregon Rev (Putters — Series 787) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b)
          4,235,000   
Pennsylvania — 2.7%
17,260,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Radnor Pennsylvania School District VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b)
          17,260,000   
7,500,000
              
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Hospital Development Auth Rev (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Series B-1) VRDN 3.92% due 12/15/2006 (a)
          7,500,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Pennsylvania — (concluded)
 
              
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania IDA Health & Housing Facilities Rev (Longwood) DDN:
                   
$6,540,000
              
(Series A) 3.83% due 07/01/2027 (a)
       $ 6,540,000   
21,755,000
              
(Series B) 3.83% due 07/01/2027 (a)
          21,755,000   
14,455,000
              
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Series C-51) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2027 (a)
          14,455,000   
8,000,000
              
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Auth Rev (Wesley Affiliated Services) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2038 (a)
          8,000,000   
 
              
Delaware Valley Pennsylvania Regional Finance Auth Local Government Rev VRDN:
                   
16,315,000
              
(Eagle 20060004 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2028 (a)(b)
          16,315,000   
19,700,000
              
(Eagle 720050086 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2028 (a)(b)
          19,700,000   
47,000,000
              
Emmaus, Pennsylvania General Auth Rev (Loan Program — Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 03/01/2030 (a)
          47,000,000   
7,198,000
              
Erie County, Pennsylvania Auth Rev (Floaters — Series 820) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2022 (a)(b)
          7,198,000   
18,000,000
              
Langhorne Manor Boro, Pennsylvania Higher Educational & Health Auth Retirement Community Rev (Wesley Enhanced Living — Series A) DDN 3.83% due 10/01/2032 (a)
          18,000,000   
4,000,000
              
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania IDA PCR (Peco — Series B) VRDN 3.85% due 10/01/2034 (a)
          4,000,000   
 
              
New Garden General Auth Pennsylvania Municipal Rev (Municipal Pooled Financing Program) VRDN:
                   
9,930,000
              
(Series I) 3.78% due 11/01/2029 (a)
          9,930,000   
34,425,000
              
(Series II) 3.78% due 12/01/2033 (a)
          34,425,000   
 
              
Pennsylvania EDF Auth Facilities Rev VRDN:
                   
13,000,000
              
(Merck & Co. Inc. West Point Project) 3.87% due 07/01/2031 (a)
          13,000,000   
8,100,000
              
(Wastewater Treatment Rev R&M Project — Series A) 3.93% due 10/01/2034 (a)
          8,100,000   
5,840,000
              
Pennsylvania State Public School Bldg Auth Lease Rev (Putters — Series 798) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2013 (a)
          5,840,000   
4,255,000
              
Pennsylvania State (ROCS RR II R 506) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2019 (a)(b)
          4,255,000   
8,430,000
              
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Community Turnpike Rev (Eagle 20040029 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2034 (a)(b)
          8,430,000   
29,000,000
              
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Airport Rev (Series C) VRDN 3.88% due 06/15/2025 (a)
          29,000,000   
30,000,000
              
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gas Works Rev CP 3.32% due 05/11/2006
          30,000,000   
 
              
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School District VRDN:
                   
17,940,000
              
(Eagle 720050039 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/01/2019 (a)(b)
          17,940,000   
10,703,000
              
(Floaters — Series 496) 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a)(b)
          10,703,000   
18,000,000
              
Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pennsylvania University Funding Obligations) BAN 5.00% due 04/26/2007
          18,225,910   
6,000,000
              
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Auth Service Rev (Floaters — Series 1248) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2028 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   
 
Puerto Rico — 0.2%
$21,900,000
              
Puerto Rico Commonwealth TRAN 4.50% due 07/28/2006
       $ 21,966,036   
Rhode Island — 0.4%
20,000,000
              
Lincoln, Rhode Island BAN 4.25% due 08/01/2006
          20,061,480   
1,740,000
              
Rhode Island State EDC Airport Rev (Putters — Series 971) VRDN 3.87% due 01/01/2013 (a)
          1,740,000   
3,400,000
              
Rhode Island State EDC EDR (Immunex Rhode Island Corp. Sewer Project) VRDN 3.87% due 12/01/2023 (a)
          3,400,000   
 
              
Rhode Island State IFC IDR VRDN:
                   
1,050,000
              
(Gardener Specialty — Series A) 3.89% due 05/01/2021 (a)
          1,050,000   
4,000,000
              
(Hall Real Estate LLC Project) 3.87% due 02/01/2021 (a)
          4,000,000   
15,530,000
              
Rhode Island State Health & Educational Bldg Corp. Rev (Hospital Financing-Care New England — Series A) DDN 3.80% due 09/01/2032 (a)
          15,530,000   
2,360,000
              
Rhode Island State Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. (Smith Bldg Development) VRDN 3.85% due 12/01/2028 (a)
          2,360,000   
7,830,000
              
Rhode Island State Providence Plantations Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 978) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2013 (a)
          7,830,000   
South Carolina — 1.2%
12,100,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — South Carolina (Series 2002-32) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2010 (a)(b)
          12,100,000   
8,300,000
              
Berkeley County, South Carolina IDR (Nucor Corp. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2030 (a)
          8,300,000   
5,590,000
              
Columbus, South Carolina Certificate Partnership (Putters — Series 574) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2012 (a)(b)
          5,590,000   
4,100,000
              
Darlington County, South Carolina IDR (Nucor Corp. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2029 (a)
          4,100,000   
17,620,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0064 (Solar Eclipse — South Carolina State Public Service Auth Rev) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2014 (a)(b)
          17,620,000   
 
              
Florence County, South Carolina Solid Waste Disposal & Wastewater Treatment Facilities Rev (Roche Carolina Inc. Project) DDN:
                   
20,850,000
              
3.87% due 04/01/2026 (a)
          20,850,000   
11,700,000
              
3.87% due 04/01/2028 (a)
          11,700,000   
5,240,000
              
Greenville Hospital System South Carolina Hospital Facilities Rev (ROCS RR II R 2025) VRDN 3.84% due 05/01/2019 (a)(b)
          5,240,000   
10,200,000
              
Medical University South Carolina Hospital Auth (Hospital Facilities Rev Certificates — Series A-5) VRDN 3.85% due 08/15/2027 (a)
          10,200,000   
 
              
South Carolina Jobs EDA EDR VRDN:
                   
4,595,000
              
(Corematerials Corp. Project) 3.93% due 04/01/2013 (a)
          4,595,000   
6,250,000
              
(Holcim US Inc. Project) 3.96% due 12/01/2033 (a)
          6,250,000   
630,000
              
(Parkway Products Inc. Project) 3.90% due 11/01/2007 (a)
          630,000   
2,800,000
              
(Printing Co. Project) 3.95% due 07/01/2012 (a)
          2,800,000   
9,750,000
              
South Carolina Jobs EDA Health Facilities Rev (Episcopal Church Home) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2027 (a)
          9,750,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
South Carolina — (concluded)
$12,780,000
              
South Carolina Jobs EDA Hospital Facilities Rev (Sisters of Charity Hospitals) VRDN 3.82% due 11/01/2032 (a)
       $ 12,780,000   
2,960,000
              
South Carolina Jobs EDA Student Housing Rev (Putters — Series 650) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)
          2,960,000   
4,545,000
              
South Carolina State Public Service Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 6007) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2022 (a)
          4,545,000   
 
              
South Carolina State Transportation Infrastructure Bank Rev VRDN:
                   
7,810,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1285) 3.84% due 10/01/2033 (a)(b)
          7,810,000   
5,225,000
              
(Putters — Series 316) 3.84% due 10/01/2021 (a)(b)
          5,225,000   
11,100,000
              
South Carolina State Transportation Infrastructure Bank Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 116) DDN 3.82% due 10/01/2027 (a)(b)
          11,100,000   
South Dakota — 0.0%
6,000,000
              
South Dakota State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev (University Sioux Falls) VRDN 3.87% due 10/01/2034 (a)
          6,000,000   
Tennessee — 7.9%
 
              
Blount County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth (Local Government Public Improvement) DDN:
                   
20,000,000
              
(Series A-1-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a)
          20,000,000   
16,070,000
              
(Series A-1-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          16,070,000   
11,490,000
              
(Series A-1-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2017 (a)
          11,490,000   
2,965,000
              
(Series A-1-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          2,965,000   
2,200,000
              
(Series A-1-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          2,200,000   
11,175,000
              
(Series A-2-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          11,175,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series A-2-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          10,000,000   
5,100,000
              
(Series A-2-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a)
          5,100,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series A-2-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)
          10,000,000   
33,100,000
              
(Series A-3-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)
          33,100,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series A-5-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          10,000,000   
5,700,000
              
(Series A-5-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2028 (a)
          5,700,000   
14,200,000
              
(Series D-1-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          14,200,000   
14,000,000
              
(Series D-1-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a)
          14,000,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series D-1-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a)
          10,000,000   
5,000,000
              
(Series D-1-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          5,000,000   
5,000,000
              
(Series D-1-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          5,000,000   
14,500,000
              
(Series D-2-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)
          14,500,000   
11,000,000
              
(Series D-3-A) 3.81% due 06/01/2034 (a)
          11,000,000   
13,650,000
              
(Series D-5-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a)
          13,650,000   
8,200,000
              
(Series D-5-B) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          8,200,000   
4,500,000
              
(Series D-5-C) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          4,500,000   
4,175,000
              
(Series D-5-D) 3.82% due 06/01/2036 (a)
          4,175,000   
3,600,000
              
(Series D-5-E) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          3,600,000   
7,400,000
              
(Series D-6-A) 3.82% due 06/01/2031 (a)
          7,400,000   
13,350,000
              
Clarksville, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth DDN 3.80% due 07/01/2034 (a)
          13,350,000   
2,000,000
              
Jackson, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board M/F Rev (Villages Old Hickory Project) FXRDN 3.85% due 12/01/2006
          2,000,000   
 
              
Knox County, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev VRDN:
                   
6,870,000
              
(Cookeville Regional Project — Series A-2) 3.89% due 10/01/2026 (a)
          6,870,000   
2,800,000
              
(Holston Long Term Care Project) 3.95% due 08/01/2015 (a)
          2,800,000   
 
Tennessee — (continued)
$10,830,000
              
Knoxville, Tennessee Waste Water System Rev (ROCS RR II R 493) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2037 (a)(b)
       $ 10,830,000   
8,000,000
              
Lewisburg, Tennessee IDB Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project) VRDN 3.89% due 07/01/2033 (a)
          8,000,000   
14,000,000
              
Memphis, Tennessee Electric System Rev (Putters — Series 377) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2011 (a)(b)
          14,000,000   
5,622,500
              
Memphis, Tennessee (Floaters — Series 1018) VRDN 3.45% due 10/01/2019 (a)(b)
          5,622,500   
 
              
Memphis, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev (Not-For-Profit M/F Program) VRDN:
                   
2,040,000
              
3.95% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          2,040,000   
10,000,000
              
3.95% due 08/01/2032 (a)
          10,000,000   
4,395,000
              
Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee Airport Auth Rev (Embraer Aircraft Services Project) VRDN 3.93% due 05/01/2030 (a)
          4,395,000   
1,980,000
              
Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee District Energy Systems Rev (ROCS RR II R 2072) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a)(b)
          1,980,000   
 
              
Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee IDB Educational Facilities Rev VRDN:
                   
8,950,000
              
(David Lipscomb University Project) 3.80% due 02/01/2023 (a)
          8,950,000   
14,000,000
              
(Franklin Road Academy Project) 3.80% due 10/01/2030 (a)
          14,000,000   
4,075,000
              
Metropolitan Government Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee Sports Auth Rev (Putters — Series 543) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2012 (a)(b)
          4,075,000   
 
              
Montgomery County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth (Tennessee County Loan Pool) DDN:
                   
151,550,000
              
3.80% due 07/01/2034 (a)
          151,550,000   
11,300,000
              
3.80% due 02/01/2036 (a)
          11,300,000   
41,725,000
              
Morgan Keegan Municipals Products Inc. Various Trust Rcpts (Tennessee Housing Development Agency S/F Mortgage Rev) VRDN 3.90% due 08/09/2007 (a)(b)
          41,725,000   
 
              
Sevier County, Tennessee Public Bldg Auth DDN:
                   
36,400,000
              
(Series IV-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a)
          36,400,000   
6,000,000
              
(Series IV-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a)
          6,000,000   
8,000,000
              
(Series IV-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          8,000,000   
8,745,000
              
(Series IV-A-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          8,745,000   
9,000,000
              
(Series IV-A-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a)
          9,000,000   
20,680,000
              
(Series IV-B-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a)
          20,680,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series IV-B-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2019 (a)
          10,000,000   
7,000,000
              
(Series IV-B-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2013 (a)
          7,000,000   
7,400,000
              
(Series IV-B-4) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          7,400,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series IV-B-5) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          10,000,000   
6,845,000
              
(Series IV-B-6) 3.82% due 06/01/2020 (a)
          6,845,000   
4,800,000
              
(Series IV-B-10) 3.82% due 06/01/2023 (a)
          4,800,000   
8,750,000
              
(Series IV-D-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2030 (a)
          8,750,000   
11,800,000
              
(Series IV-D-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          11,800,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series IV-D-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2033 (a)
          10,000,000   
5,540,000
              
(Series IV-E-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a)
          5,540,000   
14,000,000
              
(Series IV-F-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2035 (a)
          14,000,000   
5,000,000
              
(Series IV-F-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2021 (a)
          5,000,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

50 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Tennessee — (concluded)
$10,000,000
              
(Series IV-G-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2026 (a)
       $ 10,000,000   
9,100,000
              
(Series IV-G-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          9,100,000   
7,500,000
              
(Series IV-G-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2022 (a)
          7,500,000   
9,200,000
              
(Series IV-H-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)
          9,200,000   
5,050,000
              
(Series IV-H-2) 3.82% due 06/01/2027 (a)
          5,050,000   
10,000,000
              
(Series IV-I-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2032 (a)
          10,000,000   
4,930,000
              
(Series IV-I-3) 3.82% due 06/01/2015 (a)
          4,930,000   
18,000,000
              
(Series IV-J-1) 3.82% due 06/01/2028 (a)
          18,000,000   
 
              
Shelby County, Tennessee CP:
                   
38,500,000
              
3.25% due 05/04/2006
          38,500,000   
63,500,000
              
3.24% due 05/05/2006
          63,500,000   
8,000,000
              
3.25% due 05/05/2006
          8,000,000   
10,000,000
              
3.34% due 05/17/2006
          10,000,000   
17,500,000
              
3.34% due 05/18/2006
          17,500,000   
21,800,000
              
Shelby County, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev M/F Housing VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2024 (a)
          21,800,000   
4,620,000
              
Shelby County, Tennessee (ROCS RR II R 3023) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2020 (a)(b)
          4,620,000   
9,000,000
              
Sumner County, Tennessee VRDN 3.79% due 06/01/2008 (a)
          9,000,000   
77,700,000
              
Tennergy Corp. Tennessee Gas Rev (Putters — Series 1258-Q) VRDN 3.86% due 11/01/2013 (a)(b)
          77,700,000   
28,980,000
              
Tennessee Housing Development Agency S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 4.66% due 08/10/2006
          28,980,000   
Texas — 13.7%
20,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Dallas, Texas Waterworks & Sewer Systems Rev (Series 1998-19) VRDN 3.85% due 07/04/2007 (a)(b)
          20,000,000   
15,750,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Houston, Texas Airport System (Series 1998-15) VRDN 3.90% due 07/05/2006 (a)(b)
          15,750,000   
9,510,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Keller, Texas Independent School District (Series 2001-26) VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2009 (a)(b)
          9,510,000   
9,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas Rev (Series 1998-22) VRDN 3.85% due 01/02/2007 (a)(b)
          9,000,000   
24,884,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops — Texas A&M University Rev (Series 1999-5) VRDN 3.82% due
12/06/2006 (a)(b)
          24,884,000   
4,685,000
              
Alvin, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1021) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          4,685,000   
 
              
Austin, Texas Utility System Rev (Travis & Williamson Co. — Series A) CP:
                   
30,151,000
              
3.22% due 05/03/2006
          30,151,000   
30,370,000
              
3.26% due 05/05/2006
          30,370,000   
 
              
Austin, Texas Water & Wastewater System Rev VRDN:
                   
3,080,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1114) 3.84% due 11/15/2029 (a)(b)
          3,080,000   
3,000,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1281) 3.84% due 05/15/2035 (a)(b)
          3,000,000   
9,990,000
              
(Merlots — Series B-27) 3.82% due 11/15/2026 (a)(b)
          9,990,000   
89,235,000
              
Bell County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Scott & White Member Hospital — Series 2001-2) DDN 3.81% due 08/15/2031 (a)
          89,235,000   
 
Texas — (continued)
$4,835,000
              
Bexar County, Texas (Putters — Series 537) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2011 (a)(b)
       $ 4,835,000   
17,000,000
              
Brazos River Auth Texas PCR (Series A) VRDN 3.82% due 10/01/2030 (a)
          17,000,000   
20,000,000
              
Brazos River, Texas Harbor Navigator District (BASF Corp. Project) VRDN 4.00% due 04/01/2037 (a)
          20,000,000   
 
              
Brazos River, Texas Harbor Navigator District (Brazoria County Environmental Facilities Rev Dow Chemical — Series A-2) DDN:
                   
6,600,000
              
3.93% due 05/15/2033 (a)
          6,600,000   
5,300,000
              
3.97% due 05/15/2033 (a)
          5,300,000   
6,770,000
              
Brownsville, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1059) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2013 (a)(b)
          6,770,000   
20,250,000
              
Brownsville, Texas Utility System Rev CP 3.40% due 05/01/2006
          20,250,000   
8,400,000
              
Brownsville, Texas Utility System Rev (ROCS RR II R 4074) VRDN 3.84% due 09/01/2024 (a)(b)
          8,400,000   
5,645,000
              
Cameron County, Texas (Putters — Series 1028) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,645,000   
9,900,000
              
Central Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev (Series A) VRDN 4.81% due 07/03/2006 (a)
          9,900,000   
2,575,000
              
Comal, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 756) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2011 (a)(b)
          2,575,000   
2,015,000
              
Corpus Christi, Texas IDC EDR (Texas Air Invention Co. Project) FXRDN 3.45% due 08/01/2006
          2,015,000   
3,775,000
              
Corpus Christi, Texas Utility System Rev (ROCS RR II R 2149) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2024 (a)
          3,775,000   
 
              
Dallas Fort Worth, Texas International Airport Rev VRDN:
                   
8,400,000
              
(Eagle 20030020 CL-A) 3.88% due 11/01/2032 (a)(b)
          8,400,000   
2,745,000
              
(Floaters — Series 824) 3.87% due 11/01/2015 (a)(b)
          2,745,000   
4,545,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-13) 3.87% due 11/01/2011 (a)(b)
          4,545,000   
 
              
Dallas, Texas Area Rapid Transportation Sales Tax Rev (Senior Sub Lien — Series 2001) CP:
                   
26,000,000
              
3.19% due 05/01/2006
          26,000,000   
10,700,000
              
3.22% due 05/04/2006
          10,700,000   
 
              
Dallas, Texas Independent School District VRDN:
                   
3,245,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1073) 3.84% due 02/15/2021 (a)(b)
          3,245,000   
4,475,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6038) 3.84% due 08/15/2024 (a)(b)
          4,475,000   
3,475,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6069) 3.87% due 08/15/2024 (a)(b)
          3,475,000   
5,105,000
              
Denton County, Texas (Putters — Series 675) VRDN 3.84% due 07/15/2010 (a)(b)
          5,105,000   
 
              
Denton, Texas Independent School District VRDN:
                   
4,067,500
              
(Floaters — Series 951) 3.84% due 08/15/2033 (a)(b)
          4,067,500   
3,000,000
              
(Series 2005-A) 3.89% due 08/01/2035 (a)
          3,000,000   
13,350,000
              
Dickinson, Texas Independent School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGA-94) DDN 3.82% due 02/15/2028 (a)(b)
          13,350,000   
6,000,000
              
Eagle Mountain & Saginaw, Texas School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series —
SGA-141) VRDN 3.85% due 08/01/2030 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Texas — (continued)
$12,000,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Texas State Turnpike Auth (Series 02-6004) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2042 (a)(b)
       $ 12,000,000   
14,500,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0020 (Solar Eclipse — Humble, Texas Independent School District) VRDN 3.83% due 02/15/2030 (a)(b)
          14,500,000   
6,500,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0032 (Solar Eclipse — EL Paso County, Texas Hospital District) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2035 (a)(b)
          6,500,000   
6,695,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0036 (Solar Eclipse — Comal, Texas Independent School District) VRDN 3.83% due 02/01/2033 (a)(b)
          6,695,000   
10,540,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0040 (Solar Eclipse — Harris County, Texas) VRDN 3.83% due 08/15/2012 (a)(b)
          10,540,000   
3,610,000
              
El Paso, Texas (Putters — Series 1042) VRDN 3.84% due 05/15/2013 (a)(b)
          3,610,000   
 
              
Galena Park, Texas Independent School District VRDN:
                   
6,765,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 2198) 3.43% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b)
          6,765,000   
6,760,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 7523) 3.43% due 08/15/2021 (a)(b)
          6,760,000   
2,800,000
              
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Environmental Facilities Rev (Air Products Project) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2039 (a)
          2,800,000   
 
              
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Air Products Project) VRDN:
                   
10,000,000
              
3.88% due 06/01/2034 (a)
          10,000,000   
12,500,000
              
3.88% due 03/01/2035 (a)
          12,500,000   
9,400,000
              
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Texas — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2019 (a)
          9,400,000   
 
              
Harris County, Texas GO CP:
                   
13,480,000
              
3.22% due 05/03/2006
          13,480,000   
24,000,000
              
3.21% due 05/04/2006
          24,000,000   
13,250,000
              
3.22% due 05/04/2006
          13,250,000   
 
              
Harris County, Houston, Texas Sports Auth Special Rev (Series Z-3) VRDN:
                   
585,000
              
3.87% due 09/28/2025 (a)
          585,000   
13,490,000
              
3.87% due 11/15/2025 (a)
          13,490,000   
 
              
Harris County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. DDN:
                   
30,000,000
              
(Methodist Hospital System — Series A) 3.60% due 12/01/2032 (a)
          30,000,000   
48,000,000
              
(St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital — Series B) 3.81% due 02/15/2031 (a)
          48,000,000   
30,000,000
              
Harris County, Texas IDC Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Deer Park Refining Project) DDN 3.86% due 02/01/2023 (a)
          30,000,000   
 
              
Harris County, Texas Sales Tax Rev CP:
                   
6,000,000
              
3.30% due 05/04/2006
          6,000,000   
10,000,000
              
3.40% due 05/04/2006
          10,000,000   
10,000,000
              
3.30% due 05/15/2006
          10,000,000   
 
              
Harris County, Texas VRDN:
                   
5,575,000
              
(Eagle 20026012 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2033 (a)(b)
          5,575,000   
4,000,000
              
(Eagle 200600002 CL-A) 3.84% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b)
          4,000,000   
5,645,000
              
(Putters — Series 1099) 3.84% due 08/15/2009 (a)(b)
          5,645,000   
 
Texas — (continued)
$5,350,000
              
Houston, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 1060) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2014 (a)(b)
       $ 5,350,000   
41,000,000
              
Houston, Texas Independent School District (Schoolhouse) FXRDN 2.77% due 06/14/2006
          41,000,000   
6,305,000
              
Houston, Texas (Putters — Series 1151) VRDN 3.84% due 03/01/2013 (a)(b)
          6,305,000   
 
              
Houston, Texas Utility System Rev VRDN:
                   
6,475,000
              
(Putters — Series 669) 3.84% due 05/15/2012 (a)(b)
          6,475,000   
8,810,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 537) 3.84% due 05/15/2028 (a)(b)
          8,810,000   
6,590,000
              
(Series A) 3.84% due 05/25/2012 (a)
          6,590,000   
9,970,000
              
Houston, Texas Water & Sewer System Rev (Merlots — Series C-20) VRDN 3.82% due 12/01/2032 (a)(b)
          9,970,000   
 
              
Houston, Texas Water & Sewer System Rev (Series A) CP:
                   
15,000,000
              
3.19% due 05/01/2006
          15,000,000   
15,000,000
              
3.20% due 05/01/2006
          15,000,000   
15,000,000
              
3.30% due 05/01/2006
          15,000,000   
20,000,000
              
3.40% due 05/04/2006
          20,000,000   
11,200,000
              
3.68% due 06/29/2006
          11,200,000   
11,875,000
              
Humble, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 7007) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2025 (a)(b)
          11,875,000   
4,195,000
              
Hutto, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 436) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2037 (a)(b)
          4,195,000   
10,405,000
              
Irving, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 782) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          10,405,000   
6,200,000
              
Jewett, Texas EDC IDR (Nucor Corp. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2038 (a)
          6,200,000   
33,700,000
              
Keller, Texas Independent School District Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (SGA 111) VRDN 3.82% due 08/15/2030 (a)(b)
          33,700,000   
7,165,000
              
Killeen, Texas Waterworks & Sewer Rev (Putters — Series 542) VRDN 3.84% due 08/15/2011 (a)(b)
          7,165,000   
6,025,000
              
Lancaster, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series 1300) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2034 (a)(b)
          6,025,000   
7,650,000
              
Liberty Hill, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series A) VRDN 3.84% due 01/27/2014 (a)(b)
          7,650,000   
800,000
              
Longview, Texas Independent Corp. Rev (Collins Industry Inc. Project) VRDN 3.87% due 04/01/2009 (a)
          800,000   
3,280,000
              
Lower Colorado River Auth Texas Transmission Contract Rev (Putters — Series 623) VRDN 3.84% due 11/15/2009 (a)(b)
          3,280,000   
1,990,000
              
Mansfield, Texas Independent School District (Putters — Series 704) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          1,990,000   
2,800,000
              
Mesquite, Texas Independent Development Corp. Rev (Morrison Products) VRDN 3.86% due 01/10/2010 (a)
          2,800,000   
621,000
              
Montgomery County, Texas IDC IDR (Sawyer Research Products Inc.) VRDN 3.97% due 02/04/2015 (a)
          621,000   
11,940,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Houston Independent School District) VRDN 3.92% due 01/09/2014 (a)(b)
          11,940,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

52 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Texas — (continued)
 
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A VRDN:
                   
$13,460,000
              
(Series 105) 3.82% due 06/08/2020 (a)(b)
       $ 13,460,000   
8,015,000
              
(Series 2001-13) 3.82% due 05/09/2017 (a)(b)
          8,015,000   
35,735,000
              
(Series 2001-123) 3.82% due 02/24/2009 (a)(b)
          35,735,000   
9,725,000
              
(Series 2001-141) 3.82% due 03/08/2017 (a)(b)
          9,725,000   
 
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificates Class A (Houston, Texas Water — Series 2001-111) DDN:
                   
12,780,000
              
3.82% due 05/07/2019 (a)(b)
          12,780,000   
6,000,000
              
3.82% due 05/17/2019 (a)(b)
          6,000,000   
735,954
              
Nortex Housing Finance Corp. Texas S/F Rev (Series A) FXRDN 3.54% due 06/01/2006
          735,954   
3,700,000
              
North Center Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Methodist Hospitals Dallas — Series B) DDN 3.81% due 10/01/2015 (a)
          3,700,000   
6,825,000
              
North East Independent School District Texas (Putters — Series 390) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2012 (a)(b)
          6,825,000   
 
              
North Texas Turnway Auth Dallas (North Turnways System Rev) VRDN:
                   
9,900,000
              
(Eagle 20060028 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2040 (a)(b)
          9,900,000   
11,800,000
              
(Eagle 7200500025 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b)
          11,800,000   
2,427,500
              
(Floaters — Series 1040) 3.84% due 01/01/2035 (a)(b)
          2,427,500   
2,435,000
              
Northside, Texas Independent School District (ROCS RR II R 6071) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2025 (a)(b)
          2,435,000   
 
              
Nueces River, Texas IDA PCR (San Miguel Electric Corp.) CP:
                   
60,200,000
              
3.60% due 05/18/2006
          60,200,000   
15,000,000
              
3.25% due 05/22/2006
          15,000,000   
5,585,000
              
Pasadena, Texas (Putters — Series 1037) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,585,000   
2,985,000
              
Pflugerville, Texas (Putters — Series 594) VRDN 3.84% due 08/01/2023 (a)(b)
          2,985,000   
7,358,000
              
Pflugerville, Texas Independent School District (Floaters — Series 1058) VRDN 3.45% due 08/15/2018 (a)(b)
          7,358,000   
 
              
Port Arthur, Texas Naval District IDC Exempt Facilities Rev VRDN:
                   
44,000,000
              
(Air Products Project) 3.88% due 02/01/2041 (a)
          44,000,000   
20,000,000
              
(Air Products & Chemical Project) 3.88% due 04/01/2035 (a)
          20,000,000   
10,000,000
              
(Atofina Project — Series B) 3.90% due 05/01/2038 (a)
          10,000,000   
15,000,000
              
(BASF Corp. Project — Series A) 3.90% due 05/01/2038 (a)
          15,000,000   
22,035,000
              
(Motiva Enterprises Project) 3.95% due 12/01/2027 (a)
          22,035,000   
 
              
Port Corpus Christi Auth Texas (Nueces County Solid Waste Disposal Rev — Flint Hills Resources) VRDN:
                   
3,000,000
              
4.10% due 01/01/2030 (a)
          3,000,000   
25,000,000
              
(Series A) 4.10% due 07/01/2029 (a)
          25,000,000   
20,000,000
              
Red River Educational Finance Corp. Texas Rev VRDN 3.78% due 03/15/2035 (a)
          20,000,000   
4,555,000
              
Richardson, Texas (Putters — Series 872) VRDN 3.84% due 02/15/2013 (a)(b)
          4,555,000   
 
Texas — (concluded)
$12,000,000
              
San Antonio, Texas Educational Facilities Corp. Rev (Trinity University) DDN 3.81% due 06/01/2033 (a)
       $ 12,000,000   
5,800,000
              
San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas Rev (ROCS RR II R 6064) VRDN 3.84% due 02/01/2023 (a)(b)
          5,800,000   
 
              
San Antonio, Texas Water Rev VRDN:
                   
34,550,000
              
(Eagle 720053010 CL-A) 3.84% due 05/15/2036 (a)(b)
          34,550,000   
5,330,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 490) 3.84% due 05/15/2036 (a)(b)
          5,330,000   
9,000,000
              
Southeast, Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev FXRDN 3.60% due 02/16/2007
          9,000,000   
7,540,000
              
Southeast, Texas Housing Finance Corp. S/F Mortgage Rev (Floaters — Series 1270) VRDN 3.87% due 03/01/2007 (a)(b)
          7,540,000   
15,910,000
              
Tarrant County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev (Cumberland Rest Project) DDN 3.83% due 08/15/2032 (a)
          15,910,000   
2,660,000
              
Texas State Department Housing & Community Affairs S/F Rev (Merlots — Series A-58) VRDN 3.87% due 09/01/2028 (a)(b)
          2,660,000   
33,300,000
              
Texas State Department Transportation State Highway Federal Rev CP 3.30% due 05/08/2006
          33,300,000   
26,500,000
              
Texas State Municipal Power Agency Rev CP 3.45% due 06/05/2006
          26,500,000   
11,435,000
              
Texas State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGA-92) DDN 3.82% due 08/01/2029 (a)(b)
          11,435,000   
5,800,000
              
Texas State Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts (Series SGB-58-A) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2035 (a)(b)
          5,800,000   
 
              
Texas State VRDN:
                   
22,000,000
              
(College Student Loan) 2.85% due 07/01/2006 (a)
          22,000,000   
9,520,000
              
(College Student Loan) 3.35% due 02/01/2011 (a)
          9,520,000   
5,080,000
              
(Eagle 720050055 CL-A) 3.84% due 04/01/2030 (a)(b)
          5,080,000   
3,310,000
              
(Putters — Series 1016) 3.84% due 04/01/2013 (a)(b)
          3,310,000   
6,025,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 4020) 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a)(b)
          6,025,000   
254,000,000
              
Texas State TRAN 4.50% due 08/31/2006
          255,194,625   
6,000,000
              
Texas State Verterans Housing (Fund II — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 06/01/2033 (a)
          6,000,000   
6,270,000
              
Trinity River Auth Texas Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Community Waste Disposal Project) VRDN 3.86% due 05/01/2021 (a)
          6,270,000   
4,000,000
              
University of North Texas Rev VRDN 3.85% due 04/15/2034 (a)
          4,000,000   
6,690,000
              
University of Texas, University Rev VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2033 (a)
          6,690,000   
 
              
Upper Trinity Regional Water District Texas Water Rev VRDN:
                   
9,260,000
              
(Merlots — Series D-10) 3.82% due 08/01/2026 (a)(b)
          9,260,000   
2,880,000
              
(Putters — Series 579) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b)
          2,880,000   
5,645,000
              
Victoria County, Texas Hospital Rev (Floaters — Series 959) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2016 (a)(b)
          5,645,000   
Utah — 2.2%
96,940,000
              
Emery County, Utah PCR (Pacificorp Projects) DDN 3.81% due 11/01/2024 (a)
          96,940,000   
20,700,000
              
Intermountain Power Agency Utah (Series B-3) CP 3.20% due 05/03/2006
          20,700,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006 53


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Utah — (concluded)
$2,425,000
              
Logan City, Utah Rev (Integrated System Inc. — Series A) VRDN 3.95% due 06/01/2014 (a)
       $ 2,425,000   
 
              
Murray City, Utah Hospital Rev (Health Services Inc.) DDN:
                   
65,600,000
              
(Series C) 3.81% due 05/15/2036 (a)
          65,600,000   
35,000,000
              
(Series D) 3.80% due 05/15/2036 (a)
          35,000,000   
5,795,000
              
Utah Transportation Auth Sales Tax Rev (Putters — Series 1107) VRDN 3.84% due 06/15/2013 (a)(b)
          5,795,000   
 
              
Utah Water Finance Agency Rev VRDN:
                   
12,100,000
              
(Series A-4) 3.84% due 07/01/2029 (a)
          12,100,000   
7,450,000
              
(Series A-5) 3.84% due 10/01/2027 (a)
          7,450,000   
13,150,000
              
(Series A-6) 3.84% due 10/01/2030 (a)
          13,150,000   
12,000,000
              
(Series A-8) 3.84% due 07/01/2032 (a)
          12,000,000   
9,000,000
              
(Series A-9) 3.84% due 07/01/2034 (a)
          9,000,000   
12,400,000
              
(Series A-11) 3.84% due 07/01/2031 (a)
          12,400,000   
13,100,000
              
(Series A-12) 3.83% due 10/01/2035 (a)
          13,100,000   
10,000,000
              
Weber County, Utah Hospital Rev (Health Services — Series A) VRDN 3.80% due 02/15/2031 (a)
          10,000,000   
Vermont — 0.1%
1,365,000
              
Vermont EDA IDR (Huber & Suhner — Series A) VRDN 3.89% due 10/01/2016 (a)
          1,365,000   
5,800,000
              
Vermont Educational & Health Bldg Finance Agency Rev (Middlebury College Project — Series A) FXRDN 3.16% due 11/01/2006
          5,800,000   
8,895,000
              
Vermont State Student Assistance Corp. (Student Loan Rev) VRDN 3.30% due 01/01/2008 (a)
          8,895,000   
Virginia — 1.4%
7,000,000
              
Charles City County, Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.85% due 02/01/2029 (a)
          7,000,000   
3,395,000
              
Hampton, Virginia IDA Exempt Facilities Rev (USA Waste of Virginia Landfills) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2013 (a)
          3,395,000   
2,260,000
              
Loudoun County, Virginia Water & Sewer Rev (ROCS RR II R 6511) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b)
          2,260,000   
 
              
Morgan Keegan Municipal Products Inc. (Various Trust Rcpts — Housing Development Auth) VRDN:
                   
20,050,000
              
(Series D) 3.90% due 12/01/2010 (a)(b)
          20,050,000   
35,000,000
              
(Series E) 3.84% due 12/01/2010 (a)(b)
          35,000,000   
10,000,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Series 2001-159) VRDN 3.82% due 03/19/2015 (a)(b)
          10,000,000   
74,300,000
              
Norfolk, Virginia IDA Pool Finance (Sentara Health System Group) CP 3.34% due 05/01/2006
          74,300,000   
3,170,000
              
Portsmouth, Virginia (ROCS RR II R 6054) VRDN 3.84% due 04/01/2021 (a)(b)
          3,170,000   
11,385,000
              
Suffolk, Virginia IDA Residential Care Facilities Rev (Lake Prince Center Project) VRDN 4.00% due 10/01/2031 (a)
          11,385,000   
25,000,000
              
Virginia State Housing Development Auth (Series C) FXRDN 3.03% due 05/16/2006
          24,993,374   
Washington — 2.9%
5,000,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops 2001-01 — King County, Washington VRDN 3.85% due 07/01/2006 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
3,050,000
              
Bellevue, Washington (Eagle 20041011 CL-A) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2043 (a)(b)
          3,050,000   
 
Washington  — (continued)
$4,480,000
              
Central Puget Sound Washington Regional Auth Sales & Use Tax Rev (Putters — Series 755) VRDN 3.84% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b)
       $ 4,480,000   
 
              
Clark County, Washington Public Utility
District VRDN:
                   
10,950,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-03) 3.82% due 01/01/2010 (a)(b)
          10,950,000   
5,000,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-116) 3.35% due 01/01/2020 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
5,540,000
              
Clark County, Washington (Putters — Series 540) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2012 (a)(b)
          5,540,000   
26,745,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Port of Seattle, Washington Passenger Facility Charge (Series 984705) VRDN 3.84% due 12/01/2019 (a)(b)
          26,745,000   
14,680,000
              
Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust — Washington State Public Power Supple System (Nuclear Project — Series 964702) VRDN 3.84% due 07/01/2011 (a)(b)
          14,680,000   
11,255,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0009 (Solar Eclipse — Washington State) VRDN 3.83% due 01/01/2030 (a)(b)
          11,255,000   
 
              
Goat Hill Property, Washington Lease Rev VRDN:
                   
4,790,000
              
(Putters — Series 705) 3.84% due 12/01/2012 (a)(b)
          4,790,000   
1,335,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 2173) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b)
          1,335,000   
3,495,000
              
Grant County, Washington Public Utility District Rev (ROCS RR II R 2039) VRDN 3.84% due 01/01/2019 (a)(b)
          3,495,000   
 
              
King County, Washington VRDN:
                   
5,665,000
              
(Putters — Series 1015) 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,665,000   
6,220,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 2119) 3.84% due 06/01/2021 (a)(b)
          6,220,000   
23,600,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate Class A (Series 2001-112) DDN 3.82% due 01/07/2021 (a)(b)
          23,600,000   
14,240,000
              
Municipal Securities Trust Certificate (Washington State Motor Vehicle Fuel — Series 2001-112) DDN 3.92% due 09/04/2014 (a)(b)
          14,240,000   
 
              
Pierce County, Washington School District VRDN:
                   
2,995,000
              
(Floaters — Series 1116) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b)
          2,995,000   
5,200,000
              
(Merlots — Series D-09) 3.82% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b)
          5,200,000   
 
              
Port Seattle, Washington Rev VRDN:
                   
985,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 329) 3.89% due 04/01/2016 (a)(b)
          985,000   
10,975,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 7015) 3.84% due 03/01/2022 (a)(b)
          10,975,000   
5,655,000
              
Port Tacoma, Washington Rev (Merlots — Series 123) VRDN 3.89% due 12/01/2008 (a)(b)
          5,655,000   
 
              
Seattle, Washington Housing Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
2,420,000
              
(Newholly Project — Phase III) 3.86% due 12/01/2034 (a)
          2,420,000   
3,215,000
              
(Wedfewood Estates Project) 3.86% due 09/01/2036 (a)
          3,215,000   
9,680,000
              
Seattle, Washington Municipal Light & Power Rev (Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — Series SGA-85) DDN 3.82% due 10/01/2023 (a)(b)
          9,680,000   
 
              
Seattle, Washington Municipal Light & Power
Rev VRDN:
                   
28,275,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-56) 3.82% due 03/01/2015 (a)(b)
          28,275,000   
6,755,000
              
(Putters — Series 668) 3.84% due 08/01/2012 (a)(b)
          6,755,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

54 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
Washington  — (concluded)
$18,500,000
              
Snohomish County, Washington Public Utility District (Electric Rev Municipal Securities Trust Rcpts — SGA-124) DDN 3.82% due 12/01/2024 (a)(b)
       $ 18,500,000   
 
              
Snohomish County, Washington Public Utility District VRDN:
                   
5,210,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6031) 3.84% due 12/01/2023 (a)(b)
          5,210,000   
7,440,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 6055) 3.84% due 12/01/2022 (a)(b)
          7,440,000   
5,715,000
              
Washington State Floating Certificate Trust — Austin Trust (Series 2002-C) GO VRDN 3.88% due 07/01/2023 (a)(b)
          5,715,000   
 
              
Washington State VRDN:
                   
21,890,000
              
(Eagle 720050037 CL-A) 3.84% due 01/01/2024 (a)(b)
          21,890,000   
15,985,000
              
(Floaters — Series 389) 3.84% due 07/01/2018 (a)(b)
          15,985,000   
5,195,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-05) 3.82% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,195,000   
6,295,000
              
(Merlots — Series A-101) 3.82% due 07/01/2019 (a)(b)
          6,295,000   
6,770,000
              
(Putters — Series 748) 3.84% due 01/01/2013 (a)(b)
          6,770,000   
4,355,000
              
(Putters — Series 1141) 3.84% due 07/01/2013 (a)(b)
          4,355,000   
8,620,000
              
(ROCS RR II R 4077) 3.84% due 07/01/2024 (a)(b)
          8,620,000   
5,680,000
              
Washington State EDF Auth Lease Rev (Merlots — Series D-08) VRDN 3.82% due 06/01/2025 (a)(b)
          5,680,000   
 
              
Washington State EDR Auth Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Waste Management Inc. Project —
Series D) VRDN:
                   
9,000,000
              
3.85% due 11/01/2017 (a)
          9,000,000   
4,000,000
              
3.85% due 07/01/2027 (a)
          4,000,000   
8,750,000
              
Washington State EDR EDR (Mount Ainstar Resort — Series C) DDN 3.83% due 10/01/2023 (a)
          8,750,000   
9,000,000
              
Washington State Health Care Facilities Auth Rev (ROCS RR II R 510 CE) VRDN 3.86% due 07/01/2038 (a)(b)
          9,000,000   
10,620,000
              
Washington State Housing Finance Community M/F Housing Rev (Country Club Apartments — Series A) DDN 3.84% due 08/01/2032 (a)
          10,620,000   
10,395,000
              
Washington State Housing Finance Community M/F Housing Rev (Merrill Gardens Renton — Series A) VRDN 3.92% due 12/01/2040 (a)
          10,395,000   
20,000,000
              
Washington State Housing Finance Community Nonprofit Rev (Wesley Homes Project — Series A) DDN 3.68% due 01/01/2036 (a)
          20,000,000   
West Virginia — 0.3%
2,445,000
              
Cabell County, West Virginia Bldg Community Rev (Pressley Ridge Schools Project) VRDN 3.87% due 08/01/2022 (a)
          2,445,000   
15,500,000
              
Putnam County, West Virginia Solid Waste Disposal Rev (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Project — Series A) VRDN 3.86% due 04/01/2030 (a)
          15,500,000   
10,935,000
              
West Virginia State Hospital Finance Auth Rev (Pallottine Health — Series A-1) VRDN 3.81% due 10/01/2033 (a)
          10,935,000   
5,000,000
              
West Virginia State (Putters — Series 1114) VRDN 3.84% due 06/01/2013 (a)(b)
          5,000,000   
 
West Virginia — (concluded)
$3,860,000
              
West Virginia University Rev (Merlots — Series A-15) VRDN 3.85% due 04/01/2028 (a)(b)
       $ 3,860,000   
Wisconsin  — 4.8%
18,985,000
              
ABN-AMRO Muni Tops 2001-32 — Wisconsin State VRDN 3.85% due 05/01/2022 (a)(b)
          18,985,000   
16,500,000
              
Appleton, Wisconsin Area School District TRAN 4.00% due 09/29/2006
          16,569,581   
15,000,000
              
Appleton, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev (Fox Cities Arts Center — Series A) VRDN 3.83% due 06/01/2036 (a)
          15,000,000   
10,295,000
              
Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0069 (Solar Eclipse — Wisconsin State Public Power Supply) VRDN 3.83% due 07/01/2035 (a)(b)
          10,295,000   
700,000
              
Janesville, Wisconsin IDR (Lamson & Sessions Co. Project) VRDN 3.93% due 09/01/2007 (a)
          700,000   
3,175,000
              
Manitowoc, Wisconsin Electric Rev (ROCS RR II R 2177) VRDN 3.84% due 10/01/2024 (a)(b)
          3,175,000   
10,000,000
              
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Lease Rev (University Wisconsin — Kenilworth Project) VRDN 3.77% due 09/01/2040 (a)
          10,000,000   
 
              
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
17,255,000
              
(Cathedral Place Package Facilities Project) 3.85% due 05/01/2025 (a)
          17,255,000   
3,575,000
              
(Wisconsin Humane Society Inc. Project) 3.95% due 03/01/2019 (a)
          3,575,000   
14,965,000
              
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Redevelopment Auth Rev (YMCA — Milwaukee Project) DDN 3.87%
due 07/01/2034 (a)
          14,965,000   
4,950,000
              
Northland Pines School District Wisconsin TRAN 4.25% due 10/12/2006
          4,976,973   
2,305,000
              
Sturtevant, Wisconsin IDR (Andis Co. Project — Series A) VRDN 3.88% due 12/01/2016 (a)
          2,305,000   
2,900,000
              
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Housing Auth Rev (Hart Park Square Project) VRDN 3.92% due 03/01/2034 (a)
          2,900,000   
12,745,000
              
West Allis, Wisconsin Rev (State Fair Park Exposition) VRDN 3.85% due 08/01/2028 (a)
          12,745,000   
 
              
Wisconsin State GO ECN CP:
                   
21,560,000
              
(Series 2000-B) 3.25% due 05/04/2006
          21,560,000   
15,630,000
              
(Series 2000-B) 3.63% due 05/18/2006
          15,630,000   
17,325,000
              
(Series 2000-B) 3.55% due 05/23/2006
          17,325,000   
28,390,000
              
(Series 2000-C) 3.25% due 05/04/2006
          28,390,000   
15,591,000
              
(Series 2000-C) 3.55% due 05/22/2006
          15,591,000   
17,300,000
              
(Series 2002-A) 3.47% due 06/01/2006
          17,300,000   
16,700,000
              
(Series 2004-A) 3.27% due 05/03/2006
          16,700,000   
25,300,000
              
(Series 2004-A) 3.24% due 05/05/2006
          25,300,000   
1,675,000
              
(Series 2004-A) 3.25% due 05/05/2006
          1,675,000   
33,750,000
              
(Series 2004-A) 3.43% due 05/22/2006
          33,750,000   
10,955,000
              
(Series 2006-A) 3.29% due 05/08/2006
          10,955,000   
25,000,000
              
(Series 2006-A) 3.30% due 05/08/2006
          25,000,000   
10,950,000
              
(Series 2006-A) 3.63% due 05/23/2006
          10,950,000   
 
              
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev DDN:
                   
21,120,000
              
(Gundersen Lutheran — Series A) 3.82% due 12/01/2015 (a)
          21,120,000   
30,645,000
              
(Gundersen Lutheran — Series B) 3.82% due 12/01/2029 (a)
          30,645,000   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Face
Amount
 
         Issue
 
     Value
(Note 1a)
 
 
Wisconsin — (concluded)
$18,170,000
              
(Lutheran College Project) 3.87% due 06/01/2033 (a)
       $ 18,170,000   
8,040,000
              
(Prohealth Inc. — Series B) 3.82% due 08/15/2030 (a)
          8,040,000   
1,930,000
              
(Riverview Hospital Assn) 3.87% due 10/01/2030 (a)
          1,930,000   
 
              
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Auth Rev VRDN:
                   
6,500,000
              
(Attic Angel Obligated) 3.83% due 11/01/2028 (a)
          6,500,000   
1,750,000
              
(Hospicecare Holdings Inc.) 3.80% due 05/01/2030 (a)
          1,750,000   
7,000,000
              
(Lutheran College Project) 3.87% due 09/01/2031 (a)
          7,000,000   
11,500,000
              
(Marshfield — Series B) 3.83% due 01/15/2036 (a)
          11,500,000   
18,450,000
              
(Meriter Hospital Inc. Project) 3.87% due 12/01/2032 (a)
          18,450,000   
12,000,000
              
(Oakwood Village) 3.82% due 03/01/2035 (a)
          12,000,000   
6,075,000
              
(St. John’s Community) 3.84% due 10/01/2022 (a)
          6,075,000   
 
              
Wisconsin State Petroleum Inspection Fee Rev Bonds CP:
                   
46,000,000
              
3.27% due 05/03/2006
          46,000,000   
16,300,000
              
3.24% due 05/05/2006
          16,300,000   
50,000,000
              
3.45% due 05/22/2006
          50,000,000   
30,000,000
              
3.40% due 06/01/2006
          30,000,000   
 
              
Wisconsin State VRDN:
                   
8,960,000
              
(Putters — Series 531) 3.84% due 11/01/2012 (a)(b)
          8,960,000   
6,735,000
              
(Putters — Series 1268) 3.84% due 05/01/2020 (a)(b)
          6,735,000   
Wyoming — 0.2%
 
              
Laramine County, Wyoming IDR (Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power Co.) VRDN:
                   
5,000,000
              
(Series 97-A) 3.94% due 03/01/2027 (a)
          5,000,000   
3,500,000
              
(Series 97-B) 3.94% due 09/01/2021 (a)
          3,500,000   
19,290,000
              
Uinta County, Wyoming PCR (Chevron) DDN 3.80% due 08/15/2020 (a)
          19,290,000   
Total Investments (Cost $14,495,841,567) — 103.1%
     14,495,841,567   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.1%)
     (432,364,103 )  
Net Assets
  $ 14,063,477,464   
 
(a)  
  The interest rate is subject to change periodically based on a certain index. The rates shown are those in effect at April 30, 2006. For variable rate demand instruments, the next coupon date on which the interest is to be adjusted is deemed the maturity date for valuation.

(b)  
  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the value of these securities amounted to $4,561,343,314 or 32.4% of net assets.

  Note — Cost for federal income tax purposes is $14,495,841,567.


Portfolio Abbreviations for Master Institutional
Tax-Exempt Fund

Assn
              
Association
Auth
              
Authority
BAN
              
Bond Anticipation Notes
Bldg
              
Building
CP
              
Commercial Paper
DDN
              
Daily Demand Notes
ECN
              
Extendable Commercial Notes
EDA
              
Economic Development Authority
EDC
              
Economic Development Corporation
EDR
              
Economic Development Revenue
EDF
              
Economic Development Financing
FXRDN
              
Fixed Rate Demand Notes
GO
              
General Obligation
IBR
              
Industrial Building Revenue
IDC
              
Industrial Development Corporation
IDA
              
Industrial Development Authority
IDB
              
Industrial Development Board
IDR
              
Industrial Development Revenue
IFA
              
Industrial Finance Agency
IFC
              
Industrial Facilities Corporation
M/F
              
Multi-Family
Merlots
              
Municipal Extendible Receipts Liquidity Option Tender
Securities
Muni
              
Municipal
PCR
              
Pollution Control Revenue
Putters
              
Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
RAN
              
Revenue Anticipation Notes
Rcpts
              
Receipts
Rev
              
Revenue
ROCS
              
Reset Option Certificates
S/F
              
Single Family
TRAN
              
Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
VRDN
              
Variable Rate Demand Notes
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

56 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006



Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2006

Assets:
                                                 
Total investments, at amortized cost and value (Note 1a)
  $ 14,495,841,567   
Cash
     7,097,920   
Interest receivable
     87,508,547   
Receivable for investments sold
     40,661,802   
Total assets
     14,631,109,836   
Liabilities:
                                                 
Advisory fee payable (Note 2)
     622,597   
Payable for investments purchased
     566,942,837   
Accrued expenses
     66,938   
Total liabilities
     567,632,372   
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interests
  $ 14,063,477,464   
Sources of Net Assets:
                                                 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 14,063,477,464   
 


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2006

Investment Income:
                                                 
Interest and discount earned
  $ 428,064,126   
Expenses:
                                                 
Investment advisory fee (Note 2)
     7,451,137   
Accounting and custodian services
     315,199   
Dividend and transfer agency fee
     60,000   
Total expense
     7,826,336   
Net investment income
     420,237,790   
Net realized gain from investment transactions
     105,454   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
  $ 420,343,244   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 
         Year Ended April 30,
   



   
2006
   
2005
Increase in Net Assets:
                                                 
 
Operations:
                                                 
Net investment income
                 $ 420,237,790           $ 198,953,488   
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions
                    105,454              (143,919 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
                    420,343,244              198,809,569   
 
Capital Transactions:
                                                 
Contributions from feeders
                    16,789,526,446              14,973,896,385   
Withdrawals from feeders
                    (15,768,055,918 )             (13,576,470,785 )  
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
                    1,021,470,528              1,397,425,600   
Net increase in net assets
                    1,441,813,772              1,596,235,169   
 
Net Assets:
                                                 
Beginning of year
                    12,621,663,692              11,025,428,523   
End of year
                 $ 14,063,477,464           $ 12,621,663,692   
 


Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Supplementary Data


 
         Year Ended April 30,
    



   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
For the Period
January 14, 2002*
to April 30, 2002
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
                    .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %             .05 %(1)  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
                    2.82 %             1.56 %             1.01 %             1.36 %             1.47 %(1)  
Net Assets, end of period (000)
                 $ 14,063,477           $ 12,621,664           $ 11,025,429           $ 8,187,221           $ 4,474,011   
 
(1) 
  On an annualized basis.

*
  Commencement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES APRIL 30, 2006


Master Institutional Money Market Trust
Notes to Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Master Institutional Money Market Trust (the “Master Trust”) is organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue unlimited beneficial interests in the Master Trust. Beneficial interests in the Master Trust are issued solely in private placement transactions to accredited investors. The Master Trust consists of three series, Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, (collectively, the “Master Funds“).

The Master Trust’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Master Trust in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(a) The value of the Master Premier Institutional and Master Institutional Funds’ portfolio securities is determined on the basis of fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Master Trust. In determining fair value, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Other securities, if any, are valued at their fair value in the best judgement of Fund Asset Management, L.P. (“FAM”) under procedures established by, and under the supervision of, the Trustees. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days of less are valued by use of the amortized cost method. Master Institutional Tax-Exempt portfolio securities are carried at amortized cost which approximates market value.

For the purpose of valuation, the maturity of a variable rate demand instrument is deemed to be the next coupon date on which the interest rate is to be adjusted. In the case of a floating rate instrument, the remaining maturity is deemed to be the demand notice payment period.

The general partner of FAM is Princeton Services, Inc. (“PSI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), which is the limited partner.

(b) The Master Funds are treated as partnerships for Federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Master Funds for federal of state taxes on any taxable income of the Master Funds because each investor in the Master Funds is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes. Since the Master Funds’ investors are regulated investment companies that invest substantially all of their assets in the Master Funds, the Master Funds normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements under the Internal Revenue Code in order for their respective investors to satisfy them.

(c) Realized gains and losses on investments are computed on the basis of identified cost of the security sold.

(d) Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (the trade date). Interest income (after adjustments for amortization of premium or accretion of discount) is recorded as earned.

(e) Repurchase agreements — The Master Premier Institutional Fund and the Master Institutional Fund (the Funds“) invest in U.S. Government & Agency securities pursuant to repurchase agreements with member banks of the Federal Reserve System of primary dealers in U.S. Government securities. Under such agreements, the bank or primary dealer agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The Funds take possession of the underlying securities, marks to market such securities daily and, if necessary, receives additional securities to ensure that the contract is adequately collateralized.

(f) Securities lending — The Master Premier Institutional Fund and Master Institutional Fund may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Where the Funds receive securities as collateral for the loaned securities, they collect a fee from the borrower. The Funds typically receive the income on the loaned securities but do not receive the income on the collateral. Where the Funds receive cash collateral, it may invest such collateral and retain the amount earned on such investment, net of any amount rebated to the borrower. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within five business days. The Funds may pay reasonable finder’s, lending agent, administrative and custodial fees in connection with their loans. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Funds could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Funds also could suffer a loss where the value of the collateral falls below the market value of the borrowed securities, in the event of borrower default or in the event of losses on investments made with cash collateral.

2. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

FAM, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML&Co.”), manages each Master Fund’s investments under the overall supervision of The Board of Trustees of The Master Trust. Each Master Fund pays FAM a fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets.

The Funds have received an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to lend portfolio securities to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a subsidiary of ML&Co., or its affiliates. As of April 30, 2006, the Master Premier Institutional Fund and the Master Institutional Fund did not have any securities on loan to MLPF&S or its affiliates. Pursuant to that order, the Funds

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Master Institutional Money Market Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)


have also retained Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, LLC (“MLIM, LLC”), an affiliate of FAM, as the securities lending agent for a fee based on a share of the returns on investment of cash collateral. MLIM, LLC may, on behalf of the Funds, invest cash collateral received by the Funds for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by MLIM, LLC or in registered money market funds advised by FAM or it affiliates. For the year ended April 30, 2006, MLIM, LLC received $42,379 in securities lending agent fees from the Master Premier Institutional Fund.

All officers and certain trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) announced that they have reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and certain affiliates (including Fund Asset Management, L.P. and Merrill Lynch International Limited), and BlackRock to create a new independent company that will be one of the world’s largest asset management firms with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Merrill Lynch will hold a 49.8% stake and will have a 45% voting interest in the combined company. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The combined company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Merrill Lynch and BlackRock and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees and Investors of Master Institutional Money Market Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Institutional Money Market Trust (the “Master Trust”), consisting of Master Premier Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Fund, and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Master Funds”), each a separate series of the Master Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of April 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the supplementary data for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period January 14, 2002 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Master Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Master Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Master Funds of Master Institutional Money Market Trust as of April 30, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period January 14, 2002 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2006

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TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Name, Address & Age


   
Position(s)
Held
with Fund
   
Length
of Time
Served
   
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
   
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
Interested Trustee
Robert C. Doll, Jr.*
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, NJ 08543-9011
Age: 51
              
President
and
Trustee
    
2005 to
present
    
President of MLIM/FAM-advised funds since 2005; President of MLIM and FAM since 2001; Co-Head (Americas Region) thereof from 2000 to 2001 and Senior Vice President from 1999 to 2001; President and Director of Princeton Services, Inc. (Princeton Services) since 2001; President of Princeton Administrators, L.P. (Princeton Administrators) since 2001; Chief Investment Officer of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. in 1999 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1991 to 1999.
    
None
*  Mr. Doll is director, trustee or member of an advisory board of certain other investment companies for which MLIM or FAM acts as investment advisor. Mr. Doll is an “interested person”, as described in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on his current positions with MLIM, FAM, Princeton Services and Princeton Administrators. The Director’s term is unlimited. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 or the year in which they turn 72. As Fund President, Mr. Doll serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Name, Address & Age


   
Position(s)
Held
with Fund
   
Length
of Time
Served**
   
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
   
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
Independent Trustees
David O. Beim***
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 65
              
Trustee
    
4 years
    
Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Chairman of Outward Bound U.S.A. from 1997 to 2001; Chairman of Wave Hill, Inc. since 1990; Trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002.
    
None
James T. Flynn
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 66
              
Trustee
    
11 years
    
Chief Financial Officer of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995 and an employee of J.P. Morgan in various capacities from 1967 to 1995.
    
None
W. Carl Kester
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 54
              
Trustee
    
11 years
    
Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration since 1999; member of the Faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981; Independent Consultant since 1978.
    
None
Karen P. Robards†
P.O. Box 9095
Princeton, NJ 08543-9095
Age: 56
              
Trustee
    
4 years
    
President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm since 1987; formerly an investment banker with Morgan Stanley for more than ten years; Director of Enable Medical Corp. since 1996; Director of AtriCure, Inc. since 2000; Director of CineMuse Inc. from 1996 to 2000; Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development, a not-for-profit organization, since 1987.
    
None
**     Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified, until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns
         72, or until his or her death, resignation, or removal as provided in the Fund’s by-laws or charter or by statute.
***  Chairman of Audit Committee.
†       Chairman of the Board
 

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TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS — Continued

Fund Officers* and Portfolio Managers
Barry F.X. Smith
Senior Vice President
John Ng
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Kevin Schiatta
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
P. Michael Walsh
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
William M. Breen
Treasurer
Donald C. Burke
Vice President
Jeffrey Hiller
Chief Compliance Officer
Alice A. Pellegrino
Secretary
*  Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
Further information about the Trust’s Officers and Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-225-1576.
 


Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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ADMINISTRATOR & DISTRIBUTOR
Merrill Lynch Funds Distributor, Inc.
One Financial Center — 23rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fund Asset Management, L.P.
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011

CUSTODIAN & TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 8118
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8118

LEGAL COUNSEL
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance, which will fluctuate. An investment in the Funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investments at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds. Statements and other information herein are as dated and subject to change.

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-800-MER-FUND (1-800-637-3863).

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: (1) David O. Beim, (2) W. Carl Kester, (3) James T. Flynn and (4) Karen P. Robards.

 

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that David O. Beim, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.


 

Mr. Beim has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. For 25 years, Mr. Beim was an investment banker actively engaged in financial analysis for securities transactions and mergers. These transactions presented a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Registrant’s financial statements. Mr. Beim has also been a professor of finance and economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business for the past 12 years.


 

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Registrant’s financial statements.


 

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is the member of the Audit Committees of two privately held companies and a non-profit organization.


Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)
  Audit Fees

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $26,700
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $26,400

Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $34,900
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $34,600



Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $37,400
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $37,000

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500

Master Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $38,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $38,000

Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500

Master Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $63,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $63,000

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $7,600
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $7,500

(b)
  Audit-Related Fees

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

(c)
  Tax Fees



Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,300
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Master Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Master Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $5,500
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $1,100

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $4,800
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $4,250

The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(d)
  All Other Fees

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Government Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0



Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Master Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 - $0
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 - $0

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). However, such services will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $5,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.

(e)(2) 0%

(f) Not Applicable

(g)
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2006 – $3,439,633
Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2005 – $9,780,582

(h)  The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $1,227,000, 0%

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – Not Applicable

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable



Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not Applicable

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

Item 11(a) – The registrant’s certifying officers have reasonably designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared. The registrant’s certifying officers have determined that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on our evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report.

Item 11(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal half-year of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

12(a)(3) – Not Applicable



12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

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.

Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust

By:
/s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
Robert C. Doll, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust

Date: June 22, 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/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
Robert C. Doll, Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust

Date: June 22, 2006

By:
/s/ William M. Breen
William M. Breen,
Chief Financial Officer of
Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market Trust

Date: June 22, 2006